February 20, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Glardon, Franz, MacMaster, Callton and Hovey-Wright and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803e (MCL 257.803e), as amended by 2011 PA 46.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a
person
whose spouse has been a prisoner of war may make application
apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate
that
shall be inscribed with special
identification numbers
preceded
by the letters "EX-POW" and shall have with the
words "ex-
prisoner
of war" inscribed beneath the registration number.
(2) A person who was a member of the armed services during
World
War I may make application apply
to the secretary of state
for
a special registration plate , that shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and
shall
have with the words "World War I veteran" inscribed
beneath
the registration number.
(3) A person who was a member of the armed services during
1941, stationed at a United States military or naval establishment
at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who survived the
attack
by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 may make
application
apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate, that shall be inscribed with special
identification
numbers and shall have with
the words "Pearl Harbor
survivor"
inscribed beneath the registration number.
(4) A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal may
make
application apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate that shall be inscribed with special
identification
numbers and shall have with
the words "combat
wounded
veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In
addition, the special registration plate described under this
subsection shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official
purple heart medal.
(5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a
form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accompanied
by any proof of the applicant having been a prisoner of war, World
War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, or a recipient of the purple
heart
medal that the secretary of state may require. requires.
Application for a "Gold Star Family" special registration plate
described in subsection (9) shall be on a form prescribed by the
secretary of state and shall be accompanied by any proof of the
applicant having been a gold star family member that the secretary
of
state may require.requires. The application for a special
registration plate under subsection (1), (2), (3), or (9) shall
also
be accompanied with payment of by
a $5.00 service fee.
(6)
Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 any
required service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more
special registration plates for each applicant for use on a
passenger
vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application
for
a special registration plate under this section and who makes
payment
of the $5.00 service fee shall also be
issued a tab for
persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or
her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall
require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as
is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under
section 675. One person in any household is entitled to 1 special
registration plate issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from
payment of the tax provided in section 801. The person who is
issued an additional special registration plate under subsection
(1) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided for in section
801. A person who is issued 1 or more special registration plates
under subsection (2), (3), (4), or (9) shall be assessed the
applicable tax provided in section 801.
(7) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle other
than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who
does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
(8) The special registration plate issued under this section
expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new
plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for
renewal
of the a special registration plate issued under subsection
(1), (2), (3), or (9) shall be accompanied by a $5.00 service fee.
The applicant is not required to furnish the proof provided in
subsection (5).
(9)
A gold star family member may make application apply to
the
secretary of state for a special registration plate that shall
be
inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by a gold
star
and shall have with the words "Gold Star Family" inscribed
beneath the registration number.
(10) As used in this section, "gold star family member" means
a person who has had an immediate family member die while serving
in the United States armed forces or in forces incorporated as part
of the United States armed forces if the immediate family member
meets any of the eligibility criteria specified in 10 USC
1126(a)(1) to (3) for a gold star lapel button.