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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-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.57 - “School Bus” Defined.

257.57 “School bus” defined.
Sec. 57.
"School bus" means every motor vehicle, except station wagons, with a manufacturers' rated seating capacity of 16 or more passengers, including the driver, owned by a public, private, or governmental agency and operated for the transportation of children to or from school, or privately owned and operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 22, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 112, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1981 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 346 of 1988 provides:“(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this amendatory act shall take effect October 1, 1989.“(2) Sections 634, 710g, 722, 723, 724, 802, and 907 of this amendatory act shall take effect January 1, 1989.“(3) Sections 4B and 801 of this amendatory act shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this amendatory act.”Section 2 of Act 173 of 1989 provides:“(1) The amendments made to sections 8b, 57, 67a, 301, 303, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 312d, 312e, 312f, 312g, 312h, 314, 314b, 319a, 321a, 323, 728, 732, 743, and 907 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.8b, 257.57, 257.67a, 257.301, 257.303, 257.305, 257.306, 257.307, 257.309, 257.310, 257.312d, 257.312e, 257.312f, 257.312g, 257.312h, 257.314, 257.314b, 257.319a, 257.321a, 257.323, 257.728, 257.732, 257.743, and 257.907 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, by Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1988 shall take effect January 1, 1990.“(2) Enacting section 2 of Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1988 is repealed.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.57a - “School Crossing” Defined.

257.57a “School crossing” defined.
Sec. 57a.
"School crossing" means a crosswalk designated by the department of state highways and transportation, a county road commission, or a local authority as a place to be used by school children for crossing a street or highway.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.57b - “School Crossing Guard” Defined.

257.57b “School crossing guard” defined.
Sec. 57b.
"School crossing guard" means a person 17 years of age or older authorized to supervise children using a school crossing as provided in section 613c.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1978 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 2003
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.57c - Repealed. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002.

257.57c Repealed. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to definition of school transportation vehicle.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.57d - “Scrap Certificate of Title” Defined.

257.57d “Scrap certificate of title” defined.
Sec. 57d.
"Scrap certificate of title" means a document issued by the secretary of state evidencing ownership of a scrap vehicle, which may be assigned only to a scrap metal processor, an automotive recycler, used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer, or a foreign salvage vehicle dealer and reassignable only to a vehicle scrap metal processor.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 300, Eff. July 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.57e - “Scrap Vehicle” Defined.

257.57e “Scrap vehicle” defined.
Sec. 57e.
"Scrap vehicle" means a vehicle that is wrecked, destroyed, damaged, or that has a major component part stolen or missing to the extent that the total estimated cost of repairs to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle, including parts and labor, is equal to or greater than 91% of the actual cash value of the vehicle in its predamaged condition or any vehicle that comes into this state with a scrap title or comparable certificate of title. The estimated cost of the repair parts shall be determined by using the current published retail cost of original manufacturer equipment parts or an estimate of the actual cost of the repair parts. The estimated labor costs shall be computed by using the hourly rate and time allocations which are reasonable and commonly assessed in the repair industry in the community where the repairs are performed. For the purpose of this section, "actual cash value" means the retail dollar value of a vehicle as determined by an objective vehicle evaluation using local market resources such as dealers or want ads or by an independent vehicle evaluation or vehicle appraisal service or by a current issue of a nationally recognized used vehicle guide for financial institution appraisal purposes in this state.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 300, Eff. July 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.58 - “Secretary of State” Defined.

257.58 “Secretary of state” defined.
Sec. 58.
"Secretary of state" means the secretary of state of this state, acting directly or through his duly authorized deputy, investigators, agents and employees.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.58b - “Security Interest,”“security Agreement,”“secured Party,”“debtor,”“financing Statement,” and “Termination Statement” Defined.

257.58b “Security interest,”“security agreement,”“secured party,”“debtor,”“financing statement,” and “termination statement” defined.
Sec. 58b.
"Security interest", "security agreement", "secured party", "debtor", "financing statement", and "termination statement" as used in this act mean those terms as defined in the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101 to 440.11102.
History:
Add. 1964, Act 248, Eff. Jan. 1, 1965 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 353, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.58c - “Serious Impairment of a Body Function” Defined.

257.58c “Serious impairment of a body function” defined.
Sec. 58c.
"Serious impairment of a body function" includes, but is not limited to, 1 or more of the following:
(a) Loss of a limb or loss of use of a limb.
(b) Loss of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb or loss of use of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb.
(c) Loss of an eye or ear or loss of use of an eye or ear.
(d) Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.
(e) Serious visible disfigurement.
(f) A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days.
(g) Measurable brain or mental impairment.
(h) A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.
(i) Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma.
(j) Loss of an organ.
History:
Add. 2001, Act 134, Eff. Feb. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.59 - “Semi-Trailer” Defined.

257.59 “Semi-trailer” defined.
Sec. 59.
"Semi-trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle. Semi-trailer does not include any implement of husbandry.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 589, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.59a - “Shoulder” and “Ditch Slope” Defined.

257.59a “Shoulder” and “ditch slope” defined.
Sec. 59a.
"Shoulder" means that portion of the highway contiguous to the roadway generally extending the contour of the roadway, not designed for vehicular travel but maintained for the temporary accommodation of disabled or stopped vehicles otherwise permitted on the roadway.
"Ditch slope" is that portion of the highway adjacent to the shoulder if one exists or adjacent to the roadway on roads without shoulders, extending to the bottom of the roadside ditch and is not constructed or maintained for the use of any vehicles except those engaged in construction or maintenance.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.60 - “Sidewalk” Defined.

257.60 “Sidewalk” defined.
Sec. 60.
"Sidewalk" means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.61 - “Spacings Between Axles” Defined.

257.61 “Spacings between axles” defined.
Sec. 61.
"Spacings between axles" means the distance from axle center to axle center.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.62 - “Special Mobile Equipment” Defined.

257.62 “Special mobile equipment” defined.
Sec. 62.
"Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction or maintenance machinery, mobile office trailers, mobile tool shed trailers, mobile trailer units used for housing stationary construction equipment, ditch-digging apparatus, and well-boring and well-servicing apparatus. The foregoing enumeration shall be considered partial and shall not operate to exclude other vehicles which are within the general terms of this definition. Although not within the general terms of this definition, the combination of a mobile car crusher trailer permanently attached to a truck tractor or road tractor shall be considered special mobile equipment for purposes of this act.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1962 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 119, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1992
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.62a - "Standardized Field Sobriety Test" Defined.

257.62a "Standardized field sobriety test" defined.
Sec. 62a.
"Standardized field sobriety test" means 1 of the standardized tests validated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A field sobriety test is considered a standardized field sobriety test under this section if it is administered in substantial compliance with the standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 242, Eff. Sept. 22, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.63 - "Streetcar" Defined.

257.63 "Streetcar" defined.
Sec. 63.
"Streetcar" means a car other than a railroad train for transporting persons or property operated on stationary rails, including a streetcar operated as part of a street railway system.
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-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.63a - "Streetcar Track" Defined.

257.63a "Streetcar track" defined.
Sec. 63a.
"Streetcar track" means a stationary rail owned by a street railway that is part of a street railway system.
History:
Add. 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-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.64 - “Street or Highway” Defined.

257.64 “Street or highway” defined.
Sec. 64.
"Street or highway" means the entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.64a - "Street Railway" Defined.

257.64a "Street railway" defined.
Sec. 64a.
"Street railway" means that term as defined under section 507 of the recodified tax increment financing act, 2018 PA 57, MCL 125.4507.
History:
Add. 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-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.64b - "Street Railway System" Defined.

257.64b "Street railway system" defined.
Sec. 64b.
"Street railway system" means that term as defined under section 507 of the recodified tax increment financing act, 2018 PA 57, MCL 125.4507.
History:
Add. 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-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.65 - "State" Defined.

257.65 "State" defined.
Sec. 65.
"State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, Indian country as defined in 18 USC 1151, the District of Columbia, the Dominion of Canada, or any province or territory of the Dominion of Canada.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 449, Eff. May 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 62, Eff. May 3, 2004 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.66 - “Suspension” Defined.

257.66 “Suspension” defined.
Sec. 66.
"Suspension" means that the driver's license and privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways are temporarily withdrawn but only during the period of the suspension. When referring to a dealer license, "suspension" means that a person's authorization to engage in business as a dealer is temporarily withdrawn.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 507, Eff. July 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.67 - “Tandem Axle” Defined.

257.67 “Tandem axle” defined.
Sec. 67.
"Tandem axle" means 2 axles spaced more than 3 feet 6 inches and less than 9 feet apart.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.67a - “Tandem Axle Assembly” and “Tank Vehicle” Defined.

257.67a “Tandem axle assembly” and “tank vehicle” defined.
Sec. 67a.
(1) "Tandem axle assembly" means 2 axles spaced more than 3 feet 6 inches and less than 9 feet apart, 1 axle in front of the other and so attached to the vehicle wherein an attempt is made by connecting mechanism to distribute the weight equally between the 2 axles.
(2) "Tank vehicle" means any commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank or tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or more that are either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or the chassis. If a commercial motor vehicle transports 1 or more tanks manifested either as being empty or containing only residue, those tanks shall not be considered in determining whether the vehicle is a tank vehicle.
History:
Add. 1967, Act 277, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 11, Eff. July 8, 2015
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 346 of 1988 provides:“(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this amendatory act shall take effect October 1, 1989.“(2) Sections 634, 710g, 722, 723, 724, 802, and 907 of this amendatory act shall take effect January 1, 1989.“(3) Sections 4B and 801 of this amendatory act shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this amendatory act.”Section 2 of Act 173 of 1989 provides:“(1) The amendments made to sections 8b, 57, 67a, 301, 303, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 312d, 312e, 312f, 312g, 312h, 314, 314b, 319a, 321a, 323, 728, 732, 743, and 907 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.8b, 257.57, 257.67a, 257.301, 257.303, 257.305, 257.306, 257.307, 257.309, 257.310, 257.312d, 257.312e, 257.312f, 257.312g, 257.312h, 257.314, 257.314b, 257.319a, 257.321a, 257.323, 257.728, 257.732, 257.743, and 257.907 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, by Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1988 shall take effect January 1, 1990.“(2) Enacting section 2 of Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1988 is repealed.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.67b - “Temporary Disability” Defined.

257.67b “Temporary disability” defined.
Sec. 67b.
"Temporary disability" means a physical characteristic categorized as a disability that significantly limits ambulation or necessitates the use of a wheelchair for mobility, or blindness, for which there is a present medical expectation that the disability will improve.
History:
Add. 1987, Act 257, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 104, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.67c - "Taxicab" Defined.

257.67c "Taxicab" defined.
Sec. 67c.
"Taxicab" means that term as defined in section 2 of the limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.67d - "Taxicab Driver" Defined.

257.67d "Taxicab driver" defined.
Sec. 67d.
"Taxicab driver" means that term as defined in section 2 of the limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.68 - “Through Highway” Defined.

257.68 “Through highway” defined.
Sec. 68.
"Through highway" means every state trunk line highway, or, any other highway at the entrance to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to stop before entering or crossing the same.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.69 - "Traffic" Defined.

257.69 "Traffic" defined.
Sec. 69.
"Traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars, and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel.
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-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.70 - “Traffic Control Devices” Defined.

257.70 “Traffic control devices” defined.
Sec. 70.
"Traffic control devices" means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this act placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.71 - “Traffic Control Order” Defined.

257.71 “Traffic control order” defined.
Sec. 71.
"Traffic control order" means an order officially establishing the location of traffic control devices and traffic control signals on the highways of this state by the authority having jurisdiction over such highway and filed with the county clerk of the county traversed by such highway. A certified copy thereof shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the issuance of such order.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.72 - “Traffic Control Signal” Defined.

257.72 “Traffic control signal” defined.
Sec. 72.
"Traffic control signal" means any device whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.73 - “Trailer” Defined.

257.73 “Trailer” defined.
Sec. 73.
"Trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designed for carrying property or persons and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. Trailer does not include any implement of husbandry.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 589, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.74 - “Trailer Coach” Defined.

257.74 “Trailer coach” defined.
Sec. 74.
"Trailer coach" means every vehicle primarily designed and used as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel purposes and drawn by another vehicle.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 262, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 568, Eff. Jan. 6, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.74a - "Travel Trailer," "Camping Trailer," and "Fifth Wheel Trailer" Defined.

257.74a "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," and "fifth wheel trailer" defined.
Sec. 74a.
(1) "Travel trailer" means a trailer coach, fifth wheel trailer, camping trailer, or other vehicle that is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle; is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use; and does not require a special highway movement permit under section 719a to be towed on a street or highway.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Camping trailer" means a trailer coach constructed with collapsible side walls that fold for towing and unfold to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.
(b) "Fifth wheel trailer" means a trailer coach designed to be towed by a motor vehicle using a towing mechanism that is mounted above or forward of the tow vehicle's rear axle.
History:
Add. 2009, Act 32, Eff. Dec. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.75 - “Truck” Defined.

257.75 “Truck” defined.
Sec. 75.
"Truck" means every motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.76 - “Transporter” Defined.

257.76 “Transporter” defined.
Sec. 76.
"Transporter" means every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder from a manufacturing, assembling or distributing plant to dealers or sales agents of a manufacturer, and every person certificated by the Michigan public service commission to engage in the business of moving trailer coaches or mobile homes. This section shall not affect duly authorized permit holders.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 1961
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.76a - "Transportation Network Company" Defined.

257.76a "Transportation network company" defined.
Sec. 76a.
"Transportation network company" means that term as defined in section 2 of the limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.76b - "Transportation Network Company Driver" Defined.

257.76b "Transportation network company driver" defined.
Sec. 76b.
"Transportation network company driver" means that term as defined in section 2 of the limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.76c - "Transportation Network Company Prearranged Ride" Defined.

257.76c "Transportation network company prearranged ride" defined.
Sec. 76c.
"Transportation network company prearranged ride" means that term as defined in section 2 of the limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.76d - "Transportation Network Company Rider" Defined.

257.76d "Transportation network company rider" defined.
Sec. 76d.
"Transportation network company rider" means that term as defined in section 2 of the limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.77 - “Truck Tractor” Defined.

257.77 “Truck tractor” defined.
Sec. 77.
"Truck tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, except that a truck tractor and semitrailer engaged in the transportation of automobiles may transport motor vehicles on part of the power unit.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.78 - “Used or Second-Hand Vehicle” Defined.

257.78 “Used or second-hand vehicle” defined.
Sec. 78.
"Used or second-hand vehicle" means any motor vehicle to which a certificate of title and license plates have been issued and which motor vehicle has been registered for use on the highways by a consumer or by a dealer.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 238, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.78a - “Used Vehicle Parts Dealer” or “Used or Secondhand Vehicle Parts Dealer” Defined.

257.78a “Used vehicle parts dealer” or “used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer” defined.
Sec. 78a.
"Used vehicle parts dealer" or "used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying or otherwise dealing in vehicles for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles to sell used parts and remaining scrap metal or a person engaged in the business of buying, acquiring, selling, or otherwise dealing in salvageable parts.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 507, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 300, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79 - “Vehicle” Defined.

257.79 “Vehicle” defined.
Sec. 79.
"Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices exclusively moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and except, only for the purpose of titling and registration under this act, a mobile home as defined in section 2 of the mobile home commission act, Act No. 96 of the Public Acts of 1987, being section 125.2302 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 568, Eff. Jan. 6, 1979 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 134, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79a - “Vehicle Salvage Pool” Defined.

257.79a “Vehicle salvage pool” defined.
Sec. 79a.
"Vehicle salvage pool" means a person engaged in the business of storing and displaying damaged or distressed vehicles as an agent or escrow agent of an insurance company.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 507, Eff. July 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79b - “Vehicle Scrap Metal Processor” Defined.

257.79b “Vehicle scrap metal processor” defined.
Sec. 79b.
"Vehicle scrap metal processor" means a dealer engaged in the business of buying or otherwise acquiring vehicles for the purpose of processing and selling the metal for remelting. A vehicle scrap metal processor shall not sell major components or other parts for vehicle repair purposes, unless the vehicle scrap metal processor first obtains a used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer license.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 507, Eff. July 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79c - “Wrecker” Defined.

257.79c “Wrecker” defined.
Sec. 79c.
"Wrecker" means a truck with a hoist, towing apparatus, or self-loading flatbed, or any combination of these items, permanently affixed to the truck, used to transport not more than 2 vehicles, except for a motor vehicle equipped with a fifth wheel or a motor vehicle that tows the second vehicle on a trailer.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 95, Eff. June 1, 1994
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79d - “Work Zone” Defined.

257.79d “Work zone” defined.
Sec. 79d.
"Work zone" means a portion of a street or highway that meets any of the following:
(a) Is between a "work zone begins" sign and an "end road work" sign.
(b) For construction, maintenance, or utility work activities conducted by a work crew and more than 1 moving vehicle, is between a "begin work convoy" sign and an "end work convoy" sign.
(c) For construction, maintenance, surveying, or utility work activities conducted by a work crew and 1 moving or stationary vehicle exhibiting a rotating beacon or strobe light, is between the following points:
(i) A point that is 150 feet behind the rear of the vehicle or that is the point from which the beacon or strobe light is first visible on the street or highway behind the vehicle, whichever is closer to the vehicle.
(ii) A point that is 150 feet in front of the front of the vehicle or that is the point from which the beacon or strobe light is first visible on the street or highway in front of the vehicle, whichever is closer to the vehicle.
History:
Add. 2003, Act 315, Eff. Apr. 8, 2004
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79e - "Wholesaler" Defined.

257.79e "Wholesaler" defined.
Sec. 79e.
"Wholesaler" means a person who is engaged in the business of selling used vehicles to or purchasing used vehicles from a licensed motor vehicle dealer and who does not sell or offer for sale motor vehicles of any classification to a person other than a licensed motor vehicle dealer.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 495, Eff. Jan. 31, 2005
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 257.79e, which pertained to definition of work zone, was repealed by Act 62 of 2004, Eff. Apr. 8, 2004.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.79f - "Boat Lift" Defined.

257.79f "Boat lift" defined.
Sec. 79f.
"Boat lift" means a vehicle owned and operated by a marina or watercraft dealer in a commercial boat storage operation with a framework designed to surround or straddle a boat and lift the boat from water or a storage space using a sling and hoisting mechanism. A boat lift shall be specifically designed for and used exclusively to transport a boat between a place of storage and a marina or in and around a marina. Boat lift does not include a boat trailer designed for normal or routine transportation of a watercraft.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.80 - Tenses; Definition.

257.80 Tenses; definition.
Sec. 80.
The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.81 - Number and Gender; Definitions.

257.81 Number and gender; definitions.
Sec. 81.
The singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular; the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter, as requisite.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.82 - “Shall” and “May” Defined.

257.82 “Shall” and “may” defined.
Sec. 82.
"Shall" and "may" means shall is mandatory and may is permissive.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-I - Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.83) › Section 257.83 - "Specialty Court", "Specialty Court Program", and "Specialty Court Interlock Program" Defined.

257.83 "Specialty court", "specialty court program", and "specialty court interlock program" defined.
Sec. 83.
As used in this act:
(a) "Specialty court" or "specialty court program" means any of the following:
(i) A drug treatment court, as that term is defined in section 1060 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060, in which the participant is an adult.
(ii) A DWI/sobriety court, as that term is defined in section 1084 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084.
(iii) A hybrid of the programs under subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
(iv) A mental health court, as that term is defined in section 1090 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1090.
(v) A veterans treatment court, as that term is defined in section 1200 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1200.
(b) "Specialty court interlock program" means a program as that term is defined in section 1084 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084.
History:
Add. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Sept. 19, 2023
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.201 - Reference to “Division”.

257.201 Reference to “division”.
Sec. 201.
When a reference is made in this act to "division", the reference is to the secretary of state or an authorized representative of the secretary of state.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 215, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.202 - Secretary of State as Exclusive State Agent.

257.202 Secretary of state as exclusive state agent.
Sec. 202.
Except as provided in this act, the secretary of state is the exclusive state agent for the administration of the driver license provisions of this act.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 215, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.203 - Appointment of Employees.

257.203 Appointment of employees.
Sec. 203.
Subject to the civil service laws of this state, the secretary of state shall appoint deputies, subordinate officers, clerks, investigators, and other employees as necessary to administer this act.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 215, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.203a - Meaning of “Commissioner” in MCL 257.301 to 257.327; Effect of MCL 257.201 to 257.203a.

257.203a Meaning of “commissioner” in MCL 257.301 to 257.327; effect of MCL 257.201 to 257.203a.
Sec. 203a.
(1) As used in sections 301 to 327, "commissioner" means the secretary of state or an authorized representative of the secretary of state.
(2) Sections 201 to 203a shall not alter, modify, or amend the functions, duties, and responsibilities of an elected or appointed state or local official under this act.
History:
Add. 1953, Act 215, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.204 - Administration and Enforcement of Act; Establishment of Highway Patrol Prohibited; Rules; Official Seal.

257.204 Administration and enforcement of act; establishment of highway patrol prohibited; rules; official seal.
Sec. 204.
(1) Except as provided in this act, the secretary of state shall observe, enforce, and administer this act. The secretary of state shall not establish a highway patrol.
(2) The secretary of state may promulgate rules pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, necessary to administer this act.
(3) The secretary of state may adopt an official seal.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 215, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979
Admin Rule:
R 257.21 et seq.; R 257.31 et seq.; R 257.181 et seq.; R 257.301 et seq.; R 257.351 et seq.; and R 257.801 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.204b - Conviction of Attempted Violation; Effect.

257.204b Conviction of attempted violation; effect.
Sec. 204b.
(1) When assessing points, taking licensing or registration actions, or imposing other sanctions under this act for a conviction of an attempted violation of a law of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state, the secretary of state or the court shall treat the conviction the same as if it were a conviction for the completed offense.
(2) The court shall impose a criminal penalty for a conviction of an attempted violation of this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a provision of this act in the same manner as if the offense had been completed.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 347, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.205 - Secretary of State; Office and Branch Offices; Establishment; Employees; Bond; Liability for Loss of Money; Person Appointed to Conduct Branch Office; Compensation and Expenses.

257.205 Secretary of state; office and branch offices; establishment; employees; bond; liability for loss of money; person appointed to conduct branch office; compensation and expenses.
Sec. 205.
(1) The secretary of state shall maintain an office in the state capitol complex, and in other places in the state as the secretary of state considers necessary to carry out the powers and duties vested in the secretary of state. At least 1 office shall be established in each county of the state and in each city of the state having a population of 10,000 or more, but not within a radius of 5 miles from a county office location. This subsection does not apply in a county having a population of 300,000 or more, nor to contiguous cities having a combined population of 10,000 or more. A person licensed under section 248, is not eligible for appointment to conduct, manage, or be an employee of a branch or fee office of the secretary of state.
(2) A bond may be required of a person in an office established under subsection (1) in an amount that the secretary of state prescribes to cover the safe handling of money received under this act. The secretary of state shall not be held personally liable for a loss of money because of armed robbery, larceny, embezzlement, riot, act of God, or other act of a person resulting in a loss of money which is within the authority and responsibility of the secretary of state as the administrator of this act.
(3) A person appointed to conduct a branch office shall receive compensation fixed by the secretary of state, and necessary expenses of the office. The compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the Michigan transportation fund and shall be deducted from the fund before the fund is certified to the state treasurer.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 210, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 47, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1969 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1970 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 398, 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-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259) › Section 257.205a - Plan to Fully Reopen Secretary of State Branches; Written Report.

257.205a Plan to fully reopen secretary of state branches; written report.
Sec. 205a.
Within 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall provide a written report to the senate majority leader, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees detailing the department's plan to reopen all secretary of state's branches to the general public for in-person services, without the requirement of an appointment. The written report must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The number of staff that will return to in-person work.
(b) The manner in which the department will transition returning staff back to in-person work.
(c) The manner in which the department will notify members of the public that secretary of state's branches are open for in-person services, without the requirement of an appointment.
(d) How the department will prioritize customers who were unable to renew essential documents beginning March 24, 2020, due to the closing of the secretary of state's branches and appointment only policy.
(e) The department's plans to ensure the safety of the staff and customers in reopened secretary of state's branches.
(f) Details on hours of operation for reopened secretary of state's branches.
(g) How the department will utilize the use of kiosks and other automated services at reopened secretary of state's branches.
History:
Add. 2021, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 29, 2021