Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259)
Section 257.214 - Badge of Authority.

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles

Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)

300-1949-II - Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259)

Section 257.201 - Reference to “Division”.

Section 257.202 - Secretary of State as Exclusive State Agent.

Section 257.203 - Appointment of Employees.

Section 257.203a - Meaning of “Commissioner” in MCL 257.301 to 257.327; Effect of MCL 257.201 to 257.203a.

Section 257.204 - Administration and Enforcement of Act; Establishment of Highway Patrol Prohibited; Rules; Official Seal.

Section 257.204a - Central File of Individual Driving Records; Certified Copies as Evidence; Electronic Certification; Use of Computer-Generated Certified Information; Persons Who May Receive Information Contained in Records Maintained by Secretary o...

Section 257.204b - Conviction of Attempted Violation; Effect.

Section 257.205 - Secretary of State; Office and Branch Offices; Establishment; Employees; Bond; Liability for Loss of Money; Person Appointed to Conduct Branch Office; Compensation and Expenses.

Section 257.205a - Plan to Fully Reopen Secretary of State Branches; Written Report.

Section 257.206 - Forms.

Section 257.207 - Administering Oaths and Acknowledging Signatures Without Fee; Certified Copy of Record; Fee; Evidence; Electronic Certification; Use of Computer-Generated Certified Information.

Section 257.207a - Electronic Driver License Status Check; Request by Approved Agency; Maintenance of Written Permission by Organization; Compliance With Safeguards; Fee.

Section 257.208 - Destruction of Certain Records; Maintaining of Records Involving Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles.

Section 257.208a - Availability of Records to the Public.

Section 257.208b - Commercial Look-Up Service; Records and Information Maintained by Driver Education Provider or Limo Carrier of Passengers; Disposition of Fees; Providing File to Nongovernmental Person or Entity; Failure to Provide Information; Fin...

Section 257.208c - Disclosure of Personal Information; Uses.

Section 257.208d - Resale or Redisclosure of Personal Information; Duties of Recipient.

Section 257.209 - Application for Registration; Certificate of Title; Operator's or Other License, Investigation.

Section 257.210 - Title, Registration Certificate, Permit, License or Plate; Seizure; Possession and Custody of Plate; Security Interest.

Section 257.211 - Synopsis, Summary, or Compilation of Laws Relating to Vehicles; Selling Price of Compilation; Disposition and Use of Money Collected.

Section 257.212 - Notice; Methods.

Section 257.213 - Officers and Investigators; Powers.

Section 257.214 - Badge of Authority.

Section 257.215 - Vehicle Unregistered or Without Certificate of Title; Operation; Misdemeanor, Exception.

Section 257.216 - Vehicles Subject to Registration and Certificate of Title Provisions; Pandemic Expiration Extension.

Section 257.217 - Application for Registration and Certificate of Title; Out-of-State Vehicle; Form; Fee; Signature of Owner; Contents; Leased Pickup Truck or Vehicle; Duties of Dealer and Person Selling or Leasing Certain Vehicles; Off Lease or Buy...

Section 257.217.amended - Application for Registration and Certificate of Title; Out-of-State Vehicle; Form; Fee; Signature of Owner; Contents; Leased Pickup Truck or Vehicle; Duties of Dealer and Person Selling or Leasing Certain Vehicles; Off Lease...

Section 257.217a - Registration Plate Inscribed With Official Amateur Radio Call Letters; Application; Proof; Fees; Issuance of Plate for Vehicle Bearing Registration Issued Pursuant to MCL 257.801(1)(a) or (P); Use on Other Vehicle as Misdemeanor; S...

Section 257.217b - Moped; Manufacturer's Identification Number.

Section 257.217c - Acquisition of Salvage, Distressed, or Older Model Vehicles; Issuance of Salvage or Scrap Certificates of Title; Salvage Vehicle Inspections; Sale of Vehicles; Notice of Designation as Salvage Vehicle; Removal of Scrap Vehicle From...

Section 257.217c.amended - Acquisition of Salvage, Distressed, or Older Model Vehicles; Issuance of Salvage or Scrap Certificates of Title; Salvage Vehicle Inspections; Sale of Vehicles; Notice of Designation as Salvage Vehicle; Removal of Scrap Vehi...

Section 257.217d - Special Congressional Medal of Honor Registration Plate.

Section 257.217e - Certificate of Title for School Bus; Condition to Issuance.

Section 257.217f - Sale, Assignment, or Other Disposition of Vehicle for Which Salvage Certificate of Title Required.

Section 257.217g - Pickup Camper; Manufacturer's Identification Number.

Section 257.217h - Liability of Motor Vehicle Manufacturer.

Section 257.217i - Issuance of Vehicle Identification Number and Certificate of Title for Assembled Vehicles; Requirements; Safety Study; "Assembled Vehicle" Defined.

Section 257.217m, 257.217n - Repealed. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

Section 257.217o - Repealed. 2012, Act 55, Eff. June 30, 2012.

Section 257.218 - Specially Constructed, Reconstructed, or Foreign Vehicle; Application for Registration; Fees.

Section 257.219 - Refusal of Registration, Transfer of Registration, Certificate of Title, or Salvage Certificate of Title; Grounds; Temporary Registration Plate.

Section 257.220 - Application for Original Registration or Certificate of Title; Examination of Indexes and Stolen Car Records.

Section 257.221 - Application for Registration; Creation and Maintenance of Computerized Central File; Records; Preservation; Availability; Communication Impediment Designation; Requirements; Definition.

Section 257.222 - Registration Certificate; Issuance; Flood, Rebuilt, Salvage, or Scrap Certificate of Title Issued by Another State or Jurisdiction; Delivery; Manufacture; Contents; Coat of Arms of State; Conduct Constituting Misdemeanor; Penalties;...

Section 257.223 - Registration Certificate; Carrying; Electronic Accessibility; Display; Viewing on Electronic Device; Digital Photograph; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.224 - Registration Plate; Digital Registration Plate; Issuance; Design; Display; Limitation on Renewal; Replacement.

Section 257.225 - Registration Plate; Attachment to Vehicle; Legibility; Color; Distinctive Registration Plates; Name Plate, Insignia, or Advertising Device; Limitation; Historic Military Vehicle; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.226 - Expiration of Vehicle or Motorcycle Registration; Duties of Secretary of State; Issuance of Registration; Tax; Validity of Certificate of Title; Special Registration; Certification; Registration of Commercial Vehicle, Trailer, or Se...

Section 257.226.amended - Expiration of Vehicle or Motorcycle Registration; Duties of Secretary of State; Issuance of Registration; Tax; Validity of Certificate of Title; Special Registration; Certification; Registration of Commercial Vehicle, Traile...

Section 257.226a - Temporary Registration Plates or Markers.

Section 257.226a.amended - Temporary Registration Plates or Markers.

Section 257.226b - Temporary Registration; Duration; Form; Fee; Use of Vehicle.

Section 257.226c - Reflectorized Reflector Plates, Tabs, and Stickers.

Section 257.227 - Application for Renewal of Vehicle Registration; Fee; Presentation of Certificate of Title; Waiver; Proof of Vehicle Insurance; Transmission of Vehicle Policy Information; Disclosure.

Section 257.227a - Vehicle Involved in Violation; Renewal, Replacement, or Transfer of Registration Plate; Appearance of Owner or Representative at Branch Office Required; Cancellation of Registration; Circumstances; Notice and Opportunity to Be Hear...

Section 257.227b - Repealed. 2011, Act 92, Eff. Dec. 30, 2011.

Section 257.228 - Notification of Old and New Addresses; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.229 - Duplicate Registration Certificate, Registration Plate, Certificate of Title, or Duplicate Certificate of Title.

Section 257.230 - Special Identifying Number After Alteration or Defacement of Serial Number; Record.

Section 257.230a - Motorcycle Without Visible Vehicle Identification Number; Seizure; Procedure; “Person” Defined.

Section 257.231 - Registration of Replacement Engines.

Section 257.232 - Furnishing List of Information to Federal, State, or Local Governmental Agency; Contract for Sale of Lists of Driver and Motor Vehicle Records; Records Maintained in Bulk; Surveys, Marketing, or Solicitations; Insertion of Safeguard...

Section 257.232a - Furnishing Name and Address of Lessee of Vehicle to Secretary of State or Police Officer.

300-1949-II-TRANSFERS-OF-TITLE-OR-INTEREST - Transfers of Title or Interest (257.233...257.242a)

300-1949-II-PERMITS-TO-NONRESIDENT-OWNERS - Permits to Nonresident Owners (257.243...257.243)

300-1949-II-SPECIAL-PLATES-TO-MANUFACTURERS-TRANSPORTERS-DEALERS - Special Plates to Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers (257.244... 257.247b)

300-1949-II-DEALERS-AND-WRECKERS-MUST-BE-LICENSED - Dealers and Wreckers Must Be Licensed (257.248...257.251e)

300-1949-II-SPECIAL-ANTI-THEFT-LAWS - Special Anti-Theft Laws (257.252...257.254)

300-1949-II-OFFENSES-AGAINST-REGISTRATION-LAWS-AND-CANCELLATION- - Offenses Against Registration Laws and Cancellation of Registration (257.255...257.259)