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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$5.50 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 [2] 2 and 1/2 cents per pound for such vehicle. This category includes trucks, truck-tractors and road tractors, trailers, and semi- trailers. (d) Any person 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 the County motor vehicle weight tax, including minimum tax under section 24-18, for a single noncommercial vehicle, subject to proof of total service related disability from the Veterans Administration and approval by the director of finance. SECTION 3. Chapter 24, Article 4, Section 24-18, Motor vehicle tax; minimum tax; penalties for delinquency, Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended by revising the existing item as follows: Section 24-18. Motor vehicle tax; minimum tax; penalties for delinquency. (a) The minimum tax assessed under section 24-17 shall in no case be less than $[6] 12. (b) Effective July 1, 2009, any vehicle weight tax imposed by section 24-17 for any year and not paid when due, shall become delinquent and a penalty of$8 for vehicles taxed at the passenger car rate and $20 for vehicles taxed at the commercial vehicle rate shall be added to, and become a part of, the tax collected. SECTION 4. Chapter 24, Article 4, Section 24-19, Vehicle registration fees, Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended by revising the existing item 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. (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: 2