{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.643b","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.643b","heading":"Leaving space between snowplows; passing exception; violation as civil infraction.","body":"Sec. 643b.\n\n(1) The operator of a vehicle shall not follow a snowplow more closely than 200 feet.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply when the operator of a vehicle is legally overtaking or passing a snowplow.\n\n(3) The operator of a vehicle that is not a snowplow who approaches a snowplow from the rear that is stopped at or in an intersection shall stop not less than 20 feet from the snowplow.\n\n(4) A person that violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.\n\n(5) As used in this section, \"snowplow\" means a vehicle that is all of the following:\n\n(a) Operating on behalf of this state, a county, a county road commission, or a municipality.\n\n(b) Actively engaging in snow and ice removal, snowplowing, salting, or sanding.\n\n(c) Operating lights as described in section 698(5)(d).","path":["MI Code","Chapter 257","Act Act-300-of-1949"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-643b","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5376d4403605cb88ba66f4a5c45d1a954928453644daa5a8318c226820742210","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.643a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.644"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}