MCL - Index of 451-1994-III-4-5
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| 451-1994-III-4-5 | SUBCHAPTER 5 WATERCRAFT AND MARINE SAFETY (324.80101...324.80322) |
| 451-1994-III-4-5-801 | PART 801 MARINE SAFETY (324.80101...324.80199) |
| Section 324.80101 | Definitions; A to C. |
| Section 324.80102 | Definitions; D to L. |
| Section 324.80103 | Definitions; M to O. |
| Section 324.80104 | "Highly restricted personal information" defined; definitions; P to W. |
| Section 324.80105 | Application of part. |
| Section 324.80106 | Administration of part; advisory representative. |
| Section 324.80107 | Review of boating accidents, safety education programs, and policies. |
| Section 324.80108 | Regulations of waterborne vehicles; exclusive diving, fishing, swimming or water ski areas; special local regulations. |
| Section 324.80108[1] | Lists of information; sale prohibited. |
| Section 324.80108a | Operation of airboat within certain distance of residence; limitation; exceptions. |
| Section 324.80109 | Rules; subsection (1) inapplicable to special local rules. |
| Section 324.80110 | Special rules for vessels, water skis, water sleds, aquaplanes, surfboards, or other similar contrivances; investigations and inquiries; preliminary report; notice of public hearing; presentation of views by interested persons; determination by department; proposal for local ordinance; appeal; "water body" defined. |
| Section 324.80111 | Proposed local ordinance; submission to governing body; approval or disapproval; enactment; enforcement. |
| Section 324.80112 | Special local ordinances; request for assistance; form; receipt of resolution by department. |
| Section 324.80112a | Temporary ordinance for use of vessels on a water body; application; information required; investigation; notice; expiration; right to appeal. |
| Section 324.80113 | Enforcement of local ordinances; existing rules; enactment of statutory provisions as ordinance. |
| Section 324.80114 | Rules; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80114a | Prohibition against operation of motorized vessel; exemption; marine exemption certificate; physician's attestation. |
| Section 324.80115 | Disposition of revenues; credit to waterways account; appropriation; fees. |
| Section 324.80116 | Boating safety program; compliance with rules; federal financial assistance. |
| Section 324.80117 | Marine safety program; state aid; formula; limitation on determination; use; statement of expenditures. |
| Section 324.80118 | Allocation of state aid to counties. |
| Section 324.80119 | Marine safety program; audits of county records; refunds to state. |
| Section 324.80120 | Marine safety program; cooperation with county sheriffs; records; reports. |
| Section 324.80121 | Rules. |
| Section 324.80122 | Conditions to operation of vessels; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80123 | Exemption. |
| Section 324.80124 | Application for certificate of number; certificate of title; 15-day permit; fee; "the length of vessel" defined; tax exemption; issuance; delinquent fee or tax; penalty; retention of certificate of number on shore; contents of lease or rental agreement; painting or attaching number; assigning block of numbers; federally documented vessel; decal; issuance of original certificate of number, numbering renewal decal, or other renewal device; numbering system; registration; issuance of certificate of number; historic vessel; refund to owner of nonmotorized canoe or kayak; refund and computation of fee. |
| Section 324.80124a | Great Lakes protection specialty watercraft decal. |
| Section 324.80124b | Great Lakes protection specialty watercraft decal; use of money received from sale; definitions. |
| Section 324.80125 | Notice of destruction or sale of vessel; transfer of vessel; change of address; surrender of certificate; cancellation of certificate and reassignment of number; certificate for replacement vessel; refund; recording new address and returning certificates; application for transfer of certificate; fees; duration of certificate; duplicate certificate. |
| Section 324.80126 | Dealer certificates of number and dealer decals. |
| Section 324.80127 | Payment of fee by credit card or check. |
| Section 324.80128 | Secretary of state; certificate of number. |
| Section 324.80129 | Maintenance of records; availability to the public. |
| Section 324.80130 | Commercial lookup service of records; disposition of fees; computerized central file; purpose; creation; maintenance; providing records to nongovernmental person or entity; payment; admissibility in evidence. |
| Section 324.80130a | Disclosure of information prohibited; exceptions. |
| Section 324.80130b | Resale or redisclosure of personal information; maintenance of records; duration; availability for inspection. |
| Section 324.80130c | Furnishing list of information to federal, state, or local governmental agency; contract for sale of list of information; insertion of safeguard in agreement or contract; resale or redisclosure of information; disclosure of list based on watercraft operations or sanctions to nongovernmental agency. |
| Section 324.80130d | Prohibited conduct; violations as felony; penalties. |
| Section 324.80130f | Abandonment of vessel prohibited; presumption; violation; civil infraction; "abandoned vessel" defined; determination that vessel not stolen; duties of police agency; notice of abandoned vessel; duties of secretary of state; request for hearing by owner to contest abandonment; redemption of vessel; abandonment of vessel on private property without owner consent; offer of vessel for public sale. |
| Section 324.80130g | Definitions; unregistered abandoned scrap vessel; custody; duties of police agency; release of vessel to towing service; certificate of scrapping; retention of records; abandonment of vessel on private property; notice of abandoned vessel; request for hearing by owner to contest abandonment; redemption of vessel. |
| Section 324.80130h | Determination that vessel not stolen; immediate removal from public or private property; arrival of owner before towing or removal; entering vessel in law enforcement information network as abandoned; release of vessel to owner; authorization required; notice. |
| Section 324.80130i | Courts; jurisdiction; venue; use of bond to pay towing and storage fees; exclusive remedies. |
| Section 324.80130j | Filing of petition by owner of vessel; duties of court; burden of showing compliance with act; decision of court. |
| Section 324.80130k | Public sale of abandoned vessel. |
| Section 324.80130l | Abandoned vessel, ORV, and snowmobile fund. |
| Section 324.80130m | Towing or storage fees. |
| Section 324.80130n | Applicability of MCL 324.80130f and 324.80130g. |
| Section 324.80130o | Notice of towing or removal of vessel; posting; requirements; use of term "vehicles." |
| Section 324.80130p | Applicability of MCL 324.80130o. |
| Section 324.80131 | Violation of part or ordinance; record of charge or citation; forwarding abstracts or report to secretary of state; statement; certification; noncompliance; public inspection; basis for issuing order; transmitting and entering order of reversal; modifying requirements. |
| Section 324.80132 | Applicability of MCL 324.80134 and 324.80135; applicability of section. |
| Section 324.80133 | Casualty involving vessel; assistance to injured persons. |
| Section 324.80134 | Casualties involving vessels; exchange of identification. |
| Section 324.80134a | Accident involving serious impairment of body function or death; remaining at scene of accident; violation as felony; “serious impairment of a body function” defined. |
| Section 324.80135 | Casualty involving vessel; report. |
| Section 324.80136 | Peace officer receiving report or investigating casualty involving vessel; report to department and county sheriff; form and contents. |
| Section 324.80137 | Casualty reports involving vessel; use; fee; copies; admissibility in court. |
| Section 324.80138 | Transmission of information for analytical or statistical purposes. |
| Section 324.80139 | Rules. |
| Section 324.80140 | Educational programs; establishment; youthful boat operators training program; certificates of completion; information to be included in program. |
| Section 324.80141 | Operation of motorboat by person less than 12 years of age; operation of motorboat by person on or after July 1, 1996; certification required; electronic verification; consent to search; liability. |
| Section 324.80142 | Wearing of personal flotation device by child required; exception; “charter boat” and “class C vessel” defined; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80143 | Barge; lights; number; placement; position; barges moored together; limitation; order to move moored vessel; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; costs; definitions. |
| Section 324.80143a | Carrying, storing, maintaining, and using marine safety equipment onboard vessel; violation as civil infraction; fine. |
| Section 324.80144 | Operation of vessels; rules; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80145 | Operation of vessels; speed; interference with use of waters by others; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80146 | Maximum or unlimited vessel speed; rules; maximum vessel speed where limits not established; exceptions; resolution requesting reduction in maximum speed limit; emergency conditions; temporary speed limit requirements; time limitations; declaration of state emergency; requiring slow—no wake speed or minimum speed; violation; fine; exceptions; waiver. |
| Section 324.80147 | Reckless operation of vessels; penalty. |
| Section 324.80148 | Operating motorboat at more than slow—no wake speed; prohibitions; exceptions. |
| Section 324.80149 | Operation of vessels in counter-clockwise fashion; distance between persons being towed and other objects; exception; violation as misdemeanor; violation as civil infraction; fine. |
| Section 324.80150 | Operation of vessels; prohibited in certain areas. |
| Section 324.80151 | Towing of persons; prohibited time; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80152 | Towing or assisting person prohibited; exceptions; violation; fine; subsections (1) and (3) inapplicable under certain conditions; standards; rules; certification; information to be provided; specification of bodies of water for use in practice. |
| Section 324.80153 | Vessels; use of portions unintended for occupancy prohibited; exceptions. |
| Section 324.80154 | Interference with operation of vessel by nonoccupant. |
| Section 324.80155 | Divers; marking point of submergence; distance from diver's flag. |
| Section 324.80156 | Motorboat; muffler or underwater exhaust system required; maximum sound levels; test and maximum decibel levels; new motorboat to comply with prescribed sound levels; exceptions; “dB(A)” defined; violation and penalties. |
| Section 324.80157 | Liability of vessel owner for negligent operation; presumption of consent to use. |
| Section 324.80158 | Responsibility of vessel owner for damage caused by vessel wake. |
| Section 324.80159 | Buoys or beacons; permit for placement; application; revocation; removal. |
| Section 324.80160 | Buoys or beacons; uniform marking system. |
| Section 324.80161 | Buoys or beacons; compliance with federal law or regulations; permits. |
| Section 324.80162 | Buoys or beacons; use as moorings; moving, removal or damaging. |
| Section 324.80163 | Anchored raft or other item or material; relocation or removal as navigation hazard; costs; failure to pay; lien. |
| Section 324.80164 | Regattas; rules; permit; authorization; applications. |
| Section 324.80164a | Personal flotation device and throwable flotation device; exception from requirements. |
| Section 324.80165 | Regattas, races, or trials; compliance with federal law or regulation; permit; waiver. |
| Section 324.80166 | Peace officers; stopping of vessels; duty of operator; reasonable suspicion; furnishing false information as misdemeanor; arrest without warrant. |
| Section 324.80166a | Agreement with United States coast guard. |
| Section 324.80167 | Arrest without warrant; cases in which arrested person arraigned by magistrate or judge. |
| Section 324.80168 | Arrest without warrant; notice to appear in court; time; place; appearance; acceptance of pleas. |
| Section 324.80169 | Arrest without warrant; nonresidents; recognizance; receipt and summons; failure to appear; deposit of money; report; embezzlement. |
| Section 324.80170 | Violation by officer, magistrate, or district court judge as misconduct in office; removal from office; applicability and construction of MCL 324.80168 and 324.80169. |
| Section 324.80171 | Violation of part or rules; penalties. |
| Section 324.80172 | Negligent crippling or death; penalty. |
| Section 324.80173 | Felonious operation of watercraft; penalty. |
| Section 324.80174 | Negligent homicide included in charge of manslaughter. |
| Section 324.80175 | Nonresidents; secretary of state as attorney for service of summons; service; procedure; sufficiency; death; appointment of secretary of state as attorney; abatement of actions; costs; applicability to all courts. |
| Section 324.80176 | Operation of or authorizing operation of motorboat while under influence of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance prohibited; visible impairment; violation as felony; penalty; "serious impairment of a body function" defined; operation by person less than 21 years of age; "any bodily alcohol content" defined; requirements; "operate" defined. |
| Section 324.80177 | Violation of MCL 324.80176(1); sanctions; costs. |
| Section 324.80178 | Violation of MCL 324.80176(3); sanctions; costs. |
| Section 324.80178a | Violation of MCL 324.80176(6); sanctions; costs. |
| Section 324.80178b | Violation of MCL 324.80176(7)(a) or 324.80176(7)(b); sanctions; costs. |
| Section 324.80179 | Enhanced sentencing based on prior convictions; conditions; attempted violation of MCL 324.80176(1), MCL 324.80176(3), or local ordinance. |
| Section 324.80180 | Peace officer; arrest without warrant; reasonable cause; conditions; returning motorboat and occupants to shore; effect of not charging person receiving citation. |
| Section 324.80181 | Chemical test and analysis of blood, urine, or breath; collection of sample or specimen; application of administrative rules. |
| Section 324.80182 | Chemical test; administration at request of peace officer, during medical treatment, or by medical examiner if operator of vessel is deceased; procedures. |
| Section 324.80183 | Chemical test; introduction of other competent evidence; availability of test results. |
| Section 324.80184 | Refusal to submit to chemical test as admissible evidence. |
| Section 324.80185 | Advising defendant of penalties and sanctions; ordering screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services. |
| Section 324.80186 | Sentencing as multiple offender; consideration of prior convictions; sanctions. |
| Section 324.80187 | Consent to chemical tests of blood, breath, or urine; circumstances; exception; administration. |
| Section 324.80188 | Refusal to submit to chemical test at request of peace officer; obtaining court order; forwarding report to secretary of state. |
| Section 324.80189 | Refusal to submit to chemical test; notice of right to request hearing. |
| Section 324.80190 | Refusal to submit to chemical test; failure to request hearing; manner and conditions of hearing if requested; record of proceedings; order; petitions to review order or to review determination of hearing officer. |
| Section 324.80191 | Order not to operate vessel on waters of state; convictions requiring issuance of order by secretary of state; effectiveness of order if more than 1 conviction resulting from same incident. |
| Section 324.80192 | Convictions requiring order with no expiration date; terminating order; multiple convictions from same incident; judicial review. |
| Section 324.80193 | Failure to answer citation or notice to appear in court or comply with judgment or order; notice of issuance of order without expiration date; conditions terminating order. |
| Section 324.80194 | Petition for review of determination; order setting cause for hearing; service; authority and duty of court; applicability of section. |
| Section 324.80195 | Petition for stay of order; entering ex parte order; terms and conditions; exception. |
| Section 324.80196 | Person subject to order not to operate vessel on waters of state; prohibited conduct; violation of subsection (1) as misdemeanor; penalty; extending length of order; obtaining and furnishing boating record; applicability of section; confiscating certificate of number and cancelling registration numbers. |
| Section 324.80197 | Impoundment of vessel; order; execution; liability for expenses; rights of conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of vessel. |
| Section 324.80197a | Conviction based on plea of nolo contendere. |
| Section 324.80198 | Administrative order processing fee; disposition and allocation. |
| Section 324.80198a | Public dock, pier, wharf, or retaining wall; entry or use prohibited under certain wind conditions; barricades; notice. |
| Section 324.80198b | Public bathing beaches; buoys required; prohibited swimming area; exception; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80199 | Part not to affect owner's rights under laws of United States. |
| 451-1994-III-4-5-802 | PART 802 PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (324.80201...324.80222) |
| Section 324.80201 | Definitions. |
| Section 324.80202 | Scope. |
| Section 324.80203 | Administration of part. |
| Section 324.80204 | Rules. |
| Section 324.80205 | Operation of personal watercraft; requirements; violation; fine; exception. |
| Section 324.80206 | Operation of personal watercraft; prohibition; violation as civil infraction; fine. |
| Section 324.80207 | Liability of personal watercraft owner; negligence; presumption of consent. |
| Section 324.80208 | Reckless operation of personal watercraft; violation; penalty; impoundment; storage cost. |
| Section 324.80209 | Operation of personal watercraft; distance requirements; exceptions. |
| Section 324.80210 | Repealed. 2018, Act 400, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019. |
| Section 324.80211 | Advancement of boating safety; educational programs. |
| Section 324.80212 | Boating safety certificate; issuance; use of LEIN. |
| Section 324.80213 | Boating safety certificate; electronic copy; consent to search; liability; display. |
| Section 324.80214 | Modification or suspension of boating safety certificate requirements. |
| Section 324.80215 | Operation of personal watercraft; graduated age provisions; amendatory act known and cited as "Ashleigh Iserman's law." |
| Section 324.80217 | Dealers of personal watercraft; advising buyer about sources of boating safety courses; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80218 | Creation and availability of documents by department; documents provided by dealer to buyer; violation; fine. |
| Section 324.80219 | Violation of part; penalty. |
| Section 324.80220 | Tracking offenses; duties of secretary of state. |
| Section 324.80221 | Enforcement. |
| Section 324.80222 | Compliance. |
| 451-1994-III-4-5-803 | PART 803 WATERCRAFT TRANSFER AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (324.80301...324.80322) |
| Section 324.80301 | Additional definitions. |
| Section 324.80302 | Exceptions; appropriate forms. |
| Section 324.80303 | Rules; cancellation of improperly issued certificate of title. |
| Section 324.80304 | Sale, purchase, or other disposition or acquisition of watercraft; certificate of title required. |
| Section 324.80305 | Acquisition of watercraft from owner; certificate of title or manufacturer's or importer's certificate required; waiver or estoppel; judicial recognition of right, title, claim, or interest. |
| Section 324.80306 | Sale or other disposition of new watercraft to dealer for display or resale; manufacturer's or importer's certificate required; contents; assignment. |
| Section 324.80307 | Certificate of title; application; form; fee; evidence of ownership; certificate of hull identification number; duties of secretary of state; surety bond; name in which certificate of title to be obtained. |
| Section 324.80308 | Application for watercraft certificate of title; certification; contents; permanent or assigned hull identification number; affixing or imprinting assigned hull identification number. |
| Section 324.80309 | Certificate of title; refusal; issuance; contents; assignment form. |
| Section 324.80310 | Certificate of title; uniform method of numbering; indexes; destruction by secretary of state; furnishing information to law enforcement and conservation officers. |
| Section 324.80311 | Fee for processing application for certificate of title or duplicate; additional fee; check or draft not paid on first presentation as delinquent fee; liability; notice or demand; suspension of certificate; penalty. |
| Section 324.80312 | Certificate of title for watercraft; issuance; compliance; transfer of ownership; requirements; petition for watercraft not owned; proof of ownership and right of possession; statement of lien. |
| Section 324.80313 | Dismantling, destroying, or changing watercraft; surrender, cancellation, and destruction of certificate of title. |
| Section 324.80314 | Loss, mutilation, or illegibility of certificate of title; application and fee for duplicate copy; issuance and contents of duplicate copy; rights and indemnification of purchaser; surrender and cancellation of original certificate; conditions not requiring duplicate of lost watercraft certificate of title at time of transfer; record; definitions. |
| Section 324.80315 | Records available to the public; commercial lookup service of watercraft title records; disposition of fees; computerized central file; creation; maintenance; providing to nongovernmental person or entity; payment; admissibility in evidence. |
| Section 324.80315a | Disclosure of personal information; uses. |
| Section 324.80315b | Resale or redisclosure of information; maintenance of records; duration; availability for inspection. |
| Section 324.80315c | Furnishing list of information to federal, state, or local governmental agency; contract for sale of list of information; insertion of safeguard in agreement or contract; resale or redisclosure of information; duties of recipient. |
| Section 324.80315f | Electronic lien title system; participation of secured parties; inclusion of secured interest or other information in electronic file; execution of release; delivery; assignment of ownership by watercraft dealer; admissibility as evidence of security interest; determination of requirements by secretary of state; establishment, implementation, and operation by February 16, 2021; definitions. |
| Section 324.80316 | Authorized agents. |
| Section 324.80317 | Stolen or converted watercraft; information; record; report; notice of recovery; removal of record from file. |
| Section 324.80318 | Prohibited conduct generally. |
| Section 324.80319 | Additional prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; payment of restitution. |
| Section 324.80319a | Prohibited conduct; violations as felony; penalties. |
| Section 324.80320 | Secured interest in watercraft; notation; discharge; perfection; electronic transactions; requirements. |
| Section 324.80321 | Watercraft acquired prior to January 1, 1977. |
| Section 324.80322 | Violation; penalty. |