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300-1949-VI
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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949
Chapter VI
OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LAWS

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 257.601SectionApplicability of chapter to operations on highways; exceptions.
Section 257.601aSectionPrivate road open to general public; contract; enforcement of act; cost and posting of signs; contracts not affected; "private road that is open to the general public" defined.
Section 257.601bSectionMoving violation in work zone, emergency scene, school zone, or school bus zone; penalties; exceptions; definitions.
Section 257.601cSectionMoving violation causing injury or death to person operating implement of husbandry on highway.
Section 257.601dSectionPerson who commits moving violation that is the proximate cause of death of another person or serious impairment of body function; penalty; other violations; "moving violation" defined.
Section 257.602SectionCompliance with order or direction of police officer.
Section 257.602aSectionFailure to stop at signal of police or conservation officer; penalty; subsection (1) inapplicable unless officer in uniform and vehicle identified; violation of subsection (1) as felony; conviction for conduct arising out of same transaction; “serious injury” defined.
Section 257.602bSectionHolding or using a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; prohibited; exception for commercial motor vehicle and school bus; "use a mobile electronic device" defined; situational exceptions; violation as civil infraction; fine; local ordinances superseded; multiple violations penalty and enforcement; sunset applicability; definitions.
Section 257.602cSectionIndividual issued level 1 or 2 graduated license; use of cellular telephone prohibited; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; local ordinance; report; "Kelsey's Law."
Section 257.603SectionApplicability of chapter to government vehicles; exemption of authorized emergency vehicles; conditions; exemption of police vehicles not sounding audible signal; exemption of persons, vehicles, and equipment working on surface of highway.
Section 257.604SectionRiding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties.
Section 257.605SectionApplicability and uniformity of provisions; local laws and regulations; payment and allocation of civil fines; issuance of more than 1 citation; equipment violations; "local law" defined.
Section 257.606SectionRegulation of streets or highways under jurisdiction of local authority and within reasonable exercise of police power; accepted engineering practices as basis for regulations; stop sign or traffic control device requiring state trunk line highway traffic to stop; approval; posting signs giving notice of local traffic regulations; providing by ordinance for impounding of motor vehicle parked contrary to local ordinance; bond or cash deposit.
Section 257.606aSectionMaintenance of highway by state or local government; duty; immunity from tort liability; exception.
Section 257.606bSectionOn-demand automated motor vehicle network; operation.
Section 257.607SectionRealty owners' regulation of traffic on private property.
300-1949-VI-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGSDivisionTRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND MARKINGS (257.608...257.616a)
300-1949-VI-ACCIDENTSDivisionACCIDENTS (257.617...257.624b)
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVINGDivisionDRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, AND RECKLESS DRIVING (257.625...257.626c)
300-1949-VI-SPEED-RESTRICTIONSDivisionSPEED RESTRICTIONS (257.627...257.633)
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-ON-RIGHT-SIDE-OF-ROADWAY—OVERTAKING-AND-PASSING-ETC.DivisionDRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY—OVERTAKING AND PASSING, ETC. (257.634...257.646)
300-1949-VI-TURNING-AND-STARTING-AND-SIGNALS-ON-STOPPING-AND-TURNINGDivisionTURNING AND STARTING AND SIGNALS ON STOPPING AND TURNING (257.647...257.648)
300-1949-VI-RIGHT-OF-WAYDivisionRIGHT-OF-WAY (257.649...257.655)
300-1949-VI-OPERATION-OF-BICYCLES-MOTORCYCLES-AND-TOY-VEHICLESDivisionOPERATION OF BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES AND TOY VEHICLES (257.656...257.662a)
300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLESDivisionAUTOMATED VEHICLES (257.663...257.666a)
300-1949-VI-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIREDDivisionSPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (257.667...257.671)
300-1949-VI-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKINGDivisionSTOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING (257.672...257.675d)
300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULESDivisionMISCELLANEOUS RULES (257.676...257.682c)
300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENTDivisionEQUIPMENT (257.683... 257.714b)
300-1949-VI-INSPECTION-OF-VEHICLESDivisionINSPECTION OF VEHICLES (257.715...257.715a)
300-1949-VI-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOADDivisionSIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD (257.716...257.750)
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