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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80140 · Educational programs; establishment; youthful boat operators training program; certificates of completion; information to be included in program.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80142 · Wearing of personal flotation device by child required; exception; “charter boat” and “class C vessel” defined; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80143 · Barge; lights; number; placement; position; barges moored together; limitation; order to move moored vessel; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; costs; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80143a · Carrying, storing, maintaining, and using marine safety equipment onboard vessel; violation as civil infraction; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80144 · Operation of vessels; rules; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80145 · Operation of vessels; speed; interference with use of waters by others; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80147 · Reckless operation of vessels; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80148 · Operating motorboat at more than slow-no wake speed; prohibitions; exceptions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80150 · Operation of vessels; prohibited in certain areas.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80151 · Towing of persons; prohibited time; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80153 · Vessels; use of portions unintended for occupancy prohibited; exceptions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80154 · Interference with operation of vessel by nonoccupant.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80155 · Divers; marking point of submergence; distance from diver's flag.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80157 · Liability of vessel owner for negligent operation; presumption of consent to use.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80158 · Responsibility of vessel owner for damage caused by vessel wake.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80159 · Buoys or beacons; permit for placement; application; revocation; removal.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80160 · Buoys or beacons; uniform marking system.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80161 · Buoys or beacons; compliance with federal law or regulations; permits.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80162 · Buoys or beacons; use as moorings; moving, removal or damaging.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80163 · Anchored raft or other item or material; relocation or removal as navigation hazard; costs; failure to pay; lien.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80164 · Regattas; rules; permit; authorization; applications.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80164a · Personal flotation device and throwable flotation device; exception from requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80165 · Regattas, races, or trials; compliance with federal law or regulation; permit; waiver.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80166 · Peace officers; stopping of vessels; duty of operator; reasonable suspicion; furnishing false information as misdemeanor; arrest without warrant.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80166a · Agreement with United States coast guard.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80167 · Arrest without warrant; cases in which arrested person arraigned by magistrate or judge.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80168 · Arrest without warrant; notice to appear in court; time; place; appearance; acceptance of pleas.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80169 · Arrest without warrant; nonresidents; recognizance; receipt and summons; failure to appear; deposit of money; report; embezzlement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80171 · Violation of part or rules; penalties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80172 · Negligent crippling or death; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80173 · Felonious operation of watercraft; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80174 · Negligent homicide included in charge of manslaughter.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80177 · Violation of MCL 324.80176(1); sanctions; costs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80178 · Violation of MCL 324.80176(3); sanctions; costs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80178a · Violation of MCL 324.80176(6); sanctions; costs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80178b · Violation of MCL 324.80176(7)(a) or 324.80176(7)(b); sanctions; costs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80179 · Enhanced sentencing based on prior convictions; conditions; attempted violation of MCL 324.80176(1), MCL 324.80176(3), or local ordinance.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80180 · Peace officer; arrest without warrant; reasonable cause; conditions; returning motorboat and occupants to shore; effect of not charging person receiving citation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80181 · Chemical test and analysis of blood, urine, or breath; collection of sample or specimen; application of administrative rules.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80182 · Chemical test; administration at request of peace officer, during medical treatment, or by medical examiner if operator of vessel is deceased; procedures.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80183 · Chemical test; introduction of other competent evidence; availability of test results.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80184 · Refusal to submit to chemical test as admissible evidence.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80185 · Advising defendant of penalties and sanctions; ordering screening, assessment, and rehabilitative services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80186 · Sentencing as multiple offender; consideration of prior convictions; sanctions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80187 · Consent to chemical tests of blood, breath, or urine; circumstances; exception; administration.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80188 · Refusal to submit to chemical test at request of peace officer; obtaining court order; forwarding report to secretary of state.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80189 · Refusal to submit to chemical test; notice of right to request hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80192 · Convictions requiring order with no expiration date; terminating order; multiple convictions from same incident; judicial review.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80194 · Petition for review of determination; order setting cause for hearing; service; authority and duty of court; applicability of section.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80195 · Petition for stay of order; entering ex parte order; terms and conditions; exception.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80197 · Impoundment of vessel; order; execution; liability for expenses; rights of conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of vessel.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80197a · Conviction based on plea of nolo contendere.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80198 · Administrative order processing fee; disposition and allocation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80198a · Public dock, pier, wharf, or retaining wall; entry or use prohibited under certain wind conditions; barricades; notice.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80198b · Public bathing beaches; buoys required; prohibited swimming area; exception; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80199 · Part not to affect owner's rights under laws of United States.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80201 · Definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80202 · Scope.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80203 · Administration of part.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80204 · Rules.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80205 · Operation of personal watercraft; requirements; violation; fine; exception.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80206 · Operation of personal watercraft; prohibition; violation as civil infraction; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80207 · Liability of personal watercraft owner; negligence; presumption of consent.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80208 · Reckless operation of personal watercraft; violation; penalty; impoundment; storage cost.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80209 · Operation of personal watercraft; distance requirements; exceptions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80211 · Advancement of boating safety; educational programs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80212 · Boating safety certificate; issuance; use of LEIN.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80213 · Boating safety certificate; electronic copy; consent to search; liability; display.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80214 · Modification or suspension of boating safety certificate requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80215 · Operation of personal watercraft; graduated age provisions; amendatory act known and cited as "Ashleigh Iserman's law."
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80217 · Dealers of personal watercraft; advising buyer about sources of boating safety courses; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80218 · Creation and availability of documents by department; documents provided by dealer to buyer; violation; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80219 · Violation of part; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80220 · Tracking offenses; duties of secretary of state.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80221 · Enforcement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80222 · Compliance.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80301 · Additional definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80302 · Exceptions; appropriate forms.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80303 · Rules; cancellation of improperly issued certificate of title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80304 · Sale, purchase, or other disposition or acquisition of watercraft; certificate of title required.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80306 · Sale or other disposition of new watercraft to dealer for display or resale; manufacturer's or importer's certificate required; contents; assignment.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80308 · Application for watercraft certificate of title; certification; contents; permanent or assigned hull identification number; affixing or imprinting assigned hull identification number.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80309 · Certificate of title; refusal; issuance; contents; assignment form.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80310 · Certificate of title; uniform method of numbering; indexes; destruction by secretary of state; furnishing information to law enforcement and conservation officers.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.