HRS § 251-2 - Rental motor vehicle and tour vehicle surcharge tax

(a) There is levied and shall be assessed and collected each month a rental motor vehicle surcharge tax of $7.50 a day, except that after June 30, 2012, the tax shall be $3 a day, or any portion of a day that a rental motor vehicle is rented or leased. The rental motor vehicle surcharge tax shall be levied upon the lessor; provided that the tax shall not be levied on the lessor if: (1) The lessor is renting the vehicle to replace a vehicle of the lessee that is being repaired; and (2) A record of the repair order for the vehicle is retained either by the lessor for two years for verification purposes or by a motor vehicle repair dealer for two years as provided in section 437B-16. (b) There is levied and shall be assessed and collected each month a tour vehicle surcharge tax of: (1) $65 for each tour vehicle used or partially used during the month that falls into the over twenty-five passenger seat category; and (2) $15 for each tour vehicle used or partially used during the month that falls into the eight to twenty-five passenger seat category. The tour vehicle surcharge tax shall be levied upon the tour vehicle operator. [L 1991, c 263, pt of §1; am L 1992, c 77, §2; am L 1999, c 223, §1; am L 2005, c 67, §1; am L 2006, c 142, §2; am L 2007, c 258, §2; am L 2008, c 226, §13; am L 2011, c 104, §3]