Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625e (2026)

Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to MCL 257.625d; request for hearing; notice.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.625e Refusal to submit to chemical test pursuant to MCL 257.625d; request for hearing; notice.

Sec. 625e.

(1) If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section 625d, the peace officer shall immediately notify the person in writing that within 14 days of the date of the notice the person may request a hearing as provided in section 625f. The form of the notice shall be prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state.

(2) The notice shall specifically state that failure to request a hearing within 14 days will result in the suspension of the person's license or permit to drive. The notice shall also state that there is not a requirement that the person retain counsel for the hearing, though counsel would be permitted to represent the person at the hearing.

History: Add. 1967, Act 253, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 335, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1976 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 310, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 104, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992

Compiler's Notes:

Section 2 of Act 310 of 1982 provides: “All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at the time this amendatory act takes effect are saved and may be consummated according to the law in force when they are commenced. This amendatory act shall not be construed to affect any prosecution pending or initiated before the effective date of this amendatory act, or initiated after the effective date of this amendatory act for an offense committed before that effective date.”

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1973–1987 · leading case: Dawson v. Sec'y of State, 205 N.W.2d 299 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973).

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Dawson v. Sec'y of State, 205 N.W.2d 299 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “) MCLA 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5). The court also noted that the proper form for taking the necessary oath is prescribed by statute: "The usual mode of administrating oaths now practiced in this state, by the person who swears holding up the right hand, shall be observed in all…”

Walters v. Sec'y of State, 403 N.W.2d 552 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “MCL 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5). Following an administrative hearing, the Secretary of State is authorized to suspend a driver’s license for a period of six months for a refusal to submit to a chemical test, or, if it is the second or subsequent refusal within seven years, the…”

People ex rel. Ingham Prosecutor v. 54th Dist. Judge, 209 N.W.2d 689 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “MCLA 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5). MCLA 257.625f(l); MSA 9.”

Gallagher v. Sec'y of State, 217 N.W.2d 446 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “See MCLA 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5); MCLA 257.625f; MSA 9.”

Crampton v. Dep't of State, 220 N.W.2d 765 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “The notice required by MCLA 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5) was sent to plaintiff November 30, 1972, and plaintiff requested a hearing before the license appeal board, MCLA 257.”

Griffin v. Sec'y of State, 378 N.W.2d 605 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “We find no merit in Griffin’s claim that lack of a hearing under MCL 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5) is significant.”

McConnell v. Sec'y of State, 255 N.W.2d 800 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “See MCLA 257.625e; MSA 9.2325(5). See generally, 73 CJS, Public Administrative Bodies and Procedures, § 133, p 459, 2 Am Jur 2d, Administrative Law, § 426, pp 236-237.”

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