Kaine signs bill to refund northern Virginia road fees, taxes

Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine

The Trucker News Services

3/25/2008

RICHMOND, Va. — Refunds of taxes and fees collected unconstitutionally for northern Virginia road projects are on their way back to those who paid them.

Governor Timothy Kaine on Tuesday signed a bill passed this year that sets up procedures for returning money collected by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.

Among the refunds:

— The Department of Motor Vehicles will return the 1 percent initial registration fee on new vehicles and the $10 regional registration fee.

— Circuit Court clerks will work to return the grantor's tax paid on real estate sales.

— The Treasury Department will return the 2 percent levy on car rentals and hotel rooms, the $10 boost in safety inspection fees and the 5 percent sales tax applied to car repairs.