June 6, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Wentworth and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 803m, 804, 811f, and 811g (MCL 257.803m,
257.804, 257.811f, and 257.811g), section 803m as amended by 2003
PA 152, section 804 as amended by 2015 PA 78, and sections 811f and
811g as amended by 2006 PA 562.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
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 that 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 that has met the
criteria
set forth in subsection (3) shall individually make
application
apply 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
under
the procedures prescribed in section
217. In Except as
provided in subsection (9), 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
expires 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 expires
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 applies
to an organization
described in section 811c only to the extent provided by section
811c.
(9) In lieu of the service fee prescribed in subsection (6),
an applicant who applies for a personalized plate under this
section and who is a totally disabled veteran shall pay a service
fee of $5.00 for special organization registration plate. As used
in this subsection, "totally disabled veteran" means an individual
who qualifies for a special registration plate under section
803f(2).
Sec. 804. (1) In addition to any other fees required under
this act, the applicant shall pay a $5.00 service fee with each
application
for each a distinctive or commemorative plate provided
for in this act to cover manufacturing and issuance costs unless
these
those costs are otherwise specifically provided for in
this
act.
(2)
Each An 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 Except as
otherwise provided in this
subdivision, $10.00 for a set of plates provided for in section
803m. An applicant for a plate provided for in section 803m who is
a totally disabled veteran shall pay a service fee of $5.00. As
used in this subdivision, "totally disabled veteran" means an
individual who qualifies for a special registration plate under
section 803f(2).
(c)
Ten dollars Except as
otherwise provided in this
subdivision, $10.00 for each fund-raising registration plate issued
under section 811e or 811f, or collector plate described in section
811g. An applicant for a plate issued under section 811e or 811f or
a collector plate described in section 811g who is a totally
disabled veteran shall pay a service fee of $5.00. As used in this
subdivision, "totally disabled veteran" means an individual who
qualifies for a special registration plate under section 803f(2).
(3) The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees
collected under this section in the transportation administration
collection fund created in section 810b through October 1, 2019.
Sec. 811f. (1) The secretary of state may, upon application,
issue 1 fund-raising plate instead of a standard registration plate
to a person for use on a passenger motor vehicle or motor home or a
pickup truck or van used exclusively to transport personal
possessions or family members for nonbusiness purposes.
(2) A person may be issued a fund-raising plate for use on a
vehicle under this act by applying to the secretary of state
pursuant
to under section 217. An application for an original fund-
raising plate shall be accompanied by a $25.00 fund-raising
donation, payment of the regular vehicle registration tax
prescribed under this act, and, except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, a $10.00 service fee. An application for renewal
of a fund-raising plate shall be accompanied by payment of the
vehicle registration tax required under section 801 and a $10.00
fund-raising donation. Application for a replacement fund-raising
plate shall be accompanied by payment of only the fee prescribed
under section 804. An applicant for an original fund-raising plate
who is a totally disabled veteran shall pay a $5.00 service fee. As
used in this subsection, "totally disabled veteran" means an
individual who qualifies for a special registration plate under
section 803f(2).
(3) The secretary of state may issue a personalized fund-
raising plate upon application and the payment of the personalized
registration plate fee prescribed under section 803b in addition to
the fees and donations prescribed under subsection (2) and the
regular vehicle registration tax prescribed under this act.
(4) A disabled person who applies for a fund-raising plate
under this section and who pays the required service fees shall be
issued, as determined by the secretary of state, a disabled
person's plate as provided in section 803d for his or her fund-
raising plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof
that the applicant is a disabled person as is required for issuance
of a permanent windshield placard under section 675.
(5) A fund-raising plate expires pursuant to section 226. The
secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month
and year of expiration for an original or renewal fund-raising
plate.
(6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration
permit to a person who submits an application and the proper fees
and donation for a fund-raising plate, if the applicant's current
vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a
fund-raising plate. The temporary registration shall expire upon
the applicant's receipt of a fund-raising plate or upon the
expiration of 30 days after the date of issuance, whichever occurs
first. The temporary permit shall be issued without a separate fee.
Sec. 811g. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the
secretary of state may develop, market, promote, and sell a
collector plate. However, the secretary of state shall only
develop, market, and promote a collector plate with funds available
from the collection of service fees under this chapter.
(2) A collector plate shall not be attached to a motor vehicle
in a manner prescribed in section 225. A collector plate may be
used on a vehicle in any lawful manner, including, but not limited
to, being displayed on the front bumper of a vehicle.
(3)
A Except as provided in
this subsection, a person may
purchase 1 or more collector plates by making payment to the
secretary of state of the $10.00 service fee and a $25.00 fund-
raising donation. A person who is a totally disabled veteran may
purchase 1 or more collector plates by making payment to the
secretary of state of a $5.00 service fee and a $25.00 fund-raising
donation. As used in this subsection, "totally disabled veteran"
means an individual who qualifies for a special registration plate
under section 803f(2).
(4) The secretary of state may, as determined necessary by the
secretary of state, cease to sell a collector plate.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.