The right to criticize government is also an obligation to know what you are talking about. 
-Lent Upson, 1st Executive Director of CRC  

Historic Motor Vehicle Registration Tax Revenues A 1915 PA 302 Motor Vehicle Weight Tax established. B 1945 PA 255 Revised 1915 PA 302. C 1949 PA 300 Established Motor Vehicle Code with revised registration fee schedules. D 1951 PA 55 Established new fee schedules for various classifications of vehicle based on vehicle weight. E 1967 (ES) PA 3 Established new fee schedules for various classifications of vehicle based on vehicle weight. F 1978 PA 427 Established new fee schedules for various classifications of vehicle based on vehicle weight. G 1982 PA 439 Established new fee schedules for various classifications of vehicle based on vehicle weight.       Replaced weight tax with a value tax of 0.4 percent of purchase price for personal passenger vehicles purchased after September 30, 1983. H 1983 PA 165 Required value tax of 0.5 percent of list price for personal passenger motor vehicles purchased after September 30, 1983 based on manufacturer's base list price. I 1987 PA 238 Increased tax imposed upon certain passenger vehicle and trucks. J 1997 PA 80 Increased certain truck registration fees. K 1987 PA 152 Established new fee scheduled for trailers. THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE CHART     Last Updated January 25, 2007 Contact crcmich@crcmich.org with comments or suggestions.