Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-II-SPECIAL-ANTI-THEFT-LAWS - Special Anti-Theft Laws (257.252...257.254)
Section 257.252k - Towing or Removing Vehicle Without Owner's Consent; Notice; Requirements.

Sec. 252k.
Except as otherwise provided in section 252l, an owner or lessor of private real property shall post a notice that meets all of the following requirements before authorizing the towing or removal of a vehicle from the real property without the consent of the owner or other person who is legally entitled to possess the vehicle:
(a) The notice shall be prominently displayed at each point of entry for vehicular access to the real property. If the real property lacks curbs or access barriers, not less than 1 notice shall be posted for each 100 feet of road frontage.
(b) The notice clearly indicates in letters not less than 2 inches high on a contrasting background that unauthorized vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense.
(c) The notice provides the name and telephone number of the towing service responsible for towing or removing vehicles from that property.
(d) The notice is permanently installed with the bottom of the notice located not less than 4 feet from the ground and is continuously maintained on the property for not less than 24 hours before a vehicle is towed or removed.
History: Add. 2004, Act 493, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

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)

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

Section 257.252 - Reports of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles.

Section 257.252a - Abandoned Vehicle; Presumption of Responsibility; Violation; Penalty; "Abandoned Vehicle" Defined; Notice; Duties of Police Agency; Contest by Owner; Hearing; Request; Fee; Towing and Storage Charges; Secured Party; Obtaining Relea...

Section 257.252b - Registered and Unregistered Abandoned Scrap Vehicles; Duties of Police Agency; Release of Vehicle; Certificate of Title or Certificate of Scrapping; Release Form; Retention of Records and Photographs; Taking Registered Abandoned Sc...

Section 257.252c - Repealed. 2005, Act 142, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005.

Section 257.252d - Removal of Vehicle From Public or Private Property to Place of Safekeeping; Circumstances; Arrival of Owner or Legally Entitled Person; Duties of Police Agency; Release of Vehicle; Entry of Vehicle as Abandoned.

Section 257.252e - Jurisdiction to Determine Propriety of Police, Towing Agency or Custodian, or Private Owner Action; Venue in District Court; Use of Bond to Pay Towing or Storage Fees; Exclusive Remedies.

Section 257.252f - Filing Petition; Duties of Court; Hearing; Notice; Burden; Decision; District Court Magistrate; Appeal.

Section 257.252g - Manner of Conducting Public Sale; Application of Money Received; Priority; Absence of Bidders; Acquisition of Distressed Vehicle; Application for Salvage Certificate of Title; Canceling Entry in Law Enforcement Information Network;...

Section 257.252h - Abandoned Vehicle Fund; Creation; Sources of Funding; Investment; Interest and Earnings; Money Remaining in Fund; Expenditures.

Section 257.252i - Towing and Storage Fees.

Section 257.252j - Abandoned Vehicles; Number and Placement of Vehicles on Private Property.

Section 257.252k - Towing or Removing Vehicle Without Owner's Consent; Notice; Requirements.

Section 257.252l - Applicability of MCL 257.252k.

Section 257.252m - Notification of Civil Fines and Sanctions.

Section 257.253 - Report of Stolen Vehicle; Filing; Transferring Certificate of Title; Record of Stolen or Abandoned Vehicles Not Reported or Recovered; Availability; Reports by Other States of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles; Abandoned Vehicle; Notifi...

Section 257.254 - False Statement in Application for Certificate of Title or in Assignment of Title; Possession of Stolen Vehicle; Penalties.