All vehicles used in transporting fuel shall be identified by having the name or trade name of the true owner or the lessee thereof printed in plain view on both sides of the vehicle in prominent and legible letters not less than one and one-half inches in height. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined five hundred dollars for each offense.

(1967, P.A. 625, S. 7; 1969, P.A. 387, S. 1; P.A. 73-216; P.A. 82-25, S. 4, 10; P.A. 83-295, S. 1; P.A. 88-314, S. 36, 54.)

History: 1969 act specified that names be printed “in plain view” and included lessees under provisions of section; P.A. 73-216 made provisions applicable to “all vehicles” rather than to “tank wagon trucks” only, allowed printing of trade name, required printing to be on both sides of vehicle and reduced required height of letters from four inches to one and one-half inches; P.A. 82-25 changed reference to “petroleum products” to “fuel”, effective July 1, 1982, and applicable to fuel sales by distributors on or after that date; P.A. 83-295 provided that violation of any provision of the section is an infraction; P.A. 88-314 added the fine at the end of the section applicable to the owner of any vehicle used in transporting fuel in the state which is not identified as required in this section, effective July 1, 1988, and applicable to any tax which first becomes due and payable on or after said date, to any return or report due on or after said date, or in the case of any ongoing obligation imposed in accordance with said act, to the tax period next beginning on or after said date.