SENATE BILL NO. 215 February 2, 1999, Introduced by Senators STEIL and HAMMERSTROM and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Tourism. A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding sections 310f and 330. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 310F. (1) IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 2 310E, BUT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, A PERSON 3 WHO IS LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED AN 4 OPERATOR'S OR CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS OBTAINED A 5 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT OR IS A STUDENT ENROLLED IN 6 A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL WHO IS REGULARLY ATTENDING, AS DETER- 7 MINED BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS, A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL 8 AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1561(3)(A) OF THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 9 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1561, OR, AS DETERMINED BY THE PARENTS, A 10 HOME SCHOOL AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1561(3)(F) OF THE REVISED 11 SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1561. 01450'99 TJS 2 1 (2) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (1), A PERSON WHO IS LESS 2 THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE MAY BE ISSUED AN OPERATOR'S OR CHAUFFEUR'S 3 LICENSE IF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL THAT 4 THE PERSON WAS ATTENDING OR THE PARENT OR PARENTS IN THE CASE OF 5 A PERSON ATTENDING A HOME SCHOOL CERTIFIES IN WRITING TO THE SEC- 6 RETARY OF STATE THAT THE LICENSE IS NEEDED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY 7 SITUATION IN THE PERSON'S FAMILY AND THAT THE PERSON HAS OTHER- 8 WISE COMPLETED THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY UNDER THIS ACT FOR THE 9 ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE DESIRED. 10 SEC. 330. (1) A PERSON, AS AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE, WHO IS 11 LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE AND WHO IS ISSUED A CITATION FOR A VIO- 12 LATION OF A TRAFFIC LAW OF THIS STATE OR A LOCAL ORDINANCE SUB- 13 STANTIALLY CORRESPONDING TO A TRAFFIC LAW OF THIS STATE, AT THE 14 TIME OF PAYING THE FINE AND COSTS FOR THE VIOLATION, SHALL 15 PRODUCE WRITTEN EVIDENCE THAT HE OR SHE HAS GRADUATED FROM HIGH 16 SCHOOL, IS REGULARLY ATTENDING SCHOOL AS DETERMINED IN THE MANNER 17 PROVIDED IN SECTION 310F, OR WAS ISSUED A LICENSE UNDER SECTION 18 310F(2). 19 (2) IF THE PERSON FAILS TO PRODUCE THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE 20 REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (1), THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE THE PERSON'S 21 LICENSE TO BE SURRENDERED. THE COURT SHALL IMMEDIATELY DESTROY 22 THE LICENSE AND SHALL FORWARD TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AN 23 ABSTRACT OF THE COURT RECORD AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 732. UPON 24 RECEIPT OF THE ABSTRACT, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL SUSPEND THE 25 PERSON'S LICENSE BEGINNING WITH THE DATE OF REFUSAL TO PRODUCE 26 THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE UNTIL THE DATE THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE IS 27 PRODUCED OR UNTIL THE PERSON ATTAINS 18 YEARS OF AGE. 01450'99 Final Page. TJS