HB-4669, As Passed Senate, June 18, 2013
May 2, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Bumstead and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 81116 (MCL 324.81116), as amended by 2012 PA
28.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 81116. (1) The owner of an ORV requiring licensure under
this part shall file an application for a license with the
department or a dealer on forms provided by the department. If an
ORV is sold by a dealer, the application for a license shall be
submitted to the department by the dealer in the name of the owner.
The application shall include a certification. The owner of the
vehicle shall sign the application or, if the application is filed
electronically, provide information requested by the department to
verify the owner's identity. The application shall be accompanied
by
a fee of $16.25. as
provided in subsection (2). A person
shall
not
file an application for registration a license that contains
false information. Upon receipt of the application in approved form
and upon payment of the appropriate fee, the department or dealer
shall
issue to the applicant a license which shall be is valid
for
the 12-month period for which it is issued. A license shall be
issued for the 12-month period beginning April 1 and ending March
31 each year.
(2) The fee for a license is as follows:
(a) For a license valid for the 12-month period beginning
April 1, 2013, $16.25.
(b) For a license valid for a 12-month period beginning April
1, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, or 2018 and that does not authorize
operation of the ORV on state ORV trails, $26.25.
(c) For a license valid for a 12-month period beginning April
1, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, or 2018 and that authorizes operation of
the ORV on state ORV trails, $36.25.
(d) For a license valid for a 12-month period beginning April
1, 2019 or a subsequent April 1, no fee.
(3) (2)
Dealers may purchase from the
department ORV licenses
for resale to owners of vehicles requiring licensure under this
part. The department shall refund to dealers the purchase price of
any ORV licenses returned within 90 days after the end of the 12-
month
period for which they were valid. The A dealer shall maintain
and provide to the department records of ORV license sales on forms
provided by the department. In addition to the sale of ORV
licenses, a dealer engaged in the sale, lease, or rental of ORVs as
a regular business may sell any other license or permit authorized
by the department to be sold by other dealers under the statutes of
this state.
(4) (3)
The license shall be permanently
attached to the
vehicle in the manner prescribed and in the location designated by
the department before the vehicle may legally be operated in
accordance with this part.
(5) (4)
If at the time of sale the
purchaser certifies on a
form provided by the department that the purchased vehicle
otherwise requiring a license under this part will be used and
stored outside of this state and will not be returned by the
purchaser to this state for use, then a license is not required.
(6) (5)
If a license acquired by the owner
of an ORV is lost
or destroyed, the department shall provide that person with a
replacement license free of charge. The department may require a
person requesting a replacement license to supply sufficient
evidence of the loss or destruction of the original license.