Act No. 149
Public Acts of 2024
Approved by the Governor
October 29, 2024
Filed with the Secretary of State
October 29, 2024
EFFECTIVE DATE: Sine Die
(91st day after final adjournment of the 2024 Regular Session)
state of michigan
102nd Legislature
Regular session of 2024
Introduced by Reps. McFall, Mentzer, Snyder, Liberati, Stone, Haadsma, Brabec, Weiss, Conlin, MacDonell, Martus, Grant, Wilson, Price, Rheingans, Harris, Hoadley, Bierlein, McKinney and Aiyash
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5127
AN ACT to
amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling,
sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public
highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or
generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for
the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and
control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of
financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to
provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles,
and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit
fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create
certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act;
to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain
devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and
operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to
regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify
the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification
of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of
certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for
the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and
local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to
provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal
certain parts of this act on a specific date,” by amending section 803f (MCL
257.803f), as amended by 2022 PA 143.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 803f. (1) An individual who is a disabled veteran with an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces may apply to the secretary of state if the disabled veteran owns a private passenger motor vehicle, and the secretary of state may issue a special registration plate inscribed with special identification numbers preceded by the letters “DV” and the words “disabled veteran” beneath the registration number.
(2) An application for a special registration plate described in subsection (1) must be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, must not require a service fee under section 804, and must be accompanied by proof that the applicant was honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces and 1 of the following:
(b) If the applicant is a totally disabled veteran, 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 United States Armed Forces.
(3) A special registration plate issued to a totally disabled veteran described in subsection (2)(a) or (b) is exempt from the payment of the tax provided for in section 801.
(4) A special registration plate issued to a totally disabled veteran described in subsection (2)(a) or (b) expires on the birthday of the totally disabled veteran in a year in which new plates are issued by the secretary of state. Application for renewal of the special registration plate must not require a service fee under section 804. The applicant is not required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2) for renewal.
(5) A special registration plate issued to a partially disabled veteran described in subsection (2)(c) expires as provided in section 226, and a partially disabled veteran shall apply for renewal of the special registration plate as provided in section 226. The applicant is not required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2) for renewal.
(6) The surviving spouse of an individual who is a disabled veteran with a service-connected disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs of not less than 50% and an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces may use a special registration plate issued under this section after the death of the disabled veteran. The surviving spouse may renew a special registration plate issued under this section after the death of the disabled veteran in the same manner as provided under this section for a disabled veteran with the same service-connected disability rating as the deceased disabled veteran. If applicable, a surviving spouse must apply for registration of the vehicle on which the surviving spouse wishes to place the disabled veteran plate before using or renewing the plate as described in this section.
(7) If applicable, the secretary of state may issue to a disabled veteran who has been issued a special registration plate under this section a tab for persons with disabilities. The tab for persons with disabilities must be an adhesive tab that displays the international wheelchair symbol or a reasonable facsimile of that symbol. The tab for persons with disabilities may be attached only to the special registration plate issued to the disabled veteran under this section.
(8) An application for a tab for persons with disabilities must 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. If the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran is a disabled person, the surviving spouse may apply to the secretary of state for a tab for persons with disabilities in the same manner as provided for a disabled veteran under this subsection.
(9) A tab for persons with disabilities issued under subsection (7) must be issued free of charge.
(10) If a disabled veteran who has been issued a tab for persons with disabilities renews the disabled veteran’s special registration plate under this section, the secretary of state shall issue a new tab for persons with disabilities to the disabled veteran, free of charge. The disabled veteran is not required to again furnish the proof required under subsection (8).
(11) The use of a special registration plate or a tab for persons with disabilities issued under this section 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.
(12) As used in this section, “private passenger motor
vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is personally owned by a 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 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor