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MI Comp L § 257.669 (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-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671)|Section 257.669 - Vehicles Required to Activate Hazard Warning Lights and Stop at Railroad Track Grade Crossing; Driver to Listen and Look in Both Directions; Shifting Gears Prohibited; Exceptions; "Inactive Railroad Track" Defined; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.669 Vehicles required to activate hazard warning lights and stop at railroad track grade crossing; driver to listen and look in both directions; shifting gears prohibited; exceptions; "inactive railroad track" defined; violation as civil infraction.Sec. 669.  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (4), the driver of a motor vehicle transporting 16 or more passengers including the driver, a motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or a motor vehicle that is required to be marked or placarded under 49 CFR parts 100 to 180, before crossing a railroad track at grade, shall activate the vehicle hazard warning lights and stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail. While stopped, the driver shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment, and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely. After stopping as required in this subsection, and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of the vehicle shall cross only in a gear of the vehicle that does not require changing gears while traversing the crossing. The driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.  (2) A stop need not be made at a railroad track grade crossing where a police officer or a traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed.  (3) A stop need not be made at an inactive railroad track grade crossing. As used in this subsection, "inactive railroad track" means a railroad track that meets all of the following requirements:  (a) The track has been covered or removed.  (b) All signs, signals, and other warning devices are removed.  (4) A stop shall not be made at a railroad grade crossing marked with a sign reading "exempt". Exempt signs may be erected only by or with the consent of the state transportation department after notice to and an opportunity to be heard by the primary railroad operating over that crossing.  (5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 235, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1965 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 99, Eff. Sept. 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 612, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1979 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 383, Eff. Apr. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 128, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 394, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
MI Comp L § 257.669a (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-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671)|Section 257.669a - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; Adoption; Transportation of Persons and Property Over Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings.

257.669a Federal motor carrier safety regulations; adoption; transportation of persons and property over railroad-highway grade crossings. Sec. 669a.  (1) This state adopts motor carrier safety regulations 49 C.F.R. 392.10 and 392.11 on file with the office of the secretary of state, to provide for the safe transportation of persons and property over railroad-highway grade crossings with the intent of following the policies and procedures of the United States department of transportation's federal motor carrier safety administration as they relate to title 49 of the code of federal regulations. For purposes of this subsection, "commercial motor vehicle" means that term as defined in section 7a.  (2) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall comply with a lawful order or direction of a police officer guiding, directing, controlling, or regulating traffic at a railroad-highway grade crossing.  (3) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall not cross a railroad-highway grade crossing unless the vehicle has sufficient undercarriage clearance.  (4) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall not cross a railroad-highway grade crossing unless the vehicle can be driven completely through the crossing without stopping.  (5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: Add. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 257.670 (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-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671)|Section 257.670 - Operating or Moving Certain Vehicles or Equipment Upon or Across Steam Railroad Tracks at Grade Level; Notice of Intended Crossing; Stopping, Listening, and Looking; Warning; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.670 Operating or moving certain vehicles or equipment upon or across steam railroad tracks at grade level; notice of intended crossing; stopping, listening, and looking; warning; violation as civil infraction.Sec. 670.  (1) A person shall not operate or move a caterpillar tractor, shovel, derrick, roller, boiler, machinery, or other structure or object upon rollers, or other equipment or structure, which, because of its limited power, or weight, character, or load, has a normal operating speed of 4 miles per hour or less, or which has a vertical load or body clearance of less than 9 inches above the level surface of the roadway, upon or across the tracks of a railroad at grade level without first complying with this section, except this section shall not apply to the movement of electrically propelled cars on fixed rails or to their loads.  (2) Notice of the intended crossing described in subsection (1) shall be given to the nearest agent or officer of the railroad in time to afford protection to its locomotives, trains, or cars at the crossing.  (3) Before making the crossing, the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment shall first stop not less than 15 feet or more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the track and while stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.  (4) A crossing shall not be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.  (5) 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 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
MI Comp L § 257.671 (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-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671)|Section 257.671 - Designation of Through Highways; Designation of Stop, Yield, or Merge Intersections; Stop, Yield, or Merge Signs; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.671 Designation of through highways; designation of stop, yield, or merge intersections; stop, yield, or merge signs; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 671.  (1) The state highway commission with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, the county road commission, and local authorities with reference to other highways under their jurisdiction, subject to the approval of the state highway commission if a state trunk line highway, may designate through highways and erect stop, yield, or merge signs at specified entrances thereto or may designate any intersection as a stop, yield, or merge intersection and erect like signs at 1 or more entrances to the intersections.  (2) Every stop, yield, or merge sign shall be reflectorized or illuminated at night. Every stop, yield, or merge sign shall be located as near as practicable at the nearest line of the crosswalk thereat, or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.  (3) A person who fails to obey a stop, yield, or merge sign erected pursuant to this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 75, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1976 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 257.672 (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-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)|Section 257.672 - Stopping, Parking or Leaving Vehicle Upon Paved or Main Traveled Part of Highway or Upon Paved or Unpaved Part of Limited Access Highway; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.672 Stopping, parking or leaving vehicle upon paved or main traveled part of highway or upon paved or unpaved part of limited access highway; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 672.  (1) Outside of the limits of a city or village, a vehicle shall not be stopped, parked, or left standing, attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of a highway, when it is possible to stop, park, or to leave the vehicle off the paved or main traveled part of the highway. Inside or outside of the limits of a city or village, a vehicle shall not be stopped, parked, or left standing, attended or unattended, upon the paved or unpaved part of a limited access highway, except in an emergency or mechanical difficulty. This section shall apply to the stopping of school buses pursuant to the pupil transportation act.  (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 151, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1959 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 207, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990
MI Comp L § 257.673 (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-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)|Section 257.673 - Removal of Illegally Stopped Bicycles or Vehicles; Costs.

257.673 Removal of illegally stopped bicycles or vehicles; costs.Sec. 673.  (a) If a police officer finds a bicycle or vehicle standing on a highway in violation of the provisions of this chapter or standing on a highway in a manner that would block, delay, or otherwise interfere with the movement of a streetcar on a streetcar track, the police officer may remove the bicycle or vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the bicycle or vehicle to move the bicycle or vehicle, to a position off the paved or improved or main traveled part of the highway, including any portion that includes streetcar tracks.  (b) If a police officer finds a bicycle or vehicle unattended on any highway where the bicycle or vehicle is an obstruction to traffic or unattended on a highway in a manner that would block, delay, or otherwise interfere with the movement of a streetcar on a streetcar track, the police officer may provide for the removal of that bicycle or vehicle to the nearest garage, storage facility, or other place of safety.  (c) The necessary costs for removal under this section are a lien on the bicycle or vehicle and the person into whose custody the bicycle or vehicle is given may retain the bicycle or vehicle until the expenses involved are paid. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 43, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2021
MI Comp L § 257.674a (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-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)|Section 257.674a - Clear Vision Areas; Parking and Commercial Enterprises Prohibited; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.674a Clear vision areas; parking and commercial enterprises prohibited; violation as civil infraction. Sec. 674a.  (1) A vehicle shall not be parked in an area purchased, acquired, or used as a clear vision area adjacent to or on a highway right of way. A person shall not conduct vending or other commercial enterprises in a clear vision area.  (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. History: Add. 1967, Act 277, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
MI Comp L § 257.675a (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-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)|Section 257.675a - Unlawful Standing or Parked Vehicle; Proof; Presumption.

257.675a Unlawful standing or parked vehicle; proof; presumption. Sec. 675a.  Except as provided in section 675b involving leased vehicles, in a proceeding for a violation of a local ordinance or state statute relating to a standing or parked vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the citation, complaint, or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or state statute, together with proof from the secretary of state that the defendant named in the citation, complaint, or warrant was at the time of the violation the vehicle's registered owner, creates in evidence a presumption that the vehicle's registered owner was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where and at the time that the violation occurred. History: Add. 1974, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1974 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
MI Comp L § 257.675b (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-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)|Section 257.675b - Unlawful Standing or Parked Leased or Rented Motor Vehicle; Liability Proof; Information to Be Provided by Owner; Definitions.

257.675b Unlawful standing or parked leased or rented motor vehicle; liability proof; information to be provided by owner; definitions. Sec. 675b.  (1) The lessee or renter of a motor vehicle and not the leased vehicle owner is liable for a violation of a local ordinance or state statute relating to a standing or parked vehicle involving the motor vehicle if the leased vehicle owner furnishes proof that the vehicle described in the citation, complaint, warrant, or notice was in the possession of, custody of, or was being operated or used by the lessee or renter of the vehicle at the time of the violation.   (2) If a leased vehicle is leased or rented for 30 days or less, the leased vehicle owner may avoid liability for a violation described in subsection (1) if the leased vehicle owner provides all of the following information to the clerk of the court or parking violations bureau issuing the violation not later than 30 days after the leased vehicle owner has received notice of the violation:  (a) The lessee's or renter's name, address, and operator's or chauffeur's license number.  (b) A copy of the signed rental or lease agreement or an expedited rental agreement without signature as part of a master rental agreement, including proof of the date and time the possession of the vehicle was given to the lessee or renter and the date and time the vehicle was returned to the leased vehicle owner or the leased vehicle owner's authorized agent under the agreement.  (3) If a leased vehicle is leased or rented for 30 days or less, the leased vehicle owner is liable for a violation of a local ordinance or state statute relating to a standing or parked vehicle if 1 or more of the following occur:  (a) The leased vehicle owner does not provide the information described in subsection (2) within the 30-day period specified in that subsection.  (b) The court or parking violations bureau issuing the violation proceeds against the lessee or renter of the vehicle and the lessee or renter of the vehicle is not convicted of or found responsible for the violation.  (4) As used in this section:  (a) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly through 1 or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.  (b) "Leased vehicle owner" means a person in the business of renting or leasing leased vehicles or an affiliate of the person, if the person or the affiliate is the registered owner of a standing or parked leased vehicle involved in a violation of a local ordinance or state statute. History: Add. 1974, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
MI Comp L § 257.676 (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 257.676 - Unattended Vehicle; Setting Brakes, Stopping Motor, Placing in Park, Removing Ignition Key, and Turning Front Wheels; Vehicle With Remote Starter; Rescission of R 28.1458; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.676 Unattended vehicle; setting brakes, stopping motor, placing in park, removing ignition key, and turning front wheels; vehicle with remote starter; rescission of R 28.1458; violation as civil infraction.Sec. 676.  (1) A person shall not allow a motor vehicle to stand on a highway unattended without engaging the parking brake or placing the vehicle in park, stopping the motor of the vehicle, and removing and taking possession of the ignition key. If the vehicle is standing upon a grade, the front wheels of the vehicle shall be turned to the curb or side of the highway. This section does not apply to a vehicle that is standing in place and is equipped with a remote start feature, if the remote start feature is engaged.  (2) R 28.1458 of the Michigan Administrative Code is rescinded.  (3) A person who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a civil infraction. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 184, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2003 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 26, 2017
MI Comp L § 257.676c (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 257.676c - Scene of Motor Vehicle Accident or Disabled Vehicle; Business Solicitation by Wrecker, Recovery, or Towing Service; Prohibition; Violation; Civil Fine; Exception; Request by Owner or Operator of Motor Vehicle.

257.676c Scene of motor vehicle accident or disabled vehicle; business solicitation by wrecker, recovery, or towing service; prohibition; violation; civil fine; exception; request by owner or operator of motor vehicle.Sec. 676c.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not travel to the scene of a motor vehicle accident or a disabled vehicle located on public property, property open to the public, or a state trunk line highway and solicit business for a wrecker, recovery, or towing service. A person who violates this subsection is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of $1,000.00.  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if any of the following conditions apply:  (a) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the scene of the accident or disabled vehicle, or an individual involved in that accident or disabled vehicle, requests the owner or operator of a wrecker or towing service to come to the scene.  (b) A wrecker, recovery truck, or tow truck operator, who does not travel to the scene of a motor vehicle accident or disabled vehicle as described in subsection (1) for the purpose of soliciting business for a wrecker, recovery, or towing service, offers assistance to a stranded motorist without creating a nuisance or interfering with management of a motor vehicle accident by law enforcement.  (3) Subject to section 252d, the law enforcement agency at the scene shall permit an owner or operator of a motor vehicle to request the towing, wrecker, or recovery service or roadside assistance service of his or her choice unless the vehicle is involved in a suspected criminal activity, fatality, or law enforcement investigation, if the vehicle is being impounded, or if the requested preference wrecker service is unavailable or cannot respond within a timely manner and the vehicle is creating a road or safety hazard as determined by law enforcement at the scene. History: Add 2014, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 7, 2015
MI Comp L § 257.676d (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 257.676d - Contract Between Local Unit of Government and Wrecker, Recovery, or Towing Service; Incentives Prohibited.

257.676d Contract between local unit of government and wrecker, recovery, or towing service; incentives prohibited.Sec. 676d.  (1) A local unit of government shall not require as a term of a contract with a wrecker, recovery, or towing service that the wrecker, recovery, or towing service pay a fee to that local unit of government for responding to the scene of an impound, accident, disabled vehicle, or abandoned vehicle and providing wrecker, recovery, or towing services. A local unit of government shall not accept a payment, commission, or portion of wrecker, recovery, or towing service fees from a wrecker, recovery, or towing service in exchange for securing business for that wrecker, recovery, or towing service.  (2) A wrecker, recovery, or towing service shall not offer to a local unit of government a payment, fee, or commission to induce the local unit of government to enter into a contract with or secure business for the wrecker, recovery, or towing service.  (3) This section only applies to a contract between a local unit of government and a wrecker, recovery, or towing service that is entered into or renewed after January 7, 2015. History: Add. 2014, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 7, 2015 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 141, Eff. Oct. 6, 2020