MCL - Index of 300-1949-VI
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| 300-1949-VI | CHAPTER VI OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LAWS (257.601...257.750) |
| Section 257.601 | Applicability of chapter to operations on highways; exceptions. |
| Section 257.601a | Private road open to general public; contract; enforcement of act; cost and posting of signs; contracts not affected; "private road that is open to the general public" defined. |
| Section 257.601b | Moving violation in work zone, emergency scene, school zone, or school bus zone; penalties; exceptions; definitions. |
| Section 257.601c | Moving violation causing injury or death to person operating implement of husbandry on highway. |
| Section 257.601d | Person who commits moving violation that is the proximate cause of death of another person or serious impairment of body function; penalty; other violations; "moving violation" defined. |
| Section 257.602 | Compliance with order or direction of police officer. |
| Section 257.602a | Failure to stop at signal of police or conservation officer; penalty; subsection (1) inapplicable unless officer in uniform and vehicle identified; violation of subsection (1) as felony; conviction for conduct arising out of same transaction; “serious injury” defined. |
| Section 257.602b | Holding or using a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; prohibited; exception for commercial motor vehicle and school bus; "use a mobile electronic device" defined; situational exceptions; violation as civil infraction; fine; local ordinances superseded; multiple violations penalty and enforcement; sunset applicability; definitions. |
| Section 257.602c | Individual issued level 1 or 2 graduated license; use of cellular telephone prohibited; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; local ordinance; report; "Kelsey's Law." |
| Section 257.603 | Applicability of chapter to government vehicles; exemption of authorized emergency vehicles; conditions; exemption of police vehicles not sounding audible signal; exemption of persons, vehicles, and equipment working on surface of highway. |
| Section 257.604 | Riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties. |
| Section 257.605 | Applicability and uniformity of provisions; local laws and regulations; payment and allocation of civil fines; issuance of more than 1 citation; equipment violations; "local law" defined. |
| Section 257.606 | Regulation of streets or highways under jurisdiction of local authority and within reasonable exercise of police power; accepted engineering practices as basis for regulations; stop sign or traffic control device requiring state trunk line highway traffic to stop; approval; posting signs giving notice of local traffic regulations; providing by ordinance for impounding of motor vehicle parked contrary to local ordinance; bond or cash deposit. |
| Section 257.606a | Maintenance of highway by state or local government; duty; immunity from tort liability; exception. |
| Section 257.606b | On-demand automated motor vehicle network; operation. |
| Section 257.607 | Realty owners' regulation of traffic on private property. |
| 300-1949-VI-TRAFFIC-SIGNS-SIGNALS-AND-MARKINGS | TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND MARKINGS (257.608...257.616a) |
| Section 257.608 | Uniform system of traffic control devices; manual. |
| Section 257.609 | Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance; restrictions; county road commission, permission, costs. |
| Section 257.610 | Traffic control devices; placement and maintenance by local authorities and county road commissions; compliance with manual; failure to comply with statutory provisions; sale, purchase, or manufacture of devices. |
| Section 257.611 | Traffic control devices; obedience required; exception; avoiding obedience by driving on public or private property; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.611a | Direction of traffic in work zone; conditions; failure to comply; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.612 | Traffic control signals; location; red arrow and yellow arrow indications; colors; traffic control signal at place other than intersection; stopping at sign, marking, or signal; violation of subsection (1) or (2) as civil infraction; approaching person using wheelchair or device to aid walking; violation of subsection (4) as misdemeanor; location of sign prohibiting turn on red signal; additional sign; location of temporary traffic control signal. |
| Section 257.613 | Applicability of regular traffic control signals to pedestrians; special pedestrian control signals; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.613a | School crossings; establishment; basis; determination; notice; erection of school crossing signs. |
| Section 257.613b | School crossing guard; stationing; time period; color and design of outer vest; stopping vehicular traffic with hand held stop sign; authority. |
| Section 257.613c | School crossing guard; responsibility of local law enforcement agency; instruction required; approval and conduct of courses. |
| Section 257.613d | Failure to stop for school crossing guard holding stop sign in upright position; misdemeanor; presumption. |
| Section 257.614 | Flashing red or yellow signals; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.615 | Signs or lights resembling traffic-control devices or emergency vehicles; commercial advertising on traffic signs; prohibition; public nuisance; removal; placement of street decorations and banners. |
| Section 257.616 | Repealed. 2016, Act 111, Eff. Aug. 8, 2016. |
| Section 257.616a | Portable signal preemptive device; prohibitions; penalties; exceptions; definitions. |
| 300-1949-VI-ACCIDENTS | ACCIDENTS (257.617...257.624b) |
| Section 257.617 | Accident resulting in serious impairment of body function or death; stopping required; reporting to police agency or officer; violation as felony; penalty. |
| Section 257.617a | Accident; personal injury; reporting to police agency or officer; stopping required; penalty; suspension of license. |
| Section 257.618 | Accidents; damage to vehicles; stopping required; reporting to police agency or officer; penalty. |
| Section 257.618a | Vehicle accident; removal from main traveled portion of roadway or streetcar track; conditions; violation of subsection (1) as civil infraction; removal by law enforcement agency, public agency, or department; liability; "gross negligence" defined; reimbursement. |
| Section 257.619 | Accidents; duties of driver. |
| Section 257.620 | Accidents; attended or unattended vehicle; stopping; report. |
| Section 257.621 | Accidents; fixtures on or adjacent to highway; notification of owner; exhibition of driver's license; reports. |
| Section 257.622 | Report of accidents resulting in death, personal injury, or property damage; forms; analysis; use; retention. |
| Section 257.622a | Ignition interlock device; installation included in crash report. |
| Section 257.623 | Accidents; reports by garagekeepers or repairmen. |
| Section 257.624 | Report not available for use in court action; purpose of report; authorization and purpose of scientific studies and research; use of data; disclosures; liability; penalty. |
| Section 257.624a | Transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor in open or uncapped container open or upon which seal broken; violation as misdemeanor; exception; subsections (1) and (2) inapplicable to passenger in commercial quadricycle; definitions. |
| Section 257.624b | Transport or possession of alcoholic liquor by person less than 21 years of age. |
| 300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING | DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, AND RECKLESS DRIVING (257.625...257.626c) |
| Section 257.625 | Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated; "operating while intoxicated" defined; operating motor vehicle when visibly impaired; penalties for causing death or serious impairment of a body function; operation of motor vehicle by person less than 21 years of age; "any bodily alcohol content" defined; requirements; controlled substance; costs; enhanced sentence; guilty plea or nolo contendere; establishment of prior conviction; special verdict; public record; burden of proving religious service or ceremony; ignition interlock device; definitions; prior conviction; violations arising out of same transaction. |
| Section 257.625a | Arrest without warrant; circumstances; preliminary chemical breath analysis; provisions; operator ordered out-of-service; refusal of commercial motor vehicle operator to submit to chemical breath analysis as misdemeanor; penalty; provisions applicable to chemical tests and analysis; evidence; availability of test results; admissibility of refusal to submit to chemical test; definitions. |
| Section 257.625b | Arraignment of person arrested for misdemeanor violation; pretrial conference; advising accused of maximum penalty before acceptance of plea; screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services; assessment for medication-assisted treatment; action by secretary of state pending appeal. |
| Section 257.625c | Consent to chemical tests; persons not considered to have given consent to withdrawal of blood; administration of tests; definitions. |
| Section 257.625d | Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of state; form. |
| Section 257.625e | Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to MCL 257.625d; request for hearing; notice. |
| Section 257.625f | Effect of failure to request hearing; hearing procedure; notice; authority of hearing officer; scope of hearing; finding; record; licensing sanctions; judicial review; notice to motor vehicle administrator of another state. |
| Section 257.625g | Duties of peace officer if person refuses chemical test or if test reveals unlawful alcohol content or presence of controlled substance or other intoxicating substance; test results; duration of temporary license or permit; definitions. |
| Section 257.625h | Drunk driving prevention equipment and training fund; drunk driving caseflow assistance fund. |
| Section 257.625i | Michigan annual drunk driving audit; preparation; contents; report; evaluation of 1998 legislation. |
| Section 257.625j | Repealed. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992. |
| Section 257.625k | Ignition interlock device manufacturer; certification; approval; requirements; rules; cost; notice to department by certifying laboratory; list of manufacturers; BAIID manufacturer; approval of BAIID service center; inspections; prohibited conduct by individual; installation requirements; installer qualifications and requirements; approval; renewal. |
| Section 257.625<Emph EmphType="italic">l</Emph> | Ignition interlock device; warning label; prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; impoundment of motor vehicle. |
| Section 257.625m | Operation of commercial motor vehicle by person with certain alcohol content; arrest without warrant; violation as misdemeanor or felony; sentence; suspension of term prohibited; prior conviction. |
| Section 257.625n | Forfeiture of vehicle or return to lessor. |
| Section 257.625o | Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in vehicle; surety bond. |
| Section 257.625p | Operation of commercial quadricycle by person with certain alcohol content; prohibition; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 257.625q | Compliance with MCL 257.625k; investigation and determination by secretary of state; decertification of installer; notice to manufacturer; violation; penalty; suspension or revocation of manufacturer certification; removal from list of approved certified BAIIDs; summary suspension or revocation; hearing; rules. |
| Section 257.625r | Authority of peace officer certified as drug recognition expert to require person to submit to preliminary oral fluid analysis; arrest; admissibility of results; refusal; ordering person out of service. |
| Section 257.625s | Testimony of person qualified in administration of standardized field sobriety tests. |
| Section 257.625t | Roadside drug testing pilot program. |
| Section 257.626 | Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 257.626a | Drag races; prohibition on public highways; definition; prima facie evidence; applicability within Silver Lake State Park; "drag race" defined. |
| Section 257.626b | Careless or negligent operation of vehicle as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.626c | Repealed. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010. |
| 300-1949-VI-SPEED-RESTRICTIONS | SPEED RESTRICTIONS (257.627...257.633) |
| Section 257.627 | Speed limits. |
| Section 257.627a | "Regularly scheduled school session," "school," and "school zone" defined; speed limit on highway segment in school zone; time period; exception; state trunk line highway or county highway; school in session year-round; signs; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.627b | Repealed. 2006, Act 85, Eff. Nov. 9, 2006. |
| Section 257.627c | Installation and use of automated speed enforcement systems in work zones; violations; report to legislature. |
| Section 257.628 | Maximum or minimum speed limit; determination; petition by township board; modified speed limit; public record of traffic control order; speed limit signs, signals, or devices; violation as civil infraction; definitions. |
| Section 257.628a | Repealed. 1974, Act 28, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 1974. |
| Section 257.628b | Maximum speed in certain political subdivisions; vehicle, bicycle or other device; snowmobile exception; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.629 | Repealed. 2016, Act 445, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2017. |
| Section 257.629a | County traffic safety organization; creation, appropriation. |
| Section 257.629b | Reduction of maximum speed limit; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.629c | Points and minimum fine; schedule; applicability of subsection (1). |
| Section 257.629d | Repealed. 2006, Act 231, Eff. Sept. 24, 2006. |
| Section 257.629e | Levy, transmittal, and disposition of assessments; annual report; highway safety fund, jail reimbursement program fund, secondary road patrol and training fund; creation; administration; use of money collected; annual report. |
| Section 257.630 | Repealed. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977. |
| Section 257.631 | Public bridge, causeway, or viaduct; maximum speed, load, or gross weight; violation as civil infraction; assessment of civil fine; exceptions; determination of civil fine; determination of gross weight; investigation; signs; evidence. |
| Section 257.632 | Exemption from speed limitations; police vehicles, fire department or fire patrol vehicles, and ambulances; conditions. |
| Section 257.633 | Violation of speed limit; specifications in complaint, citation, summons, or notice; burden of proof. |
| 300-1949-VI-DRIVING-ON-RIGHT-SIDE-OF-ROADWAY—OVERTAKING-AND-PASSING-ETC. | DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY—OVERTAKING AND PASSING, ETC. (257.634...257.646) |
| Section 257.634 | Driving on right half of roadway; exceptions; driving on roadway having 2 or more lanes for travel in 1 direction; traveling on freeway having 3 or more lanes for travel in same direction; ordinance regulating same subject matter prohibited; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.635 | Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.636 | Overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in same direction; overtaking a bicycle proceeding in same direction; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.637 | Overtaking and passing on right of another vehicle or bicycle; conditions; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.638 | Overtaking and passing on left of another vehicle; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.639 | Driving to left side of roadway; limitations; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.640 | No-passing zones; determination; signs or markings; traffic control devices; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.641 | Designating 1-way traffic; signs; driving to right of rotary traffic island; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.642 | Roadway divided into 2 or more marked lanes; applicable rules; designation as HOV lane; restrictions; exceptions; designation as automated vehicle roadway or lane; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.643 | Distance between vehicles; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.643a | Leaving space between trucks or truck tractors; passing; exclusion for platoon; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.643b | Leaving space between snowplows; passing exception; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.644 | Driving on highway divided into 2 roadways; parking or driving on dividing space, barrier, or section; use of crossovers on limited access highways; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.645 | Driving onto or from limited access roadway; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.646 | Repealed. 1967, Act 277, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967. |
| 300-1949-VI-TURNING-AND-STARTING-AND-SIGNALS-ON-STOPPING-AND-TURNING | TURNING AND STARTING AND SIGNALS ON STOPPING AND TURNING (257.647...257.648) |
| Section 257.647 | Turning at intersection; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.648 | Operation of vehicle or bicycle; signals for stopping or turning; signal lamp or mechanical signal device on commercial motor vehicle; violation as civil infraction. |
| 300-1949-VI-RIGHT-OF-WAY | RIGHT-OF-WAY (257.649...257.655) |
| Section 257.649 | Right of way; rules; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.649a | Right-of-way; turning left at location other than intersection; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.650 | Right-of-way; turning left at intersection; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.651 | State trunk line highways; preference at intersections; stop, yield or merge signs. |
| Section 257.652 | Stopping before entering or crossing highway from alley, private road, or driveway; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.653 | Immediate approach of authorized emergency vehicle; duty of driver of another vehicle; duty of streetcar operator; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.653a | Stationary emergency vehicle giving visual signal; duty of approaching vehicle to exhibit due care and caution; violation; penalty; exception on certain highways. |
| Section 257.653b | Approaching and passing stationary solid waste collection vehicle, utility service vehicle, or road maintenance vehicle; duty to exhibit due care and caution; exception on certain highways; definitions. |
| Section 257.654 | Vehicles forming part of funeral procession; right-of-way; flags; passing through funeral procession with vehicle as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.655 | Pedestrians on highways; violation as civil infraction. |
| 300-1949-VI-OPERATION-OF-BICYCLES-MOTORCYCLES-AND-TOY-VEHICLES | OPERATION OF BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES AND TOY VEHICLES (257.656...257.662a) |
| Section 257.656 | Violations of MCL 257.656 to 257.661a as civil infractions; duty of parent or guardian; regulations applicable to bicycles and motorcycles. |
| Section 257.657 | Rights and duties of persons riding bicycle, electric bicycle, electric skateboard, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, low-speed vehicle, or commercial quadricycle. |
| Section 257.657a | Operation of golf cart on village, city, or township streets or state trunk line highway. |
| Section 257.658 | Riding on seat of bicycle, motorcycle, moped, electric skateboard, or electric personal assistive mobility device; number of persons; wearing of crash helmet; conditions; rules; requirements for autocycle. |
| Section 257.658a | Seats and foot rests; requirements; exception; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.658b | Crash helmet required; exception. |
| Section 257.659 | Riding while attached to streetcar or vehicle. |
| Section 257.660 | Electric personal assistive mobility device, low-speed vehicle, commercial quadricycle; electric skateboard, or moped; operation; limitations; applicability to police officer; regulation by local government; prohibitions; regulation by department of natural resources. |
| Section 257.660a | Operation of bicycle upon highway or street; riding close to right-hand curb or edge of roadway; exceptions. |
| Section 257.660b | Operation of bicycle upon highway or street; riding more than 2 abreast. |
| Section 257.660c | Operation of bicycle upon sidewalk or pedestrian crosswalk. |
| Section 257.660d | Parking bicycle or electric skateboard on sidewalk, highway, or street. |
| Section 257.661 | Carrying package, bundle, or article on bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, or motorcycle. |
| Section 257.661a | Handlebars of motorcycle or moped. |
| Section 257.662 | Bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric skateboard, or commercial quadricycle; equipment; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.662a | Electric bicycle; rights of individual; label to be affixed by manufacturer or distributor; tampering with or modification of electric bicycle prohibited; requirements applicable to class 3 electric bicycle; compliance with federal requirements; operation on highway or within city; operation of class 1, class 2, or class 3 electric bicycle on certain trails; compliance with Americans with disabilities act of 1990 and persons with disabilities civil rights act; public hearing; inapplicability of subsections (6) to (10) to use of electric bicycles on congressionally authorized public trail system. |
| 300-1949-VI-AUTOMATED-VEHICLES | AUTOMATED VEHICLES (257.663...257.666a) |
| Section 257.663 | Repealed. 2016, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016. |
| Section 257.664 | Repealed. 2000, Act 126, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2000. |
| Section 257.665 | Research or testing of automated motor vehicle, technology allowing motor vehicle to operate without human operator, or any automated driving system; proof of insurance; existence of certain circumstances; operation; provisions applicable to platoon. |
| Section 257.665a | Liability. |
| Section 257.665b | Participation of motor vehicle manufacturer in SAVE project. |
| Section 257.665c | Departmental duties; automated vehicle roadways; local ordinances superseded. |
| Section 257.665d | Automated vehicle roadway system and infrastructure study. |
| Section 257.665e | Departmental report to legislature; progress of automated vehicle roadways. |
| Section 257.666 | Violation; civil infraction; other violations arising from same transaction. |
| Section 257.666a | Operation of motor vehicles on automated vehicle roadways; compliance with MCL 257.642(3); violation as civil infraction; limited use of data. |
| 300-1949-VI-SPECIAL-STOPS-REQUIRED | SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (257.667...257.671) |
| Section 257.667 | Stopping at railroad grade crossing; driving through, around, or under crossing gate or barrier; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.667a | Installation and use of unmanned traffic monitoring devices at railroad grade crossing; civil infraction; evidence; diagnostic study team review required where fatality at public railroad grade crossing; exception. |
| Section 257.668 | Designating certain grade crossings as "stop" crossings or "yield" crossings; signs; duties of driver; cost of yield sign installations; action for negligence; exception for on-track equipment; failure to stop or yield as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.669 | Vehicles required to activate hazard warning lights and stop at railroad track grade crossing; driver to listen and look in both directions; shifting gears prohibited; exceptions; "inactive railroad track" defined; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.669a | Federal motor carrier safety regulations; adoption; transportation of persons and property over railroad-highway grade crossings. |
| Section 257.670 | Operating or moving certain vehicles or equipment upon or across steam railroad tracks at grade level; notice of intended crossing; stopping, listening, and looking; warning; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.671 | Designation of through highways; designation of stop, yield, or merge intersections; stop, yield, or merge signs; violation as civil infraction. |
| 300-1949-VI-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING | STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING (257.672...257.675e.added) |
| Section 257.672 | Stopping, parking or leaving vehicle upon paved or main traveled part of highway or upon paved or unpaved part of limited access highway; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.673 | Removal of illegally stopped bicycles or vehicles; costs. |
| Section 257.674 | Prohibited parking; exceptions; bus loading zone; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.674a | Clear vision areas; parking and commercial enterprises prohibited; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.675 | Stopping, standing, or parking of vehicle; requirements; signs; traffic control orders as rules; hearing; use of windshield placard by disabled person; courtesy required; free parking sticker; display; confiscation; false statement, deception, or fraud as misdemeanor; penalty; violation as civil infraction; cancellation, revocation, or suspension; driver, chauffeur's, or state personal identification card number; signature of physician, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner, or physical therapist; third party reimbursement or worker's compensation; "disabled person" defined. |
| Section 257.675a | Unlawful standing or parked vehicle; proof; presumption. |
| Section 257.675a.amended | Unlawful standing or parked vehicle; proof; presumption. |
| Section 257.675b | Unlawful standing or parked leased or rented motor vehicle; liability proof; information to be provided by owner; definitions. |
| Section 257.675c | Stopping, standing, or parking violations; registered owner as person prima facie responsible for violation; affirmative defense; civil action; written indemnification agreement; applicability of subsection (3) to leased vehicle; issuing citation to operator. |
| Section 257.675c.amended | Stopping, standing, or parking violations; registered owner as person prima facie responsible for violation; affirmative defense; civil action; written indemnification agreement; applicability of subsection (3) to leased vehicle; issuing citation to operator. |
| Section 257.675d | Authorizing and utilizing persons other than police officers to issue citations; violations; training program; definitions. |
| Section 257.675e.added | Liability of shared vehicle driver; violations; proof. |
| 300-1949-VI-MISCELLANEOUS-RULES | MISCELLANEOUS RULES (257.676...257.682c) |
| Section 257.676 | Unattended vehicle; setting brakes, stopping motor, placing in park, removing ignition key, and turning front wheels; vehicle with remote starter; rescission of R 28.1458; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.676a | Sale or display for sale of produce or merchandise within right-of-way of highway; civil infraction; issuance of permit; conditions; exceptions; logo signage; disposition of revenue. |
| Section 257.676b | Interference with normal flow of vehicular, streetcar, or pedestrian traffic prohibited; public utility facilities; solicitation of contributions on behalf of charitable or civic organization; violation as civil infraction; local regulations; "charitable or civic organization" defined. |
| Section 257.676c | Scene of motor vehicle accident or disabled vehicle; business solicitation by wrecker, recovery, or towing service; prohibition; violation; civil fine; exception; request by owner or operator of motor vehicle. |
| Section 257.676d | Contract between local unit of government and wrecker, recovery, or towing service; incentives prohibited. |
| Section 257.677 | Interference with view or control of driver or operation; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.677a | Obstruction of safety vision by removal or deposit of snow, ice, or slush prohibited. |
| Section 257.678 | Coasting prohibited; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.679 | Following or parking within certain distance of fire apparatus; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.679a | Limited access highway; pedestrians and certain vehicles prohibited; bicycles permitted on paths; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.680 | Driving over unprotected fire hose; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.681 | Bus; fire extinguisher required. |
| Section 257.682 | Stopping for school bus displaying flashing red lights; violation as civil infraction and civil fine; meeting stopped school bus on divided highway; proof; rebuttable presumption; use of stop-arm camera system; camera-based violations; definitions. |
| Section 257.682a | Device causing emission of flame or smoke from vehicle; civil infraction. |
| Section 257.682b | Permitting person under 18 to ride in open bed of pickup truck prohibited; exceptions; civil infraction. |
| Section 257.682c | Operation of commercial snow removal vehicle; yellow or amber light required; civil infraction and fine; definitions. |
| 300-1949-VI-EQUIPMENT | EQUIPMENT (257.683... 257.714b) |
| Section 257.683 | Driving or moving vehicle in unsafe condition; condition and adjustment of parts and equipment; stopping and inspecting vehicle; citation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; additional parts and accessories; exceptions; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.684 | Head lamps; lighting, distance, height. |
| Section 257.684a | Implement of husbandry; sale; requirements; posting standards. |
| Section 257.685 | Head lamps; number; modulator; height; auxiliary, spot, or other lamp; exemption. |
| Section 257.686 | Rear lamps; exemption; requirements for implement of husbandry; pickup camper. |
| Section 257.687 | Special lamps for passenger buses, trucks and trailers. |
| Section 257.688 | Additional lights or reflectors on vehicles. |
| Section 257.689 | Clearance and marker lamps and reflectors; color. |
| Section 257.690 | Reflectors, clearance lamps, and side marker lamps; mounting. |
| Section 257.691 | Clearance and marker lamps and reflectors; visibility. |
| Section 257.692 | Combination vehicles; obstructed lights, lighting requirements. |
| Section 257.693 | Lamp or flag on projecting load. |
| Section 257.694 | Parked vehicles; lighting. |
| Section 257.695 | Minimum lighting for all vehicles. |
| Section 257.696 | Spot lamps; fog lamps. |
| Section 257.697 | Signal lamps or devices; exemption. |
| Section 257.697a | Sale or operation of certain vehicles unlawful; exception. |
| Section 257.697b | Rear stop lamps. |
| Section 257.698 | Side cowl or fender lamps; running board courtesy lamp; backing lights; lamp or reflector; flashing, oscillating, or rotating lights; private motor vehicle of security guard agency or alarm company; use of lights authorized or required under MCL 257.697, 257.697a, and 257.698a; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.698a | Vehicular traffic hazard; front and rear warning lamps. |
| Section 257.699 | Multiple beam road lighting equipment; requirements and limitations. |
| Section 257.700 | Multiple-beam road lighting equipment; oncoming traffic; intensity. |
| Section 257.701 | Single-beam road-lighting equipment; intensity. |
| Section 257.702 | Head lamps on mopeds; single beam or multiple beam type; requirements and limitations. |
| Section 257.703 | Slow-moving vehicles; reduced lighting power. |
| Section 257.704 | Special restriction as to direction of certain lights. |
| Section 257.705 | Brake equipment. |
| Section 257.705a | Brake fluid specifications. |
| Section 257.706 | Horn or other warning device; siren, whistle, air horn, or bell; theft alarm signal device. |
| Section 257.707 | Muffler, engine, power mechanism, and exhaust system; requirements; prohibitions. |
| Section 257.707a | Definitions used in MCL 257.707a to 257.707e. |
| Section 257.707b | Exhaust system; requirements. |
| Section 257.707c | Noise limitations; prohibitions; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.707d | Violations; penalties; liability; prima facie evidence. |
| Section 257.707e | Test instrumentation and procedures; rules; local vehicle noise rules. |
| Section 257.707f | Appropriation. |
| Section 257.708 | Mirrors. |
| Section 257.708a | Windshields; goggles, eyeglasses, or face shields. |
| Section 257.708b | Operating motor vehicle with television or similar electronic device viewable by operator prohibited; exceptions; location of permitted visual device; special permit for research vehicle; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.709 | Windshields and windows; prohibitions; rearview mirrors; exceptions; windshield wipers; exemption; hot air windshield defroster or electrically heated windshield or other device; windshield device; definitions. |
| Section 257.710 | Tires; studs or other traction devices; rules; exceptions; use or sale of unsafe tires prohibited. |
| Section 257.710a | Safety belts and restraining devices; standards, rules and regulations. |
| Section 257.710b | Safety belts; bolts and brackets. |
| Section 257.710c | Bumpers; height limitations; lift blocks; prohibited modifications; construction of section; applicability; definitions. |
| Section 257.710d | Child restraint system required; position; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; points; abstract; exemption by rules; alternate means of protection. |
| Section 257.710e | Safety belt required; driver or passenger to which section inapplicable; transporting child 13 years of age but less than 16 years of age; use of lap belt for purpose of road construction or maintenance; enforcement of section; violation as evidence of negligence; reduction of recovery for damages; violation as civil infraction; reports of inappropriate enforcement; intent; assessment of points prohibited. |
| Section 257.710f | Adoption of program to encourage compliance. |
| Section 257.710g | Child car seat safety grant program; establishment. |
| Section 257.711 | Safety glass required; safety plastic on buses; “safety glass” defined; penalties. |
| Section 257.711a | Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990. |
| Section 257.712, 257.713 | Repealed. 2002, Act 282, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002. |
| Section 257.714 | Repealed. 1980, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981. |
| Section 257.714a, 257.714b | Repealed. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. |
| 300-1949-VI-INSPECTION-OF-VEHICLES | INSPECTION OF VEHICLES (257.715...257.715a) |
| Section 257.715 | Maintenance of equipment on vehicles; stopping and inspecting vehicles; citation for defects in equipment; inspection of vehicles involved in accident; temporary vehicle check lanes. |
| Section 257.715a | Inspection of certain school buses, buses, or other motor vehicles with seating capacity of 12 or more; delegation of inspection; rules. |
| 300-1949-VI-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD | SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD (257.716...257.750) |
| Section 257.716 | Exceeding size and weight limitations as misdemeanor; exceptions; rules; operation of wrecker, disabled vehicle, and trailer; noncompliance as civil infraction; fine. |
| Section 257.717 | Maximum permissible width of vehicle or load; extension beyond center line of highway; permit; designation of highway for operation of vehicle or vehicle combination; special permit; boat lift or trailer; snowplow blade; violation as civil infraction; charging owner. |
| Section 257.718 | Width of load carried on passenger type vehicle; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.719 | Height of vehicle; liability for damage to bridge or viaduct or resulting injury; normal length maximum; prohibitions; length of certain vehicles prohibited from operation on state highways; combination of truck and semitrailer transporting assembled motor vehicles or bodies; connecting assemblies and lighting devices; gross weight; violation as civil infraction; applicability of subsections (2)(a) and (3)(b); definitions. |
| Section 257.719a | Operation of towing vehicle to which mobile home or park model trailer attached. |
| Section 257.719b | Certain mobile homes transported in lower peninsula; additional requirements. |
| Section 257.719c | Truck and semitrailers used for transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes. |
| Section 257.720 | Construction or loading of vehicles to prevent contents from escaping; exception; closing tailgates, faucets, and taps; exemption; proof of violation; loading of vehicles not completely enclosed; prima facie liability; exceptions; front end loading device; violation; penalty; "logs" defined. |
| Section 257.721 | Passenger vehicle or pickup truck towing vehicle or trailer; drawbar or other connection; coupling devices and safety chains; pickup truck with fifth wheel assembly; conditions for towing additional trailer or semitrailer; speed limit requirements; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.722 | Maximum axle load; normal loading maximum; designating highways as adequate for heavier loading; restrictions as to tandem axle assemblies; exceptions; public utility vehicles; normal size of tires; maximum wheel load; reduction of maximum axle load on concrete pavements during March, April, and May; exemptions; suspension of restrictions; determination of gross vehicle weight and axle weights; designation of highways for operation of certain vehicles; increase in axle loading maximums; engine fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas; electric batteries; definitions. |
| Section 257.722a | Transporting flammable liquid; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; enforcement; “in bulk” defined; vehicles transporting hazardous materials. |
| Section 257.723 | Towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles; compliance with federal identification requirements; violation as civil infraction. |
| Section 257.724 | Stopping vehicle for weighing; shifting or removing load; civil fine and costs; moving vehicle to place of safekeeping; impoundment; lien; foreclosure sale; powers of authorized agent; unlawful weight as civil infraction; fine; driving duly marked vehicle; failure to stop as misdemeanor. |
| Section 257.724a | Axle weight requirements; exception; weight after lift axles lowered; "lift axle" defined. |
| Section 257.725 | Special permit for certain vehicles and loads required; fees; violation as civil infraction; annual permit for movement of construction equipment; "jurisdictional authority" defined. |
| Section 257.725a | Transportation of farm machinery or implements by dealer; annual permit; condition. |
| Section 257.726 | Prohibitions, limitations, or truck route designations by local authorities and county road commissions; signs; written objection by adjoining township; violation as civil infraction; exception for agricultural equipment. |
| Section 257.726a | Enforcement of act on boundary streets or highways. |
| Section 257.726b | Violation as to load, weight, or height of vehicle or load; powers of police officer. |
| Section 257.726c | Duly authorized agent of county road commission; shoulder patch required; firearm. |
| Section 257.727 | Arrest without warrant; arraignment by magistrate or family division of circuit court. |
| Section 257.727a | Repealed. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979. |
| Section 257.727b | Citation books; issuance; receipt. |
| Section 257.727c | “Citation” defined; numbering, form, and parts of citation; modification and optional use of citation; complaint signed by police officer as made under oath; conditions. |
| Section 257.728 | Arrest without warrant; preparation and contents of citation; informing offender of violation; arraignment before magistrate or probate court; appearance; guaranteed appearance certificate or deposit; fees; violation by officer or magistrate; issuance of citation to operator involved in accident; issuance of citation to person operating commercial motor vehicle. |
| Section 257.728a | Citation; delivery of copies to police chief or duly authorized person; deposit of original with court; mailing original to court; spoiled, mutilated, or voided citation; criminal complaint. |
| Section 257.728b | Establishment of procedures to insure accountability; maintenance of citation records. |
| Section 257.728c | Audit of citation records. |
| Section 257.728d | Falsification of citation or record of issuance; penalty. |
| Section 257.728e | Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest. |
| Section 257.729 | Fine and costs. |
| Section 257.730 | Provisions governing arrests without warrant and issuance of citations; execution of warrant. |
| Section 257.731 | Evidence of conviction or civil infraction determination inadmissible in civil action. |
| Section 257.732 | Record of cases; forwarding abstract of record or report to secretary of state; settlement; abstracts forwarded; "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" defined; statement; "felony in which a commercial motor vehicle was used" defined; certification that all abstracts forwarded; noncompliance as misconduct in office; location and public inspection of abstracts; entering abstracts on master driving record; exceptions; informing courts of violations; entering order of reversal in book or index; modifications; abstract as part of written notice to appear; immediate report; expunction prohibited. |
| Section 257.732a | Fire protection fund; creation; disposition of funds; transmission of fees to state treasurer. |
| Section 257.732b | Repealed. 2024, Act 113, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025. |
| Section 257.732c | Workforce training payment program; creation; development; administrator; definitions. |
| Section 257.732d | Repealed. 2024, Act 113, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025. |
| Section 257.733 | Release of accident information to nongovernmental agency; exception. |
| Section 257.741 | Civil infraction action as civil action; commencement; plaintiff; jurisdiction; time and place for appearance; venue. |
| Section 257.742 | Stopping, detaining, and issuing citation for civil infraction; pursuing, stopping, and detaining person outside village, city, township, or county; purpose; violation as to load, weight, height, length, or width of vehicle or load; powers of police officer; issuing citation to driver of motor vehicle; form of citation; informing person of alleged civil infraction; delivering copy of citation to alleged offender; issuing, serving, and processing citations for parking and standing violations; filing citation with court; camera-based violation citation by mail; “parking violation notice” and "parking violations bureau" defined. |
| Section 257.743 | Contents of citation issued pursuant to MCL 257.742; timely appearance. |
| Section 257.744 | Admissions or denials; sworn complaint; warrant for arrest. |
| Section 257.744a | Police officer knowingly making materially false statement in citation as perjury; felony; penalty; contempt of court. |
| Section 257.745 | Responding to allegations in citation; appearance in person, by representation, or by mail; admission of responsibility; acceptance of admission; denial of responsibility; scheduling of informal or formal hearing. |
| Section 257.746 | Informal hearing; procedure. |
| Section 257.747 | Formal hearing; procedure. |
| Section 257.748 | Default judgment; suspension of license. |
| Section 257.749 | Stopping nonresident for civil infraction; release personal recognizance; immediate hearing before magistrate; failure to appear; default judgment. |
| Section 257.750 | Issuance of citations; number as factor in evaluation of police officer's performance prohibited; applicability of MCL 257.901; fees prohibited; violation of MCL 257.749 as misconduct in office; removal. |