Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.165 (2026)

Jurisdiction for registration and licensing of vehicles.

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HIGHWAY RECIPROCITY BOARD

Act 124 of 1960

3.165 Jurisdiction for registration and licensing of vehicles.

Sec. 5.

In administering the provisions of this act, the board may determine the proper jurisdiction for the registration or licensing for all vehicles whose owners or operators seek the privileges and benefits of this act. The board, in determining the jurisdiction where owners or operators must register or license their vehicles in order to be eligible for the privileges and benefits of this act, may require the vehicles to be registered or licensed in any of the following jurisdictions:

(a) The jurisdiction where the person registering the vehicle maintains his legal residence.

(b) The jurisdiction in which the person registering the vehicle operates a commercial enterprise or a branch of a commercial enterprise.

(c) The jurisdiction in which the vehicle is most frequently dispatched, garaged, serviced, maintained, operated or otherwise controlled in or from.

(d) The jurisdiction where, because of an agreement or arrangement between 2 or more jurisdictions, or pursuant to a declaration, the board designates as the domicile of such vehicle.

History: 1960, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1960

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: In Re Rolland Harold Angier. Edward M. Yampolsky, Tr. v. White Motor Credit Corp., 684 F.2d 397 (6th Cir. 1982).

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In Re Rolland Harold Angier. Edward M. Yampolsky, Tr. v. White Motor Credit Corp., 684 F.2d 397 (6th Cir. 1982). · cites it 2× “” Mich.Comp.Laws § 3.165. The board “may require” registration in (1) the jurisdiction of the owner’s legal residence; (2) the jurisdiction of the owner’s commercial enterprise or branch of the owner’s commercial enterprise; (3) “the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is most…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.165(a) — 1 case

In Re Rolland Harold Angier. Edward M. Yampolsky, Tr. v. White Motor Credit Corp., 684 F.2d 397 (6th Cir. 1982). “” Mich.Comp.Laws § 3.165. The board “may require” registration in (1) the jurisdiction of the owner’s legal residence; (2) the jurisdiction of the owner’s commercial enterprise or branch of the owner’s commercial enterprise; (3) “the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is most…”

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