Chester County - Subject to local approval, implements new motor vehicle privilege tax. - Amends amend Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1972; as amended. Companion bill has been assigned Private Chapter Number 8 by the, the official text

HOUSE BILL 1415
                        By Haston

SENATE BILL 1438
      By Walley

a*234/1972,121/1975,96/1983,8/1985,47/2005
                                       AN ACT to amend Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1972; as
                                                   amended by Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 1975;
                                                   Chapter 96 of the Private Acts of 1983; Chapter 8 of the
                                                   Private Acts of 1985; Chapter 47 of the Private Acts of
                                                   2005; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to
                                                   motor vehicle privilege tax in Chester County.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

         SECTION 1. Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1972, as amended by Chapter 121 of

the Private Acts of 1975, Chapter 96 of the Private Acts of 1983, Chapter 8 of the Private Acts

of 1985, Chapter 47 of the Private Acts of 2005, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is

amended by deleting the chapter, as amended, and substituting:

                   Section 1. Chester County hereby levies a motor vehicle privilege tax in the

         amount of sixty-five dollars and thirty-five cents ($65.35) per motor vehicle per year for

         each motor vehicle, the owner of which resides in Chester County, except that this tax

         shall not be levied on vehicles held by auto-dealers for resale or on farm tractors. This

         motor vehicle privilege tax is levied as a condition precedent for the operation of a motor

         vehicle within Chester County.

                   Section 2. The County Clerk of Chester County shall collect the tax levied

         herein.

                   Section 3. Payment of the tax levied herein shall be evidenced by a receipt

         issued by the County Clerk, a copy of which must be kept by the owner of the vehicle

         and by a decal displayed on the license plate of the vehicle.

                   Section 4. Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 8, Part 1

         and Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1, a violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor.

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         SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the legislative body of Chester County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by
the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state.

         SECTION 3. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall
be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall
become effective as provided in Section 6.

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