Bill Text: MI HB4682 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; special registration plate for member or spouse of member of national guard, reserve, or branch of armed services during Persian Gulf War or conflicts in Grenada, Panama, or Lebanon; eliminate fee. Amends sec. 803n of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803n). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4681'19, HB 4680'19, HB 4684'19, HB 4683'19
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-02-20 - Referred To Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure [HB4682 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4682-Engrossed.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4682
May 28, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Sabo, Vaupel,
Howell, Calley, Tate and Jones and referred to the Committee on Military,
Veterans and Homeland Security.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803n (MCL 257.803n), as amended by 1999 PA 183.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 803n. (1) A person who was a member or a person whose spouse was a member of the Michigan national guard, National Guard, the United States armed forces reserve, Armed Forces Reserve, or any branch of the armed services of the United States and who was called to active duty during the Persian Gulf War may 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) A person who was a member or a person whose spouse was a member of the armed services during the conflict in Grenada, the conflict in Panama, or the conflict in Lebanon may 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.
(3) 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 war or conflict 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.
(4) Upon proper application, and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who is disabled who applies for a special registration plate under this section and who pays 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 1 or more special registration plates under subsection (1) or (2) shall must be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.
(5) 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.
(6) 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 (3) for an application for renewal of the special registration plate.
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) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4680 (request no. 03282'19).
(b) Senate Bill No.355 or House Bill No.____ (request no. 03283'19).
(c) Senate Bill No.356 or House Bill No.____ (request no. 03284'19).
(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4684 (request no. 03285'19).
(e) Senate Bill No.354 or House Bill No.____ (request no. 03292'19).
(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4683 (request no. 03294'19).
(g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4681(request no. 03305'19).
