Bill Text: MI SB0805 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Traffic control; driver license; information relating to appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers during traffic stops; require secretary of state to provide upon renewal of operator's license by certain individuals. Amends sec. 314 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.314). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0806'18
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-06 - Referred To Committee On Transportation [SB0805 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0805-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 805
February 6, 2018, Introduced by Senators O'BRIEN, KNOLLENBERG, GREGORY, NOFS, HANSEN, BIEDA, HILDENBRAND and CONYERS and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 314 (MCL 257.314), as amended by 2011 PA 159.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 314. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
operator's licenses and chauffeur's licenses expire on the birthday
of the person to whom the license is issued in the fourth year
following the date of the issuance of the license or on the date
the person is no longer considered to be legally present in the
United States under section 307, whichever is earlier, unless
suspended or revoked before that date. A license shall not be
issued for a period longer than 4 years. A person holding a license
at any time 12 months before the expiration of his or her license
may apply for a new license as provided for in this chapter. A
knowledge test for an original group designation or indorsement may
be taken at any time during this period and the results are valid
for 12 months. A license renewed under this subsection shall be
renewed for the time remaining on the license before its renewal
combined with the 4-year renewal period.
(2) The first operator's license issued to a person who at the
time of application is less than 20-1/2 years of age expires on the
licensee's twenty-first birthday or on the date the person is no
longer considered to be legally present in the United States under
section 307, whichever is earlier, unless suspended or revoked.
(3) The first chauffeur's license issued to a person expires
on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following the date of
issuance or on the date the person is no longer considered to be
legally present in the United States under section 307, whichever
is earlier, unless the license is suspended or revoked before that
date. The chauffeur's license of a person who at the time of
application is less than 20-1/2 years of age expires on the
licensee's twenty-first birthday or on the date the person is no
longer considered to be legally present in the United States under
section 307, whichever is earlier, unless suspended or revoked. A
subsequent chauffeur's license expires on the birthday of the
person to whom the license is issued in the fourth year following
the date of issuance of the license or on the date the person is no
longer considered to be legally present in the United States under
section 307, whichever is earlier, unless the license is suspended
or revoked before that date.
(4) A person may apply for an extension of his or her driving
privileges if he or she is out of state on the date that his or her
operator's or chauffeur's license expires. The extension may extend
the license for 180 days beyond the expiration date or not more
than 2 weeks after the applicant returns to Michigan, whichever
occurs first. This subsection does not apply to a person who fails
to meet the requirements of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 with regard to
medical certification documentation requirements.
(5) The secretary of state may issue a renewal operator's or
chauffeur's license to a person who will be out of state for more
than 180 days beyond the expiration date of his or her operator's
or chauffeur's license, if the secretary of state has a digital
image of the person on file. The applicant for this renewal shall
submit a statement evidencing a vision examination in accordance
with the rules promulgated by the secretary of state under section
309 and any other statement required by this act or federal law. A
person is not eligible for consecutive renewals of a license under
this subsection. This subsection does not apply to a person who
fails to meet the requirements of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 with
regard to medical certification documentation requirements, or a
person with a hazardous material indorsement on his or her
operator's or chauffeur's license.
(6) The secretary of state may check the applicant's driving
record through the national driver register and the commercial
driver license information system before issuing a renewal under
this section.
(7) Beginning on January 1, 2019, the secretary of state shall
provide a pamphlet to a person who is 25 years of age or less and
renews his or her operator's or chauffeur's license as provided in
this section. The pamphlet shall contain a synopsis of the
information described in section 37(1)(a)(v) of the driver
education provider and instructor act, 2006 PA 384, MCL 256.657.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 806
of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.
