December 14, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Ward, Farhat, Elsenheimer, Gillard, Accavitti, Sheltrown, Espinoza, Stakoe, Miller, Pavlov, Green, Sak, Vagnozzi, Schuitmaker, Taub, Jones, Baxter, Kahn, Gaffney and Waters and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 811e (MCL 257.811e), as amended by 2001 PA 124,
and by adding section 811o.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 811e. (1) The secretary of state may develop a Michigan
university fund-raising registration plate as described in this
section, and a matching Michigan university collector plate as
described in section 811g.
(2) The secretary of state may develop 1 or more limited term
registration plates to recognize a state-sponsored event, a
Michigan university, or an accomplishment or occasion of a Michigan
university.
(3)
The secretary of state may, at any 1 time, develop not
more
than 7 different state-sponsored
fund-raising registration
plates as described in this section, and matching state-sponsored
collector plates as described in section 811g. As used in this
section, "state-sponsored fund-raising registration plate" means a
fund-raising registration plate authorized by a public act to raise
funds for a state-sponsored goal. The public act shall, at a
minimum, do all of the following:
(a) Identify the purpose of the state-sponsored fund-raising
registration plate.
(b) Create a fund or designate an existing fund to receive the
money raised through the sale of state-sponsored fund-raising
registration plates and matching collector plates.
(c) If a fund is created, name the person or entity
responsible for administering the fund.
(4) The secretary of state may develop, promote, and market
the fund-raising registration plates and matching collector plates
issued under this section with the funds available through service
fees.
(5) If the design or logo of a Michigan university fund-
raising registration plate or a state-sponsored fund-raising
registration plate uses 1 or more designs, trade names, trademarks,
service marks, emblems, symbols, or other images that are owned by
the Michigan university that is requesting the Michigan university
fund-raising plate, the person or entity that is sponsoring a
state-sponsored fund-raising plate, or any other person or entity,
the Michigan university or sponsoring person or entity shall grant
to or obtain for the secretary of state both of the following
pursuant
according to a written agreement between the parties:
(a) A nonexclusive worldwide license to use those designs,
trade names, trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or other
images on and in conjunction with the marketing, promotion, sale,
or copyrighting of the registration plate or image of the
registration plate.
(b) The authority to merchandise the registration plate or an
image of the registration plate.
(6) In using or employing a design, trade name, trademark,
service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in
conjunction with the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or
merchandising of a registration plate or image of the registration
plate, the secretary of state may alter the size of the design,
trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other
image but shall not change the color or design of the design, trade
name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other image
without the prior written consent of the respective Michigan
university or sponsoring person or entity. The secretary of state
shall not use or employ a design, trade name, trademark, service
mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in conjunction
with the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or merchandising
of a registration plate or an image of the registration plate in
any manner that is offensive to the Michigan university or
sponsoring person or entity that complies with subsection (5).
(7) As used in this section, "Michigan university fund-raising
registration plate" means a fund-raising registration plate that is
issued under this section at the request of a Michigan university.
Sec. 811o. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under
section 811e and issue a Thin Blue Line fund-raising plate under
section 811f and a matching Thin Blue Line collector plate as
provided under section 811g. The secretary of state in conjunction
with the Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall design the plates, having
the words "Thin Blue Line" and "Michigan" on the plates.
(2) The owner of a vehicle required to be registered under
this act may apply, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state,
for a Thin Blue Line fund-raising plate as prescribed in section
811f instead of a standard registration plate.
(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of Thin Blue Line fund-raising and collector plates
to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money as
follows:
(a) $15.00 to the Thin Blue Line fund established under
subsection (4).
(b) $5.00 to the police officer's and fire fighter's survivor
tuition fund established under subsection (7).
(c) $5.00 to the crime victim's rights fund created in section
4 of 1989 PA 196, MCL 780.904.
(4) The Thin Blue Line fund is created within the state
treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets
from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer
shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall
credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in
the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund on a
quarterly basis to the Thin Blue Line of Michigan, P.O. Box 415,
Howell, Michigan 48844-0415 or a successor address. Beginning not
later than February 1, 2007, and annually after that, an
organization receiving money under this section shall report to the
state treasurer. A report under this subsection shall include a
summary of expenditures during the preceding year of the money
received under this section.
(6) The Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall expend the money
received under this section solely to assist and support the
families of injured or deceased officers of law enforcement
agencies within this state.
(7) The police officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition
fund is established within the state treasury. The state treasurer
may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into
the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and
earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of
the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the
general fund.
(8) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund on a
quarterly basis to the department of state police. Beginning not
later than February 1, 2007, the department of state police shall
submit to the state treasurer a summary of the expenditures during
the preceding year of the money received under this section.
(9) The department of state police shall expend the money
received under this section solely to assist and support the police
officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition act, 1996 PA 195, MCL
390.1241 to 390.1246.