Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.62 (2026)

“Special mobile equipment” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.62 “Special mobile equipment” defined.

Sec. 62.

"Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction or maintenance machinery, mobile office trailers, mobile tool shed trailers, mobile trailer units used for housing stationary construction equipment, ditch-digging apparatus, and well-boring and well-servicing apparatus. The foregoing enumeration shall be considered partial and shall not operate to exclude other vehicles which are within the general terms of this definition. Although not within the general terms of this definition, the combination of a mobile car crusher trailer permanently attached to a truck tractor or road tractor shall be considered special mobile equipment for purposes of this act.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1962 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 119, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1992

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases, 1957–2017 · leading case: People v. Metamora Water Serv., Inc, 741 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007).

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People v. Metamora Water Serv., Inc, 741 N.W.2d 61 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 10× “However, defendant alleged that it was not required to register the vehicle because of the statutory exemption for special mobile equipment found in MCL 257.62 and 257.216(d). The parties briefed the issue of the applicability of the statutory exemption and submitted the…”

Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 510 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 6× “[MCL 257.62; MSA 9.1862. Emphasis supplied.”

Auto-Owners Ins. v. Stenberg Bros., 575 N.W.2d 79 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 4× “§ 257.62; M.S.A. § 9.1862. The statute provides in part: "Special mobile equipment" means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction…”

Woods v. Progressive Mut. Ins., 166 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 2× “6 See MCLA, §§ 257.62, 257.216 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev §§ 9.”

PIONEER INS. CO. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 339 N.W.2d 470 (Mich. 1983). “We can reach no other conclusion than that a farm tractor falls within the exclusionary provision of § 3123(1)(a); any other result would require us to overlook unambiguous statutory language.”

Jones v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 465 N.W.2d 45 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). “1916(b) and (d), and MCL 257.62; MSA 9.1862. The court concluded that exemption from registration exempts the owner or registrant from maintaining no-fault insurance on the vehicle under MCL 3101(1); MSA 13101(1), which in turn results in exemption from payment of personal…”

Davidson v. Sec'y of State, 87 N.W.2d 131 (Mich. 1957). “” CLS 1956, § 257.62 (Stat Ann 1952 Eev § 9.1862). “Sec.”

Pioneer State Mut. Ins. v. Allstate Ins., 417 Mich. 590 (Mich. 1983). “We can reach no other conclusion than that a farm tractor falls within the exclusionary provision of § 3123(l)(a); any other result would require us to overlook unambiguous statutory language.”

Donald Bergman v. Bryce R Cotanche (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “4 MCL 257.62, in turn, defines “special mobile equipment” as the following: [E]very vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction or…”

Pioneer State Mut. Ins. v. Allstate Ins., 309 N.W.2d 598 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “1816 defines a "farm tractor” as one type of "motor vehicle”, and MCL 257.62; MSA 9.1862 includes "farm tractors” in a class of "vehicles” called "special mobile equipment”.”

Recchia v. Turner, 495 N.W.2d 807 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “Special mobile equipment is defined as every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved over the highways, including farm tractors, road construction or maintenance machinery, mobile office trailers,…”

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