Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.82 (2026)

“Shall” and “may” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.82 “Shall” and “may” defined.

Sec. 82.

"Shall" and "may" means shall is mandatory and may is permissive.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1981–2017 · 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× “by which any person or property in fact is transported on a highway or would be permitted to be transported on a highway." Further, it does not require a leap of logic to conclude that in this context the Legislature was referring to legal permission.”

Sharp v. Huron Valley Bd. of Educ., 314 N.W.2d 785 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “MCL 257.82; MSA 9.1882. Defendant contends, however, that if the Michigan Vehicle Code is construed as requiring that school districts must offer driver education courses, it conflicts with MCL 380.”

Donald Bergman v. Bryce R Cotanche (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 257.82. Thus, there is no indication from MCL 257.”

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