MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE
Act 300 of 1949
257.33 "Motor vehicle" defined.
Sec. 33.
"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle that is self-propelled, but for purposes of chapter 4, motor vehicle does not include industrial equipment such as a forklift, a front-end loader, or other construction equipment that is not subject to registration under this act. Motor vehicle does not include a power-driven mobility device when that power-driven mobility device is being used by an individual with a mobility disability. Motor vehicle does not include an electric patrol vehicle being operated in compliance with the electric patrol vehicle act, 1997 PA 55, MCL 257.1571 to 257.1577. Motor vehicle does not include an electric personal assistive mobility device. Motor vehicle does not include an electric carriage. Motor vehicle does not include a commercial quadricycle. Motor vehicle does not include an electric bicycle. Motor vehicle does not include an electric skateboard.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 300, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 140, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1995 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 56, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 494, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2002 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 36, Imd. Eff. May 21, 2013 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 127, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2015 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 139, Eff. Jan. 28, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 391, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
Notes of Decisions
Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 510 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1994).
· cites it 8× “[MCL 257.33; MSA 9.1833. Emphasis added.] For present purposes, the key word in the above definition is vehicle, which is defined in the code as follows: "Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway,…”
People v. Jones, 860 N.W.2d 112 (Mich. 2014).
· cites it 2× “79 defines “vehicle,” in pertinent part, as follows: “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices exclusively moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks .”
Stanton v. City of Battle Creek, 603 N.W.2d 285 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 6× “Before July 10, 1995, § 33 of the Vehicle Code, MCL 257.33; MSA 9.1833, defined a “motor vehicle” as “every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from over-head trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.”
Gen. Aviation, Inc. v. The Cessna Aircraft Co., 915 F.2d 1038 (6th Cir. 1990).
“1565 (1) Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.33 defines motor vehicle as: "every vehicle which is self propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.”
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. v. Stark, 468 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. 1991).
“[MCL 257.33; MSA 9.1833.] The characteristics of a "moped” are described in section 32b of the Motor Vehicle Code: "Moped” means a 2- or 3-wheeled vehicle which is equipped with a motor that does not exceed 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement, produces 2.”
Bianchi v. Auto Club of Mich., 467 N.W.2d 17 (Mich. 1991).
“MCL 257.33; MSA 9.1833. Given the scope of the definition of a motor vehicle for purposes of the uninsured motorist coverage, we cannot agree with the lower courts that the failure of the definition explicitly to refer to motorcycles "could have reinforced the insured’s…”
In Re Seal, 192 B.R. 442 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 1996).
· cites it 2× “Mich. Comp.Laws Ann. § 257.33. "Every motor vehicle .”
Brown v. Farm Bureau Gen. Ins. Co. of Mich., 730 N.W.2d 518 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).
“MCL 257.33. The forklift is excluded from coverage not because it is a motor vehicle, but because it is a “motorized land conveyance,” which encompasses a broader range of motorized vehicles than those typically considered “motor vehicles.”
Gen. Aviation, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 703 F. Supp. 637 (W.D. Mich. 1988).
“§ 257.33, M.S.A. § 9.1833, “other than a bus, tractor, and farm equipment:” “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from over-head trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.”
Harder v. Harder, 440 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989).
“The code further defines "farm tractor” as meaning "every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement .”
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