Bill Text: MI HB4873 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration plates; temporary placement of registration plate in rear window under certain circumstances; allow. Amends sec. 225 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.225).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-09-06 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 08/16/2017 [HB4873 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB4873-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4873
August 16, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Yanez, Hertel, Gay-Dagnogo, Clemente, Peterson, Dianda, Cochran, Geiss, Wittenberg and Hammoud and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 225 (MCL 257.225), as amended by 2014 PA 26.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 225. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection
and
subsection subsections (6)
and (7), a registration plate issued
for a vehicle shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. A
registration plate issued for a truck tractor or road tractor shall
be attached to the front of the vehicle.
(2) A registration plate shall at all times be securely
fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which the
plate is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging. The plate
shall be attached at a height of not less than 12 inches from the
ground, measured from the bottom of the plate, in a place and
position that is clearly visible. The plate shall be maintained
free from foreign materials that obscure or partially obscure the
registration information and in a clearly legible condition.
(3) A registration plate or an expiration tab on the
registration plate shall be of a different color designated by the
secretary of state with a marked contrast between the color of the
registration plate and the numerals or letters on the plate. The
secretary of state may provide a distinctive registration plate as
a replacement for a standard plate. To honor a special or
historical event, the secretary of state may provide a
commemorative plate as a replacement for a standard plate.
(4) A person shall not attach a name plate, insignia, or
advertising device to a registration plate in a manner that
obscures or partially obscures the registration information.
(5) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle that has a name
plate, insignia, or advertising device attached to a registration
plate in a manner that obscures or partially obscures the
registration information.
(6) A registration plate issued for a historic military
vehicle that is authorized to be operated on the roads of this
state is not required to be attached to the rear or the front of
the historic military vehicle unless the historic military vehicle
was originally manufactured with lighting and mounting provisions
for a registration plate. However, if the registration plate is not
attached to the exterior of the historic military vehicle, it shall
be present in the historic military vehicle to which it refers and
shall be made available upon demand of a police officer. As used in
this subsection, "historic military vehicle" means a vehicle,
including a trailer, regardless of the vehicle's size, weight, or
year of manufacture, that was manufactured for use in any country's
military forces and is maintained to represent its military design
and markings accurately.
(7) A registration plate may be placed inside the rear window
of a vehicle instead of the rear of the vehicle as provided in
subsection (1) if the registration plate is a valid special or
temporary registration plate issued under section 226(9), 226a, or
226b, or if the attachment of a tow ball, bicycle rack, removable
hitch, or other device designed to carry an object on the rear of a
vehicle, including the object being carried, would result in a
partial or total obstruction of the registration plate in violation
of subsection (2). A registration plate placed inside the rear
window under this subsection shall be plainly and clearly visible
to the outside of the vehicle and shall otherwise comply with the
requirements of this section.
(8) (7)
A person who violates this section
is responsible for
a civil infraction.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.