{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.613a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613a","heading":"School crossings; establishment; basis; determination; notice; erection of school crossing signs.","body":"Sec. 613a.\n\nExcept as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the state transportation department, a county road commission, or a local authority shall establish school crossings considered necessary for the safety of schoolchildren on streets and highways under its jurisdiction. The establishment of a school crossing shall be based upon a traffic and engineering study conducted by the authority having jurisdiction, in consultation with the superintendent of the school district.\n\nIf considered necessary under subsection (1) or pursuant to a traffic and engineering study conducted under subsection (4), a school crossing shall be established within a safe distance from a school located on a street or highway on which the speed limit is 25 miles or more per hour.\n\nUpon request of the superintendent of the school district, the following individuals shall meet at not less than 5-year intervals to consider whether a traffic and engineering study should be conducted to determine whether a school crossing is required under subsection (2):\n\nThe superintendent of the school district in which the school is located or his or her designee.\n\nThe head of the local authority having jurisdiction to maintain the road or his or her designee or, if there is no local authority, an individual designated by the director of the state transportation department.\n\nThe chief of police of the local unit of government in which the road is located or his or her designee or, if the local unit of government does not have a police department, the county sheriff or his or her designee.\n\nIf the individuals described in subsection (3) determine by unanimous vote that a traffic and engineering study should be conducted, the individuals shall notify the authority having jurisdiction to maintain the road in writing of that determination. If the authority is notified under this subsection that a traffic and engineering study should be conducted, the authority shall conduct the study.\n\nHaving established a school crossing, the state transportation department, county road commission, or local authority shall erect school crossing signs, in conformance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices provided for in section 608, on streets or highways under its jurisdiction.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 257","Act Act-300-of-1949"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-613a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"cd1759eb4943fd587d5412d77b38779add739701be66c92dbb724d7d31f532bc","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.613","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.613b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}