December 2, 2008, Introduced by Senator OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803f (MCL 257.803f), as amended by 1998 PA 68.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803f. (1) A person who is a totally disabled veteran with
an
honorable discharge from the armed services may make an
application
or the spouse of a person who
is a totally disabled
veteran with an honorable discharge from the armed services may
apply to the secretary of state if he or she owns a private
passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a
special
registration plate which that
shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and
shall have the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the
registration number. For the purposes of this section, "private
passenger
motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which that is
personally owned by the disabled veteran or his or her spouse and
is used for the primary purpose of transporting the disabled
veteran and family members of the disabled veteran, but does not
include a motor home.
(2) Application for the special registration plate shall be on
a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be
accompanied by a service fee of $5.00 and proof that the applicant
or the applicant's spouse was honorably discharged from the armed
services and either 1 of the following:
(a) That the applicant or the applicant's spouse has been
determined by the veterans' administration of the federal
government to have a service-connected total or permanent total
disability rating for compensation.
(b) That the applicant or the applicant's spouse has been
determined to have a service-connected total or permanent total
disability rating and is receiving disability retirement pay from a
branch of the uniformed armed services.
(3) A special registration issued under this section is exempt
from payment of the tax provided in section 801.
(4) The special registration plate shall expire on the
birthday
of the disabled veteran applicant
in a year in which new
plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for
renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by a
$5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be required to furnish
the proof provided in subsection (2).
(5) The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person who
has been issued a special registration plate under this section or
his or her spouse a tab for persons with disabilities. The tab for
persons with disabilities shall be an adhesive tab displaying the
international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that
symbol. The tab for persons with disabilities may be attached only
to the special registration plate issued to the disabled person or
his or her spouse under this section.
(6) An application for a tab for persons with disabilities
shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The
secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant
or the applicant's spouse is a disabled person as is required for
issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675.
(7) The tab for persons with disabilities shall be issued free
of charge.
(8) When a disabled person who has been issued a tab for
persons with disabilities or his or her spouse renews his or her
special registration plate under this section, the secretary of
state shall issue a new tab for persons with disabilities to the
disabled person or his or her spouse, free of charge. The disabled
person or his or her spouse shall not be required to again furnish
the proof required under subsection (6).
(9) The use of the special registration plate or a tab for
persons with disabilities on a motor vehicle other than the motor
vehicle for which the special registration plate is issued, or by a
person who does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.