Michigan Compiled Laws 300-1949-ii-transfers-of-title-o Transfers Of Title Or Interest (257.233...257.242a)

• Section 257.233 Transfer Or Assignment Of Title To, Or Interest In, Registered Vehicle; Disposition Of Plates; Application For New Registration Certificate; Penalty; Indorsement On Certificate Of Title; Effective Date Of Transfer; Submission Of Secured Receipt.
  (1) If the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns the title or interest in the vehicle, the registration plates issued for the...
• Section 257.233a Transfer Of Title Or Interest In Vehicle; Disclosure Of Odometer Mileage.
  (1) When the owner of a registered motor vehicle transfers his or her title or interest in that vehicle, the transferor shall present to...
• Section 257.233b Definitions; Disclosure By Dealer Of Damage Or Repair; Exception; Grounds For Revocation.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) “Distributor” means that term as defined in section 3(1) of 1981 PA 118, MCL 445.1563. (b) “Manufacturer”...
• Section 257.234 Presentation Of Certificate Of Title And Registration Certificate To Secretary Of State; Fees; Issuance Of New Certificate Of Title And Registration Certificate; Mail Or Delivery; Repossession Of License Plates; Payment Of Transfer Fee; Compliance With Mcl 257.238.
  (1) The purchaser or transferee, unless the person is a licensed dealer, shall present or cause to be presented the certificate of title and...
• Section 257.235 Dealer As Transferee Of Vehicle; Requirements; Duties; Liability Of Dealer Or Transferee; Transfer Of Title Or Interest To Another Dealer; Duties Of Dealer; Dealer Reassignment Of Title Form; Buy Back Or Off Lease Vehicle.
  (1) If the transferee of a vehicle is a new motor vehicle dealer or a used or secondhand vehicle dealer that acquires the vehicle...
• Section 257.235a Licensed Dealer Or Junk Dealer Purchasing Vehicle For Purpose Of Destroying Or Junking Vehicle; Acceptance And Disposition Of Certificate Of Title; Fee.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or of the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205.91 to 205.111, a licensed dealer or...
• Section 257.235b Possession Of Certificate Of Title By Inventory Lender For Vehicle Subject To Inventory Loan; Written Agreement; Release Of Certificate Of Title By Used Or Secondhand Vehicle Dealer's Inventory Lender; Limitation; Failure To Release Vehicle Title; Registration With Secretary Of State; Applicability Of Section To Certain Licensed Dealers; Applicability Of Mcl 257.235; Definitions.
  (1) A used or secondhand vehicle dealer may voluntarily enter into a written agreement with an inventory lender allowing the inventory lender to retain...
• Section 257.236 Procuring Title To Vehicle Acquired By Operation Of Law; Validity Of Registration Upon Death Of Owner; Application For Title By Surviving Spouse Or Heir; Proof Of Death; Certification; Petition.
  (1) If ownership of a vehicle passes by operation of law, upon furnishing satisfactory proof of that ownership to the secretary of state, the...
• Section 257.236a Termination Of Owner's Interest By Enforcement Of Security Agreement; Application For New Certificate; Certification; Holding Vehicle For Resale; Termination Of Owner's Interest By Sale Pursuant To Court Process; Issuance And Contents Of New Certificate; Outstanding Certificate.
  (1) If the interest of the owner in a vehicle is terminated by the enforcement of a security agreement, the transferee of the owner's...
• Section 257.237 Transfer Of Registration; Issuance Of New Registration Certificate And Certificate Of Title; Filing Surrendered Certificate Of Title; Retention Of Records.
  (1) The secretary of state, upon receipt of a properly endorsed certificate of title and application for transfer of registration accompanied by the required...
• Section 257.238 Security Interest In Vehicle; Certificate Of Title; Assignment; Termination Statement; Electronic Transactions.
  (1) When an owner named in a certificate of title creates a security interest in the vehicle described in the certificate or in any...
• Section 257.239 Certificate Of Title; Failure To Endorse Or Deliver, Penalty.
  It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail or neglect to properly endorse and deliver a certificate of title to a transferee or...
• Section 257.240 Liability For Use Or Ownership Of Vehicle After Transfer Of Endorsed Certificate Of Title; Conditions; Violation Of Subsection (2); Civil Infraction; Fine; Towing And Storage Fees.
  (1) The owner of a motor vehicle who has made a bona fide sale by transfer of his or her title or interest and...
• Section 257.241 Electronic Lien Title System; Establishment, Implementation, And Operation; Contracts; Participation Of Secured Parties; Inclusion Of Secured Interest Or Other Information In Electronic File; Execution Of Release; Delivery; Assignment Of Ownership By Vehicle Dealer; Admissibility As Evidence Of Security Interest; Determination Of Requirements By Secretary Of State; Establishment, Implementation, And Operation By July 1, 2016; Information To Be Entered Beginning October 1, 2016; Definitions.
  (1) The secretary of state may enter into 1 or more contracts under this section to establish, implement, and operate an electronic lien title...
• Section 257.242 Sale Of Vehicle For Salvage.
  An owner may sell a vehicle to a dealer for salvage by writing on the face of the certificate of title in bold print...
• Section 257.242a Regrooved Or Recut Motor Vehicle Or Motorcycle Tires; Sale Or Possession With Intent To Sell Prohibited; Exception; Misdemeanor.
  No person shall regroove or recut motor vehicle or motorcycle tires or knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession...

Last modified: October 10, 2016