Rental Legislation & Regulation
The Legislative Channel covers legislation and regulation concerning the car and truck rental industry, car rental excise taxes, legal issues and American Car Rental Association initiatives.
March 11, 2013 in Legislative
The Sun Bowl officials want to increase the current 5% tax on rental cars to 9% in order to generate more revenue and stay nationally competitive.
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February 27, 2013 in Legislative
The Orlando International Airport board decided to use the estimated $23 million a year funds from the rental car tax at the airport to fund the construction of a southern terminal. Meanwhile, a bill in the state's Legislature aims to allow counties to add a $3 per-day surcharge on rental transactions on top of the state fee.
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February 20, 2013 in Legislative
An ordinance was passed unanimously in San Francisco, allowing residential developers to add car sharing parking spaces that do not count toward the maximum number of allowable spaces for each development project.
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February 20, 2013 in Legislative
Effective July 1, ‘gross proceeds’ in Virginia’s 10% motor vehicle rental tax excludes specific charges including cash discounts taken on a rental contract; finance, carrying, and other service charges; charges for motor fuels; charges for optional accidental death insurance and more.
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February 20, 2013 in Legislative
The Florida Highway Patrol said it will defer enforcement of a new Florida statute that requires non-U.S. residents to carry an International Driver’s Permit along with a valid license from their home country. The amendment conflicts with the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic.
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February 13, 2013 in Legislative
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in favor of a family seeking full coverage from their uninsured motorist policy with Auto-Owners Insurance, despite the accident’s involvement with what the insurance company deems a ‘self-insured’ rental vehicle from Avis.
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February 13, 2013 in Legislative
HB 1993 removes parking fines, delivery charges, pickup charges, delivery charges, pass-through charges, transportation charges, third-party service charges and refueling surcharges from the definition of “gross products” included in Virginia’s 10% motor vehicle rental tax.
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January 30, 2013 in Legislative
Pending the mayor's signature, the tax in Marion County on rental car transactions will increase from 4% to 6%.
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January 30, 2013 in Legislative
The proposal would increase the car rental fee to no more than 5.75% from the current 4.5% rate beginning Oct. 1, if approved.
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January 29, 2013 in Legislative
Frank Nyankotey in Ghana was arrested and charged with stealing, defrauding and forgery of documents after stealing 18 rental cars and changing the ownership into his name.
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