SB-1013, As Passed Senate, December 13, 2018

SB-1013, As Passed House, December 12, 2018

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1013

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 801h (MCL 257.801h), as added by 1996 PA 551.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 801h. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this

act, the owner or lessee of a fleet of 25 300 or more vehicles that

are or will be registered under section 801 may apply to the

secretary of state for special registration plates for any number

of 25 300 or more vehicles in a fleet. An application shall be on a

form prescribed by the secretary of state and include an agreement

that, at a minimum, the applicant agrees to pay annual fleet

registration taxes under this section in a manner determined by the

secretary of state.

     (2) Upon approval of the application and payment of the

required registration taxes, the secretary of state may issue the

applicant a registration plate under section 224 and a registration

certificate under section 222 for each vehicle. The registration

plate and certificate shall each be in a format as prescribed by

the secretary of state.

     (3) The name, emblem, trademark, or logo of the company issued

fleet registration plates under this section shall be prominently

displayed on the right and left sides of all vehicles registered

under this section by that applicant. The name, emblem, trademark,

or logo shall contain letters, figures, or numerals in sharp

contrast to the background of the name, emblem, trademark, or logo

and shall be of such a size, shape, and color as to be that is

readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet.

This subsection does not apply to passenger vehicle rental fleets.

     (4) The registration tax for each vehicle registered under

this section shall be paid annually. Registration taxes under this

section are payable in full not later than the due date provided in

section 226. If the owner of a vehicle registered under this

section fails to pay the annual registration tax for that vehicle,

or the secretary of state shall collect a late fee of $100.00 for

the individual vehicle registration for that vehicle, in addition

to the registration tax. If the owner of a vehicle registered under

this section fails to comply with the terms of the fleet

registration plate agreement provided in subsection (1), except as

otherwise provided in this subsection, the secretary of state shall

immediately suspend the registration of all vehicles registered by

that owner under this section. The registration shall remain

suspended and the owner shall not apply for the registration or

reregistration of a vehicle under this section until payment in

full of the tax, and late fee, if applicable, owed is made. After

providing notice to the owner, the secretary of state shall notify

law enforcement of any plate suspended under this section. The

secretary of state shall not suspend the registration of all

vehicles registered under a fleet vehicle registration plate

agreement under subsection (1) for failure to timely pay the annual

registration tax for an individual vehicle registered under the

fleet vehicle registration plate agreement.

     (5) At any time an owner or lessee in good standing may add a

vehicle to the list of vehicles registered under this section. To

add a vehicle, the owner or lessee shall make application to the

secretary of state, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state,

accompanied by the registration taxes required under section 801.

     (6) At any time an owner or lessee may delete the registration

of a vehicle from the list of vehicles registered under this

section. To delete a vehicle, the owner shall notify the secretary

of state of the proposed deletion in a form prescribed by the

secretary of state and, except as otherwise provided in this

subsection, surrender to the secretary of state the registration

plate assigned to the deleted vehicle. The secretary of state shall

collect a late fee of $100.00 from a vehicle owner who does not

return a fleet registration plate to the secretary of state within

30 days after deleting that vehicle's registration under this

subsection. A vehicle owner is not required to surrender a fleet

registration plate assigned to a deleted vehicle if the fleet

registration plate is properly transferred to another vehicle in

that fleet and the registration for the vehicle to which the fleet

registration plate is transferred is transferred within 30 days

after the deleted vehicle is removed from the fleet. A vehicle

owner shall surrender to the secretary of state a fleet

registration plate that has been transferred from a deleted vehicle

to another vehicle in the same fleet as provided in this subsection

when the registration for that vehicle expires or when that vehicle

is deleted from the fleet.

     (7) A vehicle not titled or leased in the name of the

applicant is not eligible for registration under this section. A

vehicle registered under section 801g is not eligible for

registration under this section. Passenger vehicle rental fleets

are not eligible for registration under this section.

     (8) The secretary of state or the authorized representative of

the secretary of state may visit and examine the vehicle

registration records of an owner whose vehicles are registered

under this act. This authority only applies to visits during the

regular business hours of the owner and to those vehicles and

records necessary for the secretary of state to determine an

owner's compliance with this section.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect April 1,

2019.