Bill Text: MI SB0166 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: Vehicles; other; commercial quadricycle; define, and exclude from definition of "motor vehicle". Amends sec. 33 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.33) & adds sec. 7b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0165'15
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-09 - Assigned Pa 0127'15 With Immediate Effect [SB0166 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0166-Chaptered.html
Act No. 127
Public Acts of 2015
Approved by the Governor
July 15, 2015
Filed with the Secretary of State
July 15, 2015
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15, 2015
STATE OF MICHIGAN
98TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
Introduced by Senators Casperson, Schmidt, Knezek, Proos, Zorn, Hansen and Warren
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 166
AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,” by amending section 33 (MCL 257.33), as amended by 2013 PA 36, and by adding section 7b.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 7b. “Commercial quadricycle” means a vehicle that satisfies all of the following:
(a) The vehicle has fully operative pedals for propulsion entirely by human power.
(b) The vehicle has at least 4 wheels and is operated in a manner similar to a bicycle.
(c) The vehicle has at least 6 seats for passengers.
(d) The vehicle is designed to be occupied by a driver and powered either by passengers providing pedal power to the drive train of the vehicle or by a motor capable of propelling the vehicle in the absence of human power.
(e) The vehicle is used for commercial purposes.
(f) The vehicle is operated by the owner of the vehicle or an employee of the owner of the vehicle.
Sec. 33. “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle that is self-propelled, but for purposes of chapter 4 of this act motor vehicle does not include industrial equipment such as a forklift, a front-end loader, or other construction equipment that is not subject to registration under this act. Motor vehicle does not include an electric patrol vehicle being operated in compliance with the electric patrol vehicle act, 1997 PA 55, MCL 257.1571 to 257.1577. Motor vehicle does not include an electric personal assistive mobility device. Motor vehicle does not include an electric carriage. Motor vehicle does not include a commercial quadricycle.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 165 of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor
