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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.683

Driving or moving vehicle in unsafe condition; condition and adjustment of parts and equipment; stopping and inspecting vehicle; citation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; additional parts and accessories; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.683 Driving or moving vehicle in unsafe condition; condition and adjustment of parts and equipment; stopping and inspecting vehicle; citation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; additional parts and accessories; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.

Sec. 683.

    (1) A person shall not drive or move or the owner shall not cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is in such an unsafe condition as to endanger a person, or that does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in sections 683 to 711, or that is equipped in a manner in violation of sections 683 to 711. A person shall not do an act forbidden or fail to perform an act required under sections 683 to 711.

    (2) A police officer on reasonable grounds shown may stop a motor vehicle and inspect the motor vehicle, and if a defect in equipment is found, the officer may issue the driver a citation for a violation of a provision of sections 683 to 711.

    (3) In order to be classified as a motor carrier enforcement officer, a police officer must have training equal to the minimum training requirements, including any annual training updates, established by the department of state police for an officer of the motor carrier division of the department of state police. A police officer who has received training equal to these minimum training requirements before the effective date of this section is considered a motor carrier enforcement officer for purposes of this act.

    (4) Sections 683 to 711 shall not prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on a vehicle that are not inconsistent with those sections.

    (5) The provisions of sections 683 to 711 with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors, except as specifically provided in sections 683 to 711.

    (6) Except as otherwise provided in section 698 or 707d, a person who violates a provision of sections 683 to 711 with respect to equipment on vehicles is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 37 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1959–2026 · leading case: Bruce T Wood v. City of Detroit
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Bruce T Wood v. City of Detroit (2018) michctapp · cites it 5× “6 Even if Wood can establish that Pennington violated MCL 257.683, see note 3 of this opinion, a presumption of negligence arising from the statutory violation does not rise to the level of gross negligence in the absence of evidence that Pennington's conduct was so reckless as…”
People v. Pitts (1997) michctapp · cites it 5× “The issue is whether a violation of § 709 constitutes a moving violation for which two points may be assessed against the operator’s driver’s license or whether a violation of § 709 is merely an equipment violation for which no points can be assessed.”
Kohn v. Ford Motor Co. (1986) michctapp · cites it 4× “[11] MCL 257.683(1); MSA 9.2383(1), MCL 257.705(c); MSA 9.”
People v. Gonzales (1959) mich · cites it 2× “(See CLS 1956, § 257.683 [Stat Ann 1952 Rev § 9.2383].) We are urged by the brief filed by the civil liberties committee of the Michigan State Bar to hold that the officer's actions in relation to Leal did not constitute an arrest.”
Glinski v. Szylling (1959) mich · cites it 4× ““CLS 1956, § 257.683 (Stat Ann 1952 Rev § 9.2383) provides that a driver shall not drive an unsafe vehicle upon the highway, that it must be free of all known defects.”
People v. Williams (1999) michctapp “MCL 257.683(2); MSA 9.2383(2). In this case, defendant does not dispute the trial court’s finding that the police officers observed that one of the two tail lamps on defendant’s car was inoperative.”
Baumann v. Potts (1978) michctapp · cites it 2× “When the brake equipment statute is read in conjunction with the defective equipment statute, MCLA 257.683; MSA 9.2383, it is apparent that violation of the brake equipment statute constitutes a misdemeanor thereby rendering same a penal statute.”
People v. Balog (1974) michctapp “As indicated in People v Johnson, 48 Mich App 50 ; 209 NW2d 868 (1973), that statute plus MCLA 257.683; MSA 9.2383 gave the police authority to stop defendants’ car.”
People v. Smith (1972) michctapp “MCLA 257.683; MSA 9.2383 provides: “Any police officer shall be authorized on reasonable grounds shown to stop any motor vehicle and inspect the same, and if any defects in equipment are found, to arrest the driver in the manner provided in this chapter.”
Estate of Jason Allen v. Arbor Springs Water Company (2026) michctapp · cites it 16× “Eby’s opinion as stated in his deposition testimony that the cracks were visible the day before the accident could reasonably conclude that Hasselbach’s conduct violated MCL 257.”
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Transamerica Insurance Corp. of America (1993) michctapp “” See MCL 257.683 et seq.; MSA 9.2383 et seq.; cf.”
City of East Grand Rapids v. Trevor Allen Vanderhart (2017) michctapp · cites it 9× “Add to this the icy, wintery conditions present on the night in question, as Officer Lobbezoo testified, and the fact that defendant was driving in a congested area in the dark of early morning, as confirmed by the dash-cam video, and the potential for danger only increases.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.683(1) — 17 cases
Bruce T Wood v. City of Detroit (2018) michctapp “6 Even if Wood can establish that Pennington violated MCL 257.683, see note 3 of this opinion, a presumption of negligence arising from the statutory violation does not rise to the level of gross negligence in the absence of evidence that Pennington's conduct was so reckless as…”
People v. Pitts (1997) michctapp “The issue is whether a violation of § 709 constitutes a moving violation for which two points may be assessed against the operator’s driver’s license or whether a violation of § 709 is merely an equipment violation for which no points can be assessed.”
Kohn v. Ford Motor Co. (1986) michctapp “[11] MCL 257.683(1); MSA 9.2383(1), MCL 257.705(c); MSA 9.”
Estate of Jason Allen v. Arbor Springs Water Company (2026) michctapp “Eby’s opinion as stated in his deposition testimony that the cracks were visible the day before the accident could reasonably conclude that Hasselbach’s conduct violated MCL 257.”
City of East Grand Rapids v. Trevor Allen Vanderhart (2017) michctapp “Add to this the icy, wintery conditions present on the night in question, as Officer Lobbezoo testified, and the fact that defendant was driving in a congested area in the dark of early morning, as confirmed by the dash-cam video, and the potential for danger only increases.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.683(2) — 9 cases
People v. Williams (1999) michctapp “MCL 257.683(2); MSA 9.2383(2). In this case, defendant does not dispute the trial court’s finding that the police officers observed that one of the two tail lamps on defendant’s car was inoperative.”
DiPonio v. McGuckin (2024) mied
City of East Grand Rapids v. Trevor Allen Vanderhart (2017) michctapp
City of East Grand Rapids v. Trevor Allen Vanderhart (2017) michctapp
People of Michigan v. Darius Dawan Powell (2020) michctapp
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.683(6) — 6 cases
People of Michigan v. Steven Duane Dent (2016) michctapp
City of East Grand Rapids v. Trevor Allen Vanderhart (2017) michctapp “Add to this the icy, wintery conditions present on the night in question, as Officer Lobbezoo testified, and the fact that defendant was driving in a congested area in the dark of early morning, as confirmed by the dash-cam video, and the potential for danger only increases.”
City of East Grand Rapids v. Trevor Allen Vanderhart (2017) michctapp
People of Michigan v. Timothy John Otto (2023) michctapp
People of Michigan v. Deonta Damek Cole (2023) michctapp
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