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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

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.622 Report of accidents resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage; forms; analysis; use; retention.
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Sec. 622. The driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that injures or kills any person, or that damages property to an apparent extent totaling $1,000.00 or more, shall immediately report that accident at the nearest or most convenient police station, or to the nearest …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.622a Ignition interlock device; installation included in crash report.
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Sec. 622a. The crash report form required by this chapter shall include, when applicable, whether an ignition interlock device was installed in a vehicle involved in a crash.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.623 Accidents; reports by garagekeepers or repairmen.
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Sec. 623. The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident or having been struck by any bullet shall report the same to the nearest police station or sheriff's office immediately af…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.624 Report not available for use in court action; purpose of report; authorization and purpose of scientific studies and research; use of data; disclosures; liability; penalty.

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Sec. 624. (1) A report required by this chapter shall not be available for use in a court action, but a report shall be for the purpose of furnishing statistical information regarding the number and cause of accidents. (2) The office of highway safety planning may authorize scien…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.624a Transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor in open or uncapped container open or upon which seal broken; violation as misdemeanor; exception; subsections (1) and (2) inapplicable to passenger in commercial quadricycle; definitions.

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Sec. 624a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5), a person who is an operator or occupant shall not transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a highway, or…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.624b Transport or possession of alcoholic liquor by person less than 21 years of age.

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Sec. 624b. (1) An individual less than 21 years of age shall not knowingly transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle as an operator or occupant unless the individual is employed by a licensee under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625 Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated; "operating while intoxicated" defined; operating motor vehicle when visibly impaired; penalties for causing death or serious impairment of a body function; operation of motor vehicle by person less than 21 years of age; "any bodily alcohol content" defined; requirements; controlled substance; costs; enhanced sentence; guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of prior conviction; special verdict; public record; burden of proving religious service or ceremony; ignition interlock device; definitions; prior conviction; violations arising out of same transaction.

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Sec. 625. (1) A person, whether licensed or not, shall not operate a vehicle on a highway or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within this state if the person is operating wh…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625a Arrest without warrant; circumstances; preliminary chemical breath analysis; provisions; operator ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial motor vehicle operator to submit to chemical breath analysis as misdemeanor; penalty; provisions applicable to chemical tests and analysis; evidence; availability of test results; admissibility of refusal to submit to chemical test; definitions.

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Sec. 625a. (1) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant under either of the following circumstances: (a) The peace officer has reasonable cause to believe the person was, at the time of an accident in this state, the operator of a vehicle involved in the accident and…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625b Arraignment of person arrested for misdemeanor violation; pretrial conference; advising accused of maximum penalty before acceptance of plea; screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services; assessment for medication-assisted treatment; action by secretary of state pending appeal.

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Sec. 625b. (1) A person arrested for a misdemeanor violation of section 625(1), (3), (6), (7), or (8) or section 625m or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625(1), (3), (6), or (8) or section 625m must be arraigned on the citation, complaint, or warrant not …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625c Consent to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given consent to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests; definitions.

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Sec. 625c. (1) A person who operates a vehicle upon a public highway or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within this state is considered to have given consent to chemical te…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625d Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of state; form.

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Sec. 625d. (1) If a person refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test offered under section 625a(6), a test shall not be given without a court order, but the officer may seek to obtain the court order. (2) A written report shall immediately be forwarded t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625e Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to MCL 257.625d; request for hearing; notice.

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Sec. 625e. (1) If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section 625d, the peace officer shall immediately notify the person in writing that within 14 days of the date of the notice the person may request a hearing as provided in section 625f. The form of the n…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625f Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice; authority of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding; record; licensing sanctions; judicial review; notice to motor vehicle administrator of another state.

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Sec. 625f. (1) If a person who refuses to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section 625d does not request a hearing within 14 days after the date of notice pursuant to section 625e, the secretary of state shall impose the following license sanctions: (a) If the person was ope…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625g Duties of peace officer if person refuses chemical test or if test reveals unlawful alcohol content or presence of controlled substance or other intoxicating substance; test results; duration of temporary license or permit; definitions.

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Sec. 625g. (1) If a person refuses a chemical test offered under section 625a(6), the peace officer who requested the person to submit to the chemical test shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (b). If a person submits to the chemical test or a chemical test is performed under a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625h Drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund; drunk driving caseflow assistance fund.

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Sec. 625h. (1) The drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury. Money in the fund shall be expended only as provided in subsection (2). The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all money received for that purpose un…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625i Michigan annual drunk driving audit; preparation; contents; report; evaluation of 1998 legislation.

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Sec. 625i. (1) The department of state police shall prepare an annual report that shall be designated the Michigan annual drunk driving audit. The secretary of state, circuit court, district court, family division of circuit court, municipal courts, and local units of government …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625k Ignition interlock device manufacturer; certification; approval; requirements; rules; cost; notice to department by certifying laboratory; list of manufacturers; BAIID manufacturer; approval of BAIID service center; inspections; prohibited conduct by individual; installation requirements; installer qualifications and requirements; approval; renewal.

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Sec. 625k. (1) An ignition interlock device (BAIID) manufacturer seeking certification of a device in this state shall do all of the following: (a) Complete an application to the department for certification of the BAIID. (b) Submit a report from a department-approved or National…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625l Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; impoundment of motor vehicle.

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Sec. 625l. (1) The manufacturer of an ignition interlock device shall design a warning label, and the person who has an ignition interlock device shall promptly affix that label to each ignition interlock device upon installation. The label shall contain a warning that any person…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625m Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain alcohol content; arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor or felony; sentence; suspension of term prohibited; prior conviction.

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Sec. 625m. (1) A person, whether licensed or not, who has an alcohol content of 0.04 grams or more but less than 0.08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine or, beginning 5 years after the state treasurer publishes a certifica…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625n Forfeiture of vehicle or return to lessor.

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Sec. 625n. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 304 and in addition to any other penalty provided for in this act, the judgment of sentence for a conviction for a violation of section 625(1) described in section 625(9)(b) or (c), a violation of section 625…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625o Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in vehicle; surety bond.

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Sec. 625o. (1) A person shall not sell, lease, or install in a vehicle in this state an ignition interlock device unless the manufacturer of the device has obtained an executed bond described in subsection (2) or a renewal certificate for that bond. (2) The bond required under su…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625p Operation of commercial quadricycle by person with certain alcohol content; prohibition; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

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Sec. 625p. (1) A person, whether licensed or not, who has an alcohol content of greater than 0.00 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine shall not operate a commercial quadricycle within this state. (2) A person who is convict…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625q Compliance with MCL 257.625k; investigation and determination by secretary of state; decertification of installer; notice to manufacturer; violation; penalty; suspension or revocation of manufacturer certification; removal from list of approved certified BAIIDs; summary suspension or revocation; hearing; rules.

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Sec. 625q. (1) The secretary of state may investigate a BAIID installer's compliance with section 625k and shall suspend, revoke, or deny an individual's certification as a BAIID installer under section 625k if the secretary of state determines that 1 or more of the following app…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625r Authority of peace officer certified as drug recognition expert to require person to submit to preliminary oral fluid analysis; arrest; admissibility of results; refusal; ordering person out of service.

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Sec. 625r. (1) A peace officer who is certified as a drug recognition expert as that term is defined in section 625t in a county participating in the roadside drug testing pilot program under section 625t who has reasonable cause to believe that a person was operating a vehicle u…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625s Testimony of person qualified in administration of standardized field sobriety tests.

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Sec. 625s. A person who is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, in the administration of standardized field sobriety tests, including the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test, shall be allowed to testify subject to showing of a proper foundation of q…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625t Roadside drug testing pilot program.

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Sec. 625t. (1) The department of state police may establish a pilot program in this state for roadside drug testing to determine whether an individual is operating a vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance in violation of section 625. (2) A pilot program estab…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.626 Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.

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Sec. 626. (1) A person who violates this section is guilty of reckless driving punishable as provided in this section. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who operates a vehicle upon a highway or a frozen public lake, stream, or pond or other place open to …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.626a Drag races; prohibition on public highways; definition; prima facie evidence; applicability within Silver Lake State Park; "drag race" defined.

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Sec. 626a. (1) A person shall not do either of the following: (a) Operate a vehicle upon a highway, or any other place open to the general public, including an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, in a speed or acceleration contest or drag race or to make a speed re…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.626b Careless or negligent operation of vehicle as civil infraction.

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Sec. 626b. A person who operates a vehicle upon a highway or a frozen public lake, stream, or pond or other place open to the general public including an area designated for the parking of vehicles in a careless or negligent manner likely to endanger any person or property, but w…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.627 Speed limits.

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Sec. 627. (1) An individual operating a vehicle on a highway shall operate that vehicle at a careful and prudent speed not greater than nor less than is reasonable and proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the highway and of any other condition existing …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.627a "Regularly scheduled school session," "school," and "school zone" defined; speed limit on highway segment in school zone; time period; exception; state trunk line highway or county highway; school in session year-round; signs; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 627a. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Regularly scheduled school session" means that part of a day scheduled for student instruction until final dismissal of the student body for that day. (b) "School" means an educational institution operated by a local school district or…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.627c Installation and use of automated speed enforcement systems in work zones; violations; report to legislature.

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Sec. 627c. (1) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 2c, the state transportation department may install and use or authorize the installation and use of an automated speed enforcement system in a work zone that is not separated from t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.628 Maximum or minimum speed limit; determination; petition by township board; modified speed limit; public record of traffic control order; speed limit signs, signals, or devices; violation as civil infraction; definitions.

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Sec. 628. (1) If the county road commission, the township board, and the department of state police unanimously determine upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation that the speed of vehicular traffic on a county highway is greater or less than is reasonable or sa…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.628b Maximum speed in certain political subdivisions; vehicle, bicycle or other device; snowmobile exception; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 628b. (1) Subsection (2) applies only in a political subdivision that prohibits by ordinance, regulation, or resolution the operation of nonemergency motor vehicles in the political subdivision. (2) Notwithstanding sections 627 and 628, an individual who operates a vehicle, …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.629a County traffic safety organization; creation, appropriation.

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Sec. 629a. The board of supervisors of any county may create a county traffic safety organization to cooperate with governmental units and officials thereof in the solution of traffic safety problems in the county and to appropriate such sums as it shall deem necessary for the cr…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.629b Reduction of maximum speed limit; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 629b. (1) The governor may reduce the maximum speed limit on a street, highway, or freeway pursuant to an executive order issued during a state of energy emergency as provided by law. (2) A person who violates a speed limit established pursuant to this section is responsible…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.629c Points and minimum fine; schedule; applicability of subsection (1).

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Sec. 629c. (1) Notwithstanding sections 320a and 907, a person who is determined responsible or responsible "with explanation" for a civil infraction for violating the maximum speed limit on a limited access freeway or part of a limited access freeway upon which the maximum speed…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.629e Levy, transmittal, and disposition of assessments; annual report; highway safety fund, jail reimbursement program fund, secondary road patrol and training fund; creation; administration; use of money collected; annual report.

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Sec. 629e. (1) Before October 1, 2003, in addition to any fine or cost ordered to be paid under this act, and in addition to any assessment levied under section 907, the judge or district court magistrate shall levy a highway safety assessment of $5.00, a jail reimbursement progr…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.62a "Standardized field sobriety test" defined.

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Sec. 62a. "Standardized field sobriety test" means 1 of the standardized tests validated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A field sobriety test is considered a standardized field sobriety test under this section if it is administered in substantial complianc…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.63 "Streetcar" defined.

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Sec. 63. "Streetcar" means a car other than a railroad train for transporting persons or property operated on stationary rails, including a streetcar operated as part of a street railway system.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.631 Public bridge, causeway, or viaduct; maximum speed, load, or gross weight; violation as civil infraction; assessment of civil fine; exceptions; determination of civil fine; determination of gross weight; investigation; signs; evidence.

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Sec. 631. (1) A person shall not drive a vehicle upon a public bridge, causeway, or viaduct at a speed or with a load which is greater than the maximum speed or load which can be maintained with safety to the structure, when the structure is signposted as provided in this section…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.632 Exemption from speed limitations; police vehicles, fire department or fire patrol vehicles, and ambulances; conditions.

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Sec. 632. The speed limitation set forth in this chapter shall not apply to vehicles when operated with due regard for safety under the direction of the police when traveling in emergencies or in the chase or apprehension of violators of the law or of persons charged with or susp…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.633 Violation of speed limit; specifications in complaint, citation, summons, or notice; burden of proof.

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Sec. 633. (1) In every charge of a violation of a speed limit in this chapter, the complaint or citation and the summons or notice to appear shall specify the speed at which the respondent is alleged to have driven and the speed limit applicable at the location. (2) The provision…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.634 Driving on right half of roadway; exceptions; driving on roadway having 2 or more lanes for travel in 1 direction; traveling on freeway having 3 or more lanes for travel in same direction; ordinance regulating same subject matter prohibited; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 634. (1) Upon each roadway of sufficient width, the driver of a vehicle shall drive the vehicle upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows: (a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing that movement. (b…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.635 Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 635. (1) Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, each giving to the other not less than 1/2 of the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.636 Overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in same direction; overtaking a bicycle proceeding in same direction; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 636. (1) The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to sections 637 to 643a: (a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left of …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.637 Overtaking and passing on right of another vehicle or bicycle; conditions; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 637. (1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only if 1 or more of the following conditions exist: (a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn. (b) Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not oc…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.638 Overtaking and passing on left of another vehicle; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 638. (1) A vehicle shall not be driven to the left side of the center of a 2-lane highway or in the center lane of a 3-lane highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless the left side or center lane is clearly visible and is free o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.639 Driving to left side of roadway; limitations; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 639. (1) A vehicle shall not be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (a) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within a distance as to create a hazard in the event another …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.63a "Streetcar track" defined.

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Sec. 63a. "Streetcar track" means a stationary rail owned by a street railway that is part of a street railway system.