HOUSE BILL No. 4532


     March 27, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Schermesser, Dennis, Hale, Plakas, Basham, Lipsey, Schauer, Wojno, Lockwood,
Woodward, Jacobs, Clark, Gieleghem, Minore, Pappageorge, Bogardus and Frank and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 803r.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 803R.  (1) A PERSON WHO HAS SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER, VOL-

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      UNTEER LEADER, OR EMPLOYEE IN THE PEACE CORPS UNDER SECTIONS 5 TO

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      7 OF TITLE I OF THE PEACE CORPS ACT, PUBLIC LAW 87-293, 22

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      U.S.C. 2504 TO 2506, MAY APPLY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR A

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      SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICH SHALL DISPLAY AN APPROPRIATE

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      VIGNETTE PRECEDING THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS AND SHALL HAVE THE

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      WORDS "PEACE CORPS" INSCRIBED BENEATH THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS.

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           (2) APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ON

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      A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND SHALL BE

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      ACCOMPANIED BY ANY PROOF OF THE APPLICANT BEING OR HAVING SERVED



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      AS A VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER LEADER, OR EMPLOYEE IN THE PEACE CORPS

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      AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY

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      REQUIRE.  THE APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL

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      ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT OF A $5.00 SERVICE FEE.

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           (3) UPON PROPER APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF THE $5.00 SERVICE

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      FEE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ISSUE 1 OR MORE SPECIAL REGIS-

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      TRATION PLATES FOR EACH APPLICANT FOR USE ON A PASSENGER

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      VEHICLE.  A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO APPLIES FOR A SPECIAL

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      REGISTRATION PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION AND WHO PAYS THE $5.00

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      SERVICE FEE SHALL BE ISSUED A TAB FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

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      AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 803F FOR HIS OR HER SPECIAL REGISTRATION

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      PLATE.  THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL REQUIRE THE SAME PROOF THAT

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      THE APPLICANT IS A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AS IS REQUIRED FOR

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      ISSUANCE OF A PERMANENT WINDSHIELD PLACARD UNDER SECTION 675.  A

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      PERSON ISSUED 1 OR MORE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES UNDER

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      SUBSECTION (1) SHALL BE ASSESSED THE APPLICABLE TAX PROVIDED IN

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      SECTION 801.

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           (4) THE USE OF A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE ON A VEHICLE

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      OTHER THAN THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE PLATE IS ISSUED, OR BY A

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      PERSON WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THIS SECTION, IS A

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      MISDEMEANOR.

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           (5) THE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION

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      SHALL EXPIRE ON THE BIRTHDAY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER.  WHEN NEW

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      PLATES ARE ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, APPLICATION FOR

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      RENEWAL OF THE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY

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      A $5.00 SERVICE FEE.  THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO

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      FURNISH THE PROOF PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2).



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