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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750) › 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.663 - Repealed. 2016, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016.

257.663 Repealed. 2016, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to prohibition against operation of automated motor vehicle.
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Laws (257.601...257.750) › 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.664 - Repealed. 2000, Act 126, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2000.

257.664 Repealed. 2000, Act 126, Imd. Eff. May 30, 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) › 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.665a - Liability.

257.665a Liability.
Sec. 665a.
A manufacturer of automated driving technology, an automated driving system, or a motor vehicle is immune from liability that arises out of any modification made to a motor vehicle, an automated motor vehicle, an automated driving system, or automated driving technology by another person without the manufacturer's consent, as provided in section 2949b of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2949b. Nothing in this section supersedes or otherwise affects the contractual obligations, if any, between a motor vehicle manufacturer and a manufacturer of automated driving systems or a manufacturer of automated driving technology.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016
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-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.665c - Departmental Duties; Automated Vehicle Roadways; Local Ordinances Superseded.

257.665c Departmental duties; automated vehicle roadways; local ordinances superseded.
Sec. 665c.
(1) The state transportation department may do all of the following:
(a) Designate a segment of a roadway under its jurisdiction as an automated vehicle roadway.
(b) Designate a lane or ramp of an automated vehicle roadway as an automated vehicle roadway lane.
(c) Require a user fee for the use of an automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane.
(d) Enter into an agreement with an automated vehicle roadway system provider for the design, construction, manufacture, operation, maintenance, or management of an automated vehicle roadway system for a designated automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane. As part of an agreement entered pursuant to this subdivision, the state transportation department may include provisions authorizing the automated vehicle roadway system provider to establish and collect user fees for the use of the automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane. An automated vehicle roadway system provider may use the fees collected pursuant to this subdivision to properly design, construct, manage, operate, or maintain its automated vehicle roadway system.
(2) If the state transportation department designates a segment of roadway as an automated vehicle roadway under subsection (1)(a) or a lane or ramp of an automated vehicle roadway as an automated vehicle roadway lane under subsection (1)(b), any of the following may apply:
(a) The roadway, lane, or ramp may be subject to requirements established by the state transportation department as a condition for use.
(b) The roadway, lane, or ramp may be reserved for the exclusive use of motor vehicles as determined by the state transportation department.
(3) This section supersedes all local ordinances that regulate automated vehicle roadway systems, automated vehicle roadways, automated vehicle roadway lanes, or automated vehicle roadway system providers, except that a local unit of government may adopt an ordinance or enforce an existing ordinance that does not conflict with this section.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 25, 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) › 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.665d - Automated Vehicle Roadway System and Infrastructure Study.

257.665d Automated vehicle roadway system and infrastructure study.
Sec. 665d.
The Michigan council on future mobility and electrification created under Executive Reorganization Order No. 2020-1, MCL 257.929, may conduct or contract with a third-party vendor to conduct a study that analyzes the impact that the development, construction, or implementation of an automated vehicle roadway, automated vehicle roadway system, or related infrastructure will have on labor and employment in areas within this state where an automated vehicle roadway, automated vehicle roadway system, or related infrastructure is developed, constructed, or implemented.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 25, 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) › 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.665e - Departmental Report to Legislature; Progress of Automated Vehicle Roadways.

257.665e Departmental report to legislature; progress of automated vehicle roadways.
Sec. 665e.
Within 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the state transportation department shall submit a report to the transportation committee of the house of representatives and the transportation and infrastructure committee of the senate that includes an update on the progress of developing automated vehicle roadways or automated vehicle roadway lanes including, but not limited to, discussions on the exclusive and mixed-use of the automated vehicle roadway or automated vehicle roadway lane. The report required under this section must be submitted annually for 2 years after the initial report required under this section is submitted.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 25, 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) › 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES - Automated Vehicles (257.663...257.666a) › Section 257.666 - Violation; Civil Infraction; Other Violations Arising From Same Transaction.

257.666 Violation; civil infraction; other violations arising from same transaction.
Sec. 666.
(1) A person who violates this division is responsible for a civil infraction and may be fined as provided in section 907.
(2) This division does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of or being found responsible for, ordered to pay a fine or costs, or punished for any other violation of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this division.
History:
Add. 2013, Act 231, Eff. Mar. 27, 2014
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 257.666, was repealed by Act 126 of 2000, Imd. Eff. May 30, 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) › 300-1949-VI-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671) › Section 257.667 - Stopping at Railroad Grade Crossing; Driving Through, Around, or Under Crossing Gate or Barrier; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.667 Stopping at railroad grade crossing; driving through, around, or under crossing gate or barrier; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 667.
(1) When a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the following circumstances, the driver shall stop the vehicle not more than 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad, and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely:
(a) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment.
(b) A crossing gate is lowered or a flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or other on-track equipment.
(c) A railroad train or other on-track equipment approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the highway crossing gives a signal audible from that distance, and the railroad train or on-track equipment by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing is an immediate hazard.
(d) An approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing.
(2) A person shall not drive a vehicle through, around, or under a crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed or against the direction of a police officer.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 394, Eff. Mar. 19, 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) › 300-1949-VI-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671) › Section 257.669 - Vehicles Required to Activate Hazard Warning Lights and Stop at Railroad Track Grade Crossing; Driver to Listen and Look in Both Directions; Shifting Gears Prohibited; Exceptions; "Inactive Railroad Track" Defined; Violation as Civil Infraction.

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

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

257.670 Operating or moving certain vehicles or equipment upon or across steam railroad tracks at grade level; notice of intended crossing; stopping, listening, and looking; warning; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 670.
(1) A person shall not operate or move a caterpillar tractor, shovel, derrick, roller, boiler, machinery, or other structure or object upon rollers, or other equipment or structure, which, because of its limited power, or weight, character, or load, has a normal operating speed of 4 miles per hour or less, or which has a vertical load or body clearance of less than 9 inches above the level surface of the roadway, upon or across the tracks of a railroad at grade level without first complying with this section, except this section shall not apply to the movement of electrically propelled cars on fixed rails or to their loads.
(2) Notice of the intended crossing described in subsection (1) shall be given to the nearest agent or officer of the railroad in time to afford protection to its locomotives, trains, or cars at the crossing.
(3) Before making the crossing, the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment shall first stop not less than 15 feet or more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the track and while stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching railroad train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.
(4) A crossing shall not be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car.
(5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
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-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED - Special Stops Required (257.667...257.671) › Section 257.671 - Designation of Through Highways; Designation of Stop, Yield, or Merge Intersections; Stop, Yield, or Merge Signs; Violation as Civil Infraction.

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

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

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

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

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

257.675b Unlawful standing or parked leased or rented motor vehicle; liability proof; information to be provided by owner; definitions.
Sec. 675b.
(1) The lessee or renter of a motor vehicle and not the leased vehicle owner is liable for a violation of a local ordinance or state statute relating to a standing or parked vehicle involving the motor vehicle if the leased vehicle owner furnishes proof that the vehicle described in the citation, complaint, warrant, or notice was in the possession of, custody of, or was being operated or used by the lessee or renter of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
(2) If a leased vehicle is leased or rented for 30 days or less, the leased vehicle owner may avoid liability for a violation described in subsection (1) if the leased vehicle owner provides all of the following information to the clerk of the court or parking violations bureau issuing the violation not later than 30 days after the leased vehicle owner has received notice of the violation:
(a) The lessee's or renter's name, address, and operator's or chauffeur's license number.
(b) A copy of the signed rental or lease agreement or an expedited rental agreement without signature as part of a master rental agreement, including proof of the date and time the possession of the vehicle was given to the lessee or renter and the date and time the vehicle was returned to the leased vehicle owner or the leased vehicle owner's authorized agent under the agreement.
(3) If a leased vehicle is leased or rented for 30 days or less, the leased vehicle owner is liable for a violation of a local ordinance or state statute relating to a standing or parked vehicle if 1 or more of the following occur:
(a) The leased vehicle owner does not provide the information described in subsection (2) within the 30-day period specified in that subsection.
(b) The court or parking violations bureau issuing the violation proceeds against the lessee or renter of the vehicle and the lessee or renter of the vehicle is not convicted of or found responsible for the violation.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly through 1 or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.
(b) "Leased vehicle owner" means a person in the business of renting or leasing leased vehicles or an affiliate of the person, if the person or the affiliate is the registered owner of a standing or parked leased vehicle involved in a violation of a local ordinance or state statute.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.676 - Unattended Vehicle; Setting Brakes, Stopping Motor, Placing in Park, Removing Ignition Key, and Turning Front Wheels; Vehicle With Remote Starter; Rescission of R 28.1458; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.676 Unattended vehicle; setting brakes, stopping motor, placing in park, removing ignition key, and turning front wheels; vehicle with remote starter; rescission of R 28.1458; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 676.
(1) A person shall not allow a motor vehicle to stand on a highway unattended without engaging the parking brake or placing the vehicle in park, stopping the motor of the vehicle, and removing and taking possession of the ignition key. If the vehicle is standing upon a grade, the front wheels of the vehicle shall be turned to the curb or side of the highway. This section does not apply to a vehicle that is standing in place and is equipped with a remote start feature, if the remote start feature is engaged.
(2) R 28.1458 of the Michigan Administrative Code is rescinded.
(3) A person who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 184, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2003 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 26, 2017
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.676c - Scene of Motor Vehicle Accident or Disabled Vehicle; Business Solicitation by Wrecker, Recovery, or Towing Service; Prohibition; Violation; Civil Fine; Exception; Request by Owner or Operator of Motor Vehicle.

257.676c Scene of motor vehicle accident or disabled vehicle; business solicitation by wrecker, recovery, or towing service; prohibition; violation; civil fine; exception; request by owner or operator of motor vehicle.
Sec. 676c.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not travel to the scene of a motor vehicle accident or a disabled vehicle located on public property, property open to the public, or a state trunk line highway and solicit business for a wrecker, recovery, or towing service. A person who violates this subsection is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of $1,000.00.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if any of the following conditions apply:
(a) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the scene of the accident or disabled vehicle, or an individual involved in that accident or disabled vehicle, requests the owner or operator of a wrecker or towing service to come to the scene.
(b) A wrecker, recovery truck, or tow truck operator, who does not travel to the scene of a motor vehicle accident or disabled vehicle as described in subsection (1) for the purpose of soliciting business for a wrecker, recovery, or towing service, offers assistance to a stranded motorist without creating a nuisance or interfering with management of a motor vehicle accident by law enforcement.
(3) Subject to section 252d, the law enforcement agency at the scene shall permit an owner or operator of a motor vehicle to request the towing, wrecker, or recovery service or roadside assistance service of his or her choice unless the vehicle is involved in a suspected criminal activity, fatality, or law enforcement investigation, if the vehicle is being impounded, or if the requested preference wrecker service is unavailable or cannot respond within a timely manner and the vehicle is creating a road or safety hazard as determined by law enforcement at the scene.
History:
Add 2014, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 7, 2015
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.676d - Contract Between Local Unit of Government and Wrecker, Recovery, or Towing Service; Incentives Prohibited.

257.676d Contract between local unit of government and wrecker, recovery, or towing service; incentives prohibited.
Sec. 676d.
(1) A local unit of government shall not require as a term of a contract with a wrecker, recovery, or towing service that the wrecker, recovery, or towing service pay a fee to that local unit of government for responding to the scene of an impound, accident, disabled vehicle, or abandoned vehicle and providing wrecker, recovery, or towing services. A local unit of government shall not accept a payment, commission, or portion of wrecker, recovery, or towing service fees from a wrecker, recovery, or towing service in exchange for securing business for that wrecker, recovery, or towing service.
(2) A wrecker, recovery, or towing service shall not offer to a local unit of government a payment, fee, or commission to induce the local unit of government to enter into a contract with or secure business for the wrecker, recovery, or towing service.
(3) This section only applies to a contract between a local unit of government and a wrecker, recovery, or towing service that is entered into or renewed after January 7, 2015.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 7, 2015 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 141, Eff. Oct. 6, 2020
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.677 - Interference With View or Control of Driver or Operation; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.677 Interference with view or control of driver or operation; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 677.
(1) A person shall not drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat a number of persons, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(2) A passenger in a vehicle or streetcar shall not ride in a position as to interfere with the driver's or operator's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's or operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or streetcar.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750) › 300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.677a - Obstruction of Safety Vision by Removal or Deposit of Snow, Ice, or Slush Prohibited.

257.677a Obstruction of safety vision by removal or deposit of snow, ice, or slush prohibited.
Sec. 677a.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Person" does not include the state or a political subdivision of the state or an employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state operating within the scope of his duties.
(b) "Safety vision" means an unobstructed line of sight enabling a driver to travel upon, enter, or exit a roadway in a safe manner.
(2) A person shall not remove, or cause to be removed, snow, ice, or slush onto or across a roadway or the shoulder of the roadway in a manner which obstructs the safety vision of the driver of a motor vehicle other than off-road vehicles.
(3) A person shall not deposit, or cause to be deposited, snow, ice, or slush onto or across a roadway or the shoulder of the roadway in a manner which obstructs the safety vision of the driver of a motor vehicle.
(4) A person shall not deposit, or cause to be deposited, snow, ice or slush on any roadway or highway.
(5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 82, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1978 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.678 - Coasting Prohibited; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.678 Coasting prohibited; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 678.
(1) The driver of a motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral.
(2) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750) › 300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.679 - Following or Parking Within Certain Distance of Fire Apparatus; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.679 Following or parking within certain distance of fire apparatus; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 679.
(1) The driver of a vehicle other than a vehicle on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or driver into or park the vehicle within 500 feet where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Compiler's Notes:
The words “driver into” in subsection (1) evidently should read “drive into”.
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.679a - Limited Access Highway; Pedestrians and Certain Vehicles Prohibited; Bicycles Permitted on Paths; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.679a Limited access highway; pedestrians and certain vehicles prohibited; bicycles permitted on paths; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 679a.
(1) A person shall not operate a motorcycle with less than a 125 cubic centimeter engine, moped, farm tractor, or other self-propelled farm implement, nor shall a pedestrian, bicycle, except as provided in this section, or other nonmotorized traffic be permitted on a limited access highway in this state. Bicycles shall be permitted on paths constructed separately from the roadway and designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
Add. 1961, Act 164, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 222, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 134, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- 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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.680 - Driving Over Unprotected Fire Hose; Violation as Civil Infraction.

257.680 Driving over unprotected fire hose; violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 680.
(1) A streetcar or vehicle shall not be driven over an unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on a street, private driveway, or streetcar track, to be used at a fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
(2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750) › 300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.681 - Bus; Fire Extinguisher Required.

257.681 Bus; fire extinguisher required.
Sec. 681.
(1) A person, owner, or motor carrier shall not drive a bus or cause or permit a bus to be driven or moved, unless the bus is equipped with properly filled fire extinguishers as follows:
(a) If the bus is used to transport hazardous materials and required to be marked or placarded pursuant to 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, a fire extinguisher having an underwriters laboratories rating of 10 B:C or more.
(b) If the bus is not used to transport hazardous materials, either a fire extinguisher having an underwriters laboratories rating of 5 B:C or more, or 2 fire extinguishers having an underwriters laboratories rating of 4 B:C or more.
(2) The fire extinguishers required by this section shall be securely mounted on the vehicle in a location readily accessible for use. The fire extinguishers shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to permit a determination of whether they are fully charged and in proper operating condition.
(3) A fire extinguisher, required under this section, must have an extinguishing agent that does not need protection from freezing.
(4) A fire extinguisher, required under this section, must not use a vaporizing liquid that gives off vapors more toxic than those shown as having toxicity rating of 5 or 6 in the underwriters' laboratories classification of comparative life hazard of gases and vapors.
(5) Each fire extinguisher required under this section must be labeled or marked with its underwriters' laboratories rating.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 257.681, which prohibited deposit of glass, nails, rubbish or garbage on highways and required any person removing damaged vehicle from highway to remove any glass or injurious substance dropped upon highway from such vehicle, was repealed by Act 106 of 1963, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963.
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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.682a - Device Causing Emission of Flame or Smoke From Vehicle; Civil Infraction.

257.682a Device causing emission of flame or smoke from vehicle; civil infraction.
Sec. 682a.
A person who installs, sells, or distributes a device for the purpose of causing flame or smoke to be emitted from a motor vehicle, except highway maintenance vehicles, or a person who uses such a device on a motor vehicle which is not a highway maintenance vehicle on a highway of this state is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
Add. 1952, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1952 ;-- 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-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.682b - Permitting Person Under 18 to Ride in Open Bed of Pickup Truck Prohibited; Exceptions; Civil Infraction.

257.682b Permitting person under 18 to ride in open bed of pickup truck prohibited; exceptions; civil infraction.
Sec. 682b.
(1) Except as provided in this section, an operator shall not permit a person less than 18 years of age to ride in the open bed of a pickup truck on a highway, road, or street in a city, village, or township at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the operator of any of the following:
(a) A motor vehicle operated as part of a parade pursuant to a permit issued by the governmental unit with jurisdiction over the highway or street.
(b) A military motor vehicle.
(c) An authorized emergency vehicle.
(d) A motor vehicle controlled or operated by an employer or an employee of a farm operation, construction business, or similar enterprise during the course of work activities.
(e) A motor vehicle used to transport a search and rescue team to and from the site of an emergency.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 434, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 257.682b, which pertained to persons authorized to be transported on school bus and to first aid kits, fire extinguishers, and traffic flares, was repealed by Act 188 of 1990, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750) › 300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES - Miscellaneous Rules (257.676...257.682c) › Section 257.682c - Operation of Commercial Snow Removal Vehicle; Yellow or Amber Light Required; Civil Infraction and Fine; Definitions.

257.682c Operation of commercial snow removal vehicle; yellow or amber light required; civil infraction and fine; definitions.
Sec. 682c.
(1) A person shall not operate a commercial snow removal vehicle to remove snow or ice on a public street or highway or in a parking lot accessible for use by the public unless the vehicle is operated with at least 1 flashing, rotating, or oscillating yellow or amber light that is clearly visible in a 360-degree arc from a distance of 500 feet when in use.
(2) A person who owns or leases a commercial snow removal vehicle shall not knowingly allow a person to operate that vehicle in violation of subsection (1).
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Commercial snow removal vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a plow or other device that is used to remove snow or ice for payment or other remuneration.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 262, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021