Bill Text: MI HB5245 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for the "Thin Blue Line"; provide for. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 811z.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 37-24)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-12-11 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [HB5245 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5245-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5245
January 23, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Rogers, Lyons, Pettalia, Schor, Barnett, Zorn, Kesto, Poleski, Lori, Johnson, Haveman, Haugh, Crawford, McCready, Glardon, Victory, Kelly, Leonard, Lund, Geiss, Heise, Haines, Daley, Kurtz, Jacobsen, Lane, Lauwers, Rutledge, Price, O'Brien and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811z.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 811z. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under
section 811e and issue a thin blue line fund-raising plate under
section 811f and a matching thin blue line collector plate as
provided under section 811g. The secretary of state in conjunction
with the Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall design the plates, having
the words "Thin Blue Line" and "Michigan" on the plates.
(2) The owner of a vehicle required to be registered under
this act may apply, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state,
for a thin blue line fund-raising plate as prescribed in section
811f instead of a standard registration plate.
(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of thin blue line fund-raising and collector plates
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the
thin blue line fund established under subsection (4).
(4) The thin blue line fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. The state
treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing
purposes.
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the thin blue
line fund on a quarterly basis to the thin blue line of Michigan,
P.O. Box 415, Howell, Michigan 48844-0415 or a successor address.
Beginning not later than April 1, 2014, and annually after that,
the thin blue line of Michigan shall report to the state treasurer.
A report under this subsection shall include a summary of
expenditures during the preceding year of the money received under
this subsection.
(6) The thin blue line of Michigan shall expend the money
received under subsection (5) solely to assist and support the
families of injured or deceased officers of public safety agencies
within this state.