SB-0277, As Passed House, September 23, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending section 723 (MCL 257.723), as amended by 2005 PA 179.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 723. (1) All commercial vehicles with a single or

 

combination gross weight rating or total gross weight of more than

 

5,000 pounds and all towing or platform bed wrecker wreckers or

 

road service vehicles in operation upon the public highways of this

 

state shall have the name, city, and state or the registered logo

 

or emblem of the registered owner of the vehicle, and lessee of the

 

vehicle if the vehicle is being operated under lease, painted or

 

permanently attached on each side of the vehicle in letters of not

 

less than 3 inches in height, not lower than the bottom edge of the

 

door. This information shall be in sharp color contrast to the


 

background.

 

     (2) Except for towing or platform bed wrecker road service

 

vehicles, the identification requirements of subsection (1) may be

 

met through the use of removable devices which meet the

 

requirements of subsection (1). These devices shall be of durable

 

construction and securely attached to each side of the motor truck

 

or truck tractor. The removable devices shall be attached so that

 

the identification is in a horizontal position.

 

     (2) (3) A vehicle in compliance with the identification

 

requirements of the federal motor carrier safety regulations, 49

 

CFR parts 390-399, is considered to be in compliance with this

 

section.

 

     (4) This section does not apply to a truck eligible for and

 

registered under a farm or manufacturer license plate, that has a

 

gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds.

 

     (3) (5) A person who violates this section is responsible for

 

a civil infraction.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.