SENATE BILL No. 577

 

 

June 11, 2003, Introduced by Senator THOMAS and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending section 811e (MCL 257.811e), as amended by 2001 PA              

                                                                                

    124, and by adding section 811p.                                            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 811e.  (1) The secretary of state may develop a                        

                                                                                

2   Michigan university fund-raising registration plate as described            

                                                                                

3   in this section, and a matching Michigan university collector               

                                                                                

4   plate as described in section 811g.                                         

                                                                                

5       (2) The secretary of state may develop 1 or more limited term               

                                                                                

6   registration plates to recognize a state-sponsored event, a                 

                                                                                

7   Michigan university, a professional sports team, or an                      

                                                                                

8   accomplishment or occasion of a Michigan university.                        

                                                                                

9       (3) The secretary of state may, at any 1 time, develop not                  

                                                                                

10  more than  7  12 different state-sponsored fund-raising                     

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   registration plates as described in this section, and matching              

                                                                                

2   state-sponsored collector plates as described in section 811g.              

                                                                                

3   As used in this section, "state-sponsored fund-raising                      

                                                                                

4   registration plate" means a fund-raising registration plate                 

                                                                                

5   authorized by a public act to raise funds for a state-sponsored             

                                                                                

6   goal.  The public act shall, at a minimum, do all of the                    

                                                                                

7   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

8       (a) Identify the purpose of the state-sponsored fund-raising                

                                                                                

9   registration plate.                                                         

                                                                                

10      (b) Create a fund or designate an existing fund to receive                  

                                                                                

11  the money raised through the sale of state-sponsored fund-raising           

                                                                                

12  registration plates and matching collector plates.                          

                                                                                

13      (c) If a fund is created, name the person or entity                         

                                                                                

14  responsible for administering the fund.                                     

                                                                                

15      (4) The secretary of state may develop, promote, and market                 

                                                                                

16  the fund-raising registration plates and matching collector                 

                                                                                

17  plates issued under this section with the funds available through           

                                                                                

18  service fees.                                                               

                                                                                

19      (5) If the design or logo of a Michigan university                          

                                                                                

20  fund-raising registration plate, a professional sports team                 

                                                                                

21  fund-raising registration plate, or a state-sponsored                       

                                                                                

22  fund-raising registration plate uses 1 or more designs, trade               

                                                                                

23  names, trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or other                

                                                                                

24  images that are owned by the Michigan university that is                    

                                                                                

25  requesting the Michigan university fund-raising plate or the                

                                                                                

26  professional sports team fund-raising registration plate, the               

                                                                                

27  person or entity that is sponsoring a state-sponsored                       


                                                                                

1   fund-raising plate, or any other person or entity, the Michigan             

                                                                                

2   university, professional sports team, or sponsoring person or               

                                                                                

3   entity shall grant to or obtain for the secretary of state both             

                                                                                

4   of the following pursuant to a written agreement between the                

                                                                                

5   parties:                                                                    

                                                                                

6       (a) A nonexclusive worldwide license to use those designs,                  

                                                                                

7   trade names, trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or                

                                                                                

8   other images on and in conjunction with the marketing, promotion,           

                                                                                

9   sale, or copyrighting of the registration plate or image of the             

                                                                                

10  registration plate.                                                         

                                                                                

11      (b) The authority to merchandise the registration plate or an               

                                                                                

12  image of the registration plate.                                            

                                                                                

13      (6) In using or employing a design, trade name, trademark,                  

                                                                                

14  service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in                

                                                                                

15  conjunction with the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or           

                                                                                

16  merchandising of a registration plate or image of the                       

                                                                                

17  registration plate, the secretary of state may alter the size of            

                                                                                

18  the design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol,            

                                                                                

19  logo, or other image but shall not change the color or design of            

                                                                                

20  the design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol,            

                                                                                

21  logo, or other image without the prior written consent of the               

                                                                                

22  respective Michigan university, professional sports team, or                

                                                                                

23  sponsoring person or entity.  The secretary of state shall not              

                                                                                

24  use or employ a design, trade name, trademark, service mark,                

                                                                                

25  emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in conjunction with             

                                                                                

26  the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or merchandising of           

                                                                                

27  a registration plate or an image of the registration plate in any           


                                                                                

1   manner that is offensive to the Michigan university, professional           

                                                                                

2   sports team, or sponsoring person or entity that complies with              

                                                                                

3   subsection (5).                                                             

                                                                                

4       (7) As used in this section, "Michigan university                           

                                                                                

5   fund-raising registration plate" means a fund-raising                       

                                                                                

6   registration plate that is issued under this section at the                 

                                                                                

7   request of a Michigan university.                                           

                                                                                

8       Sec. 811p.  (1) The secretary of state shall develop and,                   

                                                                                

9   upon application, may issue a state-sponsored professional sports           

                                                                                

10  teams fund-raising registration plate to an applicant for use on            

                                                                                

11  the passenger motor vehicle, pickup truck, van, motor home,                 

                                                                                

12  hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the registration           

                                                                                

13  plate is issued instead of a standard registration plate.  The              

                                                                                

14  word "Michigan" shall appear on each state-sponsored professional           

                                                                                

15  sports teams fund-raising registration plate.  State-sponsored              

                                                                                

16  professional sports teams fund-raising registration plates shall            

                                                                                

17  bear letters and numbers that the secretary of state prescribes.            

                                                                                

18  The plate shall be of a design as determined by the secretary of            

                                                                                

19  state that includes the official logo of 1 of the following                 

                                                                                

20  professional sports teams:                                                  

                                                                                

21      (a) Detroit Red Wings.                                                      

                                                                                

22      (b) Detroit Tigers.                                                         

                                                                                

23      (c) Detroit Lions.                                                          

                                                                                

24      (d) Detroit Pistons.                                                        

                                                                                

25      (2) An application for a state-sponsored professional sports                

                                                                                

26  teams fund-raising registration plate shall be submitted to the             

                                                                                

27  secretary of state pursuant to the procedures prescribed in                 


                                                                                

1   section 217.  Application for an original or renewal                        

                                                                                

2   state-sponsored professional sports teams fund-raising                      

                                                                                

3   registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of the                 

                                                                                

4   regular vehicle registration tax in addition to a service fee as            

                                                                                

5   provided in section 811f.                                                   

                                                                                

6       (3) A state-sponsored professional sports teams fund-raising                

                                                                                

7   registration plate shall expire as described in section 226.                

                                                                                

8   Upon the issuance or renewal of a state-sponsored professional              

                                                                                

9   sports teams fund-raising registration plate, the secretary of              

                                                                                

10  state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of             

                                                                                

11  expiration.                                                                 

                                                                                

12      (4) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration               

                                                                                

13  permit to a person who submits an application and the proper                

                                                                                

14  payments for a state-sponsored professional sports teams                    

                                                                                

15  fund-raising registration plate if the applicant's current                  

                                                                                

16  vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a             

                                                                                

17  state-sponsored professional sports teams fund-raising                      

                                                                                

18  registration plate.  The temporary registration shall expire upon           

                                                                                

19  receipt of a state-sponsored professional sports teams                      

                                                                                

20  fund-raising registration plate or 60 days after the issuance of            

                                                                                

21  a state-sponsored professional sports teams fund-raising                    

                                                                                

22  registration plate, whichever occurs first.  The temporary permit           

                                                                                

23  shall be issued without a separate fee.                                     

                                                                                

24      (5) State-sponsored professional sports teams fund-raising                  

                                                                                

25  registration plate service fees collected under this section by             

                                                                                

26  the secretary of state shall be identified and segregated by the            

                                                                                

27  secretary of state into a separate account.  After deducting the            


                                                                                

1   manufacturing and administrative costs of the secretary of state,           

                                                                                

2   including administrative costs associated with issuing,                     

                                                                                

3   replacing, and substituting plates, the secretary of state shall            

                                                                                

4   on a quarterly basis transfer the balance of the state-sponsored            

                                                                                

5   professional sports teams fund-raising registration plate service           

                                                                                

6   fees to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee money to              

                                                                                

7   the state school aid fund established in section 11 of article IX           

                                                                                

8   of the state constitution of 1963.