Michigan Compiled Laws 300-1949-ii-dealers-and-wreckers Dealers And Wreckers Must Be Licensed (257.248...257.251e)

• Section 257.248 Dealer License; Investigation; Report; Bond Or Renewal Certificate; Dealer Plates; Stipulation As To Service Of Process; Prohibited Conduct, Application, And Classification; Expiration; Conduct Not Requiring Separate Or Supplemental License.
  (1) The secretary of state shall not grant a dealer license under this section until an investigation is made of the applicant's qualifications under...
• Section 257.248a Vehicle Dealer; Prohibited Advertising Or Representations; Designated Business Hours.
  (1) A motor vehicle dealer shall not advertise or represent a motor vehicle to be a demonstrator, executive or manufacturer's vehicle, leased vehicle, new...
• Section 257.248b Foreign Salvage Vehicle Dealer License; Form And Contents Of Application; Division Of Dealer Licensees Into Quarter Segments; Expiration And Renewal Of License; Investigations; Stipulation As To Service Of Process.
  (1) A person from a foreign state shall not purchase, sell, or otherwise deal in distressed late model motor vehicles or salvageable parts unless...
• Section 257.248c Sale, Transfer, Or Release Of Distressed Late Model Vehicle By Vehicle Salvage Pool, Auction, Or Broker; Release Of Vehicle; Release Statement; Notice To Owner And Lienholder; Sale Of Vehicle For Parts.
  257.248c Sale, transfer, or release of distressed late model vehicle by vehicle salvage pool, auction, or broker; release of vehicle; release statement; notice to owner...
• Section 257.248d Wholesaler; Requirements.
  All of the following requirements apply to a wholesaler: (a) A wholesaler shall not advertise vehicles for sale on the internet or any classified...
• Section 257.248e Salvage Vehicle Agent License.
  (1) Beginning January 1, 1994, a person, including a dealer, shall not purchase, acquire, sell, or otherwise deal in distressed, late model vehicles or...
• Section 257.248f Vehicle Dealer Or Salvage Vehicle Agent License; Criminal History Check; Fingerprints; Disclosure Of Information; Violation Of Subsection (7) As Misdemeanor; "Criminal History Record Information" Defined.
  (1) The secretary of state shall not license a person as a vehicle dealer or salvage vehicle agent before requesting a criminal history check...
• Section 257.248g Salvage Vehicle Agent; Duties.
  A salvage vehicle agent shall comply with this act and shall do all of the following: (a) Purchase or acquire salvage vehicles only for...
• Section 257.248h Persons Engaged In Prohibited Conduct; Penalties; Refusal To Issue Or Renew License; Revocation Or Suspension Of License; Denial Or Revocation Of License Without Hearing.
  (1) A person who has engaged in conduct prohibited by subsection (2) is subject to 1 or more of the following penalties: (a) Placement...
• Section 257.248i Attending Pool Or Auction Selling Salvage Or Scrap Titled Vehicles.
  Except for department of state personnel, insurance company representatives, governmental officials, or law enforcement personnel, a person shall not attend a pool or auction...
• Section 257.248j Acting As Dealer Without License; Warning; Administrative Fine; Notice Of Assessment; Actions; Informal Conference; Administrative Hearing; Payment Of Administrative Fine; Reduction.
  (1) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, if the secretary of state determines that a person has acted as a dealer...
• Section 257.249 Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation Of License As Dealer; Grounds.
  The secretary of state may deny the application of a person for a license as a dealer and refuse to issue the person a...
• Section 257.249a Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation Of License As Automotive Recycler, Used Or Secondhand Vehicle Parts Dealer, Vehicle Scrap Metal Processor, Or Foreign Salvage Vehicle Dealer; Grounds.
  (1) The secretary of state may deny the application of a person for a license as an automotive recycler, a used or secondhand vehicle...
• Section 257.250 Vehicle Dealer's Licensee; Procedure For Denial, Suspension, Revocation.
  (a) Before denying, revoking, suspending, or refusing to renew a dealer's license the secretary of state shall: 1. Cause an investigation of the licensee...
• Section 257.251 Dealer Records; Maintenance; Manner; Contents; Odometer Mileage Statement; Delivery Of Written Statement To Buyer; Conditions To Valid Sale; Maintenance And Inspection Of Dealer Records And Inventory; Inspections; Summary Suspension Of License; Order; Hearing; Rules.
  (1) Each new vehicle dealer, used vehicle dealer, broker, and wholesaler shall maintain a record in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state...
• Section 257.251a Copies Of Documents.
  At the time a document is signed for the sale or lease of a vehicle, the dealer shall provide a copy of each document...
• Section 257.251b Renting, Leasing, Or Furnishing Motorcycle; License To Operate Required.
  A dealer shall not rent, lease, or furnish a motorcycle to a person for use on public streets and highways who is not licensed...
• Section 257.251c Renting, Leasing, Or Furnishing Motorcycle; Duties Of Dealer.
  The dealer shall maintain in safe operating condition all motorcycles rented, leased, or furnished by him. The dealer, his agents, or employees shall explain...
• Section 257.251d Renting, Leasing, Or Furnishing Motorcycle; License To Operate As Condition Of Use By Third Party.
  A person to whom a motorcycle is rented, leased, or furnished, shall not rent, sublease, or otherwise authorize the use of the motorcycle on...
• Section 257.251e Renting, Leasing, Or Furnishing Motorcycle; Motor Vehicle Liability Policy.
  A dealer renting, leasing, or furnishing a motorcycle shall carry a “motor vehicle liability policy” of the same type and coverage as that outlined...

Last modified: October 10, 2016