HB-4699, As Passed House, February 27, 2018

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4699

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 803f (MCL 257.803f), as amended by 1998 PA 68.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 803f. (1) A person who is a totally disabled veteran with

an honorable discharge from the armed services may make an

application to the secretary of state if he or she owns a private

passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a 1

of the following:

     (a) A special registration plate which shall be inscribed with

special identification numbers preceded by the letters "DV" and

shall have the words "disabled veteran" inscribed beneath the

registration number. For the purposes of this section, "private

passenger motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is personally

owned by the disabled veteran and is used for the primary purpose

of transporting the disabled veteran and family members of the

disabled veteran, but does not include a motor home.

     (b) A standard or commemorative issue plate issued under

section 224.

     (c) A veteran or military service plate issued under section

803i, 803j, 803k, 803l, 803n, or 803o.

     (d) A special registration plate issued under section 803d.

     (2) Application for the a special registration plate issued

under this section shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary

of state, and, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall be

accompanied by a service fee of $5.00 and proof that the applicant

was honorably discharged from the armed services and either 1 of

the following:

     (a) That the applicant has been determined by the veterans'

administration Veterans' Administration of the federal government

to have a service-connected total or permanent total disability

rating for compensation.

     (b) That the applicant has been determined to have a service-

connected total or permanent total disability rating and is

receiving disability retirement pay from a branch of the uniformed

armed services.

     (3) A special registration issued under this section is exempt

from payment of the tax provided in section 801.

     (4) The A special registration plate shall expire issued under

this section expires on the birthday of the disabled veteran in a

year in which new plates are issued by the secretary of state.

Application Except as otherwise provided in this act, application

for renewal of the special registration plate shall be accompanied

by a $5.00 service fee. The applicant shall is not be required to

furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

     (5) The secretary of state may issue to a disabled person who

has been issued a special registration plate under this section a

tab for persons with disabilities. The tab for persons with

disabilities shall be an adhesive tab displaying the international

wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that symbol. The tab

for persons with disabilities may be attached only to the a special

registration plate issued to the disabled person under this

section.

     (6) An application for a tab for persons with disabilities

shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. 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.

     (7) The tab for persons with disabilities shall be issued free

of charge.

     (8) When a disabled person who has been issued a tab for

persons with disabilities renews his or her special registration

plate under this section, the secretary of state shall issue a new

tab for persons with disabilities to the disabled person, free of

charge. The disabled person shall not be required to again furnish

the proof required under subsection (6).

     (9) The use of the a special registration plate issued under

this section or a tab for persons with disabilities on a motor

vehicle other than the motor vehicle for which the special

registration plate is issued, or by a person who does not qualify

under this section, is a misdemeanor.

     (10) As used in this section, "private passenger motor

vehicle" means a motor vehicle which is personally owned by the

disabled veteran and is used for the primary purpose of

transporting the disabled veteran and family members of the

disabled veteran, but does not include a motor home.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect August 1,

2019.