Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 230.7 (2026)
Injury to bridges; treble damages.
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PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE ROADS
Act 283 of 1909
230.7 Injury to bridges; treble damages.
Sec. 7.
A person that injures a bridge maintained at public expense, or a public road, by drawing logs or timber on the surface of the road or bridge, or by any other act, is liable in damages to 3 times the amount of the injury, to be recovered in a civil action, brought by the governmental entity with jurisdiction over the bridge or road, to be expended in the repair of roads under the jurisdiction of the governmental entity.
History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 4464 ;-- CL 1929, 4083 ;-- CL 1948, 230.7 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 90, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2022
FormerLaw Notes:
See section 8 of Ch. 9 of Act 243 of 1881, being How., § 1406; CL 1897, § 4160.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Phillips v. Mirac, Inc, 651 N.W.2d 437 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002).
Phillips v. Mirac, Inc, 651 N.W.2d 437 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 230.7 (providing treble damages for injuries to bridges); MCL 429.”
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