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What is the vehicle license fee or VLF and why do we have it?

April 26, 2017fee license vehicle VLF

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What is the vehicle license fee or VLF and why do we have it?

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The VLF is a personal property tax on your motor vehicle. Cars were subject to a local property tax until 1935, when the legislature enacted the VLF. The VLF is also referred to as an “in-lieu tax” because now it is collected by the state in-lieu of a locally levied personal property tax.