Bill Text: MI SB0086 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; registration fees; modify. Amends secs. 801, 801e, 803, 803a, 803b, 803p & 809 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801 et seq.).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-20 - Referred To Committee On Infrastructure Modernization [SB0086 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB0086-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 86
January 30, 2013, Introduced by Senators PAPPAGEORGE and KAHN and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 801, 801e, 803, 803a, 803b, 803p, and 809
(MCL 257.801, 257.801e, 257.803, 257.803a, 257.803b, 257.803p,
and 257.809), section 801 as amended by 2012 PA 388, section 801e
as amended by 1983 PA 91, section 803 as amended by 2002 PA 490,
section 803a as amended and section 803p as added by 1996 PA 404,
and sections 803b and 809 as amended by 2011 PA 159.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
2 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
3 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
4 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid imposed by
5 certain carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the
1 motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes
2 imposed by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL
3 207.211 to 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
4 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
5 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
6 more than 8,000 pounds or less,
except as otherwise provided,
7 according to the following schedule of empty weights:
|
8 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
9 |
0 to 3,000 pounds.................................. $ 29.00 |
|
10 |
3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00 |
|
11 |
3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00 |
|
12 |
4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00 |
|
13 |
4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00 |
|
14 |
5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00 |
|
15 |
5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00 |
|
16 |
6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00 |
|
17 |
6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00 |
|
18 |
7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00 |
|
19 |
7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00 |
|
20 |
8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00 |
|
21 |
8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00 |
|
22 |
9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00 |
|
23 |
9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00 |
|
24 |
over 10,000 pounds................... $ 0.90 per 100 pounds |
|
25 |
of empty weight |
26 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
27 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
28 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
1 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
2 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
3 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
4 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
5 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
6 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
7 of commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
8 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
9 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
10 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
11 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
12 this subdivision.
13 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
14 shall be assessed as provided in under subdivision (l). A trailer
15 coach that is not subject to taxation under 1959 PA 243, MCL
16 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located on land otherwise
17 assessable as real property under the general property tax act,
18 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the trailer coach is used
19 as a place of habitation, and whether or not permanently affixed
20 to the soil, is not exempt
from real property taxes if the
21 trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, whether or not it
22 is permanently affixed to the soil.
23 (c) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
24 farmer and used exclusively in connection with a farming
25 operation, including a farmer hauling livestock or farm equipment
26 for other farmers for remuneration in kind or in labor, but not
27 for money, or used for the transportation of the farmer and the
1 farmer's family, and not used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds
2 of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If
3 the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer is
4 also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is subject to
5 the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm use of the
6 vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate under this
7 act.
8 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
9 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
10 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
11 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
12 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
13 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
14 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
15 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
16 subdivision:
17 (i) "Wood
harvester" includes the means
a person or persons
18 hauling and transporting raw materials in the form produced at
19 the harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
20 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
21 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
22 (ii) "Wood
harvesting equipment" includes means all of the
23 following:
24 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
25 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
26 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
27 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
1 processor, chipper, or saw table.
2 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
3 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
4 skidder, or cable skidder.
5 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
6 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
7 loader, or forklift.
8 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
9 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
10 maintaining harvest site roads.
11 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
12 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
13 firewood for a profit making venture.
14 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
15 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
16 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
17 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
18 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
19 ambulance.
20 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
21 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
22 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
23 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
24 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
25 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
26 secretary of state.
27 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
1 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
2 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
3 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
4 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
5 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
6 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
7 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
8 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
9 vehicle.
10 (h) For a each
of the following vehicles, $10.00 per plate:
11 (i) A vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used to
12 transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children
13 at camp. ; for a
14 (ii) A vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as organized
15 under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the vehicle is
16 designated by a proper sign showing the civil air patrol's name.
17 ; for a
18 (iii) A vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit veterans
19 center. ; for a
20 (iv) A vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit recycling
21 center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
22 organization. ; for a
23 (v) A motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a locomotive
24 or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans organization
25 and used exclusively in parades and civic events. ;
or for an
26 (vi) An emergency support vehicle used exclusively for
27 emergencies and owned and operated by a federally recognized
1 nonprofit charitable organization. , $10.00 per plate.
2 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
3 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
4 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
5 the empty weight of the truck.
6 (j) For each truck , weighing
8,000 pounds or less, and not
7 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
8 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
9 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
10 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
11 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
12 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
|
13 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
14 |
0 to 2,500 pounds................................. $ 1.40 |
|
15 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds............................. 1.76 |
|
16 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................. 2.20 |
|
17 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds............................. 2.72 |
|
18 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds............................ 3.25 |
|
19 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................... 3.77 |
|
20 |
15,001 pounds and over............................ 4.39 |
21 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
22 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
23 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
24 the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this
25 subdivision, for an identical vehicle, the tax required
under
26 this subdivision is not less than the tax required under
27 subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the
1 same list price.
2 (k) For each a
truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less
towing a
3 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each a truck
4 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
5 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
6 schedule of elected gross weights:
|
7 |
Elected gross weight Tax |
|
8 |
0 to 24,000 pounds............................... $ 491.00 |
|
9 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds.......................... 558.00 |
|
10 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds.......................... 558.00 |
|
11 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds.......................... 649.00 |
|
12 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds.......................... 744.00 |
|
13 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds.......................... 874.00 |
|
14 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds.......................... 1,005.00 |
|
15 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds.......................... 1,135.00 |
|
16 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds.......................... 1,268.00 |
|
17 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds.......................... 1,398.00 |
|
18 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds.......................... 1,529.00 |
|
19 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds.......................... 1,660.00 |
|
20 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds.......................... 1,793.00 |
|
21 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds......................... 2,002.00 |
|
22 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds........................ 2,223.00 |
|
23 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds........................ 2,448.00 |
|
24 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds........................ 2,670.00 |
|
25 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds........................ 2,894.00 |
|
26 |
over 160,000 pounds.............................. 3,117.00 |
27 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
28 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to
1 be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951 PA
2 51, MCL 247.675.
3 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
4 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person,
5
an individual, firm, or corporation,
shall pay to the owner-
6 operator 60% of the tax
prescribed in this subdivision for to the
7 owner-operator of the truck tractor or road tractor at the rate
8 of 1/12 for each month of the lease or arrangement in addition to
9 the compensation the owner-operator is entitled to for the rental
10 of his or her equipment.
11 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
12 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
13 schedule of empty weights:
|
14 |
Empty weights Tax |
|
15 |
0 to |
|
16 |
|
|
17 |
|
18 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
19 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
20 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the
21 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
22 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
23 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
24 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
25 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
26 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
1 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
2 A person who has paid the tax for a vehicle under this
3 subdivision before the effective date of the amendatory act that
4 amended this subdivision is not required to pay the tax for that
5 vehicle a second time. A registration under this subdivision may
6 be issued for a period of 2 years upon payment of twice the
7 registration tax under this subdivision.
8 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
9 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
10 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
11 following schedule of empty weights:
|
12 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
|
13 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.................................. $ 1.76 |
|
14 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 2.20 |
|
15 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds............................. 2.72 |
|
16 |
10,001 pounds and over............................. 3.25 |
17 (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.
18 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
19 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
20 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
21 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
22 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
23 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
24 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
25 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
26 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
1 of commerce or its successor agency.
2 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
3 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
4 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
5 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
6 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
7 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a
8 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used
9 only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as
10 provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
11 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
12 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
13 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
14 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
15 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
16 weights in subdivision (k). as modified by the operation of that
17 subdivision.
18 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
19 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
20 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
21 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
22 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
23 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
24 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
25 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
26 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
27 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
1 registration under section 809, according to the following
2 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
|
3 |
List Price Tax |
|
4 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................... $ 30.00 |
|
5 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00.................. $ 33.00 |
|
6 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00.................. $ 38.00 |
|
7 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00.................. $ 43.00 |
|
8 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00................. $ 48.00 |
|
9 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00................ $ 53.00 |
|
10 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00................ $ 58.00 |
|
11 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00................ $ 63.00 |
|
12 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00................ $ 68.00 |
|
13 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00................ $ 73.00 |
|
14 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00................ $ 78.00 |
|
15 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00................ $ 83.00 |
|
16 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00................ $ 88.00 |
|
17 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00................ $ 93.00 |
|
18 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00................ $ 98.00 |
|
19 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00................ $ 103.00 |
|
20 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00................ $ 108.00 |
|
21 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00................ $ 113.00 |
|
22 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00................ $ 118.00 |
|
23 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00................ $ 123.00 |
|
24 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00................ $ 128.00 |
|
25 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00................ $ 133.00 |
|
26 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00................ $ 138.00 |
|
27 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00................ $ 143.00 |
|
28 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00................ $ 148.00 |
29 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
1 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
2 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
3 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
4 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
5 or decreased tax.
6 (ii) For the
second registration, 90% a
vehicle with a model
7 year at least 10 years prior to the calendar year during which
8 registration is sought, 50% of the tax assessed under
9 subparagraph (i).
10 (iii) For
the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
11 under subparagraph (ii).
12 (iv) For
the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
13 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
14 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
15 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
16 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
17 subsequent model year that
has been previously registered in
18 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
19 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
20 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
21 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
22 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
23 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
24 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
25 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
26 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
27 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
1 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
2 tax provided for in this subdivision.
3 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
4 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
5 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
6 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
7 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
8 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
9 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
10 unless specific taxes are specified. , and the The secretary
of
11 state may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the
12 vehicle fully equipped for the use for which the registration
13 application is made. If the weight of the vehicle is not
14 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
15 shall determine the actual weight. Each application An applicant
16 for registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m)
17 shall have attached attach
a scale weight receipt to the
18 application. a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully
equipped
19 as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt
20 is not necessary if there is presented the applicant presents
21 with the application a registration receipt of the previous year
22 that shows on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as
23 registered with the secretary of state and that is accompanied by
24 a statement of the applicant that there has not been a structural
25 change in the motor vehicle that has increased the weight and
26 that the previous registered weight is the true weight.
27 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act exempt
1 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond under
2 this act, except on the specified number of motor vehicles
3 registered. A dealer is exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on
4 vehicles in stock or bond.
5 (3) Until October 1, 2015, the The tax
for a vehicle with an
6 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
7 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (1)(b), (c), (d),
8 (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j),
(k), (l),
(m), (n), (o), and (p),
9 and (q) are each increased as follows:
10 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
11 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
12 and used to regulate highway safety.
13 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
14 transportation administration collection fund created in section
15 810b.
16 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
17 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
18 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
19 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
20 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
21 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
22 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
23 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
24 deposited into the general Michigan transportation fund.
25 (5) As used in this section:
26 (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
27 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
1 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
2 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
3 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
4 section 251.
5 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
6 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
7 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
8 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
9 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
10 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
11 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
12 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
13 sources described in this subdivision.
14 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
15 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
16 being registered.
17 (6) In addition to the registration taxes under this
18 section, the secretary of state shall collect fees charged under
19 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
20 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
21 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
22 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
23 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
24 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
25 cost allocation methodology.
26 (7) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
27 Sec. 801e. (1) When a moped required to be registered under
1 this act is sold by a retailer to a general purchaser, the
2 certificate of registration shall be obtained in the name of the
3 purchaser by the retailer. In other cases, the certificate of
4 registration shall be obtained by the purchaser. The application
5 shall be signed by the purchaser of the moped and shall be
6 accompanied by a fee of $15.00. Upon receipt of the application
7 in approved form, the secretary of state shall enter the
8 application upon in
the secretary of state's records and
issue to
9 the applicant a certificate of registration containing the decal
10 for the moped, the name and address of the owner, and other
11 information the secretary of state considers necessary. A moped
12 shall is not be required to be insured in the manner
specified
13 for motor vehicles under chapter 31 of Act No. 218 of the Public
14 Acts the insurance
code of 1956, as amended, being
sections 1956
15
PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179. of
the Michigan Compiled Laws.
16 The certificate of registration shall be pocket size, shall
17 accompany the vehicle, shall be legible, and shall be made
18 available for inspection upon demand by a law enforcement
19 officer.
20 (2) A The secretary
of state shall issue a decal indicating
21 that the certificate of registration is in full force and effect.
22 shall be issued. A The
secretary of state shall not issue a
23 registration certificate and decal shall not be issued earlier
24 than 90 days preceding before
the commencement date of the new
25 registration period. Display of the decal shall be as prescribed
26 by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.
27 (3) A retailer or manufacturer of mopeds, upon application
1 to the secretary of state upon forms provided by the secretary of
2 state, may obtain certificates a certificate of
registration for
3 use in the testing or demonstrating of a moped upon payment of
4 $10.00 for each of the first 2 registration certificates.
5 Additional certificates may be issued at a cost of $5.00 each and
6 used by the applicant only in the testing or demonstrating of
7 mopeds a moped by temporary placement of the registration on the
8 moped being tested or demonstrated. A certificate issued pursuant
9 to under this subsection may be used on only 1 moped at any
given
10 time.
11 (4) A moped registration shall be is valid
for a 3-year
12 period which that begins on May 1 and expires on April 30 of the
13 third registration year. For purposes of this subsection, a
14 registration year begins on May 1 and ends on April 30.
15 Sec. 803. The secretary of state shall charge a $10.00 fee
16 for each special plate issued under section 244. The secretary of
17 state shall determine the number of special plates reasonably
18 needed by a manufacturer, transporter, or dealer.
19 Sec. 803a. (1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner
20 of an historic vehicle an historic vehicle registration plate
21 which shall bear that
bears the inscription "historical
vehicle -
22 Michigan" and the registration number.
23 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying for an
24 historic vehicle registration plate or a registration tab under
25 this section shall pay a fee of $30.00, shall certify that the
26 vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned and
27 operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify that
1 the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the
2 highways of this state. The registration certificate need not
3 specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration
4 issued under this section is transferable to another historic
5 vehicle upon completion of the application for transfer and
6 payment of the fee in the manner described in under section
809.
7 (3) A registration issued under this section shall expire on
8 April 15 in the tenth year following the date of issuance of the
9 registration.
10 (4) The secretary of state may revoke a registration issued
11 under this section, for cause shown and after a hearing, for
12 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
13 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
14 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
15 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
16 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
17 personalized vehicle registration plate that shall be used on the
18 passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor
19 home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate
20 is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall
21 bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes.
22 The secretary of state shall not issue a letter combination that
23 might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
24 The personalized plates shall be made of the same material as
25 standard plates. Personalized plates shall not be a duplication
26 of another registration plate.
27 (2) An application for a personalized registration plate
1 shall be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217.
2 Application for an original personalized registration plate shall
3 be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for the
4 first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month of
5 the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
6 registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
7 obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying
8 an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate
9 service fees shall be deposited in the transportation
10 administration collection fund created in section 810b through
11 October 1, 2015. Application for the renewal of a personalized
12 registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service
13 fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle registration
14 fee. The service fee shall be credited to the Michigan
15 transportation fund established under, and shall be allocated as
16 prescribed under, section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The
17 amount allocated to the state trunk line fund established under
18 section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661, shall be used by the state
19 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
20 roads and rights of way.
21 (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration
22 plate shall be as prescribed under section 226. Upon the issuance
23 or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of
24 state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
25 expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration
26 plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for
27 the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the plate.
1 Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a
2 new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is
3 illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee
4 for an original personalized registration plate.
5 (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
6 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
7 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
8 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
9 of the plate.
10 (5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate under
11 section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is
12 eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the
13 registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers
14 otherwise authorized under this section.
15 (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
16 person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
17 personalized registration plate if the applicant's vehicle
18 registration may expire prior to receipt of expires before the
19 applicant receives his or her personalized registration plate.
20 The temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60
21 days after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be
22 issued without a fee.
23 Sec. 803p. (1) The owner of an historic vehicle may use an
24 authentic Michigan registration plate of the same year as the
25 model year in which the vehicle was manufactured instead of an
26 historic vehicle registration plate issued under section 803a by
27 presenting the authentic plate number and year to the secretary
1 of state at the time of registration. The owner of an historic
2 vehicle may purchase an authentic Michigan registration plate
3 from another person and restore the plate to its authentic
4 condition for use pursuant to under this section. An
5 authentically restored plate shall be considered an authentic
6 Michigan registration plate.
7 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying to use an
8 authentic Michigan registration plate under this section shall
9 pay a fee of $35.00, shall certify that the vehicle for which the
10 registration is requested is owned and operated solely as an
11 historic vehicle, and shall certify that the vehicle has been
12 inspected and found safe to operate on the highways of this
13 state. The registration certificate need not specify the weight
14 of the historic vehicle. The registration issued under this
15 section is not transferable to another historic vehicle.
16 (3) A registration issued under this section shall remain
17 remains valid until the registrant either sells, transfers, or
18 scraps the vehicle or modifies the vehicle in a manner that
19 requires the issuance of a new certificate of title for the
20 vehicle under this act.
21 (4) After a hearing and for cause shown, the secretary of
22 state may revoke a registration issued under this section for
23 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
24 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
25 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
26 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
27 Sec. 809. (1) An application for transfer of registration
1 from a vehicle subject to section 801(1)(a) 801 to
another
2 vehicle subject to that section shall be accompanied by a fee of
3 $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the registration is
4 transferred from a passenger vehicle to a motor home and if the
5 registration fee for the motor
home vehicle to which the
6 registration is transferred is greater than the fee paid upon
7 registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
8 removed, then the
applicant shall pay the difference. in
fee
9 shall be paid by the applicant. If the fee is less than that paid
10 for the registration of the vehicle from which the plates were
11 removed, the difference shall not be refunded. The fees required
12 by this subsection shall be considered to include all fees or
13 charges imposed by this act for the transfer of registration,
14 except those which fees
that may be assessed under section 234.
15 (2) An application for a transfer of registration, other
16 than a transfer described in subsection (1), shall be accompanied
17 by a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the
18 registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as
19 provided in section 233, and if the registration plate fee for a
20 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration
21 is transferred is greater than the registration plate fee paid
22 upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
23 removed, then the applicant
shall pay the difference. shall
be
24 paid by the applicant for the new registration. If the fee is
25 less than that paid for registration of the vehicle from which
26 the registration was removed, the difference shall not be
27 refunded.
1 (3) A transfer of registration fee collected under this
2 section on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2015
3 shall be deposited into the transportation administration
4 collection fund created under section 810b.
