February 9, 2010, Introduced by Rep. Lori and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 328a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 328a. (1) An individual shall report to the secretary of
state in person if any of the following occur while he or she is
operating a motor vehicle in this state:
(a) He or she is involved in a crash resulting in property
damage of $1,000.00 or more.
(b) He or she is involved in a crash resulting in personal
injury to any individual.
(c) He or she is stopped by a peace officer for a violation of
this act.
(2) An individual shall report as required under subsection
(1) within 7 days after the crash or stop. The individual shall
present proof to the secretary of state in the manner required by
the secretary of state that the vehicle was insured as required
under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL
500.3101 to 500.3179, at the time he or she was operating the motor
vehicle. The secretary of state shall verify the insurance coverage
for the vehicle with the stated insurer. If the secretary of state
determines that the individual did not have the insurance in force
at the time of the crash or stop, the secretary of state shall
report the violation to the police department or sheriff department
that responded to the crash or made the stop. If no police
department or sheriff department responded to the crash, the
secretary of state shall report the violation to a police
department or the sheriff department having jurisdiction of the
location in which the crash occurred.
(3) An individual who fails to report to the secretary of
state as required under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of
not more than $500.00, or both.
(4) An individual who knowingly provides false or misleading
information to the secretary of state in a report required under
this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or
both.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Crash" means a collision with any object including
another vehicle.
(b) "Police department" means the police department of a city,
village, township, college, or community college or the department
of state police.