EXPIRED REGISTRATION PENALTY
House Bill 4086
Sponsor: Rep. Mary Ann Middaugh
Committee: Transportation
Complete to 2-11-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4086 AS INTRODUCED 1-29-03
House Bill 4086 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to revise the penalty that is imposed when a person drives with expired registration plate tabs, changing it from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction.
Currently under the law, a person who drives with expired registration plate tabs is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by a fine of not more than $100. However, if the vehicle is a commercial vehicle that is required to be registered according to the schedule of elected gross vehicle weights, the fine cannot exceed $500.
Under House Bill 4086, a person who drove with expired registration plate tabs would be responsible for a civil infraction, and subject to a fine of not more than $100, unless he or she were driving a commercial vehicle, in which case the fine could be not more than $500.
MCL257.255
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.