June 7, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Caswell, Moore, Stahl, Green, Nitz, Hansen, Nofs, Horn and Dean and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803e (MCL 257.803e), as amended by 2003 PA 30.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a
person
whose spouse has been a prisoner of war his or her spouse
may
make application apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate which that shall be inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by the letters "EX-POW" and shall
have the words "ex-prisoner of war" inscribed beneath the
registration number.
(2) A person who was a member of the armed services during
World
War I or his or her spouse may make application apply to
the
secretary
of state for a special registration plate , which that
shall be inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by
the letters "WWI" and shall have the words "World War I veteran"
inscribed beneath the registration number.
(3) A person who was a member of the armed services during
1941, stationed at a United States military or naval establishment
at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who survived the
attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 or his or her
spouse may make application apply to
the secretary of state for a
special
registration plate , which that
shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers and shall have the words "Pearl
Harbor survivor" inscribed beneath the registration number.
(4) A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal or
his
or her spouse may make application apply to
the secretary of
state
for a special registration plate which that shall be
inscribed with special identification numbers and shall have the
words "combat wounded veteran" inscribed beneath the registration
number. In addition, the special registration plate described under
this subsection shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official
purple heart medal.
(5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a
form prescribed by the secretary of state, and shall be accompanied
by any proof of the applicant or his or her spouse having been a
prisoner of war, World War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, or
recipient of the purple heart medal that the secretary of state may
require. The application for a special registration plate shall
also be accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee.
(6) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service
fee, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special
registration plates for each applicant for use on a passenger
vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a
special
registration plate under this section and who makes payment
of
pays the $5.00 service fee shall be issued a tab for
persons
with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her
special registration plate. The secretary of state shall require
the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is
required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under
section 675. One person in any household is entitled to 1 special
registration plate issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from
payment of the tax provided in section 801. The person who is
issued an additional special registration plate under subsection
(1) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided for in section
801. A person issued 1 or more special registration plates under
subsection (2), (3), or (4) shall be assessed the applicable tax
provided in section 801.
(7) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle other
than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who
does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
(8) The special registration plate issued under this section
expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new
plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for
renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by a
$5.00 service fee. The applicant is not required to furnish the
proof provided in subsection (5).