Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.252k (2026)

Towing or removing vehicle without owner's consent; notice; requirements.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.252k Towing or removing vehicle without owner's consent; notice; requirements.

Sec. 252k.

    Except as otherwise provided in section 252l, an owner or lessor of private real property shall post a notice that meets all of the following requirements before authorizing the towing or removal of a vehicle from the real property without the consent of the owner or other person who is legally entitled to possess the vehicle:

    (a) The notice shall be prominently displayed at each point of entry for vehicular access to the real property. If the real property lacks curbs or access barriers, not less than 1 notice shall be posted for each 100 feet of road frontage.

    (b) The notice clearly indicates in letters not less than 2 inches high on a contrasting background that unauthorized vehicles will be towed away at the owner's expense.

    (c) The notice provides the name and telephone number of the towing service responsible for towing or removing vehicles from that property.

    (d) The notice is permanently installed with the bottom of the notice located not less than 4 feet from the ground and is continuously maintained on the property for not less than 24 hours before a vehicle is towed or removed.

History: Add. 2004, Act 493, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: Robertson v. Breakthrough Towing, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2022).
Robertson v. Breakthrough Towing, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 2× “¶¶ 74–75, which failed to satisfy the property owners’ obligation to “post a notice” with specified requirements before authorizing a towing agency to impound a vehicle on their property, see § 257.252k. Plaintiffs allege that employees of the private party Defendants accepted…”
Robertson v. Breakthrough Towing, LLC (E.D. Mich. 2024). “§ 257.252k. Plaintiffs contend that “the police in Detroit allowed Breakthrough to tow vehicles from private lots even though the lots did not maintain the signage required by the Code.”
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