HB-4319, As Passed House, November 9, 2017

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4319

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 803f (MCL 257.803f), as amended by 1998 PA 68.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 803f. (1) A person who is a totally disabled veteran with

an honorable discharge from the armed services may make an

application to the secretary of state if he or she owns a private

passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a

special registration plate ~~which shall be~~ inscribed with special

identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and ~~shall have~~

the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the registration

number. For the purposes of this section, "private passenger motor

vehicle" means a motor vehicle ~~which~~ that is personally owned by

the disabled veteran and is used for the primary purpose of

transporting the disabled veteran and family members of the

disabled veteran, but does not include a motor home.

(2) Application for the special registration plate ~~shall~~ must

be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state , and ~~shall~~ must

be accompanied by a service fee of $5.00 and proof that the

applicant was honorably discharged from the armed services and

either 1 of the following:

(a) That the applicant has been determined by the ~~veterans'~~

~~administration of the federal government~~ United States Department

of Veterans Affairs to have a service-connected total or permanent

total disability rating for compensation.

(b) That the applicant has been determined to have a service-

connected total or permanent total disability rating and is

receiving disability retirement pay from a branch of the uniformed

armed services.

(3) A special registration issued under this section is exempt

from payment of the tax provided in section 801.

(4) The special registration plate ~~shall expire~~ expires on the

birthday of the disabled veteran in a year in which new plates are

issued by the secretary of state. Application for renewal of the

special registration plate ~~shall~~ must be accompanied by a $5.00

service fee. The applicant shall not be required to furnish the

proof provided in subsection (2).

(5) The surviving spouse of a person who is a totally disabled

veteran with an honorable discharge from the armed services may use

a special registration plate issued under this section after the

death of the totally disabled veteran. A surviving spouse who

wishes to use a special registration plate issued under this

section shall notify the secretary of state that he or she wishes

to use the plate no later than 15 days after the death of the

totally disabled veteran or, if applicable, within the 15-day

period described in section 234. Except as otherwise provided in

this subsection, for the first year after notifying the secretary

of state of his or her intent to use the plate, the surviving

spouse may renew the plate without having to pay the applicable

registration tax provided in section 801. Beginning with the second

year after a surviving spouse notifies the secretary of state of

his or her intent to use a special registration plate issued under

this section, the surviving spouse shall pay the applicable

registration tax provided in section 801 and is subject to annual

renewal of his or her registration as provided in section 226. If

applicable, a surviving spouse shall apply for registration of the

vehicle upon which he or she wishes to place the disabled veteran

plate before using or renewing the plate as described in this

section. If a surviving spouse has paid the applicable registration

tax for his or her vehicle for the year in which he or she notifies

the secretary of state of his or her intent to use a special

registration plate issued under this subsection, the 1-year period

during which the surviving spouse may renew the plate without

payment of the applicable registration tax begins on the date his

or her current registration expires.

(6) ~~(5)~~ The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person

who has been issued a special registration plate under this section

a tab for persons with disabilities. The tab for persons with

disabilities ~~shall~~ must be an adhesive tab displaying the

international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that

symbol. The tab for persons with disabilities may be attached only

to the special registration plate issued to the disabled person

under this section.

(7) ~~(6)~~ An application for a tab for persons with disabilities

shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The

secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant

is a disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent

windshield placard under section 675. If the surviving spouse of a

totally disabled veteran is a disabled person, he or she may apply

to the secretary of state for a tab for persons with disabilities

in the same manner as provided for a totally disabled veteran under

this subsection.

(8) ~~(7)~~ The tab for persons with disabilities ~~shall~~ must be

issued free of charge.

(9) ~~(8)~~ When a disabled person who has been issued a tab for

persons with disabilities renews his or her special registration

plate under this section, the secretary of state shall issue a new

tab for persons with disabilities to the disabled person, free of

charge. The disabled person shall not be required to again furnish

the proof required under subsection ~~(6).~~(7).

(10) ~~(9)~~ The use of the special registration plate or a tab

for persons with disabilities on a motor vehicle other than the

motor vehicle for which the special registration plate is issued,

or by a person who does not qualify under this section, is a

misdemeanor.