DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
BUREAU OF BRANCH OFFICE SERVICES
 
VISUAL STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS' LICENSES
 
Filed with the secretary of state on
 
These rules become effective immediately after filing with the secretary of state unless adopted under section 33, 44, or 45a(9) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a.  Rules adopted under these sections become effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.
 
(By authority conferred on the secretary of state by section 309 of  the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.309)
 
R 257.3 and R 257.4 of the Michigan Administrative Code are amended, as follows:
 
 
R 257.3  Restricted drivers' licenses.
  Rule 3.  (1) A restricted driver's license requiring the driver to wear appropriate corrective lenses while driving may be issued if corrective lenses are necessary to meet any vision requirement.
  (2) A restricted driver's license permitting allowing daylight driving only may be issued if an applicant or licensee submits a statement from an opthalmologist ophthalmologist or optometrist stating 1 of the following:
   (a) He The applicant or licensee has visual acuity less than 20/50 to and including 20/70 with no recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision.
   (b) He The applicant or licensee has visual acuity less than 20/50 to and including 20/60 with recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision.
  (3) A restricted driver's license containing additional conditions and requirements may be issued to an applicant or licensee who has a peripheral field of vision of less than 110 degrees to and including 90 degrees. The applicant or licensee shall pass any driving test specified by the department.
  (4) A restricted driver’s license for the use of a telescopic or bioptic lens may be issued to an applicant or licensee who has not less than 20/50 visual acuity in 1 eye if the following are satisfied:
   (a) The applicant or licensee receives satisfactory behind the wheel training in the use of telescopic or bioptic lens from a qualified individual as specified by the department.
   (b) The applicant or licensee passes testing as specified by the department.
   (c) The biocular acuity through a carrier lens is not less than 20/200.
  (5) (4) A restricted driver's license may contain additional conditions and requirements.
 
 
 
R 257.4  Denial or suspension of drivers' licenses.
  Rule 4. A driver's license shall must be denied or suspended indefinitely if an applicant or licensee has visual acuity less than 20/60 with recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision; visual acuity less than 20/70 without recognizable  progressive abnormalities affecting vision; visual acuity of 20/100 or less in 1 eye and less than 20/50 in the other; or an unaided peripheral field of vision less than 90 degrees.