Bill Text: MI SB0463 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; required attachment of registration plate to rear of vehicle; eliminate requirement for certain historic military vehicles. Amends sec. 225 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.225).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-05 - Assigned Pa 0026'14 With Immediate Effect [SB0463 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SB0463-Engrossed.html
SB-0463, As Passed Senate, November 14, 2013
SENATE BILL No. 463
September 3, 2013, Introduced by Senators CASWELL, NOFS and PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 225 (MCL 257.225), as amended by 1995 PA 129.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
225. (1) A Except as
otherwise provided in this
subsection and subsection (6), a registration plate issued for a
vehicle
shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. Except that a
A registration plate issued for a truck tractor or road tractor
shall
be attached to the front of that the vehicle.
(2) A registration plate shall at all times be securely
fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which the
plate is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging. The plate
shall be attached at a height of not less than 12 inches from the
ground, measured from the bottom of the plate, in a place and
position
which that is clearly visible. The plate shall be
maintained free from foreign materials that obscure or partially
obscure
the registration information , and in
a clearly legible
condition.
(3)
A registration plate or the an
expiration tab on the
registration plate shall be of a different color designated by the
secretary of state with a marked contrast between the color of the
registration plate and the numerals or letters on the plate. The
secretary of state may provide a distinctive registration plate as
a replacement for a standard plate. To honor a special or
historical event, the secretary of state may provide a
commemorative plate as a replacement for a standard plate.
(4) A person shall not attach a name plate, insignia, or
advertising
device to a motor vehicle registration plate in a
manner
which that obscures or partially obscures the registration
information.
(5)
A person shall not operate a motor vehicle which that has
a
name plate, insignia, or advertising device attached to a motor
vehicle
registration plate in a manner which
that obscures or
partially obscures the registration information.
(6) A registration plate issued for a historic military
vehicle that is authorized to be operated on the roads of this
state is not required to be attached to the rear or the front of
the historic military vehicle unless the historic military vehicle
was originally manufactured with lighting and mounting provisions
for a registration plate. However, if the registration plate is not
attached to the exterior of the historic military vehicle, it shall
be present in the historic military vehicle to which it refers and
shall be made available upon demand of a police officer. As used in
this subsection, "historic military vehicle" means a vehicle,
including a trailer, regardless of the vehicle's size, weight, or
year of manufacture, that was manufactured for use in any country's
military forces and is maintained to represent its military design
and markings accurately.
(7) (6)
A person who violates this section
is responsible for
a civil infraction.
