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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-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.519 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Nonresident, Compliance of Insurance Carrier.

257.519 Proof of financial responsibility; nonresident, compliance of insurance carrier.
Sec. 519.
(a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the secretary of state a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle, or motor vehicles, described in such certificate is registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms with the provisions of this chapter, and the secretary of state shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
1. Said insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the secretary of state to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state;
2. Duly adopt a resolution providing that its policies shall be deemed to be varied to comply with the law of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued therein; and
3. Agree to accept as final and binding any final judgment duly rendered in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state.
(b) If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the secretary of state shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificates of said carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.521 - Motor Vehicle Liability Policy; Notice of Termination.

257.521 Motor vehicle liability policy; notice of termination.
Sec. 521.
When an insurance carrier has certified a motor-vehicle liability policy under section 518 or section 519, the insurance so certified shall not be cancelled or terminated until at least 10 days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, except that such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.522 - Automobile Insurance Policies Unaffected by Chapter.

257.522 Automobile insurance policies unaffected by chapter.
Sec. 522.
(a) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform with the requirements of this chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.
(b) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on his behalf of motor vehicles not owned by the insured.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.523 - Bond as Proof of Financial Responsibility; Satisfaction of Judgment.

257.523 Bond as proof of financial responsibility; satisfaction of judgment.
Sec. 523.
(a) The bond of a surety company, duly authorized to transact business within the state, or a bond, with at least 2 individual sureties, each owning real estate within this state, which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond and approved by a judge of a court of record which said bond shall be conditioned for the payment of the amounts specified herein may be accepted as proof of financial responsibility, and such bond shall be filed with the register of deeds of the county where such property is located, and a true copy thereof shall be filed with the secretary of state, and shall not be cancelable except after 10 days' written notice to the secretary of state. Such bonds shall constitute a lien in favor of the state upon the real estate so scheduled or any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a final judgment against the person who has filed such proof on account of damage to property or injury to, including death of a person or persons resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation hereafter of a motor vehicle, upon the filing of notice to that effect by the secretary of state in the office of the register of deeds of the county where such real estate is located.
(b) If such judgment rendered against the principal on the surety company or real estate individual bond given under the provisions of this chapter shall not be satisfied within 30 days after it has become final as hereinbefore provided, the judgment creditor may, for his own use and benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the state against the company or person executing such bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real estate of a person who has executed such bond in like manner as foreclosure of a mortgage in chancery.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.524 - Money or Securities as Proof.

257.524 Money or securities as proof.
Sec. 524.
(a) The certificate of the state treasurer that the person named therein has deposited with him a sum of money or securities for money approved by him in the amounts as specified herein shall be taken as proof of financial responsibility. The state treasurer shall accept any such deposits and issue a certificate therefor, and the secretary of state shall accept such certificate if accompanied by evidence that there are no unsatisfied judgments against the depositor registered in the office of the county clerk of the county where the depositor resides.
(b) Such deposit shall be held by the state treasurer to satisfy, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a motor vehicle after such deposit was made. Money or securities so deposited shall not be subject to attachment or execution unless such attachment or execution shall arise out of a suit for damages as aforesaid.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.525 - Owners' Proof for Others.

257.525 Owners' proof for others.
Sec. 525.
Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the secretary of state shall accept proof given by such owner in lieu of proof by such other person to permit such other person to operate a motor vehicle for which the owner has given proof as herein provided. In like manner the secretary of state shall accept the certificate of self-insurance issued by him to any owner under the provisions of this act in lieu of proof of financial responsibility which would otherwise be required of any person employed as an operator by such owner to permit such person to operate motor vehicles of such self-insured owner. The secretary of state, shall designate the restrictions imposed by this section on the face of such person's license.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.526 - Substitution of Proof.

257.526 Substitution of proof.
Sec. 526.
The secretary of state shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the secretary of state shall direct and the state treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of financial responsibility pursuant to this chapter.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.527 - Other Proof Required.

257.527 Other proof required.
Sec. 527.
Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under the provisions of this chapter no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the secretary of state shall for the purpose of this chapter require other proof as required by this chapter, and shall suspend the license and registration or the nonresident's operating privilege pending the filing of such other proof.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-VIOLATION-OF-PROVISIONS-OF-ACT - Violation of Provisions of Act (257.529...257.530) › Section 257.529 - Transfer of Registration.

257.529 Transfer of registration.
Sec. 529.
This chapter shall not prevent the owner of a motor vehicle, the registration of which has been suspended hereunder, from effecting a bona fide transfer of such motor vehicle to another person whose rights or privileges are not suspended under this chapter nor prevent the registration of such motor vehicle by such transferee. This chapter shall not in anywise affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of a motor vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this chapter.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-VIOLATION-OF-PROVISIONS-OF-ACT - Violation of Provisions of Act (257.529...257.530) › Section 257.530 - Surrender of License and Registration Upon Suspension or for Lack of Sufficient Proof.

257.530 Surrender of license and registration upon suspension or for lack of sufficient proof.
Sec. 530.
Any person whose license or registration shall have been suspended as herein provided, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, shall have been cancelled or terminated, or who shall neglect to furnish other proof upon request of the secretary of state shall immediately return his license and registration to the secretary of state. If any person wilfully fails to return to the secretary of state the license or registration provided herein, the secretary of state shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession thereof and to return the same to the secretary of state.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (257.531...257.532) › Section 257.531 - Repealed. 2012, Act 204, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.

257.531 Repealed. 2012, Act 204, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to certificate of self-insurance.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (257.531...257.532) › Section 257.532 - Availability of Other Security.

257.532 Availability of other security.
Sec. 532.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for security upon the other processes provided by law.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
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) › Section 257.601 - Applicability of Chapter to Operations on Highways; Exceptions.

257.601 Applicability of chapter to operations on highways; exceptions.
Sec. 601.
The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
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) › Section 257.601a - Private Road Open to General Public; Contract; Enforcement of Act; Cost and Posting of Signs; Contracts Not Affected; "Private Road That Is Open to the General Public" Defined.

257.601a Private road open to general public; contract; enforcement of act; cost and posting of signs; contracts not affected; "private road that is open to the general public" defined.
Sec. 601a.
(1) A county, city, township, or village may contract with a person who owns or is in charge of a private road that is open to the general public, at that person's request or with that person's consent, to enforce provisions of this act on that private road.
(2) Subject to subsection (1) and section 906, a peace officer may enter upon a private road that is open to the general public to enforce provisions of this act if signs meeting the requirements of the Michigan manual of uniform traffic control devices are posted on the private road.
(3) The owner or person in charge of a private road open to the general public who enters into a contract as described in subsection (1) is responsible for the cost and the posting of signs described in subsection (2).
(4) This section does not affect a contract entered into between a county, city, township, or village and the person who owns or is in charge of a private road open to the general public before December 29, 2006.
(5) As used in this section, "private road that is open to the general public" does not include a road that is under the control of a mobility research center, regardless of whether a private research entity or a corporation is using the road under an agreement with the mobility research center.
History:
Add. 2006, Act 549, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 115, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 257.601a, which pertained to certain vehicle owned and operated by state and local authorities and vehicles transporting hazardous materials, was repealed by Act 248 of 1995, 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) › Section 257.601b - Moving Violation in Work Zone, Emergency Scene, School Zone, or School Bus Zone; Penalties; Exceptions; Definitions.

257.601b Moving violation in work zone, emergency scene, school zone, or school bus zone; penalties; exceptions; definitions.
Sec. 601b.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person responsible for a moving violation in a work zone, at an emergency scene, or in a school zone during the period beginning 30 minutes before school in the morning and through 30 minutes after school in the afternoon, or in a school bus zone is subject to a fine that is double the fine otherwise prescribed for that moving violation.
(2) A person who commits a moving violation in a work zone or a school bus zone for which not fewer than 3 points are assigned under section 320a and as a result causes injury to another person in the work zone or school bus zone is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
(3) A person who commits a moving violation in a work zone or school bus zone for which not fewer than 3 points are assigned under section 320a and as a result causes death to another person in the work zone or school bus zone is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $7,500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the injury or death was caused by the negligence of the injured or deceased person in the work zone or school bus zone.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Emergency scene" means a traffic accident, a serious incident caused by weather conditions, or another occurrence along a highway or street for which a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical personnel are summoned to aid an injured victim.
(b) "Moving violation" means an act or omission prohibited under this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act that occurs while a person is operating a motor vehicle, and for which the person is subject to a fine.
(c) "School bus zone" means the area lying within 20 feet of a school bus that has stopped and is displaying 2 alternately flashing red lights at the same level, except as described in section 682(2).
(d) "School zone" means that term as defined in section 627a.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 320, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1996 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 314, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2004 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2008 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 60, Eff. July 1, 2011
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) › Section 257.601c - Moving Violation Causing Injury or Death to Person Operating Implement of Husbandry on Highway.

257.601c Moving violation causing injury or death to person operating implement of husbandry on highway.
Sec. 601c.
(1) A person who commits a moving violation that has criminal penalties and as a result causes injury to a person operating an implement of husbandry on a highway in compliance with this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.
(2) A person who commits a moving violation that has criminal penalties and as a result causes death to a person operating an implement of husbandry on a highway in compliance with this act is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $7,500.00, or both.
(3) As used in this section, "moving violation" means an act or omission prohibited under this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act that occurs while a person is operating a motor vehicle, and for which the person is subject to a fine.
History:
Add. 2001, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 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) › Section 257.601d - Person Who Commits Moving Violation That Is the Proximate Cause of Death of Another Person or Serious Impairment of Body Function; Penalty; Other Violations; "Moving Violation" Defined.

257.601d Person who commits moving violation that is the proximate cause of death of another person or serious impairment of body function; penalty; other violations; "moving violation" defined.
Sec. 601d.
(1) A person who commits a moving violation while operating a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public, including, but not limited to, an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both, if the moving violation was the proximate cause of the death of another person.
(2) A person who commits a moving violation while operating a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public, including, but not limited to, an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, that causes serious impairment of a body function to another person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(3) This section does not prohibit the person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law.
(4) As used in this section, "moving violation" means an act or omission prohibited under this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act that involves the operation of a motor vehicle, and for which a fine may be assessed.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 46, Eff. June 13, 2016 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 566, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
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) › Section 257.602 - Compliance With Order or Direction of Police Officer.

257.602 Compliance with order or direction of police officer.
Sec. 602.
A person shall not refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of a police officer when that officer, for public interest and safety, is guiding, directing, controlling, or regulating traffic on the highways of this state.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1975
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) › Section 257.602c - Individual Issued Level 1 or 2 Graduated License; Use of Cellular Telephone Prohibited; Exceptions; Violation as Civil Infraction; Local Ordinance; Report; "Kelsey's law."

257.602c Individual issued level 1 or 2 graduated license; use of cellular telephone prohibited; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; local ordinance; report; "Kelsey's Law."
Sec. 602c.
(1) Except as provided in this section, and in addition to the requirements of section 602b, an individual issued a level 1 or level 2 graduated license under section 310e shall not use a cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle upon a highway or street. For purposes of this subsection, "use" means to initiate a call, answer a call, or listen to or engage in verbal communication through the cellular telephone.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an individual who is using a cellular telephone to do any of the following:
(a) Report a traffic accident, medical emergency, or serious road hazard.
(b) Report a situation in which the individual believes the individual's personal safety is in jeopardy.
(c) Report or avert the perpetration or potential perpetration of a criminal act against the individual or another individual.
(3) An individual who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
(4) This section supersedes all local ordinances regulating the use of a cellular telephone by an individual issued a level 1 or level 2 graduated license while operating a motor vehicle in motion on a highway or street, except that a unit of local government may adopt an ordinance or enforce an existing ordinance substantially corresponding to this section.
(5) Forty-two months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, the department of state police shall submit a report, using available data, to the senate majority leader, speaker of the house of representatives, and governor that includes all of the following information related to violations of this section and section 602b:
(a) The number of citations given.
(b) The race and ethnicity of the individuals given citations.
(c) The number of each of the following caused by violations of this section or section 602b:
(i) Vehicle crashes.
(ii) Serious injuries.
(iii) Deaths.
(6) This section may be known as "Kelsey's law".
History:
Add. 2012, Act 592, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 40, Eff. June 30, 2023
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) › Section 257.604 - Riding Animal or Driving Animal-Drawn Vehicle on Roadway; Rights and Duties.

257.604 Riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties.
Sec. 604.
A person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties, criminal penalties, and civil sanctions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature may not have application.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- 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) › Section 257.605 - Applicability and Uniformity of Provisions; Local Laws and Regulations; Payment and Allocation of Civil Fines; Issuance of More Than 1 Citation; Equipment Violations; "Local Law" Defined.

257.605 Applicability and uniformity of provisions; local laws and regulations; payment and allocation of civil fines; issuance of more than 1 citation; equipment violations; "local law" defined.
Sec. 605.
(1) This chapter and chapter VIII apply uniformly throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities in the state. A local authority shall not adopt, enact, or enforce a local law that provides lesser penalties or that is otherwise in conflict with this chapter or chapter VIII.
(2) A local law or portion of a local law that imposes a criminal penalty for an act or omission that is a civil infraction under this act, or that imposes a criminal penalty or civil sanction in excess of that prescribed in this act, is in conflict with this act and is void to the extent of the conflict.
(3) Except for a case in which the citation is dismissed pursuant to subsection (4), proceeds of a civil fine imposed by a local authority for violation of a local law regulating the operation of a commercial motor vehicle and substantially corresponding to a provision of this act shall be paid to the county treasurer and allocated as follows:
(a) Seventy percent to the local unit of government in which the citation is issued.
(b) Thirty percent for library purposes as provided by law.
(4) The owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall not be issued more than 1 citation for each violation of a code or ordinance regulating the operation of a commercial motor vehicle and substantially corresponding to a provision of sections 683 to 725a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.683 to 257.725a, within a 24-hour period. If the owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle is issued a citation for an equipment violation pursuant to section 683 that does not result in the vehicle being placed out of service, the court shall dismiss the citation if the owner or operator of that commercial motor vehicle provides written proof to the court within 14 days after the citation is issued showing that the defective equipment indicated in the citation has been repaired.
(5) As used in this section, "local law" includes a local charter provision, ordinance, rule, or regulation.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1999 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011
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) › Section 257.606a - Maintenance of Highway by State or Local Government; Duty; Immunity From Tort Liability; Exception.

257.606a Maintenance of highway by state or local government; duty; immunity from tort liability; exception.
Sec. 606a.
(1) The state transportation department, a board of county road commissioners, a county board of commissioners, and a county, city, or village have no duty to maintain any highway under their jurisdiction in a condition reasonably safe and convenient for the operation of low-speed vehicles.
(2) The state transportation department, a board of county road commissioners, a county board of commissioners, and a county, city, or village are immune from tort liability for injuries or damages sustained by any person arising in any way out of the operation or use of a low-speed vehicle on maintained or unmaintained highways, shoulders, and rights-of-way over which the state transportation department, the board of county road commissioners, the county board of commissioners, or the county, city, or village has jurisdiction. The immunity provided by this subsection does not apply to actions which constitute gross negligence. Gross negligence is defined as conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury results.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 82, Eff. July 1, 2000
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) › Section 257.606b - On-Demand Automated Motor Vehicle Network; Operation.

257.606b On-demand automated motor vehicle network; operation.
Sec. 606b.
(1) As provided in this act, an on-demand automated motor vehicle network may be operated on a highway, road, or street in this state.
(2) A local unit of government shall not impose a local fee, registration, franchise, or regulation upon an on-demand automated motor vehicle network. This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2027. Nothing in this section limits local authority, or state authority over roads and rights-of-way, with respect to communications networks or facilities.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 232, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2022
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) › Section 257.607 - Realty Owners' Regulation of Traffic on Private Property.

257.607 Realty owners' regulation of traffic on private property.
Sec. 607.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from prohibiting such use nor from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this act or otherwise regulating such use as may seem best to such owner.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.608 - Uniform System of Traffic Control Devices; Manual.

257.608 Uniform system of traffic control devices; manual.
Sec. 608.
The state transportation department and department of state police shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices consistent with the provisions of this chapter for use upon highways within this state. The manual shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the federal manual then current as approved by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and may be revised whenever necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. It is the policy of this state to achieve, insofar as is practicable, uniformity in the design, shape, and color scheme of traffic signs, signals, and guide posts erected and maintained upon the streets and highways within this state with other states. Definitions and meanings found in the manual adopted under this section are supplemental to the definitions in chapter I. However, if a definition or meaning found in the manual adopted under this section conflicts with a definition in chapter I, the definition in chapter I prevails.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 5, 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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.609 - Traffic Control Devices; Placement and Maintenance; Restrictions; County Road Commission, Permission, Costs.

257.609 Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance; restrictions; county road commission, permission, costs.
Sec. 609.
(1) The state transportation department shall place or require to be placed, and maintain or require to be maintained, upon all state highways traffic control devices as it considers necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of this chapter or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. A traffic control device placed and maintained under this subsection shall conform to the most current Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices.
(2) A local authority shall not place or maintain a traffic control device upon a trunk line highway under the jurisdiction of the state transportation department, except by the latter's permission, or upon a county road without the permission of the county road commission having jurisdiction over that road. With the approval of the state transportation department, the board of county road commissioners of a county, at its option, may install and maintain traffic control devices conforming to the Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices if the cost would be less than that estimated by the state transportation department and bill the state transportation department for its share of the cost of installation.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 76, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 98, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1968 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 5, 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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.610 - Traffic Control Devices; Placement and Maintenance by Local Authorities and County Road Commissions; Compliance With Manual; Failure to Comply With Statutory Provisions; Sale, Purchase, or Manufacture of Devices.

257.610 Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance by local authorities and county road commissions; compliance with manual; failure to comply with statutory provisions; sale, purchase, or manufacture of devices.
Sec. 610.
(1) Local authorities and county road commissions in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain the traffic control devices upon highways under their jurisdiction that they consider necessary to indicate and to carry out the provisions of this chapter or local traffic ordinances or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. All traffic control devices shall conform to the Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices.
(2) The state transportation department shall withhold from any incorporated village, city, or county that fails to comply with sections 606, 608, 609, 612, and 613, the share of fuel and vehicle tax revenue that would otherwise be due the incorporated village, city, or county under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660. Notice of failure to comply, and 1 year's time to comply after notice, shall first be given.
(3) A person, firm, or corporation shall not sell or offer for sale to local authorities and local authorities shall not purchase or manufacture any traffic control device that does not conform to the Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices, except with the permission of the director of the state transportation department.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 1972 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 5, 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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.611 - Traffic Control Devices; Obedience Required; Exception; Avoiding Obedience by Driving on Public or Private Property; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.611 Traffic control devices; obedience required; exception; avoiding obedience by driving on public or private property; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 611.
(1) The driver of a vehicle or operator of a streetcar shall not disobey the instructions of a traffic control device placed in accordance with this chapter unless at the time otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2) The driver of a vehicle shall not, for the purpose of avoiding obedience to a traffic control device placed in accordance with this chapter, drive upon or through private property, or upon or through public property which is not a street or highway.
(3) A person who violates 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
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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.611a - Direction of Traffic in Work Zone; Conditions; Failure to Comply; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.611a Direction of traffic in work zone; conditions; failure to comply; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 611a.
(1) An owner or employee of an entity performing construction, maintenance, surveying, or utility work within a work zone may direct traffic within that work zone if both of the following apply:
(a) The department of transportation, the local authority, or the county road commission, within its respective jurisdiction, authorizes that owner or employee to direct traffic due to safety or work requirements. The authorization shall be issued in the manner considered appropriate by the department of transportation, the local authority, or the county road commission, and may be general or specific. The authorization may establish the conditions under which the owner or employee may direct traffic, and may allow the owner or employee to direct traffic in disregard of an existing traffic control device.
(b) The owner or employee is properly trained, equipped, and attired in conformance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices authorized under section 608.
(2) The operator of a motor vehicle who fails to comply with the directions of an owner or employee directing traffic under this section, including a direction made in disregard of an existing traffic control device, is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2008
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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.613 - Applicability of Regular Traffic Control Signals to Pedestrians; Special Pedestrian Control Signals; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.613 Applicability of regular traffic control signals to pedestrians; special pedestrian control signals; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 613.
(1) If special pedestrian control signals are not utilized, the regular traffic control signals as indicated in section 612 shall apply to pedestrians as follows:
(a) Green indication. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(b) Steady yellow indication. Pedestrians facing the signal are advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway and a pedestrian then starting to cross shall yield the right of way to all vehicles.
(c) Steady red indication. Pedestrians facing the signal shall not enter the highway unless they can do so safely and without interfering with vehicular traffic.
(d) Red with arrow. Pedestrians facing the signal shall not enter the highway unless they can do so safely without interfering with vehicular traffic.
(2) If special pedestrian control signals are installed, they shall be placed at the far end of each crosswalk and shall indicate a "walk" or "don't walk" interval. These special signals shall apply to pedestrians only to the exclusion of a regular traffic control signal or signals which may be present at the same location, as follows:
(a) Walk interval—Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the highway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles.
(b) Don't walk (steady burning or flashing) interval—A pedestrian shall not start to cross the highway in the direction of the signals, but a pedestrian who has partially completed crossing on the walk interval of the signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the don't walk interval of the signal is showing.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 71, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 222, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 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-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (257.608...257.616a) › Section 257.613a - School Crossings; Establishment; Basis; Determination; Notice; Erection of School Crossing Signs.

257.613a School crossings; establishment; basis; determination; notice; erection of school crossing signs.
Sec. 613a.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the state transportation department, a county road commission, or a local authority shall establish school crossings considered necessary for the safety of schoolchildren on streets and highways under its jurisdiction. The establishment of a school crossing shall be based upon a traffic and engineering study conducted by the authority having jurisdiction, in consultation with the superintendent of the school district.
(2) If considered necessary under subsection (1) or pursuant to a traffic and engineering study conducted under subsection (4), a school crossing shall be established within a safe distance from a school located on a street or highway on which the speed limit is 25 miles or more per hour.
(3) Upon request of the superintendent of the school district, the following individuals shall meet at not less than 5-year intervals to consider whether a traffic and engineering study should be conducted to determine whether a school crossing is required under subsection (2):
(a) The superintendent of the school district in which the school is located or his or her designee.
(b) The head of the local authority having jurisdiction to maintain the road or his or her designee or, if there is no local authority, an individual designated by the director of the state transportation department.
(c) The chief of police of the local unit of government in which the road is located or his or her designee or, if the local unit of government does not have a police department, the county sheriff or his or her designee.
(4) If the individuals described in subsection (3) determine by unanimous vote that a traffic and engineering study should be conducted, the individuals shall notify the authority having jurisdiction to maintain the road in writing of that determination. If the authority is notified under this subsection that a traffic and engineering study should be conducted, the authority shall conduct the study.
(5) Having established a school crossing, the state transportation department, county road commission, or local authority shall erect school crossing signs, in conformance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices provided for in section 608, on streets or highways under its jurisdiction.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1978 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 201, Imd. Eff. July 13, 2004
Popular Name:
The Jasmine Miles Schoolchildren Safety Act