HB-5802, As Passed House, May 19, 2004                                      

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           HOUSE BILL NO. 5802                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending sections 8a, 65, 204a, 208, 303, 306, 307, 309, 310e,           

                                                                                

    312b, 312e, 312f, 313, 314, 316, 317, 319, 319b, 319c, 320a,                

                                                                                

    321a, 323c, 708b, 732, 812, and 904 (MCL 257.8a, 257.65,                    

                                                                                

    257.204a, 257.208, 257.303, 257.306, 257.307, 257.309, 257.310e,            

                                                                                

    257.312b, 257.312e, 257.312f, 257.313, 257.314, 257.316, 257.317,           

                                                                                

    257.319, 257.319b, 257.319c, 257.320a, 257.321a, 257.323c,                  

                                                                                

    257.708b, 257.732, 257.812, and 257.904), section 8a as amended             

                                                                                

    by 1998 PA 356, sections 65, 319b, 320a, 321a, and 732 as amended           

                                                                                

    by 2004 PA 62, section 204a as amended by 1999 PA 73, section 208           

                                                                                

    as amended by 1997 PA 100, sections 303 and 319 as amended by               

                                                                                

    2003 PA 61, sections 306 and 310e as amended by 2004 PA 71,                 

                                                                                

    section 307 as amended by 2004 PA 52, sections 309, 312f, 319c,             

                                                                                

    323c, and 904 as amended by 2002 PA 534, section 312b as amended            

                                                                                


                                                                                

    by 2003 PA 103, sections 312e and 812 as amended by 2003 PA 152,            

                                                                                

    section 313 as amended by 1991 PA 99, section 314 as amended by             

                                                                                

    2002 PA 554, section 317 as amended by 1993 PA 359, and section             

                                                                                

    708b as added by 1991 PA 55; and to repeal acts and parts of                

                                                                                

    acts.                                                                       

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 8a.  "Conviction" means  a  any of the following:                      

                                                                                

2       (a) A final conviction, the payment of a fine, a plea of                    

                                                                                

3   guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the court, or a finding            

                                                                                

4   of guilt for a criminal law violation or a juvenile adjudication,           

                                                                                

5   probate court disposition, or juvenile disposition for a                    

                                                                                

6   violation that if committed by an adult would be a crime,                   

                                                                                

7   regardless of whether the penalty is rebated or suspended.                  

                                                                                

8       (b) A conviction defined in federal law under 49 CFR 383.5,                 

                                                                                

9   regarding the operation of a commercial motor vehicle or the                

                                                                                

10  operation of a noncommercial motor vehicle operated by a person             

                                                                                

11  licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle.                             

                                                                                

12      Sec. 65.  "State" means any state, territory, or possession                 

                                                                                

13  of the United States, Indian country as defined in 18 USC 1151,             

                                                                                

14  the District of Columbia, the Dominion of Canada, or any province           

                                                                                

15  or territory of the Dominion of Canada.                                     

                                                                                

16      Sec. 204a.  (1) The secretary of state shall create and                     

                                                                                

17  maintain a computerized central file that provides an individual            

                                                                                

18  ,  historical driving record for a person  , including a                   

                                                                                

19  nonresident,  with respect to all of the following:                         

                                                                                

20      (a) A license issued to the person under chapter 3.                         

                                                                                

21      (b) A conviction,  or  civil infraction determination, or                   


                                                                                

1   other licensing action that is entered against the person for a             

                                                                                

2   violation of this act or a local ordinance substantially                    

                                                                                

3   corresponding to a provision of this act, or that is reported to            

                                                                                

4   the secretary of state by another jurisdiction.                             

                                                                                

5       (c) A failure of the person, including a nonresident, to                    

                                                                                

6   comply with a suspension issued pursuant to section 321a.                   

                                                                                

7       (d) A cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, or                      

                                                                                

8   restriction of the person's operating privilege, a failure to pay           

                                                                                

9   a department of state driver responsibility fee, or other                   

                                                                                

10  licensing action regarding that person, under this act or that is           

                                                                                

11  reported to the secretary of state by another jurisdictionThis           

                                                                                

12  subdivision also applies to nonresidents.                                   

                                                                                

13      (e) An accident in which the person is involved.                            

                                                                                

14      (f) A conviction of the person for an offense described in                  

                                                                                

15  section 319e.                                                               

                                                                                

16      (g) Any driving record requested and received by the                        

                                                                                

17  secretary of state under section 307.                                       

                                                                                

18      (h) Any notice given by the secretary of state and the                      

                                                                                

19  information provided in that notice under section 317(3) or (4).            

                                                                                

20      (i)  (g)  Any other information received by the secretary of                

                                                                                

21  state regarding the person that is required to be maintained as             

                                                                                

22  part of the person's driving record as provided by law.                     

                                                                                

23      (2) A secretary of state certified computer-generated or                    

                                                                                

24  paper copy of an order, record, or paper maintained in the                  

                                                                                

25  computerized central file of the secretary of state is admissible           

                                                                                

26  in evidence in the same manner as the original and is prima facie           

                                                                                

27  proof of the contents of and the facts stated in the original.              


                                                                                

1       (3) An order, record, or paper generated by the computerized                

                                                                                

2   central file of the secretary of state may be certified                     

                                                                                

3   electronically by the generating computer.  The certification               

                                                                                

4   shall be a certification of the order, record, or paper as it               

                                                                                

5   appeared on a specific date.                                                

                                                                                

6       (4) A court or the office of the clerk of a court of this                   

                                                                                

7   state which is electronically connected by a terminal device to             

                                                                                

8   the computerized central file of the secretary of state may                 

                                                                                

9   receive into and use as evidence in any case the                            

                                                                                

10  computer-generated certified information obtained by the terminal           

                                                                                

11  device from the file.  A duly authorized employee of a court of             

                                                                                

12  record of this state may order a record for an individual from a            

                                                                                

13  secretary of state computer terminal device located in, and under           

                                                                                

14  the control of, the court, and certify in writing that the                  

                                                                                

15  document was produced from the terminal and that the document was           

                                                                                

16  not altered in any way.                                                     

                                                                                

17      (5) After receiving a request for information contained in                  

                                                                                

18  records maintained under this section, the secretary of state               

                                                                                

19  shall provide the information, in a form prescribed by the                  

                                                                                

20  secretary of state, to any of the following:                                

                                                                                

21      (a) Another state.                                                          

                                                                                

22      (b) The United States secretary of transportation.                          

                                                                                

23      (c) The person who is the subject of the record.                            

                                                                                

24      (d) A motor carrier employer or prospective motor carrier                   

                                                                                

25  employer, but only if the person who is the subject of the record           

                                                                                

26  is first notified of the request as prescribed by the secretary             

                                                                                

27  of state.                                                                   


                                                                                

1       (e) An authorized agent of a person or entity listed in                     

                                                                                

2   subdivisions (a) to (d).                                                    

                                                                                

3       Sec. 208.  (1) Except as otherwise specified in this                        

                                                                                

4   section, the secretary of state may destroy any department                  

                                                                                

5   records maintained on file for 7 years, including the information           

                                                                                

6   contained in the central file maintained under section 204a.                

                                                                                

7       (2)  Records  Except as otherwise provided in this section,                 

                                                                                

8   records of convictions of any offense for which points are                  

                                                                                

9   provided under section 320a(1)(a), (b), (c), or (g) or section              

                                                                                

10  320a(8) may be destroyed after being maintained on file for 10              

                                                                                

11  years.                                                                      

                                                                                

12      (3) If a person who is a commercial license holder or a                     

                                                                                

13  noncommercial license holder who operates a commercial motor                

                                                                                

14  vehicle is convicted, under a law of this state, a local                    

                                                                                

15  ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or            

                                                                                

16  a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of              

                                                                                

17  this state, of any of the following violations, the record of               

                                                                                

18  that conviction shall be maintained for the life of the person or           

                                                                                

19  until the person moves to another jurisdiction:                             

                                                                                

20      (a) Operating a vehicle in violation of section 625.                        

                                                                                

21      (b) Operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of                    

                                                                                

22  section 625m.                                                               

                                                                                

23      (c) Leaving the scene of an accident.                                       

                                                                                

24      (d) Using a vehicle to commit a felony.                                     

                                                                                

25      (e) Refusing to take an alcohol or controlled substance test                

                                                                                

26  required under this act.                                                    

                                                                                

27      (f) Operating a commercial motor vehicle when the person's                  


                                                                                

1   operator's or chauffeur's license or vehicle group designation is           

                                                                                

2   suspended, revoked, or canceled as a result of prior violations             

                                                                                

3   committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                       

                                                                                

4       (g) Operating a commercial motor vehicle when the person is                 

                                                                                

5   disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.                     

                                                                                

6       (h) Causing any fatality through the negligent operation of a               

                                                                                

7   commercial motor vehicle.                                                   

                                                                                

8       (4)  (3)  Records of stolen vehicles reported in section 253                

                                                                                

9   may be destroyed after being maintained on file for the year of             

                                                                                

10  entry plus 4 years.                                                         

                                                                                

11      (5)  (4)  Except as otherwise specified in this act, records                

                                                                                

12  the secretary of state considers obsolete and of no further                 

                                                                                

13  service in carrying out the department's powers and duties may be           

                                                                                

14  destroyed upon that determination.                                          

                                                                                

15      (6)  (5)  If a record of suspension under section 321a does                 

                                                                                

16  not contain a conviction for a violation of section 904 or a                

                                                                                

17  local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 904 during           

                                                                                

18  the period of suspension, the secretary of state may destroy the            

                                                                                

19  record 180 days after the suspension terminates or as provided in           

                                                                                

20  subsections (1) to  (4)  (5).                                               

                                                                                

21      (7)  (6)  The secretary of state may destroy a record of                    

                                                                                

22  receipt of the notice provided for in section 321a(7) after the             

                                                                                

23  court involved informs the secretary of state that all                      

                                                                                

24  outstanding matters regarding section 321a(7) have been                     

                                                                                

25  resolved.                                                                   

                                                                                

26      (8)  (7)  The secretary of state may destroy a record                       

                                                                                

27  maintained pursuant to section 204a 180 days after the                      


                                                                                

1   nonresident driver against whom a civil infraction determination            

                                                                                

2   is entered complies with an order or judgment issued pursuant to            

                                                                                

3   section 907.                                                                

                                                                                

4       Sec. 303.  (1) The secretary of state shall not issue a                     

                                                                                

5   license under this act to any of the following persons:                     

                                                                                

6   described in subdivisions (a) through (l):                                 

                                                                                

7       (a) A person, as an operator, who is less than 18 years of                  

                                                                                

8   age, except as otherwise provided in this act.                              

                                                                                

9       (b) A person, as a chauffeur, who is less than 18 years of                  

                                                                                

10  age, except as otherwise provided in this act.                              

                                                                                

11      (c) A person whose license is suspended, revoked, denied, or                

                                                                                

12  canceled in any state.  If the suspension, revocation, denial, or           

                                                                                

13  cancellation is not from the jurisdiction that issued the last              

                                                                                

14  license to the person, the secretary of state may issue a license           

                                                                                

15  after the expiration of 5 years from the effective date of the              

                                                                                

16  most recent suspension, revocation, denial, or cancellation.                

                                                                                

17      (d) A person who in the opinion of the secretary of state is                

                                                                                

18  afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability            

                                                                                

19  or disease preventing that person from exercising reasonable and            

                                                                                

20  ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the motor             

                                                                                

21  vehicle upon the highways.                                                  

                                                                                

22      (e) A person who is unable to understand highway warning or                 

                                                                                

23  direction signs in the English language.                                    

                                                                                

24      (f) A person who is unable to pass a knowledge, skill, or                   

                                                                                

25  ability test administered by the secretary of state in connection           

                                                                                

26  with the issuance of an original operator's or chauffeur's                  

                                                                                

27  license, original motorcycle indorsement, or an original or                 


                                                                                

1   renewal of a vehicle group designation or vehicle indorsement.              

                                                                                

2       (g) A person who has been convicted of, has received a                      

                                                                                

3   juvenile disposition for, or has been determined responsible for            

                                                                                

4   2 or more moving violations under a law of this state, a local              

                                                                                

5   ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or            

                                                                                

6   a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of              

                                                                                

7   this state within the preceding 3 years, if the violations                  

                                                                                

8   occurred before issuance of an original license to the person in            

                                                                                

9   this or another state.                                                      

                                                                                

10      (h) A nonresident including a foreign exchange student.                     

                                                                                

11      (i) A person who has failed to answer a citation or notice to               

                                                                                

12  appear in court or for any matter pending or fails to comply with           

                                                                                

13  an order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to,           

                                                                                

14  paying all fines, costs, fees, and assessments, in violation of             

                                                                                

15  section 321a, until that person answers the citation or notice to           

                                                                                

16  appear in court or for any matter pending or complies with an               

                                                                                

17  order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to,              

                                                                                

18  paying all fines, costs, fees, and assessments, as provided under           

                                                                                

19  section 321a.                                                               

                                                                                

20      (j) A person not licensed under this act who has been                       

                                                                                

21  convicted of, has received a juvenile disposition for, or has               

                                                                                

22  been determined responsible for a crime or civil infraction                 

                                                                                

23  described in section 319, 324, or 904.  A person shall be denied            

                                                                                

24  a license under this subdivision for the length of time                     

                                                                                

25  corresponding to the period of the licensing sanction that would            

                                                                                

26  have been imposed under section 319, 324, or 904 if the person              

                                                                                

27  had been licensed at the time of the violation.                             


                                                                                

1       (k) A person not licensed under this act who has been                       

                                                                                

2   convicted of or received a juvenile disposition for committing a            

                                                                                

3   crime described in section 319e.  A person shall be denied a                

                                                                                

4   license under this subdivision for the length of time that                  

                                                                                

5   corresponds to the period of the licensing sanction that would              

                                                                                

6   have been imposed under section 319e if the person had been                 

                                                                                

7   licensed at the time of the violation.                                      

                                                                                

8                                                                                (l) A person not licensed under this act who is determined to                       

                                                                                

9   have violated section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8,                 

                                                                                

10  section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998            

                                                                                

11  PA 58, MCL 436.1703, or section 624a or 624b of this act.  The              

                                                                                

12  person shall be denied a license under this subdivision for a               

                                                                                

13  period of time that corresponds to the period of the licensing              

                                                                                

14  sanction that would have been imposed under those sections had              

                                                                                

15  the person been licensed at the time of the violation.                      

                                                                                

16      (2)  (m)  The secretary of state may deny issuance of an                    

                                                                                

17  operator's license until the age of 17 to a person not licensed             

                                                                                

18  under this act who was convicted of or received a juvenile                  

                                                                                

19  disposition for violating or attempting to violate                          

                                                                                

20  section 411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL                

                                                                                

21  750.411a, involving a school when he or she was less than 14                

                                                                                

22  years of age.  A person not issued a license under this                     

                                                                                

23  subdivision is not eligible to begin graduated licensing training           

                                                                                

24  until he or she attains 16 years of age.                                    

                                                                                

25      (3)  (n)  The secretary of state may deny issuance of an                    

                                                                                

26  operator's license to a person less than 21 years of age not                

                                                                                

27  licensed under this act who was convicted of or has received a              


                                                                                

1   juvenile disposition for violating or attempting to violate                 

                                                                                

2   section 411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL                

                                                                                

3   750.411a, involving a school when he or she was 14 years of age             

                                                                                

4   or older, until 3 years after the date of the conviction or                 

                                                                                

5   juvenile disposition.  A person not issued a license under this             

                                                                                

6   subdivision is not eligible to begin graduated licensing training           

                                                                                

7   or otherwise obtain an original operator's or chauffeur's license           

                                                                                

8   until 3 years after the date of the conviction or juvenile                  

                                                                                

9   disposition.                                                                

                                                                                

10      (4) The secretary of state shall deny issuance of a vehicle                 

                                                                                

11  group designation to a person if the person has been disqualified           

                                                                                

12  by the United States secretary of transportation from operating a           

                                                                                

13  commercial motor vehicle.                                                   

                                                                                

14      (5)  (2)  Upon receiving the appropriate records of                         

                                                                                

15  conviction, the secretary of state shall revoke the operator's or           

                                                                                

16  chauffeur's license of a person and deny issuance of an                     

                                                                                

17  operator's or chauffeur's license to a person having any of the             

                                                                                

18  following, whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance             

                                                                                

19  substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of             

                                                                                

20  another state substantially corresponding to a law of this                  

                                                                                

21  state:                                                                      

                                                                                

22      (a) Any combination of 2 convictions within 7 years for                     

                                                                                

23  reckless driving in violation of section 626.                               

                                                                                

24      (b) Any combination of 2 or more convictions within 7 years                 

                                                                                

25  for any of the following:                                                   

                                                                                

26                                                                               (i) A felony in which a motor vehicle was used.                                     

                                                                                

27      (ii) A violation or attempted violation of section 601b(2) or                


                                                                                

1   (3), section 601c(1) or (2), section 602a(4) or (5), section 617,           

                                                                                

2   section 653a(3) or (4), or section 904(4) or (5).                           

                                                                                

3       (iii) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting                  

                                                                                

4   from the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of              

                                                                                

5   those crimes.                                                               

                                                                                

6       (iv) A violation or attempted violation of section 479a(4) or                

                                                                                

7   (5) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.479a.                  

                                                                                

8       (c) Any combination of 2 convictions within 7 years for any                 

                                                                                

9   of the following or a combination of 1 conviction for a violation           

                                                                                

10  or attempted violation of section 625(6) and 1 conviction for any           

                                                                                

11  of the following within 7 years:                                            

                                                                                

12                                                                               (i) A violation or attempted violation of section 625, except                       

                                                                                

13  a violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any prior                  

                                                                                

14  enactment of section 625 in which the defendant operated a                  

                                                                                

15  vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating or alcoholic              

                                                                                

16  liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of                       

                                                                                

17  intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, or             

                                                                                

18  while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily alcohol                  

                                                                                

19  content.                                                                    

                                                                                

20      (ii) A violation or attempted violation of section 625m.                     

                                                                                

21      (iii) Former section 625b.                                                   

                                                                                

22      (d) One conviction for a violation or attempted violation of                

                                                                                

23  section 315(5), section 601b(3), section 601c(2), section 602a(4)           

                                                                                

24  or (5), section 617, section 625(4) or (5), section 653a(4), or             

                                                                                

25  section 904(4) or (5).                                                      

                                                                                

26      (e) One conviction of negligent homicide, manslaughter, or                  

                                                                                

27  murder resulting from the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to           


                                                                                

1   commit any of those crimes.                                                 

                                                                                

2       (f) One conviction for a violation or attempted violation of                

                                                                                

3   section 479a(4) or (5) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,             

                                                                                

4   MCL 750.479a.                                                               

                                                                                

5       (g) Any combination of 3 convictions within 10 years for any                

                                                                                

6   of the following or 1 conviction for a violation or attempted               

                                                                                

7   violation of section 625(6) and any combination of 2 convictions            

                                                                                

8   for any of the following within 10 years, if any of the                     

                                                                                

9   convictions resulted from an arrest on or after January 1, 1992:            

                                                                                

10                                                                               (i) A violation or attempted violation of section 625, except                       

                                                                                

11  a violation of section 625(2), or a violation of any prior                  

                                                                                

12  enactment of section 625 in which the defendant operated a                  

                                                                                

13  vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating or alcoholic              

                                                                                

14  liquor or a controlled substance, or a combination of                       

                                                                                

15  intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled substance, or             

                                                                                

16  while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily alcohol                  

                                                                                

17  content.                                                                    

                                                                                

18      (ii) A violation or attempted violation of section 625m.                     

                                                                                

19      (iii) Former section 625b.                                                   

                                                                                

20      (6)  (3)  The secretary of state shall revoke a license under               

                                                                                

21  subsection  (2)  (5) notwithstanding a court order unless the               

                                                                                

22  court order complies with section 323.                                      

                                                                                

23      (7)  (4)  The secretary of state shall not issue a license                  

                                                                                

24  under this act to a person whose license has been revoked under             

                                                                                

25  this act or revoked and denied under subsection  (2)  (5) until             

                                                                                

26  all of the following occur, as applicable:                                  

                                                                                

27      (a) The later of the following:                                             


                                                                                

1                                                                                (i) The expiration of not less than 1 year after the license                        

                                                                                

2   was revoked or denied.                                                      

                                                                                

3       (ii) The expiration of not less than 5 years after the date                  

                                                                                

4   of a subsequent revocation or denial occurring within 7 years               

                                                                                

5   after the date of any prior revocation or denial.                           

                                                                                

6       (b) For a denial under subsection  (2)(a)  (5)(a), (b), (c),                

                                                                                

7   and (g), the person rebuts by clear and convincing evidence the             

                                                                                

8   presumption resulting from the prima facie evidence that he or              

                                                                                

9   she is a habitual offender.  The convictions that resulted in the           

                                                                                

10  revocation and denial constitute prima facie evidence that he or            

                                                                                

11  she is a habitual offender.                                                 

                                                                                

12      (c) The person meets the requirements of the department.                    

                                                                                

13      (8)  (5)  Multiple convictions or civil infraction                          

                                                                                

14  determinations resulting from the same incident shall be treated            

                                                                                

15  as a single violation for purposes of denial or revocation of a             

                                                                                

16  license under this section.                                                 

                                                                                

17      (9)  (6)  As used in this section, "felony in which a motor                 

                                                                                

18  vehicle was used" means a felony during the commission of which             

                                                                                

19  the person operated a motor vehicle and while operating the                 

                                                                                

20  vehicle presented real or potential harm to persons or property             

                                                                                

21  and 1 or more of the following circumstances existed:                       

                                                                                

22      (a) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.                    

                                                                                

23      (b) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the                       

                                                                                

24  felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

25      (c) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.                   

                                                                                

26      (d) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the                     

                                                                                

27  felony.                                                                     


                                                                                

1       Sec. 306.  (1) The secretary of state, upon receiving an                    

                                                                                

2   application for a temporary instruction permit from a person who            

                                                                                

3   is 18 years of age or older, may issue that permit entitling the            

                                                                                

4   applicant, while carrying the permit, to drive a motor vehicle              

                                                                                

5   other than a motor vehicle requiring an indorsement under section           

                                                                                

6   312a or a vehicle group designation under section 312e upon the             

                                                                                

7   highways for a period of 180 days when accompanied by a licensed            

                                                                                

8   adult operator or chauffeur who is actually occupying a seat                

                                                                                

9   beside the driver.                                                          

                                                                                

10      (2) The secretary of state may issue an original operator's                 

                                                                                

11  license and designate level 1, 2, or 3 graduated licensing                  

                                                                                

12  provisions to a person who is less than 18 years of age, has been           

                                                                                

13  licensed in another state or country, and has satisfied the                 

                                                                                

14  applicable requirements of section 310e.                                    

                                                                                

15      (3) A student enrolled in a driver education course as that                 

                                                                                

16  term is defined in section 1 of the driver education and training           

                                                                                

17  schools act, 1974 PA 369, MCL 256.601, or a motorcycle safety               

                                                                                

18  course approved by the department of state may operate a motor              

                                                                                

19  vehicle without holding an operator's license or permit while               

                                                                                

20  under the direct supervision of the program instructor.                     

                                                                                

21      (4) A student enrolled in a driver education course as that                 

                                                                                

22  term is defined in section 1 of the driver education and training           

                                                                                

23  schools act, 1974 PA 369, MCL 256.601, and who has successfully             

                                                                                

24  completed 10 hours of classroom instruction and the equivalent of           

                                                                                

25  2 hours of behind-the-wheel training may be issued a temporary              

                                                                                

26  driver education certificate furnished by the department of state           

                                                                                

27  that authorizes a student to drive a motor vehicle, other than a            


                                                                                

1   motor vehicle requiring an indorsement pursuant to section 312a             

                                                                                

2   or a vehicle group designation pursuant to section 312e, when               

                                                                                

3   accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian, or when accompanied           

                                                                                

4   by a nonlicensed parent or guardian and a licensed adult for the            

                                                                                

5   purpose of receiving additional instruction until the end of the            

                                                                                

6   student's driver education course.                                          

                                                                                

7       (5) The secretary of state, upon receiving proper application               

                                                                                

8   from a person 16 or 17 years of age who is enrolled in or has               

                                                                                

9   successfully completed an approved motorcycle safety course under           

                                                                                

10  section 811a, or a person who is 18 years of age or older and who           

                                                                                

11  holds a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, may issue a                

                                                                                

12  motorcycle temporary instruction permit entitling the applicant,            

                                                                                

13  while carrying the permit, to operate a motorcycle upon the                 

                                                                                

14  public streets and highways for a period of 180 days, but only              

                                                                                

15  when under the constant visual supervision of a licensed                    

                                                                                

16  motorcycle operator at least 18 years of age.  The applicant                

                                                                                

17  shall not operate the motorcycle at night or with a passenger.              

                                                                                

18      (6) The secretary of state, upon receiving proper application               

                                                                                

19  from a person who is 18 years of age or older, who holds a valid            

                                                                                

20  operator's or chauffeur's license other than a restricted                   

                                                                                

21  license, and who has passed the knowledge test for an original              

                                                                                

22  vehicle group designation or indorsement, may issue a temporary             

                                                                                

23  instruction permit entitling the person, while carrying the                 

                                                                                

24  permit, to drive a vehicle requiring a vehicle group designation            

                                                                                

25  or vehicle group indorsement under section 312e upon the streets            

                                                                                

26  and highways for a period of 180 days, but only when accompanied            

                                                                                

27  by a licensed adult operator or chauffeur who is licensed with              


                                                                                

1   the appropriate vehicle group designation and indorsement for the           

                                                                                

2   vehicle group being driven and who is actually occupying a seat             

                                                                                

3   beside the driver, or behind the driver if the permittee is                 

                                                                                

4   driving a bus or school bus.  In addition, if a permittee is                

                                                                                

5   enrolled in a driver training program for drivers of motor                  

                                                                                

6   vehicles requiring a vehicle group designation or vehicle group             

                                                                                

7   indorsement under section 312e, which program is conducted by a             

                                                                                

8   college, a university, a school licensed by the department under            

                                                                                

9   the driver education and training schools act, 1974 PA 369,                 

                                                                                

10  MCL 256.601 to 256.612, or a local or intermediate school                   

                                                                                

11  district, the permittee may drive a vehicle requiring a vehicle             

                                                                                

12  group designation or vehicle group indorsement on the streets and           

                                                                                

13  highways of this state for a period of 180 days when accompanied            

                                                                                

14  by an instructor licensed with the appropriate vehicle group                

                                                                                

15  designation and indorsement for the vehicle being driven who is             

                                                                                

16  either occupying the seat beside the driver or in direct visual             

                                                                                

17  and audio communication with the permittee.  A person issued a              

                                                                                

18  temporary instruction permit under this section shall not operate           

                                                                                

19  a vehicle designed to carry 16 or more passengers that is                   

                                                                                

20  transporting passengers except with an instructor licensed with             

                                                                                

21  the appropriate vehicle group designation and indorsement for the           

                                                                                

22  vehicle being driven or a driver skills test examiner.                      

                                                                                

23      Sec. 307.  (1) An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's                

                                                                                

24  license shall supply a birth certificate attesting to his or her            

                                                                                

25  age or other sufficient documents or identification as the                  

                                                                                

26  secretary of state may require.  An application for an operator's           

                                                                                

27  or chauffeur's license shall be made in a manner prescribed by              


                                                                                

1   the secretary of state and shall contain all of the following:              

                                                                                

2       (a) The applicant's full name, date of birth, residence                     

                                                                                

3   address, height, sex, eye color, signature, other information               

                                                                                

4   required or permitted on the license under this chapter, and, to            

                                                                                

5   the extent required to comply with federal law, the applicant's             

                                                                                

6   social security number.  The applicant may provide a mailing                

                                                                                

7   address if the applicant receives mail at an address different              

                                                                                

8   from his or her residence address.                                          

                                                                                

9       (b) The following notice shall be included to inform the                    

                                                                                

10  applicant that under sections 509o and 509r of the Michigan                 

                                                                                

11  election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.509o and 168.509r, the                   

                                                                                

12  secretary of state is required to use the residence address                 

                                                                                

13  provided on this application as the applicant's residence address           

                                                                                

14  on the qualified voter file for voter registration and voting:              

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

15    "NOTICE:  Michigan law requires that the same address be used             

                                                                                

16    for voter registration and driver license purposes.  Therefore,           

                                                                                

17    if the residence address you provide in this application                  

                                                                                

18    differs from your voter registration address as it appears on             

                                                                                

19    the qualified voter file, the secretary of state will                     

                                                                                

20    automatically change your voter registration to match the                 

                                                                                

21    residence address on this application, after which your voter             

                                                                                

22    registration at your former address will no longer be valid for           

                                                                                

23    voting purposes.  A new voter registration card, containing the           

                                                                                

24    information of your polling place, will be provided to you by             

                                                                                

25    the clerk of the jurisdiction where your residence address is             

                                                                                

26    located.".                                                                


                                                                                

1       (c) For an original or renewal operator's or chauffeur's                    

                                                                                

2   license with a vehicle group designation or indorsement, the                

                                                                                

3   names of all states where the applicant has been licensed to                

                                                                                

4   drive any type of motor vehicle during the previous 10 years.               

                                                                                

5       (d)  (c)  For an operator's or chauffeur's license with a                   

                                                                                

6   vehicle group designation or indorsement, the following                     

                                                                                

7   certifications by the applicant:                                            

                                                                                

8                                                                                (i) The applicant meets the applicable federal driver                               

                                                                                

9   qualification requirements under 49 CFR part 391 if the applicant           

                                                                                

10  operates or intends to operate in interstate commerce or meets              

                                                                                

11  the applicable qualifications under the rules promulgated by the            

                                                                                

12  department of state police under the motor carrier safety act of            

                                                                                

13  1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11 to 480.22, if the applicant                   

                                                                                

14  operates or intends to operate in intrastate commerce.                      

                                                                                

15      (ii) The vehicle in which the applicant will take the driving                

                                                                                

16  skills tests is representative of the type of vehicle the                   

                                                                                

17  applicant operates or intends to operate.                                   

                                                                                

18      (iii) The applicant is not subject to disqualification by the                

                                                                                

19  United States secretary of transportation, or a suspension,                 

                                                                                

20  revocation, or cancellation under any state law for conviction of           

                                                                                

21  an offense described in section 312f or 319b.                               

                                                                                

22      (iv) The applicant does not have a driver's license from more                

                                                                                

23  than 1 state or jurisdiction.                                               

                                                                                

24      (e)  (d)  An applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's                     

                                                                                

25  license with a vehicle group designation and a hazardous material           

                                                                                

26  indorsement (H vehicle indorsement) shall provide his or her                

                                                                                

27  fingerprints that were taken by a law enforcement official or a             


                                                                                

1   designated representative for investigation as required by the              

                                                                                

2   uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools            

                                                                                

3   required to intercept and obstruct terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT)              

                                                                                

4   Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.                                             

                                                                                

5       (2) Except as provided in this subsection, an applicant for                 

                                                                                

6   an operator's or chauffeur's license may have his or her image              

                                                                                

7   and signature captured or reproduced when the application for the           

                                                                                

8   license is made.  An applicant required under section 5a of the             

                                                                                

9   sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to                

                                                                                

10  maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official              

                                                                                

11  state personal identification card shall have his or her image              

                                                                                

12  and signature captured or reproduced when the application for the           

                                                                                

13  license is made.  The secretary of state shall acquire by                   

                                                                                

14  purchase or lease the equipment for capturing the images and                

                                                                                

15  signatures and may furnish the equipment to a local unit                    

                                                                                

16  authorized by the secretary of state to license drivers.  The               

                                                                                

17  secretary of state shall acquire equipment purchased or leased              

                                                                                

18  pursuant to this section under standard purchasing procedures of            

                                                                                

19  the department of management and budget based on standards and              

                                                                                

20  specifications established by the secretary of state.  The                  

                                                                                

21  secretary of state shall not purchase or lease equipment until an           

                                                                                

22  appropriation for the equipment has been made by the                        

                                                                                

23  legislature.  An image and signature captured pursuant to this              

                                                                                

24  section shall appear on the applicant's operator's or chauffeur's           

                                                                                

25  license.  Except as provided in this subsection, the secretary of           

                                                                                

26  state may retain and use a person's image and signature described           

                                                                                

27  in this subsection only for programs administered by the                    


                                                                                

1   secretary of state.  Except as provided in this subsection, the             

                                                                                

2   secretary of state shall not use a person's image or signature,             

                                                                                

3   or both, unless the person grants written permission for that               

                                                                                

4   purpose to the secretary of state or specific enabling                      

                                                                                

5   legislation permitting the use is enacted into law.  A law                  

                                                                                

6   enforcement agency of this state has access to information                  

                                                                                

7   retained by the secretary of state under this subsection.  The              

                                                                                

8   information may be utilized for any law enforcement purpose                 

                                                                                

9   unless otherwise prohibited by law.  The department of state                

                                                                                

10  police shall provide to the secretary of state updated lists of             

                                                                                

11  persons required to be registered under the sex offenders                   

                                                                                

12  registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.732, and the                

                                                                                

13  secretary of state shall make the images of those persons                   

                                                                                

14  available to the department of state police as provided in that             

                                                                                

15  act.                                                                        

                                                                                

16      (3) An application shall contain a signature or verification                

                                                                                

17  and certification by the applicant, as determined by the                    

                                                                                

18  secretary of state, and shall be accompanied by the proper fee.             

                                                                                

19  The secretary of state shall collect the application fee with the           

                                                                                

20  application.  The secretary of state shall refund the application           

                                                                                

21  fee to the applicant if the license applied for is denied, but              

                                                                                

22  shall not refund the fee to an applicant who fails to complete              

                                                                                

23  the examination requirements of the secretary of state within 90            

                                                                                

24  days after the date of application for a license.                           

                                                                                

25      (4) In conjunction with the issuance of an operator's or                    

                                                                                

26  chauffeur's license, the secretary of state shall do all of the             

                                                                                

27  following:                                                                  


                                                                                

1       (a) Provide the applicant with all of the following:                        

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) Written information explaining the applicant's right to                         

                                                                                

3   make an anatomical gift in the event of death in accordance with            

                                                                                

4   section 310.                                                                

                                                                                

5       (ii) Written information describing the organ donation                       

                                                                                

6   registry program maintained by Michigan's federally designated              

                                                                                

7   organ procurement organization or its successor organization.               

                                                                                

8   The written information required under this subparagraph shall              

                                                                                

9   include, in a type size and format that is conspicuous in                   

                                                                                

10  relation to the surrounding material, the address and telephone             

                                                                                

11  number of Michigan's federally designated organ procurement                 

                                                                                

12  organization or its successor organization, along with an                   

                                                                                

13  advisory to call Michigan's federally designated organ                      

                                                                                

14  procurement organization or its successor organization with                 

                                                                                

15  questions about the organ donor registry program.                           

                                                                                

16      (iii) Written information giving the applicant the                           

                                                                                

17  opportunity to be placed on the organ donation registry described           

                                                                                

18  in subparagraph (ii).                                                        

                                                                                

19      (b) Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on                

                                                                                

20  his or her operator's or chauffeur's license that he or she is              

                                                                                

21  willing to make an anatomical gift in the event of death in                 

                                                                                

22  accordance with section 310.                                                

                                                                                

23      (c) Inform the applicant in writing that, if he or she                      

                                                                                

24  indicates to the secretary of state under this section a                    

                                                                                

25  willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor               

                                                                                

26  registry described in subdivision (a)(ii), the secretary of state            

                                                                                

27  will forward the applicant's name and address to the organ                  


                                                                                

1   donation registry maintained by Michigan's federally designated             

                                                                                

2   organ procurement organization or its successor organization, as            

                                                                                

3   required by subsection (6).                                                 

                                                                                

4       (5) The secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of                  

                                                                                

5   subsection (4) by 1 or more of the following methods:                       

                                                                                

6       (a) Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice                

                                                                                

7   for an operator's or chauffeur's license renewal or the issuance            

                                                                                

8   of an operator's or chauffeur's license.                                    

                                                                                

9       (b) Providing printed material to an applicant who personally               

                                                                                

10  appears at a secretary of state branch office.                              

                                                                                

11      (c) Through electronic information transmittals for                         

                                                                                

12  operator's and chauffeur's licenses processed by electronic                 

                                                                                

13  means.                                                                      

                                                                                

14      (6) If an applicant indicates a willingness under this                      

                                                                                

15  section to have his or her name placed on the organ donor                   

                                                                                

16  registry described in subsection (4)(a)(ii), the secretary of                

                                                                                

17  state shall within 10 days forward the applicant's name and                 

                                                                                

18  address to the organ donor registry maintained by Michigan's                

                                                                                

19  federally designated organ procurement organization or its                  

                                                                                

20  successor organization.  The secretary of state may forward                 

                                                                                

21  information under this subsection by mail or by electronic                  

                                                                                

22  means.  The secretary of state shall not maintain a record of the           

                                                                                

23  name or address of an individual who indicates a willingness to             

                                                                                

24  have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry after               

                                                                                

25  forwarding that information to the organ donor registry under               

                                                                                

26  this subsection.  Information about an applicant's indication of            

                                                                                

27  a willingness to have his or her name placed on the organ donor             


                                                                                

1   registry that is obtained by the secretary of state under                   

                                                                                

2   subsection (4) and forwarded under this subsection is exempt from           

                                                                                

3   disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442,               

                                                                                

4   MCL 15.231 to 15.246, pursuant to section 13(1)(d) of the freedom           

                                                                                

5   of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.                                

                                                                                

6       (7) If an application is received from a person previously                  

                                                                                

7   licensed in another jurisdiction, the secretary of state shall              

                                                                                

8   request a copy of the applicant's driving record and other                  

                                                                                

9   available information from the national driver register.  When              

                                                                                

10  received, the driving record and other available information                

                                                                                

11  become a part of the driver's record in this state.                         

                                                                                

12      (8) If  the  an application is received for an original,                    

                                                                                

13  renewal, or upgrade of a vehicle group designation or                       

                                                                                

14  indorsement, the secretary of state shall request the person's              

                                                                                

15  complete driving record from all states where the applicant was             

                                                                                

16  previously licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle over the             

                                                                                

17  last 10 years before issuing a vehicle group designation or                 

                                                                                

18  indorsement to the applicant.  If the applicant does not hold a             

                                                                                

19  valid commercial motor vehicle driver license from a state where            

                                                                                

20  he or she was licensed in the last 10 years, this complete                  

                                                                                

21  driving record request must be made not earlier than 24 hours               

                                                                                

22  before the secretary of state issues the applicant a vehicle                

                                                                                

23  group designation or indorsement.  For all other drivers, this              

                                                                                

24  request must be made not earlier than 10 days before the                    

                                                                                

25  secretary of state issues the applicant a vehicle group                     

                                                                                

26  designation or indorsement.  The secretary of state shall also              

                                                                                

27  check the applicant's driving record with the national driver               


                                                                                

1   register and the federal commercial driver license information              

                                                                                

2   system before issuing that group designation or indorsement.  If            

                                                                                

3   the application is for the renewal of a vehicle group designation           

                                                                                

4   or indorsement, and if the secretary of state enters on the                 

                                                                                

5   person's historical driving record maintained under section 204a            

                                                                                

6   a notation that the request was made and the date of the request,           

                                                                                

7   the secretary of state is required to request the applicant's               

                                                                                

8   complete driving record from other states only once under this              

                                                                                

9   section.                                                                    

                                                                                

10      (9)  (8)  Except for a vehicle group designation or                         

                                                                                

11  indorsement or as provided in this subsection, the secretary of             

                                                                                

12  state may issue a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license for 1           

                                                                                

13  additional 4-year period by mail or by other methods prescribed             

                                                                                

14  by the secretary of state.  The secretary of state shall issue a            

                                                                                

15  renewal license only in person if the person is a person required           

                                                                                

16  under section 5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994                

                                                                                

17  PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid operator's or                      

                                                                                

18  chauffeur's license or official state personal identification               

                                                                                

19  card.  If a license is renewed by mail or by other method, the              

                                                                                

20  secretary of state shall issue evidence of renewal to indicate              

                                                                                

21  the date the license expires in the future.  The department of              

                                                                                

22  state police shall provide to the secretary of state updated                

                                                                                

23  lists of persons required under section 5a of the sex offenders             

                                                                                

24  registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a valid             

                                                                                

25  operator's or chauffeur's license or official state personal                

                                                                                

26  identification card.                                                        

                                                                                

27      (10)  (9)  Upon request, the secretary of state shall provide               


                                                                                

1   an information manual to an applicant explaining how to obtain a            

                                                                                

2   vehicle group designation or indorsement.  The manual shall                 

                                                                                

3   contain the information required under 49 CFR part 383.                     

                                                                                

4       (11)  (10)  The secretary of state shall not disclose a                     

                                                                                

5   social security number obtained under subsection (1) to another             

                                                                                

6   person except for use for 1 or more of the following purposes:              

                                                                                

7       (a) Compliance with 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and regulations and               

                                                                                

8   state law and rules related to this chapter.                                

                                                                                

9       (b) Through the law enforcement information network, to carry               

                                                                                

10  out the purposes of section 466(a) of the social security act, 42           

                                                                                

11  USC 666, in connection with matters relating to paternity, child            

                                                                                

12  support, or overdue child support.                                          

                                                                                

13      (c) For programs administered by the secretary of state.                    

                                                                                

14      (d)  (c)  As otherwise required by law.                                     

                                                                                

15      (12)  (11)  The secretary of state shall not display a                      

                                                                                

16  person's social security number on the person's operator's or               

                                                                                

17  chauffeur's license.                                                        

                                                                                

18      (13)  (12)  A requirement under this section to include a                   

                                                                                

19  social security number on an application does not apply to an               

                                                                                

20  applicant who demonstrates he or she is exempt under law from               

                                                                                

21  obtaining a social security number or to an applicant who for               

                                                                                

22  religious convictions is exempt under law from disclosure of his            

                                                                                

23  or her social security number under these circumstances.  The               

                                                                                

24  secretary of state shall inform the applicant of this possible              

                                                                                

25  exemption.                                                                  

                                                                                

26      Sec. 309.  (1) Before issuing a license, the secretary of                   

                                                                                

27  state shall examine each applicant for an operator's or                     


                                                                                

1   chauffeur's license who at the time of the application is not the           

                                                                                

2   holder of a valid, unrevoked operator's or chauffeur's license              

                                                                                

3   under a law of this state providing for the licensing of                    

                                                                                

4   drivers.  In all other cases, the secretary of state may waive              

                                                                                

5   the examination, except that an examination shall not be waived             

                                                                                

6   if it appears from the application, from the apparent physical or           

                                                                                

7   mental condition of the applicant, or from any other information            

                                                                                

8   which has come to the secretary of state from another source,               

                                                                                

9   that the applicant does not possess the physical, mental, or                

                                                                                

10  other qualifications necessary to operate a motor vehicle in a              

                                                                                

11  manner as not to jeopardize the safety of persons or property; or           

                                                                                

12  that the applicant is not entitled to a license under section               

                                                                                

13  303.  A licensee who applies for the renewal of his or her                  

                                                                                

14  license by mail pursuant to section 307 shall certify to his or             

                                                                                

15  her physical capability to operate a motor vehicle.                         

                                                                                

16      (2) The secretary of state may appoint sheriffs, their                      

                                                                                

17  deputies, the chiefs of police of cities and villages having                

                                                                                

18  organized police departments within this state, their duly                  

                                                                                

19  authorized representatives, or employees of the secretary of                

                                                                                

20  state as examining officers for the purpose of examining                    

                                                                                

21  applicants for operator's and chauffeur's licenses.  An examining           

                                                                                

22  officer shall conduct examinations of applicants for operator's             

                                                                                

23  and chauffeur's licenses in accordance with this chapter and the            

                                                                                

24  rules promulgated by the secretary of state under subsection                

                                                                                

25  (3).  After conducting an examination an examining officer shall            

                                                                                

26  make a written report of his or her findings and recommendations            

                                                                                

27  to the secretary of state.                                                  


                                                                                

1       (3) The secretary of state shall promulgate rules pursuant to               

                                                                                

2   the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,                     

                                                                                

3   MCL 24.201 to 24.328, for the examination of the applicant's                

                                                                                

4   physical and mental qualifications to operate a motor vehicle in            

                                                                                

5   a manner as not to jeopardize the safety of persons or property,            

                                                                                

6   and shall ascertain whether facts exist that would bar the                  

                                                                                

7   issuance of a license under section 303.  The secretary of state            

                                                                                

8   shall also ascertain whether the applicant has sufficient                   

                                                                                

9   knowledge of the English language to understand highway warnings            

                                                                                

10  or direction signs written in that language.  The examination               

                                                                                

11  shall not include investigation of facts other than those facts             

                                                                                

12  directly pertaining to the ability of the applicant to operate a            

                                                                                

13  motor vehicle with safety or facts declared to be prerequisite to           

                                                                                

14  the issuance of a license under this act.                                   

                                                                                

15      (4) The secretary of state shall not issue an original                      

                                                                                

16  operator's or chauffeur's license without a vehicle group                   

                                                                                

17  designation or indorsement without an examination that includes a           

                                                                                

18  driving skills test conducted by the secretary of state or by a             

                                                                                

19  designated examining officer under subsection (2) or                        

                                                                                

20  section 310e.  The secretary of state may enter into an agreement           

                                                                                

21  with another public or private  person  corporation or agency to            

                                                                                

22  conduct a driving skills test conducted under this section.                 

                                                                                

23  Before the secretary of state authorizes a person to administer a           

                                                                                

24  corporation's or agency's driver skills testing operations or               

                                                                                

25  authorizes an examiner to conduct a driving skills test, that               

                                                                                

26  person or examiner must complete both a state and federal bureau            

                                                                                

27  of investigation fingerprint based criminal history check through           


                                                                                

1   the department of state police. In an agreement with another                

                                                                                

2   person  public or private corporation or agency to conduct a               

                                                                                

3   driving skills test, the secretary of state  may  shall prescribe           

                                                                                

4   the method and examination criteria to be followed by the  person           

                                                                                

5   or  corporation, agency, or examiner when conducting the driving            

                                                                                

6   skills test and the form of the certification to be issued to a             

                                                                                

7   person who satisfactorily completes a driving skills test.  An              

                                                                                

8   original vehicle group designation or indorsement shall not be              

                                                                                

9   issued by the secretary of state without a knowledge test                   

                                                                                

10  conducted by the secretary of state.  Except as provided in                 

                                                                                

11  section 312f(1), an original vehicle group designation or                   

                                                                                

12  passenger or school bus indorsement shall not be issued by the              

                                                                                

13  secretary of state without a driving skills test conducted by an            

                                                                                

14  examiner appointed or authorized by the secretary of state.                 

                                                                                

15  While in the course of taking a driving skills test conducted by           

                                                                                

16  the examiner who shall occupy a seat beside the applicant, an               

                                                                                

17  applicant for an original vehicle group designation or passenger            

                                                                                

18  indorsement who has been issued a temporary instruction permit to           

                                                                                

19  operate a commercial motor vehicle is permitted to operate a                

                                                                                

20  vehicle requiring a vehicle group designation or passenger                  

                                                                                

21  indorsement without a person licensed to operate a commercial               

                                                                                

22  motor vehicle occupying a seat beside him or her.                           

                                                                                

23      (5) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the secretary                 

                                                                                

24  of state may waive the requirement of a driving skills test,                

                                                                                

25  knowledge test, or road sign test of an applicant for an original           

                                                                                

26  operator's or chauffeur's license without a vehicle group                   

                                                                                

27  designation or indorsement who at the time of the application is            


                                                                                

1   the holder of a valid, unrevoked operator's or chauffeur's                  

                                                                                

2   license issued by another state or country.                                 

                                                                                

3       (6) A driving skills test conducted under this section shall                

                                                                                

4   include a behind-the-wheel road test.  A behind-the-wheel road              

                                                                                

5   test for an original vehicle group designation or passenger                 

                                                                                

6   indorsement shall not be conducted unless the applicant has been            

                                                                                

7   issued a temporary instruction permit.                                      

                                                                                

8       (7) A person who corrupts or attempts to corrupt a designated               

                                                                                

9   examining officer appointed or designated by the secretary of               

                                                                                

10  state under this section or section 310e by giving, offering, or            

                                                                                

11  promising any gift or gratuity with the intent to influence the             

                                                                                

12  opinion or decision of the examining officer conducting the test            

                                                                                

13  is guilty of a felony.                                                      

                                                                                

14      (8) A designated examining officer appointed or designated by               

                                                                                

15  the secretary of state who conducts a driving skills test under             

                                                                                

16  an agreement entered into under this section or section 310e and            

                                                                                

17  who varies from, shortens, or in any other way changes the method           

                                                                                

18  or examination criteria prescribed in that agreement in                     

                                                                                

19  conducting a driving skills test is guilty of a felony.                     

                                                                                

20      (9) A person who forges, counterfeits, or alters a                          

                                                                                

21  satisfactorily completed driving skills test certification issued           

                                                                                

22  by a designated examining officer appointed or designated by the            

                                                                                

23  secretary of state under this section or section 310e is guilty             

                                                                                

24  of a felony.                                                                

                                                                                

25      Sec. 310e.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an                

                                                                                

26  operator's or chauffeur's license issued to a person who is 17              

                                                                                

27  years of age or less shall be in a form as prescribed in section            


                                                                                

1   310 beginning July 1, 2003, and is valid only upon the issuance             

                                                                                

2   of a graduated driver license.                                              

                                                                                

3       (2) The secretary of state shall designate graduated                        

                                                                                

4   licensing provisions in a manner that clearly indicates that the            

                                                                                

5   person is subject to the appropriate provisions described in this           

                                                                                

6   section.                                                                    

                                                                                

7       (3) Except as otherwise provided in section 303, a person who               

                                                                                

8   is not less than 14 years and 9 months of age may be issued a               

                                                                                

9   level 1 graduated licensing status to operate a motor vehicle if            

                                                                                

10  the person has satisfied all of the following conditions:                   

                                                                                

11      (a) Passed a vision test and met health standards as                        

                                                                                

12  prescribed by the secretary of state.                                       

                                                                                

13      (b) Successfully completed segment 1 of a driver education                  

                                                                                

14  course as that term is defined in section 1 of the driver                   

                                                                                

15  education and training schools act, 1974 PA 369, MCL 256.601,               

                                                                                

16  including a minimum of 6 hours of on-the-road driving time with             

                                                                                

17  the instructor.                                                             

                                                                                

18      (c) Received written approval of a parent or legal guardian.                

                                                                                

19      (4) A person issued a level 1 graduated licensing status may                

                                                                                

20  operate a motor vehicle only when accompanied either by a                   

                                                                                

21  licensed parent or legal guardian or, with the permission of the            

                                                                                

22  parent or legal guardian, a licensed driver 21 years of age or              

                                                                                

23  older.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is           

                                                                                

24  restricted to operating a motor vehicle with a level 1 graduated            

                                                                                

25  licensing status for not less than 6 months.                                

                                                                                

26      (5) A person may be issued a level 2 graduated licensing                    

                                                                                

27  status to operate a motor vehicle if the person has satisfied all           


                                                                                

1   of the following conditions:                                                

                                                                                

2       (a) Had a level 1 graduated licensing status for not less                   

                                                                                

3   than 6 months.                                                              

                                                                                

4       (b) Successfully completed segment 2 of a driver education                  

                                                                                

5   course as that term is defined in section 1 of the driver                   

                                                                                

6   education and training schools act, 1974 PA 369, MCL 256.601.               

                                                                                

7       (c) Not incurred a moving violation resulting in a conviction               

                                                                                

8   or civil infraction determination or been involved in an accident           

                                                                                

9   for which the official police report indicates a moving violation           

                                                                                

10  on the part of the person during the 90-day period immediately              

                                                                                

11  preceding application.                                                      

                                                                                

12      (d) Presented a certification by the parent or guardian that                

                                                                                

13  he or she, accompanied by his or her licensed parent or legal               

                                                                                

14  guardian or, with the permission of the parent or legal guardian,           

                                                                                

15  any licensed driver 21 years of age or older, has accumulated a             

                                                                                

16  total of not less than 50 hours of behind-the-wheel experience              

                                                                                

17  including not less than 10 nighttime hours.                                 

                                                                                

18      (e) Successfully completed a secretary of state approved                    

                                                                                

19  performance road  driving skills test.  The secretary of state             

                                                                                

20  may enter into an agreement with another public or private                  

                                                                                

21  person  corporation or agency  , including a city, village, or             

                                                                                

22  township,  to conduct this  performance road  driving skills                

                                                                                

23  test.  Before the secretary of state authorizes a person to                 

                                                                                

24  administer a corporation's or agency's driver skills testing                

                                                                                

25  operations or authorizes an examiner to conduct a driving skills            

                                                                                

26  test, that person or examiner must complete both a state and                

                                                                                

27  federal bureau of investigation fingerprint based criminal                  


                                                                                

1   history check through the department of state police. This                  

                                                                                

2   subdivision applies to a person 16 years of age or over only if             

                                                                                

3   the person has satisfied subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).               

                                                                                

4       (6) A person issued a level 2 graduated licensing status                    

                                                                                

5   under subsection (5) shall remain at level 2 for not less than 6            

                                                                                

6   months and shall not operate a motor vehicle within this state              

                                                                                

7   from 12 midnight to 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or                

                                                                                

8   legal guardian or a licensed driver over the age of 21 designated           

                                                                                

9   by the parent or legal guardian, or except when going to or from            

                                                                                

10  employment.                                                                 

                                                                                

11      (7) The provisions and provisional period described in                      

                                                                                

12  subsection (4) or (6) shall be expanded or extended, or both,               

                                                                                

13  beyond the periods described in subsection (4) or (6) if any of             

                                                                                

14  the following occur and are recorded on the licensee's driving              

                                                                                

15  record during the provisional periods described in subsection (4)           

                                                                                

16  or (6) or any additional periods imposed under this subsection:             

                                                                                

17      (a) A moving violation resulting in a conviction, civil                     

                                                                                

18  infraction determination, or probate court disposition.                     

                                                                                

19      (b) An accident for which the official police report                        

                                                                                

20  indicates a moving violation on the part of the licensee.                   

                                                                                

21      (c) A license suspension for a reason other than a mental or                

                                                                                

22  physical disability.                                                        

                                                                                

23      (d) A violation of subsection (4) or (6).                                   

                                                                                

24      (8) The provisional period described in subsection (4) shall                

                                                                                

25  be extended under subsection (7) until the licensee completes 90            

                                                                                

26  consecutive days without a moving violation, an accident in which           

                                                                                

27  a moving violation resulted, accident, suspension, or provisional           


                                                                                

1   period violation listed in subsection (7) or until age 18,                  

                                                                                

2   whichever occurs first.  The provisional period described in                

                                                                                

3   subsection (6) shall be extended under subsection (7) until the             

                                                                                

4   licensee completes 12 consecutive months without a moving                   

                                                                                

5   violation, accident, suspension, or restricted period violation             

                                                                                

6   listed in subsection (7) or until age 18, whichever occurs                  

                                                                                

7   first.                                                                      

                                                                                

8       (9) A person who is not less than 17 years of age may be                    

                                                                                

9   issued a level 3 graduated licensing status under this subsection           

                                                                                

10  if the person has completed 12 consecutive months without a                 

                                                                                

11  moving violation, an accident in which a moving violation                   

                                                                                

12  resulted, accident, suspension, or restricted period violation              

                                                                                

13  listed in subsection (7) while the person was issued a level 2              

                                                                                

14  graduated licensing status under subsection (5).                            

                                                                                

15      (10) Notice shall be given by first-class mail to the last                  

                                                                                

16  known address of a licensee if the provisions are expanded or               

                                                                                

17  extended as described in subsection (7).                                    

                                                                                

18      (11) A person who violates subsection (4) or (6) is                         

                                                                                

19  responsible for a civil infraction.                                         

                                                                                

20      (12) If a person is determined responsible for a violation of               

                                                                                

21  subsection (4) or (6), the secretary of state shall send written            

                                                                                

22  notification of any conviction or moving violation to a                     

                                                                                

23  designated parent or guardian of the person.                                

                                                                                

24      (13) For purposes of this section:                                          

                                                                                

25      (a) Upon conviction for a moving violation, the date of the                 

                                                                                

26  arrest for the violation shall be used in determining whether the           

                                                                                

27  conviction occurred within a provisional licensure period under             


                                                                                

1   this section.                                                               

                                                                                

2       (b) Upon entry of a civil infraction determination for a                    

                                                                                

3   moving violation, the date of issuance of a citation for a civil            

                                                                                

4   infraction shall be used in determining whether the civil                   

                                                                                

5   infraction determination occurred within a provisional licensure            

                                                                                

6   period under this section.                                                  

                                                                                

7       (c) The date of the official police report shall be used in                 

                                                                                

8   determining whether a licensee was driving a motor vehicle                  

                                                                                

9   involved in an accident for which the official police report                

                                                                                

10  indicates a moving violation on the part of the licensee or                 

                                                                                

11  indicates the licensee had been drinking alcoholic liquor.                  

                                                                                

12      (14) A person shall have his or her graduated licensing                     

                                                                                

13  status in his or her immediate possession at all times when                 

                                                                                

14  operating a motor vehicle, and shall display the card upon demand           

                                                                                

15  of a police officer.  A person who violates this subsection is              

                                                                                

16  responsible for a civil infraction.                                         

                                                                                

17      (15) This section does not apply to a person 15 years of age                

                                                                                

18  or older who is currently enrolled but has not completed a driver           

                                                                                

19  education course on April 1, 1997 or who has completed a driver             

                                                                                

20  education course but has not acquired his or her driver license             

                                                                                

21  on April 1, 1997.                                                           

                                                                                

22      Sec. 312b.  (1) Before a person who is less than 18 years of                

                                                                                

23  age is issued an original motorcycle endorsement on an operator's           

                                                                                

24  or chauffeur's license, the person shall pass an examination as             

                                                                                

25  required by this section and a motorcycle safety course as                  

                                                                                

26  provided in section 811a or 811b.                                           

                                                                                

27      (2) Before a person who is 18 years of age or older is issued               


                                                                                

1   an original motorcycle endorsement on an operator's or                      

                                                                                

2   chauffeur's license, the person shall pass an examination as                

                                                                                

3   required by this section.  A person who fails this examination 2            

                                                                                

4   or more times is required to successfully complete a motorcycle             

                                                                                

5   safety course as provided in section 811a or 811b.  Each written            

                                                                                

6   examination given an applicant for a motorcycle endorsement on an           

                                                                                

7   operator's or chauffeur's license as provided in section 309                

                                                                                

8   shall also include subjects designed to cover a motorcycle.  A              

                                                                                

9   person shall pass an examination that shall include a driving               

                                                                                

10  test designed to test the competency of the applicant for the               

                                                                                

11  first motorcycle endorsement on an operator's or chauffeur's                

                                                                                

12  license to operate a motorcycle upon the roads and highways of              

                                                                                

13  this state with safety to himself or herself and other persons              

                                                                                

14  and property.  All examinations shall be administered as provided           

                                                                                

15  in this act.  The requirement of a motorcycle driving skills test           

                                                                                

16  shall be waived for an applicant who has successfully completed a           

                                                                                

17  motorcycle safety course conducted by a school or business                  

                                                                                

18  enterprise as provided in section 811a or 811b.  The motorcycle             

                                                                                

19  safety course skills test shall meet or exceed the motorcycle               

                                                                                

20  skills test from the secretary of state.  The requirement of a              

                                                                                

21  motorcycle driving skills test may be waived if the applicant has           

                                                                                

22  a valid license or endorsement to operate a motorcycle from                 

                                                                                

23  another state.                                                              

                                                                                

24      (3) A motorcycle endorsement issued to a person who operates                

                                                                                

25  a 3-wheeled motorcycle or an autocycle shall be restricted to               

                                                                                

26  operation of that type of motorcycle and does not permit                    

                                                                                

27  operation of a 2-wheeled motorcycle.  The secretary of state                


                                                                                

1   shall develop a driving test specifically pertaining to an                  

                                                                                

2   autocycle or a 3-wheeled motorcycle.                                        

                                                                                

3       (4) The secretary of state is responsible for establishing                  

                                                                                

4   and conducting the motorcycle operator driving skills test and              

                                                                                

5   shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of           

                                                                                

6   1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, for purposes of this               

                                                                                

7   subsection.  An audit of the motorcycle safety fund shall be                

                                                                                

8   conducted by the office of the auditor general to determine                 

                                                                                

9   compliance with the requirement that funds are being withdrawn              

                                                                                

10  only in relation to this act.  A copy of the audit shall be                 

                                                                                

11  transmitted to the legislature upon completion.                             

                                                                                

12      (5) The secretary of state may enter into an agreement with                 

                                                                                

13  another public or private  person  corporation or agency to                 

                                                                                

14  conduct a driving skills test required under this section.                  

                                                                                

15  Before the secretary of state authorizes a person to administer a           

                                                                                

16  corporation's or agency's driver skills testing operations or               

                                                                                

17  authorizes an examiner to conduct a driving skills test, that               

                                                                                

18  person or examiner must complete both a state and federal bureau            

                                                                                

19  of investigation fingerprint based criminal history check through           

                                                                                

20  the department of state police. In an agreement with another                

                                                                                

21  person  public or private corporation or agency to conduct a               

                                                                                

22  driving skills test under this section, the secretary of state              

                                                                                

23  may  shall prescribe the method and examination criteria to be             

                                                                                

24  followed by the  person or  corporation, agency, or examiner when           

                                                                                

25  conducting the driving skills test and the form of the                      

                                                                                

26  certification to be issued to a person who satisfactorily                   

                                                                                

27  completes a driving skills test.  For administering and                     


                                                                                

1   overseeing a third party motorcycle testing program, the                    

                                                                                

2   secretary of state shall be reimbursed from the motorcycle safety           

                                                                                

3   fund a total amount that does not exceed 50% of the department's            

                                                                                

4   1995-1996 fiscal year appropriation for motorcycle testing under            

                                                                                

5   this section.                                                               

                                                                                

6       (6) A person who corrupts or attempts to corrupt a  person                  

                                                                                

7   or  corporation, agency, or examiner that conducts a driving                

                                                                                

8   skills test under an agreement entered into with the secretary of           

                                                                                

9   state under this section by giving, offering, or promising any              

                                                                                

10  gift or gratuity with the intent to influence the opinion or                

                                                                                

11  decision of the  person or  corporation, agency, or examiner                

                                                                                

12  conducting the driving skills test is guilty of a felony.                   

                                                                                

13      (7) A designated examining officer appointed or designated by               

                                                                                

14  the secretary of state who conducts a driving skills test under             

                                                                                

15  an agreement entered into under this section and who varies from,           

                                                                                

16  shortens, or in any other way changes the method or examination             

                                                                                

17  criteria prescribed to be followed under that agreement in                  

                                                                                

18  conducting a driving skills test under this section is guilty of            

                                                                                

19  a felony.                                                                   

                                                                                

20      (8) A person who forges, counterfeits, or alters a                          

                                                                                

21  satisfactorily completed driving skills test certification issued           

                                                                                

22  by a designated examining officer appointed or designated by the            

                                                                                

23  secretary of state under this section is guilty of a felony.                

                                                                                

24      Sec. 312e.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this                        

                                                                                

25  section, a person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle,             

                                                                                

26  shall obtain the required vehicle group designation as follows:             

                                                                                

27      (a) A person, before operating a combination of vehicles with               


                                                                                

1   a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more                  

                                                                                

2   including a towed vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of             

                                                                                

3   more than 10,000 pounds, shall procure a group A vehicle                    

                                                                                

4   designation on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license.                

                                                                                

5   Unless an indorsement or the removal of restrictions is required,           

                                                                                

6   a person licensed to operate a group A vehicle may operate a                

                                                                                

7   group B or C vehicle without taking another test.                           

                                                                                

8       (b) A person, before operating a vehicle having a gross                     

                                                                                

9   vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, shall procure a             

                                                                                

10  group B vehicle designation on his or her operator's or                     

                                                                                

11  chauffeur's license.  Unless an indorsement or the removal of               

                                                                                

12  restrictions is required, a person licensed to operate a group B            

                                                                                

13  vehicle may operate a group C vehicle without taking another                

                                                                                

14  test.                                                                       

                                                                                

15      (c) A person, before operating a single vehicle having a                    

                                                                                

16  gross vehicle weight rating under 26,001 pounds or a vehicle                

                                                                                

17  having a gross vehicle weight rating under 26,001 pounds towing a           

                                                                                

18  trailer or other vehicle and carrying hazardous materials on                

                                                                                

19  which a placard is required under  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR parts 100 to           

                                                                                

20  199, or designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the           

                                                                                

21  driver, shall procure a group C vehicle designation and a                   

                                                                                

22  hazardous material or passenger vehicle indorsement on his or her           

                                                                                

23  operator's or chauffeur's license.                                          

                                                                                

24      (2) An applicant for a vehicle group designation shall take                 

                                                                                

25  knowledge and driving skills tests that comply with minimum                 

                                                                                

26  federal standards prescribed in  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR part 383 as              

                                                                                

27  required under this act.                                                    


                                                                                

1       (3) The license shall be issued, suspended, revoked,                        

                                                                                

2   canceled, or renewed in accordance with this act.                           

                                                                                

3       (4) Except as provided in this subsection, all of the                       

                                                                                

4   following apply:                                                            

                                                                                

5       (a) If a person operates a group B passenger vehicle while                  

                                                                                

6   taking his or her driving skills test for a P indorsement, he or            

                                                                                

7   she is restricted to operating only group B or C passenger                  

                                                                                

8   vehicles under that P indorsement.  If a person operates a group            

                                                                                

9   B school bus while taking his or her driving skills test for an S           

                                                                                

10  indorsement, he or she is restricted to operating only group B or           

                                                                                

11  C school buses under that S indorsement.                                    

                                                                                

12      (b) If a person operates a group C passenger vehicle while                  

                                                                                

13  taking his or her driving skills test for a P indorsement, he or            

                                                                                

14  she is restricted to operating only group C passenger vehicles              

                                                                                

15  under that P indorsement.  If a person operates a group C school            

                                                                                

16  bus while taking his or her driving skills test for an S                    

                                                                                

17  indorsement, he or she is restricted to operating only group C              

                                                                                

18  school buses under that S indorsement.                                      

                                                                                

19      (c) A person who fails the air brake portion of the written                 

                                                                                

20  or driving skills test provided under section 312f or who takes             

                                                                                

21  the driving skills test provided under that section in a                    

                                                                                

22  commercial motor vehicle that is not equipped with air brakes               

                                                                                

23  shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air              

                                                                                

24  brakes.                                                                     

                                                                                

25      (5) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle,                  

                                                                                

26  shall obtain required vehicle indorsements as follows:                      

                                                                                

27      (a) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle                   


                                                                                

1   pulling double trailers, shall procure the appropriate vehicle              

                                                                                

2   group designation and a T vehicle indorsement under this act.               

                                                                                

3       (b) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle                   

                                                                                

4   that is a tank vehicle, shall procure the appropriate vehicle               

                                                                                

5   group designation and an N vehicle indorsement under this act.              

                                                                                

6       (c) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle                   

                                                                                

7   carrying hazardous materials on which a placard is required under           

                                                                                

8   49 C.F.R.  49 CFR parts 100 to 199, shall procure the                      

                                                                                

9   appropriate vehicle group designation and an H vehicle                      

                                                                                

10  indorsement under this act.                                                 

                                                                                

11      (d) A person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle                   

                                                                                

12  that is a tank vehicle carrying hazardous material, shall procure           

                                                                                

13  the appropriate vehicle group designation and both an N and H               

                                                                                

14  vehicle indorsement, which shall be designated by the code letter           

                                                                                

15  X on the person's operator's or chauffeur's license.                        

                                                                                

16      (e) A person, before operating a vehicle that is designed to                

                                                                                

17  transport 16 or more passengers including the driver  ,  but is             

                                                                                

18  not a school bus shall procure the appropriate vehicle group                

                                                                                

19  designation and a P vehicle indorsement under this act.  An                 

                                                                                

20  applicant for a P vehicle indorsement shall take the driving                

                                                                                

21  skills test in a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more                   

                                                                                

22  passengers including the driver.                                            

                                                                                

23      (f) Effective October 1, 2004, a person who does not                        

                                                                                

24  currently possess a P indorsement, before operating a school bus            

                                                                                

25  designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the                  

                                                                                

26  driver, shall procure the appropriate vehicle group designation,            

                                                                                

27  pass the knowledge tests for the P and S indorsements, and                  


                                                                                

1   procure the P and S vehicle indorsements under this act.  An                

                                                                                

2   applicant for an S vehicle indorsement shall take a driving                 

                                                                                

3   skills test in a school bus designed to transport 16 or more                

                                                                                

4   passengers, including the driver, that represents the same type             

                                                                                

5   of vehicle that the applicant intends to operate as a school                

                                                                                

6   bus.                                                                        

                                                                                

7       (g) Effective October 1, 2005, a person who currently                       

                                                                                

8   possesses a P indorsement, before operating a school bus designed           

                                                                                

9   to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, shall             

                                                                                

10  procure the appropriate vehicle group designation, pass the                 

                                                                                

11  knowledge test for an S indorsement, and procure an S vehicle               

                                                                                

12  indorsement under this act.  An applicant for an S vehicle                  

                                                                                

13  indorsement shall take a driving skills test in a school bus                

                                                                                

14  designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the                  

                                                                                

15  driver, that represents the same type of vehicle that the                   

                                                                                

16  applicant intends to operate as a school bus.                               

                                                                                

17      (6) Until September 30, 2005, the secretary of state may                    

                                                                                

18  waive the driving skills test for an applicant for an S                     

                                                                                

19  indorsement if the applicant certifies, and the secretary of                

                                                                                

20  state verifies, that during the 2-year period immediately prior             

                                                                                

21  to applying for the school bus indorsement the applicant met all            

                                                                                

22  of the following conditions:                                                

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) The applicant holds a valid driver license with a vehicle                       

                                                                                

24  group designation and a P indorsement.                                      

                                                                                

25      (ii) The applicant has not had an operator's, chauffeur's, or                

                                                                                

26  commercial motor vehicle driver license suspended, revoked,                 

                                                                                

27  denied, or canceled.                                                        


                                                                                

1       (iii) The applicant has not been disqualified by the United                  

                                                                                

2   States secretary of transportation from operating a commercial              

                                                                                

3   motor vehicle.                                                              

                                                                                

4       (iv) The applicant has not been convicted of any                             

                                                                                

5   disqualifying offense listed in 49 CFR 383.51(b) while operating            

                                                                                

6   a commercial motor vehicle.                                                 

                                                                                

7       (v) The applicant has not been convicted of any disqualifying               

                                                                                

8   offense listed in 49 CFR 383.51(b) while operating a                        

                                                                                

9   noncommercial motor vehicle that would be a disqualifying offense           

                                                                                

10  under 49 CFR 383.51(b) if the applicant had committed the offense           

                                                                                

11  while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                 

                                                                                

12      (vi) The applicant has not had more than 1 conviction for a                  

                                                                                

13  serious traffic violation as defined in 49 CFR 383.51 while                 

                                                                                

14  operating any type of motor vehicle.                                        

                                                                                

15      (vii) Except for parking violations, the applicant has not                   

                                                                                

16  had any conviction for a violation of any state or local motor              

                                                                                

17  vehicle traffic control law involving a vehicle accident.                   

                                                                                

18      (viii) The applicant has been regularly employed as a school                  

                                                                                

19  bus driver for the past 2 years and has, for those 2 years,                 

                                                                                

20  operated a school bus representing the type of school bus that              

                                                                                

21  the applicant intends to operate, and the applicant provides                

                                                                                

22  satisfactory evidence of that employment to the secretary of                

                                                                                

23  state.                                                                      

                                                                                

24      (7)  (6)  An applicant for an indorsement shall take the                    

                                                                                

25  knowledge and driving skills tests described and required                   

                                                                                

26  pursuant to  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR part 383.                                    

                                                                                

27      (8)  (7)  The holder of an unexpired operator's or                          


                                                                                

1   chauffeur's license may be issued a vehicle group designation and           

                                                                                

2   indorsement valid for the remainder of the license upon meeting             

                                                                                

3   the qualifications of section 312f and payment of the original              

                                                                                

4   vehicle group designation fee of $25.00 and an indorsement fee of           

                                                                                

5   $5.00 per indorsement, and a corrected license fee of $18.00.  A            

                                                                                

6   person required to procure an F vehicle indorsement pursuant to             

                                                                                

7   subsection  (9)  (10) shall pay an indorsement fee of $5.00.                

                                                                                

8       (9)  (8)  Except as otherwise provided in subsections  (9)                  

                                                                                

9   and  (10) and (11), this section does not apply to a driver or              

                                                                                

10  operator of a vehicle under all of the following conditions:                

                                                                                

11      (a) The vehicle is controlled and operated by a farmer or an                

                                                                                

12  employee or family member of the farmer.                                    

                                                                                

13      (b) The vehicle is used to transport agricultural products,                 

                                                                                

14  farm machinery, farm supplies, or a combination of these items,             

                                                                                

15  to or from a farm.                                                          

                                                                                

16      (c) The vehicle is not used in the operation of a common or                 

                                                                                

17  contract motor carrier.                                                     

                                                                                

18      (d) The vehicle is operated within 150 miles of the farm.                   

                                                                                

19      (10)  (9)  A person, before driving or operating a                          

                                                                                

20  combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating of             

                                                                                

21  26,001 pounds or more on the power unit that is used as described           

                                                                                

22  in subsection  (8)(a)  (9)(a) to (d), shall obtain an F vehicle             

                                                                                

23  indorsement.  The F vehicle indorsement shall be issued upon                

                                                                                

24  successful completion of a knowledge test only.                             

                                                                                

25      (11)  (10)  A person, before driving or operating a single                  

                                                                                

26  vehicle truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001                

                                                                                

27  pounds or more or a combination of vehicles having a gross                  


                                                                                

1   vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more on the power unit            

                                                                                

2   that is used as described in subsection  (8)(a)  (9)(a) to (d)              

                                                                                

3   for carrying hazardous materials on which a placard is required             

                                                                                

4   under  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR parts 100 to 199, shall successfully               

                                                                                

5   complete both a knowledge test and a driving skills test.  Upon             

                                                                                

6   successful completion of the knowledge test and driving skills              

                                                                                

7   test, the person shall be issued the appropriate vehicle group              

                                                                                

8   designation and any vehicle indorsement necessary under this                

                                                                                

9   act.                                                                        

                                                                                

10      (12)  (11)  This section does not apply to a police officer                 

                                                                                

11  operating an authorized emergency vehicle or to a firefighter               

                                                                                

12  operating an authorized emergency vehicle who has met the driver            

                                                                                

13  training standards of the Michigan fire fighters' training                  

                                                                                

14  council.                                                                    

                                                                                

15      (13)  (12)  This section does not apply to a person operating               

                                                                                

16  a motor home or a vehicle used exclusively to transport personal            

                                                                                

17  possessions or family members for nonbusiness purposes.                     

                                                                                

18      (14)  (13)  The money collected under subsection  (7)  (8)                  

                                                                                

19  for a vehicle group designation or indorsement shall be deposited           

                                                                                

20  in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.  The               

                                                                                

21  secretary of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each           

                                                                                

22  county or municipality acting as an examining officer or                    

                                                                                

23  examining bureau $3.00 for each applicant examined for a first              

                                                                                

24  designation or indorsement to an operator's or chauffeur's                  

                                                                                

25  license and $1.50 for each renewal designation or indorsement to            

                                                                                

26  an operator's or chauffeur's license, whose application is not              

                                                                                

27  denied, on the condition that the money refunded shall be paid to           


                                                                                

1   the county or local treasurer and is appropriated to the county,            

                                                                                

2   municipality, or officer or bureau receiving that money for the             

                                                                                

3   purpose of carrying out this act.                                           

                                                                                

4       (15)  (14)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this                     

                                                                                

5   section, a person operating a vehicle described in subsections              

                                                                                

6   (8)  (9) and  (9)  (10) is subject to the provisions of                    

                                                                                

7   sections 303 and 319b.                                                      

                                                                                

8       Sec. 312f.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this                        

                                                                                

9   section, a person shall be at least 18 years of age before he or            

                                                                                

10  she is issued a vehicle group designation or indorsement, other             

                                                                                

11  than a motorcycle indorsement, on an operator's or chauffeur's              

                                                                                

12  license and, as provided in this section, the person shall pass             

                                                                                

13  knowledge and driving skills tests that comply with minimum                 

                                                                                

14  federal standards prescribed in  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR part 383.  A             

                                                                                

15  person operating a vehicle to be used for farming purposes only             

                                                                                

16  may obtain an A or B vehicle group designation or an F vehicle              

                                                                                

17  indorsement if he or she is at least 16 years of age.  Each                 

                                                                                

18  written examination given an applicant for a vehicle group                  

                                                                                

19  designation or indorsement shall include subjects designed to               

                                                                                

20  cover the type or general class of vehicle to be operated.  A               

                                                                                

21  person shall pass an examination that includes a driving skills             

                                                                                

22  test designed to test competency of the applicant for an original           

                                                                                

23  vehicle group designation and passenger indorsement on an                   

                                                                                

24  operator's or chauffeur's license to drive that type or general             

                                                                                

25  class of vehicle upon the highways of this state with safety to             

                                                                                

26  persons and property.  The secretary of state shall waive the               

                                                                                

27  driving skills test for a person operating a vehicle that is used           


                                                                                

1   under the conditions described in section  312e(8)(a)  312e(9)(a)           

                                                                                

2   to (d) unless the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of              

                                                                                

3   26,001 pounds or more on the power unit and is to be used to                

                                                                                

4   carry hazardous materials on which a placard is required under              

                                                                                

5   49 C.F.R.  49 CFR parts 100 to 199.  The driving skills test may           

                                                                                

6   be waived if the applicant has a valid license with the                     

                                                                                

7   appropriate vehicle group designation,  or  passenger vehicle               

                                                                                

8   indorsement, or school bus indorsement in another state issued in           

                                                                                

9   compliance with  chapter 313 of title 49 of the United States               

                                                                                

10  Code, 49 U.S.C.  49 USC 31301 to 31317.                                     

                                                                                

11      (2) Except for a person who has held an operator's or                       

                                                                                

12  chauffeur's license for less than 1 year, the secretary of state            

                                                                                

13  shall waive the knowledge test and the driving skills test and              

                                                                                

14  issue a 1-year seasonal restricted vehicle group designation to             

                                                                                

15  an otherwise qualified applicant to operate a group B or a group            

                                                                                

16  C vehicle for a farm related service industry if all of the                 

                                                                                

17  following conditions are met:                                               

                                                                                

18      (a) The applicant meets 1 of the following:                                 

                                                                                

19                                                                               (i) An applicant who has between 1 and 2 years of driving                           

                                                                                

20  experience shall possess a good driving record for his or her               

                                                                                

21  entire driving history.                                                     

                                                                                

22      (ii) An applicant who has more than 2 years of driving                       

                                                                                

23  experience shall possess a good driving record for the 2 years              

                                                                                

24  immediately preceding application.                                          

                                                                                

25      (b) The seasons for which the seasonal restricted vehicle                   

                                                                                

26  group designation is issued shall be from April 2 to June 30 and            

                                                                                

27  from September 2 to November 30 only of a 12-month period or, at            


                                                                                

1   the option of the applicant, for not more than 180 days from the            

                                                                                

2   date of issuance in a 12-month period.  The good driving record             

                                                                                

3   shall be confirmed before each season and 180-day period.                   

                                                                                

4       (c) The commercial motor vehicle for which the seasonal                     

                                                                                

5   restricted vehicle group designation is issued shall be operated            

                                                                                

6   only if all the following conditions are met:                               

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) The commercial motor vehicle is operated only on routes                         

                                                                                

8   within 150 miles from the place of business to the farm or farms            

                                                                                

9   being served.                                                               

                                                                                

10      (ii) The commercial motor vehicle does not transport a                       

                                                                                

11  quantity of hazardous materials on which a placard is required              

                                                                                

12  except for the following:                                                   

                                                                                

13      (A) Diesel motor fuel in quantities of 1,000 gallons or                     

                                                                                

14  less.                                                                       

                                                                                

15      (B) Liquid fertilizers in quantities of 3,000 gallons or                    

                                                                                

16  less.                                                                       

                                                                                

17      (C) Solid fertilizers that are not transported with any                     

                                                                                

18  organic substance.                                                          

                                                                                

19      (iii) The commercial motor vehicle does not require the H, N,                

                                                                                

20  P, S, T, or X vehicle indorsement.                                          

                                                                                

21      (3) A seasonal restricted vehicle group designation under                   

                                                                                

22  this subsection shall be issued, suspended, revoked, canceled,              

                                                                                

23  denied, or renewed in accordance with this act.                             

                                                                                

24      (4) The secretary of state may enter into an agreement with                 

                                                                                

25  another public or private  person  corporation or agency to                 

                                                                                

26  conduct a driving skills test required under this section,                  

                                                                                

27  section 312e, or  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR part 383.  Before the                   


                                                                                

1   secretary of state authorizes a person to administer a                      

                                                                                

2   corporation's or agency's driver skills testing operations or               

                                                                                

3   authorizes an examiner to conduct a driving skills test, that               

                                                                                

4   person or examiner must complete both a state and federal bureau            

                                                                                

5   of investigation fingerprint based criminal history check through           

                                                                                

6   the department of state police.                                             

                                                                                

7       (5) The secretary of state shall not issue a vehicle group                  

                                                                                

8   designation or a vehicle indorsement to an applicant for an                 

                                                                                

9   original vehicle group designation or vehicle indorsement under             

                                                                                

10  section 312e to whom 1 or more of the following apply:                      

                                                                                

11      (a) The applicant has had his or her license suspended or                   

                                                                                

12  revoked for a reason other than as provided in section 321a, 515,           

                                                                                

13  or 801c in the 36 months immediately preceding application,                 

                                                                                

14  except that a vehicle group designation may be issued if the                

                                                                                

15  suspension or revocation was due to a temporary medical condition           

                                                                                

16  or failure to appear at a reexamination as provided in section              

                                                                                

17  320.                                                                        

                                                                                

18      (b) The applicant was convicted of or incurred a bond                       

                                                                                

19  forfeiture in relation to a 6-point violation as provided in                

                                                                                

20  section 320a in the 24 months immediately preceding application             

                                                                                

21  if the violation occurred while the applicant was operating a               

                                                                                

22  commercial motor vehicle, or a violation of section 625(3) or               

                                                                                

23  former section 625b, or a local ordinance substantially                     

                                                                                

24  corresponding to section 625(3) or former section 625b in the 24            

                                                                                

25  months immediately preceding application, if the  violation                 

                                                                                

26  occurred while the  applicant was operating  a commercial  any              

                                                                                

27  type of motor vehicle.                                                      


                                                                                

1       (c) The applicant is listed on the national driver register,                

                                                                                

2   the commercial driver license information system, or the driving            

                                                                                

3   records of the state in which the applicant was previously                  

                                                                                

4   licensed as being disqualified from operating a commercial motor            

                                                                                

5   vehicle or as having a license or driving privilege suspended,              

                                                                                

6   revoked, canceled, or denied.                                               

                                                                                

7       (d) The applicant is listed on the national driver register,                

                                                                                

8   the commercial driver license information system, or the driving            

                                                                                

9   records of the state in which the applicant was previously                  

                                                                                

10  licensed as having had a license suspended, revoked, or canceled            

                                                                                

11  in the 36 months immediately preceding application if a                     

                                                                                

12  suspension or revocation would have been imposed under this act             

                                                                                

13  had the applicant been licensed in this state in the original               

                                                                                

14  instance.  This subdivision does not apply to a suspension or               

                                                                                

15  revocation that would have been imposed due to a temporary                  

                                                                                

16  medical condition or pursuant to section 321a, 515, or 801c.                

                                                                                

17      (e) The applicant is subject to a suspension or revocation                  

                                                                                

18  under section 319b or would have been subject to a suspension or            

                                                                                

19  revocation under section 319b if the applicant had been issued a            

                                                                                

20  vehicle group designation or vehicle indorsement.                           

                                                                                

21      (f) The applicant has been disqualified from operating a                    

                                                                                

22  commercial motor vehicle under  chapter 313 of title 49 of the              

                                                                                

23  United States Code, 49 U.S.C.  49 USC 31301 to 31317 or the                 

                                                                                

24  applicant's license to operate a commercial motor vehicle has               

                                                                                

25  been suspended, revoked, denied, or canceled within 36 months               

                                                                                

26  immediately preceding the date of application.                              

                                                                                

27      (g) The United States secretary of transportation has                       


                                                                                

1   disqualified the applicant from operating a commercial motor                

                                                                                

2   vehicle.                                                                    

                                                                                

3       (6) The secretary of state shall not  issue a vehicle group                 

                                                                                

4   designation to an applicant to  renew or upgrade a vehicle group            

                                                                                

5   designation if the United States secretary of transportation has            

                                                                                

6   disqualified the applicant from operating a commercial motor                

                                                                                

7   vehicle, or the applicant is listed on the national driver                  

                                                                                

8   register or the commercial driver license information system as             

                                                                                

9   being disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle or             

                                                                                

10  as having a driver license or driving privilege suspended,                  

                                                                                

11  revoked, canceled, or denied.                                               

                                                                                

12      (7) The secretary of state shall only consider bond                         

                                                                                

13  forfeitures under subsection (5)(b) for violations that occurred            

                                                                                

14  on or after January 1, 1990 when determining the applicability of           

                                                                                

15  subsection (5).                                                             

                                                                                

16      (8) If an applicant for an original vehicle group designation               

                                                                                

17  was previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the secretary of           

                                                                                

18  state shall request a copy of the applicant's driving record from           

                                                                                

19  that jurisdiction.  If 1 or more of the conditions described in             

                                                                                

20  subsection (5) exist in that jurisdiction when the secretary of             

                                                                                

21  state receives the copy, the secretary of state shall cancel all            

                                                                                

22  vehicle group designations on the person's operator's or                    

                                                                                

23  chauffeur's license.                                                        

                                                                                

24      (9) The secretary of state shall cancel all vehicle group                   

                                                                                

25  designations on a person's operator's or chauffeur's license upon           

                                                                                

26  receiving notice from the United States secretary of                        

                                                                                

27  transportation, the national driver register, the commercial                


                                                                                

1   driver license system, or another state or jurisdiction that 1 or           

                                                                                

2   more of the conditions described in subsection (5) existed at the           

                                                                                

3   time of the person's application in this state.                             

                                                                                

4       (10) The secretary of state shall cancel all vehicle group                  

                                                                                

5   designations on the person's operator's or chauffeur's license              

                                                                                

6   upon receiving proper notice that the person no longer meets the            

                                                                                

7   federal driver qualification requirements under  49 C.F.R.  49              

                                                                                

8   CFR part 391 to operate a commercial motor vehicle in interstate            

                                                                                

9   commerce, or the person no longer meets the driver qualification            

                                                                                

10  requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle in intrastate            

                                                                                

11  commerce under the motor carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181,           

                                                                                

12  MCL 480.11 to 480.22.                                                       

                                                                                

13      (11) Subsection (5)(a), (b), (d), and (f) do not apply to an                

                                                                                

14  applicant for an original vehicle group designation who at the              

                                                                                

15  time of application has a valid license to operate a commercial             

                                                                                

16  motor vehicle issued by any state in compliance with  chapter 313           

                                                                                

17  of title 49 of the United States Code, 49 U.S.C.  49 USC 31301 to           

                                                                                

18  31317.                                                                      

                                                                                

19      (12) As used in this section:                                               

                                                                                

20      (a) "Farm related service industry" means custom harvesters,                

                                                                                

21  farm retail outlets and suppliers, agri-chemical business, or               

                                                                                

22  livestock feeders.                                                          

                                                                                

23      (b) "Good driving record" means the criteria required under                 

                                                                                

24  regulations described at  49 C.F.R.  49 CFR 383.77 and 57                   

                                                                                

25  F.R. 75, P. 13650 (April 17, 1992).                                         

                                                                                

26      Sec. 313.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and                     

                                                                                

27  section 812, if an operator's or chauffeur's license issued under           


                                                                                

1   this chapter is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, or becomes                   

                                                                                

2   illegible, the person to whom the license was issued may obtain a           

                                                                                

3   duplicate upon the payment of the fee required in section 812,              

                                                                                

4   upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the secretary of state that           

                                                                                

5   the license has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, or has become           

                                                                                

6   illegible, and upon certifying that the license is not being held           

                                                                                

7   by a court as a condition of that person's recognizance.                    

                                                                                

8       (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the operator's or                      

                                                                                

9   chauffeur's license is destroyed pursuant to  section 625b(12)              

                                                                                

10  or  section 625g(1)(b)(iii).                                                 

                                                                                

11      Sec. 314.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,                

                                                                                

12  an operator's license shall expire on the birthday of the person            

                                                                                

13  to whom the license is issued in the fourth year following the              

                                                                                

14  date of the issuance of the license unless suspended or revoked             

                                                                                

15  before that date.  or issued pursuant to section 314b.  A license           

                                                                                

16  shall not be issued for a period longer than 4 years.  A person             

                                                                                

17  holding a license at any time within 45 days before the                     

                                                                                

18  expiration of his or her license may make application for a new             

                                                                                

19  license as provided for in this chapter.  However, a knowledge              

                                                                                

20  test for an original group designation or indorsement may be                

                                                                                

21  taken at any time during this period and the results shall be               

                                                                                

22  valid for 12 months.  However, if the licensee will be out of the           

                                                                                

23  state during the 45 days immediately preceding expiration of the            

                                                                                

24  license or for other good cause shown cannot apply for a license            

                                                                                

25  within the 45-day period, application for a new license may be              

                                                                                

26  made not more than 6 months before expiration of the license.               

                                                                                

27  This new license when granted shall expire as provided for in               


                                                                                

1   this chapter.                                                               

                                                                                

2       (2) The first operator's license issued to a person who at                  

                                                                                

3   the time of application is less than 20-1/2 years of age shall              

                                                                                

4   expire on the licensee's twenty-first birthday unless suspended             

                                                                                

5   or revoked.  Until July 1, 2003, the secretary of state shall               

                                                                                

6   code the license in a manner which clearly identifies the                   

                                                                                

7   licensee as being less than 21 years of age.                                

                                                                                

8       (3) The first chauffeur's license issued to a person shall                  

                                                                                

9   expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following              

                                                                                

10  the date of issuance unless the license is suspended or revoked             

                                                                                

11  before that date.  or is issued pursuant to section 314b.  The              

                                                                                

12  chauffeur's license of a person who at the time of application is           

                                                                                

13  less than 20-1/2 years of age shall expire on the licensee's                

                                                                                

14  twenty-first birthday unless suspended or revoked.  Until July 1,           

                                                                                

15  2003, the secretary of state shall code the license in a manner             

                                                                                

16  which clearly identifies the licensee as being less than 21 years           

                                                                                

17  of age.  A subsequent chauffeur's license shall expire on the               

                                                                                

18  birthday of the person to whom the license is issued in the                 

                                                                                

19  fourth year following the date of issuance of the license unless            

                                                                                

20  the license is suspended or revoked before that date.  or is                

                                                                                

21  issued pursuant to section 314b.                                            

                                                                                

22      (4) A person may apply for an extension of his or her driving               

                                                                                

23  privileges if he or she is out of state on the date that his or             

                                                                                

24  her operator's or chauffeur's license expires.  The extension may           

                                                                                

25  extend the license for  90  180 days beyond the expiration date             

                                                                                

26  or within 2 weeks after the applicant returns to Michigan,                  

                                                                                

27  whichever occurs first.                                                     


                                                                                

1       (5) A person who will be out of state for more than 90 days                 

                                                                                

2   beyond the expiration date of his or her operator's license may             

                                                                                

3   apply for a  2-year extension  4-year renewal of his or her                 

                                                                                

4   driving privileges.  The applicant for this  extension  renewal             

                                                                                

5   shall submit a statement evidencing a vision examination in                 

                                                                                

6   accordance with the rules promulgated by the secretary of state             

                                                                                

7   under section 309.   The fee for a 2-year extension shall be the            

                                                                                

8   same as provided in section 314b(2).                                        

                                                                                

9       Sec. 316.  The secretary of state shall file each                           

                                                                                

10  application for an operator's or chauffeur's license and index              

                                                                                

11  the application by name and number.  The secretary of state shall           

                                                                                

12  maintain suitable records of licenses issued, applications for              

                                                                                

13  licenses denied, and a record of licenses which have been                   

                                                                                

14  revoked, canceled, or suspended.  The secretary of state shall              

                                                                                

15  note upon those records each conviction, civil infraction                   

                                                                                

16  determination, and probate court finding of the person to whom              

                                                                                

17  the license is granted, as provided in this act, and shall                  

                                                                                

18  preserve those records for not less than 6 years after the date             

                                                                                

19  of application.                                                             

                                                                                

20      Sec. 317.  (1) The secretary of state may suspend, deny, or                 

                                                                                

21  revoke the right of a nonresident to operate a motor vehicle in             

                                                                                

22  this state for a cause for which the license of a resident driver           

                                                                                

23  may be suspended, denied, or revoked.  A nonresident who drives a           

                                                                                

24  motor vehicle upon a highway when the privilege to drive has been           

                                                                                

25  suspended, revoked, or denied by the secretary of state is guilty           

                                                                                

26  of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 904.                     

                                                                                

27      (2) The secretary of state, upon receiving a record of the                  


                                                                                

1   conviction, civil infraction determination, suspension,                     

                                                                                

2   revocation, or forfeiture of bail in this state of a nonresident            

                                                                                

3   of a violation the record of which is required to be maintained             

                                                                                

4   under section 204a,  may  shall forward a certified copy of the             

                                                                                

5   record to the motor vehicle administrator or other appropriate              

                                                                                

6   officer in the state in which the person is a resident.                     

                                                                                

7       (3) Beginning October 1, 2005, within 30 days after an appeal               

                                                                                

8   is completed or the appeal period has expired if an appeal is not           

                                                                                

9   made in a conviction, civil infraction determination, or bond               

                                                                                

10  forfeiture entered against a nonresident in this state for a                

                                                                                

11  violation committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle or           

                                                                                

12  any violation for a commercial driver license holder regardless             

                                                                                

13  of vehicle type, except a parking violation, the secretary of               

                                                                                

14  state shall notify the motor vehicle administration or other                

                                                                                

15  appropriate officer of the state where the nonresident is                   

                                                                                

16  licensed of that conviction, determination, or forfeiture.                  

                                                                                

17  Beginning October 1, 2008, the secretary of state must give                 

                                                                                

18  notice under this subsection within 10 days after an appeal is              

                                                                                

19  completed or the appeal period has expired if an appeal is not              

                                                                                

20  made.                                                                       

                                                                                

21      (4) If the secretary of state suspends, revokes, cancels, or                

                                                                                

22  denies the driving privileges of a nonresident for 60 days or               

                                                                                

23  more and that nonresident is licensed by another state to operate           

                                                                                

24  a commercial motor vehicle, the secretary of state shall, within            

                                                                                

25  10 days after the effective date of the suspension, revocation,             

                                                                                

26  cancellation, or denial, forward a notification about that                  

                                                                                

27  suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial to the motor                


                                                                                

1   vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer of the state             

                                                                                

2   where the nonresident is licensed to operate a motor vehicle.  A            

                                                                                

3   notice given under this subsection must include both the denial,            

                                                                                

4   if any, and the violation that caused the suspension, revocation,           

                                                                                

5   cancellation, or denial of the nonresident's driving privileges.            

                                                                                

6       Sec. 319.  (1) The secretary of state shall immediately                     

                                                                                

7   suspend a person's license as provided in this section upon                 

                                                                                

8   receiving a record of the person's conviction for a crime                   

                                                                                

9   described in this section, whether the conviction is under a law            

                                                                                

10  of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a           

                                                                                

11  law of this state, or a law of another state substantially                  

                                                                                

12  corresponding to a law of this state.                                       

                                                                                

13      (2) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

14  for 1 year for any of the following crimes:                                 

                                                                                

15      (a) Fraudulently altering or forging documents pertaining to                

                                                                                

16  motor vehicles in violation of section 257.                                 

                                                                                

17      (b) A violation of section 413 of the Michigan penal code,                  

                                                                                

18  1931 PA 328, MCL 750.413.                                                   

                                                                                

19      (c) A violation of section 1 of former 1931 PA 214,                         

                                                                                

20  MCL 752.191, or section 626c.                                               

                                                                                

21      (d) A felony in which a motor vehicle was used.  As used in                 

                                                                                

22  this section, "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" means a            

                                                                                

23  felony during the commission of which the person convicted                  

                                                                                

24  operated a motor vehicle and while operating the vehicle                    

                                                                                

25  presented real or potential harm to persons or property and 1 or            

                                                                                

26  more of the following circumstances existed:                                

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.                            


                                                                                

1       (ii) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the                       

                                                                                

2   felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

3       (iii) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.                  

                                                                                

4       (iv) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the                     

                                                                                

5   felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

6       (e) A violation of section 602a(2) or (3) of this act or                    

                                                                                

7   section 479a(2) or (3) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,             

                                                                                

8   MCL 750.479a.                                                               

                                                                                

9       (3) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

10  for 90 days for any of the following crimes:                                

                                                                                

11      (a) Failing to stop and disclose identity at the scene of an                

                                                                                

12  accident resulting in injury in violation of section 617a.                  

                                                                                

13      (b) A violation of section 601b(2), section 601c(1), section                

                                                                                

14  626, or section 653a(3).                                                    

                                                                                

15      (c) Malicious destruction resulting from the operation of a                 

                                                                                

16  vehicle under section 382(1)(b), (c), or (d) of the Michigan                

                                                                                

17  penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.                                       

                                                                                

18      (d) A violation of section 703(2) of the Michigan liquor                    

                                                                                

19  control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.                             

                                                                                

20      (4) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

21  for 30 days for malicious destruction resulting from the                    

                                                                                

22  operation of a vehicle under section 382(1)(a) of the Michigan              

                                                                                

23  penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.                                       

                                                                                

24      (5) For perjury or making a false certification to the                      

                                                                                

25  secretary of state under any law requiring the registration of a            

                                                                                

26  motor vehicle or regulating the operation of a vehicle on a                 

                                                                                

27  highway, or for conduct prohibited under section 324(1) or a                


                                                                                

1   local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 324(1),              

                                                                                

2   the secretary shall suspend the person's license as follows:                

                                                                                

3       (a) If the person has no prior conviction for an offense                    

                                                                                

4   described in this subsection within 7 years, for 90 days.                   

                                                                                

5       (b) If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for an                    

                                                                                

6   offense described in this subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.            

                                                                                

7       (6) For a violation of section 414 of the Michigan penal                    

                                                                                

8   code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.414, the secretary of state shall                

                                                                                

9   suspend the person's license as follows:                                    

                                                                                

10      (a) If the person has no prior conviction for that offense                  

                                                                                

11  within 7 years, for 90 days.                                                

                                                                                

12      (b) If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for that                  

                                                                                

13  offense within 7 years, for 1 year.                                         

                                                                                

14      (7) For a violation of section 624a or 624b of this act or                  

                                                                                

15  section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998            

                                                                                

16  PA 58, MCL 436.1703, the secretary of state shall suspend the               

                                                                                

17  person's license as follows:                                                

                                                                                

18      (a) If the person has 1 prior conviction for an offense                     

                                                                                

19  described in this subsection or section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex           

                                                                                

20  Sess) PA 8, for 90 days.  The secretary of state may issue the              

                                                                                

21  person a restricted license after the first 30 days of                      

                                                                                

22  suspension.                                                                 

                                                                                

23      (b) If the person has 2 or more prior convictions for an                    

                                                                                

24  offense described in this subsection or section 33b(1) of former            

                                                                                

25  1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, for 1 year.  The secretary of state may                

                                                                                

26  issue the person a restricted license after the first 60 days of            

                                                                                

27  suspension.                                                                 


                                                                                

1       (8) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

2   for a violation of section 625 or 625m as follows:                          

                                                                                

3       (a) For 180 days for a violation of section 625(1) or (8) if                

                                                                                

4   the person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The                    

                                                                                

5   secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

6   during a specified portion of the suspension, except that the               

                                                                                

7   secretary of state shall not issue a restricted license during              

                                                                                

8   the first 30 days of suspension.                                            

                                                                                

9       (b) For 90 days for a violation of section 625(3) if the                    

                                                                                

10  person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  However, if the            

                                                                                

11  person is convicted of a violation of section 625(3), for                   

                                                                                

12  operating a vehicle when, due to the consumption of a controlled            

                                                                                

13  substance or a combination of alcoholic liquor and a controlled             

                                                                                

14  substance, the person's ability to operate the vehicle was                  

                                                                                

15  visibly impaired, the secretary of state shall suspend the                  

                                                                                

16  person's license under this subdivision for 180 days.  The                  

                                                                                

17  secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

18  during all or a specified portion of the suspension.                        

                                                                                

19      (c) For 30 days for a violation of section 625(6) if the                    

                                                                                

20  person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The secretary of           

                                                                                

21  state may issue the person a restricted license during all or a             

                                                                                

22  specified portion of the suspension.                                        

                                                                                

23      (d) For 90 days for a violation of section 625(6) if the                    

                                                                                

24  person has 1 or more prior convictions for that offense within 7            

                                                                                

25  years.                                                                      

                                                                                

26      (e) For 180 days for a violation of section 625(7) if the                   

                                                                                

27  person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The secretary of           


                                                                                

1   state may issue the person a restricted license after the first             

                                                                                

2   90 days of suspension.                                                      

                                                                                

3       (f) For 90 days for a violation of section 625m if the person               

                                                                                

4   has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The secretary of state            

                                                                                

5   may issue the person a restricted license during all or a                   

                                                                                

6   specified portion of the suspension.                                        

                                                                                

7       (9) For a violation of section 367c of the Michigan penal                   

                                                                                

8   code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.367c, the secretary of state shall               

                                                                                

9   suspend the person's license as follows:                                    

                                                                                

10      (a) If the person has no prior conviction for an offense                    

                                                                                

11  described in this subsection within 7 years, for 6 months.                  

                                                                                

12      (b) If the person has 1 or more convictions for an offense                  

                                                                                

13  described in this subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.                    

                                                                                

14      (10) For a violation of section 315(4), the secretary of                    

                                                                                

15  state may suspend the person's license for 6 months.                        

                                                                                

16      (11) For a violation or attempted violation of                              

                                                                                

17  section 411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,                    

                                                                                

18  MCL 750.411a, involving a school, the secretary of state shall              

                                                                                

19  suspend the license of a person 14 years of age or over but less            

                                                                                

20  than 21 years of age until 3 years after the date of the                    

                                                                                

21  conviction or juvenile disposition for the violation.  The                  

                                                                                

22  secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

23  after the first 365 days of suspension.                                     

                                                                                

24      (12) Except as provided in subsection (14), a suspension                    

                                                                                

25  under this section shall be imposed notwithstanding a court order           

                                                                                

26  unless the court order complies with section 323.                           

                                                                                

27      (13) If the secretary of state receives records of more than                


                                                                                

1   1 conviction of a person resulting from the same incident, a                

                                                                                

2   suspension shall be imposed only for the violation to which the             

                                                                                

3   longest period of suspension applies under this section.                    

                                                                                

4       (14) The secretary of state may waive a restriction,                        

                                                                                

5   suspension, or revocation of a person's license imposed under               

                                                                                

6   this act if the person submits proof that a court in another                

                                                                                

7   state revoked, suspended, or restricted his or her license for a            

                                                                                

8   period equal to or greater than the period of a restriction,                

                                                                                

9   suspension, or revocation prescribed under this act for the                 

                                                                                

10  violation and that the revocation, suspension, or restriction was           

                                                                                

11  served for the violation, or may grant a restricted license.                

                                                                                

12      (15) The secretary of state shall not issue a restricted                    

                                                                                

13  license to a person whose license is suspended under this section           

                                                                                

14  unless a restricted license is authorized under this section and            

                                                                                

15  the person is otherwise eligible for a license.                             

                                                                                

16      (16) The secretary of state shall not issue a restricted                    

                                                                                

17  license to a person under subsection (8) that would permit the              

                                                                                

18  person to operate a commercial motor vehicle.  that transports              

                                                                                

19  hazardous material in amounts requiring a placard under the                 

                                                                                

20  hazardous materials regulations, 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199.                

                                                                                

21      (17) A restricted license issued under this section shall                   

                                                                                

22  permit the person to whom it is issued to take any driving skills           

                                                                                

23  test required by the secretary of state and to drive under 1 or             

                                                                                

24  more of the following circumstances:                                        

                                                                                

25      (a) In the course of the person's employment or occupation.                 

                                                                                

26      (b) To and from any combination of the following:                           

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) The person's residence.                                                         


                                                                                

1       (ii) The person's work location.                                             

                                                                                

2       (iii) An alcohol or drug education or treatment program as                   

                                                                                

3   ordered by the court.                                                       

                                                                                

4       (iv) The court probation department.                                         

                                                                                

5       (v) A court-ordered community service program.                              

                                                                                

6       (vi) An educational institution at which the person is                       

                                                                                

7   enrolled as a student.                                                      

                                                                                

8       (vii) A place of regularly occurring medical treatment for a                 

                                                                                

9   serious condition for the person or a member of the person's                

                                                                                

10  household or immediate family.                                              

                                                                                

11      (18) While driving with a restricted license, the person                    

                                                                                

12  shall carry proof of his or her destination and the hours of any            

                                                                                

13  employment, class, or other reason for traveling and shall                  

                                                                                

14  display that proof upon a peace officer's request.                          

                                                                                

15      (19) Subject to subsection (21), as used in subsection (8),                 

                                                                                

16  "prior conviction" means a conviction for any of the following,             

                                                                                

17  whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance                        

                                                                                

18  substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of             

                                                                                

19  another state substantially corresponding to a law of this                  

                                                                                

20  state:                                                                      

                                                                                

21      (a) Except as provided in subsection (20), a violation or                   

                                                                                

22  attempted violation of any of the following:                                

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) Section 625, except a violation of section 625(2), or a                         

                                                                                

24  violation of any prior enactment of section 625 in which the                

                                                                                

25  defendant operated a vehicle while under the influence of                   

                                                                                

26  intoxicating or alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance, or a            

                                                                                

27  combination of intoxicating or alcoholic liquor and a controlled            


                                                                                

1   substance, or while visibly impaired, or with an unlawful bodily            

                                                                                

2   alcohol content.                                                            

                                                                                

3       (ii) Section 625m.                                                           

                                                                                

4       (iii) Former section 625b.                                                   

                                                                                

5       (b) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting                   

                                                                                

6   from the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of              

                                                                                

7   those crimes.                                                               

                                                                                

8       (20) Except for purposes of the suspensions described in                    

                                                                                

9   subsection (8)(c) and (d), only 1 violation or attempted                    

                                                                                

10  violation of section 625(6), a local ordinance substantially                

                                                                                

11  corresponding to section 625(6), or a law of another state                  

                                                                                

12  substantially corresponding to section 625(6) may be used as a              

                                                                                

13  prior conviction.                                                           

                                                                                

14      (21) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (19)                  

                                                                                

15  are convictions for violations arising out of the same                      

                                                                                

16  transaction, only 1 conviction shall be used to determine whether           

                                                                                

17  the person has a prior conviction.                                          

                                                                                

18      Sec. 319b.  (1) The secretary of state shall immediately                    

                                                                                

19  suspend or revoke, as applicable, all vehicle group designations            

                                                                                

20  on the operator's or chauffeur's license of a person upon                   

                                                                                

21  receiving notice of a conviction, bond forfeiture, or civil                 

                                                                                

22  infraction determination of the person, or notice that a court or           

                                                                                

23  administrative tribunal has found the person responsible, for a             

                                                                                

24  violation described in this subsection of a law of this state, a            

                                                                                

25  local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this                

                                                                                

26  state while the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle,            

                                                                                

27  or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of           


                                                                                

1   this state, or notice that the person has refused to submit to a            

                                                                                

2   chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the                 

                                                                                

3   purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or presence of a               

                                                                                

4   controlled substance or both in the person's blood, breath, or              

                                                                                

5   urine while the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle             

                                                                                

6   as required by a law or local ordinance of this or another                  

                                                                                

7   state.  The period of suspension or revocation is as follows:               

                                                                                

8       (a) Suspension for 60 days if the  licensee  person is                      

                                                                                

9   convicted of or found responsible for 1 of the following while              

                                                                                

10  operating a commercial motor vehicle:                                       

                                                                                

11                                                                               (i) Two serious traffic violations arising from separate                            

                                                                                

12  incidents within 36 months.                                                 

                                                                                

13      (ii) A violation of section 667, 668, 669, or 669a.                          

                                                                                

14      (iii) A violation of motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR                 

                                                                                

15  392.10 or 392.11, as adopted by section 1a of the motor carrier             

                                                                                

16  safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11a.                               

                                                                                

17      (iv) A violation of section 57 of the pupil transportation                   

                                                                                

18  act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1857.                                             

                                                                                

19      (v) A violation of motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR                  

                                                                                

20  392.10 or 392.11, as adopted by section 31 of the motor bus                 

                                                                                

21  transportation act, 1982 PA 432, MCL 474.131.                               

                                                                                

22      (vi) A violation of motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR                  

                                                                                

23  392.10 or 392.11 while operating a commercial motor vehicle other           

                                                                                

24  than a vehicle covered under subparagraph (iii), (iv), or (v).                

                                                                                

25      (b) Suspension for 120 days if the  licensee  person is                     

                                                                                

26  convicted of or found responsible for 1 of the following arising            

                                                                                

27  from separate incidents within 36 months while operating a                  


                                                                                

1   commercial motor vehicle:                                                   

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) Three serious traffic violations.                                               

                                                                                

3       (ii) Any combination of 2 violations described in                            

                                                                                

4   subdivision (a)(ii).                                                         

                                                                                

5       (c) Suspension for 1 year if the  licensee  person is                       

                                                                                

6   convicted of or found responsible for 1 of the following:                   

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) A violation of section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),                         

                                                                                

8   or (8), section 625m, or former section 625(1) or (2), or former            

                                                                                

9   section 625b, while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                   

                                                                                

10      (ii) Leaving the scene of an accident involving a commercial                 

                                                                                

11  motor vehicle operated by the  licensee  person.                            

                                                                                

12      (iii) A felony in which a commercial motor vehicle was used.                 

                                                                                

13      (iv) A refusal of a peace officer's request to submit to a                   

                                                                                

14  chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine to determine            

                                                                                

15  the amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or              

                                                                                

16  both in his or her blood, breath, or urine while he or she was              

                                                                                

17  operating a commercial motor vehicle as required by a law or                

                                                                                

18  local ordinance of this state or another state.                             

                                                                                

19      (v) Operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a                  

                                                                                

20  suspension, revocation, denial, or cancellation that was imposed            

                                                                                

21  for previous violations committed while operating a commercial              

                                                                                

22  motor vehicle.                                                              

                                                                                

23      (vi) Causing a fatality through the negligent or criminal                    

                                                                                

24  operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including, but not                 

                                                                                

25  limited to, the crimes of motor vehicle manslaughter, motor                 

                                                                                

26  vehicle homicide, and negligent homicide.                                   

                                                                                

27      (vii)  (v)  A 6-point violation as provided in section 320a                  


                                                                                

1   while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                 

                                                                                

2       (viii)  (vi)  Any combination of 3 violations described in                    

                                                                                

3   subdivision (a)(ii) arising from separate incidents within 36                

                                                                                

4   months while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                          

                                                                                

5       (d) Suspension for 3 years if the  licensee  person is                      

                                                                                

6   convicted of or found responsible for an offense enumerated in              

                                                                                

7   subdivision (c)(i) to  (v)  (vii) in which a commercial motor                 

                                                                                

8   vehicle was used if the vehicle was carrying hazardous material             

                                                                                

9   required to have a placard pursuant to 49 CFR parts 100 to 199.             

                                                                                

10      (e) Revocation for life, but with eligibility after not less                

                                                                                

11  than 10 years and until the person is approved by the secretary             

                                                                                

12  of state for the issuance of a vehicle group designation if  a              

                                                                                

13  licensee  the person is convicted of or found responsible for 1             

                                                                                

14  of the following:                                                           

                                                                                

15                                                                               (i) Any combination of 2 violations arising from 2 or more                          

                                                                                

16  separate incidents under section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),           

                                                                                

17  or (8), section 625m, or former section 625(1) or (2), or former            

                                                                                

18  section 625b, while driving a commercial motor vehicle.                     

                                                                                

19      (ii) Two violations of leaving the scene of an accident                      

                                                                                

20  involving a commercial motor vehicle operated by the licensee.              

                                                                                

21      (iii) Two violations of a felony in which a commercial motor                 

                                                                                

22  vehicle was used.                                                           

                                                                                

23      (iv) Two refusals of a request of a police officer to submit                 

                                                                                

24  to a chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the            

                                                                                

25  purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or presence of a               

                                                                                

26  controlled substance or both in his or her blood while he or she            

                                                                                

27  was operating a commercial motor vehicle in this state or another           


                                                                                

1   state, which refusals occurred in separate incidents.                       

                                                                                

2       (v) Operating a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a                  

                                                                                

3   suspension, revocation, denial, or cancellation that was imposed            

                                                                                

4   for previous violations committed while operating a commercial              

                                                                                

5   motor vehicle.                                                              

                                                                                

6       (vi) Causing a fatality through the negligent or criminal                    

                                                                                

7   operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including, but not                 

                                                                                

8   limited to, the crimes of motor vehicle manslaughter, motor                 

                                                                                

9   vehicle homicide, and negligent homicide.                                   

                                                                                

10      (vii)  (v)  Two 6-point violations as provided in                            

                                                                                

11  section 320a while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                    

                                                                                

12      (viii)  (vi)  Two violations, in any combination, of the                      

                                                                                

13  offenses enumerated under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or               

                                                                                

14  (v) arising from 2 or more separate incidents.                              

                                                                                

15      (f) Revocation for life if a  licensee  person is convicted                 

                                                                                

16  of or found responsible for any of the following:                           

                                                                                

17                                                                               (i) One violation of a felony in which a commercial motor                           

                                                                                

18  vehicle was used and that involved the manufacture, distribution,           

                                                                                

19  or dispensing of a controlled substance or possession with intent           

                                                                                

20  to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.             

                                                                                

21      (ii) A conviction of any offense described in subdivision (c)                

                                                                                

22  or (d) after having been approved for the issuance of a vehicle             

                                                                                

23  group designation under subdivision (e).                                    

                                                                                

24      (iii) A conviction of a violation of chapter LXXXIII-A of the                

                                                                                

25  Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.543a to 750.543z.                 

                                                                                

26      (2) The secretary of state shall immediately revoke for life                

                                                                                

27  the hazardous material indorsement (H vehicle indorsement) on the           


                                                                                

1   operator's or chauffeur's license of a person with a vehicle                

                                                                                

2   group designation upon receiving notice from the U.S. department            

                                                                                

3   of transportation that the person poses a security risk                     

                                                                                

4   warranting denial under the uniting and strengthening America by            

                                                                                

5   providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct              

                                                                                

6   terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, 115             

                                                                                

7   Stat. 272.                                                                  

                                                                                

8       (3) The secretary of state shall immediately suspend all                    

                                                                                

9   vehicle group designations on the operator's or chauffeur's                 

                                                                                

10  license of a person upon receiving notice of a conviction, bond             

                                                                                

11  forfeiture, or civil infraction determination of the person, or             

                                                                                

12  notice that a court or administrative tribunal has found the                

                                                                                

13  person responsible, for a violation of section 319d(4) or 319f, a           

                                                                                

14  local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 319d(4) or           

                                                                                

15  319f, or a law or local ordinance of another state, the United              

                                                                                

16  States, Canada, Mexico, or a local jurisdiction of either of                

                                                                                

17  these countries substantially corresponding to section 319d(4) or           

                                                                                

18  319f, while operating a commercial motor vehicle.  The period of            

                                                                                

19  suspension or revocation is as follows:                                     

                                                                                

20      (a) Suspension for 90 days if the  licensee  person is                      

                                                                                

21  convicted of or found responsible for a violation of section                

                                                                                

22  319d(4) or 319f while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                 

                                                                                

23      (b) Suspension for 180 days if the  licensee  person is                     

                                                                                

24  convicted of or found responsible for a violation of section                

                                                                                

25  319d(4) or 319f while operating a commercial motor vehicle that             

                                                                                

26  is either carrying hazardous material required to have a placard            

                                                                                

27  pursuant to 49 CFR parts 100 to 199 or designed to carry 16 or              


                                                                                

1   more passengers, including the driver.                                      

                                                                                

2       (c) Suspension for 1 year if the  licensee  person is                       

                                                                                

3   convicted of or found responsible for 2 violations, in any                  

                                                                                

4   combination, of section 319d(4) or 319f while operating a                   

                                                                                

5   commercial motor vehicle arising from 2 or more separate                    

                                                                                

6   incidents during a 10-year period.                                          

                                                                                

7       (d) Suspension for 3 years if the  licensee  person is                      

                                                                                

8   convicted of or found responsible for 3 or more violations, in              

                                                                                

9   any combination, of section 319d(4) or 319f while operating a               

                                                                                

10  commercial motor vehicle arising from 3 or more separate                    

                                                                                

11  incidents during a 10-year period.                                          

                                                                                

12      (e) Suspension for 3 years if the  licensee  person is                      

                                                                                

13  convicted of or found responsible for 2 or more violations, in              

                                                                                

14  any combination, of section 319d(4) or 319f while operating a               

                                                                                

15  commercial motor vehicle carrying hazardous material required to            

                                                                                

16  have a placard pursuant to 49 CFR parts 100 to 199, or designed             

                                                                                

17  to carry 16 or more passengers, including the driver, arising               

                                                                                

18  from 2 or more separate incidents during a 10-year period.                  

                                                                                

19      (4) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

20      (a) "Felony in which a commercial motor vehicle was used"                   

                                                                                

21  means a felony during the commission of which the person                    

                                                                                

22  convicted operated a commercial motor vehicle and while the                 

                                                                                

23  person was operating the vehicle 1 or more of the following                 

                                                                                

24  circumstances existed:                                                      

                                                                                

25                                                                               (i) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.                            

                                                                                

26      (ii) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the                       

                                                                                

27  felony.                                                                     


                                                                                

1       (iii) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.                  

                                                                                

2       (iv) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the                     

                                                                                

3   felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

4       (b) "Serious traffic violation" means  a  any of the                        

                                                                                

5   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) A traffic violation that occurs in connection with an                           

                                                                                

7   accident in which a person died.  , careless                                

                                                                                

8       (ii) Careless driving.  , excessive                                          

                                                                                

9       (iii) Excessive speeding as defined in regulations                           

                                                                                

10  promulgated under  chapter 313 of title 49 of the United States             

                                                                                

11  Code,  49 USC 31301 to 31317.  , improper                                   

                                                                                

12      (iv) Improper lane use.  , following                                         

                                                                                

13      (v) Following too closely.  , or any                                        

                                                                                

14      (vi) Driving a commercial motor vehicle without obtaining any                

                                                                                

15  vehicle group designation on the person's license.                          

                                                                                

16      (vii) Driving a commercial motor vehicle without an                          

                                                                                

17  operator's or chauffeur's license in possession.  However, a                

                                                                                

18  person who, not later than the date by which the person must                

                                                                                

19  appear in court or pay any fine for a violation, provides proof             

                                                                                

20  to the law enforcement officer who issued the citation that the             

                                                                                

21  person held a valid vehicle group designation and indorsement on            

                                                                                

22  the date the citation was issued, is not guilty of this offense.            

                                                                                

23      (viii) Driving a commercial motor vehicle while in possession                 

                                                                                

24  of an operator's or chauffeur's license that has a vehicle group            

                                                                                

25  designation but does not have the appropriate vehicle group                 

                                                                                

26  designation or indorsement required for the specific vehicle                

                                                                                

27  group being operated or the passengers or type of cargo being               


                                                                                

1   transported.                                                                

                                                                                

2       (ix) Any other serious traffic violation as defined in 49 CFR               

                                                                                

3   383.5 or as prescribed under this act.                                      

                                                                                

4       (5) For the purpose of this section only, a bond forfeiture                 

                                                                                

5   or a determination by a court of original jurisdiction or an                

                                                                                

6   authorized administrative tribunal that a person has violated the           

                                                                                

7   law is considered a conviction.                                             

                                                                                

8       (6) The secretary of state shall suspend or revoke a vehicle                

                                                                                

9   group designation under subsection (1) notwithstanding a                    

                                                                                

10  suspension, restriction, revocation, or denial of an operator's             

                                                                                

11  or chauffeur's license or vehicle group designation under another           

                                                                                

12  section of this act or a court order issued under another section           

                                                                                

13  of this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to             

                                                                                

14  another section of this act.                                                

                                                                                

15      (7) Effective October 1, 2005, a conviction, bond forfeiture,               

                                                                                

16  or civil infraction determination, or notice that a court or                

                                                                                

17  administrative tribunal has found a person responsible for a                

                                                                                

18  violation described in this subsection while the person was                 

                                                                                

19  operating a noncommercial motor vehicle counts against the person           

                                                                                

20  who holds a license to operate a commercial motor vehicle the               

                                                                                

21  same as if the person had been operating a commercial motor                 

                                                                                

22  vehicle at the time of the violation.  For the purpose of this              

                                                                                

23  subsection, a noncommercial motor vehicle does not include a                

                                                                                

24  recreational vehicle used off-road.  This subsection applies to             

                                                                                

25  the following state law violations and to a local ordinance                 

                                                                                

26  substantially corresponding to any of those violations or a law             

                                                                                

27  of another state or out-of-state jurisdiction substantially                 


                                                                                

1   corresponding to any of those violations:                                   

                                                                                

2       (a) Operating a vehicle in violation of section 625.                        

                                                                                

3       (b) Suspension for a refusal to submit to a chemical test of                

                                                                                

4   his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining           

                                                                                

5   the amount of alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance             

                                                                                

6   or both in the person's blood, breath, or urine as required by a            

                                                                                

7   law or local ordinance of this or another state.                            

                                                                                

8       (c) Leaving the scene of an accident.                                       

                                                                                

9       (d) Using a vehicle to commit a felony.                                     

                                                                                

10      (8)  (7)  When determining the applicability of conditions                  

                                                                                

11  listed in this section, the secretary of state shall only                   

                                                                                

12  consider violations that occurred after January 1, 1990.                    

                                                                                

13      Sec. 319c.  (1) The secretary of state shall provide the                    

                                                                                

14  United States department of transportation with the following               

                                                                                

15  information pertaining to an operator's or chauffeur's license              

                                                                                

16  with a vehicle group designation:                                           

                                                                                

17      (a) A notice of the issuance of an operator's or chauffeur's                

                                                                                

18  license with a vehicle group designation within 10 days after the           

                                                                                

19  issuance of the license.                                                    

                                                                                

20      (b) A notice of a suspension, revocation, or denial of a                    

                                                                                

21  license within 10 days after the suspension, revocation, or                 

                                                                                

22  denial.   If the licensee is a nonresident, a notice of the state           

                                                                                

23  that issued the suspension, revocation, or denial of the license            

                                                                                

24  shall also be provided.                                                     

                                                                                

25      (2) Within 10 days after receiving a record of conviction,                  

                                                                                

26  civil infraction determination, or forfeiture of bail in this               

                                                                                

27  state of a nonresident driver of a commercial motor vehicle for a           


                                                                                

1   violation under the motor vehicle laws of this state, other than            

                                                                                

2   a parking violation, the secretary of state shall notify the                

                                                                                

3   motor vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer in the             

                                                                                

4   state in which the person is licensed.                                      

                                                                                

5       Sec. 320a.  (1) The secretary of state, within  10  5 days                  

                                                                                

6   after the receipt of a properly prepared abstract from this state           

                                                                                

7   or another state, shall record the date of conviction, civil                

                                                                                

8   infraction determination, or probate court disposition, and the             

                                                                                

9   number of points for each, based on the following formula, except           

                                                                                

10  as otherwise provided in this section and section 629c:                     

                                                                                

11    (a) Manslaughter, negligent homicide, or a felony                         

                                                                                

12  resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, ORV, or                    

                                                                                

13  snowmobile............................................   6 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

14    (b) A violation of section 601b(2) or (3), 601c(1) or                     

                                                                                

15  (2), or 653a(3) or (4)................................   6 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

16    (c) A violation of section 625(1), (4), (5), (7), or                      

                                                                                

17  (8), section 81134 or 82127(1) of the natural resources                     

                                                                                

18  and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451,                              

                                                                                

19  MCL 324.81134 and 324.82127, or a law or ordinance                          

                                                                                

20  substantially corresponding to section 625(1), (4), (5),                    

                                                                                

21  (7), or (8)  ,  or section 81134 or 82127(1) of the                         

                                                                                

22  natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994                    

                                                                                

23  PA 451, MCL 324.81134 and 324.82127...................   6 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

24    (d) Failing to stop and disclose identity at the scene                    


                                                                                

1   of an accident when required by law...................   6 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

2     (e) Operating a motor vehicle in violation of section                     

                                                                                

3   626...................................................   6 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

4     (f) Fleeing or eluding an officer...................   6 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

5     (g) A violation of section 627(9) pertaining to speed                     

                                                                                

6   in a work zone described in that section by exceeding the                   

                                                                                

7   lawful maximum by more than 15 miles per hour.........   5 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

8     (h) A violation of any law other than the law described                   

                                                                                

9   in subdivision (g) or ordinance pertaining to speed by                      

                                                                                

10  exceeding the lawful maximum by more than 15 miles per                      

                                                                                

11  hour..................................................   4 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

12    (i) A violation of section 625(3) or (6), section 81135                   

                                                                                

13  or 82127(3) of the natural resources and environmental                      

                                                                                

14  protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81135 and 324.82127,                   

                                                                                

15  or a law or ordinance substantially corresponding to                        

                                                                                

16  section 625(3) or (6) or section 81135 or 82127(3) of the                   

                                                                                

17  natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994                    

                                                                                

18  PA 451, MCL 324.81135 and 324.82127...................   4 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

19    (j) A violation of section 626a or a law or ordinance                     

                                                                                

20  substantially corresponding to section 626a...........   4 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

21    (k) A violation of section 653a(2)..................   4 points           


                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

1     (l) A violation of section 627(9) pertaining to speed                     

                                                                                

2   in a work zone described in that section by exceeding the                   

                                                                                

3   lawful maximum by more than 10 but not more than 15 miles                   

                                                                                

4   per hour..............................................   4 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

5     (m) A violation of any law other than the law described                   

                                                                                

6   in subdivision (l) or ordinance pertaining to speed by                      

                                                                                

7   exceeding the lawful maximum by more than 10 but not more                   

                                                                                

8   than 15 miles per hour or careless driving in violation                     

                                                                                

9   of section 626b or a law or ordinance substantially                         

                                                                                

10  corresponding to section 626b.........................   3 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

11    (n) A violation of section 627(9) pertaining to speed                     

                                                                                

12  in a work zone described in that section by exceeding the                   

                                                                                

13  lawful maximum by 10 miles per hour or less...........   3 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

14    (o) A violation of any law other than the law described                   

                                                                                

15  in subdivision (n) or ordinance pertaining to speed by                      

                                                                                

16  exceeding the lawful maximum by 10 miles per hour or less2 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

17    (p) Disobeying a traffic signal or stop sign, or                          

                                                                                

18  improper passing......................................   3 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

19    (q) A violation of section 624a, 624b, or a law or                        

                                                                                

20  ordinance substantially corresponding to section 624a or                    

                                                                                

21  624b..................................................   2 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                


                                                                                

1     (r) A violation of section 310e(4) or (6) or a law or                     

                                                                                

2   ordinance substantially corresponding to section 310e(4)                    

                                                                                

3   or (6)................................................   2 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

4     (s) All other moving violations pertaining to the                         

                                                                                

5   operation of motor vehicles reported under this section  2 points           

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

6     (t) A refusal by a person less than 21 years of age to                    

                                                                                

7   submit to a preliminary breath test required by a peace                     

                                                                                

8   officer under section 625a............................   2 points           

                                                                                

9       (2) Points shall not be entered for a violation of section                  

                                                                                

10  310e(14), 311, 625m, 658, 717, 719, 719a, or 723.                           

                                                                                

11      (3) Points shall not be entered for bond forfeitures.                       

                                                                                

12      (4) Points shall not be entered for overweight loads or for                 

                                                                                

13  defective equipment.                                                        

                                                                                

14      (5) If more than 1 conviction, civil infraction                             

                                                                                

15  determination, or probate court disposition results from the same           

                                                                                

16  incident, points shall be entered only for the violation that               

                                                                                

17  receives the highest number of points under this section.                   

                                                                                

18      (6) If a person has accumulated 9 points as provided in this                

                                                                                

19  section, the secretary of state may call the person in for an               

                                                                                

20  interview as to the person's driving ability and record after due           

                                                                                

21  notice as to time and place of the interview.  If the person                

                                                                                

22  fails to appear as provided in this subsection, the secretary of            

                                                                                

23  state shall add 3 points to the person's record.                            

                                                                                

24      (7) If a person violates a speed restriction established by                 

                                                                                

25  an executive order issued during a state of energy emergency as             


                                                                                

1   provided by 1982 PA 191, MCL 10.81 to 10.89, the secretary of               

                                                                                

2   state shall enter points for the violation pursuant to subsection           

                                                                                

3   (1).                                                                        

                                                                                

4       (8) The secretary of state shall enter 6 points upon the                    

                                                                                

5   record of a person whose license is suspended or denied pursuant            

                                                                                

6   to section 625f.  However, if a conviction, civil infraction                

                                                                                

7   determination, or probate court disposition results from the same           

                                                                                

8   incident, additional points for that offense shall not be                   

                                                                                

9   entered.                                                                    

                                                                                

10      (9) If a Michigan driver commits a violation in another state               

                                                                                

11  that would be a civil infraction if committed in Michigan, and a            

                                                                                

12  conviction results solely because of the failure of the Michigan            

                                                                                

13  driver to appear in that state to contest the violation, upon               

                                                                                

14  receipt of the abstract of conviction by the secretary of state,            

                                                                                

15  the violation shall be noted on the driver's record, but no                 

                                                                                

16  points shall be assessed against his or her driver's license.               

                                                                                

17      Sec. 321a.  (1) A person who fails to answer a citation, or                 

                                                                                

18  a notice to appear in court for a violation reportable to the               

                                                                                

19  secretary of state under section 732 or a local ordinance                   

                                                                                

20  substantially corresponding to a violation of a law of this state           

                                                                                

21  reportable to the secretary of state under section 732, or for              

                                                                                

22  any matter pending, or who fails to comply with an order or                 

                                                                                

23  judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all            

                                                                                

24  fines, costs, fees, and assessments, is guilty of a misdemeanor             

                                                                                

25  punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of           

                                                                                

26  not more than $100.00, or both.  A violation of this subsection             

                                                                                

27  or failure to answer a citation or notice to appear for a                   


                                                                                

1   violation of section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8,                  

                                                                                

2   section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998            

                                                                                

3   PA 58, MCL 436.1703, or a local ordinance substantially                     

                                                                                

4   corresponding to either of those sections shall not be considered           

                                                                                

5   a violation for any purpose under section 320a.                             

                                                                                

6       (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), 28 days or more                   

                                                                                

7   after a person fails to answer a citation, or a notice to appear            

                                                                                

8   in court for a violation reportable to the secretary of state               

                                                                                

9   under section 732 or a local ordinance substantially                        

                                                                                

10  corresponding to a violation of a law of this state reportable to           

                                                                                

11  the secretary of state under section 732, or for any matter                 

                                                                                

12  pending, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the                

                                                                                

13  court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs,              

                                                                                

14  fees, and assessments, the court shall give notice by mail at the           

                                                                                

15  last known address of the person that if the person fails to                

                                                                                

16  appear or fails to comply with the order or judgment within 14              

                                                                                

17  days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state shall               

                                                                                

18  suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license.  If the             

                                                                                

19  person fails to appear or fails to comply with the order or                 

                                                                                

20  judgment within the 14-day period, the court shall, within 14               

                                                                                

21  days, inform the secretary of state, who shall immediately                  

                                                                                

22  suspend the license of the person.  The secretary of state shall            

                                                                                

23  immediately notify the person of the suspension by regular mail             

                                                                                

24  at the person's last known address.                                         

                                                                                

25      (3) If the person is charged with, or convicted of, a                       

                                                                                

26  violation of section 625 or a local ordinance substantially                 

                                                                                

27  corresponding to section 625(1), (2), (3), (6), or (8) and the              


                                                                                

1   person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court,           

                                                                                

2   or for any matter pending, or fails to comply with an order or              

                                                                                

3   judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all            

                                                                                

4   fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, the court                

                                                                                

5   shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the               

                                                                                

6   person's last known address that if the person fails to appear              

                                                                                

7   within 7 days after the notice is issued, or fails to comply with           

                                                                                

8   the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited              

                                                                                

9   to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments,           

                                                                                

10  within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state           

                                                                                

11  shall suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license.  If           

                                                                                

12  the person fails to appear within the 7-day period, or fails to             

                                                                                

13  comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but              

                                                                                

14  not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights            

                                                                                

15  assessments, within the 14-day period, the court shall                      

                                                                                

16  immediately inform the secretary of state who shall immediately             

                                                                                

17  suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license and notify           

                                                                                

18  the person of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the                

                                                                                

19  person's last known address.                                                

                                                                                

20      (4) If the person is charged with, or convicted of, a                       

                                                                                

21  violation of section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8,                  

                                                                                

22  section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998            

                                                                                

23  PA 58, MCL 436.1703, section 624a, section 624b, or a local                 

                                                                                

24  ordinance substantially corresponding to those sections and the             

                                                                                

25  person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court            

                                                                                

26  issued pursuant to section 33b of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8,               

                                                                                

27  section 703 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998               


                                                                                

1   PA 58, MCL 436.1703, section 624a, section 624b, or a local                 

                                                                                

2   ordinance substantially corresponding to those sections or fails            

                                                                                

3   to comply with an order or judgment of the court issued pursuant            

                                                                                

4   to section 33b of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section 703 of the            

                                                                                

5   Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703,             

                                                                                

6   section 624a, section 624b, or a local ordinance substantially              

                                                                                

7   corresponding to those sections including, but not limited to,              

                                                                                

8   paying all fines and costs, the court shall immediately give                

                                                                                

9   notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last known                  

                                                                                

10  address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after              

                                                                                

11  the notice is issued, or fails to comply with the order or                  

                                                                                

12  judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all            

                                                                                

13  fines and costs, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the             

                                                                                

14  secretary of state shall suspend the person's operator's or                 

                                                                                

15  chauffeur's license.  If the person fails to appear within the              

                                                                                

16  7-day period, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of              

                                                                                

17  the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines and              

                                                                                

18  costs, within the 14-day period, the court shall immediately                

                                                                                

19  inform the secretary of state who shall immediately suspend the             

                                                                                

20  person's operator's or chauffeur's license and notify the person            

                                                                                

21  of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the person's last             

                                                                                

22  known address.                                                              

                                                                                

23      (5) A suspension imposed under subsection (2) or (3) remains                

                                                                                

24  in effect until both of the following occur:                                

                                                                                

25      (a) The secretary of state is notified by each court in which               

                                                                                

26  the person failed to answer a citation or notice to appear or               

                                                                                

27  failed to pay a fine or cost that the person has answered that              


                                                                                

1   citation or notice to appear or paid that fine or cost.                     

                                                                                

2       (b) The person has paid to the court a $45.00 driver license                

                                                                                

3   clearance fee for each failure to answer a citation or failure to           

                                                                                

4   pay a fine or cost.                                                         

                                                                                

5       (6) The court shall not notify the secretary of state, and                  

                                                                                

6   the secretary of state shall not suspend the person's license, if           

                                                                                

7   the person fails to appear in response to a citation issued for,            

                                                                                

8   or fails to comply with an order or judgment involving 1 or more            

                                                                                

9   of the following infractions:                                               

                                                                                

10      (a) The parking or standing of a vehicle.                                   

                                                                                

11      (b) A pedestrian, passenger, or bicycle violation, other than               

                                                                                

12  a violation of section 33b(1) or (2) of former 1933 (Ex Sess)               

                                                                                

13  PA 8, section 703(1) or (2) of the Michigan liquor control code             

                                                                                

14  of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703, section 624a or 624b, or a               

                                                                                

15  local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 33b(1) or            

                                                                                

16  (2) of former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, section 703(1) or (2) of the             

                                                                                

17  Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703,             

                                                                                

18  or section 624a or 624b.                                                    

                                                                                

19      (7) The court may notify a person who has done either of the                

                                                                                

20  following, that if the person does not appear within 10 days                

                                                                                

21  after the notice is issued, the court will inform the secretary             

                                                                                

22  of state of the person's failure to appear:                                 

                                                                                

23      (a) Failed to answer 2 or more parking violation notices or                 

                                                                                

24  citations for violating a provision of this act or an ordinance             

                                                                                

25  substantially corresponding to a provision of this act pertaining           

                                                                                

26  to parking for persons with disabilities.                                   

                                                                                

27      (b) Failed to answer 6 or more parking violation notices or                 


                                                                                

1   citations regarding illegal parking.                                        

                                                                                

2       (8) The secretary of state, upon being informed of the                      

                                                                                

3   failure of a person to appear or comply as provided in subsection           

                                                                                

4   (7), shall not issue a license to the person or renew a license             

                                                                                

5   for the person until both of the following occur:                           

                                                                                

6       (a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person                

                                                                                

7   has resolved all outstanding matters regarding the notices or               

                                                                                

8   citations.                                                                  

                                                                                

9       (b) The person has paid to the court a $45.00 driver license                

                                                                                

10  clearance fee.  If the court determines that the person is                  

                                                                                

11  responsible for only 1 parking violation under subsection (7)(a)            

                                                                                

12  or less than 6 parking violations under subsection (7)(b) for               

                                                                                

13  which the person's license was not issued or renewed under this             

                                                                                

14  subsection, the court may waive payment of the fee.                         

                                                                                

15      (9) Not less than 28 days after a person fails to appear in                 

                                                                                

16  response to a citation issued for, or fails to comply with an               

                                                                                

17  order or judgment involving, a state civil infraction described             

                                                                                

18  in chapter 88 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,           

                                                                                

19  MCL 600.8801 to 600.8835, the court shall give notice by ordinary           

                                                                                

20  mail, addressed to the person's last known address, that if the             

                                                                                

21  person fails to appear or fails to comply with the order or                 

                                                                                

22  judgment described in this subsection within 14 days after the              

                                                                                

23  notice is issued, the court will give to the secretary of state             

                                                                                

24  notice of that failure.  Upon receiving notice of that failure,             

                                                                                

25  the secretary of state shall not issue or renew an operator's or            

                                                                                

26  chauffeur's license for the person until both of the following              

                                                                                

27  occur:                                                                      


                                                                                

1       (a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person                

                                                                                

2   has resolved all outstanding matters regarding each notice or               

                                                                                

3   citation.                                                                   

                                                                                

4       (b) The person has paid to the court a $45.00 driver license                

                                                                                

5   clearance fee.  If the court determines that the person is not              

                                                                                

6   responsible for any violation for which the person's license was            

                                                                                

7   not issued or renewed under this subsection, the court shall                

                                                                                

8   waive the fee.                                                              

                                                                                

9       (10) For the purposes of subsections (5)(a), (8)(a), and                    

                                                                                

10  (9)(a), the court shall give to the person a copy of the                    

                                                                                

11  information being transmitted to the secretary of state.  Upon              

                                                                                

12  showing that copy, the person shall not be arrested or issued a             

                                                                                

13  citation for driving on a suspended license, on an expired                  

                                                                                

14  license, or without a license on the basis of any matter resolved           

                                                                                

15  under subsection (5)(a), (8)(a), or (9)(a), even if the                     

                                                                                

16  information being sent to the secretary of state has not yet been           

                                                                                

17  received or recorded by the department.                                     

                                                                                

18      (11) For each fee received under subsection (5)(b), (8)(b),                 

                                                                                

19  or (9)(b), the court shall transmit the following amounts on a              

                                                                                

20  monthly basis:                                                              

                                                                                

21      (a) Fifteen dollars to the secretary of state.  The funds                   

                                                                                

22  received by the secretary of state under this subdivision shall             

                                                                                

23  be deposited in the state general fund and shall be used to                 

                                                                                

24  defray the expenses of the secretary of state in processing the             

                                                                                

25  suspension and reinstatement of driver licenses under this                  

                                                                                

26  section.                                                                    

                                                                                

27      (b) Fifteen dollars to 1 of the following, as applicable:                   


                                                                                

1                                                                                (i) If the matter is before the circuit court, to the                               

                                                                                

2   treasurer of the county for deposit in the general fund.                    

                                                                                

3       (ii) If the matter is before the district court, to the                      

                                                                                

4   treasurer of the district funding unit for that court, for                  

                                                                                

5   deposit in the general fund.  As used in this section, "district            

                                                                                

6   funding unit" means that term as defined in section 8104 of the             

                                                                                

7   revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8104.                  

                                                                                

8       (iii) If the matter is before a municipal court, to the                      

                                                                                

9   treasurer of the city in which the municipal court is located,              

                                                                                

10  for deposit in the general fund.                                            

                                                                                

11      (c) Fifteen dollars to the juror compensation reimbursement                 

                                                                                

12  fund created in section 151d of the revised judicature act of               

                                                                                

13  1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.151d.                                            

                                                                                

14      (12) Section 819 does not apply to a reinstatement fee                      

                                                                                

15  collected for an operator's or chauffeur's license that is not              

                                                                                

16  issued or renewed under section 8827 of the revised judicature              

                                                                                

17  act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8827.                                     

                                                                                

18      (13) The secretary of state shall immediately suspend the                   

                                                                                

19  operator's and chauffeur's license of a person licensed to                  

                                                                                

20  operate a commercial motor vehicle, or a person who operates a