January 30, 2013, Introduced by Senator 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............................ $ |
10 |
3,001 to 3,500 pounds........................ |
11 |
3,501 to 4,000 pounds........................ |
12 |
4,001 to 4,500 pounds........................ |
13 |
4,501 to 5,000 pounds........................ |
14 |
5,001 to 5,500 pounds........................ |
15 |
5,501 to 6,000 pounds........................ |
16 |
6,001 to 6,500 pounds........................ |
17 |
6,501 to 7,000 pounds........................ |
18 |
7,001 to 7,500 pounds........................ |
19 |
7,501 to 8,000 pounds........................ |
20 |
8,001 to 8,500 pounds........................ |
21 |
8,501 to 9,000 pounds........................ |
22 |
9,001 to 9,500 pounds........................ |
23 |
9,501 to 10,000 pounds....................... |
24 |
over 10,000 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 $1.25 per
100
2 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
3 tractor. If the road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
4 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
5 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
6 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
7 under this 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 $1.25 per
12 100 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 $1.95
per 100 pounds of the empty weight of
the
19 hearse or 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 $25.00
per plate. A registration plate issued
24 under this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which
25 new 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, $25.00, if the bus, station
7 wagon, carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor
8 vehicle is designated by proper signs showing the organization
9 operating the vehicle.
10 (h) For a each
of the following vehicles, $25.00 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 $1.00 per
100
5 pounds of 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 $64.00
or an amount computed according to
12 the following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
13 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
14 |
0 to 2,500 pounds............................. $ |
15 |
2,501 to 4,000 pounds......................... |
16 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds......................... |
17 |
6,001 to 8,000 pounds......................... |
18 |
8,001 to 10,000 pounds........................ |
19 |
10,001 to 15,000 pounds....................... |
20 |
15,001 pounds and over........................ |
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....................... $ |
9 |
24,001 to 26,000 pounds.................. |
10 |
26,001 to 28,000 pounds.................. |
11 |
28,001 to 32,000 pounds.................. |
12 |
32,001 to 36,000 pounds.................. |
13 |
36,001 to 42,000 pounds.................. |
14 |
42,001 to 48,000 pounds.................. |
15 |
48,001 to 54,000 pounds.................. |
16 |
54,001 to 60,000 pounds.................. |
17 |
60,001 to 66,000 pounds.................. |
18 |
66,001 to 72,000 pounds.................. |
19 |
72,001 to 80,000 pounds.................. |
20 |
80,001 to 90,000 pounds.................. |
21 |
90,001 to 100,000 pounds................. |
22 |
100,001 to 115,000 pounds................ |
23 |
115,001 to 130,000 pounds................ |
24 |
130,001 to 145,000 pounds................ |
25 |
145,001 to 160,000 pounds................ |
26 |
over 160,000 pounds...................... |
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 2,499 pounds.................................. $ 75.00 |
16 |
2,500 to 9,999 pounds.............................. 200.00 |
17 |
10,000 pounds and over............................. 300.00 |
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 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
3 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
4 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
5 following schedule of empty weights:
6 |
Empty weights Per 100 pounds |
7 |
0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ |
8 |
4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... |
9 |
6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... |
10 |
10,001 pounds and over......................... |
11 (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.$41.00.
12 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
13 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
14 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
15 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
16 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
17 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
18 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
19 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
20 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
21 of commerce or its successor agency.
22 Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each
23 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
24 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
25 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
26 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
1 1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a
2 motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used
3 only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as
4 provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
5 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
6 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
7 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
8 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
9 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
10 weights in subdivision (k). as modified by the operation of that
11 subdivision.
12 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
13 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
14 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
15 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
16 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
17 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
18 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
19 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
20 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
21 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
22 registration under section 809, according to the following
23 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
24 |
List Price Tax |
25 |
$ 0 - $ 6,000.00............................. $ |
26 |
More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............ $ |
1 |
More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............ $ |
2 |
More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............ $ |
3 |
More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00........... $ |
4 |
More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.......... $ |
5 |
More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.......... $ |
6 |
More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.......... $ |
7 |
More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.......... $ |
8 |
More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.......... $ |
9 |
More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.......... $ |
10 |
More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.......... $ |
11 |
More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.......... $ |
12 |
More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.......... $ |
13 |
More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.......... $ |
14 |
More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.......... $ |
15 |
More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.......... $ |
16 |
More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.......... $ |
17 |
More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.......... $ |
18 |
More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.......... $ |
19 |
More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.......... $ |
20 |
More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.......... $ |
21 |
More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.......... $ |
22 |
More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.......... $ |
23 |
More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.......... $ |
24 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 $266.00 is
25 increased by $5.00 $9.00
for each $1,000.00 increment or
fraction
26 of a $1,000.00 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax
27 increases or decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle
28 purchased or transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed
29 the increased or decreased tax.
1 (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed
2 under subparagraph (i).
3 (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
4 under subparagraph (ii).
5 (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
6 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
7 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
8 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
9 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
10 subsequent model year that
has been previously registered in
11 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
12 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
13 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
14 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
15 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
16 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
17 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
18 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
19 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
20 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
21 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
22 tax provided for in this subdivision.
23 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.$300.00.
24 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
25 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
26 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
27 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
1 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
2 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
3 unless specific taxes are specified. , and the The secretary
of
4 state may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the
5 vehicle fully equipped for the use for which the registration
6 application is made. If the weight of the vehicle is not
7 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
8 shall determine the actual weight. Each application An applicant
9 for registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m)
10 shall have attached attach
a scale weight receipt to the
11 application. a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully
equipped
12 as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt
13 is not necessary if there is presented the applicant presents
14 with the application a registration receipt of the previous year
15 that shows on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as
16 registered with the secretary of state and that is accompanied by
17 a statement of the applicant that there has not been a structural
18 change in the motor vehicle that has increased the weight and
19 that the previous registered weight is the true weight.
20 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act exempt
21 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond under
22 this act, except on the specified number of motor vehicles
23 registered. A dealer is exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on
24 vehicles in stock or bond.
25 (3) Until October 1, 2015, the tax for a vehicle with an
26 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
27 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
1 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
2 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
3 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
4 and used to regulate highway safety.
5 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
6 transportation administration collection fund created in section
7 810b.
8 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
9 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
10 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
11 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
12 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
13 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
14 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
15 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
16 deposited into the general Michigan transportation fund.
17 (5) As used in this section:
18 (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
19 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
20 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
21 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
22 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
23 section 251.
24 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
25 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
26 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
27 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
1 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
2 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
3 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
4 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
5 sources described in this subdivision.
6 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
7 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
8 being registered.
9 (6) In addition to the registration taxes under this
10 section, the secretary of state shall collect fees charged under
11 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
12 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
13 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
14 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
15 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
16 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
17 cost allocation methodology.
18 (7) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
19 Sec. 801e. (1) When a moped required to be registered under
20 this act is sold by a retailer to a general purchaser, the
21 certificate of registration shall be obtained in the name of the
22 purchaser by the retailer. In other cases, the certificate of
23 registration shall be obtained by the purchaser. The application
24 shall be signed by the purchaser of the moped and shall be
25 accompanied by a fee of $15.00 $25.00. Upon receipt of the
26 application in approved form, the secretary of state shall enter
27 the application upon in
the secretary of state's records and
1 issue to the applicant a certificate of registration containing
2 the decal for the moped, the name and address of the owner, and
3 other information the secretary of state considers necessary. A
4 moped shall is not be required to be insured in the manner
5 specified for motor vehicles under chapter 31 of Act No. 218 of
6 the Public Acts the
insurance code of 1956, as amended,
being
7 sections 1956 PA 218,
MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179. of
the Michigan
8 Compiled Laws. The
certificate of registration shall be pocket
9 size, shall accompany the vehicle, shall be legible, and shall be
10 made available for inspection upon demand by a law enforcement
11 officer.
12 (2) A The
secretary of state shall issue a decal
indicating
13 that the certificate of registration is in full force and effect.
14 shall be issued. A The
secretary of state shall not issue a
15 registration certificate and decal shall not be issued earlier
16 than 90 days preceding before
the commencement date of the new
17 registration period. Display of the decal shall be as prescribed
18 by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.
19 (3) A retailer or manufacturer of mopeds, upon application
20 to the secretary of state upon forms provided by the secretary of
21 state, may obtain certificates a certificate of
registration for
22 use in the testing or demonstrating of a moped upon payment of
23 $10.00 $25.00 for each of the first 2 registration certificates.
24 Additional certificates may be issued at a cost of $5.00 $15.00
25 each and used by the applicant only in the testing or
26 demonstrating of mopeds a
moped by temporary placement of the
27 registration on the moped being tested or demonstrated. A
1 certificate issued pursuant to under this subsection may be
used
2 on only 1 moped at any given time.
3 (4) A moped registration shall be is valid
for a 3-year
4 period which that begins on May 1 and expires on April 30 of the
5 third registration year. For purposes of this subsection, a
6 registration year begins on May 1 and ends on April 30.
7 Sec. 803. The secretary of state shall charge a $10.00
8 $25.00 fee for each special plate issued under section 244. The
9 secretary of state shall determine the number of special plates
10 reasonably needed by a manufacturer, transporter, or dealer.
11 Sec. 803a. (1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner
12 of an historic vehicle an historic vehicle registration plate
13 which shall bear that
bears the inscription "historical
vehicle -
14 Michigan" and the registration number.
15 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying for an
16 historic vehicle registration plate or a registration tab under
17 this section shall pay a fee of $30.00 $50.00,
shall certify that
18 the vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned and
19 operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify that
20 the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the
21 highways of this state. The registration certificate need not
22 specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration
23 issued under this section is transferable to another historic
24 vehicle upon completion of the application for transfer and
25 payment of the fee in the manner described in under section
809.
26 (3) A registration issued under this section shall expire on
27 April 15 in the tenth year following the date of issuance of the
1 registration.
2 (4) The secretary of state may revoke a registration issued
3 under this section, for cause shown and after a hearing, for
4 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
5 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
6 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
7 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
8 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
9 personalized vehicle registration plate that shall be used on the
10 passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor
11 home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate
12 is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall
13 bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes.
14 The secretary of state shall not issue a letter combination that
15 might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
16 The personalized plates shall be made of the same material as
17 standard plates. Personalized plates shall not be a duplication
18 of another registration plate.
19 (2) An application for a personalized registration plate
20 shall be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217.
21 Application for an original personalized registration plate shall
22 be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for the
23 first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month of
24 the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
25 registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
26 obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying
27 an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate
1 service fees shall be deposited in the transportation
2 administration collection fund created in section 810b through
3 October 1, 2015. Application for the renewal of a personalized
4 registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service
5 fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle registration
6 fee. The service fee shall be credited to the Michigan
7 transportation fund established under, and shall be allocated as
8 prescribed under, section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The
9 amount allocated to the state trunk line fund established under
10 section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661, shall be used by the state
11 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
12 roads and rights of way.
13 (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration
14 plate shall be as prescribed under section 226. Upon the issuance
15 or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of
16 state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
17 expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration
18 plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for
19 the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the plate.
20 Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a
21 new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is
22 illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee
23 for an original personalized registration plate.
24 (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
25 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
26 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
27 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
1 of the plate.
2 (5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate under
3 section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is
4 eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the
5 registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers
6 otherwise authorized under this section.
7 (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
8 person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
9 personalized registration plate if the applicant's vehicle
10 registration may expire prior to receipt of expires before the
11 applicant receives his or her personalized registration plate.
12 The temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60
13 days after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be
14 issued without a fee.
15 Sec. 803p. (1) The owner of an historic vehicle may use an
16 authentic Michigan registration plate of the same year as the
17 model year in which the vehicle was manufactured instead of an
18 historic vehicle registration plate issued under section 803a by
19 presenting the authentic plate number and year to the secretary
20 of state at the time of registration. The owner of an historic
21 vehicle may purchase an authentic Michigan registration plate
22 from another person and restore the plate to its authentic
23 condition for use pursuant to under this section. An
24 authentically restored plate shall be considered an authentic
25 Michigan registration plate.
26 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying to use an
27 authentic Michigan registration plate under this section shall
1 pay a fee of $35.00 $60.00, shall certify that the vehicle for
2 which the registration is requested is owned and operated solely
3 as an historic vehicle, and shall certify that the vehicle has
4 been inspected and found safe to operate on the highways of this
5 state. The registration certificate need not specify the weight
6 of the historic vehicle. The registration issued under this
7 section is not transferable to another historic vehicle.
8 (3) A registration issued under this section shall remain
9 remains valid until the registrant either sells, transfers, or
10 scraps the vehicle or modifies the vehicle in a manner that
11 requires the issuance of a new certificate of title for the
12 vehicle under this act.
13 (4) After a hearing and for cause shown, the secretary of
14 state may revoke a registration issued under this section for
15 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
16 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
17 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
18 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
19 Sec. 809. (1) An application for transfer of registration
20 from a vehicle subject to section 801(1)(a) 801 to
another
21 vehicle subject to that section shall be accompanied by a fee of
22 $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the registration is
23 transferred from a passenger vehicle to a motor home and if the
24 registration fee for the motor
home vehicle to which the
25 registration is transferred is greater than the fee paid upon
26 registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
27 removed, then the
applicant shall pay the difference. in
fee
1 shall be paid by the applicant. If the fee is less than that paid
2 for the registration of the vehicle from which the plates were
3 removed, the difference shall not be refunded. The fees required
4 by this subsection shall be considered to include all fees or
5 charges imposed by this act for the transfer of registration,
6 except those which fees
that may be assessed under section 234.
7 (2) An application for a transfer of registration, other
8 than a transfer described in subsection (1), shall be accompanied
9 by a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the
10 registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as
11 provided in section 233, and if the registration plate fee for a
12 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration
13 is transferred is greater than the registration plate fee paid
14 upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
15 removed, then the applicant
shall pay the difference shall be
16 paid by the applicant for
the new registration. If the fee is
17 less than that paid for registration of the vehicle from which
18 the registration was removed, the difference shall not be
19 refunded.
20 (3) A transfer of registration fee collected under this
21 section on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2015
22 shall be deposited into the transportation administration
23 collection fund created under section 810b.
24 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
25 unless all of the following bills of the 97th Legislature are
26 enacted into law:
27 (a) Senate Bill No. 87.
1
2 (b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.____ (request no.
3 01041'13).