MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR ACT
Act 300 of 1974
AN ACT to regulate the practice of servicing and repairing motor vehicles; to proscribe unfair and deceptive practices; to provide for training and certification of mechanics; to provide for the registration of motor vehicle repair facilities; to provide for enforcement; and to prescribe penalties.
History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Section 257.1301 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 257.1302 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 257.1302a | Section | Additional definitions. |
| Section 257.1303 | Section | Act inapplicable to gasoline service stations exclusively engaged in selling motor fuel and lubricants; minor services subject to act; exception. |
| Section 257.1304 | Section | Act inapplicable to certain persons. |
| Section 257.1305 | Section | Motor vehicle repair facility; certified specialty or master mechanic required; inspection and approval of work performed by noncertified mechanic; waiver. |
| Section 257.1306 | Section | Motor vehicle repair facility; registration required. |
| Section 257.1307 | Section | Unfair or deceptive practices prohibited. |
| Section 257.1308 | Section | Administration of act; nonaffiliation with facility. |
| Section 257.1309 | Section | Powers and duties of administrator; rules. |
| Section 257.1310 | Section | Certification as specialty mechanic; repair categories for which certification required; certification fee; examination; qualification for master mechanic's certificate. |
| Section 257.1311 | Section | Application for specialty or master mechanic's certificate; form; contents. |
| Section 257.1312 | Section | Examination. |
| Section 257.1313 | Section | Mechanic trainee permit; supervision of mechanic trainee; mechanic trainee training. |
| Section 257.1314 | Section | Registration form; contents. |
| Section 257.1315 | Section | Single registration form for more than 1 facility; contents; fees. |
| Section 257.1316 | Section | Change in name or address of facility; notice; making change in renewal registration. |
| Section 257.1317 | Section | Inspections; time; announced and unannounced; violations. |
| Section 257.1318 | Section | Records; contents; police book; dealer's license required. |
| Section 257.1318a | Section | Records of air bag sales, purchases, or acquisitions; period of time records required to be maintained. |
| Section 257.1319 | Section | Obtaining duplicate copy of registration, certificate, or permit. |
| Section 257.1320 | Section | Renewal of registrations, certificates, and permits. |
| Section 257.1321 | Section | Cease and desist order. |
| Section 257.1321a | Section | Summary suspension of registration, certificate, or mechanic trainee permit; affidavit; hearing; setting aside, continuing, or modifying order of summary suspension. |
| Section 257.1322 | Section | Denial, suspension, or revocation of registration, certificate, or mechanic trainee permit; grounds; notice and hearing. |
| Section 257.1323 | Section | Action by attorney general or county prosecutor. |
| Section 257.1324 | Section | Notice of alleged violation. |
| Section 257.1325 | Section | Action by administrator not restricted by expiration or absence of registration, certificate, or permit. |
| Section 257.1326 | Section | Public or private investigation by administrator; additional powers of administrator. |
| Section 257.1327 | Section | Voluntary assurance of discontinuance of alleged violation. |
| Section 257.1328 | Section | Oaths or affirmations; subpoena; order compelling compliance; contempt. |
| Section 257.1329 | Section | Service of process. |
| Section 257.1330 | Section | Fees; duration of original and renewal registrations, certificates, and permits. |
| Section 257.1331 | Section | Acts or practices barring action on contract, action for collection of compensation, or assertion of lien; recovery of amount paid unregistered facility. |
| Section 257.1332 | Section | Written estimate required; consent to excess charge; payment of actual cost if cost less than estimate; cost of returning vehicle to original condition; cost of diagnosis; waiver of rights. |
| Section 257.1333 | Section | Right to receive or see replaced parts; notice; sign at entrance of facility. |
| Section 257.1334 | Section | Written statement required upon return of repaired vehicle. |
| Section 257.1334a | Section | Written estimate not required if total cost less than $20.00; final invoice required. |
| Section 257.1335 | Section | False statement, misrepresentation, or failure to comply with cease and desist order. |
| Section 257.1336 | Section | Liability for damage or injury. |
| Section 257.1337 | Section | Mechanic or mechanic trainee as agent; joint and several liability; right to contribution. |
| Section 257.1338 | Section | Violation; penalty. |
| Section 257.1339 | Section | Rules; effective date. |
| Section 257.1340 | Section | Disposition of fees. |