January 11, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Lucido and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 226 (MCL 257.226), as amended by 2016 PA 425.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 226. (1) A vehicle registration issued by the secretary
of
state expires on the owner's birthday, date that the vehicle
insurance required under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956,
1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179, expires, unless another
expiration date is provided for under this act or unless the
registration is for the following vehicles, in which case
registration expires on the last day of February:
(a) A commercial vehicle except for a commercial vehicle
issued a registration under the international registration plan or
a pickup truck or van owned by an individual.
(b) Except for a trailer or semitrailer issued a registration
under the international registration plan, a trailer or semitrailer
owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an
individual; or a pole trailer.
(2) The expiration date for a registration issued for a
motorcycle is the motorcycle owner's birthday.
(3) The expiration date for a registration bearing the letters
"SEN" or "REP" is February 1.
(4) In the case of a vehicle owned by a business, corporation,
or an owner other than an individual, the secretary of state may
assign or reassign the expiration date of the registration.
(5) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
(a) After the October 1 immediately preceding the year
designated on the registration, issue a registration upon
application and payment of the proper fee for a commercial vehicle,
other than a pickup or van owned by an individual; or a trailer
owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an
individual.
(b) Beginning 60 days before the expiration date assigned on
an international registration plan registration plate, issue a
registration under section 801g upon application and payment of the
proper apportioned fee for a commercial vehicle engaged in
interstate commerce.
(c)
Beginning 45 days before the owner's birthday date that
the vehicle insurance required under chapter 31 of the insurance
code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179, expires and
120 days before the expiration date assigned by the secretary of
state, issue a registration for a vehicle other than those
designated in subsection (1)(a) or (b). However, if an owner whose
registration
period begins 45 days before his or her birthday the
date that the vehicle insurance required under chapter 31 of the
insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179,
expires will be out of the state during the 45 days immediately
preceding expiration of a registration or for other good cause
shown cannot apply for a renewal registration within the 45-day
period, application for a renewal registration may be made not more
than 6 months before expiration.
(6)
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the The
secretary of state, upon application and payment of the proper fee,
shall issue a registration for a vehicle or a motorcycle to a
resident
that shall expire on the owner's birthday. If the owner's
next
birthday is at least 6 months but not more than 12 months in
the
future, the owner shall receive a registration valid until the
owner's
next birthday. If the owner's next birthday is less than 6
months
in the future, the owner shall receive a registration valid
until
the owner's birthday following the owner's next birthday.
date that the vehicle insurance required under chapter 31 of the
insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179,
expires. The tax required under this act for a registration
described in this subsection shall be either of the following:
(a) For an original registration, the tax shall bear the same
relationship to the tax required under section 801 for a 12-month
registration as the length of the registration bears to 12 months.
(b) For a renewal of a registration, either of the following:
(i) For a registration that is for at least 6 months but not
more than 12 months, the same amount as for 12 months.
(ii) For a renewal of a registration that is for more than 12
months, 2 times the amount for 12 months.
Partial months shall be considered as whole months in the
calculation of the required tax and in the determination of the
length of time between the application for a registration and the
owner's
next birthday. date that the
vehicle insurance required
under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL
500.3101 to 500.3179, expires. The tax required for that
registration shall be rounded off to whole dollars as provided in
section 801.
(7) A certificate of title shall remain valid until canceled
by the secretary of state for cause or upon a transfer of an
interest shown on the certificate of title.
(8) The secretary of state, upon request, shall issue special
registration for commercial vehicles, valid for 6 months after the
date of issue, if the full registration fee exceeds $50.00, on the
payment
of 1/2 the full registration fee and a service charge fee
as enumerated in section 802(1).
(9) The secretary of state may issue a special registration
for each of the following:
(a) A new vehicle purchased or leased outside of this state
and delivered in this state to the purchaser or lessee by the
manufacturer of that vehicle for removal to a place outside of this
state, if a certification is made that the vehicle will be
primarily used, stored, and registered outside of this state and
will not be returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for
use or storage.
(b) A vehicle purchased or leased in this state and delivered
to the purchaser or lessee by a dealer or by the owner of the
vehicle for removal to a place outside of this state, if a
certification is made that the vehicle will be primarily used,
stored, and registered outside of this state and will not be
returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for use or
storage.
(10) A special registration issued under subsection (9) is
valid for not more than 30 days after the date of issuance, and a
fee shall be collected for each special registration as provided in
section 802(3). The special registration may be in the form
determined by the secretary of state. If a dealer makes a retail
sale or lease of a vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is
qualified and eligible to obtain a special registration, the dealer
shall apply for the special registration for the purchaser or
lessee. If a person other than a dealer sells or leases a vehicle
to a purchaser or lessee who is qualified and eligible to obtain a
special registration, the purchaser or lessee shall appear in
person, or by a person exercising the purchaser's or lessee's power
of attorney, at an office of the secretary of state and furnish a
certification that the person is the bona fide purchaser or lessee
or that the person has granted the power of attorney, together with
other forms required for the issuance of the special registration
and provide the secretary of state with proof that the vehicle is
covered by a Michigan no-fault insurance policy issued pursuant to
section 3101 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL
500.3101, or proof that the vehicle is covered by a policy of
insurance issued by an insurer pursuant to section 3163 of the
insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3163. The
certification required in this subsection shall contain all of the
following:
(a) The address of the purchaser or lessee.
(b) A statement that the vehicle is purchased or leased for
registration outside of this state.
(c) A statement that the vehicle shall be primarily used,
stored, and registered outside of this state.
(d) The name of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is to be
registered.
(e) Other information requested by the secretary of state.
(11) In the case of a commercial vehicle, trailer, or
semitrailer issued a registration under the international
registration plan, the secretary of state in mutual agreement with
the owner may assign or reassign the expiration date of the
registration. However, the expiration date agreed to shall be
either March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31. Renewals
expiring on or after September 30, 1993 shall be for a minimum of
at least 12 months if there is a change in the established
expiration date.
(12) The expiration date for a multiyear registration issued
for a leased vehicle shall be the date the lease expires but shall
not be for a period longer than 24 months.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.