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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-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.904c - Vehicle Immobilization Required; Duties of Peace Officer; Validity of Temporary Vehicle Registration; Duration.

257.904c Vehicle immobilization required; duties of peace officer; validity of temporary vehicle registration; duration.
Sec. 904c.
(1) When a peace officer detains the driver of a motor vehicle for a violation of a law of this state or local ordinance for which vehicle immobilization is required, the peace officer shall do all of the following:
(a) Immediately confiscate the vehicle's registration plate and destroy it.
(b) Issue a temporary vehicle registration plate for the vehicle in the same form prescribed by the secretary of state for temporary registration plates issued under section 226a or 226b.
(c) Place the temporary vehicle registration plate on the vehicle in the manner required by the secretary of state.
(d) Notify the secretary of state through the law enforcement information network in a form prescribed by the secretary of state that the registration plate was confiscated and destroyed, and a temporary plate was issued.
(2) A temporary vehicle registration plate issued under this section is valid until the charges against the person are dismissed, the person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to those charges, or the person is found guilty of or is acquitted of those charges.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 73, 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-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.904e - Vehicle Immobilization; Manner; Storage; Removal; Impoundment.

257.904e Vehicle immobilization; manner; storage; removal; impoundment.
Sec. 904e.
(1) A court shall order a vehicle immobilized under section 904d by the use of any available technology approved by the court that locks the ignition, wheels, or steering of the vehicle or otherwise prevents any person from operating the vehicle or that prevents the defendant from operating the vehicle. If a vehicle is immobilized under this section, the court may order the vehicle stored at a location and in a manner considered appropriate by the court. The court may order the person convicted of violating section 625 or a suspension, revocation, or denial under section 904 to pay the cost of immobilizing and storing the vehicle.
(2) A vehicle subject to immobilization under this section may be sold during the period of immobilization, but shall not be sold to a person who is exempt from paying a use tax under section 3(3)(a) of the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205.93, without a court order.
(3) A defendant who is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle by vehicle immobilization shall not purchase, lease, or otherwise obtain a motor vehicle during the immobilization period.
(4) A person shall not remove, tamper with, or bypass or attempt to remove, tamper with, or bypass a device that he or she knows or has reason to know has been installed on a vehicle by court order for vehicle immobilization or operate or attempt to operate a vehicle that he or she knows or has reason to know has been ordered immobilized.
(5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
(6) To the extent that a local ordinance regarding the storage or removal of vehicles conflicts with an order of immobilization issued by the court, the local ordinance is preempted.
(7) If a peace officer stops a vehicle that is being operated in violation of an immobilization order, the vehicle shall be impounded pending an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(8) The court shall require the defendant or a person who provides immobilization services to the court under this section to certify that a vehicle ordered immobilized by the court is immobilized as required.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 358, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 73, 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-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.904f - Vehicle Registration Records; Disclosure.

257.904f Vehicle registration records; disclosure.
Sec. 904f.
The vehicle registration records of the secretary of state shall disclose which vehicles are assigned a temporary registration plate under section 904c or are immobilized under this act.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 358, 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-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.905 - Violation of Financial Responsibility Chapter; Penalty.

257.905 Violation of financial responsibility chapter; penalty.
Sec. 905.
(1) Any person who forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of ability to respond in damages as required by the secretary of state under chapter 5, and any person who violates any provisions of chapter 5 for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(2) Any person whose operator's or chauffeur's license or registration card or other privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked and restoration or issuance of a new license or registration is contingent on the furnishing of proof of financial responsibility, and who during the suspension or revocation or in the absence of full authorization from the secretary of state drives any motor vehicle on any highway, or knowingly permits any motor vehicle owned by the person to be operated by another person on any highway except as permitted under this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Compiler's Notes:
Sections 2 and 4 of Act 510 of 1978 provide as follows:“Section 2. Sections 727a and 905 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.727a and 257.905 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, are repealed.”“Section 4. This amendatory act shall not take effect until August 1, 1979.”Sections 2 and 4 of Act 66 of 1979 provide as follows:“Section 2. Section 2 of Act No. 510 of the Public Acts of 1978 is repealed.”“Section 4. Except for section 2 of this act, this act shall take effect August 1, 1979.”Act 66 of 1979 was ordered to take immediate effect on July 25, 1979.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.905[1] - Repealed. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021.

257.905[1] Repealed. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021.
Compiler's Notes:
Section 905, as added by Act 518 of 1980, was compiled as MCL 257.905[1] to distinguish it from another section 905, deriving from Act 300 of 1949 and pertaining to motor vehicle financial responsibility.The repealed section pertained to prohibited acts and penalties.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.906 - Right of Police Officer to Enter Upon Private Road.

257.906 Right of police officer to enter upon private road.
Sec. 906.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a police officer may enter upon such a private road to enforce violations of this act.
History:
Add. 1974, Act 138, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.908 - Default as Civil Contempt; Penalty.

257.908 Default as civil contempt; penalty.
Sec. 908.
(1) If a defendant defaults in the payment of a civil fine, costs, or both, or of any installment, as ordered pursuant to section 907(2), the court, upon the motion of the plaintiff or upon its own motion, may require the defendant to show cause why the default should not be treated as in civil contempt and may issue a summons or order to show cause or a bench warrant of arrest for the defendant's appearance.
(2) When a corporation or an association is ordered to pay a civil fine or costs, the persons authorized to make disbursement shall pay the fine or costs, and their failure to do so shall be civil contempt unless they make the showing required in this section.
(3) Unless the defendant shows that the default was not attributable to an intentional refusal to obey the order of the court or to a failure on his or her part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment, the court shall find that the default constitutes a civil contempt and may order the defendant committed until the civil fine, costs, or both, or a specified part thereof, is paid.
(4) If it appears that the default in the payment of a civil fine or costs does not constitute civil contempt, the court may enter an order allowing the defendant additional time for payment, reducing the amount of payment or of each installment, or revoking the fine or costs or the unpaid portion thereof in whole or in part.
(5) The term of imprisonment on civil contempt for nonpayment of a civil fine or costs shall be specified in the order of commitment, and shall not exceed 1 day for each $10.00 of the fine and costs. A person committed for nonpayment of a civil fine or costs shall be given credit toward payment for each day of imprisonment and each day of detention in default of recognizance before judgment at the rate of $10.00 per day.
(6) A defendant committed to imprisonment for civil contempt for nonpayment of a civil fine or costs shall not be discharged from custody until 1 of the following occurs:
(a) The defendant has been credited with the amount due pursuant to subsection (5).
(b) The amount due has actually been collected through execution of process or otherwise.
(c) The amount due has been satisfied pursuant to a combination of subdivisions (a) and (b).
(7) The civil contempt shall be purged upon discharge of the defendant pursuant to subsection (6).
History:
Add. 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-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.909 - Application and Allocation of Civil Fines to Public and County Law Libraries.

257.909 Application and allocation of civil fines to public and county law libraries.
Sec. 909.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a civil fine which is ordered under section 907 for a violation of this act or other state statute shall be exclusively applied to the support of public libraries and county law libraries in the same manner as is provided by law for penal fines assessed and collected for violation of a penal law of the state. A civil fine ordered for a violation of a code or ordinance of a local authority regulating the operation of commercial motor vehicles and substantially corresponding to a provision of this act shall be paid to the county treasurer and shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Seventy percent to the local authority in which the citation is issued.
(b) Thirty percent for library purposes as provided by law.
(2) Subsection (1) is intended to maintain a source of revenue for public libraries which previously received penal fines for misdemeanor violations of this act which are now civil infractions.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910) › Section 257.910 - Conviction Based on Plea of Nolo Contendere; Treatment.

257.910 Conviction based on plea of nolo contendere; treatment.
Sec. 910.
A conviction based on a plea of nolo contendere shall be treated in the same manner as a conviction based on a plea of guilty.
History:
Add. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 450, Eff. May 1, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-IX - Chapter IX Miscellaneous (257.921...257.923) › Section 257.921 - Repeal.

257.921 Repeal.
Sec. 921.
Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, being sections 256.1 to 256.38, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 46 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being sections 256.101 to 256.119, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 256.201 to 256.234, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1933, as amended, being sections 256.251 to 256.269, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 318 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 256.301 to 256.360, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 321 of the Public Acts of 1923, as amended, being sections 256.421 to 256.437, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1919, being sections 256.511 and 256.512 of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 80 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being sections 256.521 to 256.523, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 186 of the Public Acts of 1937, being sections 247.301 to 247.306, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; section 11 of chapter 21 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, being section 241.11 of the Compiled Laws of 1948; sections 498a, 499 and 500 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 750.498a, 750.499 and 750.500 of the Compiled Laws of 1948; and Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 752.501 to 752.503, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; are hereby repealed.
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-IX - Chapter IX Miscellaneous (257.921...257.923) › Section 257.922 - Saving Clause.

257.922 Saving clause.
Sec. 922.
No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and no right accrued, is affected by the provisions of this code, but all procedure thereafter taken therein shall conform to the provisions of this code so far as possible.
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-IX - Chapter IX Miscellaneous (257.921...257.923) › Section 257.922a - Act Inapplicable to Racing Event.

257.922a Act inapplicable to racing event.
Sec. 922a.
This act does not apply to a racing event conducted under the "city motor vehicle racing act of 1981".
History:
Add. 1981, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1981
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-IX - Chapter IX Miscellaneous (257.921...257.923) › Section 257.923 - Short Title.

257.923 Short title.
Sec. 923.
This act shall be known as the "Michigan vehicle code."
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.931 - Loans to Motor Carriers; Prerequisites; Purpose; Loans as Investments for State Recreational Land Acquisition Trust Fund; Investigation; Determination; Applicability of Section; Condition of Loan.

257.931 Loans to motor carriers; prerequisites; purpose; loans as investments for state recreational land acquisition trust fund; investigation; determination; applicability of section; condition of loan.
Sec. 1.
(1) The state treasurer shall make loans to motor carriers who have obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a permit to operate as a motor carrier from the Michigan public service commission, and to private carriers who are independent wholesale distributors engaged in the distribution of petroleum products to consumers and retailers by vehicles owned or leased by those private carriers to aid those motor carriers and private carriers in complying with section 722(9), (10), (11), and (12) of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being section 257.722 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The loans made under this subsection shall be made before October 1, 1980, and shall be made as investments for the state recreational land acquisition trust fund. These loans shall be made in such amounts and to such applicants as determined by the secretary of state pursuant to its investigation of applications for loans, but without further investigation by the department of treasury.
(2) The department of state shall make loans to motor carriers who have obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a permit to operate as a motor carrier from the Michigan public service commission and to private carriers who are independent wholesale distributors engaged in the distribution of petroleum products to consumers and retailers by vehicles owned or leased by those private carriers to aid those motor carriers and private carriers in complying with section 722(9), (10), (11), and (12) of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended. The loans made under this subsection shall be made after September 30, 1980, and shall be made from amounts appropriated to the department of state from the general fund.
(3) This section shall apply only to a carrier who meets the description of this section as of July 1, 1978. A condition of each loan shall be that the carrier use the vehicles modified or replaced with the proceeds of the loan primarily in Michigan while the loan is outstanding.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 14, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.932 - Loans to Motor Carriers; Application; Form; Evidence of Ownership; Cost of Modification or Replacement; Repayment Plan; Review and Certification of Application; Time Limitation.

257.932 Loans to motor carriers; application; form; evidence of ownership; cost of modification or replacement; repayment plan; review and certification of application; time limitation.
Sec. 2.
(1) An application for a loan shall be made on a form prescribed by the department of state and shall be submitted to the department of state. The application shall require the applicant to submit evidence of ownership of the vehicle subject to modification or replacement and an estimate of the cost of modification or replacement. The applicant shall enter into a repayment plan requiring installment payments for a maximum period of 5 years.
(2) The department of state shall review each application made under this act to determine the applicant's eligibility for a loan and the applicant's credit worthiness. The department of state shall certify to the state treasurer each loan application approved by the department of state.
(3) An application for a loan shall not be accepted by the department of state after July 1, 1983.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.933 - Loans to Motor Carriers; Amount; Interest Rate; Time Limitation; Collection of Repayments; Restrictions; Amount of Money Invested; Appropriations.

257.933 Loans to motor carriers; amount; interest rate; time limitation; collection of repayments; restrictions; amount of money invested; appropriations.
Sec. 3.
(1) A loan made under this act shall be in such amount and to such applicants as determined by the department of state. The loans shall be made at an interest rate of 4% per year simple interest. A loan shall not be made by the department of state after November 1, 1983.
(2) The state treasurer shall collect the repayments of all loans made under this act pursuant to rules promulgated under section 7. Not more than $6,000,000.00 of the money in the state recreational land acquisition trust fund shall be loaned under this act. Money in the game and fish protection subfund created in section 4(3) of Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being section 318.404 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not be loaned under this act. The amount of money invested by the state treasurer from the state recreational land acquisition trust fund under this act and the manner of the investment shall be deemed in complete compliance with Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 318.401 to 318.409 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The amount of money invested in a state fiscal year by the state treasurer from the state recreational land acquisition trust fund under this act shall not include moneys available for the purchase of land or rights in land and other expenditures as provided in sections 3 to 7 of Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 318.403 to 318.407 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The legislature, until the state fiscal year in which the state recreational land acquisition trust fund is repaid all money loaned under section 1(1), annually shall appropriate to the credit of the state recreational land acquisition trust fund from the general fund of the state an amount determined by the state treasurer to be necessary to make up the difference between the interest on the loans made under section 1(1) and the amount the funds loaned would have earned had the funds been invested in the state treasurer's common cash fund. To insure the state recreational land acquisition trust fund against a loss in principal amount, the legislature shall appropriate an amount to the credit of the state recreational land acquisition trust fund which is equal to the losses suffered by the fund because of defaults of loans made under this act.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 14, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.934 - Creation of Security Interest in Name of State on Vehicle; Sign Disclosing State's Lien.

257.934 Creation of security interest in name of state on vehicle; sign disclosing state's lien.
Sec. 4.
The department of state or the department of treasury shall create a security interest in the name of the state on a vehicle owned by a carrier who receives a loan under this act. The security interest shall be created as provided in section 217 or 238 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.217 and 257.238, and article 9 of the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.9101 to 440.9708. Each vehicle subject to a security interest under this act shall be labeled during the life of the loan with a sign disclosing the state's lien. The sign shall be in a form prescribed by the department of treasury.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1979 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 354, Eff. July 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.935 - Disposition of Revenues.

257.935 Disposition of revenues.
Sec. 5.
(1) All revenues on loans made under section 1(1), including principal and interest payments and penalties, and money appropriated to the state recreational land acquisition trust fund under this act, shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be credited to the state recreational land acquisition trust fund.
(2) All revenues on loans made under section 1(2), including principal and interest payments and penalties, shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be credited to the general fund.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 14, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.936 - Conditional Effective Date.

257.936 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 6.
This act shall not take effect unless House Bill No. 5347 of the 1977 regular session of the legislature is enacted into law.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
House Bill No. 5347, referred to in this section, was approved by the Governor on July 27, 1978, and became P.A. 1978, No. 385, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 387 of 1978 - Loans to Motor Carriers (257.931 - 257.937) › Section 257.937 - Rules.

257.937 Rules.
Sec. 7.
The department of state shall promulgate rules to implement this act 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. The rules may include but not be limited to the following: Criteria for approving or disapproving loan applications, criteria for determining the amount of a loan and provisions for a repayment plan agreement including the assessment of a fee for late payment.
History:
1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 14, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1979
Admin Rule:
R 257.201 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 235 of 1969 - Control of Traffic in Parking Areas (257.941 - 257.943) › Section 257.941 - Definitions.

257.941 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Parking area" means an area used by the public as a means of access to and egress from, and for the free parking of motor vehicles by patrons of a shopping center, business, factory, hospital, institution, or similar building or location.
(b) "Shopping center" means a minimum area of 3 acres of land on which there is located 1 or more stores or business establishments, and where there is provided a parking area.
History:
1969, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 630, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 235 of 1969 - Control of Traffic in Parking Areas (257.941 - 257.943) › Section 257.942 - Local Ordinances.

257.942 Local ordinances.
Sec. 2.
The governing body of a city or village, or the board of a township, may, upon the request of either the owner or the person in charge of the general operation and control of the parking area, by local ordinance:
(a) Order stop signs, yield signs, or other traffic control devices erected at specified entrance or exit locations to a parking area or at an intersection in the parking area.
(b) Regulate traffic in the parking area, including regulation by means of traffic control signals.
(c) Prohibit or regulate the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles at intersections or other designated locations in the parking area.
(d) Regulate the crossing of a roadway in the parking area by pedestrians.
(e) Designate a separate roadway, drive, or lane in the parking area for 1-way traffic.
(f) Prohibit, regulate, restrict, or limit the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified areas of the parking area.
(g) Designate safety zones, loading zones, and other restricted area in the parking area.
(h) Provide for the removal and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned in the parking area during snowstorms, floods, fires, or other public emergencies, or found unattended in the parking area, if the vehicles constitute an obstruction to traffic or if stopping, standing, or parking is prohibited, and for the payment of reasonable charges for the removal and storage by the owner or operator of the vehicle.
(i) Adopt additional reasonable rules with respect to traffic and parking in a parking area as local conditions may require for the safety and convenience of the public or of the users of the parking area.
History:
1969, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 630, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 235 of 1969 - Control of Traffic in Parking Areas (257.941 - 257.943) › Section 257.942a - Designation of Parking Spaces for Persons With Disabilities; Ordinance.

257.942a Designation of parking spaces for persons with disabilities; ordinance.
Sec. 2a.
The governing body of a city or village, or the board of a township, shall provide, by local ordinance, for parking spaces specifically designated for persons with disabilities in numbers to conform with the requirements of section 2 of 1966 PA 1, MCL 125.1352, in each shopping center parking area within its jurisdiction. If on the effective date of this section a shopping center is in compliance with a local ordinance relating to the number of parking spaces that the shopping center is required to provide, the shopping center shall not be held in violation of that ordinance if the designation of parking space required by this section reduces the number of parking spaces below the minimum number required by the local ordinance.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 88, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 235 of 1969 - Control of Traffic in Parking Areas (257.941 - 257.943) › Section 257.942b - Signs or Other Traffic Control Devices.

257.942b Signs or other traffic control devices.
Sec. 2b.
A sign or other traffic control device required in a parking area shall conform to the requirements of the Michigan manual of uniform traffic control devices.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 630, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 235 of 1969 - Control of Traffic in Parking Areas (257.941 - 257.943) › Section 257.943 - Violation as Civil Infraction; Processing Violation.

257.943 Violation as civil infraction; processing violation.
Sec. 3.
A person who violates an ordinance promulgated pursuant to this act is responsible for a civil infraction. Violation of an ordinance promulgated pursuant to this act shall be processed in the same manner as a civil infraction under Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1969, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 516, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 62 of 1956 - Uniform Traffic Code (257.951 - 257.955) › Section 257.952 - Identification and Publication of Code Adopted by Reference; Notice.

257.952 Identification and publication of code adopted by reference; notice.
Sec. 2.
The code or ordinance passed shall clearly identify the code adopted by reference. The code need not be published in full. Publication of the code or ordinance shall be supplemented by a notice of the purpose of the code and the fact that a complete copy of the code is available for inspection by the public at the office of the city, township, or village clerk.
History:
1956, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 62 of 1956 - Uniform Traffic Code (257.951 - 257.955) › Section 257.953 - Amendment of Code; Adoption.

257.953 Amendment of code; adoption.
Sec. 3.
If the commissioner of the state police shall thereafter amend such code, any city, township or village which has adopted such code by reference may adopt such amendment by reference by the same procedure as required for the adoption of the original code, or such amendment may be adopted by enacting an ordinance setting forth the entire text of such amendment.
History:
1956, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 62 of 1956 - Uniform Traffic Code (257.951 - 257.955) › Section 257.954 - Inspection of Code.

257.954 Inspection of code.
Sec. 4.
Upon adoption of the code by reference, the city, township, or village clerk shall maintain in his or her office a copy of the code for inspection by the public or a person charged under the code.
History:
1956, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 62 of 1956 - Uniform Traffic Code (257.951 - 257.955) › Section 257.955 - Operation of Commercial Vehicle; Payment and Allocation of Civil Fine; Exception; Issuance of More Than 1 Citation; Equipment Violations; Training Requirements as Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer; Definitions.

257.955 Operation of commercial vehicle; payment and allocation of civil fine; exception; issuance of more than 1 citation; equipment violations; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; definitions.
Sec. 5.
(1) A civil fine imposed upon a person for a violation of a code or ordinance regulating the operation of a commercial vehicle adopted by a city, township, or village under section 1 shall be paid to the county treasurer and shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Seventy percent to the city, township, or village in which the citation is issued.
(b) Thirty percent for library purposes as provided by law.
(2) This section does not apply to a case in which the citation is dismissed pursuant to subsection (3).
(3) The owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall not be issued more than 1 citation for each violation of a code or ordinance regulating the operation of a commercial motor vehicle and substantially corresponding to a provision of sections 683 to 725a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.683 to 257.725a, within a 24-hour period. If the owner or operator of a commercial motor vehicle is issued a citation for an equipment violation that does not result in the vehicle being placed out of service, the court shall dismiss the citation if the owner or operator of that commercial motor vehicle provides written proof to the court within 14 days after the citation is issued showing that the defective equipment indicated in the citation has been repaired.
(4) In order to be classified as a motor carrier enforcement officer, a police officer must have training equal to the minimum training requirements, including any annual training updates, established by the department of state police for an officer of the motor carrier division of the department of state police. A police officer who has received training equal to these minimum training requirements before the effective date of this section is considered a motor carrier enforcement officer for purposes of this act.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Commercial vehicle" means that term as defined in section 7 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.7.
(b) "Operation" means being in actual physical control of a vehicle regardless of whether or not the person is licensed under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, as an operator or chauffeur.
(c) "Out of service" means that process established under the motor carrier safety act, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11 to 480.22.
(d) "Person" means every natural person, partnership, association, or corporation and their legal successors.
History:
Add. 2000, Act 95, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 175 of 1958 - Regulation of Vehicles on School Property (257.961 - 257.961) › Section 257.961 - School Property; Municipal Regulation of Operation, Parking and Speed of Vehicles.

257.961 School property; municipal regulation of operation, parking and speed of vehicles.
Sec. 1.
Every municipal legislative authority wherein the properties of any board of education, school district or community college district is situated shall have the authority to adopt ordinances governing the operation, parking without fees and the speed of motor vehicles upon the property of such board of education, school district or community college district, for the purpose of enforcement and the imposing of penalties for the violation thereof in the same manner as other ordinances of the municipal legislative authority are enforced. No municipal legislative authority shall adopt such ordinances without first receiving a resolution from the board of education, school district or board of trustees of the community college district over whose property the ordinances shall apply requesting the adoption of such ordinances.
History:
1958, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 47, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 2 of 1960 - Tax on Public Transportation Vehicles (257.971 - 257.973) › Section 257.971 - Definitions.

257.971 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Public transportation vehicles" means vehicles having a passenger capacity of 9 or more operating as part of a public transportation system within and not more than 10 miles from the boundaries of a municipality or not beyond the county or transportation regional boundaries when the vehicles are operated by a private person, firm, or corporation.
(b) "City, intercity, and suburban bus operator" means any person, firm, or corporation operating 1 or more motor buses in this state having a seating capacity of 10 or more passengers under a franchise from a municipality, under a license granted by a municipality, or pursuant to an agreement entered into between the person, firm, or corporation and a municipality of this state, or a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Michigan public service commission under section 5 of article 2 of Act No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, being section 476.5 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and which is engaged in the transportation of passengers in and between 1 or more cities or villages or engaged in the transportation of passengers over regularly scheduled routes under a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
History:
1960, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1960 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 106, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 2 of 1960 - Tax on Public Transportation Vehicles (257.971 - 257.973) › Section 257.972 - Tax Payable in Lieu of Specific Weight Taxes; Exception.

257.972 Tax payable in lieu of specific weight taxes; exception.
Sec. 2.
From and after January 1, 1960, in lieu of the specific weight taxes authorized by section 801 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being section 257.801 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, city, intercity, and suburban bus operators and public transportation operators shall pay the sum of $25.00 per vehicle for each vehicle operated as specified in section 1, which shall exempt the vehicle from all other taxation except the fees and taxes required by Act No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, as amended, being sections 475.1 to 479.49 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1960, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1960 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 106, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 2 of 1960 - Tax on Public Transportation Vehicles (257.971 - 257.973) › Section 257.973 - Repealed. 1965, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1965.

257.973 Repealed. 1965, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1965.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section provided that bus tax moratorium act should expire February 28, 1965.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Repealed - Act 105 of 1963 - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact (257.1001 - 257.1010)

VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SAFETY COMPACT
Act 105 of 1963
257.1001-257.1010 Repealed. 1985, Act 67, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1985.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Repealed - Act 83 of 1980 - Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Act (257.1051 - 257.1076)

VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ACT
Act 83 of 1980
257.1051-257.1076 Repealed. 1995, Act 60, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 198 of 1965 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act (257.1101 - 257.1133) › Section 257.1101 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act; Short Title.

257.1101 Motor vehicle accident claims act; short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor vehicle accident claims act".
History:
1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 198 of 1965 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act (257.1101 - 257.1133) › Section 257.1102 - Definitions.

257.1102 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Secretary" means the secretary of state acting as director of the fund.
(b) "Treasurer" means the state treasurer acting as the custodian of the fund.
(c) "Fund" means the motor vehicle accident claims fund.
(d) "Uninsured motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as to which there is not in force a liability policy that meets the requirements of section 3009 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3009, and that is not owned by a holder of self-insurance as provided in section 3101d of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101d.
(e) "Person" includes natural persons, firms, copartnerships, associations, and corporations, except this state or an agency or political subdivision of this state. Person does not include a municipal corporation or a corporation owned or operated by this state or a political subdivision of this state.
History:
1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 211, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1971 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 572, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 198 of 1965 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act (257.1101 - 257.1133) › Section 257.1103a - Transfer of Cash to General Fund; Reimbursement.

257.1103a Transfer of cash to general fund; reimbursement.
Sec. 3a.
(1) Upon the effective date of this amendatory act, the state treasurer is authorized to transfer the sum of $20,000,000.00 from the motor vehicle accident fund to the state general fund. The state accounting division shall treat the transfer as revenue from other funds.
(2) To reimburse the motor vehicle accident claims fund for the cash transferred pursuant to subsection (1), there is appropriated from the general fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1976, the sum of $15,000,000.00 and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1977, the sum of $5,000,000.00. There is appropriated from the general fund each fiscal year from the effective date of this act through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1976, an amount sufficient to pay any due and payable claims which exceed available revenue of the motor vehicle accident claims fund, which amount shall be deducted from the subsequent $5,000,000.00 appropriation contained in this section to the motor vehicle accident claims fund.
History:
Add. 1971, Act 19, Imd. Eff. May 5, 1971 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1976
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 198 of 1965 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act (257.1101 - 257.1133) › Section 257.1104 - Repealed. 1980, Act 459, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1981.

257.1104 Repealed. 1980, Act 459, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1981.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to evidence of insurance.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 198 of 1965 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act (257.1101 - 257.1133) › Section 257.1105 - Service of Process; Secretary of State as Agent; Procedure; Failure to Serve as Bar to Recovery; Intervention; Exception; Limitation on Payment.

257.1105 Service of process; secretary of state as agent; procedure; failure to serve as bar to recovery; intervention; exception; limitation on payment.
Sec. 5.
The secretary is deemed to be an agent of the owner or operator of every uninsured motor vehicle for service of process in an action in this state arising out of the use or operation in this state of the uninsured motor vehicle. Where an action is commenced, summons and complaint shall be served on the secretary by certified or registered mail or by leaving a copy thereof with or at the office of the secretary who shall forward a copy of the summons and complaint forthwith by certified mail to the defendant at his last address as recorded with the secretary. In an action to recover damages arising out of the use or operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, failure to serve summons and complaint upon the secretary shall constitute a bar to recovery from the fund. In actions where summons and complaint have been served upon the secretary, the secretary shall have the right to intervene in the action as a party defendant. This act does not apply to an accident occurring after the effective date of this amendatory act for which benefits are payable in whole or in part under sections 3101 to 3179 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended. A payment shall not be made under this act for an accident occurring after the effective date of this amendatory act to an owner or registrant of a motor vehicle for which security under sections 3101 to 3179 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, is required.
History:
1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 223, Imd. Eff. July 26, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 198 of 1965 - Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act (257.1101 - 257.1133) › Section 257.1107 - Judgment for Damages Caused by Uninsured Motorist; Application for Payment; Notice to Applicant of Objection to Payment; Action Against All Defendants.

257.1107 Judgment for damages caused by uninsured motorist; application for payment; notice to applicant of objection to payment; action against all defendants.
Sec. 7.
(1) Subject to section 8, where a person recovers in any court in this state a judgment for damages on account of injury to or the death of any person or property damage occasioned in this state by an uninsured motor vehicle owned or operated by the judgment debtor within this state, upon the determination of all proceedings, including appeals, he may make application, in the form prescribed by the secretary and the secretary shall pay the amount of the judgment or of the unsatisfied portion thereof, subject to the limitations provided in this act with respect to death or personal injury and the amount of the judgment or of the unsatisfied portion thereof, in excess of $200.00, with respect to property damage out of the fund.
(2) Where an application is made under this section, the secretary, at any time within 30 days of the receipt of the application, may give written notice to the applicant of any objection to payment of such judgment or any part of it. Where the secretary gives the notice the applicant may apply to the court entering judgment for a finding or determination in respect of any matter in connection with the application for payment out of the fund.
(3) The secretary shall not pay out of the fund any amount in respect of a judgment unless the judgment was given in an action brought against all persons against whom the applicant might reasonably be considered as having a cause of action in respect of the damages in question and prosecuted against every such person to judgment or dismissal.
History:
1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1965