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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 § 257.58 “Secretary of state” defined.
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Sec. 58. "Secretary of state" means the secretary of state of this state, acting directly or through his duly authorized deputy, investigators, agents and employees.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.58b “Security interest,”“security agreement,”“secured party,”“debtor,”“financing statement,” and “termination statement” defined.
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Sec. 58b. "Security interest", "security agreement", "secured party", "debtor", "financing statement", and "termination statement" as used in this act mean those terms as defined in the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101 to 440.11102.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.58c “Serious impairment of a body function” defined.
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Sec. 58c. "Serious impairment of a body function" includes, but is not limited to, 1 or more of the following: (a) Loss of a limb or loss of use of a limb. (b) Loss of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb or loss of use of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb. (c) Loss of an eye or ear or lo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.59 “Semi-trailer” defined.
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Sec. 59. "Semi-trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by a…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.59a “Shoulder” and “ditch slope” defined.

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Sec. 59a. "Shoulder" means that portion of the highway contiguous to the roadway generally extending the contour of the roadway, not designed for vehicular travel but maintained for the temporary accommodation of disabled or stopped vehicles otherwise permitted on the roadway. "D…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.5a “Cancellation” defined.

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Sec. 5a. "Cancellation" means that a license or registration is annulled and terminated because of some error or defect or because the licensee or registrant is no longer entitled to such license or registration, but the cancellation of a license or registration is without prejud…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6 "Chauffeur" defined.

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Sec. 6. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), "chauffeur" means any of the following: (a) A person who operates a motor vehicle as a motor carrier under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42, or a motor carrier of passengers as defined in section 3…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.60 “Sidewalk” defined.

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Sec. 60. "Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601 Applicability of chapter to operations on highways; exceptions.

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Sec. 601. The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601a Private road open to general public; contract; enforcement of act; cost and posting of signs; contracts not affected; "private road that is open to the general public" defined.

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Sec. 601a. (1) A county, city, township, or village may contract with a person who owns or is in charge of a private road that is open to the general public, at that person's request or with that person's consent, to enforce provisions of this act on that private road. (2) Subjec…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601b Moving violation in work zone, emergency scene, school zone, or school bus zone; penalties; exceptions; definitions.

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Sec. 601b. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person responsible for a moving violation in a work zone, at an emergency scene, or in a school zone during the period beginning 30 minutes before school in the morning and through 30 minutes after school in the af…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601c Moving violation causing injury or death to person operating implement of husbandry on highway.

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Sec. 601c. (1) A person who commits a moving violation that has criminal penalties and as a result causes injury to a person operating an implement of husbandry on a highway in compliance with this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601d Person who commits moving violation that is the proximate cause of death of another person or serious impairment of body function; penalty; other violations; "moving violation" defined.

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Sec. 601d. (1) A person who commits a moving violation while operating a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public, including, but not limited to, an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment fo…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602 Compliance with order or direction of police officer.

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Sec. 602. A person shall not refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of a police officer when that officer, for public interest and safety, is guiding, directing, controlling, or regulating traffic on the highways of this state.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602a Failure to stop at signal of police or conservation officer; penalty; subsection (1) inapplicable unless officer in uniform and vehicle identified; violation of subsection (1) as felony; conviction for conduct arising out of same transaction; “serious injury” defined.

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Sec. 602a. (1) A driver of a motor vehicle who is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren a visual or audible signal by a police or conservation officer, acting in the lawful performance of his or her duty, directing the driver to bring his or her motor vehicle to a stop …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602b Holding or using a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; prohibited; exception for commercial motor vehicle and school bus; "use a mobile electronic device" defined; situational exceptions; violation as civil infraction; fine; local ordinances superseded; multiple violations penalty and enforcement; sunset applicability; definitions.

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Sec. 602b. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual shall not hold or use a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle. This subsection does not apply to an individual operating a commercial motor vehicle or a school bus. (2) Except as otherwi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602c Individual issued level 1 or 2 graduated license; use of cellular telephone prohibited; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; local ordinance; report; "Kelsey's Law."

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Sec. 602c. (1) Except as provided in this section, and in addition to the requirements of section 602b, an individual issued a level 1 or level 2 graduated license under section 310e shall not use a cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle upon a highway or street. For …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.603 Applicability of chapter to government vehicles; exemption of authorized emergency vehicles; conditions; exemption of police vehicles not sounding audible signal; exemption of persons, vehicles, and equipment working on surface of highway.

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Sec. 603. (1) The provisions of this chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highway apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, this state, or a county, city, township, village, district, or any other political subdivision of the s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.604 Riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties.

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Sec. 604. A person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties, criminal penalties, and civil sanctions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.605 Applicability and uniformity of provisions; local laws and regulations; payment and allocation of civil fines; issuance of more than 1 citation; equipment violations; "local law" defined.

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Sec. 605. (1) This chapter and chapter VIII apply uniformly throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities in the state. A local authority shall not adopt, enact, or enforce a local law that provides lesser penalties or that is otherwise in conflict wi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.606 Regulation of streets or highways under jurisdiction of local authority and within reasonable exercise of police power; accepted engineering practices as basis for regulations; stop sign or traffic control device requiring state trunk line highway traffic to stop; approval; posting signs giving notice of local traffic regulations; providing by ordinance for impounding of motor vehicle parked contrary to local ordinance; bond or cash deposit.

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Sec. 606. (1) This chapter does not prevent a local authority with respect to streets or highways under the jurisdiction of the local authority and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from doing any of the following: (a) Regulating the standing or parking of vehicl…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.606a Maintenance of highway by state or local government; duty; immunity from tort liability; exception.

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Sec. 606a. (1) The state transportation department, a board of county road commissioners, a county board of commissioners, and a county, city, or village have no duty to maintain any highway under their jurisdiction in a condition reasonably safe and convenient for the operation …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.606b On-demand automated motor vehicle network; operation.

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Sec. 606b. (1) As provided in this act, an on-demand automated motor vehicle network may be operated on a highway, road, or street in this state. (2) A local unit of government shall not impose a local fee, registration, franchise, or regulation upon an on-demand automated motor …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.607 Realty owners' regulation of traffic on private property.

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Sec. 607. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from prohibiting such use nor from requiring other or different or additional conditi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.608 Uniform system of traffic control devices; manual.

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Sec. 608. The state transportation department and department of state police shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter for use upon highways within this state. The manual shall correlate …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.609 Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance; restrictions; county road commission, permission, costs.

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Sec. 609. (1) The state transportation department shall place or require to be placed, and maintain or require to be maintained, upon all state highways traffic control devices as it considers necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of this chapter or to regulate, warn…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.61 “Spacings between axles” defined.

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Sec. 61. "Spacings between axles" means the distance from axle center to axle center.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.610 Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance by local authorities and county road commissions; compliance with manual; failure to comply with statutory provisions; sale, purchase, or manufacture of devices.

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Sec. 610. (1) Local authorities and county road commissions in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain the traffic control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction that they consider necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or lo…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.611 Traffic control devices; obedience required; exception; avoiding obedience by driving on public or private property; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 611. (1) The driver of a vehicle or operator of a streetcar shall not disobey the instructions of a traffic control device placed in accordance with this chapter unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer. (2) The driver of a vehicle shall not, for the purpose…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.611a Direction of traffic in work zone; conditions; failure to comply; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 611a. (1) An owner or employee of an entity performing construction, maintenance, surveying, or utility work within a work zone may direct traffic within that work zone if both of the following apply: (a) The department of transportation, the local authority, or the county r…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.612 Traffic control signals; location; red arrow and yellow arrow indications; colors; traffic control signal at place other than intersection; stopping at sign, marking, or signal; violation of subsection (1) or (2) as civil infraction; approaching person using wheelchair or device to aid walking; violation of subsection (4) as misdemeanor; location of sign prohibiting turn on red signal; additional sign; location of temporary traffic control signal.

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Sec. 612. (1) When traffic is controlled by traffic control signals, not fewer than 1 signal shall be located over the traveled portion of the roadway so as to give vehicle operators a clear indication of the right-of-way assignment from their normal positions approaching the int…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613 Applicability of regular traffic control signals to pedestrians; special pedestrian control signals; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 613. (1) If special pedestrian control signals are not utilized, the regular traffic control signals as indicated in section 612 shall apply to pedestrians as follows: (a) Green indication. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within a marked or unmar…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613a School crossings; establishment; basis; determination; notice; erection of school crossing signs.

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Sec. 613a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the state transportation department, a county road commission, or a local authority shall establish school crossings considered necessary for the safety of schoolchildren on streets and highways under its jurisdiction.…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613b School crossing guard; stationing; time period; color and design of outer vest; stopping vehicular traffic with hand held stop sign; authority.

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Sec. 613b. (1) When assigned, a school crossing guard shall be stationed at a school crossing during time periods established jointly by the superintendent of the school district and the head of the law enforcement agency having immediate jurisdiction. (2) While on duty, a school…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613c School crossing guard; responsibility of local law enforcement agency; instruction required; approval and conduct of courses.

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Sec. 613c. (1) School crossing guards shall be the responsibility of the local law enforcement agency having immediate jurisdiction of the crossing. (2) A person shall receive a minimum of 4 hours instruction before performing the duties of a school crossing guard. Two hours of a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613d Failure to stop for school crossing guard holding stop sign in upright position; misdemeanor; presumption.

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Sec. 613d. (1) A driver of a motor vehicle who fails to stop when a school crossing guard is in a school crossing and is holding a stop sign in an upright position visible to approaching vehicular traffic is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) In a proceeding for a violation of this sec…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.614 Flashing red or yellow signals; violation as civil infraction.

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Sec. 614. (1) If flashing red or yellow signals are used, they shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: (a) Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswa…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.615 Signs or lights resembling traffic-control devices or emergency vehicles; commercial advertising on traffic signs; prohibition; public nuisance; removal; placement of street decorations and banners.

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Sec. 615. (a) Except with authority of a statute or of a duly authorized public body or official, no person shall place, maintain, or display along any highway or upon any structure in or over any highway any sign, signal, marking, device, blinking, oscillating or rotating light …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.616a Portable signal preemptive device; prohibitions; penalties; exceptions; definitions.

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Sec. 616a. (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a person shall not do any of the following: (a) Possess a portable signal preemption device. (b) Use a portable signal preemption device. (c) Sell a portable signal preemption device to a person other than a person des…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.617 Accident resulting in serious impairment of body function or death; stopping required; reporting to police agency or officer; violation as felony; penalty.

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Sec. 617. (1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has reason to believe that he or she has been involved in an accident upon public or private property that is open to travel by the public shall immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall remai…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.617a Accident; personal injury; reporting to police agency or officer; stopping required; penalty; suspension of license.

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Sec. 617a. (1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has reason to believe that he has been involved in an accident upon public or private property that is open to travel by the public shall immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall remain ther…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.618 Accidents; damage to vehicles; stopping required; reporting to police agency or officer; penalty.

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Sec. 618. (1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has reason to believe that he has been involved in an accident upon public or private property that is open to travel by the public shall immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall remain there…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.618a Vehicle accident; removal from main traveled portion of roadway or streetcar track; conditions; violation of subsection (1) as civil infraction; removal by law enforcement agency, public agency, or department; liability; "gross negligence" defined; reimbursement.

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Sec. 618a. (1) Unless the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident knows or reasonably should know that serious impairment of a bodily function or death has resulted from the accident, the operator or any other occupant of the motor vehicle who possesses a valid driver…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.619 Accidents; duties of driver.

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Sec. 619. The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has reason to believe that he or she has been involved in an accident with an individual or with another vehicle that is operated or attended by another individual shall do all of the following: (a) Give his or her name and addre…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.62 “Special mobile equipment” defined.

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Sec. 62. "Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction or maintenance machinery, mobile office trailers, …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.620 Accidents; attended or unattended vehicle; stopping; report.

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Sec. 620. The driver of any vehicle which collides upon either public or private property with any vehicle which is attended or unattended shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.621 Accidents; fixtures on or adjacent to highway; notification of owner; exhibition of driver's license; reports.

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Sec. 621. (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such accident and of his name and address …

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…