Sec. 302a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this act, a nonresident operator of a motor vehicle who is the holder of a license to operate a motor vehicle in the country in which he or she resides is not required to obtain a license to operate a passenger vehicle within this state, if he or she does not receive compensation for such operation. This subsection does not apply unless all of the following conditions have been satisfied:
(a) The secretary of state determines that the standards of the other country for licensing operators correspond substantially to those of this state and that the other country extends the same privileges to persons licensed to operate vehicles by this state.
(b) The secretary of state and the other country have exchanged letters confirming the reciprocal extension of privileges to operate vehicles.
(2) The secretary of state shall publish on its public internet site a list of the countries for which reciprocal operating privileges have been extended and withdrawn. If any changes are made, a revised list shall be mailed to the courts, prosecuting attorneys, and law enforcement agencies of this state.
History: Add. 1990, Act 181, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Last modified: October 10, 2016