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300-1949-VII - CHAPTER VII REGISTRATION FEES (257.801...257.821)
Section 257.801 ‑ Registration taxes on vehicles; schedules; computation; exemption from ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond; increase and disposition of certain taxes; late fee; taxes and revenues relating to regional transit authority; historic vehicle; definitions.
Section 257.801a ‑ Registration fees; portable feed mills or mixers.
Section 257.801b ‑ Refund of specific tax paid in error; refund of dealer license fees; refund on and return of registration plates or tabs; refund in case of original application for certain registration plates; refund or credit for plates issued under MCL 257.801g.
Section 257.801c ‑ Nonpayment of check or draft for fee or tax on vehicle; liability; penalties; collection of delinquent accounts.
Section 257.801d ‑ Repealed. 2003, Act 152, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
Section 257.801e ‑ Moped; application for registration; form; signature; fee; issuance and contents of certificate of registration; insurance; size, legibility, and inspection of certificate; issuance and display of decal; rules; certificate of registration for use in testing or demonstrating moped; duration of registration.
Section 257.801f ‑ Moped; notice of destruction or abandonment; surrender and cancellation of certificate of registration; notice of change of address; transfer of certificate; fee; duration of registration; duplicate certificate.
Section 257.801g ‑ Apportionment of fee under international registration plan if permitted by reciprocal compact, agreement, or other arrangement; definition; issuance of registration plate and cab card upon payment of apportioned fee; purchase of annual international registration plan plates; service fee; notice; effect of late payment; effect of surrendering or not surrendering registration plate; temporary registration.
Section 257.801h ‑ Fleet registration; application; issuance and display of registration plates; tax; adding or deleting registration; ineligible vehicle; determination of owner's compliance.
Section 257.801i ‑ Issuance of registration for more than 1 period.
Section 257.801j ‑ Additional tax charged by regional transit authority.
Section 257.802 ‑ Special registrations; registration of commercial vehicles and special mobile equipment; temporary registration plates or markers; tax rates, fees, and service charges; disposition.
Section 257.802a ‑ Temporary permits; collection and disposition of fee; bulk sales to agents.
Section 257.803 ‑ Special plates for manufacturer, transporter, or dealer; fees.
Section 257.803a ‑ Issuance of historic vehicle registration plate or registration tab; fee; certification; registration certificate; registration transferable; expiration or revocation of registration.
Section 257.803b ‑ Personalized registration plate; use; letters and numbers; offensive connotation; material; duplication prohibited; submission of application; payment, disposition, and use of service fee; expiration date; letters and numbers given to different person in subsequent year; other sequence of letters and numbers; temporary permit.
Section 257.803c ‑ Personalized registration plates; confiscation for improper use.
Section 257.803d ‑ Special registration plates for disabled persons or for vehicles used to transport disabled persons; inscription; statements; fees; application; violation; penalty.
Section 257.803e ‑ Special registration plate; inscription; application; form; proof; service fee; issuance of plate; exemption; misdemeanor; expiration of plate; application for renewal; "gold star family member" defined.
Section 257.803f ‑ Special registration plates for totally disabled veterans; inscription; application; form; service fee; proof; tax exemption; expiration of plates; renewal; tab for persons with disabilities; misdemeanor.
Section 257.803g ‑ Special registration for member of congress from Michigan; issuance; expiration; fee.
Section 257.803h ‑ Tab for persons with disabilities.
Section 257.803i ‑ Special registration plate for member of national guard, military reserve, or armed services; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; fee; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803j ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed services during Korean war; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; fee; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803k ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed services during Vietnam war; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; fee; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803l ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed services during World War II; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; fee; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803m ‑ Special organization plates.
Section 257.803n ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of national guard, reserve, or branch of armed services during Persian Gulf war or conflicts in Grenada, Panama, or Lebanon; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; fee; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803o ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of national guard, reserve, or branch of armed services called to active duty during declared war or armed conflict; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; fee; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803p ‑ Authentic Michigan registration plate; fee; certification; registration certificate; transferability; validity; revocation of registration.
Section 257.803q ‑ Special registration plate; “honorary consul” designation; fee; tax; prohibited use; violation as misdemeanor; expiration; status or immunity.
Section 257.803r ‑ Service fees; deposit in transportation administration collection fund.
Section 257.804 ‑ Fee for duplicate, replacement, distinctive, or commemorative plates; deposit in transportation administration collection fund.
Section 257.805 ‑ Application for issuance or renewal of motor vehicle registration; submission of recreation public boating access site passport fee; transfer of revenue; adjustment of amounts in subsection (1); annual review; registration tab or sticker; payment as personal information; definitions; conditional repeal of section.
300‑1949‑VII‑CERTIFICATE‑OF‑TITLE-DEALERS‑LICENSE‑AND‑LIENS ‑ CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, DEALER'S LICENSE AND LIENS (257.806...257.810b)
     Section 257.806 ‑ Certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title; fees; deposit; special expeditious treatment fee; special identifying number; payment and disposition of tire disposal surcharge.
     Section 257.807 ‑ License fees.
     Section 257.808 ‑ Liens on motor vehicles; fees.
     Section 257.809 ‑ Application for transfer of registration; fee; payment of difference in fees; deposit.
     Section 257.810 ‑ Disposition of fees.
     Section 257.810a ‑ Assessment; collection; disposition; purpose.
     Section 257.810b ‑ Transportation administration collection fund; creation; investment, disposition, and expenditure of money; payments under certain sections of law; report of itemized list of deposits and expenditures; review of funds to be used to leverage additional federal funds.
300‑1949‑VII‑LICENSES ‑ LICENSES (257.811...257.812)
     Section 257.811 ‑ Fees for operator's license, chauffeur's license, or minor's restricted license; renewal; refund to county or municipality; traffic law enforcement and safety fund; operator's license issued to persons under 18 years of age or licensed in another state; person on active military service at time of expiration; renewal rate.
     Section 257.811a ‑ Motorcycle safety course; conducting; amount and use of fees; duties of secretary of state; rules; designation, qualifications, and funding of state coordinator of motorcycle safety education program; annual inspections; fulfillment of waiver requirement; audit.
     Section 257.811b ‑ Motorcycle safety course conducted by private business enterprise; rules; fulfillment of waiver requirement.
     Section 257.811c ‑ Repealed. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
     Section 257.811d ‑ Definitions; fund-raising registration plate; requirements; design or logo by university or other person; written agreement.
     Section 257.811e ‑ Fund-raising plate.
     Section 257.811f ‑ Fund-raising plate; issuance; donation, tax, and fee; renewal; personalized fund-raising plate; disabled person's plate; expiration; temporary registration permit.
     Section 257.811g ‑ Collector plate; display; purchase; ceasing sale.
     Section 257.811h ‑ Disposition and use of service fee collections; separate accounts; disbursement; ceasing issuance of fund-raising plate; ownership of right, title, and interest; royalty fee; report.
     Section 257.811i ‑ Plates recognizing water quality; collection of donations; creation of water quality protection fund; definitions.
     Section 257.811j ‑ Children's trust fund-raising plate or collector plate; collection of donations.
     Section 257.811k ‑ Michigan lighthouse preservation grant fund; creation and expenditure of fund; annual accounting; grant awards; transfer and disposition of collected donations; "state historic preservation office" defined.
     Section 257.811l ‑ Critical nongame wildlife habitat fund-raising plate and collector plate; collection of donations; transfer and disposition.
     Section 257.811m ‑ Plates recognizing Michigan veterans memorial; donations.
     Section 257.811n ‑ Agricultural heritage; fund-raising donations; collection; transfer and disbursement.
     Section 257.811o ‑ American pride; design; transfer and disbursement; proud to be American fund; report.
     Section 257.811p ‑ Olympic education-training center; design; logo; transfer and disbursement.
     Section 257.811q ‑ Support for our troops; design; transfer and disbursement; support our troops fund; report.
     Section 257.811r ‑ Fund-raising plate; boy scouts of America; fund.
     Section 257.811s ‑ Thomas Daley gift of life fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; money remaining at close of fiscal year; transfer; administration for auditing purposes; expenditures; "fund" defined.
     Section 257.811t ‑ Fund-raising plate recognizing anatomical gift donation.
     Section 257.811v ‑ Fund-raising plate and matching collector plate; ducks unlimited.
     Section 257.811w ‑ Ducks unlimited fund; creation; investment; disbursement.
     Section 257.812 ‑ Fee for duplicate or corrected license; renewal.
300‑1949‑VII‑MISCELLANEOUS ‑ MISCELLANEOUS (257.813...257.821)
     Section 257.813 ‑ Certified copies of records.
     Section 257.814 ‑ Use tax; collection; disposition; collection upon registration of nonresident vehicle in this state.
     Section 257.815 ‑ Application for registration or for transfer of license; statement of sales tax due; form; copies; exemption; certification; transmitting statement and sales tax funds to department of treasury; issuing or transferring title or license plates on motor vehicle sold by dealer; conditions; compensation for collection of sales tax.
     Section 257.816 ‑ Acceptance of credit cards for payment of tax or fee.
     Section 257.817, 257.818 ‑ Repealed. 2003, Act 152, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
     Section 257.819 ‑ Disposition and use of revenues from increases in fees.
     Section 257.819a ‑ Traffic law enforcement and safety fund; creation; investment, disposition, transfer, and expenditure of money.
     Section 257.819b ‑ Trooper recruit school fund; creation; investment, disposition, and expenditure of money.
     Section 257.820 ‑ Repealed. 2003, Act 152, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
     Section 257.821 ‑ Disposition and use of fees.