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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 724 of 739

be liable for the payment of property tax with respect to such motor vehicle in the town where such motor vehicle is subject to property tax, in an amount as hereinafter provided, on the first day of July in such assessment year. Any person who owns a motor vehicle which is registered with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles on or after the first day of April in any assessment year but prior to the first day of October next succeeding shall be liable for the payment of property tax with respect to such motor vehicle in the town where such motor vehicle is subject to property tax, in an amount hereinafter provided, on the first day of January immediately subsequent to the end of such assessment year. The property tax payable with respect to a motor vehicle described in this subdivision shall be in the amount which would be payable if such motor vehicle had been entered into the taxable list of the town where such motor vehicle is subject to property tax on the first day of October in such assessment year if such registration occurs prior to the first day of November. If such registration occurs on or after the first day of November but prior to the first day of October next succeeding, such tax shall be a pro rata portion of the amount of tax payable if such motor vehicle had been entered in the taxable list of such town on October first in such assessment year to be determined (A) by a ratio, the numerator of which shall be the number of months from the date of such registration, including the month in which registration occurs, to the first day of October next succeeding and the denominator of which shall be twelve, or (B) upon the affirmative vote of the legislative body of the municipality, by a ratio the numerator of which shall be the number of days from the date of such registration, including the day on which the registration occurs, to the first day of October next succeeding and the denominator of which shall be three hundred sixty-five. (b) [Whenever] (1) For assessment years commencing prior to October 1, 2023, whenever any person who owns a motor vehicle which has been entered in the taxable list of the town where such motor vehicle is subject to property tax in any assessment year and who, subsequent