§45-30-244. Levy of tax; collection and disposition.

(a) The Franklin County Commission shall levy and impose in the county, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law and collect as herein provided, a privilege or license tax on the sale of any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, and house trailer required to be registered or licensed with the licensing officer of the county and purchased other than at wholesale in the county from any person, firm, or corporation which is not a licensed dealer engaged in selling automotive vehicles, truck trailers, semi trailers, or house trailers an amount equal to one and one-half percent of the purchase price.

(b) There is hereby levied and imposed in Franklin County, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and the county commission shall collect as herein provided, an excise or use tax on the storage, use, or other consumption in the county of any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer required to be registered or licensed with the licensing officer of Franklin County and purchased other than at wholesale outside the state for storage, use, or other consumption in Franklin County, a tax in an amount equal to one and one-half percent of the purchase price.

(c) Where any used automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer is taken in trade or in a series of trades as a credit or part payment on the sale of a new or used automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, the taxes levied by this section shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle or trailer sold less the credit for the used vehicle or trailer taken in trade.

(d) The taxes levied by this section shall be collected by the Franklin County Tax Collector or the county official responsible for those duties, at the same time and in the same manner as the tax levied by Sections 40-23-101 and 40-23-102, and shall be subject to all the same definitions, exceptions, exemptions, proceedings, requirements, rules, regulations, provisions, penalties, fines, punishments, deductions, and discounts; provided, however, the tax collector shall not be entitled to receive additional compensation for collection of the tax authorized herein.

(e) The revenue collected by the tax collector or the county official responsible for those duties, pursuant to this section shall be deposited for the Franklin County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention Authority. It is specifically provided that the legislative intent of this section is that the Franklin County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention Authority shall use any and all revenues hereby generated to develop a countywide water system and to work with existing water systems in the county, the county and city elected officials, councils of local government, and all state and federal agencies, in achieving the goal of a countywide water system.

(Act 88-414, p. 611, §§1-5; Act 88-560, p. 876, §§1-5; Act 89-292, p. 470, §1; Act 89-470, p. 974, §1.)