Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.4b (2026)

“Bus” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.4b “Bus” defined.

Sec. 4b.

"Bus" means a motor vehicle designed for carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver. Bus does not include a school bus.

History: Add. 1964, Act 89, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 174, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1980 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 346, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1988

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2019 · leading case: Regan v. Washtenaw Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Road Commissioners, 667 N.W.2d 57 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).

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Regan v. Washtenaw Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Road Commissioners, 667 N.W.2d 57 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 257.4b (defining a bus as "a motor vehicle designed for carrying 16 or more passengers.”

Mic Gen. Ins. Corp v. Mi Mun. Risk Mgt Auth. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “” In construing the meaning of the word “bus,” the trial court declined to adopt the narrow definition advocated by plaintiff requiring that a vehicle carry 16 or more passengers, as set forth in the Motor Vehicle Code, MCL 257.4b. Rather, the trial court adopted the broad…”

William Ahee v. City of Novi (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 257.4b. Under that definition, the vehicle in which Ahee was injured is too small to qualify as a bus.”

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