Sec. 518.
(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the secretary of state the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. Such certificate shall give the effective date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
(b) No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such a certificate.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-V - Chapter V Financial Responsibility Act (257.501...257.532)
Section 257.511 - Nonpayment of Judgment; Certification to Secretary of State; Nonresidents.
Section 257.512a - Nonpayment of Judgment; Finding as to Insurer, Effect.
Section 257.514 - When Judgments Deemed Satisfied.
Section 257.515 - Installment Payment of Judgment; Default.
Section 257.516 - Repealed. 1976, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1976.
Section 257.517 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Alternative Methods.
Section 257.518 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Certificate of Insurance.
Section 257.518a - Commercial Quadricycle; Liability Insurance; Minimum Limit.
Section 257.519 - Proof of Financial Responsibility; Nonresident, Compliance of Insurance Carrier.
Section 257.521 - Motor Vehicle Liability Policy; Notice of Termination.
Section 257.522 - Automobile Insurance Policies Unaffected by Chapter.
Section 257.523 - Bond as Proof of Financial Responsibility; Satisfaction of Judgment.
Section 257.524 - Money or Securities as Proof.
Section 257.525 - Owners' Proof for Others.
Section 257.526 - Substitution of Proof.