Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.313 (2026)

Operator's or chauffeur's license; loss, destruction, mutilation, or illegibility; duplicate; proof.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.313 Operator's or chauffeur's license; loss, destruction, mutilation, or illegibility; duplicate; proof.

Sec. 313.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and section 812, if an operator's or chauffeur's license issued under this chapter is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the license was issued may obtain a duplicate upon the payment of the fee required in section 812, upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the secretary of state that the license has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, or has become illegible, and upon certifying that the license is not being held by a court as a condition of that person's recognizance. The secretary of state may check the applicant's driving record through the national driver register and the commercial driver license information system before issuing a license under this section.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the operator's or chauffeur's license is destroyed pursuant to section 625g(1)(b)(iii).

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1959 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 63, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 280, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 99, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: People v. Dixon, 205 N.W.2d 852 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973).

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People v. Dixon, 205 N.W.2d 852 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “2001; MCLA 257.313; MSA 9.2013. Trooper Beaver placed a radio call asking for a check on the status of defendant’s authority to operate a motor vehicle.”

20250225_C370273_24_370273.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “Plaintiff, through his counsel, asserted that he had satisfied the requirements of Administrative Rule 13 or MCL 257.313 and had presented evidence that adequately demonstrated his record of sobriety.”

People v. Delahanty, 434 N.W.2d 431 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of driving in violation of a condition of his restricted license, MCL 257.313; MSA 9.2012. Thereafter defendant appealed to circuit court, which affirmed his conviction.”

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