February 11, 2016, Introduced by Senators SCHUITMAKER and O'BRIEN and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 803e (MCL 257.803e), as amended by 2011 PA 46.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 803e. (1) A person who has been a prisoner of war or a
person whose spouse has been a prisoner of war may make application
to
the secretary of state for a special registration plate that
shall
be inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by
the
letters "EX-POW" and shall have the words "ex-prisoner of
war"
inscribed beneath the registration number.
(2) A person who was a member of the armed services during
World War I may make application to the secretary of state for a
special
registration plate , that shall be inscribed with special
identification
numbers preceded by the letters "WWI" and shall have
the words "World War I veteran" inscribed beneath the registration
number.
(3) A person who was a member of the armed services during
1941, stationed at a United States military or naval establishment
at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands, and who survived the
attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 may make
application to the secretary of state for a special registration
plate ,
that shall be inscribed with
special identification numbers
and
shall have the words "Pearl Harbor survivor" inscribed beneath
the registration number.
(4) A person who is a recipient of the purple heart medal may
make application to the secretary of state for a special
registration
plate that shall be inscribed with special
identification
numbers and shall have the words "combat wounded
veteran" inscribed beneath the registration number. In addition,
the
special registration plate described under in this
subsection
shall be inscribed with a vignette of the official purple heart
medal.
(5) Application for a special registration plate shall be on a
form
prescribed by the secretary of state
, and shall be
accompanied by any proof of the applicant having been a prisoner of
war, World War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, or recipient of
the purple heart medal that the secretary of state may require.
Application for a "Gold Star Family" special registration plate
described in subsection (9) shall be on a form prescribed by the
secretary of state and shall be accompanied by any proof of the
applicant having been a gold star family member that the secretary
of state may require. Application for an "Honor and Remember"
special registration plate shall be on a form prescribed by the
secretary of state. The secretary of state shall not impose any
eligibility requirements upon an applicant for an "Honor and
Remember" plate. The application for a special registration plate
under subsections (1) to (4) and subsection (9) shall also be
accompanied with payment of a $5.00 service fee. The secretary of
state shall not require payment of a $5.00 service fee for an
"Honor and Remember" special registration plate.
(6) Upon proper application and payment of the $5.00 service
fee, if applicable, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more
special registration plates for each applicant for use on a
passenger vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application
for a special registration plate under this section and who makes
payment of the $5.00 service fee, if applicable, shall be issued a
tab for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for
his or her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall
require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as
is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under
section 675. One person in any household is entitled to 1 special
registration plate issued under subsection (1) that is exempt from
payment of the tax provided in section 801. The person who is
issued an additional special registration plate under subsection
(1) shall be assessed the applicable tax provided for in section
801. A person issued 1 or more special registration plates under
subsection
(2), (3), (4), or (9), or
(10) shall be assessed the
applicable tax provided in section 801.
(7) The use of a special registration plate on a vehicle other
than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who
does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.
(8) The special registration plate issued under this section
expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner in a year in which new
plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for
renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied by a
$5.00 service fee. The applicant is not required to furnish the
proof provided in subsection (5).
(9) A gold star family member may make application to the
secretary
of state for a special registration plate that shall be
inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by a gold
star
and shall have the words "Gold Star Family" inscribed beneath
the registration number.
(10) A person may make application to the secretary of state
for a special registration plate inscribed with special
identification numbers preceded by the honor and remember flag and
the words "Honor and Remember" inscribed beneath the registration
number. As used in this subsection, "honor and remember flag" means
the flag developed by the Honor and Remember organization.
(11) (10)
As used in this section, "gold
star family member"
means a person who has had an immediate family member die while
serving
in the United States armed forces Armed Forces or in forces
incorporated
as part of the United States armed forces Armed Forces
if the immediate family member meets any of the eligibility
criteria specified in 10 USC 1126(a)(1) to (3) for a gold star
lapel button.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.