Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1314 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1314
Motor vehicle repair facility; registration form; contents; auxiliary facility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

(1) Except for an auxiliary facility, the owner of a motor vehicle repair facility shall register the facility by providing all of the following information to the administrator, on a registration form provided by the administrator, accompanied by a registration fee in an amount determined under section 30:

(a) The name and form of ownership of the facility, and if the owner is a corporation, the date and place of incorporation.

(b) For applicants that apply on or after February 1, 2026, the location of the applicant's established place of business in this state, along with written verification from the appropriate municipal governing body or zoning authority that states that the applicant's established place of business meets all applicable municipal and zoning requirements.

(c) The name and address of each of the owner's resident agents, officers, directors, and partners in this state, as applicable.

(d) The principal occupation or business for the past 5 years of all of the following, as applicable:

( i ) Each person that owns 25% or more of the facility.

( ii ) For each owner described in subparagraph ( i ), every officer and director if the owner is a corporation; every partner if the owner is a partnership; and any other person that occupies a similar status or performs similar functions.

(e) A description of the facility that includes all of the following information:

( i ) The type of service business the facility operates.

( ii ) The type of repairs the facility performs.

( iii ) The type of vehicles the facility services.

( iv ) The number of mechanics the facility employs who perform repairs.

( v ) Subject to subdivision (f), the range of gross revenue received by the facility from performing repairs, including revenue from parts and goods sold in conjunction with repairs, for the most recent federal income tax year.

( vi ) Measured in square feet, the size of the space within the facility used for performing repairs.

(f) Unless the applicant's gross revenue exceeds $300,000.00, proof of the facility's gross revenue provided under subdivision (e)( v ), if requested by the administrator.

(g) An irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state as the agent for the facility for service of process.

(h) A copy of each instrument, form, contract, or other document used by the applicant in connection with the repair of motor vehicles for the public, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

( i ) Any document on which the facility routinely requires a customer's signature.

( ii ) Any document used by the facility in connection with providing estimates, diagnoses, or repairs.

( iii ) Any invoices, warranties, or waivers.

( iv ) Any other document used by the facility to comply with this act or rules promulgated under this act.

(i) A certification that neither the applicant or another person named on the application is acting as the alter ego of any other person in seeking the registration. As used in this subdivision, "alter ego" means a person that acts for and on behalf of, or in the place of, another person for purposes of obtaining a vehicle repair facility registration.

(j) A statement of the previous history, record, and associations of the applicant and each owner, partner, officer, or director of the applicant related to all current or past motor vehicle repair facilities.

(k) If applicable, any auxiliary facilities that will share the same registration and registration number as the facility that the owner is registering.

( l ) Any other relevant information required by the administrator.

(2) Subject to this section, the owner of a motor vehicle repair facility that is registered under subsection (1) may be approved for a single, auxiliary facility under the same registration and registration number as the facility registered under subsection (1) if the owner of that motor vehicle repair facility submits an application for an auxiliary facility to the department, along with written verification from the appropriate municipal governing body or zoning authority that states that the auxiliary facility meets all applicable municipal and zoning requirements. The application for an auxiliary facility must be in a format as determined by the administrator.

(3) An auxiliary facility must meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Be located within a 3-mile radius of the motor vehicle repair facility described under subsection (2).

(b) Serve as an extension of the motor vehicle repair facility described under subsection (2).

(c) Mirror the registered facility's hours of operation, types of vehicles serviced, and repairs performed.

(d) Rely on the established place of business of the motor vehicle repair facility described under subsection (2) for all in-person customer interactions including, but not limited to, customer drop off and pick up of vehicles, payment for services rendered, invoice generation, and other documents shared with a customer.

(e) Not perform any repairs that are not approved, directed, or initiated by and through the motor vehicle repair facility described under subsection (2).

(4) Upon receiving an application for an auxiliary facility under subsection (2), the administrator shall review the compliance history of the registered motor vehicle repair facility and may, if the registered motor vehicle repair facility has any of the following, deny the application or revoke the approval of the application:

(a) Two or more unresolved violations involving customer parts retention.

(b) Two or more unresolved violations for failing to maintain records.

(c) An unresolved violation for hindering or obstructing a general compliance inspection or a consumer complaint inspection.

(5) An auxiliary facility does not need any of the following:

(a) A registration certificate with a separate registration number from the facility with which the auxiliary facility shares a registration.

(b) An exterior sign that identifies the business.

(c) Any customer instrument, form, contract, written statement, or other document required under section 32(6) or section 34 that is distinct from the instruments, forms, contracts, written statements, or other documents used by the facility with which the auxiliary facility shares a registration.

(d) A consumer information sign.

(e) A notice of parts return sign.

History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 1976, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976; Am. 2016, Act 430, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017; Am. 2025, Act 59, Eff. Feb. 1, 2026