Michigan Compiled Laws § 257.1576 Electric Patrol Vehicle; Equipment.


257.1576 Electric patrol vehicle; equipment.

Sec. 6.

Each electric patrol vehicle authorized under section 4 shall have all of the following equipment:

(a) Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle.

(b) Not less than 2 head lamps that enable the operator of the vehicle to see a person not less than 100 feet to the front of the vehicle.

(c) Not less than 2 rear lamps that comply with section 697 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.697.

(d) A windshield of safety glass as defined in section 711 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.711.

(e) A horn as defined in section 706(a) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.706.

(f) Safety belts designed and installed with brackets and of sufficient strength to hold a passenger during a collision.

(g) A parking brake sufficient to hold the vehicle in a stopped position.

(h) Reflectors that reflect an amber or red color as required for motor vehicles by section 690 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.690.


History: 1997, Act 55, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997


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