Title 324, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Sec. 6502. (1) "Certificate of compliance" means a serially numbered written instrument or document that is issued to the owner of a motor vehicle upon passing an inspection or reinspection and is evidence that the motor vehicle complies with the standards and criteria adopted by…

Sec. 6503. (1) "Emission control device" means a catalytic converter, thermal reactor, or other component part used by a vehicle manufacturer to reduce emissions or to comply with emission standards prescribed by regulations promulgated by the United States environmental protecti…

Sec. 6504. (1) "Pollutants" means nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other toxic substances emitted from the operation of a motor vehicle. (2) "Tamper with" means to remove or render inoperative, to cause to be removed or rendered inoperative, or to make less ope…

Sec. 6505. (1) Access to records of the department and the department of state shall be in accordance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. (2) Requests for access to records sha…

Sec. 6506. On and after the effective date of the 1996 amendatory act that amended this section, the owner of a motor vehicle who resides in Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb county shall not be required to have the motor vehicle tested or repaired under this act unless an emissions insp…

Sec. 6507. (1) The department may implement and administer only under the conditions set forth in subsection (2) an emissions inspection test program designed to meet the performance standards for a motor vehicle emissions testing program as established by the United States envir…

Sec. 6508. (1) There is established a motor vehicle emissions testing program fund to be maintained as a separate fund in the state treasury and to be administered by the department. Money received and collected for motor vehicle emissions inspections and for delinquency charges …

Sec. 6509. (1) The department of state shall not renew the registration of a motor vehicle subject to this part unless the vehicle has been inspected as provided in this part and a certificate of compliance or a certificate of waiver has been issued. (2) Certificates of complianc…

Sec. 6510. (1) A testing station shall not falsely represent that the motor vehicle has passed or failed an inspection or reinspection. (2) A testing station shall not falsely represent repairs or falsely estimate the price for repairs that are necessary to allow a person to obta…

Sec. 6511. (1) A testing station may charge a person a fee of not more than $13.00. This part or the rules promulgated under this part do not prohibit a testing station from providing inspections for a fee of less than $13.00. However, the fee charged shall not be less than $3.00…

Sec. 6512. The following vehicles are exempt from the inspection requirements of this part: (a) Motor vehicles that are exempted by rules promulgated by the department because of prohibitive inspection problems or inappropriateness for inspection. (b) A motor vehicle manufactured…

Sec. 6513. (1) The motor vehicles subject to this part and the rules promulgated under this part include the following: (a) Each registered motor vehicle for the model years 1975 and later that is owned by a person whose permanent place of residence is in a county subject to this…

Sec. 6514. Any 1 of the following shall be accepted by the department of state as evidence that a motor vehicle was purchased as a new motor vehicle within the previous 12 months: (a) A registration or certificate of title indicating the motor vehicle is of a model year which has…

Sec. 6515. An application for a motor vehicle registration shall be accepted by the department of state as evidence of a motor vehicle owner's permanent place of residence.

Sec. 6516. (1) A person shall not engage in the business of inspecting motor vehicles under this part except as authorized by a license to operate a testing station issued by the department pursuant to part 13. (2) A person shall not be licensed to operate a testing station unles…

Sec. 6517. (1) An application for a testing station license shall include a description of the business to be licensed. The description shall include, in addition to other information required by this part and the rules promulgated under this part, all of the following: (a) The r…

Sec. 6518. (1) If the ownership of a testing station changes, a new original license and payment of a new license fee is required, and the station shall not operate until its application is approved by the department. For the purposes of this section, "change of ownership" means …

Sec. 6519. (1) A testing station shall display at the established place of business an information sign that bears an identifying symbol developed by the department and is worded as follows: "OFFICIAL EMISSION TESTING STATION". (2) The sign shall be displayed on the outside premi…

Sec. 6520. (1) A testing station shall submit annually to the department evidence of certification of its testing equipment and emission inspectors by an independent third-party organization. The certification shall provide that the testing equipment and emission inspectors meet …

Sec. 6521. (1) A fleet owner or lessee shall not perform inspections under this part or the rules promulgated under this part except as authorized under a permit to operate a fleet testing station issued by the department pursuant to part 13. (2) A person shall not receive a perm…

Sec. 6522. (1) If the ownership of a fleet testing station changes, a new permit is required, and the fleet testing station shall not operate until its application for a new permit is approved by the department. For purposes of this section, "change of ownership" means a change i…

Sec. 6523. A fleet testing station shall perform inspections under this part and the rules promulgated under this part only upon its own fleet motor vehicles, unless separately licensed as a testing station.

Sec. 6524. (1) A fleet testing station, its records, equipment required by this part and the rules promulgated under this part, and the motor vehicle emission inspection procedures employed by the fleet testing station shall be open to inspection by an independent third party as …

Sec. 6525. A fleet testing station shall not falsely represent that a motor vehicle has passed or failed an inspection or reinspection.

Sec. 6526. A fleet testing station shall issue a certificate of compliance for a vehicle that has passed an inspection or reinspection or received a low emission tune-up.

Sec. 6527. (1) A person shall not be required to make an appointment for a vehicle inspection. (2) A testing station shall inspect and reinspect motor vehicles in accordance with this part and the rules promulgated under this part by the department. The station shall issue a cert…

Sec. 6528. (1) A certificate of waiver shall be issued for a motor vehicle that fails an initial inspection and a subsequent reinspection if the actual cost of maintenance already performed and designed to bring the vehicle into compliance with clean air standards in accordance w…

Sec. 6529. (1) A person shall not perform inspections under this part or the rules promulgated under this part unless the person receives approval from the department as an emission inspector. (2) Before a person is approved as an emission inspector, the person shall have passed …

Sec. 6530. Unless the person is licensed as a fleet testing station, a person who owns a motor vehicle required to be inspected under this part and the rules promulgated under this part shall have the motor vehicle inspected and shall obtain a certificate of compliance or a waive…

Sec. 6531. The department may issue a certificate of compliance for a motor vehicle when the department makes a determination that the motor vehicle complies with the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under this part. The department shall establish a system for …

Sec. 6532. (1) The department shall institute procedures and mechanisms to protect the public from fraud and abuse by inspectors, mechanics, and others involved in the inspection and maintenance program. These procedures and mechanisms shall include a challenge mechanism by which…

Sec. 6533. A testing station or a fleet testing station shall not issue a certificate of compliance for a motor vehicle that has not been inspected and has not met or exceeded emission cut points established by the department in accordance with this part and the rules promulgated…

Sec. 6534. (1) An employee, owner, or operator of a public inspection station shall not furnish information, except information provided by the state or otherwise required by this part, about the name or other description of a repair facility or other place where maintenance may …

Sec. 6535. A person shall not tamper with a motor vehicle that has been certified to comply with this part and the rules promulgated under this part so that the motor vehicle is no longer in compliance. For purposes of this part, tampering does not include the alteration of a mot…

Sec. 6536. A person shall not provide false information to a public inspection station or the department about estimated or actual repair costs or repairs needed to bring a motor vehicle into compliance. A person shall not claim an amount spent for repair if the repairs were not …

Sec. 6537. (1) A person who violates section 6533 or forges, counterfeits, or alters an inspection certificate or who knowingly possesses an unauthorized inspection certificate, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or by a fine of not mo…

Sec. 6538. Funds remaining in the vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance fund created by former Act No. 83 of the Public Acts of 1980 shall be transferred on January 1, 1996 to the motor vehicle emissions testing program fund created in this part. These funds shall be avail…

Sec. 6539. Act No. 83 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 257.1051 to 257.1076 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed January 1, 1996.

Sec. 70101. There is established a state recreation and cultural arts section in the department.

Sec. 70102. The head of the state recreation and cultural arts section shall be a person widely experienced in community recreation and shall be directly responsible to a deputy director.

Sec. 70103. The state recreation and cultural arts section shall provide technical advice and guidance to the political subdivisions of this state and other interested groups and agencies in the planning and development of recreation programs, areas, and facilities including but …

Sec. 70104. The department shall provide continual representation of citizen interest, need, and participation in a wide variety of leisure-time pursuits.

Sec. 70105. The department may reassign existing employees of the department of natural resources or employ staff necessary to implement this part.

Sec. 70106. The department shall promulgate rules necessary for the establishment and implementation of this part.

Sec. 702. The department shall do all of the following: (a) Provide advice and recommendations to the legislature, the governor, and executive departments to promote the development of the forestry and forest products industry and the mineral extraction and utilization industry i…

Sec. 70301. The department is authorized to prepare, maintain, and keep up-to-date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of the state.