Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VI-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)
Section 257.672 - Stopping, Parking or Leaving Vehicle Upon Paved or Main Traveled Part of Highway or Upon Paved or Unpaved Part of Limited Access Highway; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Sec. 672.
(1) Outside of the limits of a city or village, a vehicle shall not be stopped, parked, or left standing, attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of a highway, when it is possible to stop, park, or to leave the vehicle off the paved or main traveled part of the highway. Inside or outside of the limits of a city or village, a vehicle shall not be stopped, parked, or left standing, attended or unattended, upon the paved or unpaved part of a limited access highway, except in an emergency or mechanical difficulty. This section shall apply to the stopping of school buses pursuant to the pupil transportation act.
(2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 151, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1959 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 207, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990

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-STOPPING-STANDING-AND-PARKING - Stopping, Standing and Parking (257.672...257.675d)

Section 257.672 - Stopping, Parking or Leaving Vehicle Upon Paved or Main Traveled Part of Highway or Upon Paved or Unpaved Part of Limited Access Highway; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.673 - Removal of Illegally Stopped Bicycles or Vehicles; Costs.

Section 257.674 - Prohibited Parking; Exceptions; Bus Loading Zone; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.674a - Clear Vision Areas; Parking and Commercial Enterprises Prohibited; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section 257.675 - Stopping, Standing, or Parking of Vehicle; Requirements; Signs; Traffic Control Orders as Rules; Hearing; Use of Windshield Placard by Disabled Person; Courtesy Required; Free Parking Sticker; Display; Confiscation; False Statement,...

Section 257.675a - Unlawful Standing or Parked Vehicle; Proof; Presumption.

Section 257.675b - Unlawful Standing or Parked Leased or Rented Motor Vehicle; Liability Proof; Information to Be Provided by Owner; Definitions.

Section 257.675c - Stopping, Standing, or Parking Violations; Registered Owner as Person Prima Facie Responsible for Violation; Affirmative Defense; Civil Action; Written Indemnification Agreement; Applicability of Subsection (3) to Leased Vehicle; I...

Section 257.675d - Authorizing and Utilizing Persons Other Than Police Officers to Issue Citations; Violations; Training Program; Definitions.