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Michigan Statutes, Title 257

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Title 257, MOTOR VEHICLES

27 chapters · 1,036 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 2571,036 Ch 300-of-1949, MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE795 Ch 300-of-1974, MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR ACT57 Ch 187-of-1990, THE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION ACT39 Ch 198-of-1965, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS ACT32 Ch 345-of-2016, LIMOUSINE, TAXICAB, AND TRANSPORTATI…30 Ch 178-of-1981, CITY MOTOR VEHICLE RACING ACT OF 198112 Ch 263-of-2005, VEHICLE PROTECTION PRODUCT ACT12 Ch 223-of-2024, PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING PROGRAM ACT11 Ch 87-of-1986, NEW MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES10 Ch 55-of-1997, ELECTRIC PATROL VEHICLE ACT7 Ch 387-of-1978, LOANS TO MOTOR CARRIERS7 Ch 119-of-1986, USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS6 Ch 62-of-1956, UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE5 Ch 235-of-1969, CONTROL OF TRAFFIC IN PARKING AREAS5

39 sections·Filtered byTitle 257✕Ch 187-of-1990✕

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1801 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the pupil transportation act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1803 Meanings of words and phrases.
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Sec. 3. For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 5 to 7 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in those sections.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1805 Definitions; L to S.
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Sec. 5. (1) "Law enforcement agency" means that term as defined in section 682 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.682. (2) "Motor bus" means bus and "motor carrier of passengers" means motor carrier as those terms are defined in section 3 of the motor bus transpor…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1807 Definitions; S, T.
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Sec. 7. (1) "School bus" means a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of 11 or more passengers, including the driver, used for the transportation of preprimary, primary, or secondary school pupils to or from school or school-related events or a multifunction…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1809 Pupil transportation; regulation; routes; vehicles and equipment; rules.

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Sec. 9. The state board of education shall regulate pupil transportation. The state board or its authorized representative may review, confirm, set aside, or amend the action, order, or decision of a school with reference to the routes over which pupils shall be transported, and …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1810 Transportation of pupils; federal motor vehicle safety standards; restrictions.

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Sec. 10. (1) Each school bus owned or operated by a public or private nonpublic school, an agent of a school, a private business, or a unit of government for the transportation of pupils to or from school or school-related events shall meet or exceed the federal motor vehicle saf…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1810a Contract with motor carrier; authorization.

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Sec. 10a. (1) A school may contract with a licensed motor carrier of passengers for a motor bus to be used for occasional transportation of pupils to or from school-related events. A school shall not directly operate a motor bus for the use of pupil transportation to and from sch…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1811 Applicability of MCL 257.1811 to 257.1821; body width and height of type I and type II school buses; attachment of bus to chassis; use of spacers; bus floor; doors; steps; emergency exit; insulation; book racks prohibited; electrical system; secured items.

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Sec. 11. (1) This section and sections 13 to 21 apply to both type I and type II school buses except where specifically provided otherwise. (2) A type I school bus shall have an outside body width of not more than 102 inches; an outside overall length of not more than 45 feet; an…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1812 School bus; flashing advisory sign; placement of electronic sign; requirements; section to be known as "Privacky Law."

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Sec. 12. (1) In addition to any other warning signals required by this act, a school bus may be equipped with a flashing advisory sign for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a traffic hazard requiring the use of unusual care in approaching, …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1813 Air brake system.

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Sec. 13. (1) A school bus that is equipped with an air brake system shall be equipped with an emergency stopping system designed and constructed to permit modulated control of brake application and release and to prevent release by the driver unless energy is available for reappl…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1815 Exterior lamps and signals on bus.

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Sec. 15. The location, number, and color of all exterior lamps and signals on a school bus shall be in conformance with current United States department of transportation, federal motor vehicle safety regulations found in 49 CFR part 571 and in section 698 of the Michigan vehicle…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1817 Signal lights; stoplights; flasher lamps; applicability to school buses manufactured before October 1, 1990; conformance with federal regulations.

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Sec. 17. (1) This section applies to school buses manufactured before October 1, 1990 that have not been retrofitted to meet the requirements of section 19. (2) A school bus shall be equipped with signal lights mounted as high and widely spaced laterally as practicable that are c…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1819 Red and amber signal lights; applicability to new school buses.

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Sec. 19. (1) This section applies to new school buses manufactured on or after October 1, 1990 and to school buses manufactured before October 1, 1990 that are retrofitted to meet the requirements of this section. (2) A school bus shall be equipped with signal lights mounted as h…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1820 Stop-arm camera system; agreement with law enforcement agencies.

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Sec. 20. (1) A school bus may be equipped with a stop-arm camera system in accordance with this section. (2) A school district may do any of the following: (a) Install and operate a stop-arm camera system on a school bus. (b) Enter into an agreement with 1 or more law enforcement…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1821 Windshield wipers and washers, washer reservoir, and windshield.

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Sec. 21. A school bus shall be equipped with windshield wipers, washers, a washer reservoir, and a windshield that meets the requirements of 49 CFR 571.103 and 571.104.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1823 Vision; mirrors; sun shades; applicability.

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Sec. 23. (1) A school bus shall be equipped in a manner that the driver, in a normal seated position, either by direct vision or by use of an indirect vision mirror system, shall be able to observe objects on the roadway in front of and beside the vehicle located inside a continu…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1825 Fire extinguisher; first aid kit; fusees and reflectors.

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Sec. 25. (1) A school bus shall be equipped with at least 1, 2A-10BC dry chemical fire extinguisher, or its equivalent, that has an aluminum, brass, or bronze valve. The extinguisher shall be mounted securely in an accessible place in the driver's compartment and shall be in sati…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1827 Safety glass; push-out window sash; definition.

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Sec. 27. (1) A school bus shall be equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields. Rigid safety plastic which meets the test requirements of American national standards institute standard Z26.1-1966 may be used on school buses in lieu of safe…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1829 Fuel tank or container; intake pipe; fuel lines.

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Sec. 29. Any part of a fuel tank or container or intake pipe shall not be located within or above the passenger-carrying portion of a school bus unless securely sealed off from that portion by means of a substantial metal cover. Fuel lines shall not extend above the frame rails. …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1831 Flashing, oscillating, or rotating light; location; color; use; conditions.

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Sec. 31. A school bus may be equipped with a flashing, oscillating, or rotating light mounted on the roof of the bus approximately 6 feet from the rear of the vehicle which displays a white light to the front, side, and rear of the bus. If a school bus is equipped with such a lig…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1833 Paint; applicability.

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Sec. 33. (1) A school bus must be painted as follows: (a) The body, cowl, hood, and fenders must be national school bus chrome yellow. (b) The bumper, body trim, wheels, and lettering must be black. The wheel rims must be gray, black, white, or natural, as provided by the manufac…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1839 Inspections.

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Sec. 39. (1) The department of state police shall inspect each school bus annually, and as the department of state police determines necessary where school bus defects have been found, to determine if the school bus meets the requirements of this act and the rules promulgated pur…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1841 Rejection; red sticker; yellow sticker; reinspection; passing sticker.

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Sec. 41. (1) A school bus may be rejected by the inspecting state official for use in transporting passengers if it does not meet the requirements of this act and the rules promulgated pursuant to this act. (2) A vehicle that is determined by a state police official to be unsafe …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1843 Inspection of new school bus; acceptance of delivery.

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Sec. 43. The department of state police shall inspect a new school bus before a school accepts delivery. The department of state police shall determine whether the new vehicle is acceptable for delivery. The department of state police may delegate the inspection of new school bus…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1849 Age of driver; chauffeur's license, vehicle group designation, passenger vehicle indorsement, and school bus indorsement required; persons prohibited from operation of school bus; administration of commercial driver license skills test.

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Sec. 49. (1) A person, whether or not licensed under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, who is 17 years of age or less shall not drive a school bus. (2) A person shall not operate a school bus unless that person possesses a valid chauffeur's license, th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1851 School bus safety education; training program.

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Sec. 51. (1) A driver of a school bus transporting passengers shall have in his or her possession a certificate stating that he or she has enrolled in the entry level school bus safety education course or has successfully completed a course in school bus safety education within t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1853 Drivers of school buses; qualifications; records; background check; prohibition on smoking; alcoholic liquor or controlled substance on bus; third party reimbursement or certain benefits not required.

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Sec. 53. (1) A driver of a school bus shall, at a minimum, meet the following qualifications: (a) The requirements of sections 49 and 51. (b) The requirements to ensure that a person is qualified to operate a school bus found in 49 CFR 391.41 to 391.49, including the appendices o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1855 Actuation of alternately flashing lights; procedures for receiving and discharging pupils from bus; crossing road; prohibited stops; instruction on proper school bus etiquette; reimbursement; "required to cross the roadway" explained; visibility.

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Sec. 55. (1) A school bus driver shall actuate alternately flashing lights only when the school bus is stopped or stopping on a highway or private road for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils in the manner provided in this act. A school bus driver shall not actuate the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1857 Driver of school bus at railroad track grade crossing; requirements; “inactive railroad track” defined; exemptions; violation as civil infraction; fine; processing.

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Sec. 57. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5), the driver of a school bus, before crossing a railroad track at grade, shall stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail, activate hazard warning lights, turn off all interi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1859 Persons eligible for transportation; applicability of subsection (1); limitation as to seating; violation as civil infraction; fine; processing; "authorized person" defined.

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Sec. 59. (1) A driver of a school bus shall not transport or permit to be transported on a school bus while transporting pupils to and from school an individual other than pupils, individuals enrolled in a school-sponsored preschool program authorized by state or federal statute,…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1861 Speed limits; violation; penalty.

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Sec. 61. A person operating a school bus shall not exceed the speed limits established for this type of vehicle under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923. A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty assessed for violation of section 627 o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1865 Use of school bus for transporting persons other than pupils; mileage, insurance, fees, and other costs; priority; purchase of additional school buses; checking and servicing school buses; definition; rights of school employees; collective bargaining agreements.

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Sec. 65. (1) Pursuant to an agreement made under subsection (4), a school may permit the use of a school bus that is not otherwise being used for school purposes by an organization or group for purposes of transporting senior citizens or retired or disabled persons, or by a nonpr…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1867 Contract for use of school bus by government; costs; insurance; stipulation; limitation.

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Sec. 67. (1) In compliance with section 65(8), if a determination is made that economically feasible private transportation does not exist, a school may contract with a federal, state, or local unit of government, or a subcontractor of these units, for the use of a school bus to …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1869 Purchasing school buses; rehabilitation of school buses; costs; rules.

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Sec. 69. The cost of purchasing school buses and the rehabilitation of school buses to extend the period of usefulness shall conform with the rules promulgated by the department of education to provide state aid to eligible school districts for the purchase of school buses and th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1870 Advisory committee; establishment; purpose; membership; duties.

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Sec. 70. (1) The department of education shall establish an advisory committee to advise the department on issues and topics concerning school buses and school bus safety. The advisory committee shall consist of a member from each of the following departments or organizations: (a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1871 Instruction and training on new procedures.

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Sec. 71. A school shall provide instruction and training for its drivers on any new procedures required by this act not more than 30 days after the effective date of this act.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1873 Violation as civil infraction or felony; powers of motor carrier officers.

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Sec. 73. (1) A person who violates this act is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be assessed a fine of not more than $500.00, unless that violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony or a civil infraction. (2) Motor carrier officers…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1875 Effective date.

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Sec. 75. This act shall take effect August 15, 1990.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1877 Conditional effective date.

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Sec. 77. This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 85th Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 843. (b) Senate Bill No. 844.