{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.220","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.220","heading":"Application for original registration or certificate of title; examination of indexes and stolen car records.","body":"Sec. 220.\n\nThe department upon receiving application for original registration of a vehicle or any certificate of title shall first check the engine and serial number or vehicle number shown in the application against the indexes of registered motor vehicles and against the index of stolen and recovered motor vehicles required to be maintained by this act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 257","Act Act-300-of-1949"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-220","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e5d734b4671ad0c4dda28283841cc02b380b2b6760d6953bc34c7d92b0de7bda","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.22","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}