Sec. 519.
(a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the secretary of state a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle, or motor vehicles, described in such certificate is registered, or if such nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided such certificate otherwise conforms with the provisions of this chapter, and the secretary of state shall accept the same upon condition that said insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
1. Said insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the secretary of state to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state;
2. Duly adopt a resolution providing that its policies shall be deemed to be varied to comply with the law of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued therein; and
3. Agree to accept as final and binding any final judgment duly rendered in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state.
(b) If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the secretary of state shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificates of said carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
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Section 257.516 - Repealed. 1976, Act 101, Imd.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.