Substitute For

HOUSE BILL NO. 4980

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending section 626a (MCL 257.626a).

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 626a. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any A person shall not do either of the following:

(a) Operate a vehicle upon any a highway, or any other place open to the general public, including any an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, within this state, in a speed or acceleration contest or drag race or for the purpose of making to make a speed record. , whether from a standing start or otherwise over a measured or unmeasured distance, or in a drag race as herein defined.

"Drag racing" means the operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to out-distance each other over a common selected course or where timing is involved or where timing devices are used in competitive accelerations of speeds by participating vehicles. Persons rendering assistance in any manner to such competitive use of vehicles shall be equally charged as participants.

(b) Assist in a violation of subdivision (a).

(2) The operation of 2 or more vehicles either at speeds in excess of the prima facie lawfully established speeds speed or rapidly accelerating from a common starting point to a speed in excess of such the prima facie lawful speed is prima facie evidence of a drag racing and is unlawful.race.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply within the Silver Lake State Park scramble area.

(4) As used in this section, "drag race" means the operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to out-distance each other over a common selected course or where timing is involved or where timing devices are used in competitive accelerations of speeds by participating vehicles.