Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING - Driving While Intoxicated, and Reckless Driving (257.625...257.626c)
Section 257.625c - Consent to Chemical Tests; Persons Not Considered to Have Given Consent to Withdrawal of Blood; Administration of Tests; Definitions.

Sec. 625c.
(1) A person who operates a vehicle upon a public highway or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within this state is considered to have given consent to chemical tests of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance or other intoxicating substance, or any combination of them, in his or her blood or urine or the amount of alcohol in his or her breath in all of the following circumstances:
(a) If the person is arrested for a violation of section 625(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8), section 625a(5), or section 625m or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 625(1), (3), (6), or (8), section 625a(5), or section 625m.
(b) If the person is arrested for a violation of section 601d, section 626(3) or (4), or manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, and the peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating the vehicle in violation of section 625.
(2) A person who is afflicted with hemophilia, diabetes, or a condition requiring the use of an anticoagulant under the direction of a physician is not considered to have given consent to the withdrawal of blood.
(3) The tests shall be administered as provided in section 625a(6).
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Controlled substance" means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7104.
(b) "Intoxicating substance" means that term as defined in section 625.
History: Add. 1967, Act 253, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 515, Eff. Apr. 1, 1981 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 310, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 95, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 100, Eff. Jan. 1, 1993 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 211, Eff. Nov. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 450, Eff. May 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 350, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 30, 2003 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 315, Eff. Jan. 12, 2015 Compiler's Notes: Section 2 of Act 310 of 1982 provides: “All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or initiated before the effective date of this amendatory act, or initiated after the effective date of this amendatory act for an offense committed before that effective date.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles

Act 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)

300-1949-VI - Chapter VI Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws (257.601...257.750)

300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING - Driving While Intoxicated, and Reckless Driving (257.625...257.626c)

Section 257.625 - Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated; "Operating While Intoxicated" Defined; Operating Motor Vehicle When Visibly Impaired; Penalties for Causing Death or Serious Impairment of a Body Function; Operation of Motor Vehicle by Per...

Section 257.625a - Arrest Without Warrant; Circumstances; Preliminary Chemical Breath Analysis; Provisions; Operator Ordered Out-of-Service; Refusal of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator to Submit to Chemical Breath Analysis as Misdemeanor; Penalty; P...

Section 257.625b - Arraignment of Person Arrested for Misdemeanor Violation; Pretrial Conference; Advising Accused of Maximum Penalty Before Acceptance of Plea; Screening, Assessment, and Rehabilitative Services; Assessment for Medication-Assisted Tr...

Section 257.625c - Consent to Chemical Tests; Persons Not Considered to Have Given Consent to Withdrawal of Blood; Administration of Tests; Definitions.

Section 257.625d - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Court Order; Report to Secretary of State; Form.

Section 257.625e - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test Pursuant to MCL 257.625d; Request for Hearing; Notice.

Section 257.625f - Effect of Failure to Request Hearing; Hearing Procedure; Notice; Authority of Hearing Officer; Scope of Hearing; Finding; Record; Licensing Sanctions; Judicial Review; Notice to Motor Vehicle Administrator of Another State.

Section 257.625g - Duties of Peace Officer if Person Refuses Chemical Test or if Test Reveals Unlawful Alcohol Content or Presence of Controlled Substance or Other Intoxicating Substance; Test Results; Duration of Temporary License or Permit; Definit...

Section 257.625h - Drunk Driving Prevention Equipment and Training Fund; Drunk Driving Caseflow Assistance Fund.

Section 257.625i - Michigan Annual Drunk Driving Audit; Preparation; Contents; Report; Evaluation of 1998 Legislation.

Section 257.625j - Repealed. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Section 257.625k - Ignition Interlock Device Manufacturer; Certification; Approval; Requirements; Rules; Cost; Notice to Department by Certifying Laboratory; List of Manufacturers; Baiid Manufacturer; Approval of Baiid Service Center; Inspections; Pr...

Section 257.625l - Ignition Interlock Device; Warning Label; Prohibited Conduct; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Impoundment of Motor Vehicle.

Section 257.625m - Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicle by Person With Certain Alcohol Content; Arrest Without Warrant; Violation as Misdemeanor or Felony; Sentence; Suspension of Term Prohibited; Prior Conviction.

Section 257.625n - Forfeiture of Vehicle or Return to Lessor.

Section 257.625o - Ignition Interlock Device; Sale, Lease, or Installation in Vehicle; Surety Bond.

Section 257.625p - Operation of Commercial Quadricycle by Person With Certain Alcohol Content; Prohibition; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 257.625q - Compliance With MCL 257.625k; Investigation and Determination by Secretary of State; Decertification of Installer; Notice to Manufacturer; Violation; Penalty; Suspension or Revocation of Manufacturer Certification; Removal From Lis...

Section 257.625r - Authority of Peace Officer Certified as Drug Recognition Expert to Require Person to Submit to Preliminary Oral Fluid Analysis; Arrest; Admissibility of Results; Refusal; Ordering Person Out of Service.

Section 257.625s - Testimony of Person Qualified in Administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

Section 257.625t - Roadside Drug Testing Pilot Program.

Section 257.626 - Reckless Driving on Highway, Frozen Public Lake, or Parking Place; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 257.626a - Drag Races; Prohibition on Public Highways; Definition; Prima Facie Evidence; Applicability Within Silver Lake State Park; "Drag Race" Defined.

Section 257.626b - Careless or Negligent Operation of Vehicle as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.626c - Repealed. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010.