Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.316 (2026)

Operator's or chauffeur's license; filing and indexing applications; records.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.316 Operator's or chauffeur's license; filing and indexing applications; records.

Sec. 316.

    The secretary of state shall file each application for an operator's or chauffeur's license and index the application by name and number. The secretary of state shall maintain suitable records of licenses issued, applications for licenses denied, and a record of licenses which have been revoked, canceled, or suspended. The secretary of state shall note upon those records each conviction, civil infraction determination, and probate court finding of the person to whom the license is granted, as provided in this act, and shall preserve those records for not less than 6 years after the date of application.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–1988 · leading case: Tobin v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 331 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1982).
Tobin v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 331 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1982). “2015, MCL 257.316; MSA 9.2016. For availability of vehicle registration lists, see MCL 257.”
Kestenbaum v. Michigan State Univ., 327 N.W.2d 783 (Mich. 1982). “2015, MCL 257.316; MSA 9.2016. For availability of vehicle registration lists, see MCL 257.”
Wilks v. Taylor Sch. Dist., 435 N.W.2d 436 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “Essentially, defendants, emphasizing that that statute requires all substitute school-bus drivers to have been certified by a physician designated by the local board of education, reason that plaintiffs failure to have obtained the necessary medical certification renders…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.316(a) — 1 case
Wilks v. Taylor Sch. Dist., 435 N.W.2d 436 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Essentially, defendants, emphasizing that that statute requires all substitute school-bus drivers to have been certified by a physician designated by the local board of education, reason that plaintiffs failure to have obtained the necessary medical certification renders…”
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