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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 13 of 1966 - Refunding Bonds of Mackinac Bridge Authority; Transfer of Authority to State Highway Department (254.361 - 254.372) › Section 254.367 - Public Sale; Terms and Conditions; Disposition of Proceeds.

254.367 Public sale; terms and conditions; disposition of proceeds.
Sec. 7.
The refunding bonds shall be sold at public sale upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the commission with the approval of the state administrative board. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be made available for the redemption of the bonds to be refunded thereby, but in the meantime may be invested in United States government securities redeemable prior to the time the money is necessary for the redemption of the bonds to be refunded.
History:
1966, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 13 of 1966 - Refunding Bonds of Mackinac Bridge Authority; Transfer of Authority to State Highway Department (254.361 - 254.372) › Section 254.368 - Powers of Commission.

254.368 Powers of commission.
Sec. 8.
The commission may do all things necessary in connection with the issuance and sale of the refunding bonds and the retirement of the bonds to be refunded thereby, except to the extent that the retirement powers are now vested in the Mackinac bridge authority, and in that respect the authority shall do all things necessary to accomplish the retirement when the funds are available therefor. The commission may employ such fiscal agents and attorneys as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act and the costs thereof shall be included as a part of the costs of refunding as provided in section 2.
History:
1966, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 13 of 1966 - Refunding Bonds of Mackinac Bridge Authority; Transfer of Authority to State Highway Department (254.361 - 254.372) › Section 254.369 - Repealed. 2005, Act 329, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2005

254.369 Repealed. 2005, Act 329, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to transfer of operation of Mackinac bridge to state highway department.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 13 of 1966 - Refunding Bonds of Mackinac Bridge Authority; Transfer of Authority to State Highway Department (254.361 - 254.372) › Section 254.370 - Fixing of Tolls, Fees, Rents, and Charges; Commission Powers, Legislative Intent.

254.370 Fixing of tolls, fees, rents, and charges; commission powers, legislative intent.
Sec. 10.
The commission from time to time shall establish and fix tolls, fees, rents and charges for the use of the bridge and its services and facilities, the proceeds of collection thereof to be used: first, for expenses of operation and maintenance of the bridge, second, for the replenishment of the reserve fund provided for in section 2 to its full required amount of $1,000,000.00, and third, for the payment of the principal of and interest on the refunding bonds when due, which amounts shall be deposited, quarterly or oftener, with the state treasurer and used for such payment. Except as hereinafter provided it is the intent of the legislature that the tolls, fees, rents and charges, as near as is reasonably possible within the limitations herein expressed, shall provide sufficient funds to pay the costs of operating and maintaining the bridge and to pay the principal of and interest on the refunding bonds when due. If any specific taxes or funds of the state, or any portion thereof, except the general fund, are at any time allocated, appropriated or earmarked by law for the payment of the principal of and interest on the refunding bonds, and the cost of operating and maintaining the bridge, the tolls, fees, rents and charges shall be revised to give credit for the moneys so allocated, appropriated or earmarked by law, and if the specific taxes or funds of the state so allocated, appropriated and earmarked are sufficient to provide all necessary funds for the payment thereof including the refunding of the bonds as they mature, no further tolls, fees, rents or charges shall be fixed or collected for such purpose, but the tolls, fees, rents or charges shall be fixed and collected only in such amount as will provide moneys within the limitations expressed in this act to operate and maintain the bridge. The provisions of this section shall be construed in no way to affect or limit the general obligation of the state to pay the principal of and interest on the refunding bonds as the same shall mature.
History:
1966, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 13 of 1966 - Refunding Bonds of Mackinac Bridge Authority; Transfer of Authority to State Highway Department (254.361 - 254.372) › Section 254.371 - Operation of Bridge as Part of State Highway System; Expenses, Tolls and Fees.

254.371 Operation of bridge as part of state highway system; expenses, tolls and fees.
Sec. 11.
At such time as the refunding bonds authorized by this act are retired in full, the Mackinac bridge shall be operated by the state highway department as a part of the state highway system and all expenses in connection with the operation and maintenance of the bridge shall be paid in the same manner as similar expenses in connection with the state highway system are paid. If authorized by law, the commission may charge and collect tolls, fees, rents and charges for the use of the bridge to provide all or any part of the costs of operation and maintenance of the bridge.
History:
1966, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 254 - Bridges › Act 13 of 1966 - Refunding Bonds of Mackinac Bridge Authority; Transfer of Authority to State Highway Department (254.361 - 254.372) › Section 254.372 - Employees of Authority; Transfer to Commission, Credit for Time.

254.372 Employees of authority; transfer to commission, credit for time.
Sec. 12.
All employees of the Mackinac bridge authority shall be given the opportunity to transfer to the commission and be given credit for time employed by the authority and the employees now employed by the Mackinac bridge authority shall be employed in the operation of the bridge.
History:
1966, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.1 - Board of Supervisors; Ferries; Grant of License, Term.

255.1 Board of supervisors; ferries; grant of license, term.
Sec. 1.
The board of supervisors of each of the counties of this state may grant licenses for keeping ferries in their respective counties, to as many suitable persons as they may think proper, which licenses shall continue in force for a time to be specified therein by said board, not exceeding 10 years.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1116 ;-- Am. 1859, Act 166, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1859 ;-- CL 1871, 1325 ;-- How. 1463 ;-- CL 1897, 4298 ;-- CL 1915, 4783 ;-- CL 1929, 4588 ;-- CL 1948, 255.1
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.2 - Board of Supervisors; Ferries; Rates, Hours of Service, Regulations.

255.2 Board of supervisors; ferries; rates, hours of service, regulations.
Sec. 2.
The said board when they shall grant any license to keep a ferry, shall order and direct the rates of ferriage which the person licensed may receive, and may from time to time thereafter, during the continuance of such license, alter such rates; and they may also direct what and how many hours each day such person shall attend his ferry.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1117 ;-- CL 1871, 1326 ;-- How. 1464 ;-- CL 1897, 4299 ;-- CL 1915, 4784 ;-- CL 1929, 4589 ;-- CL 1948, 255.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.5 - Bond to State; Filing.

255.5 Bond to state; filing.
Sec. 5.
Every person applying for such license shall, before the same be granted, give bond to the people of this state in such penal sum as the said board shall direct, not less than 200 dollars, with so many, and such sufficient sureties as the said board shall direct and approve, upon condition that he will faithfully keep and attend such ferry, with such and so many safe and convenient boats, and so many men to work the same, together with sufficient implements therefor, during the several hours in each day, and at such several rates, as the said board shall from time to time order and direct, which bond shall be filed with the county clerk.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1120 ;-- CL 1871, 1327 ;-- How. 1465 ;-- CL 1897, 4300 ;-- CL 1915, 4785 ;-- CL 1929, 4590 ;-- CL 1948, 255.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.6 - Record of License by County Clerk, Copy to Licensee.

255.6 Record of license by county clerk, copy to licensee.
Sec. 6.
Every such license shall be entered by the county clerk in a suitable book in his office; and a copy of such license, attested by such clerk, shall be delivered to the person licensed.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1121 ;-- CL 1871, 1328 ;-- How. 1466 ;-- CL 1897, 4301 ;-- CL 1915, 4786 ;-- CL 1929, 4591 ;-- CL 1948, 255.6
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.7 - County Line Waters; License.

255.7 County line waters; license.
Sec. 7.
Whenever the waters over which any ferry may be used, shall divide 2 counties, a license obtained in either of the counties, shall be sufficient to authorize the person obtaining the same, to transport persons, goods, wares, merchandise and effects, to and from either side of said waters.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1122 ;-- CL 1871, 1329 ;-- How. 1467 ;-- CL 1897, 4302 ;-- CL 1915, 4787 ;-- CL 1929, 4592 ;-- CL 1948, 255.7
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.8 - Violation of Bond; Penalty, Prosecution.

255.8 Violation of bond; penalty, prosecution.
Sec. 8.
Every person who shall violate such bond shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to such fine as the court may adjudge, not exceeding 25 dollars for each offense, and unless such fine, and the costs of prosecution shall be paid within 10 days after such fine shall have been imposed, the prosecuting attorney for the county shall prosecute such bond for the use of the state.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1123 ;-- CL 1871, 1330 ;-- How. 1468 ;-- CL 1897, 4303 ;-- CL 1915, 4788 ;-- CL 1929, 4593 ;-- CL 1948, 255.8
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.9 - Ferrying Without License; Penalty.

255.9 Ferrying without license; penalty.
Sec. 9.
If any person shall use any ferry for transporting across any river, stream or lake, persons, goods, chattels or effects, for profit or hire, unless authorized in the manner directed in this chapter, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to such fine as the court may adjudge not exceeding 20 dollars for each offense.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1124 ;-- CL 1871, 1331 ;-- How. 1469 ;-- CL 1897, 4304 ;-- CL 1915, 4789 ;-- CL 1929, 4594 ;-- CL 1948, 255.9
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.10 - County Line Waters; Prosecution by Either County.

255.10 County line waters; prosecution by either county.
Sec. 10.
When any offense mentioned in either of the 2 last preceding sections, shall be committed on waters dividing 2 counties, the persons so offending may be prosecuted in either of such counties.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1125 ;-- CL 1871, 1332 ;-- How. 1470 ;-- CL 1897, 4305 ;-- CL 1915, 4790 ;-- CL 1929, 4595 ;-- CL 1948, 255.10
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.11 - Scope of Chapter.

255.11 Scope of chapter.
Sec. 11.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect or impair any right or privilege belonging to any individual or corporation, by virtue of any law of this state.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 29 ;-- CL 1857, 1126 ;-- CL 1871, 1333 ;-- How. 1471 ;-- CL 1897, 4306 ;-- CL 1915, 4791 ;-- CL 1929, 4596 ;-- CL 1948, 255.11
Former Law:
See Act 96 of 1871, being CL 1915, §§ 8753 to 8766, which was repealed by Act 84 of 1921, being CL 1929, § 10134.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (255.1 - 255.12) › R-S-1846-255-1-29 - Chapter 29 Chapter 29. of the Regulation of Ferries. (255.1...255.12) › Section 255.12 - Ferry Landings Deemed Public Highways.

255.12 Ferry landings deemed public highways.
Sec. 12.
Ferry landings shall be deemed public highways, and may be laid out, constructed, maintained, altered, or discontinued in the same manner, and shall in all respects be subject to the same regulations, so far as they may be applicable, as other public highways and bridges; and any public highways along the border of, or terminating upon, the waters of any stream, river, or other body of water across which a ferry is licensed, may be used as a landing for such ferry, subject to such rules and regulations as the authorities having control over highways may establish, and such use shall be deemed a proper use thereof as a highway.
History:
Add. 1871, Act 189, Eff. July 18, 1871 ;-- CL 1871, 1334 ;-- How. 1472 ;-- CL 1897, 4307 ;-- CL 1915, 4792 ;-- CL 1929, 4597 ;-- CL 1948, 255.12
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › Repealed - Act 106 of 1923 - Ferry Service Across Straits of Mackinac (255.21 - 255.25)

FERRY SERVICE ACROSS STRAITS OF MACKINAC
Act 106 of 1923
255.21-255.25 Repealed. 1958, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › Act 150 of 1943 - Ferry Services and Equipment (255.51 - 255.53) › Section 255.51 - Board of Supervisors Authorized to Acquire Ferry Service.

255.51 Board of supervisors authorized to acquire ferry service.
Sec. 1.
The boards of supervisors of the several counties of this state are hereby authorized, by a 2/3 vote of the members elect thereof, to acquire ferry services, and the necessary equipment therefor, as part of the highway system of said counties.
The board of supervisors of any county acquiring such ferry service may from time to time make appropriations for the purchase, operation and/or maintenance of said ferry and ferry services.
History:
1943, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 255.51
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › Act 150 of 1943 - Ferry Services and Equipment (255.51 - 255.53) › Section 255.52 - Board of Supervisors; Sale and Disposal of Ferry Heretofore Owned.

255.52 Board of supervisors; sale and disposal of ferry heretofore owned.
Sec. 2.
The board of supervisors of any county having acquired ferry services as authorized in this act shall give, grant, assign and dispose of any ferry, equipment and services heretofore owned or acquired hereunder to the board of county road commissioners of said county.
History:
1943, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 255.52
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 255 - Ferries › Act 150 of 1943 - Ferry Services and Equipment (255.51 - 255.53) › Section 255.53 - Board of Road Commissioners; Powers; State Highway Commissioner, Powers.

255.53 Board of road commissioners; powers; state highway commissioner, powers.
Sec. 3.
The board of county road commissioners of any such county is hereby authorized to accept any such ferry, equipment and services and to operate and maintain ferry services in such manner and subject to such rules, regulations and tolls as said board of county road commissioners may see fit, from time to time, to fix and adopt. Said services may be furnished free to the public, or charges and tolls may be exacted. If charges and tolls are exacted, they shall be on the basis of cost, including capital investment, maintenance, operation, interest on investment, and depreciation.
In the event the highway adjacent to said ferry is acquired by the state highway commissioner of the state of Michigan, then and in that event said state highway commissioner is authorized to acquire, own, operate and maintain said ferry and ferry services in the place and stead of said board of county road commissioners and with like rights and authority.
History:
1943, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 255.53
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Repealed - Act 91 of 1931 - Uniform Operators' and Chauffeurs' License Act (256.201 - 256.234)

UNIFORM OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSE ACT
Act 91 of 1931
256.201-256.234 Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Repealed - Act 203 of 1933 - Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act (256.251 - 256.269)

MOTOR VEHICLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Act 203 of 1933
256.251-256.269 Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Repealed - Act 80 of 1929 - Service of Process on Nonresident (256.521 - 256.523)

SERVICE OF PROCESS ON NONRESIDENT
Act 80 of 1929
256.521-256.523 Repealed. 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 191 of 1931 - Locking of Doors (256.531 - 256.532) › Section 256.531 - Motor Vehicles Carrying Passengers for Hire; Locking of Doors Prohibited.

256.531 Motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire; locking of doors prohibited.
Sec. 1.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating any motor vehicle on the highways of this state for carrying passengers for hire, to lock the doors of any such motor vehicle or permit the same to be locked at any time while any passenger or passengers are aboard any such motor vehicle in such a manner as to prevent such doors being readily opened by such passengers.
History:
1931, Act 191, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 256.531
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 191 of 1931 - Locking of Doors (256.531 - 256.532) › Section 256.532 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

256.532 Violation of act; penalty.
Sec. 2.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 100 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History:
1931, Act 191, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 256.532
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 391 of 1919 - Garage Keeper's Liability (256.541 - 256.545) › Section 256.541 - Garage Keeper; Prima Facie Evidence of Negligence.

256.541 Garage keeper; prima facie evidence of negligence.
Sec. 1.
Whenever any damage shall be done to any motor vehicle while in the possession or under the care, custody or control of the owner, his agent or servant, or the keeper of any public garage or other establishment where such vehicle shall have been accepted for hire or gain, proof of such damage shall be prima facie evidence that such damage was the result of the negligent act of such owner or keeper of the place where such vehicle was stored.
History:
1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 4796 ;-- CL 1948, 256.541
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 391 of 1919 - Garage Keeper's Liability (256.541 - 256.545) › Section 256.542 - Garage Keeper; Prima Facie Evidence of Conversion.

256.542 Garage keeper; prima facie evidence of conversion.
Sec. 2.
If any integral part, appliance or equipment, any spare tire fastened to such motor vehicle or any part, appliance or equipment locked in or to such vehicle shall be removed or shall disappear therefrom while such vehicle is so held, proof of such removal or disappearance shall be prima facie evidence of conversion by the owner or keeper of the garage or other establishment where such vehicle was so held.
History:
1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 4797 ;-- CL 1948, 256.542
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 391 of 1919 - Garage Keeper's Liability (256.541 - 256.545) › Section 256.543 - Examination of Vehicle and Notice of Loss; Requirement.

256.543 Examination of vehicle and notice of loss; requirement.
Sec. 3.
The provisions of this act shall not apply unless the owner of a motor vehicle so placed in any public garage or other establishment as herein provided, shall examine the same before leaving such garage or other establishment or the grounds or street immediately adjacent thereto, and, upon discovery of any loss or damage, forthwith notify the owner or keeper of such garage or other establishment of the loss or damage claimed.
History:
1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 4798 ;-- CL 1948, 256.543
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 391 of 1919 - Garage Keeper's Liability (256.541 - 256.545) › Section 256.544 - Statements of Vehicle Condition; Forms; Refusal to Sign, Effect.

256.544 Statements of vehicle condition; forms; refusal to sign, effect.
Sec. 4.
The owner or keeper of any such garage or other establishment may provide blank forms upon which a description of the condition of any motor vehicle when so left in his care, may be noted; and when so provided and properly filled out in duplicate, he may require the owner of such motor vehicle to sign the same before leaving such vehicle. And if such a signed description is made, the owner or keeper of the garage or other establishment shall deliver a copy thereof to the owner of the vehicle. Refusal by the owner of such vehicle to sign such form shall be a bar to recovery under this act.
History:
1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 4799 ;-- CL 1948, 256.544
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 391 of 1919 - Garage Keeper's Liability (256.541 - 256.545) › Section 256.545 - Contracts Nullifying Act; Invalidity.

256.545 Contracts nullifying act; invalidity.
Sec. 5.
This act is hereby declared to be in the interest of public policy and no contract nullifying the provisions hereof shall be valid.
History:
1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 4800 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 218, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 208, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 256.545
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 188 of 1941 - Michigan State Safety Commission (256.561 - 256.563) › Section 256.561 - Michigan State Safety Commission; Creation; Membership; Compensation; Powers and Duties.

256.561 Michigan state safety commission; creation; membership; compensation; powers and duties.
Sec. 1.
There is hereby created the Michigan state safety commission, hereinafter called the commission, which shall be composed of the following officials ex officio: The governor, who shall be honorary chairperson, the secretary of state, the superintendent of public instruction, the director of the state transportation department, the director of the department of state police, and the director of public health. The members of the commission shall receive no additional compensation for service on the commission. The commission shall not have any authority, power, or duties now vested in any other department or departments of state government.
History:
1941, Act 188, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 256.561 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 321, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984
Compiler's Notes:
For creation of governor's traffic advisory commission and abolishment of Michigan state safety commission, see E.R.O. No. 2002-5, compiled at MCL 256.571 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 188 of 1941 - Michigan State Safety Commission (256.561 - 256.563) › Section 256.562 - Meetings; Time, Place, and Purpose; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice.

256.562 Meetings; time, place, and purpose; conducting business at public meeting; notice.
Sec. 2.
(1) The commission shall hold meetings not less than once during each calendar month, at the places as it determines, to consult and cooperate with all departments of state government in regard to traffic safety; to promote uniform and effective programs of safety on streets and highways; to interchange information among the several departments of the state government for more effective safety conditions; to cooperate with officials of the United States government and with local governments in regulating highway traffic; and to encourage safety education in this state.
(2) The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
History:
1941, Act 188, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 256.562 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 208, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 188 of 1941 - Michigan State Safety Commission (256.561 - 256.563) › Section 256.563 - State Safety Commission; Employees, Offices and Equipment.

256.563 State safety commission; employees, offices and equipment.
Sec. 3.
Said commission is authorized to employ an executive secretary, an assistant executive secretary, and such personnel as shall be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The state board of auditors shall provide said commission with suitable offices and equipment.
History:
1941, Act 188, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 256.563
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Repealed - Act 369 of 1974 - Driver Education and Training Schools Act (256.601 - 256.612)

DRIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHOOLS ACT
Act 369 of 1974
256.601-256.612 Repealed. 2004, Act 70, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.621 - Short Title.

256.621 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "driver education provider and instructor act".
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.627 - Definitions; P to T.

256.627 Definitions; P to T.
Sec. 7.
As used in this act:
(a) "Performance objective" means a certain level of knowledge and skill a student is expected to acquire to successfully complete a driver education course.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, educational institution, governmental agency or other legal or commercial entity, and their legal successors.
(c) "Practicum" means classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course under the direction of an instructor employed, enlisted, or appointed by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state and a cooperating instructor, providing practical application of theory and experience for a student in an approved driver education instructor preparation program. As used in this subdivision, "cooperating instructor" means a driver education instructor approved by the secretary of state to participate in a practicum course to mentor an uncertified driver education instructor in the practicum.
(d) "Professional development requirements" means training prescribed by the secretary of state to update the instructional knowledge and skill of a driver education instructor.
(e) "Revocation" means the termination of a driver education provider's certification or a driver education instructor's certification.
(f) "Segment 1" means a teen driver education course that meets the requirements in section 37.
(g) "Segment 2" means a teen driver education course that meets the requirements in section 39.
(h) "Simulator device training" means that part of a driver education course where a driver education instructor uses interactive simulator units and programs to reproduce driving situations likely to occur in actual driving on a street and the student is required to evaluate risk, make decisions, and respond to the situations presented.
(i) "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of a person's certification to engage or offer to engage in activities as a driver education provider or a driver education instructor during the period of suspension.
(j) "Teen driver training" means driver training instruction provided through a segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course that allows an individual 17 years of age or less to apply for a level 1 or level 2 graduated driver license.
(k) "Theory instruction" means that term as defined in 49 CFR 380.605.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.633 - Original or Renewal Driver Education Provider Certificate; Issuance; Identifying Number; Classification; Validity; Duration; Transfer or Assignment Prohibited.

256.633 Original or renewal driver education provider certificate; issuance; identifying number; classification; validity; duration; transfer or assignment prohibited.
Sec. 13.
(1) The secretary of state may issue an original or renewal driver education provider certificate if the secretary of state is satisfied the applicant meets the requirements for that certificate under this act. A driver education provider that conducts commercial vehicle driver training must be registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration through the training provider registry. The secretary of state may assign an identifying number to a driver education provider and put that number on the provider's certificate. The secretary of state may indicate the adult, teen, or commercial vehicle driver training classification applicable on the driver education provider's certificate.
(2) A driver education provider certificate issued under this act is valid for 2 years. The original expiration date is exactly 2 years from the date the secretary of state issues the provider an original certificate. A provider's renewal certificate expires 2 years after its issuance on the same day and month that the original certificate expired.
(3) A person shall not transfer or assign a driver education provider certificate to another person, and any purported transfer or assignment is not effective.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.635 - Change in Owner, Partner, Officer, Director, or Designated Representative or Coordinator; Change in Address; Notification; Duties of Person Who Stops Operating as Driver Education Provider; Noncompliance as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

256.635 Change in owner, partner, officer, director, or designated representative or coordinator; change in address; notification; duties of person who stops operating as driver education provider; noncompliance as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 15.
(1) A driver education provider shall immediately notify the secretary of state in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state of a change in an owner, partner, officer, director, or the designated representative or coordinator of the provider. Immediately upon notifying the secretary of state, the provider shall also submit a request to the department of state police for a criminal history check as described in section 29 of the changed owner, partner, officer, director, or the designated representative or coordinator of the provider.
(2) A driver education provider shall immediately notify the secretary of state in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state of a change of address for the established office location or the classroom facilities of the provider. The provider shall also submit with that address change notification any information, record, report, or other document prescribed by the secretary of state or required under this act.
(3) A person who stops operating as a driver education provider or no longer qualifies as a certified driver education provider shall immediately in a format prescribed by the secretary of state do all of the following:
(a) Return the certificate issued under section 13 to the secretary of state.
(b) Prepare a final inventory listing each segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course certificate of completion that the secretary of state issued to the provider during the past year.
(c) Return to the secretary of state each segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course certificate of completion in the provider's possession that the provider did not issue to a student.
(d) Inform the secretary of state of the location where the information, records, or other documents that the provider is required to maintain under this act will be stored for no less than 4 years after the provider stops operating as a driver education provider or fails to qualify for certification as a provider.
(4) A person who fails to immediately comply with subsection (3)(a), (b), or (c) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.639 - Original or Renewal Driver Education Instructor Certificate; Issuance; Requirements; Display of Driver Education Certificate Card.

256.639 Original or renewal driver education instructor certificate; issuance; requirements; display of driver education certificate card.
Sec. 19.
(1) The secretary of state may issue a person an original or renewal driver education instructor certificate if the secretary of state is satisfied that the person meets the requirements for that certificate under this act. A certificate may include the following:
(a) The name of the instructor.
(b) An image of the instructor.
(c) An identification number assigned to the instructor.
(d) One or more driver education training classifications.
(e) Other information determined necessary by the secretary of state.
(2) A driver education instructor shall display the driver education instructor certificate card issued by the secretary of state to that instructor at all times while providing instruction to a student. A driver education instructor shall provide a copy of his or her certificate to a driver education provider who utilizes the instructor's services.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.645 - Conditional Driver Education Instructor Certificate; Issuance; Requirements.

256.645 Conditional driver education instructor certificate; issuance; requirements.
Sec. 25.
(1) A person shall not participate in a practicum course conducted by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state unless the person possesses a conditional driver education instructor certificate.
(2) A person shall apply to the secretary of state for a conditional driver education instructor certificate. The secretary of state may issue a person a conditional driver education instructor certificate after the person presents satisfactory evidence to the secretary of state that the applicant complies with both of the following:
(a) Meets all of the driver education instructor application requirements under section 17 except for completion of a practicum course.
(b) Is enrolled in a practicum course conducted by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state.
(3) This section does not apply to an applicant for a driver education instructor certificate that is limited to the commercial vehicle driver training classification.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.647 - Professional Development Requirements; Establishment; Publication; Provisions.

256.647 Professional development requirements; establishment; publication; provisions.
Sec. 27.
Beginning January 1, 2008, the secretary of state shall establish professional development requirements for a certified driver education instructor. The secretary of state shall publish the requirements in a format and manner prescribed by the secretary of state. Professional development requirements shall provide the following:
(a) The criteria a driver education instructor shall follow to select an activity to meet the professional development requirements.
(b) The date by which an instructor shall complete the professional development requirements.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.649 - Criminal History Record Information Check.

256.649 Criminal history record information check.
Sec. 29.
(1) A fingerprint-based criminal history check required under this act shall be performed by the department of state police and the federal bureau of investigation.
(2) A person required to have a criminal history record information check shall submit his or her fingerprints and send a request for a criminal history record information check to the department of state police in a format and method determined by the department of state police. The person shall send the fees required by the department of state police and the federal bureau of investigation to conduct the criminal history check with his or her request for a criminal history record information check.
(3) The department of state police shall conduct a criminal history record information check within 45 days after receiving a proper request and the required fee for a criminal history record information check under this section. After conducting the criminal history record information check and within that same 45 days, the department of state police shall provide the secretary of state with a report of the criminal history record information check. The report shall contain any criminal history record information on the person maintained by the department of state police.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this act, the secretary of state shall not approve an original or renewal driver education provider or driver education instructor certificate before receiving and reviewing the applicable criminal history record information checks from the department of state police and the federal bureau of investigation.
(5) The secretary of state shall use criminal history record information received under this act only for evaluating an applicant's qualifications to receive a driver education provider or driver education instructor certificate under this act. The secretary of state shall discuss the report or its contents only with staff of the department of state police or a person who was involved in the prosecution of a criminal matter noted in a report for purposes of clarifying whether an offense is a crime described in section 59. A person who uses criminal history record information in violation of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.
(6) As used in this section, "criminal history record information" means that term as defined in section 1a of 1925 PA 289, MCL 28.241a.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.651 - Use of Motor Vehicle; Requirements.

256.651 Use of motor vehicle; requirements.
Sec. 31.
(1) A motor vehicle used by a driver education provider shall:
(a) Comply with the motor vehicle safety standards required under both federal law and the laws of this state when used as a driver educationvehicle.
(b) Display an identity, in a size and design prescribed by the secretary of state, that the vehicle is used in a driver education course.
(c) Display a driver education provider's identity, in a size and design prescribed by the secretary of state, that uses the vehicle in a driver education course.
(2) A driver education provider shall not allow a driver education instructor to use a motor vehicle in a driver education course with more occupants than the number of safety belts installed in the vehicle.
(3) A passenger motor vehicle used by a driver education provider in a driver education course shall be a dual-controlled vehicle. For the purpose of this subsection, a "dual-controlled vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is equipped with a duplicate brake or, if applicable, a duplicate brake and clutch pedal that is positioned on the right front floorboard of the vehicle.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.653 - Teen Driver Training; Duties of Driver Education Provider.

256.653 Teen driver training; duties of driver education provider.
Sec. 33.
A driver education provider issued a driver education provider certificate that is classified for teen driver training under this act shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Verify that a person enrolled in a driver education course complies with the following:
(i) Is 14 years, 8 months of age or older before beginning a segment 1 curriculum. A student's initial attendance or participation in a class shall not begin or commence on a date after the first day of that scheduled class without good cause. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the student being less than 14 years and 8 months on the first day of class is not good cause.
(ii) If less than 14 years, 8 months of age, that the secretary of state has issued the person an approval, as prescribed by the secretary of state, for a minor restricted driver license under section 312 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.312.
(iii) Meets the physical or mental requirements for a motor vehicle operator's license under section 309 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.309.
(b) Provide a driver education course that has been approved by the secretary of state under this act.
(c) Administer a knowledge test approved by the secretary of state under this act to each student at the completion of a driver education course in accordance with the standards prescribed by the secretary of state under this act.
(d) For a student or customer who is less than 18 years of age, sign a written agreement with the student or customer or the student's or customer's parent or legal guardian. The agreement shall provide that the driver education provider shall have not less than 2 students in the vehicle used by the student or customer during behind-the-wheel instruction. A student's or customer's parent or legal guardian may waive this requirement only in writing.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.655 - Teen Driver Training; Model Curriculum.

256.655 Teen driver training; model curriculum.
Sec. 35.
(1) The secretary of state shall prescribe a model curriculum for teen driver training under this act. After September 1, 2007, a driver education provider classified for teen driver training shall use the secretary of state's prescribed model curriculum or may use an alternative curriculum only after it has been reviewed and approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state may approve an alternative curriculum if it substantially meets or exceeds the standards of the secretary of state's prescribed model curriculum.
(2) Under a segment 1 curriculum and segment 2 curriculum combined, each student shall receive no less than 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driver education course experience.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 256 - Motor Vehicles › Act 384 of 2006 - Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act (256.621 - 256.705) › Section 256.659 - Segment 2 Curriculum Course.

256.659 Segment 2 curriculum course.
Sec. 39.
A segment 2 curriculum course provided under this act must meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be offered only to a student who has done all of the following:
(i) Successfully completed a segment 1 curriculum driver education course.
(ii) Held a valid level 1 graduated driver license for not less than 3 continuous months.
(iii) Acquired 30 or more hours driving experience on a level 1 graduated driver license that includes, except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, not less than 2 hours of night driving with a licensed parent or legal guardian, or with the permission of a parent or legal guardian, with any licensed driver who is 21 years of age or older. The nighttime hours requirement does not apply to a person who has been issued a graduated driver license that permits daylight driving only as provided in R 257.3 of the Michigan Administrative Code.
(b) Contain 6 or more hours of classroom instruction that is scheduled so the student receives not more than 2 hours of classroom instruction per day.
(c) Provide instruction explaining the right to make an anatomical gift in the event of death under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10123. Instructional materials to effectuate this subdivision must be developed in cooperation with the federally designated organ procurement organization for this state and must include information on how to join the state organ, tissue, and eye donor registry. The following apply to instruction provided under this subdivision:
(i) If instruction material is provided at no cost to the driver education provider in an electronic medium and the provider uses a compatible type of electronic medium in providing instruction under this section, the provider shall show the instruction material to its students.
(ii) If instruction material is provided at no cost to the driver education provider in the form of a brochure or other written material, the provider shall provide the material to its students.
History:
2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 2010 ;-- Am. 2019, Act 34, Imd. Eff. June 25, 2019