Bill Text: MI HB4332 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles: registration; placement of off-road vehicle stickers; modify for 2-wheel vehicles. Amends sec. 81116 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81116).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-24 - Assigned Pa 57'22 [HB4332 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB4332-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4332
February 24, 2021, Introduced by Reps. Steven
Johnson and Allor and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and
Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 81116 (MCL 324.81116), as amended by 2017 PA 199.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 81116. (1)
The owner of an ORV requiring licensure under this part shall file an
application for a license with the department or a dealer on forms provided by
the department. If an ORV is sold by a dealer, the application for a license
shall be submitted to the department by the dealer in the name of the owner.
The application shall include a certification. The owner of the vehicle shall
sign the application or, if the application is filed electronically, provide
information requested by the department to verify the owner's identity. The
application shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in subsection (2). A
person shall not file an application for a license that contains false
information. Upon receipt of the application in approved form and upon payment of the appropriate
fee, the department or dealer shall issue to the applicant a license. A license
shall be issued and is valid for
the 12-month period beginning April 1 and ending the
following March 31. each year.
(2) The fee for a license is as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the license
does not authorize operation of the ORV on state ORV trails, $26.25.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the license
authorizes operation of the ORV on state ORV trails, $36.25.
(c) For a license valid for a 12-month period beginning April
1, 2024 or a subsequent April 1, no fee.
(3) Dealers A dealer may purchase from the department ORV
licenses for resale to owners of vehicles requiring licensure under this part.
The department shall refund to dealers a dealer the purchase price of any ORV licenses
returned within 90 days after the end of the 12-month period for which they
were valid. A dealer shall maintain and provide to the department records of
ORV license sales on forms provided by the department. In addition to the sale
of ORV licenses, a dealer engaged in the sale, lease, or rental of ORVs as a
regular business may sell any other license or permit authorized by the
department to be sold by other dealers under the statutes of this state.
(4) Before a vehicle requiring an ORV license is operated,
the owner shall ensure that a license is permanently attached to the vehicle in
the manner prescribed by and, subject to this subsection, in the location
designated by the department. The license for a 2-wheel
vehicle shall be attached as provided in either of the following:
(a)
Centered on the exposed surface of the rear fender.
(b)
Located at a visible place on a front suspension fork.
(5) If, at the time of sale when a vehicle otherwise requiring a license under this part is
sold, the purchaser certifies on a form provided by the
department that the purchased vehicle otherwise
requiring a license under this part vehicle
will be used and stored outside of this state and will not be
returned by the purchaser to this state for use, then
a license is not required
for the vehicle.
(6) If a license acquired by the owner of an ORV is lost or
destroyed, the department shall provide that person with a replacement license
free of charge. The department may require a person requesting a replacement
license to supply sufficient evidence of the loss or destruction of the
original license.
