MCL - 300-1949-VI-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD
Act 300 of 1949
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 257.716 | Section | Exceeding size and weight limitations as misdemeanor; exceptions; rules; operation of wrecker, disabled vehicle, and trailer; noncompliance as civil infraction; fine. |
| Section 257.717 | Section | 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 | Section | Width of load carried on passenger type vehicle; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.719 | Section | 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 | Section | Operation of towing vehicle to which mobile home or park model trailer attached. |
| Section 257.719b | Section | Certain mobile homes transported in lower peninsula; additional requirements. |
| Section 257.719c | Section | Truck and semitrailers used for transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes. |
| Section 257.720 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | Transporting flammable liquid; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; enforcement; “in bulk” defined; vehicles transporting hazardous materials. |
| Section 257.723 | Section | Towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles; compliance with federal identification requirements; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.724 | Section | 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 | Section | Axle weight requirements; exception; weight after lift axles lowered; "lift axle" defined. |
| Section 257.725 | Section | 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 | Section | Transportation of farm machinery or implements by dealer; annual permit; condition. |
| Section 257.726 | Section | 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 257.726a | Section | Enforcement of act on boundary streets or highways. |
| Section 257.726b | Section | Violation as to load, weight, or height of vehicle or load; powers of police officer. |
| Section 257.726c | Section | Duly authorized agent of county road commission; shoulder patch required; firearm. |
| Section 257.727 | Section | Arrest without warrant; arraignment by magistrate or family division of circuit court. |
| Section 257.727a | Section | Repealed. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979. |
| Section 257.727b | Section | Citation books; issuance; receipt. |
| Section 257.727c | Section | “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 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | Establishment of procedures to insure accountability; maintenance of citation records. |
| Section 257.728c | Section | Audit of citation records. |
| Section 257.728d | Section | Falsification of citation or record of issuance; penalty. |
| Section 257.728e | Section | Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest. |
| Section 257.729 | Section | Fine and costs. |
| Section 257.730 | Section | Provisions governing arrests without warrant and issuance of citations; execution of warrant. |
| Section 257.731 | Section | Evidence of conviction or civil infraction determination inadmissible in civil action. |
| Section 257.732 | Section | 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 | Section | 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 | Section | Driver responsibility fee; workforce training; participation as alternative to paying fee. |
| Section 257.732c | Section | Workforce training payment program; creation; development; administrator; definitions. |
| Section 257.732d | Section | Driver responsibility fee obligations affected by changes to state law; education of affected individuals. |
| Section 257.733 | Section | Release of accident information to nongovernmental agency; exception. |
| Section 257.741 | Section | Civil infraction action as civil action; commencement; plaintiff; jurisdiction; time and place for appearance; venue. |
| Section 257.742 | Section | 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 | Section | Contents of citation issued pursuant to MCL 257.742; timely appearance. |
| Section 257.744 | Section | Admissions or denials; sworn complaint; warrant for arrest. |
| Section 257.744a | Section | Police officer knowingly making materially false statement in citation as perjury; felony; penalty; contempt of court. |
| Section 257.745 | Section | 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 257.746 | Section | Informal hearing; procedure. |
| Section 257.747 | Section | Formal hearing; procedure. |
| Section 257.748 | Section | Default judgment; suspension of license. |
| Section 257.749 | Section | Stopping nonresident for civil infraction; release personal recognizance; immediate hearing before magistrate; failure to appear; default judgment. |
| Section 257.750 | Section | 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. |