Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.326 (2026)

Operation of vehicle in violation of act; owner's permission prohibited.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.326 Operation of vehicle in violation of act; owner's permission prohibited.

Sec. 326.

No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this act.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Monaco v. Home-Owners Ins. Co., 896 N.W.2d 32 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).

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Monaco v. Home-Owners Ins. Co., 896 N.W.2d 32 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “MCL 257.326 provides that “[n]o person shall knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven by any person in violation of any of the provisions of [the MVC].”

Mohamed Ahmed v. Tokio Marine Am. Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 8× “, specifically MCL 257.326 and MCL 257.310e(4). Id. at 750.”

Alfonzo Washington v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “] [The] [p]laintiff was not in violation of MCL 257.326 by merely allowing [the daughter] to take possession and control of the car; it was the permission allowing [the daughter] to drive the car that implicated MCL 257.”

Kim Bradley v. Westfield Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). “While plaintiff's actions might have subjected her to prosecution under MCL 257.326, they did not turn an authorized or permitted taking into an unlawful taking.”

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