April 25, 2013, Introduced by Rep. McCready and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending sections 801, 801e, 803, 803a, 803b, 803p, and 809
(MCL 257.801, 257.801e, 257.803, 257.803a, 257.803b, 257.803p,
and 257.809), section 801 as amended by 2012 PA 498, section 801e
as amended by 1983 PA 91, section 803 as amended by 2002 PA 490,
section 803a as amended and section 803p as added by 1996 PA 404,
and sections 803b and 809 as amended by 2011 PA 159.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the
2 following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall
3 exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,
4 except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain
5 carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor
1 carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43; the taxes imposed
2 by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to
3 207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:
4 (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as
5 otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not
6 more than 8,000 pounds or less,
except as otherwise provided,
7 according to the following schedule of empty weights:
8 Empty weights Tax
9 0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$ 29.00
10 3,001 to 3,500 pounds.............................. 32.00
11 3,501 to 4,000 pounds.............................. 37.00
12 4,001 to 4,500 pounds.............................. 43.00
13 4,501 to 5,000 pounds.............................. 47.00
14 5,001 to 5,500 pounds.............................. 52.00
15 5,501 to 6,000 pounds.............................. 57.00
16 6,001 to 6,500 pounds.............................. 62.00
17 6,501 to 7,000 pounds.............................. 67.00
18 7,001 to 7,500 pounds.............................. 71.00
19 7,501 to 8,000 pounds.............................. 77.00
20 8,001 to 8,500 pounds.............................. 81.00
21 8,501 to 9,000 pounds.............................. 86.00
22 9,001 to 9,500 pounds.............................. 91.00
23 9,501 to 10,000 pounds............................. 95.00
24 over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds
25 of empty weight
26 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
27 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
28 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
1 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
2 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
3 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
4 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
5 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
6 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
7 of commerce or its successor agency. A van that is owned by an
8 individual who uses a wheelchair or by an individual who
9 transports a member of his or her household who uses a wheelchair
10 and for which registration plates are issued under section 803d
11 shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the tax provided for in
12 this subdivision.
13 (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax
14 shall be assessed as provided in under subdivision (l). A trailer
15 coach that is not subject to taxation under 1959 PA 243, MCL
16 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while located on land otherwise
17 assessable as real property under the general property tax act,
18 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if the trailer coach is used
19 as a place of habitation, and whether or not permanently affixed
20 to the soil, is not exempt
from real property taxes if the
21 trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, whether or not it
22 is permanently affixed to the soil.
23 (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,
24 truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in
25 connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling
26 livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in
27 kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the
1 transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not
2 used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the
3 road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,
4 modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
5 farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is
6 subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm
7 use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate
8 under this act.
9 (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a
10 wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood
11 harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk
12 from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100
13 pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck
14 tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed
15 in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the
16 regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this
17 subdivision:
18 (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling
19 and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the
20 harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting
21 equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons
22 whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.
23 (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the
24 following:
25 (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,
26 including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.
27 (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
1 timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,
2 processor, chipper, or saw table.
3 (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or
4 timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple
5 skidder, or cable skidder.
6 (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,
7 including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end
8 loader, or forklift.
9 (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood
10 harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or
11 maintaining harvest site roads.
12 (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the
13 transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed
14 firewood for a profit making venture.
15 (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed
16 funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral
17 business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged
18 in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to
19 others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or
20 ambulance.
21 (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state
22 institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit
23 volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or
24 university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under
25 this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new
26 registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the
27 secretary of state.
1 (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or
2 similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
3 parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,
4 parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other
5 grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit
6 rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by
7 a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,
8 carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is
9 designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the
10 vehicle.
11 (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used
12 to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to
13 children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as
14 organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the
15 vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air
16 patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
17 veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit
18 recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation
19 organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a
20 locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans
21 organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or
22 for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies
23 and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit
24 charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.
25 (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a
26 bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,
27 girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of
1 the empty weight of the truck.
2 (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not
3 used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow
4 a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a
5 profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to
6 tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in
7 subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the
8 following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:
9 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
10 0 to 2,500 pounds.............................. $ 1.40
11 2,501 to 4,000 pounds.......................... 1.76
12 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
13 6,001 to 8,000 pounds.......................... 2.72
14 8,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 3.25
15 10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................ 3.77
16 15,001 pounds and over......................... 4.39
17 If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of
18 the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for
19 which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than
20 the tax otherwise provided under the preceding provisions of this
21 subdivision, for an identical vehicle, the tax required
under
22 this subdivision is not less than the tax required under
23 subdivision (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the
24 same list price.
25 (k) For each a
truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less
towing a
26 trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each a truck
27 weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,
1 except as provided in subdivision (j) according to the following
2 schedule of elected gross weights:
3 Elected gross weight Tax
4 0 to 24,000 pounds.............................. $ 491.00
5 24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................... 558.00
6 26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................... 558.00
7 28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................... 649.00
8 32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................... 744.00
9 36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................... 874.00
10 42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................... 1,005.00
11 48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................... 1,135.00
12 54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................... 1,268.00
13 60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................... 1,398.00
14 66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................... 1,529.00
15 72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................... 1,660.00
16 80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................... 1,793.00
17 90,001 to 100,000 pounds........................ 2,002.00
18 100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................... 2,223.00
19 115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................... 2,448.00
20 130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................... 2,670.00
21 145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................... 2,894.00
22 over 160,000 pounds............................. 3,117.00
23 For each commercial vehicle registered under this
24 subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a the truck
safety fund
25 to be expended for the purposes prescribed in section 25 of 1951
26 PA 51, MCL 247.675.
27 If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased
28 from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether a person,
1
an individual, firm, or corporation,
shall pay to the owner-
2 operator 60% of the tax
prescribed in this subdivision to
the
3 owner-operator for the truck tractor or road tractor at the rate
4 of 1/12 for each month of the lease or arrangement in addition to
5 the compensation the owner-operator is entitled to for the rental
6 of his or her equipment.
7 (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or
8 trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following
9 schedule of empty weights:
10 Empty weights Tax
11 0 to 2,499 pounds................................ $ 75.00
12 2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................ 200.00
13 10,000 pounds and over........................... 300.00
14 The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires
15 only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration
16 plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if If the
17 secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all
18 trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003
19 PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to
20 pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to
21 pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in
22 section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued
23 under this subdivision is nontransferable.
24 (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation
25 of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment
26 is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the
1 following schedule of empty weights:
2 Empty weights Per 100 pounds
3 0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $ 1.76
4 4,001 to 6,000 pounds.......................... 2.20
5 6,001 to 10,000 pounds......................... 2.72
6 10,001 pounds and over......................... 3.25
7 (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.
8 On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed
9 under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the
10 registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that
11 date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year
12 times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar
13 year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar
14 year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the
15 calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall
16 use the spring preliminary report of the United States department
17 of commerce or its successor agency.
18 Beginning January 1, 1984, the The registration
tax for each
19 motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part
20 of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the
21 annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed
22 as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January
23 1, 1984, $3.00 Three
dollars of each motorcycle fee shall be
24 placed in a motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and
25 shall be used only for funding the motorcycle safety education
26 program as provided for under sections 312b and 811a.
1 (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road
2 tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or
3 part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and
4 household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting
5 carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross
6 weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that
7 subdivision.
8 (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984
9 or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required
10 under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax
11 rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category
12 otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision
13 (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following
14 schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:
15 (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the
16 first registration that is not a transfer registration under
17 section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer
18 registration under section 809, according to the following
19 schedule based on the vehicle's list price:
20 List Price Tax
21 $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................ $ 30.00
22 More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............... $ 33.00
23 More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............... $ 38.00
24 More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............... $ 43.00
25 More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00.............. $ 48.00
26 More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00............. $ 53.00
27 More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00............. $ 58.00
1 More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00............. $ 63.00
2 More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00............. $ 68.00
3 More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00............. $ 73.00
4 More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00............. $ 78.00
5 More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00............. $ 83.00
6 More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00............. $ 88.00
7 More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00............. $ 93.00
8 More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00............. $ 98.00
9 More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00............. $ 103.00
10 More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00............. $ 108.00
11 More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00............. $ 113.00
12 More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00............. $ 118.00
13 More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00............. $ 123.00
14 More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00............. $ 128.00
15 More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00............. $ 133.00
16 More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00............. $ 138.00
17 More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00............. $ 143.00
18 More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00............. $ 148.00
19 More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by
20 $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00
21 increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or
22 decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or
23 transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased
24 or decreased tax.
25 (ii) For the second registration,
90% and subsequent
26 registrations, 85% of the tax assessed under subparagraph (i).
27 (iii) For
the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed
28 under subparagraph (ii).
29 (iv) For
the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the
1 tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).
2 For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that
3 has been previously registered by a person other than the person
4 applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a
5 subsequent model year that
has been previously registered in
6 another state or country and is registered for the first time in
7 this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by
8 subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year
9 for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a
10 negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the
11 result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,
12 third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that
13 is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an
14 individual who transports a member of his or her household who
15 uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued
16 under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the
17 tax provided for in this subdivision.
18 (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.
19 (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this
20 act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure
21 shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the
22 computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and
23 shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the
24 computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,
25 unless specific taxes are specified. , and the The secretary
of
26 state may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the
27 vehicle fully equipped for the use for which the registration
1 application is made. If the weight of the vehicle is not
2 correctly stated or is not satisfactory, the secretary of state
3 shall determine the actual weight. Each application An applicant
4 for registration of a vehicle under subdivisions (j) and (m)
5 shall have attached attach
a scale weight receipt to the
6 application. a scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully
equipped
7 as of the time the application is made. The scale weight receipt
8 is not necessary if there is presented the applicant presents
9 with the application a registration receipt of the previous year
10 that shows on its face the weight of the motor vehicle as
11 registered with the secretary of state and that is accompanied by
12 a statement of the applicant that there has not been a structural
13 change in the motor vehicle that has increased the weight and
14 that the previous registered weight is the true weight.
15 (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act exempt
16 from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond under
17 this act, except on the specified number of motor vehicles
18 registered. A dealer is exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on
19 vehicles in stock or bond.
20 (3) Until October 1, 2015, the tax for a vehicle with an
21 empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)
22 and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),
23 (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:
24 (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the
25 traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a
26 and used to regulate highway safety.
27 (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the
1 transportation administration collection fund created in section
2 810b.
3 (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not
4 received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration
5 date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall
6 collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after
7 the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a
8 registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the
9 expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late
10 fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be
11 deposited into the general fund.
12 (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this
13 section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under
14 section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority
15 created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,
16 MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as
17 provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of
18 1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of
19 state under this subsection shall be based upon an established
20 cost allocation methodology.
21 (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.
22 (7) As used in this section:
23 (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in section 1
24 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51, and
25 includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment of
26 the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties to
27 the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under
1 section 251.
2 (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base
3 list price as published by the secretary of state, or the
4 manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label
5 required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the
6 secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle
7 published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that
8 vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the
9 manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the
10 sources described in this subdivision.
11 (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received by
12 the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle
13 being registered.
14 Sec. 801e. (1) When a moped required to be registered under
15 this act is sold by a retailer to a general purchaser, the
16 certificate of registration shall be obtained in the name of the
17 purchaser by the retailer. In other cases, the certificate of
18 registration shall be obtained by the purchaser. The application
19 shall be signed by the purchaser of the moped and shall be
20 accompanied by a fee of $15.00. Upon receipt of the application
21 in approved form, the secretary of state shall enter the
22 application upon in
the secretary of state's records and
issue to
23 the applicant a certificate of registration containing the decal
24 for the moped, the name and address of the owner, and other
25 information the secretary of state considers necessary. A moped
26 shall is not be required to be insured in the manner
specified
27 for motor vehicles under chapter 31 of Act No. 218 of the Public
1 Acts the insurance
code of 1956, as amended, being
sections 1956
2
PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179. of
the Michigan Compiled Laws.
3 The certificate of registration shall be pocket size, shall
4 accompany the vehicle, shall be legible, and shall be made
5 available for inspection upon demand by a law enforcement
6 officer.
7 (2) A The
secretary of state shall issue a decal
indicating
8 that the certificate of registration is in full force and effect.
9 shall be issued. A The
secretary of state shall not issue a
10 registration certificate and decal shall not be issued earlier
11 than 90 days preceding before
the commencement date of the new
12 registration period. Display of the decal shall be as prescribed
13 by rule promulgated by the secretary of state.
14 (3) A retailer or manufacturer of mopeds, upon application
15 to the secretary of state upon forms provided by the secretary of
16 state, may obtain certificates a certificate of
registration for
17 use in the testing or demonstrating of a moped upon payment of
18 $10.00 for each of the first 2 registration certificates.
19 Additional certificates may be issued at a cost of $5.00 each and
20 used by the applicant only in the testing or demonstrating of
21 mopeds a moped by temporary placement of the registration on the
22 moped being tested or demonstrated. A certificate issued pursuant
23 to under this subsection may be used on only 1 moped at any
given
24 time.
25 (4) A moped registration shall be is valid
for a 3-year
26 period which that begins on May 1 and expires on April 30 of the
27 third registration year. For purposes of this subsection, a
1 registration year begins on May 1 and ends on April 30.
2 Sec. 803. The secretary of state shall charge a $10.00 fee
3 for each special plate issued under section 244. The secretary of
4 state shall determine the number of special plates reasonably
5 needed by a manufacturer, transporter, or dealer.
6 Sec. 803a. (1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner
7 of an historic vehicle an historic vehicle registration plate
8 which shall bear that
bears the inscription "historical
vehicle -
9 Michigan" and the registration number.
10 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying for an
11 historic vehicle registration plate or a registration tab under
12 this section shall pay a fee of $30.00, shall certify that the
13 vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned and
14 operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify that
15 the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the
16 highways of this state. The registration certificate need not
17 specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration
18 issued under this section is transferable to another historic
19 vehicle upon completion of the application for transfer and
20 payment of the fee in the manner described in under section
809.
21 (3) A registration issued under this section shall expire on
22 April 15 in the tenth year following the date of issuance of the
23 registration.
24 (4) The secretary of state may revoke a registration issued
25 under this section, for cause shown and after a hearing, for
26 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
27 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
1 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
2 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
3 Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1
4 personalized vehicle registration plate that shall be used on the
5 passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor
6 home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate
7 is issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall
8 bear letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes.
9 The secretary of state shall not issue a letter combination that
10 might carry a connotation offensive to good taste and decency.
11 The personalized plates shall be made of the same material as
12 standard plates. Personalized plates shall not be a duplication
13 of another registration plate.
14 (2) An application for a personalized registration plate
15 shall be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217.
16 Application for an original personalized registration plate shall
17 be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00 for the
18 first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional month of
19 the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
20 registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
21 obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying
22 an additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate
23 service fees shall be deposited in the transportation
24 administration collection fund created in section 810b through
25 October 1, 2015. Application for the renewal of a personalized
26 registration plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service
27 fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular vehicle registration
1 fee. The service fee shall be credited to the Michigan
2 transportation fund established under, and shall be allocated as
3 prescribed under, section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The
4 amount allocated to the state trunk line fund established under
5 section 11 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.661, shall be used by the state
6 transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
7 roads and rights of way.
8 (3) The expiration date for a personalized registration
9 plate shall be as prescribed under section 226. Upon the issuance
10 or renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of
11 state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
12 expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration
13 plate, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for
14 the rear plate designating the next expiration date of the plate.
15 Upon renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a
16 new exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is
17 illegible and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee
18 for an original personalized registration plate.
19 (4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
20 letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to
21 a different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom
22 the plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date
23 of the plate.
24 (5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate under
25 section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is
26 eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the
27 registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers
1 otherwise authorized under this section.
2 (6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
3 person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
4 personalized registration plate if the applicant's vehicle
5 registration may expire prior to receipt of expires before the
6 applicant receives his or her personalized registration plate.
7 The temporary registration shall be is valid
for not more than 60
8 days after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be
9 issued without a fee.
10 Sec. 803p. (1) The owner of an historic vehicle may use an
11 authentic Michigan registration plate of the same year as the
12 model year in which the vehicle was manufactured instead of an
13 historic vehicle registration plate issued under section 803a by
14 presenting the authentic plate number and year to the secretary
15 of state at the time of registration. The owner of an historic
16 vehicle may purchase an authentic Michigan registration plate
17 from another person and restore the plate to its authentic
18 condition for use pursuant to under this section. An
19 authentically restored plate shall be considered an authentic
20 Michigan registration plate.
21 (2) The owner of an historic vehicle applying to use an
22 authentic Michigan registration plate under this section shall
23 pay a fee of $35.00, shall certify that the vehicle for which the
24 registration is requested is owned and operated solely as an
25 historic vehicle, and shall certify that the vehicle has been
26 inspected and found safe to operate on the highways of this
27 state. The registration certificate need not specify the weight
1 of the historic vehicle. The registration issued under this
2 section is not transferable to another historic vehicle.
3 (3) A registration issued under this section shall remain
4 remains valid until the registrant either sells, transfers, or
5 scraps the vehicle or modifies the vehicle in a manner that
6 requires the issuance of a new certificate of title for the
7 vehicle under this act.
8 (4) After a hearing and for cause shown, the secretary of
9 state may revoke a registration issued under this section for
10 failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of
11 the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes
12 other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the
13 vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.
14 Sec. 809. (1) An application for transfer of registration
15 from a vehicle subject to section 801(1)(a) 801 to
another
16 vehicle subject to that section shall be accompanied by a fee of
17 $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the registration is
18 transferred from a passenger vehicle to a motor home and if the
19 registration fee for the motor home is greater than the fee paid
20 upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
21 removed, then the
applicant shall pay the difference. in
fee
22 shall be paid by the applicant. If the fee is less than that paid
23 for the registration of the vehicle from which the plates were
24 removed, the difference shall not be refunded. The fees required
25 by this subsection shall be considered to include all fees or
26 charges imposed by this act for the transfer of registration,
27 except those which fees
that may be assessed under section 234.
1 (2) An application for a transfer of registration, other
2 than a transfer described in subsection (1), shall be accompanied
3 by a fee of $8.00. In addition to the fee of $8.00, if the
4 registration plates are transferred to another vehicle, as
5 provided in section 233, and if the registration plate fee for a
6 12-month registration for the vehicle to which the registration
7 is transferred is greater than the registration plate fee paid
8 upon registration of the vehicle from which the registration was
9 removed, then the applicant
shall pay the difference shall be
10 paid by the applicant for
the new registration. If the fee is
11 less than that paid for registration of the vehicle from which
12 the registration was removed, the difference shall not be
13 refunded.
14 (3) A transfer of registration fee collected under this
15 section on and after October 1, 2004 through October 1, 2015
16 shall be deposited into the transportation administration
17 collection fund created under section 810b.