SENATE BILL NO. 355

June 05, 2019, Introduced by Senators BIZON, HOLLIER, POLEHANKI, MACDONALD, LUCIDO, ZORN, BULLOCK, WOJNO and IRWIN and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending sections 217d, 803l, and 804 (MCL 257.217d, 257.803l, and 257.804), section 217d as amended by 2006 PA 562, section 803l as amended by 2000 PA 77, and section 804 as amended by 2015 PA 78.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 217d. (1) The secretary of state shall design and may issue a special congressional medal of honor registration plate for residents of this state awarded the congressional medal of honor.

(2) A special congressional medal of honor registration plate shall be issued only for 1 vehicle intended for personal use by the applicant.

(3) A person who is a recipient of the congressional medal of honor may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate under this section on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, which shall must be accompanied by any proof of the applicant having been a congressional medal of honor recipient that the secretary of state may require. The secretary of state shall waive the $5.00 service fee requirement under section 804.

(4) A person who qualifies to be issued a special registration plate under this section is entitled to only 1 special registration plate issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801.

(5) A person with disabilities who applies for a special registration plate under this section shall must be issued a tab for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is disabled as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675.

(6) A special registration plate issued under subsection (1) expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new plates are issued by the secretary of state.

(7) The secretary of state shall deliver or cause to be delivered 1 or more special registration plates issued under this section to the home address of the applicant at no additional cost to the applicant.

Sec. 803l. (1) A person who was a member of the armed services during World War II or a person whose spouse was a member of the armed services during World War II may make application apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate , which shall display that displays an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have has the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.

(2) Application for a special registration plate shall must be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall must be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's spouse having been a World War II veteran that the secretary of state may require. The application for a special registration plate shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee.

(3) Upon proper application, and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 special registration plate for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a special registration plate under this section and who makes payment of the $5.00 service fee shall must be issued a tab for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. A person issued a special registration plate under subsection (1) shall must be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.

(4) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.

(5) The special registration plate issued under this section shall expire expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall is not be required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2) for an application for renewal of the special registration plate.

Sec. 804. (1) In Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to any other fees required under this act, the applicant shall pay a $5.00 service fee with each application for each distinctive or commemorative plate provided for in this act to cover manufacturing and issuance costs unless these costs are otherwise specifically provided for in this act.

(2) Each Except as otherwise provided in this section, each applicant for a duplicate or replacement license plate provided for in this act shall pay the following service fee to the secretary of state, in addition to any other fees required under this act:

(a) Five dollars for a standard or graphic standard plate, personalized registration plate, veterans special registration plate, or other registration plate for which the duplicate or replacement fee has not been specified in this act.

(b) Ten dollars for a set of plates provided for in section 803m.

(c) Ten dollars for each fund-raising registration plate issued under section 811e or 811f, or collector plate described in section 811g.

(3) The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees collected under this section in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b through October 1, 2019.

(4) The secretary of state shall not charge a service fee under this section for a special registration plate issued under section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, 803o, or 803s.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 100th Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4680.

(b) Senate Bill No. 356.

(d) House Bill No. 4682.

(e) Senate Bill No. 354.

(f) House Bill No. 4683.

(g) House Bill No. 4681.