Michigan Compiled Laws
300-1949-VIII - Chapter VIII Penalties (257.901...257.910)
Section 257.905 - Violation of Financial Responsibility Chapter; Penalty.

Sec. 905.
(1) Any person who forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of ability to respond in damages as required by the secretary of state under chapter 5, and any person who violates any provisions of chapter 5 for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(2) Any person whose operator's or chauffeur's license or registration card or other privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked and restoration or issuance of a new license or registration is contingent on the furnishing of proof of financial responsibility, and who during the suspension or revocation or in the absence of full authorization from the secretary of state drives any motor vehicle on any highway, or knowingly permits any motor vehicle owned by the person to be operated by another person on any highway except as permitted under this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021 Compiler's Notes: Sections 2 and 4 of Act 510 of 1978 provide as follows:“Section 2. Sections 727a and 905 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.727a and 257.905 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, are repealed.”“Section 4. This amendatory act shall not take effect until August 1, 1979.”Sections 2 and 4 of Act 66 of 1979 provide as follows:“Section 2. Section 2 of Act No. 510 of the Public Acts of 1978 is repealed.”“Section 4. Except for section 2 of this act, this act shall take effect August 1, 1979.”Act 66 of 1979 was ordered to take immediate effect on July 25, 1979.

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