Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.901

Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; civil infraction.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.901 Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; civil infraction.

Sec. 901.

    (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), it is a misdemeanor for a person to violate this act, unless that violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony or a civil infraction.

    (2) Unless another penalty is provided in this act or by the laws of this state, a person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of this act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

    (3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a violation of this act by the owner of a commercial quadricycle arising out of the ownership or operation of the commercial quadricycle is a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 240, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 126, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2015

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1966–2026 · leading case: Alan Hoover v. Timothy Walsh
Alan Hoover v. Timothy Walsh (2012) ca6 “Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.901 (2007); see also People v.”
Guilford v. Frost (2017) miwd · cites it 2× “See *829 Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 257.901 , 764.15(l)(a); Hoover v.”
People v. Schmidt (1992) michctapp · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor under MCL 257.901; MSA 9.2601.”
People v. Gilbert (1967) michctapp “” CLS 1961, § 257.901 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 9.2601) provides that the failure to file the report is a misdemeanor.”
People v. Barry (1970) michctapp · cites it 2× “(MCLA § 257.901 [Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2601]).”
People v. Schomaker (1982) michctapp “2328(4), MCL 257.901(b); *511 MSA 9.2601(2). The original statutory scheme did not specifically provide for a trial by jury.”
People v. Will (1966) michctapp “If the appellant had relied upon this statement by the judge and had entered a plea of guilty we would be faced with a different problem, but the defendant did not plead guilty before him and the statute under which the defendant was sentenced, CLS 1961, § 257.901(b) (Stat Ann…”
Hansel v. Bisard (1998) mied “§ 257.901. The record is devoid of any evidence, however, that Ms.”
People v. Goodwin (1976) michctapp “) MCLA 257.901; MSA 9.2601 provides that where no penalty is provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by up to 90 days in jail, or a maximum fine of up to $100 or both.”
People v. Boykin (1971) michctapp · cites it 2× “MCLA § 764.15 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.874). Nor is it significant that the officers had not informed Calvin Boykin that he was under arrest, since it is implicit in the trial court’s findings that the defendant began to resist the officers before they had a reasonable…”
Employment Security Commission v. Children's Hospital (1984) michctapp · cites it 2× “…licensed as provided in [the] chapter". An employer convicted of violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. MCL 257.901; MSA 9.2601.”
People v. Courts (1976) michctapp “Thus, on the basis of what we consider a situation so closely analogous to plea bargaining as to be indistinguishable, we hold that defendant’s constitutional right to trial was not infringed by the procedure of "bargaining” employed by the Violations Bureau in the 50th Judicial…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.901(1) — 2 cases
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.901(2) — 1 case
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.901(b) — 2 cases
People v. Schomaker (1982) michctapp “2328(4), MCL 257.901(b); *511 MSA 9.2601(2). The original statutory scheme did not specifically provide for a trial by jury.”
People v. Will (1966) michctapp “If the appellant had relied upon this statement by the judge and had entered a plea of guilty we would be faced with a different problem, but the defendant did not plead guilty before him and the statute under which the defendant was sentenced, CLS 1961, § 257.901(b) (Stat Ann…”
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