This bill makes technical changes including standardization of vehicle weight definitions and usage, exempting street-legal all-terrain vehicles from certain provisions, correcting a sales tax earmark, and various technical and cleanup changes.
This bill:
- standardizes terms used to refer to the weight of a vehicle for consistency throughout the code;
- allows alternative registration term provisions to apply to rental car fleets;
- discontinues the issuance of special interest vehicle license plates, while allowing those currently with a special interest vehicle license plate to continue to use the license plate;
- amends the definition of "rack" to only include those in operation before a certain date;
- amends provisions related to vehicle titles;
- amends provisions related to consignment sales of motor vehicles and motor vehicle auction licenses;
- strikes language requiring owner's or operator's security for a vehicle merely registered in the state but not operated on a highway;
- codifies a definition related to motor fuel tax;
- grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Transportation to accommodate vehicles registered for a two-year term to participate in the road usage charge program;
- exempts a street-legal all-terrain vehicle from certain emissions inspection fees and odometer requirements;
- makes technical changes to various code sections related to motor vehicles and license plates to provide clarity and correct mistakes;
- corrects a technical drafting error in a sales tax earmark; and
- makes technical changes.
Recommended by: Transportation Interim Committee