Section 257.217a - Special registration plate inscribed with official amateur radio call letters; application; proof; fees; issuance of plate for vehicle bearing registration issued pursuant to MCL 25
MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949
257.217a Special registration plate inscribed with official amateur radio call letters; application; proof; fees; issuance of plate for vehicle bearing registration issued pursuant to MCL 257.801(1)(a) and (q); use on other vehicle as misdemeanor; surrender of plate; submission of application for plate; expiration date.
Sec. 217a.
(1) A person who holds an unexpired technician, general, conditional, advanced, or extra class amateur radio license issued by the federal communications commission may make application directly to the secretary of state for a registration plate inscribed with the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission.
(2) The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the secretary of state that the applicant holds an unexpired amateur radio license. In addition to the regular registration fee, the applicant shall pay a service fee of $2.00. The $2.00 fee shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b through October 1, 2011. A plate may be issued for a motor vehicle which bears a registration issued pursuant to section 801(1)(a) and (q).
(3) If a plate issued under this section is used on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate was issued, the owner of the plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and the registration plate shall be surrendered to the secretary of state. A holder of a plate whose amateur radio license is not in full force and effect immediately shall surrender the call letter plate to the secretary of state and obtain a regular registration plate.
(4) An application for a plate issued under this section shall be submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to section 217. The expiration date for plates issued under this section shall be the date determined pursuant to section 226.
History: Add. 1953, Act 142, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 97, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 171, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 548, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 476, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 419, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 152, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2009