SB-0554,As Passed Senate, June 12, 2003
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 554
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 217a, 217d, 307, 312e, 312h, 320e, 801,
801d, 802, 803b, 803m, 804, 806, 807, 810, 811, 811c, 811h, and
812 (MCL 257.217a, 257.217d, 257.307, 257.312e, 257.312h,
257.320e, 257.801, 257.801d, 257.802, 257.803b, 257.803m,
257.804, 257.806, 257.807, 257.810, 257.811, 257.811c, 257.811h,
and 257.812), section 217a as amended by 1988 PA 419, section
217d as amended by 2000 PA 78, section 307 as amended by 2002 PA
534, section 312e as amended by 2002 PA 652, section 312h as
amended by 1989 PA 299, section 320e as amended by 1998 PA 346,
section 801 as amended by 2002 PA 417, section 801d as amended by
1984 PA 123, section 802 as amended by 1998 PA 396, section 803b
as amended by 1996 PA 142, section 803m as amended and section
811c as added by 1994 PA 332, section 804 as amended and section
811h as added by 2000 PA 77, section 806 as amended by 2002 PA
497, section 807 as amended by 1998 PA 384, section 810 as
amended by 1987 PA 238, section 811 as amended by 2000 PA 456,
and section 812 as amended by 1989 PA 280, and by adding sections
803r and 810b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 217a. (1) A person who holds an unexpired technician,
2 general, conditional, advanced, or extra class amateur radio
3 license issued by the federal communications commission may make
4 application directly to the secretary of state for a registration
5 plate inscribed with the official amateur radio call letters of
6 the applicant as assigned by the federal communications
7 commission.
8 (2) The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the
9 secretary of state that the applicant holds an unexpired amateur
10 radio license. In addition to the regular registration fee, the
11 applicant shall pay a service fee of $2.00. The $2.00 fee shall
12 be credited to the Michigan
transportation administration
13 collection fund. ;
and, after deduction of manufacturing and
14 administrative costs,
the service fee shall be allocated pursuant
15 to section 10 of Act
No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, being
16 section 247.660 of the
Michigan Compiled Laws. A plate may
be
17 issued for a motor vehicle which bears a registration issued
18 pursuant to section 801(1)(a) and (q).
19 (3) If a plate issued under this section is used on a vehicle
20 other than the vehicle for which the plate was issued, the owner
21 of the plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and the registration
1 plate shall be surrendered to the secretary of state. A holder
2 of a plate whose amateur radio license is not in full force and
3 effect immediately shall surrender the call letter plate to the
4 secretary of state and obtain a regular registration plate.
5 (4) An application for a plate issued under this section
6 shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section
7 217. The expiration date for plates issued under this section
8 shall be the date determined pursuant to section 226.
9 Sec. 217d. (1) The secretary of state shall design and may
10 issue a special congressional medal of honor registration plate
11 for residents of this state awarded the congressional medal of
12 honor.
13 (2) A special congressional medal of honor registration plate
14 shall be issued only for 1 vehicle intended for personal use by
15 the applicant.
16 (3) A person who is a recipient of the congressional medal of
17 honor may apply to the secretary of state for a special
18 registration plate under this section on a form prescribed by the
19 secretary of state, which shall be accompanied by any proof of
20 the applicant having been a congressional medal of honor
21 recipient that the secretary of state may require. The secretary
22 of state shall waive the $5.00 service fee requirement under
23 section 804.
24 (4) A person who qualifies to be issued a special
25 registration plate under this section is entitled to only 1
26 special registration plate issued under subsection (1) that is
27 exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801.
1 (5) A person with disabilities who applies for a special
2 registration plate under this section shall be issued a tab for
3 persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or
4 her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall
5 require the same proof that the applicant is disabled as is
6 required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under
7 section 675.
8 (6) A special registration plate issued under subsection (1)
9 expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which
10 new plates are issued by the secretary of state.
11 (7) The secretary of state shall deliver or cause to be
12 delivered 1 or more special registration plates issued under this
13 section to the home address of the applicant at no additional
14 cost to the applicant.
15 (8) The secretary of state shall develop and, upon
16 application, may issue a Michigan veterans memorial registration
17 plate to an applicant for use on the passenger motor vehicle,
18 pickup truck, van, motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or
19 trailer for which the registration plate is issued instead of a
20 standard registration plate. Michigan veterans memorial
21 registration plates shall bear letters and numbers that the
22 secretary of state prescribes. The plate shall be of a design as
23 determined by the secretary of state. The word "Michigan" shall
24 appear on each Michigan veterans memorial registration plate.
25 (9) An application for a Michigan veterans memorial
26 registration plate shall be submitted to the secretary of state
27 pursuant to the procedures prescribed in section 217.
1 Application for an original or renewal Michigan veterans memorial
2 registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of the
3 regular vehicle registration tax in addition to the following:
4 (a) For an original Michigan veterans memorial registration
5 plate, a donation of $25.00 and a service fee of not more than
6 $10.00, as determined by the secretary of state. The $10.00
7 service fee shall be deposited in the transportation
8 administration collection fund created under section 810b.
9 (b) For a renewal Michigan veterans memorial registration
10 plate, a service fee donation
of $10.00.
11 (10) A Michigan veterans memorial registration plate shall
12 expire as described in section 226. Upon the issuance or renewal
13 of a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate, the secretary
14 of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year
15 of expiration.
16 (11) The secretary of state may issue a temporary
17 registration permit to a person who submits an application and
18 the proper payments for a Michigan veterans memorial registration
19 plate if the applicant's current vehicle registration will expire
20 before his or her receipt of a Michigan veterans memorial
21 registration plate. The temporary registration shall expire upon
22 receipt of a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate or 60
23 days after the issuance of a Michigan veterans memorial
24 registration plate, whichever occurs first. The temporary permit
25 shall be issued without a separate fee.
26 (12) Michigan veterans memorial registration plate service
27 fees collected under this section by the secretary of state shall
1 be identified and segregated by the secretary of state into a
2 separate account. After
deducting the manufacturing and
3 administrative costs
of the secretary of state, including
4 administrative costs
associated with issuing, replacing, and
5 substituting plates,
the The secretary of state
shall on a
6 quarterly basis transfer
all of the donations and the balance of
7 the Michigan veterans
memorial registration plate service fees
8 to the state treasurer
who shall credit the fee money donations
9 to the Vietnam veterans memorial monument fund created in section
10 3 of the Michigan Vietnam veterans memorial act, 1988 PA 234, MCL
11 35.1053. These funds
donations shall be used exclusively for
12 the purposes described in sections 5 and 7 of the Michigan
13 Vietnam veterans memorial act, 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1055 and
14 35.1057.
15 (13) For purposes of this section, "Michigan veterans
16 memorial registration plate" means a registration plate
17 containing a specialized design pertaining to Michigan veterans.
18 Sec. 307. (1) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's
19 license shall supply a birth certificate attesting to his or her
20 age or other sufficient documents or identification as the
21 secretary of state may require. An application for an operator's
22 or chauffeur's license shall be made in a manner prescribed by
23 the secretary of state and shall contain all of the following:
24 (a) The applicant's full name, date of birth, residence
25 address, height, sex, eye color, signature, other information
26 required or permitted on the license under this chapter, and, to
27 the extent required to comply with federal law, the applicant's
1 social security number. The applicant may provide a mailing
2 address if the applicant receives mail at an address different
3 from his or her residence address.
4 (b) The following notice shall be included to inform the
5 applicant that under sections 509o and 509r of the Michigan
6 election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o and 168.509r, the
7 secretary of state is required to use the residence address
8 provided on this application as the applicant's residence address
9 on the qualified voter file for voter registration and voting:
10 "NOTICE: Michigan law requires that the same address be used
11 for voter registration and driver license purposes. Therefore,
12 if the residence address you provide in this application
13 differs from your voter registration address as it appears on
14 the qualified voter file, the secretary of state will
15 automatically change your voter registration to match the
16 residence address on this application, after which your voter
17 registration at your former address will no longer be valid for
18 voting purposes. A new voter registration card, containing the
19 information of your polling place, will be provided to you by
20 the clerk of the jurisdiction where your residence address is
21 located.".
22 (c) For an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle
23 group designation or indorsement, the following certifications by
24 the applicant:
25 (i) The applicant meets the applicable federal driver
26 qualification requirements under 49 C.F.R. part 391 if the
1 applicant operates or intends to operate in interstate commerce
2 or meets the applicable qualifications under the rules
3 promulgated by the department of state police under the motor
4 carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11 to 480.22, if
5 the applicant operates or intends to operate in intrastate
6 commerce.
7 (ii) The vehicle in which the applicant will take the driving
8 skills tests is representative of the type of vehicle the
9 applicant operates or intends to operate.
10 (iii) The applicant is not subject to disqualification,
11 suspension, revocation, or cancellation for conviction of an
12 offense described in section 312f or 319b.
13 (iv) The applicant does not have a driver's license from more
14 than 1 state.
15 (d) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license
16 with a vehicle group designation and a hazardous material
17 indorsement (H vehicle indorsement) shall provide his or her
18 fingerprints which shall have been taken by a law enforcement
19 official or a designated representative for investigation as
20 required by the uniting and strengthening America by providing
21 appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism
22 (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, 115 Stat. 272.
23 (2) Except as provided in this subsection, an applicant for
24 an operator's or chauffeur's license may have his or her image
25 captured or reproduced when the application for the license is
26 made. An applicant required under section 5a of the sex
27 offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain
1 a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official state
2 personal identification card shall have his or her image and
3 signature captured or reproduced when the application for the
4 license is made. The secretary of state shall acquire by
5 purchase or lease the equipment for capturing the images and
6 signatures and may furnish the equipment to a local unit
7 authorized by the secretary of state to license drivers. The
8 secretary of state shall acquire equipment purchased or leased
9 pursuant to this section under standard purchasing procedures of
10 the department of management and budget based on standards and
11 specifications established by the secretary of state. The
12 secretary of state shall not purchase or lease equipment until an
13 appropriation for the equipment has been made by the
14 legislature. An image and signature captured pursuant to this
15 section shall appear on the applicant's operator's or chauffeur's
16 license. Except as provided in this subsection, the secretary of
17 state may retain and use a person's image described in this
18 subsection only for programs administered by the secretary of
19 state. Except as provided in this subsection, the secretary of
20 state shall not use a person's image unless the person grants
21 written permission for that purpose to the secretary of state or
22 specific enabling legislation permitting the use is enacted into
23 law. A law enforcement agency of this state has access to
24 information retained by the secretary of state under this
25 subsection. The information may be utilized for any law
26 enforcement purpose unless otherwise prohibited by law. The
27 department of state police shall provide to the secretary of
1 state updated lists of persons required to be registered under
2 the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to
3 28.732, and the secretary of state shall make the images of those
4 persons available to the department of state police as provided
5 in that act.
6 (3) An application shall contain a signature and
7 certification by the applicant and shall be accompanied by the
8 proper fee. The examiner shall collect the application fee and
9 shall forward the fee to the secretary of state with the
10 application. The secretary of state shall refund the application
11 fee to the applicant if the license applied for is denied, but
12 shall not refund the fee to an applicant who fails to complete
13 the examination requirements of the secretary of state within 90
14 days after the date of
application for a license. A service fee
15 of $1.00 shall be
added to each fee collected for an original,
16 renewal, duplicate, or
corrected operator's or chauffeur's
17 license. The service
fee received and collected under this
18 subsection shall be
deposited in the state treasury to the credit
19 of the general fund.
The service fee shall be used to defray the
20 expenses of the
secretary of state. Appropriations from the
21 Michigan
transportation fund shall not be used to compensate the
22 secretary of state for
costs incurred and services performed
23 under this section.
24 (4) In conjunction with the issuance of an operator's or
25 chauffeur's license, the secretary of state shall do all of the
26 following:
27 (a) Provide the applicant with all of the following:
1 (i) Written information explaining the applicant's right to
2 make an anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with
3 section 310.
4 (ii) Written information describing the organ donation
5 registry program maintained by Michigan's federally designated
6 organ procurement organization or its successor organization.
7 The written information required under this subparagraph shall
8 include, in a type size and format that is conspicuous in
9 relation to the surrounding material, the address and telephone
10 number of Michigan's federally designated organ procurement
11 organization or its successor organization, along with an
12 advisory to call Michigan's federally designated organ
13 procurement organization or its successor organization with
14 questions about the organ donor registry program.
15 (iii) Written information giving the applicant the
16 opportunity to be placed on the organ donation registry described
17 in subparagraph (ii).
18 (b) Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on
19 his or her operator's or chauffeur's license that he or she is
20 willing to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in
21 accordance with section 310.
22 (c) Inform the applicant in writing that, if he or she
23 indicates to the secretary of state under this section a
24 willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor
25 registry described in subdivision (a)(ii), the secretary of state
26 will forward the applicant's name and address to the organ
27 donation registry maintained by Michigan's federally designated
1 organ procurement organization or its successor organization, as
2 required by subsection (6).
3 (5) The secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of
4 subsection (4) by 1 or more of the following methods:
5 (a) Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice
6 for an operator's or chauffeur's license renewal or the issuance
7 of an operator's or chauffeur's license.
8 (b) Providing printed material to an applicant who personally
9 appears at a secretary of state branch office.
10 (c) Through electronic information transmittals for
11 operator's and chauffeur's licenses processed by electronic
12 means.
13 (6) If an applicant indicates a willingness under this
14 section to have his or her name placed on the organ donor
15 registry described in subsection (4)(a)(ii), the secretary of
16 state shall within 10 days forward the applicant's name and
17 address to the organ donor registry maintained by Michigan's
18 federally designated organ procurement organization or its
19 successor organization. The secretary of state may forward
20 information under this subsection by mail or by electronic
21 means. The secretary of state shall not maintain a record of the
22 name or address of an individual who indicates a willingness to
23 have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry after
24 forwarding that information to the organ donor registry under
25 this subsection. Information about an applicant's indication of
26 a willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor
27 registry that is obtained by the secretary of state under
1 subsection (4) and forwarded under this subsection is exempt from
2 disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442,
3 MCL 15.231 to 15.246, pursuant to section 13(1)(d) of the freedom
4 of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.
5 (7) If an application is received from a person previously
6 licensed in another jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall
7 request a copy of the applicant's driving record and other
8 available information from the national driver register. When
9 received, the driving record and other available information
10 become a part of the driver's record in this state. If the
11 application is for an original, renewal, or upgrade of a vehicle
12 group designation or indorsement, the secretary of state shall
13 check the applicant's driving record with the national driver
14 register and the federal commercial driver license information
15 system before issuing that group designation or indorsement.
16 (8) Except for a vehicle group designation or indorsement or
17 as provided in this subsection, the secretary of state may issue
18 a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license for 1 additional
19 4-year period by mail or by other methods prescribed by the
20 secretary of state. The secretary of state shall issue a renewal
21 license only in person if the person is a person required under
22 section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295,
23 MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's
24 license or official state personal identification card. If a
25 license is renewed by mail or by other method, the secretary of
26 state shall issue evidence of renewal to indicate the date the
27 license expires in the future. The department of state police
1 shall provide to the secretary of state updated lists of persons
2 required under section 5a of the sex offenders registration act,
3 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or
4 chauffeur's license or official state personal identification
5 card.
6 (9) Upon request, the secretary of state shall provide an
7 information manual to an applicant explaining how to obtain a
8 vehicle group designation or indorsement. The manual shall
9 contain the information required under 49 C.F.R. part 383.
10 (10) The secretary of state shall not disclose a social
11 security number obtained under subsection (1) to another person
12 except for use for 1 or more of the following purposes:
13 (a) Compliance with chapter 313 of title 49 of the United
14 States Code, 49 U.S.C. 31301 to 31317, and regulations and state
15 law and rules related to this chapter.
16 (b) Through the law enforcement information network, to carry
17 out the purposes of section 466(a) of part D of title IV of the
18 social security act, 42 U.S.C. 666, in connection with matters
19 relating to paternity, child support, or overdue child support.
20 (c) As otherwise required by law.
21 (11) The secretary of state shall not display a person's
22 social security number on the person's operator's or chauffeur's
23 license.
24 (12) A requirement under this section to include a social
25 security number on an application does not apply to an applicant
26 who demonstrates he or she is exempt under law from obtaining a
27 social security number or to an applicant who for religious
1 convictions is exempt under law from disclosure of his or her
2 social security number under these circumstances. The secretary
3 of state shall inform the applicant of this possible exemption.
4 Sec. 312e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this
5 section, a person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle,
6 shall obtain the required vehicle group designation as follows:
7 (a) A person, before operating a combination of vehicles with
8 a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more
9 including a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of
10 more than 10,000 pounds, shall procure a group A vehicle
11 designation on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license.
12 Unless an indorsement or the removal of restrictions is required,
13 a person licensed to operate a group A vehicle may operate a
14 group B or C vehicle without taking another test.
15 (b) A person, before operating a vehicle having a gross
16 vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, shall procure a
17 group B vehicle designation on his or her operator's or
18 chauffeur's license. Unless an indorsement or the removal of
19 restrictions is required, a person licensed to operate a group B
20 vehicle may operate a group C vehicle without taking another
21 test.
22 (c) A person, before operating a single vehicle having a
23 gross vehicle weight rating under 26,001 pounds or a vehicle
24 having a gross vehicle weight rating under 26,001 pounds towing a
25 trailer or other vehicle and carrying hazardous materials on
26 which a placard is required under 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, or
27 designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver,
1 shall procure a group C vehicle designation and a hazardous
2 material or passenger vehicle indorsement on his or her
3 operator's or chauffeur's license.
4 (2) An applicant for a vehicle group designation shall take
5 knowledge and driving skills tests that comply with minimum
6 federal standards prescribed in 49 C.F.R. part 383 as required
7 under this act.
8 (3) The license shall be issued, suspended, revoked,
9 canceled, or renewed in accordance with this act.
10 (4) Except as provided in this subsection, all of the
11 following apply:
12 (a) If a person operates a group B passenger vehicle while
13 taking his or her driving skills test for a P indorsement, he or
14 she is restricted to operating only group B or C passenger
15 vehicles under that P indorsement.
16 (b) If a person operates a group C passenger vehicle while
17 taking his or her driving skills test for a P indorsement, he or
18 she is restricted to operating only group C passenger vehicles
19 under that P indorsement.
20 (c) A person who fails the air brake portion of the written
21 or driving skills test provided under section 312f or who takes
22 the driving skills test provided under that section in a
23 commercial motor vehicle that is not equipped with air brakes
24 shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air
25 brakes.
26 (5) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle,
27 shall obtain required vehicle indorsements as follows:
1 (a) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle
2 pulling double trailers, shall procure the appropriate vehicle
3 group designation and a T vehicle indorsement under this act.
4 (b) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle
5 that is a tank vehicle, shall procure the appropriate vehicle
6 group designation and an N vehicle indorsement under this act.
7 (c) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle
8 carrying hazardous materials on which a placard is required under
9 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, shall procure the appropriate vehicle
10 group designation and an H vehicle indorsement under this act.
11 (d) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle
12 that is a tank vehicle carrying hazardous material, shall procure
13 the appropriate vehicle group designation and both an N and H
14 vehicle indorsement, which shall be designated by the code letter
15 X on the person's operator's or chauffeur's license.
16 (e) A person, before operating a vehicle designed to
17 transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, shall
18 procure the appropriate vehicle group designation and a P vehicle
19 indorsement under this act. An applicant for a P vehicle
20 indorsement shall take the driving skills test in a vehicle
21 designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the
22 driver.
23 (6) An applicant for an indorsement shall take the knowledge
24 and driving skills tests described and required pursuant to
25 49 C.F.R. part 383.
26 (7) The holder of an unexpired operator's or chauffeur's
27 license may be issued a vehicle group designation and indorsement
1 valid for the remainder of the license upon meeting the
2 qualifications of section 312f and payment of the original
3 vehicle group designation
fee of $20.00 $35.00 and an
4 indorsement fee of $5.00 per indorsement, and a corrected license
5 fee of $6.00. A person required to procure an F vehicle
6 indorsement pursuant to subsection (9) shall pay an indorsement
7 fee of $5.00.
8 (8) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (9) and (10),
9 this section does not apply to a driver or operator of a vehicle
10 under all of the following conditions:
11 (a) The vehicle is controlled and operated by a farmer or an
12 employee or family member of the farmer.
13 (b) The vehicle is used to transport agricultural products,
14 farm machinery, farm supplies, or a combination of these items,
15 to or from a farm.
16 (c) The vehicle is not used in the operation of a common or
17 contract motor carrier.
18 (d) The vehicle is operated within 150 miles of the farm.
19 (9) A person, before driving or operating a combination of
20 vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or
21 more on the power unit that is used as described in subsection
22 (8)(a) to (d), shall obtain an F vehicle indorsement. The F
23 vehicle indorsement shall be issued upon successful completion of
24 a knowledge test only.
25 (10) A person, before driving or operating a single vehicle
26 truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or
27 more or a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight
1 rating of 26,001 pounds or more on the power unit that is used as
2 described in subsection (8)(a) to (d) for carrying hazardous
3 materials on which a placard is required under 49 C.F.R. parts
4 100 to 199, shall successfully complete both a knowledge test and
5 a driving skills test. Upon successful completion of the
6 knowledge test and driving skills test, the person shall be
7 issued the appropriate vehicle group designation and any vehicle
8 indorsement necessary under this act.
9 (11) This section does not apply to a police officer
10 operating an authorized emergency vehicle or to a firefighter
11 operating an authorized emergency vehicle who has met the driver
12 training standards of the Michigan fire fighters' training
13 council.
14 (12) This section does not apply to a person operating a
15 motor home or a vehicle used exclusively to transport personal
16 possessions or family members for nonbusiness purposes.
17 (13) The money received
and collected under subsection (7)
18 for a vehicle group designation or indorsement shall be deposited
19 in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The
20 secretary of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each
21 county or municipality acting as an examining officer or
22 examining bureau $3.00 for each applicant examined for a first
23 designation or indorsement to an operator's or chauffeur's
24 license and $1.50 for each renewal designation or indorsement to
25 an operator's or chauffeur's license, whose application is not
26 denied, on the condition that the money refunded shall be paid to
27 the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to the county,
1 municipality, or officer or bureau receiving that money for the
2 purpose of carrying out this act.
3 (14) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
4 person operating a vehicle described in subsections (8) and (9)
5 is subject to the provisions of sections 303 and 319b.
6 Sec. 312h. (1) A person who is issued an original
7 chauffeur's license as described in section 314(3), upon payment
8 of a fee of $20.00 $35.00
for a vehicle group designation and
9 $5.00 for each indorsement in addition to any other chauffeur's
10 license fees and compliance with section 312f, may be issued a
11 vehicle group designation and indorsement for the same period.
12 (2) The money received
and collected under this section
13 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the
14 general fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the
15 fees collected to each county or municipality acting as an
16 examining officer or examining bureau, $2.00 for each applicant
17 examined for a vehicle group designation or indorsement to a
18 first chauffeur's license whose application is not denied, on the
19 condition, however, that the money refunded shall be paid to the
20 county or local treasurer and is appropriated to the county,
21 municipality, or officer or bureau receiving that money for the
22 purpose of carrying out this act.
23 Sec. 320e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
24 (2), (3), or (4), a person whose operator's or chauffeur's
25 license is suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section
26 303, 319, 320, 324, 625, 625b, 625f, 732a, or 904 shall pay a
27 license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state
1 before a license is issued or returned to the person. The
2 increase in the reinstatement fee from $60.00 to $125.00 shall be
3 imposed for a license that is issued or returned on or after
4 October 1, 1991 regardless of when the license was suspended,
5 revoked, or restricted. Of the increase in the reinstatement fee
6 from $60.00 to $125.00, $25.00 shall be allocated to the
7 department of state, $10.00 shall be deposited by the department
8 of treasury in the drunk driving prevention equipment and
9 training fund created under section 625h(1), and $30.00 shall be
10 deposited by the department of treasury in the drunk driving
11 caseflow assistance fund created under section 625h(5). The fee
12 shall be waived if the license was suspended or restricted
13 because of the person's mental or physical infirmity or
14 disability.
15 (2) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
16 suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 319(7)
17 shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary
18 of state before a license is issued or returned to the person.
19 The fee shall be waived if the license was suspended or
20 restricted because of the person's mental or physical infirmity
21 or disability.
22 (3) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
23 suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 319e shall
24 pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of
25 state before a license is issued or returned to the person. Of
26 the $125.00 fee, $95.00 shall be allocated to the department of
27 state and $30.00 shall be deposited by the department of treasury
1 in the drug case information management fund created under
2 section 323d.
3 (4) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
4 suspended as provided in section 321c shall pay a license
5 reinstatement fee of $85.00 to the secretary of state before a
6 license is issued or returned to the person. The fee shall be
7 deposited in the state general fund and shall be used to defray
8 the expenses of the secretary of state in processing the
9 suspension and reinstatement of driver licenses under this
10 section.
11 (5) The secretary of state shall assess points and take
12 licensing action, including suspending, revoking, or denying a
13 license under this act, according to the law in effect at the
14 time of the conspiracy to commit the offense or at the time the
15 offense was committed or attempted or the civil infraction
16 occurred. If 1 or more of the convictions involved in a
17 licensing sanction is a violation or attempted violation of this
18 act committed or attempted after January 1, 1992, the secretary
19 of state shall apply the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
20 (6) Judicial review of an administrative licensing sanction
21 under section 303 shall be governed by the law in effect at the
22 time the offense was committed or attempted. If 1 or more of the
23 convictions involved in an administrative licensing sanction is a
24 violation or attempted violation of this act committed or
25 attempted after January 1, 1992, judicial review of that sanction
26 shall be governed by the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
27 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
1 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
2 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
3 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
4 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
5 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
6 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
7 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
8 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
9 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
10 more than 5,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
11 to the following schedule of empty weights:
12 Empty weights Fee
13 0 to 3,000 pounds................................... $ 29.00
14 3,001 to 3,500 pounds............................... 32.00
15 3,501 to 4,000 pounds............................... 37.00
16 4,001 to 4,500 pounds............................... 43.00
17 4,501 to 5,000 pounds............................... 47.00
18 5,001 to 5,500 pounds............................... 52.00
19 5,501 to 6,000 pounds............................... 57.00
20 6,001 to 6,500 pounds............................... 62.00
21 6,501 to 7,000 pounds............................... 67.00
22 7,001 to 7,500 pounds............................... 71.00
23 7,501 to 8,000 pounds............................... 77.00
24 8,001 to 8,500 pounds............................... 81.00
25 8,501 to 9,000 pounds............................... 86.00
26 9,001 to 9,500 pounds............................... 91.00
1 9,501 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 95.00
2 over 10,000 pounds......................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
3 of empty weight
4 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
5 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
6 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
7 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
8 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
9 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
10 year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the
11 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
12 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
13 of commerce or its successor agency. A van which is owned by an
14 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
15 transports a resident of his or her household who uses a
16 wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued pursuant
17 to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax
18 provided for in this subdivision.
19 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, 76
20 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the trailer coach. A
21 trailer coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043,
22 and while located on land otherwise assessable as real property
23 under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to
24 211.157, if the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation,
25 and whether or not permanently affixed to the soil, shall not be
26 exempt from real property taxes.
27 (c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
1 farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming
2 operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment
3 for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not
4 for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the
5 farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds
6 of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If
7 the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is
8 also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer shall be subject
9 to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of
10 the vehicle but shall not be subject to more than 1 tax rate
11 under this act.
12 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
13 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
14 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
15 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
16 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
17 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the fee as
18 prescribed in this subdivision shall continue in full force and
19 effect until the regular expiration date of the registration. As
20 used in this subdivision, "wood harvester" includes the person or
21 persons hauling and transporting raw materials in the form
22 produced at the harvest site. As used in this subdivision, "wood
23 harvesting operations" does not include the transportation of
24 processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed firewood for a
25 profit making venture.
26 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
27 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
1 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
2 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
3 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
4 ambulance.
5 (f) For a motor vehicle owned and operated by this state, a
6 state institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated,
7 nonprofit volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit
8 college or university, $5.00 per set; and for each motor vehicle
9 operating under municipal franchise, weighing less than 2,500
10 pounds, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the motor
11 vehicle, weighing from 2,500 to 4,000 pounds, 80 cents per 100
12 pounds of the empty weight of the motor vehicle, weighing 4,001
13 to 6,000 pounds, $1.00 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the
14 motor vehicle, and weighing over 6,000 pounds, $1.25 per 100
15 pounds of the empty weight of the motor vehicle.
16 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
17 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
18 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
19 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
20 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
21 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
22 a senior citizen center, $10.00 per set, if the bus, station
23 wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor
24 vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization
25 operating the vehicle.
26 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
27 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
1 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
2 organized under sections 40301 to 40307 of title 36 of the United
3 States Code, 36 U.S.C. 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
4 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
5 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
6 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
7 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
8 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
9 locomotive or ship's body which is owned by a nonprofit veterans
10 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
11 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
12 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
13 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
14 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
15 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
16 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
17 the empty weight of the truck.
18 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
19 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
20 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
21 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
22 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
23 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
24 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
25 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
26 0 to 2,500 pounds................................... $ 1.40
1 2,501 to 4,000 pounds............................... 1.76
2 4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................... 2.20
3 6,001 to 8,000 pounds............................... 2.72
4 8,001 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 3.25
5 10,001 to 15,000 pounds............................. 3.77
6 15,001 pounds and over.............................. 4.39
7 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
8 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
9 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
10 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
11 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
12 subdivision shall not be less than the tax required under
13 subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the
14 same list price.
15 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
16 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
17 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
18 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
19 schedule of elected gross weights:
20 Elected gross weight Fee
21 0 to 24,000 pounds..................................$ 491.00
22 24,001 to 26,000 pounds............................. 558.00
23 26,001 to 28,000 pounds............................. 558.00
24 28,001 to 32,000 pounds............................. 649.00
25 32,001 to 36,000 pounds............................. 744.00
26 36,001 to 42,000 pounds............................. 874.00
1 42,001 to 48,000 pounds............................. 1,005.00
2 48,001 to 54,000 pounds............................. 1,135.00
3 54,001 to 60,000 pounds............................. 1,268.00
4 60,001 to 66,000 pounds............................. 1,398.00
5 66,001 to 72,000 pounds............................. 1,529.00
6 72,001 to 80,000 pounds............................. 1,660.00
7 80,001 to 90,000 pounds............................. 1,793.00
8 90,001 to 100,000 pounds............................ 2,002.00
9 100,001 to 115,000 pounds........................... 2,223.00
10 115,001 to 130,000 pounds........................... 2,448.00
11 130,001 to 145,000 pounds........................... 2,670.00
12 145,001 to 160,000 pounds........................... 2,894.00
13 over 160,000 pounds................................. 3,117.00
14 For each commercial vehicle registered pursuant to this
15 subdivision $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
16 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951
17 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
18 If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an
19 individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or
20 corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the fee
21 prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road
22 tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
23 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
24 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
25 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, or trailer, according
26 to the following schedule of empty weights:
1 Empty weights Fee
2 0 to 500 pounds..................................... $ 17.00
3 501 to 1,500 pounds................................. 24.00
4 1,501 pounds and over............................... 39.00
5 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
6 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
7 is made pursuant to 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according
8 to the following schedule of empty weights:
9 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
10 0 to 4,000 pounds................................... $ 1.76
11 4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................... 2.20
12 6,001 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 2.72
13 10,001 pounds and over.............................. 3.25
14 (n) For each motorcycle.......................... $ 23.00
15 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
16 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
17 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
18 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
19 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
20 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
21 year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the
22 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
23 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
24 of commerce or its successor agency.
25 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
1 motorcycle shall be increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase shall
2 not be considered as part of the tax assessed under this
3 subdivision for the purpose of the annual October 1 revisions but
4 shall be in addition to the tax assessed as a result of the
5 annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1, 1984, $3.00 of
6 each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund
7 in the state treasury and shall be used only for funding the
8 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
9 sections 312b and 811a.
10 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
11 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
12 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
13 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
14 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
15 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
16 subdivision.
17 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
18 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
19 under section 217 which has not been previously subject to the
20 tax rates of this section and which is of the motor vehicle
21 category otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in
22 subdivision (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the
23 following schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
24 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
25 first registration, which is not a transfer registration under
26 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
27 registration under section 809, according to the following
1 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
2 List Price Tax
3 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00.................................... $ 30.00
4 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00................... $ 33.00
5 More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00................... $ 38.00
6 More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00................... $ 43.00
7 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.................. $ 48.00
8 More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00................. $ 53.00
9 More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00................. $ 58.00
10 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00................. $ 63.00
11 More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00................. $ 68.00
12 More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00................. $ 73.00
13 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00................. $ 78.00
14 More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00................. $ 83.00
15 More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00................. $ 88.00
16 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00................. $ 93.00
17 More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00................. $ 98.00
18 More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00................. $ 103.00
19 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00................. $ 108.00
20 More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00................. $ 113.00
21 More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00................. $ 118.00
22 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00................. $ 123.00
23 More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00................. $ 128.00
24 More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00................. $ 133.00
25 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00................. $ 138.00
26 More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00................. $ 143.00
1 More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00................. $ 148.00
2 More than $30,000.00, the fee of $148.00 shall be increased
3 by $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
4 increment over $30,000.00. If a current fee increases or
5 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
6 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
7 or decreased fee.
8 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
9 under subparagraph (i).
10 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
11 under subparagraph (ii).
12 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
13 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
14 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has
15 been previously registered by a person other than the person
16 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
17 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
18 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
19 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
20 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
21 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
22 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If
23 the result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
24 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van which
25 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
26 individual who transports a resident of his or her household who
27 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
1 pursuant to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of
2 the tax provided for in this subdivision.
3 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
4 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
5 section, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar
6 figure shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
7 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
8 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
9 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
10 unless specific fees are specified, and the secretary of state
11 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
12 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
13 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
14 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
15 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
16 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
17 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
18 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
19 necessary if there is presented with the application a
20 registration receipt of the previous year which shows on its face
21 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
22 of state and which is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
23 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
24 which has increased the weight and that the previous registered
25 weight is the true weight.
26 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying
27 ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the
Senate Bill No. 554 as amended June 11, 2003
1 specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
2 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or
3 bond.
4 (3) The Until
October 1, 2009, the fee
for a vehicle with
5 an empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed pursuant to subsection
6 (1)(a) and the fees imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(b), (c),
7 (d), (e), (f), (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) shall each be
8 increased by $5.00 $8.00.
This increase shall be credited to
9 the Michigan
transportation administration
collection fund.
10 and used to defray
the costs of processing the registrations
11 under this section.
12 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
13 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
14 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
15 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
16 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
17 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
18 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
19 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
20 deposited into the general fund. <<This subsection does not apply to an individual who has been allowed by his or her insurer to delete a portion of the coverages under an insurance policy covering a motor vehicle that is not driven upon a highway but who maintains a portion of the policy in effect.>>
21 (5) (4) As
used in this section:
22 (a) "Gross proceeds" means gross proceeds as defined in
23 section 1 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51.
24 However, gross proceeds shall include the value of the motor
25 vehicle used as part payment of the purchase price as that value
26 is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as evidenced by the
27 signed agreement executed pursuant to section 251.
1 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list
2 price as published by the secretary of state, or the
3 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
4 required to be affixed to the vehicle under section 3 of the
5 automobile information disclosure act, Public Law 85-506,
6 15 U.S.C. 1232, if the secretary of state has not at the time of
7 the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's suggested
8 retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of the
9 vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is
10 unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
11 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the
12 seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being
13 registered.
14 Sec. 801d. (1) Specific taxes for each pole trailer,
15 semitrailer, or trailer levied under section 801(1) may be paid
16 for and plates issued for a 5-year period at a tax of 5 times the
17 annual rate. The plates shall be issued in 5-year cycles
18 beginning with the 1972 registration plates. The registration
19 fee shall be the annual fee times the number of years or parts of
20 years remaining in the cycle.
21 (2) If a registration is purchased pursuant to this section,
22 an annual tax increase provided for in section 801 shall not be
23 assessed during the remainder of the period of which the
24 registration was purchased.
25 (3) Upon application to the secretary of state, the owner of
26 a fleet of 50 or more vehicles eligible for registration under
27 section 801(1)(l) may obtain a special registration plate or
1 decal for each fleet vehicle. A plate or decal issued pursuant
2 to this subsection shall be valid for a 5-year period.
3 (4) The owner shall pay an annual registration fee for each
4 fleet vehicle for which registration is sought in accordance with
5 the schedule of elected gross weights contained in section
6 801(1)(l). The first year's payment shall be submitted with the
7 application and subsequent annual installments shall be submitted
8 before March 1 of each year during the 5-year registration
9 period. Notwithstanding subsection (2), the subsequent annual
10 installments shall reflect any increases in the annual
11 registration fees required under section 801(1)(l) in subsequent
12 years.
13 (5) Upon approval of an application submitted under
14 subsection (3) and payment of the appropriate fees, the secretary
15 of state shall issue a special registration plate or decal and
16 certificate for each fleet vehicle for which registration is
17 sought. The plate or decal shall contain distinguishing letters
18 or numerals which indicate that the vehicle has been registered
19 for a 5-year period. The plate or decal and certificate shall
20 specify the end date of the registration. Display of a special
21 plate shall be in accordance with section 225. A service fee of
22 $2.00 shall be collected for each fleet vehicle upon submission
23 of the initial application and a service fee of $1.00 shall be
24 collected for each fleet vehicle upon each subsequent submission
25 of registration fees. All service fees shall be credited to the
26 Michigan
transportation administration
collection fund. and
27 shall be used to
defray the expenses of administering the special
1 registration program.
2 (6) A penalty charge of 25% of the total registration fees
3 due shall be levied upon an owner who fails to submit the
4 prescribed fees to the secretary of state at the times specified
5 in subsection (4). The special registrations issued to a fleet
6 whose owner has failed to submit prescribed fees at the specified
7 times shall be summarily suspended until the required fees are
8 paid.
9 Sec. 802. (1) For a special registration issued as provided
10 for in section 226(8), there shall be paid 1/2 the tax imposed
11 under section 801 and in
addition a service fee of $10.00. The
12 fee shall be credited
to the Michigan transportation fund and
13 used to defray the
expenses of the special registration.
14 (2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31
15 for the period expiring the last day of February and all
16 motorcycles registered after September 30 for the period expiring
17 on the last day of March, a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise imposed
18 by this act shall be collected. This subsection is not
19 applicable to vehicles registered by manufacturers or dealers
20 under sections 244 to 247.
21 (3) For each special registration as provided for in section
22 226(9), a fee of $10.00
shall be collected. The fee shall be
23 credited to the Michigan
transportation fund and used to defray
24 the expenses of the
special registrations.
25 (4) For temporary registration plates or markers as provided
26 for in section 226a(1), a fee of $5.00 for each group of 5 of
27 those temporary registration plates or markers shall be
1 collected. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
2 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
3 temporary registration
plates or markers.
4 (5) A fee of $10.00 shall be collected for each temporary
5 registration as provided
for in section 226b. , the fee to be
6 credited to the Michigan
transportation fund and used to defray
7 the expenses of the
temporary registrations.
8 (6) For registration plates as provided for in section
9 226a(5), (6), and (7), a fee of $40.00 for 2 registration plates
10 and $20.00 for each additional registration plate shall be
11 collected. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
12 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
13 temporary plates or
markers.
14 (7) For special registrations issued for special mobile
15 equipment as provided in section 216(d), a fee of $15.00 each for
16 the first 3 special registrations, and $5.00 for each special
17 registration issued in excess of the first 3 shall be collected.
18 The fee shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation fund
19 and used to defray the
expenses of the plates or markers.
20 (8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
21 registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an
22 elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater on the payment
23 of 1/4 the full registration fee provided in section 801(1)(k)
24 and in addition a service
charge fee of $10.00. The service
25 charge shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation fund and
26 used to defray the
expense of the registration plates or tabs.
27 (9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of a
1 truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that is used exclusively
2 for the purpose of gratuitously transporting farm crops or
3 livestock bedding between the field where produced and the place
4 of storage, feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site,
5 or fertilizer, seed, or spray material from the farm location to
6 the field may obtain a special registration. The fee for each
7 special registration
shall be $20.00. The fee shall be credited
8 to the Michigan
transportation fund and used to defray the
9 expenses of the
special registration program. The
special
10 registration shall be valid for a period of up to 12 months and
11 shall expire on December 31. As used in this subsection:
12 (a) "Feed" means hay or silage.
13 (b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.
14 (10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
15 special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road
16 tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor
17 vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's
18 farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and
19 the farmer's family and not used for hire. The fee for the
20 registration shall be 1/10 of the fee provided in section
21 801(1)(c) times the number of months for which the special
22 registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of
23 $10.00. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
24 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
25 registration. No special registration shall be issued for a
26 motor vehicle for which the fee under section 801(1)(c) would be
27 less than $50.00.
1 (11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
2 registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with
3 an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater. The fee for
4 the registration shall be 1/12 of the fee provided in
5 section 801(1)(k), times the number of months for which the
6 special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee
7 of $10.00. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
8 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
9 registration.
10 (12) The fees and service fees collected under subsections
11 (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) shall be
12 deposited in the transportation administration collection fund
13 created in section 810b.
14 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
15 personalized vehicle registration plate which shall be used on
16 the passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van,
17 motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the
18 plate is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates
19 shall bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state
20 prescribes. The secretary of state shall not issue a letter
21 combination which might carry a connotation offensive to good
22 taste and decency. The personalized plates shall be made of the
23 same material as standard plates. Personalized plates shall not
24 be a duplication of another registration plate.
25 (2) An application for a personalized registration plate
26 shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section
27 217. Application for an original personalized registration plate
1 shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for
2 the first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month
3 of the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
4 registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
5 obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying
6 an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate
7 service fees shall be deposited in the transportation
8 administration collection fund created in section 810b.
9 Application for the renewal of a personalized registration plate
10 shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $15.00 in
11 addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. The service
12 fee shall be credited to
the Michigan transportation fund ; and
13 , after deduction of manufacturing
and administrative costs, the
14 service fee shall be allocated pursuant to section 10 of Act
15 No. 51 of the Public
Acts of 1951, being section 247.660 of the
16 Michigan Compiled Laws 1951
PA 51, MCL 247.660. The amount
17 allocated to the state trunk line fund shall be used by the state
18 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
19 roads and rights of way.
20 (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration plate
21 shall be pursuant to section 226. Upon the issuance or renewal
22 of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of state may
23 issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
24 expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration
25 plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for
26 the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the
27 plate. Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the
1 owner a new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate
2 is illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration
3 fee for an original personalized registration plate.
4 (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
5 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
6 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
7 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
8 of the plate.
9 (5) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
10 person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
11 personalized plate if the applicant's vehicle registration may
12 expire prior to receipt of his or her personalized plate. The
13 temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60 days
14 after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be issued
15 without a fee.
16 Sec. 803m. (1) The secretary of state may issue 2 special
17 organization motor vehicle registration plates to an applicant
18 for use on a passenger motor vehicle, pickup truck, van, or motor
19 home for which the plates are issued instead of standard plates.
20 A special organization motor vehicle registration plate is a
21 registration plate issued by the secretary of state that bears on
22 its face the symbol or emblem of an organization.
23 (2) Special organization plates shall bear letters and
24 numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. Special
25 organization plates may contain the symbol of the organization to
26 the left of the plate number. The secretary of state shall not
27 issue a letter combination or permit the use of a symbol which
1 might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
2 The special organization plates shall be made of the same
3 material as standard plates. Special organization plates shall
4 not be a duplication of another registration plate.
5 (3) In order to qualify its members to receive special
6 organization plates, an organization shall meet all of the
7 following criteria:
8 (a) Be a nonprofit fraternal or public service organization.
9 (b) Certify that it consists of not less than 500 members and
10 that not less than 500 members will apply for special
11 organization registration plates.
12 (c) Have a recognizable state, national, or international
13 symbol or emblem of the organization.
14 (d) Submit a service fee of $500.00 for the initial
15 manufacture of the symbols or emblems for the special
16 registration plates.
17 (e) Not practice or influence others to practice any form of
18 discrimination prohibited by the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,
19 Act No. 453 of the
Public Acts of 1976, being sections 37.2101
20 to 37.2804 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws 1976 PA 453, MCL
21 37.2101 to 37.2804.
22 (4) If an organization meets the criteria set forth in
23 subsection (3), the organization may request the secretary of
24 state to manufacture special organization registration plates for
25 its members. A request shall be accompanied by all of the
26 following:
27 (a) A copy of the organization's charter and bylaws, if any.
1 (b) A statement of the organization's consent to use of the
2 organization's symbol or emblem on special organization plates.
3 The statement shall be signed by the president or chief executive
4 officer of the organization.
5 (c) A sample of the organization's symbol or emblem.
6 (d) The name of the organization's representative who will
7 serve as a contact person with the secretary of state.
8 (5) A member of an organization which has met the criteria
9 set forth in subsection (3) shall individually make application
10 for a special organization plate and submit with the application
11 the organization's confirmation of membership on a form provided
12 by the secretary of state.
13 (6) An application for a special organization registration
14 plate shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to
15 the procedures prescribed in section 217. In addition to the
16 regular registration fee, each application for a new special
17 organization plate shall be accompanied by a service fee of
18 $25.00. The service fee prescribed in this subsection shall not
19 be charged in connection with an application for a renewal tab
20 for an existing special organization plate. A special
21 organization registration plate shall expire as provided in
22 section 226.
23 (7) Each service
fee collected under this section shall be
24 deposited in the state
treasury and shall be credited to the
25 Michigan transportation fund. After deducting manufacturing
and
26 administrative costs,
the service fees shall be allocated
27 pursuant to section 10
of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951,
1 being section 247.660
of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2 (7) (8) The
secretary of state may issue a temporary
3 registration permit to a person who submits an application and
4 the proper fees for a special organization plate, if the
5 applicant's current vehicle registration will expire before his
6 or her receipt of an organization plate. The temporary
7 registration shall expire upon the applicant's receipt of an
8 organization plate or upon the expiration of 60 days after the
9 date of issuance, whichever occurs first. A temporary permit
10 issued under this subsection shall be issued without charge.
11 (8) (9) This
section shall apply to an organization
12 described in section 811c only to the extent provided by
13 section 811c.
14 Sec. 803r. The service fees collected under sections
15 801(4), 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803m, 803n, and 803o
16 shall be deposited into the transportation administration
17 collection fund created under section 810b.
18 Sec. 804. (1) In addition to any other fees required under
19 this act, a $5.00 service fee shall be paid with each application
20 for each distinctive or commemorative plate provided for in this
21 act to cover manufacturing and issuance costs unless these costs
22 are otherwise specifically provided for in this act.
23 (2) Each applicant for a duplicate or replacement license
24 plate provided for in this act shall pay the following service
25 fee to the secretary of state, in addition to any other fees
26 required under this act:
27 (a) Five dollars for a standard or graphic standard plate,
1 personalized registration plate, veterans special registration
2 plate, or other registration plate for which the duplicate or
3 replacement fee has not been specified in this act.
4 (b) Ten dollars for a set of plates provided for in section
5 803m.
6 (c) Ten dollars for each fund-raising registration plate
7 issued under section 811e or 811f, or collector plate described
8 in section 811g.
9 (3) The service fees collected under this section shall be
10 deposited in the transportation administration collection fund
11 created in section 810b.
12 Sec. 806. (1) A Until
October 1, 2009, a fee of
$10.00
13 shall accompany each application for a certificate of title
14 required by this act or for a duplicate of a certificate of
15 title. An additional fee of $5.00 shall accompany an application
16 if the applicant requests that the application be given special
17 expeditious treatment. A $3.00 service fee shall be collected,
18 in addition to the other fees collected under this subsection,
19 for each title issued. The $3.00 service fee shall be deposited
20 into the transportation administration collection fund.
21 (2) A fee of $10.00 shall accompany an application for a
22 special identifying number as provided in section 230.
23 (3) In addition to paying the fees required by
24 subsection (1), until December 31, 2007, each person who applies
25 for a certificate of title, a salvage vehicle certificate of
26 title, or a scrap certificate of title, under this act shall pay
27 a tire disposal surcharge of $1.50 for each certificate of title
1 or duplicate of a certificate of title that person receives. The
2 secretary of state shall deposit money received under this
3 subsection into the scrap tire regulatory fund created in section
4 16908 of the natural resources and environmental protection act,
5 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.16908.
6 Sec. 807. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an
7 applicant shall include with an application for a license under
8 section 248 shall be
accompanied by 1 of the following fee
9 fees:
10 Full year's
license....................... $ 10.00 75.00
11 Half year's license
(after June 30)....... 5.00 37.50
12 Multiple year
license..................... 10.00 75.00
13 per year.
14 (2) An applicant shall include with an application for a used
15 or secondhand vehicle parts dealer, an automotive recycler, or
16 foreign salvage vehicle
dealer license shall be accompanied by
17 1 of the following fees:
18 Full year's
license....................... $ 100.00 160.00
19 Half year's license
(after June 30)....... 50.00 80.00
20 Multiple year
license..................... 100.00 160.00
21 per year.
22 Sec. 810. All Except
as otherwise provided, all fees
23 received and money
collected under sections 801 to 809 ,
24 inclusive, shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be
25 credited to the Michigan transportation fund.
26 Sec. 810b. (1) The transportation administration collection
1 fund is created within the state treasury.
2 (2) The state treasurer may receive money from the
3 collections authorized under this act for deposit into the fund.
4 The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The
5 state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings
6 from fund investments.
7 (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
8 remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
9 (4) The department of state shall expend money from the fund,
10 upon appropriation, to defray the costs of manufacturing and the
11 administrative costs of issuing, selling, replacing, and
12 substituting registrations and licenses and collecting fees.
13 (5) The department of treasury shall expend money in the
14 fund, upon appropriation, to defray the costs of collecting motor
15 fuel taxes.
16 Sec. 811. (1) An application for an original operator's or
17 an original chauffeur's license as provided in sections 307 and
18 312 and an application
for a an original minor's restricted
19 license as provided in section 312 shall be accompanied by the
20 following fees:
21 Operator's
license............................ $ 12.00 $25.00
22 Chauffeur's
license............................ 20.00 35.00
23 Minor's restricted
license..................... 5.00 25.00
24 The renewal fee for an operator's license renewed under this
25 section is $18.00. However, if an operator's license is expired
26 at the time of the renewal, the fee is the same as the original
1 fee. The date of an application for a renewal of an operator's
2 license under this section that is delivered to the secretary of
3 state by regular mail is the postmark date in determining the fee
4 to be assessed.
5 (2) The secretary of state shall deposit the money received
6 and and collected under subsection (1) in the state treasury to
7 the credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall
8 refund out of the fees collected to each county or municipality
9 acting as an examining officer or examining bureau $2.50 for each
10 applicant examined for an original license, $1.00 for each
11 applicant examined for an original chauffeur's license, and $1.00
12 for every other applicant examined, if the application is not
13 denied and the money refunded is paid to the county or local
14 treasurer and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or
15 officer or bureau receiving the money for the purpose of carrying
16 out this act. The state treasurer shall deposit the sum of $4.00
17 in a driver education fund for each person examined for an
18 original license, a renewal operator's license, an original
19 chauffeur's license, or a renewal chauffeur's license, except
20 that the sum deposited for each 2-year operator's or 2-year
21 chauffeur's license shall be $2.00. The department of education
22 shall use the money in the driver education fund for
23 administration of a driver education program and for distribution
24 to local school districts to be used for driver education
25 programs. Any unexpended and unencumbered balance remaining in
26 the driver education fund at the end of the fiscal year in excess
27 of $150,000.00 shall revert to the general fund.
1 (3) From the money credited to the driver education fund, the
2 legislature shall appropriate annually funds to the department of
3 education for state administration of the program. In addition,
4 the department of education shall distribute to local public
5 school districts from the driver education fund a pro rata amount
6 equal to the number of students who have completed segment 1 of
7 an approved driver education course through the local public
8 school districts whether directly from the student's own local
9 school district or by certificate issued from the student's own
10 local school district in the previous fiscal year, or the actual
11 cost per student, whichever is less. Beginning April 1, 1998, a
12 local school district that offers an approved driver education
13 course shall provide an amount equal to the pro rata amount from
14 the driver education fund for each student residing in the
15 district who completes segment 1 of an approved driver education
16 course within that district. The local school district shall
17 provide each student participating in an approved driver
18 education course with a certificate in a form provided by the
19 local school district and approved by the department of education
20 that the student shall use toward the payment of any fee charged
21 for the approved driver education course under the following
22 conditions:
23 (a) If the student participates in an approved driver
24 education course at a local school district of his or her choice
25 other than his or her local school district.
26 (b) If the student participates in a driver education course
27 at a licensed driver training school, but only if the following
1 conditions exist:
2 (i) The student's local school district does not offer an
3 approved driver education course either itself or through a
4 consortium of local school districts of which the student's local
5 school district is a member.
6 (ii) The student's local school district does not offer an
7 approved driver education course with openings available either
8 itself or through a consortium of local school districts of which
9 the student's local school district is a member at the time the
10 student attains 15 years, 6 months of age.
11 From the amount distributed, the local school district shall
12 reimburse each licensed driver training school or other local
13 school district or the parent of the student the determined pro
14 rata amount from the driver education fund for each student from
15 that district completing segment 1 of an approved driver
16 education course with the licensed driver training school or
17 other local school district during the fiscal year.
18 (4) Beginning April 1, 1998,
the The approved driver
19 education courses may be conducted by the local public school
20 district or a consortium of school districts, by a licensed
21 driver training school either itself or through a contract with a
22 local school district, or by the intermediate district at the
23 request of the local district. If a local school district
24 contracts with a licensed driver training school to conduct an
25 approved driver education course, the contract shall require that
26 the driver education course be conducted in accordance with the
27 requirements set forth in department of education rules under
1 subsection (6) that are applicable to an approved driver
2 education course conducted by a local school district.
3 Enrollment in approved driver education courses shall be open to
4 residents not less than 14 years 8 months of age enrolled in
5 public, nonpublic, and home schools as well as resident
6 out-of-school youth not less than 14 years 8 months of age.
7 Reimbursement to local school districts shall be made on the
8 basis of an application made by the local school district
9 superintendent to the department of education. If money
10 appropriated from the driver education fund is not sufficient to
11 provide for state administration of the driver education program
12 and to reimburse local school districts for each student
13 completing segment 1 of an approved driver education course, then
14 payments made to local school districts shall be prorated to the
15 amount that is appropriated and available in the fund. A local
16 school district or licensed driver training school may use
17 videotapes, computers, telecourses, or other similar technology
18 as part of the classroom instruction portion of its driver
19 education courses. A student may receive and use any of these
20 materials at home.
21 (5) As used in this section, "driver education courses"
22 include classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel instruction, and
23 observation in an automobile under the supervision of a qualified
24 teacher or licensed instructor. The department of education
25 shall not require that licensed driver training school teachers
26 or instructors be certificated under the revised school code,
27 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
1 (6) The department of education may promulgate rules pursuant
2 to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
3 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this section. The rules shall
4 include, at a minimum, instructional standards, teacher
5 qualifications, and reimbursement procedures.
6 (7) Notwithstanding sections 306 and 308, an operator's
7 license shall not be issued to a person under 18 years of age
8 unless that person successfully passes a driver education course
9 and examination given by a public school, nonpublic school, or an
10 equivalent course approved by the department of education given
11 by a licensed driver training school. A person who has been a
12 holder of a motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other
13 state, territory, or possession of the United States, or any
14 other sovereignty for 1 year immediately before application for
15 an operator's license under this act is not required to comply
16 with this subsection. Restricted licenses may be issued pursuant
17 to section 312 without compliance with this subsection. A driver
18 education course shall be made available for a person under 18
19 years of age within a time that will enable that person to
20 qualify for a license before the time that the person is
21 permitted by law to have a license.
22 (8) Beginning April 1, 1998,
a A public school system may
23 impose a charge or enrollment fee for a driver education course
24 upon a student desiring to take the course as a duly enrolled
25 student for the course in a school of the public school system.
26 If a charge or enrollment fee is imposed, it shall be the same
27 for all students who reside within the territory of the public
1 school system.
2 Sec. 811c. (1) Upon application, the secretary of state
3 shall issue a registration plate with an appropriate decal
4 representing an olympic education-training center in this state
5 to an applicant for use on the passenger motor vehicle, pickup
6 truck, van, or motor home for which the plate is issued.
7 (2) An application for a registration plate with an olympic
8 education-training center decal shall be submitted to the
9 secretary of state pursuant to the procedures prescribed in
10 section 217. In addition to the regular registration tax imposed
11 by section 801, each application shall be accompanied with
12 payment of a service
fee of $3.00 for the first month and $2.00
13 per month for each additional month of the registration period of
14 the plate. Registration plates with an olympic
15 education-training center decal shall expire on the applicant's
16 birthday pursuant to section 226.
17 (3) The olympic education-training center fund is created in
18 the state treasury. Money in the fund shall be expended only as
19 provided in this section.
20 (4) The secretary of
state shall deposit each service fee
21 $10.00 from the amount received for each original registration
22 plate collected pursuant to this section into the transportation
23 administration collection fund created under section 810b. The
24 remainder shall be deposited with the state treasurer, to the
25 credit of the olympic education-training center fund. The fund
26 may receive money from any other source as appropriated by the
27 legislature. The money in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be
1 distributed to the
olympic education-training center. after
2 deducting
manufacturing and administrative costs.
3 (5) The olympic education-training center shall submit to the
4 secretary of state a design of a separate decal to be affixed to
5 a registration plate. The secretary of state shall confer with
6 the department of state police to ensure the design will not
7 compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies to accurately
8 identify specific vehicles. Registration plates with an olympic
9 education-training center decal shall not be a duplication of
10 another registration plate. The olympic education-training
11 center shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and
12 (4)(c) and (d).
13 (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration
14 permit to a person who submits an application and the proper
15 payments for a registration plate with an olympic
16 education-training center decal, if the applicant's current
17 vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a
18 registration plate with an olympic education-training center
19 decal. The temporary registration shall expire upon receipt of a
20 registration plate with an olympic education-training center
21 decal or 60 days after the issuance, whichever occurs first. The
22 temporary permit shall be issued without a separate fee.
23 Sec. 811h. (1) Each service fee collected under sections
24 811f and 811g shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation
25 fund established
under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660,
26 and shall be used
first to defray the manufacturing and
27 administrative costs
incurred by the secretary of state,
1 including
administrative costs associated with selling, issuing,
2 replacing, and
substituting fund-raising registration and
3 collector plates administration collection fund created under
4 section 810b.
5 (2) The secretary of state shall identify and segregate the
6 fund-raising donations collected under sections 811f and 811g
7 into separate accounts. The secretary of state shall create a
8 separate account for each fund-raising plate series and matching
9 collector plates issued or sold by the secretary of state for a
10 Michigan university or state-sponsored goal pursuant to section
11 811e.
12 (3) As determined necessary by the secretary of state but not
13 more than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the
14 secretary of state shall not less than once each calendar quarter
15 authorize the disbursement of fund-raising donations segregated
16 under subsection (2) and, independent from any disbursement under
17 subsection (2), report the number of fund-raising registration
18 and matching collector plates issued, sold, or renewed bearing
19 the design or logo of that Michigan university or state-sponsored
20 plate sponsor, to the following, as appropriate:
21 (a) The treasurer of a Michigan university.
22 (b) The person or entity identified in a public act pursuant
23 to section 811e(3) to administer a state-sponsored fund-raising
24 registration plate fund.
25 (4) The secretary of state may cease to issue a fund-raising
26 registration plate or to issue a duplicate replacement of a
27 fund-raising registration plate for use on a vehicle if the
1 secretary of state issued fewer than 500 of a particular
2 fund-raising registration plate within any prior 24 consecutive
3 months. The secretary of state may also cease to sell a
4 collector plate that matches the discontinued fund-raising
5 registration plate. However, the secretary of state may continue
6 to renew fund-raising registration plates already issued and
7 collect the renewal fund-raising donation for those plates. This
8 subsection does not apply to Michigan university fund-raising
9 registration plates issued under section 811f and matching
10 Michigan university collector plates issued under section 811g.
11 (5) The state of Michigan, through the secretary of state,
12 shall own all right, title, and interest in all fund-raising
13 registration and collector plates, including the right to use,
14 reproduce, or distribute a fund-raising registration or collector
15 plate or the image of a fund-raising registration or collector
16 plate in any form. The secretary of state may authorize the
17 commercial or other use of a fund-raising registration or
18 collector plate design, logo, or image if written consent is
19 obtained from the pertinent Michigan university or person or
20 entity that sponsored a state-sponsored fund-raising registration
21 plate under section 811e. However, the secretary of state shall
22 not authorize the commercial or other use of a fund-raising
23 registration or collector plate under this section unless the
24 user first agrees in writing to the terms and conditions that the
25 secretary of state considers necessary. Those terms and
26 conditions may include the payment of royalty fees to 1 or more
27 of the following:
1 (a) This state.
2 (b) A Michigan university.
3 (c) A person or entity that sponsored a state-sponsored
4 fund-raising registration plate.
5 (6) A royalty fee paid to this state under a written
6 agreement described in subsection (5) shall be credited to the
7 Michigan transportation fund established under section 10 of 1951
8 PA 51, MCL 247.660.
9 Sec. 812. For each duplicate license as provided in section
10 313, and for each correction of a license, a person may apply for
11 renewal of the license and pay the renewal fee prescribed in this
12 act or the person may, at his or her option and upon payment of
13 the fee prescribed in this section, apply for a duplicate license
14 which expires on the same date as the license which was lost,
15 destroyed, mutilated, or became illegible. The fee for a
16 duplicate chauffeur's
license shall be $12.00 $18.00. The fee
17 for a duplicate
operator's license shall be $6.00 $9.00. In
18 the case of a person issued a 2-year license under section 314b,
19 the secretary of state may determine whether the license shall be
20 renewed for 2 years or 4 years. A renewal fee shall not be
21 charged for a change of address or a correction required to
22 correct a department error.
23 Enacting section 1. Sections 817 and 820 of the Michigan
24 vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.817 and 257.820, are
25 repealed.
26 Enacting section 2. Sections 312e, 312h, 807, and 811 of
27 the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.312e, 257.312h,
1 257.807, and 257.811, are repealed effective October 1, 2009.
2 Enacting section 3. This amendatory act takes effect
3 October 1, 2003.
4 Enacting section 4. This amendatory act does not take
5 effect unless Senate Bill No. 539 of the 92nd Legislature is
6 enacted into law.