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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.229 · Duplicate registration certificate, registration plate, certificate of title, or duplicate certificate of title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.23 · “Judgment” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.230 · Special identifying number after alteration or defacement of serial number; record.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.230a · Motorcycle without visible vehicle identification number; seizure; procedure; “person” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.231 · Registration of replacement engines.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.232 · Furnishing list of information to federal, state, or local governmental agency; contract for sale of lists of driver and motor vehicle records; records maintained in bulk; surveys, marketing, or solicitations; insertion of safeguard in agreement or contract; duties of recipient of personal information; disclosure of list based on driving behavior or sanctions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.232a · Furnishing name and address of lessee of vehicle to secretary of state or police officer.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.233 · Transfer or assignment of title to, or interest in, registered vehicle; disposition of plates; application for new registration certificate; penalty; indorsement on certificate of title; effective date of transfer; submission of secured receipt.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.233a · Transfer of title or interest in vehicle; disclosure of odometer mileage; electronically signed odometer disclosure statement; electronic system; transfer of ownership; "private parties" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.233b · Definitions; disclosure by dealer of damage or repair; exception; grounds for revocation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.234 · Presentation of certificate of title and registration certificate to secretary of state; fees; issuance of new certificate of title and registration certificate; mail or delivery; repossession of license plates; payment of transfer fee; compliance with MCL 257.238.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.235 · Dealer as transferee of vehicle; requirements; duties; liability of dealer or transferee; transfer of title or interest to another dealer; duties of dealer; dealer reassignment of title form; buy back or off lease vehicle.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.235a · Licensed dealer or junk dealer purchasing vehicle for purpose of destroying or junking vehicle; acceptance and disposition of certificate of title; fee.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.235b · Possession of certificate of title by inventory lender for vehicle subject to inventory loan; written agreement; release of certificate of title by used or secondhand vehicle dealer's inventory lender; limitation; failure to release vehicle title; registration with secretary of state; applicability of section to certain licensed dealers; applicability of MCL 257.235; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.236 · Procuring title to vehicle acquired by operation of law; validity of registration upon death of owner; application for title by surviving spouse or heir; proof of death; certification; petition.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.236a · Termination of owner's interest by enforcement of security agreement; application for new certificate; certification; holding vehicle for resale; termination of owner's interest by sale pursuant to court process; issuance and contents of new certificate; outstanding certificate.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.237 · Transfer of registration; issuance of new registration certificate and certificate of title; filing surrendered certificate of title; retention of records.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.238 · Security interest in vehicle; certificate of title; assignment; termination statement; electronic transactions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.239 · Certificate of title; failure to endorse or deliver, fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.23a · “Juvenile adjudication” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.23b · “Juvenile disposition” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.24 · “Laned roadway” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.240 · Liability for use or ownership of vehicle after transfer of endorsed certificate of title; conditions; violation of subsection (2); civil infraction; fine; towing and storage fees.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.241 · Electronic lien title system; establishment, implementation, and operation; contracts; participation of secured parties; inclusion of secured interest or other information in electronic file; execution of release; delivery; assignment of ownership by vehicle dealer; admissibility as evidence of security interest; determination of requirements by secretary of state; establishment, implementation, and operation by July 1, 2016; information to be entered beginning October 1, 2016; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.242 · Sale of vehicle for salvage.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.242a · Regrooved or recut motor vehicle or motorcycle tires; sale or possession with intent to sell prohibited; exception; misdemeanor.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.243 · Nonresident owner of foreign vehicle; registration; exemption; transportation for compensation; temporary permit; agent for secretary of state; pleasure vehicle; business vehicle.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.244 · Operation of vehicle by manufacturer, subcomponent system producer, manufacturer of automated technology, dealer, or transporter with special plate; temporary civic event license plate; unauthorized use of special plate; penalties; surety bond or insurance; number of plates; operation of vehicle with dealer plate by vendee or prospective purchaser; issuance of registration plate to move vehicle, vessel, or trailer.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.244a · Motorcycle dealer license plates; size.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.245 · General distinguishing number and special plates for manufacturer, transporter, or dealer; application; proof; issuance; duration; fee.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.246 · Special plates; expiration.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.247 · Special plates; manufacturers and transporters, record of uses; inspection by peace officers.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248 · Dealer license; investigation; report; bond or bond renewal certificate; dealer plates; stipulation as to service of process; prohibited conduct; application; supplemental dealer license; eligible used dealer license; classification; requirements applicable to issuance, renewal, and expiration; conduct not requiring separate or supplemental license.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248a · Vehicle dealer; prohibited advertising or representations; designated business hours.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248b · Foreign salvage vehicle dealer license; form and contents of application; division of dealer licensees into quarter segments; expiration and renewal of license; investigations; stipulation as to service of process.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248c · Sale, transfer, or release of distressed late model vehicle by vehicle salvage pool, auction, or broker; release of vehicle; release statement; notice to owner and lienholder; sale of vehicle for parts.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248d · Wholesaler; requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248e · Salvage vehicle agent license.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248f · Vehicle dealer or salvage vehicle agent license; criminal history check; fingerprints; disclosure of information; violation of subsection (7) as misdemeanor; "criminal history record information" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248g · Salvage vehicle agent; duties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248h · Persons engaged in prohibited conduct; penalties; refusal to issue or renew license; revocation or suspension of license; denial or revocation of license without hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248i · Attending pool or auction selling salvage or scrap titled vehicles.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248j · Acting as dealer without license; warning; administrative fine; notice of assessment; actions; informal conference; administrative hearing; payment of administrative fine; reduction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248k · Mobility dealer endorsement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.248l · Dealer training programs; requirements; trained individual at each retail location; exceptions; training by qualified trade organizations; application process; compliance monitoring; renewal limitation; fees; dealer training program fund; rules; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.249 · Denial, suspension, or revocation of license as dealer; grounds.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.249a · Denial, suspension, or revocation of license as automotive recycler, used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer, vehicle scrap metal processor, or foreign salvage vehicle dealer; grounds.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.24a · “Leased vehicle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.24b · “Late model vehicle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.24c · “Law of another state” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.25 · “License” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.250 · Vehicle dealer's licensee; procedure for notification, investigation, denial, suspension, revocation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.250a · Placement of license on probation; conditions
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.250b · Cease and desist order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.250c · Other lawful remedies and sanctions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.251 · Dealer records; maintenance; manner; contents; odometer mileage statement; delivery of written statement to buyer; conditions to valid sale; maintenance and inspection of dealer records and inventory; inspections; summary suspension of license; order; hearing; rules.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.251a · Copies of documents.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.251b · Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; license to operate required.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.251c · Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; duties of dealer.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.251d · Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; license to operate as condition of use by third party.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.251e · Renting, leasing, or furnishing motorcycle; motor vehicle liability policy.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252 · Reports of stolen and recovered vehicles.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252a · Abandoned vehicle; presumption of responsibility; violation; penalty; "abandoned vehicle" defined; notice; duties of police agency; contest by owner; hearing; request; fee; towing and storage charges; secured party; obtaining release of vehicle; inspection; public sale; inability to determine ownership of abandoned vehicle; entry into law enforcement information network.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252b · Registered and unregistered abandoned scrap vehicles; duties of police agency; release of vehicle; certificate of title or certificate of scrapping; release form; retention of records and photographs; taking registered abandoned scrap vehicle into custody; contest by registered owner; hearing; request; obtaining release of vehicle; fee.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252d · Removal of vehicle from public or private property to place of safekeeping; circumstances; arrival of owner or legally entitled person; duties of police agency; release of vehicle; entry of vehicle as abandoned.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252e · Jurisdiction to determine propriety of police, towing agency or custodian, or private owner action; venue in district court; use of bond to pay towing or storage fees; exclusive remedies.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252f · Filing petition; duties of court; hearing; notice; burden; decision; district court magistrate; appeal.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252g · Manner of conducting public sale; application of money received; priority; absence of bidders; acquisition of distressed vehicle; application for salvage certificate of title; canceling entry in law enforcement information network; obtaining original bill of sale.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252h · Abandoned vehicle fund; creation; sources of funding; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining in fund; expenditures.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252i · Towing and storage fees.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252j · Abandoned vehicles; number and placement of vehicles on private property.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252k · Towing or removing vehicle without owner's consent; notice; requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252l · Applicability of MCL 257.252k.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252m · Notification of civil fines and sanctions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.253 · Report of stolen vehicle; filing; transferring certificate of title; record of stolen or abandoned vehicles not reported or recovered; availability; reports by other states of stolen and recovered vehicles; abandoned vehicle; notification of owner and lienholder.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.254 · False statement in application for certificate of title or in assignment of title; possession of stolen vehicle; penalties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.255 · Valid registration plate required; printed or electronic copy; exceptions; violation of subsection (1) as civil infraction or misdemeanor; penalty; nonpayment of apportioned fee under international registration plan as misdemeanor; penalty; impoundment; towing and storage costs; care of load in vehicle; impounded vehicle subject to lien; hearing; certification of unpaid judgment; foreclosure sale; pandemic expiration extension.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.256 · Unlawful lending or use of certificate of title, registration certificate, registration plate, special plate, or permit; unlawful carrying or display of registration certificate or plate; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; unlawful display of registration plate on commercial vehicle.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.257 · Altering, forging, or falsifying documents; violation; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.258 · Registration or certificate of title; grounds for cancellation; elected gross weight violations; penalty; notice; hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.259 · Evidence of registration; title; dealers' or wreckers' licenses; return to state on cancellation or suspension; failure or refusal to surrender unlawful.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.25a · “Autocycle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.25b · “Low-speed vehicle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.25c · "Limousine" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.25d · "Limousine driver" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.26 · “Limited access highway” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.27 · “Local authorities” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.27a · “Major component part” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.28 · “Manufacturer” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.29 · “Maximum axle load” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2a · “Automotive recycler” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2b · Additional definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2c · "Automated speed enforcement system" and "automated speed enforcement system operator" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.3 · “Axle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.30 · “Metal tire” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.301 · Valid operator's or chauffeur's license required; group designation and indorsements; surrender of other valid licenses; notice; number of licenses permitted; certifying nonpossession of valid license; pandemic expiration extension.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.302 · Operators' and chauffeurs' licenses; persons exempt.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.302a · Nonresident using license to operate motor vehicle issued by another country; establishment of unique driver record; reciprocal agreement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.303 · Operator's or chauffeur's license; issuance; prohibitions; revocation; denial of license; multiple convictions or civil infractions; "felony in which a motor vehicle was used" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.303a · Suspension, revocation, denial, disqualification, or cancellation of license by another state.