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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.635 (2026)

Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction; violation as civil infraction.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.635 Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction; violation as civil infraction.

Sec. 635.

    (1) Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, each giving to the other not less than 1/2 of the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.

    (2) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–1998 · leading case: People v. Goecke, 579 N.W.2d 868 (Mich. 1998).
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People v. Goecke, 579 N.W.2d 868 (Mich. 1998). “Under the statute, the Legislature provided that a person who operates a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor and causes the death of another person is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not more than fifteen years.”
Young v. Flood, 452 N.W.2d 869 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). “2334 and MCL 257.635; MSA 9.2335 which, in essence, require a driver to drive upon the right half of the roadway.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.635(4) — 1 case
People v. Goecke, 579 N.W.2d 868 (Mich. 1998). “Under the statute, the Legislature provided that a person who operates a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor and causes the death of another person is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment of not more than fifteen years.”
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