Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259)

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  4. 300 of 1949 - Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
  5. Chapter II Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title and Anti-Theft (257.201...257.259)

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Section
257.201

Reference to “Division”.

Section
257.202

Secretary of State as Exclusive State Agent.

Section
257.203

Appointment of Employees.

Section
257.203a

Meaning of “Commissioner” in MCL 257.301 to 257.327; Effect of MCL 257.201 to 257.203a.

Section
257.204

Administration and Enforcement of Act; Establishment of Highway Patrol Prohibited; Rules; Official Seal.

Section
257.204a

Central File of Individual Driving Records; Certified Copies as Evidence; Electronic Certification; Use of Computer-Generated Certified Information; Persons Who May Receive Information Contained in Records Maintained by Secretary of State.

Section
257.204b

Conviction of Attempted Violation; Effect.

Section
257.205

Secretary of State; Office and Branch Offices; Establishment; Employees; Bond; Liability for Loss of Money; Person Appointed to Conduct Branch Office; Compensation and Expenses.

Section
257.205a

Plan to Fully Reopen Secretary of State Branches; Written Report.

Section
257.206

Forms.

Section
257.207

Administering Oaths and Acknowledging Signatures Without Fee; Certified Copy of Record; Fee; Evidence; Electronic Certification; Use of Computer-Generated Certified Information.

Section
257.207a

Electronic Driver License Status Check; Request by Approved Agency; Maintenance of Written Permission by Organization; Compliance With Safeguards; Fee.

Section
257.208

Destruction of Certain Records; Maintaining of Records Involving Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles.

Section
257.208a

Availability of Records to the Public.

Section
257.208b

Commercial Look-Up Service; Records and Information Maintained by Driver Education Provider or Limo Carrier of Passengers; Disposition of Fees; Providing File to Nongovernmental Person or Entity; Failure to Provide Information; Fines; Definitions.

Section
257.208c

Disclosure of Personal Information; Uses.

Section
257.208d

Resale or Redisclosure of Personal Information; Duties of Recipient.

Section
257.209

Application for Registration; Certificate of Title; Operator's or Other License, Investigation.

Section
257.210

Title, Registration Certificate, Permit, License or Plate; Seizure; Possession and Custody of Plate; Security Interest.

Section
257.211

Synopsis, Summary, or Compilation of Laws Relating to Vehicles; Selling Price of Compilation; Disposition and Use of Money Collected.

Section
257.212

Notice; Methods.

Section
257.213

Officers and Investigators; Powers.

Section
257.214

Badge of Authority.

Section
257.215

Vehicle Unregistered or Without Certificate of Title; Operation; Misdemeanor, Exception.

Section
257.216

Vehicles Subject to Registration and Certificate of Title Provisions; Pandemic Expiration Extension.

Section
257.217

Application for Registration and Certificate of Title; Out-of-State Vehicle; Form; Fee; Signature of Owner; Contents; Leased Pickup Truck or Vehicle; Duties of Dealer and Person Selling or Leasing Certain Vehicles; Off Lease or Buy Back Vehicle; Temporary Registration; Service Fee; Imprint on Back Side of Check or Bank Draft; Liability for Damages; Perfection of Security Interest; Exception for 2021.

Section
257.217a

Registration Plate Inscribed With Official Amateur Radio Call Letters; Application; Proof; Fees; Issuance of Plate for Vehicle Bearing Registration Issued Pursuant to MCL 257.801(1)(a) or (P); Use on Other Vehicle as Misdemeanor; Surrender of Registration Plate; Submission of Application; Expiration Date.

Section
257.217b

Moped; Manufacturer's Identification Number.

Section
257.217c

Acquisition of Salvage, Distressed, or Older Model Vehicles; Issuance of Salvage or Scrap Certificates of Title; Salvage Vehicle Inspections; Sale of Vehicles; Notice of Designation as Salvage Vehicle; Removal of Scrap Vehicle From State; Determination of Repair and Labor Costs; Vehicle Inspection Fee; Audit; "Actual Cash Value" Defined.

Section
257.217d

Special Congressional Medal of Honor Registration Plate.

Section
257.217e

Certificate of Title for School Bus; Condition to Issuance.

Section
257.217f

Sale, Assignment, or Other Disposition of Vehicle for Which Salvage Certificate of Title Required.

Section
257.217g

Pickup Camper; Manufacturer's Identification Number.

Section
257.217h

Liability of Motor Vehicle Manufacturer.

Section
257.217i

Issuance of Vehicle Identification Number and Certificate of Title for Assembled Vehicles; Requirements; Safety Study; "Assembled Vehicle" Defined.

Section
257.217m

257.217n - Repealed. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

Section
257.217o

Repealed. 2012, Act 55, Eff. June 30, 2012.

Section
257.218

Specially Constructed, Reconstructed, or Foreign Vehicle; Application for Registration; Fees.

Section
257.219

Refusal of Registration, Transfer of Registration, Certificate of Title, or Salvage Certificate of Title; Grounds; Temporary Registration Plate.

Section
257.220

Application for Original Registration or Certificate of Title; Examination of Indexes and Stolen Car Records.

Section
257.221

Application for Registration; Creation and Maintenance of Computerized Central File; Records; Preservation; Availability; Communication Impediment Designation; Requirements; Definition.

Section
257.222

Registration Certificate; Issuance; Flood, Rebuilt, Salvage, or Scrap Certificate of Title Issued by Another State or Jurisdiction; Delivery; Manufacture; Contents; Coat of Arms of State; Conduct Constituting Misdemeanor; Penalties; Certificate of Title for Certain Vehicles to Be Different in Color; Contents of Legend.

Section
257.223

Registration Certificate; Carrying; Electronic Accessibility; Display; Viewing on Electronic Device; Digital Photograph; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section
257.224

Registration Plate; Digital Registration Plate; Issuance; Design; Display; Limitation on Renewal; Replacement.

Section
257.225

Registration Plate; Attachment to Vehicle; Legibility; Color; Distinctive Registration Plates; Name Plate, Insignia, or Advertising Device; Limitation; Historic Military Vehicle; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section
257.226

Expiration of Vehicle or Motorcycle Registration; Duties of Secretary of State; Issuance of Registration; Tax; Validity of Certificate of Title; Special Registration; Certification; Registration of Commercial Vehicle, Trailer, or Semitrailer; Assignment or Reassignment of Expiration Date Under International Registration Plan; Leased Vehicle Multiyear Registration; Pandemic Expiration Extension.

Section
257.226.amended

Expiration of Vehicle or Motorcycle Registration; Duties of Secretary of State; Issuance of Registration; Tax; Validity of Certificate of Title; Special Registration; Certification; Registration of Commercial Vehicle, Trailer, or Semitrailer; Assignment or Reassignment of Expiration Date Under International Registration Plan; Leased Vehicle Multiyear Registration; Pandemic Expiration Extension.

Section
257.226a

Temporary Registration Plates or Markers.

Section
257.226b

Temporary Registration; Duration; Form; Fee; Use of Vehicle.

Section
257.226c

Reflectorized Reflector Plates, Tabs, and Stickers.

Section
257.227

Application for Renewal of Vehicle Registration; Fee; Presentation of Certificate of Title; Waiver; Proof of Vehicle Insurance; Transmission of Vehicle Policy Information; Disclosure.

Section
257.227a

Vehicle Involved in Violation; Renewal, Replacement, or Transfer of Registration Plate; Appearance of Owner or Representative at Branch Office Required; Cancellation of Registration; Circumstances; Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard.

Section
257.227b

Repealed. 2011, Act 92, Eff. Dec. 30, 2011.

Section
257.228

Notification of Old and New Addresses; Violation as Civil Infraction.

Section
257.229

Duplicate Registration Certificate, Registration Plate, Certificate of Title, or Duplicate Certificate of Title.

Section
257.230

Special Identifying Number After Alteration or Defacement of Serial Number; Record.

Section
257.230a

Motorcycle Without Visible Vehicle Identification Number; Seizure; Procedure; “Person” Defined.

Section
257.231

Registration of Replacement Engines.

Section
257.232

Furnishing List of Information to Federal, State, or Local Governmental Agency; Contract for Sale of Lists of Driver and Motor Vehicle Records; Records Maintained in Bulk; Surveys, Marketing, or Solicitations; Insertion of Safeguard in Agreement or Contract; Duties of Recipient of Personal Information; Disclosure of List Based on Driving Behavior or Sanctions.

Section
257.232a

Furnishing Name and Address of Lessee of Vehicle to Secretary of State or Police Officer.

Section
300-1949-II-DEALERS-AND-WRECKERS-MUST-BE-LICENSED

Dealers and Wreckers Must Be Licensed (257.248...257.251e)

Section
300-1949-II-OFFENSES-AGAINST-REGISTRATION-LAWS-AND-CANCELLATION

Offenses Against Registration Laws and Cancellation of Registration (257.255...257.259)

Section
300-1949-II-PERMITS-TO-NONRESIDENT-OWNERS

Permits to Nonresident Owners (257.243...257.243)

Section
300-1949-II-SPECIAL-ANTI-THEFT-LAWS

Special Anti-Theft Laws (257.252...257.254)

Section
300-1949-II-SPECIAL-PLATES-TO-MANUFACTURERS-TRANSPORTERS-DEALERS

Special Plates to Manufacturers, Transporters, Dealers (257.244... 257.247b)

Section
300-1949-II-TRANSFERS-OF-TITLE-OR-INTEREST

Transfers of Title or Interest (257.233...257.242a)