HB-4127, As Passed House, June 20, 2017
January 31, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Brinks, LaGrand, Schor, Victory, Brann, Elder, Rabhi, Sowerby, Faris, Afendoulis, Whiteford, Johnson, Kelly, Pagan and Geiss and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1997 PA 55, entitled
"Electric patrol vehicle act,"
by amending sections 2, 4, 5, and 6 (MCL 257.1572, 257.1574,
257.1575, and 257.1576).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Electric patrol vehicle" means an electrically powered
motor vehicle designed to carry not more than 4 persons, at a speed
of
not more than 25 miles per hour, having
not less than 4 3 wheels
and having an unloaded weight of not more than 1,300 pounds.
(b) "Political subdivision" means a village, city, township,
county, or a university of this state.
(c) "Sidewalk" means a paved public sidewalk intended for
pedestrian use situated outside of and adjacent to the improved
portion of a street or highway designed for vehicular travel.
Sec. 4. Subject to section 5, a political subdivision may, by
ordinance, authorize law enforcement, emergency service, and
parking enforcement employees of the political subdivision to
operate
an electric patrol vehicle on a street, or highway, or
sidewalk within that political subdivision's boundaries.
Sec. 5. An electric patrol vehicle authorized under section 4
shall be limited as follows:
(a) To a street or highway with a posted speed limit of not
more than 25 miles per hour.
(b) To crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limit
of not more than 50 miles per hour.
(c) To a sidewalk.
Sec.
6. (1) Each Except
as provided in subsection (2), each
electric patrol vehicle authorized under section 4 shall have all
of the following equipment:
(a) Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and
hold the vehicle.
(b)
Not less than 2 1 head lamps lamp that enable enables the
operator of the vehicle to see a person not less than 100 feet to
the front of the vehicle.
(c) Not less than 2 rear lamps that comply with section 697 of
the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.697.
(d) A windshield of safety glass as defined in section 711 of
the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.711.
(e)
A horn as defined in required
under section 706(a) of the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.706.
(f) Safety belts designed and installed with brackets and of
sufficient strength to hold a passenger during a collision.
(g) A parking brake sufficient to hold the vehicle in a
stopped position.
(h) Reflectors that reflect an amber or red color as required
for
motor vehicles by section under
sections 689 and 690 of the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.689 and 257.690.
(2) A political subdivision may, by ordinance, exempt electric
patrol vehicles authorized for use within its boundaries under
section 4 from the equipment requirements in subsection (1)(d) and
(f).
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.