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File #: 08-118    Version: 1 Name: The Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Code Amendment Act of 2008
Type: Legislative Act Status: Passed
File created: 9/15/2008 In control: RULES COMMITTEE
On agenda: 9/25/2008 Final action: 10/21/2008
Enactment date: 10/13/2008 Enactment #: LA-23-08
Title: A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA#01-01, "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE'; AMENDING AND ADDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 204(L) ADDING PROVISIONS FOR UTILITY VEHICLES
Sponsors: Meredith Frailey, Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Indexes: Motor Vehicle, Tax, Tax Commission
Code sections: Title 68 - Revenue and Taxation
Attachments: 1. LA-23-08
Related files: LA-01-01
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A LEGISLATIVE ACT AMENDING LA#01-01, "THE CHEROKEE NATION MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSING AND TAX CODE'; AMENDING AND ADDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 204(L) ADDING PROVISIONS FOR UTILITY VEHICLES
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1. Title and Codification

Example: This act shall be known as the “The Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Code Amendment Act of 2008” and codified as _________ (Title) _________ (Section) ___________ of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2. Purpose

The purpose of this act is to amend LA# 01-01, the Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle Licensing and Tax Code, to add new definitions and provisions for registration of utility vehicles

Section 3: Legislative History

Legislative Act #01-01, “The Cherokee Nation Motor Vehicle and Licensing Tax Code” of 2001, as amended by Legislative Acts 27-01, 34-01, 34-02, 04-03, 19-03, 25-04, 29-04, 03-05, and 07-06.

Section 4. Definitions

Section 103 of LA#01-01 is hereby amended as follows, to include the following new definitions:

Y. “All-Terrain Vehicle” means a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway traveling on three or more low-pressure tires and having a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering;

Z. “Utility vehicle” means a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, manufactured and used exclusively for off-highway use, equipped with seating for two or more people and a steering wheel, traveling on four or more wheels;


Section 5: Amendment

Section 204 of LA #01-01is hereby amended to include the following new provisions:

A. Registration Fees.

There is hereby levied on every Eligible Vehicle registered with the Cherokee
Nation, an annual registration fee of the following:

Registration years 1-4: $75.00
Registration years 5-8: $65.00
Registration years 9-12: $45.00
Registration years 13-16: $25.00
Registration years 17 and over: $10.00

(1) The registration f...

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