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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.32b (2026)
"Moped" defined.
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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE
Act 300 of 1949
257.32b "Moped" defined.
Sec. 32b.
(1) "Moped" means a 2- or 3-wheeled vehicle to which both of the following apply:
(a) It is equipped with a motor that does not exceed 100 cubic centimeters piston displacement and cannot propel the vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on a level surface.
(b) Its power drive system does not require the operator to shift gears.
(2) Moped does not include an electric bicycle.
History: Add. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 91, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1983 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 424, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2012 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 139, Eff. Jan. 28, 2018
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: Belcher v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 293 N.W.2d 594 (Mich. 1980).
Belcher v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 293 N.W.2d 594 (Mich. 1980). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Underhill v. Safeco Ins., 284 N.W.2d 463 (Mich. 1979). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. v. Stark, 468 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. 1991). “[MCL 257.32b; MSA 9.1832(2).] A moped is a motorized two- or three-wheeled vehicle of specific motor size, speed limit, and braking horsepower; therefore, it falls within the *183 Motor Vehicle Code definition of a "motor vehicle,” which encompasses "every vehicle which is…”
Braden v. Spencer, 299 N.W.2d 65 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Burk v. Warren, 307 N.W.2d 89 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being § 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws." (Emphasis added.”
Allstate Ins. v. Dep't of Mgmt. & Budget, 675 N.W.2d 857 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Degrandchamp v. Michigan Mut. Ins., 299 N.W.2d 18 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
People v. Lyon, 872 N.W.2d 245 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “Defendant also attempted to qualify his scooter as a “moped,” which is defined by MCL 257.32b as “a 2- or 3-wheeled vehicle” with a motor lOOcc or smaller that “cannot propel the vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on a level surface” and does not require gear…”
Gividen v. Bristol West Ins., 854 N.W.2d 200 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “Motor vehicle does not include a motorcycle or a moped, as defined in section 32b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.32b. Motor vehicle does not include a farm tractor or other implement of husbandry which is not subject to the registration requirements of the…”
Coffey v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 412 N.W.2d 281 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Mich. Millers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Farm Bureau Gen. Ins. Co., 402 N.W.2d 96 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.32b of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. v. Holka, 984 F. Supp. 2d 688 (E.D. Mich. 2013). “Motor vehicle does not include a motorcycle or a moped, as defined in section 32b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300 , MCL 257.32b. Motor vehicle does not include a farm tractor or other implement of husbandry which is not subject to the registration requirements of the…”
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