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MI Comp L § 257.677 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.677 - Interference With View or Control of Driver or Operation; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.677 Interference with view or control of driver or operation; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 677.  (1) A person shall not drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat a number of persons, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.  (2) A passenger in a vehicle or streetcar shall not ride in a position as to interfere with the driver's or operator's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's or operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or streetcar.  (3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 257.677a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.677a - Obstruction of Safety Vision by Removal or Deposit of Snow, Ice, or Slush Prohibited.

257.677a Obstruction of safety vision by removal or deposit of snow, ice, or slush prohibited.Sec. 677a.  (1) As used in this section:  (a) "Person" does not include the state or a political subdivision of the state or an employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state operating within the scope of his duties.  (b) "Safety vision" means an unobstructed line of sight enabling a driver to travel upon, enter, or exit a roadway in a safe manner.  (2) A person shall not remove, or cause to be removed, snow, ice, or slush onto or across a roadway or the shoulder of the roadway in a manner which obstructs the safety vision of the driver of a motor vehicle other than off-road vehicles.  (3) A person shall not deposit, or cause to be deposited, snow, ice, or slush onto or across a roadway or the shoulder of the roadway in a manner which obstructs the safety vision of the driver of a motor vehicle.  (4) A person shall not deposit, or cause to be deposited, snow, ice or slush on any roadway or highway.  (5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00. History: Add. 1978, Act 82, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1978 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
MI Comp L § 257.678 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.678 - Coasting Prohibited; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.678 Coasting prohibited; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 678.  (1) The driver of a motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral.  (2) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.  (3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 257.679 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.679 - Following or Parking Within Certain Distance of Fire Apparatus; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.679 Following or parking within certain distance of fire apparatus; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 679.  (1) The driver of a vehicle other than a vehicle on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or driver into or park the vehicle within 500 feet where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.  (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 Compiler's Notes: The words “driver into” in subsection (1) evidently should read “drive into”.
MI Comp L § 257.679a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.679a - Limited Access Highway; Pedestrians and Certain Vehicles Prohibited; Bicycles Permitted on Paths; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.679a Limited access highway; pedestrians and certain vehicles prohibited; bicycles permitted on paths; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 679a.  (1) A person shall not operate a motorcycle with less than a 125 cubic centimeter engine, moped, farm tractor, or other self-propelled farm implement, nor shall a pedestrian, bicycle, except as provided in this section, or other nonmotorized traffic be permitted on a limited access highway in this state. Bicycles shall be permitted on paths constructed separately from the roadway and designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.  (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: Add. 1961, Act 164, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 222, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 134, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 257.680 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.680 - Driving Over Unprotected Fire Hose; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.680 Driving over unprotected fire hose; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 680.  (1) A streetcar or vehicle shall not be driven over an unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on a street, private driveway, or streetcar track, to be used at a fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.  (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 257.681 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.681 - Bus; Fire Extinguisher Required.

257.681 Bus; fire extinguisher required. Sec. 681.  (1) A person, owner, or motor carrier shall not drive a bus or cause or permit a bus to be driven or moved, unless the bus is equipped with properly filled fire extinguishers as follows:  (a) If the bus is used to transport hazardous materials and required to be marked or placarded pursuant to 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, a fire extinguisher having an underwriters laboratories rating of 10 B:C or more.  (b) If the bus is not used to transport hazardous materials, either a fire extinguisher having an underwriters laboratories rating of 5 B:C or more, or 2 fire extinguishers having an underwriters laboratories rating of 4 B:C or more.  (2) The fire extinguishers required by this section shall be securely mounted on the vehicle in a location readily accessible for use. The fire extinguishers shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to permit a determination of whether they are fully charged and in proper operating condition.  (3) A fire extinguisher, required under this section, must have an extinguishing agent that does not need protection from freezing.  (4) A fire extinguisher, required under this section, must not use a vaporizing liquid that gives off vapors more toxic than those shown as having toxicity rating of 5 or 6 in the underwriters' laboratories classification of comparative life hazard of gases and vapors.  (5) Each fire extinguisher required under this section must be labeled or marked with its underwriters' laboratories rating. History: Add. 1988, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 257.681, which prohibited deposit of glass, nails, rubbish or garbage on highways and required any person removing damaged vehicle from highway to remove any glass or injurious substance dropped upon highway from such vehicle, was repealed by Act 106 of 1963, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963.
MI Comp L § 257.682a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.682a - Device Causing Emission of Flame or Smoke From Vehicle; Civil Infraction.

257.682a Device causing emission of flame or smoke from vehicle; civil infraction. Sec. 682a.  A person who installs, sells, or distributes a device for the purpose of causing flame or smoke to be emitted from a motor vehicle, except highway maintenance vehicles, or a person who uses such a device on a motor vehicle which is not a highway maintenance vehicle on a highway of this state is responsible for a civil infraction. History: Add. 1952, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1952 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 257.682b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.682b - Permitting Person Under 18 to Ride in Open Bed of Pickup Truck Prohibited; Exceptions; Civil Infraction.

257.682b Permitting person under 18 to ride in open bed of pickup truck prohibited; exceptions; civil infraction. Sec. 682b.  (1) Except as provided in this section, an operator shall not permit a person less than 18 years of age to ride in the open bed of a pickup truck on a highway, road, or street in a city, village, or township at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour.  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the operator of any of the following:  (a) A motor vehicle operated as part of a parade pursuant to a permit issued by the governmental unit with jurisdiction over the highway or street.  (b) A military motor vehicle.  (c) An authorized emergency vehicle.  (d) A motor vehicle controlled or operated by an employer or an employee of a farm operation, construction business, or similar enterprise during the course of work activities.  (e) A motor vehicle used to transport a search and rescue team to and from the site of an emergency.  (3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: Add. 2000, Act 434, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001 Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 257.682b, which pertained to persons authorized to be transported on school bus and to first aid kits, fire extinguishers, and traffic flares, was repealed by Act 188 of 1990, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
MI Comp L § 257.682c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c)|Section 257.682c - Operation of Commercial Snow Removal Vehicle; Yellow or Amber Light Required; Civil Infraction and Fine; Definitions.

257.682c Operation of commercial snow removal vehicle; yellow or amber light required; civil infraction and fine; definitions.Sec. 682c.  (1) A person shall not operate a commercial snow removal vehicle to remove snow or ice on a public street or highway or in a parking lot accessible for use by the public unless the vehicle is operated with at least 1 flashing, rotating, or oscillating yellow or amber light that is clearly visible in a 360-degree arc from a distance of 500 feet when in use.  (2) A person who owns or leases a commercial snow removal vehicle shall not knowingly allow a person to operate that vehicle in violation of subsection (1).  (3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.  (4) As used in this section:  (a) "Commercial snow removal vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a plow or other device that is used to remove snow or ice for payment or other remuneration.  (b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. History: Add. 2012, Act 262, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
MI Comp L § 257.683 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT - Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)|Section 257.683 - Driving or Moving Vehicle in Unsafe Condition; Condition and Adjustment of Parts and Equipment; Stopping and Inspecting Vehicle; Citation; Training Requirements as Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer; Additional Parts and Accessories; Exceptions; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.683 Driving or moving vehicle in unsafe condition; condition and adjustment of parts and equipment; stopping and inspecting vehicle; citation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; additional parts and accessories; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.Sec. 683.  (1) A person shall not drive or move or the owner shall not cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is in such an unsafe condition as to endanger a person, or that does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in sections 683 to 711, or that is equipped in a manner in violation of sections 683 to 711. A person shall not do an act forbidden or fail to perform an act required under sections 683 to 711.  (2) A police officer on reasonable grounds shown may stop a motor vehicle and inspect the motor vehicle, and if a defect in equipment is found, the officer may issue the driver a citation for a violation of a provision of sections 683 to 711.  (3) In order to be classified as a motor carrier enforcement officer, a police officer must have training equal to the minimum training requirements, including any annual training updates, established by the department of state police for an officer of the motor carrier division of the department of state police. A police officer who has received training equal to these minimum training requirements before the effective date of this section is considered a motor carrier enforcement officer for purposes of this act.  (4) Sections 683 to 711 shall not prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on a vehicle that are not inconsistent with those sections.  (5) The provisions of sections 683 to 711 with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors, except as specifically provided in sections 683 to 711.  (6) Except as otherwise provided in section 698 or 707d, a person who violates a provision of sections 683 to 711 with respect to equipment on vehicles is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005
MI Comp L § 257.684 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT - Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)|Section 257.684 - Head Lamps; Lighting, Distance, Height.

257.684 Head lamps; lighting, distance, height. Sec. 684.  (a) Every vehicle upon a highway within this state at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as hereinafter respectively required for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as hereinafter stated. When lighted lamps and illuminated devices are required by law no vehicle shall be operated upon any highway of this state with only the parking lights illuminated on the front of the vehicle.  (b) Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in paragraph (a) of this section upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.  (c) Whenever requirement is hereinafter declared as to the mounted height of lamps or devices, it shall mean from the center of such lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands when such vehicle is without a load. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 160, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
MI Comp L § 257.684a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT - Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)|Section 257.684a - Implement of Husbandry; Sale; Requirements; Posting Standards.

257.684a Implement of husbandry; sale; requirements; posting standards.Sec. 684a.  (1) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person shall not sell an implement of husbandry that does not comply with this section. This section does not apply to an implement of husbandry that was manufactured before January 1, 2007.  (2) An implement of husbandry shall comply with the following, which are incorporated by reference:  (a) ANSI/ASAE S276.6 JAN2005, Slow-Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem.  (b) ANSI/ASAE S279.12 DEC02, Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways.  (3) The secretary of state shall post, on its website, the standards incorporated by reference under subsection (2) not later than 30 days after enactment of the amendatory act that added this section. History: Add. 2006, Act 14, Imd. Eff. Feb. 9, 2006
MI Comp L § 257.685 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles|Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)|300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)|300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT - Equipment (257.683... 257.714b)|Section 257.685 - Head Lamps; Number; Modulator; Height; Auxiliary, Spot, or Other Lamp; Exemption.

257.685 Head lamps; number; modulator; height; auxiliary, spot, or other lamp; exemption.Sec. 685.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least 2 head lamps with at least 1 head lamp on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, in compliance with this chapter. An implement of husbandry manufactured on or after January 1, 2007 shall comply with section 684a.  (2) A motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with at least 1 and not more than 2 head lamps that comply with this chapter.  (3) A motorcycle or moped head lamp may be wired or equipped to allow either its upper beam or its lower beam, but not both, to modulate from a higher intensity to a lower intensity. A head lamp modulator installed on a motorcycle or moped with 2 head lamps shall be wired in a manner to prevent the head lamps from modulating at different rates or not in synchronization with each other. A head lamp modulator installed on a motorcycle or moped shall meet the standards prescribed in 49 CFR 571.108.  (4) Every head lamp upon a motor vehicle shall be located at a height measured from the center of the head lamp of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.  (5) When a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as required in this section is also equipped with auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front of the motor vehicle projecting a beam of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not more than a total of 4 of those lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at a time when upon a highway.  (6) A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle is exempt from the requirements of this section if the vehicle as originally equipped failed to meet these requirements. An historic vehicle shall not be operated in violation of section 684. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1957 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 14, Imd. Eff. Feb. 9, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 453, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2006