Bill Text: MI HB5234 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; eligibility for disabled veteran registration plate; extend to partially disabled veterans. Amends sec. 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803f).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-11-13 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 11/13/2019 [HB5234 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5234-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5234
November 07, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Ellison,
Greig, Sneller, Clemente, Pohutsky, Yaroch, Bolden, Love, Lasinski, Hood,
Sabo, Sowerby, Cherry, Manoogian, Hope, Tate, Shannon, Haadsma, Stone,
Brixie, Kennedy, Wittenberg, Tyrone Carter, Hammoud, Yancey, Whitsett,
Coleman, Jones and Koleszar and referred to the Committee on
Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803f (MCL 257.803f), as amended by 2018 PA 681.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 803f. (1) A person who is a totally disabled veteran with an honorable discharge from the armed services may make an application to the secretary of state if he or she owns a private passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a special registration plate inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. For the purposes of As used in this section, "private passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is personally owned by the a disabled veteran and is used for the primary purpose of transporting the disabled veteran and his or her family members, of the disabled veteran, but does not include a motor home.
(2) Application An application for the special registration plate described in subsection (1) must be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and must be accompanied by a service fee of $5.00 and proof that the applicant was honorably discharged from the armed services and either 1 of the following:
(a) That If the applicant is a totally disabled veteran, that the applicant has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to have a service-connected total or permanent total disability rating for compensation.
(b) That If the applicant is a totally disabled veteran, that the applicant has been determined to have a service-connected total or permanent total disability rating and is receiving disability retirement pay from a branch of the uniformed armed services.
(c) If the applicant is a partially disabled veteran, that the applicant has been determined to have a service-connected disability rating.
(3) A special registration issued under this section is exempt from payment of the tax provided for in section 801. This subsection only applies to a totally disabled veteran described in subsection (2)(a) or (b).
(4) The A special registration plate issued to a totally disabled veteran described in subsection (2)(a) or (b) expires on the birthday of the totally disabled veteran in a year in which new plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for renewal of the special registration plate must be accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall is not be required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).
(5) A special registration plate issued to a partially disabled veteran described in subsection (2)(c) expires as provided in section 226, and a partially disabled veteran shall apply for renewal of the special registration plate as provided in section 226. The applicant is not required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).
(6) (5) The surviving spouse of a person who is a totally disabled veteran with a service-connected disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs of at least 50% and an honorable discharge from the armed services may use a special registration plate issued under this section after the death of the totally disabled veteran and may renew a special registration plate issued under this section after the death of the totally disabled veteran in the same manner as provided under this section for a totally disabled veteran with the same service-connected disability rating as the deceased disabled veteran. If applicable, a surviving spouse shall apply for registration of the vehicle upon which he or she wishes to place the disabled veteran plate before using or renewing the plate as described in this section.
(7) (6) The If applicable, the secretary of state may issue to a disabled person veteran who has been issued a special registration plate under this section a tab for persons with disabilities. The tab for persons with disabilities must be an adhesive tab displaying the international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that symbol. The tab for persons with disabilities may be attached only to the special registration plate issued to the disabled person veteran under this section.
(8) (7) An application for a tab for persons with disabilities shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. 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. If the surviving spouse of a totally disabled veteran is a disabled person, he or she may apply to the secretary of state for a tab for persons with disabilities in the same manner as provided for a totally disabled veteran under this subsection.
(9) (8) The A tab for persons with disabilities issued under subsection (7) must be issued free of charge.
(10) (9) When a disabled person veteran who has been issued a tab for persons with disabilities renews his or her special registration plate under this section, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab for persons with disabilities to the disabled person, veteran, free of charge. The disabled person shall veteran is not be required to again furnish the proof required under subsection (7).(8).
(11) (10) The use of the special registration plate or a tab for persons with disabilities on a motor vehicle other than the motor vehicle for which the special registration plate is issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect August 1, 2021.
