Bill Text: MI SB0501 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Traffic control; driver license; persons exempt from obtaining a Michigan driver license; modify. Amends sec. 302a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.302a).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Assigned Pa 0138'16 [SB0501 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0501-Engrossed.html
SB-0501, As Passed Senate, February 4, 2016
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 501
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 302a (MCL 257.302a), as amended by 2006 PA 298.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 302a. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this act, a
nonresident operator of a motor vehicle who is the holder of a
valid
license to operate a motor vehicle in
the issued by a country
in
which he or she resides other
than the United States is not
required
to obtain a license to operate a passenger vehicle within
in
this state , for the period of time that he or she is legally
present in this state if he or she does not receive compensation
for such operation. This subsection does not apply unless all of
the following conditions have been satisfied:
(a)
The secretary of state determines that the standards of
the
other country for licensing operators correspond substantially
to
those of this state and that the other country extends the same
privileges
to persons licensed to operate vehicles by this
state.The operator has in his or her immediate
possession a valid
license to operate a motor vehicle issued by a country other than
the United States.
(b)
The secretary of state and the other country have
exchanged
letters confirming the reciprocal extension of privileges
to
operate vehicles.If no
English translation appears on the front
or back of the license, the operator has in his or her immediate
possession an international driving permit or a comparable English
translation of his or her valid license to operate a motor vehicle.
(c) The operator has in his or her immediate possession a
valid passport, valid visa, or other valid documentation to verify
his or her legal presence in this state.
(2) A valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by a
country other than the United States that is enhanced or otherwise
secured to comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
satisfies the requirements of subsection (1).
(3) (2)
The secretary of state shall publish
on its public
internet
site a list of the countries for which reciprocal
operating
privileges have been extended and withdrawn. If any
changes
are made, a revised list shall be mailed to the courts,
prosecuting
attorneys, and law enforcement agencies of this
state.establish a unique driver record for an
individual upon
receipt of an abstract of conviction for any offense committed in
violation of this act by that individual who is operating a motor
vehicle in this state as provided in subsection (1). The operation
of a motor vehicle in this state by an individual who possesses a
valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by a country other
than the United States is subject to this act.
(4) An individual for whom a unique driver record has been
created under subsection (3) is subject to all fees, fines,
restrictions, and enforcement as if he or she were licensed under
this act.
(5) Nothing in this section prohibits the secretary of state
from entering into a reciprocal agreement and exchanging letters
confirming the extension of privileges to operate vehicles with
another country.
(6) The secretary of state shall publish on its website a list
of the countries with which it has entered into a reciprocal
agreement described in subsection (5).
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
