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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.511 (2026)

Nonpayment of judgment; certification to secretary of state; nonresidents.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.511 Nonpayment of judgment; certification to secretary of state; nonresidents.

Sec. 511.

(1) If a person fails within 30 days to satisfy a judgment, the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court that has no clerk, in which the judgment is rendered shall forward to the secretary of state immediately upon the request of the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney after the expiration of 30 days an abstract of the court record of the judgment properly certified, on forms supplied by the department.

(2) Failure, refusal, or neglect to comply with subsection (1) constitutes misconduct in office and is grounds for removal from office.

(3) If the defendant named in an abstract of court record reported to the secretary of state under subsection (1) is a nonresident, the secretary of state shall transmit a certified copy of the abstract of court record to the official in charge of issuing licenses and registration certificates of the state in which the defendant resides.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 2008

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1968–1987 · leading case: Crawford Cnty. v. Sec'y of State, 408 N.W.2d 112 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).

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Crawford Cnty. v. Sec'y of State, 408 N.W.2d 112 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “MCL 257.511; MSA 9.2211, MCL 257.512; MSA 9.”

Woods v. Progressive Mut. Ins., 166 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 2× “4 MCLA, § 257.511, et seq. (Stat Ann 1968 Cum Supp §9.”

Rowbotham v. Detroit Auto. Inter-Ins. Exch., 244 N.W.2d 389 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). “Defendant, through retained counsel, asked the court clerk of the 71st District Court to file a certification of an unsatisfied judgment, allegedly authorized by MCLA 257.511; MSA 9.2211. The statute, partially set out in the margin, 1 requires that the clerk of the court…”

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