{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.82136","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.82136","heading":"Arrest without warrant; preliminary chemical breath analysis.","body":"Sec. 82136.\n\n(1) A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest a person if the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person was, at the time of an accident, the operator of a snowmobile involved in the accident in this state while in violation of section 82127(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1), (3), or (6).\n\n(2) A peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a person was operating a snowmobile and that, by the consumption of alcoholic liquor, the person may have affected his or her ability to operate a snowmobile may require the person to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis. The following apply with respect to a preliminary chemical breath analysis:\n\n(a) A peace officer may arrest a person based in whole or in part upon the results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis.\n\n(b) The results of a preliminary chemical breath analysis are admissible in a criminal prosecution for a crime enumerated in section 82143(1) or in an administrative hearing solely to assist the court or hearing officer in determining a challenge to the validity of an arrest. This subdivision does not limit the introduction of other competent evidence offered to establish the validity of an arrest.\n\n(c) A person who submits to a preliminary chemical breath analysis remains subject to the requirements of sections 82143 to 82146 for the purposes of chemical tests described in those sections.\n\n(d) A person who refuses to submit to a preliminary chemical breath analysis upon a lawful request by a peace officer is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-82136","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e1a8ba70afdedbb0437846d83f8d927f6c4501673d29df838ea8afe7a6d3a2a0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.82135","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.82137"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}