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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-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.319c - Providing United States Department of Transportation With Information Pertaining to Operator's or Chauffeur's License With Vehicle Group Designation; Notification of Motor Vehicle Administrator or Other Appropriate Officer.

257.319c Providing United States department of transportation with information pertaining to operator's or chauffeur's license with vehicle group designation; notification of motor vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer.
Sec. 319c.
(1) The secretary of state shall provide the United States department of transportation with the following information pertaining to an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group designation:
(a) A notice of the issuance of an operator's or chauffeur's license with a vehicle group designation within 10 days after the issuance of the license.
(b) A notice of a suspension, revocation, or denial of a license within 10 days after the suspension, revocation, or denial.
(2) Within 10 days after receiving a record of conviction, civil infraction determination, or forfeiture of bail in this state of a nonresident driver of a commercial motor vehicle for a violation under the motor vehicle laws of this state, other than a parking violation, the secretary of state shall notify the motor vehicle administrator or other appropriate officer in the state in which the person is licensed.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 346, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1988 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004
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-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.319e - Repealed. 2020, Act 376, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021.

257.319e Repealed. 2020, Act 376, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the automatic suspension of license upon notification of certain convictions.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.319f - Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicle in Violation of Out-of-State Service Order; Prohibition; Suspension; "Commercial Motor Vehicle" Defined.

257.319f Operation of commercial motor vehicle in violation of out-of-state service order; prohibition; suspension; "commercial motor vehicle" defined.
Sec. 319f.
(1) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state in violation of an out-of-service order.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the secretary of state shall immediately suspend all vehicle group designations on the operator's or chauffeur's license of a person convicted of violating a driver out-of-service or vehicle out-of-service order as required under 49 CFR 383.51.
(3) A person who violates an out-of-service order shall be ordered to pay a civil fine as required under section 907.
(4) As used in this section, "commercial motor vehicle" means that term as defined in section 7a and any motor vehicle having a GVWR or GCWR of 10,001 pounds or more.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 404, Eff. Dec. 21, 1996 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.319g - Prohibitions; Violations; Civil Infraction.

257.319g Prohibitions; violations; civil infraction.
Sec. 319g.
(1) An employer shall not knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any of the following:
(a) Section 667, 668, 669, 669a, or 670 or a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.
(b) Motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR 392.10 or 392.11, as adopted by section 1a of the motor carrier safety act of 1963, 1963 PA 181, MCL 480.11a.
(c) Section 57 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1857.
(d) Motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR 392.10 or 392.11, as adopted by section 31 of the motor bus transportation act, 1982 PA 432, MCL 474.131.
(e) Motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR 392.10 or 392.11 while operating a commercial motor vehicle other than a vehicle covered under subdivision (b), (c), or (d).
(f) Transportation security regulations 49 CFR parts 1570 and 1572 or motor carrier safety regulations 49 CFR parts 383 and 384 that regulate who may operate a commercial motor vehicle that is used to transport hazardous material.
(g) A federal regulation or state law or local ordinance pertaining to an out-of-service order.
(2) Except as otherwise provided for violations listed under subsection (1)(a) and (g), a person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine under section 907.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 495, Eff. Jan. 31, 2005 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.320b - Driver Safety School; Establishment; Supervision; Courses; Referrals; Voluntary Attendance; Staying Imposition of Sentence; Fee; Approval of School.

257.320b Driver safety school; establishment; supervision; courses; referrals; voluntary attendance; staying imposition of sentence; fee; approval of school.
Sec. 320b.
(1) A driver safety school may be established in a county by an advisory board consisting of the superintendent of schools of the largest school district in the county who shall act as chairperson and fiscal agent, the county superintendent of schools, a judge of the family division of circuit court, the prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the chief of police of the largest city in the county; and a judge of a court having jurisdiction over traffic offenses or civil infractions, and 2 citizens at large, who shall be appointed by the county board of commissioners. A school so established shall be conducted under the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction and pursuant to the rules prescribed by the superintendent.
(2) Courses, as prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction, shall be offered for the purpose of developing good driving habits and promoting highway traffic safety. The courses shall be open to the following persons:
(a) A person who is referred to a school by a court having jurisdiction over traffic violations after 2 or more convictions or civil infraction determinations of a moving traffic violation within a 12-month period and who, in the determination of the court, is in need of the remedial education.
(b) A person who, after a hearing as provided in section 320, is referred to a school by the secretary of state.
(c) A person who voluntarily chooses to attend.
(3) For the purpose of referral as provided in this section, the court, after entry of judgment of conviction for a misdemeanor, may stay the imposition of sentence until the violator has attended the school. A person referred to a school by a court or by the secretary of state may attend any school in the state which has been established in conformity with this section.
(4) A fee not to exceed $10.00 may be charged for attendance at the school. The fees shall be established by the advisory board and shall be used to defray the cost of instruction, materials, and clinical services.
(5) A person shall not be referred to a school which has not been approved by the advisory board and the superintendent of public instruction.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 230, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 358, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
Admin Rule:
R 340.431 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-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.320c - Issuance of License After Suspension or Revocation; Examination; Qualifications; Exception.

257.320c Issuance of license after suspension or revocation; examination; qualifications; exception.
Sec. 320c.
Before a license is issued to a person whose license has been suspended or revoked, the person may be examined in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state and shall be required to meet all of the qualifications prescribed in section 309. An examination shall not be required if the license has been suspended pursuant to section 321a.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 174, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 391, Eff. Jan. 15, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 310, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 310 of 1982 provides: “All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or initiated before the effective date of this amendatory act, or initiated after the effective date of this amendatory act for an offense committed before that effective date.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.321 - Surrender of License; Replacement.

257.321 Surrender of license; replacement.
Sec. 321.
Upon suspending or revoking a license, the department shall require that the license be surrendered to and be destroyed by the department. At the end of the suspension period, the licensee may obtain a replacement license.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.321b - Suspended or Revoked License; Destruction.

257.321b Suspended or revoked license; destruction.
Sec. 321b.
Any policeman, law enforcing agent, or judicial officer who is informed by an official communication from the secretary of state that the secretary of state has suspended or revoked an operator's, moped, or chauffeur's license under the provisions of this act, shall obtain and destroy the suspended or revoked license.
History:
Add. 1968, Act 332, Eff. Jan. 1, 1969 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.322a - Ignition Interlock Device; Removal; Issuance of Order Required.

257.322a Ignition interlock device; removal; issuance of order required.
Sec. 322a.
A person who is issued a restricted license by the department requiring an ignition interlock device shall not remove the device or cause the device to be removed unless the department has issued an order authorizing its removal.
History:
Add. 2008, Act 462, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.323a - Petition for Order Staying Revocation or Suspension of License; Ex Parte Order; Provisions Inapplicable to Violation of Financial Responsibility Act.

257.323a Petition for order staying revocation or suspension of license; ex parte order; provisions inapplicable to violation of financial responsibility act.
Sec. 323a.
(1) A person who is aggrieved by a final determination of the secretary of state suspending or revoking the operator's or chauffeur's license of the person may, within 63 days after the determination, petition the circuit court for the county in which the conviction or civil infraction determination resulting in the license being suspended or revoked was entered, or the circuit court for the county of residence of the person if the license was suspended or revoked as provided in section 318, or for the accumulation of 12 or more points as provided in sections 320 and 320a, for an order staying the revocation or suspension of the license. Except as provided in subsection (2), the court may enter an ex parte order staying the suspension or revocation subject to terms and conditions prescribed by the court until the determination of an appeal to the secretary of state or of an appeal or a review by the circuit court, or for a lesser time which the court considers proper, except that the court shall not enter an ex parte order staying the suspension or revocation of a person who drives a truck or truck tractor, including a trailer, which hauls hazardous material.
(2) The court shall not enter an ex parte order staying the suspension, denial, or revocation if the order is based upon a claim of undue hardship.
(3) This section shall not apply to a suspension for a violation of the financial responsibility act contained in chapter V.
History:
Add. 1960, Act 78, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 19, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1961 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 310, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 99, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992
Compiler's Notes:
Section 2 of Act 310 of 1982 provides: “All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or initiated before the effective date of this amendatory act, or initiated after the effective date of this amendatory act for an offense committed before that effective date.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-CANCELLATION-SUSPENSION-OR-REVOCATION-OF-LICENSES - Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation of Licenses (257.317...257.323d) › Section 257.323b - Cancellation of Minor's License.

257.323b Cancellation of minor's license.
Sec. 323b.
The license of a minor shall be canceled by the secretary of state upon the written request of the custodial parent or parents or legal guardian of the minor. The secretary of state may reduce the graduated driver license level or delay advancement to the next level of a minor upon the written request of the custodial parent or parents or legal guardian of the minor.
History:
Add. 1965, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 456, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-VIOLATION-OF-LICENSE-PROVISIONS - Violation of License Provisions (257.324...257.329) › Section 257.325 - Causing or Permitting Unlicensed Minor to Drive.

257.325 Causing or permitting unlicensed minor to drive.
Sec. 325.
An individual shall not cause or knowingly permit any minor to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway as an operator, unless the minor has first obtained a license to drive a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter. An individual who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-VIOLATION-OF-LICENSE-PROVISIONS - Violation of License Provisions (257.324...257.329) › Section 257.326 - Operation of Vehicle in Violation of Act; Owner's Permission Prohibited.

257.326 Operation of vehicle in violation of act; owner's permission prohibited.
Sec. 326.
No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this act.
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-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-VIOLATION-OF-LICENSE-PROVISIONS - Violation of License Provisions (257.324...257.329) › Section 257.327 - Unlicensed Chauffeur; Employment Prohibited.

257.327 Unlicensed chauffeur; employment prohibited.
Sec. 327.
No person shall knowingly employ any chauffeur to operate a motor vehicle who is not licensed as provided in this chapter.
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-III - Chapter III Operator's and Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329) › 300-1949-III-VIOLATION-OF-LICENSE-PROVISIONS - Violation of License Provisions (257.324...257.329) › Section 257.329 - Possessing, Selling, or Offering for Sale a Stolen, False, or Counterfeit Certificate of Insurance; Penalty.

257.329 Possessing, selling, or offering for sale a stolen, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance; penalty.
Sec. 329.
(1) A person who knowingly possesses, sells, or offers for sale a stolen, false, or counterfeit certificate of insurance is guilty of a felony.
(2) A person who is convicted of a second violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 2 years or more than 7 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or more than $7,000.00, or both.
(3) A person who is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 5 years or more than 15 years, or by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $15,000.00, or both.
History:
Add. 1992, Act 309, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-IV - Chapter IV Civil Liability Act (257.401...257.404) › 300-1949-IV-CIVIL-LIABILITY-OF-OWNERS-AND-OPERATORS-OF-MOTOR-VEH - Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Motor Vehicles (257.401...257.404) › Section 257.401a - “Owner” Defined.

257.401a “Owner” defined.
Sec. 401a.
As used in this chapter, "owner" does not include a person engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant to a lease providing for the use of the motor vehicle by the lessee for a period that is greater than 30 days.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-IV - Chapter IV Civil Liability Act (257.401...257.404) › 300-1949-IV-CIVIL-LIABILITY-OF-OWNERS-AND-OPERATORS-OF-MOTOR-VEH - Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Motor Vehicles (257.401...257.404) › Section 257.402 - Rear End Collision; Prima Facie Evidence of Negligence.

257.402 Rear end collision; prima facie evidence of negligence.
Sec. 402.
(a) In any action, in any court in this state when it is shown by competent evidence, that a vehicle traveling in a certain direction, overtook and struck the rear end of another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or lawfully standing upon any highway within this state, the driver or operator of such first mentioned vehicle shall be deemed prima facie guilty of negligence. This section shall apply, in appropriate cases, to the owner of such first mentioned vehicle and to the employer of its driver or operator.
(b) This section may not be invoked by the owner of any vehicle, the rear of which was struck under the circumstances above mentioned, if the accident occurred between 1 hour after sunset and 1 hour before sunrise, and the vehicle so struck did not, at the time, have a lighted lamp or lantern reasonably visible to the drivers of vehicles approaching from the rear.
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-IV - Chapter IV Civil Liability Act (257.401...257.404) › 300-1949-IV-CIVIL-LIABILITY-OF-OWNERS-AND-OPERATORS-OF-MOTOR-VEH - Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Motor Vehicles (257.401...257.404) › Section 257.403a - Nonresident; Definition.

257.403a Nonresident; definition.
Sec. 403a.
As used in section 403, the term "nonresident" shall include any person who was, at the time of the accident or event, a resident of the state of Michigan but who removed from the state before the commencement of the action or proceeding.
History:
Add. 1957, Act 92, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-IV - Chapter IV Civil Liability Act (257.401...257.404) › 300-1949-IV-CIVIL-LIABILITY-OF-OWNERS-AND-OPERATORS-OF-MOTOR-VEH - Civil Liability of Owners and Operators of Motor Vehicles (257.401...257.404) › Section 257.404 - Service of Process; Place.

257.404 Service of process; place.
Sec. 404.
In any tort action for the recovery of damages to person or property resulting from the operation of 1 or more motor vehicles, where the action is brought in the county where the cause of action arose, process from any court of record may be served anywhere within the state where the party upon whom service is to be made may be found.
History:
Add. 1954, Act 16, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-ADMINISTRATION - Administration (257.501...257.502a) › Section 257.501 - Financial Responsibility Act; Administration, Rules and Regulations.

257.501 Financial responsibility act; administration, rules and regulations.
Sec. 501.
The secretary of state through the director of driver services or his authorized agent shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-ADMINISTRATION - Administration (257.501...257.502a) › Section 257.502 - Operating Record; Certified Abstract Inadmissible as Evidence.

257.502 Operating record; certified abstract inadmissible as evidence.
Sec. 502.
(a) The secretary of state shall upon request and upon payment of the required fee furnish any person a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, which abstract shall also fully designate the motor vehicles, if any, registered in the name of such person, and, if there be no record in the office of the secretary of state of any conviction of such person of violating any law relating to the operation of a motor vehicle or any injury or damage caused by such person, the secretary of state shall so certify.
(b) Such record shall not be admissible as evidence in any action, civil or criminal, arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
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-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-ADMINISTRATION - Administration (257.501...257.502a) › Section 257.502a - Proof of Compliance With Laws of Another State.

257.502a Proof of compliance with laws of another state.
Sec. 502a.
Proof of compliance with the financial responsibility laws of another state may be submitted to the secretary of state in lieu of the proof of financial responsibility required by this chapter if the accident for which proof of financial responsibility is required under this chapter occurred in the state with whose laws there was compliance.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-WRITTEN-REPORTS-OF-ACCIDENTS - Written Reports of Accidents (257.503...257.503c) › Section 257.503 - Access to Motor Vehicle Accident Report; Prohibitions; Violation; Penalty; Definitions.

257.503 Access to motor vehicle accident report; prohibitions; violation; penalty; definitions.
Sec. 503.
(1) For 30 days after the date a motor vehicle accident report is filed with a law enforcement agency, a person may only access the report if the person or organization files a statement indicating that from the time the person or organization is granted access to the report until 30 days after the date the report is filed, the person or organization acknowledges that the person or organization is prohibited from doing either of the following:
(a) Using the report for any direct solicitation of an individual, vehicle owner, or property owner listed in the report.
(b) Disclosing any personal information contained in the report to a third party for commercial solicitation of an individual, vehicle owner, or property owner listed in the report.
(2) A person that knowingly violates this section is guilty of a crime punishable as follows:
(a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $30,000.00.
(b) For a second or subsequent violation, a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $60,000.00, or both.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Direct solicitation" means "direct solicitation to provide a service" as that term is defined in section 410b of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.410b.
(b) "Law enforcement agency" means any of the following:
(i) The department of state police.
(ii) The county sheriff's office.
(iii) The police department of a local unit of government.
(c) "Local unit of government" means a state university or college or a county, city, village, or township.
(d) "Motor vehicle accident" means an occurrence involving a motor vehicle that results in damage to property or injury to an individual.
(e) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including the individual's name, address, driver license number, social security number, and telephone number.
(f) "Report" means a report completed by an officer of a law enforcement agency that indicates that a motor vehicle accident occurred.
History:
Add. 2013, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 257.503, which pertained to report of accident by person owning or operating vehicle where person is killed or injured, was repealed by Act 67 of 1971, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-WRITTEN-REPORTS-OF-ACCIDENTS - Written Reports of Accidents (257.503...257.503c) › Section 257.503a-257.503c - Repealed. 1971, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.

257.503a-257.503c Repealed. 1971, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-SECURITY-FOLLOWING-ACCIDENT - Security Following Accident (257.504...257.510) › Section 257.504 - Repealed. 1971, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.

257.504 Repealed. 1971, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-SECURITY-FOLLOWING-ACCIDENT - Security Following Accident (257.504...257.510) › Section 257.504a-257.510 - Repealed. 1971, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.

257.504a-257.510 Repealed. 1971, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 1, 1971.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.511 - Nonpayment of Judgment; Certification to Secretary of State; Nonresidents.

257.511 Nonpayment of judgment; certification to secretary of state; nonresidents.
Sec. 511.
(1) If a person fails within 30 days to satisfy a judgment, the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court that has no clerk, in which the judgment is rendered shall forward to the secretary of state immediately upon the request of the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney after the expiration of 30 days an abstract of the court record of the judgment properly certified, on forms supplied by the department.
(2) Failure, refusal, or neglect to comply with subsection (1) constitutes misconduct in office and is grounds for removal from office.
(3) If the defendant named in an abstract of court record reported to the secretary of state under subsection (1) is a nonresident, the secretary of state shall transmit a certified copy of the abstract of court record to the official in charge of issuing licenses and registration certificates of the state in which the defendant resides.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 2008
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.512 - Nonpayment of Judgment; Suspension of Registration and Nonresident's Operating Privilege.

257.512 Nonpayment of judgment; suspension of registration and nonresident's operating privilege.
Sec. 512.
The secretary of state upon receipt of a certified abstract of court record of a judgment rendered in this state or any other state shall forthwith suspend the license and registration and any nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 140, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.512a - Nonpayment of Judgment; Finding as to Insurer, Effect.

257.512a Nonpayment of judgment; finding as to insurer, effect.
Sec. 512a.
No license, registration or nonresident's operating privilege of any person shall be suspended under the provisions of this chapter if the secretary of state finds that an insurer was obligated to pay the judgment upon which the suspension is based, at least to the extent and for the amounts required in this chapter, but has not paid the judgment for any reason. A finding by the secretary of state that an insurer is obligated to pay a judgment is not binding upon the insurer and shall have no legal effect whatever except for the purpose of administering this section. Whenever in any judicial proceedings it is determined by any final judgment, decree or order that an insurer is not obligated to pay any judgment, the secretary of state, notwithstanding any contrary finding theretofore made by him, shall forthwith suspend as provided in section 512 the license and registration and any nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom the judgment was rendered.
History:
Add. 1964, Act 140, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.513 - Duration of Suspension of License, Registration, and Nonresident's Operating Privilege; Satisfaction of Judgment.

257.513 Duration of suspension of license, registration, and nonresident's operating privilege; satisfaction of judgment.
Sec. 513.
(a) The license, registration and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of the person, including any person not previously licensed unless and until the judgment is satisfied in full or he files an installment repayment agreement as provided in section 515 and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 528, maintains proof of financial responsibility as provided in section 517 until the judgment is satisfied in full.
(b) Judgments shall be deemed to be satisfied in full under this section if not renewed prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.514 - When Judgments Deemed Satisfied.

257.514 When judgments deemed satisfied.
Sec. 514.
Judgments herein referred to shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied:
1. When $20,000.00 is credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of 1 person as the result of any one accident; or
2. When, subject to such limit of $20,000.00 because of bodily injury to or death of 1 person, the sum of $40,000.00 is credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons as the result of any one accident; or
3. When $10,000.00 is credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 155, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1971
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.515 - Installment Payment of Judgment; Default.

257.515 Installment payment of judgment; default.
Sec. 515.
(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which such judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying such judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments. A true copy of the order shall be filed with the secretary of state. In lieu of a court order for installment payments, the judgment debtor and judgment creditor may make an agreement in writing, a copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state, for the payment of the judgment in installments.
(b) The secretary of state shall not suspend a license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege, and shall restore any license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following non-payment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order, or written agreement, permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installment is not in default.
(c) If the judgment debtor fails to pay any installments as specified by the order, or written agreement, then upon notice of the default, the secretary of state shall forthwith suspend the license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.
History:
1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 140, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.515a - Restoration of License or Registration After Nonpayment of Installment; Limitation.

257.515a Restoration of license or registration after nonpayment of installment; limitation.
Sec. 515a.
The secretary of state shall not restore a license, registration or nonresident's operating privilege of any person more than twice within a 2-year period following nonpayment of the installment agreement, judgment, order or other written agreement contemplated in section 515 of this chapter.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.516 - Repealed. 1976, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1976.

257.516 Repealed. 1976, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1976.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to suspension of license and registration.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.517 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Alternative Methods.

257.517 Proof of financial responsibility; alternative methods.
Sec. 517.
Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter may be given by filing:
1. A certificate of insurance as provided in section 518 or section 519; or
2. A bond as provided in section 523; or
3. A certificate of deposit of money or securities as provided in section 524.
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-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.518 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Certificate of Insurance.

257.518 Proof of financial responsibility; certificate of insurance.
Sec. 518.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the secretary of state the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
(b) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such a certificate.
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-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.518a - Commercial Quadricycle; Liability Insurance; Minimum Limit.

257.518a Commercial quadricycle; liability insurance; minimum limit.
Sec. 518a.
The owner of a commercial quadricycle shall furnish bodily injury and property damage liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $2,000,000.00 for all persons injured or for property damage.
History:
Add. 2015, Act 126, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles › Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923) › 300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532) › 300-1949-V-PROOF-OF-FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-FOR-THE-FUTURE - Proof of Financial Responsibility for the Future (257.511...257.528) › Section 257.518b - Satisfaction of Financial Responsibility Requirements; Types of Automobile Insurance; Applicability of Section to Insurance Obtained by Transportation Network Company Driver or Transportation Network Company.

257.518b Satisfaction of financial responsibility requirements; types of automobile insurance; applicability of section to insurance obtained by transportation network company driver or transportation network company.
Sec. 518b.
(1) All of the following types of automobile insurance satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of this chapter:
(a) During the time that a transportation network company driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network and is available to receive transportation requests but is not engaged in a transportation network company prearranged ride, all of the following types of automobile insurance:
(i) Residual third party automobile liability insurance as required under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179, in the amount of at least $50,000.00 per person for death or bodily injury, $100,000.00 per incident for death or bodily injury, and $25,000.00 for property damage.
(ii) Personal protection insurance and property protection insurance in the amounts and of the types of coverage required by chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179.
(b) During the time that a transportation network company driver is engaged in a transportation network company prearranged ride, all of the following types of automobile insurance:
(i) Residual third party automobile liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 for all bodily injury or property damage.
(ii) Personal protection insurance and property protection insurance in the amounts and of the types of coverage required by chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179.
(2) This section only applies to automobile insurance obtained by a transportation network company driver or a transportation network company.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017