HOUSE BILL No. 4600

 

April 30, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Gaffney, LaSata, Hummel, Bieda, Sheen, Hardman, Stallworth, Shaffer, Ehardt, Ward and Pastor and referred to the Committee on Transportation.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

                                                                                

    by amending section 310e (MCL 257.310e), as amended by 2002                 

                                                                                

    PA 554.                                                                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 310e.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an                

                                                                                

2   operator's or chauffeur's license issued to a person who is 17              

                                                                                

3   years of age or less shall be in a form as prescribed in section            

                                                                                

4   310 beginning July 1, 2003, and is valid only upon the issuance             

                                                                                

5   of a graduated driver license.                                              

                                                                                

6       (2) The secretary of state shall designate graduated                        

                                                                                

7   licensing provisions in a manner that clearly indicates that the            

                                                                                

8   person is subject to the appropriate provisions described in this           

                                                                                

9   section.                                                                    

                                                                                

10      (3) Except as otherwise provided in section 303, a person who               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   is not less than 14 years and 9 months of age may be issued a               

                                                                                

2   level 1 graduated licensing status to operate a motor vehicle if            

                                                                                

3   the person has satisfied all of the following conditions:                   

                                                                                

4       (a) Passed a vision test and met health standards as                        

                                                                                

5   prescribed by the secretary of state.                                       

                                                                                

6       (b) Successfully completed segment 1 of a driver education                  

                                                                                

7   course approved by the department of education including a                  

                                                                                

8   minimum of 6 hours of on-the-road driving time with the                     

                                                                                

9   instructor.                                                                 

                                                                                

10      (c) Received written approval of a parent or legal guardian.                

                                                                                

11      (4) A person issued a level 1 graduated licensing status may                

                                                                                

12  operate a motor vehicle only when accompanied either by a                   

                                                                                

13  licensed parent or legal guardian or, with the permission of the            

                                                                                

14  parent or legal guardian, a licensed driver 21 years of age or              

                                                                                

15  older.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is           

                                                                                

16  restricted to operating a motor vehicle with a level 1 graduated            

                                                                                

17  licensing status for not less than 6 months.                                

                                                                                

18      (5) A person may be issued a level 2 graduated licensing                    

                                                                                

19  status to operate a motor vehicle if the person has satisfied all           

                                                                                

20  of the following conditions:                                                

                                                                                

21      (a) Had a level 1 graduated licensing status for not less                   

                                                                                

22  than 6 months.                                                              

                                                                                

23      (b) Successfully completed segment 2 of a driver education                  

                                                                                

24  course approved by the department of education.                             

                                                                                

25      (c) Not incurred a moving violation resulting in a conviction               

                                                                                

26  or civil infraction determination or been involved in an accident           

                                                                                

27  for which the official police report indicates a moving violation           


                                                                                

1   on the part of the person during the 90-day period immediately              

                                                                                

2   preceding application.                                                      

                                                                                

3       (d) Presented a certification by the parent or guardian that                

                                                                                

4   he or she, accompanied by his or her licensed parent or legal               

                                                                                

5   guardian or, with the permission of the parent or legal guardian,           

                                                                                

6   any licensed driver 21 years of age or older, has accumulated a             

                                                                                

7   total of not less than 50 hours of behind-the-wheel experience              

                                                                                

8   including not less than 10 nighttime hours.                                 

                                                                                

9       (e) Successfully completed a secretary of state approved                    

                                                                                

10  performance road test.  The secretary of state may enter into an            

                                                                                

11  agreement with another public or private person or agency,                  

                                                                                

12  including a city, village, or township, to conduct this                     

                                                                                

13  performance road test.  This subdivision applies to a person 16             

                                                                                

14  years of age or over only if the person has satisfied                       

                                                                                

15  subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d).                                        

                                                                                

16      (6) A person issued a level 2 graduated licensing status                    

                                                                                

17  under subsection (5) shall remain at level 2 for not less than 6            

                                                                                

18  months and shall not operate a motor vehicle within this state              

                                                                                

19  from 12 midnight to 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or                

                                                                                

20  legal guardian or a licensed driver over the age of 21 designated           

                                                                                

21  by the parent or legal guardian, or except when going to or from            

                                                                                

22  employment.  A person issued a level 2 graduated licensing status           

                                                                                

23  under subsection (5) shall not transport more than 1 passenger              

                                                                                

24  other than immediate family members.                                        

                                                                                

25      (7) The provisions and provisional period described in                      

                                                                                

26  subsection (4) or (6) shall be expanded or extended, or both,               

                                                                                

27  beyond the periods described in subsection (4) or (6) if any of             


                                                                                

1   the following occur and are recorded on the licensee's driving              

                                                                                

2   record during the provisional periods described in subsection (4)           

                                                                                

3   or (6) or any additional periods imposed under this subsection:             

                                                                                

4       (a) A moving violation resulting in a conviction, civil                     

                                                                                

5   infraction determination, or probate court disposition.                     

                                                                                

6       (b) An accident for which the official police report                        

                                                                                

7   indicates a moving violation on the part of the licensee.                   

                                                                                

8       (c) A license suspension for a reason other than a mental or                

                                                                                

9   physical disability.                                                        

                                                                                

10      (d) A violation of subsection (4) or (6).                                   

                                                                                

11      (8) The provisional period described in subsection (4) shall                

                                                                                

12  be extended under subsection (7) until the licensee completes 90            

                                                                                

13  consecutive days without a moving violation, an accident in which           

                                                                                

14  a moving violation resulted, accident, suspension, or provisional           

                                                                                

15  period violation listed in subsection (7) or until age 18,                  

                                                                                

16  whichever occurs first.  The provisional period described in                

                                                                                

17  subsection (6) shall be extended under subsection (7) until the             

                                                                                

18  licensee completes 12 consecutive months without a moving                   

                                                                                

19  violation, accident, suspension, or restricted period violation             

                                                                                

20  listed in subsection (7) or until age 18, whichever occurs                  

                                                                                

21  first.                                                                      

                                                                                

22      (9) A person who is not less than 17 years of age may be                    

                                                                                

23  issued a level 3 graduated licensing status under this subsection           

                                                                                

24  if the person has completed 12 consecutive months without a                 

                                                                                

25  moving violation, an accident in which a moving violation                   

                                                                                

26  resulted, accident, suspension, or restricted period violation              

                                                                                

27  listed in subsection (7) while the person was issued a level 2              


                                                                                

1   graduated licensing status under subsection (5).                            

                                                                                

2       (10) Notice shall be given by first-class mail to the last                  

                                                                                

3   known address of a licensee if the provisions are expanded or               

                                                                                

4   extended as described in subsection (7).                                    

                                                                                

5       (11) A person who violates subsection (4) or (6) is                         

                                                                                

6   responsible for a civil infraction.                                         

                                                                                

7       (12) If a person is determined responsible for a violation of               

                                                                                

8   subsection (4) or (6), the secretary of state shall send written            

                                                                                

9   notification of any conviction or moving violation to a                     

                                                                                

10  designated parent or guardian of the person.                                

                                                                                

11      (13) For purposes of this section:                                          

                                                                                

12      (a) Upon conviction for a moving violation, the date of the                 

                                                                                

13  arrest for the violation shall be used in determining whether the           

                                                                                

14  conviction occurred within a provisional licensure period under             

                                                                                

15  this section.                                                               

                                                                                

16      (b) Upon entry of a civil infraction determination for a                    

                                                                                

17  moving violation, the date of issuance of a citation for a civil            

                                                                                

18  infraction shall be used in determining whether the civil                   

                                                                                

19  infraction determination occurred within a provisional licensure            

                                                                                

20  period under this section.                                                  

                                                                                

21      (c) The date of the official police report shall be used in                 

                                                                                

22  determining whether a licensee was driving a motor vehicle                  

                                                                                

23  involved in an accident for which the official police report                

                                                                                

24  indicates a moving violation on the part of the licensee or                 

                                                                                

25  indicates the licensee had been drinking intoxicating liquor.               

                                                                                

26      (14) A person shall have his or her graduated licensing                     

                                                                                

27  status in his or her immediate possession at all times when                 


                                                                                

1   operating a motor vehicle, and shall display the card upon demand           

                                                                                

2   of a police officer.  A person who violates this subsection is              

                                                                                

3   responsible for a civil infraction.                                         

                                                                                

4       (15) This section does not apply to a person 15 years of age                

                                                                                

5   or older who is currently enrolled but has not completed a driver           

                                                                                

6   education course on April 1, 1997 or who has completed a driver             

                                                                                

7   education course but has not acquired his or her driver license             

                                                                                

8   on April 1, 1997.