HOUSE BILL No. 4240

 

February 8, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Shaffer, Adamini, Emmons and Palsrok and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending section 205 (MCL 257.205), as amended by 1980 PA 398.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 205. (1) The secretary of state shall maintain an office

 

in the state capitol complex, and in other places in the state as

 

the secretary of state considers necessary to carry out the powers

 

and duties vested in the secretary of state.  At least

 

     (2) Not less than 1 office shall be established in each county

 

of the state and in each city of the state having a population of

 

10,000 or more, but not within a radius of 5 miles from a county

 

office location.  This subsection

 

     (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if the population of a


 

city combined with the population within a 10-mile radius of the

 

city is 10,000 or more, the secretary of state shall maintain an

 

office within that city.

 

     (4) Subsection (2) does not apply in a county having a

 

population of 300,000 or more  , nor  or to contiguous cities

 

having a combined population of 10,000 or more.

 

     (5) A person licensed under section 248  ,  is not eligible

 

for appointment to conduct, manage, or be an employee of a branch

 

or fee office of the secretary of state.

 

     (6)   (2)  A bond may be required of a person in an office

 

established under subsection (1), (2), or (3) in an amount that the

 

secretary of state prescribes to cover the safe handling of money

 

received under this act. The secretary of state shall not be held

 

personally liable for a loss of money because of armed robbery,

 

larceny, embezzlement, riot, act of God, or other act of a person

 

resulting in a loss of money  which  that is within the authority

 

and responsibility of the secretary of state as the administrator

 

of this act.

 

     (7)   (3)  A person appointed to conduct a branch office shall

 

receive compensation fixed by the secretary of state  ,  and

 

necessary expenses of the office. The compensation and expenses

 

shall be paid out of the Michigan transportation fund created under

 

section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660, and shall be deducted from

 

the fund before the fund is certified to the state treasurer.