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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.419 (2026)

Operating or riding motorcycle; moped, or other motor vehicle on bicycle path or sidewalk; misdemeanor; exception.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.419 Operating or riding motorcycle; moped, or other motor vehicle on bicycle path or sidewalk; misdemeanor; exception.

Sec. 419.

    A person who operates or rides a motorcycle, moped, or other motor vehicle, excepting motorized wheelchairs upon a bicycle path or a sidewalk regularly laid out and constructed for the use of pedestrians, not including a crosswalk or driveway, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.419 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 281, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 56, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979

FormerLaw Notes:

    See sections 1 and 2 of Act 38 of 1917, being CL 1929, §§ 4221 and 4222.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–2013 · leading case: Hatch v. Grand Haven Twp., 606 N.W.2d 633 (Mich. 2000).
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Hatch v. Grand Haven Twp., 606 N.W.2d 633 (Mich. 2000). · cites it 2× “MCL 750.419; MSA 28.651, M.C.L. § 257.679a; MSA 9.”
Roy v. Dep't of Transp., 408 N.W.2d 783 (Mich. 1987). “18 MCL 750.419; MSA 28.651 provides, A person who operates or rides a motorcycle, moped, or other motor vehicle, excepting motorized wheelchairs upon a bicycle path or a sidewalk regularly laid out and constructed for the use of pedestrians, not including a crosswalk or…”
Thomas Lameau v. City of Royal Oak (Mich. 2013). “To begin with, defendant, by merely paving the sidewalk, could not have possibly created the impression that it was somehow appropriate to operate a motorized scooter on the sidewalk because MCL 750.419 expressly outlaws the operation of motorized scooters on sidewalks, as also…”
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