As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUSES
The same meaning as defined in § 104 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law, as amended.
PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle subject to the registration fee as provided
for in § 401, Subdivision 6, of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law.
TRUCK
The same meaning as defined in § 158 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law, as amended.
[Amended 11-30-2001 by L.L. No. 21-2001; 11-17-2015 by L.L. No. 33-2015]
A. Pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic Law and § 1201, Subdivision
(e), and § 1202, Subdivisions (c) and (g), of the Tax Law,
a special motor vehicle use fee on vehicle registrations is hereby
imposed on motor vehicles registered within Suffolk County. Such fee
shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) A fee of $15 per year for passenger motor vehicles of a type commonly
used for noncommercial purposes, owned by residents of Suffolk County,
and weighing 3,500 pounds or less.
(2) A fee of $30 per year for passenger motor vehicles of a type commonly
used for noncommercial purposes, owned by residents of Suffolk County,
and weighing more than 3,500 pounds.
(3) A fee of $30 per year for trucks, buses and other such commercial
motor vehicles used principally in connection with a business carried
on within Suffolk County, except when owned and used in connection
with the operation of a farm by the owner or tenant thereof.
B. The fee shall be paid for all registrations and renewals of registrations
for which the registration fee is established in § 401,
Subdivision (6)(a), (6)(d) or (7), of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
(1) The fee shall be applicable to an original or renewal registration
transaction only and not to a reregistration transaction. If no fee
for a registration transaction is due, no County motor vehicle use
fee shall be due on that transaction.
(2) The applicability of such fee shall be determined based upon the
information on the application for registration, as well as any additional
documentation required by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
(3) The receipt for payment of such fee may be the registration certificate,
whether or not it indicates the amount of the fee paid.
Any determination made hereunder by the County of Suffolk shall
be reviewable pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and
Rules.
Whenever any person fails to pay the fee due hereunder, proceedings
to recover such fees, as well as any applicable penalties and/or interest,
shall be the responsibility of Suffolk County, as set forth in the
agreement. A final penalty schedule shall be subject to the approval
of the Suffolk County Legislature.
All fees collected hereunder and remitted to Suffolk County
shall be deposited into the Suffolk County Road Fund for purposes
of highway maintenance.