Bill Text: MI HB5687 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic control; driver license; issuance of driver license for a term that exceeds an applicant's legal presence; prohibit, and require visual marking on driver license. Amends secs. 307 & 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.307 & 257.310).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-12 - Assigned Pa 177'18 With Immediate Effect [HB5687 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5687-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5687
March 6, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Griffin and Hornberger and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 307 and 310 (MCL 257.307 and 257.310), section
307 as amended by 2017 PA 32 and section 310 as amended by 2016 PA
219.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 307. (1) If an applicant for an operator's license or
2 chauffeur's license to operate a noncommercial motor vehicle is a
3 citizen of the United States, the applicant shall supply a
4 photographic identity document, a birth certificate, or other
5 sufficient documents as the secretary of state may require, to
6 verify the identity and citizenship of the applicant. If an
7 applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license is not a citizen
1 of the United States, the applicant shall supply a photographic
2 identity document and other sufficient documents to verify the
3 identity of the applicant and the applicant's legal presence in the
4 United States under subdivision (b). The documents required under
5 this subsection shall include the applicant's full legal name, date
6 of birth, and address and residency and demonstrate that the
7 applicant is a citizen of the United States or is legally present
8 in the United States. If the applicant's full legal name differs
9 from the name of the applicant that appears on a document presented
10 under this subsection, the applicant shall present documents to
11 verify his or her current full legal name. The secretary of state
12 shall accept as 1 of the required identification documents an
13 identification card issued by the department of corrections to
14 prisoners who are placed on parole or released from a correctional
15 facility, containing the prisoner's legal name, photograph, and
16 other information identifying the prisoner as provided in section
17 37(4) of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.237. An
18 application for an operator's or chauffeur's license shall be made
19 in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state and shall contain
20 all of the following:
21 (a) The applicant's full legal name, date of birth, residence
22 address, height, sex, eye color, signature, intent to make an
23 anatomical gift, other information required or permitted on the
24 license under this chapter, and, only to the extent required to
25 comply with federal law, the applicant's social security Social
26 Security number. The applicant may provide a mailing address if the
27 applicant receives mail at an address different from his or her
1 residence address.
2 (b) If the applicant is not a citizen of the United States,
3 the applicant shall provide, and the department shall verify,
4 documents demonstrating his or her legal presence in the United
5 States. Nothing in this act shall obligate or be construed to
6 obligate this state to comply with title II of the real ID act of
7 2005, Public Law 109-13. The secretary of state may adopt rules
8 under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
9 24.201 to 24.328, as are necessary for the administration of this
10 subdivision. A determination by the secretary of state that an
11 applicant is not legally present in the United States may be
12 appealed under section 631 of the revised judicature act of 1961,
13 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.631. The secretary of state shall not issue an
14 operator's license or a chauffeur's license to an applicant
15 described in this subdivision for a term that exceeds the duration
16 of the applicant's legal presence in the United States.
17 (c) The following notice shall be included to inform the
18 applicant that under sections 509o and 509r of the Michigan
19 election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o and 168.509r, the secretary
20 of state is required to use the residence address provided on this
21 application as the applicant's residence address on the qualified
22 voter file for voter registration and voting:
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purposes. Therefore, if the residence address |
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you provide in this application differs from your |
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voter registration address as it appears on the |
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qualified voter file, the secretary of state |
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will automatically change your voter registration |
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to match the residence address on this application, |
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after which your voter registration at your former |
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address will no longer be valid for voting purposes. |
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A new voter registration card, containing the |
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information of your polling place, will be provided |
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to you by the clerk of the jurisdiction where your |
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residence address is located.". |
10 (d) For an original or renewal operator's or chauffeur's
11 license with a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the names
12 of all states where the applicant has been licensed to drive any
13 type of motor vehicle during the previous 10 years.
14 (e) For an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle
15 group designation or indorsement, the following certifications by
16 the applicant:
17 (i) The applicant meets the applicable federal driver
18 qualification requirements under 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 or meets
19 the applicable qualifications of the department of state police
20 under the motor carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11
21 to 480.25.
22 (ii) The vehicle in which the applicant will take the driving
23 28 skills tests is representative of the type of vehicle the
24 applicant operates or intends to operate.
25 (iii) The applicant is not subject to disqualification by the
26 United States Secretary of Transportation, or a suspension,
27 revocation, or cancellation under any state law for conviction of
1 an offense described in section 312f or 319b.
2 (iv) The applicant does not have a driver's license from more
3 than 1 state or jurisdiction.
4 (f) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license with
5 a vehicle group designation and a hazardous material indorsement
6 shall provide his or her fingerprints as prescribed by state and
7 federal law.
8 (2) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license may
9 have his or her image and signature captured or reproduced when the
10 application for the license is made. The secretary of state shall
11 acquire equipment purchased or leased under this section under
12 standard purchasing procedures of the department of technology,
13 management, and budget based on standards and specifications
14 established by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall
15 not purchase or lease equipment until an appropriation for the
16 equipment has been made by the legislature. A digital photographic
17 image and signature captured under this section shall appear on the
18 applicant's operator's license or chauffeur's license. A person's
19 digital photographic image and signature shall be used as follows:
20 (a) By a federal, state, or local governmental agency for a
21 law enforcement purpose authorized by law.
22 (b) By the secretary of state for a use specifically
23 authorized by law.
24 (c) By the secretary of state for forwarding to the department
25 of state police the images of persons required to be registered
26 under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721
27 to 28.736, upon the department of state police providing the
1 secretary of state an updated list of the names of those persons.
2 (d) By the secretary of state for forwarding to the department
3 of state police as provided in section 5c of 1927 PA 372, MCL
4 28.425c.
5 (e) As necessary to comply with a law of this state or of the
6 United States.
7 (3) An application shall contain a signature or verification
8 and certification by the applicant, as determined by the secretary
9 of state, and shall be accompanied by the proper fee. The secretary
10 of state shall collect the application fee with the application.
11 The secretary of state shall refund the application fee to the
12 applicant if the license applied for is denied, but shall not
13 refund the fee to an applicant who fails to complete the
14 examination requirements of the secretary of state within 90 days
15 after the date of application for a license.
16 (4) In conjunction with the application for an original or
17 renewal operator's license or chauffeur's license, the secretary of
18 state shall do all of the following:
19 (a) If the applicant is not a participant in the anatomical
20 gift donor registry program, specifically inquire, either orally or
21 in writing, whether the applicant wishes to participate in the
22 anatomical gift donor registry program under part 101 of the public
23 health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123. If the
24 secretary of state or an employee of the secretary of state fails
25 to inquire whether an applicant wishes to participate in the
26 anatomical gift donor registry program as required by this
27 subdivision, neither the secretary of state nor the employee is
1 civilly or criminally liable for the failure to make the inquiry.
2 (b) Provide the applicant with all of the following:
3 (i) Information explaining the applicant's right to make an
4 anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with section
5 310.
6 (ii) Information describing the anatomical gift donor registry
7 program under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
8 333.10101 to 333.10123. The information required under this
9 subparagraph includes the address and telephone number of
10 Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization as
11 that term is defined in section 10102 of the public health code,
12 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10102, or its successor organization.
13 (iii) Information giving the applicant the opportunity to be
14 placed on the donor registry described in subparagraph (ii).
15 (c) Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on
16 his or her operator's or chauffeur's license that he or she is
17 willing to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in
18 accordance with section 310.
19 (d) Inform the applicant that, if he or she indicates to the
20 secretary of state under this section a willingness to have his or
21 her name placed on the donor registry described in subdivision
22 (b)(ii), the secretary of state will mark the applicant's record
23 for the donor registry.
24 (5) The secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of
25 subsection (4) by 1 or more of the following methods:
26 (a) Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice
27 for an operator's or chauffeur's license renewal or the issuance of
1 an operator's or chauffeur's license.
2 (b) Providing printed material to an applicant who personally
3 appears at a secretary of state branch office, or inquiring orally.
4 (c) Through electronic information transmittals for operator's
5 and chauffeur's licenses processed by electronic means.
6 (6) The secretary of state shall maintain a record of an
7 individual who indicates a willingness to have his or her name
8 placed on the donor registry described in subsection (4)(b)(ii).
9 Information about an applicant's indication of a willingness to
10 have his or her name placed on the donor registry that is obtained
11 by the secretary of state under subsection (4) and forwarded under
12 subsection (14) is exempt from disclosure under section 13(1)(d) of
13 the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243. The
14 secretary of state is not required to maintain a record of an
15 individual who does not indicate a willingness to have his or her
16 name placed on the donor registry described in subsection
17 (4)(b)(ii) or an individual who does not respond to an inquiry
18 under subsection (4)(a).
19 (7) If an application is received from a person previously
20 licensed in another jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall
21 request a copy of the applicant's driving record and other
22 available information from the National Driver Register. When
23 received, the driving record and other available information become
24 a part of the driver's record in this state.
25 (8) If a person applies for a commercial learner's permit for
26 an original vehicle group designation or indorsement to operate a
27 commercial motor vehicle, the secretary of state may verify the
1 person's identity, may require proof of Michigan domicile under 49
2 CFR 383.5, and may verify the person's proof of United States
3 citizenship or proof of lawful permanent residency as required
4 under 49 CFR 383.71 and 383.73, if that information is not on the
5 person's Michigan driving record. If a person applies for a renewal
6 of an operator's or chauffeur's license to operate a commercial
7 motor vehicle, the secretary of state may verify the person's
8 identity, may require proof of Michigan domicile under 49 CFR
9 383.5, and may verify the person's proof of citizenship or lawful
10 permanent residency under 49 CFR 383.71 and 383.73, if that
11 information is not on the person's Michigan driving record. If a
12 person applies for an upgrade of a vehicle group designation or
13 indorsement, the secretary of state may verify the person's
14 identity, may require proof of Michigan domicile under 49 CFR
15 383.5, and may verify the person's proof of citizenship or lawful
16 permanent residency under 49 CFR 383.71 and 383.73, if that
17 information is not on the person's Michigan driving record. The
18 secretary of state shall request the person's complete driving
19 record from all states where the applicant was previously licensed
20 to drive any type of motor vehicle over the last 10 years before
21 issuing a vehicle group designation or indorsement to the
22 applicant. If the applicant does not hold a valid commercial motor
23 vehicle driver license from a state where he or she was licensed in
24 the last 10 years, this complete driving record request must be
25 made not earlier than 24 hours before the secretary of state issues
26 the applicant a vehicle group designation or indorsement. For all
27 other drivers, this request must be made not earlier than 10 days
1 before the secretary of state issues the applicant a vehicle group
2 designation or indorsement. If the application is for the renewal
3 of a vehicle group designation or indorsement, and if the secretary
4 of state enters on the person's driving record maintained under
5 section 204a a notation that the request was made and the date of
6 the request, the secretary of state is required to request the
7 applicant's complete driving record from other states only once
8 under this section. The secretary of state shall also check the
9 applicant's driving record with the National Driver Register and
10 the federal Commercial Driver's License Information System before
11 issuing that group designation or indorsement.
12 (9) Except for a vehicle group designation or indorsement or
13 as provided in this subsection or section 314(5), the secretary of
14 state may issue a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license for 1
15 additional 4-year period or until the person is no longer
16 determined to be legally present under this section by mail or by
17 other methods prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary
18 of state may check the applicant's driving record through the
19 National Driver Register and the Commercial Driver's License
20 Information System before issuing a license under this section. The
21 secretary of state shall issue a renewal license only in person if
22 the person is a person required under section 5a of the sex
23 offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a
24 valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal
25 identification card. If a license is renewed by mail or by other
26 method, the secretary of state shall issue evidence of renewal to
27 indicate the date the license expires in the future. The department
1 of state police shall provide to the secretary of state updated
2 lists of persons required under section 5a of the sex offenders
3 registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid
4 operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal
5 identification card.
6 (10) Upon request, the secretary of state shall provide an
7 information manual to an applicant explaining how to obtain a
8 vehicle group designation or indorsement. The manual shall contain
9 the information required under 49 CFR part 383.
10 (11) The secretary of state shall not disclose a social
11 security Social
Security number obtained under
subsection (1) to
12 another person except for use for 1 or more of the following
13 purposes:
14 (a) Compliance with 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and regulations and
15 state law and rules related to this chapter.
16 (b) To carry out the purposes of section 466(a) of the social
17 security act, 42 USC 666, in connection with matters relating to
18 paternity, child support, or overdue child support.
19 (c) To check an applicant's driving record through the
20 National Driver Register and the Commercial Driver's License
21 Information System when issuing a license under this act.
22 (d) With the department of health and human services, for
23 comparison with vital records maintained by the department of
24 health and human services under part 28 of the public health code,
25 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2801 to 333.2899.
26 (e) As otherwise required by law.
27 (12) The secretary of state shall not display a person's
1 social security Social
Security number on the person's
operator's
2 or chauffeur's license.
3 (13) A requirement under this section to include a social
4 security Social
Security number on an application does
not apply to
5 an applicant who demonstrates that he or she is exempt under law
6 from obtaining a social security Social Security number.
7 (14) As required in section 10120 of the public health code,
8 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10120, the secretary of state shall maintain
9 the donor registry in a manner that provides electronic access,
10 including, but not limited to, the transfer of data to this state's
11 federally designated organ procurement organization or its
12 successor organization, tissue banks, and eye banks, in a manner
13 that complies with that section.
14 (15) The secretary of state, with the approval of the state
15 administrative board created under 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3, may
16 enter into agreements with the United States government to verify
17 whether an applicant for an operator's license or a chauffeur's
18 license under this section who is not a citizen of the United
19 States is authorized under federal law to be present in the United
20 States.
21 (16) The secretary of state shall not issue an operator's
22 license or a chauffeur's license to a person holding an operator's
23 license or chauffeur's license issued by another state without
24 confirmation that the person is terminating or has terminated the
25 operator's license or chauffeur's license issued by the other
26 state.
27 (17) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
1 (a) Ensure the physical security of locations where operator's
2 licenses and chauffeur's licenses are produced and the security of
3 document materials and papers from which operator's licenses and
4 chauffeur's licenses are produced.
5 (b) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce
6 operator's licenses or chauffeur's licenses and all persons who
7 have the ability to affect the identity information that appears on
8 operator's licenses or chauffeur's licenses to appropriate security
9 clearance requirements. The security requirements of this
10 subdivision and subdivision (a) may require that licenses be
11 manufactured or produced in this state.
12 (c) Provide fraudulent document recognition programs to
13 department of state employees engaged in the issuance of operator's
14 licenses and chauffeur's licenses.
15 (18) The secretary of state shall have electronic access to
16 prisoner information maintained by the department of corrections
17 for the purpose of verifying the identity of a prisoner who applies
18 for an operator's or chauffeur's license under subsection (1).
19 Sec. 310. (1) The secretary of state shall issue an operator's
20 license to each person licensed as an operator and a chauffeur's
21 license to each person licensed as a chauffeur. An applicant for a
22 motorcycle indorsement under section 312a or a vehicle group
23 designation or indorsement shall first qualify for an operator's or
24 chauffeur's license before the indorsement or vehicle group
25 designation application is accepted and processed. An original
26 license or the first renewal of an existing license issued to a
27 person less than 21 years of age shall be portrait or vertical in
1 form and a license issued to a person 21 years of age or over shall
2 be landscape or horizontal in form.
3 (2) The license issued under subsection (1) shall contain all
4 of the following:
5 (a) The distinguishing number permanently assigned to the
6 licensee.
7 (b) The full legal name, date of birth, address of residence,
8 height, eye color, sex, digital photographic image, expiration
9 date, and signature of the licensee. If the license is issued to an
10 individual described in section 307(1)(b), the license shall be
11 visually marked indicating that it is issued for a term that
12 expires on the date the licensee is no longer considered to be
13 legally present in the United States.
14 (c) In the case of a licensee who has indicated his or her
15 wish to participate in the anatomical gift donor registry under
16 part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to
17 333.10123, a heart insignia on the front of the license.
18 (d) Physical security features designed to prevent tampering,
19 counterfeiting, or duplication of the license for fraudulent
20 purposes.
21 (e) If requested by an individual who is a veteran of the
22 armed forces of this state, another state, or the United States, a
23 designation that the individual is a veteran. The designation shall
24 be in a style and format considered appropriate by the secretary of
25 state. The secretary of state shall require proof of discharge or
26 separation of service from the armed forces of this state, another
27 state, or the United States, and the nature of that discharge, for
1 the purposes of verifying an individual's status as a veteran under
2 this subdivision. The secretary of state shall consult with the
3 department of military and veterans affairs in determining the
4 proof that shall be required to identify an individual's status as
5 a veteran for the purposes of this subsection. The secretary of
6 state may provide the department of military and veterans affairs
7 and agencies of the counties of this state that provide veteran
8 services with information provided by an applicant under this
9 subsection for the purpose of veterans' benefits eligibility
10 referral. As used in this subdivision, "veteran" means that term as
11 defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.
12 (3) Except as otherwise required under this chapter, other
13 information required on the license pursuant to this chapter may
14 appear on the license in a form prescribed by the secretary of
15 state.
16 (4) The license shall not contain a fingerprint or finger
17 image of the licensee.
18 (5) A digitized license may contain an identifier for voter
19 registration purposes. The digitized license may contain
20 information appearing in electronic or machine readable codes
21 needed to conduct a transaction with the secretary of state. The
22 information shall be limited to the information described in
23 subsection (2)(a) and (b) except for the person's digital
24 photographic image and signature, state of issuance, license
25 expiration date, and other information necessary for use with
26 electronic devices, machine readers, or automatic teller machines
27 and shall not contain the driving record or other personal
1 identifier. The license shall identify the encoded information.
2 (6) The license shall be manufactured in a manner to prohibit
3 as nearly as possible the ability to reproduce, alter, counterfeit,
4 forge, or duplicate the license without ready detection. In
5 addition, a license with a vehicle group designation shall contain
6 the information required under 49 CFR part 383.
7 (7) Except as provided in subsection (11), a person who
8 intentionally reproduces, alters, counterfeits, forges, or
9 duplicates a license photograph, the negative of the photograph,
10 image, license, or electronic data contained on a license or a part
11 of a license or who uses a license, image, or photograph that has
12 been reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated is
13 subject to 1 of the following:
14 (a) If the intent of the reproduction, alteration,
15 counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use is to commit or aid in
16 the commission of an offense that is a felony punishable by
17 imprisonment for 10 or more years, the person committing the
18 reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or
19 use is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more
20 than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
21 (b) If the intent of the reproduction, alteration,
22 counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use is to commit or aid in
23 the commission of an offense that is a felony punishable by
24 imprisonment for less than 10 years or a misdemeanor punishable by
25 imprisonment for 6 months or more, the person committing the
26 reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or
27 use is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more
1 than 5 years, or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
2 (c) If the intent of the reproduction, alteration,
3 counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or use is to commit or aid in
4 the commission of an offense that is a misdemeanor punishable by
5 imprisonment for less than 6 months, the person committing the
6 reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, duplication, or
7 use is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not
8 more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
9 (8) Except as provided in subsections (11) and (16), a person
10 who sells, or who possesses with the intent to deliver to another,
11 a reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated license
12 photograph, negative of the photograph, image, license, or
13 electronic data contained on a license or part of a license is
14 guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5
15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
16 (9) Except as provided in subsections (11) and (16), a person
17 who is in possession of 2 or more reproduced, altered,
18 counterfeited, forged, or duplicated license photographs, negatives
19 of the photograph, images, licenses, or electronic data contained
20 on a license or part of a license is guilty of a felony punishable
21 by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more
22 than $10,000.00, or both.
23 (10) Except as provided in subsection (16), a person who is in
24 possession of a reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or
25 duplicated license photograph, negative of the photograph, image,
26 license, or electronic data contained on a license or part of a
27 license is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for
1 not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
2 (11) Subsections (7)(a) and (b), (8), and (9) do not apply to
3 a minor whose intent is to violate section 703 of the Michigan
4 liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.
5 (12) The secretary of state, upon determining after an
6 examination that an applicant is mentally and physically qualified
7 to receive a license, may issue the applicant a temporary driver's
8 permit. The temporary driver's permit entitles the applicant, while
9 having the permit in his or her immediate possession, to operate a
10 motor vehicle upon the highway for a period not exceeding 60 days
11 before the secretary of state has issued the applicant an
12 operator's or chauffeur's license. The secretary of state may
13 establish a longer duration for the validity of a temporary
14 driver's permit if necessary to accommodate the process of
15 obtaining a background check that is required for an applicant by
16 federal law.
17 (13) An operator or chauffeur may indicate on the license in a
18 place designated by the secretary of state his or her blood type,
19 emergency contact information, immunization data, medication data,
20 or a statement that the licensee is deaf. The secretary of state
21 shall not require an applicant for an original or renewal
22 operator's or chauffeur's license to provide emergency contact
23 information as a condition of obtaining a license. However, the
24 secretary of state may inquire whether an operator or chauffeur
25 would like to provide emergency contact information. Emergency
26 contact information obtained under this subsection shall be
27 disclosed only to a state or federal law enforcement agency for law
1 enforcement purposes or to the extent necessary for a medical
2 emergency. No later than January 1, 2017, the secretary of state
3 shall develop and shall, in conjunction with the department of
4 state police, implement a process using the L.E.I.N. or any other
5 appropriate system that limits access to law enforcement that would
6 allow law enforcement agencies of this state to access emergency
7 contact information that the holder of an operator's license has
8 voluntarily provided to the secretary of state. As used in this
9 subsection, "emergency contact information" means the name,
10 telephone number, or address of an individual that is used for the
11 sole purpose of contacting that individual when the holder of an
12 operator's license has been involved in an emergency.
13 (14) An operator or chauffeur may indicate on the license in a
14 place designated by the secretary of state that he or she has
15 designated a patient advocate in accordance with sections 5506 to
16 5515 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386,
17 MCL 700.5506 to 700.5515.
18 (15) If the applicant provides proof to the secretary of state
19 that he or she is a minor who has been emancipated under 1968 PA
20 293, MCL 722.1 to 722.6, the license shall bear the designation of
21 the individual's emancipated status in a manner prescribed by the
22 secretary of state.
23 (16) Subsections (8), (9), and (10) do not apply to a person
24 who is in possession of 1 or more photocopies, reproductions, or
25 duplications of a license to document the identity of the licensee
26 for a legitimate business purpose.
27 (17) A sticker or decal may be provided by any person,
1 hospital, school, medical group, or association interested in
2 assisting in implementing an emergency medical information card,
3 but shall meet the specifications of the secretary of state. An
4 emergency medical information card may contain information
5 concerning the licensee's patient advocate designation, other
6 emergency medical information, or an indication as to where the
7 licensee has stored or registered emergency medical information.
8 (18) The secretary of state shall inquire of each licensee, in
9 person or by mail, whether the licensee agrees to participate in
10 the anatomical gift donor registry under part 101 of the public
11 health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123.
12 (19) A licensee who has agreed to participate in the
13 anatomical gift donor registry under part 101 of the public health
14 code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123, shall not be
15 considered to have revoked that agreement solely because the
16 licensee's license has been revoked or suspended or has expired.
17 Enrollment in the donor registry constitutes a legal agreement that
18 remains binding and in effect after the donor's death regardless of
19 the expressed desires of the deceased donor's next of kin who may
20 oppose the donor's anatomical gift.
21 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
22 after the date it is enacted into law.
