HOUSE BILL No. 5732 April 2, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Schermesser, DeHart, Hale, Cherry, Schauer, Kelly, Martinez, Mans, Harder, Kilpatrick, Goschka, Scott and Parks and referred to the Committee on Constitutional and Civil Rights. A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 19a, 39a, 67b, 252d, 321a, 674, 675, 742, 803d, 803e, 803f, 803h, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, and 803o (MCL 257.19a, 257.39a, 257.67b, 257.252d, 257.321a, 257.674, 257.675, 257.742, 257.803d, 257.803e, 257.803f, 257.803h, 257.803i, 257.803j, 257.803k, 257.803l, 257.803n, and 257.803o), section 19a as amended by 1996 PA 198, section 675 as amended by 1994 PA 432, section 39a as added by 1987 PA 257, sections 67b, 674, 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, and 803o as amended by 1994 PA 104, sections 252d and 742 as amended by 1989 PA 89, section 321a as amended by 1996 PA 493, section 803d as amended by 1984 PA 175, and section 803h as added by 1988 PA 419. 01839'97 DMS 2 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 19a."Handicapper""DISABLED PERSON" means a person 2 who is determined by a physician or an optometrist as specifi- 3 cally provided in this section licensed to practice in this state 4 to have 1 or more of the following physical characteristics: 5 (a) Blindness as determined by an optometrist or a 6 physician. 7 (b) Inability to walk more than 200 feet without having to 8 stop and rest. 9 (c) Inability to do both of the following: 10 (i) Use 1 or both legs or feet. 11 (ii) Walk without the use of a wheelchair, walker, crutch, 12 brace, prosthetic, or other device, or without the assistance of 13 another person. 14 (d) A lung disease from which the person's forced expiratory 15 volume for 1 second, when measured by spirometry, is less than 1 16 liter, or from which the person's arterial oxygen tension is less 17 than 60 mm/hg of room air at rest. 18 (e) A cardiovascular condition that causes the person to 19 measure between 3 and 4 on the New York heart classification 20 scale, or that renders the person incapable of meeting a minimum 21 standard for cardiovascular health that is established by the 22 American heart association and approved by the department of 23 public health. 24 (f) An arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition that 25 severely limits the person's ability to walk. 01839'97 3 (g) The persistent reliance upon an oxygen source other than ordinary air. Sec. 39a. "PermanenthandicapDISABILITY" means a physi- cal characteristic categorized as ahandicapDISABILITY that significantly limits ambulation or necessitates the use of a wheelchair for mobility, or blindness, for which there is a present medical expectation that thehandicapDISABILITY will always persist and never significantly improve. Sec. 67b. "TemporaryhandicapDISABILITY" means a physi- cal characteristic categorized as ahandicapDISABILITY that significantly limits ambulation or necessitates the use of a wheelchair for mobility, or blindness, for which there is a present medical expectation that thehandicapDISABILITY will improve. Sec. 252d. (1) A police agency or a governmental agency designated by the police agency may provide for the immediate removal of a vehicle from public or private property to a place of safekeeping at the expense of the registered owner of the vehicle in any of the following circumstances: (a) If the vehicle is in such a condition that the continued operation of the vehicle upon the highway would constitute an immediate hazard to the public. (b) If the vehicle is parked or standing upon the highway in such a manner as to create an immediate public hazard or an obstruction of traffic. (c) If a vehicle is parked in a posted tow away zone. 01839'97 4 (d) If there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle or any part of the vehicle is stolen. (e) If the vehicle must be seized to preserve evidence of a crime, or when there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in the commission of a crime. (f) If removal is necessary in the interest of public safety because of fire, flood, storm, snow, natural or man-made disaster, or other emergency. (g) If the vehicle is hampering the use of private property by the owner or person in charge of that property or is parked in a manner which impedes the movement of another vehicle. (h) If the vehicle is stopped, standing, or parked in a space designated forhandicapperDISABLED PERSON parking and is not permitted by law to be stopped, standing, or parked in a space designated forhandicapperDISABLED PERSON parking. (2) A police agency which authorizes the removal of a vehi- cle under subsection (1) shall do all of the following: (a) Check to determine if the vehicle has been reported stolen. (b) Within 24 hours after removing the vehicle, enter the vehicle into the law enforcement information network if the vehi- cle has not been redeemed. This subdivision does not apply to a vehicle that is removed from the scene of a motor vehicle traffic accident. (c) If the vehicle has not been redeemed within 10 days after moving the vehicle, send to the registered owner and the secured party as shown by the records of the secretary of state, 01839'97 5 by first-class mail or personal service, a notice that the vehicle has been removed; however, if the police agency informs the owner or operator of the vehicle of the removal and the loca- tion of the vehicle within 24 hours after the removal, and if the vehicle has not been redeemed within 30 days and upon complaint from the towing service, the police agency shall send the notice within 30 days after the removal. The notice shall be by a form furnished by the secretary of state. The notice form shall con- tain the following information: (i) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle. (ii) The location from which the vehicle was taken into custody. (iii) The date on which the vehicle was taken into custody. (iv) The name and address of the police agency which had the vehicle taken into custody. (v) The location where the vehicle is being held. (vi) The procedure to redeem the vehicle. (vii) The procedure to contest the fact that the vehicle was properly removed or the reasonableness of the towing and daily storage fees. (viii) A form petition which the owner may file in person or by mail with the specified court which requests a hearing on the police agency's action. (ix) A warning that the failure to redeem the vehicle or to request a hearing within 20 days after the date of the notice may result in the sale of the vehicle and the termination of all 01839'97 6 rights of the owner and the secured party to the vehicle or the proceeds of the sale or to both the vehicle and the proceeds. (3) The registered owner may contest the fact that the vehi- cle was properly removed or the reasonableness of the towing fees and daily storage fees by requesting a hearing. A request for a hearing shall be made by filing a petition with the court speci- fied in the notice within 20 days after the date of the notice. If the owner requests a hearing, the matter shall be resolved after a hearing conducted pursuant to sections 252e and 252f. An owner who requests a hearing may obtain release of the vehicle by posting a towing and storage bond with the court in an amount equal to the accrued towing and storage fees. The owner of a vehicle who requests a hearing may obtain release of the vehicle by paying the towing and storage fees instead of posting the towing and storage bond. If the court finds that the vehicle was not properly removed, the police agency shall reimburse the owner of the vehicle for the accrued towing and storage fees. (4) If the owner does not request a hearing, he or she may obtain the release of the vehicle by paying the accrued charges to the custodian of the vehicle. (5) If the owner does not redeem the vehicle or request a hearing within 20 days, the secured party may obtain the release of the vehicle by paying the accrued charges to the custodian of the vehicle prior to the date of the sale. (6) Not less than 20 days after the disposition of the hear- ing described in subsection (3), or if a hearing is not requested, not less than 20 days after the date of the notice 01839'97 7 described in subsection (2)(c), the police agency shall offer the vehicle for sale at a public sale unless the vehicle is redeemed. The public sale shall be held pursuant to section 252g. (7) If the ownership of a vehicle which has been removed under this section cannot be determined either because of the condition of the vehicle identification numbers or because a check with the records of the secretary of state does not reveal ownership, the police agency may sell the vehicle at public sale pursuant to section 252g, not less than 30 days after public notice of the sale has been published. Sec. 321a. (1) A person who fails to answer a citation, or a notice to appear in court for a violation of this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a provision of this act, or for any matter pending, or who fails to comply with an order or judgment issued pursuant to section 907 is guilty of a misdemeanor. A violation of this subsection or failure to answer a citation or notice to appeal section 33b(1) of the Michigan liquor control act,Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, being section 436.33b of the Michigan Compiled Laws1933 (EX SESS) PA 8, MCL 436.33B, or a local ordi- nance substantially corresponding to that section shall not be considered a violation for any purpose under section 320a. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) and (4), 28 days or more after the date of noncompliance with an order or judgment, the court shall give notice by mail at the last known address of the person that if the person fails to appear or fails to comply 01839'97 8 with the order or judgment issued pursuant to section 907, including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license. If the person fails to appear or fails to comply with the order or judg- ment issued pursuant to section 907, including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, within the 14-day period, the court shall, within 14 days, inform the secretary of state, who shall immediately suspend the license of the person and notify the person of the suspension by regular mail at the person's last known address. (3) If the person is charged with, or convicted of, a viola- tion of section 625(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625(1), (2), (3), or (6) and the person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court, or for any matter pending, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, the court shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after the notice is issued, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license. If the person fails to appear within the 7-day period, or fails to comply with the 01839'97 9 order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, within the 14-day period, the court shall immediately inform the secretary of state who shall immediately suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license and notify the person of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address. (4) If the person is charged with, or convicted of, a viola- tion of section 33b(1) ofAct No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, being section 436.33b of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL ACT, 1933 (EX SESS) PA 8, MCL 436.33B, section 624a, section 624b, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to those sections and the person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court issued pursuant to section 33b ofAct No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933THE MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL ACT, 1933 (EX SESS) PA 8, MCL 436.33B, section 624a, section 624b, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to those sections or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court issued pursuant to section 33b ofAct No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933THE MICHIGAN LIQUOR CONTROL ACT, 1933 (EX SESS) PA 8, MCL 436.33B, section 624a, section 624b, or a local ordi- nance substantially corresponding to those sections including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, the court shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after the notice is issued, or fails to comply with the 01839'97 10 order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state shall suspend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license. If the person fails to appear within the 7-day period, or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines and costs, within the 14-day period, the court shall imme- diately inform the secretary of state who shall immediately sus- pend the person's operator's or chauffeur's license and notify the person of the suspension by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address. (5) A suspension imposed under subsection (2), (3), or (4) shall remain in effect until both of the following occur: (a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person has appeared before the court and that all matters relating to the violation or to the noncompliance with section 907 are resolved. (b) The person has paid to the court a $25.00 driver license reinstatement fee. The increase in the reinstatement fee from $10.00 to $25.00 shall be imposed for a license that is suspended on or after April 5, 1988 regardless of when the license was suspended. (6) The court shall not notify the secretary of state, and the secretary of state shall not suspend the person's license, if the person fails to appear in response to a citation issued for, or fails to comply with an order or judgment involving 1 or more of the following infractions: 01839'97 11 (a) The parking or standing of a vehicle. (b) A pedestrian, passenger, or bicycle violation. (7) The court may notify a person who has done either of the following, that if the person does not appear within 10 days after the notice is issued, the court will inform the secretary of state of the person's failure to appear: (a) Failed to answer 2 or more parking violation notices or citations for violating a provision of this act or an ordinance substantially corresponding to a provision of this act pertaining tohandicapperDISABLED PERSON parking issued or served after September 19, 1989. (b) Failed to answer 6 or more parking violation notices or citations, issued or served after March 31, 1981, regarding ille- gal parking. (8) The secretary of state, upon being informed of the fail- ure of a person to appear or comply as provided in subsection (7), shall not issue a license to the person or renew a license for the person until both of the following occur: (a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person has resolved all outstanding matters regarding the notices or citations. (b) The person has paid to the court a $25.00 driver license reinstatement fee. The increase in the reinstatement fee from $10.00 to $25.00 shall be imposed for a license that is rein- stated on or after April 5, 1988 regardless of when issuance or renewal of the license was denied. If the court determines that the person is not responsible for any of the parking violations 01839'97 12 for which the person's license was suspended under this subsection, the court shall waive payment of the fee. (9) Not less than 28 days after a person fails to appear in response to a citation issued for, or fails to comply with an order or judgment involving, a state civil infraction described in chapter 88 of the revised judicature act of 1961,Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 600.8801 to 600.8831 of the Michigan Compiled Laws1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8801 TO 600.8835, the court shall give notice by ordinary mail, addressed to the person's last known address, that if the person fails to appear or fails to comply with the order or judgment described in this subsection within 14 days after the notice is issued, the court will give to the secretary of state notice of that failure. Upon receiving notice of that failure, the secretary of state shall not issue or renew an operator's or chauffeur's license for the person until both of the following occur: (a) The court informs the secretary of state that the person has resolved all outstanding matters regarding each notice or citation. (b) The person has paid to the court a $25.00 driver license reinstatement fee. If the court determines that the person is not responsible for any violation for which the person's license was not issued or renewed under this subsection, the court shall waive the driver license reinstatement fee. (10) For the purposes of subsections (5)(a), (8)(a), and (9)(a), the court shall give to the person a copy of the information being transmitted to the secretary of state. Upon 01839'97 13 showing that copy, the person shall not be arrested or issued a citation for driving on a suspended license, on an expired license, or without a license on the basis of any matter resolved under subsection (5)(a), (8)(a), or (9)(a), even if the informa- tion being sent to the secretary of state has not yet been received or recorded by the department. (11) Sixty percent of the driver license reinstatement fees received under subsections (5)(b), (8)(b), or (9)(b) shall be transmitted by the court to the secretary of state on a monthly basis. The funds received by the secretary of state pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the state general fund and shall be used to defray the expenses of the secretary of state in processing the suspension and reinstatement of driver licenses under this section. (12) Section 819 does not apply to a reinstatement fee col- lected for an operator's or chauffeur's license that is not issued or renewed pursuant to section 8827 ofAct No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being section 600.8827 of the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8827. Sec. 674. (1) A vehicle shall not be parked, except if nec- essary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: (a) On a sidewalk. (b) In front of a public or private driveway. 01839'97 14 (c) Within an intersection. (d) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. (e) On a crosswalk. (f) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk, or if there is not a crosswalk, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways. (g) Within 30 feet of the approach to a flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of a highway. (h) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by an offi- cial sign or marking. (i) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing. (j) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire sta- tion and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to a fire station within 75 feet of the entrance if properly marked by an official sign. (k) Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruc- tion, if the stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic. (l) On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street. (m) Upon a bridge or other elevated highway structure or within a highway tunnel. 01839'97 15 (n) At a place where an official sign prohibits stopping or parking. (o) Within 500 feet of an accident at which a police officer is in attendance, if the scene of the accident is outside of a city or village. (p) In front of a theater. (q) In a place or in a manner which blocks immediate egress from an emergency exit conspicuously marked as an emergency exit of a building. (r) In a place or in a manner which blocks or hampers the immediate use of an immediate egress from a fire escape conspicu- ously marked as a fire escape providing an emergency means of egress from a building. (s) In a parking space clearly identified by an official sign as being reserved for use byhandicappersDISABLED PERSONS which is on public property or private property available for public use, unless thepersonINDIVIDUAL is ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON as described in section 19a or unless thepersonINDIVIDUAL is parking the vehicle for the benefit of ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. In order for the vehicle to be parked in the parking space the vehicle shall display 1 of the following: (i) A certificate of identification or windshield placard issued under section 675 to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. (ii) A special registration plate issued under section 803d to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. 01839'97 16 (iii) A similar certificate of identification or windshield placard issued by another state to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. (iv) A similar special registration plate issued by another state to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. (v) A special registration plate to which ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab is attached issued under this act. (t) Within 500 feet of a fire at which fire apparatus is in attendance, if the scene of the fire is outside a city or village. However, volunteer fire fighters responding to the fire may park within 500 feet of the fire in a manner not to interfere with fire apparatus at the scene. A vehicle parked legally pre- vious to the fire is exempt from this subdivision. (u) In violation of an official sign restricting the period of time for or manner of parking. (v) In a space controlled or regulated by a meter on a public highway or in a publicly owned parking area or structure, if the allowable time for parking indicated on the meter has expired, unless the vehicle properly displays 1 or more of the items listed in section 675(8). (w) On a street or highway in such a way as to obstruct the delivery of mail to a rural mailbox by a carrier of the United States postal service. (x) In a place or in a manner which blocks the use of an alley. 01839'97 17 (2) A person shall not move a vehicle not owned by the person into a prohibited area or away from a curb a distance which makes the parking unlawful. (3) A bus, for the purpose of taking on or discharging pas- sengers, may be stopped at a place described in subsection (1)(b), (d), or (f) or on the roadway side of a vehicle illegally parked in a legally designated bus loading zone. A bus, for the purpose of taking on or discharging a passenger, may be stopped at a place described in subsection (1)(n) if the place is posted by an appropriate bus stop sign, except that a bus shall not stop at such a place if the stopping is specifically prohibited by the responsible local authority, the state transportation department, or the director of the department of state police. (4) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. Sec. 675. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and this chapter, a vehicle stopped or parked upon a highway or street shall be stopped or parked with the wheels of the vehicle parallel to the roadway and within 12 inches of any curb existing at the right of the vehicle. (2) A local authority may by ordinance permit parking of a vehicle on a 1-way roadway with the vehicle's left wheels adja- cent to and within 12 inches of any curb existing at the left of the vehicle. (3) A local authority may by ordinance permit angle parking on a roadway, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on a state trunk line highway. 01839'97 18 (4) The state transportation commission with respect to state trunk line highways and the board of county road commis- sioners with respect to county roads, acting jointly with the director of the department of state police, may place signs pro- hibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on a highway where in the opinion of the officials as determined by an engineering survey, the stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on the highway or street. The signs shall be official signs and a person shall not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on the signs. The signs shall be installed only after a proper traffic order is filed with the county clerk. Upon the application to the state transportation commission by a home rule city affected by an order, opportunity shall be given to the city for a hearing before the state transportation commission, pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969,Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO 24.328, except when an ordinance of the home rule city prohibits or restricts the park- ing of vehicles on a state trunk line highway; when the home rule city, by lawfully authorized official action, requests the state transportation department to prohibit or restrict parking on a state trunk line highway; or when the home rule city enters into a construction agreement with the state transportation department providing for the prohibition or restriction of parking on a 01839'97 19 state trunk line highway during or after the period of construction. Traffic control orders, so long as they affect parking upon a state trunk line highway within the corporate limits of a home rule city, are considered "rules" within the meaning ofAct No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969THE ADMINIS- TRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO 24.328, and upon application for a hearing by a home rule city, the proceedings before the state transportation commission shall be considered a "contested case" within the meaning of that act. (5) After October 1, 1994, ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON may apply, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, for a serially numbered nontransferable temporary or permanent wind- shield placard for the personal use of thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON. An individual who has a religious objection to having a medical examination by a physician may personally apply at a branch office of the secretary of state for a serially numbered nontransferable temporary or permanent windshield placard for the personal use of thehandicappedDISABLED individual. If it appears obvious that the individual has a qualifyinghandicapDISABILITY, the individual shall not be required to present a medical statement attesting to thehandicapDISABILITY. The application for and the issuance of the serially numbered non- transferable temporary or permanent windshield placard is subject to all of the following: (a) The secretary of state may issue to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON with a temporaryhandicapDISABILITY a 01839'97 20 temporary windshield placard that is valid for a period of not more than 6 months. (b) The secretary of state may issue to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON with a permanenthandicapDISABILITY an origi- nal or renewal permanent windshield placard that is valid for at least 4 years. (c) An original certificate of identification or permanent windshield placard shall expire on thehandicapper'sDISABLED PERSON'S fifth birthday after the date of issuance. (d) A renewal permanent windshield placard shall expire on thehandicapper'sDISABLED PERSON'S fourth birthday after the date of renewal. (e) A person holding a certificate of identification or per- manent windshield placard at any time within 45 days before the expiration of his or her certificate or placard may make applica- tion for a new or renewal placard as provided for in this section. However, if the person will be out of state during the 45 days immediately preceding expiration of the certificate or placard or for other good cause shown cannot apply for a placard within the 45-day period, application for a new or renewal plac- ard may be made not more than 6 months before expiration of the certificate or placard. A placard issued or renewed under this subdivision shall expire as provided for in this subsection. (f) Upon application in the manner prescribed by the secre- tary of state for replacement of a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or placard described in this section, ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON or organization that provides specialized 01839'97 21 services tohandicappersDISABLED PERSONS may be issued a placard that in substance duplicates the original certificate or placard for a fee of $10.00. (g) A certificate or placard described in this section may be used by a person other than thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON for the sole purpose of transporting thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON. An organization that provides specialized services tohandicappersDISABLED PERSONS may apply for and receive a per- manent windshield placard to be used in any motor vehicle actu- ally transporting ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. If the organ- ization ceases to transporthandicappersDISABLED PERSONS, the placard shall be returned to the secretary of state for cancella- tion and destruction. (6) AhandicapperDISABLED PERSON with a certificate of identification, windshield placard, special registration plates issued under section 803d, a special registration plate issued under section 803f that has ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab attached, a certificate of identification or windshield placard from another state, or specialhandicapperDISABLED PERSON reg- istration plates from another state is entitled to courtesy in the parking of a vehicle. The courtesy shall relieve thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON or the person transporting thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON from liability for a violation with respect to parking, other than in violation of this act. A local authority may by ordinance prohibit parking on a street or high- way to create a fire lane or to provide for the accommodation of heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours, and the 01839'97 22 privileges extending to veterans and physicallyhandicappedDISABLED persons under this subsection do not supersede that ordinance. (7) An application for an initial free parking sticker shall contain a certification by a physician licensed to practice in this state attesting to the nature and estimated duration of the applicant'shandicapDISABLING condition and verifying that the applicant qualifies for a free parking sticker. An individual who has a religious objection to having a medical examination by a physician may personally apply at a branch office of the secre- tary of state for an initial free parking sticker. If it appears obvious that the individual is unable to do 1 or more of the acts listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), the individual shall not be required to present a certification by a physician attesting to the nature and estimated duration of the applicant'shandicapDISABLING condition or verifying that the applicant qualifies for a free parking sticker. The applicant qualifies for a free park- ing sticker if the applicant is a licensed driver and the physi- cian certifies or, if an individual is not required to have a certification by a physician, it is obvious that the applicant is unable to do 1 or more of the following: (a) Manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in parking lots or parking structures, due to the lack of fine motor control of both hands. 01839'97 23 (b) Reach above his or her head to a height of 42 inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or upper extremity strength or mobility. (c) Approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a wheelchair or other device. (d) Walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic, neurolo- gical, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost completely impedes the ability to walk. (8) To be entitled to free parking in a metered space or in a publicly owned parking structure or area, a vehicle must prop- erly display 1 of the following: (a) A windshield placard bearing a free parking sticker issued pursuant to this act. (b) A valid certificate of identification issued before the effective date of this act. (c) A valid windshield placard issued by another state. (d) A certificate of identification issued by another state. (e) AhandicapperDISABLED PERSON license plate issued by another state. (f) A special registration plate with ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab attached issued by another state. (9) A vehicle that does not properly display 1 of the items listed in subsection (8) is not entitled to free parking in a metered parking space or in a publicly owned parking area or structure, and thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON or vehicle 01839'97 24 operator shall pay all parking fees and may be responsible for a civil infraction. (10) Blindness that is not accompanied by an incapacity described in subsection (7) does not entitle a person to a free parking sticker. (11) The secretary of state shall attach a free parking sticker, in contrasting colors, to the windshield placard of a person certified as having an incapacity described in subsection (7). (12) A windshield placard issued under this section shall be displayed on the interior rearview mirror of the vehicle or, if there is no interior rearview mirror, on the lower left corner of the dashboard while the vehicle is parked or being parked by or under the direction of ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON pursuant to this section. (13) A certificate of identification issued before February 11, 1992 shall be displayed on the lower left corner of the dash- board of the parked vehicle. (14) Upon conviction of an offense involving a violation of the special privileges conferred upon a holder of a certificate of identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker, a magistrate or judge trying the case, as a part of any penalty imposed, may confiscate the serially numbered certificate of identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker and return the confiscated item or items to the secretary of state together with a certified copy of the sentence imposed. Upon receipt of a certificate of identification, windshield placard, 01839'97 25 or free parking sticker from a judge or magistrate, the secretary of state shall cancel and destroy the certificate, placard, or sticker, and thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON to whom it was issued shall not receive another certificate, placard, or sticker until he or she submits a completed application and presents a current medical statement attesting to his or her condition. A law enforcement officer who observes a misuse of a certificate of identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker may immediately confiscate the certificate, placard, or sticker and forward it with a copy of his or her report to the secretary of state. (15) A person who intentionally makes a false statement of material fact or commits or attempts to commit a deception or fraud on a medical statement attesting to ahandicapDISABILITY, submitted in support of an application for a certifi- cate of identification, windshield placard, free parking sticker, special registration plate, orhandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab under this section, section 803d, or section 803f, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both. (16) A person who commits or attempts to commit a deception or fraud by 1 or more of the following methods is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both: (a) Using a certificate of identification, windshield plac- ard, or free parking sticker issued under this section or by another state to provide transportation to ahandicapper01839'97 26 DISABLED PERSON, when the person is not providing transportation to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. (b) Altering, modifying, or selling a certificate of identi- fication, windshield placard, or free parking sticker issued under this section or by another state. (c) Copying or forging a certificate of identification, windshield placard, or free parking sticker described in this section or selling or using a certificate, placard, or sticker described in this subdivision. (d) Making a false statement of material fact to obtain or assist an individual in obtaining a certificate, placard, or sticker described in this section, a special registration plate under section 803d, or ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab under section 803f. (e) Knowingly using or displaying a certificate, placard, or sticker described in this section that has been canceled by the secretary of state. (17) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. (18) A certificate of identification issued before October 1, 1994 and containing an expiration date is valid for free parking in a space controlled or regulated by a meter on a public highway or in a publicly owned parking area or structure when the time for parking indicated on the meter has expired, or in a parking space clearly identified by an official sign as being reserved for use byhandicappersDISABLED PERSONS that is on public property or private property available for public use, 01839'97 27 until the expiration date printed on the certificate. The certificate expires and shall be canceled on its expiration date. (19) A certificate of identification issued before the effective date of this act that does not contain an expiration date expires and shall be canceled on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection. (20) A certificate of identification shall not be issued or renewed by the secretary of state after October 1, 1994. (21) The secretary of state may cancel, revoke, or suspend a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of iden- tification under any of the following circumstances: (a) The secretary of state determines that a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification was fraudulently or erroneously issued. (b) The secretary of state determines that a person has made or is making an unlawful use of his or her windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification. (c) The secretary of state determines that a check or draft used to pay the required fee is not paid on its first presenta- tion and is not paid upon reasonable notice or demand or that the required fee is paid by an invalid credit card. (d) The secretary of state determines that the person is no longer eligible to receive or use a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification. 01839'97 28 (e) The secretary of state determines that the owner has committed an offense under this act involving a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification. (f) A person has violated this act and the secretary of state is authorized under this act to cancel, revoke, or suspend a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification for that violation. (g) The secretary of state receives notice from another state or foreign country that a windshield placard, free parking sticker, or certificate of identification issued by the secretary of state has been surrendered by the owner or seized in con- formity with the laws of that other state or foreign country, or has been improperly used or displayed in violation of the laws of that other state or foreign country. (22) Before a cancellation, revocation, or suspension under subsection (21), the person affected thereby shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard. (23) A windshield placard issued to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON shall bear thehandicapper'sDISABLED PERSON'S driver's or chauffeur's license number or the number on his or her offi- cial state personal identification card issued underAct No. 222 of the Public Acts of 1972, being sections 28.291 to 28.295 of the Michigan Compiled Laws1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 TO 28.295. Sec. 742. (1) A police officer who witnesses a person vio- lating this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act, which violation is a civil infraction, may stop the person, detain the person temporarily for purposes of making a 01839'97 29 record of vehicle check, and prepare and subscribe, as soon as possible and as completely as possible, an original and 3 copies of a written citation, which shall be a notice to appear in court for 1 or more civil infractions. If a police officer of a vil- lage, city, township, or county, or a police officer who is an authorized agent of a county road commission, witnesses a person violating this act or a local ordinance substantially correspond- ing to this act within that village, city, township, or county and that violation is a civil infraction, that police officer may pursue, stop, and detain the person outside the village, city, township, or county where the violation occurred for the purpose of exercising the authority and performing the duties prescribed in this section and section 749, as applicable. (2) Any police officer, having reason to believe that the load, weight, height, length, or width of a vehicle or load are in violation of section 717, 719, 719a, 722, 724, 725, or 726 which violation is a civil infraction, may require the driver of the vehicle to stop, and the officer may investigate, weigh, or measure the vehicle or load. If, after personally investigating, weighing, or measuring the vehicle or load, the officer deter- mines that the load, weight, height, length, or width of the vehicle or load are in violation of section 717, 719, 719a, 722, 724, 725, or 726, the officer may temporarily detain the driver of the vehicle for purposes of making a record or vehicle check and issue a citation to the driver or owner of the vehicle as provided in those sections. 01839'97 30 (3) A police officer may issue a citation to a person who is a driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident when, based upon personal investigation, the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is responsible for a civil infraction in connection with the accident. A police officer may issue a citation to a person who is a driver of a motor vehicle when, based upon personal investigation by the police officer of a com- plaint by someone who witnessed the person violating this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act, which violation is a civil infraction, the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person is responsible for a civil infraction and if the prosecuting attorney or attorney for the political subdivision approves in writing the issuance of the citation. (4) The form of a citation issued under subsection (1), (2), or (3) shall be as prescribed in sections 727c and 743. (5) The officer shall inform the person of the alleged civil infraction or infractions and shall deliver the third copy of the citation to the alleged offender. (6) In a civil infraction action involving the parking or standing of a motor vehicle, a copy of the citation need not be served personally upon the defendant but may be served upon the registered owner by attaching the copy to the vehicle. A city may authorize personnel other than a police officer to issue and serve a citation for a violation of its ordinance involving the parking or standing of a motor vehicle. A city may authorize a person other than personnel or a police officer to issue and serve a citation for a violation of an ordinance pertaining to 01839'97 31handicapperDISABLED PERSON parking if the city has complied with the requirements of section 675d. State security personnel receiving authorization under section 6c ofAct No. 59 of the Public Acts of 1935, being section 28.6c of the Michigan Compiled Laws1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6C, may issue and serve citations for violations involving the parking or standing of vehicles on land owned by the state or land of which the state is the lessee when authorized to do so by the director of the department of state police. (7) If a parking violation notice other than a citation is attached to a motor vehicle, and if an admission of responsibil- ity is not made and the civil fine and costs, if any, prescribed by ordinance for the violation are not paid at the parking viola- tions bureau, a citation may be filed with the court described in section 741(4) and a copy of the citation may be served by first-class mail upon the registered owner of the vehicle at the owner's last known address. A parking violation notice may be issued by a police officer, including a limited duty officer, or other personnel duly authorized by the city, village, township, college, or university to issue such a notice under its ordinance. The citation filed with the court pursuant to this subsection need not comply in all particulars with sections 727c and 743 but shall consist of a sworn complaint containing the allegations stated in the parking violation notice and shall fairly inform the defendant how to respond to the citation. (8) A citation issued under subsection (6) or (7) for a parking or standing violation shall be processed in the same 01839'97 32 manner as a citation issued personally to a defendant pursuant to subsection (1) or (3). (9) As used in subsection (7): (a) "Parking violation notice" means a notice, other than a citation, directing a person to appear at a parking violations bureau in the city, village, or township in which, or of the col- lege or university for which, the notice is issued and to pay the fine and costs, if any, prescribed by ordinance for the parking or standing of a motor vehicle in violation of the ordinance. (b) "Parking violations bureau" means a parking violations bureau established pursuant to section 8395 of the revised judi- cature act of 1961,Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being section 600.8395 of the Michigan Compiled Laws1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8395, the violations bureau established within the traffic and ordinance division of the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, or a comparable parking violations bureau established in a city or village served by a municipal court or established pursuant to law by the governing board of a state university or college. Sec. 803d. AhandicapperDISABLED PERSON may make appli- cation to the secretary of state and the secretary of state may issue special registration plates inscribed with the official international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that symbol and special identification numbers. Vehicles registered pursuant to section 801(1)(a) may be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section. A vehicle which is used to transporthandicappersDISABLED PERSONS may qualify for these 01839'97 33 distinguishing plates when the registered owner of the vehicle resides at the same address as thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON, submits as part of his or her application for the plates a state- ment to the effect that the vehicle is used for that purpose, and provides the secretary of state with a medical statement attest- ing to the fact that the person being transported is ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON. The fees for the special regis- tration plates shall correspond with the registration fees pro- vided in section 801(1)(a). Application for the special plates shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. As part of a penalty imposed for violation of the special privileges con- ferred by this section, a magistrate or judge may order the spe- cial plates confiscated and returned to the secretary of state together with a certified copy of the sentence imposed. The use of special plates on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plates are issued or by a person who does not qualify under this section is a misdemeanor. Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war may make application to the secretary of state for a special regis- tration plate which shall be inscribed with special identifica- tion numbers preceded by the letters "EX-POW" and shall have the words "ex-prisoner of war" inscribed beneath the registration number. (2) A person who was a member of the armed services during World War I may make application to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall be inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and shall 01839'97 34 have the words "World War I veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. (3) A person who was a member of the armed services during 1941, stationed at a United States military or naval establish- ment at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who survived the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 may make application to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall be inscribed with special identification num- bers and shall have the words "Pearl Harbor survivor" inscribed beneath the registration number. (4) A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal may make application to the secretary of state for a special reg- istration plate which shall be inscribed with special identifica- tion numbers and shall have the words "combat wounded veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In addition, the spe- cial registration plate described under this subsection shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official purple heart medal. (5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accom- panied by any proof of the applicant having been a prisoner of war, World War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, or recipient of the purple heart medal which 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. (6) 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 01839'97 35 vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who makes application for a special registration plate under this section and who makes payment of the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab 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 ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. A person is entitled to 1 special registration plate issued under subsection (1) which is exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801. A person who is issued an additional special registration plate under subsection (1) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided for in section 801. A person issued 1 or more special registration plates under subsection (2), (3), or (4) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801. (7) 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. (8) The special registration plate issued under this section expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner 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 is not required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (5). 01839'97 36 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 private passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a special registration plate which shall be inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and shall have the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the registra- tion number. For the purposes of this section, "private passen- ger 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 and proof that the appli- cant 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 uni- formed armed services. (3) A special registration issued under this section is exempt from payment of the tax provided in section 801. 01839'97 37 (4) The special registration plate shall expire 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. The applicant shall not be required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2). (5) The secretary of state may issue to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON who has been issued a special registration plate under this section ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab. ThehandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab shall be an adhesive tab dis- playing the international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable fac- simile of that symbol. ThehandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab may be attached only to the special registration plate issued to thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON under this section. (6) An application for ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the appli- cant is ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON as is required for issu- ance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. (7) ThehandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab shall be issued free of charge. (8) When ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON who has been issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab renews his or her special registration plate under this section, the secretary of state shall issue a newhandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab to thehandicapperDISABLED PERSON, free of charge. Thehandicapper01839'97 38 DISABLED PERSON shall not be required to again furnish the proof required under subsection (6). (9) The use of the special registration plate or ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab 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. Sec. 803h. (1) The secretary of state may issue ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab to ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON who is issued or has been issued a Michigan motor vehicle registration plate other than a section 803dhandicapperDISABLED PERSON registration plate. ThehandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab shall be an adhesive tab displaying the international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that symbol. The use of ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab on a registration plate other than the plate for which the tab was issued or by a person who does not qualify as ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON is a misdemeanor. (2) AhandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab shall not be used on a registration plate attached to a motor vehicle owned and oper- ated by this state; a state institution; a municipality; a gov- ernmental unit; a nonprofit organization; the civil air patrol; or a nonprofit, nonpublic college or university; or on a commer- cial motor vehicle. AhandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab shall not be placed on a registration plate used for intransit-repair or repossession of a motor vehicle. 01839'97 39 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 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 shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers. (3) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accom- panied by any proof of the applicant being or having been a national guard or military reserve member which 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. (4) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special regis- tration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who applies for a special registration plate under this section and who pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab as provided in section 803f for his or her special registra- tion plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. A person issued 1 or more special registration 01839'97 40 plates under subsection (1) or (2) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801. (5) 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. (6) 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 fur- nish the proof provided in subsection (3). Sec. 803j. (1) A person who was a member of the armed serv- ices during the Korean War may make application to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers. (2) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accom- panied by any proof of the applicant having been a Korean War veteran which the secretary of state may require. The applica- tion for a special registration plate shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee. (3) 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 01839'97 41 vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who makes application for a special registration plate under this section and who makes payment of the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab 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 ahandicapperDISABLED 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) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801. (4) 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. (5) 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 fur- nish the proof provided in subsection (2). Sec. 803k. (1) A person who was a member of the armed serv- ices during the Vietnam War may make application to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers. 01839'97 42 (2) 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 having been a Vietnam War veteran which the secretary of state may require. The appli- cation for a special registration plate shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee. (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special regis- tration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who makes appli- cation for a special registration plate under this section and who makes payment of the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab 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 ahandicapperDISABLED 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) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801. (4) 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. (5) 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 01839'97 43 a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2). Sec. 803l. (1) A person who was a member of the armed serv- ices during World War II may make application to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers. (2) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accom- panied by any proof of the applicant having been a World War II veteran, which the secretary of state may require. The applica- tion for a special registration plate shall also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee. (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special regis- tration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who makes appli- cation for a special registration plate under this section and who makes payment of the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab 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 ahandicapperDISABLED 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) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801. 01839'97 44 (4) 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. (5) 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 fur- nish the proof provided in subsection (2). Sec. 803n. (1) A person who was a member of the Michigan national guard, the United States armed forces reserve, or any branch of the armed services of the United States and who was called to active duty during the Persian Gulf War may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers. (2) A person who was a member of the armed services during the conflict in Grenada, the conflict in Panama, or the conflict in Lebanon may apply to the secretary of state for a special reg- istration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette pre- ceding the registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers. (3) 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 having been a war or 01839'97 45 conflict veteran which the secretary of state may require. The application for a special registration plate shall also be accom- panied with payment of a $5.00 service fee. (4) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special regis- tration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who applies for a special registration plate under this section and who pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab as provided in section 803f for his or her special registra- tion plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is ahandicapperDISABLED 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) or (2) shall be assessed the applica- ble tax provided in section 801. (5) 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. (6) 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 fur- nish the proof provided in subsection (3). 01839'97 46 Sec. 803o. (1) On and after December 18, 1992, a person who was a member of the Michigan national guard, the United States armed forces reserve, or any branch of the armed services of the United States and who was called to active duty during a declared war or an armed conflict in which the United States was a partic- ipant may apply to the secretary of state for a special registra- tion plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and shall have the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers. (2) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accom- panied by any proof of the applicant having been a veteran of a declared war or an armed conflict in which the United States was a participant which the secretary of state may require. The application for a special registration plate shall also be accom- panied with payment of a $5.00 service fee. (3) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special regis- tration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who ishandicappedDISABLED who applies for a special registration plate under this section and who pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON tab as provided in section 803f for his or her special registra- tion plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is ahandicapperDISABLED PERSON as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. A person issued 1 or more special registration 01839'97 47 plates under subsection (1) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801. (4) 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. (5) 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 fur- nish the proof provided in subsection (2). 01839'97 Final page. DMS