Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
AGENCY INFORMATION:  
Agency name:  
State  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Driver Licensing  
Name of person completing this form:  
Debra Anchak  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-335-3166  
Email of person completing this form:  
AnchakD@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Doug Novak  
RULE SET INFORMATION:  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2023-55 ST  
Title of the proposed rule set:  
Visual Standards For Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses  
1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:  
The Visual Standards for Motor Vehicle Drivers' Licenses establish the minimum visual acuity and peripheral  
requirements for the purpose of eligibility for driving privileges, full or restricted.  
2. Summary of the proposed rules:  
The proposed rules formally establish a standard for restricted driving privilege eligibility when using bioptic or  
telescopic lens. The rules ensure that individuals who use bioptic or telescopic lens meet a reasonable standard to be  
eligible for restricted driving privileges. The rules also ensure the standard cannot be changed without a formal  
process.  
3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication  
dates:  
Grand Rapids Press - published on 7/7/2024.  
Marquette Mining Journal - published on 7/6/2024.  
Pontiac Oakland Press - published on 7/7/2024.  
4. Date of publication of the proposed rules and notice of public hearing in the Michigan Register:  
6/1/2024  
5. Date, time, and location of the public hearing:  
8/7/2024 09:00 AM at Operations Center 1st Floor Conference Rooms A, B, and C , 7285 Parsons Dr., Charlotte, MI  
48821  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR -Page 2  
6. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit analysis  
on its website:  
https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1482  
7. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:  
Debbie Anchak, Manager (Driver Assessment Section), Eric Kabdebo, Manager (Driver Assessment Field Operations  
Unit), and Joe Becker, Manager (Driver Assessment Support Unit).  
8. Persons submitting comments of support:  
Dr. Elizabeth Becker  
Dr. Susan Gormezano  
Jeff Towns  
9. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
Dr. Elizabeth Becker  
Dr. Susan Gormezano  
Jeff Towns  
10. Persons submitting other comments:  
None.  
11. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the public  
comment period:  
Name &  
Comments Made at Written Comments  
Agency Rationale for Rule Rule Number &  
Organization Public Hearing  
Change & Description of  
Change(s) Made  
Citation  
Changed  
1
Dr. Elizabeth 4c introduces a new  
Removed (4)(c).  
R 257.3 (4)(c)  
Becker, Past  
President,  
Michigan  
Optometric  
Association  
requirement of the  
carrier lens acuity of  
20/200 or better. ꢀ  
ꢀThis is an  
Explanation provided  
sufficient to remove proposed  
requirement.  
unnecessary  
standard. By  
requiring a Bi optic  
acuity of 20/50 the  
carrier lens acuity is  
also controlled. The  
telescopes that are  
available today and  
to our knowledge in  
the ꢀforeseeable  
future used for  
driving are 2-6X  
power.  
2
Dr. Elizabeth Grammar error.  
Becker, Past  
President,  
Corrected verbiage from "a  
telescopic or bioptic lens" to R 257.3 (4)(a)  
"bioptic or telescopic lenses"  
R. 257.3 (4) and  
Michigan  
Optometric  
Association.  
12. Date report completed:  
5/7/2026  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
Agency Report to JCAR -Page 3  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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