Bill Text: MI HB5100 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic control; violations; definition of obstructed license plate; clarify. Amends sec. 225 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.225).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-16 - Assigned Pa 147'18 With Immediate Effect [HB5100 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5100-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5100
October 12, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hughes, Marino, Lucido, Reilly and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 225 (MCL 257.225), as amended by 2014 PA 26.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 225. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
and subsection (6), a registration plate issued for a vehicle shall
be attached to the rear of the vehicle. A registration plate issued
for a truck tractor or road tractor shall be attached to the front
of the vehicle.
(2) A registration plate shall at all times be securely
fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which the
plate is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging. The plate
shall be attached at a height of not less than 12 inches from the
ground, measured from the bottom of the plate, in a place and
position that is clearly visible. The sheathing of the plate shall
not be failed or missing, and the plate shall be maintained free
from foreign materials that obscure or partially obscure the
registration information and in a clearly legible condition. As
used in this subsection, "foreign materials that obscure or
partially obscure the registration information" does not include a
tow ball, bicycle rack, removable hitch, or any other device
designed to carry an object on the rear of a vehicle.
(3) A registration plate or an expiration tab on the
registration plate shall be of a different color designated by the
secretary of state with a marked contrast between the color of the
registration plate and the numerals or letters on the plate. The
secretary of state may provide a distinctive registration plate as
a replacement for a standard plate. To honor a special or
historical event, the secretary of state may provide a
commemorative plate as a replacement for a standard plate.
(4) A person shall not attach a name plate, insignia, or
advertising device to a registration plate in a manner that
obscures or partially obscures the registration information.
(5) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle that has a name
plate, insignia, or advertising device attached to a registration
plate in a manner that obscures or partially obscures the
registration information.
(6) A registration plate issued for a historic military
vehicle that is authorized to be operated on the roads of this
state is not required to be attached to the rear or the front of
the historic military vehicle unless the historic military vehicle
was originally manufactured with lighting and mounting provisions
for a registration plate. However, if the registration plate is not
attached to the exterior of the historic military vehicle, it shall
be present in the historic military vehicle to which it refers and
shall be made available upon demand of a police officer. As used in
this subsection, "historic military vehicle" means a vehicle,
including a trailer, regardless of the vehicle's size, weight, or
year of manufacture, that was manufactured for use in any country's
military forces and is maintained to represent its military design
and markings accurately.
(7) A person who violates this section is responsible for a
civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
