Bill Text: MI HB5691 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; penalties for unauthorized use of dealer plates; modify. Amends secs. 244 & 907 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.244 & 257.907). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5802'19
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-23 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary And Public Safety [HB5691 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5691-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 5691
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 244 (MCL 257.244), as amended by 2013 PA 231.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 244. (1) A manufacturer owning a vehicle of a type otherwise
required to be registered under this act may operate or move the vehicle upon a
street or highway primarily for the purposes
of transporting to transport or
testing test or in connection with a golf
tournament or a public civic event, if the vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, 1 special
plate approved by the secretary of state.
(2) A producer of a
vehicle subcomponent system essential to the operation of the vehicle or the
safety of an occupant may operate or move a motor vehicle upon a street or
highway solely to transport or test the subcomponent system if the motor
vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, 1 special plate
approved by the secretary of state. To be eligible for the special plate, the
subcomponent system producer must be either a recognized subcomponent system
producer or must be a subcomponent system producer under contract with a
vehicle manufacturer.
(3) Subject to section
665, a manufacturer of automated technology may operate or otherwise move a
motor vehicle or an automated motor vehicle upon a street or highway solely to
transport or test automated technology if the motor vehicle or automated motor
vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, a special
plate approved by the secretary of state.
(4) A dealer owning a
vehicle of a type otherwise
required to be registered under this act may operate or move the vehicle upon a
street or highway without registering the vehicle if the vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, 1 special
plate issued to the owner by the secretary of state. As used in this
subsection, "dealer" includes an employee, servant, or agent of the dealer.
(5) Solely to deliver the vehicle, a A transporter may operate or move a
vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this act upon a
street or highway solely to deliver the vehicle if
the vehicle displays, in the manner as prescribed in section 225, a special
plate issued to the transporter under this chapter.
(6) A licensee shall not
use a special plate described in this section on service cars or wreckers
operated as an adjunct of a licensee's business. A manufacturer, transporter, or
dealer making or permitting any unauthorized use of a special plate under this
chapter forfeits the right to use special plates and the secretary of state,
after notice and a hearing, may suspend or cancel the right to use special
plates and require that the special plates be surrendered to or repossessed by the this state.
(7) A transporter shall
furnish a sufficient surety bond or policy of insurance as protection for
public liability and property damage as may be required by the secretary of
state.
(8) The secretary of
state shall determine the number of plates a manufacturer, dealer, or
transporter reasonably needs in his or her its business.
(9) If a vehicle that is
required to be registered under this act is leased or sold, the vendee or
lessee is permitted to may operate the vehicle upon a street or
highway for not more than 72 hours after taking possession if the vehicle has a
dealer plate attached as provided in this section. The application for
registration shall must be made in the name of the vendee or
lessee before the vehicle is used. The dealer and the vendee or lessee are
jointly responsible for the return of the dealer plate to the dealer within 72
hours. , and the failure of the The vendee or lessee that fails to return or the vendor or lessor
that fails to use due
diligence to procure the dealer plate is a misdemeanor, responsible for a civil infraction and in addition the
license of the dealer may be revoked. While using a dealer's plate, a vendee or
lessee shall have in his or her possession proof that clearly indicates the
date of sale or lease of the motor vehicle.
(10) A vehicle owned by a
dealer and bearing the dealer's plate may be driven upon a street or highway
for demonstration purposes by a prospective buyer or lessee for a period of 72
hours.
(11) The secretary of
state may issue a registration plate upon application and payment of the proper
fee to an individual, partnership, corporation, or association that in the
ordinary course of business has occasion to legally pick up or deliver a
commercial motor vehicle being driven to a facility to undergo aftermarket
modification, or to repair or service a vehicle, or to persons defined as
watercraft dealers under part 801 of the natural resources and environmental
protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199, or to the owner of a
marina for the purpose of delivering to deliver a vessel or trailer to a
purchaser, to transport a vessel between a body of water and a place of
storage, to transport a vessel or trailer to and from a boat show or
exposition, to repair, service, or store a vessel or trailer, or to return a
vessel or trailer to the customer after repair, service, or storage. A
registration plate issued under this subsection shall must be
used to move the vehicle or trailer.
(12)
A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act
does not take effect unless House Bill No. 5802 of the 100th Legislature is
enacted into law.
