March 20, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Mayes and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803i (MCL 257.803i), as amended by 1998 PA 68.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803i. (1) A person who was or is a member of the national
guard may apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette
preceding the registration numbers and shall have the words
"national guard" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.
(2) A person who was or is a member of the coast guard may
apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate,
which shall display an appropriate vignette preceding the
registration numbers and shall have the words "coast guard"
inscribed beneath the registration numbers.
(3) (2)
A person who was or is a member of
the military
reserve may apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette
preceding the registration numbers.
(4) (3)
A person who was a member of any
branch of the armed
services of the United States, who has retired or been granted an
honorable discharge from that branch of the armed forces, and who
is not otherwise eligible for a special registration plate under
this act may apply to the secretary of state for a special
registration plate, which shall display an appropriate vignette
preceding the registration numbers.
(5) (4)
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 being or having been a
member of the national guard, coast guard, or military reserve or a
member of any branch of the armed services of the United States as
described
in subsection (3) (4) 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) (5)
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 applies for a special
registration plate under this section and who 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. A person issued 1
or
more special registration plates under subsection (1), (2), or
(3), or (4) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided in
section 801.
(7) (6)
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) (7)
The special registration plate
issued under this
section shall expire on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When new
plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for
renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by a
$5.00 service fee. The applicant shall not be required to furnish
the
proof provided in subsection (4) (5).