September 5, 2006, Introduced by Senators JOHNSON, GILBERT, BARCIA, STAMAS, KUIPERS, GOSCHKA, LELAND and BASHAM and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 226a (MCL 257.226a), as amended by 2002 PA 642.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 226a. (1) Temporary registration plates or markers may be
issued to licensed dealers in vehicles and to persons engaged in
the sale of vessels required to be numbered by part 801 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,
MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199, upon application accompanied by the
proper fee, for use by purchasers or lessees of vehicles, for not
to exceed 15 days pending receipt of regular registration plates
from the dealer or person. Only 1 temporary plate or marker may be
issued to a purchaser or lessee of a vehicle. If a dealer or person
requires a purchaser or lessee of a vehicle or purchaser or lessee
of a vessel to pay for a temporary plate or marker, the dealer or
person shall not charge the purchaser or lessee more than the
dealer or person was charged by the secretary of state for the
individual plate or marker. The secretary of state shall determine
the composition and design of the temporary registration plates or
markers.
(2) A temporary registration plate or marker shall show in ink
the date of issue, a description of the vehicle for which issued,
and any other information required by the secretary of state. A
dealer or person shall immediately notify the secretary of state of
each temporary registration plate or marker issued by the dealer or
person, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. Upon the
attachment of the regular plate to a vehicle for which a temporary
registration plate or marker has been issued, the temporary plate
shall be destroyed.
(3) All temporary registration plates or markers shall be
serially numbered and upon issuance the number shall be noted on
the statement of vehicle sale form or in the case of a boat trailer
on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.
(4) A dealer or person, upon demand, shall immediately
surrender any temporary registration plates or markers in his or
her possession if the secretary of state finds, after
investigation, that the dealer or person has violated this section,
and the dealer or person shall immediately forfeit any right to the
temporary registration plates or markers.
(5) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate upon
application and payment of the proper fee to an individual,
partnership, corporation, or association who in the ordinary course
of business has occasion to legally repossess a vehicle in which a
security interest is held. A registration plate issued pursuant to
this subsection shall be used to move and dispose of a vehicle.
(6) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate upon
application and payment of the proper fee to an individual,
partnership, corporation, or association who in the ordinary course
of business has occasion to legally pick up or deliver a vehicle
not required to be titled under this act, to legally pick up or
deliver a commercial motor vehicle being driven to a facility to
undergo aftermarket modification, or to repair or service a
vehicle, or to persons defined as dealers under part 801 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,
MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199, for the purpose of delivering a vessel
or trailer to a customer or to and from a boat show or exposition.
A registration plate issued under this subsection shall be used to
move the vehicle.
(7) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate upon
application and payment of the proper fee to an individual,
partnership, corporation, or association who in the ordinary course
of business operates an auto auction, and who in the ordinary
course of business has occasion to legally pick up a vehicle which
will be offered for sale at the auction, or deliver a vehicle which
has been offered for sale at the auction. The registration plate
shall be used only to move vehicles as provided in this subsection.
Auto auctions that make application for a registration plate under
this subsection shall furnish a surety bond as required by the
secretary of state.