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 must be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b through October 1, 2023. A registration plate may be issued under this section for a motor vehicle that bears a registration taxed under section 801(1)(a) or (p).
(3) If a registration plate issued under this section is used on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the registration plate was issued, the owner of the registration plate is guilty of a misdemeanor and the registration plate must be surrendered to the secretary of state. A holder of a registration plate whose amateur radio license is not in full force and effect shall immediately surrender the registration plate issued under this section to the secretary of state and obtain a regular registration plate.
(4) An application for a registration plate issued under this section must be submitted to the secretary of state under section 217. The expiration date for plates issued under this section is the date determined under 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 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2019
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
Section 257.201 - Reference to “Division”.
Section 257.202 - Secretary of State as Exclusive State Agent.
Section 257.203 - Appointment of Employees.
Section 257.204b - Conviction of Attempted Violation; Effect.
Section 257.205a - Plan to Fully Reopen Secretary of State Branches; Written Report.
Section 257.208a - Availability of Records to the Public.
Section 257.208c - Disclosure of Personal Information; Uses.
Section 257.208d - Resale or Redisclosure of Personal Information; Duties of Recipient.
Section 257.212 - Notice; Methods.
Section 257.213 - Officers and Investigators; Powers.
Section 257.214 - Badge of Authority.
Section 257.217b - Moped; Manufacturer's Identification Number.
Section 257.217d - Special Congressional Medal of Honor Registration Plate.
Section 257.217e - Certificate of Title for School Bus; Condition to Issuance.
Section 257.217g - Pickup Camper; Manufacturer's Identification Number.
Section 257.217h - Liability of Motor Vehicle Manufacturer.
Section 257.217m, 257.217n - Repealed. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
Section 257.217o - Repealed. 2012, Act 55, Eff. June 30, 2012.
Section 257.226a - Temporary Registration Plates or Markers.
Section 257.226a.amended - Temporary Registration Plates or Markers.
Section 257.226b - Temporary Registration; Duration; Form; Fee; Use of Vehicle.
Section 257.226c - Reflectorized Reflector Plates, Tabs, and Stickers.
Section 257.227b - Repealed. 2011, Act 92, Eff. Dec. 30, 2011.
Section 257.228 - Notification of Old and New Addresses; Violation as Civil Infraction.
Section 257.231 - Registration of Replacement Engines.
300-1949-II-TRANSFERS-OF-TITLE-OR-INTEREST - Transfers of Title or Interest (257.233...257.242a)
300-1949-II-PERMITS-TO-NONRESIDENT-OWNERS - Permits to Nonresident Owners (257.243...257.243)
300-1949-II-SPECIAL-ANTI-THEFT-LAWS - Special Anti-Theft Laws (257.252...257.254)