July 19, 2007, Introduced by Senator BROWN and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 708b (MCL 257.708b), as amended by 2004 PA 362.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 708b. (1) A person shall not equip or operate a motor
vehicle that is to be used upon the highways of this state with a
television viewer, screen, or other means of visually receiving a
television
or video broadcast which that
can be viewed by or
reflected to the driver.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) A radio, heating and air conditioning, or other accessory
controls in the motor vehicle.
(b) Driver, passenger, and vehicle information and navigation
systems displaying information pertaining to vehicle location,
available routes and destinations, road layouts, weather
conditions, traffic and road conditions, and vehicle conditions.
(c) Research vehicles if the test plan for the vehicle has
been approved by a process meeting federal guidelines established
in 45 CFR part 46 for the protection of human beings and the
vehicle has been issued a special registration permit by the
secretary of state.
(d)
A motor vehicle equipped with a video display to monitor
the
rear view of the vehicle if the monitor is only activated when
the
vehicle is motionless or in reverse gear and is deactivated
within
15 seconds after the motor vehicle's transmission is shifted
out
of reverse gear enhance or
supplement the driver's view
forward, behind, or to the side of a motor vehicle for the purpose
of maneuvering the vehicle, if the display is automatically
deactivated at forward speeds in excess of 12 miles per hour.
(3) A visual device permitted under subsection (2)(b) shall be
built into the dashboard or other control area of the vehicle and
shall meet all applicable federal motor vehicle dash safety
standards. This subsection does not apply to a research vehicle
described in subsection (2)(c).
(4) Upon receipt of a completed application, on a form
prescribed by the secretary of state, and payment of a fee of
$10.00, the secretary of state may issue a special permit
authorizing a research vehicle to use the highways of this state. A
copy of the authority received by the applicant under subsection
(2)(c) shall be submitted as part of the application for the
special permit. The special permit may be in a form as prescribed
by, and shall be displayed on a research vehicle in a manner
determined by, the secretary of state. The special permit shall
expire upon completion of or expiration of the specific test plan
approved under subsection (2)(c), whichever occurs first, and shall
be immediately removed from the research vehicle and destroyed. A
special permit shall not be transferred to another vehicle or
person. The fee collected under this subsection shall be credited
to the Michigan transportation fund and used to defray the expenses
of the secretary of state in administering the special permit
program. In addition to a special permit, the appropriate vehicle
registration plate shall be displayed on a research vehicle to use
a highway of this state.
(5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a
civil infraction.