Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-II-SPECIAL-ANTI-THEFT-LAWS - Special Anti-Theft Laws (257.252...257.254)
Section 257.254 - False Statement in Application for Certificate of Title or in Assignment of Title; Possession of Stolen Vehicle; Penalties.

Sec. 254.
Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement of a material fact, either in his or her application for the certificate of title required by this act, or in any assignment of that title, or who, with intent to procure or pass title to a motor vehicle which he or she knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of the same from or to another, or who shall have in his or her possession any vehicle which he or she knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his or her duty as such officer, is guilty of a felony, punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. This provision shall not be exclusive of any other penalties prescribed by any law for the larceny of the unauthorized taking of a vehicle.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 Constitutionality: The language of this section “or who shall have in his possession any motor vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at that time in the performance of his duty as such officer” must necessarily be treated as either surplusage or deemed inconsistent with the intent of MCL 257.1 et seq. and deleted from it. People v Morton, 384 Mich 38; 179 NW2d 379 (1970).

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.