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.