Motor Vehicle Fee Increases

Overview

Each city and county receives a distribution from the increased motor vehicle fees collected statewide. These fees are state license fees and taxes that have been increased by law since 1979  on: 

  • Mopeds
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Motorcycles
  • Motor Tricycles
  • Trailers

The amount is distributed by follows:

  • 10% Counties
  • 15% Cities
  • 75% State road fund

Distribution

Cities receive their distribution of the increased fees based on population. The last federal decennial census is used for this calculation.Counties receive their distribution of the increased fees based 50% on county road mileage and 50% on rural land valuation.