Newport News |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 26. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Article III. VEHICLE LICENSE FEES |
§ 26-50. Exemptions and special rates.
(a)
No person shall be required to pay a vehicle license fee under this article who is identified within the following categories or exempt under decisions of the United States Supreme Court:
(1)
Vehicles owned or leased by active members or active auxiliary members of volunteer fire departments;
(2)
Vehicles owned by surviving spouses of persons qualified to receive special license plates under § 46.2-739;
(3)
Vehicles owned by persons qualified to receive special license plates under § 46.2-739;
(4)
Vehicles for persons qualified to receive POW special license plates under § 46.2-746;
(5)
Vehicles owned by any person in active military service who is in the city solely by reason of military orders and who has a legal residence in a state other than Virginia.
(b)
Special rates for certain classifications. Members of the state National Guard shall be entitled to pay the license fee for their motor vehicles at one-half (½) the prevailing rate, upon presentation to the city treasurer of a current state registration card which indicates that the state issued for the motor vehicle a National Guard license plate for that year. This section shall only apply to private passenger cars, regardless of weight, and trucks with a gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less.
(c)
Exemptions shall be authorized by the city treasurer.
(Ord. No. 6295-06, § 1)
(Ord. No. 6295-06, § 1)