SENATE BILL No. 1137

March 8, 2000, Introduced by Senator BENNETT and referred to the Committee on

Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 314 (MCL 257.314), as amended by 1989 PA

299.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 314. (1) Except as OTHERWISE provided in subsections

2 (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) THIS SECTION, an operator's license

3 shall expire on the birthday of the person to whom the license is

4 issued in the fourth year following the date of the issuance of

5 the license unless suspended or revoked before that date or

6 issued pursuant to section 314b. A license shall not be issued

7 for a period longer than 4 years. A person holding a license at

8 any time within 45 days before the expiration of his or her

9 license may make application for a new license as provided for in

10 this chapter. Beginning November 15, 1989 through March 31,

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1 1992, a person who has a license with a class 1, class 2, or

2 class 3 indorsement may make application for renewal of his or

3 her license 90 days before expiration of the license. However, a

4 knowledge test for an original group designation or indorsement

5 may be taken at any time during this period and the results shall

6 be valid for 12 months. However, if the licensee will be out of

7 the state during the 45 days immediately preceding expiration of

8 the license or for other good cause shown cannot apply for a

9 license within the 45-day period, application for a new license

10 may be made not more than 6 months before expiration of the

11 license. This new license when granted shall expire as provided

12 for in this chapter.

13 (2) Effective October 1, 1985, the first operator's license

14 issued to a person who at the time of application is less than

15 20-1/2 years of age shall expire on the licensee's twenty-first

16 birthday unless suspended or revoked. The secretary of state

17 shall code the license in a manner which clearly identifies the

18 licensee as being less than 21 years of age.

19 (3) The first chauffeur's license issued to a person shall

20 expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following

21 the date of issuance unless the license is suspended or revoked

22 before that date or is issued pursuant to section 314b.

23 Effective October 1, 1985, the chauffeur's license of a person

24 who at the time of application is less than 20-1/2 years of age

25 shall expire on the licensee's twenty-first birthday unless sus-

26 pended or revoked. The secretary of state shall code the license

27 in a manner which clearly identifies the licensee as being less

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1 than 21 years of age. A subsequent chauffeur's license shall

2 expire on the birthday of the person to whom the license is

3 issued in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the

4 license unless the license is suspended or revoked before that

5 date or is issued pursuant to section 314b.

6 (4) A person may apply for an extension of his or her driv-

7 ing privileges if he or she is out of state on the date that his

8 or her operator's or chauffeur's license expires. The extension

9 may extend the license for 90 days beyond the expiration date or

10 within 2 weeks after the applicant returns to Michigan, whichever

11 occurs first.

12 (5) A person who will be out of state for more than 90 days

13 beyond the expiration date of his or her operator's license may

14 apply for a 2-year extension of his or her driving privileges.

15 The applicant for this extension shall submit a statement evi-

16 dencing a vision examination in accordance with the rules promul-

17 gated by the secretary of state under section 309. The fee for a

18 2-year extension shall be the same as provided in section

19 314b(2).

20 (6) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is

21 unexpired but whose class 1, class 2, or class 3 indorsement has

22 expired pursuant to section 312e(8) 312E(10) may apply for a

23 vehicle group designation or indorsement. Upon proper applica-

24 tion and payment of the fees prescribed in section 312g or 314b

25 and section 811, the expiration of the person's operator's or

26 chauffeur's license shall be extended for 4 years beyond the

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1 expiration which would have applied except for the operation of

2 section 312e(8) 312E(10).

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