Title 257, MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec. 811z. (1) No later than September 1, 2015, the secretary of state shall develop under section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate recognizing be the match. The secretary of state shall design the fund-raising plates authorized in this section. (2) The be t…

Sec. 812. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), for each duplicate license as provided in section 313, and for each correction of a license, a person may apply for renewal of the license and pay the renewal fee prescribed in this act or the person may, at his or her…

Sec. 813. For each page of a certified copy of a record as provided in section 207, paragraph (b) of chapter 2 of this act, $1.00. All money collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund.

Sec. 814. (a) If it appears to the secretary of state that a motor vehicle was purchased by an applicant in a state other than this state, unless the applicant produces a certificate of title issued to the applicant under the laws of that state, or a certificate of registration o…

Sec. 815. (1) Each application for registration, or for a transfer of the license, of a motor vehicle, shall be accompanied by a statement showing the amount of the sales tax due upon the sale of the motor vehicle, on a form prescribed by the department of treasury, together with…

Sec. 816. The secretary of state may accept a credit card, in lieu of cash or check, as payment of a tax or fee required under this act. The secretary of state shall determine which major credit cards may be accepted for payment.

Sec. 817. A manufacturer of automated technology is immune from civil liability for damages that arise out of any modification made by another person to a motor vehicle or an automated motor vehicle, or to any automated technology, as provided in section 2949b of the revised judi…

Sec. 819. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, revenue from the increases in fees provided in 1987 PA 232 must be deposited in the transportation economic development fund established in section 2 of 1987 PA 231, MCL 247.902, and must not be appropriated for any othe…

Sec. 819a. (1) The traffic law enforcement and safety fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer s…

Sec. 819b. (1) The trooper recruit school fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit …

Sec. 82. "Shall" and "may" means shall is mandatory and may is permissive.

Sec. 821. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990 and each fiscal year thereafter, $120,000.00 or 5% of the revenue from the road test fees, whichever is greater, shall be deposited in the transportation economic development fund from behind-the-wheel road test fees collect…

Sec. 83. As used in this act: (a) "Specialty court" or "specialty court program" means any of the following: (i) A drug treatment court, as that term is defined in section 1060 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060, in which the participant is an adult.…

Sec. 8a. "Conviction" means any of the following: (a) A final conviction, the payment of a fine, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the court, or a finding of guilt for a criminal law violation or a juvenile adjudication, probate court disposition, or juvenile dis…

Sec. 8b. "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.7104 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Sec. 9. "County jail" as referred to in this act shall be construed to mean the county jail of any county where the violation of any of the provisions of this act occur.

Sec. 901. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), it is a misdemeanor for a person to violate this act, unless that violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony or a civil infraction. (2) Unless another penalty is provided in this act or…

Sec. 901a. If a person has received a citation for a violation of section 311, the court shall waive any fine and costs, upon receipt of certification by a law enforcement agency that the person, before the appearance date on the citation, has produced his or her operator's or ch…

Sec. 902. Any person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this act declared to constitute a felony, unless a different penalty is expressly provided herein, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 1 year nor more than 5 years, or by a fine of no…

Sec. 903. (1) A person who makes a false certification to a matter or thing required by the terms of this act to be certified, including but not limited to an application for any type of driver license, dealer license, vehicle certificate of title, vehicle registration, vehicle i…

Sec. 904. (1) An individual whose operator's or chauffeur's license or registration certificate has been suspended or revoked, whose application for license has been denied, or who has never applied for a license, shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway or other place open…

Sec. 904a. Any person, not exempt from license under this act, who operates a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and who is unable to show that he or she has been issued a license to operate a motor vehicle by any state or foreign country valid within the last 3 years be…

Sec. 904b. (1) When a person is convicted of an offense punishable under section 904(1)(b) or (c) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 904(1)(b) or (c) for operating a motor vehicle while his or her license to operate a motor vehicle is suspended, revoked, …

Sec. 904c. (1) When a peace officer detains the driver of a motor vehicle for a violation of a law of this state or local ordinance for which vehicle immobilization is required, the peace officer shall do all of the following: (a) Immediately confiscate the vehicle's registration…

Sec. 904d. (1) Vehicle immobilization applies as follows: (a) For a conviction under section 625(1), (3), (7), or (8) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625(1) or (3) with no prior convictions, or, beginning October 31, 2010, for a conviction under sectio…

Sec. 904e. (1) A court shall order a vehicle immobilized under section 904d by the use of any available technology approved by the court that locks the ignition, wheels, or steering of the vehicle or otherwise prevents any person from operating the vehicle or that prevents the de…

Sec. 904f. The vehicle registration records of the secretary of state shall disclose which vehicles are assigned a temporary registration plate under section 904c or are immobilized under this act.

Sec. 905. (1) Any person who forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of ability to respond in damages as required by the secretary of state under chapter 5, and any person who violates any provisions of chapter 5 for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a…

Sec. 906. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a police officer may enter upon such a private road to enforce violations of this act.

Sec. 907. (1) A violation of this act, or a local ordinance that substantially corresponds to a provision of this act, that is designated a civil infraction must not be considered a lesser included offense of a criminal offense. (2) Permission may be granted for payment of a civi…

Sec. 907a. (1) The work zone safety fund is created in the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer shall deposit money and other assets received from any other source in the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of money in the fund and credit interest and earning…

Sec. 908. (1) If a defendant defaults in the payment of a civil fine, costs, or both, or of any installment, as ordered pursuant to section 907(2), the court, upon the motion of the plaintiff or upon its own motion, may require the defendant to show cause why the default should n…

Sec. 909. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (6), a civil fine that is ordered under section 907 for a violation of this act or other state statute must be exclusively applied to the support of public libraries and county law libraries in the same manner as is pr…

Sec. 910. A conviction based on a plea of nolo contendere shall be treated in the same manner as a conviction based on a plea of guilty.

Sec. 921. Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, being sections 256.1 to 256.38, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 46 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being sections 256.101 to 256.119, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 91 of the …

Sec. 922. No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by the provisions of this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provisions of this code so far as possible.

Sec. 922a. This act does not apply to a racing event conducted under the "city motor vehicle racing act of 1981".

Sec. 923. This act shall be known as the "Michigan vehicle code."

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor vehicle service and repair act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Administrator" means the secretary of state or any individual designated by the secretary of state to act on behalf of the secretary of state. (b) "Advertise" means to advise, announce, apprise, command, give notice of, inform, make known, or pub…

Sec. 2a. As used in this act: (a) "Major component part" means any of the following parts of a motor vehicle: (i) The engine. (ii) The transmission. (iii) The right or left front fender. (iv) The hood. (v) A door that allows entrance to or egress from the passenger compartment of…

Sec. 3. Unless the means of doing or engaging in a motor vehicle repair business including the operating of a motor vehicle repair facility is adopted for the purposes of evading this act, and except as otherwise provided in this act, this act does not apply to gasoline service s…

Sec. 4. Unless the act or practice of repairing, servicing, reconditioning, or engaging in the activity of a master or specialty mechanic is adopted for the purposes of evading this act, this act shall not apply to a person who: (a) Repairs, replaces, reconditions, adjusts, analy…

Sec. 5. (1) Effective December 31, 1977, all motor vehicle repair facilities must have at least 1 specialty or master mechanic in its employ certified in each category of repair which it provides. (2) After January 1, 1978 any work concerning major service or repair performed by …

Sec. 6. Unless the act or practice is otherwise exempt by this act, a person shall not engage in the business or activity of a motor vehicle repair facility unless the person registers the facility with the administrator pursuant to this act.

Sec. 6a. (1) A motor vehicle repair facility shall not provide BAIID service without the approval of the department under this section and under section 625k of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625k. (2) The department may approve a motor vehicle repair facility as…