{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-480.17b","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 480.17b","heading":"Penalties; \"serious safety defect\" defined.","body":"Sec. 7b.\n\n(1) A driver, person, or motor carrier as defined by 49 CFR 390.5 who operates or who requires or permits the driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle with a serious safety defect in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be assessed a fine of not more than $500.00 for each violation. A fine ordered to be paid by the district court under this subsection shall be paid to the county treasurer and applied for library purposes as provided by law. A fine ordered to be paid by a municipal court shall be paid to the treasurer of the political subdivision whose ordinance is violated.\n\n(2) As used in this section, \"serious safety defect\" means a violation of this act or a rule promulgated pursuant to this act relative to brakes, tires, steering, coupling devices, headlights, taillights, brake lights, and turn signals that results in the vehicle being placed out of service.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 480","Act Act-181-of-1963"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-480-17b","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"edb2ba3d3139ef788673df7be663d13eea638676d955b8273d39aaef177d50e7","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-480.17a","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-480.17c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}