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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.710f · Adoption of program to encourage compliance.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.710g · Child car seat safety grant program; establishment.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.711 · Safety glass required; safety plastic on buses; “safety glass” defined; penalties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.715a · Inspection of certain school buses, buses, or other motor vehicles with seating capacity of 12 or more; delegation of inspection; rules.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.716 · Exceeding size and weight limitations as misdemeanor; exceptions; rules; operation of wrecker, disabled vehicle, and trailer; noncompliance as civil infraction; fine.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.718 · Width of load carried on passenger type vehicle; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.719a · Operation of towing vehicle to which mobile home or park model trailer attached.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.719b · Certain mobile homes transported in lower peninsula; additional requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.719c · Truck and semitrailers used for transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.72 · “Traffic control signal” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.722a · Transporting flammable liquid; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; enforcement; “in bulk” defined; vehicles transporting hazardous materials.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.723 · Towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles; compliance with federal identification requirements; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.724a · Axle weight requirements; exception; weight after lift axles lowered; "lift axle" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.725a · Transportation of farm machinery or implements by dealer; annual permit; condition.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.726a · Enforcement of act on boundary streets or highways.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.726b · Violation as to load, weight, or height of vehicle or load; powers of police officer.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.726c · Duly authorized agent of county road commission; shoulder patch required; firearm.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.727 · Arrest without warrant; arraignment by magistrate or family division of circuit court.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.727b · Citation books; issuance; receipt.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.728b · Establishment of procedures to insure accountability; maintenance of citation records.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.728c · Audit of citation records.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.728d · Falsification of citation or record of issuance; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.728e · Accepting plea; signing of complaint; filing sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.729 · Fine and costs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.73 · “Trailer” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.730 · Provisions governing arrests without warrant and issuance of citations; execution of warrant.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.731 · Evidence of conviction or civil infraction determination inadmissible in civil action.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.732a · Fire protection fund; creation; disposition of funds; transmission of fees to state treasurer.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.732c · Workforce training payment program; creation; development; administrator; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.733 · Release of accident information to nongovernmental agency; exception.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.74 · “Trailer coach” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.741 · Civil infraction action as civil action; commencement; plaintiff; jurisdiction; time and place for appearance; venue.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.743 · Contents of citation issued pursuant to MCL 257.742; timely appearance.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.744 · Admissions or denials; sworn complaint; warrant for arrest.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.744a · Police officer knowingly making materially false statement in citation as perjury; felony; penalty; contempt of court.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.746 · Informal hearing; procedure.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.747 · Formal hearing; procedure.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.748 · Default judgment; suspension of license.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.749 · Stopping nonresident for civil infraction; release personal recognizance; immediate hearing before magistrate; failure to appear; default judgment.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.74a · "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," and "fifth wheel trailer" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.75 · “Truck” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.76 · “Transporter” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.76a · "Transportation network company" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.76b · "Transportation network company driver" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.76c · "Transportation network company prearranged ride" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.76d · "Transportation network company rider" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.77 · “Truck tractor” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.78 · “Used or second-hand vehicle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.78a · “Used vehicle parts dealer” or “used or secondhand vehicle parts dealer” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79 · “Vehicle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.790 · Operation of bicycle or vehicle on streetcar track; removal, overtaking, and passing; requirements; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791 · Use of street railway system or streetcar; prohibitions; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791a · Occupancy and use of a street railway system station; violation as a civil infraction; "shared station" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791b · Smoking prohibited within or on streetcar or station; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791c · Animals, other than service or qualified animals prohibited on or in streetcar or station; violation as civil infraction; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791d · Food and beverages prohibited on or within a streetcar or station; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791e · Disposal of garbage prohibited on or in a streetcar or station; violation as a civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791f · Oversized baggage or commercial shopping cart prohibited on or within a streetcar or station.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.791g · Disruptive conduct prohibited; live music permit; violation as civil infraction.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.792 · Removal of bicycle, vehicle, cargo, or other personal property blocking, delaying, or interfering with movement of streetcar; liability; "gross negligence" defined; reimbursement by owner or carrier; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.793 · Powers, immunities, and authority of law enforcement officers; sworn oath of office; monthly uniform crime reports.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79a · “Vehicle salvage pool” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79b · “Vehicle scrap metal processor” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79c · “Wrecker” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79d · "Work zone" and "temporary traffic control device" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79e · "Wholesaler" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79f · "Boat lift" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.7a · “Commercial motor vehicle” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.7b · "Commercial quadricycle" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.8 · “Commissioner” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.80 · Tenses; definition.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801 · Registration taxes on vehicle; schedules; exemption from ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond; increase and disposition of certain taxes; late fee; waiver; taxes and revenues relating to regional transit authority; historic vehicle; fee increase on vehicle using 4 or more tires; increase in fees; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801a · Registration fees; portable feed mills or mixers.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801b · Refund of specific tax paid in error; refund of dealer license fees; refund on and return of registration plates or tabs; refund in case of original application for certain registration plates; refund or credit for plates issued under MCL 257.801g.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801c · Nonpayment of check or draft for fee or tax on vehicle; liability; penalties; collection of delinquent accounts.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801e · Moped; application for registration; form; signature; fee; issuance and contents of certificate of registration; insurance; size, legibility, and inspection of certificate; issuance and display of decal; rules; certificate of registration for use in testing or demonstrating moped; duration of registration.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801f · Moped; notice of destruction or abandonment; surrender and cancellation of certificate of registration; notice of change of address; transfer of certificate; fee; duration of registration; duplicate certificate.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801g · Apportionment of fee under international registration plan if permitted by reciprocal compact, agreement, or other arrangement; definition; issuance of registration plate and cab card upon payment of apportioned fee; purchase of annual international registration plan plates; service fee; notice; effect of late payment; effect of surrendering or not surrendering registration plate; temporary registration.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801h · Fleet registration; application; issuance and display of registration plates; tax; late fee; adding or deleting registration; ineligible vehicle; determination of owner's compliance.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801i · Issuance of registration for more than 1 period.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801j · Additional tax charged by regional transit authority.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801k · Late fees; exception for certain vehicles in pandemic; adequate in-person services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.802 · Special registration; registration of commercial vehicles and special mobile equipment; temporary registration plates or markers; tax rates, fees, and service charges; deposit of service fees.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.802a · Temporary permits; collection and disposition of fee; bulk sales to agents.