Bill Text: MI SB0102 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; "Gold Star Family" registration plates; create. Amends sec. 803e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803e).
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - Assigned Pa 0046'11 With Immediate Effect [SB0102 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-SB0102-Engrossed.html
SB-0102, As Passed Senate, May 5, 2011
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 102
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803e (MCL 257.803e), as amended by 2003 PA 30.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a
person whose spouse has been a prisoner of war may make application
to
the secretary of state for a special registration plate which
that shall be inscribed with special identification numbers
preceded by the letters "EX-POW" and shall have the words "ex-
prisoner of war" inscribed beneath the registration number.
(2) A person who was a member of the armed services during
World War I may make application to the secretary of state for a
special
registration plate, which that
shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and
shall have the words "World War I veteran" inscribed beneath the
registration number.
(3) A person who was a member of the armed services during
1941, stationed at a United States military or naval establishment
at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who survived the
attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 may make
application to the secretary of state for a special registration
plate,
which that shall be inscribed with special identification
numbers and shall have the words "Pearl Harbor survivor" inscribed
beneath the registration number.
(4) A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal may
make application to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate which that shall be inscribed with special
identification numbers and shall have the words "combat wounded
veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In addition,
the special registration plate described under this subsection
shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official purple heart
medal.
(5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a
form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accompanied
by any proof of the applicant having been a prisoner of war, World
War
I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, or recipient of the purple
heart medal that the secretary of state may require. Application
for a "Gold Star Family" special registration plate described in
subsection (9) shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of
state and shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant having
been a gold star family member that the secretary of state may
require. The application for a special registration plate shall
also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee.
(6) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service
fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special
registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger
vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a
special registration plate under this section and who makes payment
of the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab for persons with
disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special
registration plate. The secretary of state shall require the same
proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is required for
issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. One
person in any household is entitled to 1 special registration plate
issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from payment of the tax
provided in section 801. The person who is issued an additional
special registration plate under subsection (1) shall be assessed
the applicable tax provided for in section 801. A person issued 1
or
more special registration plates under subsection (2), (3), or
(4), or (9) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in
section 801.
(7) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle other
than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who
does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
(8) The special registration plate issued under this section
expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new
plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for
renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by a
$5.00 service fee. The applicant is not required to furnish the
proof provided in subsection (5).
(9) A gold star family member may make application to the
secretary of state for a special registration plate that shall be
inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by a gold
star and shall have the words "Gold Star Family" inscribed beneath
the registration number.
(10) As used in this section, "gold star family member" means
a person who has had an immediate family member die while serving
in the United States armed forces or in forces incorporated as part
of the United States armed forces if the immediate family member
meets any of the eligibility criteria specified in 10 USC 1126
(a)(1) to (3) for a gold star lapel button.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect July 1,
2011.
