28-5808. Vehicle license tax distribution
A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, the director shall distribute monies collected by the director pursuant to section 28-5801, except monies deposited in the state general fund, on the first and fifteenth calendar day of each month as follows:
1. On the first calendar day, the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all of the Arizona highway user revenue fund monies received from the first through the fifteenth calendar day of the preceding month in the Arizona highway user revenue fund, except that on the first calendar day the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the parity compensation fund established by section 41-1720, 1.51 per cent of the portion of vehicle license tax revenues that otherwise would be deposited in the state highway fund from the first through the fifteenth calendar day of the preceding month.
2. On the fifteenth calendar day, the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all of the Arizona highway user revenue fund monies received from the sixteenth through the last day of the preceding month in the Arizona highway user revenue fund, except that on the fifteenth calendar day, the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the parity compensation fund established by section 41-1720, 1.51 per cent of the portion of vehicle license tax revenues that otherwise would be deposited in the state highway fund from the sixteenth through the last day of the preceding month. On the fifteenth calendar day, the director shall distribute or deposit all other monies received during the entire preceding month as follows:
(a) The county general fund monies to the county general fund.
(b) The county transportation monies to the state treasurer to be apportioned among the counties for any purposes related to transportation, as determined by the board of supervisors, on the basis that the population of the unincorporated area of each county bears to the population of the unincorporated areas of all counties in this state.
(c) The incorporated cities and towns monies to the incorporated cities and towns of the county in proportion to the population of each.
3. The deposit of the monies in the parity compensation fund pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection shall not impact the distribution of vehicle license tax revenues to the state general fund and to cities, towns and counties pursuant to this section.
B. The director shall distribute monies collected by the director pursuant to sections 28-5804, 28-5805, 28-5806 and 28-5810, except monies deposited in the state general fund, on the first and fifteenth calendar day of each month as follows:
1. On the first calendar day, the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, 37.61 per cent of all monies received from the first through the fifteenth calendar day of the preceding month in the highway user revenue fund.
2. On the fifteenth calendar day, the director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, 37.61 per cent of all monies received from the sixteenth through the last day of the preceding month in the highway user revenue fund and distribute or deposit the following amounts as a percentage of all monies received pursuant to sections 28-5804, 28-5805, 28-5806 and 28-5810 during the entire preceding month as follows:
(a) 20.45 per cent to the county general fund.
(b) 4.91 per cent to the state treasurer to be apportioned among the counties for any purposes related to transportation, as determined by the board of supervisors, on the basis that the population of the unincorporated area of each county bears to the population of the unincorporated areas of all counties in this state.
(c) 20.45 per cent to the incorporated cities and towns of the county in proportion to the population of each.
(d) 1.64 per cent, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991.
(e) 4.09 per cent in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991.
(f) 10.85 per cent, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund to aid school financial assistance.
C. For purposes of this section the population of a county, city or town shall be determined as provided by section 28-6532 or 42-5033.01. If an incorporated city or town has had no federal enumeration of population, the supervisors shall both:
1. Appoint a qualified person to take an accurate census of the incorporated city or town.
2. Certify the results to the county treasurer, and the incorporated city or town shall share in the distribution as provided by this section.
D. On the fifteenth calendar day of each month, the director shall transfer to the state general fund from the portion of vehicle license tax revenues that otherwise would be deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-6538, subsection A, paragraph 1 the following amounts:
1. An amount equal to ninety per cent of the fees collected pursuant to section 28-4802, subsection A in the preceding month.
2. An amount equal to sixty per cent of the fees collected pursuant to section 28-4802, subsection B in the preceding month.
E. On the fifteenth calendar day of each month, the director shall transfer to the state general fund from the portion of vehicle license tax revenues that otherwise would be deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to section 28-6538, subsection A, paragraph 1 the difference between the actual amount of the vehicle license tax revenue collected as a result of registration of vehicles pursuant to section 28-2159 in the preceding month for a five-year registration period and the amount that would have been collected if those same vehicles had been registered for a two-year vehicle registration period.
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