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
Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
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Section 257.252c - Repealed. 2005, Act 142, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
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.