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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.695 (2026)

Minimum lighting for all vehicles.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.695 Minimum lighting for all vehicles.

Sec. 695.

    All vehicles, including animal-drawn vehicles, implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, and farm tractors, not otherwise required under this act to be equipped with head or rear lamps, shall at the times specified in section 684 be in compliance with either of the following:

    (a) For implements of husbandry manufactured before January 1, 2007, be equipped with at least 1 lighted lamp exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle and with a lamp exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

    (b) For implements of husbandry manufactured on or after January 1, 2007, be in compliance with section 684a.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 90, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 221, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 14, Imd. Eff. Feb. 9, 2006

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Est. of Earl King v. Christopher Sawyers (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
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Est. of Earl King v. Christopher Sawyers (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “684 does not prescribe any particular functional requirements for headlights, but rather environmental conditions under which they must be activated. Some other provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code do appear to suggest that headlights should be visible “from a distance of 500…”
Est. of Earl King v. Christopher Sawyers (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “684 does not prescribe any particular functional requirements for headlights, but rather environmental conditions under which they must be activated. Some other provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code do appear to suggest that headlights should be visible “from a distance of 500…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.695(a) — 2 cases
Est. of Earl King v. Christopher Sawyers (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “684 does not prescribe any particular functional requirements for headlights, but rather environmental conditions under which they must be activated. Some other provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code do appear to suggest that headlights should be visible “from a distance of 500…”
Est. of Earl King v. Christopher Sawyers (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “684 does not prescribe any particular functional requirements for headlights, but rather environmental conditions under which they must be activated. Some other provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code do appear to suggest that headlights should be visible “from a distance of 500…”
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