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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602 (2026)

Compliance with order or direction of police officer.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.602 Compliance with order or direction of police officer.

Sec. 602.

    A person shall not refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of a police officer when that officer, for public interest and safety, is guiding, directing, controlling, or regulating traffic on the highways of this state.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1975

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: Donovan v. Guy, 80 N.W.2d 190 (Mich. 1956).
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Donovan v. Guy, 80 N.W.2d 190 (Mich. 1956). “The following •morning (Monday), after defendant Guy had consulted with the municipal judge at Benton Harbor, a warrant was issued against plaintiff charging him with violation of CLS 1954, § 257.602 (Stat Ann 1952 Rev § 9.2302), i.”
Rideout v. Shelby Twp. (E.D. Mich. 2023). · cites it 4× “Rideout alleges that Shelide and the police officer defendants colluded to conduct a pretextual investigation of his activities on July 20, 2020 to fabricate a misdemeanor charge of violating Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602 (failure to comply with the order or direction of a police…”
People of Michigan v. Joi Monee Arauza (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 4× “” According to the trial court, these public safety risks were encompassed in the scope of MCL 257.602 and gave Officer Zaiger reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop.”
Susselman v. Washtenaw Cnty. Sheriff's Off. (E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “The prosecution of the alleged violation of a state statute, Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602 (“Compliance with orders or directions of police officers”), involves an important state interest.”
Hills v. Roble (E.D. Mich. 2022). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602 (b)(3) (“[A] person shall not use a hand-held mobile telephone to conduct a voice communication while operating a commercial motor vehicle .”
People of Michigan v. Robert Maksymilian Solecki (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Defendant again argues, in effect, that because he did not intend to permanently evade the police, he cannot be guilty of violating MCL 257.602(a). As stated above, this argument is without merit.”
People of Michigan v. Robert Maksymilian Solecki (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Defendant again argues, in effect, that because he did not intend to permanently evade the police, he cannot be guilty of violating MCL 257.602(a). As stated above, this argument is without merit.”
People of Michigan v. Dorian Lamarr Price (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “There is no indication in the opinion that a finding, whether judicial or by a jury, that defendant committed felonious assault would be inconsistent with defendant’s convictions for second degree child abuse, MCL 136b(3)(b), or third-degree fleeing and eluding, MCL 257.”
People of Michigan v. Dorian Lamarr Price (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “There is no indication in the opinion that a finding, whether judicial or by a jury, that defendant committed felonious assault would be inconsistent with defendant’s convictions for second degree child abuse, MCL 136b(3)(b), or third-degree fleeing and eluding, MCL 257.”
in Re Demetrios Lashaun Triplett Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “Beckering 2 Absent aggravating factors inapplicable here, a driver is guilty of fourth-degree fleeing and eluding if the driver violates MCL 257.602(a)(1), which provides: A driver of a motor vehicle who is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren a visual or audible…”
People of Michigan v. Dennis Allen Davis (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 257.602(a)(1) (emphasis added). Accordingly, the fact that Davis did not exceed the speed limit is also not dispositive.”
Dylan Parraghi v. Edward Chodyniecki (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Although plaintiff submitted that defendant violated MCL 257.602(b), MCL 257.636, and MCL 257.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602(3)(a) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Dorian Lamarr Price (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “There is no indication in the opinion that a finding, whether judicial or by a jury, that defendant committed felonious assault would be inconsistent with defendant’s convictions for second degree child abuse, MCL 136b(3)(b), or third-degree fleeing and eluding, MCL 257.”
People of Michigan v. Dorian Lamarr Price (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “There is no indication in the opinion that a finding, whether judicial or by a jury, that defendant committed felonious assault would be inconsistent with defendant’s convictions for second degree child abuse, MCL 136b(3)(b), or third-degree fleeing and eluding, MCL 257.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602(A)(3)(a) — 1 case
Reed v. Braman (E.D. Mich. 2019).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602(a) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Robert Maksymilian Solecki (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Defendant again argues, in effect, that because he did not intend to permanently evade the police, he cannot be guilty of violating MCL 257.602(a). As stated above, this argument is without merit.”
People of Michigan v. Robert Maksymilian Solecki (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Defendant again argues, in effect, that because he did not intend to permanently evade the police, he cannot be guilty of violating MCL 257.602(a). As stated above, this argument is without merit.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602(a)(1) — 2 cases
in Re Demetrios Lashaun Triplett Jr (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “Beckering 2 Absent aggravating factors inapplicable here, a driver is guilty of fourth-degree fleeing and eluding if the driver violates MCL 257.602(a)(1), which provides: A driver of a motor vehicle who is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren a visual or audible…”
People of Michigan v. Dennis Allen Davis (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 257.602(a)(1) (emphasis added). Accordingly, the fact that Davis did not exceed the speed limit is also not dispositive.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602(a)(3)(a) — 1 case
Crumley v. Kowalski (E.D. Mich. 2020).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.602(b) — 2 cases
Dylan Parraghi v. Edward Chodyniecki (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Although plaintiff submitted that defendant violated MCL 257.602(b), MCL 257.636, and MCL 257.”
Whitledge v. City of Dearborn (E.D. Mich. 2019).
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