“Civil infraction” defined.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6a, under MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6a

Sec. 6a. "Civil infraction" means an act or omission prohibited by law which is not a crime as defined in section 5 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being section 750.5 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and for which civil sanctions may be ordered.