Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910)
Section 257.904c - Vehicle Immobilization Required; Duties of Peace Officer; Validity of Temporary Vehicle Registration; Duration.

Sec. 904c.
(1) When a peace officer detains the driver of a motor vehicle for a violation of a law of this state or local ordinance for which vehicle immobilization is required, the peace officer shall do all of the following:
(a) Immediately confiscate the vehicle's registration plate and destroy it.
(b) Issue a temporary vehicle registration plate for the vehicle in the same form prescribed by the secretary of state for temporary registration plates issued under section 226a or 226b.
(c) Place the temporary vehicle registration plate on the vehicle in the manner required by the secretary of state.
(d) Notify the secretary of state through the law enforcement information network in a form prescribed by the secretary of state that the registration plate was confiscated and destroyed, and a temporary plate was issued.
(2) A temporary vehicle registration plate issued under this section is valid until the charges against the person are dismissed, the person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to those charges, or the person is found guilty of or is acquitted of those charges.
History: Add. 1998, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles

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

300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910)

Section 257.901 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Civil Infraction.

Section 257.901a - Violation of MCL 257.311; Waiver of Fine and Costs; Certification.

Section 257.902 - Violation of Act; Felony, Penalty.

Section 257.903 - False Certification as Felony; Penalty.

Section 257.904 - Operating Vehicle if License, Registration Certificate, or Vehicle Group Designation Suspended, Revoked, or Denied; Penalty; Extending Period of Suspension or Revocation; Enhanced Sentence; Furnishing Record to Court; Applicability.

Section 257.904a - Operation of Motor Vehicle by Unlicensed Person as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Second Offense.

Section 257.904b - Order of Impoundment.

Section 257.904c - Vehicle Immobilization Required; Duties of Peace Officer; Validity of Temporary Vehicle Registration; Duration.

Section 257.904d - Vehicle Immobilization; Order; "Vehicle Immobilization" and "Prior Conviction" Defined.

Section 257.904e - Vehicle Immobilization; Manner; Storage; Removal; Impoundment.

Section 257.904f - Vehicle Registration Records; Disclosure.

Section 257.905 - Violation of Financial Responsibility Chapter; Penalty.

Section 257.905[1] - Repealed. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021.

Section 257.906 - Right of Police Officer to Enter Upon Private Road.

Section 257.907 - Civil Infraction; Payment of Civil Fine and Costs; Certification of Repair of Defective Equipment; Collection of Civil Fines or Costs; Waiver of Fine, Cost, and Assessment; Civil Infraction Arising Out of Ownership or Operation of C...

Section 257.908 - Default as Civil Contempt; Penalty.

Section 257.909 - Application and Allocation of Civil Fines to Public and County Law Libraries.

Section 257.910 - Conviction Based on Plea of Nolo Contendere; Treatment.