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Act 300 of 1949
- MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (257.1 - 257.923)***** 257.719 SUBSECTIONS (2)(a) AND (3)(b) MAY NOT APPLY: See subsection (9) *****
***** 257.236.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2024 *****
***** 257.236 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2024: See 257.236.amended *****
300‑1949‑I ‑ CHAPTER I WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED (257.1...257.83)
Section 257.1 ‑ Michigan vehicle code; words and phrases defined.
Section 257.1a ‑ "Accessory" and "adequate in-person services" defined.
Section 257.2 ‑ “Authorized emergency vehicle” defined; additional definitions.
Section 257.5 ‑ "Business district" and "commercial business" defined.
Section 257.17b ‑ “Fund-raising registration plate” and “state-sponsored goal” defined.
Section 257.18b ‑ “Gross combination weight rating” or “GCWR” and “gross vehicle weight rating” or “GVWR” defined.
Section 257.19a ‑ “Disabled person” and “person with disabilities” defined.
Section 257.20d ‑ "Ignition interlock device," "breath alcohol ignition interlock device," or "BAIID" defined.
Section 257.40b ‑ "Personal information" and “highly restricted personal information” defined.
Section 257.58b ‑ “Security interest,”“security agreement,”“secured party,”“debtor,”“financing statement,” and “termination statement” defined.
Section 257.74a ‑ "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," and "fifth wheel trailer" defined.
Section 257.76c ‑ "Transportation network company prearranged ride" defined.
Section 257.78a ‑ “Used vehicle parts dealer” or “used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer” defined.
Section 257.83 ‑ "Specialty court", "specialty court program", and "specialty court interlock program" defined.
300‑1949‑II ‑ CHAPTER II ADMINISTRATION, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND ANTI-THEFT (257.201...257.259)
Section 257.203a ‑ Meaning of “commissioner” in MCL 257.301 to 257.327; effect of MCL 257.201 to 257.203a.
Section 257.204 ‑ Administration and enforcement of act; establishment of highway patrol prohibited; rules; official seal.
Section 257.204a ‑ Central file of individual driving records; certified copies as evidence; electronic certification; use of computer-generated certified information; persons who may receive information contained in records maintained by secretary of state.
Section 257.205 ‑ Secretary of state; office and branch offices; establishment; employees; bond; liability for loss of money; person appointed to conduct branch office; compensation and expenses.
Section 257.205a ‑ Plan to fully reopen secretary of state branches; written report.
Section 257.207 ‑ Administering oaths and acknowledging signatures without fee; certified copy of record; fee; evidence; electronic certification; use of computer-generated certified information.
Section 257.207a ‑ Electronic driver license status check; request by approved agency; maintenance of written permission by organization; compliance with safeguards; fee.
Section 257.208 ‑ Destruction of certain records; maintaining of records involving operation of commercial motor vehicles.
Section 257.208b ‑ Commercial look-up service; records and information maintained by driver education provider or limousine carrier of passengers; disposition of fees; providing file to nongovernmental person or entity; failure to provide information; fines; definitions.
Section 257.208d ‑ Resale or redisclosure of personal information; duties of recipient.
Section 257.209 ‑ Application for registration; certificate of title; operator's or other license, investigation.
Section 257.210 ‑ Title, registration certificate, permit, license or plate; seizure; possession and custody of plate; security interest.
Section 257.211 ‑ Synopsis, summary, or compilation of laws relating to vehicles; selling price of compilation; disposition and use of money collected.
Section 257.215 ‑ Vehicle unregistered or without certificate of title; operation; misdemeanor, exception.
Section 257.216 ‑ Vehicles subject to registration and certificate of title provisions; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.217 ‑ Application for registration and certificate of title; out-of-state vehicle; form; fee; signature of owner; contents; leased pickup truck or vehicle; duties of dealer and person selling or leasing certain vehicles; off lease or buy back vehicle; temporary registration; service fee; imprint on back side of check or bank draft; liability for damages; perfection of security interest; exception for 2021.
Section 257.217a ‑ Registration plate inscribed with official amateur radio call letters; application; proof; fees; issuance of plate for vehicle bearing registration issued pursuant to MCL 257.801(1)(a) or (p); use on other vehicle as misdemeanor; surrender of registration plate; submission of application; expiration date.
Section 257.217c ‑ Acquisition of salvage, distressed, or older model vehicles; issuance of salvage or scrap certificates of title; salvage vehicle inspections; sale of vehicles; notice of designation as salvage vehicle; removal of scrap vehicle from state; determination of repair and labor costs; vehicle inspection fee; audit; "actual cash value" defined.
Section 257.217f ‑ Sale, assignment, or other disposition of vehicle for which salvage certificate of title required.
Section 257.217i ‑ Issuance of vehicle identification number and certificate of title for assembled vehicles; requirements; safety study; "assembled vehicle" defined.
Section 257.218 ‑ Specially constructed, reconstructed, or foreign vehicle; application for registration; fees.
Section 257.219 ‑ Refusal of registration, transfer of registration, certificate of title, or salvage certificate of title; grounds; temporary registration plate.
Section 257.220 ‑ Application for original registration or certificate of title; examination of indexes and stolen car records.
Section 257.221 ‑ Application for registration; creation and maintenance of computerized central file; records; preservation; availability; communication impediment designation; requirements; definition.
Section 257.222 ‑ Registration certificate; issuance; electronic title; flood, rebuilt, salvage, or scrap certificate of title issued by another state or jurisdiction; delivery; manufacture; contents; coat of arms of state; conduct constituting misdemeanor; penalties; certificate of title for certain vehicles to be different in color; contents of legend.
Section 257.223 ‑ Registration certificate; carrying; electronic accessibility; display; viewing on electronic device; digital photograph; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.224 ‑ Registration plate; digital registration plate; issuance; design; display; limitation on renewal; replacement.
Section 257.225 ‑ Registration plate; attachment to vehicle; legibility; color; distinctive registration plates; name plate, insignia, or advertising device; limitation; historic military vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.226 ‑ Expiration of vehicle or motorcycle registration; duties of secretary of state; issuance of registration; tax; validity of certificate of title; special registration; certification; registration of commercial vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer; assignment or reassignment of expiration date under international registration plan; leased vehicle multiyear registration; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.227 ‑ Application for renewal of vehicle registration; fee; presentation of certificate of title; waiver; proof of vehicle insurance; transmission of vehicle policy information; disclosure.
Section 257.227a ‑ Vehicle involved in violation; renewal, replacement, or transfer of registration plate; appearance of owner or representative at branch office required; cancellation of registration; circumstances; notice and opportunity to be heard.
Section 257.228 ‑ Notification of old and new addresses; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.229 ‑ Duplicate registration certificate, registration plate, certificate of title, or duplicate certificate of title.
Section 257.230 ‑ Special identifying number after alteration or defacement of serial number; record.
Section 257.230a ‑ Motorcycle without visible vehicle identification number; seizure; procedure; “person” defined.
Section 257.232 ‑ Furnishing list of information to federal, state, or local governmental agency; contract for sale of lists of driver and motor vehicle records; records maintained in bulk; surveys, marketing, or solicitations; insertion of safeguard in agreement or contract; duties of recipient of personal information; disclosure of list based on driving behavior or sanctions.
Section 257.232a ‑ Furnishing name and address of lessee of vehicle to secretary of state or police officer.
Section 257.233 ‑ Transfer or assignment of title to, or interest in, registered vehicle; disposition of plates; application for new registration certificate; penalty; indorsement on certificate of title; effective date of transfer; submission of secured receipt.
Section 257.233a ‑ Transfer of title or interest in vehicle; disclosure of odometer mileage; electronically signed odometer disclosure statement; electronic system; transfer of ownership; "private parties" defined.
Section 257.233b ‑ Definitions; disclosure by dealer of damage or repair; exception; grounds for revocation.
Section 257.234 ‑ Presentation of certificate of title and registration certificate to secretary of state; fees; issuance of new certificate of title and registration certificate; mail or delivery; repossession of license plates; payment of transfer fee; compliance with MCL 257.238.
Section 257.235 ‑ Dealer as transferee of vehicle; requirements; duties; liability of dealer or transferee; transfer of title or interest to another dealer; duties of dealer; dealer reassignment of title form; buy back or off lease vehicle.
Section 257.235a ‑ Licensed dealer or junk dealer purchasing vehicle for purpose of destroying or junking vehicle; acceptance and disposition of certificate of title; fee.
Section 257.235b ‑ Possession of certificate of title by inventory lender for vehicle subject to inventory loan; written agreement; release of certificate of title by used or secondhand vehicle dealer's inventory lender; limitation; failure to release vehicle title; registration with secretary of state; applicability of section to certain licensed dealers; applicability of MCL 257.235; definitions.
Section 257.236 ‑ Procuring title to vehicle acquired by operation of law; validity of registration upon death of owner; application for title by surviving spouse or heir; proof of death; certification; petition.
Section 257.236.amended ‑ Procuring title to vehicle acquired by operation of law; validity of registration upon death of owner; application for title by surviving spouse or heir; proof of death; certification; petition.
Section 257.236a ‑ Termination of owner's interest by enforcement of security agreement; application for new certificate; certification; holding vehicle for resale; termination of owner's interest by sale pursuant to court process; issuance and contents of new certificate; outstanding certificate.
Section 257.237 ‑ Transfer of registration; issuance of new registration certificate and certificate of title; filing surrendered certificate of title; retention of records.
Section 257.238 ‑ Security interest in vehicle; certificate of title; assignment; termination statement; electronic transactions.
Section 257.239 ‑ Certificate of title; failure to endorse or deliver, fine.
Section 257.240 ‑ Liability for use or ownership of vehicle after transfer of endorsed certificate of title; conditions; violation of subsection (2); civil infraction; fine; towing and storage fees.
Section 257.241 ‑ Electronic lien title system; establishment, implementation, and operation; contracts; participation of secured parties; inclusion of secured interest or other information in electronic file; execution of release; delivery; assignment of ownership by vehicle dealer; admissibility as evidence of security interest; determination of requirements by secretary of state; establishment, implementation, and operation by July 1, 2016; information to be entered beginning October 1, 2016; definitions.
Section 257.242a ‑ Regrooved or recut motor vehicle or motorcycle tires; sale or possession with intent to sell prohibited; exception; misdemeanor.
Section 257.243 ‑ Nonresident owner of foreign vehicle; registration; exemption; transportation for compensation; temporary permit; agent for secretary of state; pleasure vehicle; business vehicle.
Section 257.244 ‑ Operation of vehicle by manufacturer, subcomponent system producer, manufacturer of automated technology, dealer, or transporter with special plate; unauthorized use of special plate; penalties; surety bond or insurance; number of plates; operation of vehicle with dealer plate by vendee or prospective purchaser; issuance of registration plate to move vehicle, vessel, or trailer.
Section 257.245 ‑ General distinguishing number and special plates for manufacturer, transporter, or dealer; application; proof; issuance; duration; fee.
Section 257.247 ‑ Special plates; manufacturers and transporters, record of uses; inspection by peace officers.
Section 257.248 ‑ Dealer license; investigation; report; bond or bond renewal certificate; dealer plates; stipulation as to service of process; prohibited conduct; application; supplemental dealer license; eligible used dealer license; classification; requirements applicable to issuance, renewal, and expiration; conduct not requiring separate or supplemental license.
Section 257.248a ‑ Vehicle dealer; prohibited advertising or representations; designated business hours.
Section 257.248b ‑ Foreign salvage vehicle dealer license; form and contents of application; division of dealer licensees into quarter segments; expiration and renewal of license; investigations; stipulation as to service of process.
Section 257.248c ‑ Sale, transfer, or release of distressed late model vehicle by vehicle salvage pool, auction, or broker; release of vehicle; release statement; notice to owner and lienholder; sale of vehicle for parts.
Section 257.248f ‑ Vehicle dealer or salvage vehicle agent license; criminal history check; fingerprints; disclosure of information; violation of subsection (7) as misdemeanor; "criminal history record information" defined.
Section 257.248h ‑ Persons engaged in prohibited conduct; penalties; refusal to issue or renew license; revocation or suspension of license; denial or revocation of license without hearing.
Section 257.248i ‑ Attending pool or auction selling salvage or scrap titled vehicles.
Section 257.248j ‑ Acting as dealer without license; warning; administrative fine; notice of assessment; actions; informal conference; administrative hearing; payment of administrative fine; reduction.
Section 257.248l ‑ Dealer training programs; requirements; trained individual at each retail location; exceptions; training by qualified trade organizations; application process; compliance monitoring; renewal limitation; fees; dealer training program fund; rules; definitions.
Section 257.249 ‑ Denial, suspension, or revocation of license as dealer; grounds.
Section 257.249a ‑ Denial, suspension, or revocation of license as automotive recycler, used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer, vehicle scrap metal processor, or foreign salvage vehicle dealer; grounds.
Section 257.250 ‑ Vehicle dealer's licensee; procedure for notification, investigation, denial, suspension, revocation.
Section 257.251 ‑ Dealer records; maintenance; manner; contents; odometer mileage statement; delivery of written statement to buyer; conditions to valid sale; maintenance and inspection of dealer records and inventory; inspections; summary suspension of license; order; hearing; rules.
Section 257.251b ‑ Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; license to operate required.
Section 257.251c ‑ Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; duties of dealer.
Section 257.251d ‑ Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; license to operate as condition of use by third party.
Section 257.251e ‑ Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; motor vehicle liability policy.
Section 257.252a ‑ Abandoned vehicle; presumption of responsibility; violation; penalty; "abandoned vehicle" defined; notice; duties of police agency; contest by owner; hearing; request; fee; towing and storage charges; secured party; obtaining release of vehicle; inspection; public sale; inability to determine ownership of abandoned vehicle; entry into law enforcement information network.
Section 257.252b ‑ Registered and unregistered abandoned scrap vehicles; duties of police agency; release of vehicle; certificate of title or certificate of scrapping; release form; retention of records and photographs; taking registered abandoned scrap vehicle into custody; contest by registered owner; hearing; request; obtaining release of vehicle; fee.
Section 257.252d ‑ Removal of vehicle from public or private property to place of safekeeping; circumstances; arrival of owner or legally entitled person; duties of police agency; release of vehicle; entry of vehicle as abandoned.
Section 257.252e ‑ Jurisdiction to determine propriety of police, towing agency or custodian, or private owner action; venue in district court; use of bond to pay towing or storage fees; exclusive remedies.
Section 257.252f ‑ Filing petition; duties of court; hearing; notice; burden; decision; district court magistrate; appeal.
Section 257.252g ‑ Manner of conducting public sale; application of money received; priority; absence of bidders; acquisition of distressed vehicle; application for salvage certificate of title; canceling entry in law enforcement information network; obtaining original bill of sale.
Section 257.252h ‑ Abandoned vehicle fund; creation; sources of funding; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining in fund; expenditures.
Section 257.252j ‑ Abandoned vehicles; number and placement of vehicles on private property.
Section 257.252k ‑ Towing or removing vehicle without owner's consent; notice; requirements.
Section 257.253 ‑ Report of stolen vehicle; filing; transferring certificate of title; record of stolen or abandoned vehicles not reported or recovered; availability; reports by other states of stolen and recovered vehicles; abandoned vehicle; notification of owner and lienholder.
Section 257.254 ‑ False statement in application for certificate of title or in assignment of title; possession of stolen vehicle; penalties.
Section 257.255 ‑ Valid registration plate required; printed or electronic copy; exceptions; violation of subsection (1) as civil infraction or misdemeanor; penalty; nonpayment of apportioned fee under international registration plan as misdemeanor; penalty; impoundment; towing and storage costs; care of load in vehicle; impounded vehicle subject to lien; hearing; certification of unpaid judgment; foreclosure sale; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.256 ‑ Unlawful lending or use of certificate of title, registration certificate, registration plate, special plate, or permit; unlawful carrying or display of registration certificate or plate; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; unlawful display of registration plate on commercial vehicle.
Section 257.257 ‑ Altering, forging, or falsifying documents; violation; penalty.
Section 257.258 ‑ Registration or certificate of title; grounds for cancellation; elected gross weight violations; penalty; notice; hearing.
Section 257.259 ‑ Evidence of registration; title; dealers' or wreckers' licenses; return to state on cancellation or suspension; failure or refusal to surrender unlawful.
300‑1949‑III ‑ CHAPTER III OPERATOR'S AND CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE (257.301...257.329)
Section 257.301 ‑ Valid operator's or chauffeur's license required; group designation and indorsements; surrender of other valid licenses; notice; number of licenses permitted; certifying nonpossession of valid license; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.302a ‑ Nonresident using license to operate motor vehicle issued by another country; establishment of unique driver record; reciprocal agreement.
Section 257.303 ‑ Operator's or chauffeur's license; issuance; prohibitions; revocation; denial of license; multiple convictions or civil infractions; "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" defined.
Section 257.303a ‑ Suspension, revocation, denial, disqualification, or cancellation of license by another state.
Section 257.304 ‑ Restricted license; issuance; conditions; carrying and displaying restricted license; order; prohibition; completion of specialty court interlock program and certificate as evidence of abstinence; "certificate" defined; imposition of license sanctions; completion of specialty court program; exemption from immobilization or forfeiture; applicability of section.
Section 257.306 ‑ Temporary instruction permit; operation of motor vehicle without operator's license or permit; pandemic expiration extension; temporary driver education certificate; motorcycle temporary instruction permit.
Section 257.307 ‑ Application for operator's or chauffeur's license to operate noncommercial motor vehicle; documents to be supplied to verify citizenship or identity and legal presence; manner; contents; image and signature; automatic voter registration opt-out; equipment; signature and certification; application fee; duties of secretary of state; donor registry; driving record from another jurisdiction; operation of commercial motor vehicle; application for original, renewal, or upgrade of vehicle group designation or indorsement; verification of identity and citizenship or residency; issuing renewal license by mail or other methods; information manual; Social Security number; electronic access to donor registry; agreements with federal government; termination of license issued by another state; duties of secretary of state; access to prisoner information.
Section 257.307.amended ‑ Application for operator's or chauffeur's license to operate noncommercial motor vehicle; documents to be supplied to verify citizenship or identity and legal presence; manner; contents; image and signature; voter registration opt-out; equipment; signature and certification; application fee; duties of secretary of state; donor registry; driving record from another jurisdiction; operation of commercial motor vehicle; application for original, renewal, or upgrade of vehicle group designation or indorsement; verification of identity and citizenship or residency; issuing renewal license by mail or other methods; information manual; Social Security number; electronic access to donor registry; agreements with federal government; termination of license issued by another state; duties of secretary of state; access to prisoner information.
Section 257.307a ‑ Operator or chauffeur license containing vehicle group designation; contents.
Section 257.307b ‑ Application by male for operator's license or chauffeur's license; registration of applicant with federal selective service system.
Section 257.308 ‑ Application of minor for operator's license; condition to approval; exception.
Section 257.309 ‑ Examination of applicant for operator's or chauffeur's license; criminal history check; waiver; exception; certification of licensee applying for renewal of license by mail; examining officers; conducting examinations; report of findings and recommendations; rules; issuance of original operator's or chauffeur's license without vehicle group designation or indorsement; driver skills test; waiver; behind-the-wheel road test; prohibited conduct; penalty; applicant for original motorcycle endorsement; waiver of certain requirements; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.310 ‑ Operator's or chauffeur's license; issuance; applicant for motorcycle indorsement or vehicle group designation or indorsement; contents of license; fingerprint or finger image; digitized license; information; manufacture; unlawful acts; penalties; temporary driver's permit; medical data; emergency contact information; designation of patient advocate or emancipated status; duplicates of license; emergency medical information card; participation in anatomical gift donor registry; communication impediment designation; revocation; definitions.
Section 257.310c ‑ Operator's or chauffeur's license; persons not previously licensed; temporary instruction permit; exception.
Section 257.310d ‑ Designation of license as probationary for 3 years; suspension of license or imposition of probationary terms and conditions; duration; reexamination; extension of probationary period; failure to appear for reexamination; notice; additional provisions.
Section 257.310f ‑ Issuance of corrected operator's or chauffeur's license; address confidentiality program participant; renewal; definitions.
Section 257.311 ‑ Possession of operator's or chauffeur's license or receipt when operating motor vehicle required; display; identification.
Section 257.311a ‑ Issuance of receipt for operator's or chauffeur's license; form; approval; design; effect; expiration of receipt and license; renewal of license.
Section 257.312 ‑ Restricted operator's or chauffeur's license; contents; expiration; suspension or revocation; violation as misdemeanor; exceptions.
Section 257.312a ‑ Motorcycle indorsement; issuance, suspension, revocation, cancellation, or renewal; special restricted license to operate moped; requirements; expiration; duration; fees; violation as civil infraction or misdemeanor; fines or penalty.
Section 257.312b ‑ Motorcycle endorsement; examination; motorcycle safety course; waiver of certain tests; 3-wheeled motorcycle; restriction; establishing and conducting driving skills test; rules; audit of motorcycle safety fund; third party motorcycle program; prohibited conduct; violation as felony.
Section 257.312c ‑ Motorcycle endorsement; application; fees; disposition of money; motorcycle safety and education awareness fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; state treasurer as administrator; "look twice – save a life" program; renewal motorcycle endorsement fee; increase.
Section 257.312d ‑ Reference to operator's or chauffeur's license as including motorcycle or vehicle indorsement or vehicle group designation.
Section 257.312e ‑ Operation of commercial motor vehicle; vehicle group designation; tests; holder of unexpired operator's or chauffeur's license; qualifications and fees for vehicle group designation and endorsement; operation of school bus; exceptions; F vehicle indorsement; knowledge test and driving skills test; disposition of money collected under subsection (7); refund to county or municipality; compliance with MCL 257.303 and 257.319b; requirements for implementing and enforcing federal law.
Section 257.312f ‑ Vehicle group designation or endorsement on operator's or chauffeur's license; hazardous material endorsement; vehicle used for farming purposes; age; tests; waiver; seasonal restricted vehicle group designation; conditions prohibiting issuance of commercial learner's permit, vehicle group designation, or vehicle endorsement; cancellation; determining applicability of subsection (5); "farm related service industry" defined.
Section 257.312g ‑ Transportation of hazardous material; hazardous material endorsement on operator's or chauffeur's license required; violation; penalty.
Section 257.312h ‑ Vehicle group designation and indorsement on chauffeur's license; additional fees; duration of indorsement; disposition and refund of fees.
Section 257.312i ‑ Pickup truck with fifth wheel assembly and attached semitrailer; R vehicle indorsement required; prohibition; written examination; fee; exemption.
Section 257.312j ‑ Skills testing of individual holding valid out-of-state commercial learner's permit; pilot program.
Section 257.312k ‑ Commercial driver licenses; medical certifications; hazardous material endorsements; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.313 ‑ Operator's or chauffeur's license; loss, destruction, mutilation, or illegibility; duplicate; proof.
Section 257.314 ‑ Operator's or chauffeur's license; duration; expiration; identification of licensee less than 21; renewal; extension; pandemic expiration extension.
Section 257.315 ‑ Operator's and chauffeur's license; change of address; notice; use of residence address on qualified voter file; failure to report change; violation; penalty; nonappealability.
Section 257.316 ‑ Operator's or chauffeur's license; filing and indexing applications; records.
Section 257.317 ‑ Suspension or revocation of right of nonresident to operate vehicle in state; forwarding certified copy of record; notification to other states.
Section 257.318 ‑ Suspension or revocation of license of person convicted or determined responsible for violation in another state; failure to comply with interstate compact.
Section 257.319 ‑ Suspension of license; crimes; violations; waiver; restricted license; "prior conviction" as used in subsection (8); 2 or more convictions; appeal.
Section 257.319b ‑ Suspension or revocation of commercial learners permits or vehicle group designations on operator's or chauffeur's license; notice of conviction, bond forfeiture, civil infraction determination, violation of law, or refusal to submit to chemical test; period of suspension or revocation; denial, cancellation, or revocation of hazardous material indorsement; notice of security risk; applicability of conditions; definitions.
Section 257.319c ‑ Providing United States department of transportation with information pertaining to operator's or chauffeur's license with vehicle group designation; notification of motor vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer.
Section 257.319d ‑ Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain alcohol content; out-of-service order; violations; penalty.
Section 257.319f ‑ Operation of commercial motor vehicle in violation of out-of-state service order; prohibition; suspension; "commercial motor vehicle" defined.
Section 257.320 ‑ Investigation or reexamination of person; notice; restricting, suspending, revoking, or imposing other terms and conditions on license; service of notice; suspension of license for more than 1 year prohibited; reexamination; failure to appear for scheduled reexamination; prohibited restricted license.
Section 257.320a ‑ Recording date of conviction, civil infraction determination, or probate court disposition and number of points; interview; violation committed in another state.
Section 257.320b ‑ Driver safety school; establishment; supervision; courses; referrals; voluntary attendance; staying imposition of sentence; fee; approval of school.
Section 257.320c ‑ Issuance of license after suspension or revocation; examination; qualifications; exception.
Section 257.320d ‑ Basic driver improvement course; eligibility; database; use; fees; basic driver improvement course fund; study; report; approval of basic driver improvement course sponsors; security bond; surety; prohibited acts or practices; sanctions; "approved sponsor" defined.
Section 257.320e ‑ Payment of reinstatement fee for suspended, revoked, or restricted operator's or chauffeur's license; waiver of fee; assessment of points and licensing action by secretary of state; judicial review of administrative licensing sanction.
Section 257.321a ‑ Failure to answer citation or notice to appear in court; failure to comply with order or judgment; notice and duration of suspension; exceptions; effect of failure to appear; giving copy of information transmitted to secretary of state to person; driver license reinstatement fees; failure to answer out-state citation, comply with out-state order or judgment, or appear in court or administrative tribunal under MCL 257.732; parking or standing of vehicle; resolution of outstanding matters regarding notices, orders, or citations; "a serious offense involving a motor vehicle" defined.
Section 257.321c ‑ Notification by friend of the court of failure to appear for hearing, comply with repayment plan order, or respond to license suspension notice; duty of secretary of state to suspend operator's or chauffeur's license; duration; transmission of fees; amounts.
Section 257.322 ‑ Hearing officer; appointment; powers and duties as to appeals from final determination of secretary of state.
Section 257.322a ‑ Ignition interlock device; removal; issuance of order required.
Section 257.323 ‑ Denial, revocation, suspension, or restriction of operator or chauffeur's license, vehicle group designation, or indorsement; final determination; petition for review of determination; order setting cause for hearing; service of order, petition, and affidavits on secretary of state's office; testimony and examination; order affirming, modifying, or setting aside restriction, suspension, or denial; conditions; restricted driving privileges; vehicle owned by employer; notification; other requirements.
Section 257.323a ‑ Petition for order staying revocation or suspension of license; ex parte order; provisions inapplicable to violation of financial responsibility act.
Section 257.323c ‑ Restricted license; issuance by circuit court; limitations; exceptions; condition.
Section 257.323d ‑ Drug case information management fund; creation; purpose; expenditure; crediting and investing money; reversion; distribution of amounts by state court administrator; reimbursement of costs.
Section 257.326 ‑ Operation of vehicle in violation of act; owner's permission prohibited.
Section 257.328 ‑ Producing evidence of motor vehicle insurance upon request of police officer; violation as civil infraction; electronic copy; certificate of insurance as prima facie evidence that insurance in force; contents; presentation of proof of insurance to court; civil infraction determination; surrendering license unless proof of insurance submitted to court; suspension of license by secretary of state; order; fee; renewal, transfer, or replacement of registration plate; producing false evidence as misdemeanor; penalty; points; section inapplicable to owner or operator of motor vehicle registered in other state or foreign country or province.
Section 257.329 ‑ Possessing, selling, or offering for sale a stolen, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance; penalty.
300‑1949‑IV ‑ CHAPTER IV CIVIL LIABILITY ACT (257.401...257.404)
Section 257.401 ‑ Civil actions; liability of owner; liability of lessor; construction of subsections (3) and (4); “motor vehicle” defined; liability for off lease vehicle.
Section 257.403 ‑ Nonresident vehicle operators; service of process, manner, record; service upon defendant, certification; taxable costs; application of section.
300‑1949‑V ‑ CHAPTER V FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT (257.501...257.532)
Section 257.501 ‑ Financial responsibility act; administration, rules and regulations.
Section 257.502 ‑ Operating record; certified abstract inadmissible as evidence.
Section 257.503 ‑ Access to motor vehicle accident report; prohibitions; violation; penalty; definitions.
Section 257.511 ‑ Nonpayment of judgment; certification to secretary of state; nonresidents.
Section 257.512 ‑ Nonpayment of judgment; suspension of registration and nonresident's operating privilege.
Section 257.513 ‑ Duration of suspension of license, registration, and nonresident's operating privilege; satisfaction of judgment.
Section 257.515a ‑ Restoration of license or registration after nonpayment of installment; limitation.
Section 257.518 ‑ Proof of financial responsibility; certificate of insurance.
Section 257.518b ‑ Satisfaction of financial responsibility requirements; types of automobile insurance; applicability of section to insurance obtained by transportation network company driver or transportation network company.
Section 257.519 ‑ Proof of financial responsibility; nonresident, compliance of insurance carrier.
Section 257.520 ‑ Motor vehicle liability policy; definition; contents; coverage; limits; conditions; excess or additional coverage; reimbursement; proration; binder or indorsement.
Section 257.523 ‑ Bond as proof of financial responsibility; satisfaction of judgment.
Section 257.528 ‑ Cancellation of bond or certificate of insurance, returning money or securities deposited as proof of financial responsibility, or waiving requirement of filing proof; conditions; certification; refusal of application by person whose proof is cancelled or returned; reestablishment of proof.
Section 257.530 ‑ Surrender of license and registration upon suspension or for lack of sufficient proof.
300‑1949‑VI ‑ CHAPTER VI OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LAWS (257.601...257.750)
Section 257.601 ‑ Applicability of chapter to operations on highways; exceptions.
Section 257.601a ‑ Private 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 257.601b ‑ Moving violation in work zone, emergency scene, school zone, or school bus zone; penalties; exceptions; definitions.
Section 257.601c ‑ Moving violation causing injury or death to person operating implement of husbandry on highway.
Section 257.601d ‑ Person 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 257.602a ‑ Failure 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 257.602b ‑ Holding 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 257.602c ‑ Individual issued level 1 or 2 graduated license; use of cellular telephone prohibited; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; local ordinance; report; "Kelsey's Law."
Section 257.603 ‑ Applicability 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 257.604 ‑ Riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties.
Section 257.605 ‑ Applicability 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 257.606 ‑ Regulation 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 257.606a ‑ Maintenance of highway by state or local government; duty; immunity from tort liability; exception.
Section 257.607 ‑ Realty owners' regulation of traffic on private property.
Section 257.609 ‑ Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance; restrictions; county road commission, permission, costs.
Section 257.610 ‑ Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance by local authorities and county road commissions; compliance with manual; failure to comply with statutory provisions; sale, purchase, or manufacture of devices.
Section 257.611 ‑ Traffic control devices; obedience required; exception; avoiding obedience by driving on public or private property; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.611a ‑ Direction of traffic in work zone; conditions; failure to comply; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.612 ‑ Traffic control signals; location; red arrow and yellow arrow indications; colors; traffic control signal at place other than intersection; stopping at sign, marking, or signal; violation of subsection (1) or (2) as civil infraction; approaching person using wheelchair or device to aid walking; violation of subsection (4) as misdemeanor; location of sign prohibiting turn on red signal; additional sign; location of temporary traffic control signal.
Section 257.613 ‑ Applicability of regular traffic control signals to pedestrians; special pedestrian control signals; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.613a ‑ School crossings; establishment; basis; determination; notice; erection of school crossing signs.
Section 257.613b ‑ School crossing guard; stationing; time period; color and design of outer vest; stopping vehicular traffic with hand held stop sign; authority.
Section 257.613c ‑ School crossing guard; responsibility of local law enforcement agency; instruction required; approval and conduct of courses.
Section 257.613d ‑ Failure to stop for school crossing guard holding stop sign in upright position; misdemeanor; presumption.
Section 257.614 ‑ Flashing red or yellow signals; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.615 ‑ Signs or lights resembling traffic-control devices or emergency vehicles; commercial advertising on traffic signs; prohibition; public nuisance; removal; placement of street decorations and banners.
Section 257.616a ‑ Portable signal preemptive device; prohibitions; penalties; exceptions; definitions.
Section 257.617 ‑ Accident resulting in serious impairment of body function or death; stopping required; reporting to police agency or officer; violation as felony; penalty.
Section 257.617a ‑ Accident; personal injury; reporting to police agency or officer; stopping required; penalty; suspension of license.
Section 257.618 ‑ Accidents; damage to vehicles; stopping required; reporting to police agency or officer; penalty.
Section 257.618a ‑ Vehicle accident; removal from main traveled portion of roadway or streetcar track; conditions; violation of subsection (1) as civil infraction; removal by law enforcement agency, public agency, or department; liability; "gross negligence" defined; reimbursement.
Section 257.620 ‑ Accidents; attended or unattended vehicle; stopping; report.
Section 257.621 ‑ Accidents; fixtures on or adjacent to highway; notification of owner; exhibition of driver's license; reports.
Section 257.622 ‑ Report of accidents resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage; forms; analysis; use; retention.
Section 257.622a ‑ Ignition interlock device; installation included in crash report.
Section 257.624 ‑ Report not available for use in court action; purpose of report; authorization and purpose of scientific studies and research; use of data; disclosures; liability; penalty.
Section 257.624a ‑ Transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor in open or uncapped container open or upon which seal broken; violation as misdemeanor; exception; subsections (1) and (2) inapplicable to passenger in commercial quadricycle; definitions.
Section 257.624b ‑ Transport or possession of alcoholic liquor by person less than 21 years of age.
Section 257.625 ‑ Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated; "operating while intoxicated" defined; operating motor vehicle when visibly impaired; penalties for causing death or serious impairment of a body function; operation of motor vehicle by person less than 21 years of age; "any bodily alcohol content" defined; requirements; controlled substance; costs; enhanced sentence; guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of prior conviction; special verdict; public record; burden of proving religious service or ceremony; ignition interlock device; definitions; prior conviction; violations arising out of same transaction.
Section 257.625a ‑ Arrest without warrant; circumstances; preliminary chemical breath analysis; provisions; operator ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial motor vehicle operator to submit to chemical breath analysis as misdemeanor; penalty; provisions applicable to chemical tests and analysis; evidence; availability of test results; admissibility of refusal to submit to chemical test; definitions.
Section 257.625b ‑ Arraignment of person arrested for misdemeanor violation; pretrial conference; advising accused of maximum penalty before acceptance of plea; screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services; assessment for medication-assisted treatment; action by secretary of state pending appeal.
Section 257.625c ‑ Consent to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given consent to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests; definitions.
Section 257.625d ‑ Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of state; form.
Section 257.625e ‑ Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to MCL 257.625d; request for hearing; notice.
Section 257.625f ‑ Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice; authority of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding; record; licensing sanctions; judicial review; notice to motor vehicle administrator of another state.
Section 257.625g ‑ Duties of peace officer if person refuses chemical test or if test reveals unlawful alcohol content or presence of controlled substance or other intoxicating substance; test results; duration of temporary license or permit; definitions.
Section 257.625h ‑ Drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund; drunk driving caseflow assistance fund.
Section 257.625i ‑ Michigan annual drunk driving audit; preparation; contents; report; evaluation of 1998 legislation.
Section 257.625k ‑ Ignition interlock device manufacturer; certification; approval; requirements; rules; cost; notice to department by certifying laboratory; list of manufacturers; BAIID manufacturer; approval of BAIID service center; inspections; prohibited conduct by individual; installation requirements; installer qualifications and requirements; approval; renewal.
Section 257.625l ‑ Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; impoundment of motor vehicle.
Section 257.625m ‑ Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain alcohol content; arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor or felony; sentence; suspension of term prohibited; prior conviction.
Section 257.625o ‑ Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in vehicle; surety bond.
Section 257.625p ‑ Operation of commercial quadricycle by person with certain alcohol content; prohibition; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 257.625q ‑ Compliance with MCL 257.625k; investigation and determination by secretary of state; decertification of installer; notice to manufacturer; violation; penalty; suspension or revocation of manufacturer certification; removal from list of approved certified BAIIDs; summary suspension or revocation; hearing; rules.
Section 257.625r ‑ Authority of peace officer certified as drug recognition expert to require person to submit to preliminary oral fluid analysis; arrest; admissibility of results; refusal; ordering person out of service.
Section 257.625s ‑ Testimony of person qualified in administration of standardized field sobriety tests.
Section 257.626 ‑ Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Section 257.626a ‑ Drag races; prohibition on public highways; definition; prima facie evidence; applicability within Silver Lake State Park; "drag race" defined.
Section 257.626b ‑ Careless or negligent operation of vehicle as civil infraction.
Section 257.627a ‑ "Regularly scheduled school session," "school," and "school zone" defined; speed limit on highway segment in school zone; time period; exception; state trunk line highway or county highway; school in session year-round; signs; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.628 ‑ Maximum or minimum speed limit; determination; petition by township board; modified speed limit; public record of traffic control order; speed limit signs, signals, or devices; violation as civil infraction; definitions.
Section 257.629b ‑ Reduction of maximum speed limit; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.629c ‑ Points and minimum fine; schedule; applicability of subsection (1).
Section 257.629e ‑ Levy, transmittal, and disposition of assessments; annual report; highway safety fund, jail reimbursement program fund, secondary road patrol and training fund; creation; administration; use of money collected; annual report.
Section 257.631 ‑ Public bridge, causeway, or viaduct; maximum speed, load, or gross weight; violation as civil infraction; assessment of civil fine; exceptions; determination of civil fine; determination of gross weight; investigation; signs; evidence.
Section 257.632 ‑ Exemption from speed limitations; police vehicles, fire department or fire patrol vehicles, and ambulances; conditions.
Section 257.633 ‑ Violation of speed limit; specifications in complaint, citation, summons, or notice; burden of proof.
Section 257.634 ‑ Driving on right half of roadway; exceptions; driving on roadway having 2 or more lanes for travel in 1 direction; traveling on freeway having 3 or more lanes for travel in same direction; ordinance regulating same subject matter prohibited; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.635 ‑ Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.636 ‑ Overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in same direction; overtaking a bicycle proceeding in same direction; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.637 ‑ Overtaking and passing on right of another vehicle or bicycle; conditions; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.638 ‑ Overtaking and passing on left of another vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.639 ‑ Driving to left side of roadway; limitations; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.640 ‑ No-passing zones; determination; signs or markings; traffic control devices; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.641 ‑ Designating 1-way traffic; signs; driving to right of rotary traffic island; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.642 ‑ Roadway divided into 2 or more marked lanes; applicable rules; designation as HOV lane; restrictions; exceptions; designation as automated vehicle roadway or lane; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.643 ‑ Distance between vehicles; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.643a ‑ Leaving space between trucks or truck tractors; passing; exclusion for platoon; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.644 ‑ Driving on highway divided into 2 roadways; parking or driving on dividing space, barrier, or section; use of crossovers on limited access highways; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.645 ‑ Driving onto or from limited access roadway; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.648 ‑ Operation of vehicle or bicycle; signals for stopping or turning; signal lamp or mechanical signal device on commercial motor vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.649a ‑ Right-of-way; turning left at location other than intersection; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.650 ‑ Right-of-way; turning left at intersection; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.651 ‑ State trunk line highways; preference at intersections; stop, yield or merge signs.
Section 257.652 ‑ Stopping before entering or crossing highway from alley, private road, or driveway; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.653 ‑ Immediate approach of authorized emergency vehicle; duty of driver of another vehicle; duty of streetcar operator; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.653a ‑ Stationary emergency vehicle giving visual signal; duty of approaching vehicle to exhibit due care and caution; violation; penalty; exception on certain highways.
Section 257.653b ‑ Approaching and passing stationary solid waste collection vehicle, utility service vehicle, or road maintenance vehicle; duty to exhibit due care and caution; exception on certain highways; definitions.
Section 257.654 ‑ Vehicles forming part of funeral procession; right-of-way; flags; passing through funeral procession with vehicle as civil infraction.
Section 257.656 ‑ Violations of MCL 257.656 to 257.661a as civil infractions; duty of parent or guardian; regulations applicable to bicycles and motorcycles.
Section 257.657 ‑ Rights and duties of persons riding bicycle, electric bicycle, electric skateboard, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, low-speed vehicle, or commercial quadricycle.
Section 257.657a ‑ Operation of golf cart on village, city, or township streets or state trunk line highway.
Section 257.658 ‑ Riding on seat of bicycle, motorcycle, moped, electric skateboard, or electric personal assistive mobility device; number of persons; wearing of crash helmet; conditions; rules; requirements for autocycle.
Section 257.658a ‑ Seats and foot rests; requirements; exception; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.660 ‑ Electric personal assistive mobility device, low-speed vehicle, commercial quadricycle; electric skateboard, or moped; operation; limitations; applicability to police officer; regulation by local government; prohibitions; regulation by department of natural resources.
Section 257.660a ‑ Operation of bicycle upon highway or street; riding close to right-hand curb or edge of roadway; exceptions.
Section 257.660b ‑ Operation of bicycle upon highway or street; riding more than 2 abreast.
Section 257.660d ‑ Parking bicycle or electric skateboard on sidewalk, highway, or street.
Section 257.661 ‑ Carrying package, bundle, or article on bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, or motorcycle.
Section 257.662 ‑ Bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric skateboard, or commercial quadricycle; equipment; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.662a ‑ Electric bicycle; rights of individual; label to be affixed by manufacturer or distributor; tampering with or modification of electric bicycle prohibited; requirements applicable to class 3 electric bicycle; compliance with federal requirements; operation on highway or within city; operation of class 1, class 2, or class 3 electric bicycle on certain trails; compliance with Americans with disabilities act of 1990 and persons with disabilities civil rights act; public hearing; inapplicability of subsections (6) to (10) to use of electric bicycles on congressionally authorized public trail system.
Section 257.665 ‑ Research or testing of automated motor vehicle, technology allowing motor vehicle to operate without human operator, or any automated driving system; proof of insurance; existence of certain circumstances; operation; provisions applicable to platoon.
Section 257.665c ‑ Departmental duties; automated vehicle roadways; local ordinances superseded.
Section 257.665e ‑ Departmental report to legislature; progress of automated vehicle roadways.
Section 257.666 ‑ Violation; civil infraction; other violations arising from same transaction.
Section 257.666a ‑ Operation of motor vehicles on automated vehicle roadways; compliance with MCL 257.642(3); violation as civil infraction; limited use of data.
Section 257.667 ‑ Stopping at railroad grade crossing; driving through, around, or under crossing gate or barrier; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.667a ‑ Installation and use of unmanned traffic monitoring devices at railroad grade crossing; civil infraction; evidence; diagnostic study team review required where fatality at public railroad grade crossing; exception.
Section 257.668 ‑ Designating certain grade crossings as "stop" crossings or "yield" crossings; signs; duties of driver; cost of yield sign installations; action for negligence; exception for on-track equipment; failure to stop or yield as civil infraction.
Section 257.669 ‑ Vehicles required to activate hazard warning lights and stop at railroad track grade crossing; driver to listen and look in both directions; shifting gears prohibited; exceptions; "inactive railroad track" defined; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.669a ‑ Federal motor carrier safety regulations; adoption; transportation of persons and property over railroad-highway grade crossings.
Section 257.670 ‑ Operating or moving certain vehicles or equipment upon or across steam railroad tracks at grade level; notice of intended crossing; stopping, listening, and looking; warning; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.671 ‑ Designation of through highways; designation of stop, yield, or merge intersections; stop, yield, or merge signs; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.672 ‑ Stopping, parking or leaving vehicle upon paved or main traveled part of highway or upon paved or unpaved part of limited access highway; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.673 ‑ Removal of illegally stopped bicycles or vehicles; costs.
Section 257.674 ‑ Prohibited parking; exceptions; bus loading zone; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.674a ‑ Clear vision areas; parking and commercial enterprises prohibited; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.675 ‑ Stopping, standing, or parking of vehicle; requirements; signs; traffic control orders as rules; hearing; use of windshield placard by disabled person; courtesy required; free parking sticker; display; confiscation; false statement, deception, or fraud as misdemeanor; penalty; violation as civil infraction; cancellation, revocation, or suspension; driver, chauffeur's, or state personal identification card number; signature of physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or physical therapist; third party reimbursement or worker's compensation; "disabled person" defined.
Section 257.675b ‑ Unlawful standing or parked leased or rented motor vehicle; liability proof; information to be provided by owner; definitions.
Section 257.675c ‑ Stopping, standing, or parking violations; registered owner as person prima facie responsible for violation; affirmative defense; civil action; written indemnification agreement; applicability of subsection (3) to leased vehicle; issuing citation to operator.
Section 257.675d ‑ Authorizing and utilizing persons other than police officers to issue citations; violations; training program; definitions.
Section 257.676 ‑ Unattended vehicle; setting brakes, stopping motor, placing in park, removing ignition key, and turning front wheels; vehicle with remote starter; rescission of R 28.1458; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.676a ‑ Sale or display for sale of produce or merchandise within right-of-way of highway; civil infraction; issuance of permit; conditions; exceptions; logo signage; disposition of revenue.
Section 257.676b ‑ Interference with normal flow of vehicular, streetcar, or pedestrian traffic prohibited; public utility facilities; solicitation of contributions on behalf of charitable or civic organization; violation as civil infraction; local regulations; "charitable or civic organization" defined.
Section 257.676c ‑ Scene of motor vehicle accident or disabled vehicle; business solicitation by wrecker, recovery, or towing service; prohibition; violation; civil fine; exception; request by owner or operator of motor vehicle.
Section 257.676d ‑ Contract between local unit of government and wrecker, recovery, or towing service; incentives prohibited.
Section 257.677 ‑ Interference with view or control of driver or operation; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.677a ‑ Obstruction of safety vision by removal or deposit of snow, ice, or slush prohibited.
Section 257.679 ‑ Following or parking within certain distance of fire apparatus; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.679a ‑ Limited access highway; pedestrians and certain vehicles prohibited; bicycles permitted on paths; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.680 ‑ Driving over unprotected fire hose; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.682 ‑ Stopping for school bus displaying flashing red lights; violation as civil infraction; meeting stopped school bus on divided highway; proof; rebuttable presumption; use of stop-arm camera system; definitions.
Section 257.682a ‑ Device causing emission of flame or smoke from vehicle; civil infraction.
Section 257.682b ‑ Permitting person under 18 to ride in open bed of pickup truck prohibited; exceptions; civil infraction.
Section 257.682c ‑ Operation of commercial snow removal vehicle; yellow or amber light required; civil infraction and fine; definitions.
Section 257.683 ‑ Driving or moving vehicle in unsafe condition; condition and adjustment of parts and equipment; stopping and inspecting vehicle; citation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; additional parts and accessories; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.684a ‑ Implement of husbandry; sale; requirements; posting standards.
Section 257.685 ‑ Head lamps; number; modulator; height; auxiliary, spot, or other lamp; exemption.
Section 257.686 ‑ Rear lamps; exemption; requirements for implement of husbandry; pickup camper.
Section 257.690 ‑ Reflectors, clearance lamps, and side marker lamps; mounting.
Section 257.692 ‑ Combination vehicles; obstructed lights, lighting requirements.
Section 257.698 ‑ Side cowl or fender lamps; running board courtesy lamp; backing lights; lamp or reflector; flashing, oscillating, or rotating lights; private motor vehicle of security guard agency or alarm company; use of lights authorized or required under MCL 257.697, 257.697a, and 257.698a; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.699 ‑ Multiple beam road lighting equipment; requirements and limitations.
Section 257.700 ‑ Multiple-beam road lighting equipment; oncoming traffic; intensity.
Section 257.702 ‑ Head lamps on mopeds; single beam or multiple beam type; requirements and limitations.
Section 257.706 ‑ Horn or other warning device; siren, whistle, air horn, or bell; theft alarm signal device.
Section 257.707 ‑ Muffler, engine, power mechanism, and exhaust system; requirements; prohibitions.
Section 257.707c ‑ Noise limitations; prohibitions; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.707e ‑ Test instrumentation and procedures; rules; local vehicle noise rules.
Section 257.708b ‑ Operating motor vehicle with television or similar electronic device viewable by operator prohibited; exceptions; location of permitted visual device; special permit for research vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.709 ‑ Windshields and windows; prohibitions; rearview mirrors; exceptions; windshield wipers; exemption; hot air windshield defroster or electrically heated windshield or other device; windshield device; definitions.
Section 257.710 ‑ Tires; studs or other traction devices; rules; exceptions; use or sale of unsafe tires prohibited.
Section 257.710a ‑ Safety belts and restraining devices; standards, rules and regulations.
Section 257.710c ‑ Bumpers; height limitations; lift blocks; prohibited modifications; construction of section; applicability; definitions.
Section 257.710d ‑ Child restraint system required; position; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; points; abstract; exemption by rules; alternate means of protection.
Section 257.710e ‑ Safety belt required; driver or passenger to which section inapplicable; transporting child 4 years of age but less than 16 years of age; use of lap belt for purpose of road construction or maintenance; enforcement of section; violation as evidence of negligence; reduction of recovery for damages; violation as civil infraction; reports of police harassment; effect of primary enforcement; report of findings; intent; assessment of points prohibited.
Section 257.711 ‑ Safety glass required; safety plastic on buses; “safety glass” defined; penalties.
Section 257.715 ‑ Maintenance of equipment on vehicles; stopping and inspecting vehicles; citation for defects in equipment; inspection of vehicles involved in accident; temporary vehicle check lanes.
Section 257.715a ‑ Inspection of certain school buses, buses, or other motor vehicles with seating capacity of 12 or more; delegation of inspection; rules.
Section 257.716 ‑ Exceeding size and weight limitations as misdemeanor; exceptions; rules; operation of wrecker, disabled vehicle, and trailer; noncompliance as civil infraction; fine.
Section 257.717 ‑ Maximum permissible width of vehicle or load; extension beyond center line of highway; permit; designation of highway for operation of vehicle or vehicle combination; special permit; boat lift or trailer; snowplow blade; violation as civil infraction; charging owner.
Section 257.718 ‑ Width of load carried on passenger type vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.719 ‑ Height of vehicle; liability for damage to bridge or viaduct or resulting injury; normal length maximum; prohibitions; length of certain vehicles prohibited from operation on state highways; combination of truck and semitrailer transporting assembled motor vehicles or bodies; connecting assemblies and lighting devices; gross weight; violation as civil infraction; applicability of subsections (2)(a) and (3)(b); definitions.
Section 257.719a ‑ Operation of towing vehicle to which mobile home or park model trailer attached.
Section 257.719b ‑ Certain mobile homes transported in lower peninsula; additional requirements.
Section 257.719c ‑ Truck and semitrailers used for transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes.
Section 257.720 ‑ Construction or loading of vehicles to prevent contents from escaping; exception; closing tailgates, faucets, and taps; exemption; proof of violation; loading of vehicles not completely enclosed; prima facie liability; exceptions; front end loading device; violation; penalty; "logs" defined.
Section 257.721 ‑ Passenger vehicle or pickup truck towing vehicle or trailer; drawbar or other connection; coupling devices and safety chains; pickup truck with fifth wheel assembly; conditions for towing additional trailer or semitrailer; speed limit requirements; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.722 ‑ Maximum axle load; normal loading maximum; designating highways as adequate for heavier loading; restrictions as to tandem axle assemblies; exceptions; public utility vehicles; normal size of tires; maximum wheel load; reduction of maximum axle load on concrete pavements during March, April, and May; exemptions; suspension of restrictions; determination of gross vehicle weight and axle weights; designation of highways for operation of certain vehicles; increase in axle loading maximums; engine fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas; definitions.
Section 257.722a ‑ Transporting flammable liquid; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; enforcement; “in bulk” defined; vehicles transporting hazardous materials.
Section 257.723 ‑ Towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles; compliance with federal identification requirements; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.724 ‑ Stopping vehicle for weighing; shifting or removing load; civil fine and costs; moving vehicle to place of safekeeping; impoundment; lien; foreclosure sale; powers of authorized agent; unlawful weight as civil infraction; fine; driving duly marked vehicle; failure to stop as misdemeanor.
Section 257.724a ‑ Axle weight requirements; exception; weight after lift axles lowered; "lift axle" defined.
Section 257.725 ‑ Special permit for certain vehicles and loads required; fees; violation as civil infraction; annual permit for movement of construction equipment; "jurisdictional authority" defined.
Section 257.725a ‑ Transportation of farm machinery or implements by dealer; annual permit; condition.
Section 257.726 ‑ Prohibitions, limitations, or truck route designations by local authorities and county road commissions; signs; written objection by adjoining township; violation as civil infraction; exception for agricultural equipment.
Section 257.726b ‑ Violation as to load, weight, or height of vehicle or load; powers of police officer.
Section 257.726c ‑ Duly authorized agent of county road commission; shoulder patch required; firearm.
Section 257.727 ‑ Arrest without warrant; arraignment by magistrate or family division of circuit court.
Section 257.727c ‑ “Citation” defined; numbering, form, and parts of citation; modification and optional use of citation; complaint signed by police officer as made under oath; conditions.
Section 257.728 ‑ Arrest without warrant; preparation and contents of citation; informing offender of violation; arraignment before magistrate or probate court; appearance; guaranteed appearance certificate or deposit; fees; violation by officer or magistrate; issuance of citation to operator involved in accident; issuance of citation to person operating commercial motor vehicle.
Section 257.728a ‑ Citation; delivery of copies to police chief or duly authorized person; deposit of original with court; mailing original to court; spoiled, mutilated, or voided citation; criminal complaint.
Section 257.728b ‑ Establishment of procedures to insure accountability; maintenance of citation records.
Section 257.728e ‑ Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.
Section 257.730 ‑ Provisions governing arrests without warrant and issuance of citations; execution of warrant.
Section 257.731 ‑ Evidence of conviction or civil infraction determination inadmissible in civil action.
Section 257.732 ‑ Record of cases; forwarding abstract of record or report to secretary of state; settlement; abstracts forwarded; "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" defined; statement; "felony in which a commercial motor vehicle was used" defined; certification that all abstracts forwarded; noncompliance as misconduct in office; location and public inspection of abstracts; entering abstracts on master driving record; exceptions; informing courts of violations; entering order of reversal in book or index; modifications; abstract as part of written notice to appear; immediate report; expunction prohibited.
Section 257.732a ‑ Driver responsibility fee; assessment; notice; payment by installment; failure to pay fee; suspension of driving privileges; fire protection fund; creation; disposition of funds; transmission of fees to state treasurer; collection of assessments subject to MCL 257.304; assessment and collection; provisions applicable beginning September 30, 2018; reinstatement; appropriation.
Section 257.732b ‑ Driver responsibility fee; workforce training; participation as alternative to paying fee.
Section 257.732c ‑ Workforce training payment program; creation; development; administrator; definitions.
Section 257.732d ‑ Driver responsibility fee obligations affected by changes to state law; education of affected individuals.
Section 257.733 ‑ Release of accident information to nongovernmental agency; exception.
Section 257.741 ‑ Civil infraction action as civil action; commencement; plaintiff; jurisdiction; time and place for appearance; venue.
Section 257.742 ‑ Stopping, detaining, and issuing citation for civil infraction; pursuing, stopping, and detaining person outside village, city, township, or county; purpose; violation as to load, weight, height, length, or width of vehicle or load; powers of police officer; issuing citation to driver of motor vehicle; form of citation; informing person of alleged civil infraction; delivering copy of citation to alleged offender; issuing, serving, and processing citations for parking and standing violations; filing citation with court; “parking violation notice” and “parking violations bureau” defined.
Section 257.743 ‑ Contents of citation issued pursuant to MCL 257.742; timely appearance.
Section 257.744 ‑ Admissions or denials; sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.
Section 257.744a ‑ Police officer knowingly making materially false statement in citation as perjury; felony; penalty; contempt of court.
Section 257.745 ‑ Responding to allegations in citation; appearance in person, by representation, or by mail; admission of responsibility; acceptance of admission; denial of responsibility; scheduling of informal or formal hearing.
Section 257.749 ‑ Stopping nonresident for civil infraction; release personal recognizance; immediate hearing before magistrate; failure to appear; default judgment.
Section 257.750 ‑ Issuance of citations; number as factor in evaluation of police officer's performance prohibited; applicability of MCL 257.901; fees prohibited; violation of MCL 257.749 as misconduct in office; removal.
Section 257.790 ‑ Operation of bicycle or vehicle on streetcar track; removal, overtaking, and passing; requirements; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.791 ‑ Use of street railway system or streetcar; prohibitions; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.791a ‑ Occupancy and use of a street railway system station; violation as a civil infraction; "shared station" defined.
Section 257.791b ‑ Smoking prohibited within or on streetcar or station; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.791c ‑ Animals, other than service or qualified animals prohibited on or in streetcar or station; violation as civil infraction; definitions.
Section 257.791d ‑ Food and beverages prohibited on or within a streetcar or station; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.791e ‑ Disposal of garbage prohibited on or in a streetcar or station; violation as a civil infraction.
Section 257.791f ‑ Oversized baggage or commercial shopping cart prohibited on or within a streetcar or station.
Section 257.791g ‑ Disruptive conduct prohibited; live music permit; violation as civil infraction.
Section 257.792 ‑ Removal of bicycle, vehicle, cargo, or other personal property blocking, delaying, or interfering with movement of streetcar; liability; "gross negligence" defined; reimbursement by owner or carrier; definitions.
Section 257.793 ‑ Powers, immunities, and authority of law enforcement officers; sworn oath of office; monthly uniform crime reports.
300‑1949‑VII ‑ CHAPTER VII REGISTRATION FEES (257.801...257.821)
Section 257.801 ‑ Registration taxes on vehicle; schedules; exemption from ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond; increase and disposition of certain taxes; late fee; waiver; taxes and revenues relating to regional transit authority; historic vehicle; fee increase on vehicle using 4 or more tires; increase in fees; definitions.
Section 257.801b ‑ Refund of specific tax paid in error; refund of dealer license fees; refund on and return of registration plates or tabs; refund in case of original application for certain registration plates; refund or credit for plates issued under MCL 257.801g.
Section 257.801c ‑ Nonpayment of check or draft for fee or tax on vehicle; liability; penalties; collection of delinquent accounts.
Section 257.801e ‑ Moped; application for registration; form; signature; fee; issuance and contents of certificate of registration; insurance; size, legibility, and inspection of certificate; issuance and display of decal; rules; certificate of registration for use in testing or demonstrating moped; duration of registration.
Section 257.801f ‑ Moped; notice of destruction or abandonment; surrender and cancellation of certificate of registration; notice of change of address; transfer of certificate; fee; duration of registration; duplicate certificate.
Section 257.801g ‑ Apportionment of fee under international registration plan if permitted by reciprocal compact, agreement, or other arrangement; definition; issuance of registration plate and cab card upon payment of apportioned fee; purchase of annual international registration plan plates; service fee; notice; effect of late payment; effect of surrendering or not surrendering registration plate; temporary registration.
Section 257.801h ‑ Fleet registration; application; issuance and display of registration plates; tax; late fee; adding or deleting registration; ineligible vehicle; determination of owner's compliance.
Section 257.801k ‑ Late fees; exception for certain vehicles in pandemic; adequate in-person services.
Section 257.802 ‑ Special registration; registration of commercial vehicles and special mobile equipment; temporary registration plates or markers; tax rates, fees, and service charges; deposit of service fees.
Section 257.802a ‑ Temporary permits; collection and disposition of fee; bulk sales to agents.
Section 257.803 ‑ Special plates for manufacturer, transporter, or dealer; fees.
Section 257.803a ‑ Issuance of historic vehicle registration plate or registration tab; fee; certification; registration certificate; registration transferable; expiration or revocation of registration.
Section 257.803b ‑ Personalized registration plate; use; letters and numbers; material; duplication prohibited; submission of application; payment, disposition, and use of service fee; expiration date; letters and numbers given to different person in subsequent year; other sequence of letters and numbers; temporary permit.
Section 257.803c ‑ Personalized registration plates; confiscation for improper use.
Section 257.803d ‑ Special registration plates for disabled persons or for vehicles used to transport disabled persons; inscription; statements; fees; application; violation; penalty; "disabled person" defined.
Section 257.803e ‑ Special registration plate; inscription; application; form; proof; issuance of plate; exemption; misdemeanor; expiration of plate; application for renewal; "blue star family member" and "gold star family member" defined.
Section 257.803f ‑ Special registration plates for totally disabled veterans and surviving spouses; inscription; application; form; service fee prohibited; proof; tax exemption; expiration of plates; renewal; tab for persons with disabilities; misdemeanor.
Section 257.803g ‑ Special registration for member of congress from Michigan; issuance; expiration; fee.
Section 257.803h ‑ Tab for persons with disabilities; "disabled person" defined.
Section 257.803i ‑ Special registration plate for member of National Guard, military reserve, or armed forces; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803j ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed forces during Korean War; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803k ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed forces during Vietnam War; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803l ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed forces during World War II; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803n ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of National Guard, reserve, or branch of armed forces during Persian Gulf War or conflicts in Grenada, Panama, or Lebanon; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803o ‑ Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of National Guard, reserve, or branch of armed forces called to active duty during declared war or armed conflict; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Section 257.803p ‑ Authentic Michigan registration plate; fee; certification; registration certificate; transferability; validity; revocation of registration.
Section 257.803q ‑ Special registration plate; “honorary consul” designation; fee; tax; prohibited use; violation as misdemeanor; expiration; status or immunity.
Section 257.803r ‑ Service fees; deposit into transportation administration collection fund.
Section 257.804 ‑ Fee for distinctive or commemorative plate and duplicate or replacement license plate; deposit into transportation administration collection fund.
Section 257.805 ‑ Application for issuance or renewal of motor vehicle registration or replacement registration tab or sticker; recreation passport fee; format and language of motor vehicle application; transfer of revenue; adjustment of amounts in subsection (1); annual review; registration tab or sticker; payment as personal information; definitions.
Section 257.806 ‑ Certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title; fees; special expeditious treatment; additional fee; deposit in transportation administration collection fund; special identifying number; payment and disposition of tire disposal surcharge.
Section 257.809 ‑ Application for transfer of registration; fee; payment of difference in fee; deposit into transportation administration collection fund.
Section 257.810b ‑ Transportation administration collection fund; creation; investment, disposition, and expenditure of money; payments under certain sections of law; report of itemized list of deposits and expenditures; review of funds to be used to leverage additional federal funds.
Section 257.811 ‑ Fees for operator's license, chauffeur's license, or minor's restricted license; renewal; refund to county or municipality; traffic law enforcement and safety fund; operator's license issued to persons under 18 years of age or licensed in another state; person on active military service at time of expiration; renewal rate; exception for late fees during 2021.
Section 257.811a ‑ Motorcycle safety course; conducting; amount and use of fees; duties of secretary of state; rules; designation, qualifications, and funding of state coordinator of motorcycle safety education program; annual inspections; fulfillment of waiver requirement; audit.
Section 257.811b ‑ Motorcycle safety course conducted by private business enterprise; rules; fulfillment of waiver requirement.
Section 257.811d ‑ Definitions; fund-raising registration plate; requirements; design or logo by university or other person; written agreement.
Section 257.811f ‑ Fund-raising plate; issuance; application; donation, tax, and fee; renewal; personalized fund-raising plate; disabled person's plate; expiration; temporary registration permit.
Section 257.811h ‑ Disposition of service fee collections; separate accounts; disbursement; ceasing issuance of fund-raising plate; ownership of right, title, and interest; royalty fee; report
Section 257.811i ‑ Plates recognizing water quality; collection of donations; creation of water quality protection fund; definitions.
Section 257.811j ‑ Children's trust fund-raising plate or collector plate; collection of donations.
Section 257.811k ‑ Michigan lighthouse preservation grant fund; creation and expenditure of fund; annual accounting; grant awards; transfer and disposition of collected donations; "state historic preservation office" defined.
Section 257.811l ‑ Critical nongame wildlife habitat fund-raising plate and collector plate; collection of donations; transfer and disposition.
Section 257.811n ‑ Agricultural heritage; fund-raising donations; collection; transfer and disbursement.
Section 257.811o ‑ American pride; design; transfer and disbursement; proud to be American fund; report.
Section 257.811p ‑ Olympic education-training center; design; logo; transfer and disbursement.
Section 257.811q ‑ Support for our troops; design; transfer and disbursement; support our troops fund; report.
Section 257.811s ‑ Thomas Daley gift of life fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; money remaining at close of fiscal year; transfer; administration for auditing purposes; expenditures; "fund" defined.
Section 257.811v ‑ Fund-raising plate and matching collector plate; ducks unlimited.
Section 257.811x ‑ Fund-raising plate recognizing Michigan breast and cervical cancer control program.
Section 257.811y ‑ Amanda's fund for breast cancer prevention and treatment; transfer of donation money from sale of fund-raising plates; summary of expenditures; "Michigan breast and cervical cancer control program" defined.
Section 257.811z ‑ Fund-raising plate recognizing be the match; be the match fund; creation; transfer of donation money; disbursement; state treasurer as administrator; expenditure.
Section 257.811aa ‑ Sickle cell anemia awareness fund and fund-raising plate; collection of donations; transfer and disposition.
Section 257.811bb ‑ Plates recognizing Michigan veterans; donations; Michigan veterans engagement fund; creation; administrator; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; disbursement to Michigan veterans affairs agency; expenditures.
Section 257.814 ‑ Use tax; collection; disposition; collection upon registration of nonresident vehicle in this state.
Section 257.815 ‑ Application for registration or for transfer of license; statement of sales tax due; form; copies; exemption; certification; transmitting statement and sales tax funds to department of treasury; issuing or transferring title or license plates on motor vehicle sold by dealer; conditions; compensation for collection of sales tax.
Section 257.819a ‑ Traffic law enforcement and safety fund; creation; investment, disposition, transfer, and expenditure of money.
Section 257.819b ‑ Trooper recruit school fund; creation; investment, disposition, and expenditure of money.
Section 257.901a ‑ Violation of MCL 257.311; waiver of fine and costs; certification.
Section 257.904 ‑ Operating vehicle if license, registration certificate, or vehicle group designation suspended, revoked, or denied; penalty; extending period of suspension or revocation; enhanced sentence; furnishing record to court; applicability.
Section 257.904a ‑ Operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed person as misdemeanor; penalty; second offense.
Section 257.904c ‑ Vehicle immobilization required; duties of peace officer; validity of temporary vehicle registration; duration.
Section 257.904d ‑ Vehicle immobilization; order; "vehicle immobilization" and "prior conviction" defined.
Section 257.904e ‑ Vehicle immobilization; manner; storage; removal; impoundment.
Section 257.907 ‑ Civil infraction; payment of civil fine and costs; certification of repair of defective equipment; collection of civil fines or costs; waiver of fine, cost, and assessment; civil infraction arising out of ownership or operation of commercial quadricycle; "moving violation" defined.
Section 257.909 ‑ Application and allocation of civil fines to public and county law libraries.
300‑1949‑IX ‑ CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS (257.921...257.923)