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(1) The owner of a truck or noncommercial motor vehicle who desires to have the vehicle tax at the passenger rate shall file a form furnished by the director of finance certifying that the truck or noncommercial motor vehicle is not being and will not be operated for compensation or for commercial purposes. (2) Where the vehicle is currently registered as a commercial vehicle and the owner wishes to reclassify the vehicle as noncommercial, the owner shall: (A) File a form furnished by the director of finance certifying that the vehicle is not being and will not be operated for compensation or for commercial purposes; (B) Surrender the vehicle's current certificate of registration and license plates; and (C) Pay a license fee of $4 for the passenger vehicle license plates and emblem. (c) The rate for trucks or nonpassenger vehicles used for compensation or commercial purposes or having a net weight of over six thousand five hundred pounds shall be one cent per pound for such vehicle. This category includes trucks, truck-tractors and road tractors, trailers, and semi-trailers. Ial Anyperson who is totally disabled due to injuries received while on duty with the armed forces of the United States may apply for an exemption from motor vehicle weight tax, including minimum tax under section 24-18, for a single noncommercial vehicle, subject to approval by the director of finance. SECTION 3. Chapter 24, article 4, section 24-19, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition), is amended to read as follows: Section 24-19. Vehicle registration fees. (a) The fee for issuance for a new series of number plates for vehicles shall be $5.00. (b) The fee for issuance of a tag or emblem for a vehicle, upon payment of the applicable tax, in any year shall be 50 cents. (c) The fee for replacement of a lost or mutilated number plate or plates, tag, or emblem, shall be as follows: (1) Number plates, $5.00. (2) Tag or emblem, 50 cents.