2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection › Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106) › Article III - Natural Resources Management (324.30101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4 - Chapter 4 Recreation (324.70101...324.83109) › 451-1994-III-4-6 - Subchapter 6 Motorized Recreational Vehicles (324.81101...324.82161) › 451-1994-III-4-6-OFF-ROAD-RECREATION-VEHICLES - Off-Road Recreation Vehicles (324.81101...324.81151) › 451-1994-III-4-6-OFF-ROAD-RECREATION-VEHICLES-811 - Part 811 Off-Road Recreation Vehicles (324.81101...324.81151) › Section 324.81112 - Manufacturing Requirements for Orv Certificate of Title; Uniform Method of Numbering; Contents; Prohibited Acts; Penalties.

324.81112 Manufacturing requirements for ORV certificate of title; uniform method of numbering; contents; prohibited acts; penalties.
Sec. 81112.
(1) An ORV certificate of title shall be manufactured in a manner to prevent as nearly as possible the reproduction, alteration, counterfeiting, forging, or duplication of the certificate without ready detection. An ORV certificate of title shall contain on its face the information set forth in the application, including a notation of all secured interests in the ORV, the date on which the application was filed, and other information required by the department of state.
(2) The department of state shall prescribe a uniform method of numbering ORV certificates of title.
(3) An ORV certificate of title shall contain a form for assignment and warranty of title by the owner with space for the notation of a security interest in the ORV. The ORV certificate of title may also contain other forms that the department of state considers necessary to facilitate the effective administration of this part. The certificate shall bear the coat of arms of this state.
(4) A person shall not do any of the following:
(a) Reproduce, alter, counterfeit, forge, or duplicate an ORV certificate of title or hold or use an ORV certificate of title knowing it is reproduced, altered, counterfeited, forged, or duplicated.
(b) Fraudulently indicate on an ORV certificate of title that there is no security interest on record for the ORV.
(c) Forge or counterfeit a letter, receipt, or other document from the holder of a security interest in an ORV indicating that the security interest has been released.
(5) A person who violates subsection (4) is subject to the following penalties:
(a) If the intent of the violation was to commit or aid in the commission of an offense punishable by imprisonment for 1 or more years, the person committing the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period equal to that which could be imposed for the commission of the offense the person had the intent to aid or commit or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(b) If the intent of the violation was to commit or aid in the commission of an offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, the person committing the violation 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.
(6) A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection (4)(b) or (c), in addition to any other penalty, shall pay restitution to the holder of a security interest in the ORV in the amount of the outstanding lien on the ORV.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 271, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 519, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
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Act 451
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ORV
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Off-Road Vehicle Act
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NREPA