HB-4927, As Passed Senate, April 22, 2004                                   

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4927

                                                                             A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

"Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

by amending section 811e (MCL 257.811e), as amended by 2001 PA              

124, and by adding section 811o.                                            

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 811e.  (1) The secretary of state may develop a                        

2   Michigan university fund-raising registration plate as described            

3   in this section, and a matching Michigan university collector               

4   plate as described in section 811g.                                         

5       (2) The secretary of state may develop 1 or more limited term               

6   registration plates to recognize a state-sponsored event, a                 

7   Michigan university, or an accomplishment or occasion of a                  

8   Michigan university.                                                        

9       (3) The secretary of state may, at any 1 time, develop  not                 

10  more than 7 different  state-sponsored fund-raising registration            

1   plates as described in this section, and matching state-sponsored           

2   collector plates as described in section 811g.  As used in this             

3   section, "state-sponsored fund-raising registration plate" means            

4   a fund-raising registration plate authorized by a public act to             

5   raise funds for a state-sponsored goal.  The public act shall, at           

6   a minimum, do all of the following:                                         

7       (a) Identify the purpose of the state-sponsored fund-raising                

8   registration plate.                                                         

9       (b) Create a fund or designate an existing fund to receive                  

10  the money raised through the sale of state-sponsored fund-raising           

11  registration plates and matching collector plates.                          

12      (c) If a fund is created, name the person or entity                         

13  responsible for administering the fund.                                     

14      (4) The secretary of state may develop, promote, and market                 

15  the fund-raising registration plates and matching collector                 

16  plates issued under this section with the funds available through           

17  service fees.                                                               

18      (5) If the design or logo of a Michigan university                          

19  fund-raising registration plate or a state-sponsored fund-raising           

20  registration plate uses 1 or more designs, trade names,                     

21  trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or other images that           

22  are owned by the Michigan university that is requesting the                 

23  Michigan university fund-raising plate, the person or entity that           

24  is sponsoring a state-sponsored fund-raising plate, or any other            

25  person or entity, the Michigan university or sponsoring person or           

26  entity shall grant to or obtain for the secretary of state both             

27  of the following pursuant to a written agreement between the                

1   parties:                                                                    

2       (a) A nonexclusive worldwide license to use those designs,                  

3   trade names, trademarks, service marks, emblems, symbols, or                

4   other images on and in conjunction with the marketing, promotion,           

5   sale, or copyrighting of the registration plate or image of the             

6   registration plate.                                                         

7       (b) The authority to merchandise the registration plate or an               

8   image of the registration plate.                                            

9       (6) In using or employing a design, trade name, trademark,                  

10  service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other image on and in                

11  conjunction with the marketing, promotion, sale, copyrighting, or           

12  merchandising of a registration plate or image of the                       

13  registration plate, the secretary of state may alter the size of            

14  the design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol,            

15  logo, or other image but shall not change the color or design of            

16  the design, trade name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol,            

17  logo, or other image without the prior written consent of the               

18  respective Michigan university or sponsoring person or entity.              

19  The secretary of state shall not use or employ a design, trade              

20  name, trademark, service mark, emblem, symbol, logo, or other               

21  image on and in conjunction with the marketing, promotion, sale,            

22  copyrighting, or merchandising of a registration plate or an                

23  image of the registration plate in any manner that is offensive             

24  to the Michigan university or sponsoring person or entity that              

25  complies with subsection (5).                                               

26      (7) As used in this section, "Michigan university                           

27  fund-raising registration plate" means a fund-raising                       

1   registration plate that is issued under this section at the                 

2   request of a Michigan university.                                           

3   Sec. 811o.  (1) The secretary of state shall develop under                  

4   section 811e and issue a Thin Blue Line fund-raising plate under            

5   section 811f and a matching Thin Blue Line collector plate as               

6   provided under section 811g.  The secretary of state in                     

7   conjunction with the Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall design the            

8   plates, having the words "Thin Blue Line" and "Michigan" on the             

9   plates.                                                                     

10      (2) The owner of a vehicle required to be registered under                  

11  this act may apply, on a form prescribed by the secretary of                

12  state, for a Thin Blue Line fund-raising plate as prescribed in             

13  section 811f instead of a standard registration plate.                      

14      (3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money                

15  from the sale of Thin Blue Line fund-raising and collector plates           

16  to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to              

17  the Thin Blue Line fund established under subsection (4).                   

18      (4) The Thin Blue Line fund is created within the state                     

19  treasury.  The state treasurer may receive money or other assets            

20  from any source for deposit into the fund.  The state treasurer             

21  shall direct the investment of the fund.  The state treasurer               

22  shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund                    

23  investments.  Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year             

24  shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general                 

25  fund.                                                                       

26      (5) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund on a               

27  quarterly basis to the Thin Blue Line of Michigan, P.O. Box 415,            

1   Howell, Michigan 48844-0415 or a successor address.  Beginning              

2   not later than February 1, 2005, and annually after that, an                

3   organization receiving money under this section shall report to             

4   the state treasurer.  A report under this subsection shall                  

5   include a summary of expenditures during the preceding year of              

6   the money received under this section.                                      

7       (6) The Thin Blue Line of Michigan shall expend the money                   

8   received under this section solely to assist and support the                

9   families of injured or deceased officers of law enforcement                 

10  agencies within this state.