Bill Text: MI HB5528 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; medal of honor recipients, ex-POWs, and disabled veterans; allow issuance of standard registration plate exempt from payment of registration fee. Amends secs. 217d, 803e & 803f of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.217d et. seq.).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-08 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/07/2018 [HB5528 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5528-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5528
February 7, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 217d, 803e, and 803f (MCL 257.217d, 257.803e,
and 257.803f), section 217d as amended by 2006 PA 562, section 803e
as amended by 2011 PA 46, and section 803f as amended by 1998 PA
68.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 217d. (1) The secretary of state shall design and may
issue a special congressional medal of honor registration plate for
residents of this state awarded the congressional medal of honor.
(2) A special congressional medal of honor registration plate
shall be issued only for 1 vehicle intended for personal use by the
applicant.
(3) A person who is a recipient of the congressional medal of
honor may apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration plate under this section on a form prescribed by the
secretary of state, which shall be accompanied by any proof of the
applicant having been a congressional medal of honor recipient that
the secretary of state may require. The secretary of state shall
waive the $5.00 service fee requirement under section 804.
(4) A person who qualifies to be issued a special registration
plate under this section is entitled to only 1 special registration
plate issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from payment of
the tax provided in section 801.
(5) A person with disabilities who applies for a special
registration plate under this section shall 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 disabled as is
required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under
section 675.
(6) A special registration plate issued under subsection (1)
expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new
plates are issued by the secretary of state.
(7) The secretary of state shall deliver or cause to be
delivered 1 or more special registration plates issued under this
section to the home address of the applicant at no additional cost
to the applicant.
(8) In lieu of a special registration plate, the secretary of
state shall issue upon request a standard registration plate to a
person who qualifies to be issued a special registration plate
under this section. A standard registration plate issued under this
subsection is exempt from payment of the tax provided in section
801, and the secretary of state shall not charge a service fee for
the issuance of the plate.
Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a
person whose spouse has been a prisoner of war may make application
to the secretary of state for a special registration plate that
shall be inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by
the letters "EX-POW" and shall have the words "ex-prisoner of war"
inscribed beneath the registration number.
(2) A person who was a member of the armed services during
World War I may make application to the secretary of state for a
special registration plate, that shall be inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and shall have
the words "World War I veteran" inscribed beneath the registration
number.
(3) A person who was a member of the armed services during
1941, stationed at a United States military or naval establishment
at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who survived the
attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 may make
application to the secretary of state for a special registration
plate, that shall be inscribed with special identification numbers
and shall have the words "Pearl Harbor survivor" inscribed beneath
the registration number.
(4)
A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal
Purple Heart Medal may make application to the secretary of state
for a special registration plate that shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers and shall have the words "combat
wounded veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In
addition, the special registration plate described under this
subsection shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official
purple
heart medal.Purple Heart
Medal.
(5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a
form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accompanied
by any proof of the applicant having been a prisoner of war, World
War
I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, recipient of the purple heart
medal
Purple Heart Medal that the secretary of state may require.
Application for a "Gold Star Family" special registration plate
described in subsection (9) shall be on a form prescribed by the
secretary of state and shall be accompanied by any proof of the
applicant having been a gold star family member 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.
(6) 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 makes application for a
special registration plate under this section and who makes payment
of the $5.00 service fee shall 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. One
person in any household is entitled to 1 special registration plate
issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from payment of the tax
provided in section 801. The person who is issued an additional
special registration plate under subsection (1) shall be assessed
the applicable tax provided for in section 801. A person issued 1
or more special registration plates under subsection (2), (3), (4),
or (9) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section
801.
(7) 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.
(8) The special registration plate issued under this section
expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which 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 is not required to furnish the
proof provided in subsection (5).
(9) A gold star family member may make application to the
secretary of state for a special registration plate that shall be
inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by a gold
star and shall have the words "Gold Star Family" inscribed beneath
the registration number.
(10) In lieu of a special registration plate, the secretary of
state shall issue upon request a standard registration plate to a
person who qualifies to be issued a special registration plate
under subsection (1). A standard registration plate issued under
this subsection is exempt from payment of the tax provided in
section 801.
(11) (10)
As used in this section, "gold
star family member"
means a person who has had an immediate family member die while
serving
in the United States armed forces Armed Forces or in forces
incorporated
as part of the United States armed forces Armed Forces
if the immediate family member meets any of the eligibility
criteria specified in 10 USC 1126(a)(1) to (3) for a gold star
lapel button.
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 which shall be inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and shall have
the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the registration
number. For the purposes of this section, "private passenger motor
vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is personally owned by the
disabled veteran and is used for the primary purpose of
transporting the disabled veteran and family members of the
disabled veteran, but does not include a motor home.
(2) Application for the special registration plate shall be on
a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall 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 the applicant has been determined by the veterans'
administration of the federal government to have a service-
connected total or permanent total disability rating for
compensation.
(b) 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.
(3) A special registration issued under this section is exempt
from payment of the tax provided in section 801.
(4) The special registration plate shall expire on the
birthday of the disabled veteran in a year in which 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 not be required to furnish the proof
provided in subsection (2).
(5) The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person who
has been issued a special registration plate under this section a
tab for persons with disabilities. The tab for persons with
disabilities shall 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 under this
section.
(6) 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.
(7) The tab for persons with disabilities shall be issued free
of charge.
(8) When a disabled person 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, free of
charge. The disabled person shall not be required to again furnish
the proof required under subsection (6).
(9) 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.
(10) In lieu of a special registration plate, the secretary of
state shall issue upon request a standard registration plate to a
person who qualifies to be issued a special registration plate
under this section. A standard registration plate issued under this
subsection is exempt from payment of the tax provided in section
801.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
