September 15, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Lahti, McDowell, Constan, Lindberg, Nerat and Mayes and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803i (MCL 257.803i), as amended by 1998 PA 68.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803i. (1) A person who was or is a member of the national
guard may apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate, which that shall display an appropriate
vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the
words "national guard" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.
(2) A person who was or is a member of the military reserve
may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration
plate,
which that shall display an appropriate vignette preceding
the registration numbers.
(3) A person who was a member of any branch of the armed
services of the United States, who has retired or been granted an
honorable discharge from that branch of the armed forces, and who
is not otherwise eligible for a special registration plate under
this act may apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate which that shall display an appropriate vignette
preceding the registration numbers. The appropriate vignette shall
include the specific insignia of the branch of the armed forces
being displayed on the special registration plate.
(4) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a
form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall be accompanied
by any proof of the applicant being or having been a member of the
national guard or military reserve or a member of any branch of the
armed services of the United States as described in subsection (3)
that the secretary of state may require. The application for a
special registration plate shall also be accompanied with payment
of a $5.00 service fee.
(5) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service
fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special
registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger
vehicle or, for the purposes of subsection (3), for use on a
motorcycle. A person who is disabled who applies for a special
registration plate under this section and who pays the $5.00
service fee shall be issued a tab for persons with disabilities as
provided in section 803f for his or her special registration plate.
The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the
applicant is a disabled person as is required for issuance of a
permanent windshield placard under section 675. A person issued 1
or more special registration plates under subsection (1), (2), or
(3) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.
(6) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle other
than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who
does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
(7) The special registration plate issued under this section
shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When 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 (4).