June 21, 2007, Introduced by Rep. LeBlanc and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803b (MCL 257.803b), as amended by 2004 PA 426.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803b. (1) The secretary of state may issue 1 personalized
vehicle
registration plate which that
shall be used on the
passenger motor vehicle, pick-up truck, motorcycle, van, motor
home, hearse, bus, trailer coach, or trailer for which the plate is
issued instead of a standard plate. Personalized plates shall bear
letters and numbers as the secretary of state prescribes, but not
to exceed 8 characters. The secretary of state shall not issue a
letter
combination which that might carry a connotation offensive
to good taste and decency. The personalized plates shall be made of
the same material as standard plates. Personalized plates shall not
be a duplication of another registration plate.
(2) An application for a personalized registration plate shall
be
submitted to the secretary of state pursuant according to
section 217. Application for an original personalized registration
plate shall be accompanied with payment of a service fee of $8.00
for the first month and of $2.00 per month for each additional
month of the registration period in addition to the regular vehicle
registration fee. A second duplicate registration plate may be
obtained by requesting that option on the application and paying an
additional service fee of $5.00. The original and duplicate service
fees shall be deposited in the transportation administration
collection fund created in section 810b. Application for the
renewal of a personalized registration plate shall be accompanied
with payment of a service fee of $15.00 in addition to the regular
vehicle registration fee. The service fee shall be credited to the
Michigan
transportation fund and shall be allocated pursuant
according to section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. The amount
allocated to the state trunk line fund shall be used by the state
transportation department for litter pickup and cleanup on state
roads and rights of way.
(3) The expiration date for a personalized registration plate
shall
be pursuant according to section 226. Upon the issuance or
renewal of a personalized registration plate, the secretary of
state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of
expiration. Upon the renewal of a personalized registration plate,
the secretary of state shall issue a new tab or tabs for the rear
plate designating the next expiration date of the plate. Upon
renewal, the secretary of state shall not issue the owner a new
exact duplicate of the expired plate unless the plate is illegible
and the owner pays the service fee and registration fee for an
original personalized registration plate.
(4) The sequence of letters or numbers or combination of
letters and numbers on a personalized plate shall not be given to a
different person in a subsequent year unless the person to whom the
plate was issued does not reapply before the expiration date of the
plate.
(5) An applicant who applies for a registration plate under
section 217d, 803e, 803f, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o is
eligible to request, and the secretary of state may issue, the
registration plate with a sequence of letters and numbers otherwise
authorized under this section.
(6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary permit to a
person who has submitted an application and the proper fees for a
personalized plate if the applicant's vehicle registration may
expire
prior to before receipt of his or her personalized plate.
The temporary registration shall be valid for not more than 60 days
after the date of issuance. The temporary permit shall be issued
without a fee.