Act No.

317
Public Acts of 2023
Approved by the Governor
December 13, 2023
Filed with the Secretary of State
December 14, 2023
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 2024

STATE OF MICHIGAN
102ND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023

Introduced by Senator McMorrow

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 464

AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and
regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the
general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of
dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving
of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition,
levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees,
and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide
penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers
of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and
service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to
regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers
and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of
this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies;
to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all
other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act
on a specific date,” by amending section 803r (MCL 257.803r), as amended by 2023 PA 129 and by adding
section 803s.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 803r. The secretary of state shall deposit the service fees collected under sections 803e, 803f, 803i, 803j,
803k, 803l, 803m, 803n, 803o, and 803s(2)(a) into the transportation administration collection fund created under
section 810b through October 1, 2027.

Sec. 803s. (1) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the
secretary of state shall develop and issue the following legacy registration plates:
(a) A blue registration plate that replicates a registration plate issued by this state during the years 1983 to
2007 as determined by the secretary of state.
(b) A black registration plate that replicates a registration plate issued by this state during the years 1979 to
1983 as determined by the secretary of state.
(c) Only available for issue in the year 2026 to celebrate the United States’ semiquincentennial, a red, white,
and blue registration plate that replicates a registration plate issued by this state during the year 1976 as
determined by the secretary of state.

(129)
 (2) An application for a legacy registration plate must be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to the
procedures prescribed in section 217. In addition to the regular registration fee, an application for a legacy
registration plate under this section must be accompanied by the following, as applicable:
(a) For a new legacy registration plate, a service fee of $5.00.
(b) For a new legacy registration plate, an additional fee of $50.00. The additional fee must be deposited in the
Michigan transportation fund established under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.
(c) For a registration renewal of an existing legacy registration plate, an additional fee of $10.00. The
additional fee must be deposited in the Michigan transportation fund established under section 10 of 1951 PA 51,
MCL 247.660.
(3) A legacy registration plate expires as provided in section 226.
(4) The secretary of state shall determine the number of each legacy registration plate to be manufactured and
issued under this section.
(5) The secretary of state may, as determined necessary by the secretary of state, cease to issue legacy
registration plates and duplicate replacements of legacy registration plates for use on vehicles. If the secretary of
state ceases to issue legacy registration plates and duplicate replacements of legacy registration plates, the
secretary of state may continue to renew legacy registration plates already issued.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor