HOUSE BILL No. 5051

 

July 13, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Farrah, Casperson, Accavitti and Gillard and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 312g.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 312g. (1) A person, before operating a motorcycle upon a

 

public street or highway in this state without wearing a crash

 

helmet on his or her head, shall procure a no-helmet endorsement on

 

his or her operator's or chauffeur's license, which shall be

 

issued, suspended, revoked, canceled, or renewed as provided in

 

this act.  An endorsement under this section may only be issued to

 

an individual who has complied with the requirements of section 658

 

exempting the individual from the helmet requirement and shall


 

present any evidence of compliance as the secretary of state may

 

require.

 

     (2) Every application for a no-helmet endorsement shall be

 

accompanied by the following fees, which shall be in addition to

 

any other original or renewal operator license fee, original or

 

renewal chauffeur license fee, or original or renewal motorcycle

 

endorsement fee:

 

Original no-helmet endorsement..........................   $25.00

 

Renewal of no-helmet endorsement........................   $25.00

 

     (3) A no-helmet endorsement issued under this section is valid

 

for 1 year. A no-helmet endorsement shall be renewed in the same

 

manner provided for procuring an original no-helmet endorsement.

 

     (4) The money received and collected under this section shall

 

be credited to the general fund.