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2023 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 257.710a - Safety Belts and Restraining Devices; Standards, Rules and Regulations.

257.710a Safety belts and restraining devices; standards, rules and regulations.
Sec. 710a.
No person shall sell, offer or keep for sale, or install for use in any motor vehicle to be operated on the highways of this state, any safety belt, safety restraining device, or attachments thereto as referred to in this section, unless of a type conforming to standards and specifications established by rules and regulations which have been established by the commissioner of the Michigan state police.
The rules and regulations established pursuant to the authorization given in this section shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.82, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948.
History:
Add. 1955, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 2, Eff. Feb. 3, 1956
Popular Name:
Seat Belt Law
Admin Rule:
R 28.901 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 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 257.710b - Safety Belts; Bolts and Brackets.

257.710b Safety belts; bolts and brackets.
Sec. 710b.
A private passenger vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1965 shall not be offered for sale in this state unless the vehicle is equipped with safety belts for the use of the driver and 1 other front seat passenger. All safety belts and bolts and brackets used in the installation of the safety belts shall meet the minimum specifications of the society of automotive engineers as prescribed on April 1, 1963. This section shall not apply to trucks, buses, hearses, motorcycles, or mopeds.
History:
Add. 1961, Act 163, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 212, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name:
Seat Belt Law
2023 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 257.710d - Child Restraint System Required; Position; Exceptions; Violation as Civil Infraction; Points; Abstract; Exemption by Rules; Alternate Means of Protection.

257.710d Child restraint system required; position; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; points; abstract; exemption by rules; alternate means of protection.
Sec. 710d.
(1) Except as provided in this section, or as otherwise provided by law, a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, or federal regulation, each driver transporting a child less than 4 years of age in a motor vehicle shall properly secure that child in a child restraint system that meets the standards prescribed in 49 CFR 571.213.
(2) A driver transporting a child as required under subsection (1) shall position the child in the child restraint system in a rear seat, if the vehicle is equipped with a rear seat. If all available rear seats are occupied by children less than 4 years of age, then a child less than 4 years of age may be positioned in the child restraint system in the front seat. A child in a rear-facing child restraint system may be placed in the front seat only if the front passenger air bag is deactivated.
(3) This section does not apply if the motor vehicle being driven is a bus, school bus, taxicab, moped, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle not required to be equipped with safety belts under federal law or regulations.
(4) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
(5) Points shall not be assessed under section 320a for a violation of this section. An abstract required under section 732 shall not be submitted to the secretary of state regarding a violation of this section.
(6) The secretary of state may exempt by rules promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, a class of children from the requirements of this section, if the secretary of state determines that the use of the child restraint system required under subsection (1) is impractical because of physical unfitness, a medical problem, or body size. The secretary of state may specify alternate means of protection for children exempted under this subsection.
History:
Add. 1981, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 90, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 57, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2009
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of 1999 PA 29, which amended this section, provides:“Enacting section 1. It is the intent of the legislature that the cost savings realized by insurance companies because of the changes made by this amendatory act shall be passed on to insurance policy holders.”
Popular Name:
Seat Belt Law
2023 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 257.710f - Adoption of Program to Encourage Compliance.

257.710f Adoption of program to encourage compliance.
Sec. 710f.
The secretary of state shall adopt a program to encourage compliance with the safety belt usage requirement, which shall inform all applicants for an operator license that safety belts are beneficial and that failure to use them properly is unlawful.
History:
Add. 1985, Act 1, Eff. July 1, 1985
Popular Name:
Seat Belt Law
2023 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 257.710g - Child Car Seat Safety Grant Program; Establishment.

257.710g Child car seat safety grant program; establishment.
Sec. 710g.
The department of community health shall establish a child car seat safety grant program for the purpose of providing grants for training, promotion, and education concerning the child restraint system use requirements under sections 710d and 710e. The child car seat safety grant program shall provide grants to persons that the department of community health considers eligible.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 282, Imd. Eff. July 10, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
2023 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 257.711 - Safety Glass Required; Safety Plastic on Buses; “Safety Glass” Defined; Penalties.

257.711 Safety glass required; safety plastic on buses; “safety glass” defined; penalties.
Sec. 711.
(1) A person shall not sell a new motor vehicle nor shall a new motor vehicle be registered thereafter which is designed or used for the purpose of transporting passengers for compensation unless that vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields. Rigid safety plastic which meets the test requirements of American national standards institute standard Z26.1-1966, as supplemented and amended, may be used on buses in lieu of safety glass, except that front windshields shall be equipped with safety glass.
(2) A person shall not sell a new motor vehicle nor shall a new motor vehicle be registered thereafter unless that vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in the windshield, doors, and windows; nor shall any glass be replaced in the windshield, doors, and windows of a motor vehicle unless the glass is safety glass as herein defined.
(3) The term "safety glass" shall mean a product composed of glass, so manufactured, fabricated, or treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or broken.
(4) In addition to the penalties imposed by this act, the permit issued by the Michigan public service commission to a person engaged in the passenger carrying business shall be subject to revocation or suspension in the discretion of the Michigan public service commission.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 64, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990
2023 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 257.711a - Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.

257.711a Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to school bus gasoline tanks.
2023 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 257.712, 257.713 - Repealed. 2002, Act 282, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.

257.712, 257.713 Repealed. 2002, Act 282, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to flares, flags, reflector units, and flashing signals on stopped vehicles.
2023 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 257.714 - Repealed. 1980, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981.

257.714 Repealed. 1980, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to vehicles transporting explosives as cargo.
2023 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 257.714a, 257.714b - Repealed. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.

257.714a, 257.714b Repealed. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to preventing commercial vehicles from throwing road surface substances from rear wheel and to fuel systems for trucks over 10,000 pounds, truck tractors, road tractors, or buses.
2023 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-INSPECTION-OF-VEHICLES - Inspection of Vehicles (257.715...257.715a) › Section 257.715 - Maintenance of Equipment on Vehicles; Stopping and Inspecting Vehicles; Citation for Defects in Equipment; Inspection of Vehicles Involved in Accident; Temporary Vehicle Check Lanes.

257.715 Maintenance of equipment on vehicles; stopping and inspecting vehicles; citation for defects in equipment; inspection of vehicles involved in accident; temporary vehicle check lanes.
Sec. 715.
(1) Equipment on motor vehicles as required under this act shall be maintained as provided in this act. A uniformed police officer may on reasonable grounds shown stop a motor vehicle to inspect the vehicle, and if any defects in equipment are found, issue an appropriate citation under section 728 or 742 to the driver and order the driver to have the defect or defects repaired immediately. In case of an accident a police officer may make an inspection of the vehicles involved in the accident.
(2) The director of the department of state police shall cause inspection to be made of motor vehicles operating on the public highways to detect defective equipment or other violations of law governing the use of public highways by motor vehicles, operators, and chauffeurs. For that purpose the director may establish temporary vehicle check lanes at appropriate locations throughout the state for checking for inadequacies and violations. A county, city, village, or township police department also may operate a temporary check lane within its limits with the express authorization of the director of the department of state police and under the direct supervision of a designated representative of the director.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 214, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 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-INSPECTION-OF-VEHICLES - Inspection of Vehicles (257.715...257.715a) › Section 257.715a - Inspection of Certain School Buses, Buses, or Other Motor Vehicles With Seating Capacity of 12 or More; Delegation of Inspection; Rules.

257.715a Inspection of certain school buses, buses, or other motor vehicles with seating capacity of 12 or more; delegation of inspection; rules.
Sec. 715a.
(1) A school bus, bus, or other motor vehicle with a manufacturers rated seating capacity of 12 or more which is owned, leased or used by a nonpublic school, religious organization, nonprofit youth organization, nonprofit rehabilitation facility, or senior citizen center for the transportation of passengers shall not be operated on a highway unless the vehicle has been inspected as provided in this section.
(2) The department of state police shall inspect each school bus, bus, or other motor vehicle with a manufacturers rated seating capacity of 12 or more, which is owned, leased or used by a nonpublic school, religious organization, nonprofit youth organization, nonprofit rehabilitation facility, or senior citizen center for the transportation of passengers, annually, and more frequently if defects are found in the organization's vehicles, to determine if the vehicles meet the specifications of the department of state police. The department of state police may delegate the inspection of vehicles under this section to publicly employed inspectors if the inspections comply with this section.
(3) The department of state police shall promulgate rules for safety equipment for a school bus, bus, or other motor vehicle regulated under this section pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 547, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1984
Admin Rule:
R 257.951 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.718 - Width of Load Carried on Passenger Type Vehicle; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.718 Width of load carried on passenger type vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 718.
(1) A passenger type vehicle shall not be operated on a highway with a load carried on the vehicle extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle.
(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
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.719b - Certain Mobile Homes Transported in Lower Peninsula; Additional Requirements.

257.719b Certain mobile homes transported in lower peninsula; additional requirements.
Sec. 719b.
All mobile homes transported on the highways of the Lower Peninsula of this state that are more than 14-1/3 feet wide, plus normal appurtenances that extend no more than 6 inches, and an eave that extends no more than 2 feet from the width of the mobile home, are subject to the following requirements in addition to the requirements of section 719a:
(a) Two escort vehicles shall escort the towing vehicle and mobile home on all 2-lane roads and on those roads where the state police consider 2 escort vehicles necessary for highway safety.
(b) Each towing vehicle shall be equipped with a radio or other device that allows for continuous communication between the towing vehicle and each escort vehicle.
(c) The person transporting the mobile home shall have in effect a liability insurance policy covering personal injury and property damage and having policy limits of not less than $1,000,000.00.
(d) The towing vehicle and mobile home shall not exceed a speed of 45 miles per hour or 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit, whichever is lower.
History:
Add. 1991, Act 19, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1991 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 128, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1992 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 257, Imd. Eff. Dec. 7, 1992 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 243, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 1993
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.719c - Truck and Semitrailers Used for Transporting Passengers for Sightseeing Purposes.

257.719c Truck and semitrailers used for transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes.
Sec. 719c.
(1) Notwithstanding section 719, a truck may be used to haul not more than 4 semitrailers for the purpose of transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes with the approval of the local unit of government in which the truck is to be operated not to exceed 3 miles beyond the boundaries of the local unit and if the truck does not exceed a speed of 25 miles per hour.
(2) A truck and semitrailers described in this section shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Be equipped with hazard warning lights, and slow-moving vehicle emblems as described in section 688.
(b) Be equipped with safety belts as described in section 710e for each individual seat within 1 year after the effective date of this section.
(c) Any applicable federal safety standards.
(3) A driver of a truck regulated by this section shall secure the proper group vehicle designation and any endorsement required on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license before operating a truck regulated by this section.
(4) A truck and semitrailers used as described in this section shall be inspected annually by the department of state police.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 105, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1995
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.722a - Transporting Flammable Liquid; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Enforcement; “In Bulk” Defined; Vehicles Transporting Hazardous Materials.

257.722a Transporting flammable liquid; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; enforcement; “in bulk” defined; vehicles transporting hazardous materials.
Sec. 722a.
(1) A truck pulling a trailer, a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer and trailer combination, or a truck tractor pulling 2 semitrailers shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit within this state.
(2) A truck pulling a trailer, a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer and trailer combination, or a truck tractor pulling 2 semitrailers shall not transport a flammable gas or a compressed flammable gas, in bulk, as defined by 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 180, within this state.
(3) A truck or a truck tractor pulling a semitrailer shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit in this state, unless the truck or the semitrailer has a water capacity of less than 13,800 gallons. This subsection does not apply to those vehicles registered with the motor carrier division of the department of state police on or before January 1, 1986.
(4) A truck or truck tractor pulling a semitrailer shall not transport a flammable liquid, in bulk, which has a flash point at or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit in a quantity of more than 13,400 gallons.
(5) The owner or driver of a vehicle that transports, or a shipper who loads a vehicle with a flammable liquid, flammable gas, or compressed flammable gas in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $3,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(6) This section shall be enforced only by a police officer.
(7) For the purposes of this section, "in bulk" means an amount of product or material of 3,500 water gallons or more in a single containment system. Commercial motor vehicles transporting hazardous materials shall comply with the motor carrier safety act, Act No. 181 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 480.11 to 480.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1984, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1984 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1985 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 249, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 1993 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1995
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.723 - Towing or Platform Bed Wreckers or Road Service Vehicles; Compliance With Federal Identification Requirements; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.723 Towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles; compliance with federal identification requirements; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 723.
(1) All towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles in operation upon the public highways of this state shall have the name, city, and state or the registered logo or emblem of the registered owner of the vehicle, and lessee of the vehicle if the vehicle is being operated under lease, painted or permanently attached on each side of the vehicle in letters of not less than 3 inches in height, not lower than the bottom edge of the door. This information shall be in sharp color contrast to the background.
(2) A vehicle in compliance with the identification requirements of the federal motor carrier safety regulations, 49 CFR parts 390-399, is considered to be in compliance with this section.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 185, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 152, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 294, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.724a - Axle Weight Requirements; Exception; Weight After Lift Axles Lowered; "Lift Axle" Defined.

257.724a Axle weight requirements; exception; weight after lift axles lowered; "lift axle" defined.
Sec. 724a.
(1) The axle weight requirements of this chapter do not apply to a vehicle equipped with lift axles during the period in which axles are raised to negotiate an intersection, driveway, or other turn and until the lift axles are fully engaged after the period of time or the distance necessary to negotiate that intersection, driveway, or other turn.
(2) If a vehicle is to be weighed to determine whether the vehicle is being operated in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act or of a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act or a rule promulgated under this act and the vehicle is equipped with lift axles that have been raised to allow the vehicle to negotiate an intersection, driveway, or other turn, the vehicle shall be weighed only after the lift axles have been fully lowered and are under operational pressure as provided in subsection (1).
(3) As used in this section, "lift axle" means an axle on a vehicle that can be raised or lowered by mechanical means.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 420, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.725a - Transportation of Farm Machinery or Implements by Dealer; Annual Permit; Condition.

257.725a Transportation of farm machinery or implements by dealer; annual permit; condition.
Sec. 725a.
Upon application, the state transportation department may issue an annual permit authorizing a farm implement dealer to transport by truck, truck tractor, semitrailer, or trailer upon a state highway during daylight hours, including Saturday, farm machinery or implements of a greater width or height than authorized by this act if the transportation is otherwise permitted under those rules promulgated pursuant to section 716 that do not conflict with this section.
History:
Add. 1958, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1959 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 581, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 311, Imd. Eff. Dec. 4, 1980 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 653, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.726a - Enforcement of Act on Boundary Streets or Highways.

257.726a Enforcement of act on boundary streets or highways.
Sec. 726a.
A peace officer of any county, city, village or township of this state may exercise authority and powers outside his own county, city, village or township when he is enforcing this act on a street or highway which is on the boundary of the county, city, village or township the same as if he were in his own county, city, village or township.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 47, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1968 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1972
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.726b - Violation as to Load, Weight, or Height of Vehicle or Load; Powers of Police Officer.

257.726b Violation as to load, weight, or height of vehicle or load; powers of police officer.
Sec. 726b.
Any police officer having reason to believe that the load, weight, or height of a vehicle or load is in violation of section 719, 720, 722a, or 724 which violation is a misdemeanor, may require the driver of the vehicle to stop, and the officer may investigate, weigh, or measure the vehicle or load. If after personally investigating, weighing, or measuring the vehicle or load, the officer determines that the load, weight, or height of a vehicle or load are in violation of the requirements of section 719, 720, 722a, or 724, the officer may temporarily detain the driver of the vehicle for purposes of making a record or vehicle check, may make an arrest for the violation, and may proceed as otherwise provided in this act.
History:
Add. 1984, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1984
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.726c - Duly Authorized Agent of County Road Commission; Shoulder Patch Required; Firearm.

257.726c Duly authorized agent of county road commission; shoulder patch required; firearm.
Sec. 726c.
(1) A duly authorized agent of a county road commission when enforcing sections 215, 255, 631(1), 717, 719, 719a, 720, 722, 724, 725, and 726 shall wear a shoulder patch that is clearly visible and identifies the branch of government represented.
(2) A duly authorized agent of a county road commission shall not carry a firearm while enforcing sections 215, 255, 631(1), 717, 719, 719a, 720, 722, 724, 725, and 726 unless he or she is licensed or certified as a police officer under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.
History:
Add. 1984, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1984 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Aug. 22, 1989 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 529, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 2, 2017
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.727 - Arrest Without Warrant; Arraignment by Magistrate or Family Division of Circuit Court.

257.727 Arrest without warrant; arraignment by magistrate or family division of circuit court.
Sec. 727.
If a person is arrested without a warrant in any of the following cases, the arrested person shall, without unreasonable delay, be arraigned by the magistrate who is nearest or most accessible within the judicial district as provided in section 13 of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.13, or, if a minor, taken before the family division of circuit court within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed:
(a) The person is arrested under section 601d.
(b) The person is arrested under section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8), or an ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625(1), (3), (6), or (8).
(c) A person is arrested under section 626 or an ordinance substantially corresponding to that section. If under the existing circumstances it does not appear that releasing the person pending the issuance of a warrant will constitute a public menace, the arresting officer may proceed as provided by section 728.
(d) A person arrested does not have in his or her immediate possession a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or the receipt described in section 311a. If the arresting officer otherwise satisfactorily determines the identity of the person and the practicability of subsequent apprehension if the person fails to voluntarily appear before a designated magistrate or the family division of circuit court as directed, the officer may release the person from custody with instructions to appear in court, given in the form of a citation as prescribed by section 728.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 41, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1965 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 63, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 99, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 301, Eff. June 30, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 348, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 62, Eff. May 3, 2004 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.727a - Repealed. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979.

257.727a Repealed. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to citations for traffic violations.
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.727b - Citation Books; Issuance; Receipt.

257.727b Citation books; issuance; receipt.
Sec. 727b.
Each police chief, including the state police, and each sheriff shall issue citation books to each police officer of the department whose duties may or will include traffic duty or traffic law enforcement. Each police chief shall obtain a receipt from the officer to whom a citation book has been issued upon a form created by the secretary of state, the attorney general, the state court administrator, and the director of the department of state police.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 235, Eff. July 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.727c - “Citation” Defined; Numbering, Form, and Parts of Citation; Modification and Optional Use of Citation; Complaint Signed by Police Officer as Made Under Oath; Conditions.

257.727c “Citation” defined; numbering, form, and parts of citation; modification and optional use of citation; complaint signed by police officer as made under oath; conditions.
Sec. 727c.
(1) As used in this act, "citation" means a complaint or notice upon which a police officer shall record an occurrence involving 1 or more vehicle law violations by the person cited. Each citation shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form as determined by the secretary of state, the attorney general, the state court administrator, and the director of the department of state police and shall consist of the following parts:
(a) The original which shall be a complaint or notice to appear by the officer and shall be filed with the court in which the appearance is to be made.
(b) The first copy which shall be retained by the local traffic enforcement agency.
(c) The second copy which shall be delivered to the alleged violator if the violation is a misdemeanor.
(d) The third copy which shall be delivered to the alleged violator if the violation is a civil infraction.
(2) With the prior approval of the state officials enumerated in subsection (1), the citation may be appropriately modified as to content or number of copies to accommodate law enforcement and local court procedures and practices. Use of this citation for other than moving violations is optional.
(3) For purposes of this act, a complaint signed by a police officer shall be treated as made under oath if the violation alleged in the complaint is either a civil infraction or a misdemeanor or ordinance violation for which the maximum permissible penalty does not exceed 93 days in jail or a fine, or both, and occurred or was committed in the signing officer's presence or under circumstances permitting the officer's issuance of a citation under section 625a or 728(8), and if the complaint contains the following statement immediately above the date and signature of the officer:
"I declare under the penalties of perjury that the statements above are true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief."
History:
Add. 1967, Act 212, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.728a - Citation; Delivery of Copies to Police Chief or Duly Authorized Person; Deposit of Original With Court; Mailing Original to Court; Spoiled, Mutilated, or Voided Citation; Criminal Complaint.

257.728a Citation; delivery of copies to police chief or duly authorized person; deposit of original with court; mailing original to court; spoiled, mutilated, or voided citation; criminal complaint.
Sec. 728a.
(1) At or before the completion of his or her tour of duty a police officer to whom a citation book has been issued and who has recorded the occurrence of a vehicle law violation upon a citation shall deliver to his or her police chief or to a person duly authorized by the police chief to receive citations all copies of such citation duly signed. The police chief or a person duly authorized by the police chief shall deposit the original of the citation with the court having jurisdiction over the offense not later than 3 days after the date of the citation, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
(2) The citation shall be considered to have been deposited with the court as required under subsection (1) if the original of the citation is mailed not later than 2 days after the date of the citation as specified under this subsection. Mailing shall be accomplished by enclosing the original of the citation in a sealed envelope with first class postage fully prepaid, addressed to the court, and depositing the envelope and contents in the United States government mail.
(3) If a citation is spoiled, mutilated, or voided, it shall be endorsed with a full explanation thereof by the police officer voiding the citation, and shall be accounted for to the police officer's police chief or an authorized designee of the police chief.
(4) Nothing in this act shall prevent a person other than a police officer from applying for a criminal complaint for a vehicle law violation which is not a civil infraction, and that person need not show that the alleged offender has been issued a citation in connection with the offense.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 235, Eff. July 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.728b - Establishment of Procedures to Insure Accountability; Maintenance of Citation Records.

257.728b Establishment of procedures to insure accountability; maintenance of citation records.
Sec. 728b.
The state treasurer shall establish procedures to insure accountability which shall be maintained by all jurisdictions processing traffic violation citations. The record showing the issuance and subsequent disposition shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent 5-year period and such records and notices shall be available for public inspection.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 235, Eff. July 1, 1967
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.728c - Audit of Citation Records.

257.728c Audit of citation records.
Sec. 728c.
A complete audit of such citation records shall be made at least annually by the appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the traffic enforcement agency is responsible; and may be audited by the state treasurer if deemed by him to be necessary.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 235, Eff. July 1, 1967
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.728d - Falsification of Citation or Record of Issuance; Penalty.

257.728d Falsification of citation or record of issuance; penalty.
Sec. 728d.
Whoever knowingly falsifies a citation or copies thereof or a record of the issuance of same, or disposes of such citation, copy or record, in a manner other than as required in this act, or attempts so to falsify or dispose, or attempts to incite or procure another so to falsify or dispose shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 235, Eff. July 1, 1967
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.728e - Accepting Plea; Signing of Complaint; Filing Sworn Complaint; Warrant for Arrest.

257.728e Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.
Sec. 728e.
When under section 728 an officer issues a citation for a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, a magistrate may accept a plea of guilty or not guilty upon the citation, without the necessity of a sworn complaint but the officer shall sign the complaint before the magistrate makes a docket return on the complaint. If the offender pleads not guilty, further proceedings may not be had until a sworn complaint is filed with the magistrate. A warrant for arrest shall not issue for an offense under this act until a sworn complaint is filed with the magistrate.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 211, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.729 - Fine and Costs.

257.729 Fine and costs.
Sec. 729.
In addition to a fine assessed for the charge or civil infraction when found guilty or determined responsible, the magistrate may also add to any fine and costs levied additional costs incurred in compelling the appearance of the person, which additional costs shall be returned to the general fund of the unit of government incurring the costs.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 129, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.730 - Provisions Governing Arrests Without Warrant and Issuance of Citations; Execution of Warrant.

257.730 Provisions governing arrests without warrant and issuance of citations; execution of warrant.
Sec. 730.
This chapter shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant and in issuing civil infraction citations for violations of this act, but this act shall not be construed as preventing the execution of a warrant for the arrest of a person for a misdemeanor as in other cases of misdemeanors when the same may be necessary.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.731 - Evidence of Conviction or Civil Infraction Determination Inadmissible in Civil Action.

257.731 Evidence of conviction or civil infraction determination inadmissible in civil action.
Sec. 731.
Evidence of the conviction or civil infraction determination of a person for a violation of this chapter or of a local ordinance pertaining to the use of motor vehicles shall not be admissible in a court in a civil action.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.732c - Workforce Training Payment Program; Creation; Development; Administrator; Definitions.

257.732c Workforce training payment program; creation; development; administrator; definitions.
Sec. 732c.
(1) The department of treasury shall create a workforce training payment program.
(2) The department of treasury may work with a local workforce development board, a Michigan works one-stop service center, or a training program offered by the department of corrections to develop the workforce training payment program described in subsection (1).
(3) The department of treasury shall be the administrator of the workforce training payment program described in subsection (1).
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Local workforce development board" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan works one-stop service center system act, 2006 PA 491, MCL 408.113.
(b) "Michigan works one-stop service center" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan works one-stop service center system act, 2006 PA 491, MCL 408.113.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 49, Eff. Mar. 31, 2018
2023 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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750) › Section 257.732d - Driver Responsibility Fee Obligations Affected by Changes to State Law; Education of Affected Individuals.

257.732d Driver responsibility fee obligations affected by changes to state law; education of affected individuals.
Sec. 732d.
In consultation with the department, the department of health and human services, the unemployment insurance agency, Michigan works agencies, and the department of corrections, the department of treasury shall educate individuals whose driver responsibility fee obligations are affected by changes made to state law on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section. The education required by this subsection shall include informational materials and effective outreach.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 1, 2018