Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.513 (2026)

Duration of suspension of license, registration, and nonresident's operating privilege; satisfaction of judgment.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.513 Duration of suspension of license, registration, and nonresident's operating privilege; satisfaction of judgment.

Sec. 513.

    (a) The license, registration and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of the person, including any person not previously licensed unless and until the judgment is satisfied in full or he files an installment repayment agreement as provided in section 515 and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 528, maintains proof of financial responsibility as provided in section 517 until the judgment is satisfied in full.

    (b) Judgments shall be deemed to be satisfied in full under this section if not renewed prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1972

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1971–2020 · leading case: Perez. v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971).
Perez. v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971). · cites it 2× “66 1/2, § 7-315 (1970); Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.513 (b) (Supp. 1956); Minn.”
Bazzi v. Sentinel Ins. Co., 891 N.W.2d 13 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “512 and MCL 257.513. This also rebuts the suggestion that the insurer would be liable for $20,000 per person/$40,000 per occurrence in PIP benefits.”
Abbott v. Sec'y of State, 240 N.W.2d 800 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976). “Specifically, he applied § 513, MCLA 257.513; MSA 9.2213, which provides that the Secretary of State, who has suspended a driver’s license for failure to pay a judgment rendered as the result of a traffic accident, may restore the license when the judgment is satisfied in full.”
Ali Bazzi v. Sentinel Ins. Co. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “512 and MCL 257.513. 26 This also rebuts the suggestion that the insurer would be liable for $20,000 per person/$40,000 per occurrence in PIP benefits.”
Cherry v. Am. Country Ins. Co. (E.D. Mich. 2020). “Laws § 257.513 . And proof of financial responsibility is given by posting a bond, or by obtaining a “certificate of insurance as provided in section 518 or section 519.”
Cherry v. Am. Country Ins. Co. (E.D. Mich. 2020). “Laws § 257.513 . And proof of financial responsibility is given by posting a bond, or by obtaining a “certificate of insurance as provided in section 518 or section 519.”
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