June 4, 2003, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON and SIKKEMA and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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
19 deposited in the transportation administration collection fund.
20 The money collected under subsection (7) for a vehicle
21 indorsement shall be deposited in the state treasury to the
22 credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall refund
23 out of the fees collected to each county or municipality acting
24 as an examining officer or examining bureau $3.00 for each
25 applicant examined for a first designation or indorsement to an
26 operator's or chauffeur's license and $1.50 for each renewal
27 designation or indorsement to an operator's or chauffeur's
1 license, whose application is not denied, on the condition that
2 the money refunded shall be paid to the county or local treasurer
3 and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or officer or
4 bureau receiving that money for the purpose of carrying out this
5 act.
6 (14) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a
7 person operating a vehicle described in subsections (8) and (9)
8 is subject to the provisions of sections 303 and 319b.
9 Sec. 312h. (1) A person who is issued an original
10 chauffeur's license as described in section 314(3), upon payment
11 of a fee of $20.00 $35.00
for a vehicle group designation and
12 $5.00 for each indorsement in addition to any other chauffeur's
13 license fees and compliance with section 312f, may be issued a
14 vehicle group designation and indorsement for the same period.
15 (2) The money received
and collected under this section for
16 a vehicle group designation shall be deposited in the state
17 treasury to the credit of
the general transportation
18 administration collection fund. The money collected under this
19 section for the vehicle indorsement shall be deposited in the
20 state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The secretary
21 of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each county or
22 municipality acting as an examining officer or examining bureau,
23 $2.00 for each applicant examined for a vehicle group designation
24 or indorsement to a first chauffeur's license whose application
25 is not denied, on the condition, however, that the money refunded
26 shall be paid to the county or local treasurer and is
27 appropriated to the county, municipality, or officer or bureau
1 receiving that money for the purpose of carrying out this act.
2 Sec. 320e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
3 (2), (3), or (4), a person whose operator's or chauffeur's
4 license is suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section
5 303, 319, 320, 324, 625, 625b, 625f, 732a, or 904 shall pay a
6 license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state
7 before a license is issued or returned to the person. The
8 increase in the reinstatement fee from $60.00 to $125.00 shall be
9 imposed for a license that is issued or returned on or after
10 October 1, 1991 regardless of when the license was suspended,
11 revoked, or restricted. Of the increase in the reinstatement fee
12 from $60.00 to $125.00, $25.00 shall be allocated to the
13 department of state, $10.00 shall be deposited by the department
14 of treasury in the drunk driving prevention equipment and
15 training fund created under section 625h(1), and $30.00 shall be
16 deposited by the department of treasury in the drunk driving
17 caseflow assistance fund created under section 625h(5). The fee
18 shall be waived if the license was suspended or restricted
19 because of the person's mental or physical infirmity or
20 disability.
21 (2) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
22 suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 319(7)
23 shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary
24 of state before a license is issued or returned to the person.
25 The fee shall be waived if the license was suspended or
26 restricted because of the person's mental or physical infirmity
27 or disability.
1 (3) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
2 suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 319e shall
3 pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of
4 state before a license is issued or returned to the person. Of
5 the $125.00 fee, $95.00 shall be allocated to the department of
6 state and $30.00 shall be deposited by the department of treasury
7 in the drug case information management fund created under
8 section 323d.
9 (4) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
10 suspended as provided in section 321c shall pay a license
11 reinstatement fee of $85.00 to the secretary of state before a
12 license is issued or returned to the person. The fee shall be
13 deposited in the state general fund and shall be used to defray
14 the expenses of the secretary of state in processing the
15 suspension and reinstatement of driver licenses under this
16 section.
17 (5) The secretary of state shall assess points and take
18 licensing action, including suspending, revoking, or denying a
19 license under this act, according to the law in effect at the
20 time of the conspiracy to commit the offense or at the time the
21 offense was committed or attempted or the civil infraction
22 occurred. If 1 or more of the convictions involved in a
23 licensing sanction is a violation or attempted violation of this
24 act committed or attempted after January 1, 1992, the secretary
25 of state shall apply the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
26 (6) Judicial review of an administrative licensing sanction
27 under section 303 shall be governed by the law in effect at the
1 time the offense was committed or attempted. If 1 or more of the
2 convictions involved in an administrative licensing sanction is a
3 violation or attempted violation of this act committed or
4 attempted after January 1, 1992, judicial review of that sanction
5 shall be governed by the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
6 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
7 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
8 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
9 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
10 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
11 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
12 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
13 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
14 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
15 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
16 more than 5,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according
17 to the following schedule of empty weights:
18 Empty weights Fee
19 0 to 3,000 pounds................................... $ 29.00
20 3,001 to 3,500 pounds............................... 32.00
21 3,501 to 4,000 pounds............................... 37.00
22 4,001 to 4,500 pounds............................... 43.00
23 4,501 to 5,000 pounds............................... 47.00
24 5,001 to 5,500 pounds............................... 52.00
25 5,501 to 6,000 pounds............................... 57.00
26 6,001 to 6,500 pounds............................... 62.00
1 6,501 to 7,000 pounds............................... 67.00
2 7,001 to 7,500 pounds............................... 71.00
3 7,501 to 8,000 pounds............................... 77.00
4 8,001 to 8,500 pounds............................... 81.00
5 8,501 to 9,000 pounds............................... 86.00
6 9,001 to 9,500 pounds............................... 91.00
7 9,501 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 95.00
8 over 10,000 pounds......................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
9 of empty weight
10 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
11 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
12 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
13 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
14 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
15 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
16 year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the
17 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
18 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
19 of commerce or its successor agency. A van which is owned by an
20 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
21 transports a resident of his or her household who uses a
22 wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued pursuant
23 to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax
24 provided for in this subdivision.
25 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, 76
26 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the trailer coach. A
27 trailer coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043,
1 and while located on land otherwise assessable as real property
2 under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to
3 211.157, if the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation,
4 and whether or not permanently affixed to the soil, shall not be
5 exempt from real property taxes.
6 (c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
7 farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming
8 operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment
9 for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not
10 for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the
11 farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds
12 of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If
13 the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is
14 also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer shall be subject
15 to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of
16 the vehicle but shall not be subject to more than 1 tax rate
17 under this act.
18 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
19 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
20 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
21 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
22 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
23 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the fee as
24 prescribed in this subdivision shall continue in full force and
25 effect until the regular expiration date of the registration. As
26 used in this subdivision, "wood harvester" includes the person or
27 persons hauling and transporting raw materials in the form
1 produced at the harvest site. As used in this subdivision, "wood
2 harvesting operations" does not include the transportation of
3 processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed firewood for a
4 profit making venture.
5 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
6 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
7 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
8 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
9 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
10 ambulance.
11 (f) For a motor vehicle owned and operated by this state, a
12 state institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated,
13 nonprofit volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit
14 college or university, $5.00 per set; and for each motor vehicle
15 operating under municipal franchise, weighing less than 2,500
16 pounds, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the motor
17 vehicle, weighing from 2,500 to 4,000 pounds, 80 cents per 100
18 pounds of the empty weight of the motor vehicle, weighing 4,001
19 to 6,000 pounds, $1.00 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the
20 motor vehicle, and weighing over 6,000 pounds, $1.25 per 100
21 pounds of the empty weight of the motor vehicle.
22 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
23 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
24 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
25 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
26 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
27 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
1 a senior citizen center, $10.00 per set, if the bus, station
2 wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor
3 vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization
4 operating the vehicle.
5 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
6 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
7 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
8 organized under sections 40301 to 40307 of title 36 of the United
9 States Code, 36 U.S.C. 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
10 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
11 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
12 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
13 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
14 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
15 locomotive or ship's body which is owned by a nonprofit veterans
16 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
17 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
18 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
19 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
20 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
21 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
22 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
23 the empty weight of the truck.
24 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
25 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
26 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
27 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
1 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
2 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
3 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
4 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
5 0 to 2,500 pounds................................... $ 1.40
6 2,501 to 4,000 pounds............................... 1.76
7 4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................... 2.20
8 6,001 to 8,000 pounds............................... 2.72
9 8,001 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 3.25
10 10,001 to 15,000 pounds............................. 3.77
11 15,001 pounds and over.............................. 4.39
12 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
13 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
14 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
15 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
16 subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this
17 subdivision shall not be less than the tax required under
18 subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the
19 same list price.
20 (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a
21 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck
22 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
23 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
24 schedule of elected gross weights:
25 Elected gross weight Fee
26 0 to 24,000 pounds..................................$ 491.00
1 24,001 to 26,000 pounds............................. 558.00
2 26,001 to 28,000 pounds............................. 558.00
3 28,001 to 32,000 pounds............................. 649.00
4 32,001 to 36,000 pounds............................. 744.00
5 36,001 to 42,000 pounds............................. 874.00
6 42,001 to 48,000 pounds............................. 1,005.00
7 48,001 to 54,000 pounds............................. 1,135.00
8 54,001 to 60,000 pounds............................. 1,268.00
9 60,001 to 66,000 pounds............................. 1,398.00
10 66,001 to 72,000 pounds............................. 1,529.00
11 72,001 to 80,000 pounds............................. 1,660.00
12 80,001 to 90,000 pounds............................. 1,793.00
13 90,001 to 100,000 pounds............................ 2,002.00
14 100,001 to 115,000 pounds........................... 2,223.00
15 115,001 to 130,000 pounds........................... 2,448.00
16 130,001 to 145,000 pounds........................... 2,670.00
17 145,001 to 160,000 pounds........................... 2,894.00
18 over 160,000 pounds................................. 3,117.00
19 For each commercial vehicle registered pursuant to this
20 subdivision $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
21 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951
22 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
23 If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an
24 individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or
25 corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the fee
26 prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road
27 tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or
1 arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is
2 entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
3 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, or trailer, according
4 to the following schedule of empty weights:
5 Empty weights Fee
6 0 to 500 pounds..................................... $ 17.00
7 501 to 1,500 pounds................................. 24.00
8 1,501 pounds and over............................... 39.00
9 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
10 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
11 is made pursuant to 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according
12 to the following schedule of empty weights:
13 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
14 0 to 4,000 pounds................................... $ 1.76
15 4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................... 2.20
16 6,001 to 10,000 pounds.............................. 2.72
17 10,001 pounds and over.............................. 3.25
18 (n) For each motorcycle.......................... $ 23.00
19 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
20 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
21 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
22 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
23 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
24 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
25 year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the
1 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
2 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
3 of commerce or its successor agency.
4 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
5 motorcycle shall be increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase shall
6 not be considered as part of the tax assessed under this
7 subdivision for the purpose of the annual October 1 revisions but
8 shall be in addition to the tax assessed as a result of the
9 annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1, 1984, $3.00 of
10 each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund
11 in the state treasury and shall be used only for funding the
12 motorcycle safety education program as provided for under
13 sections 312b and 811a.
14 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
15 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
16 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
17 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
18 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
19 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
20 subdivision.
21 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
22 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
23 under section 217 which has not been previously subject to the
24 tax rates of this section and which is of the motor vehicle
25 category otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in
26 subdivision (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the
27 following schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
1 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
2 first registration, which is not a transfer registration under
3 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
4 registration under section 809, according to the following
5 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
6 List Price Tax
7 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00.................................... $ 30.00
8 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00................... $ 33.00
9 More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00................... $ 38.00
10 More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00................... $ 43.00
11 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.................. $ 48.00
12 More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00................. $ 53.00
13 More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00................. $ 58.00
14 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00................. $ 63.00
15 More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00................. $ 68.00
16 More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00................. $ 73.00
17 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00................. $ 78.00
18 More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00................. $ 83.00
19 More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00................. $ 88.00
20 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00................. $ 93.00
21 More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00................. $ 98.00
22 More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00................. $ 103.00
23 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00................. $ 108.00
24 More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00................. $ 113.00
25 More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00................. $ 118.00
26 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00................. $ 123.00
1 More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00................. $ 128.00
2 More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00................. $ 133.00
3 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00................. $ 138.00
4 More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00................. $ 143.00
5 More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00................. $ 148.00
6 More than $30,000.00, the fee of $148.00 shall be increased
7 by $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
8 increment over $30,000.00. If a current fee increases or
9 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
10 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
11 or decreased fee.
12 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
13 under subparagraph (i).
14 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
15 under subparagraph (ii).
16 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
17 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
18 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has
19 been previously registered by a person other than the person
20 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
21 subsequent model year that has been previously registered in
22 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
23 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
24 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
25 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
26 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If
27 the result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
1 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van which
2 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
3 individual who transports a resident of his or her household who
4 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
5 pursuant to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of
6 the tax provided for in this subdivision.
7 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
8 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
9 section, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar
10 figure shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
11 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
12 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
13 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
14 unless specific fees are specified, and the secretary of state
15 may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle
16 fully equipped for the use for which the registration application
17 is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not
18 satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual
19 weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under
20 subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a
21 scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time
22 the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not
23 necessary if there is presented with the application a
24 registration receipt of the previous year which shows on its face
25 the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary
26 of state and which is accompanied by a statement of the applicant
27 that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle
1 which has increased the weight and that the previous registered
2 weight is the true weight.
3 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying
4 ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the
5 specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is
6 exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or
7 bond.
8 (3) The fee for a vehicle with an empty weight over 10,000
9 pounds imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) and the fees imposed
10 pursuant to subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j), (m),
11 (o), and (p) shall each
be increased by $5.00 $8.00. This
12 increase shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation
13 administration collection
fund. and used to defray the costs of
14 processing the
registrations under this section.
15 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
16 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
17 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
18 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
19 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
20 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
21 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
22 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
23 deposited into the general fund.
24 (5) (4) As
used in this section:
25 (a) "Gross proceeds" means gross proceeds as defined in
26 section 1 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51.
27 However, gross proceeds shall include the value of the motor
1 vehicle used as part payment of the purchase price as that value
2 is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as evidenced by the
3 signed agreement executed pursuant to section 251.
4 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list
5 price as published by the secretary of state, or the
6 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
7 required to be affixed to the vehicle under section 3 of the
8 automobile information disclosure act, Public Law 85-506,
9 15 U.S.C. 1232, if the secretary of state has not at the time of
10 the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's suggested
11 retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of the
12 vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is
13 unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
14 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the
15 seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being
16 registered.
17 Sec. 801d. (1) Specific taxes for each pole trailer,
18 semitrailer, or trailer levied under section 801(1) may be paid
19 for and plates issued for a 5-year period at a tax of 5 times the
20 annual rate. The plates shall be issued in 5-year cycles
21 beginning with the 1972 registration plates. The registration
22 fee shall be the annual fee times the number of years or parts of
23 years remaining in the cycle.
24 (2) If a registration is purchased pursuant to this section,
25 an annual tax increase provided for in section 801 shall not be
26 assessed during the remainder of the period of which the
27 registration was purchased.
1 (3) Upon application to the secretary of state, the owner of
2 a fleet of 50 or more vehicles eligible for registration under
3 section 801(1)(l) may obtain a special registration plate or
4 decal for each fleet vehicle. A plate or decal issued pursuant
5 to this subsection shall be valid for a 5-year period.
6 (4) The owner shall pay an annual registration fee for each
7 fleet vehicle for which registration is sought in accordance with
8 the schedule of elected gross weights contained in section
9 801(1)(l). The first year's payment shall be submitted with the
10 application and subsequent annual installments shall be submitted
11 before March 1 of each year during the 5-year registration
12 period. Notwithstanding subsection (2), the subsequent annual
13 installments shall reflect any increases in the annual
14 registration fees required under section 801(1)(l) in subsequent
15 years.
16 (5) Upon approval of an application submitted under
17 subsection (3) and payment of the appropriate fees, the secretary
18 of state shall issue a special registration plate or decal and
19 certificate for each fleet vehicle for which registration is
20 sought. The plate or decal shall contain distinguishing letters
21 or numerals which indicate that the vehicle has been registered
22 for a 5-year period. The plate or decal and certificate shall
23 specify the end date of the registration. Display of a special
24 plate shall be in accordance with section 225. A service fee of
25 $2.00 shall be collected for each fleet vehicle upon submission
26 of the initial application and a service fee of $1.00 shall be
27 collected for each fleet vehicle upon each subsequent submission
1 of registration fees. All service fees shall be credited to the
2 Michigan
transportation administration
collection fund. and
3 shall be used to
defray the expenses of administering the special
4 registration program.
5 (6) A penalty charge of 25% of the total registration fees
6 due shall be levied upon an owner who fails to submit the
7 prescribed fees to the secretary of state at the times specified
8 in subsection (4). The special registrations issued to a fleet
9 whose owner has failed to submit prescribed fees at the specified
10 times shall be summarily suspended until the required fees are
11 paid.
12 Sec. 802. (1) For a special registration issued as provided
13 for in section 226(8), there shall be paid 1/2 the tax imposed
14 under section 801 and in
addition a service fee of $10.00. The
15 fee shall be credited
to the Michigan transportation fund and
16 used to defray the
expenses of the special registration.
17 (2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31
18 for the period expiring the last day of February and all
19 motorcycles registered after September 30 for the period expiring
20 on the last day of March, a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise imposed
21 by this act shall be collected. This subsection is not
22 applicable to vehicles registered by manufacturers or dealers
23 under sections 244 to 247.
24 (3) For each special registration as provided for in section
25 226(9), a fee of $10.00
shall be collected. The fee shall be
26 credited to the Michigan
transportation fund and used to defray
27 the expenses of the
special registrations.
1 (4) For temporary registration plates or markers as provided
2 for in section 226a(1), a fee of $5.00 for each group of 5 of
3 those temporary registration plates or markers shall be
4 collected. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
5 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
6 temporary registration
plates or markers.
7 (5) A fee of $10.00 shall be collected for each temporary
8 registration as provided
for in section 226b. , the fee to be
9 credited to the Michigan
transportation fund and used to defray
10 the expenses of the
temporary registrations.
11 (6) For registration plates as provided for in section
12 226a(5), (6), and (7), a fee of $40.00 for 2 registration plates
13 and $20.00 for each additional registration plate shall be
14 collected. The fee shall
be credited to the Michigan
15 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
16 temporary plates or
markers.
17 (7) For special registrations issued for special mobile
18 equipment as provided in section 216(d), a fee of $15.00 each for
19 the first 3 special registrations, and $5.00 for each special
20 registration issued in excess of the first 3 shall be collected.
21 The fee shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation fund
22 and used to defray the
expenses of the plates or markers.
23 (8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
24 registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an
25 elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater on the payment
26 of 1/4 the full registration fee provided in section 801(1)(k)
27 and in addition a service
charge fee of $10.00. The service
1 charge shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation fund and
2 used to defray the
expense of the registration plates or tabs.
3 (9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of a
4 truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that is used exclusively
5 for the purpose of gratuitously transporting farm crops or
6 livestock bedding between the field where produced and the place
7 of storage, feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site,
8 or fertilizer, seed, or spray material from the farm location to
9 the field may obtain a special registration. The fee for each
10 special registration
shall be $20.00. The fee shall be credited
11 to the Michigan
transportation fund and used to defray the
12 expenses of the
special registration program. The special
13 registration shall be valid for a period of up to 12 months and
14 shall expire on December 31. As used in this subsection:
15 (a) "Feed" means hay or silage.
16 (b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.
17 (10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
18 special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road
19 tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor
20 vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's
21 farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and
22 the farmer's family and not used for hire. The fee for the
23 registration shall be 1/10 of the fee provided in section
24 801(1)(c) times the number of months for which the special
25 registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of
26 $10.00. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
27 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
1 registration. No special registration shall be issued for a
2 motor vehicle for which the fee under section 801(1)(c) would be
3 less than $50.00.
4 (11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a
5 registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with
6 an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater. The fee for
7 the registration shall be 1/12 of the fee provided in
8 section 801(1)(k), times the number of months for which the
9 special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee
10 of $10.00. The fee
shall be credited to the Michigan
11 transportation fund
and used to defray the expenses of the
12 registration.
13 (12) The fees and service fees collected under subsections
14 (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) shall be
15 deposited in the transportation administration collection fund
16 created in section 810b.
17 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
18 personalized vehicle registration plate which shall be used on
19 the passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van,
20 motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the
21 plate is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates
22 shall bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state
23 prescribes. The secretary of state shall not issue a letter
24 combination which might carry a connotation offensive to good
25 taste and decency. The personalized plates shall be made of the
26 same material as standard plates. Personalized plates shall not
27 be a duplication of another registration plate.
1 (2) An application for a personalized registration plate
2 shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section
3 217. Application for an original personalized registration plate
4 shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for
5 the first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month
6 of the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
7 registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
8 obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying
9 an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate
10 service fees shall be deposited in the transportation
11 administration collection fund created in section 810b.
12 Application for the renewal of a personalized registration plate
13 shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $15.00 in
14 addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. The service
15 fee shall be credited to
the Michigan transportation fund ; and
16 , after deduction of
manufacturing and administrative costs, the
17 service fee shall be allocated pursuant to section 10 of Act
18 No. 51 of the Public
Acts of 1951, being section 247.660 of the
19 Michigan Compiled Laws 1951
PA 51, MCL 247.660. The amount
20 allocated to the state trunk line fund shall be used by the state
21 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
22 roads and rights of way.
23 (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration plate
24 shall be pursuant to section 226. Upon the issuance or renewal
25 of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of state may
26 issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
27 expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration
1 plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for
2 the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the
3 plate. Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the
4 owner a new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate
5 is illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration
6 fee for an original personalized registration plate.
7 (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
8 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
9 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
10 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
11 of the plate.
12 (5) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
13 person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
14 personalized plate if the applicant's vehicle registration may
15 expire prior to receipt of his or her personalized plate. The
16 temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60 days
17 after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be issued
18 without a fee.
19 Sec. 803m. (1) The secretary of state may issue 2 special
20 organization motor vehicle registration plates to an applicant
21 for use on a passenger motor vehicle, pickup truck, van, or motor
22 home for which the plates are issued instead of standard plates.
23 A special organization motor vehicle registration plate is a
24 registration plate issued by the secretary of state that bears on
25 its face the symbol or emblem of an organization.
26 (2) Special organization plates shall bear letters and
27 numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. Special
1 organization plates may contain the symbol of the organization to
2 the left of the plate number. The secretary of state shall not
3 issue a letter combination or permit the use of a symbol which
4 might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
5 The special organization plates shall be made of the same
6 material as standard plates. Special organization plates shall
7 not be a duplication of another registration plate.
8 (3) In order to qualify its members to receive special
9 organization plates, an organization shall meet all of the
10 following criteria:
11 (a) Be a nonprofit fraternal or public service organization.
12 (b) Certify that it consists of not less than 500 members and
13 that not less than 500 members will apply for special
14 organization registration plates.
15 (c) Have a recognizable state, national, or international
16 symbol or emblem of the organization.
17 (d) Submit a service fee of $500.00 for the initial
18 manufacture of the symbols or emblems for the special
19 registration plates.
20 (e) Not practice or influence others to practice any form of
21 discrimination prohibited by the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,
22 Act No. 453 of the
Public Acts of 1976, being sections 37.2101
23 to 37.2804 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws 1976 PA 453, MCL
24 37.2101 to 37.2804.
25 (4) If an organization meets the criteria set forth in
26 subsection (3), the organization may request the secretary of
27 state to manufacture special organization registration plates for
1 its members. A request shall be accompanied by all of the
2 following:
3 (a) A copy of the organization's charter and bylaws, if any.
4 (b) A statement of the organization's consent to use of the
5 organization's symbol or emblem on special organization plates.
6 The statement shall be signed by the president or chief executive
7 officer of the organization.
8 (c) A sample of the organization's symbol or emblem.
9 (d) The name of the organization's representative who will
10 serve as a contact person with the secretary of state.
11 (5) A member of an organization which has met the criteria
12 set forth in subsection (3) shall individually make application
13 for a special organization plate and submit with the application
14 the organization's confirmation of membership on a form provided
15 by the secretary of state.
16 (6) An application for a special organization registration
17 plate shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to
18 the procedures prescribed in section 217. In addition to the
19 regular registration fee, each application for a new special
20 organization plate shall be accompanied by a service fee of
21 $25.00. The service fee prescribed in this subsection shall not
22 be charged in connection with an application for a renewal tab
23 for an existing special organization plate. A special
24 organization registration plate shall expire as provided in
25 section 226.
26 (7) Each service
fee collected under this section shall be
27 deposited in the state
treasury and shall be credited to the
1 Michigan transportation fund. After deducting manufacturing
and
2 administrative costs,
the service fees shall be allocated
3 pursuant to section 10
of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951,
4 being section 247.660
of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
5 (7) (8) The
secretary of state may issue a temporary
6 registration permit to a person who submits an application and
7 the proper fees for a special organization plate, if the
8 applicant's current vehicle registration will expire before his
9 or her receipt of an organization plate. The temporary
10 registration shall expire upon the applicant's receipt of an
11 organization plate or upon the expiration of 60 days after the
12 date of issuance, whichever occurs first. A temporary permit
13 issued under this subsection shall be issued without charge.
14 (8) (9) This
section shall apply to an organization
15 described in section 811c only to the extent provided by
16 section 811c.
17 Sec. 803r. The service fees collected under sections
18 801(4), 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803m, 803n, and 803o
19 shall be deposited into the transportation administration
20 collection fund created under section 810b.
21 Sec. 804. (1) In addition to any other fees required under
22 this act, a $5.00 service fee shall be paid with each application
23 for each distinctive or commemorative plate provided for in this
24 act to cover manufacturing and issuance costs unless these costs
25 are otherwise specifically provided for in this act.
26 (2) Each applicant for a duplicate or replacement license
27 plate provided for in this act shall pay the following service
1 fee to the secretary of state, in addition to any other fees
2 required under this act:
3 (a) Five dollars for a standard or graphic standard plate,
4 personalized registration plate, veterans special registration
5 plate, or other registration plate for which the duplicate or
6 replacement fee has not been specified in this act.
7 (b) Ten dollars for a set of plates provided for in section
8 803m.
9 (c) Ten dollars for each fund-raising registration plate
10 issued under section 811e or 811f, or collector plate described
11 in section 811g.
12 (3) The service fees collected under this section shall be
13 deposited in the transportation administration collection fund
14 created in section 810b.
15 Sec. 806. (1) A fee of $10.00 shall accompany each
16 application for a certificate of title required by this act or
17 for a duplicate of a certificate of title. An additional fee of
18 $5.00 shall accompany an application if the applicant requests
19 that the application be given special expeditious treatment. A
20 $3.00 service fee shall be collected, in addition to the other
21 fees collected under this subsection, for each title issued. The
22 $3.00 service fee shall be deposited into the transportation
23 administration collection fund.
24 (2) A fee of $10.00 shall accompany an application for a
25 special identifying number as provided in section 230.
26 (3) In addition to paying the fees required by
27 subsection (1), until December 31, 2007, each person who applies
1 for a certificate of title, a salvage vehicle certificate of
2 title, or a scrap certificate of title, under this act shall pay
3 a tire disposal surcharge of $1.50 for each certificate of title
4 or duplicate of a certificate of title that person receives. The
5 secretary of state shall deposit money received under this
6 subsection into the scrap tire regulatory fund created in section
7 16908 of the natural resources and environmental protection act,
8 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.16908.
9 Sec. 807. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an
10 applicant shall include with an application for a license under
11 section 248 shall be
accompanied by 1 of the following fee
12 fees:
13 Full year's
license....................... $ 10.00 75.00
14 Half year's license
(after June 30)....... 5.00 37.50
15 Multiple year
license..................... 10.00 75.00
16 per year.
17 (2) An applicant shall include with an application for a used
18 or secondhand vehicle parts dealer, an automotive recycler, or
19 foreign salvage vehicle
dealer license shall be accompanied by
20 1 of the following fees:
21 Full year's
license....................... $ 100.00 160.00
22 Half year's license
(after June 30)....... 50.00 80.00
23 Multiple year
license..................... 100.00 160.00
24 per year.
25 Sec. 810. All Except
as otherwise provided, all fees
26 received and money
collected under sections 801 to 809 ,
1 inclusive, shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be
2 credited to the Michigan transportation fund.
3 Sec. 810b. (1) The transportation administration collection
4 fund is created within the state treasury.
5 (2) The state treasurer may receive money from the
6 collections authorized under this act for deposit into the fund.
7 The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The
8 state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings
9 from fund investments.
10 (3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
11 remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
12 (4) The department of state shall expend money from the fund,
13 upon appropriation, to defray the costs of manufacturing and the
14 administrative costs of issuing, selling, replacing, and
15 substituting registrations and licenses and collecting fees.
16 (5) The department of treasury shall expend money in the
17 fund, upon appropriation, to defray the costs of collecting motor
18 fuel taxes.
19 Sec. 811. (1) An application for an original operator's or
20 an original chauffeur's license as provided in sections 307 and
21 312 and an application
for a an original minor's restricted
22 license as provided in section 312 shall be accompanied by the
23 following fees:
24 Operator's
license............................ $ 12.00 $25.00
25 Chauffeur's
license............................ 20.00 35.00
26 Minor's restricted
license..................... 5.00 25.00
1 The renewal fee for an operator's license renewed under this
2 section is $18.00. However, if an operator's license is expired
3 at the time of the renewal, the fee is the same as the original
4 fee. The date of an application for a renewal of an operator's
5 license under this section that is delivered to the secretary of
6 state by regular mail is the postmark date in determining the fee
7 to be assessed.
8 (2) The secretary of state shall deposit the money received
9 and and collected under subsection (1) in the state treasury to
10 the credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall
11 refund out of the fees collected to each county or municipality
12 acting as an examining officer or examining bureau $2.50 for each
13 applicant examined for an original license, $1.00 for each
14 applicant examined for an original chauffeur's license, and $1.00
15 for every other applicant examined, if the application is not
16 denied and the money refunded is paid to the county or local
17 treasurer and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or
18 officer or bureau receiving the money for the purpose of carrying
19 out this act. The state treasurer shall deposit the sum of $4.00
20 in a driver education fund for each person examined for an
21 original license, a renewal operator's license, an original
22 chauffeur's license, or a renewal chauffeur's license, except
23 that the sum deposited for each 2-year operator's or 2-year
24 chauffeur's license shall be $2.00. The department of education
25 shall use the money in the driver education fund for
26 administration of a driver education program and for distribution
27 to local school districts to be used for driver education
1 programs. Any unexpended and unencumbered balance remaining in
2 the driver education fund at the end of the fiscal year in excess
3 of $150,000.00 shall revert to the general fund.
4 (3) From the money credited to the driver education fund, the
5 legislature shall appropriate annually funds to the department of
6 education for state administration of the program. In addition,
7 the department of education shall distribute to local public
8 school districts from the driver education fund a pro rata amount
9 equal to the number of students who have completed segment 1 of
10 an approved driver education course through the local public
11 school districts whether directly from the student's own local
12 school district or by certificate issued from the student's own
13 local school district in the previous fiscal year, or the actual
14 cost per student, whichever is less. Beginning April 1, 1998, a
15 local school district that offers an approved driver education
16 course shall provide an amount equal to the pro rata amount from
17 the driver education fund for each student residing in the
18 district who completes segment 1 of an approved driver education
19 course within that district. The local school district shall
20 provide each student participating in an approved driver
21 education course with a certificate in a form provided by the
22 local school district and approved by the department of education
23 that the student shall use toward the payment of any fee charged
24 for the approved driver education course under the following
25 conditions:
26 (a) If the student participates in an approved driver
27 education course at a local school district of his or her choice
1 other than his or her local school district.
2 (b) If the student participates in a driver education course
3 at a licensed driver training school, but only if the following
4 conditions exist:
5 (i) The student's local school district does not offer an
6 approved driver education course either itself or through a
7 consortium of local school districts of which the student's local
8 school district is a member.
9 (ii) The student's local school district does not offer an
10 approved driver education course with openings available either
11 itself or through a consortium of local school districts of which
12 the student's local school district is a member at the time the
13 student attains 15 years, 6 months of age.
14 From the amount distributed, the local school district shall
15 reimburse each licensed driver training school or other local
16 school district or the parent of the student the determined pro
17 rata amount from the driver education fund for each student from
18 that district completing segment 1 of an approved driver
19 education course with the licensed driver training school or
20 other local school district during the fiscal year.
21 (4) Beginning April 1, 1998,
the The approved driver
22 education courses may be conducted by the local public school
23 district or a consortium of school districts, by a licensed
24 driver training school either itself or through a contract with a
25 local school district, or by the intermediate district at the
26 request of the local district. If a local school district
27 contracts with a licensed driver training school to conduct an
1 approved driver education course, the contract shall require that
2 the driver education course be conducted in accordance with the
3 requirements set forth in department of education rules under
4 subsection (6) that are applicable to an approved driver
5 education course conducted by a local school district.
6 Enrollment in approved driver education courses shall be open to
7 residents not less than 14 years 8 months of age enrolled in
8 public, nonpublic, and home schools as well as resident
9 out-of-school youth not less than 14 years 8 months of age.
10 Reimbursement to local school districts shall be made on the
11 basis of an application made by the local school district
12 superintendent to the department of education. If money
13 appropriated from the driver education fund is not sufficient to
14 provide for state administration of the driver education program
15 and to reimburse local school districts for each student
16 completing segment 1 of an approved driver education course, then
17 payments made to local school districts shall be prorated to the
18 amount that is appropriated and available in the fund. A local
19 school district or licensed driver training school may use
20 videotapes, computers, telecourses, or other similar technology
21 as part of the classroom instruction portion of its driver
22 education courses. A student may receive and use any of these
23 materials at home.
24 (5) As used in this section, "driver education courses"
25 include classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel instruction, and
26 observation in an automobile under the supervision of a qualified
27 teacher or licensed instructor. The department of education
1 shall not require that licensed driver training school teachers
2 or instructors be certificated under the revised school code,
3 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
4 (6) The department of education may promulgate rules pursuant
5 to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
6 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this section. The rules shall
7 include, at a minimum, instructional standards, teacher
8 qualifications, and reimbursement procedures.
9 (7) Notwithstanding sections 306 and 308, an operator's
10 license shall not be issued to a person under 18 years of age
11 unless that person successfully passes a driver education course
12 and examination given by a public school, nonpublic school, or an
13 equivalent course approved by the department of education given
14 by a licensed driver training school. A person who has been a
15 holder of a motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other
16 state, territory, or possession of the United States, or any
17 other sovereignty for 1 year immediately before application for
18 an operator's license under this act is not required to comply
19 with this subsection. Restricted licenses may be issued pursuant
20 to section 312 without compliance with this subsection. A driver
21 education course shall be made available for a person under 18
22 years of age within a time that will enable that person to
23 qualify for a license before the time that the person is
24 permitted by law to have a license.
25 (8) Beginning April 1, 1998,
a A public school system may
26 impose a charge or enrollment fee for a driver education course
27 upon a student desiring to take the course as a duly enrolled
1 student for the course in a school of the public school system.
2 If a charge or enrollment fee is imposed, it shall be the same
3 for all students who reside within the territory of the public
4 school system.
5 (9) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act
6 that added this subsection, $8,600,000.00 of the amount collected
7 under subsection (1) and sections 312e and 312h shall be annually
8 transferred to the traffic enforcement safety fund. Beginning
9 October 1, 2007, $15,100,000.00 of the amount collected under
10 subsection (1) and sections 312e and 312h shall annually be
11 transferred to the traffic enforcement safety fund.
12 Sec. 811c. (1) Upon application, the secretary of state
13 shall issue a registration plate with an appropriate decal
14 representing an olympic education-training center in this state
15 to an applicant for use on the passenger motor vehicle, pickup
16 truck, van, or motor home for which the plate is issued.
17 (2) An application for a registration plate with an olympic
18 education-training center decal shall be submitted to the
19 secretary of state pursuant to the procedures prescribed in
20 section 217. In addition to the regular registration tax imposed
21 by section 801, each application shall be accompanied with
22 payment of a service
fee of $3.00 for the first month and $2.00
23 per month for each additional month of the registration period of
24 the plate. Registration plates with an olympic
25 education-training center decal shall expire on the applicant's
26 birthday pursuant to section 226.
27 (3) The olympic education-training center fund is created in
1 the state treasury. Money in the fund shall be expended only as
2 provided in this section.
3 (4) The secretary of
state shall deposit each service fee
4 $10.00 from the amount received for each original registration
5 plate collected pursuant to this section into the transportation
6 administration collection fund created under section 810b. The
7 remainder shall be deposited with the state treasurer, to the
8 credit of the olympic education-training center fund. The fund
9 may receive money from any other source as appropriated by the
10 legislature. The money in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be
11 distributed to the
olympic education-training center. after
12 deducting
manufacturing and administrative costs.
13 (5) The olympic education-training center shall submit to the
14 secretary of state a design of a separate decal to be affixed to
15 a registration plate. The secretary of state shall confer with
16 the department of state police to ensure the design will not
17 compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies to accurately
18 identify specific vehicles. Registration plates with an olympic
19 education-training center decal shall not be a duplication of
20 another registration plate. The olympic education-training
21 center shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and
22 (4)(c) and (d).
23 (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration
24 permit to a person who submits an application and the proper
25 payments for a registration plate with an olympic
26 education-training center decal, if the applicant's current
27 vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a
1 registration plate with an olympic education-training center
2 decal. The temporary registration shall expire upon receipt of a
3 registration plate with an olympic education-training center
4 decal or 60 days after the issuance, whichever occurs first. The
5 temporary permit shall be issued without a separate fee.
6 Sec. 811h. (1) Each service fee collected under sections
7 811f and 811g shall be
credited to the Michigan transportation
8 fund established
under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660,
9 and shall be used first
to defray the manufacturing and
10 administrative costs
incurred by the secretary of state,
11 including
administrative costs associated with selling, issuing,
12 replacing, and
substituting fund-raising registration and
13 collector plates administration collection fund created under
14 section 810b.
15 (2) The secretary of state shall identify and segregate the
16 fund-raising donations collected under sections 811f and 811g
17 into separate accounts. The secretary of state shall create a
18 separate account for each fund-raising plate series and matching
19 collector plates issued or sold by the secretary of state for a
20 Michigan university or state-sponsored goal pursuant to section
21 811e.
22 (3) As determined necessary by the secretary of state but not
23 more than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the
24 secretary of state shall not less than once each calendar quarter
25 authorize the disbursement of fund-raising donations segregated
26 under subsection (2) and, independent from any disbursement under
27 subsection (2), report the number of fund-raising registration
1 and matching collector plates issued, sold, or renewed bearing
2 the design or logo of that Michigan university or state-sponsored
3 plate sponsor, to the following, as appropriate:
4 (a) The treasurer of a Michigan university.
5 (b) The person or entity identified in a public act pursuant
6 to section 811e(3) to administer a state-sponsored fund-raising
7 registration plate fund.
8 (4) The secretary of state may cease to issue a fund-raising
9 registration plate or to issue a duplicate replacement of a
10 fund-raising registration plate for use on a vehicle if the
11 secretary of state issued fewer than 500 of a particular
12 fund-raising registration plate within any prior 24 consecutive
13 months. The secretary of state may also cease to sell a
14 collector plate that matches the discontinued fund-raising
15 registration plate. However, the secretary of state may continue
16 to renew fund-raising registration plates already issued and
17 collect the renewal fund-raising donation for those plates. This
18 subsection does not apply to Michigan university fund-raising
19 registration plates issued under section 811f and matching
20 Michigan university collector plates issued under section 811g.
21 (5) The state of Michigan, through the secretary of state,
22 shall own all right, title, and interest in all fund-raising
23 registration and collector plates, including the right to use,
24 reproduce, or distribute a fund-raising registration or collector
25 plate or the image of a fund-raising registration or collector
26 plate in any form. The secretary of state may authorize the
27 commercial or other use of a fund-raising registration or
1 collector plate design, logo, or image if written consent is
2 obtained from the pertinent Michigan university or person or
3 entity that sponsored a state-sponsored fund-raising registration
4 plate under section 811e. However, the secretary of state shall
5 not authorize the commercial or other use of a fund-raising
6 registration or collector plate under this section unless the
7 user first agrees in writing to the terms and conditions that the
8 secretary of state considers necessary. Those terms and
9 conditions may include the payment of royalty fees to 1 or more
10 of the following:
11 (a) This state.
12 (b) A Michigan university.
13 (c) A person or entity that sponsored a state-sponsored
14 fund-raising registration plate.
15 (6) A royalty fee paid to this state under a written
16 agreement described in subsection (5) shall be credited to the
17 Michigan transportation fund established under section 10 of 1951
18 PA 51, MCL 247.660.
19 Sec. 812. For each duplicate license as provided in section
20 313, and for each correction of a license, a person may apply for
21 renewal of the license and pay the renewal fee prescribed in this
22 act or the person may, at his or her option and upon payment of
23 the fee prescribed in this section, apply for a duplicate license
24 which expires on the same date as the license which was lost,
25 destroyed, mutilated, or became illegible. The fee for a
26 duplicate chauffeur's
license shall be $12.00 $18.00. The fee
27 for a duplicate
operator's license shall be $6.00 $9.00. In
1 the case of a person issued a 2-year license under section 314b,
2 the secretary of state may determine whether the license shall be
3 renewed for 2 years or 4 years. A renewal fee shall not be
4 charged for a change of address or a correction required to
5 correct a department error.
6 Enacting section 1. Sections 817 and 820 of the Michigan
7 vehicle code, MCL 257.817 and 257.820, are repealed.
8 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take
9 effect unless Senate Bill No. 539 of the 92nd Legislature is
10 enacted into law.