Bill Text: MI HB4141 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles: registration; penalties for violations of moped registration fees; modify. Amends sec. 801e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4153'21
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-22 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary And Public Safety [HB4141 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB4141-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 4141
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 801e (MCL 257.801e), as amended by 1983 PA 91.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 801e. (1) When If a moped required to be registered under this act is sold by a retailer to a general purchaser, the retailer shall obtain the certificate of registration shall be obtained in the name of the purchaser. by the retailer. In other cases, circumstances, the purchaser shall obtain the certificate of registration. shall be obtained by the purchaser. The An application shall for registration must be signed by the purchaser of the moped and shall be accompanied by a fee of $15.00. Upon receipt of the an application for registration in approved form, the secretary of state shall enter the application upon the secretary of state's records and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration containing the decal for the moped, the name and address of the owner, and other information the secretary of state considers necessary. A moped shall is not be required to be insured in the manner specified for motor vehicles under chapter 31 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 500.3101 to 500.3179 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179. The certificate of registration shall must be pocket size, shall accompany the vehicle, shall be legible, and shall be made available for inspection upon demand by a law enforcement officer.
(2) A The secretary of state shall issue a decal indicating that the certificate of registration is in full force and effect. shall be issued. A registration certificate and decal shall must not be issued earlier than 90 days preceding the commencement date of the new registration period. Display of the decal shall must be as prescribed by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.
(3) A retailer or manufacturer of mopeds, upon application to the secretary of state upon forms provided by the secretary of state, may obtain certificates of registration for use in the testing or demonstrating of a moped upon payment of $10.00 for each of the first 2 registration certificates. Additional certificates may be issued at a cost of $5.00 each and used by the applicant only in the testing or demonstrating of mopeds by temporary placement of the registration on the moped being tested or demonstrated. A certificate issued pursuant to under this subsection may be used on only 1 moped at any given a time.
(4) A moped registration shall be is valid for a 3-year period which that begins on May 1 and expires on April 30 of the third registration year. For purposes of this subsection, a registration year begins on May 1 and ends on April 30.
(5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 2021.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4153 of the 101st Legislature is enacted into law.
