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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1 (2026)
Michigan vehicle code; words and phrases defined.
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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE
Act 300 of 1949
257.1 Michigan vehicle code; words and phrases defined.
Sec. 1.
The following words and phrases as defined in this chapter and as herein enumerated when used in this act shall, for the purpose of this act, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 277
cases (76 in the last 5 years), 1952–2026 · leading case: People v. Lockridge, 870 N.W.2d 502 (Mich. 2015).
People v. Lockridge, 870 N.W.2d 502 (Mich. 2015). “If the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.1 to 257.923, mandates a minimum sentence for an individual sentenced to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.”
Stanton v. City of Battle Creek, 647 N.W.2d 508 (Mich. 2002). “Section 1405, the motor vehicle exception, provides: Governmental agencies shall be liable for bodily injury and property damage resulting from the negligent operation by any officer, agent, or employee of the governmental agency, of a motor vehicle of which the governmental…”
Grimes v. Dep't of Transp., 715 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. 2006). “MCL 257.1 et seq. Id. Specifically, it considered the MVC definitions of "highway" and "roadway.”
People v. Rogers, 475 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. 1991). “In other words, this language indicates that a snowmobile does not have to be registered under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code, which are MCL 257.1; MSA 9.1801 to MCL 257.923; MSA 9.”
Wesche v. Mecosta Cnty. Road Comm'n, 746 N.W.2d 847 (Mich. 2008). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.”
In Re Request for Advisory Opinion Regarding Constitutionality of 2005 Pa 71, 740 N.W.2d 444 (Mich. 2007). “(b) A person who has had his or her operator's or chauffeur's license suspended, revoked, or denied under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.1 to 257.923, because of a mental or physical infirmity or disability.”
People v. Wilcox, 781 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. 2010). “If the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.1 to 257.923, mandates a minimum sentence for an individual sentenced to the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.”
Huron Twp. v. City Disposal Sys., Inc., 531 N.W.2d 153 (Mich. 1995). “In the instant case, the Huron Charter Township Board adopted MCL 257.1 et seq. ; MSA 9.1801 et seq., the Michigan Vehicle Code, into Ordinance 88-6.”
People v. Russell, 825 N.W.2d 623 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “626(2), and in doing so causes serious impairment of a body function to another person, is guilty of a felony.”
Gregg v. State High. Dep't, 458 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. 1990). “) [7] MCL 257.1 et seq. ; MSA 9.1801 et seq. [8] In a footnote the Court stated, "Terms not under consideration in this opinion might not have been subject to the same legislative intent.”
Regan v. Washtenaw Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Road Commissioners, 667 N.W.2d 57 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “1405, which provides that [g]overnmental agencies shall be liable for bodily injury and property damage resulting from the negligent operation by any officer, agent, or employee of the governmental agency, of a motor vehicle of which the governmental agency is the owner, as…”
Chandler v. Muskegon Cnty., 652 N.W.2d 224 (Mich. 2002). “NOTES [1] Except as otherwise provided in this act, a governmental agency is immune from tort liability if the governmental agency is engaged in the exercise or discharge of a governmental function.”
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