May 5, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Nitz, Byrnes, LaJoy, Adamini and Mayes and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled
"Michigan memorial highway act,"
(MCL 250.1001 to 250.2080) by adding section 76.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 76. (1) If a member of the immediate family of a person
who has died because of a car accident on a highway requests,
through a written application, the state transportation department
to install a memorial sign, the state transportation department
shall install a memorial sign at the requested location.
(2) The state transportation department shall maintain the
memorial sign installed under this section. The state
transportation department shall approve a uniform design for
memorial signs under this section. The memorial sign will remain in
place for 5 years after it has been erected.
(3) Private memorial signs that are erected before October 1,
2005 shall remain in place for 5 years after October 1, 2005 if the
state transportation department determines that they are not a road
hazard. After the 5-year period has elapsed, the state
transportation department shall hold the private memorial signs for
14 days to allow family members to retrieve them. If the state
transportation department determines that a private memorial sign
is a road hazard, the state transportation department shall remove
it immediately and hold it for 14 days to allow family members to
retrieve it.
(4) After October 1, 2005, no memorial road signs shall be
erected except as permitted in subsections (1) and (2). If a
memorial road sign is erected in violation of this section after
October 1, 2005, the state transportation department shall remove
the sign and hold it for 14 days to allow family members to
retrieve it.