H.B. 373 Enrolled

1

UNIFORM FEES ON VINTAGE MOTOR
2 VEHICLES
3 2008 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
6 Senate Sponsor: Dan R. Eastman
7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends provisions in the Property Tax Act relating to the taxation of certain
11 motor vehicles.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . provides that vintage vehicles are subject to annual registration;
15 . provides that vintage vehicles are exempt from paying the renewal of registration
16 fees;
17 . repeals the exemption from statewide uniform fees for vintage motor vehicles; and
18 . makes technical changes.
19 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 This bill takes effect on January 1, 2009.
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 AMENDS:
25 41-1a-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
26 41-1a-215, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 164
27 41-1a-226, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 217
28 41-1a-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 220
29 41-1a-1206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 274

30 41-1a-1209, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 222
31 41-6a-1642, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 229 and renumbered and
32 amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
33 53-8-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 108
34 59-2-405, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapters 217 and 244
35 59-2-405.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 164
36
37 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
38 Section 1. Section 41-1a-205 is amended to read:
39 41-1a-205. Safety inspection certificate required for renewal or registration of
40 motor vehicle -- Exemptions.
41 (1) If required in the current year, a safety inspection certificate, as required by Section
42 53-8-205 , or proof of exemption from safety inspection shall be presented at the time of, and as
43 a condition of, registration or renewal of registration of a motor vehicle.
44 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b), (c), and (d), the safety inspection
45 required under this section may be made no more than two months prior to the renewal of
46 registration.
47 (b) (i) If the title of a used motor vehicle is being transferred, a safety inspection
48 certificate issued for the motor vehicle during the previous two months may be used to satisfy
49 the requirement under Subsection (1).
50 (ii) If the transferor is a licensed and bonded used motor vehicle dealer, a safety
51 inspection certificate issued for the motor vehicle in a licensed and bonded motor vehicle
52 dealer's name during the previous six months may be used to satisfy the requirement under
53 Subsection (1).
54 (c) If the title of a leased vehicle is being transferred to the lessee of the vehicle, a safety
55 inspection certificate issued during the previous six months may be used to satisfy the
56 requirement under Subsection (1).
57 (d) If the motor vehicle is part of a fleet of 101 or more vehicles, the safety inspection

58 required under this section may be made no more than 11 months prior to the renewal of
59 registration.
60 (3) The following motor vehicles are exempt from this section:
61 (a) a new motor vehicle when registered the first time, if:
62 (i) a new car predelivery inspection has been made by a dealer;
63 (ii) the dealer provides a written disclosure statement listing any known deficiency,
64 existing with the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery, that would cause the motor vehicle
65 to fail a safety inspection given in accordance with Section 53-8-205 ; and
66 (iii) the buyer signs the disclosure statement to acknowledge that the buyer has read and
67 understands the listed deficiencies; [and]
68 (b) a motor vehicle required to be registered under this chapter that bears a dealer plate
69 or other special plate under Title 41, Chapter 3, Part 5, Special Dealer License Plates, except
70 that if the motor vehicle is propelled by its own power and is not being moved for repair or
71 dismantling, the motor vehicle shall comply with Section 41-6a-1601 regarding safe mechanical
72 condition[.]; and
73 (c) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 .
74 (4) (a) A safety inspection certificate shall be displayed on:
75 (i) all registered commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000
76 pounds or more;
77 (ii) a motor vehicle with three or more axles, pulling a trailer, or pulling a trailer with
78 multiple axles;
79 (iii) a combination unit; and
80 (iv) a bus or van for hire.
81 (b) A commercial vehicle under Subsection (4)(a) is exempt from the requirements of
82 Subsection (1).
83 (5) A motor vehicle may be sold and the title assigned to the new owner without a valid
84 safety inspection, but the motor vehicle may not be registered in the new owner's name until the
85 motor vehicle complies with this section.

86 Section 2. Section 41-1a-215 is amended to read:
87 41-1a-215. Staggered registration dates -- Exceptions.
88 (1) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (2) and (3), every vehicle registration,
89 every registration card, and every registration plate issued under this chapter for the first
90 registration of the vehicle in this state, continues in effect for a period of 12 months beginning
91 with the first day of the calendar month of registration and does not expire until the last day of
92 the same month in the following year.
93 (b) If the last day of the registration period falls on a day in which the appropriate state
94 or county offices are not open for business, the registration of the vehicle is extended to
95 midnight of the next business day.
96 (2) The provisions of Subsection (1) do not apply to the following:
97 (a) registration issued to government vehicles under Section 41-1a-221 ;
98 (b) registration issued to apportioned vehicles under Section 41-1a-301 ;
99 (c) multiyear registration issued under Section 41-1a-222 ;
100 (d) lifetime trailer registration issued under Section 41-1a-1206 ;
101 (e) partial year registration issued under Section 41-1a-1207 ;
102 (f) registration issued under Section 41-1a-215.5 ; or
103 [(g) vintage vehicle registration issued under Section 41-1a-226 ; or]
104 [(h)] (g) plates issued to a dealer, dismantler, manufacturer, remanufacturer, and
105 transporter under Title 41, Chapter 3, Part 5, Special Dealer License Plates.
106 (3) Upon application of the owner or lessee of a fleet of commercial vehicles not
107 apportioned under Section 41-1a-301 and required to be registered in this state, the State Tax
108 Commission may permit the vehicles to be registered for a registration period commencing on
109 the first day of March, June, September, or December of any year and expiring on the last day
110 of March, June, September, or December in the following year.
111 (4) When the expiration of a registration plate is extended by affixing a registration
112 decal to it, the expiration of the decal governs the expiration date of the plate.
113 Section 3. Section 41-1a-226 is amended to read:

114 41-1a-226. Vintage vehicle -- Signed statement -- Registration certificate.
115 [(1)] The owner of a vintage vehicle applying for registration under this part shall
116 provide a signed statement certifying that the vintage vehicle is owned and operated for the
117 purposes enumerated in Section 41-21-1 and that the vintage vehicle has been inspected and
118 found safe to operate on the highways of this state.
119 [(2) The registration certificate issued under this part need not specify the weight of the
120 vintage vehicle.]
121 Section 4. Section 41-1a-402 is amended to read:
122 41-1a-402. Required colors, numerals, and letters -- Expiration.
123 (1) Each license plate shall have displayed on it:
124 (a) the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued;
125 (b) the name of the state; and
126 (c) a registration decal showing the date of expiration displayed in accordance with
127 Subsection (6).
128 (2) If registration is extended by affixing a registration decal to the license plate, the
129 expiration date of the decal governs the expiration date of the license plate.
130 (3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), each original license plate that is not one of
131 the special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-418 shall be a:
132 (a) statehood centennial license plate with the same color, design, and slogan as the
133 plates issued in conjunction with the statehood centennial; or
134 (b) Ski Utah license plate.
135 (4) Beginning on the date that the division determines the existing inventories of
136 statehood centennial license plates and Ski Utah license plates are exhausted, each license plate
137 that is not one of the special group license plates issued under Section 41-1a-418 shall:
138 (a) display the "Life Elevated" slogan; and
139 (b) have a color and design approved by the 57th Legislature in the 2007 General
140 Session that features:
141 (i) a skier with the "Greatest Snow on Earth" slogan; or

142 (ii) Delicate Arch.
143 (5) (a) Except as provided under Subsection 41-1a-215 (2), license plates shall be
144 renewed annually.
145 (b) (i) [Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b)(ii), the] The division shall issue the
146 vehicle owner a month decal and a year decal upon the vehicle's first registration with the
147 division.
148 [(ii) The provisions of Subsection (5)(b)(i) do not apply to a vehicle issued a vintage
149 vehicle license plate in accordance with Section 41-1a-418 (1)(c)(ii).]
150 [(iii)] (ii) The division shall issue the vehicle owner only a year decal upon subsequent
151 renewals of registration to validate registration renewal.
152 (6) The decals issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be applied as follows:
153 (a) for license plates issued beginning in 1974 through 1985, decals displayed on license
154 plates with black lettering on a white background shall be applied to the lower left-hand corner
155 of the rear of the license plate vehicles;
156 (b) decals displayed on statehood centennial license plates and on Ski Utah license
157 plates issued in accordance with Subsection (3) shall be applied to the upper left-hand corner of
158 the rear license plate;
159 (c) decals displayed on special group license plates issued in accordance with Section
160 41-1a-418 shall be applied to the upper right-hand corner of the license plate unless there is a
161 plate indentation on the upper left-hand corner of the license plate;
162 (d) decals displayed on license plates with the "Life Elevated" slogan issued in
163 accordance with Subsection (4) shall be applied in the upper left-hand corner for the month
164 decal and the upper right-hand corner for the year decal;
165 (e) decals issued for truck tractors shall be applied to the front license plate in the
166 position described in Subsection (6)(a), (b), or (d);
167 (f) decals issued for motorcycles shall be applied to the upper corner of the license plate
168 opposite the word "Utah"; and
169 (g) decals displayed on license plates issued under Section 41-1a-416 shall be applied as

170 appropriate for the year of the plate.
171 (7) (a) The month decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be displayed on
172 the license plate in the left position.
173 (b) The year decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be displayed on the
174 license plate in the right position.
175 (8) The current year decal issued in accordance with Subsection (5) shall be placed over
176 the previous year decal.
177 (9) If a license plate, month decal, or year decal is lost or destroyed, a replacement shall
178 be issued upon application and payment of the fees required under Section 41-1a-1211 or
179 41-1a-1212 .
180 Section 5. Section 41-1a-1206 is amended to read:
181 41-1a-1206. Registration fees -- Fees by gross laden weight.
182 (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), at the time application is made for registration
183 or renewal of registration of a vehicle or combination of vehicles under this chapter, a
184 registration fee shall be paid to the division as follows:
185 (a) $22.50 for each motorcycle;
186 (b) $21 for each motor vehicle of 12,000 pounds or less gross laden weight, excluding
187 motorcycles;
188 (c) unless the semitrailer or trailer is exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-202
189 or is registered under Section 41-1a-301 :
190 (i) $11 for each trailer or semitrailer over 750 pounds gross unladen weight; or
191 (ii) $8.50 for each commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer of 750 pounds or less
192 gross unladen weight;
193 (d) (i) $33 for each farm truck over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds
194 gross laden weight; plus
195 (ii) $9 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; and
196 (e) (i) $49.50 for each motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles, excluding farm
197 trucks, over 12,000 pounds, but not exceeding 14,000 pounds gross laden weight; plus

198 (ii) $18.50 for each 2,000 pounds over 14,000 pounds gross laden weight.
199 (2) (a) The initial registration fee for a vintage vehicle is $20.
200 (b) A vintage vehicle is exempt from the renewal of registration fees under Subsection
201 (1).
202 [(b)] (c) A vehicle with a Purple Heart special group license plate issued in accordance
203 with Section 41-1a-421 is exempt from the registration fees under Subsection (1).
204 (3) If a motor vehicle is operated in combination with a semitrailer or trailer, each
205 motor vehicle shall register for the total gross laden weight of all units of the combination if the
206 total gross laden weight of the combination exceeds 12,000 pounds.
207 (4) (a) Registration fee categories under this section are based on the gross laden
208 weight declared in the licensee's application for registration.
209 (b) Gross laden weight shall be computed in units of 2,000 pounds. A fractional part of
210 2,000 pounds is a full unit.
211 (5) The owner of a commercial trailer or commercial semitrailer may, as an alternative
212 to registering under Subsection (1)(c), apply for and obtain a special registration and license
213 plate for a fee of $110.
214 (6) Except as provided in Section 41-6a-1642 , a truck may not be registered as a farm
215 truck unless:
216 (a) the truck meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102 ; and
217 (b) (i) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 12,000 pounds; or
218 (ii) the truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,000 pounds or less and the owner
219 submits to the division a certificate of emissions inspection or a waiver in compliance with
220 Section 41-6a-1642 .
221 (7) A violation of Subsection (6) is a class B misdemeanor that shall be punished by a
222 fine of not less than $200.
223 (8) Trucks used exclusively to pump cement, bore wells, or perform crane services with
224 a crane lift capacity of five or more tons, are exempt from 50% of the amount of the fees
225 required for those vehicles under this section.

226 Section 6. Section 41-1a-1209 is amended to read:
227 41-1a-1209. Exemptions from registration fees.
228 (1) A fee may not be charged for the registration of ambulances, law enforcement
229 vehicles, fire engines, and passenger cars and trucks owned and used by the United States
230 government or by the state of Utah or any of its political subdivisions.
231 (2) A fee may not be charged municipal corporations for the issuance of any certificate
232 of title or registration or a duplicate certificate of title or registration.
233 [(3) An annual renewal of registration is not required for a vintage vehicle but
234 registration information for vintage vehicle special group license plates must be updated every
235 five years.]
236 Section 7. Section 41-6a-1642 is amended to read:
237 41-6a-1642. Emissions inspection -- County program.
238 (1) The legislative body of each county required under federal law to utilize a motor
239 vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which an emissions inspection and
240 maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national ambient air quality standard
241 shall require:
242 (a) a certificate of emissions inspection, a waiver, or other evidence the motor vehicle is
243 exempt from emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements be presented:
244 (i) as a condition of registration or renewal of registration; and
245 (ii) at other times as the county legislative body may require to enforce inspection
246 requirements for individual motor vehicles, except that the county legislative body may not
247 routinely require a certificate of emission inspection, or waiver of the certificate, more often
248 than required under Subsection (6); and
249 (b) compliance with this section for a motor vehicle registered or principally operated in
250 the county and owned by or being used by a department, division, instrumentality, agency, or
251 employee of:
252 (i) the federal government;
253 (ii) the state and any of its agencies; or

254 (iii) a political subdivision of the state, including school districts.
255 (2) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1), in consultation with
256 the Air Quality Board created under Section 19-1-106 , shall make regulations or ordinances
257 regarding:
258 (i) emissions standards;
259 (ii) test procedures;
260 (iii) inspections stations;
261 (iv) repair requirements and dollar limits for correction of deficiencies; and
262 (v) certificates of emissions inspections.
263 (b) The regulations or ordinances shall:
264 (i) be made to attain or maintain ambient air quality standards in the county, consistent
265 with the state implementation plan and federal requirements; and
266 (ii) may allow for a phase-in of the program by geographical area.
267 (c) The county legislative body and the Air Quality Board shall give preference to an
268 inspection and maintenance program that is:
269 (i) decentralized, to the extent the decentralized program will attain and maintain
270 ambient air quality standards and meet federal requirements;
271 (ii) the most cost effective means to achieve and maintain the maximum benefit with
272 regard to ambient air quality standards and to meet federal air quality requirements as related to
273 vehicle emissions; and
274 (iii) providing a reasonable phase-out period for replacement of air pollution emission
275 testing equipment made obsolete by the program.
276 (d) The provisions of Subsection (2)(c)(iii) apply only to the extent the phase-out:
277 (i) may be accomplished in accordance with applicable federal requirements; and
278 (ii) does not otherwise interfere with the attainment and maintenance of ambient air
279 quality standards.
280 (3) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this section:
281 (a) an implement of husbandry; [and]

282 (b) a motor vehicle that:
283 (i) meets the definition of a farm truck under Section 41-1a-102 ; and
284 (ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 12,001 pounds or more[.]; and
285 (c) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 .
286 (4) (a) The legislative body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall exempt a
287 pickup truck, as defined in Section 41-1a-102 , with a gross vehicle weight of 12,000 pounds or
288 less from the emission inspection requirements of this section, if the registered owner of the
289 pickup truck provides a signed statement to the legislative body stating the truck is used:
290 (i) by the owner or operator of a farm located on property that qualifies as land in
291 agricultural use under Sections 59-2-502 and 59-2-503 ; and
292 (ii) exclusively for the following purposes in operating the farm:
293 (A) for the transportation of farm products, including livestock and its products, poultry
294 and its products, floricultural and horticultural products; and
295 (B) in the transportation of farm supplies, including tile, fence, and every other thing or
296 commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production
297 and maintenance.
298 (b) The county shall provide to the registered owner who signs and submits a signed
299 statement under this section a certificate of exemption from emission inspection requirements
300 for purposes of registering the exempt vehicle.
301 (5) (a) Subject to Subsection (5)(c), the legislative body of each county required under
302 federal law to utilize a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or in which
303 an emissions inspection and maintenance program is necessary to attain or maintain any national
304 ambient air quality standard may require each college or university located in a county subject to
305 this section to require its students and employees who park a motor vehicle not registered in a
306 county subject to this section to provide proof of compliance with an emissions inspection
307 accepted by the county legislative body if the motor vehicle is parked on the college or
308 university campus or property.
309 (b) College or university parking areas that are metered or for which payment is

310 required per use are not subject to the requirements of this Subsection (5).
311 (c) The legislative body of a county shall make the reasons for implementing the
312 provisions of this Subsection (5) part of the record at the time that the county legislative body
313 takes its official action to implement the provisions of this Subsection (5).
314 (6) (a) An emissions inspection station shall issue a certificate of emissions inspection
315 for each motor vehicle that meets the inspection and maintenance program requirements
316 established in rules made under Subsection (2).
317 (b) The frequency of the emissions inspection shall be determined based on the age of
318 the vehicle as determined by model year and shall be required annually subject to the provisions
319 of Subsection (6)(c).
320 (c) (i) To the extent allowed under the current federally approved state implementation
321 plan, in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq., the legislative
322 body of a county identified in Subsection (1) shall only require the emissions inspection every
323 two years for each vehicle.
324 (ii) The provisions of Subsection (6)(c)(i) apply only to a vehicle that is less than six
325 years old on January 1.
326 (d) If an emissions inspection is only required every two years for a vehicle under
327 Subsection (6)(c), the inspection shall be required for the vehicle in:
328 (i) odd-numbered years for vehicles with odd-numbered model years; or
329 (ii) in even-numbered years for vehicles with even-numbered model years.
330 (7) The emissions inspection shall be required within the same time limit applicable to a
331 safety inspection under Section 41-1a-205 .
332 (8) (a) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall collect information about and monitor
333 the program.
334 (b) A county identified in Subsection (1) shall supply this information to an appropriate
335 legislative committee, as designated by the Legislative Management Committee, at times
336 determined by the designated committee to identify program needs, including funding needs.
337 (9) If approved by the county legislative body, a county that had an established

338 emissions inspection fee as of January 1, 2002, may increase the established fee that an
339 emissions inspection station may charge by $2.50 for each year that is exempted from emissions
340 inspections under Subsection (6)(c) up to a $7.50 increase.
341 Section 8. Section 53-8-205 is amended to read:
342 53-8-205. Safety inspection required -- Frequency of safety inspection -- Safety
343 inspection certificate required -- Out-of-state permits.
344 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person may not operate on a highway
345 a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state unless the motor vehicle has passed a
346 safety inspection.
347 (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to:
348 (i) [vehicles] a vehicle exempt from registration under Section 41-1a-205 ; [and]
349 (ii) an off-highway [vehicles.] vehicle; and
350 (iii) a vintage vehicle as defined in Section 41-21-1 .
351 (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the frequency of the safety inspection shall be
352 determined based on the age of the vehicle determined by model year and shall:
353 (a) be required each year for a vehicle that is eight or more years old on January 1; or
354 (b) every two years for each vehicle that is less than eight years old on January 1 as
355 follows:
356 (i) in odd-numbered years for a vehicle with an odd-numbered model year; and
357 (ii) in even-numbered years for a vehicle with an even-numbered model year;
358 (c) be made by a safety inspector certified by the division at a safety inspection station
359 authorized by the division;
360 (d) cover an inspection of the motor vehicle mechanism, brakes, and equipment to
361 ensure proper adjustment and condition as required by department rules; and
362 (e) include an inspection for the display of license plates in accordance with Section
363 41-1a-404 .
364 (3) (a) A salvage vehicle as defined in Section 41-1a-1001 is required to pass a safety
365 inspection when an application is made for initial registration as a salvage vehicle.

366 (b) After initial registration as a salvage vehicle, the frequency of the safety inspection
367 shall correspond with the model year, as provided in Subsection (2).
368 (4) A safety inspection station shall issue a safety inspection certificate to the owner of
369 each motor vehicle that passes a safety inspection under this section.
370 (5) The division may:
371 (a) authorize the acceptance in this state of a safety inspection certificate issued in
372 another state having a safety inspection law similar to this state; and
373 (b) extend the time within which a safety inspection certificate must be obtained by the
374 resident owner of a vehicle that was not in this state during the time a safety inspection was
375 required.
376 Section 9. Section 59-2-405 is amended to read:
377 59-2-405. Uniform fee on tangible personal property required to be registered
378 with the state -- Distribution of revenues -- Appeals.
379 (1) The property described in Subsection (2), except [Subsections] Subsection (2)(b)(ii)
380 [and (iii)], is exempt from ad valorem property taxes pursuant to Utah Constitution Article XIII,
381 Section 2, Subsection (6).
382 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), there is levied as provided in this part a
383 statewide uniform fee in lieu of the ad valorem tax on:
384 (i) motor vehicles required to be registered with the state that weigh 12,001 pounds or
385 more;
386 (ii) motorcycles as defined in Section 41-1a-102 that are required to be registered with
387 the state;
388 (iii) watercraft required to be registered with the state;
389 (iv) recreational vehicles required to be registered with the state; and
390 (v) all other tangible personal property required to be registered with the state before it
391 is used on a public highway, on a public waterway, on public land, or in the air.
392 (b) The following tangible personal property is exempt from the statewide uniform fee
393 imposed by this section:

394 (i) aircraft;
395 [(ii) vintage vehicles as defined in Section 41-21-1 ;]
396 [(iii)] (ii) state-assessed commercial vehicles;
397 [(iv)] (iii) tangible personal property subject to a uniform fee imposed by:
398 (A) Section 59-2-405.1 ;
399 (B) Section 59-2-405.2 ; or
400 (C) Section 59-2-405.3 ; and
401 [(v)] (iv) personal property that is exempt from state or county ad valorem property
402 taxes under the laws of this state or of the federal government.
403 (3) Beginning on January 1, 1999, the uniform fee is 1.5% of the fair market value of
404 the personal property, as established by the commission.
405 (4) Notwithstanding Section 59-2-407 , property subject to the uniform fee that is
406 brought into the state and is required to be registered in Utah shall, as a condition of
407 registration, be subject to the uniform fee unless all property taxes or uniform fees imposed by
408 the state of origin have been paid for the current calendar year.
409 (5) (a) The revenues collected in each county from the uniform fee shall be distributed
410 by the county to each taxing entity in which the property described in Subsection (2) is located
411 in the same proportion in which revenue collected from ad valorem real property tax is
412 distributed.
413 (b) Each taxing entity shall distribute the revenues received under Subsection (5)(a) in
414 the same proportion in which revenue collected from ad valorem real property tax is distributed.
415 (6) An appeal relating to the uniform fee imposed on the tangible personal property
416 described in Subsection (2) shall be filed pursuant to Section 59-2-1005 .
417 Section 10. Section 59-2-405.1 is amended to read:
418 59-2-405.1. Uniform fee on certain vehicles weighing 12,000 pounds or less --
419 Distribution of revenues -- Appeals.
420 (1) The property described in Subsection (2)[, except Subsection (2)(b)(ii),] is exempt
421 from ad valorem property taxes pursuant to Utah Constitution Article XIII, Section 2,

422 Subsection (6).
423 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), there is levied as provided in this part a
424 statewide uniform fee in lieu of the ad valorem tax on:
425 (i) motor vehicles as defined in Section 41-1a-102 that:
426 (A) are required to be registered with the state; and
427 (B) weigh 12,000 pounds or less; and
428 (ii) state-assessed commercial vehicles required to be registered with the state that
429 weigh 12,000 pounds or less.
430 (b) The following tangible personal property is exempt from the statewide uniform fee
431 imposed by this section:
432 (i) aircraft;
433 [(ii) vintage vehicles as defined in Section 41-21-1 ;]
434 [(iii)] (ii) tangible personal property subject to a uniform fee imposed by:
435 (A) Section 59-2-405 ;
436 (B) Section 59-2-405.2 ; or
437 (C) Section 59-2-405.3 ; and
438 [(iv)] (iii) tangible personal property that is exempt from state or county ad valorem
439 property taxes under the laws of this state or of the federal government.
440 (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3)(b) and (c), beginning on January 1, 1999,
441 the uniform fee for purposes of this section is as follows:
442 Age of Vehicle Uniform Fee
443 12 or more years $10
444 9 or more years but less than 12 years $50
445 6 or more years but less than 9 years $80
446 3 or more years but less than 6 years $110
447 Less than 3 years $150
448 (b) For registrations under Section 41-1a-215.5 , beginning on January 1, 2007, the
449 uniform fee for purposes of this section is as follows:

450 Age of Vehicle Uniform Fee
451 12 or more years $5
452 9 or more years but less than 12 years $25
453 6 or more years but less than 9 years $40
454 3 or more years but less than 6 years $55
455 Less than 3 years $75
456 (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (3)(a) and (b), beginning on September 1, 2001, for a
457 motor vehicle issued a temporary sports event registration certificate in accordance with Section
458 41-3-306 , the uniform fee for purposes of this section is $5 for the event period specified on the
459 temporary sports event registration certificate regardless of the age of the motor vehicle.
460 (4) Notwithstanding Section 59-2-407 , property subject to the uniform fee that is
461 brought into the state and is required to be registered in Utah shall, as a condition of
462 registration, be subject to the uniform fee unless all property taxes or uniform fees imposed by
463 the state of origin have been paid for the current calendar year.
464 (5) (a) The revenues collected in each county from the uniform fee shall be distributed
465 by the county to each taxing entity in which the property described in Subsection (2) is located
466 in the same proportion in which revenue collected from ad valorem real property tax is
467 distributed.
468 (b) Each taxing entity shall distribute the revenues received under Subsection (5)(a) in
469 the same proportion in which revenue collected from ad valorem real property tax is distributed.
470 Section 11. Effective date.
471 This bill takes effect on January 1, 2009.