HB-5686, As Passed House, December 18, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5686

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 205 (MCL 257.205), as amended by 1980 PA 398.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 205. (1) The secretary of state shall maintain an office

in the state capitol complex , and in other places in the state as

the secretary of state he or she considers necessary to carry out

the powers and duties vested in the secretary of state.

At least 1 office shall be established in each county of the state

and in each city of the state having a population of 10,000 or

more, but not within a radius of 5 miles from a county office

location. This subsection does not apply in a county having a

population of 300,000 or more, nor to contiguous cities having a

combined population of 10,000 or more.

     (2) The secretary of state shall maintain an office in

existence and operating on December 1, 2009 that was located in a

city or township having a population of 10,000 or more.

     (3) A person licensed as a dealer under section 248 , is not

eligible for appointment to conduct, manage, or be an employee of a

branch or fee office of the secretary of state.

(4) (2) A bond may be required of a person in an office

established under subsection (1) in an amount that the secretary of

state prescribes to cover the safe handling of money received under

this act. The secretary of state shall not be held personally

liable for a loss of money because of armed robbery, larceny,

embezzlement, riot, act of God, or other act of a person resulting

in a loss of money which is within the authority and responsibility

of the secretary of state as the administrator of this act.

(5) (3) A person appointed to conduct a branch office shall

receive the necessary expenses of the office and compensation to be

fixed by the secretary of state. , and necessary expenses of the

office. The compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the

Michigan transportation fund established in section 10 of 1951 PA

51, MCL 247.660, and shall be deducted from the fund before the

fund is certified to the state treasurer.