SENATE BILL No. 377

 

 

April 3, 2003, Introduced by Senators BISHOP, SANBORN, CROPSEY, GEORGE, BIRKHOLZ, JOHNSON, VAN WOERKOM, GOSCHKA, KUIPERS, BASHAM and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending sections 319, 319b, 625, 625n, and 904d (MCL 257.319,           

                                                                                

    257.319b, 257.625, 257.625n, and 257.904d), sections 319 and 319b           

                                                                                

    as amended by 2002 PA 534, section 625 as amended by 2000 PA 460,           

                                                                                

    section 625n as amended by 1998 PA 349, and section 904d as                 

                                                                                

    amended by 2001 PA 159.                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 319.  (1) The secretary of state shall immediately                     

                                                                                

2   suspend a person's license as provided in this section upon                 

                                                                                

3   receiving a record of the person's conviction for a crime                   

                                                                                

4   described in this section, whether the conviction is under a law            

                                                                                

5   of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a           

                                                                                

6   law of this state, or a law of another state substantially                  

                                                                                

7   corresponding to a law of this state.                                       

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (2) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

2   for 1 year for any of the following crimes:                                 

                                                                                

3       (a) Fraudulently altering or forging documents pertaining to                

                                                                                

4   motor vehicles in violation of section 257.                                 

                                                                                

5       (b) A violation of section 413 of the Michigan penal code,                  

                                                                                

6   1931 PA 328, MCL 750.413.                                                   

                                                                                

7       (c) A violation of section 1 of former 1931 PA 214,                         

                                                                                

8   MCL 752.191, or section 626c.                                               

                                                                                

9       (d) A felony in which a motor vehicle was used.  As used in                 

                                                                                

10  this section, "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" means a            

                                                                                

11  felony during the commission of which the person convicted                  

                                                                                

12  operated a motor vehicle and while operating the vehicle                    

                                                                                

13  presented real or potential harm to persons or property and 1 or            

                                                                                

14  more of the following circumstances existed:                                

                                                                                

15                                                                               (i) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.                            

                                                                                

16      (ii) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the                       

                                                                                

17  felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

18      (iii) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.                  

                                                                                

19      (iv) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the                     

                                                                                

20  felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

21      (e) A violation of section 602a(2) or (3) of this act or                    

                                                                                

22  section 479a(2) or (3) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,             

                                                                                

23  MCL 750.479a.                                                               

                                                                                

24      (3) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

25  for 90 days for any of the following crimes:                                

                                                                                

26      (a) Failing to stop and disclose identity at the scene of an                

                                                                                

27  accident resulting in injury in violation of section 617a.                  


                                                                                

1       (b) A violation of section 601b(2), section 601c(1), section                

                                                                                

2   626, or section 653a(3).                                                    

                                                                                

3       (c) Malicious destruction resulting from the operation of a                 

                                                                                

4   vehicle under section 382(1)(b), (c), or (d) of the Michigan                

                                                                                

5   penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.                                       

                                                                                

6       (d) A violation of section 703(2) of the Michigan liquor                    

                                                                                

7   control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703.                             

                                                                                

8       (4) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

9   for 30 days for malicious destruction resulting from the                    

                                                                                

10  operation of a vehicle under section 382(1)(a) of the Michigan              

                                                                                

11  penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.382.                                       

                                                                                

12      (5) For perjury or making a false certification to the                      

                                                                                

13  secretary of state under any law requiring the registration of a            

                                                                                

14  motor vehicle or regulating the operation of a vehicle on a                 

                                                                                

15  highway, or for conduct prohibited under section 324(1) or a                

                                                                                

16  local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 324(1),              

                                                                                

17  the secretary shall suspend the person's license as follows:                

                                                                                

18      (a) If the person has no prior conviction for an offense                    

                                                                                

19  described in this subsection within 7 years, for 90 days.                   

                                                                                

20      (b) If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for an                    

                                                                                

21  offense described in this subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.            

                                                                                

22      (6) For a violation of section 414 of the Michigan penal                    

                                                                                

23  code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.414, the secretary of state shall                

                                                                                

24  suspend the person's license as follows:                                    

                                                                                

25      (a) If the person has no prior conviction for that offense                  

                                                                                

26  within 7 years, for 90 days.                                                

                                                                                

27      (b) If the person has 1 or more prior convictions for that                  


                                                                                

1   offense within 7 years, for 1 year.                                         

                                                                                

2       (7) For a violation of section 624a or 624b of this act or                  

                                                                                

3   section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998            

                                                                                

4   PA 58, MCL 436.1703, the secretary of state shall suspend the               

                                                                                

5   person's license as follows:                                                

                                                                                

6       (a) If the person has 1 prior conviction for an offense                     

                                                                                

7   described in this subsection or section 33b(1) of former 1933 (Ex           

                                                                                

8   Sess) PA 8, for 90 days.  The secretary of state may issue the              

                                                                                

9   person a restricted license after the first 30 days of                      

                                                                                

10  suspension.                                                                 

                                                                                

11      (b) If the person has 2 or more prior convictions for an                    

                                                                                

12  offense described in this subsection or section 33b(1) of former            

                                                                                

13  1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, for 1 year.  The secretary of state may                

                                                                                

14  issue the person a restricted license after the first 60 days of            

                                                                                

15  suspension.                                                                 

                                                                                

16      (8) The secretary of state shall suspend the person's license               

                                                                                

17  for a violation of section 625 or 625m as follows:                          

                                                                                

18      (a)  For  Except as provided in subdivision (b), for 180 days               

                                                                                

19  for a violation of section 625(1) if the person has no prior                

                                                                                

20  convictions within 7 years.  The secretary of state may issue the           

                                                                                

21  person a restricted license during all or a specified portion of            

                                                                                

22  the suspension, except that the secretary of state shall not                

                                                                                

23  issue a restricted license during the first 30 days of                      

                                                                                

24  suspension.                                                                 

                                                                                

25      (b) For 150 days for a violation of section 625(1) if the                   

                                                                                

26  person has a blood alcohol content of 0.165 grams or more per 100           

                                                                                

27  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   


                                                                                

1   milliliters of urine and the person has no prior convictions                

                                                                                

2   within 7 years.  The secretary of state may issue the person a              

                                                                                

3   restricted license during all or a specified portion of the                 

                                                                                

4   suspension, except that the secretary of state shall not issue a            

                                                                                

5   restricted license during the first 60 days of suspension.                  

                                                                                

6       (c)  (b)  For 90 days for a violation of section 625(3) if                  

                                                                                

7   the person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  However, if            

                                                                                

8   the person is convicted of a violation of section 625(3), for               

                                                                                

9   operating a vehicle when, due to the consumption of a controlled            

                                                                                

10  substance or a combination of intoxicating liquor and a                     

                                                                                

11  controlled substance, the person's ability to operate the vehicle           

                                                                                

12  was visibly impaired, the secretary of state shall suspend the              

                                                                                

13  person's license under this subdivision for 180 days.  The                  

                                                                                

14  secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

15  during all or a specified portion of the suspension.                        

                                                                                

16      (d)  (c)  For 30 days for a violation of section 625(6) if                  

                                                                                

17  the person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The                    

                                                                                

18  secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

19  during all or a specified portion of the suspension.                        

                                                                                

20      (e)  (d)  For 90 days for a violation of section 625(6) if                  

                                                                                

21  the person has 1 or more prior convictions for that offense                 

                                                                                

22  within 7 years.                                                             

                                                                                

23      (f)  (e)  For 180 days for a violation of section 625(7) if                 

                                                                                

24  the person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The                    

                                                                                

25  secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

26  after the first 90 days of suspension.                                      

                                                                                

27      (g)  (f)  For 90 days for a violation of section 625m if the                


                                                                                

1   person has no prior convictions within 7 years.  The secretary of           

                                                                                

2   state may issue the person a restricted license during all or a             

                                                                                

3   specified portion of the suspension.                                        

                                                                                

4       (9) For a violation of section 367c of the Michigan penal                   

                                                                                

5   code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.367c, the secretary of state shall               

                                                                                

6   suspend the person's license as follows:                                    

                                                                                

7       (a) If the person has no prior conviction for an offense                    

                                                                                

8   described in this subsection within 7 years, for 6 months.                  

                                                                                

9       (b) If the person has 1 or more convictions for an offense                  

                                                                                

10  described in this subsection within 7 years, for 1 year.                    

                                                                                

11      (10) For a violation of section 315(4), the secretary of                    

                                                                                

12  state may suspend the person's license for 6 months.                        

                                                                                

13      (11) For a violation or attempted violation of                              

                                                                                

14  section 411a(2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,                    

                                                                                

15  MCL 750.411a, involving a school, the secretary of state shall              

                                                                                

16  suspend the license of a person 14 years of age or over but less            

                                                                                

17  than 21 years of age until 3 years after the date of the                    

                                                                                

18  conviction or juvenile disposition for the violation.  The                  

                                                                                

19  secretary of state may issue the person a restricted license                

                                                                                

20  after the first 365 days of suspension.                                     

                                                                                

21      (12) Except as provided in subsection (14), a suspension                    

                                                                                

22  under this section shall be imposed notwithstanding a court order           

                                                                                

23  unless the court order complies with section 323.                           

                                                                                

24      (13) If the secretary of state receives records of more than                

                                                                                

25  1 conviction of a person resulting from the same incident, a                

                                                                                

26  suspension shall be imposed only for the violation to which the             

                                                                                

27  longest period of suspension applies under this section.                    


                                                                                

1       (14) The secretary of state may waive a restriction,                        

                                                                                

2   suspension, or revocation of a person's license imposed under               

                                                                                

3   this act if the person submits proof that a court in another                

                                                                                

4   state revoked, suspended, or restricted his or her license for a            

                                                                                

5   period equal to or greater than the period of a restriction,                

                                                                                

6   suspension, or revocation prescribed under this act for the                 

                                                                                

7   violation and that the revocation, suspension, or restriction was           

                                                                                

8   served for the violation, or may grant a restricted license.                

                                                                                

9       (15) The secretary of state shall not issue a restricted                    

                                                                                

10  license to a person whose license is suspended under this section           

                                                                                

11  unless a restricted license is authorized under this section and            

                                                                                

12  the person is otherwise eligible for a license.                             

                                                                                

13      (16) The secretary of state shall not issue a restricted                    

                                                                                

14  license to a person under subsection (8) that would permit the              

                                                                                

15  person to operate a commercial motor vehicle that transports                

                                                                                

16  hazardous material in amounts requiring a placard under the                 

                                                                                

17  hazardous materials regulations, 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199.                

                                                                                

18      (17) A restricted license issued under this section shall                   

                                                                                

19  permit the person to whom it is issued to drive under 1 or more             

                                                                                

20  of the following circumstances:                                             

                                                                                

21      (a) In the course of the person's employment or occupation.                 

                                                                                

22      (b) To and from any combination of the following:                           

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) The person's residence.                                                         

                                                                                

24      (ii) The person's work location.                                             

                                                                                

25      (iii) An alcohol or drug education or treatment program as                   

                                                                                

26  ordered by the court.                                                       

                                                                                

27      (iv) The court probation department.                                         


                                                                                

1       (v) A court-ordered community service program.                              

                                                                                

2       (vi) An educational institution at which the person is                       

                                                                                

3   enrolled as a student.                                                      

                                                                                

4       (vii) A place of regularly occurring medical treatment for a                 

                                                                                

5   serious condition for the person or a member of the person's                

                                                                                

6   household or immediate family.                                              

                                                                                

7       (18) While driving with a restricted license, the person                    

                                                                                

8   shall carry proof of his or her destination and the hours of any            

                                                                                

9   employment, class, or other reason for traveling and shall                  

                                                                                

10  display that proof upon a peace officer's request.                          

                                                                                

11      (19) Subject to subsection (21), as used in subsection (8),                 

                                                                                

12  "prior conviction" means a conviction for any of the following,             

                                                                                

13  whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance                        

                                                                                

14  substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of             

                                                                                

15  another state substantially corresponding to a law of this                  

                                                                                

16  state:                                                                      

                                                                                

17      (a) Except as provided in subsection (20), a violation or                   

                                                                                

18  attempted violation of section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or               

                                                                                

19  (7), section 625m, former section 625(1) or (2), or former                  

                                                                                

20  section 625b.                                                               

                                                                                

21      (b) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting                   

                                                                                

22  from the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of              

                                                                                

23  those crimes.                                                               

                                                                                

24      (20) Except for purposes of the suspensions described in                    

                                                                                

25  subsection (8)(c) and (d), only 1 violation or attempted                    

                                                                                

26  violation of section 625(6), a local ordinance substantially                

                                                                                

27  corresponding to section 625(6), or a law of another state                  


                                                                                

1   substantially corresponding to section 625(6) may be used as a              

                                                                                

2   prior conviction.                                                           

                                                                                

3       (21) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (19)                  

                                                                                

4   are convictions for violations arising out of the same                      

                                                                                

5   transaction, only 1 conviction shall be used to determine whether           

                                                                                

6   the person has a prior conviction.                                          

                                                                                

7       Sec. 319b.  (1) The secretary of state shall immediately                    

                                                                                

8   suspend or revoke, as applicable, all vehicle group designations            

                                                                                

9   on the operator's or chauffeur's license of a person upon                   

                                                                                

10  receiving notice of a conviction, bond forfeiture, or civil                 

                                                                                

11  infraction determination of the person, or notice that a court or           

                                                                                

12  administrative tribunal has found the person responsible, for a             

                                                                                

13  violation described in this subsection of a law of this state, a            

                                                                                

14  local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this                

                                                                                

15  state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a           

                                                                                

16  law of this state, or notice that the person has refused to                 

                                                                                

17  submit to a chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine             

                                                                                

18  for the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or presence            

                                                                                

19  of a controlled substance or both in the person's blood, breath,            

                                                                                

20  or urine while the person was operating a commercial motor                  

                                                                                

21  vehicle as required by a law or local ordinance of this or                  

                                                                                

22  another state.  The period of suspension or revocation is as                

                                                                                

23  follows:                                                                    

                                                                                

24      (a) Suspension for 60 days if the licensee is convicted of or               

                                                                                

25  found responsible for 1 of the following while operating a                  

                                                                                

26  commercial motor vehicle:                                                   

                                                                                

27                                                                               (i) Two serious traffic violations arising from separate                            


                                                                                

1   incidents within 36 months.                                                 

                                                                                

2       (ii) A violation of section 667, 668, 669, or 669a.                          

                                                                                

3       (iii) A violation of motor carrier safety regulations 49                     

                                                                                

4   C.F.R. 392.10 or 392.11, as adopted by section 1a of the motor              

                                                                                

5   carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11a.                       

                                                                                

6       (iv) A violation of section 57 of the pupil transportation                   

                                                                                

7   act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1857.                                             

                                                                                

8       (v) A violation of motor carrier safety regulations 49                      

                                                                                

9   C.F.R. 392.10 or 392.11, as adopted by section 31 of the motor              

                                                                                

10  bus transportation act, 1982 PA 432, MCL 474.131.                           

                                                                                

11      (vi) A violation of motor carrier safety regulations 49                      

                                                                                

12  C.F.R. 392.10 or 392.11 while operating a commercial motor                  

                                                                                

13  vehicle other than a vehicle covered under subparagraph (iii),               

                                                                                

14  (iv), or (v).                                                                

                                                                                

15      (b) Suspension for 120 days if the licensee is convicted of                 

                                                                                

16  or found responsible for 1 of the following arising from separate           

                                                                                

17  incidents within 36 months while operating a commercial motor               

                                                                                

18  vehicle:                                                                    

                                                                                

19                                                                               (i) Three serious traffic violations.                                               

                                                                                

20      (ii) Any combination of 2 violations described in                            

                                                                                

21  subdivision (a)(ii).                                                         

                                                                                

22      (c) Suspension for 1 year if the licensee is convicted of or                

                                                                                

23  found responsible for 1 of the following:                                   

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i)  A  Except as provided under subdivision (d)(ii), a                               

                                                                                

25  violation of section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), section            

                                                                                

26  625m, or former section 625(1) or (2), or former section 625b,              

                                                                                

27  while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                 


                                                                                

1       (ii) Leaving the scene of an accident involving a commercial                 

                                                                                

2   motor vehicle operated by the licensee.                                     

                                                                                

3       (iii) A felony in which a commercial motor vehicle was used.                 

                                                                                

4       (iv) A refusal of a peace officer's request to submit to a                   

                                                                                

5   chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine to determine            

                                                                                

6   the amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or              

                                                                                

7   both in his or her blood, breath, or urine while he or she was              

                                                                                

8   operating a commercial motor vehicle as required by a law or                

                                                                                

9   local ordinance of this state or another state.                             

                                                                                

10      (v) A 6-point violation as provided in section 320a while                   

                                                                                

11  operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                       

                                                                                

12      (vi) Any combination of 3 violations described in subdivision                

                                                                                

13  (a)(ii) arising from separate incidents within 36 months while               

                                                                                

14  operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                       

                                                                                

15      (d) Suspension for 3 years if the licensee is convicted of or               

                                                                                

16  found responsible for  an  any of the following:                            

                                                                                

17                                                                               (i) An offense enumerated in subdivision (c)(i) to (v) in                           

                                                                                

18  which a commercial motor vehicle was used if the vehicle was                

                                                                                

19  carrying hazardous material required to have a placard pursuant             

                                                                                

20  to 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199.                                              

                                                                                

21      (ii) A violation of section 625(1), while operating a                        

                                                                                

22  commercial motor vehicle, if the person has a blood alcohol                 

                                                                                

23  content of 0.165 grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per            

                                                                                

24  210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.                       

                                                                                

25      (e) Revocation for not less than 10 years and until the                     

                                                                                

26  person is approved for the issuance of a vehicle group                      

                                                                                

27  designation if a licensee is convicted of or found responsible              


                                                                                

1   for 1 of the following:                                                     

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) Any combination of 2 violations arising from 2 or more                          

                                                                                

3   separate incidents under section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or             

                                                                                

4   (7), section 625m, or former section 625(1) or (2), or former               

                                                                                

5   section 625b, while driving a commercial motor vehicle.                     

                                                                                

6       (ii) Two violations of leaving the scene of an accident                      

                                                                                

7   involving a commercial motor vehicle operated by the licensee.              

                                                                                

8       (iii) Two violations of a felony in which a commercial motor                 

                                                                                

9   vehicle was used.                                                           

                                                                                

10      (iv) Two refusals of a request of a police officer to submit                 

                                                                                

11  to a chemical test of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the            

                                                                                

12  purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or presence of a               

                                                                                

13  controlled substance or both in his or her blood while he or she            

                                                                                

14  was operating a commercial motor vehicle in this state or another           

                                                                                

15  state, which refusals occurred in separate incidents.                       

                                                                                

16      (v) Two 6-point violations as provided in section 320a while                

                                                                                

17  operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                       

                                                                                

18      (vi) Two violations, in any combination, of the offenses                     

                                                                                

19  enumerated under subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)                    

                                                                                

20  arising from 2 or more separate incidents.                                  

                                                                                

21      (f) Revocation for life if a licensee is convicted of or                    

                                                                                

22  found responsible for any of the following:                                 

                                                                                

23                                                                               (i) One violation of a felony in which a commercial motor                           

                                                                                

24  vehicle was used and that involved the manufacture, distribution,           

                                                                                

25  or dispensing of a controlled substance or possession with intent           

                                                                                

26  to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.             

                                                                                

27      (ii) A conviction of any offense described in subdivision (c)                


                                                                                

1   or (d) after having been approved for the issuance of a vehicle             

                                                                                

2   group designation under subdivision (e).                                    

                                                                                

3       (iii) A conviction of a violation of chapter LXXXIII-A of the                

                                                                                

4   Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.543a to 750.543z.                 

                                                                                

5       (2) The secretary of state shall immediately revoke for life                

                                                                                

6   the hazardous material indorsement (H vehicle indorsement) on the           

                                                                                

7   operator's or chauffeur's license of a person with a vehicle                

                                                                                

8   group designation upon receiving notice from the U.S. department            

                                                                                

9   of transportation that the person poses a security risk                     

                                                                                

10  warranting denial under the uniting and strengthening America by            

                                                                                

11  providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct              

                                                                                

12  terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, 115             

                                                                                

13  Stat. 272.                                                                  

                                                                                

14      (3) The secretary of state shall immediately suspend all                    

                                                                                

15  vehicle group designations on the operator's or chauffeur's                 

                                                                                

16  license of a person upon receiving notice of a conviction, bond             

                                                                                

17  forfeiture, or civil infraction determination of the person, or             

                                                                                

18  notice that a court or administrative tribunal has found the                

                                                                                

19  person responsible, for a violation of section 319d(4) or 319f, a           

                                                                                

20  local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 319d(4) or           

                                                                                

21  319f, or a law or local ordinance of another state, the United              

                                                                                

22  States, Canada, Mexico, or a local jurisdiction of either of                

                                                                                

23  these countries substantially corresponding to section 319d(4) or           

                                                                                

24  319f, while operating a commercial motor vehicle.  The period of            

                                                                                

25  suspension or revocation is as follows:                                     

                                                                                

26      (a) Suspension for 90 days if the licensee is convicted of or               

                                                                                

27  found responsible for a violation of section 319d(4) or 319f                


                                                                                

1   while operating a commercial motor vehicle.                                 

                                                                                

2       (b) Suspension for 180 days if the licensee is convicted of                 

                                                                                

3   or found responsible for a violation of section 319d(4) or 319f             

                                                                                

4   while operating a commercial motor vehicle that is either                   

                                                                                

5   carrying hazardous material required to have a placard pursuant             

                                                                                

6   to 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199 or designed to carry 16 or more               

                                                                                

7   passengers, including the driver.                                           

                                                                                

8       (c) Suspension for 1 year if the licensee is convicted of or                

                                                                                

9   found responsible for 2 violations, in any combination, of                  

                                                                                

10  section 319d(4) or 319f while operating a commercial motor                  

                                                                                

11  vehicle arising from 2 or more separate incidents during a                  

                                                                                

12  10-year period.                                                             

                                                                                

13      (d) Suspension for 3 years if the licensee is convicted of or               

                                                                                

14  found responsible for 3 or more violations, in any combination,             

                                                                                

15  of section 319d(4) or 319f while operating a commercial motor               

                                                                                

16  vehicle arising from 3 or more separate incidents during a                  

                                                                                

17  10-year period.                                                             

                                                                                

18      (e) Suspension for 3 years if the licensee is convicted of or               

                                                                                

19  found responsible for 2 or more violations, in any combination,             

                                                                                

20  of section 319d(4) or 319f while operating a commercial motor               

                                                                                

21  vehicle carrying hazardous material required to have a placard              

                                                                                

22  pursuant to 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, or designed to carry 16             

                                                                                

23  or more passengers, including the driver, arising from 2 or more            

                                                                                

24  separate incidents during a 10-year period.                                 

                                                                                

25      (4) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

26      (a) "Felony in which a commercial motor vehicle was used"                   

                                                                                

27  means a felony during the commission of which the person                    


                                                                                

1   convicted operated a commercial motor vehicle and while the                 

                                                                                

2   person was operating the vehicle 1 or more of the following                 

                                                                                

3   circumstances existed:                                                      

                                                                                

4                                                                                (i) The vehicle was used as an instrument of the felony.                            

                                                                                

5       (ii) The vehicle was used to transport a victim of the                       

                                                                                

6   felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

7       (iii) The vehicle was used to flee the scene of the felony.                  

                                                                                

8       (iv) The vehicle was necessary for the commission of the                     

                                                                                

9   felony.                                                                     

                                                                                

10      (b) "Serious traffic violation" means a traffic violation                   

                                                                                

11  that occurs in connection with an accident in which a person                

                                                                                

12  died, careless driving, excessive speeding as defined in                    

                                                                                

13  regulations promulgated under chapter 313 of title 49 of the                

                                                                                

14  United States Code, 49 U.S.C. 31301 to 31317, improper lane use,            

                                                                                

15  following too closely, or any other serious traffic violation as            

                                                                                

16  defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5 or as prescribed under this act.                 

                                                                                

17      (5) For the purpose of this section only, a bond forfeiture                 

                                                                                

18  or a determination by a court of original jurisdiction or an                

                                                                                

19  authorized administrative tribunal that a person has violated the           

                                                                                

20  law is considered a conviction.                                             

                                                                                

21      (6) The secretary of state shall suspend or revoke a vehicle                

                                                                                

22  group designation under subsection (1) notwithstanding a                    

                                                                                

23  suspension, restriction, revocation, or denial of an operator's             

                                                                                

24  or chauffeur's license or vehicle group designation under another           

                                                                                

25  section of this act or a court order issued under another section           

                                                                                

26  of this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to             

                                                                                

27  another section of this act.                                                


                                                                                

1       (7) When determining the applicability of conditions listed                 

                                                                                

2   in this section, the secretary of state shall only consider                 

                                                                                

3   violations that occurred after January 1, 1990.                             

                                                                                

4       Sec. 625.  (1) A person, whether licensed or not, shall not                 

                                                                                

5   operate a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the                 

                                                                                

6   general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles,                   

                                                                                

7   including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within            

                                                                                

8   this state if either of the following applies:                              

                                                                                

9       (a) The person is under the influence of intoxicating liquor,               

                                                                                

10  a controlled substance, or a combination of intoxicating liquor             

                                                                                

11  and a controlled substance.                                                 

                                                                                

12      (b) The person has an alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more                 

                                                                                

13  per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67           

                                                                                

14  milliliters of urine.                                                       

                                                                                

15      (2) The owner of a vehicle or a person in charge or in                      

                                                                                

16  control of a vehicle shall not authorize or knowingly permit the            

                                                                                

17  vehicle to be operated upon a highway or other place open to the            

                                                                                

18  general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles,                   

                                                                                

19  including an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles,             

                                                                                

20  within this state by a person who is under the influence of                 

                                                                                

21  intoxicating liquor, a controlled substance, or a combination of            

                                                                                

22  intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance, who has an                  

                                                                                

23  alcohol content of 0.10 grams or more per 100 milliliters of                

                                                                                

24  blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine,            

                                                                                

25  or whose ability to operate the motor vehicle is visibly impaired           

                                                                                

26  due to the consumption of intoxicating liquor, a controlled                 

                                                                                

27  substance, or a combination of intoxicating liquor and a                    


                                                                                

1   controlled substance.                                                       

                                                                                

2       (3) A person, whether licensed or not, shall not operate a                  

                                                                                

3   vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public            

                                                                                

4   or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area                

                                                                                

5   designated for the parking of vehicles, within this state when,             

                                                                                

6   due to the consumption of intoxicating liquor, a controlled                 

                                                                                

7   substance, or a combination of intoxicating liquor and a                    

                                                                                

8   controlled substance, the person's ability to operate the vehicle           

                                                                                

9   is visibly impaired.  If a person is charged with violating                 

                                                                                

10  subsection (1), a finding of guilty under this subsection may be            

                                                                                

11  rendered.                                                                   

                                                                                

12      (4) A person, whether licensed or not, who operates a motor                 

                                                                                

13  vehicle in violation of subsection (1) or (3) and by the                    

                                                                                

14  operation of that motor vehicle causes the death of another                 

                                                                                

15  person is guilty of a crime as follows:                                     

                                                                                

16      (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is                    

                                                                                

17  guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than             

                                                                                

18  15 years or a fine of not less than $2,500.00 or more than                  

                                                                                

19  $10,000.00, or both.  The judgment of sentence may impose the               

                                                                                

20  sanction permitted under section 625n.  If the vehicle is not               

                                                                                

21  ordered forfeited under section 625n, the court shall order                 

                                                                                

22  vehicle immobilization under section 904d in the judgment of                

                                                                                

23  sentence.                                                                   

                                                                                

24      (b) If, at the time of the violation, the person is operating               

                                                                                

25  a motor vehicle in a manner proscribed under section 653a and               

                                                                                

26  causes the death of a police officer, firefighter, or other                 

                                                                                

27  emergency response personnel, the person is guilty of a felony              


                                                                                

1   punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine             

                                                                                

2   of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both.                

                                                                                

3   This subdivision applies regardless of whether the person is                

                                                                                

4   charged with the violation of section 653a.  The judgment of                

                                                                                

5   sentence may impose the sanction permitted under section 625n.              

                                                                                

6   If the vehicle is not ordered forfeited under section 625n, the             

                                                                                

7   court shall order vehicle immobilization under section 904d in              

                                                                                

8   the judgment of sentence.                                                   

                                                                                

9       (5) A person, whether licensed or not, who operates a motor                 

                                                                                

10  vehicle in violation of subsection (1) or (3) and by the                    

                                                                                

11  operation of that motor vehicle causes a serious impairment of a            

                                                                                

12  body function of another person is guilty of a felony punishable            

                                                                                

13  by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not less             

                                                                                

14  than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both.  The judgment of            

                                                                                

15  sentence may impose the sanction permitted under section 625n.              

                                                                                

16  If the vehicle is not ordered forfeited under section 625n, the             

                                                                                

17  court shall order vehicle immobilization under section 904d in              

                                                                                

18  the judgment of sentence.  As used in this subsection, "serious             

                                                                                

19  impairment of a body function" includes, but is not limited to, 1           

                                                                                

20  or more of the following:                                                   

                                                                                

21      (a) Loss of a limb or use of a limb.                                        

                                                                                

22      (b) Loss of a hand, foot, finger, or thumb or use of a hand,                

                                                                                

23  foot, finger, or thumb.                                                     

                                                                                

24      (c) Loss of an eye or ear or use of an eye or ear.                          

                                                                                

25      (d) Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.                    

                                                                                

26      (e) Serious visible disfigurement.                                          

                                                                                

27      (f) A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days.                       


                                                                                

1       (g) Measurable brain damage or mental impairment.                           

                                                                                

2       (h) A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.                        

                                                                                

3       (i) Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma.                               

                                                                                

4       (6) A person who is less than 21 years of age, whether                      

                                                                                

5   licensed or not, shall not operate a vehicle upon a highway or              

                                                                                

6   other place open to the general public or generally accessible to           

                                                                                

7   motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of             

                                                                                

8   vehicles, within this state if the person has any bodily alcohol            

                                                                                

9   content.  As used in this subsection, "any bodily alcohol                   

                                                                                

10  content" means either of the following:                                     

                                                                                

11      (a) An alcohol content of not less than 0.02 grams or more                  

                                                                                

12  than 0.07 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of             

                                                                                

13  breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.                                     

                                                                                

14      (b) Any presence of alcohol within a person's body resulting                

                                                                                

15  from the consumption of intoxicating liquor, other than                     

                                                                                

16  consumption of intoxicating liquor as a part of a generally                 

                                                                                

17  recognized religious service or ceremony.                                   

                                                                                

18      (7) A person, whether licensed or not, is subject to the                    

                                                                                

19  following requirements:                                                     

                                                                                

20      (a) He or she shall not operate a vehicle in violation of                   

                                                                                

21  subsection (1), (3), (4), or (5) while another person who is less           

                                                                                

22  than 16 years of age is occupying the vehicle.  A person who                

                                                                                

23  violates this subdivision is guilty of a crime punishable as                

                                                                                

24  follows:                                                                    

                                                                                

25                                                                               (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a person who                            

                                                                                

26  violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be           

                                                                                

27  sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than               


                                                                                

1   $1,000.00 and to 1 or more of the following:                                

                                                                                

2       (A) Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1                    

                                                                                

3   year.  Not less than 48 hours of this imprisonment shall be                 

                                                                                

4   served consecutively.  This term of imprisonment shall not be               

                                                                                

5   suspended.                                                                  

                                                                                

6       (B) Community service for not less than 30 days or more than                

                                                                                

7   90 days.                                                                    

                                                                                

8       (ii) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior                       

                                                                                

9   conviction or within 10 years of 2 or more prior convictions, a             

                                                                                

10  person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a felony and              

                                                                                

11  shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500.00 or more           

                                                                                

12  than $5,000.00 and to either of the following:                              

                                                                                

13      (A) Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of                

                                                                                

14  corrections for not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.                  

                                                                                

15      (B) Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not                  

                                                                                

16  less than 30 days or more than 1 year and community service for             

                                                                                

17  not less than 60 days or more than 180 days.  Not less than 48              

                                                                                

18  hours of this imprisonment shall be served consecutively.  This             

                                                                                

19  term of imprisonment shall not be suspended.                                

                                                                                

20      (b) He or she shall not operate a vehicle in violation of                   

                                                                                

21  subsection (6) while another person who is less than 16 years of            

                                                                                

22  age is occupying the vehicle.  A person who violates this                   

                                                                                

23  subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:               

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a person who                            

                                                                                

25  violates this subdivision may be sentenced to 1 or more of the              

                                                                                

26  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

27      (A) Community service for not more than 60 days.                            


                                                                                

1       (B) A fine of not more than $500.00.                                        

                                                                                

2       (C) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.                                 

                                                                                

3       (ii) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior                       

                                                                                

4   conviction or within 10 years of 2 or more prior convictions, a             

                                                                                

5   person who violates this subdivision shall be sentenced to pay a            

                                                                                

6   fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00 and to 1 or            

                                                                                

7   more of the following:                                                      

                                                                                

8       (A) Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1                    

                                                                                

9   year.  Not less than 48 hours of this imprisonment shall be                 

                                                                                

10  served consecutively.  This term of imprisonment shall not be               

                                                                                

11  suspended.                                                                  

                                                                                

12      (B) Community service for not less than 30 days or more than                

                                                                                

13  90 days.                                                                    

                                                                                

14      (c) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a)(i) or                 

                                                                                

15  (b)(i), the court may, unless the vehicle is ordered forfeited              

                                                                                

16  under section 625n, order vehicle immobilization as provided in             

                                                                                

17  section 904d.  In the judgment of sentence under subdivision                

                                                                                

18  (a)(ii) or (b)(ii), the court shall, unless the vehicle is                    

                                                                                

19  ordered forfeited under section 625n, order vehicle                         

                                                                                

20  immobilization as provided in section 904d.                                 

                                                                                

21      (d) This subsection does not prohibit a person from being                   

                                                                                

22  charged with, convicted of, or punished for a violation of                  

                                                                                

23  subsection (4) or (5) that is committed by the person while                 

                                                                                

24  violating this subsection.  However, points shall not be assessed           

                                                                                

25  under section 320a for both a violation of subsection (4) or (5)            

                                                                                

26  and a violation of this subsection for conduct arising out of the           

                                                                                

27  same transaction.                                                           


                                                                                

1       (8) If a person is convicted of violating subsection (1), all               

                                                                                

2   of the following apply:                                                     

                                                                                

3       (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),               

                                                                                

4   the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of            

                                                                                

5   the following:                                                              

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) Community service for not more than 45 days or, if the                          

                                                                                

7   person has a blood alcohol content of 0.165 grams or more per 100           

                                                                                

8   milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

                                                                                

9   milliliters of urine, community service for not more than 90                

                                                                                

10  days.                                                                       

                                                                                

11      (ii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days or, if the person                

                                                                                

12  has a blood alcohol content of 0.165 grams or more per 100                  

                                                                                

13  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

                                                                                

14  milliliters of urine, imprisonment for not more than 180 days.              

                                                                                

15      (iii) A fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00                   

                                                                                

16  or, if the person has a blood alcohol content of 0.165 grams or             

                                                                                

17  more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or             

                                                                                

18  per 67 milliliters of urine, a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or           

                                                                                

19  more than $2,000.00.                                                        

                                                                                

20      (b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of a prior                       

                                                                                

21  conviction, the person shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not              

                                                                                

22  less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00 and 1 or more of the               

                                                                                

23  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

24                                                                               (i) Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1                            

                                                                                

25  year.  Not less than 48 hours of the term of imprisonment imposed           

                                                                                

26  under this subparagraph shall be served consecutively.                      

                                                                                

27      (ii) Community service for not less than 30 days or more than                


                                                                                

1   90 days.                                                                    

                                                                                

2       (c) If the violation occurs within 10 years of 2 or more                    

                                                                                

3   prior convictions, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be            

                                                                                

4   sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than               

                                                                                

5   $5,000.00 and to either of the following:                                   

                                                                                

6                                                                                (i) Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of                        

                                                                                

7   corrections for not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.                  

                                                                                

8       (ii) Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not                  

                                                                                

9   less than 30 days or more than 1 year and community service for             

                                                                                

10  not less than 60 days or more than 180 days.  Not less than 48              

                                                                                

11  hours of the imprisonment imposed under this subparagraph shall             

                                                                                

12  be served consecutively.                                                    

                                                                                

13      (d) A term of imprisonment imposed under subdivision (b) or                 

                                                                                

14  (c) shall not be suspended.                                                 

                                                                                

15      (e) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a), the                  

                                                                                

16  court may order vehicle immobilization as provided in                       

                                                                                

17  section 904d.  In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (b)            

                                                                                

18  or (c), the court shall, unless the vehicle is ordered forfeited            

                                                                                

19  under section 625n, order vehicle immobilization as provided in             

                                                                                

20  section 904d.                                                               

                                                                                

21      (f) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a), if the               

                                                                                

22  person has a blood alcohol content of 0.165 grams or more per 100           

                                                                                

23  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

                                                                                

24  milliliters of urine, or under subdivision (b) or (c), the court            

                                                                                

25  may impose the sanction permitted under section 625n.                       

                                                                                

26      (9) A person who is convicted of violating subsection (2) is                

                                                                                

27  guilty of a crime as follows:                                               


                                                                                

1       (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a                       

                                                                                

2   misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days            

                                                                                

3   or a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00, or                 

                                                                                

4   both.                                                                       

                                                                                

5       (b) If the person operating the motor vehicle violated                      

                                                                                

6   subsection (4), a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more            

                                                                                

7   than 5 years or a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or more than              

                                                                                

8   $10,000.00, or both.                                                        

                                                                                

9       (c) If the person operating the motor vehicle violated                      

                                                                                

10  subsection (5), a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more            

                                                                                

11  than 2 years or a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than              

                                                                                

12  $5,000.00, or both.                                                         

                                                                                

13      (10) If a person is convicted of violating subsection (3),                  

                                                                                

14  all of the following apply:                                                 

                                                                                

15      (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),               

                                                                                

16  the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of            

                                                                                

17  the following:                                                              

                                                                                

18                                                                               (i) Community service for not more than 45 days.                                    

                                                                                

19      (ii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.                                 

                                                                                

20      (iii) A fine of not more than $300.00.                                       

                                                                                

21      (b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 prior                       

                                                                                

22  conviction, the person shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not              

                                                                                

23  less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and 1 or more of the              

                                                                                

24  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

25                                                                               (i) Imprisonment for not less than 5 days or more than 1                            

                                                                                

26  year.  Not less than 48 hours of the term of imprisonment imposed           

                                                                                

27  under this subparagraph shall be served consecutively.                      


                                                                                

1       (ii) Community service for not less than 30 days or more than                

                                                                                

2   90 days.                                                                    

                                                                                

3       (c) If the violation occurs within 10 years of 2 or more                    

                                                                                

4   prior convictions, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be            

                                                                                

5   sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than               

                                                                                

6   $5,000.00 and either of the following:                                      

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) Imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department of                        

                                                                                

8   corrections for not less than 1 year or more than 5 years.                  

                                                                                

9       (ii) Probation with imprisonment in the county jail for not                  

                                                                                

10  less than 30 days or more than 1 year and community service for             

                                                                                

11  not less than 60 days or more than 180 days.  Not less than 48              

                                                                                

12  hours of the imprisonment imposed under this subparagraph shall             

                                                                                

13  be served consecutively.                                                    

                                                                                

14      (d) A term of imprisonment imposed under subdivision (b) or                 

                                                                                

15  (c) shall not be suspended.                                                 

                                                                                

16      (e) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (a), the                  

                                                                                

17  court may order vehicle immobilization as provided in                       

                                                                                

18  section 904d.  In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (b)            

                                                                                

19  or (c), the court shall, unless the vehicle is ordered forfeited            

                                                                                

20  under section 625n, order vehicle immobilization as provided in             

                                                                                

21  section 904d.                                                               

                                                                                

22      (f) In the judgment of sentence under subdivision (b) or (c),               

                                                                                

23  the court may impose the sanction permitted under section 625n.             

                                                                                

24      (11) If a person is convicted of violating subsection (6),                  

                                                                                

25  all of the following apply:                                                 

                                                                                

26      (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the                    

                                                                                

27  person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or both of the            


                                                                                

1   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) Community service for not more than 45 days.                                    

                                                                                

3       (ii) A fine of not more than $250.00.                                        

                                                                                

4       (b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 or more prior               

                                                                                

5   convictions, the person may be sentenced to 1 or more of the                

                                                                                

6   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

7                                                                                (i) Community service for not more than 60 days.                                    

                                                                                

8       (ii) A fine of not more than $500.00.                                        

                                                                                

9       (iii) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.                                

                                                                                

10      (12) In addition to imposing the sanctions prescribed under                 

                                                                                

11  this section, the court may order the person to pay the costs of            

                                                                                

12  the prosecution under the code of criminal procedure, 1927                  

                                                                                

13  PA 175, MCL 760.1 to  776.22  777.69.                                       

                                                                                

14      (13) A person sentenced to perform community service under                  

                                                                                

15  this section shall not receive compensation and shall reimburse             

                                                                                

16  the state or appropriate local unit of government for the cost of           

                                                                                

17  supervision incurred by the state or local unit of government as            

                                                                                

18  a result of the person's activities in that service.                        

                                                                                

19      (14) If the prosecuting attorney intends to seek an enhanced                

                                                                                

20  sentence under this section or a sanction under section 625n                

                                                                                

21  based upon the defendant having 1 or more prior convictions, the            

                                                                                

22  prosecuting attorney shall include on the complaint and                     

                                                                                

23  information, or an amended complaint and information, filed in              

                                                                                

24  district court, circuit court, municipal court, or family                   

                                                                                

25  division of circuit court, a statement listing the defendant's              

                                                                                

26  prior convictions.                                                          

                                                                                

27      (15) If a person is charged with a violation of subsection                  


                                                                                

1   (1), (3), (4), (5), or (7) or section 625m, the court shall not             

                                                                                

2   permit the defendant to enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere           

                                                                                

3   to a charge of violating subsection (6) in exchange for dismissal           

                                                                                

4   of the original charge.  This subsection does not prohibit the              

                                                                                

5   court from dismissing the charge upon the prosecuting attorney's            

                                                                                

6   motion.                                                                     

                                                                                

7       (16) A prior conviction shall be established at sentencing by               

                                                                                

8   1 or more of the following:                                                 

                                                                                

9       (a) An abstract of conviction.                                              

                                                                                

10      (b) A copy of the defendant's driving record.                               

                                                                                

11      (c) An admission by the defendant.                                          

                                                                                

12      (17) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (19), if a                  

                                                                                

13  person is charged with operating a vehicle while under the                  

                                                                                

14  influence of a controlled substance or a combination of                     

                                                                                

15  intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance in violation of              

                                                                                

16  subsection (1) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding             

                                                                                

17  to subsection (1), the court shall require the jury to return a             

                                                                                

18  special verdict in the form of a written finding or, if the court           

                                                                                

19  convicts the person without a jury or accepts a plea of guilty or           

                                                                                

20  nolo contendere, the court shall make a finding as to whether the           

                                                                                

21  person was under the influence of a controlled substance or a               

                                                                                

22  combination of intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance at            

                                                                                

23  the time of the violation.                                                  

                                                                                

24      (18) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (19), if a                  

                                                                                

25  person is charged with operating a vehicle while his or her                 

                                                                                

26  ability to operate the vehicle was visibly impaired due to his or           

                                                                                

27  her consumption of a controlled substance or a combination of               


                                                                                

1   intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance in violation of              

                                                                                

2   subsection (3) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding             

                                                                                

3   to subsection (3), the court shall require the jury to return a             

                                                                                

4   special verdict in the form of a written finding or, if the court           

                                                                                

5   convicts the person without a jury or accepts a plea of guilty or           

                                                                                

6   nolo contendere, the court shall make a finding as to whether,              

                                                                                

7   due to the consumption of a controlled substance or a combination           

                                                                                

8   of intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance, the person's             

                                                                                

9   ability to operate a motor vehicle was visibly impaired at the              

                                                                                

10  time of the violation.                                                      

                                                                                

11      (19) A special verdict described in subsections (17) and (18)               

                                                                                

12  is not required if a jury is instructed to make a finding solely            

                                                                                

13  as to either of the following:                                              

                                                                                

14      (a) Whether the defendant was under the influence of a                      

                                                                                

15  controlled substance or a combination of intoxicating liquor and            

                                                                                

16  a controlled substance at the time of the violation.                        

                                                                                

17      (b) Whether the defendant was visibly impaired due to his or                

                                                                                

18  her consumption of a controlled substance or a combination of               

                                                                                

19  intoxicating liquor and a controlled substance at the time of the           

                                                                                

20  violation.                                                                  

                                                                                

21      (20) If a jury or court finds under subsection (17), (18), or               

                                                                                

22  (19) that the defendant operated a motor vehicle under the                  

                                                                                

23  influence of or while impaired due to the consumption of a                  

                                                                                

24  controlled substance or a combination of a controlled substance             

                                                                                

25  and an intoxicating liquor, the court shall do both of the                  

                                                                                

26  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

27      (a) Report the finding to the secretary of state.                           


                                                                                

1       (b) On a form or forms prescribed by the state court                        

                                                                                

2   administrator, forward to the department of state police a record           

                                                                                

3   that specifies the penalties imposed by the court, including any            

                                                                                

4   term of imprisonment, and any sanction imposed under section 625n           

                                                                                

5   or 904d.                                                                    

                                                                                

6       (21) Except as otherwise provided by law, a record described                

                                                                                

7   in subsection (20)(b) is a public record and the department of              

                                                                                

8   state police shall retain the information contained on that                 

                                                                                

9   record for not less than 7 years.                                           

                                                                                

10      (22) In a prosecution for a violation of subsection (6), the                

                                                                                

11  defendant bears the burden of proving that the consumption of               

                                                                                

12  intoxicating liquor was a part of a generally recognized                    

                                                                                

13  religious service or ceremony by a preponderance of the                     

                                                                                

14  evidence.                                                                   

                                                                                

15      (23) Subject to subsection (25), as used in this section,                   

                                                                                

16  "prior conviction" means a conviction for any of the following,             

                                                                                

17  whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance                        

                                                                                

18  substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of             

                                                                                

19  another state substantially corresponding to a law of this                  

                                                                                

20  state:                                                                      

                                                                                

21      (a) Except as provided in subsection (24), a violation or                   

                                                                                

22  attempted violation of subsection (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or               

                                                                                

23  (7), section 625m, former section 625(1) or (2), or former                  

                                                                                

24  section 625b.                                                               

                                                                                

25      (b) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting                   

                                                                                

26  from the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of              

                                                                                

27  those crimes.                                                               


                                                                                

1       (c) A violation of section 653a(4).                                         

                                                                                

2       (24) Except for purposes of the enhancement described in                    

                                                                                

3   subsection (11)(b), only 1 violation or attempted violation of              

                                                                                

4   subsection (6), a local ordinance substantially corresponding to            

                                                                                

5   subsection (6), or a law of another state substantially                     

                                                                                

6   corresponding to subsection (6) may be used as a prior                      

                                                                                

7   conviction.                                                                 

                                                                                

8       (25) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (23)                  

                                                                                

9   are convictions for violations arising out of the same                      

                                                                                

10  transaction, only 1 conviction shall be used to determine whether           

                                                                                

11  the person has a prior conviction.                                          

                                                                                

12      Sec. 625n.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section                

                                                                                

13  and in addition to any other penalty provided for in this act,              

                                                                                

14  the judgment of sentence for a conviction for a violation of                

                                                                                

15  section 625(1) described in section  625(8)(b) or (c),                      

                                                                                

16  625(8)(a), if the person has a blood alcohol content of 0.165               

                                                                                

17  grams or more per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of               

                                                                                

18  breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine, or section 625(8)(b), or            

                                                                                

19  section 625(8)(c), a violation of section 625(3) described in               

                                                                                

20  section 625(10)(b) or (c), a violation of section 625(4), (5), or           

                                                                                

21  (7), or a violation of section 904(4) or (5) may require 1 of the           

                                                                                

22  following with regard to the vehicle used in the offense if the             

                                                                                

23  defendant owns the vehicle in whole or in part or leases the                

                                                                                

24  vehicle:                                                                    

                                                                                

25      (a) Forfeiture of the vehicle if the defendant owns the                     

                                                                                

26  vehicle in whole or in part.                                                

                                                                                

27      (b) Return of the vehicle to the lessor if the defendant                    


                                                                                

1   leases the vehicle.                                                         

                                                                                

2       (2) The vehicle may be seized pursuant to an order of seizure               

                                                                                

3   issued by the court having jurisdiction upon a showing of                   

                                                                                

4   probable cause that the vehicle is subject to forfeiture or                 

                                                                                

5   return to the lessor.                                                       

                                                                                

6       (3) The forfeiture of a vehicle is subject to the interest of               

                                                                                

7   the holder of a security interest who did not have prior                    

                                                                                

8   knowledge of or consent to the violation.                                   

                                                                                

9       (4) Within 14 days after the defendant's conviction for a                   

                                                                                

10  violation described in subsection (1), the prosecuting attorney             

                                                                                

11  may file a petition with the court for the forfeiture of the                

                                                                                

12  vehicle or to have the court order return of a leased vehicle to            

                                                                                

13  the lessor.  The prosecuting attorney shall give notice by                  

                                                                                

14  first-class mail or other process to the defendant and his or her           

                                                                                

15  attorney, to all owners of the vehicle, and to any person holding           

                                                                                

16  a security interest in the vehicle that the court may require               

                                                                                

17  forfeiture or return of the vehicle.                                        

                                                                                

18      (5) If a vehicle is seized before disposition of the criminal               

                                                                                

19  proceedings, a defendant who is an owner or lessee of the vehicle           

                                                                                

20  may move the court having jurisdiction over the proceedings to              

                                                                                

21  require the seizing agency to file a lien against the vehicle and           

                                                                                

22  to return the vehicle to the owner or lessee pending disposition            

                                                                                

23  of the criminal proceedings.  The court shall hear the motion               

                                                                                

24  within 7 days after the motion is filed.  If the defendant                  

                                                                                

25  establishes at the hearing that he or she holds the legal title             

                                                                                

26  to the vehicle or that he or she has a leasehold interest and               

                                                                                

27  that it is necessary for him or her or a member of his or her               


                                                                                

1   family to use the vehicle pending the outcome of the forfeiture             

                                                                                

2   action, the court may order the seizing agency to return the                

                                                                                

3   vehicle to the owner or lessee.  If the court orders the return             

                                                                                

4   of the vehicle to the owner or lessee, the court shall order the            

                                                                                

5   defendant to post a bond in an amount equal to the retail value             

                                                                                

6   of the vehicle, and shall also order the seizing agency to file a           

                                                                                

7   lien against the vehicle.                                                   

                                                                                

8       (6) Within 14 days after notice by the prosecuting attorney                 

                                                                                

9   is given under subsection (4), the defendant, an owner, lessee,             

                                                                                

10  or holder of a security interest may file a claim of interest in            

                                                                                

11  the vehicle with the court.  Within 21 days after the expiration            

                                                                                

12  of the period for filing claims, but before or at sentencing, the           

                                                                                

13  court shall hold a hearing to determine the legitimacy of any               

                                                                                

14  claim, the extent of any co-owner's equity interest, the                    

                                                                                

15  liability of the defendant to any co-lessee, and whether to order           

                                                                                

16  the vehicle forfeited or returned to the lessor.  In considering            

                                                                                

17  whether to order forfeiture, the court shall review the                     

                                                                                

18  defendant's driving record to determine whether the defendant has           

                                                                                

19  multiple convictions under section 625 or a local ordinance                 

                                                                                

20  substantially corresponding to section 625, or multiple                     

                                                                                

21  suspensions, restrictions, or denials under section 904, or                 

                                                                                

22  both.  If the defendant has multiple convictions under section              

                                                                                

23  625 or multiple suspensions, restrictions, or denials under                 

                                                                                

24  section 904, or both, that factor shall weigh heavily in favor of           

                                                                                

25  forfeiture.                                                                 

                                                                                

26      (7) If a vehicle is forfeited under this section, the unit of               

                                                                                

27  government that seized the vehicle shall sell the vehicle and               


                                                                                

1   dispose of the proceeds in the following order of priority:                 

                                                                                

2       (a) Pay any outstanding security interest of a secured party                

                                                                                

3   who did not have prior knowledge of or consent to the commission            

                                                                                

4   of the violation.                                                           

                                                                                

5       (b) Pay the equity interest of a co-owner who did not have                  

                                                                                

6   prior knowledge of or consent to the commission of the                      

                                                                                

7   violation.                                                                  

                                                                                

8       (c) Satisfy any order of restitution entered in the                         

                                                                                

9   prosecution for the violation.                                              

                                                                                

10      (d) Pay the claim of each person who shows that he or she is                

                                                                                

11  a victim of the violation to the extent that the claim is not               

                                                                                

12  covered by an order of restitution.                                         

                                                                                

13      (e) Pay any outstanding lien against the property that has                  

                                                                                

14  been imposed by a governmental unit.                                        

                                                                                

15      (f) Pay the proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture               

                                                                                

16  and sale, including, but not limited to, expenses incurred during           

                                                                                

17  the seizure process and expenses for maintaining custody of the             

                                                                                

18  property, advertising, and court costs.                                     

                                                                                

19      (g) The balance remaining after the payment of items (a)                    

                                                                                

20  through (f) shall be distributed by the court having jurisdiction           

                                                                                

21  over the forfeiture proceedings to the unit or units of                     

                                                                                

22  government substantially involved in effecting the forfeiture.              

                                                                                

23  Seventy-five percent of the money received by a unit of                     

                                                                                

24  government under this subdivision shall be used to enhance                  

                                                                                

25  enforcement of the criminal laws and 25% of the money shall be              

                                                                                

26  used to implement the crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87,                

                                                                                

27  MCL 780.751 to 780.834.  A unit of government receiving money               


                                                                                

1   under this subdivision shall report annually to the department of           

                                                                                

2   management and budget the amount of money received under this               

                                                                                

3   subdivision that was used to enhance enforcement of the criminal            

                                                                                

4   laws and the amount that was used to implement the crime victim's           

                                                                                

5   rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834.                             

                                                                                

6       (8) The court may order the defendant to pay to a co-lessee                 

                                                                                

7   any liability determined under subsection (6).  The order may be            

                                                                                

8   enforced in the same manner as a civil judgment.                            

                                                                                

9       (9) The return of a vehicle to the lessor under this section                

                                                                                

10  does not affect or impair the lessor's rights or the defendant's            

                                                                                

11  obligations under the lease.                                                

                                                                                

12      (10) A person who knowingly conceals, sells, gives away, or                 

                                                                                

13  otherwise transfers or disposes of a vehicle with the intent to             

                                                                                

14  avoid forfeiture or return of the vehicle to the lessor under               

                                                                                

15  this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by                       

                                                                                

16  imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than            

                                                                                

17  $1,000.00, or both.                                                         

                                                                                

18      (11) The failure of the court or prosecutor to comply with                  

                                                                                

19  any time limit specified in this section does not preclude the              

                                                                                

20  court from ordering forfeiture of a vehicle or its return to a              

                                                                                

21  lessor, unless the court finds that the owner or claimant                   

                                                                                

22  suffered substantial prejudice as a result of that failure.                 

                                                                                

23      (12) The forfeiture provisions of this section do not                       

                                                                                

24  preclude the prosecuting attorney from pursuing a forfeiture                

                                                                                

25  proceeding under any other law of this state or a local ordinance           

                                                                                

26  substantially corresponding to this section.                                

                                                                                

27      Sec. 904d.  (1) Vehicle immobilization applies as follows:                  


                                                                                

1       (a)  For  Except as provided in subdivision (c), for a                      

                                                                                

2   conviction under section 625(1), (3), or (7) or a local ordinance           

                                                                                

3   substantially corresponding to section 625(1) or (3) with no                

                                                                                

4   prior convictions, the court may order vehicle immobilization for           

                                                                                

5   not more than 180 days.                                                     

                                                                                

6       (b) For a conviction under section 625(4) or (5) with no                    

                                                                                

7   prior convictions, the court shall order vehicle immobilization             

                                                                                

8   for not more than 180 days.                                                 

                                                                                

9       (c) For a conviction under section 625(1), if the person has                

                                                                                

10  a blood alcohol content of 0.165 grams or more per 100                      

                                                                                

11  milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67                   

                                                                                

12  milliliters of urine, or a conviction under section 625(1), (3),            

                                                                                

13  (4), (5), or (7) within 7 years after a prior conviction, the               

                                                                                

14  court shall order vehicle immobilization for not less than 90               

                                                                                

15  days or more than 180 days.                                                 

                                                                                

16      (d) For a conviction under section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), or                

                                                                                

17  (7) within 10 years after 2 or more prior convictions, the court            

                                                                                

18  shall order vehicle immobilization for not less than 1 year or              

                                                                                

19  more than 3 years.                                                          

                                                                                

20      (2) For a conviction or civil infraction determination                      

                                                                                

21  resulting from a violation that occurred during a period of                 

                                                                                

22  suspension, revocation, or denial, the following apply:                     

                                                                                

23      (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), for 1 prior                      

                                                                                

24  suspension, revocation, or denial under section 904(10), (11), or           

                                                                                

25  (12) or former section 904(2) or (4) within the past 7 years, the           

                                                                                

26  court may order vehicle immobilization for not more than 180                

                                                                                

27  days.                                                                       


                                                                                

1       (b) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), if the                  

                                                                                

2   person is convicted under section 904(4) or (5), the court shall            

                                                                                

3   order vehicle immobilization for not more than 180 days.                    

                                                                                

4       (c) For any combination of 2 or 3 prior suspensions,                        

                                                                                

5   revocations, or denials under section 904(10), (11), or (12) or             

                                                                                

6   former section 904(2) or (4) within the past 7 years, the court             

                                                                                

7   shall order vehicle immobilization for not less than 90 days or             

                                                                                

8   more than 180 days.                                                         

                                                                                

9       (d) For any combination of 4 or more prior suspensions,                     

                                                                                

10  revocations, or denials under section 904(10), (11), or (12) or             

                                                                                

11  former section 904(2) or (4) within the past 7 years, the court             

                                                                                

12  shall order vehicle immobilization for not less than 1 year or              

                                                                                

13  more than 3 years.                                                          

                                                                                

14      (3) The defendant shall provide to the court the vehicle                    

                                                                                

15  identification number and registration plate number of the                  

                                                                                

16  vehicle involved in the violation.                                          

                                                                                

17      (4) The court may order vehicle immobilization under this                   

                                                                                

18  section under either of the following circumstances:                        

                                                                                

19      (a) The defendant is the owner, co-owner, lessee, or                        

                                                                                

20  co-lessee of the vehicle operated during the violation.                     

                                                                                

21      (b) The owner, co-owner, lessee, or co-lessee knowingly                     

                                                                                

22  permitted the vehicle to be operated in violation of section                

                                                                                

23  625(2) or section 904(2) regardless of whether a conviction                 

                                                                                

24  resulted.                                                                   

                                                                                

25      (5) An order required to be issued under this section shall                 

                                                                                

26  not be suspended.                                                           

                                                                                

27      (6) If a defendant is ordered imprisoned for the violation                  


                                                                                

1   for which immobilization is ordered, the period of immobilization           

                                                                                

2   shall begin at the end of the period of imprisonment.                       

                                                                                

3       (7) This section does not apply to any of the following:                    

                                                                                

4       (a) A suspension, revocation, or denial based on a violation                

                                                                                

5   of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295,             

                                                                                

6   MCL 552.601 to 552.650.                                                     

                                                                                

7       (b) A vehicle that is registered in another state or that is                

                                                                                

8   a rental vehicle.                                                           

                                                                                

9       (c) A vehicle owned by the federal government, this state, or               

                                                                                

10  a local unit of government of this state.                                   

                                                                                

11      (d) A vehicle not subject to registration under section 216.                

                                                                                

12      (e) Any of the following:                                                   

                                                                                

13                                                                               (i) A violation of chapter II.                                                      

                                                                                

14      (ii) A violation of chapter V.                                               

                                                                                

15      (iii) A violation for failure to change address.                             

                                                                                

16      (iv) A parking violation.                                                    

                                                                                

17      (v) A bad check violation.                                                  

                                                                                

18      (vi) An equipment violation.                                                 

                                                                                

19      (vii) A pedestrian, passenger, or bicycle violation, other                   

                                                                                

20  than a violation of section 703(1) or (2) of the Michigan liquor            

                                                                                

21  control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703, or a local                  

                                                                                

22  ordinance substantially corresponding to section 703(1) or (2) of           

                                                                                

23  the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58,                       

                                                                                

24  MCL 436.1703, or section 624a or 624b or a local ordinance                  

                                                                                

25  substantially corresponding to section 624a or 624b.                        

                                                                                

26      (viii) A violation of a local ordinance substantially                         

                                                                                

27  corresponding to a violation described in subparagraphs (i) to              


                                                                                

1   (vii).                                                                       

                                                                                

2       (8) As used in this section:                                                

                                                                                

3       (a) Subject to subsection (9), "prior conviction" means a                   

                                                                                

4   conviction for any of the following, whether under a law of this            

                                                                                

5   state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of            

                                                                                

6   this state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding           

                                                                                

7   to a law of this state:                                                     

                                                                                

8                                                                                (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, a                            

                                                                                

9   violation or attempted violation of section 625(1), (3), (4),               

                                                                                

10  (5), (6), or (7), section 625m, former section 625(1) or (2), or            

                                                                                

11  former section 625b.  However, only 1 violation or attempted                

                                                                                

12  violation of section 625(6), a local ordinance substantially                

                                                                                

13  corresponding to section 625(6), or a law of another state                  

                                                                                

14  substantially corresponding to section 625(6) may be used as a              

                                                                                

15  prior conviction.                                                           

                                                                                

16      (ii) Negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting                   

                                                                                

17  from the operation of a vehicle or an attempt to commit any of              

                                                                                

18  those crimes.                                                               

                                                                                

19      (b) "Vehicle immobilization" means requiring the motor                      

                                                                                

20  vehicle involved in the violation immobilized in a manner                   

                                                                                

21  provided in section 904e.                                                   

                                                                                

22      (9) If 2 or more convictions described in subsection (8)(a)                 

                                                                                

23  are convictions for violations arising out of the same incident,            

                                                                                

24  only 1 conviction shall be used to determine whether the person             

                                                                                

25  has a prior conviction.