HB-5008, As Passed Senate, June 9, 2004                                     

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                              SUBSTITUTE FOR                                    

                                                                                

                           HOUSE BILL NO. 5008                                  

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending sections 226 and 802 (MCL 257.226 and 257.802), as              

                                                                                

    amended by 2003 PA 152.                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 226.  (1) A vehicle registration issued by the                         

                                                                                

2   secretary of state expires on the owner's birthday, unless                  

                                                                                

3   another expiration date is provided for under this act or unless            

                                                                                

4   the registration is for the following vehicles, in which case               

                                                                                

5   registration expires on the last day of February:                           

                                                                                

6       (a) A commercial vehicle except for a commercial vehicle                    

                                                                                

7   issued a registration under the international registration plan             

                                                                                

8   or a pickup truck or van owned by an individual.                            

                                                                                

9       (b) Except for a trailer or semitrailer issued a registration               

                                                                                

10  under the international registration plan, a trailer or                     

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   semitrailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other               

                                                                                

2   than an individual; or a pole trailer.                                      

                                                                                

3       (2)  The  Until February 1, 2005, the expiration date for a                 

                                                                                

4   registration issued for a motorcycle is March 31.  Beginning                

                                                                                

5   February 1, 2005, the expiration date for a registration issued             

                                                                                

6   for a motorcycle is the motorcycle owner's birthday.                        

                                                                                

7       (3) The expiration date for a registration bearing the                      

                                                                                

8   letters "SEN" or "REP" is February 1.                                       

                                                                                

9       (4) In the case of a vehicle owned by a business,                           

                                                                                

10  corporation, or an owner other than an individual, the secretary            

                                                                                

11  of state may assign or reassign the expiration date of the                  

                                                                                

12  registration.                                                               

                                                                                

13      (5) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:                   

                                                                                

14      (a) After the October 1 immediately preceding the year                      

                                                                                

15  designated on the registration, issue a registration upon                   

                                                                                

16  application and payment of the proper fee for a commercial                  

                                                                                

17  vehicle, other than a pickup or van owned by an individual; or a            

                                                                                

18  trailer owned by a business, corporation, or person other than an           

                                                                                

19  individual.                                                                 

                                                                                

20      (b) Beginning 60 days before the expiration date assigned on                

                                                                                

21  an international registration plan registration plate, issue a              

                                                                                

22  registration under section 801g upon application and payment of             

                                                                                

23  the proper apportioned fee for a commercial vehicle engaged in              

                                                                                

24  interstate commerce.                                                        

                                                                                

25      (c) After the February 14 immediately preceding the year                    

                                                                                

26  designated on a registration, issue a registration upon                     

                                                                                

27  application and payment of the proper fee for a motorcycle.                 


                                                                                

1       (c)  (d)  Beginning 45 days before the owner's birthday and                 

                                                                                

2   120 days before the expiration date assigned by the secretary of            

                                                                                

3   state, issue a registration for a vehicle other than those                  

                                                                                

4   designated in subsection (1)(a) or (b).  However, if an owner               

                                                                                

5   whose registration period begins 45 days before his or her                  

                                                                                

6   birthday will be out of the state during the 45 days immediately            

                                                                                

7   preceding expiration of a registration or for other good cause              

                                                                                

8   shown cannot apply for a renewal registration within the 45-day             

                                                                                

9   period, application for a renewal registration may be made not              

                                                                                

10  more than 6 months before expiration.                                       

                                                                                

11      (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the                    

                                                                                

12  secretary of state, upon application and payment of the proper              

                                                                                

13  fee, shall issue a registration for a vehicle or a motorcycle to            

                                                                                

14  a resident that shall expire on the owner's birthday.  If the               

                                                                                

15  owner's next birthday is at least 6 months but not more than 12             

                                                                                

16  months in the future, the owner shall receive a registration                

                                                                                

17  valid until the owner's next birthday.  If the owner's next                 

                                                                                

18  birthday is less than 6 months in the future, the owner shall               

                                                                                

19  receive a registration valid until the owner's birthday following           

                                                                                

20  the owner's next birthday.  The tax required under this act for a           

                                                                                

21  registration described in this subsection shall be either of the            

                                                                                

22  following:                                                                  

                                                                                

23      (a) For an original registration, the tax shall bear the same               

                                                                                

24  relationship to the tax required under section 801 for a 12-month           

                                                                                

25  registration as the length of the registration bears to 12                  

                                                                                

26  months.                                                                     

                                                                                

27      (b) For a renewal of a registration, either of the                          


                                                                                

1   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

2                                                                                (i) For a registration that is for at least 6 months but not                        

                                                                                

3   more than 12 months, the same amount as for 12 months.                      

                                                                                

4       (ii) For a renewal of a registration that is for more than 12                

                                                                                

5   months, 2 times the amount for 12 months.                                   

                                                                                

6   Partial months shall be considered as whole months in the                   

                                                                                

7   calculation of the required tax and in the determination of the             

                                                                                

8   length of time between the application for a registration and the           

                                                                                

9   owner's next birthday.  The tax required for that registration              

                                                                                

10  shall be rounded off to whole dollars as provided in section                

                                                                                

11  801.                                                                        

                                                                                

12      (7) A certificate of title shall remain valid until canceled                

                                                                                

13  by the secretary of state for cause or upon a transfer of an                

                                                                                

14  interest shown on the certificate of title.                                 

                                                                                

15      (8) The secretary of state, upon request, shall issue special               

                                                                                

16  registration for commercial vehicles, valid for 6 months after              

                                                                                

17  the date of issue, if the full registration fee exceeds $50.00,             

                                                                                

18  on the payment of 1/2 the full registration fee and a service               

                                                                                

19  charge as enumerated in section 802(1).                                     

                                                                                

20      (9) The secretary of state may issue a special registration                 

                                                                                

21  for each of the following:                                                  

                                                                                

22      (a) A new vehicle purchased or leased outside of this state                 

                                                                                

23  and delivered in this state to the purchaser or lessee by the               

                                                                                

24  manufacturer of that vehicle for removal to a place outside of              

                                                                                

25  this state, if a certification is made that the vehicle will be             

                                                                                

26  primarily used, stored, and registered outside of this state and            

                                                                                

27  will not be returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for           


                                                                                

1   use or storage.                                                             

                                                                                

2       (b) A vehicle purchased or leased in this state and delivered               

                                                                                

3   to the purchaser or lessee by a dealer or by the owner of the               

                                                                                

4   vehicle for removal to a place outside of this state, if a                  

                                                                                

5   certification is made that the vehicle will be primarily used,              

                                                                                

6   stored, and registered outside of this state and will not be                

                                                                                

7   returned to this state by the purchaser or lessee for use or                

                                                                                

8   storage.                                                                    

                                                                                

9       (10) A special registration issued under subsection (9) is                  

                                                                                

10  valid for not more than 14 days after the date of issuance, and a           

                                                                                

11  fee shall be collected for each special registration as provided            

                                                                                

12  in section 802(3).  The special registration may be in the form             

                                                                                

13  determined by the secretary of state.  If a dealer makes a retail           

                                                                                

14  sale or lease of a vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is                  

                                                                                

15  qualified and eligible to obtain a special registration, the                

                                                                                

16  dealer shall apply for the special registration for the purchaser           

                                                                                

17  or lessee.  If a person other than a dealer sells or leases a               

                                                                                

18  vehicle to a purchaser or lessee who is qualified and eligible to           

                                                                                

19  obtain a special registration, the purchaser or lessee shall                

                                                                                

20  appear in person, or by a person exercising the purchaser's or              

                                                                                

21  lessee's power of attorney, at an office of the secretary of                

                                                                                

22  state and furnish a certification that the person is the bona               

                                                                                

23  fide purchaser or lessee or that the person has granted the power           

                                                                                

24  of attorney, together with other forms required for the issuance            

                                                                                

25  of the special registration and provide the secretary of state              

                                                                                

26  with proof that the vehicle is covered by a Michigan no-fault               

                                                                                

27  insurance policy issued pursuant to section 3101 of the insurance           


                                                                                

1   code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101, or proof that the                  

                                                                                

2   vehicle is covered by a policy of insurance issued by an insurer            

                                                                                

3   pursuant to section 3163 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956                

                                                                                

4   PA 218, MCL 500.3163.  The certification required in this                   

                                                                                

5   subsection shall contain all of the following:                              

                                                                                

6       (a) The address of the purchaser or lessee.                                 

                                                                                

7       (b) A statement that the vehicle is purchased or leased for                 

                                                                                

8   registration outside of this state.                                         

                                                                                

9       (c) A statement that the vehicle shall be primarily used,                   

                                                                                

10  stored, and registered outside of this state.                               

                                                                                

11      (d) The name of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is to                 

                                                                                

12  be registered.                                                              

                                                                                

13      (e) Other information requested by the secretary of state.                  

                                                                                

14      (11) Upon request, the secretary of state may issue a                       

                                                                                

15  registration valid for 6 months after the date of issuance for              

                                                                                

16  use on a trailer or semitrailer weighing 1,500 pounds or less and           

                                                                                

17  that is used for recreational purposes, upon payment of 1/2 the             

                                                                                

18  full registration fee imposed under section 801(1)(l).  This                

                                                                                

19  subsection does not apply after October 1, 2003.                            

                                                                                

20      (12) In the case of a commercial vehicle, trailer, or                       

                                                                                

21  semitrailer issued a registration under the international                   

                                                                                

22  registration plan, the secretary of state in mutual agreement               

                                                                                

23  with the owner may assign or reassign the expiration date of the            

                                                                                

24  registration.  However, the expiration date agreed to shall be              

                                                                                

25  either March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31.  Renewals           

                                                                                

26  expiring on or after September 30, 1993 shall be for a minimum of           

                                                                                

27  at least 12 months if there is a change in the established                  


                                                                                

1   expiration date.                                                            

                                                                                

2       (13) The expiration date for a multiyear registration issued                

                                                                                

3   for a leased vehicle shall be the date the lease expires but                

                                                                                

4   shall not be for a period longer than 24 months.                            

                                                                                

5       Sec. 802.  (1) For a special registration issued as provided                

                                                                                

6   for in section 226(8), there shall be paid 1/2 the tax imposed              

                                                                                

7   under section 801 and in addition a service fee of $10.00.                  

                                                                                

8       (2) For all commercial vehicles registered after August 31                  

                                                                                

9   for the period expiring the last day of February,  and all                  

                                                                                

10  motorcycles registered after September 30 for the period expiring           

                                                                                

11  on the last day of March,  a tax of 1/2 the rate otherwise                  

                                                                                

12  imposed by this act shall be collected.  This subsection  is not            

                                                                                

13  applicable  does not apply to vehicles registered by                        

                                                                                

14  manufacturers or dealers under sections 244 to 247.                         

                                                                                

15      (3) For each special registration as provided for in section                

                                                                                

16  226(9), a service fee of $10.00 shall be collected.                         

                                                                                

17      (4) For temporary registration plates or markers as provided                

                                                                                

18  for in section 226a(1), a service fee of $5.00 for each group of            

                                                                                

19  5 of those temporary registration plates or markers shall be                

                                                                                

20  collected.                                                                  

                                                                                

21      (5) For a temporary registration as provided in section 226b,               

                                                                                

22  the fee shall be either of the following:                                   

                                                                                

23      (a) For a 30-day temporary registration, 1/10 of the fee                    

                                                                                

24  prescribed under section 801 or $20.00, whichever is greater, and           

                                                                                

25  an additional $10.00 service fee.                                           

                                                                                

26      (b) For a 60-day temporary registration, 1/5 of the fee                     

                                                                                

27  prescribed under section 801 or $40.00, whichever is greater, and           


                                                                                

1   an additional $10.00 service fee.                                           

                                                                                

2       (6) For registration plates as provided for in section                      

                                                                                

3   226a(5), (6), and (7), a service fee of $40.00 for 2 registration           

                                                                                

4   plates and $20.00 for each additional registration plate shall be           

                                                                                

5   collected.                                                                  

                                                                                

6       (7) For special registrations issued for special mobile                     

                                                                                

7   equipment as provided in section 216(d), a service fee of $15.00            

                                                                                

8   each for the first 3 special registrations, and $5.00 for each              

                                                                                

9   special registration issued in excess of the first 3 shall be               

                                                                                

10  collected.                                                                  

                                                                                

11      (8) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a                       

                                                                                

12  registration valid for 3 months for use on a vehicle with an                

                                                                                

13  elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater on the payment             

                                                                                

14  of 1/4 the full registration fee provided in section 801(1)(k)              

                                                                                

15  and in addition a service fee of $10.00.                                    

                                                                                

16      (9) Upon application to the secretary of state, an owner of a               

                                                                                

17  truck, truck tractor, or road tractor that is used exclusively              

                                                                                

18  for the purpose of gratuitously transporting farm crops or                  

                                                                                

19  livestock bedding between the field where produced and the place            

                                                                                

20  of storage, feed from on-farm storage to an on-farm feeding site,           

                                                                                

21  or fertilizer, seed, or spray material from the farm location to            

                                                                                

22  the field may obtain a special registration.  The service fee for           

                                                                                

23  each special registration shall be $20.00.  The special                     

                                                                                

24  registration shall be valid for a period of up to 12 months and             

                                                                                

25  shall expire on December 31.  As used in this subsection:                   

                                                                                

26      (a) "Feed" means hay or silage.                                             

                                                                                

27      (b) "Livestock bedding" means straw, sawdust, or sand.                      


                                                                                

1       (10) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a                      

                                                                                

2   special registration valid for 3 or more months for a road                  

                                                                                

3   tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer, if the motor            

                                                                                

4   vehicle is used exclusively in connection with the farmer's                 

                                                                                

5   farming operations or for the transportation of the farmer and              

                                                                                

6   the farmer's family and not used for hire.  The fee for the                 

                                                                                

7   registration shall be 1/10 of the fee provided in section                   

                                                                                

8   801(1)(c) times the number of months for which the special                  

                                                                                

9   registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee of                

                                                                                

10  $10.00.  No special registration shall be issued for a motor                

                                                                                

11  vehicle for which the fee under section 801(1)(c) would be less             

                                                                                

12  than $50.00.                                                                

                                                                                

13      (11) The secretary of state, upon request, may issue a                      

                                                                                

14  registration valid for 3 months or more for use on a vehicle with           

                                                                                

15  an elected gross weight of 24,000 pounds or greater.  The fee for           

                                                                                

16  the registration shall be 1/12 of the fee provided in                       

                                                                                

17  section 801(1)(k), times the number of months for which the                 

                                                                                

18  special registration is requested and, in addition, a service fee           

                                                                                

19  of $10.00.                                                                  

                                                                                

20      (12) The service fees collected under subsections (1), (3),                 

                                                                                

21  (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) shall be deposited             

                                                                                

22  in the transportation administration collection fund created in             

                                                                                

23  section 810b.