Bill Text: MI HB4128 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Traffic control; driver license; waiver of driver license fees for homeless individuals; provide for under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 307 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.307).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-04 - Printed Bill Filed 02/04/2015 [HB4128 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB4128-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4128

 

February 3, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Banks, Talabi, Durhal, Guerra, Sarah Roberts and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

      A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending section 307 (MCL 257.307), as amended by 2012 PA 55.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 307. (1) If an applicant for an operator's license or

 

 2  chauffeur's license is a citizen of the United States, the

 

 3  applicant shall supply a photographic identity document, a birth

 

 4  certificate, or other sufficient documents as the secretary of

 

 5  state may require to verify the identity and citizenship of the

 

 6  applicant. If an applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's

 

 7  license is not a citizen of the United States, the applicant

 

 8  shall supply a photographic identity document and other

 

 9  sufficient documents to verify the identity of the applicant and

 

 1  the applicant's legal presence in the United States under

 

 2  subdivision (b). The documents required under this subsection

 

 3  shall include the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, and

 

 4  address and residency and demonstrate that the applicant is a

 

 5  citizen of the United States or is legally present in the United

 

 6  States. If the applicant's full legal name differs from the name

 

 7  of the applicant that appears on a document presented under this

 

 8  subsection, the applicant shall present documents to verify his

 

 9  or her current full legal name. The secretary of state shall

 

10  accept as 1 of the required identification documents an

 

11  identification card issued by the department of corrections to

 

12  prisoners who are placed on parole or released from a

 

13  correctional facility, containing the prisoner's legal name,

 

14  photograph, and other information identifying the prisoner as

 

15  provided in section 37(4) of the corrections code of 1953, 1953

 

16  PA 232, MCL 791.237. An application for an operator's or

 

17  chauffeur's license shall be made in a manner prescribed by the

 

18  secretary of state and shall contain all of the following:

 

19        (a) The applicant's full legal name, date of birth,

 

20  residence address, height, sex, eye color, signature, intent to

 

21  make an anatomical gift, other information required or permitted

 

22  on the license under this chapter, and, only to the extent

 

23  required to comply with federal law, the applicant's social

 

24  security number. The applicant may provide a mailing address if

 

25  the applicant receives mail at an address different from his or

 

26  her residence address.

 

27        (b) If the applicant is not a citizen of the United States,

 

 1  the applicant shall provide, and the department shall verify,

 

 2  documents demonstrating his or her legal presence in the United

 

 3  States. Nothing in this act shall obligate or be construed to

 

 4  obligate this state to comply with title II of the real ID act of

 

 5  2005, Public Law 109-13. The secretary of state may adopt rules

 

 6  under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL

 

 7  24.201 to 24.328, as are necessary for the administration of this

 

 8  subdivision. A determination by the secretary of state that an

 

 9  applicant is not legally present in the United States may be

 

10  appealed under section 631 of the revised judicature act of 1961,

 

11  1961 PA 236, MCL 600.631.

 

12        (c) The following notice shall be included to inform the

 

13  applicant that under sections 509o and 509r of the Michigan

 

14  election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o and 168.509r, the

 

15  secretary of state is required to use the residence address

 

16  provided on this application as the applicant's residence address

 

17  on the qualified voter file for voter registration and voting:

 

 

18        "NOTICE: Michigan law requires that the same address

19        be used for voter registration and driver license

20        purposes. Therefore, if the residence address

21        you provide in this application differs from your

22        voter registration address as it appears on the

23        qualified voter file, the secretary of state

24        will automatically change your voter registration

25        to match the residence address on this application,

26        after which your voter registration at your former

27        address will no longer be valid for voting purposes.

1         A new voter registration card, containing the

2         information of your polling place, will be provided

3         to you by the clerk of the jurisdiction where your

4         residence address is located.".

 

 

 5        (d) For an original or renewal operator's or chauffeur's

 

 6  license with a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the

 

 7  names of all states where the applicant has been licensed to

 

 8  drive any type of motor vehicle during the previous 10 years.

 

 9        (e) For an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle

 

10  group designation or indorsement, the following certifications by

 

11  the applicant:

 

12        (i) The applicant meets the applicable federal driver

 

13  qualification requirements under 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 if the

 

14  applicant operates or intends to operate in interstate commerce

 

15  or meets the applicable qualifications of the department of state

 

16  police under the motor carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181,

 

17  MCL 480.11 to 480.25, if the applicant operates or intends to

 

18  operate in intrastate commerce.

 

19        (ii) The vehicle in which the applicant will take the driving

 

20  skills tests is representative of the type of vehicle the

 

21  applicant operates or intends to operate.

 

22        (iii) The applicant is not subject to disqualification by the

 

23  United States secretary of transportation, or a suspension,

 

24  revocation, or cancellation under any state law for conviction of

 

25  an offense described in section 312f or 319b.

 

26        (iv) The applicant does not have a driver's license from more

 

 1  than 1 state or jurisdiction.

 

 2        (f) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license

 

 3  with a vehicle group designation and a hazardous material

 

 4  indorsement shall provide his or her fingerprints as prescribed

 

 5  by state and federal law.

 

 6        (2) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license

 

 7  may have his or her image and signature captured or reproduced

 

 8  when the application for the license is made. The secretary of

 

 9  state shall acquire equipment purchased or leased under this

 

10  section under standard purchasing procedures of the department of

 

11  technology, management, and budget based on standards and

 

12  specifications established by the secretary of state. The

 

13  secretary of state shall not purchase or lease equipment until an

 

14  appropriation for the equipment has been made by the legislature.

 

15  A digital photographic image and signature captured under this

 

16  section shall appear on the applicant's operator's license or

 

17  chauffeur's license. A person's digital photographic image and

 

18  signature shall be used as follows:

 

19        (a) By a federal, state, or local governmental agency for a

 

20  law enforcement purpose authorized by law.

 

21        (b) By the secretary of state for a use specifically

 

22  authorized by law.

 

23        (c) By the secretary of state for forwarding to the

 

24  department of state police the images of persons required to be

 

25  registered under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295,

 

26  MCL 28.721 to 28.736, upon the department of state police

 

27  providing the secretary of state an updated list of the names of

 

 1  those persons.

 

 2        (d) As necessary to comply with a law of this state or of

 

 3  the United States.

 

 4        (3) An application shall contain a signature or verification

 

 5  and certification by the applicant, as determined by the

 

 6  secretary of state, and shall, except as otherwise provided in

 

 7  this subsection, be accompanied by the proper fee. The secretary

 

 8  of state shall collect the application fee with the application.

 

 9  The secretary of state shall waive the application fee if the

 

10  individual presents proof satisfactory to the secretary of state

 

11  that the applicant is homeless. Proof under this subsection that

 

12  the applicant is homeless may include a statement by a

 

13  governmental entity or a nonprofit entity organized under section

 

14  501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code, 26 USC

 

15  501(c)(3), stating that the applicant is receiving housing or

 

16  other benefits from that entity on grounds that he or she is

 

17  homeless. The secretary of state shall refund the application fee

 

18  to the applicant if the license applied for is denied, but shall

 

19  not refund the fee to an applicant who fails to complete the

 

20  examination requirements of the secretary of state within 90 days

 

21  after the date of application for a license.

 

22        (4) In conjunction with the application for an operator's

 

23  license or chauffeur's license, the secretary of state shall do

 

24  all of the following:

 

25        (a) Provide the applicant with all of the following:

 

26        (i) Information explaining the applicant's right to make an

 

27  anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with section

 

 1  310.

 

 2        (ii) Information describing the anatomical gift donor

 

 3  registry program under part 101 of the public health code, 1978

 

 4  PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123. The information required

 

 5  under this subparagraph includes the address and telephone number

 

 6  of Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization

 

 7  or its successor organization as defined in section 10102 of the

 

 8  public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10102.

 

 9        (iii) Information giving the applicant the opportunity to be

 

10  placed on the donor registry described in subparagraph (ii).

 

11        (b) Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on

 

12  his or her operator's or chauffeur's license that he or she is

 

13  willing to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in

 

14  accordance with section 310.

 

15        (c) Inform the applicant that, if he or she indicates to the

 

16  secretary of state under this section a willingness to have his

 

17  or her name placed on the donor registry described in subdivision

 

18  (a)(ii), the secretary of state will mark the applicant's record

 

19  for the donor registry.

 

20        (5) The secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of

 

21  subsection (4) by 1 or more of the following methods:

 

22        (a) Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice

 

23  for an operator's or chauffeur's license renewal or the issuance

 

24  of an operator's or chauffeur's license.

 

25        (b) Providing printed material to an applicant who

 

26  personally appears at a secretary of state branch office.

 

27        (c) Through electronic information transmittals for

 

 1  operator's and chauffeur's licenses processed by electronic

 

 2  means.

 

 3        (6) The secretary of state shall maintain a record of an

 

 4  individual who indicates a willingness to have his or her name

 

 5  placed on the donor registry described in subsection (4)(a)(ii).

 

 6  Information about an applicant's indication of a willingness to

 

 7  have his or her name placed on the donor registry that is

 

 8  obtained by the secretary of state under subsection (4) and

 

 9  forwarded under subsection (14) is exempt from disclosure under

 

10  section 13(1)(d) of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442,

 

11  MCL 15.243.

 

12        (7) If an application is received from a person previously

 

13  licensed in another jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall

 

14  request a copy of the applicant's driving record and other

 

15  available information from the national driver register. When

 

16  received, the driving record and other available information

 

17  become a part of the driver's record in this state.

 

18        (8) If an application is received for an original, renewal,

 

19  or upgrade of a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the

 

20  secretary of state shall request the person's complete driving

 

21  record from all states where the applicant was previously

 

22  licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle over the last 10

 

23  years before issuing a vehicle group designation or indorsement

 

24  to the applicant. If the applicant does not hold a valid

 

25  commercial motor vehicle driver license from a state where he or

 

26  she was licensed in the last 10 years, this complete driving

 

27  record request must be made not earlier than 24 hours before the

 

 1  secretary of state issues the applicant a vehicle group

 

 2  designation or indorsement. For all other drivers, this request

 

 3  must be made not earlier than 10 days before the secretary of

 

 4  state issues the applicant a vehicle group designation or

 

 5  indorsement. The secretary of state shall also check the

 

 6  applicant's driving record with the national driver register and

 

 7  the federal commercial driver license information system before

 

 8  issuing that group designation or indorsement. If the application

 

 9  is for the renewal of a vehicle group designation or indorsement,

 

10  and if the secretary of state enters on the person's historical

 

11  driving record maintained under section 204a a notation that the

 

12  request was made and the date of the request, the secretary of

 

13  state is required to request the applicant's complete driving

 

14  record from other states only once under this section.

 

15        (9) Except for a vehicle group designation or indorsement or

 

16  as provided in this subsection or section 314(5), the secretary

 

17  of state may issue a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license

 

18  for 1 additional 4-year period or until the person is no longer

 

19  determined to be legally present under this section by mail or by

 

20  other methods prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary

 

21  of state may check the applicant's driving record through the

 

22  national driver register and the commercial driver license

 

23  information system before issuing a license under this section.

 

24  The secretary of state shall issue a renewal license only in

 

25  person if the person is a person required under section 5a of the

 

26  sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to

 

27  maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official

 

 1  state personal identification card. If a license is renewed by

 

 2  mail or by other method, the secretary of state shall issue

 

 3  evidence of renewal to indicate the date the license expires in

 

 4  the future. The department of state police shall provide to the

 

 5  secretary of state updated lists of persons required under

 

 6  section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295,

 

 7  MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's

 

 8  license or official state personal identification card.

 

 9        (10) Upon request, the secretary of state shall provide an

 

10  information manual to an applicant explaining how to obtain a

 

11  vehicle group designation or indorsement. The manual shall

 

12  contain the information required under 49 CFR part 383.

 

13        (11) The secretary of state shall not disclose a social

 

14  security number obtained under subsection (1) to another person

 

15  except for use for 1 or more of the following purposes:

 

16        (a) Compliance with 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and regulations

 

17  and state law and rules related to this chapter.

 

18        (b) To carry out the purposes of section 466(a) of the

 

19  social security act, 42 USC 666, in connection with matters

 

20  relating to paternity, child support, or overdue child support.

 

21        (c) To check an applicant's driving record through the

 

22  national driver register and the commercial driver license

 

23  information system when issuing a license under this act.

 

24        (d) With the department of community health, for comparison

 

25  with vital records maintained by the department of community

 

26  health under part 28 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 

27  333.2801 to 333.2899.

 

 1        (e) As otherwise required by law.

 

 2        (12) The secretary of state shall not display a person's

 

 3  social security number on the person's operator's or chauffeur's

 

 4  license.

 

 5        (13) A requirement under this section to include a social

 

 6  security number on an application does not apply to an applicant

 

 7  who demonstrates he or she is exempt under law from obtaining a

 

 8  social security number.

 

 9        (14) As required in section 10120 of the public health code,

 

10  1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10120, the secretary of state shall maintain

 

11  the donor registry in a manner that provides electronic access,

 

12  including, but not limited to, the transfer of data to this

 

13  state's federally designated organ procurement organization or

 

14  its successor organization, tissue banks, and eye banks, in a

 

15  manner that complies with that section.

 

16        (15) The secretary of state, with the approval of the state

 

17  administrative board created under 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3,

 

18  may enter into agreements with the United States government to

 

19  verify whether an applicant for an operator's license or a

 

20  chauffeur's license under this section who is not a citizen of

 

21  the United States is authorized under federal law to be present

 

22  in the United States.

 

23        (16) The secretary of state shall not issue an operator's

 

24  license or a chauffeur's license to a person holding an

 

25  operator's license or chauffeur's license issued by another state

 

26  without confirmation that the person is terminating or has

 

27  terminated the operator's license or chauffeur's license issued

 

 1  by the other state.

 

 2        (17) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:

 

 3        (a) Ensure the physical security of locations where

 

 4  operator's licenses and chauffeur's licenses are produced and the

 

 5  security of document materials and papers from which operator's

 

 6  licenses and chauffeur's licenses are produced.

 

 7        (b) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce

 

 8  operator's licenses or chauffeur's licenses and all persons who

 

 9  have the ability to affect the identity information that appears

 

10  on operator's licenses or chauffeur's licenses to appropriate

 

11  security clearance requirements. The security requirements of

 

12  this subdivision and subdivision (a) may require that licenses be

 

13  manufactured or produced in this state.

 

14        (c) Provide fraudulent document recognition programs to

 

15  department of state employees engaged in the issuance of

 

16  operator's licenses and chauffeur's licenses.

 

17        (18) The secretary of state shall have electronic access to

 

18  prisoner information maintained by the department of corrections

 

19  for the purpose of verifying the identity of a prisoner who

 

20  applies for an operator's or chauffeur's license under subsection

 

21  (1).