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MI SB0568

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

10/15/2015

Primary Sponsor

Dale Zorn

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Origin

Senate

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows ex-prisoners of war and their spouses to apply for special "EX-POW" registration plates for motorcycles in addition to passenger vehicles.

  • Removes mandatory language ("shall be," "shall have") from registration plate descriptions for ex-POW, World War I veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, and Purple Heart recipient plates, making the inscriptions discretionary rather than required.

  • Adds Gold Star Family members as a new category eligible for special registration plates inscribed with a gold star and "Gold Star Family" text, defined as immediate family members of service members who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

  • Maintains $5.00 service fee for all special registration plate applications and renewals, with one ex-POW plate per household exempt from vehicle tax.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Vehicles; registration plates; "EX-POW" registration plate for motorcycles; provide for. Amends sec. 803e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803e).

Veterans: other

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Transportation

10/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Transportation10/15/2015

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