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H. B. 4329


(By Delegates Hrutkay, Boggs and Schadler)
[Introduced January 29, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend and reenact §17A-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §17A-10-3 of said code, all relating to registration fees for vehicles, allowing a registrant to register a Class G vehicle for a two-year period, requiring registration for at least one full year and facilitation expiration date changes.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §17A-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that §17A-10-3 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.

§17A-3-16. Expiration of registration and certificates of title.

(a) Every vehicle registration under this chapter and every registration card and registration plate issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the last day of the month designated by the commissioner: Provided, That the commissioner may extend the period during which the registration plates may be used.
Certificates of title need not be renewed annually but remain valid until canceled by the division for cause or upon a transfer of any interest shown in the vehicle.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of any provision of this chapter, the commissioner shall adopt a staggered registration system whereby the registration of Class A motor vehicles is for a period of twelve consecutive calendar months, the expiration dates of the registrations to be staggered throughout the year: Provided, That on or after the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, the commissioner shall also offer an optional two-year registration system, whereby the registration of all vehicles shall be for a period of twenty-four consecutive calendar months, the expiration dates of the registrations to be staggered throughout the year. Under this option, all annual fees due at the time of registration shall be multiplied by two.
(1) On or after the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, all Class A motor vehicles as defined in section one, article ten of this chapter, shall be registered for a period of twelve or twenty-four consecutive calendar months. There hereby are established twelve registration periods, each of which shall start on the first day of each calendar month of the year and shall end on the last day of the twelfth month from date of beginning. The period ending on the thirty-first day of January is designated the first period; that ending on the twenty-eighth (twenty-ninth) day of February is designated the second; that ending on the thirty-first day of March is designated the third; that ending on the thirtieth day of April is designated the fourth; that ending on the thirty-first day of May is designated the fifth; that ending on the thirtieth day of June is designated the sixth; that ending on the thirty-first day of July is designated the seventh; that ending on the thirty-first day of August is designated the eighth; that ending on the thirtieth day of September is designated the ninth; that ending on the thirty-first day of October is designated the tenth; that ending on the thirtieth day of November is designated the eleventh; and that ending on the thirty-first day of December is designated the twelfth.
(2) All Class A motor vehicles, which are operated for the first time upon the public highways of this state to and including the fifteenth day of any given month are subject to registration and payment of the fee for the twelve or twenty-four-month period commencing the first day of the month of operation. All Class A motor vehicles operated for the first time upon the public highways of this state on and after the sixteenth day of any given month are subject to registration and payment of fee for the twelve or twenty-four-month period commencing the first day of the month of the next following calendar month.
(c) On or before the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, all Class T and Class R vehicles shall be registered for a maximum period of three years or portion thereof based on the number of years remaining in the three-year period designated by the commissioner.
(d) On or before the first day of July, two thousand, all Class C trailers shall be registered for the duration of the owner's interest in the trailer and shall not expire until either sold or otherwise permanently removed from the service of the owner.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or of any provision of this chapter, the commissioner shall on or before the first day of July, two thousand nine, offer an optional two-year registration for Class G vehicles. The commissioner may offer extended prorated registration renewal cycles to accommodate changes in designated expiration dates.
ARTICLE 10. FEES FOR REGISTRATION, LICENSING, ETC.

§17A-10-3. Registration fees for vehicles equipped with pneumatic tires.

The following registration fees for the classes indicated shall be paid to the division for the registration of vehicles subject to registration under this chapter when equipped with pneumatic tires:
(a) Registration fees for the following classes shall be paid to the division annually:
(1) Class A. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of this class is twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents: Provided, That the registration fees and any other fees required by this chapter for Class A vehicles under the optional biennial staggered registration system shall be multiplied by two and paid biennially to the division.
No license fee may be charged for vehicles owned by churches, or by trustees for churches, which are regularly used for transporting parishioners to and from church services. Notwithstanding the exemption, the certificate of registration and license plates shall be obtained the same as other cards and plates under this article.
(2) Class B. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of this class is as follows:
(A) For declared gross weights of eight thousand one pounds to sixteen thousand pounds -- twenty-eight dollars plus five dollars for each one thousand pounds or fraction of one thousand pounds that the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds eight thousand pounds.
(B) For declared gross weights greater than sixteen thousand pounds, but less than fifty-five thousand pounds -- seventy-eight dollars and fifty cents plus ten dollars for each one thousand pounds or fraction of one thousand pounds that the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds sixteen thousand pounds.
(C) For declared gross weights of fifty-five thousand pounds or more -- seven hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents plus fifteen dollars and seventy-five cents for each one thousand pounds or fraction of one thousand pounds that the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeds fifty-five thousand pounds.
(3) Class G. -- The registration fee for each motorcycle or parking enforcement vehicle is eight dollars. The registration fee and any other fees required by this chapter for Class G vehicles shall be for at least one year. However, under an optional biennial registration system the annual fee shall be multiplied by two and paid biennially to the division.
(4) Class H. -- The registration fee for all vehicles for this class operating entirely within the state is five dollars; and for vehicles engaged in interstate transportation of persons, the registration fee is the amount of the fees provided by this section for Class B, reduced by the amount that the mileage of the vehicles operated in states other than West Virginia bears to the total mileage operated by the vehicles in all states under a formula to be established by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
(5) Class J. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of this class is eighty-five dollars. Ambulances and hearses used exclusively as ambulances and hearses are exempt from the special fees set forth in this section.
(6) Class M. -- The registration fee for all vehicles of this class is seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
(7) Class farm truck. -- The registration fee for all motor vehicles of this class is as follows:
(A) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of eight thousand one pounds to sixteen thousand pounds -- thirty dollars.
(B) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of sixteen thousand one pounds to twenty-two thousand pounds -- sixty dollars.
(C) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of twenty-two thousand one pounds to twenty-eight thousand pounds -- ninety dollars.
(D) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of twenty-eight thousand one pounds to thirty-four thousand pounds -- one hundred fifteen dollars.
(E) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of thirty-four thousand one pounds to forty-four thousand pounds -- one hundred sixty dollars.
(F) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of forty-four thousand one pounds to fifty-four thousand pounds -- two hundred five dollars.
(G) For farm trucks of declared gross weights of fifty-four thousand one pounds to eighty thousand pounds -- two hundred fifty dollars: Provided, That the provisions of subsection (a), section eight, article one, chapter seventeen-e do not apply if the vehicle exceeds sixty-four thousand pounds and is a truck tractor or road tractor.
(b) Registration fees for the following classes shall be paid to the division for a maximum period of three years, or portion of a year based on the number of years remaining in the three-year period designated by the commissioner:
(1) Class R. -- The annual registration fee for all vehicles of this class is twelve dollars.
(2) Class T. -- The annual registration fee for all vehicles of this class is eight dollars.
(c) The fees paid to the division for a multi-year registration provided by this chapter shall be the same as the annual registration fee established by this section and any other fee required by this chapter multiplied by the number of years for which the registration is issued.
(d) The registration fee for all Class C vehicles is fifty dollars. On or before the first day of July, two thousand, all Class C trailers shall be registered for the duration of the owner's interest in the trailer and do not expire until either sold or otherwise permanently removed from the service of the owner: Provided, That a registrant may transfer a Class C registration plate from a trailer owned less than thirty days to another Class C trailer titled in the name of the registrant upon payment of the transfer fee prescribed in section ten of this article.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for an optional two-year registration period for motorcycles by collecting either one full year or two full year's fees. The bill also contains a provision to facilitate a change to expiration dates.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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