{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.628b","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.628b","heading":"Maximum speed in certain political subdivisions; vehicle, bicycle or other device; snowmobile exception; violation as civil infraction.","body":"Sec. 628b.\n\n(1) Subsection (2) applies only in a political subdivision that prohibits by ordinance, regulation, or resolution the operation of nonemergency motor vehicles in the political subdivision.\n\n(2) Notwithstanding sections 627 and 628, an individual who operates a vehicle, a bicycle, or any other device on a state trunkline highway within a political subdivision described in subsection (1) shall not exceed either of the following speed limits:\n\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision and subdivision (b), 15 miles per hour. This subdivision does not apply to a snowmobile.\n\n(b) Within a business district of a political subdivision described in subsection (1), 10 miles per hour.\n\n(3) An individual who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.\n\n(4) As used in this section:\n\n(a) \"Historic snowmobile\" means that term as defined in section 82101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101.\n\n(b) \"Snowmobile\" means a vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:\n\n( i ) Is engine-driven.\n\n( ii ) Has an endless belt tread.\n\n( iii ) Was originally manufactured solely for operation over snow.\n\n( iv ) Is steered by 2 sled-type runners or skis that are in contact with the snow and the distance between the centers of the spindles of which is, except for a historic snowmobile, not more than 48 inches.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 257","Act Act-300-of-1949"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-628b","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"324bca271a5bdd9014219cca936ecffa9dc655fa526327da9c763c5e4858d712","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.628","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.629a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}