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Section 324.80101 - Definitions; a to C. - Sec. 80101. As used in this part: (a) "Airboat" means...
Section 324.80102 - Definitions; D to L. - Sec. 80102. As used in this part: (a) "Dealer" means...
Section 324.80103 - Definitions; M to O. - Sec. 80103. As used in this part: (a) "Manufacturer" means...
Section 324.80104 - "Highly Restricted Personal Information" Defined; Definitions; P to W. - Sec. 80104. As used in this part: (a) "Highly restricted...
Section 324.80105 - Application of Part. - Sec. 80105. (1) This part applies to vessels and associated...
Section 324.80106 - Administration of Part; Advisory Representative. - Sec. 80106. The department shall be responsible for administration of...
Section 324.80107 - Review of Boating Accidents, Safety Education Programs, and Policies. - Sec. 80107. The department shall review boating accidents on Michigan...
Section 324.80108 - Regulations of Waterborne Vehicles; Exclusive Diving, Fishing, Swimming or Water Ski Areas; Special Local Regulations. - Sec. 80108. The department may regulate the operation of vessels,...
Section 324.80108[1] - Lists of Information; Sale Prohibited. - Sec. 80108. The department or any other state department or...
Section 324.80108a - Operation of Airboat Within Certain Distance of Residence; Limitation; Exceptions. - Sec. 80108a. (1) A person shall not operate an airboat...
Section 324.80109 - Rules; Subsection (1) Inapplicable to Special Local Rules. - Sec. 80109. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the...
Section 324.80110 - Special Rules for Vessels, Water Skis, Water Sleds, Aquaplanes, Surfboards, or Other Similar Contrivances; Investigations and Inquiries; Preliminary Report; Notice of Public Hearing; Presentation of Views by Interested Persons; De... - Sec. 80110. (1) Except as provided under section 80112a, the...
Section 324.80111 - Proposed Local Ordinance; Submission to Governing Body; Approval or Disapproval; Enactment; Enforcement. - Sec. 80111. A local ordinance proposed pursuant to section 80110...
Section 324.80112 - Special Local Ordinances; Request for Assistance; Form; Receipt of Resolution by Department. - Sec. 80112. Local political subdivisions that believe that special local...
Section 324.80112a - Temporary Ordinance for Use of Vessels on a Water Body; Application; Information Required; Investigation; Notice; Expiration; Right to Appeal. - Sec. 80112a. (1) If a political subdivision believes a temporary...
Section 324.80113 - Enforcement of Local Ordinances; Existing Rules; Enactment of Statutory Provisions as Ordinance. - Sec. 80113. (1) State, county, and local peace officers shall...
Section 324.80114 - Rules; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80114. (1) The department may promulgate rules to establish...
Section 324.80114a - Prohibition Against Operation of Motorized Vessel; Exemption; Marine Exemption Certificate; Physician's Attestation. - Sec. 80114a. (1) A marine law that prohibits the operation...
Section 324.80115 - Disposition of Revenues; Credit to Waterways Account; Appropriation; Fees. - Sec. 80115. (1) The revenue received under this part shall...
Section 324.80116 - Boating Safety Program; Compliance With Rules; Federal Financial Assistance. - Sec. 80116. The department shall do all things necessary to...
Section 324.80117 - Marine Safety Program; State Aid; Formula; Limitation on Determination; Use; Statement of Expenditures. - Sec. 80117. (1) Each county of the state is entitled...
Section 324.80118 - Allocation of State Aid to Counties. - Sec. 80118. The amount of state aid to be allocated...
Section 324.80119 - Marine Safety Program; Audits of County Records; Refunds to State. - Sec. 80119. Annually the department of the treasury shall audit...
Section 324.80120 - Marine Safety Program; Cooperation With County Sheriffs; Records; Reports. - Sec. 80120. The department and the county sheriffs shall cooperate...
Section 324.80121 - Rules. - Sec. 80121. The department may promulgate rules as may be...
Section 324.80122 - Conditions to Operation of Vessels; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80122. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part,...
Section 324.80123 - Exemption. - Sec. 80123. (1) The owner of a vessel is not...
Section 324.80124 - Application for Certificate of Number; Certificate of Title; 15-Day Permit; Fee; "The Length of Vessel" Defined; Tax Exemption; Issuance; Delinquent Fee or Tax; Penalty; Retention of Certificate of Number on Shore; Contents of Lea... - Sec. 80124. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 324.80124a - Great Lakes Protection Specialty Watercraft Decal. - Sec. 80124a. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the secretary of...
Section 324.80124b - Great Lakes Protection Specialty Watercraft Decal; Use of Money Received From Sale; Definitions. - Sec. 80124b. (1) Money received by the secretary of state...
Section 324.80125 - Notice of Destruction or Sale of Vessel; Transfer of Vessel; Change of Address; Surrender of Certificate; Cancellation of Certificate and Reassignment of Number; Certificate for Replacement Vessel; Refund; Recording New Address an... - Sec. 80125. (1) The owner of a vessel shall notify...
Section 324.80126 - Dealer Certificates of Number and Dealer Decals. - Sec. 80126. (1) A dealer shall apply for and obtain...
Section 324.80127 - Payment of Fee by Credit Card or Check. - Sec. 80127. The secretary of state may accept payment by...
Section 324.80128 - Secretary of State; Certificate of Number. - Sec. 80128. The secretary of state may award any certificate...
Section 324.80129 - Maintenance of Records; Availability to the Public. - Sec. 80129. Records maintained under this part, other than those...
Section 324.80130 - Commercial Lookup Service of Records; Disposition of Fees; Computerized Central File; Purpose; Creation; Maintenance; Providing Records to Nongovernmental Person or Entity; Payment; Admissibility in Evidence. - Sec. 80130. (1) The secretary of state may provide a...
Section 324.80130a - Disclosure of Information Prohibited; Exceptions. - Sec. 80130a. (1) Except as provided in this section and...
Section 324.80130b - Resale or Redisclosure of Personal Information; Maintenance of Records; Duration; Availability for Inspection. - Sec. 80130b. (1) An authorized recipient of personal information may...
Section 324.80130c - Furnishing List of Information to Federal, State, or Local Governmental Agency; Contract for Sale of List of Information; Insertion of Safeguard in Agreement or Contract; Resale or Redisclosure of Information; Disclosure of List... - Sec. 80130c. (1) Upon request, the secretary of state may...
Section 324.80130d - Prohibited Conduct; Violations as Felony; Penalties. - Sec. 80130d. (1) A person who makes a false representation...
Section 324.80130f - Abandonment of Vessel Prohibited; Presumption; Violation; Civil Infraction; "Abandoned Vessel" Defined; Determination That Vessel Not Stolen; Duties of Police Agency; Notice of Abandoned Vessel; Duties of Secretary of State; Requ... - Sec. 80130f. (1) A person shall not abandon a vessel...
Section 324.80130g - Definitions; Unregistered Abandoned Scrap Vessel; Custody; Duties of Police Agency; Release of Vessel to Towing Service; Certificate of Scrapping; Retention of Records; Abandonment of Vessel on Private Property; Notice of Abandon... - Sec. 80130g. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Registered...
Section 324.80130h - Determination That Vessel Not Stolen; Immediate Removal From Public or Private Property; Arrival of Owner Before Towing or Removal; Entering Vessel in Law Enforcement Information Network as Abandoned; Release of Vessel to Owner;... - Sec. 80130h. (1) After determining under subsection (3) that a...
Section 324.80130i - Courts; Jurisdiction; Venue; Use of Bond to Pay Towing and Storage Fees; Exclusive Remedies. - Sec. 80130i. (1) The following courts have jurisdiction to determine...
Section 324.80130j - Filing of Petition by Owner of Vessel; Duties of Court; Burden of Showing Compliance With Act; Decision of Court. - Sec. 80130j. (1) Upon the filing of a petition prescribed...
Section 324.80130k - Public Sale of Abandoned Vessel. - Sec. 80130k. (1) A public sale for a vessel, and...
Section 324.80130l - Abandoned Vessel, Orv, and Snowmobile Fund. - Sec. 80130l. (1) The abandoned vessel, ORV, and snowmobile fund...
Section 324.80130m - Towing or Storage Fees. - Sec. 80130m. (1) A towing service, custodian of a vessel,...
Section 324.80130n - Applicability of MCL 324.80130f and 324.80130g. - Sec. 80130n. Sections 80130f and 80130g do not apply to...
Section 324.80130o - Notice of Towing or Removal of Vessel; Posting; Requirements; Use of Term "vehicles." - Sec. 80130o. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 80130p,...
Section 324.80130p - Applicability of MCL 324.80130o. - Sec. 80130p. Section 80130o does not apply to any of...
Section 324.80131 - Violation of Part or Ordinance; Record of Charge or Citation; Forwarding Abstracts or Report to Secretary of State; Statement; Certification; Noncompliance; Public Inspection; Basis for Issuing Order; Transmitting and Entering Ord... - Sec. 80131. (1) Each municipal judge and each clerk of...
Section 324.80132 - Applicability of MCL 324.80134 and 324.80135; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 80132. (1) Sections 80134 and 80135 apply to a...
Section 324.80133 - Casualty Involving Vessel; Assistance to Injured Persons. - Sec. 80133. (1) The operator of a vessel involved in...
Section 324.80134 - Casualties Involving Vessels; Exchange of Identification. - Sec. 80134. In the case of collision, accident, or other...
Section 324.80134a - Accident Involving Serious Impairment of Body Function or Death; Remaining at Scene of Accident; Violation as Felony; “Serious Impairment of a Body Function” Defined. - Sec. 80134a. (1) The operator of a vessel who knows...
Section 324.80135 - Casualty Involving Vessel; Report. - Sec. 80135. (1) In the case of collision, accident, or...
Section 324.80136 - Peace Officer Receiving Report or Investigating Casualty Involving Vessel; Report to Department and County Sheriff; Form and Contents. - Sec. 80136. A peace officer receiving a report or investigating...
Section 324.80137 - Casualty Reports Involving Vessel; Use; Fee; Copies; Admissibility in Court. - Sec. 80137. All collision, accident, or other casualty reports involving...
Section 324.80138 - Transmission of Information for Analytical or Statistical Purposes. - Sec. 80138. In accordance with a request by an authorized...
Section 324.80139 - Rules. - Sec. 80139. The department shall promulgate rules to establish a...
Section 324.80140 - Educational Programs; Establishment; Youthful Boat Operators Training Program; Certificates of Completion; Information to Be Included in Program. - Sec. 80140. (1) In order to protect the public interest...
Section 324.80141 - Operation of Motorboat by Person Less Than 12 Years of Age; Operation of Motorboat by Person on or After July 1, 1996; Certification Required; Electronic Verification; Consent to Search; Liability. - Sec. 80141. (1) In addition to the requirements of subsection...
Section 324.80142 - Wearing of Personal Flotation Device by Child Required; Exception; “Charter Boat” and “Class C Vessel” Defined; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80142. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a...
Section 324.80143 - Barge; Lights; Number; Placement; Position; Barges Moored Together; Limitation; Order to Move Moored Vessel; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Costs; Definitions. - Sec. 80143. (1) The owner of a barge shall place...
Section 324.80143a - Carrying, Storing, Maintaining, and Using Marine Safety Equipment Onboard Vessel; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine. - Sec. 80143a. A person who operates a vessel, or the...
Section 324.80144 - Operation of Vessels; Rules; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80144. (1) When vessels are being operated in such...
Section 324.80145 - Operation of Vessels; Speed; Interference With Use of Waters by Others; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80145. A person operating or propelling a vessel upon...
Section 324.80146 - Maximum or Unlimited Vessel Speed; Rules; Maximum Vessel Speed Where Limits Not Established; Exceptions; Resolution Requesting Reduction in Maximum Speed Limit; Emergency Conditions; Temporary Speed Limit Requirements; Time Limita... - Sec. 80146. (1) The department may promulgate rules to establish...
Section 324.80147 - Reckless Operation of Vessels; Penalty. - Sec. 80147. (1) If a person carelessly and heedlessly operates...
Section 324.80148 - Operating Motorboat at More Than Slow—no Wake Speed; Prohibitions; Exceptions. - Sec. 80148. (1) Subject to the exceptions described in subsection...
Section 324.80149 - Operation of Vessels in Counter-Clockwise Fashion; Distance Between Persons Being Towed and Other Objects; Exception; Violation as Misdemeanor; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine. - Sec. 80149. (1) A person operating a vessel on the...
Section 324.80150 - Operation of Vessels; Prohibited in Certain Areas. - Sec. 80150. A person shall not operate a vessel on...
Section 324.80151 - Towing of Persons; Prohibited Time; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80151. (1) A person operating a vessel shall not...
Section 324.80152 - Towing or Assisting Person Prohibited; Exceptions; Violation; Fine; Subsections (1) and (3) Inapplicable Under Certain Conditions; Standards; Rules; Certification; Information to Be Provided; Specification of Bodies of Water for U... - Sec. 80152. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 324.80153 - Vessels; Use of Portions Unintended for Occupancy Prohibited; Exceptions. - Sec. 80153. Any occupant or operator of any vessel under...
Section 324.80154 - Interference With Operation of Vessel by Nonoccupant. - Sec. 80154. A person not in a boat shall not...
Section 324.80155 - Divers; Marking Point of Submergence; Distance From Diver's Flag. - Sec. 80155. Any person diving or submerging in any of...
Section 324.80156 - Motorboat; Muffler or Underwater Exhaust System Required; Maximum Sound Levels; Test and Maximum Decibel Levels; New Motorboat to Comply With Prescribed Sound Levels; Exceptions; “Db(a)” Defined; Violation and Penalties. - Sec. 80156. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall...
Section 324.80157 - Liability of Vessel Owner for Negligent Operation; Presumption of Consent to Use. - Sec. 80157. The owner of a vessel is liable for...
Section 324.80158 - Responsibility of Vessel Owner for Damage Caused by Vessel Wake. - Sec. 80158. The owner of any vessel operated upon the...
Section 324.80159 - Buoys or Beacons; Permit for Placement; Application; Revocation; Removal. - Sec. 80159. A person shall not place a beacon or...
Section 324.80160 - Buoys or Beacons; Uniform Marking System. - Sec. 80160. The department shall establish a uniform waterway marking...
Section 324.80161 - Buoys or Beacons; Compliance With Federal Law or Regulations; Permits. - Sec. 80161. Sections 80159 and 80160 do not exempt any...
Section 324.80162 - Buoys or Beacons; Use as Moorings; Moving, Removal or Damaging. - Sec. 80162. A person shall not moor or fasten a...
Section 324.80163 - Anchored Raft or Other Item or Material; Relocation or Removal as Navigation Hazard; Costs; Failure to Pay; Lien. - Sec. 80163. (1) If an anchored raft or other item...
Section 324.80164 - Regattas; Rules; Permit; Authorization; Applications. - Sec. 80164. The department may authorize the holding of regattas,...
Section 324.80164a - Personal Flotation Device and Throwable Flotation Device; Exception From Requirements. - Sec. 80164a. The requirements for having a personal flotation device...
Section 324.80165 - Regattas, Races, or Trials; Compliance With Federal Law or Regulation; Permit; Waiver. - Sec. 80165. Section 80164 does not exempt a person from...
Section 324.80166 - Peace Officers; Stopping of Vessels; Duty of Operator; Reasonable Suspicion; Furnishing False Information as Misdemeanor; Arrest Without Warrant. - Sec. 80166. (1) Upon the direction of a peace officer...
Section 324.80166a - Agreement With United States Coast Guard. - Sec. 80166a. (1) The department may enter into an agreement...
Section 324.80167 - Arrest Without Warrant; Cases in Which Arrested Person Arraigned by Magistrate or Judge. - Sec. 80167. If a person is arrested without a warrant...
Section 324.80168 - Arrest Without Warrant; Notice to Appear in Court; Time; Place; Appearance; Acceptance of Pleas. - Sec. 80168. (1) When a person is arrested without a...
Section 324.80169 - Arrest Without Warrant; Nonresidents; Recognizance; Receipt and Summons; Failure to Appear; Deposit of Money; Report; Embezzlement. - Sec. 80169. (1) If a person not a resident of...
Section 324.80170 - Violation by Officer, Magistrate, or District Court Judge as Misconduct in Office; Removal From Office; Applicability and Construction of MCL 324.80168 and 324.80169. - Sec. 80170. (1) Any officer, magistrate, or district court judge...
Section 324.80171 - Violation of Part or Rules; Penalties. - Sec. 80171. Unless otherwise specified under this part, a violation...
Section 324.80172 - Negligent Crippling or Death; Penalty. - Sec. 80172. A person who, by the operation of any...
Section 324.80173 - Felonious Operation of Watercraft; Penalty. - Sec. 80173. A person who operates any vessel carelessly and...
Section 324.80174 - Negligent Homicide Included in Charge of Manslaughter. - Sec. 80174. The crime of negligent homicide is included within...
Section 324.80175 - Nonresidents; Secretary of State as Attorney for Service of Summons; Service; Procedure; Sufficiency; Death; Appointment of Secretary of State as Attorney; Abatement of Actions; Costs; Applicability to All Courts. - Sec. 80175. (1) The operation by a nonresident of a...
Section 324.80176 - Operation of or Authorizing Operation of Motorboat While Under Influence of Alcoholic Liquor or Controlled Substance Prohibited; Visible Impairment; Violation as Felony; Penalty; "Serious Impairment of a Body Function" Defined; Op... - Sec. 80176. (1) A person shall not operate a motorboat...
Section 324.80177 - Violation of MCL 324.80176(1); Sanctions; Costs. - Sec. 80177. (1) If a person is convicted of violating...
Section 324.80178 - Violation of MCL 324.80176(3); Sanctions; Costs. - Sec. 80178. (1) If a person is convicted of violating...
Section 324.80178a - Violation of MCL 324.80176(6); Sanctions; Costs. - Sec. 80178a. (1) If a person is convicted of violating...
Section 324.80178b - Violation of MCL 324.80176(7)(a) or 324.80176(7)(b); Sanctions; Costs. - Sec. 80178b. (1) A person who violates section 80176(7)(a) is...
Section 324.80179 - Enhanced Sentencing Based on Prior Convictions; Conditions; Attempted Violation of MCL 324.80176(1), MCL 324.80176(3), or Local Ordinance. - Sec. 80179. (1) If the prosecuting attorney intends to seek...
Section 324.80180 - Peace Officer; Arrest Without Warrant; Reasonable Cause; Conditions; Returning Motorboat and Occupants to Shore; Effect of Not Charging Person Receiving Citation. - Sec. 80180. (1) A peace officer, without a warrant, may...
Section 324.80181 - Chemical Test and Analysis of Blood, Urine, or Breath; Collection of Sample or Specimen; Application of Administrative Rules. - Sec. 80181. (1) The following apply with respect to a...
Section 324.80182 - Chemical Test; Administration at Request of Peace Officer, During Medical Treatment, or by Medical Examiner if Operator of Vessel Is Deceased; Procedures. - Sec. 80182. (1) A chemical test described in section 80181...
Section 324.80183 - Chemical Test; Introduction of Other Competent Evidence; Availability of Test Results. - Sec. 80183. (1) The provisions of sections 80181 and 80182...
Section 324.80184 - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test as Admissible Evidence. - Sec. 80184. A person's refusal to submit to a chemical...
Section 324.80185 - Advising Defendant of Penalties and Sanctions; Ordering Screening, Assessment, and Rehabilitative Services. - Sec. 80185. (1) Before accepting a plea of guilty or...
Section 324.80186 - Sentencing as Multiple Offender; Consideration of Prior Convictions; Sanctions. - Sec. 80186. Immediately upon acceptance by the court of a...
Section 324.80187 - Consent to Chemical Tests of Blood, Breath, or Urine; Circumstances; Exception; Administration. - Sec. 80187. (1) A person who operates a motorboat on...
Section 324.80188 - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test at Request of Peace Officer; Obtaining Court Order; Forwarding Report to Secretary of State. - Sec. 80188. (1) If a person refuses the request of...
Section 324.80189 - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Notice of Right to Request Hearing. - Sec. 80189. (1) If a person refuses to submit to...
Section 324.80190 - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Failure to Request Hearing; Manner and Conditions of Hearing if Requested; Record of Proceedings; Order; Petitions to Review Order or to Review Determination of Hearing Officer. - Sec. 80190. (1) If a person who refuses to submit...
Section 324.80191 - Order Not to Operate Vessel on Waters of State; Convictions Requiring Issuance of Order by Secretary of State; Effectiveness of Order if More Than 1 Conviction Resulting From Same Incident. - Sec. 80191. (1) Notwithstanding a court order issued under section...
Section 324.80192 - Convictions Requiring Order With No Expiration Date; Terminating Order; Multiple Convictions From Same Incident; Judicial Review. - Sec. 80192. (1) Upon receipt of the appropriate records of...
Section 324.80193 - Failure to Answer Citation or Notice to Appear in Court or Comply With Judgment or Order; Notice of Issuance of Order Without Expiration Date; Conditions Terminating Order. - Sec. 80193. (1) If a person is charged with, or...
Section 324.80194 - Petition for Review of Determination; Order Setting Cause for Hearing; Service; Authority and Duty of Court; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 80194. (1) A person who is aggrieved by a...
Section 324.80195 - Petition for Stay of Order; Entering Ex Parte Order; Terms and Conditions; Exception. - Sec. 80195. (1) Within 63 days after the determination, a...
Section 324.80196 - Person Subject to Order Not to Operate Vessel on Waters of State; Prohibited Conduct; Violation of Subsection (1) as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Extending Length of Order; Obtaining and Furnishing Boating Record; Applicability of Sectio... - Sec. 80196. (1) A person who is ordered not to...
Section 324.80197 - Impoundment of Vessel; Order; Execution; Liability for Expenses; Rights of Conditional Vendor, Chattel Mortgagee, or Lessor of Vessel. - Sec. 80197. (1) When a person is convicted under section...
Section 324.80197a - Conviction Based on Plea of Nolo Contendere. - Sec. 80197a. A conviction based on a plea of nolo...
Section 324.80198 - Administrative Order Processing Fee; Disposition and Allocation. - Sec. 80198. Whether with or without an expiration date, an...
Section 324.80198a - Public Dock, Pier, Wharf, or Retaining Wall; Entry or Use Prohibited Under Certain Wind Conditions; Barricades; Notice. - Sec. 80198a. (1) When wind conditions on the Great Lakes...
Section 324.80198b - Public Bathing Beaches; Buoys Required; Prohibited Swimming Area; Exception; Violation; Fine. - Sec. 80198b. (1) The owner or person in charge of...
Section 324.80199 - Part Not to Affect Owner's Rights Under Laws of United States. - Sec. 80199. This part does not affect any of the...