House of Representatives

HB 2592

license plate transfers; refund elimination

              Sponsors: Representatives McClure, Cooley, O'Halleran, Gullet et al

 

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Committee on Transportation

 

Caucus and COW

 

Third Read

 

 

As Passed the House

 

House Bill 2592 eliminates the provision in the plate to owner system allowing an owner of a registered vehicle who has $350.00 or more of unexpired vehicle fees and taxes to apply to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a refund.

 

History

Arizona’s plate-to-owner system became effective January 1, 2002.  Currently, owners who sell registered vehicles retain the license plates, and may transfer the plates to another vehicle and receive credit for the unexpired portion of the fees and taxes.  A vehicle owner may claim a refund under the following conditions:

 

1.      The owner surrenders license plates or submits an affidavit of license plate destruction.

2.      The owner does not claim a credit (transfer to replacement vehicle).

3.      The refund is more than three hundred fifty dollars.

 

Currently, there are three bills that have been introduced in the Senate that address this issue.

 

SB 1185

 Allows qualified owners who sell registered vehicles to apply to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a refund of the unexpired portion of the fees and taxes (vehicle license tax, gross weight fees, commercial registration fees, special plate fees, and motor carrier fees).

 

SB 1186

Allows qualified owners who sell registered vehicles to apply to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a refund of the unexpired portion of the fees and taxes, if the amount of the refund is more than $75.

 

SB 1203

Allows qualified owners who sell registered vehicles to apply to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a refund of all except $100 of the unexpired portion of the fees and taxes.  Currently, the owner can only receive a refund if the amount of the unexpired fees and taxes is more than $350.

 

A fiscal note has been issued for the three Senate bills, and a fiscal note has been requested for HB 2592.

 

Provisions

·        Eliminates the provision allowing an owner of a registered vehicle to apply to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for a refund of the unexpired portion of the paid vehicle fees and taxes if the refund is more than three hundred fifty dollars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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45th Legislature                       

Second Regular Session            2          February 15, 2002

 

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