SENATE BILL No. 799 October 13, 1999, Introduced by Senator ROGERS and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism. A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811d. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 811D. (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND, 2 UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE A SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE TO 3 AN APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, PICKUP 4 TRUCK, VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER COACH, OR TRAILER 5 FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD 6 REGISTRATION PLATE. SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR 7 LETTERS AND NUMBERS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES. THE 8 PLATE SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF 9 STATE. THE WORD "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON EACH SAFE MICHIGAN 10 REGISTRATION PLATE. 03802'99 TLG 2 1 (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE 2 SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO THE 3 PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217. APPLICATION FOR AN ORIGI- 4 NAL OR RENEWAL SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOM- 5 PANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX IN 6 ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE AS FOLLOWS: 7 (A) FOR AN ORIGINAL SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE, $3.00 8 FOR THE FIRST MONTH AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH 9 OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. 10 (B) FOR A RENEWAL SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE, $10.00. 11 (3) A SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL EXPIRE AS 12 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226. UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A SAFE 13 MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A 14 TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF EXPIRATION. 15 (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA- 16 TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER 17 PAYMENTS FOR A SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE IF THE 18 APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS 19 OR HER RECEIPT OF A SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE. THE TEMPO- 20 RARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF A SAFE MICHIGAN 21 REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A SAFE 22 MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THE TEMPO- 23 RARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE. 24 (5) SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES COLLECTED 25 UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BE IDENTIFIED 26 AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A SEPARATE 27 ACCOUNT. AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 03802'99 3 1 COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 2 ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING PLATES, THE 3 SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TRANSFER THE BAL- 4 ANCE OF THE SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES TO THE 5 STATE TREASURER WHO SHALL CREDIT THE FEE MONEY TO THE SAFE 6 MICHIGAN FUND CREATED IN SECTION 20912 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 7 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20912. THESE FUNDS SHALL BE USED EXCLU- 8 SIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND 9 SAFETY PROGRAMS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. 10 (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SAFE MICHIGAN REGISTRA- 11 TION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING A SPECIALIZED 12 DESIGN PERTAINING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. 13 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take 14 effect unless Senate Bill No. 800 15 of the 90th Legislature 16 is enacted into law. 03802'99 Final page. TLG