February 17, 2005, Introduced by Senators BROWN and JELINEK and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 205 (MCL 257.205), as amended by 1980 PA 398.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 205. (1) The secretary of state shall maintain an office
in the state capitol complex, and in other places in the state as
the secretary of state considers necessary to carry out the powers
and
duties vested in the secretary of state. At least
(2) Not less than 1 office shall be established in each county
of the state and in each city of the state having a population of
10,000 or more, but not within a radius of 5 miles from a county
office
location. This subsection
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if the population of a
city combined with the population within a 10-mile radius of the
city is 10,000 or more, the secretary of state shall maintain an
office within that city.
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply in a county having a
population
of 300,000 or more , nor or to contiguous cities
having a combined population of 10,000 or more.
(5) A
person licensed under section 248 , is not eligible
for appointment to conduct, manage, or be an employee of a branch
or fee office of the secretary of state.
(6) (2)
A bond may be required of a person
in an office
established under subsection (1) , (2), or (3) in an amount that
the secretary of state prescribes to cover the safe handling of
money received under this act. The secretary of state shall not be
held personally liable for a loss of money because of armed
robbery, larceny, embezzlement, riot, act of God, or other act of a
person
resulting in a loss of money which that is within the
authority and responsibility of the secretary of state as the
administrator of this act.
(7) (3)
A person appointed to conduct a
branch office shall
receive
compensation fixed by the secretary of state , and
necessary expenses of the office. The compensation and expenses
shall be paid out of the Michigan transportation fund created under
section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660, and shall be deducted from
the fund before the fund is certified to the state treasurer.