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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.604 (2026)

Riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.604 Riding animal or driving animal-drawn vehicle on roadway; rights and duties.

Sec. 604.

    A person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties, criminal penalties, and civil sanctions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature may not have application.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2021 · leading case: People v. Jones, 860 N.W.2d 112 (Mich. 2014).
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People v. Jones, 860 N.W.2d 112 (Mich. 2014). · cites it 2× “11 MCL 257.604 states: A person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties, criminal penalties, and civil sanctions applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except…”
Lepley v. Bryant, 57 N.W.2d 507 (Mich. 1953). “” 1 The trial judge also called attention in his charge to section 604 of the motor vehicle code (CL 1948, § 257.604 [Stat Ann 1952 Rev § 9.2304] ) with reference to the rights and duties of one riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a highway.”
Barry Latarte v. Deshawn Harris (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 257.604(4). According to MCL 257.603(5), “[a] police vehicle shall retain the exemptions granted in this section to an authorized emergency vehicle without sounding an audible signal if the police vehicle is engaged in an emergency run in which silence is required.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.604(4) — 1 case
Barry Latarte v. Deshawn Harris (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 257.604(4). According to MCL 257.603(5), “[a] police vehicle shall retain the exemptions granted in this section to an authorized emergency vehicle without sounding an audible signal if the police vehicle is engaged in an emergency run in which silence is required.”
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