Act No. 152
Public Acts of 2003
Approved by the Governor
August 7, 2003
Filed with the Secretary of State
August 8, 2003
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003
STATE OF MICHIGAN
92ND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2003
Introduced by Senators Johnson and Sikkema
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 554
AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of owners and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date," by amending sections 217a, 217d, 226, 226b, 307, 310, 312e, 312h, 320e, 723, 801, 802, 803b, 803m, 804, 806, 807, 810, 811, 811c, 811h, and 812 (MCL 257.217a, 257.217d, 257.226, 257.226b, 257.307, 257.310, 257.312e, 257.312h, 257.320e, 257.723, 257.801, 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 226 as amended by 2002 PA 642, sections226b and 312h as amended by 1989 PA 299, section 307 as amended by 2002 PA 534, sections 310 and 312e as amended by 2002 PA 652, section 320e as amended by 1998 PA 346, section 723 as amended by 1988 PA 346, section 801 as amended by 2002 PA 417, 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, 810b, 819a, and 819b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 217a. (1) A person who holds an unexpired technician, general, conditional, advanced, or extra class amateur radio license issued by the federal communications commission may make application directly to the secretary of state for a registration plate inscribed with the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission.
(2) The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that the applicant holds an unexpired amateur radio license. In addition to the regular registration fee, the applicant shall pay a service fee of $2.00. The $2.00 fee shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b. A plate may be issued for a motor vehicle which bears a registration issued pursuant to section 801(1)(a) and (q).
(3) If a plate issued under this section is used on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate was issued, the owner of the plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and the registration plate shall be surrendered to the secretary of state. A holder of a plate whose amateur radio license is not in full force and effect immediately shall surrender the call letter plate to the secretary of state and obtain a regular registration plate.
(4) An application for a plate issued under this section shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section 217. The expiration date for plates issued under this section shall be the date determined pursuant to section 226.
Sec. 217d. (1) The secretary of state shall design and may issue a special congressional medal of honor registration plate for residents of this state awarded the congressional medal of honor.
(2) A special congressional medal of honor registration plate shall be issued only for 1 vehicle intended for personal use by the applicant.
(3) A person who is a recipient of the congressional medal of honor may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate under this section on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, which shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant having been a congressional medal of honor recipient that the secretary of state may require. The secretary of state shall waive the $5.00 service fee requirement under section 804.
(4) A person who qualifies to be issued a special registration plate under this section is entitled to only 1 special registration plate issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801.
(5) A person with disabilities who applies for a special registration plate under this section shall be issued a tab for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is disabled as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675.
(6) A special registration plate issued under subsection (1) expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new plates are issued by the secretary of state.
(7) The secretary of state shall deliver or cause to be delivered 1 or more special registration plates issued under this section to the home address of the applicant at no additional cost to the applicant.
(8) The secretary of state shall develop and, upon application, may issue a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate to an applicant for use on the passenger motor vehicle, pickup truck, van, motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the registration plate is issued instead of a standard registration plate. Michigan veterans memorial registration plates shall bear letters and numbers that the secretary of state prescribes. The plate shall be of a design as determined by the secretary of state. The word "Michigan" shall appear on each Michigan veterans memorial registration plate.
(9) An application for a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to the procedures prescribed in section 217. Application for an original or renewal Michigan veterans memorial registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of the regular vehicle registration tax in addition to the following:
(a) For an original Michigan veterans memorial registration plate, a donation of $25.00 and a service fee of not more than $10.00, as determined by the secretary of state. The $10.00 service fee shall be deposited in the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b.
(b) For a renewal Michigan veterans memorial registration plate, a donation of $10.00.
(10) A Michigan veterans memorial registration plate shall expire as described in section 226. Upon the issuance or renewal of a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate, the secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of expiration.
(11) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration permit to a person who submits an application and the proper payments for a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate if the applicant's current vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate. The temporary registration shall expire upon receipt of a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate or 60 days after the issuance of a Michigan veterans memorial registration plate, whichever occurs first. The temporary permit shall be issued without a separate fee.
(12) Michigan veterans memorial registration plate service fees collected under this section by the secretary of state shall be identified and segregated by the secretary of state into a separate account. The secretary of state shall on a quarterly basis transfer all of the donations to the state treasurer who shall credit the donations to the Vietnam veterans memorial monument fund created in section 3 of the Michigan Vietnam veterans memorial act, 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1053. These donations shall be used exclusively for the purposes described in sections 5 and 7 of the Michigan Vietnam veterans memorial act, 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1055 and 35.1057.
(13) For purposes of this section, "Michigan veterans memorial registration plate" means a registration plate containing a specialized design pertaining to Michigan veterans.
Sec. 226. (1) A vehicle registration issued by the secretary of state expires on the owner's birthday, unless another expiration date is provided for under this act or unless the registration is for the following vehicles, in which case registration expires on the last day of February:
(a) A commercial vehicle except for a commercial vehicle issued a registration under the international registration plan or a pickup truck or van owned by an individual.
(b) Except for a trailer or semitrailer issued a registration under the international registration plan, a trailer or semitrailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an individual; or a pole trailer.
(2) The expiration date for a registration issued for a motorcycle is March 31.
(3) The expiration date for a registration bearing the letters "SEN" or "REP" is February 1.
(4) In the case of a vehicle owned by a business, corporation, or an owner other than an individual, the secretary of state may assign or reassign the expiration date of the registration.
(5) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
(a) After the October 1 immediately preceding the year designated on the registration, issue a registration upon application and payment of the proper fee for a commercial vehicle, other than a pickup or van owned by an individual; or a trailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an individual.
(b) Beginning 60 days before the expiration date assigned on an international registration plan registration plate, issue a registration under section 801g upon application and payment of the proper apportioned fee for a commercial vehicle engaged in interstate commerce.
(c) After the February 14 immediately preceding the year designated on a registration, issue a registration upon application and payment of the proper fee for a motorcycle.
(d) Beginning 45 days before the owner's birthday and 120 days before the expiration date assigned by the secretary of state, issue a registration for a vehicle other than those designated in subsection (1)(a) or (b). However, if an owner whose registration period begins 45 days before his or her birthday will be out of the state during the 45 days immediately preceding expiration of a registration or for other good cause shown cannot apply for a renewal registration within the 45-day period, application for a renewal registration may be made not more than 6 months before expiration.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the secretary of state, upon application and payment of the proper fee, shall issue a registration for a vehicle to a resident that shall expire on the owner's birthday. If the owner's next birthday is at least 6 months but not more than 12 months in the future, the owner shall receive a registration valid until the owner's next birthday. If the owner's next birthday is less than 6 months in the future, the owner shall receive a registration valid until the owner's birthday following the owner's next birthday. The tax required under this act for a registration described in this subsection shall be either of the following:
(a) For an original registration, the tax shall bear the same relationship to the tax required under section 801 for a 12-month registration as the length of the registration bears to 12 months.
(b) For a renewal of a registration, either of the following:
(i) For a registration that is for at least 6 months but not more than 12 months, the same amount as for 12 months.
(ii) For a renewal of a registration that is for more than 12 months, 2 times the amount for 12 months. Partial months shall be considered as whole months in the calculation of the required tax and in the determination of the length of time between the application for a registration and the owner's next birthday. The tax required for that registration shall be rounded off to whole dollars as provided in section 801.
(7) A certificate of title shall remain valid until canceled by the secretary of state for cause or upon a transfer of an interest shown on the certificate of title.
(8) The secretary of state, upon request, shall issue special registration for commercial vehicles, valid for 6 months after the date of issue, if the full registration fee exceeds $50.00, on the payment of 1/2 the full registration fee and a service charge as enumerated in section 802(1).
(9) The secretary of state may issue a special registration for each of the following:
(a) A new vehicle purchased or leased outside of this state and delivered in this state to the purchaser or lessee by the manufacturer of that vehicle for removal to a place outside of this state, if a certification is made that the vehicle will be primarily used, stored, and registered outside of this state and will not be returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for use or storage.
(b) A vehicle purchased or leased in this state and delivered to the purchaser or lessee by a dealer or by the owner of the vehicle for removal to a place outside of this state, if a certification is made that the vehicle will be primarily used, stored, and registered outside of this state and will not be returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for use or storage.
(10) A special registration issued under subsection (9) is valid for not more than 14 days after the date of issuance, and a fee shall be collected for each special registration as provided in section 802(3). The special registration may be in the form determined by the secretary of state. If a dealer makes a retail sale or lease of a vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is qualified and eligible to obtain a special registration, the dealer shall apply for the special registration for the purchaser or lessee. If a person other than a dealer sells or leases a vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is qualified and eligible to obtain a special registration, the purchaser or lessee shall appear in person, or by a person exercising the purchaser's or lessee's power of attorney, at an office of the secretary of state and furnish a certification that the person is the bona fide purchaser or lessee or that the person has granted the power of attorney, together with other forms required for the issuance of the special registration and provide the secretary of state with proof that the vehicle is covered by a Michigan no-fault insurance policy issued pursuant to section 3101 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101, or proof that the vehicle is covered by a policy of insurance issued by an insurer pursuant to section 3163 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3163. The certification required in this subsection shall contain all of the following:
(a) The address of the purchaser or lessee.
(b) A statement that the vehicle is purchased or leased for registration outside of this state.
(c) A statement that the vehicle shall be primarily used, stored, and registered outside of this state.
(d) The name of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is to be registered.
(e) Other information requested by the secretary of state.
(11) Upon request, the secretary of state may issue a registration valid for 6 months after the date of issuance for use on a trailer or semitrailer weighing 1,500 pounds or less and that is used for recreational purposes, upon payment of 1/2 the full registration fee imposed under section 801(1)(l). This subsection does not apply after October 1, 2003.
(12) In the case of a commercial vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer issued a registration under the international registration plan, the secretary of state in mutual agreement with the owner may assign or reassign the expiration date of the registration. However, the expiration date agreed to shall be either March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31. Renewals expiring on or after September 30, 1993 shall be for a minimum of at least 12 months if there is a change in the established expiration date.
(13) The expiration date for a multiyear registration issued for a leased vehicle shall be the date the lease expires but shall not be for a period longer than 24 months.
Sec. 226b. (1) A temporary registration may be issued to an owner of a vehicle. The registration shall be valid for either 30 days or 60 days from date of issue, at the discretion of the owner, and shall be in a form as determined by the secretary of state. A fee shall be collected for each temporary registration as provided in section 802.
(2) A vehicle which has a temporary registration shall not be used for the transportation of passengers for hire or for the transportation of goods, wares, or merchandise or draw other vehicles transporting goods, wares, or merchandise.
Sec. 307. (1) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license shall supply a birth certificate attesting to his or her age or other sufficient documents or identification as the secretary of state may require. An application for an operator's or chauffeur's license shall be made in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state and shall contain all of the following:
(a) The applicant's full name, date of birth, residence address, height, sex, eye color, signature, other information required or permitted on the license under this chapter, and, to the extent required to comply with federal law, the applicant's social security number. The applicant may provide a mailing address if the applicant receives mail at an address different from his or her residence address.
(b) The following notice shall be included to inform the applicant that under sections 509o and 509r of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o and 168.509r, the secretary of state is required to use the residence address provided on this application as the applicant's residence address on the qualified voter file for voter registration and voting:
"NOTICE: Michigan law requires that the same address be used for voter registration and driver license purposes. Therefore, if the residence address you provide in this application differs from your voter registration address as it appears on the qualified voter file, the secretary of state will automatically change your voter registration to match the residence address on this application, after which your voter registration at your former address will no longer be valid for voting purposes. A new voter registration card, containing the information of your polling place, will be provided to you by the clerk of the jurisdiction where your residence address is located.".
(c) For an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the following certifications by the applicant:
(i) The applicant meets the applicable federal driver qualification requirements under 49 C.F.R. part 391 if the applicant operates or intends to operate in interstate commerce or meets the applicable qualifications under the rules promulgated by the department of state police under the motor carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11 to 480.22, if the applicant operates or intends to operate in intrastate commerce.
(ii) The vehicle in which the applicant will take the driving skills tests is representative of the type of vehicle the applicant operates or intends to operate.
(iii) The applicant is not subject to disqualification, suspension, revocation, or cancellation for conviction of an offense described in section 312f or 319b.
(iv) The applicant does not have a driver's license from more than 1 state.
(d) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group designation and a hazardous material indorsement (H vehicle indorsement) shall provide his or her fingerprints which shall have been taken by a law enforcement official or a designated representative for investigation as required by the uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, 115 Stat. 272.
(2) Except as provided in this subsection, an applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license may have his or her image and signature captured or reproduced when the application for the license is made. An applicant required under section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal identification card shall have his or her image and signature captured or reproduced when the application for the license is made. The secretary of state shall acquire by purchase or lease the equipment for capturing the images and signatures and may furnish the equipment to a local unit authorized by the secretary of state to license drivers. The secretary of state shall acquire equipment purchased or leased pursuant to this section under standard purchasing procedures of the department of management and budget based on standards and specifications established by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall not purchase or lease equipment until an appropriation for the equipment has been made by the legislature. An image and signature captured pursuant to this section shall appear on the applicant's operator's or chauffeur's license. Except as provided in this subsection, the secretary of state may retain and use a person's image described in this subsection only for programs administered by the secretary of state. Except as provided in this subsection, the secretary of state shall not use a person's image unless the person grants written permission for that purpose to the secretary of state or specific enabling legislation permitting the use is enacted into law. A law enforcement agency of this state has access to information retained by the secretary of state under this subsection. The information may be utilized for any law enforcement purpose unless otherwise prohibited by law. The department of state police shall provide to the secretary of state updated lists of persons required to be registered under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.732, and the secretary of state shall make the images of those persons available to the department of state police as provided in that act.
(3) An application shall contain a signature and certification by the applicant and shall be accompanied by the proper fee. The examiner shall collect the application fee and shall forward the fee to the secretary of state with the application. The secretary of state shall refund the application fee to the applicant if the license applied for is denied, but shall not refund the fee to an applicant who fails to complete the examination requirements of the secretary of state within 90 days after the date of application for a license.
(4) In conjunction with the issuance of an operator's or chauffeur's license, the secretary of state shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide the applicant with all of the following:
(i) Written information explaining the applicant's right to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with section 310.
(ii) Written information describing the organ donation registry program maintained by Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization or its successor organization. The written information required under this subparagraph shall include, in a type size and format that is conspicuous in relation to the surrounding material, the address and telephone number of Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization or its successor organization, along with an advisory to call Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization or its successor organization with questions about the organ donor registry program.
(iii) Written information giving the applicant the opportunity to be placed on the organ donation registry described in subparagraph (ii).
(b) Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license that he or she is willing to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with section 310.
(c) Inform the applicant in writing that, if he or she indicates to the secretary of state under this section a willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry described in subdivision (a)(ii), the secretary of state will forward the applicant's name and address to the organ donation registry maintained by Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization or its successor organization, as required by subsection (6).
(5) The secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of subsection (4) by 1 or more of the following methods:
(a) Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice for an operator's or chauffeur's license renewal or the issuance of an operator's or chauffeur's license.
(b) Providing printed material to an applicant who personally appears at a secretary of state branch office.
(c) Through electronic information transmittals for operator's and chauffeur's licenses processed by electronic means.
(6) If an applicant indicates a willingness under this section to have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry described in subsection (4)(a)(ii), the secretary of state shall within 10 days forward the applicant's name and address to the organ donor registry maintained by Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization or its successor organization. The secretary of state may forward information under this subsection by mail or by electronic means. The secretary of state shall not maintain a record of the name or address of an individual who indicates a willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry after forwarding that information to the organ donor registry under this subsection. Information about an applicant's indication of a willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry that is obtained by the secretary of state under subsection (4) and forwarded under this subsection is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, pursuant to section 13(1)(d) of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.
(7) If an application is received from a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall request a copy of the applicant's driving record and other available information from the national driver register. When received, the driving record and other available information become a part of the driver's record in this state. If the application is for an original, renewal, or upgrade of a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the secretary of state shall check the applicant's driving record with the national driver register and the federal commercial driver license information system before issuing that group designation or indorsement.
(8) Except for a vehicle group designation or indorsement or as provided in this subsection, the secretary of state may issue a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license for 1 additional 4-year period by mail or by other methods prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall issue a renewal license only in person if the person is a person required under section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal identification card. If a license is renewed by mail or by other method, the secretary of state shall issue evidence of renewal to indicate the date the license expires in the future. The department of state police shall provide to the secretary of state updated lists of persons required under section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal identification card.
(9) Upon request, the secretary of state shall provide an information manual to an applicant explaining how to obtain a vehicle group designation or indorsement. The manual shall contain the information required under 49 C.F.R. part 383.
(10) The secretary of state shall not disclose a social security number obtained under subsection (1) to another person except for use for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Compliance with chapter 313 of title 49 of the United States Code, 49 U.S.C. 31301 to 31317, and regulations and state law and rules related to this chapter.
(b) Through the law enforcement information network, to carry out the purposes of section 466(a) of part D of title IV of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 666, in connection with matters relating to paternity, child support, or overdue child support.
(c) As otherwise required by law.
(11) The secretary of state shall not display a person's social security number on the person's operator's or chauffeur's license.
(12) A requirement under this section to include a social security number on an application does not apply to an applicant who demonstrates he or she is exempt under law from obtaining a social security number or to an applicant who for religious convictions is exempt under law from disclosure of his or her social security number under these circumstances. The secretary of state shall inform the applicant of this possible exemption.
Sec. 310. (1) The secretary of state shall issue an operator's license to each person licensed as an operator and a chauffeur's license to each person licensed as a chauffeur. An applicant for a motorcycle indorsement under section312a or a vehicle group designation or indorsement shall first qualify for an operator's or chauffeur's license before the indorsement or vehicle group designation application is accepted and processed. Beginning on and after July1, 2003, an original license or the first renewal of an existing license issued to a person less than 21 years of age shall be portrait or vertical in form and a license issued to a person 21 years of age or over shall be landscape or horizontal in form.
(2) The license issued under subsection (1) shall contain all of the following information:
(a) The distinguishing number permanently assigned to the licensee.
(b) The full name, date of birth, address of residence, height, eye color, sex, an image, and the signature of the licensee.
(c) An indication that the license contains 1 or more of the following:
(i) The blood type of the licensee.
(ii) Immunization data of the licensee.
(iii) Medication data of the licensee.
(iv) A statement that the licensee is deaf.
(v) A statement that the licensee is an organ and tissue donor pursuant to part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10109.
(vi) Emergency contact information of the licensee.
(vii) A sticker or decal as specified by the secretary of state to indicate that the licensee has designated 1 or more patient advocates in accordance with section 5506 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506, or a statement that the licensee carries an emergency medical information card.
(d) If the licensee has made a statement described in subdivision (c)(v), the signature of the licensee following the indication of his or her organ and tissue donor intent identified in subdivision (c)(v), along with the signature of at least 1 witness.
(e) The sticker or decal described in subdivision (c)(vii) may be provided by any person, hospital, school, medical group, or association interested in assisting in implementing the emergency medical information card, but shall meet the specifications of the secretary of state. The emergency medical information card may contain the information described in subdivision (c)(vi), information concerning the licensee's patient advocate designation, other emergency medical information, or an indication as to where the licensee has stored or registered emergency medical information.
(f) Beginning July 1, 2003, in the case of a licensee who is less than 18 years of age at the time of issuance of the license, the date on which the licensee will become 18 years of age and 21 years of age.
(g) Beginning July 1, 2003, in the case of a licensee who is at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age at the time of issuance of the license, the date on which the licensee will become 21 years of age.
(3) Except as otherwise required in this chapter, other information required on the license pursuant to this chapter may appear on the license in a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
(4) The license shall not contain a fingerprint or finger image of the licensee.
(5) A digitized license may contain an identifier for voter registration purposes. The digitized license may contain information appearing in electronic or machine readable codes needed to conduct a transaction with the secretary of state. The information shall be limited to the person's driver license number, birth date, license expiration date, and other information necessary for use with electronic devices, machine readers, or automatic teller machines and shall not contain the person's name, address, driving record, or other personal identifier. The license shall identify the encoded information.
(6) The license shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the ability to reproduce, alter, counterfeit, forge, or duplicate the license without ready detection. In addition, a license with a vehicle group designation shall contain the information required pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 383.
(7) A person who intentionally reproduces, alters, counterfeits, forges, or duplicates a license photograph, the negative of the photograph, an image, a license, or the electronic data contained on a license or a part of a license or who uses a license, an image, or photograph that has been reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated is subject to 1 of the following:
(a) If the intent of the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use was to commit or aid in the commission of an offense that is a felony punishable by imprisonment for 10 or more years, the person committing the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(b) If the intent of the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use was to commit or aid in the commission of an offense that is a felony punishable by imprisonment for less than 10 years or a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for 6 months or more, the person committing the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c) If the intent of the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use was to commit or aid in the commission of an offense that is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for less than 6 months, the person committing the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(8) Except as provided in subsection (16), a person who sells, or who possesses with the intent to deliver to another, a reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated license photograph, negative of the photograph, image, license, or electronic data contained on a license or part of a license is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(9) Except as provided in subsection (16), a person who is in possession of 2 or more reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated license photographs, negatives of the photograph, images, licenses, or electronic data contained on a license or part of a license is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(10) Except as provided in subsection (16), a person who is in possession of a reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated license photograph, negative of the photograph, image, license, or electronic data contained on a license or part of a license is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(11) Subsections (7)(a) and (b), (8), and (9) do not apply to a minor whose intent is to violate section 703 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.
(12) The secretary of state, upon determining after an examination that an applicant is mentally and physically qualified to receive a license, may issue to that person a temporary driver's permit entitling the person while having the permit in his or her immediate possession to drive a motor vehicle upon the highway for a period not exceeding 60 days before issuance to the person of an operator's or chauffeur's license by the secretary of state.
(13) An operator or chauffeur may indicate on the license in a place designated by the secretary of state his or her blood type, emergency contact information, immunization data, medication data, or a statement that the licensee is deaf, or a statement that the licensee is an organ and tissue donor and has made an anatomical gift pursuant to part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10109.
(14) An operator or chauffeur may indicate on the license in a place designated by the secretary of state that he or she has designated a patient advocate in accordance with sections 5506 to 5513 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506 to 700.5513.
(15) If the applicant provides proof to the secretary of state that he or she is a minor who has been emancipated pursuant to 1968 PA 293, MCL 722.1 to 722.6, the license shall bear the designation of the individual's emancipated status in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state.
(16) Subsections (8), (9), and (10) do not apply to a person who is in possession of 1 or more photocopies, reproductions, or duplications of a license to document the identity of the licensee for a legitimate business purpose.
Sec. 312e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle, shall obtain the required vehicle group designation as follows:
(a) A person, before operating a combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more including a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, shall procure a group A vehicle designation on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license. Unless an indorsement or the removal of restrictions is required, a person licensed to operate a group A vehicle may operate a group B or C vehicle without taking another test.
(b) A person, before operating a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, shall procure a group B vehicle designation on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license. Unless an indorsement or the removal of restrictions is required, a person licensed to operate a group B vehicle may operate a group C vehicle without taking another test.
(c) A person, before operating a single vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating under 26,001 pounds or a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating under 26,001 pounds towing a trailer or other vehicle and carrying hazardous materials on which a placard is required under 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, or designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, shall procure a group C vehicle designation and a hazardous material or passenger vehicle indorsement on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license.
(2) An applicant for a vehicle group designation shall take knowledge and driving skills tests that comply with minimum federal standards prescribed in 49 C.F.R. part 383 as required under this act.
(3) The license shall be issued, suspended, revoked, canceled, or renewed in accordance with this act.
(4) Except as provided in this subsection, all of the following apply:
(a) If a person operates a group B passenger vehicle while taking his or her driving skills test for a P indorsement, he or she is restricted to operating only group B or C passenger vehicles under that P indorsement.
(b) If a person operates a group C passenger vehicle while taking his or her driving skills test for a P indorsement, he or she is restricted to operating only group C passenger vehicles under that P indorsement.
(c) A person who fails the air brake portion of the written or driving skills test provided under section 312f or who takes the driving skills test provided under that section in a commercial motor vehicle that is not equipped with air brakes shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.
(5) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle, shall obtain required vehicle indorsements as follows:
(a) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle pulling double trailers, shall procure the appropriate vehicle group designation and a T vehicle indorsement under this act.
(b) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle that is a tank vehicle, shall procure the appropriate vehicle group designation and an N vehicle indorsement under this act.
(c) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle carrying hazardous materials on which a placard is required under 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, shall procure the appropriate vehicle group designation and an H vehicle indorsement under this act.
(d) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle that is a tank vehicle carrying hazardous material, shall procure the appropriate vehicle group designation and both an N and H vehicle indorsement, which shall be designated by the code letter X on the person's operator's or chauffeur's license.
(e) A person, before operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, shall procure the appropriate vehicle group designation and a P vehicle indorsement under this act. An applicant for a P vehicle indorsement shall take the driving skills test in a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver.
(6) An applicant for an indorsement shall take the knowledge and driving skills tests described and required pursuant to 49 C.F.R. part 383.
(7) The holder of an unexpired operator's or chauffeur's license may be issued a vehicle group designation and indorsement valid for the remainder of the license upon meeting the qualifications of section 312f and payment of the original vehicle group designation fee of $25.00 and an indorsement fee of $5.00 per indorsement, and a corrected license fee of $18.00. A person required to procure an F vehicle indorsement pursuant to subsection (9) shall pay an indorsement fee of $5.00.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (9) and (10), this section does not apply to a driver or operator of a vehicle under all of the following conditions:
(a) The vehicle is controlled and operated by a farmer or an employee or family member of the farmer.
(b) The vehicle is used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies, or a combination of these items, to or from a farm.
(c) The vehicle is not used in the operation of a common or contract motor carrier.
(d) The vehicle is operated within 150 miles of the farm.
(9) A person, before driving or operating a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more on the power unit that is used as described in subsection (8)(a) to (d), shall obtain an F vehicle indorsement. The F vehicle indorsement shall be issued upon successful completion of a knowledge test only.
(10) A person, before driving or operating a single vehicle truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more or a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more on the power unit that is used as described in subsection (8)(a) to (d) for carrying hazardous materials on which a placard is required under 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, shall successfully complete both a knowledge test and a driving skills test. Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and driving skills test, the person shall be issued the appropriate vehicle group designation and any vehicle indorsement necessary under this act.
(11) This section does not apply to a police officer operating an authorized emergency vehicle or to a firefighter operating an authorized emergency vehicle who has met the driver training standards of the Michigan fire fighters' training council.
(12) This section does not apply to a person operating a motor home or a vehicle used exclusively to transport personal possessions or family members for nonbusiness purposes.
(13) The money collected under subsection (7) for a vehicle group designation or indorsement shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each county or municipality acting as an examining officer or examining bureau $3.00 for each applicant examined for a first designation or indorsement to an operator's or chauffeur's license and $1.50 for each renewal designation or indorsement to an operator's or chauffeur's license, whose application is not denied, on the condition that the money refunded shall be paid to the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or officer or bureau receiving that money for the purpose of carrying out this act.
(14) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person operating a vehicle described in subsections (8) and (9) is subject to the provisions of sections 303 and 319b.
Sec. 312h. (1) A person who is issued an original chauffeur's license as described in section 314(3), upon payment of a fee of $25.00 for a vehicle group designation and $5.00 for each indorsement in addition to any other chauffeur's license fees and compliance with section 312f, may be issued a vehicle group designation and indorsement for the same period.
(2) The money collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each county or municipality acting as an examining officer or examining bureau, $2.00 for each applicant examined for a vehicle group designation or indorsement to a first chauffeur's license whose application is not denied, on the condition, however, that the money refunded shall be paid to the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or officer or bureau receiving that money for the purpose of carrying out this act.
Sec. 320e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), (3), or (4), a person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 303, 319, 320, 324, 625, 625b, 625f, 732a, or 904 shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the person. The increase in the reinstatement fee from $60.00 to $125.00 shall be imposed for a license that is issued or returned on or after October 1, 1991 regardless of when the license was suspended, revoked, or restricted. Of the increase in the reinstatement fee from $60.00 to $125.00, $25.00 shall be allocated to the department of state, $10.00 shall be deposited by the department of treasury in the drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund created under section 625h(1), and $30.00 shall be deposited by the department of treasury in the drunk driving caseflow assistance fund created under section 625h(5). The fee shall be waived if the license was suspended or restricted because of the person's mental or physical infirmity or disability.
(2) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 319(7) shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the person. The fee shall be waived if the license was suspended or restricted because of the person's mental or physical infirmity or disability.
(3) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to section 319e shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the person. Of the $125.00 fee, $95.00 shall be allocated to the department of state and $30.00 shall be deposited by the department of treasury in the drug case information management fund created under section 323d.
(4) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended as provided in section 321c shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $85.00 to the secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the person. The fee shall be deposited in the state general fund and shall be used to defray the expenses of the secretary of state in processing the suspension and reinstatement of driver licenses under this section.
(5) The secretary of state shall assess points and take licensing action, including suspending, revoking, or denying a license under this act, according to the law in effect at the time of the conspiracy to commit the offense or at the time the offense was committed or attempted or the civil infraction occurred. If 1 or more of the convictions involved in a licensing sanction is a violation or attempted violation of this act committed or attempted after January 1, 1992, the secretary of state shall apply the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
(6) Judicial review of an administrative licensing sanction under section 303 shall be governed by the law in effect at the time the offense was committed or attempted. If 1 or more of the convictions involved in an administrative licensing sanction is a violation or attempted violation of this act committed or attempted after January 1, 1992, judicial review of that sanction shall be governed by the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
Sec. 723. (1) All motor trucks or truck tractors, except as provided in subsection (4), of more than 5,000 pounds registered weight and all towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles in operation upon the public highways of this state shall have the name, city, and state or the registered logo or emblem of the registered owner of the vehicle, and lessee of the vehicle if the vehicle is being operated under lease, painted or permanently attached on each side of the cab on a motor truck or truck tractor in letters of not less than 3 inches in height, not lower than the bottom edge of the door, except that motor trucks with closed van bodies may place the information on each side of the van body not lower than the bottom edge of the cab door. This information shall be in sharp color contrast to the background.
(2) Except for towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles, the identification requirements of subsection (1) may be met through the use of removable devices which meet the requirements of subsection (1). These devices shall be of durable construction and securely attached to each side of the motor truck or truck tractor. The removable devices shall be attached so that the identification is in a horizontal position.
(3) Motor vehicles subject to this section shall have 2 years after the effective date of this subsection to be in compliance with the marking location as required in subsection (1).
(4) This section shall not apply to a truck eligible for and registered under a farm or manufacturer license plate.
(5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation, except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
(a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not more than 5,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according to the following schedule of empty weights:
Empty weights Fee
0 to 3,000 pounds $ 29.00
3,001 to 3,500 pounds 32.00
3,501 to 4,000 pounds 37.00
4,001 to 4,500 pounds 43.00
4,501 to 5,000 pounds 47.00
5,001 to 5,500 pounds 52.00
5,501 to 6,000 pounds 57.00
6,001 to 6,500 pounds 62.00
6,501 to 7,000 pounds 67.00
7,001 to 7,500 pounds 71.00
7,501 to 8,000 pounds 77.00
8,001 to 8,500 pounds 81.00
8,501 to 9,000 pounds 86.00
9,001 to 9,500 pounds 91.00
9,501 to 10,000 pounds 95.00
over 10,000 pounds $ 0.90 per 100 pounds of empty weight
On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall use the spring preliminary report of the United States department of commerce or its successor agency. A van which is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports a resident of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued pursuant to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision.
(b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157, if the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether or not permanently affixed to the soil, shall not be exempt from real property taxes.
(c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer shall be subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the vehicle but shall not be subject to more than 1 tax rate under this act.
(d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. A registration secured by payment of the fee as prescribed in this subdivision shall continue in full force and effect until the regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this subdivision, "wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the harvest site. As used in this subdivision, "wood harvesting operations" does not include the transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed firewood for a profit making venture.
(e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or ambulance.
(f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision shall expire on June 30 of the year in which new registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the secretary of state.
(g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes, parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by a senior citizen center, $10.00 per set, if the bus, station wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the vehicle.
(h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as organized under sections 40301 to 40307 of title 36 of the United States Code, 36 U.S.C. 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive or ship's body which is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
(i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross, girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the truck.
(j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
Empty weights Per 100 pounds
0 to 2,500 pounds $ 1.40
2,501 to 4,000 pounds 1.76
4,001 to 6,000 pounds 2.20
6,001 to 8,000 pounds 2.72
8,001 to 10,000 pounds 3.25
10,001 to 15,000 pounds 3.77
15,001 pounds and over 4.39
If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this subdivision shall not be less than the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list price.
(k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor, except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following schedule of elected gross weights:
Elected gross weight Fee
0 to 24,000 pounds $ 491.00
24,001 to 26,000 pounds 558.00
26,001 to 28,000 pounds 558.00
28,001 to 32,000 pounds 649.00
32,001 to 36,000 pounds 744.00
36,001 to 42,000 pounds 874.00
42,001 to 48,000 pounds 1,005.00
48,001 to 54,000 pounds 1,135.00
54,001 to 60,000 pounds 1,268.00
60,001 to 66,000 pounds 1,398.00
66,001 to 72,000 pounds 1,529.00
72,001 to 80,000 pounds 1,660.00
80,001 to 90,000 pounds 1,793.00
90,001 to 100,000 pounds 2,002.00
100,001 to 115,000 pounds 2,223.00
115,001 to 130,000 pounds 2,448.00
130,001 to 145,000 pounds 2,670.00
145,001 to 160,000 pounds 2,894.00
over 160,000 pounds 3,117.00
For each commercial vehicle registered pursuant to this subdivision $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
If a truck or road tractor without trailer is leased from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator 60% of the fee prescribed in this subdivision for the truck tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.
(l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following schedule of empty weights:
Empty weights Fee
0 to 2,499 pounds $ 75.00
2,500 to 9,999 pounds 200.00
10,000 pounds and over 300.00
The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers. If the secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all trailers, a person who has once paid the fee for a vehicle under this subdivision shall not be required to pay the fee for that vehicle a second time, but shall be required to pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued under this subdivision is nontransferable.
(m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment is made pursuant to 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the following schedule of empty weights:
Empty weights Per 100 pounds
0 to 4,000 pounds $ 1.76
4,001 to 6,000 pounds 2.20
6,001 to 10,000 pounds 2.72
10,001 pounds and over 3.25
(n) For each motorcycle $ 23.00
On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar year which preceded that calendar year. In performing the calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall use the spring preliminary report of the United States department of commerce or its successor agency.
Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each motorcycle shall be increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase shall not be considered as part of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the annual October 1 revisions but shall be in addition to the tax assessed as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
(o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that subdivision.
(p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required under section 217 which has not been previously subject to the tax rates of this section and which is of the motor vehicle category otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the first registration, which is not a transfer registration under section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer registration under section 809, according to the following schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
List Price Tax
$0 - $6,000.00 $ 30.00
More than $6,000.00 - $7,000.00 $ 33.00
More than $7,000.00 - $8,000.00 $ 38.00
More than $8,000.00 - $9,000.00 $ 43.00
More than $9,000.00 - $10,000.00 $ 48.00
More than $10,000.00 - $11,000.00 $ 53.00
More than $11,000.00 - $12,000.00 $ 58.00
More than $12,000.00 - $13,000.00 $ 63.00
More than $13,000.00 - $14,000.00 $ 68.00
More than $14,000.00 - $15,000.00 $ 73.00
More than $15,000.00 - $16,000.00 $ 78.00
More than $16,000.00 - $17,000.00 $ 83.00
More than $17,000.00 - $18,000.00 $ 88.00
More than $18,000.00 - $19,000.00 $ 93.00
More than $19,000.00 - $20,000.00 $ 98.00
More than $20,000.00 - $21,000.00 $ 103.00
More than $21,000.00 - $22,000.00 $ 108.00
More than $22,000.00 - $23,000.00 $ 113.00
More than $23,000.00 - $24,000.00 $ 118.00
More than $24,000.00 - $25,000.00 $ 123.00
More than $25,000.00 - $26,000.00 $ 128.00
More than $26,000.00 - $27,000.00 $ 133.00
More than $27,000.00 - $28,000.00 $ 138.00
More than $28,000.00 - $29,000.00 $ 143.00
More than $29,000.00 - $30,000.00 $ 148.00
More than $30,000.00, the fee of $148.00 shall be increased by $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00 increment over $30,000.00. If a current fee increases or decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased or decreased fee.
(ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (i).
(iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (ii).
(iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has been previously registered by a person other than the person applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that has been previously registered in another state or country and is registered for the first time in this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second, third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van which is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who transports a resident of his or her household who uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued pursuant to section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in this subdivision.
(q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
(r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this section, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more, unless specific fees are specified, and the secretary of state may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle fully equipped for the use for which the registration application is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not necessary if there is presented with the application a registration receipt of the previous year which shows on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary of state and which is accompanied by a statement of the applicant that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle which has increased the weight and that the previous registered weight is the true weight.
(2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.
(3) Until October 1, 2009, the fee for a vehicle with an empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) and the fees imposed pursuant to subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) shall each be increased as follows:
(a) A regulatory fee of $2.25, which shall be credited to the traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a and used for the purpose of regulating highway safety.
(b) A fee of $5.75, which shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b.
(4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Gross proceeds" means gross proceeds as defined in section 1 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51. However, gross proceeds shall include the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed pursuant to section 251.
(b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base list price as published by the secretary of state, or the manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label required to be affixed to the vehicle under section 3 of the automobile information disclosure act, Public Law 85-506, 15 U.S.C. 1232, if the secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the sources described in this subdivision.
(c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle being registered.
Sec. 802. (1) For a special registration issued as provided for in section 226(8), there shall be paid 1/2 the tax imposed under section 801 and in addition a service fee of $10.00.
(2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31 for the period expiring the last day of February and all motorcycles registered after September 30 for the period expiring on the last day of March, a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise imposed by this act shall be collected. This subsection is not applicable to vehicles registered by manufacturers or dealers under sections 244 to 247.
(3) For each special registration as provided for in section 226(9), a service fee of $10.00 shall be collected.
(4) For temporary registration plates or markers as provided for in section 226a(1), a service fee of $5.00 for each group of 5 of those temporary registration plates or markers shall be collected.
(5) For a temporary registration as provided in section 226b, the fee shall be either of the following:
(a) For a 30-day temporary registration, 1/10 of the fee prescribed under section 801 or $20.00, whichever is greater, and an additional $10.00 service fee.
(b) For a 60-day temporary registration, 1/5 of the fee prescribed under section 801 or $40.00, whichever is greater, and an additional $10.00 service fee.
(6) For registration plates as provided for in section 226a(5), (6), and (7), a service fee of $40.00 for 2 registration plates and $20.00 for each additional registration plate shall be collected.
(7) For special registrations issued for special mobile equipment as provided in section 216(d), a service fee of $15.00 each for the first 3 special registrations, and $5.00 for each special registration issued in excess of the first 3 shall be collected.
(8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater on the payment of 1/4 the full registration fee provided in section 801(1)(k) and in addition a service fee of $10.00.
(9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of a truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that is used exclusively for the purpose of gratuitously transporting farm crops or livestock bedding between the field where produced and the place of storage, feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site, or fertilizer, seed, or spray material from the farm location to the field may obtain a special registration. The service fee for each special registration shall be $20.00. The special registration shall be valid for a period of up to 12 months and shall expire on December 31. As used in this subsection:
(a) "Feed" means hay or silage.
(b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.
(10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family and not used for hire. The fee for the registration shall be 1/10 of the fee provided in section 801(1)(c) times the number of months for which the special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of $10.00. No special registration shall be issued for a motor vehicle for which the fee under section 801(1)(c) would be less than $50.00.
(11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater. The fee for the registration shall be 1/12 of the fee provided in section 801(1)(k), times the number of months for which the special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of $10.00.
(12) The service fees collected under subsections (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) shall be deposited in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b.
Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1 personalized vehicle registration plate which shall be used on the passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. The secretary of state shall not issue a letter combination which might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency. The personalized plates shall be made of the same material as standard plates. Personalized plates shall not be a duplication of another registration plate.
(2) An application for a personalized registration plate shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section 217. Application for an original personalized registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for the first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month of the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate service fees shall be deposited in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b. Application for the renewal of a personalized registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle registration fee. The service fee shall be credited to the Michigan transportation fund and shall be allocated pursuant to section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The amount allocated to the state trunk line fund shall be used by the state transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state roads and rights of way.
(3) The expiration date for a personalized registration plate shall be pursuant to section 226. Upon the issuance or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the plate. Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee for an original personalized registration plate.
(4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date of the plate.
(5) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a personalized plate if the applicant's vehicle registration may expire prior to receipt of his or her personalized plate. The temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60 days after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be issued without a fee.
Sec. 803m. (1) The secretary of state may issue 2 special organization motor vehicle registration plates to an applicant for use on a passenger motor vehicle, pickup truck, van, or motor home for which the plates are issued instead of standard plates. A special organization motor vehicle registration plate is a registration plate issued by the secretary of state that bears on its face the symbol or emblem of an organization.
(2) Special organization plates shall bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. Special organization plates may contain the symbol of the organization to the left of the plate number. The secretary of state shall not issue a letter combination or permit the use of a symbol which might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency. The special organization plates shall be made of the same material as standard plates. Special organization plates shall not be a duplication of another registration plate.
(3) In order to qualify its members to receive special organization plates, an organization shall meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Be a nonprofit fraternal or public service organization.
(b) Certify that it consists of not less than 500 members and that not less than 500 members will apply for special organization registration plates.
(c) Have a recognizable state, national, or international symbol or emblem of the organization.
(d) Submit a service fee of $500.00 for the initial manufacture of the symbols or emblems for the special registration plates.
(e) Not practice or influence others to practice any form of discrimination prohibited by the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act, 1976 PA 453, MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804.
(4) If an organization meets the criteria set forth in subsection (3), the organization may request the secretary of state to manufacture special organization registration plates for its members. A request shall be accompanied by all of the following:
(a) A copy of the organization's charter and bylaws, if any.
(b) A statement of the organization's consent to use of the organization's symbol or emblem on special organization plates. The statement shall be signed by the president or chief executive officer of the organization.
(c) A sample of the organization's symbol or emblem.
(d) The name of the organization's representative who will serve as a contact person with the secretary of state.
(5) A member of an organization which has met the criteria set forth in subsection (3) shall individually make application for a special organization plate and submit with the application the organization's confirmation of membership on a form provided by the secretary of state.
(6) An application for a special organization registration plate shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to the procedures prescribed in section 217. In addition to the regular registration fee, each application for a new special organization plate shall be accompanied by a service fee of $25.00. The service fee prescribed in this subsection shall not be charged in connection with an application for a renewal tab for an existing special organization plate. A special organization registration plate shall expire as provided in section 226.
(7) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration permit to a person who submits an application and the proper fees for a special organization plate, if the applicant's current vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of an organization plate. The temporary registration shall expire upon the applicant's receipt of an organization plate or upon the expiration of 60 days after the date of issuance, whichever occurs first. A temporary permit issued under this subsection shall be issued without charge.
(8) This section shall apply to an organization described in section 811c only to the extent provided by section 811c.
Sec. 803r. The service fees collected under sections 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803m, 803n, and 803o shall be deposited into the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b.
Sec. 804. (1) In addition to any other fees required under this act, a $5.00 service fee shall be paid with each application for each distinctive or commemorative plate provided for in this act to cover manufacturing and issuance costs unless these costs are otherwise specifically provided for in this act.
(2) Each applicant for a duplicate or replacement license plate provided for in this act shall pay the following service fee to the secretary of state, in addition to any other fees required under this act:
(a) Five dollars for a standard or graphic standard plate, personalized registration plate, veterans special registration plate, or other registration plate for which the duplicate or replacement fee has not been specified in this act.
(b) Ten dollars for a set of plates provided for in section 803m.
(c) Ten dollars for each fund-raising registration plate issued under section 811e or 811f, or collector plate described in section 811g.
(3) The service fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b.
Sec. 806. (1) Until October 1, 2009, a fee of $10.00 shall accompany each application for a certificate of title required by this act or for a duplicate of a certificate of title. An additional fee of $5.00 shall accompany an application if the applicant requests that the application be given special expeditious treatment. A $3.00 service fee shall be collected, in addition to the other fees collected under this subsection, for each title issued. The $3.00 service fee shall be deposited into the transportation administration collection fund.
(2) A fee of $10.00 shall accompany an application for a special identifying number as provided in section 230.
(3) In addition to paying the fees required by subsection (1), until December 31, 2007, each person who applies for a certificate of title, a salvage vehicle certificate of title, or a scrap certificate of title, under this act shall pay a tire disposal surcharge of $1.50 for each certificate of title or duplicate of a certificate of title that person receives. The secretary of state shall deposit money received under this subsection into the scrap tire regulatory fund created in section 16908 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.16908.
Sec. 807. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an applicant shall include with an application for a license under section 248 one of the following fees:
Full year's license $ 75.00
Half year's license (after June 30) 37.50
Multiple year license 75.00 per year.
(2) An applicant shall include with an application for a used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer, an automotive recycler, or foreign salvage vehicle dealer license 1 of the following fees:
Full year's license $ 160.00
Half year's license (after June 30) 80.00
Multiple year license 160.00 per year.
Sec. 810. Except as otherwise provided, all fees received and money collected under sections 801 to 809 shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be credited to the Michigan transportation fund.
Sec. 810b. (1) The transportation administration collection fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money from the collections authorized under this act for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall lapse into the Michigan transportation fund.
(4) The department of state shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, to pay the necessary expenses incurred by the department of state in the administration and enforcement of sections 801 to 810 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.801 to 257.810.
(5) The department of treasury shall expend money in the fund, upon appropriation, to defray the costs of collecting motor fuel taxes.
Sec. 811. (1) An application for an original operator's or an original or renewal chauffeur's license as provided in sections 307 and 312 and an application for an original minor's restricted license as provided in section 312 shall be accompanied by the following fees:
Operator's license $ 25.00
Chauffeur's license 35.00
Minor's restricted license 25.00
The renewal fee for an operator's license renewed under this section is $18.00. However, if an operator's license is expired at the time of the renewal, the fee is the same as the original fee. The date of an application for a renewal of an operator's license under this section that is delivered to the secretary of state by regular mail is the postmark date in determining the fee to be assessed.
(2) The secretary of state shall deposit the money received and collected under subsection (1) in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each county or municipality acting as an examining officer or examining bureau $2.50 for each applicant examined for an original license, $1.00 for each applicant examined for an original chauffeur's license, and $1.00 for every other applicant examined, if the application is not denied and the money refunded is paid to the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to the county, municipality, or officer or bureau receiving the money for the purpose of carrying out this act. The state treasurer shall deposit the sum of $4.00 in a driver education fund for each person examined for an original license, a renewal operator's license, an original chauffeur's license, or a renewal chauffeur's license, except that the sum deposited for each 2-year operator's or 2-year chauffeur's license shall be $2.00. The department of education shall use the money in the driver education fund for administration of a driver education program and for distribution to local school districts to be used for driver education programs. Any unexpended and unencumbered balance remaining in the driver education fund at the end of the fiscal year in excess of $150,000.00 shall revert to the general fund.
(3) From the money credited to the driver education fund, the legislature shall appropriate annually funds to the department of education for state administration of the program. In addition, the department of education shall distribute to local public school districts from the driver education fund a pro rata amount equal to the number of students who have completed segment 1 of an approved driver education course through the local public school districts whether directly from the student's own local school district or by certificate issued from the student's own local school district in the previous fiscal year, or the actual cost per student, whichever is less. Beginning April 1, 1998, a local school district that offers an approved driver education course shall provide an amount equal to the pro rata amount from the driver education fund for each student residing in the district who completes segment 1 of an approved driver education course within that district. The local school district shall provide each student participating in an approved driver education course with a certificate in a form provided by the local school district and approved by the department of education that the student shall use toward the payment of any fee charged for the approved driver education course under the following conditions:
(a) If the student participates in an approved driver education course at a local school district of his or her choice other than his or her local school district.
(b) If the student participates in a driver education course at a licensed driver training school, but only if the following conditions exist:
(i) The student's local school district does not offer an approved driver education course either itself or through a consortium of local school districts of which the student's local school district is a member.
(ii) The student's local school district does not offer an approved driver education course with openings available either itself or through a consortium of local school districts of which the student's local school district is a member at the time the student attains 15 years, 6 months of age.
From the amount distributed, the local school district shall reimburse each licensed driver training school or other local school district or the parent of the student the determined pro rata amount from the driver education fund for each student from that district completing segment 1 of an approved driver education course with the licensed driver training school or other local school district during the fiscal year.
(4) The approved driver education courses may be conducted by the local public school district or a consortium of school districts, by a licensed driver training school either itself or through a contract with a local school district, or by the intermediate district at the request of the local district. If a local school district contracts with a licensed driver training school to conduct an approved driver education course, the contract shall require that the driver education course be conducted in accordance with the requirements set forth in department of education rules under subsection (6) that are applicable to an approved driver education course conducted by a local school district. Enrollment in approved driver education courses shall be open to residents not less than 14 years 8 months of age enrolled in public, nonpublic, and home schools as well as resident out-of-school youth not less than 14 years 8 months of age. Reimbursement to local school districts shall be made on the basis of an application made by the local school district superintendent to the department of education. If money appropriated from the driver education fund is not sufficient to provide for state administration of the driver education program and to reimburse local school districts for each student completing segment 1 of an approved driver education course, then payments made to local school districts shall be prorated to the amount that is appropriated and available in the fund. A local school district or licensed driver training school may use videotapes, computers, telecourses, or other similar technology as part of the classroom instruction portion of its driver education courses. A student may receive and use any of these materials at home.
(5) As used in this section, "driver education courses" include classroom instruction, behind-the-wheel instruction, and observation in an automobile under the supervision of a qualified teacher or licensed instructor. The department of education shall not require that licensed driver training school teachers or instructors be certificated under the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(6) The department of education may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this section. The rules shall include, at a minimum, instructional standards, teacher qualifications, and reimbursement procedures.
(7) Notwithstanding sections 306 and 308, an operator's license shall not be issued to a person under 18 years of age unless that person successfully passes a driver education course and examination given by a public school, nonpublic school, or an equivalent course approved by the department of education given by a licensed driver training school. A person who has been a holder of a motor vehicle operator's license issued by any other state, territory, or possession of the United States, or any other sovereignty for 1 year immediately before application for an operator's license under this act is not required to comply with this subsection. Restricted licenses may be issued pursuant to section 312 without compliance with this subsection. A driver education course shall be made available for a person under 18 years of age within a time that will enable that person to qualify for a license before the time that the person is permitted by law to have a license.
(8) A public school system may impose a charge or enrollment fee for a driver education course upon a student desiring to take the course as a duly enrolled student for the course in a school of the public school system. If a charge or enrollment fee is imposed, it shall be the same for all students who reside within the territory of the public school system.
Sec. 811c. (1) Upon application, the secretary of state shall issue a registration plate with an appropriate decal representing an olympic education-training center in this state to an applicant for use on the passenger motor vehicle, pickup truck, van, or motor home for which the plate is issued.
(2) An application for a registration plate with an olympic education-training center decal shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to the procedures prescribed in section 217. In addition to the regular registration tax imposed by section 801, each application shall be accompanied with payment of $3.00 for the first month and $2.00 per month for each additional month of the registration period of the plate. Registration plates with an olympic education-training center decal shall expire on the applicant's birthday pursuant to section 226.
(3) The olympic education-training center fund is created in the state treasury. Money in the fund shall be expended only as provided in this section.
(4) The secretary of state shall deposit $10.00 from the amount received for each original registration plate collected pursuant to this section into the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b. The remainder shall be deposited with the state treasurer, to the credit of the olympic education-training center fund. The fund may receive money from any other source as appropriated by the legislature. The money in the fund shall, upon appropriation, be distributed to the olympic education-training center.
(5) The olympic education-training center shall submit to the secretary of state a design of a separate decal to be affixed to a registration plate. The secretary of state shall confer with the department of state police to ensure the design will not compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies to accurately identify specific vehicles. Registration plates with an olympic education-training center decal shall not be a duplication of another registration plate. The olympic education-training center shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and (4)(c) and (d).
(6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration permit to a person who submits an application and the proper payments for a registration plate with an olympic education-training center decal, if the applicant's current vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a registration plate with an olympic education-training center decal. The temporary registration shall expire upon receipt of a registration plate with an olympic education-training center decal or 60 days after the issuance, whichever occurs first. The temporary permit shall be issued without a separate fee.
Sec. 811h. (1) Each service fee collected under sections 811f and 811g shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b.
(2) The secretary of state shall identify and segregate the fund-raising donations collected under sections 811f and 811g into separate accounts. The secretary of state shall create a separate account for each fund-raising plate series and matching collector plates issued or sold by the secretary of state for a Michigan university or state-sponsored goal pursuant to section 811e.
(3) As determined necessary by the secretary of state but not more than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the secretary of state shall not less than once each calendar quarter authorize the disbursement of fund-raising donations segregated under subsection (2) and, independent from any disbursement under subsection (2), report the number of fund-raising registration and matching collector plates issued, sold, or renewed bearing the design or logo of that Michigan university or state-sponsored plate sponsor, to the following, as appropriate:
(a) The treasurer of a Michigan university.
(b) The person or entity identified in a public act pursuant to section 811e(3) to administer a state-sponsored fund-raising registration plate fund.
(4) The secretary of state may cease to issue a fund-raising registration plate or to issue a duplicate replacement of a fund-raising registration plate for use on a vehicle if the secretary of state issued fewer than 500 of a particular fund-raising registration plate within any prior 24 consecutive months. The secretary of state may also cease to sell a collector plate that matches the discontinued fund-raising registration plate. However, the secretary of state may continue to renew fund-raising registration plates already issued and collect the renewal fund-raising donation for those plates. This subsection does not apply to Michigan university fund-raising registration plates issued under section 811f and matching Michigan university collector plates issued under section 811g.
(5) The state of Michigan, through the secretary of state, shall own all right, title, and interest in all fund-raising registration and collector plates, including the right to use, reproduce, or distribute a fund-raising registration or collector plate or the image of a fund-raising registration or collector plate in any form. The secretary of state may authorize the commercial or other use of a fund-raising registration or collector plate design, logo, or image if written consent is obtained from the pertinent Michigan university or person or entity that sponsored a state-sponsored fund-raising registration plate under section 811e. However, the secretary of state shall not authorize the commercial or other use of a fund-raising registration or collector plate under this section unless the user first agrees in writing to the terms and conditions that the secretary of state considers necessary. Those terms and conditions may include the payment of royalty fees to 1 or more of the following:
(a) This state.
(b) A Michigan university.
(c) A person or entity that sponsored a state-sponsored fund-raising registration plate.
(6) A royalty fee paid to this state under a written agreement described in subsection (5) shall be credited to the Michigan transportation fund established under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.
Sec. 812. For each duplicate license as provided in section 313, and for each correction of a license, a person may apply for renewal of the license and pay the renewal fee prescribed in this act or the person may, at his or her option and upon payment of the fee prescribed in this section, apply for a duplicate license which expires on the same date as the license which was lost, destroyed, mutilated, or became illegible. The fee for a duplicate chauffeur's license shall be $18.00. The fee for a duplicate operator's license shall be $9.00. In the case of a person issued a 2-year license under section 314b, the secretary of state may determine whether the license shall be renewed for 2 years or 4 years. A renewal fee shall not be charged for a change of address or a correction required to correct a department error.
Sec. 819a. (1) The traffic law enforcement and safety fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) Beginning October 1, 2004, of the funds deposited to the fund as described in subsection (2), $1,800,000.00 shall annually be transferred to the trooper recruit school fund created under section 819b.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the department of state police shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) To enhance enforcement of traffic laws.
(b) To enhance the ability to provide safety on the streets and highways of this state.
Sec. 819b. (1) The trooper recruit school fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in an amount of not more than $5,000,000.00 in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. Any amount greater than $5,000,000.00 at the close of the fiscal year shall be credited to the traffic law enforcement and safety fund created under section 819a.
(4) The department of state police shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Conduct a trooper recruit school to recruit and train new troopers.
(b) Conduct retraining schools for new troopers during the trooper probationary period.
Enacting section 1. Sections 801d, 817, 818, and 820 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.801d, 257.817, 257.818, and 257.820, are repealed.
Enacting section 2. Sections 312e, 312h, 807, and 811 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.312e, 257.312h, 257.807, and 257.811, are repealed effective October 1, 2009.
Enacting section 3. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 2003.
Enacting section 4. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 539 of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor