Bill Text: MI HB4145 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles: registration plates; penalties for unauthorized use of dealer plates; modify. Amends sec. 244 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.244). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4153'21
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-09 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/04/2021 [HB4145 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB4145-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4145
February 04, 2021, Introduced by Rep. Filler
and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 244 (MCL 257.244), as amended by 2013 PA 231.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 244. (1) A
manufacturer owning a vehicle of a type otherwise
required to be registered under this act may operate or move the vehicle upon a
street or highway primarily for the purposes of transporting
to transport or testing test
or in connection with a golf tournament or a public civic event,
if the vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, 1 special plate
approved by the secretary of state.
(2) A producer of a vehicle subcomponent system essential to
the operation of the vehicle or the safety of an occupant may operate or move a
motor vehicle upon a street or highway solely to transport or test the
subcomponent system if the motor vehicle displays, in
the manner as prescribed
in section 225, 1 special plate approved by the secretary of state. To be
eligible for the special plate, the subcomponent system producer must be either
a recognized subcomponent system producer or must be a subcomponent system
producer under contract with a vehicle manufacturer.
(3) Subject to section 665, a manufacturer of automated
technology may operate or otherwise move a motor vehicle or an automated motor
vehicle upon a street or highway solely to transport or test automated
technology if the motor vehicle or automated motor vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, a special plate
approved by the secretary of state.
(4) A dealer owning a vehicle of
a type otherwise required to be registered under this act may
operate or move the vehicle upon a street or highway without registering the
vehicle if the vehicle displays, in
the manner as prescribed
in section 225, 1 special plate issued to the owner by the secretary of state.
As used in this subsection, "dealer" includes an employee, servant,
or agent of the dealer.
(5) Solely to deliver the
vehicle, a A transporter
may operate or move a vehicle of a type otherwise
required to be registered under this act upon a street or highway solely to deliver the vehicle if the vehicle
displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, a special plate issued
to the transporter under this chapter.
(6) A licensee shall not use a special plate described in
this section on service cars or wreckers operated as an adjunct of a licensee's
business. A manufacturer, transporter, or dealer making or permitting any
unauthorized use of a special plate under this chapter forfeits the right to
use special plates and the secretary of state, after notice and a hearing, may
suspend or cancel the right to use special plates and require that the special
plates be surrendered to or repossessed by the
this state.
(7) A transporter shall furnish a sufficient surety bond or
policy of insurance as protection for public liability and property damage as
may be required by the secretary of state.
(8) The secretary of state shall determine the number of
plates a manufacturer, dealer, or transporter reasonably needs in his or her its
business.
(9) If a vehicle that is required to be registered under this
act is leased or sold, the vendee or lessee is
permitted to may operate the
vehicle upon a street or highway for not more than 72 hours after taking
possession if the vehicle has a dealer plate attached as provided in this
section. The application for registration shall
must be made in the name of the
vendee or lessee before the vehicle is used. The dealer and the vendee or
lessee are jointly responsible for the return of the dealer plate to the dealer
within 72 hours. ,
and the failure of the The
vendee or lessee that fails to
return or the vendor or lessor that fails to
use due diligence to procure the dealer plate is a
misdemeanor, responsible for a civil
infraction and in addition the
license of the dealer may be revoked. While using a dealer's plate, a vendee or
lessee shall have in his or her possession proof that clearly indicates the
date of sale or lease of the motor vehicle.
(10) A vehicle owned by a dealer and bearing the dealer's
plate may be driven upon a street or highway for demonstration purposes by a
prospective buyer or lessee for a period of 72 hours.
(11) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate
upon application and payment of the proper fee to an individual, partnership,
corporation, or association that in the ordinary course of business has
occasion to legally pick up or deliver a commercial motor vehicle being driven
to a facility to undergo aftermarket modification, or to repair or service a
vehicle, or to persons defined as watercraft dealers under part 801 of the
natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101
to 324.80199, or to the owner of a marina for
the purpose of delivering to
deliver a vessel or trailer to a purchaser, to transport a vessel
between a body of water and a place of storage, to transport a vessel or
trailer to and from a boat show or exposition, to repair, service, or store a
vessel or trailer, or to return a vessel or trailer to the customer after
repair, service, or storage. A registration plate issued under this subsection shall must
be used to move the vehicle or trailer.
(12)
A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4153 (request no. 01303'21) of the
101st Legislature is enacted into law.