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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.73 (2026)

“Trailer” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.73 “Trailer” defined.

Sec. 73.

    "Trailer" means every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designed for carrying property or persons and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. Trailer does not include any implement of husbandry.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 589, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: People v. Dunbar, 879 N.W.2d 229 (Mich. 2016).
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People v. Dunbar, 879 N.W.2d 229 (Mich. 2016). “225(2) is violated when a trailer hitch is, in fact, being used to tow a trailer and the combination of the hitch and the trailer obstructs the registration plate. We note that trailers are permitted under the statutory scheme, see MCL 257.”
Arrigo's Fleet Serv., Inc. v. State, 337 N.W.2d 26 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). “MCL 257.73; MSA 9.1873. (Emphasis supplied.”
People v. Calhoun, 186 N.W.2d 56 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “Defendants point to the definition of “trailer”, as given in the motor vehicle code, MCLA § 257.73 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.1873), as “every vehicle with or without motive power, other than a pole-trailer, designed for carrying property or persons and for being drawn by a motor…”
Filice (N.D. Ind. 2025). “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.73 . See, e.g., Arrigo’s Fleet Serv.”
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