Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.697a (2026)

Sale or operation of certain vehicles unlawful; exception.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.697a Sale or operation of certain vehicles unlawful; exception.

Sec. 697a.

No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any vehicles manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1955, except those exempted from certificate of title requirements under the provisions of section 216 of chapter 2 of this act, as amended, unless it is equipped with mechanical or electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of section 697. This section shall not apply to any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.

History: Add. 1954, Act 181, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1992–1994 · leading case: Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 510 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1994).

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Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y, 510 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “The tractor has no turn signals, MCL 257.697a; MSA 9.2397(1), hazard lights, MCL 257.”

Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y of the United States, 493 N.W.2d 447 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “The tractor has no turn signals, MCL 257.697a; MSA 9.2397(1), hazard lights, MCL 257.”

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