May 30, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Camilleri, Pagan, Guerra, Elder, Lucido, Hughes, Hertel, Singh and Hammoud and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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
to the secretary of state if he or she owns a 1 or more
private
passenger motor vehicle, vehicles,
and the secretary of
state
may issue a no more than 5
special registration plate plates,
which 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 is personally owned by the disabled veteran 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 per plate and proof that the
applicant was honorably discharged from the armed services and
either 1 of the following:
(a) That the applicant 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 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 Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, a
special registration issued under this section is exempt from
payment of the tax provided in section 801. An individual who
obtains more than 1 special registration plate as provided in
subsection (1) shall pay the tax provided in section 801 for the
second and each subsequent plate.
(4)
The special registration plate shall expire expires on
the
birthday of the disabled veteran 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 per plate. 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 1 or more special registration plate plates under
this section a tab for persons with disabilities for each plate.
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 a special registration plate issued to the
disabled person 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
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 renews his or her 1 or more special
registration
plate plates under this section, the secretary of
state shall issue a new tab for persons with disabilities for each
plate to the disabled person, free of charge. The disabled person
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.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.