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Starting in January 2027, owners of standard passenger vehicles weighing 14,000 pounds or less would be able to cancel their vehicle registration electronically and receive a partial refund of registration fees and the annual uniform fee (a flat tax paid in place of property tax on vehicles) for any full months remaining in the registration year, minus up to $5 for administrative costs, with no refund issued if the total would be $40 or less. Motorcycles, RVs, off-highway vehicles, vintage vehicles, and heavier vehicles would not be eligible for this refund. Canceling registration would not exempt an owner from the legal requirement to keep a vehicle registered, and anyone who cancels registration but continues driving the vehicle would face an extra $100 fine on top of the standard penalty for driving unregistered, and would lose the existing grace period that normally lets drivers avoid fines by re-registering within two months of a citation. The bill also requires the Motor Vehicle Division to report data on refunds issued to the Legislature in 2027 and 2028, with that reporting requirement ending in 2029.