Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VI-DRIVING-WHILE-INTOXICATED-AND-RECKLESS-DRIVING - Driving While Intoxicated, and Reckless Driving (257.625...257.626c)
Section 257.626b - Careless or Negligent Operation of Vehicle as Civil Infraction.

Sec. 626b.
A person who operates a vehicle upon a highway or a frozen public lake, stream, or pond or other place open to the general public including an area designated for the parking of vehicles in a careless or negligent manner likely to endanger any person or property, but without wantonness or recklessness, is responsible for a civil infraction.
History: Add. 1965, Act 262, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979

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.