HOUSE BILL No. 5649


     March 10, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Bodem, Anthony, Goschka, Varga, Kukuk and Cropsey and referred to the Committee on Transportation.


        A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

   "Michigan vehicle code,"

   by amending section 314 (MCL 257.314), as amended by 1989 PA

   299.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 314.  (1) Except as OTHERWISE provided in  subsections

 2     (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)  THIS SECTION, an operator's license

 3    shall expire on the birthday of the person to whom the license is

 4    issued in the fourth year following the date of the issuance of

 5    the license unless suspended or revoked before that date or

 6    issued  pursuant to  UNDER section 314b.  A license shall not be

 7    issued for a period longer than 4 years.  A person holding a

 8    license at any time within 45 days before the expiration of his

 9    or her license may make application for a new license as provided

10    for in this chapter.  Beginning November 15, 1989 through


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 1    March 31, 1992, a person who has a license with a class 1,

 2     class 2, or class 3 indorsement may make application for renewal

 3     of his or her license 90 days before expiration of the license.

 4     However, a knowledge test for an original group designation or

 5     indorsement may be taken at any time during this period and the

 6     results shall be valid for 12 months.  However, if the licensee

 7    will be out of the state during the 45 days immediately preceding

 8    expiration of the license or for other good cause shown cannot

 9    apply for a license within the 45-day period, application for a

10    new license may be made not more than 6 months before expiration

11    of the license.  This new license when granted shall expire as

12    provided for in this chapter.

13         (2) EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1997, THE FIRST OPERATOR'S LICENSE

14    ISSUED TO A PERSON WHO AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION IS LESS THAN 18

15    YEARS OF AGE SHALL EXPIRE ON THE LICENSEE'S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY

16    UNLESS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED.  THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL CODE

17    THE LICENSE IN A MANNER THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE LICENSEE AS

18    BEING LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.

19         (3)  (2)  Effective October 1,  1985  1997, the first

20    operator's license issued to a person who at the time of applica-

21    tion is NOT LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE BUT less than 20-1/2 years

22    of age shall expire on the licensee's twenty-first birthday

23    unless suspended or revoked.  The secretary of state shall code

24    the license in a manner  which  THAT clearly identifies the

25    licensee as being less than 21 years of age.

26         (3) The first chauffeur's license issued to a person shall

27    expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following



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 1    the date of issuance unless the license is suspended or revoked

 2    before that date or is issued  pursuant to  UNDER section 314b.

 3     Effective October 1, 1985, the  THE chauffeur's license of a

 4    person who at the time of application is less than 20-1/2 years

 5    of age shall expire on the licensee's twenty-first birthday

 6    unless suspended or revoked.  The secretary of state shall code

 7    the license in a manner  which  THAT clearly identifies the

 8    licensee as being less than 21 years of age.  A subsequent

 9    chauffeur's license shall expire on the birthday of the person to

10    whom the license is issued in the fourth year following the date

11    of issuance of the license unless the license is suspended or

12    revoked before that date or is issued  pursuant to  UNDER section

13    314b.

14         (4) A person may apply for an extension of his or her driv-

15    ing privileges if he or she is out of state on the date that his

16    or her operator's or chauffeur's license expires.  The extension

17    may extend the license for 90 days beyond the expiration date or

18    within 2 weeks after the applicant returns to Michigan, whichever

19    occurs first.

20         (5) A person who will be out of state for more than 90 days

21    beyond the expiration date of his or her operator's license may

22    apply for a 2-year extension of his or her driving privileges.

23    The applicant for this extension shall submit a statement evi-

24    dencing a vision examination in accordance with the rules promul-

25    gated by the secretary of state under section 309.  The fee for a

26    2-year extension shall be the same as provided in section

27    314b(2).



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 1         (6) A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license is

 2    unexpired but whose class 1, class 2, or class 3 indorsement has

 3    expired pursuant to section  312e(8)  312E(10) may apply for a

 4    vehicle group designation or indorsement.  Upon proper applica-

 5    tion and payment of the fees prescribed in FORMER section 312g or

 6    314b and section 811, the expiration of the person's operator's

 7    or chauffeur's license shall be extended for 4 years beyond the

 8    expiration which would have applied except for the operation of

 9    section  312e(8)  312E(10).






































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