Bill Text: MI HB5497 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; permanent registration sticker; provide for ORVs used for law enforcement. Amends sec. 81116 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81116).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-10-13 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5497 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB5497-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5497
October 1, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Sheltrown, Wayne Schmidt and Mayes and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled
"Natural resources and environmental protection act,"
by amending section 81116 (MCL 324.81116), as amended by 2006 PA
477.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 81116. (1) The owner of an ORV requiring licensure under
this part shall file an application for a license with the
department or a dealer on forms provided by the department. If an
ORV is sold by a dealer, the application for a license shall be
submitted to the department by the dealer in the name of the owner.
The application shall be signed by the owner of the vehicle and
shall be accompanied by a fee of $16.25. A person shall not file an
application for registration that contains false information. Upon
receipt of the application in approved form and upon payment of the
appropriate fee, the department or dealer shall issue to the
applicant a license which, subject to subsection (2), shall be
valid
for the 12-month period for which it is issued. A Subject to
subsection (2), a license shall be issued for the 12-month period
beginning April 1 and ending March 31 each year.
(2) A license issued to a state, county, or municipal law
enforcement agency more than 180 days after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this subsection does not expire.
Licenses issued to state, county, and municipal law enforcement
agencies more than 180 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this subsection shall not include a
registration expiration year but shall include the words "law
enforcement", be black in background color, and otherwise be of
uniform design and size.
(3) (2)
Dealers A dealer may purchase from the department ORV
licenses for resale to owners of vehicles requiring licensure under
this
part. The department shall refund to dealers a dealer the
purchase price of any ORV licenses returned within 90 days after
the
end of the 12-month period for which they were valid. The A
dealer shall maintain and provide to the department records of ORV
license sales on forms provided by the department. In addition to
the sale of ORV licenses, a dealer engaged in the sale, lease, or
rental of ORVs as a regular business may sell any other license or
permit authorized by the department to be sold by other dealers
under the statutes of this state.
(4) (3)
The license shall be permanently
attached to the
vehicle in the manner prescribed and in the location designated by
the department before the vehicle may legally be operated in
accordance with this part.
(5) (4)
If at the time of sale the
purchaser certifies on a
form provided by the department that the purchased vehicle
otherwise requiring a license under this part will be used and
stored outside of this state and will not be returned by the
purchaser to this state for use, then a license is not required.
(6) (5)
If a license acquired by the owner
of an ORV is lost
or destroyed, the department shall provide that person with a
replacement license free of charge. The department may require a
person requesting a replacement license to supply sufficient
evidence of the loss or destruction of the original license.
