SENATE Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 5846
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 204a, 208, 303, 304, 306a, 307, 317, 319, 320e, 321a, and 328 (MCL 257.204a, 257.208, 257.303, 257.304, 257.306a, 257.307, 257.317, 257.319, 257.320e, 257.321a, and 257.328), section 204a as amended by 2016 PA 332, section 208 as amended by 2006 PA 565, section 303 as amended by 2012 PA 498, section 304 as amended by 2018 PA 48, section 306a as amended by 2020 PA 241, section 307 as amended by 2018 PA 604, section 317 as amended by 2018 PA 566, section 319 as amended by 2016 PA 358, section 320e as amended by 2003 PA 152, section 321a as amended by 2017 PA 236, and section 328 as amended by 2015 PA 135; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
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Sec. 204a. (1)
The secretary of state shall create and maintain a computerized central file
that provides an individual historical driving record for a natural person with
respect to all of the following:
(a) A license issued to the person
individual under chapter III.
(b) A conviction, civil infraction determination, or other
licensing action that is entered against the person
individual for a violation of
this act or a local ordinance that substantially
corresponding corresponds to a provision of this act, or that is
reported to the secretary of state by another jurisdiction.
(c) A failure of the person,
individual, including a
nonresident, to comply with a suspension issued pursuant
to under section 321a.
(d) A cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, or
restriction of the person's individual's operating privilege, a failure to pay a
department of state driver responsibility fee, or other licensing action
regarding that person, individual,
under this act or that is reported to the secretary of state by
another jurisdiction. This subdivision also applies to nonresidents.
(e) An accident in which the person
individual is involved.
(f) A conviction of the person
for an offense described in former section
319e.
(g) Any driving record requested and received by the secretary of state
under section 307.
(h) Any notice given by the secretary of state and the information provided
in that notice under section 317(3)
or (4).317(2) or (3).
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(i) Any other information received by the secretary of state regarding the person individual
that is required to be maintained as part of the person's individual's
driving record as provided by law.
(2) A secretary of state certified computer-generated or paper
copy of an order, record, or paper maintained in the computerized central file
of the secretary of state is admissible in evidence in the same manner as the
original and is prima facie proof of the contents of and the facts stated in
the original.
(3) An order, record, or paper generated by the computerized
central file of the secretary of state may be certified electronically by the
generating computer. The certification shall
must be a certification of the
order, record, or paper as it appeared on a specific date.
(4) A court or the office of the clerk of a court of this
state which that
is electronically connected by a terminal device to the
computerized central file of the secretary of state may receive into and use as
evidence in any case the computer-generated certified information obtained by
the terminal device from the file. A duly authorized employee of a court of
record of this state may order a record for an individual from a secretary of
state computer terminal device located in, and under the control of, the court,
and certify in writing that the document was produced from the terminal and
that the document was not altered in any way.
(5) After receiving a request for information contained in
records maintained under this section, the secretary of state shall provide the
information, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, to any of the
following:
(a) Another state.
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(b) The United States secretary
of transportation.Secretary of Transportation.
(c) The person individual who is the subject of the record.
(d) A motor carrier employer or prospective motor carrier
employer, but only if the person individual who is the subject of the record is first
notified of the request as prescribed by the secretary of state.
(e) An authorized agent of a person an individual or entity listed in subdivisions (a) to (d).
Sec. 208. (1)
Except as otherwise specified in this section, the secretary of state may
destroy any department records maintained on file for 7 years, including the
information contained in the central file maintained under section 204a.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, records of
convictions of any offense for which points are provided under section
320a(1)(a), (b), (c), or (g) or section 320a(8) may be destroyed after being
maintained on file for 10 years. However, if a
person an individual is
convicted of violating section 625, the record of that conviction shall must
be maintained for the life of the person.individual.
(3) If a person an individual who is a commercial license holder or a
noncommercial license holder who operates a commercial motor vehicle is
convicted under a law of this state, a local ordinance that
substantially corresponding corresponds to a law of this state, or a law of
another state that substantially corresponding corresponds to a law of this state of any of the
following violations, the record of that conviction shall
must be maintained for the life
of the person individual
or until the person individual moves to another jurisdiction:
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(a) Operating a vehicle in violation of section 625.
(b) Operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of
section 625m.
(c) Leaving the scene of an accident.
(d) Using a vehicle to commit a felony.
(e) Refusing to take an alcohol or controlled substance test
required under this act.
(f) Operating a commercial motor vehicle when the person's individual's
operator's or chauffeur's license or vehicle group designation is
suspended, revoked, or canceled as a result of prior violations committed while
operating a commercial motor vehicle.
(g) Operating a commercial motor vehicle when the person individual
is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
(h) Causing any fatality through the negligent operation of a
commercial motor vehicle.
(4) Records of stolen vehicles reported in section 253 may be
destroyed after being maintained on file for the year of entry plus 4 years.
(5) Except as otherwise specified in this act, records the
secretary of state considers obsolete and of no further service in carrying out
the department's powers and duties may be destroyed upon
on that determination.
(6) If a record of suspension under section 321a does not contain
a conviction for a violation of section 904 or a local ordinance that substantially corresponding
corresponds to section 904 during
the period of suspension, the secretary of state may destroy the record 180
days after the suspension terminates or as provided in subsections (1) to (5).
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(7)
The secretary of state may destroy a record of receipt of the notice provided
for in section 321a(7) after the court involved informs the secretary of
state that all outstanding matters regarding section 321a(7) have been resolved.
(7) (8) The secretary of state may destroy a record maintained pursuant to under section 204a 180 days after the nonresident driver against whom a civil infraction determination is entered complies with an order or judgment issued pursuant to under section 907.
Sec. 303. (1) The
secretary of state shall not issue a license under this act to any of the
following persons:individuals:
(a) A person, An individual, as an operator, who is less than 18
years of age, except as otherwise provided in this act.
(b) A person, An individual, as a chauffeur, who is less than 18
years of age, except as otherwise provided in this act.
(c) A person An individual whose license is suspended, revoked,
denied, or canceled in any state. If the suspension, revocation, denial, or
cancellation is not from the jurisdiction that issued the last license to the person, individual,
the secretary of state may issue a license after the expiration
of 5 years from the effective date of the most recent suspension, revocation,
denial, or cancellation.
(d) A person An individual who in the opinion of the secretary of
state is afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability or
disease preventing that person prevents
the individual from exercising reasonable and ordinary control
over a motor vehicle while operating the motor vehicle upon on
the highways.
(e) A person An individual who is unable to understand highway
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warning or direction signs in the English
language.
(f) A person An individual who is unable to pass a knowledge,
skill, or ability test administered by the secretary of state in connection
with the issuance of issuing an original operator's or chauffeur's
license, original motorcycle indorsement, or an original or renewal of a
vehicle group designation or vehicle indorsement.
(g) A
person An individual who
has been convicted of, has received a juvenile disposition for, or has been
determined responsible for 2 or more moving violations under a law of this
state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or
a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state
within the preceding 3 years, if the violations occurred before issuance of an
original license to the person in this state, another state, or another
country.
(h) A nonresident, including, but not limited to, a foreign exchange
student.
(i) A
person An individual who
has failed to answer a citation or notice to appear in court or for any matter
pending or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court, including,
but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, fees, and assessments, in
violation of section 321a, until that person
individual answers the citation
or notice to appear in court or for any matter pending or complies with an
order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all
fines, costs, fees, and assessments, as provided under section 321a.
(j) A person An individual not
licensed under this act who has been convicted of, has received a juvenile
disposition for, or has been determined responsible for a crime or civil
infraction
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described in section 319, 324, or 904. A person An
individual shall be denied a license under this subdivision for
the length of time corresponding to the period of the licensing sanction that
would have been imposed under section 319, 324, or 904 if the person individual
had been licensed at the time of the violation.
(k)
A person not licensed under this act who has been convicted of or received a
juvenile disposition for committing a crime described in section 319e. A person
shall be denied a license under this subdivision for the length of time that
corresponds to the period of the licensing sanction that would have been
imposed under section 319e if the person had been licensed at the time of the
violation.
(k) (l) A person An individual not licensed under this act who is determined to have
violated section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8,
section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL
436.1703, or section 624a or 624b. The person individual shall be denied a license under this
subdivision for a period of time that corresponds to the period of the
licensing sanction that would have been imposed under those sections had the person individual been
licensed at the time of the violation.
(l) (m) A person An individual whose commercial driver license application is canceled under
section 324(2).
(m) (n) Unless
otherwise eligible under section 307(1), a person an individual who is not a citizen of the United States.
(2) Upon On receiving the
appropriate records of conviction, the secretary of state shall revoke the
operator's or chauffeur's license of a person an individual and deny issuance of an operator's or
chauffeur's license to a person having an individual who has any of the following, whether
under a law of this state, a
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local ordinance that substantially corresponding
corresponds to a law of this state, a law
of another state that substantially corresponding corresponds to
a law of this state, or, beginning October 31, 2010, a law of the United States
that substantially corresponding
corresponds to a law of this state:
(a) Any combination of 2
convictions within 7 years for reckless driving in violation of section 626
before October 31, 2010 or, beginning October 31, 2010, 626(2).
(b) Any combination of 2
or more convictions within 7 years for any of the following:
(i) A felony in which a motor vehicle was used.
(ii) A violation or attempted violation of section 601b(2) or
(3), section 601c(1) or (2), section 602a(4) or (5), section 617, section
653a(3) or (4), or section 904(4) or (5).
(iii) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting that results from
the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of those crimes.
(iv) A violation or attempted violation of section 479a(4) or
(5) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.479a.
(c) Any combination of 2
convictions within 7 years for any of the following or a combination of 1
conviction for a violation or attempted violation of section 625(6) and 1
conviction for any of the following within 7 years:
(i) A violation or attempted violation of section 625, except a
violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any prior enactment of section
625 in which the defendant operated a vehicle while under the influence of
intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of
intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, or while visibly
impaired, or
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with an unlawful bodily
alcohol content.
(ii) A violation or attempted violation of section 625m.
(iii) A violation or attempted violation of former section 625b.
(d) One conviction for a
violation or attempted violation of section
315(5), section 601b(3), section 601c(2),
section 602a(4) or (5), section 617, section 625(4) or (5), section 653a(4),
section 904(4) or (5), or, beginning October 31, 2010, section 626(3) or (4).
(e) One conviction of
negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting that results from the operation of a vehicle or an
attempt to commit any of those crimes.
(f) One conviction for a
violation or attempted violation of section 479a(4) or (5) of the Michigan
penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.479a.
(g) Any combination of 3
convictions within 10 years for any of the following or 1 conviction for a
violation or attempted violation of section 625(6) and any combination of 2
convictions for any of the following within 10 years, if any of the convictions
resulted from an arrest on or after January 1, 1992:
(i) A violation or attempted violation of section 625, except a
violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any prior enactment of section
625 in which the defendant operated a vehicle while under the influence of
intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of
intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, or while visibly
impaired, or with an unlawful bodily alcohol content.
(ii) A violation or attempted violation of section 625m.
(iii) A violation or attempted violation of former section 625b.
(3) The secretary of
state shall revoke a license under
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subsection (2)
notwithstanding a court order unless the court order complies with section 323.
(4) Except as otherwise
provided under section 304, the secretary of state shall not issue a license
under this act to a person an individual whose license has been revoked under this
act or revoked and denied under subsection (2) until all of the following
occur, as applicable:
(a) The later of the
following:
(i) The expiration of not less than 1 year after the license
was revoked or denied.
(ii) The expiration of not less than 5 years after the date of a
subsequent revocation or denial occurring within 7 years after the date of any
prior revocation or denial.
(b) For a denial under
subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), and (g), the person individual rebuts by clear and convincing evidence the
presumption resulting that
results from the prima facie evidence that he or she is a habitual
offender. The convictions that resulted in the revocation and denial constitute
prima facie evidence that he or she is a habitual offender.
(c) The person individual meets
the requirements of the department.
(5) The secretary of state may deny issuance of an operator's
license as follows:
(a) Until the age of 17, to a person not licensed under this
act who was convicted of or received a juvenile disposition for violating or
attempting to violate section 411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,
MCL 750.411a, involving a school when he or she was less than 14 years of age.
A person not issued a license under this subdivision is not eligible to begin
graduated licensing
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training until he or she attains 16 years
of age.
(b) To a person less than 21 years of age not licensed under
this act who was convicted of or received a juvenile disposition for violating
or attempting to violate section 411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA
328, MCL 750.411a, involving a school when he or she was 14 years of age or
older, until 3 years after the date of the conviction or juvenile disposition.
A person not issued a license under this subdivision is not eligible to begin
graduated licensing training or otherwise obtain an original operator's or
chauffeur's license until 3 years after the date of the conviction or juvenile
disposition.
(5) (6) The
secretary of state shall deny issuance of issuing a vehicle group designation to a person an individual under
either of the following circumstances:
(a) The person individual has
been disqualified by the United States secretary of
transportation Secretary of Transportation from
operating a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) Beginning on and
after January 30, 2012, the person individual does not meet the requirements of the federal
regulations under 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 by
refusing to certify the type of commercial motor vehicle operation the person individual intends
to perform and, if required, fails to present to the secretary of state a valid
medical certification.
(6) (7) Multiple
convictions or civil infraction determinations resulting
that result from the same incident shall must be treated as
a single violation for purposes of denial or revocation of a license under this
section.
(7) (8) As used in
this section, "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" means a
felony during the commission of which the
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person individual operated a motor vehicle and while operating the vehicle
presented real or potential harm to persons individuals or property and 1 or more of the following
circumstances existed:
(a) The vehicle was used
as an instrument of the felony.
(b) The vehicle was used
to transport a victim of the felony.
(c) The vehicle was used
to flee the scene of the felony.
(d) The vehicle was
necessary for the commission of the felony.
Sec. 304. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the
secretary of state shall issue a restricted license to a person an individual whose
license was suspended or restricted under section 319 or revoked or denied
under section 303 based on either of the following:
(a) Two or more
convictions for violating section 625(1) or (3) or a local ordinance of this
state that substantially corresponding
corresponds to section 625(1) or (3).
(b) One conviction for
violating section 625(1) or (3) or a local ordinance of this state that substantially corresponding
corresponds to section 625(1) or (3),
preceded by 1 or more convictions for violating a local ordinance or law of
another state that substantially corresponding corresponds to
section 625(1), (3), or (6), or a law of the United States that substantially corresponding
corresponds to section 625(1), (3), or (6).
(2) A restricted license
issued under subsection (1) must not be issued until after the person's individual's operator's
or chauffeur's license has been suspended or revoked for 45 days and the judge
assigned to a DWI/sobriety court certifies to the secretary of state that both
of the following conditions have been met:
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(a) The person individual has
been admitted into a DWI/sobriety court program.
(b) An ignition
interlock device approved, certified, and installed as required under sections
625k and 625l has been installed on
each motor vehicle owned or operated, or both, by the individual.
(3) A restricted license
must not be issued under subsection (1) if the person individual is otherwise ineligible for an operator's or
chauffeur's license under this act, unless the person's
individual's ineligibility is based on 1 or
more of the following:
(a) Section 303(1)(i) or (l).(k).
(b) Section 303(2)(c)(i) or (iii).
(c) Section 303(2)(g)(i) or (iii).
(d) Section 319(4), (5), (6), (7), (8)(a) to (e), or (9).
(e) Section 319e(2)(a) or (b).
(e) (f) Section
320(1)(d).
(f) (g) Section 321a(1), (2), or (3).321a(1) or (2).
(g) (h) Section
323c.
(h) (i) Section
625f.
(i) (j) Section 732a(5).
(j) (k) Section
904(10).
(k) (l) Section 82105a(2) of the natural resources and environmental
protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82105a.
(l) (m) Section 3177 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL
500.3177.
(m) (n) Section 10
of the motor vehicle accident claims act, 1965 PA
198, MCL 257.1110.
(4) A restricted license
issued under subsection (1) permits
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the person individual to
whom it is issued to operate only the vehicle equipped with an ignition
interlock device described in subsection (2)(b), to take any driving skills
test required by the secretary of state, and to drive to and from any
combination of the following locations or events:
(a) In the course of the
person's individual's employment
or occupation if the employment or occupation does not require a commercial
driver license.
(b) To and from any
combination of the following:
(i) The person's individual's residence.
(ii) The person's individual's work location.
(iii) An alcohol, drug, or mental health education and treatment
as ordered by the court.
(iv) Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or other
court-ordered self-help programs.
(v) Court hearings and probation appointments.
(vi) Court-ordered community service.
(vii) An educational institution at which the person individual is
enrolled as a student.
(viii) A place of regularly occurring medical treatment for a
serious condition or medical emergency for the person individual or a member of the person's
individual's household or immediate family.
(ix) Alcohol or drug testing as ordered by the court.
(x) An ignition interlock service provider as required.
(xi) At the discretion of the judge, the custodian of a minor
child may drive to and from the facilities of a provider of day care services
at which the custodian's minor child is enrolled, or
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an educational
institution at which the custodian's minor child is enrolled as a student for
the purposes of classes, academic meetings or conferences, and athletic or
other extracurricular activities sanctioned by the educational institution in
which the minor child is a participant. As used in this subparagraph,
"minor child" means an individual who is less than 18 years of age.
(5) While driving with a
restricted license, the person individual shall carry proof of his or her destination
and the hours of any employment, class, or other reason for traveling and shall
display that proof upon on
a peace officer's request.
(6) Except as otherwise
provided in this section, a restricted license issued under subsection (1) is
effective until a hearing officer orders an unrestricted license under section
322. Subject to subsection (7), the hearing officer shall not order an
unrestricted license until the later of the following events occurs:
(a) The court notifies
the secretary of state that the person individual has successfully completed the DWI/sobriety
court program.
(b) The minimum period of
license sanction that would have been imposed under section 303 or 319 but for
this section has been completed.
(c) The person individual demonstrates
that he or she has operated with an ignition interlock device for not less than
1 year.
(d) The person individual satisfies
the requirements of section 303 and R 257.313 of the Michigan Administrative
Code.
(7) A hearing officer
shall not issue an unrestricted license for at least 1 year if either of the
following applies:
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(a) The hearing officer
determines that the person individual consumed any alcohol during the period that
his or her license was restricted under this section, as determined by breath,
blood, urine, or transdermal testing unless a second test, administered within
5 minutes after administering the first test, showed an absence of alcohol.
(b) The hearing officer
determines that the person individual consumed or otherwise used any controlled
substance during the period that his or her license was restricted under this
section, except as lawfully prescribed.
(8) In determining
whether to order an unrestricted license under subsection (6), the successful
completion of the DWI/sobriety court program and a certificate from the
DWI/sobriety court judge must be considered positive evidence of the
petitioner's abstinence while the petitioner participated in the DWI/sobriety
court program. This subsection does not apply to a determination made under
subsection (7). As used in this subsection, "certificate" includes,
but is not limited to, a statement that the participant has maintained a period
of abstinence from alcohol for not less than 6 months at the time the
participant completed the DWI/sobriety court program.
(9) If the secretary of
state receives a notification from the DWI/sobriety court under section 1084(7)
of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084, the secretary
of state shall summarily impose 1 of the following license sanctions, as applicable:
(a) Suspension for the
full length of time provided under section 319(8).
However, a restricted license must not be issued
as provided under section 319(8). This subdivision applies if the
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underlying conviction or
convictions would have subjected the person individual to a license sanction under section 319(8) if this section did not
apply.
(b) A license revocation
and denial for the full length of time provided under section 303. The minimum
period of license revocation and denial imposed must be the same as if this
section did not apply. This subdivision applies if the underlying conviction or
convictions would have caused a license revocation and denial under section 303
if this section did not apply.
(10) After the person individual completes
the DWI/sobriety court program, the following apply:
(a) The secretary of
state shall postpone considering the issuance of an unrestricted license under
section 322 for a period of 3 months for each act that would be a minor
violation if the person's individual's license had been issued under section
322(6). As used in this subdivision, "minor violation" means that
term as defined in R 257.301a of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(b) The restricted
license issued under this section must be suspended or revoked or denied as
provided in subsection (9), unless set aside under section 322(5), if any of
the following events occur:
(i) The person individual operates a motor vehicle without an ignition
interlock device that meets the criteria under subsection (2)(b).
(ii) The person individual removes, or causes to be removed, an ignition
interlock device from a vehicle he or she owns or operates unless the secretary
of state has authorized its removal under section 322a.
(iii) The person individual commits any other act that would be
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a major violation if the
person's individual's license
had been issued under section 322(6). As used in this subparagraph, "major
violation" means that term as defined in R 257.301a of the Michigan
Administrative Code.
(iv) The person individual is arrested for a violation of any of the
following:
(A) Section 625.
(B) A local ordinance of
this state or another state that substantially corresponding corresponds to
section 625.
(C) A law of the United
States that substantially corresponding corresponds to
section 625.
(c) If the person individual is
convicted of or found responsible for any offense that requires the suspension,
revocation, denial, or cancellation of the person's individual's operator's or chauffeur's license, the
restricted license issued under this section must be suspended until the
requisite period of license suspension, revocation, denial, or cancellation, as
appropriate, has elapsed.
(d) If the person individual has
failed to pay any court-ordered fines or costs that resulted from the operation
of a vehicle, the restricted license issued under this section must be
suspended pending payment of those fines and costs.
(11) All driver
responsibility fees required to be assessed by the secretary of state under
section 732a for the conviction or convictions that led to the restricted
license under this section must be held in abeyance as follows:
(a) The fees must be
held in abeyance during the time the person individual has a restricted license under this section
and is participating in the DWI/sobriety court program.
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(b) Except as otherwise
provided in this subdivision, at the end of the person's
individual's participation in the
DWI/sobriety court program, the driver responsibility fees must be assessed and
paid under the payment schedule described in section 732a. If the person's individual's participation
in the DWI/sobriety court program is completed on or after October 1, 2018, the
driver responsibility fees are waived and shall must not be collected.
(12) The vehicle of an
individual admitted to the DWI/sobriety court program whose vehicle would
otherwise be subject to immobilization or forfeiture under this act is exempt
from both immobilization and forfeiture under sections 625n and 904d if both of
the following apply:
(a) The person individual is a
DWI/sobriety court program participant in good standing or the person individual successfully
satisfactorily completes the DWI/sobriety court program.
(b) The person individual does
not subsequently violate a law of this state for which vehicle immobilization
or forfeiture is a sanction.
(13) This section only
applies to individuals arrested for a violation of section 625 on or after
January 1, 2011.
(14) As used in this
section:
(a) "DWI/sobriety
court" means that term as defined in section 1084 of the revised judicature
act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084. Beginning January 1, 2018, DWI/sobriety
court includes only a DWI/sobriety court that is certified by the state court
administrative office as provided in section 1084(3) of the revised judicature
act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084.
(b) "DWI/sobriety
court program" means "program" as that term is defined in
section 1084 of the revised judicature act of 1961,
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1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084.
Sec. 306a. (1)
The secretary of state may issue a commercial learner's permit that entitles an
individual to drive a vehicle requiring a vehicle group designation or
indorsement under section 312e if all of the following apply:
(a) The individual submits a proper application and meets the
requirements of 49 CFR part 383.
(b) The individual is 18 years of age or older.
(c) The individual holds a valid operator's or chauffeur's
license that is not a restricted license.
(d) The individual passes the knowledge tests for an original
vehicle group designation or indorsement, as required by 49 CFR part 383.
(e) If the individual is applying for a hazardous materials indorsement, endorsement, he or she has been approved for the
hazardous materials indorsement endorsement by the federal
transportation security administration.Federal
Transportation Security Administration.
(2) An individual issued a commercial learner's permit under
subsection (1), or an equivalent commercial learner's permit issued by another
jurisdiction, may operate a vehicle requiring a vehicle group designation or
indorsement under section 312e, if all of the following apply:
(a) The individual has the permit and a valid operator's or
chauffeur's license in his or her possession while operating the vehicle.
(b) The individual is accompanied by an instructor certified
under the driver education provider and instructor act, 2006 PA 384, MCL
256.621 to 256.705, or an adult with a valid operator's or
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chauffeur's license, and all of the following
apply:
(i) The instructor or
licensed adult has in his or her possession a valid license with a vehicle
group designation and any indorsement necessary to operate the vehicle as
provided in section 312e.
(ii) The instructor or licensed adult is at all times physically
present in the front seat of the vehicle next to the operator or, in the case
of a passenger vehicle, directly behind the operator or in the first row behind
the operator.
(iii) The instructor or licensed adult has the operator under
observation and direct supervision.
(c) The individual shall
not operate a vehicle transporting hazardous materials as defined in 49 CFR
part 383.
(d) If the individual
has a permit to operate a tank vehicle, the individual may only operate an
empty tank vehicle and shall not operate any tank vehicle that previously
contained hazardous materials unless the tank has been purged of all hazardous
material residue.
(e) If the individual
has a permit to operate a vehicle designed to carry 16 or more passengers or a
school bus, the individual shall not operate a vehicle designed to carry 16 or
more passengers or a school bus with any passengers other than the following
individuals:
(i) The instructor or licensed adult described in this section.
(ii) Federal or state auditors or inspectors.
(iii) Test examiners.
(iv) Other trainees.
(3) A commercial
learner's permit issued under this section is valid for 180 days 1 year from the
date of issuance. An individual
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may apply 1 time to renew the permit for
an additional 180 days without taking the knowledge tests described in
subsection (1) if the individual applies for the renewal before the expiration
of the original permit.
(4) Notwithstanding
subsection (3), a commercial learner's permit issued under this section that
expires on or after March 1, 2020 is valid until December
11, 2020.March 31, 2021.
Sec. 307. (1) If an applicant for an operator's license or chauffeur's license to operate a noncommercial motor vehicle is a citizen of the United States, the applicant shall supply a photographic identity document, a birth certificate, or other sufficient documents as the secretary of state may require, to verify the identity and citizenship of the applicant. If an applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license is not a citizen of the United States, the applicant shall supply a photographic identity document and other sufficient documents to verify the identity of the applicant and the applicant's legal presence in the United States under subdivision (b). The documents required under this subsection must include the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, and address and residency and demonstrate that the applicant is a citizen of the United States or is legally present in the United States. If the applicant's full legal name differs from the name of the applicant that appears on a document presented under this subsection, the applicant shall present documents to verify his or her current full legal name. The secretary of state shall accept as 1 of the required identification documents an identification card issued by the department of corrections to prisoners who are placed on parole or released from a correctional facility, containing the prisoner's legal name, photograph, and
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other information identifying the prisoner as provided in section 37(4) of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.237. An application for an operator's or chauffeur's license must be made in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state and must contain all of the following:
(a) The applicant's full legal name, date of birth, residence address, height, sex, eye color, signature, intent to make an anatomical gift, other information required or permitted on the license under this chapter, and, only to the extent required to comply with federal law, the applicant's Social Security number. The applicant may provide a mailing address if the applicant receives mail at an address different from his or her residence address.
(b) If the applicant is not a citizen of the United States, the applicant shall provide, and the department shall verify, documents demonstrating his or her legal presence in the United States. Nothing in this act shall must obligate or be construed to obligate this state to comply with title II of the real ID act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. The secretary of state may adopt rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, as are necessary for the administration of this subdivision. A determination by the secretary of state that an applicant is not legally present in the United States may be appealed under section 631 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.631. The secretary of state shall not issue an operator's license or a chauffeur's license to an applicant described in this subdivision for a term that exceeds the duration of the applicant's legal presence in the United States.
(c) The following notice must be included to inform the
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applicant that under sections 509o and 509r of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o and 168.509r, the secretary of state is required to use the residence address provided on this application as the applicant's residence address on the qualified voter file for voter registration and voting:
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(d) For an original or renewal operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the names of all states where the applicant has been licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle during the previous 10 years.
(e) For an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the following certifications by the applicant:
(i) The applicant meets the applicable federal driver
qualification requirements under 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 or meets the
applicable qualifications of the department of state police
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under
the motor carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11 to 480.25.
(ii) The vehicle in which the applicant
will take the driving skills tests is representative of the type of vehicle the
applicant operates or intends to operate.
(iii) The applicant is not subject to
disqualification by the United States Secretary of Transportation, or a
suspension, revocation, or cancellation under any state law for conviction of
an offense described in section 312f or 319b.
(iv) The applicant does not have a
driver's license from more than 1 state or jurisdiction.
(f) An
applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group
designation and a hazardous material indorsement shall provide his or her
fingerprints as prescribed by state and federal law.
(g) For
automatic voter registration purposes under section 493a of the Michigan
election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.493a, a space for the applicant to indicate
on the application or change of address application whether he or she is a citizen
of the United States.
(h) A
space to allow the applicant to indicate that the applicant declines to use the
application as a voter registration application.
(i)
Beginning 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added
this subdivision, an applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license who is
a program participant in the address confidentiality program under the address
confidentiality program act shall present to the secretary of state his or her
participation card issued under the address
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confidentiality program act.
(2) An
applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license may have his or her image
and signature captured or reproduced when the application for the license is
made. The secretary of state shall acquire equipment purchased or leased under
this section under standard purchasing procedures of the department of
technology, management, and budget based on standards and specifications
established by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall not
purchase or lease equipment until an appropriation for the equipment has been
made by the legislature. A digital photographic image and signature captured
under this section must appear on the applicant's operator's license or
chauffeur's license. A
person's An
individual's digital photographic image and signature shall be
used as follows:
(a) By
a federal, state, or local governmental agency for a law enforcement purpose
authorized by law.
(b) By
the secretary of state for a use specifically authorized by law.
(c) By
the secretary of state for forwarding to the department of state police the
images of persons required to be registered under the sex offenders
registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736, upon the department of
state police providing the secretary of state an updated list of the names of those
persons.
(d) By
the secretary of state for forwarding to the department of state police as
provided in section 5c of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.425c.
(e) By
the secretary of state for forwarding to the department of licensing and
regulatory affairs the images of applicants for an official state registry
identification card issued under section 6
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of
the Michigan medical
marihuana act, Medical
Marihuana Act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26426, if the department of
licensing and regulatory affairs promulgates rules requiring a photograph as a
design element for an official state registry identification card.
(f) As
necessary to comply with a law of this state or of the United States.
(3) An
application must contain a signature or verification and certification by the
applicant, as determined by the secretary of state, and must be accompanied by
the proper fee. The secretary of state shall collect the application fee with
the application. The secretary of state shall refund the application fee to the
applicant if the license applied for is denied, but shall not refund the fee to
an applicant who fails to complete the examination requirements of the
secretary of state within 90 days after the date of application for a license.
(4) In
conjunction with the application for an original or renewal operator's license
or chauffeur's license, the secretary of state shall do all of the following:
(a) If
the applicant is not a participant in the anatomical gift donor registry
program, specifically inquire, either orally or in writing, whether the
applicant wishes to participate in the anatomical gift donor registry program
under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123.
If the secretary of state or an employee of the secretary of state fails to
inquire whether an applicant wishes to participate in the anatomical gift donor
registry program as required by this subdivision, neither the secretary of
state nor the employee is civilly or criminally liable for the failure to make
the inquiry.
(b)
Provide the applicant with all of the following:
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(i) Information explaining the applicant's
right to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with
section 310.
(ii) Information describing the
anatomical gift donor registry program under part 101 of the public health
code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123. The information required under
this subparagraph includes the address and telephone number of Michigan's
federally designated organ procurement organization as that term is defined in
section 10102 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10102, or its
successor organization.
(iii) Information giving the applicant
the opportunity to be placed on the donor registry described in subparagraph (ii).
(c)
Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on his or her operator's
or chauffeur's license that he or she is willing to make an anatomical gift in
the event of death in accordance with section 310.
(d)
Inform the applicant that, if he or she indicates to the secretary of state
under this section a willingness to have his or her name placed on the donor
registry described in subdivision (b)(ii), the secretary of state will mark
the applicant's record for the donor registry.
(5) The
secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of subsection (4) by 1 or more
of the following methods:
(a)
Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice for an operator's or
chauffeur's license renewal or the issuance of an operator's or chauffeur's
license.
(b)
Providing printed material to an applicant who personally appears at a
secretary of state branch office, or inquiring orally.
(c)
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chauffeur's licenses processed by electronic means.
(6) The
secretary of state shall maintain a record of an individual who indicates a
willingness to have his or her name placed on the donor registry described in
subsection (4)(b)(ii). Information about an applicant's
indication of a willingness to have his or her name placed on the donor
registry that is obtained by the secretary of state under subsection (4) and
forwarded under subsection (14) is exempt from disclosure under section
13(1)(d) of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243. The
secretary of state is not required to maintain a record of an individual who
does not indicate a willingness to have his or her name placed on the donor
registry described in subsection (4)(b)(ii) or an individual who does not
respond to an inquiry under subsection (4)(a).
(7) If
an application is received from a person an individual previously licensed in another
jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall request a copy of the applicant's
driving record and other available information from the National Driver
Register. When received, the driving record and other available information
become a part of the driver's record in this state.
(8) If a person an individual applies
for a commercial learner's permit for an original vehicle group designation or
indorsement to operate a commercial motor vehicle, the secretary of state may
verify the person's individual's identity,
may require proof of Michigan domicile under 49 CFR 383.5, and may verify the person's individual's proof of
United States citizenship or proof of lawful permanent residency as required
under 49 CFR 383.71 and 383.73, if that information is not on the person's individual's Michigan
driving record. If a person an individual applies
for a
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renewal
of an operator's or chauffeur's license to operate a commercial motor vehicle,
the secretary of state may verify the person's individual's identity, may require proof of
Michigan domicile under 49 CFR 383.5, and may verify the person's individual's proof of
citizenship or lawful permanent residency under 49 CFR 383.71 and 383.73, if
that information is not on the person's individual's
Michigan driving record. If a person an individual applies for an upgrade of a
vehicle group designation or indorsement, the secretary of state may verify the
person's individual's identity,
may require proof of Michigan domicile under 49 CFR 383.5, and may verify the person's individual's proof of
citizenship or lawful permanent residency under 49 CFR 383.71 and 383.73, if
that information is not on the person's individual's
Michigan driving record. The secretary of state shall request the
person's individual's complete
driving record from all states where the applicant was previously licensed to
drive any type of motor vehicle over the last 10 years before issuing a vehicle
group designation or indorsement to the applicant. If the applicant does not
hold a valid commercial motor vehicle driver license from a state where he or
she was licensed in the last 10 years, this complete driving record request
must be made not earlier than 24 hours before the secretary of state issues the
applicant a vehicle group designation or indorsement. For all other drivers,
this request must be made not earlier than 10 days before the secretary of
state issues the applicant a vehicle group designation or indorsement. If the
application is for the renewal of a vehicle group designation or indorsement,
and if the secretary of state enters on the person's individual's driving record maintained under
section 204a a notation that the request was made and the date of
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the
request, the secretary of state is required to request the applicant's complete
driving record from other states only once under this section. The secretary of
state shall also check the applicant's driving record with the National Driver
Register and the federal Commercial Driver's License Information System before
issuing that group designation or indorsement.
(9) Except for a vehicle group
designation or indorsement or as provided in this subsection or section 314(5),
the The secretary
of state may issue a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license for 1 additional
4-year period or
beginning on July 1, 2021, for 2 additional 4-year periods, or
until the person individual is no longer
determined to be legally present under this section by mail or by other methods
prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state may check the
applicant's driving record through the National Driver Register and the
Commercial Driver's License Information System before issuing a license under
this section. The secretary of state shall issue a renewal license only in
person if the person individual is a person an individual required
under section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL
28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official
state personal identification card. If a license is renewed by mail or by other
method, the secretary of state shall issue evidence of renewal to indicate the
date the license expires in the future. The department of state police shall
provide to the secretary of state updated lists of persons individuals required under section 5a of the
sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid
operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal identification card.
(10)
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manual to an applicant explaining how to obtain a vehicle group designation or indorsement.
The manual must contain the information required under 49 CFR part 383.
(11)
The secretary of state shall not disclose a Social Security number obtained
under subsection (1) to another person except for use for 1 or more of the
following purposes:
(a)
Compliance with 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and regulations and state law and rules
related to this chapter.
(b) To
carry out the purposes of section 466(a) of the social security act, 42 USC
666, in connection with matters relating to paternity, child support, or
overdue child support.
(c) To
check an applicant's driving record through the National Driver Register and
the Commercial Driver's License Information System when issuing a license under
this act.
(d)
With the department of health and human services, for comparison with vital
records maintained by the department of health and human services under part 28
of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2801 to 333.2899.
(e) As
otherwise required by law.
(12)
The secretary of state shall not display a person's an individual's Social Security number on the
person's individual's operator's
or chauffeur's license.
(13) A
requirement under this section to include a Social Security number on an
application does not apply to an applicant who demonstrates that he or she is
exempt under law from obtaining a Social Security number.
(14) As
required in section 10120 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.10120, the secretary of state shall maintain the donor registry in a manner
that provides electronic access,
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including,
but not limited to, the transfer of data to this state's federally designated
organ procurement organization or its successor organization, tissue banks, and
eye banks, in a manner that complies with that section.
(15)
The secretary of state, with the approval of the state administrative board
created under 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3, may enter into agreements with the
United States government to verify whether an applicant for an operator's
license or a chauffeur's license under this section who is not a citizen of the
United States is authorized under federal law to be present in the United
States.
(16)
The secretary of state shall not issue an operator's license or a chauffeur's
license to a person an individual holding
an operator's license or chauffeur's license issued by another state without
confirmation that the person
individual is
terminating or has terminated the operator's license or chauffeur's license
issued by the other state.
(17)
The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
(a)
Ensure the physical security of locations where operator's licenses and
chauffeur's licenses are produced and the security of document materials and papers
from which operator's licenses and chauffeur's licenses are produced.
(b)
Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce operator's licenses or
chauffeur's licenses and all persons who have the ability to affect the
identity information that appears on operator's licenses or chauffeur's
licenses to appropriate security clearance requirements. The security
requirements of this subdivision and subdivision (a) may require that licenses
be manufactured or produced in this state.
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(c)
Provide fraudulent document recognition programs to department of state
employees engaged in the issuance of operator's licenses and chauffeur's
licenses.
(18)
The secretary of state shall have electronic access to prisoner information
maintained by the department of corrections for the purpose of verifying the
identity of a prisoner who applies for an operator's or chauffeur's license
under subsection (1).
Sec. 317. (1) The
secretary of state may suspend, deny, or revoke the right of a nonresident to
operate a motor vehicle in this state for a cause for which the license of a
resident driver may be suspended, denied, or revoked. A nonresident who drives
a motor vehicle upon on a highway when the privilege to drive has been
suspended, revoked, or denied by the secretary of state is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 904.
(2) The secretary
of state, upon receiving a record of a violation of section 321a(1) by a nonresident
in this state, shall notify the motor vehicle administration or other
appropriate officer of the state where the nonresident is licensed of that
violation. The notification required under this subsection shall be given no
later than 6 months after the date the citation was issued to the nonresident.
This subsection does not apply unless the governor of this state has entered
into an interstate compact requiring the notification described in this
subsection. The secretary of state may only share the information described in
this subsection to verify driving privileges or licensure status, to report a
conviction or withdrawal, or to ensure compliance with 49 CFR 384.209.
(2)
(3) The secretary of
state, upon on
receiving a record of the conviction, civil infraction
determination, suspension,
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revocation, or forfeiture of bail in this state of
a nonresident of a violation the record of which is required to be maintained
under section 204a, shall forward a certified copy of the record to the motor
vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer in the state in which the person individual
is a resident.
(3)
(4) Within 10 days
after an appeal is completed or the appeal period has expired if an appeal is
not made in a conviction, civil infraction determination, or bond forfeiture
entered against a nonresident in this state for a violation committed while
operating a commercial motor vehicle or any violation for a commercial driver
license holder regardless of vehicle type, except a parking violation, the
secretary of state shall notify the motor vehicle administration or other
appropriate officer of the state where the nonresident is licensed of that
conviction, determination, or forfeiture.
(4) (5) If the secretary of state suspends, revokes, cancels, or denies the driving privileges of a nonresident for 60 days or more and that nonresident is licensed by another state to operate a commercial motor vehicle, the secretary of state shall, within 10 days after the effective date of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial, forward a notification about that suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial to the motor vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer of the state where the nonresident is licensed to operate a motor vehicle. A notice given under this subsection must include both the denial, if any, and the violation that caused the suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial of the nonresident's driving privileges.
Sec. 319. (1) The secretary of state shall immediately
suspend a person's an
individual's license as provided in this section on
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receiving a record of
the person's individual's
conviction for a crime described in this section, whether the conviction
is under a law of this state, a local ordinance that substantially
corresponding corresponds
to a law of this state, a law of another state that
substantially corresponding corresponds to a law of this state, or, beginning
October 31, 2010, a law of the United States that substantially
corresponding corresponds
to a law of this state.
(2) The secretary of
state shall suspend the person's individual's license for 1 year for any of the following
crimes:
(a) Fraudulently altering or
forging documents pertaining to motor vehicles in violation of section 257.
(b) A violation of section 413 of the Michigan penal code, 1931
PA 328, MCL 750.413.
(c) A violation of section 1 of former 1931 PA 214, MCL
752.191, or former section 626c.
(c) (d) A felony
in which a motor vehicle was used. As used in this section, "felony in
which a motor vehicle was used" means a felony during the commission of
which the person individual
convicted operated a motor vehicle and while operating the vehicle
presented real or potential harm to persons individuals or property and 1 or more of the following
circumstances existed:
(i) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.
(ii) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the felony.
(iii) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.
(iv) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the felony.
(d) (e) A
violation of section 602a(2) or (3) of this act or
section 479a(2) or (3) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL
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(e) (f) Beginning
October 31, 2010, a violation of section 601d.
(3) The secretary of
state shall suspend the person's individual's license for 90 days for any of the
following crimes:
(a) Failing to stop and
disclose identity at the scene of an accident resulting in injury in violation
of section 617a.
(b) A violation of
section 601b(2), section 601c(1), section 653a(3), section 626 before October
31, 2010, or, beginning October 31, 2010, section 626(2).
(c) Malicious destruction
resulting from the operation of a vehicle under section 382(1)(b), (c), or (d)
of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.
(d) A violation of section 703(2) of the Michigan liquor
control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.
(4) The secretary of state
shall suspend the person's individual's license for 30 days for malicious
destruction resulting from the operation of a vehicle under section 382(1)(a)
of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.
(5) For perjury or making a
false certification to the secretary of state under any law requiring the
registration of a motor vehicle or regulating the operation of a vehicle on a
highway, or for conduct prohibited under section 324(1) or a local ordinance that substantially corresponding
corresponds to section 324(1),
the secretary of state shall suspend the person's
individual's license as follows:
(a) If the person individual
has no prior conviction for an offense described in this
subsection within 7 years, for 90 days.
(b) If the person individual
has 1 or more prior convictions
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for an offense
described in this subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.
(6) For a violation of section
414 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.414, the secretary of
state shall suspend the person's individual's license as follows:
(a) If the person individual
has no prior conviction for that offense within 7 years, for 90
days.
(b) If the person individual
has 1 or more prior convictions for that offense within 7 years,
for 1 year.
(7) For a violation of section
624a or 624b, of
this act or section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA
58, MCL 436.1703, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's individual's
license as follows:
(a) Subject
to subsection (24), if If
the person individual has 1 prior conviction for an offense
described in section 624a or 624b, of this act or section 33b(1) of former 1933
(Ex Sess) PA 8, for 90 days. The secretary of state may issue the
person individual
a restricted license after the first 30 days of suspension.
(b) Subject
to subsection (24), if If
the person individual has 2 or more prior convictions for an
offense described in this subsection or section
33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section
624a or 624b, for 1 year. The secretary of state may issue the person individual
a restricted license after the first 60 days of suspension.
(8) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's individual's license
for a violation of section 625 or 625m as follows:
(a) For 180 days for a
violation of section 625(1) or (8) before October 31, 2010 or, beginning
October 31, 2010, section
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625(1)(a) or (b) or (8)
if the person individual has
no prior convictions within 7 years. The secretary of state may issue the person individual a
restricted license during a specified portion of the suspension, except that
the secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license during the first 30
days of suspension.
(b) For 90 days for a
violation of section 625(3) if the person individual has no prior convictions within 7 years.
However, if the person individual
is convicted of a violation of section 625(3), for operating a vehicle
when, due to the consumption of a controlled substance or a combination of
alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, the person's
individual's ability to operate the vehicle
was visibly impaired, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's individual's license
under this subdivision for 180 days. The secretary of state may issue the person individual a
restricted license during all or a specified portion of the suspension.
(c) For 30 days for a
violation of section 625(6) if the person individual has no prior convictions within 7 years. The
secretary of state may issue the person individual a restricted license during all or a
specified portion of the suspension.
(d) For 90 days for a
violation of section 625(6) if the person individual has 1 or more prior convictions for that
offense within 7 years.
(e) For 180 days for a
violation of section 625(7) if the person individual has no prior convictions within 7 years. The
secretary of state may issue the person individual a restricted license after the first 90 days
of suspension.
(f) For 90 days for a
violation of section 625m if the person individual has no prior convictions within 7 years. The
secretary
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of state may issue the person individual a
restricted license during all or a specified portion of the suspension.
(g) Beginning October
31, 2010, for 1 year for a violation of section 625(1)(c) if the person individual has no
prior convictions within 7 years or not more than 2 convictions within 10
years. The secretary of state may issue the person individual a restricted license, except that the
secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license during the first 45
days of suspension.
(h) Beginning October
31, 2010, the department shall order a person an individual convicted of violating section 625(1)(c)
not to operate a motor vehicle under a restricted license issued under
subdivision (g) unless the vehicle is equipped with an ignition interlock device
approved, certified, and installed as required under sections 625k and 625l. The ignition interlock device may be removed after the
interlock device provider provides the department with verification that the person individual has
operated the vehicle with no instances of reaching or exceeding a blood alcohol
level of 0.025 grams per 210 liters of breath. This subdivision does not
prohibit the removal of the ignition interlock device for any of the following:
(i) A start-up test failure that occurs within the first 2
months after installation of the device. As used in this subdivision,
"start-up test failure" means that the ignition interlock device has
prevented the motor vehicle from being started. Multiple unsuccessful attempts
at 1 time to start the vehicle are treated as 1 start-up test failure only
under this subparagraph.
(ii) A start-up test failure occurring more than 2 months after
installation of the device, if not more than 15 minutes after
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detecting the start-up
test failure the person individual
delivers a breath sample that the ignition interlock device analyzes as
having an alcohol level of less than 0.025 grams per 210 liters of breath.
(iii) A retest prompted by the device, if not more than 5 minutes
after detecting the retest failure the person individual delivers a breath sample that the ignition
interlock device analyzes as having an alcohol level of less than 0.025 grams
per 210 liters of breath.
(i) Beginning October
31, 2010, if an individual violates the conditions of the restricted license
issued under subdivision (g) or operates or attempts to operate a motor vehicle
with a blood alcohol level of 0.025 grams per 210 liters of breath, the
secretary of state shall impose an additional like period of suspension and
restriction as prescribed under subdivision (g). This subdivision does not
require an additional like period of suspension and restriction for any of the
following:
(i) A start-up test failure within the first 2 months after
installation of the ignition interlock device. As used in this subdivision,
"start-up test failure" means that the ignition interlock device has
prevented the motor vehicle from being started. Multiple unsuccessful attempts
at 1 time to start the vehicle are treated as 1 start-up test failure only
under this subparagraph.
(ii) A start-up test failure occurring more than 2 months after
installation of the device, if not more than 15 minutes after detecting the
start-up test failure the person individual delivers a breath sample that the ignition
interlock device analyzes as having an alcohol level of less than 0.025 grams
per 210 liters of
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(iii) Any retest prompted by the device, if not more than 5
minutes after detecting the retest failure the person individual delivers a breath sample that the ignition
interlock device analyzes as having an alcohol level of less than 0.025 grams
per 210 liters of breath.
(9) For a violation of section
367c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.367c, the secretary of
state shall suspend the person's individual's license as follows:
(a) If the person individual
has no prior conviction for an offense described in this
subsection within 7 years, for 6 months.
(b) If the person individual
has 1 or more convictions for an offense described in this
subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.
(10) For a violation of
section 315(4), the secretary of state may suspend the person's individual's
license for 6 months.
(11) For a violation or attempted violation of section
411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411a, involving a
school, the secretary of state shall suspend the license of a person 14 years
of age or over but less than 21 years of age until 3 years after the date of
the conviction or juvenile disposition for the violation. The secretary of
state may issue the person a restricted license after the first 365 days of
suspension.
(12) For a second or subsequent violation of section 701(1)
of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1701, by an
individual who is not a retail licensee or a retail licensee's clerk, agent, or
employee, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's license for 180
days. The secretary of state may issue a person a restricted license during all
or a specified portion of the suspension.
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(11) (13) Except as
provided in subsection (15), (13), a suspension under this section shall must be imposed
notwithstanding a court order unless the court order complies with section 323.
(12) (14) If the
secretary of state receives records of more than 1 conviction of a person resulting an
individual that results from the same incident, a suspension shall must be imposed
only for the violation to which the longest period of suspension applies under this
section.
(13) (15) The
secretary of state may waive a restriction, suspension, or revocation of a person's an individual's license
imposed under this act if the person individual submits proof that a court in another state
revoked, suspended, or restricted his or her license for a period equal to or
greater than the period of a restriction, suspension, or revocation prescribed
under this act for the violation and that the revocation, suspension, or
restriction was served for the violation, or may grant a restricted license.
(14) (16) The
secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license to a person an individual whose
license is suspended under this section unless a restricted license is
authorized under this section and the person individual is otherwise eligible for a license.
(15) (17) The
secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license to a person an individual under
subsection (8) that would permit the person individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
(16) (18) Except as
provided in subsection (17), (15), a restricted license issued under this section shall must permit the person individual to
whom it is issued to take any driving skills test required by the secretary of
state and to operate a vehicle
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under 1 or more of the
following circumstances:
(a) In the course of the
person's individual's employment
or occupation.
(b) To and from any
combination of the following:
(i) The person's individual's residence.
(ii) The person's individual's work location.
(iii) An alcohol or drug education or treatment program as
ordered by the court.
(iv) The court probation department.
(v) A court-ordered community service program.
(vi) An educational institution at which the person individual is
enrolled as a student.
(vii) A place of regularly occurring medical treatment for a
serious condition for the person individual or a member of the person's
individual's household or immediate family.
(viii) An ignition interlock service provider as required.
(17) (19) While
driving with a restricted license, the person individual shall carry proof of his or her destination
and the hours of any employment, class, or other reason for traveling and shall
display that proof upon on
a peace officer's request.
(18) (20) Subject to
subsection (22), (20), as
used in subsection (8), "prior conviction" means a conviction for any of
the following, whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance that substantially corresponding
corresponds to a law of this state, or a
law of another state that substantially corresponding corresponds to
a law of this state:
(a) Except as provided
in subsection (21), (19),
a violation or attempted violation of any of the following:
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(i) Section 625, except a violation of section 625(2), or a
violation of any prior enactment of section 625 in which the defendant operated
a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a
controlled substance, or a combination of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and
a controlled substance, or while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily
alcohol content.
(ii) Section 625m.
(iii) Former section 625b.
(b) Negligent homicide,
manslaughter, or murder resulting that results from the operation of a vehicle or an
attempt to commit any of those crimes.
(c) Beginning October
31, 2010, a violation of section 601d or section 626(3) or (4).
(19) (21) Except for
purposes of the suspensions described in subsection (8)(c) and (d), only 1
violation or attempted violation of section 625(6), a local ordinance that substantially corresponding
corresponds to section 625(6), or a law of
another state that substantially corresponding corresponds to
section 625(6) may be used as a prior conviction.
(20) (22) If 2 or
more convictions described in subsection (20) (18) are convictions for violations arising out of the
same transaction, only 1 conviction shall must be used to determine whether the person individual has a
prior conviction.
(21) (23) Any period
of suspension or restriction required under this section is not subject to
appeal to the secretary of state.
(24) For purposes of subsection (7), "prior
conviction" means either a misdemeanor conviction or a civil infraction
determination
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for a violation of section 703(1) of the
liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.
Sec. 320e. (1) Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (2) , or (3), or (4), a person an individual whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended,
revoked, or restricted pursuant to under section 303, 319, 320, 324, 625, 625b, 625f, 732a,
or 904 shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state
before a license is issued or returned to the person. individual. The increase in the reinstatement fee from
$60.00 to $125.00 shall must
be imposed for a license that is issued or returned on or after October
1, 1991 regardless of when the license was suspended, revoked, or restricted.
Of the increase in the reinstatement fee from $60.00 to $125.00, $25.00 shall must be allocated
to the department of state, $10.00 shall must be deposited by the department of treasury in the
drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund created under section
625h(1), and $30.00 shall must be deposited by the department of treasury in the
drunk driving caseflow assistance fund created under section 625h(5). The fee shall must be waived if
the license was suspended or restricted because of the person's individual's mental
or physical infirmity or disability.
(2) A
person An individual whose
operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant to under section 319(7) shall pay a license
reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the secretary of state before a license is
issued or returned to the person. individual. The fee shall
must be waived if the license was
suspended or restricted because of the person's
individual's mental or physical
infirmity or disability.
(3) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is
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suspended, revoked, or restricted pursuant
to section 319e shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $125.00 to the
secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the person. Of the
$125.00 fee, $95.00 shall be allocated to the department of state and $30.00
shall be deposited by the department of treasury in the drug case information
management fund created under section 323d.
(3) (4) A person Except as provided in subsection (4), an individual whose operator's or chauffeur's license is suspended as
provided in section 321c shall pay a license reinstatement fee of $85.00 to the
secretary of state before a license is issued or returned to the person. The
fee shall be deposited in the state general fund and shall be used to defray
the expenses of the secretary of state in processing the suspension and reinstatement
of driver licenses under this section.
(4) Beginning on the effective date of the 2020 amendatory
act that added this subsection, the secretary of state shall waive the
reinstatement fee for an individual whose operator's or chauffeur's license was
suspended, revoked, or restricted for reasons that are no longer eligible for
the suspension, revocation, or restriction of an operator's or chauffeur's
license under this act. The secretary of state shall immediately reinstate an
operator's or chauffeur's license that was suspended, revoked, or restricted
for reasons that are no longer eligible under this act.
(5) The secretary of state shall assess points and take licensing
action, including suspending, revoking, or denying a license under this act,
according to the law in effect at the time of the conspiracy to commit the
offense or at the time the offense was committed or attempted or the civil
infraction occurred. If 1 or more of the convictions involved in a licensing
sanction is a
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violation or attempted
violation of this act committed or attempted after January 1, 1992, the
secretary of state shall apply the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
(6) Judicial review of an administrative licensing sanction under
section 303 shall must be
governed by the law in effect at the time the offense was committed or
attempted. If 1 or more of the convictions involved in an administrative
licensing sanction is a violation or attempted violation of this act committed
or attempted after January 1, 1992, judicial review of that sanction shall must be governed
by the law in effect after January 1, 1992.
Sec. 321a. (1) A person who fails to
answer a citation, or a notice to appear in court for a violation reportable to
the secretary of state under section 732 or a local ordinance substantially
corresponding to a violation of a law of this state reportable to the secretary
of state under section 732, or for any matter pending, or who fails to comply
with an order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying
all fines, costs, fees, and assessments, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00,
or both. A violation of this subsection or failure to answer a citation or
notice to appear for a violation of section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA
8, section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL
436.1703, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to either of those
sections must not be considered a violation for any purpose under section 320a.
(1) (2) Except as provided in subsection (3),
(2), 28 days or more after a person an
individual fails to answer a citation, or a notice to appear in
court for a violation reportable to the
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secretary of state under section 732 for which license suspension is allowed under this act or a local ordinance that
substantially corresponding corresponds to a violation of
a law of this state reportable to the secretary of state under section 732,
including for a violation of section 703(1)(a) of the Michigan liquor control
code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703, or for any matter pending, for which license suspension is allowed under this act, or
fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court , for
a violation for which license suspension is allowed under this act, including,
but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, fees, and assessments, the court
shall give notice by mail at the last known address of the person individual
that if the person individual fails to appear or fails to comply with
the order or judgment within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary
of state shall suspend the person's individual's operator's or chauffeur's license. If
the person individual
fails to appear or fails to comply with the order or judgment
within the 14-day period, the court shall, within 14 days, inform the secretary
of state, who shall immediately suspend the license of the person. individual.
The secretary of state shall immediately notify the person individual
of the suspension by regular mail at the person's individual's
last known address.
(2) (3) If the person an individual is charged with, or convicted of, a violation of section 625, section 626, any driving violation under this act that causes injury, death, or serious impairment of a body function of another individual, a serious offense involving a motor vehicle, or a local ordinance that substantially corresponding corresponds to section 625(1), (2), (3), (6), or (8) or 626, and the person individual fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court, or a notice to appear
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for any matter pending, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, the court shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's individual's last known address that if the person individual fails to appear within 7 days after the notice is issued, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's individual's operator's or chauffeur's license. If the person individual fails to appear within the 7-day period, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, within the 14-day period, the court shall immediately inform the secretary of state who shall immediately suspend the person's individual's operator's or chauffeur's license and notify the person individual of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the person's individual's last known address.
(4) If the person is charged with, or convicted of, a
violation of section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section 703(1)(b) or
(c) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703,
section 624a, section 624b, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to
those sections and the person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear
in court issued under section 33b of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section 703 of
the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703, section
624a, section 624b, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to those sections
or fails to comply
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with an order or judgment of the court
issued under section 33b of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section 703 of the
Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703, section 624a,
section 624b, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to those
sections including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, the court
shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last
known address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after the notice
is issued, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court,
including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, within 14 days after
the notice is issued, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's
operator's or chauffeur's license. If the person fails to appear within the
7-day period, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court,
including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, within the 14-day
period, the court shall immediately inform the secretary of state who shall
immediately suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license and notify
the person of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the person's last
known address.
(3) (5) A suspension imposed under subsection (2) or (3) (1)
or (2) remains in effect until both of the following occur:
(a) The secretary of state is
notified by each court in which the person
individual failed to answer a
citation or notice to appear or failed to pay a fine or cost that the person individual
has answered that citation or notice to appear or paid that fine
or cost.
(b) The person individual
has paid to the court a $45.00 driver license clearance fee for
each failure to answer a citation or failure to pay a fine or cost.
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(6) The court shall not notify the secretary of state, and
the secretary of state shall not suspend the person's license, if the person
fails to appear in response to a citation issued for, or fails to comply with
an order or judgment involving 1 or more of the following infractions:
(a) The parking or standing of a vehicle.
(b) A pedestrian, passenger, or bicycle violation, other than
a violation of section 33b(1) or (2) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section
703(1) or (2) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL
436.1703, section 624a or 624b, or a local ordinance substantially
corresponding to section 33b(1) or (2) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section
703(1) or (2) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL
436.1703, or section 624a or 624b.
(7) The court may notify a person who has done either of the
following, that if the person does not appear within 10 days after the notice
is issued, the court will inform the secretary of state of the person's failure
to appear:
(a) Failed to answer 2 or more parking violation notices or
citations for violating a provision of this act or an ordinance substantially
corresponding to a provision of this act pertaining to parking for persons with
disabilities.
(b) Failed to answer 3 or more parking violation notices or
citations regarding illegal parking.
(8) The secretary of state, upon being informed of the
failure of a person to appear or comply as provided in subsection (7), shall
not issue a license to the person or renew a license for the person until both
of the following occur:
(a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person
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has resolved all outstanding matters
regarding the notices or citations.
(b) The person has paid to the court a $45.00 driver license
clearance fee. If the court determines that the person is responsible for only
1 parking violation under subsection (7)(a) or fewer than 3 parking violations
under subsection (7)(b), for which the person's license was not issued or
renewed under this subsection, the court may waive payment of the fee.
(9) Not less than 28 days after a person fails to appear in
response to a citation issued for, or fails to comply with an order or judgment
involving, a state civil infraction described in chapter 88 of the revised
judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8801 to 600.8835, the court shall
give notice by ordinary mail, addressed to the person's last known address,
that if the person fails to appear or fails to comply with the order or
judgment described in this subsection within 14 days after the notice is
issued, the court will give to the secretary of state notice of that failure.
Upon receiving notice of that failure, the secretary of state shall not issue
or renew an operator's or chauffeur's license for the person until both of the
following occur:
(a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person
has resolved all outstanding matters regarding each notice or citation.
(b) The person has paid to the court a $45.00 driver license
clearance fee. If the court determines that the person is not responsible for
any violation for which the person's license was not issued or renewed under
this subsection, the court shall waive the fee.
(4) (10) For the purposes of subsections
(5)(a), (8)(a), and
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(9)(a), subsection (3)(a), the
court shall give to the person individual a copy of the information being
transmitted to the secretary of state. Upon showing that copy, the person individual
must not be arrested or issued a citation for driving on a
suspended license, on an expired license, or without a license on the basis of
any matter resolved under subsection (5)(a),
(8)(a), or (9)(a), (3)(a), even if
the information being sent to the secretary of state has not yet been received
or recorded by the department.
(5) (11) For each fee received under subsection (5)(b), (8)(b), or (9)(b), (3)(b), the court shall transmit the following
amounts on a monthly basis:
(a) Fifteen dollars to the
secretary of state. The funds money received by the secretary of state under this
subdivision must be deposited in the state general fund and shall must
be used to defray the expenses of the secretary of state in
processing the suspension and reinstatement of driver licenses under this
section.
(b) Fifteen dollars to 1 of
the following, as applicable:
(i) If the matter is before the circuit court, to the
treasurer of the county for deposit in the general fund.
(ii) If the matter is before the district court, to the
treasurer of the district funding unit for that court, for deposit in the
general fund. As used in this section, "district funding unit" means
that term as defined in section 8104 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961
PA 236, MCL 600.8104.
(iii) If the matter is before a municipal court, to the
treasurer of the city in which the municipal court is located, for deposit in
the general fund.
(c) Fifteen dollars to the
juror compensation reimbursement
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fund created
in section 151d of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL
600.151d.
(12) Section 819 does not apply to a reinstatement fee
collected for an operator's or chauffeur's license that is not issued or
renewed under section 8827 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,
MCL 600.8827.
(6) (13) The
secretary of state shall immediately suspend the operator's and chauffeur's license of a person an individual licensed
to operate a commercial motor vehicle, or a person an individual who operates a commercial motor vehicle
without a license to operate that vehicle, if the person
individual fails to answer an out-state
citation, or a notice to appear in a court or an authorized administrative
tribunal for a violation reportable to the secretary of state under section
732, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of an out-state court or an
authorized administrative tribunal reportable to the secretary of state under
section 732, or fails to appear or fails to comply with the out-state court or
an authorized administrative tribunal order or judgment reportable to the
secretary of state under section 732, including, but not limited to, paying all
fines, costs, fees, and assessments. For a suspension imposed under this
subsection, the secretary of state shall immediately notify the person individual of the
suspension by regular mail at the person's individual's last known address.
(7) (14) A
suspension imposed under subsection (13) (6) remains in effect until the secretary of state is
notified by the court or authorized administrative tribunal of the other state
in which the person individual
failed to answer a citation, or notice to appear, or failed to pay a
fine or cost, that the person
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individual has answered that citation or notice to appear or has paid
the fine or cost.
(8) (15) The
secretary of state shall not suspend the person's individual's license under subsection (13) (6) if the person individual fails
to appear in response to a citation issued for, or fails to comply with an
order or judgment involving, the parking or standing of a vehicle.
(9) (16) The
secretary of state, upon on
being informed of the failure of a person an individual to appear or comply as provided in
subsection (13), (6), shall
not issue a license to the person individual or renew a license for the person individual until
the court or authorized administrative tribunal of the other state informs the
secretary of state that the person individual has resolved all outstanding matters
regarding the notices, orders, or citations.
(10) As used in this section, "a serious offense
involving a motor vehicle" means a felony or misdemeanor punishable by at
least 93 days in jail, during the commission of which the individual operated a
motor vehicle in a manner that presented real or potential harm to a person or
property and 1 or more of the following circumstances apply to the offense:
(a) The motor vehicle was used as an instrument of the
offense.
(b) The motor vehicle was used to transport a victim of the
offense.
(c) The motor vehicle was used to flee the scene of the
offense.
(d) The motor vehicle was necessary for the commission of the
offense.
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Sec. 328. (1) The owner of a motor vehicle who operates or
permits the operation of the motor vehicle upon on the highways of this state or the operator of the
motor vehicle shall produce, under subsection (2), upon
on the request of a police officer,
evidence that the motor vehicle is insured under chapter 31 of the insurance
code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179. Subject to section 907(15), 907(14), an
owner or operator of a motor vehicle who fails to produce evidence of insurance
upon on request
under this subsection or who fails to have motor vehicle insurance for the
vehicle as required under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA
218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179, is responsible for a civil infraction. If a person an individual displays
an electronic copy of his or her certificate of insurance using an electronic
device, the police officer shall only view the electronic copy of the
certificate of insurance and shall not manipulate the electronic device to view
any other information on the electronic device. A
person An individual who displays an
electronic copy of his or her certificate of insurance using an electronic
device as provided in this subsection shall is not be presumed to
have consented to a search of the electronic device. A police officer may
require the person individual
to electronically forward the electronic copy of the certificate of
insurance to a specified location provided by the police officer. The police
officer may then view the electronic copy of the certificate of insurance in a
setting in which it is safe for the officer to verify that the information
contained in the electronic copy of the certificate of insurance is valid and
accurate. This state, a law enforcement agency, or an employee of this state or
a law enforcement agency is not liable for damage to or loss of an
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electronic device that
occurs as a result of a police officer's viewing an electronic copy of a
certificate of insurance in the manner provided in this section, regardless of
whether the police officer or the owner or operator of the vehicle was in
possession of the electronic device at the time the damage or loss occurred.
(2) A certificate of
insurance, in paper or electronic form and issued by an insurance company, that
certifies that the security that meets the requirements of sections 3101 and
3102 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 and 500.3102, is
in force is prima facie evidence that insurance is in force for the motor
vehicle described in the certificate of insurance until the expiration date
shown on the certificate. The certificate, in addition to describing the motor
vehicles for which insurance is in effect, must, if applicable, state the name
of each person individual
named on the policy, policy declaration, or a declaration certificate
whose operation of the vehicle would cause the liability coverage of that
insurance to become void.
(3) If, before the
appearance date on a citation issued under subsection (1), the defendant
submits proof to the court that the motor vehicle had insurance meeting the
requirements of sections 3101 and 3102 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA
218, MCL 500.3101 and 500.3102, at the time the violation of subsection (1)
occurred, all of the following apply:
(a) The court shall not
assess a fine or costs.
(b) The court shall not
forward an abstract of the court record to the secretary of state.
(c) The court may assess
a fee of not more than $25.00 , which that shall be
paid to the court funding unit.
(4) If an owner or operator of
a motor vehicle is determined
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to be
responsible for a violation of subsection (1), the court in which the civil
infraction determination is entered may require the person
individual to surrender his or
her operator's or chauffeur's license unless proof that the vehicle has
insurance meeting that
meets the requirements of sections 3101 and 3102 of the insurance
code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 and 500.3102, is submitted to the
court. If the court requires the license to be surrendered, the court shall
order the secretary of state to suspend the person's
individual's license. The court
shall immediately destroy the license and shall forward an abstract of the
court record to the secretary of state as required by section 732. Upon On
receipt of the abstract, the secretary of state shall suspend the
person's individual's
license beginning with the date on which the person individual
is determined to be responsible for the civil infraction for a
period of 30 days or until proof of insurance meeting
that meets the requirements of
sections 3101 and 3102 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101
and 500.3102, is submitted to the secretary of state, whichever occurs later. A person An
individual who submits proof of insurance to the secretary of
state under this subsection shall pay a service fee of $25.00 to the secretary
of state. The person individual
shall not be required to be examined under section 320c and shall
not be required to pay a replacement license fee.
(5) If an owner or operator of a motor vehicle is determined to
be responsible for a violation of subsection (1), the court in which the civil
infraction determination is entered shall notify the secretary of state of the
vehicle registration number and the year and make of the motor vehicle being
operated at the time of the violation. A notification under this subsection shall must be
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made on the abstract or
on a form approved by the supreme court administrator. Upon On receipt, the
secretary of state shall immediately enter this information in the records of
the department. The secretary of state shall not renew, transfer, or replace
the registration plate of the vehicle involved in the violation or allow the
purchase of a new registration plate for the vehicle involved in the violation
until the owner meets the requirements of section 227a or unless the vehicle
involved in the violation is transferred or sold to a person other than the
owner's spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, or child.
(6) An owner or operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly
produces false evidence under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 1 year , or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(7) Points shall must not be entered on a driver's record under section
320a for a violation of this section.
(8) This section does not apply to the owner or operator of a
motor vehicle that is registered in a state other than this state or a foreign
country or province.
Enacting section
1. Section 319e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.319e, is
repealed.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act takes
effect October 1, 2021.
Enacting section 3. This amendatory act does not
take effect unless House Bill No. 5853 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into
law.