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Senate committee backs bill to exempt tow firms from excise tax when titling abandoned vehicles
Summary
The North Dakota Senate Transportation Committee voted to give House Bill 1578 a “do pass” recommendation after hearing testimony that tow companies frequently lose money retrieving abandoned vehicles and sometimes cannot afford the motor vehicle excise tax required now to obtain a title.
The North Dakota Senate Transportation Committee voted to give House Bill 1578 a “do pass” recommendation after hearing testimony that commercial towing companies often cannot recover costs for abandoned vehicles.
Representative Jim Greenite, District 28, told the committee the bill would keep the existing process for obtaining titles but would exempt commercial towers from paying motor vehicle excise tax at the Department of Motor Vehicles when they take title to abandoned vehicles. "What this bill is really trying to do is ... not pay sales tax at the DMV like they currently are to get that title," Representative Greenite said.
The bill’s sponsors and witnesses told the…
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