More retirees now qualify for a reduction in their car registration fee with a new law now in effect as of Sunday.
State lawmakers earlier this year passed Act 60 of 2024 to increase the income eligibility limit for a reduced vehicle registration for retired people to $29,906, an increase of more than $10,000 from the prior limit. The new income limits took effect Sunday.
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The reduced fee is now will be available to retired persons earning up to $29,906, an increase of more than $10,000 from the prior income eligibility limit.
Those who qualify will pay an $11 processing fee to register their vehicle each year, rather than the standard $45 registration fee.
Qualified applicants must be retired and receiving Social Security or other pension payments. Please note, 100% of a veterans’ benefit payment or payment to the unmarried surviving spouse, upon the death of a veteran, should be excluded from the income calculation.
The applicant must be listed as an owner on the vehicle’s registration and only one vehicle per qualified applicant may be registered for the reduced fee. Qualifying vehicles must be a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds.
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