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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.501 (2026)

Financial responsibility act; administration, rules and regulations.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.501 Financial responsibility act; administration, rules and regulations.

Sec. 501.

    The secretary of state through the director of driver services or his authorized agent shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may make rules and regulations necessary for its administration.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 57 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1963–2025 · leading case: Titan Ins. Co. v. Hyten, 491 Mich. 547 (Mich. 2012).
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Titan Ins. Co. v. Hyten, 491 Mich. 547 (Mich. 2012). · cites it 4× “Eggleston v Bio-Med Applications of ($20,000 per person/$40,000 per occurrence), MCL 257.501 et seq., for which Titan acknowledged responsibility.”
Bazzi v. Sentinel Ins. Co., 891 N.W.2d 13 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “Titan acknowledged that it was obligated to indemnify its insureds for the minimum liability coverage of $20,000 per person/$40,000 per occurrence required under the financial responsibility act, MCL 257.501 et seq. Id. at 552 n 2. Id. at 550-551 .”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Ruuska, 314 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1982). · cites it 4× “The majority of that panel determined that based on Michigan's financial responsibility act, MCL 257.501 et seq.; MSA 9.2201 et seq., an exclusion to liability coverage of the type provided was theoretically valid.”
Ali Bazzi v. Sentinel Ins. Co., 919 N.W.2d 20 (Mich. 2018). “520(f)(1) ("The liability of the insurance carrier with respect to the insurance required by this chapter shall become absolute whenever injury or damage covered by said motor vehicle liability policy occurs .”
Farmers Ins. Exch. v. Farm Bureau Gen. Ins., 724 N.W.2d 485 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “Defendant moved for rehearing or reconsideration, arguing that the financial responsibility act, MCL 257.501 et seq., should be considered for purposes of construing MCL 500.”
Denham v. Bedford, 287 N.W.2d 168 (Mich. 1980). · cites it 2× “, or the financial responsibility act, MCL 257.501 et seq.; MSA 9.2201 et seq., which acts govern the activities of insurance companies and dictate what provisions should be placed in insurance policies.”
Jarrad v. Integon Nat'l Ins., 696 N.W.2d 621 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 2× “, and the financial responsibility act, MCL 257.501 et seq., it also discussed the "common understanding of insurance": The term insurance can be defined .”
Collins v. Nat'l Gen. Ins., 834 F. Supp. 2d 632 (E.D. Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff would then be unable to pursue a claim under the UIM Policy because the injuring vehicle would have been insured to the extent required by Michigan’s Financial Responsibility Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.501 , et seq. Under the proposed counterfactual, Citizens never…”
Citizens Ins. Co. of Am. v. Federated Mut. Ins., 500 N.W.2d 773 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “Rather, we believe that the escape clause in defendant's policy is void because it violates the requirement of the financial responsibility act, MCL 257.501 et seq. ; *347 MSA 9.2201 et seq.”
Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 510 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “[2] MCL 257.1 et seq. ; MSA 9.1801 et seq. [3] The dissenter on the panel in this case was Judge GRIBBS.”
Currie v. Fiting, 134 N.W.2d 611 (Mich. 1965). · cites it 2× “[12] CLS 1961, § 257.501 et seq. (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 9.”
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. Roe, 573 N.W.2d 628 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 257.501 et seq.; M.S.A. § 9.2201 et seq.”
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