Sec. 723.
(1) All towing or platform bed wreckers or road service vehicles in operation upon the public highways of this state shall have the name, city, and state or the registered logo or emblem of the registered owner of the vehicle, and lessee of the vehicle if the vehicle is being operated under lease, painted or permanently attached on each side of the vehicle in letters of not less than 3 inches in height, not lower than the bottom edge of the door. This information shall be in sharp color contrast to the background.
(2) A vehicle in compliance with the identification requirements of the federal motor carrier safety regulations, 49 CFR parts 390-399, is considered to be in compliance with this section.
(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 185, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 152, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 294, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
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-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD - Size, Weight and Load (257.716...257.750)
Section 257.718 - Width of Load Carried on Passenger Type Vehicle; Violation as Civil Infraction.
Section 257.719a - Operation of Towing Vehicle to Which Mobile Home or Park Model Trailer Attached.
Section 257.719b - Certain Mobile Homes Transported in Lower Peninsula; Additional Requirements.
Section 257.719c - Truck and Semitrailers Used for Transporting Passengers for Sightseeing Purposes.
Section 257.726a - Enforcement of Act on Boundary Streets or Highways.
Section 257.727a - Repealed. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979.
Section 257.727b - Citation Books; Issuance; Receipt.
Section 257.728c - Audit of Citation Records.
Section 257.728d - Falsification of Citation or Record of Issuance; Penalty.
Section 257.728e - Accepting Plea; Signing of Complaint; Filing Sworn Complaint; Warrant for Arrest.
Section 257.729 - Fine and Costs.
Section 257.733 - Release of Accident Information to Nongovernmental Agency; Exception.
Section 257.743 - Contents of Citation Issued Pursuant to MCL 257.742; Timely Appearance.
Section 257.744 - Admissions or Denials; Sworn Complaint; Warrant for Arrest.
Section 257.746 - Informal Hearing; Procedure.
Section 257.747 - Formal Hearing; Procedure.