LICENSE PLATE CONFISCATION FOR DRIVERS WITH REVOKED LICENSES
House Bill 6449
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Richner
Committee: Transportation
Complete to 11-5-02
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 6449 AS INTRODUCED 9-24-02
House Bill 6449 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to prohibit the secretary of state from issuing or transferring a registration when the operator's or chauffeur's license of an owner or lessee was revoked, or when the application for a license had been denied for a violation of the act, or for a violation of a local ordinance substantially corresponding to the act.
Under the bill, a peace office who detained the driver of a motor vehicle for failing to comply with this section would be required to do all of the following:
-immediately confiscate the vehicle's registration plate and destroy it;
-issue a temporary vehicle registration plate for the vehicle in the same form prescribed by the secretary of state for other temporary registration plates;
-place the temporary vehicle registration plate on the vehicle; and,
-notify the secretary of state through the law enforcement information network (LEIN) that the registration plate had been confiscated and destroyed, and a temporary plate had been issued.
MCL 257.219 and 257.904c
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.