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 House, May 12, 2016
HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 501
(as amended May 11, 2016)
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, [and as
provided in this section,] a
nonresident operator of a motor vehicle who is the holder of a
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 , 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:
Senate Bill No. 501 as amended May 11, 2016
(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.
(b) The secretary of state and the other country have
exchanged letters confirming the reciprocal extension of
privileges
to operate vehicles. The nonresident operator may operate a motor
vehicle in compliance with otherwise applicable state and federal law
using the license to operate a motor vehicle issued by a country other
than the United States if the country that issued the nonresident operator's license is a party to an international treaty, convention, or agreement regulating traffic, driving, or the operation of motor vehicles to which the United States or this state is also a party, according to the terms of that treaty, convention, or agreement. If the issuing country is not a party to a treaty, convention, or agreement described in this subsection, the nonresident operator may operate a motor vehicle using the license issued by his or her home country if he or she would otherwise be able to satisfy the requirements of section 307(1) except for any requirement to establish an address in this state or residency.] While
operating a [PASSENGER] vehicle in this state, a nonresident operator who
is the holder of a license to operate a motor vehicle issued by a
country other than the United States shall have in his or her
immediate possession his or her valid license to operate a motor
vehicle issued by that country and, if no English translation
appears on the front or back of the license, 1 of the following:
(a) A valid international driving permit.
(b) If the license to operate a motor vehicle is issued by a
country that does not permit the issuance of an international
driving permit, a document containing a photo and an English
translation that substantially corresponds to an international
driving permit, which shall be used solely to properly identify the
individual appearing on the license for the purpose of enforcing
this act.
(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.
(3) An individual for whom a unique driver record has been
created under subsection (2) is subject to all fees, fines,
restrictions, and enforcement as if he or she were licensed under
this act.
(4) 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.
(5) 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 (4).
