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23.200 Motor Vehicle Registration Fee.

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide the City of Manitowoc a source of funds to be used to assist with transportation-related purposes and to fund repair, reconstruction, and resurfacing of roads in lieu of special assessments.

(2) Authority. This section is adopted pursuant to the authority granted in Wis. Stat. § 341.35, as amended from time to time.

(3) Definition. For purposes of this section, a “motor vehicle” means an automobile or motor truck registered under Wis. Stat. § 341.25(1)(c) at a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds that is registered in Wisconsin and customarily kept in the City of Manitowoc.

(4) Annual Registration Fee. An annual flat City registration fee in the amount of $20.00 is hereby imposed on all motor vehicles registered in the State of Wisconsin and customarily kept in the City of Manitowoc. At the time a motor vehicle is first registered and at the time of each registration renewal, the registration applicant shall pay a City vehicle registration fee of $20.00 in addition to any fees set by the state and required by Wis. Stat. Ch. 341. The City registration fee shall be paid as provided in Wis. Stat. § 341.35(5), as amended from time to time. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation shall collect the City registration fee.

(5) Exemption. The following motor vehicles are exempt from the annual vehicle registration fee:

(a) All vehicles exempted by Wis. Stat. Ch. 341 from payment of a state vehicle registration fee.

(b) All vehicles registered by the state for a fee of $5.00 under Wis. Stat. § 341.26(2).

(c) Any vehicle which is replacing a vehicle for which the annual City vehicle registration fee has already been paid.

(6) Administrative Costs. The Department of Transportation shall retain a portion of the moneys collected under this section equal to the actual administrative costs related to the collection of these fees, as provided in Wis. Stat. § 341.35(6m), as amended from time to time.

(7) Reporting. Each December the Director of Public Infrastructure shall provide an annual report of the expenditures made from the motor vehicle registration fee fund.

(8) Segregated Fund for Revenues. All revenue collected from the motor vehicle registration fee shall be placed in a segregated account for the purposes of repair, reconstruction, and resurfacing of roads.

[Ord. 18-1156 § 1, 2018]