HOUSE BILL No. 4404


     March 6, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Jansen, Richardville, Julian, Gosselin, Kuipers, Voorhees, Raczkowski and Lemmons and referred to the
Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 811o.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 811o.  (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND,

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      UPON APPLICATION, MAY ISSUE A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PLATE TO AN

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      APPLICANT FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, PICKUP TRUCK,

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      VAN, MOTOR HOME, HEARSE, BUS, TRAILER COACH, OR TRAILER FOR WHICH

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      THE REGISTRATION PLATE IS ISSUED INSTEAD OF A STANDARD REGISTRA-

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      TION PLATE.  HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATES SHALL BEAR

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      LETTERS AND NUMBERS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE PRESCRIBES.  THE

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      PLATE SHALL BE OF A DESIGN AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF

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      STATE.  THE WORD "MICHIGAN" SHALL APPEAR ON EACH HABITAT FOR

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      HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE.




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           (2) AN APPLICATION FOR A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION

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      PLATE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO

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      THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 217.  APPLICATION FOR AN

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      ORIGINAL OR RENEWAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL

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      BE ACCOMPANIED WITH PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

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      TAX IN ADDITION TO A SERVICE FEE OF $25.00.

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           (3) A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE SHALL EXPIRE

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      AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 226.  UPON THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A

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      HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE, THE SECRETARY OF STATE

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      MAY ISSUE A TAB OR TABS DESIGNATING THE MONTH AND YEAR OF

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      EXPIRATION.

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           (4) THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY REGISTRA-

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      TION PERMIT TO A PERSON WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION AND THE PROPER

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      PAYMENTS FOR A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE IF THE

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      APPLICANT'S CURRENT VEHICLE REGISTRATION WILL EXPIRE BEFORE HIS

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      OR HER RECEIPT OF A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE.  THE

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      TEMPORARY REGISTRATION SHALL EXPIRE UPON RECEIPT OF A HABITAT FOR

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      HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE OR 60 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF A

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      HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

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      THE TEMPORARY PERMIT SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SEPARATE FEE.

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           (5) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION PLATE SERVICE FEES

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      COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BE

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      IDENTIFIED AND SEGREGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE INTO A SEPA-

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      RATE ACCOUNT.  AFTER DEDUCTING THE MANUFACTURING AND ADMINISTRA-

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      TIVE COSTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE

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      COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING, REPLACING, AND SUBSTITUTING

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      PLATES, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS



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      TRANSFER THE BALANCE OF THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REGISTRATION

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      PLATE SERVICE FEES TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

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           (6) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REG-

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      ISTRATION PLATE" MEANS A REGISTRATION PLATE CONTAINING THE WORDS

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      "HABITAT FOR HUMANITY".














































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