Michigan Compiled Laws 300-1949-iii Chapter III Operator's And Chauffeur's License (257.301...257.329)

• Section 257.301 Valid Operator's Or Chauffeur's License Required; Group Designation And Indorsements; Surrender Of Other Valid Licenses; Notice; Number Of Licenses Permitted; Certifying Nonpossession Of Valid License.
  (1) Except as provided in this act, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless that person...
• Section 257.302 Operators' And Chauffeurs' Licenses; Persons Exempt.
  The following persons are exempt from obtaining a license under this chapter: (a) A person serving in the armed forces of the United States...
• Section 257.302a Reciprocal Operating Privileges.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by this act, a nonresident operator of a motor vehicle who is the holder of a license to operate...
• Section 257.303 Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Issuance; Prohibitions; Revocation; Denial Of License; Multiple Convictions Or Civil Infractions; "Felony In Which A Motor Vehicle Was Used" Defined.
  (1) The secretary of state shall not issue a license under this act to any of the following persons: (a) A person, as an...
• Section 257.303a Suspension, Revocation, Denial, Disqualification, Or Cancellation Of License By Another State.
  Except as otherwise provided in this act, the suspension, revocation, denial, disqualification, or cancellation of an operator's license, chauffeur's license, or commercial driver license...
• Section 257.304 Restricted License; Issuance; Conditions; Carrying And Displaying Restricted License; Order; Completion Of Dwi/sobriety Court Program And Certificate As Evidence Of Abstinence; "Certificate" Defined; Imposition Of License Sanctions; Completion Of Dwi/sobriety Court Program; Disposition Of Driver Responsibility Fees; Exemption From Immobilization Or Forfeiture; Applicability Of Section; Definitions.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the secretary of state shall issue a restricted license to a person whose license was suspended or...
• Section 257.305, 257.305a Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to qualifications of school bus drivers.
• Section 257.306 Temporary Instruction Permit; Operation Of Motor Vehicle Without Operator's License Or Permit; Temporary Driver Education Certificate; Motorcycle Temporary Instruction Permit.
  (1) The secretary of state, upon receiving an application for a temporary instruction permit from a person who is 18 years of age or...
• Section 257.306a Commercial Learner's Permit.
  (1) The secretary of state may issue a commercial learner's permit entitling a person to drive a vehicle requiring a vehicle group designation or...
• Section 257.307 Application For Operator's Or Chauffeur's License To Operate Noncommercial Motor Vehicle; Documents To Be Supplied To Verify Citizenship Or Identity And Legal Presence; Manner; Contents; Image And Signature; Equipment; Signature And Certification; Application Fee; Duties Of Secretary Of State; Donor Registry; Driving Record From Another Jurisdiction; Operation Of Commercial Motor Vehicle; Application For Original, Renewal, Or Upgrade Of Vehicle Group Designation Or Indorsement; Verification Of Identity And Citizenship Or Residency; Issuing Renewal License By Mail Or Other Methods; Information Manual; Social Security Number; Electronic Access To Donor Registry; Agreements With Federal Government; Termination Of License Issued By Another State; Duties Of Secretary Of State; Access To Prisoner Information.
  (1) If an applicant for an operator's license or chauffeur's license to operate a noncommercial motor vehicle is a citizen of the United States,...
• Section 257.307a Operator Or Chauffeur License Containing Vehicle Group Designation; Contents.
  For an operator or chauffeur license that contains a vehicle group designation, the secretary of state shall issue a license that contains the information...
• Section 257.307b Application By Male For Operator's License Or Chauffeur's License; Registration Of Applicant With Federal Selective Service System.
  (1) Beginning October 1, 2010, when any male citizen of the United States or a male immigrant to the United States who is less...
• Section 257.308 Application Of Minor For Operator's License; Condition To Approval; Exception.
  (1) The secretary of state shall not approve the application of a person who is 17 years of age or less for an operator's...
• Section 257.309 Examination Of Applicant For Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Criminal History Check; Waiver; Exception; Certification Of Licensee Applying For Renewal Of License By Mail; Examining Officers; Conducting Examinations; Report Of Findings And Recommendations; Rules; Issuance Of Original Operator's Or Chauffeur's License Without Vehicle Group Designation Or Indorsement; Driver Skills Test; Waiver; Behind-the-wheel Road Test; Prohibited Conduct; Penalty.
  (1) Before issuing a license, the secretary of state shall examine each applicant for an operator's or chauffeur's license who at the time of...
• Section 257.310 Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Issuance; Applicant For Motorcycle Indorsement Or Vehicle Group Designation Or Indorsement; Contents Of License; Fingerprint Or Finger Image; Digitized License; Information; Manufacture; Unlawful Acts; Penalties; Temporary Driver's Permit; Medical Data; Emergency Contact Information; Designation Of Patient Advocate Or Emancipated Status; Duplicates Of License; Emergency Medical Information Card; Participation In Anatomical Gift Donor Registry.
  (1) The secretary of state shall issue an operator's license to each person licensed as an operator and a chauffeur's license to each person...
• Section 257.310a Repealed. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to color of instruction permit or license issued to minor.
• Section 257.310b Expired. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
  Compiler's Notes: The expired section pertained to designation of original license as probationary for 1 year.
• Section 257.310c Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Persons Not Previously Licensed; Temporary Instruction Permit; Exception.
  (1) The secretary of state shall not issue an operator's or chauffeur's license to a person who is 18 years of age or older...
• Section 257.310d Designation Of License As Probationary For 3 Years; Suspension Of License Or Imposition Of Probationary Terms And Conditions; Duration; Reexamination; Extension Of Probationary Period; Failure To Appear For Reexamination; Notice; Additional Provisions.
  (1) A license issued under this act to a person not previously licensed in this or in another state shall be designated as probationary...
• Section 257.310e Graduated Licensing.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an operator's or chauffeur's license issued to a person who is 17 years of age or...
• Section 257.311 Possession Of Operator's Or Chauffeur's License Or Receipt When Operating Motor Vehicle Required; Display; Identification.
  The licensee shall have his or her operator's or chauffeur's license, or the receipt described in section 311a, in his or her immediate possession...
• Section 257.311a Issuance Of Receipt For Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Form; Approval; Design; Effect; Expiration Of Receipt And License; Renewal Of License.
  If the court requires a person who is accused of a misdemeanor or ordinance violation to surrender his or her operator's or chauffeur's license...
• Section 257.312 Restricted Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Contents; Expiration; Suspension Or Revocation; Violation As Misdemeanor; Exceptions.
  (1) Upon proper showing of extenuating circumstances and special reasons, or need by an applicant who meets the age qualifications and when accompanied by...
• Section 257.312a Motorcycle Indorsement; Issuance, Suspension, Revocation, Cancellation, Or Renewal; Special Restricted License To Operate Moped; Requirements; Expiration; Duration; Fees.
  (1) A person, before operating a motorcycle, other than an autocycle, upon a public street or highway in this state, shall procure a motorcycle...
• Section 257.312b Motorcycle Endorsement; Examination; Motorcycle Safety Course; Waiver Of Driving Skills Test; 3-wheeled Motorcycle; Restriction; Establishing And Conducting Driving Skills Test; Rules; Audit Of Motorcycle Safety Fund; Third Party Motorcycle Program; Prohibited Conduct; Violation As Felony.
  (1) Before a person who is less than 18 years of age is issued an original motorcycle endorsement on an operator's or chauffeur's license,...
• Section 257.312c Motorcycle Endorsement; Application; Fee; Disposition Of Money.
  (1) Every application for a motorcycle endorsement on an operator's or chauffeur's license for operation of motorcycles as provided in section 312a shall be...
• Section 257.312d Reference To Operator's Or Chauffeur's License As Including Motorcycle Or Vehicle Indorsement Or Vehicle Group Designation.
  If a reference is made in this act to operator's or chauffeur's license, or both, the reference includes a motorcycle or vehicle indorsement or...
• Section 257.312e Operation Of Commercial Motor Vehicle; Vehicle Group Designation; Tests; Holder Of Unexpired Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Qualifications And Fees For Vehicle Group Designation And Indorsement; Operation Of School Bus; Exceptions; F Vehicle Indorsement; Knowledge Test And Driving Skills Test; Disposition Of Money Collected Under Subsection (7); Refund To County Or Municipality; Compliance With Mcl 257.303 And 257.319b; Requirements For Implementing And Enforcing Federal Law.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person, before operating a commercial motor vehicle, shall obtain the required vehicle group designation as...
• Section 257.312f Vehicle Group Designation Or Indorsement On Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Hazardous Material Endorsement; Age; Tests; Waiver; Conditions Prohibiting Issuance Of Commercial Learner's Permit, Vehicle Group Designation, Or Vehicle Indorsement; Cancellation; Determining Applicability Of Subsection (5); "Farm Related Service Industry" Defined.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall be not less than 18 years of age before he or she is...
• Section 257.312g Transportation Of Hazardous Material; Hazardous Material Endorsement On Operator's Or Chauffeur's License Required; Violation; Penalty.
  A person shall not transport or require, permit, or knowingly allow to be transported a hazardous material for which a placard is required under...
• Section 257.312h Vehicle Group Designation And Indorsement On Chauffeur's License; Additional Fees; Duration Of Indorsement; Disposition And Refund Of Fees.
  (1) A person who is issued an original chauffeur's license as described in section 314(3), upon payment of a vehicle group designation fee as...
• Section 257.312i Pickup Truck With Fifth Wheel Assembly And Attached Semitrailer; R Vehicle Indorsement Required; Prohibition; Written Examination; Fee; Exemption.
  (1) A person, before operating a pickup truck equipped with a fifth wheel assembly with an attached semitrailer designed for recreational living purposes and...
• Section 257.313 Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Loss, Destruction, Mutilation, Or Illegibility; Duplicate; Proof.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and section 812, if an operator's or chauffeur's license issued under this chapter is lost, destroyed, or...
• Section 257.314 Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Duration; Expiration; Identification Of Licensee Less Than 21; Renewal; Extension.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, operator's licenses and chauffeur's licenses expire on the birthday of the person to whom the license...
• Section 257.314a Repealed. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided for 3-year license to phase in 4-year license.
• Section 257.314b Repealed. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to two-year license for certain licensed drivers.
• Section 257.315 Operator's And Chauffeur's License; Change Of Address; Notice; Use Of Residence Address On Qualified Voter File; Failure To Report Change; Violation; Penalty; Nonappealability.
  (1) An operator or chauffeur who changes his or her residence before the expiration of a license granted under this chapter shall immediately notify...
• Section 257.316 Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Filing And Indexing Applications; Records.
  The secretary of state shall file each application for an operator's or chauffeur's license and index the application by name and number. The secretary...
• Section 257.316a Repealed. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to qualifications of school bus drivers and substitutes.
• 300-1949-iii-cancellation-suspen Cancellation, Suspension, Or Revocation Of Licenses (257.317...257.323d)
• 300-1949-iii-violation-of-licens Violation Of License Provisions (257.324...257.329)

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