Act No. 359

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

October 16, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 16, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1999

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Rep. Perricone

Reps. Anthony, Baird, Basham, Birkholz, Bogardus, Brackenridge, Byl, Cassis, Crissman, Dalman, DeHart, DeVuyst, Dobb, Freeman, Gagliardi, Gernaat, Gilmer, Gire, Godchaux, Goschka, Gubow, Hale, Hammerstrom, Hanley, Harder, Horton, Jansen, Jelinek, Jellema, Johnson, Kelly, Law, Llewellyn, Mans, McBryde, Middaugh, Middleton, Nye, Profit, Rhead, Rocca, Scott, Scranton, Sikkema, Varga, Vaughn, Voorhees and Willard named co-sponsors

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4960

AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of owners and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 904c.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 904c. (1) When a peace officer detains the driver of a motor vehicle for a violation of a law of this state or local ordinance for which vehicle immobilization is required, the peace officer shall do all of the following:

(a) Immediately confiscate the vehicle's registration plate and destroy it.

(b) Issue a temporary vehicle registration plate for the vehicle in the same form prescribed by the secretary of state for temporary registration plates issued under section 226a.

(c) Place the temporary vehicle registration plate on the vehicle in the manner required by the secretary of state.

(d) Notify the secretary of state through the law enforcement information network in a form prescribed by the secretary of state that the registration plate was confiscated and destroyed, and a temporary plate was issued.

(2) A temporary vehicle registration plate issued under this section is valid for 100 days unless extended by the court.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October 1, 1999.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No. 268.

(b) Senate Bill No. 269.

(c) Senate Bill No. 625.

(d) Senate Bill No. 627.

(e) Senate Bill No. 869.

(f) Senate Bill No. 870.

(g) Senate Bill No. 953.

(h) House Bill No. 4210.

(i) House Bill No. 4576.

(j) House Bill No. 4959.

(k) House Bill No. 4961.

(l) House Bill No. 5122.

(m) House Bill No. 5123.

(n) House Bill No. 5951.

(o) House Bill No. 5952.

(p) House Bill No. 5953.

(q) House Bill No. 5954.

(r) House Bill No. 5955.

(s) House Bill No. 5956.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Secretary of the Senate.

Approved

Governor.