Act No. 377

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

September 26, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

September 27, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 27, 2006

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Senators Allen, Goschka and Birkholz

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1267

AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of owners and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date," by amending section 25b (MCL 257.25b), as added by 2000 PA 82.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 25b. "Low-speed vehicle" means a self-propelled motor vehicle to which both of the following apply:

(a) The vehicle conforms to the definition of low-speed vehicle under 49 CFR 571.3(b).

(b) The vehicle meets the standard for low-speed vehicles under 49 CFR 571.500.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor