§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 $2 a day, except that for the period of September 1, 1999, to August 31, 2007, 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]