HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLE PLATES S.B. 463:
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Senate Bill 463 (as introduced 9-3-13)
Sponsor: Senator Bruce Caswell
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to exclude some historic military vehicles from the requirement to attach a registration plate to a vehicle.
The Code requires a registration plate issued for a vehicle to be attached to the rear of the vehicle, although a plate issued for a truck tractor or road tractor must be attached to the front of the vehicle.
Under the bill, if a historic military vehicle that was authorized to be operated on the roads of the State had not been originally manufactured with lighting and mounting provisions for a registration plate, a registration plate would not be required to be attached to the rear or front of the vehicle. In that case, the registration plate would have to be present in the vehicle that it covered, and would have to be made available upon a police officer's demand.
"Historic military vehicle" would mean a vehicle, including a trailer, regardless of the vehicle's size, weight, or year of manufacture, that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and is maintained to represent its military design and markings accurately.
MCL 257.225 Legislative Analyst: Glenn Steffens
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government. The Department of State does not anticipate that there would be any affect on the amount of revenue received from registrations of historic military vehicles as those vehicles still would be required to be registered and the registered plated would have to be carried in the vehicles.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.