Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.39a (2026)

“Permanent disability” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.39a “Permanent disability” defined.

Sec. 39a.

"Permanent disability" means a physical characteristic categorized as a disability that significantly limits ambulation or necessitates the use of a wheelchair for mobility, or blindness, for which there is a present medical expectation that the disability will always persist and never significantly improve.

History: Add. 1987, Act 257, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1998

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Faircloth v. Fam. Indep. Agency, 591 N.W.2d 314 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999).

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Faircloth v. Fam. Indep. Agency, 591 N.W.2d 314 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “2608(1); MSA 19.2608(1) (governing a buyer's right to revoke his acceptance of nonconforming goods under the Uniform Commercial Code), and M.”

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