SENATE BILL No. 654

October 29, 2013, Introduced by Senator HUNTER and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

      A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending sections 224, 225, 226a, 227a, 244, 252a, 255, 328,

625l, 674, 675, 686, 801h, 803a, 803b, 803e, 803f, 803h, 803i,

803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, 803o, 804, 805, 811f, 904c, and 904f (MCL

257.224, 257.225, 257.226a, 257.227a, 257.244, 257.252a, 257.255,

257.328, 257.625l, 257.674, 257.675, 257.686, 257.801h, 257.803a,

257.803b, 257.803e, 257.803f, 257.803h, 257.803i, 257.803j,

257.803k, 257.803l, 257.803n, 257.803o, 257.804, 257.805,

257.811f, 257.904c, and 257.904f), section 224 as amended by 2012

PA 491, section 225 as amended by 1995 PA 129, section 226a as

amended by 2006 PA 516, section 227a as added by 1995 PA 287,

sections 244 and 252a as amended by 2008 PA 539, section 255 as

amended by 2003 PA 9, section 328 as amended by 2004 PA 52,

section 625l as amended by 2008 PA 461, section 674 as amended by

2000 PA 268, section 675 as amended by 2004 PA 151, section 686

as amended by 2006 PA 14, section 801h as added by 1996 PA 551,

section 803a as amended by 1996 PA 404, sections 803b and 804 as

amended by 2011 PA 159, section 803e as amended by 2011 PA 46,

sections 803f and 803h as amended by 1998 PA 68, section 803i as

amended by 2011 PA 74, sections 803j, 803k, 803n, and 803o as

amended by 1999 PA 183, section 803l as amended by 2000 PA 77,

section 805 as amended by 2013 PA 82, section 811f as amended by

2006 PA 562, section 904c as amended by 1999 PA 73, and section

904f as added by 1998 PA 358.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1        Sec. 224. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act

 2  regarding tabs or stickers, upon registering a vehicle other than

 3  a motorcycle, the secretary of state shall issue to the owner 1 2

 4  registration plate.plates. The secretary of state shall issue to

 5  the owner of a motorcycle 1 registration plate.

 6        (2) A Each registration plate issued to the owner of a

 7  vehicle under subsection (1) shall display the registration

 8  number assigned to the vehicle; for which the registration plate

 9  is issued; the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and

10  when the registration plate expires, which may be shown by a tab

11  or sticker furnished by the secretary of state.

12        (3) A Each registration plate issued for motor vehicles

 1  owned and operated by this state; a state institution; a

 2  municipality; a privately incorporated, nonprofit volunteer fire

 3  department; or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or university of

 4  this state shall does not expire at any particular time but shall

 5  be renewed when the registration plate is plates are worn out or

 6  is are illegible. This These registration plate plates shall be

 7  assigned upon proper application and payment of the applicable

 8  fee and may be used on any eligible vehicle titled to the

 9  applicant if a written record is kept of the vehicles upon which

10  the registration plate is plates are used. The written record

11  shall state the time the registration plate is plates are used on

12  a particular vehicle. The record shall be open to inspection by a

13  law enforcement officer or a representative of the secretary of

14  state.

15        (4) A Each registration plate issued for a vehicle owned by

16  the civil air patrol as organized under 36 USC 201 40301 to 208;

17  40307; a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used to

18  transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to children

19  at camp; an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for

20  emergencies and owned and operated by a federally recognized

21  nonprofit charitable organization; a vehicle owned and operated

22  by a nonprofit veterans center; a motor vehicle having a truck

23  chassis and a locomotive or ship's body which that is owned by a

24  nonprofit veterans organization and used exclusively in parades

25  and civic events; a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

26  recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation

27  organization until December 31, 2000; a motor vehicle owned and

 1  operated by a senior citizen center; and a registration plate

 2  plates issued for buses including station wagons, carryalls, or

 3  similarly constructed vehicles owned and operated by a nonprofit

 4  parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,

 5  parochial school, society, church Sunday school, or other grammar

 6  school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit

 7  rehabilitation facility shall be issued upon proper application

 8  and payment of the applicable tax provided in section 801(1)(g)

 9  or (h) to the applicant for the vehicle identified in the

10  application. The vehicle shall be used exclusively for activities

11  of the school or organization and shall be designated by proper

12  signs showing the school or organization operating the vehicle.

13  The Each registration plate shall expire expires on December 31

14  in the fifth year following the date of issuance. The Both

15  registration plate plates may be transferred to another vehicle

16  upon proper application and payment of a $10.00 transfer fee.

17        (5) The department shall not issue or transfer a standard

18  design beads on paint registration plate or issue a registration

19  tab or sticker for that plate, but shall offer a new standard

20  design registration plate that complies with the requirements of

21  this act. The new standard design registration plate shall be of

22  a common color scheme and design that is made of fully

23  reflectorized material and shall be clearly visible at night. The

24  implementation of this subsection is contingent upon

25  appropriations sufficient to cover the costs to the department of

26  designing, manufacturing, distributing, and issuing the new

27  standard design registration plate. The secretary of state shall

 1  file a written report with the secretary of the senate and the

 2  clerk of the house of representatives of the costs incurred and

 3  revenue expended to meet the requirements of this subsection

 4  within 30 days after all of the standard design beads on paint

 5  registration plates to be replaced under this subsection have

 6  been replaced.

 7        (6) The department may use the Pure Michigan brand or a

 8  successor or similar brand that is used in conjunction with the

 9  state's promotion, travel, and tourism campaigns or marketing

10  efforts as part of the standard design for registration plates.

11        (7) The A registration plate and the required letters and

12  numerals on the registration plate shall be of sufficient size to

13  be plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight.

14  The secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the

15  month and year of expiration.

16        (8) The secretary of state shall issue for every passenger

17  motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of

18  registration plate as the type of registration plate issued for

19  private passenger vehicles.

20        (9) A person shall not operate a vehicle on the public

21  highways or streets of this state displaying a registration plate

22  plates other than the registration plate plates issued for the

23  vehicle by the secretary of state, except as provided in this

24  chapter for nonresidents, and by assignment as provided in

25  subsection (3).

26        (10) The registration plate plates displayed on a vehicle

27  registered on the basis of elected gross weight shall indicate

 1  the elected gross weight for which the vehicle is registered.

 2        Sec. 225. (1) A Except as otherwise provided in this

 3  subsection, 1 of the registration plate plates issued for a

 4  vehicle shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle, and 1 of

 5  the registration plates shall be attached to the front of the

 6  vehicle. Except that a A registration plate issued for a truck

 7  tractor or road tractor shall be attached to the front of that

 8  vehicle. A registration plate issued for a motorcycle shall be

 9  attached to the rear of the motorcycle.

10        (2) A Each registration plate shall at all times be securely

11  fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which the

12  plate is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging. The

13  Each plate shall be attached at a height of not less than 12

14  inches from the ground, measured from the bottom of the plate, in

15  a place and position which that is clearly visible. The Each

16  plate shall be maintained free from foreign materials that

17  obscure or partially obscure the registration information, and in

18  a clearly legible condition.

19        (3) A registration plate or the expiration tab on the

20  registration plate shall be of a different color designated by

21  the secretary of state with a marked contrast between the color

22  of the registration plate and the numerals or letters on the

23  plate. The secretary of state may provide a distinctive

24  registration plate plates as a replacement replacements for a

25  standard plate. plates. To honor a special or historical event,

26  the secretary of state may provide a commemorative plate plates

27  as a replacement replacements for a standard plate.plates.

 1        (4) A person shall not attach a name plate, insignia, or

 2  advertising device to a motor vehicle registration plate in a

 3  manner which that obscures or partially obscures the registration

 4  information.

 5        (5) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle which that

 6  has a name plate, insignia, or advertising device attached to a

 7  motor vehicle registration plate in a manner which that obscures

 8  or partially obscures the registration information.

 9        (6) A person who violates this section is responsible for a

10  civil infraction.

11        Sec. 226a. (1) Temporary registration plates or markers may

12  be issued to licensed dealers in vehicles and to persons engaged

13  in the sale of vessels required to be numbered by part 801 of the

14  natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,

15  MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199, upon application accompanied by the

16  proper fee, for use by purchasers or lessees of vehicles, for a

17  period not to exceed 15 days pending receipt of regular

18  registration plates from the dealer or person. Only 1 2 temporary

19  plate plates or marker markers may be issued to a purchaser or

20  lessee of a vehicle, except that for a motorcycle, only 1

21  temporary plate or marker may be issued to a purchaser or lessee

22  of the motorcycle. If a dealer or person requires a purchaser or

23  lessee of a vehicle or purchaser or lessee of a vessel to pay for

24  a temporary plate plates or marker, markers, the dealer or person

25  shall not charge the purchaser or lessee more than the dealer or

26  person was charged by the secretary of state for the individual

27  plate plates or marker. markers. The secretary of state shall

 1  determine the composition and design of the temporary

 2  registration plates or markers.

 3        (2) A temporary registration plate or marker shall show in

 4  ink the date of issue, a description of the vehicle for which

 5  issued, and any other information required by the secretary of

 6  state. A dealer or person shall immediately notify the secretary

 7  of state of each temporary registration plate or marker issued by

 8  the dealer or person, on a form prescribed by the secretary of

 9  state. Upon the attachment of the regular plate plates to a

10  vehicle for which a temporary registration plate plates or marker

11  has markers have been issued, the temporary plate plates shall be

12  destroyed.

13        (3) All temporary registration plates or markers shall be

14  serially numbered and upon issuance the number shall be noted on

15  the statement of vehicle sale form or in the case of a boat

16  trailer on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.

17        (4) A dealer or person, upon demand, shall immediately

18  surrender any temporary registration plates or markers in his or

19  her possession if the secretary of state finds, after

20  investigation, that the dealer or person has violated this

21  section, and the dealer or person shall immediately forfeit any

22  right to the temporary registration plates or markers.

23        (5) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate

24  plates upon application and payment of the proper fee to an

25  individual, partnership, corporation, or association who in the

26  ordinary course of business has occasion to legally repossess a

27  vehicle in which a security interest is held. A registration

 1  plate Registration plates issued pursuant to this subsection

 2  shall be used to move and dispose of a vehicle.

 3        (6) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate

 4  plates upon application and payment of the proper fee to an

 5  individual, partnership, corporation, or association who in the

 6  ordinary course of business has occasion to legally pick up or

 7  deliver a vehicle not required to be titled under this act, to

 8  legally pick up or deliver a commercial motor vehicle being

 9  driven to a facility to undergo aftermarket modification, or to

10  repair or service a vehicle, or to persons defined as dealers

11  under part 801 of the natural resources and environmental

12  protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199, for the

13  purpose of delivering a vessel or trailer to a customer or to and

14  from a boat show or exposition. A registration plate Registration

15  plates issued under this subsection shall be used to move the

16  vehicle.

17        (7) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate

18  plates upon application and payment of the proper fee to an

19  individual, partnership, corporation, or association who in the

20  ordinary course of business operates an auto auction, and who in

21  the ordinary course of business has occasion to legally pick up a

22  vehicle which that will be offered for sale at the auction, or

23  deliver a vehicle which that has been offered for sale at the

24  auction. The registration plate plates shall be used only to move

25  vehicles as provided in this subsection. Auto auctions that make

26  application for a registration plate plates under this subsection

27  shall furnish a surety bond as required by the secretary of

 1  state.

 2        Sec. 227a. (1) If a court has notified the secretary of

 3  state of a vehicle registration number as provided in section

 4  328(4) and the owner has not secured proof that the vehicle

 5  involved in the violation is currently insured under chapter 31

 6  of the insurance code of 1956, Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of

 7  1956, being sections 500.3101 to 500.3179 of the Michigan

 8  Compiled Laws, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179, the

 9  secretary of state shall not renew, replace, or transfer the

10  registration plate plates of the vehicle involved in the

11  violation or allow the purchase of a new registration plate

12  plates for the that vehicle involved in the violation, until the

13  owner or the owner's representative appears at a branch office

14  and does both of the following:

15        (a) Shows a certified statement from an automobile insurer

16  on a standard form prescribed by the commissioner of insurance

17  that the vehicle involved in the violation is currently insured

18  under a prepaid noncancelable policy for a period of not less

19  than 6 months under chapter 31 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts

20  of 1956.the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to

21  500.3179.

22        (b) Pays a fee of $50.00 in addition to any other fee

23  required by law, of which $25.00 shall be allocated to the

24  secretary of state to defray the costs of administering this

25  section.

26        (2) The secretary of state may cancel the registration of a

27  motor vehicle under either of the following circumstances:

 1        (a) The secretary of state receives notice that a court has

 2  determined that a vehicle involved in the violation was not

 3  insured as required by chapter 31 of Act No. 218 of the Public

 4  Acts of 1956, the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL

 5  500.3101 to 500.3179, at the time of registration.

 6        (b) The secretary of state receives notice that a court has

 7  determined that the owner or the owner's representative presented

 8  a certificate of insurance that was forged, altered, fraudulent,

 9  or counterfeit when insurance was required by this act.

10        (3) Before a cancellation occurs under subsection (2), the

11  secretary of state shall give notice and an opportunity to be

12  heard to the person who will be affected by the cancellation.

13  shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard.

14        Sec. 244. (1) A manufacturer owning a vehicle of a type

15  otherwise required to be registered under this act may operate or

16  move the vehicle upon a street or highway primarily for the

17  purposes of transporting or testing or in connection with a golf

18  tournament or a public civic event, if the vehicle displays, in

19  the manner prescribed in section 225, 1 2 special plate plates

20  approved by the secretary of state or, if the vehicle is a

21  motorcycle, 1 special plate approved by the secretary of state.

22        (2) A producer of a vehicle subcomponent system essential to

23  the operation of the vehicle or the safety of an occupant may

24  operate or move a motor vehicle upon a street or highway solely

25  to transport or test the subcomponent system if the motor vehicle

26  displays, in the manner prescribed in section 225, 1 2 special

27  plate plates approved by the secretary of state or, if the motor

 1  vehicle is a motorcycle, 1 special registration plate approved by

 2  the secretary of state. To be eligible for the a special plate,

 3  the subcomponent system producer must be either a recognized

 4  subcomponent system producer or must be a subcomponent system

 5  producer under contract with a vehicle manufacturer.

 6        (3) A dealer owning a vehicle of a type otherwise required

 7  to be registered under this act may operate or move the vehicle

 8  upon a street or highway without registering the vehicle if the

 9  vehicle displays, in the manner prescribed in section 225, 1 2

10  special plate plates issued to the owner by the secretary of

11  state or, if the vehicle is a motorcycle, 1 special plate issued

12  to the owner by the secretary of state. As used in this

13  subsection, "dealer" includes an employee, servant, or agent of

14  the dealer.

15        (4) Solely to deliver the vehicle, a transporter may operate

16  or move a vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered

17  under this act upon a street or highway if the vehicle displays,

18  in the manner prescribed in section 225, a 2 special plate plates

19  issued to the transporter under this chapter or, if the vehicle

20  is a motorcycle, 1 special plate issued to the transporter under

21  this chapter.

22        (5) A licensee shall not use a special plate described in

23  this section on service cars or wreckers operated as an adjunct

24  of a licensee's business. A manufacturer, transporter, or dealer

25  making or permitting any unauthorized use of a special plate

26  under this chapter forfeits the right to use special plates and

27  the secretary of state, after notice and a hearing, may suspend

 1  or cancel the right to use special plates and require that the

 2  special plates be surrendered to or repossessed by the this

 3  state.

 4        (6) A transporter shall furnish a sufficient surety bond or

 5  policy of insurance as protection for public liability and

 6  property damage as may be required by the secretary of state.

 7        (7) The secretary of state shall determine the number of

 8  plates a manufacturer, dealer, or transporter reasonably needs in

 9  his or her business.

10        (8) If a vehicle that is required to be registered under

11  this act is leased or sold, the vendee or lessee is permitted to

12  operate the vehicle upon a street or highway for not more than 72

13  hours after taking possession if the vehicle has a dealer plate

14  or plates attached as provided in this section. The application

15  for registration shall be made in the name of the vendee or

16  lessee before the vehicle is used. The dealer and the vendee or

17  lessee are jointly responsible for the return of the dealer plate

18  or plates to the dealer within 72 hours, and the failure of the

19  vendee or lessee to return the dealer plate or plates or the

20  failure of the vendor or lessor to use due diligence to procure

21  the dealer plate or plates is a misdemeanor, and in addition the

22  license of the dealer may be revoked. While using a dealer's

23  plate or plates, a vendee or lessee shall have in his or her

24  possession proof that clearly indicates the date of sale or lease

25  of the motor vehicle.

26        (9) A vehicle owned by a dealer and bearing the dealer's

27  plate or plates may be driven upon a street or highway for

 1  demonstration purposes by a prospective buyer or lessee for a

 2  period of 72 hours.

 3        (10) The secretary of state may issue a registration plate

 4  plates upon application and payment of the proper fee to an

 5  individual, partnership, corporation, or association that in the

 6  ordinary course of business has occasion to legally pick up or

 7  deliver a commercial motor vehicle being driven to a facility to

 8  undergo aftermarket modification, or to repair or service a

 9  vehicle, or to persons defined as watercraft dealers under part

10  801 of the natural resources and environmental protection act,

11  1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199, or to the owner of a

12  marina for the purpose of delivering a vessel or trailer to a

13  purchaser, to transport a vessel between a body of water and a

14  place of storage, to transport a vessel or trailer to and from a

15  boat show or exposition, to repair, service, or store a vessel or

16  trailer, or to return a vessel or trailer to the customer after

17  repair, service, or storage. A registration plate Registration

18  plates issued under this subsection shall be used to move the

19  vehicle or trailer.

20        Sec. 252a. (1) A person shall not abandon a vehicle in this

21  state. It is presumed that the last titled owner of the vehicle

22  is responsible for abandoning the vehicle unless the person

23  provides a record of the sale as that term is defined in section

24  240. A person who violates this subsection and who fails to

25  redeem the vehicle before disposition of the vehicle under

26  section 252g is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be

27  ordered to pay a civil fine of $50.00.

 1        (2) As used in this section and sections 252a through 252l,

 2  "abandoned vehicle" means either of the following:

 3        (a) A vehicle that has remained on private property without

 4  the consent of the owner.

 5        (b) A vehicle that has remained on public property for a

 6  period of not less than 48 hours, or on a state trunk line

 7  highway as described in section 1 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.651, as

 8  follows:

 9        (i) If a valid registration plate is or plates are affixed to

10  the vehicle, for a period of not less than 18 hours.

11        (ii) If a valid registration plate is or plates are not

12  affixed to the vehicle.

13        (3) If a vehicle has remained on public property for the

14  period of time described in subsection (2)(b) so that it

15  qualifies as abandoned, a police agency having jurisdiction over

16  the vehicle or the agency's designee shall determine whether the

17  vehicle has been reported stolen and may affix a written notice

18  to the vehicle. The written notice shall contain the following

19  information:

20        (a) The date and time the notice was affixed.

21        (b) The name and address of the police agency taking the

22  action.

23        (c) The name and badge number of the police officer affixing

24  the notice.

25        (d) The date and time the vehicle may be taken into custody

26  and stored at the owner's expense or scrapped if the vehicle is

27  not removed.

 1        (e) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the

 2  vehicle, if available.

 3        (4) If the vehicle is an abandoned vehicle, the police

 4  agency or the agency's designee may have the towing agency take

 5  the vehicle into custody.

 6        (5) A police agency that has received a vehicle taken into

 7  custody as abandoned shall do all of the following:

 8        (a) Recheck to determine if the vehicle has been reported

 9  stolen.

10        (b) Within 24 hours after the vehicle is taken into custody,

11  enter the vehicle as abandoned into the law enforcement

12  information network, and notify the secretary of state through

13  the law enforcement information network that the vehicle has been

14  taken into custody as abandoned. Each notification shall contain

15  the following information:

16        (i) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the

17  vehicle, if available.

18        (ii) The address or approximate location from which the

19  vehicle was taken into custody.

20        (iii) The date on which the vehicle was taken into custody.

21        (iv) The name and address of the police agency that had the

22  vehicle taken into custody.

23        (v) The name and business address of the custodian of the

24  vehicle.

25        (vi) The name of the court that has jurisdiction over the

26  case.

27        (c) Within 7 days after receiving notice under subdivision

 1  (b) that the vehicle has been taken into custody, the secretary

 2  of state shall do both of the following:

 3        (i) Send to the last titled owner and secured party, as shown

 4  by the records of the secretary of state as described in section

 5  221 or 237, by first-class mail or personal service, notice that

 6  the vehicle is considered abandoned. The secretary of state shall

 7  furnish the form for the notice. shall be furnished by the

 8  secretary of state. Each notice form shall contain the following

 9  information:

10        (A) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the

11  vehicle if available.

12        (B) The address or approximate location from which the

13  vehicle was taken into custody.

14        (C) The date on which the vehicle was taken into custody.

15        (D) The name and address of the police agency that had the

16  vehicle taken into custody.

17        (E) The name and business address of the custodian of the

18  vehicle.

19        (F) The procedure to redeem the vehicle.

20        (G) The procedure to contest the fact that the vehicle is

21  considered abandoned or the reasonableness of the towing fees and

22  daily storage fees.

23        (H) A form petition that the owner may file in person or by

24  mail with the specified court that requests a hearing on the

25  police agency's action.

26        (I) A warning that the failure to redeem the vehicle or to

27  request a hearing within 20 days after the date of the notice may

 1  result in the sale of the vehicle and the termination of all

 2  rights of the owner and the secured party to the vehicle or the

 3  proceeds of the sale.

 4        (ii) Enter the information described in subparagraph (i) on a

 5  website maintained by the department for public use in locating

 6  vehicles that are removed under this section as abandoned. The

 7  department shall maintain the data on the website for 1 year or

 8  until the vehicle is disposed of under this act, whichever occurs

 9  first.

10        (6) The owner may contest the fact that the vehicle is

11  considered abandoned or the reasonableness of the towing fees and

12  daily storage fees by requesting a hearing and posting a bond

13  equal to $40.00 plus the amount of the accrued towing and storage

14  fees. A request for a hearing shall be made by filing a petition

15  with the court specified in the notice described in subsection

16  (5)(c) (5)(c)(i) within 20 days after the date of the notice. If

17  the owner requests a hearing, the matter shall be resolved after

18  a hearing conducted under sections 252e and 252f. An owner who

19  requests a hearing may obtain release of the vehicle by posting a

20  towing and storage bond in an amount equal to the $40.00 plus the

21  accrued towing and storage fees with the court. The owner of a

22  vehicle who requests a hearing may obtain release of the vehicle

23  by paying a fee of $40.00 to the court and the accrued towing and

24  storage fees instead of posting the towing and storage bond.

25        (7) If the owner does not request a hearing under subsection

26  (6), he or she may obtain the release of the vehicle by paying a

27  fee of $40.00 and the accrued towing and storage fees to the

 1  custodian of the vehicle. The custodian of the vehicle shall

 2  forward $25.00 of the fee to the secretary of state within 30

 3  days after receipt in a manner prescribed by the secretary of

 4  state, who shall deposit the fee into the abandoned vehicle fund

 5  created in section 252h.

 6        (8) If the owner does not redeem the vehicle or request a

 7  hearing within 20 days after the date of the notice described in

 8  subsection (5)(c), (5)(c)(i), the secured party may obtain the

 9  release of the vehicle by paying a $40.00 fee plus the accrued

10  charges to the custodian of the vehicle. The custodian of the

11  vehicle shall forward $25.00 of the fee to the secretary of

12  state, who shall deposit the fee into the abandoned vehicle fund

13  created in section 252h.

14        (9) If a vehicle has remained on private property without

15  the consent of the property owner, the owner of the private

16  property may have the vehicle taken into custody as an abandoned

17  vehicle by contacting a local towing agency. A local towing

18  agency is considered a towing agency whose storage lot is located

19  within 15 miles from the border of the local unit of government

20  having jurisdiction over the abandoned vehicle.

21        (10) Before removing the vehicle from private property, the

22  towing agency shall provide reasonable notice by telephone , or

23  otherwise , to a police agency having jurisdiction over the

24  vehicle that the vehicle is being removed. The police agency

25  shall determine if the vehicle has been reported stolen and enter

26  the vehicle into the law enforcement information network as an

27  abandoned vehicle. Verification by the police agency of

 1  compliance with this section is not necessary and is not a

 2  predicate to the entrance of the vehicle into the law enforcement

 3  information network.

 4        (11) Within 24 hours after taking the abandoned vehicle into

 5  custody, the police agency shall notify the secretary of state

 6  through the law enforcement information network that the vehicle

 7  has been taken into custody as abandoned. Each notification shall

 8  contain the following information:

 9        (a) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the

10  vehicle if available.

11        (b) The address or approximate location from which the

12  vehicle was taken into custody.

13        (c) The date on which the vehicle was taken into custody.

14        (d) The name and address of the police agency that had the

15  vehicle taken into custody.

16        (e) The name and business address of the custodian of the

17  vehicle.

18        (f) The name of the court that has jurisdiction over the

19  case.

20        (12) Within 7 days after being notified under subsection

21  (11), the secretary of state shall do both of the following:

22        (a) Send to the owner and secured party, as shown by the

23  records of the secretary of state, by first-class mail or

24  personal service, notice that the vehicle is considered

25  abandoned. The form for the notice shall be furnished by the

26  secretary of state. Each notice form shall contain the following

27  information:

 1        (i) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the

 2  vehicle if available.

 3        (ii) The location from which the vehicle was taken into

 4  custody.

 5        (iii) The date on which the vehicle was taken into custody.

 6        (iv) The name of the towing agency that had the vehicle taken

 7  into custody.

 8        (v) The business address of the custodian of the vehicle.

 9        (vi) The procedure to redeem the vehicle.

10        (vii) The procedure to contest the fact that the vehicle is

11  considered abandoned or the reasonableness of the towing fees and

12  daily storage fees.

13        (viii) A form petition that the owner may file in person or by

14  mail with the specified court that requests a hearing on the

15  custodian's action.

16        (ix) A warning that the failure to redeem the vehicle or to

17  request a hearing within 20 days after the date of the notice may

18  result in the sale of the vehicle and the termination of all

19  rights of the owner and the secured party to the vehicle or the

20  proceeds of the sale.

21        (b) Enter the information described in subdivision (a) on a

22  website maintained by the department for public use in locating

23  vehicles that are removed under this section as abandoned.

24        (13) The owner may contest the fact that the vehicle is

25  abandoned or, unless the towing fees and daily storage fees are

26  established by contract with the local governmental unit or local

27  law enforcement agency and comply with section 252i, the

 1  reasonableness of the towing fees and daily storage fees by

 2  requesting a hearing. A request for a hearing shall be made by

 3  filing a petition with the court specified in the notice within

 4  20 days after the date of the notice. If the owner requests a

 5  hearing, the matter shall be resolved after a hearing conducted

 6  under section 252f. An owner who requests a hearing may obtain

 7  release of the vehicle by posting with the court a towing and

 8  storage bond in an amount equal to $40.00 plus the accrued towing

 9  and storage fees. The owner of a vehicle who requests a hearing

10  may obtain release of the vehicle by paying a fee of $40.00 to

11  the court plus the towing and storage fees instead of posting the

12  towing and storage bond. An owner requesting a hearing but not

13  taking possession of the vehicle shall post with the court a

14  towing and storage bond in an amount equal to $40.00 plus the

15  accrued towing and storage fees.

16        (14) If the owner does not request a hearing, he or she may

17  obtain the release of the vehicle by paying a fee of $40.00 plus

18  the accrued charges to the custodian of the vehicle. The

19  custodian shall forward $25.00 of the fee collected under this

20  subsection to the secretary of state within 30 days after receipt

21  in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, who shall

22  deposit the fee into the abandoned vehicle fund created in

23  section 252h.

24        (15) If the owner does not redeem the vehicle or request a

25  hearing within 20 days after the date of the notice, the secured

26  party may obtain the release of the vehicle by paying a fee of

27  $40.00 and the accrued towing and storage fees to the custodian

 1  of the vehicle. The custodian shall forward $25.00 of the fee

 2  collected under this subsection to the secretary of state within

 3  30 days after receipt in a manner prescribed by the secretary of

 4  state, who shall deposit the fee into the abandoned vehicle fund

 5  created in section 252h.

 6        (16) Not less than 20 days after the disposition of the

 7  hearing described in subsection (6) or, if a hearing is not

 8  requested, not less than 20 days after the date of the notice,

 9  the police agency if the abandoned vehicle is found on public

10  property, or the custodian of the vehicle if the vehicle is found

11  on private property, shall offer the vehicle for sale at a public

12  sale under section 252g.

13        (17) If the ownership of a vehicle that is considered

14  abandoned under this section cannot be determined either because

15  of the condition of the vehicle identification numbers or because

16  a check with the records of the secretary of state as described

17  in section 221 or 237 does not reveal ownership, the police

18  agency may sell the vehicle at public sale as provided in section

19  252g not less than 30 days after public notice of the sale has

20  been published.

21        (18) The secretary of state shall release a vehicle for

22  disposition under section 252b or 252g within 45 days after the

23  vehicle is entered into the law enforcement information network

24  as an abandoned vehicle.

25        Sec. 255. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,

26  a person shall not operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit

27  to be operated, upon any highway, a vehicle required to be

 1  registered under this act unless there is are attached to and

 2  displayed on the vehicle, as required by this chapter, a 2 valid

 3  registration plate plates issued for the vehicle by the

 4  department for the current registration year, unless the vehicle

 5  is a motorcycle, in which case there shall be attached to the

 6  motorcycle 1 valid registration plate issued for the motorcycle

 7  by the department for the current registration year. A

 8  registration plate shall Registration plates are not be required

 9  upon any wrecked or disabled vehicle, or vehicle destined for

10  repair or junking, which is being transported or drawn upon a

11  highway by a wrecker or a registered motor vehicle.

12        (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person

13  who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a civil

14  infraction. However, if the vehicle is a commercial vehicle which

15  that is required to be registered according to the schedule of

16  elected gross vehicle weights under section 801(1)(k), the person

17  is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not

18  more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

19        (3) A person who operates a vehicle licensed under the

20  international registration plan and does not have a valid

21  registration due to nonpayment of the apportioned fee is guilty

22  of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90

23  days, or by a fine of not more than $100.00, or both. In

24  addition, a police officer may impound the vehicle until a valid

25  registration is obtained. If the vehicle is impounded, the towing

26  and storage costs of the vehicle, and the care or preservation of

27  the load in the vehicle shall be the owner's responsibility.

 1  Vehicles impounded shall be are subject to a lien in the amount

 2  of the apportioned fee and any fine and costs incurred under this

 3  subsection, subject to a valid lien of prior record. If the

 4  apportioned fee, fine, and costs are not paid within 90 days

 5  after impoundment, then following a hearing before the judge or

 6  magistrate who imposed the fine and costs, the judge or

 7  magistrate shall certify the unpaid judgment to the prosecuting

 8  attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. The

 9  prosecuting attorney shall enforce the lien by foreclosure sale

10  in accordance with the procedure authorized by law for chattel

11  mortgage foreclosures.

12        Sec. 328. (1) The owner of a motor vehicle who operates or

13  permits the operation of the motor vehicle upon the highways of

14  this state or the operator of the motor vehicle shall produce,

15  pursuant to subsection (2), upon the request of a police officer,

16  evidence that the motor vehicle is insured under chapter 31 of

17  the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to

18  500.3179. Subject to section 907(16), 907(15), an owner or

19  operator of a motor vehicle who fails to produce evidence of

20  insurance under this subsection when requested to produce that

21  evidence or who fails to have motor vehicle insurance for the

22  vehicle as required under chapter 31 of the insurance code of

23  1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179, is responsible for a

24  civil infraction.

25        (2) A certificate of insurance, issued by an insurance

26  company, that certifies that the security that meets the

27  requirements of sections 3101 and 3102 of the insurance code of

 1  1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 and 500.3102, is in force shall

 2  be accepted as is prima facie evidence that insurance is in force

 3  for the motor vehicle described in the certificate of insurance

 4  until the expiration date shown on the certificate. The

 5  certificate, in addition to describing the motor vehicles for

 6  which insurance is in effect, shall state the name of each person

 7  named on the policy, policy declaration, or a declaration

 8  certificate whose operation of the vehicle would cause the

 9  liability coverage of that insurance to become void.

10        (3) If, before the appearance date on the citation, the

11  person submits proof to the court that the motor vehicle had

12  insurance meeting the requirements of sections 3101 and 3102 of

13  the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 and

14  500.3102, at the time the violation of subsection (1) occurred,

15  all of the following apply:

16        (a) The court shall not assess a fine or costs.

17        (b) The court shall not cause forward an abstract of the

18  court record to be forwarded to the secretary of state.

19        (c) The court may assess a fee of not more than $25.00,

20  which shall be paid to the court funding unit.

21        (4) If an owner or operator of a motor vehicle is determined

22  to be responsible for a violation of subsection (1), the court in

23  which the civil infraction determination is entered may require

24  the person to surrender his or her operator's or chauffeur's

25  license unless proof that the vehicle has insurance meeting the

26  requirements of sections 3101 and 3102 of the insurance code of

27  1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 and 500.3102, is submitted to the

 1  court. If the court requires the license to be surrendered, the

 2  court shall order the secretary of state to suspend the person's

 3  license. The court shall immediately destroy the license and

 4  shall forward to the secretary of state an abstract of the court

 5  record as required by section 732. Upon receipt of the abstract,

 6  the secretary of state shall suspend the person's license

 7  beginning with the date on which a person is determined to be

 8  responsible for the civil infraction for a period of 30 days or

 9  until proof of insurance meeting the requirements of sections

10  3101 and 3102 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL

11  500.3101 and 500.3102, is submitted to the secretary of state,

12  whichever occurs later. A person who submits proof of insurance

13  to the secretary of state under this subsection shall pay a

14  service fee of $25.00 to the secretary of state. The person shall

15  not be required to be examined as set forth in section 320c and

16  shall not be required to pay a replacement license fee.

17        (5) If an owner or operator of a motor vehicle is determined

18  to be responsible for a violation of subsection (1), the court in

19  which the civil infraction determination is entered shall notify

20  the secretary of state of the vehicle registration number and the

21  year and make of the motor vehicle being operated at the time of

22  the violation. This notification shall be made on the abstract or

23  on a form approved by the supreme court administrator. Upon

24  receipt, the secretary of state shall immediately enter this

25  information in the records of the department. The secretary of

26  state shall not renew, transfer, or replace the registration

27  plate or plates of the vehicle involved in the violation or allow

 1  the purchase of a new registration plate or plates for the

 2  vehicle involved in the violation until the owner meets the

 3  requirements of section 227a or unless the vehicle involved in

 4  the violation is transferred or sold to a person other than the

 5  owner's spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, or child.

 6        (6) An owner or operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly

 7  produces false evidence under this section is guilty of a

 8  misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year,

 9  or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

10        (7) Points shall not be entered on a driver's record

11  pursuant to section 320a for a violation of this section.

12        (8) This section does not apply to the owner or operator of

13  a motor vehicle that is registered in a state other than this

14  state or a foreign country or province.

15        Sec. 625l. (1) The manufacturer of an ignition interlock

16  device shall design a warning label, and the person who has an

17  ignition interlock device shall promptly affix that label to each

18  ignition interlock device upon installation. The label shall

19  contain a warning that any person tampering with, circumventing,

20  or otherwise misusing the device is guilty of a misdemeanor

21  punishable as provided by law.

22        (2) A person who is only permitted to operate a motor

23  vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device shall not

24  operate a motor vehicle on which an ignition interlock device is

25  not properly installed.

26        (3) A person who has an ignition interlock device installed

27  and whose driving privilege is restricted shall not request or

 1  solicit any other person to blow into an ignition interlock

 2  device or to start a vehicle equipped with the device for the

 3  purpose of providing the person whose driving privilege is

 4  restricted with an operable vehicle.

 5        (4) A person shall not blow into an ignition interlock

 6  device or start a motor vehicle equipped with the device for the

 7  purpose of providing an operable vehicle to a person who has an

 8  interlock device installed and whose driving privilege is

 9  restricted.

10        (5) A person shall not tamper with or circumvent the

11  operation of an ignition interlock device.

12        (6) A person who violates subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5)

13  is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not

14  more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

15        (7) If a law enforcement officer detains the operator of a

16  motor vehicle for violating a law of this state or a local

17  ordinance and the operator is a person required to only operate a

18  motor vehicle with an ignition interlock device properly

19  installed, but no ignition interlock device is properly installed

20  on the motor vehicle, the law enforcement officer shall impound

21  the motor vehicle. If a motor vehicle impounded under this

22  subsection is individually or jointly owned by the operator, the

23  law enforcement officer shall do all of the following:

24        (a) Immediately confiscate the motor vehicle registration

25  plate or plates and destroy it.them.

26        (b) Issue a temporary registration plate or plates for the

27  vehicle in the same manner prescribed by the secretary of state

 1  for temporary registration plates issued under section 226a or

 2  226b.

 3        (c) Place the temporary registration plate or plates issued

 4  under subdivision (b) on the motor vehicle in the manner

 5  prescribed by the secretary of state.

 6        (d) Notify the secretary of state through the law

 7  enforcement information network in a form prescribed by the

 8  secretary of state that the registration plate was or plates were

 9  destroyed and that a temporary registration plate was or plates

10  were issued to the motor vehicle.

11        (8) A temporary registration plate or plates issued under

12  this section is are valid until the charges for violating

13  subsection (2) are dismissed, the person pleads guilty or no

14  contest to the charge, or the person is found guilty to or is

15  acquitted of the charge.

16        (9) If the motor vehicle impounded under this section is not

17  owned individually or jointly by the operator, the law

18  enforcement officer shall impound the motor vehicle by contacting

19  a local towing agency. The motor vehicle shall only be returned

20  to the registered owner.

21        (10) The owner of a motor vehicle impounded under this

22  section is liable for the expenses incurred in the removal and

23  storage of the motor vehicle whether or not it is returned to him

24  or her. The motor vehicle shall be returned to the owner only if

25  the owner pays the expenses of removal and storage. If redemption

26  is not made or the vehicle is not returned as described under

27  this subsection, it shall be considered an abandoned vehicle and

 1  disposed of under section 252a.

 2        (11) The state, or the department, its officers, employees,

 3  or agents, or a court, its officers, employees, or agents are not

 4  liable in any claim or action that may arise, directly or

 5  indirectly, out of any act or omission by a manufacturer,

 6  installer, or servicing agent of an ignition interlock device

 7  that results in damage to persons or property.

 8        (12) A person shall not sell, lease, install, or monitor in

 9  a vehicle in this state an ignition interlock device unless the

10  ignition interlock device manufacturer and provider carries

11  liability insurance covering product liability, including, but

12  not limited to, insurance to indemnify the department and any

13  person injured as a result of a design defect or the calibration

14  or removal of the ignition interlock device or a

15  misrepresentation about the ignition interlock device. The

16  insurance required by this subsection shall be in an amount of

17  not less than $1,000,000.00 per incident.

18        (13) The provider of insurance described in this section may

19  cancel the insurance upon 30 days' written notice to the

20  department and is not liable for a claim arising from an event

21  that occurs after the effective date of a cancellation made in

22  compliance with this section.

23        (14) An ignition interlock device shall be serviced

24  according to manufacturer's standards. Service shall include, but

25  not be limited to, physical inspection of the device and vehicle

26  for tampering, calibration of the device, and monitoring of the

27  data contained within the device's memory. Only authorized

 1  employees of the manufacturer or the department, or other persons

 2  approved by the court, may observe the installation of a device.

 3  Reasonable security measures shall be taken to prevent the

 4  customer from observing the installation of a device or obtaining

 5  access to installation materials.

 6        Sec. 674. (1) A vehicle shall not be parked, except if

 7  necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance

 8  with the law or the directions of a police officer or traffic-

 9  control device, in any of the following places:

10        (a) On a sidewalk.

11        (b) In front of a public or private driveway.

12        (c) Within an intersection.

13        (d) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

14        (e) On a crosswalk.

15        (f) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk, or if there is not a

16  crosswalk, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property

17  lines at an intersection of highways.

18        (g) Within 30 feet of the approach to a flashing beacon,

19  stop sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a

20  highway.

21        (h) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30

22  feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a

23  safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by an

24  official sign or marking.

25        (i) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad

26  crossing.

27        (j) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire

 1  station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a

 2  fire station within 75 feet of the entrance if properly marked by

 3  an official sign.

 4        (k) Alongside or opposite a street excavation or

 5  obstruction, if the stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct

 6  traffic.

 7        (l) On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the

 8  edge or curb of a street.

 9        (m) Upon a bridge or other elevated highway structure or

10  within a highway tunnel.

11        (n) At a place where an official sign prohibits stopping or

12  parking.

13        (o) Within 500 feet of an accident at which a police officer

14  is in attendance, if the scene of the accident is outside of a

15  city or village.

16        (p) In front of a theater.

17        (q) In a place or in a manner that blocks immediate egress

18  from an emergency exit conspicuously marked as an emergency exit

19  of a building.

20        (r) In a place or in a manner that blocks or hampers the

21  immediate use of an immediate egress from a fire escape

22  conspicuously marked as a fire escape providing an emergency

23  means of egress from a building.

24        (s) In a parking space clearly identified by an official

25  sign as being reserved for use by disabled persons that is on

26  public property or private property available for public use,

27  unless the individual is a disabled person as described in

 1  section 19a or unless the individual is parking the vehicle for

 2  the benefit of a disabled person. In order for the vehicle to be

 3  parked in the parking space the vehicle shall display 1 of the

 4  following:

 5        (i) A certificate of identification or windshield placard

 6  issued under section 675 to a disabled person.

 7        (ii) A special Special registration plate plates issued under

 8  section 803d to a disabled person.

 9        (iii) A similar certificate of identification or windshield

10  placard issued by another state to a disabled person.

11        (iv) A similar special registration plate issued by another

12  state to a disabled person.

13        (v) A special Special registration plate plates to which a

14  tab tabs for persons with disabilities is are attached issued

15  under this act.

16        (t) In a clearly identified access aisle or access lane

17  immediately adjacent to a space designated for parking by persons

18  with disabilities.

19        (u) On a street or other area open to the parking of

20  vehicles that results in the vehicle interfering with the use of

21  a curb-cut or ramp by persons with disabilities.

22        (v) Within 500 feet of a fire at which fire apparatus is in

23  attendance, if the scene of the fire is outside a city or

24  village. However, volunteer fire fighters responding to the fire

25  may park within 500 feet of the fire in a manner not to interfere

26  with fire apparatus at the scene. A vehicle parked legally

27  previous to the fire is exempt from this subdivision.

 1        (w) In violation of an official sign restricting the period

 2  of time for or manner of parking.

 3        (x) In a space controlled or regulated by a meter on a

 4  public highway or in a publicly owned parking area or structure,

 5  if the allowable time for parking indicated on the meter has

 6  expired, unless the vehicle properly displays 1 or more of the

 7  items listed in section 675(8).

 8        (y) On a street or highway in such a way as to obstruct the

 9  delivery of mail to a rural mailbox by a carrier of the United

10  States postal service.

11        (z) In a place or in a manner that blocks the use of an

12  alley.

13        (aa) In a place or in a manner that blocks access to a space

14  clearly designated as a fire lane.

15        (2) A person shall not move a vehicle not owned by the

16  person into a prohibited area or away from a curb a distance that

17  makes the parking unlawful.

18        (3) A bus, for the purpose of taking on or discharging

19  passengers, may be stopped at a place described in subsection

20  (1)(b), (d), or (f) or on the roadway side of a vehicle illegally

21  parked in a legally designated bus loading zone. A bus, for the

22  purpose of taking on or discharging a passenger, may be stopped

23  at a place described in subsection (1)(n) if the place is posted

24  by an appropriate bus stop sign, except that a bus shall not stop

25  at such a place if the stopping is specifically prohibited by the

26  responsible local authority, the state transportation department,

27  or the director of the department of state police.

 1        (4) A person who violates this section is responsible for a

 2  civil infraction.

 3        Sec. 675. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section

 4  and this chapter, a vehicle stopped or parked upon a highway or

 5  street shall be stopped or parked with the wheels of the vehicle

 6  parallel to the roadway and within 12 inches of any curb existing

 7  at the right of the vehicle.

 8        (2) A local authority may by ordinance permit parking of a

 9  vehicle on a 1-way roadway with the vehicle's left wheels

10  adjacent to and within 12 inches of any curb existing at the left

11  of the vehicle.

12        (3) A local authority may by ordinance permit angle parking

13  on a roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on

14  a state trunk line highway.

15        (4) The state transportation commission with respect to

16  state trunk line highways and the board of county road

17  commissioners with respect to county roads, acting jointly with

18  the director of the department of state police, may place signs

19  prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of

20  vehicles on a highway where in the opinion of the officials as

21  determined by an engineering survey, the stopping, standing, or

22  parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the

23  stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere

24  with the free movement of traffic on the highway or street. The

25  signs shall be official signs and a person shall not stop, stand,

26  or park a vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on the

27  signs. The signs shall be installed only after a proper traffic

 1  order is filed with the county clerk. Upon the application to the

 2  state transportation commission by a home rule city affected by

 3  an order, opportunity shall be given to the city for a hearing

 4  before the state transportation commission, pursuant to the

 5  administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to

 6  24.328, except when an ordinance of the home rule city prohibits

 7  or restricts the parking of vehicles on a state trunk line

 8  highway; when the home rule city, by lawfully authorized official

 9  action, requests the state transportation department to prohibit

10  or restrict parking on a state trunk line highway; or when the

11  home rule city enters into a construction agreement with the

12  state transportation department providing for the prohibition or

13  restriction of parking on a state trunk line highway during or

14  after the period of construction. Traffic control orders, so long

15  as they that affect parking upon a state trunk line highway

16  within the corporate limits of a home rule city, are considered

17  "rules" within the meaning of the administrative procedures act

18  of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and upon application

19  for a hearing by a home rule city, the proceedings before the

20  state transportation commission shall be considered a "contested

21  case" within the meaning of that act.

22        (5) A disabled person may apply, on a form prescribed by the

23  secretary of state, for a serially numbered nontransferable

24  temporary or permanent windshield placard for the personal use of

25  the disabled person. An individual who has a religious objection

26  to having a medical examination may personally apply at a branch

27  office of the secretary of state for a serially numbered

 1  nontransferable temporary or permanent windshield placard for the

 2  personal use of the disabled individual. If it appears obvious

 3  that the individual has a qualifying disability, the individual

 4  shall not be required to present a medical statement attesting to

 5  the disability. The application for and the issuance of the

 6  serially numbered nontransferable temporary or permanent

 7  windshield placard is subject to all of the following:

 8        (a) The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person

 9  with a temporary disability a temporary windshield placard that

10  is valid for a period of not more than 6 months.

11        (b) The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person

12  with a permanent disability an original or renewal permanent

13  windshield placard that is valid for at least 4 years.

14        (c) An original certificate of identification or permanent

15  windshield placard shall expire expires on the disabled person's

16  fifth birthday after the date of issuance.

17        (d) A renewal permanent windshield placard shall expire

18  expires on the disabled person's fourth birthday after the date

19  of renewal.

20        (e) A person holding a certificate of identification or

21  permanent windshield placard at any time within 45 days before

22  the expiration of his or her certificate or placard may make

23  application for a new or renewal placard as provided for in this

24  section. However, if the person will be out of state during the

25  45 days immediately preceding expiration of the certificate or

26  placard or for other good cause shown cannot apply for a placard

27  within the 45-day period, application for a new or renewal

 1  placard may be made not more than 6 months before expiration of

 2  the certificate or placard. A placard issued or renewed under

 3  this subdivision shall expire expires as provided for in this

 4  subsection.

 5        (f) Upon application in the manner prescribed by the

 6  secretary of state for replacement of a lost, stolen, or

 7  destroyed certificate or placard described in this section, a

 8  disabled person or organization that provides specialized

 9  services to disabled persons may be issued a placard that in

10  substance duplicates the original certificate or placard for a

11  fee of $10.00.

12        (g) A certificate or placard described in this section may

13  be used by a person other than the disabled person for the sole

14  purpose of transporting the disabled person. An organization that

15  provides specialized services to disabled persons may apply for

16  and receive a permanent windshield placard to be used in any

17  motor vehicle actually transporting a disabled person. If the

18  organization ceases to transport disabled persons, the placard

19  shall be returned to the secretary of state for cancellation and

20  destruction.

21        (6) A disabled person with a certificate of identification,

22  windshield placard, special registration plates issued under

23  section 803d, a special registration plate plates issued under

24  section 803f that has a tab have tabs for persons with

25  disabilities attached, a certificate of identification or

26  windshield placard from another state, or special registration

27  plates from another state issued for persons with disabilities is

 1  entitled to courtesy in the parking of a vehicle. The courtesy

 2  shall relieve the disabled person or the person transporting the

 3  disabled person from liability for a violation with respect to

 4  parking, other than in violation of this act. A local authority

 5  may by ordinance prohibit parking on a street or highway to

 6  create a fire lane or to provide for the accommodation of heavy

 7  traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours, and the

 8  privileges extending to veterans and physically disabled persons

 9  under this subsection do not supersede that ordinance.

10        (7) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (24), an

11  application for an initial free parking sticker shall contain a

12  certification by a physician, physician assistant, or certified

13  nurse practitioner licensed to practice in this state attesting

14  to the nature and estimated duration of the applicant's disabling

15  condition and verifying that the applicant qualifies for a free

16  parking sticker. An individual who has a religious objection to

17  having a medical examination may personally apply at a branch

18  office of the secretary of state for an initial free parking

19  sticker. If it appears obvious that the individual is unable to

20  do 1 or more of the acts listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), the

21  individual shall is not be required to present a certification by

22  a physician, a physician assistant, or a certified nurse

23  practitioner attesting to the nature and estimated duration of

24  the applicant's disabling condition or verifying that the

25  applicant qualifies for a free parking sticker. The applicant

26  qualifies for a free parking sticker if the applicant is a

27  licensed driver and the physician, physician assistant, or

 1  certified nurse practitioner certifies or, if an individual is

 2  not required to have a certification by a physician, a physician

 3  assistant, or a certified nurse practitioner, it is obvious that

 4  the applicant is unable to do 1 or more of the following:

 5        (a) Manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain tickets

 6  or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in parking lots or

 7  parking structures, due to the lack of fine motor control of both

 8  hands.

 9        (b) Reach above his or her head to a height of 42 inches

10  from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or upper

11  extremity strength or mobility.

12        (c) Approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a

13  wheelchair or other device.

14        (d) Walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic,

15  neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which the

16  degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost completely

17  impedes the ability to walk.

18        (8) To be entitled to free parking in a metered space or in

19  a publicly owned parking structure or area, a vehicle must

20  properly display 1 of the following:

21        (a) A windshield placard bearing a free parking sticker

22  issued pursuant to this act.

23        (b) A valid certificate of identification issued before

24  October 1, 1994.

25        (c) A valid windshield placard issued by another state.

26        (d) A certificate of identification issued by another state.

27        (e) A license plate for persons with disabilities issued by

 1  another state.

 2        (f) A special registration plate with a tab for persons with

 3  disabilities attached issued by another state.

 4        (9) A vehicle that does not properly display 1 of the items

 5  listed in subsection (8) is not entitled to free parking in a

 6  metered parking space or in a publicly owned parking area or

 7  structure, and the disabled person or vehicle operator shall pay

 8  all parking fees and may be responsible for a civil infraction.

 9        (10) Blindness that is not accompanied by an incapacity

10  described in subsection (7) does not entitle a person to a free

11  parking sticker.

12        (11) The secretary of state shall attach a free parking

13  sticker, in contrasting colors, to the windshield placard of a

14  person certified as having an incapacity described in subsection

15  (7).

16        (12) A windshield placard issued under this section shall be

17  displayed on the interior rearview mirror of the vehicle or, if

18  there is no interior rearview mirror, on the lower left corner of

19  the dashboard while the vehicle is parked or being parked by or

20  under the direction of a disabled person pursuant to this

21  section.

22        (13) A certificate of identification issued before February

23  11, 1992 shall be displayed on the lower left corner of the

24  dashboard of the parked vehicle.

25        (14) Upon conviction of an offense involving a violation of

26  the special privileges conferred upon a holder of a certificate

27  of identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker, a

 1  magistrate or judge trying the case, as a part of any penalty

 2  imposed, may confiscate the serially numbered certificate of

 3  identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker and

 4  return the confiscated item or items to the secretary of state

 5  together with a certified copy of the sentence imposed. Upon

 6  receipt of a certificate of identification, windshield placard,

 7  or free parking sticker from a judge or magistrate, the secretary

 8  of state shall cancel and destroy the certificate, placard, or

 9  sticker, and the disabled person to whom it was issued shall not

10  receive another certificate, placard, or sticker until he or she

11  submits a completed application and presents a current medical

12  statement attesting to his or her condition. A law enforcement

13  officer who observes a misuse of a certificate of identification,

14  windshield placard, or free parking sticker may immediately

15  confiscate the certificate, placard, or sticker and forward it

16  with a copy of his or her report to the secretary of state.

17        (15) A person who intentionally makes a false statement of

18  material fact or commits or attempts to commit a deception or

19  fraud on a medical statement attesting to a disability, submitted

20  in support of an application for a certificate of identification,

21  windshield placard, free parking sticker, special registration

22  plate plates, or tab tabs for persons with disabilities under

23  this section, section 803d, or section 803f, is guilty of a

24  misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or

25  imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.

26        (16) A person who commits or attempts to commit a deception

27  or fraud by 1 or more of the following methods is guilty of a

 1  misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or

 2  imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both:

 3        (a) Using a certificate of identification, windshield

 4  placard, or free parking sticker issued under this section or by

 5  another state to provide transportation to a disabled person,

 6  when the person is not providing transportation to a disabled

 7  person.

 8        (b) Altering, modifying, or selling a certificate of

 9  identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker

10  issued under this section or by another state.

11        (c) Copying or forging a certificate of identification,

12  windshield placard, or free parking sticker described in this

13  section or selling a copied or forged certificate, placard, or

14  sticker described in this section. In the case of a violation of

15  this subdivision, the fine described in this subsection shall be

16  not less than $250.00.

17        (d) Using a copied or forged certificate of identification,

18  windshield placard, or free parking sticker described in this

19  section.

20        (e) Making a false statement of material fact to obtain or

21  assist an individual in obtaining a certificate, placard, or

22  sticker described in this section, a special registration plate

23  plates under section 803d, or a tab tabs for persons with

24  disabilities under section 803f.

25        (f) Knowingly using or displaying a certificate, placard, or

26  sticker described in this section that has been canceled by the

27  secretary of state.

 1        (17) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person

 2  who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

 3        (18) A certificate of identification issued before October

 4  1, 1994 and containing an expiration date is valid for free

 5  parking in a space controlled or regulated by a meter on a public

 6  highway or in a publicly owned parking area or structure when the

 7  time for parking indicated on the meter has expired, or in a

 8  parking space clearly identified by an official sign as being

 9  reserved for use by disabled persons that is on public property

10  or private property available for public use, until the

11  expiration date printed on the certificate. The certificate

12  expires and shall be canceled on its expiration date.

13        (19) A certificate of identification issued before October

14  1, 1994 that does not contain an expiration date expires and

15  shall be canceled on October 1, 1994.

16        (20) A certificate of identification shall not be issued or

17  renewed by the secretary of state after October 1, 1994.

18        (21) The secretary of state may cancel, revoke, or suspend a

19  windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of

20  identification under any of the following circumstances:

21        (a) The secretary of state determines that a windshield

22  placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification

23  was fraudulently or erroneously issued.

24        (b) The secretary of state determines that a person has made

25  or is making an unlawful use of his or her windshield placard,

26  free parking sticker, or certificate of identification.

27        (c) The secretary of state determines that a check or draft

 1  used to pay the required fee is not paid on its first

 2  presentation and is not paid upon reasonable notice or demand or

 3  that the required fee is paid by an invalid credit card.

 4        (d) The secretary of state determines that the person is no

 5  longer eligible to receive or use a windshield placard, free

 6  parking sticker, or certificate of identification.

 7        (e) The secretary of state determines that the owner has

 8  committed an offense under this act involving a windshield

 9  placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification.

10        (f) A person has violated this act and the secretary of

11  state is authorized under this act to cancel, revoke, or suspend

12  a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of

13  identification for that violation.

14        (g) The secretary of state receives notice from another

15  state or foreign country that a windshield placard, free parking

16  sticker, or certificate of identification issued by the secretary

17  of state has been surrendered by the owner or seized in

18  conformity with the laws of that other state or foreign country,

19  or has been improperly used or displayed in violation of the laws

20  of that other state or foreign country.

21        (22) Before a cancellation, revocation, or suspension under

22  subsection (21), the person affected thereby by the cancellation,

23  revocation, or suspension shall be given notice and an

24  opportunity to be heard.

25        (23) A windshield placard issued to a disabled person shall

26  bear the first letter and the last 3 digits of the disabled

27  person's driver's or chauffeur's license number or the first

 1  letter and the last 4 digits of the number on his or her official

 2  state personal identification card issued under 1972 PA 222, MCL

 3  28.291 to 28.300.

 4        (24) For purposes of this section only, the secretary of

 5  state may accept an application for a windshield placard, special

 6  registration plate, plates, or free parking sticker from a

 7  disabled person that is signed by a physician, physician

 8  assistant, or certified nurse practitioner licensed or certified

 9  to practice in another state if the application is accompanied by

10  a copy of that physician's, physician assistant's, or certified

11  nurse practitioner's current medical license or certification

12  issued by that state.

13        (25) This section does not require new or additional third

14  party reimbursement or worker's compensation benefits for

15  services rendered.

16        Sec. 686. (1) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole

17  trailer, or vehicle which that is being drawn in a train of

18  vehicles shall be equipped with at least 1 rear lamp mounted on

19  the rear, which, when lighted as required by this act, shall emit

20  a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the

21  rear.

22        (2) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be

23  constructed and placed so as to illuminate with a white light the

24  rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a

25  distance of 50 feet to the rear. A tail lamp or tail lamps,

26  together with any separate lamp for illuminating the rear

27  registration plate, shall be wired so as to be lighted whenever

 1  the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.

 2        (3) A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle is

 3  exempt from the requirements of this section if the vehicle as

 4  originally equipped failed to meet these requirements.

 5        (4) When operated or moved on a highway at the times

 6  specified in section 684, an implement of husbandry shall meet

 7  either of the following requirements:

 8        (a) For implements of husbandry manufactured before January

 9  1, 2007, the following:

10        (i) Display lighted rear lamps which that meet the

11  requirements of subsection (1).

12        (ii) Be accompanied by a vehicle which that follows behind

13  the implement of husbandry at a distance of not more than 50

14  feet, illuminates the implement of husbandry with the vehicle's

15  headlights, and displays on the rear of the vehicle lighted rear

16  lamps as required by this section.

17        (b) For implements of husbandry manufactured on or after

18  January 1, 2007, the provisions of section 684a.

19        (5) A pickup camper shall be attached to the motor vehicle

20  in a manner so that the rear registration plate of the motor

21  vehicle is clearly visible.

22        Sec. 801h. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this

23  act, the owner or lessee of a fleet of 25 or more vehicles that

24  are or will be registered under section 801 may apply to the

25  secretary of state for special registration plates for any number

26  of 25 or more vehicles in a fleet. An application shall be on a

27  form prescribed by the secretary of state and include an

 1  agreement that, at a minimum, the applicant agrees to pay annual

 2  fleet registration taxes under this section.

 3        (2) Upon approval of the application and payment of the

 4  required registration taxes, the secretary of state may issue the

 5  applicant a registration plate plates under section 224 and a

 6  registration certificate under section 222 for each vehicle. The

 7  registration plate and certificate shall each be in a format as

 8  prescribed by the secretary of state.

 9        (3) The name, emblem, trademark, or logo of the company

10  issued fleet registration plates under this section shall be

11  prominently displayed on the right and left sides of all vehicles

12  registered under this section by that applicant. The name,

13  emblem, trademark, or logo shall contain letters, figures, or

14  numerals in sharp contrast to the background of the name, emblem,

15  trademark, or logo and shall be of such size, shape, and color as

16  to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50

17  feet.

18        (4) The registration tax for each vehicle registered under

19  this section shall be paid annually. Registration taxes under

20  this section are payable in full not later than the due date

21  provided in section 226. If the owner of a vehicle registered

22  under this section fails to pay the annual registration tax for

23  that vehicle or fails to comply with the terms of the fleet

24  registration plate agreement provided in subsection (1), the

25  secretary of state shall immediately suspend the registration of

26  all vehicles registered by that owner under this section. The

27  registration shall remain suspended and the owner shall not apply

 1  for the registration or reregistration of a vehicle under this

 2  section until payment in full of the tax owed is made. After

 3  providing notice to the owner, the secretary of state shall

 4  notify law enforcement of any plate plates suspended under this

 5  section.

 6        (5) At any time an owner or lessee in good standing may add

 7  a vehicle to the list of vehicles registered under this section.

 8  To add a vehicle, the owner or lessee shall make application to

 9  the secretary of state, in a form prescribed by the secretary of

10  state, accompanied by the registration taxes required under

11  section 801.

12        (6) At any time an An owner or lessee may delete at any time

13  the registration of a vehicle from the list of vehicles

14  registered under this section. To delete a vehicle, the owner

15  shall notify the secretary of state of the proposed deletion in a

16  form prescribed by the secretary of state and surrender to the

17  secretary of state the registration plate plates assigned to the

18  deleted vehicle.

19        (7) A vehicle not titled or leased in the name of the

20  applicant is not eligible for registration under this section. A

21  vehicle registered under section 801g is not eligible for

22  registration under this section. Passenger vehicle rental fleets

23  are not eligible for registration under this section.

24        (8) The secretary of state or the authorized representative

25  of the secretary of state may visit and examine the vehicle

26  registration records of an owner whose vehicles are registered

27  under this act. This authority only applies to visits during the

 1  regular business hours of the owner and to those vehicles and

 2  records necessary for the secretary of state to determine an

 3  owner's compliance with this section.

 4        Sec. 803a. (1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner

 5  of an historic vehicle an 2 historic vehicle registration plate

 6  which shall bear plates bearing the inscription "historical

 7  vehicle - Michigan" and the registration number.

 8        (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying for an

 9  historic vehicle registration plate plates or a registration tab

10  tabs under this section shall pay a fee of $30.00, shall certify

11  that the vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned

12  and operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify

13  that the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on

14  the highways of this state. The registration certificate need not

15  specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration

16  issued under this section is transferable to another historic

17  vehicle upon completion of the application for transfer and

18  payment of the fee in the manner described in section 809.

19        (3) A registration issued under this section shall expire on

20  April 15 in the tenth year following the date of issuance of the

21  registration.

22        (4) The secretary of state may revoke a registration issued

23  under this section, for cause shown and after a hearing, for

24  failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of

25  the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes

26  other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the

27  vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.

 1        Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1 2

 2  personalized vehicle registration plate plates that shall be used

 3  on the passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van,

 4  motor home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the

 5  plate is plates are issued instead of a standard plate. plates.

 6  For a motorcycle, the secretary of state may issue 1 personalized

 7  registration plate that shall be used on the motorcycle instead

 8  of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall bear letters and

 9  numbers as the secretary of state prescribes. The secretary of

10  state shall not issue a letter combination that might carry a

11  connotation offensive to good taste and decency. The personalized

12  plates shall be made of the same material as standard plates.

13  Personalized plates shall not be a duplication of another

14  registration plate.

15        (2) An application for a personalized registration plate or

16  plates shall be submitted to the secretary of state under section

17  217. Application for an original personalized registration plate

18  or plates shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of

19  $8.00 for the first month and of $2.00 per month for each

20  additional month of the registration period in addition to the

21  regular vehicle registration fee. A second or third duplicate

22  registration plate may be obtained by requesting that option on

23  the application and paying an additional service fee of $5.00.

24  The original and duplicate service fees shall be deposited in the

25  transportation administration collection fund created in section

26  810b through October 1, 2015. Application for the renewal of a

27  personalized registration plate or plates shall be accompanied

 1  with payment of a service fee of $15.00 in addition to the

 2  regular vehicle registration fee. The service fee shall be

 3  credited to the Michigan transportation fund established under,

 4  and shall be allocated as prescribed under, section 10 of 1951 PA

 5  51, MCL 247.660. The amount allocated to the state trunk line

 6  fund established under section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661,

 7  shall be used by the state transportation department for litter

 8  pickup and cleanup on state roads and rights of way.

 9        (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration

10  plate or plates shall be as prescribed under section 226. Upon

11  the issuance or renewal of a personalized registration plate or

12  plates, the secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs

13  designating the month and year of expiration. Upon the renewal of

14  a personalized registration plate or plates, the secretary of

15  state shall issue a new tab or tabs for the rear plate

16  designating the next expiration date of the plate or plates. Upon

17  renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a new

18  exact duplicate or duplicates of the expired plate or plates

19  unless the plate is or plates are illegible and the owner pays

20  the service fee and registration fee for an original personalized

21  registration plate or plates.

22        (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of

23  letters and numbers on a personalized plate or plates shall not

24  be given to a different person in a subsequent year unless the

25  person to whom the plate was or plates were issued does not

26  reapply before the expiration date of the plate or plates.

27        (5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate or

 1  plates under section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or

 2  803o is eligible to request, and the secretary of state may

 3  issue, the registration plate or plates with a sequence of

 4  letters and numbers otherwise authorized under this section.

 5        (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a

 6  person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a

 7  personalized registration plate or plates if the applicant's

 8  vehicle registration may expire prior to expires before receipt

 9  of his or her personalized registration plate or plates. The

10  temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60 days

11  after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be issued

12  without a fee.

13        Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a

14  person whose spouse has been a prisoner of war may make

15  application to the secretary of state for a special registration

16  plate that shall be plates inscribed with special identification

17  numbers preceded by the letters "EX-POW" and shall have the words

18  "ex-prisoner of war" inscribed beneath the registration number.

19        (2) A person who was a member of the armed services during

20  World War I may make application to the secretary of state for a

21  special registration plate, that shall be plates inscribed with

22  special identification numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and

23  shall have the words "World War I veteran" inscribed beneath the

24  registration number.

25        (3) A person who was a member of the armed services during

26  1941, stationed at a United States military or naval

27  establishment at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who

 1  survived the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

 2  may make application to the secretary of state for a special

 3  registration plate, that shall be plates inscribed with special

 4  identification numbers and shall have the words "Pearl Harbor

 5  survivor" inscribed beneath the registration number.

 6        (4) A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal

 7  may make application to the secretary of state for a special

 8  registration plate that shall be plates inscribed with special

 9  identification numbers and shall have the words "combat wounded

10  veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In addition,

11  the special registration plate plates described under in this

12  subsection shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official

13  purple heart medal.

14        (5) Application for a special registration plate plates

15  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

16  shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant having been a

17  prisoner of war, World War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor,

18  recipient of the purple heart medal that the secretary of state

19  may require. Application for a the "Gold Star Family" special

20  registration plate plates described in subsection (9) shall be on

21  a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall be

22  accompanied by any proof of the applicant having been a gold star

23  family member that the secretary of state may require. The

24  application for a special registration plate plates shall also be

25  accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee.

26        (6) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

27  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more 2 special

 1  registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger

 2  vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a

 3  special registration plate plates under this section and who

 4  makes payment of pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab

 5  tabs for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f

 6  for his or her special registration plate. plates. The secretary

 7  of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is a

 8  disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent

 9  windshield placard under section 675. One person in any household

10  is entitled to 1 2 special registration plate plates issued under

11  subsection (1) that is are exempt from payment of the tax

12  provided in section 801. The person who is issued an additional 2

13  special registration plate plates under subsection (1) shall be

14  assessed the applicable tax provided for in section 801. A person

15  issued 1 or more special registration plates under subsection

16  (2), (3), (4), or (9) shall be assessed the applicable tax

17  provided in section 801.

18        (7) The use of a special registration plate plates on a

19  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is plates are

20  issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section,

21  is a misdemeanor.

22        (8) The special registration plate plates issued under this

23  section expires expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a

24  year in which new plates are issued by the secretary of state.

25  Application for renewal of the special registration plate plates

26  shall be accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant is not

27  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (5).

 1        (9) A gold star family member may make application to the

 2  secretary of state for a special registration plate that shall be

 3  plates inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by

 4  a gold star and shall have the words "Gold Star Family" inscribed

 5  beneath the registration number.

 6        (10) As used in this section, "gold star family member"

 7  means a person who has had an immediate family member die while

 8  serving in the United States armed forces or in forces

 9  incorporated as part of the United States armed forces if the

10  immediate family member meets any of the eligibility criteria

11  specified in 10 USC 1126(a)(1) to (3) for a gold star lapel

12  button.

13        Sec. 803f. (1) A person who is a totally disabled veteran

14  with an honorable discharge from the armed services may make an

15  application to the secretary of state if he or she owns a private

16  passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a

17  special registration plate which shall be plates inscribed with

18  special identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and

19  shall have the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the

20  registration number. For the purposes of this section, "private

21  passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is

22  personally owned by the disabled veteran and is used for the

23  primary purpose of transporting the disabled veteran and family

24  members of the disabled veteran, but does not include a motor

25  home.

26        (2) Application for the special registration plate plates

27  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

 1  shall be accompanied by a service fee of $5.00 and proof that the

 2  applicant was honorably discharged from the armed services and

 3  either 1 of the following:

 4        (a) That the applicant has been determined by the veterans'

 5  administration of the federal government to have a service-

 6  connected total or permanent total disability rating for

 7  compensation.

 8        (b) That the applicant has been determined to have a

 9  service-connected total or permanent total disability rating and

10  is receiving disability retirement pay from a branch of the

11  uniformed armed services.

12        (3) A special registration issued under this section is

13  exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801.

14        (4) The special registration plate plates shall expire on

15  the birthday of the disabled veteran in a year in which new

16  plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for

17  renewal of the special registration plate plates shall be

18  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

19  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

20        (5) The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person

21  who has been issued a special registration plate plates under

22  this section a tab tabs for persons with disabilities. The tab

23  tabs for persons with disabilities shall be an adhesive tab tabs

24  displaying the international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable

25  facsimile of that symbol. The tab tabs for persons with

26  disabilities may be attached only to the special registration

27  plate plates issued to the disabled person under this section.

 1        (6) An application for a tab tabs for persons with

 2  disabilities shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of

 3  state. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that

 4  the applicant is a disabled person as is required for issuance of

 5  a permanent windshield placard under section 675.

 6        (7) The tab tabs for persons with disabilities shall be

 7  issued free of charge.

 8        (8) When a disabled person who has been issued a tab tabs

 9  for persons with disabilities renews his or her special

10  registration plate plates under this section, the secretary of

11  state shall issue a new tab tabs for persons with disabilities to

12  the disabled person, free of charge. The disabled person shall

13  not be required to again furnish the proof required under

14  subsection (6).

15        (9) The use of the special registration plate plates or a

16  tab tabs for persons with disabilities on a motor vehicle other

17  than the motor vehicle for which the special registration plate

18  is plates are issued, or by a person who does not qualify under

19  this section, is a misdemeanor.

20        Sec. 803h. (1) The secretary of state may issue a tab tabs

21  for persons with disabilities to a disabled person who is issued

22  or has been issued a Michigan motor vehicle registration plate

23  plates other than a section 803d registration plate plates for

24  persons with disabilities. The tab tabs for persons with

25  disabilities shall be an adhesive tab tabs displaying the

26  international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that

27  symbol. The use of a tab for persons with disabilities on a

 1  registration plate other than the plate for which the tab was

 2  issued or by a person who does not qualify as a disabled person

 3  is a misdemeanor.

 4        (2) A tab Tabs for persons with disabilities shall not be

 5  used on a registration plate plates attached to a motor vehicle

 6  owned and operated by this state; a state institution; a

 7  municipality; a governmental unit; a nonprofit organization; the

 8  civil air patrol; or a nonprofit, nonpublic college or

 9  university; or on a commercial motor vehicle. A tab Tabs for

10  persons with disabilities shall not be placed on a registration

11  plate plates used for intransit-repair or repossession of a motor

12  vehicle.

13        Sec. 803i. (1) A person who was or is a member of the

14  national guard may apply to the secretary of state for a special

15  registration plate or plates that shall display an appropriate

16  vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the

17  words "national guard" inscribed beneath the registration numbers

18  for passenger vehicles only.

19        (2) A person who was or is a member of the military reserve

20  may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration

21  plate plates that shall display an appropriate vignette preceding

22  the registration numbers.

23        (3) A person who was a member of any branch of the armed

24  services of the United States, who has retired or been granted an

25  honorable discharge from that branch of the armed forces, and who

26  is not otherwise eligible for a special registration plate or

27  plates under this act may apply to the secretary of state for a

 1  special registration plate or plates that shall display an

 2  appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers.

 3        (4) Application for a special registration plate or plates

 4  under this section shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary

 5  of state and shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant

 6  being or having been a member of the national guard or military

 7  reserve or a member of any branch of the armed services of the

 8  United States as described in subsection (3) that the secretary

 9  of state may require. The application for a special registration

10  plate or plates shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00

11  service fee.

12        (5) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

13  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more 2 special

14  registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger

15  vehicle or, for the purposes of subsection (1) or (3), 1 special

16  registration plate for use on a motorcycle. A person who is

17  disabled who applies for a special registration plate under this

18  section and who pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab

19  tabs for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f

20  for his or her special registration plate. plates. The secretary

21  of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is a

22  disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent

23  windshield placard under section 675. A person issued 1 or more

24  special registration plates under subsection (1), (2), or (3)

25  shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.

26        (6) The use of a special registration plate or plates on a

27  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is or plates

 1  are issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this

 2  section, is a misdemeanor.

 3        (7) The special registration plate or plates issued under

 4  this section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner.

 5  When new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application

 6  for renewal of the special registration plate or plates shall be

 7  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

 8  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (4).

 9        Sec. 803j. (1) A person who was a member of the armed

10  services or a person whose spouse was a member of the armed

11  forces during the Korean War may make application to the

12  secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall

13  plates that display an appropriate vignette preceding the

14  registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed

15  beneath the registration numbers.

16        (2) Application for a special registration plate plates

17  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

18  shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or the

19  applicant's spouse having been a Korean War veteran that the

20  secretary of state may require. The application for a special

21  registration plate plates shall also be accompanied with payment

22  of a $5.00 service fee.

23        (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

24  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more 2 special

25  registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger

26  vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a

27  special registration plate under this section and who makes

 1  payment of pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab tabs

 2  for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his

 3  or her special registration plate. plates. The secretary of state

 4  shall require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled

 5  person as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield

 6  placard under section 675. A person issued 1 or more special

 7  registration plates under subsection (1) shall be assessed the

 8  applicable tax provided in section 801.

 9        (4) The use of a special registration plate plates on a

10  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is plates are

11  issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section,

12  is a misdemeanor.

13        (5) The special registration plate plates issued under this

14  section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When

15  new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for

16  renewal of the special registration plate plates shall be

17  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

18  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

19        Sec. 803k. (1) A person who was a member of the armed

20  services during the Vietnam War or a person whose spouse was a

21  member of the armed services during the Vietnam War may make

22  application to the secretary of state for a special registration

23  plate, which shall plates that display an appropriate vignette

24  preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word

25  "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.

26        (2) Application for a special registration plate plates

27  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

 1  shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's

 2  spouse having been a Vietnam War veteran that the secretary of

 3  state may require. The application for a special registration

 4  plate plates shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00

 5  service fee.

 6        (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

 7  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more 2 special

 8  registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger

 9  vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a

10  special registration plate plates under this section and who

11  makes payment of pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab

12  tabs for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f

13  for his or her special registration plate. plates. The secretary

14  of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is a

15  disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent

16  windshield placard under section 675. A person issued 1 or more

17  special registration plates under subsection (1) shall be

18  assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.

19        (4) The use of a special registration plate plates on a

20  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is plates are

21  issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section,

22  is a misdemeanor.

23        (5) The special registration plate plates issued under this

24  section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When

25  new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for

26  renewal of the special registration plate plates shall be

27  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

 1  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

 2        Sec. 803l. (1) A person who was a member of the armed

 3  services during World War II or a person whose spouse was a

 4  member of the armed services during World War II may make

 5  application to the secretary of state for a special registration

 6  plate, which shall plates that display an appropriate vignette

 7  preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word

 8  "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.

 9        (2) Application for a special registration plate plates

10  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

11  shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's

12  spouse having been a World War II veteran that the secretary of

13  state may require. The application for a special registration

14  plate plates shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00

15  service fee.

16        (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

17  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 2 special registration

18  plate plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A

19  person who is disabled who makes application for a special

20  registration plate plates under this section and who makes

21  payment of pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab tabs

22  for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his

23  or her special registration plate. plates. The secretary of state

24  shall require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled

25  person as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield

26  placard under section 675. A person issued a special registration

27  plate plates under subsection (1) shall be assessed the

 1  applicable tax provided in section 801.

 2        (4) The use of a special registration plate plates on a

 3  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is plates are

 4  issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section,

 5  is a misdemeanor.

 6        (5) The special registration plate plates issued under this

 7  section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When

 8  new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for

 9  renewal of the special registration plate plates shall be

10  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

11  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

12        Sec. 803n. (1) A person who was a member or a person whose

13  spouse was a member of the Michigan national guard, the United

14  States armed forces reserve, or any branch of the armed services

15  of the United States and who was called to active duty during the

16  Persian Gulf War may apply to the secretary of state for a

17  special registration plate, which shall plates that display an

18  appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall

19  have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration

20  numbers.

21        (2) A person who was a member or a person whose spouse was a

22  member of the armed services during the conflict in Grenada, the

23  conflict in Panama, or the conflict in Lebanon may apply to the

24  secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall

25  plates that display an appropriate vignette preceding the

26  registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed

27  beneath the registration numbers.

 1        (3) Application for a special registration plate plates

 2  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

 3  shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's

 4  spouse having been a war or conflict veteran that the secretary

 5  of state may require. The application for a special registration

 6  plate plates shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00

 7  service fee.

 8        (4) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

 9  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more 2 special

10  registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger

11  vehicle. A person who is disabled who applies for a special

12  registration plate plates under this section and who pays the

13  $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab tabs for persons with

14  disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special

15  registration plate. plates. The secretary of state shall require

16  the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is

17  required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under

18  section 675. A person issued 1 or more special registration

19  plates under subsection (1) or (2) shall be assessed the

20  applicable tax provided in section 801.

21        (5) The use of a special registration plate plates on a

22  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is plates are

23  issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section,

24  is a misdemeanor.

25        (6) The special registration plate plates issued under this

26  section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When

27  new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for

 1  renewal of the special registration plate plates shall be

 2  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

 3  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (3).

 4        Sec. 803o. (1) On and after December 18, 1992, a person who

 5  was a member or a person whose spouse was a member of the

 6  Michigan national guard, the United States armed forces reserve,

 7  or any branch of the armed services of the United States and who

 8  was called to active duty during a declared war or an armed

 9  conflict in which the United States was a participant may apply

10  to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which

11  shall plates that display an appropriate vignette preceding the

12  registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed

13  beneath the registration numbers.

14        (2) Application for a special registration plate plates

15  shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and

16  shall be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's

17  spouse having been a veteran of a declared war or an armed

18  conflict in which the United States was a participant that the

19  secretary of state may require. The application for a special

20  registration plate plates shall also be accompanied with payment

21  of a $5.00 service fee.

22        (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service

23  fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more 2 special

24  registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger

25  vehicle. A person who is disabled who applies for a special

26  registration plate plates under this section and who pays the

27  $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tabtabs for persons with

 1  disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special

 2  registration plate. plates. The secretary of state shall require

 3  the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is

 4  required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under

 5  section 675. A person issued 1 or more special registration

 6  plates under subsection (1) shall be assessed the applicable tax

 7  provided in section 801.

 8        (4) The use of a special registration plate plates on a

 9  vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or

10  by a person who does not qualify under this section, is a

11  misdemeanor.

12        (5) The special registration plate plates issued under this

13  section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When

14  new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for

15  renewal of the special registration plate plates shall be

16  accompanied by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be

17  required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

18        Sec. 804. (1) In addition to any other fees required under

19  this act, a $5.00 service fee shall be paid with each application

20  for each distinctive or commemorative plate or set of distinctive

21  or commemorative plates provided for in this act to cover

22  manufacturing and issuance costs unless these costs are otherwise

23  specifically provided for in this act.

24        (2) Each applicant for a duplicate or replacement license

25  registration plate or set of plates provided for in this act

26  shall pay the following service fee to the secretary of state, in

27  addition to any other fees required under this act:

 1        (a) Five dollars for a standard or graphic standard plate or

 2  set of plates, personalized registration plate or set of plates,

 3  veterans special registration plate or set of plates, or other

 4  registration plate or set of plates for which the duplicate or

 5  replacement fee has not been specified in this act.

 6        (b) Ten dollars for a set of plates provided for in section

 7  803m.

 8        (c) Ten dollars for each set of fund-raising registration

 9  plate plates issued under section 811e or 811f, or collector

10  plate described in section 811g.

11        (3) The service fees collected under this section shall be

12  deposited in the transportation administration collection fund

13  created in section 810b through October 1, 2015.

14        Sec. 805. (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a

15  motor vehicle registration or for a replacement registration tab

16  or tabs or sticker or stickers may submit a state park and state-

17  operated public boating access site passport fee to the secretary

18  of state with the application. Subject to subsection (7), the

19  amount of the recreation passport fee is as follows:

20        (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), $10.00.

21        (b) For a motorcycle, $5.00.

22        (2) In addition to the requirements of section 217, an

23  application for a motor vehicle registration shall contain at

24  least the following information, in substantially the following

25  format and language, except that the amount of the recreation

26  passport fee specified shall be $5.00 for a motorcycle:

1	$[Amount] – Annual vehicle registration or renewal.
2	$10.00    – Annual authorization to use this vehicle for
3	unlimited entry into all Michigan state parks
4	and recreation areas and DNR-operated state
5	boating access sites. (Check one of the
6	boxes below.)
7	____ I elect to pay this $10.00 fee.
8	____ I elect not to pay this $10.00 fee.
9	This vehicle will not be used to enter the
10	facilities described above.
11	$________ – Total amount due.

12        (3) The secretary of state may revise the format and

13  language of an application for motor vehicle registration to

14  reflect the fact that, under sections 74116 and 78119 of the

15  natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,

16  MCL 324.74116 and 324.78119, payment of the recreation passport

17  fee authorizes entry into all state parks and recreation areas

18  and designated state-operated public boating access sites until

19  expiration of the motor vehicle registration.

20        (4) If the applicant applies by mail and, in addition to the

21  registration fee, the applicant pays an amount equal to the

22  recreation passport fee, the applicant shall be considered to

23  have elected to pay the recreation passport fee regardless of

24  whether such an election is indicated on the application.

25        (5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the

26  following:

27        (a) An application submitted by a dealer under section 217

28  for a vehicle sold, leased, or exchanged by the dealer.

 1        (b) The issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle registration

 2  described in section 803e(1) and exempt under section 803e(6)

 3  from the registration tax or the issuance or renewal of a motor

 4  vehicle registration described in section 217d or 803f.

 5        (6) The secretary of state shall, at least monthly, transfer

 6  the revenue from recreation passport fees to the department of

 7  natural resources and environment for deposit as provided in

 8  section 2045 of the natural resources and environmental

 9  protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2045.

10        (7) For each calendar year, the state treasurer shall adjust

11  the amounts set forth in subsection (1) by an amount determined

12  by the state treasurer to reflect the cumulative percentage

13  change in the consumer price index from October 1, 2010 to the

14  October 1 immediately preceding that calendar year, using the

15  most recent data available and rounded to the nearest dollar.

16        (8) The legislature shall annually review the amount of

17  revenue raised by the recreation passport fee to ensure that the

18  amount is appropriate for the purposes for which the recreation

19  passport fee is assessed and in compliance with law.

20        (9) If the secretary of state issues a registration tab or

21  tabs or sticker or stickers for a registration plate or plates or

22  personalized registration plate or plates under section 224 or

23  803b for a motor vehicle for which a recreation passport fee has

24  been paid under this section, the tab or tabs or sticker or

25  stickers shall be marked in a distinctive manner determined by

26  the secretary of state after consultation with the director of

27  the department of natural resources and the department of state

 1  police. Before discontinuing the issuance of a registration tab

 2  or tabs or sticker or stickers, the secretary of state shall

 3  consult with the director of the department of natural resources

 4  and establish an alternative method or procedure by which the

 5  department of natural resources can determine whether a

 6  recreation passport fee has been paid for a motor vehicle.

 7        (10) Whether or not an individual paid or indicated that he

 8  or she elected to pay or not to pay a recreation passport fee

 9  under this section is personal information for purposes of

10  section 40b.

11        (11) As used in this section:

12        (a) "Consumer price index" means the most comprehensive

13  index of consumer prices available for this state from the bureau

14  of labor statistics of the United States department of labor.

15        (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include a commercial motor

16  vehicle.

17        (c) "Recreation passport fee" means the state park and

18  state-operated public boating access site recreation passport fee

19  as provided for in subsection (1).

20        Sec. 811f. (1) The secretary of state may, upon application,

21  issue 1 2 fund-raising plate plates instead of a 2 standard

22  registration plate plates to a person for use on a passenger

23  motor vehicle or motor home or a pickup truck or van used

24  exclusively to transport personal possessions or family members

25  for nonbusiness purposes.

26        (2) A person may be issued a fund-raising plate plates for

27  use on a vehicle under this act by applying to the secretary of

 1  state pursuant to section 217. An application for an original

 2  fund-raising plate plates shall be accompanied by a $25.00 fund-

 3  raising donation, payment of the regular vehicle registration tax

 4  prescribed under this act, and a $10.00 service fee. An

 5  application for renewal of a fund-raising plate plates shall be

 6  accompanied by payment of the vehicle registration tax required

 7  under section 801 and a $10.00 fund-raising donation. Application

 8  for a replacement fund-raising plate plates shall be accompanied

 9  by payment of only the fee prescribed under section 804.

10        (3) The secretary of state may issue a personalized fund-

11  raising plate plates upon application and the payment of the

12  personalized registration plate fee prescribed under section 803b

13  in addition to the fees and donations prescribed under subsection

14  (2) and the regular vehicle registration tax prescribed under

15  this act.

16        (4) A disabled person who applies for a fund-raising plate

17  plates under this section and who pays the required service fees

18  shall be issued, as determined by the secretary of state, a

19  disabled person's plate plates as provided in section 803d for

20  his or her fund-raising plate. plates. The secretary of state

21  shall require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled

22  person as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield

23  placard under section 675.

24        (5) A fund-raising plate expires Fund-raising plates expire

25  pursuant to section 226. The secretary of state may issue a tab

26  or tabs designating the month and year of expiration for an

27  original or renewal fund-raising plate.plates.

 1        (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary

 2  registration permit permits to a person who submits an

 3  application and the proper fees and donation for a fund-raising

 4  plate, plates, if the applicant's current vehicle registration

 5  will expire before his or her receipt of a fund-raising plate.

 6  plates. The temporary registration shall expire upon the

 7  applicant's receipt of a fund-raising plate plates or upon the

 8  expiration of 30 days after the date of issuance, whichever

 9  occurs first. The temporary permit permits shall be issued

10  without a separate fee.

11        Sec. 904c. (1) When a peace officer detains the driver of a

12  motor vehicle for a violation of a law of this state or local

13  ordinance for which vehicle immobilization is required, the peace

14  officer shall do all of the following:

15        (a) Immediately confiscate the vehicle's registration plate

16  or plates and destroy it.them.

17        (b) Issue a temporary vehicle registration plate or plates

18  for the vehicle in the same form prescribed by the secretary of

19  state for temporary registration plates issued under section 226a

20  or 226b.

21        (c) Place the temporary vehicle registration plate or plates

22  on the vehicle in the manner required by the secretary of state.

23        (d) Notify the secretary of state through the law

24  enforcement information network in a form prescribed by the

25  secretary of state that the registration plate was or plates were

26  confiscated and destroyed, and a temporary plate was or plates

27  were issued.

 1        (2) A temporary vehicle registration plate or plates issued

 2  under this section is are valid until the charges against the

 3  person are dismissed, the person pleads guilty or nolo contendere

 4  to those charges, or the person is found guilty of or is

 5  acquitted of those charges.

 6        Sec. 904f. The vehicle registration records of the secretary

 7  of state shall disclose which vehicles are assigned a temporary

 8  registration plate or plates under section 904c or are

 9  immobilized under this act.

10        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect

11  December 31, 2015.