Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-4-5-801 Part 801 Marine Safety (324.80101...324.80199)

• Section 324.80101 Definitions; A To C.
  As used in this part: (a) "Airboat" means a motorboat that is propelled, wholly or in part, by a propeller projecting above the water...
• Section 324.80102 Definitions; D To L.
  As used in this part: (a) "Dealer" means a person and an authorized representative of that person who annually purchases from a manufacturer, or...
• Section 324.80103 Definitions; M To O.
  As used in this part: (a) “Manufacturer” means a person engaged in any of the following: (i) The manufacture, construction, or assembly of boats...
• Section 324.80104 "Highly Restricted Personal Information" Defined; Definitions; P To W.
  As used in this part: (a) "Highly restricted personal information" means an individual's photograph or image, social security number, digitized signature, and medical and...
• Section 324.80105 Application Of Part.
  (1) This part applies to vessels and associated equipment used, to be used, or carried in vessels used on waters subject to the jurisdiction...
• Section 324.80106 Administration Of Part; Advisory Representative.
  The department shall be responsible for administration of this part except as otherwise provided in this part. The Michigan sheriffs' association shall designate an...
• Section 324.80107 Review Of Boating Accidents, Safety Education Programs, And Policies.
  The department shall review boating accidents on Michigan waters and study the development of marine safety education programs and other policies of state government...
• Section 324.80108 Regulations Of Waterborne Vehicles; Exclusive Diving, Fishing, Swimming Or Water Ski Areas; Special Local Regulations.
  The department may regulate the operation of vessels, water skis, water sleds, aquaplanes, surfboards, or other similar contrivances on the waters of this state....
• Section 324.80108[1] Lists Of Information; Sale Prohibited.
  The department or any other state department or agency that maintains or collects lists of information as part of its duties or responsibilities under...
• Section 324.80108a Operation Of Airboat Within Certain Distance Of Residence; Limitation; Exceptions.
  (1) A person shall not operate an airboat on the waters of this state within 450 feet of a residence between the hours of...
• Section 324.80109 Rules; Subsection (1) Inapplicable To Special Local Rules.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the department shall promulgate rules authorized by this part. The department shall publish the approved rules in...
• Section 324.80110 Special Rules For Vessels, Water Skis, Water Sleds, Aquaplanes, Surfboards, Or Other Similar Contrivances; Investigations And Inquiries; Preliminary Report; Notice Of Public Hearing; Presentation Of Views By Interested Persons; Determination By Department; Proposal For Local Ordinance; Appeal; "Water Body" Defined.
  (1) The department may initiate investigations and inquiries into the need for special rules for the use of vessels, water skis, water sleds, aquaplanes,...
• Section 324.80111 Proposed Local Ordinance; Submission To Governing Body; Approval Or Disapproval; Enactment; Enforcement.
  A local ordinance proposed pursuant to section 80110 shall be submitted to the governing body of the political subdivision in which the water body...
• Section 324.80112 Special Local Ordinances; Request For Assistance; Form; Receipt Of Resolution By Department.
  Local political subdivisions that believe that special local ordinances of the type authorized by this part are needed on waters subject to their jurisdiction...
• Section 324.80113 Enforcement Of Local Ordinances; Existing Rules; Enactment Of Statutory Provisions As Ordinance.
  (1) State, county, and local peace officers shall enforce local ordinances enacted in accordance with this part. (2) All rules establishing special local watercraft...
• Section 324.80114 Rules; Violation; Fine.
  (1) The department may promulgate rules to establish performance or other safety standards relating to boat construction or the installation, use, or carriage of...
• Section 324.80114a Prohibition Against Operation Of Motorized Vessel; Exemption; Marine Exemption Certificate; Physician's Attestation.
  (1) A marine law that prohibits the operation of a motorized vessel on a portion of the waterways of this state shall not be...
• Section 324.80115 Disposition Of Revenues; Credit To Waterways Account; Appropriation; Fees.
  (1) The revenue received under this part shall be deposited in the state treasury. The revenue division, department of treasury, shall annually present to...
• Section 324.80116 Boating Safety Program; Compliance With Rules; Federal Financial Assistance.
  The department shall do all things necessary to conduct a comprehensive boating safety program as provided in chapter 131 of part I of subtitle...
• Section 324.80117 Marine Safety Program; State Aid; Formula; Limitation On Determination; Use; Statement Of Expenditures.
  (1) Each county of the state is entitled to receive state aid as provided in this part. A county board of commissioners desiring to...
• Section 324.80118 Allocation Of State Aid To Counties.
  The amount of state aid to be allocated to a county pursuant to this part shall be determined by the department in the manner...
• Section 324.80119 Marine Safety Program; Audits Of County Records; Refunds To State.
  Annually the department of the treasury shall audit the county records pertaining to the marine safety program to assure the proper disposition of this...
• Section 324.80120 Marine Safety Program; Cooperation With County Sheriffs; Records; Reports.
  The department and the county sheriffs shall cooperate in the conduct of the marine safety program. The county sheriffs shall maintain records and submit...
• Section 324.80121 Rules.
  The department may promulgate rules as may be necessary to implement this part. History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 Popular...
• Section 324.80122 Conditions To Operation Of Vessels; Violation; Fine.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person shall not operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel of any...
• Section 324.80123 Exemption.
  (1) The owner of a vessel is not required to pay a fee and a vessel is not required to be numbered and to...
• Section 324.80124 Application For Certificate Of Number; Certificate Of Title; 15-day Permit; Fee; "The Length Of Vessel" Defined; Tax Exemption; Issuance; Delinquent Fee Or Tax; Penalty; Retention Of Certificate Of Number On Shore; Contents Of Lease Or Rental Agreement; Painting Or Attaching Number; Assigning Block Of Numbers; Federally Documented Vessel; Decal; Issuance Of Original Certificate Of Number, Numbering Renewal Decal, Or Other Renewal Device; Numbering System; Registration; Issuance Of Certificate Of Number; Historic Vessel; Refund To Owner Of Nonmotorized Canoe Or Kayak; Refund And Computation Of Fee.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner of a vessel required, pursuant to sections 80122 and 80123, to be numbered and...
• Section 324.80124a Great Lakes Protection Specialty Watercraft Decal.
  (1) Subject to subsection (4), the secretary of state shall make available for purchase an annual Great Lakes protection specialty watercraft decal. The Great...
• Section 324.80124b Great Lakes Protection Specialty Watercraft Decal; Use Of Money Received From Sale; Definitions.
  (1) Money received by the secretary of state from the sale of each Great Lakes protection specialty watercraft decal under section 80124a shall be...
• Section 324.80125 Notice Of Destruction Or Sale Of Vessel; Transfer Of Vessel; Change Of Address; Surrender Of Certificate; Cancellation Of Certificate And Reassignment Of Number; Certificate For Replacement Vessel; Refund; Recording New Address And Returning Certificates; Application For Transfer Of Certificate; Fees; Duration Of Certificate; Duplicate Certificate.
  (1) The owner of a vessel shall notify the secretary of state within 15 days if the vessel is destroyed or sold; if an...
• Section 324.80126 Dealer Certificates Of Number And Dealer Decals.
  (1) A dealer shall apply for and obtain from the secretary of state dealer certificates of number and dealer decals for each vessel of...
• Section 324.80127 Payment Of Fee By Credit Card Or Check.
  The secretary of state may accept payment by a credit card or check in lieu of cash of a fee required under this part....
• Section 324.80128 Secretary Of State; Certificate Of Number.
  The secretary of state may award any certificate of number directly or may authorize any person to act as his or her agent for...
• Section 324.80129 Maintenance Of Records; Availability To The Public.
  Records maintained under this part, other than those declared to be confidential by law or which are restricted by law from disclosure to the...
• Section 324.80130 Commercial Lookup Service Of Records; Disposition Of Fees; Computerized Central File; Purpose; Creation; Maintenance; Providing Records To Nongovernmental Person Or Entity; Payment; Admissibility In Evidence.
  (1) The secretary of state may provide a commercial lookup service of records maintained under this part. For each individual record looked up, the...
• Section 324.80130a Disclosure Of Information Prohibited; Exceptions.
  (1) Except as provided in this section and section 80130c, personal information in a record maintained under this part shall not be disclosed, unless...
• Section 324.80130b Resale Or Redisclosure Of Personal Information; Maintenance Of Records; Duration; Availability For Inspection.
  (1) An authorized recipient of personal information may resell or redisclose the information for any use permitted under section 80130a. An authorized recipient of...
• Section 324.80130c Furnishing List Of Information To Federal, State, Or Local Governmental Agency; Contract For Sale Of List Of Information; Insertion Of Safeguard In Agreement Or Contract; Resale Or Redisclosure Of Information; Disclosure Of List Based On Watercraft Operations Or Sanctions To Nongovernmental Agency.
  (1) Upon request, the secretary of state may furnish a list of information from the records of the department maintained under this part to...
• Section 324.80130d Prohibited Conduct; Violations As Felony; Penalties.
  (1) A person who makes a false representation or false certification to obtain personal information under this part, or who uses personal information for...
• Section 324.80130f Abandonment Of Vessel Prohibited; Presumption; Violation; Civil Infraction; "Abandoned Vessel" Defined; Determination That Vessel Not Stolen; Duties Of Police Agency; Notice Of Abandoned Vessel; Duties Of Secretary Of State; Request For Hearing By Owner To Contest Abandonment; Redemption Of Vessel; Abandonment Of Vessel On Private Property Without Owner Consent; Offer Of Vessel For Public Sale.
  (1) A person shall not abandon a vessel in this state. It is presumed that the last titled owner or, if there is no...
• Section 324.80130g Definitions; Unregistered Abandoned Scrap Vessel; Custody; Duties Of Police Agency; Release Of Vessel To Towing Service; Certificate Of Scrapping; Retention Of Records; Abandonment Of Vessel On Private Property; Notice Of Abandoned Vessel; Request For Hearing By Owner To Contest Abandonment; Redemption Of Vessel.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Registered abandoned scrap vessel" means a vessel that meets all of the following requirements: (i) Is 7...
• Section 324.80130h Determination That Vessel Not Stolen; Immediate Removal From Public Or Private Property; Arrival Of Owner Before Towing Or Removal; Entering Vessel In Law Enforcement Information Network As Abandoned; Release Of Vessel To Owner; Authorization Required; Notice.
  (1) After determining under subsection (3) that a vessel has not been reported stolen, a police agency or a governmental agency designated by the...
• Section 324.80130i Courts; Jurisdiction; Venue; Use Of Bond To Pay Towing And Storage Fees; Exclusive Remedies.
  (1) The following courts have jurisdiction to determine if a police agency, towing agency or custodian, or private property owner has acted properly in...
• Section 324.80130j Filing Of Petition By Owner Of Vessel; Duties Of Court; Burden Of Showing Compliance With Act; Decision Of Court.
  (1) Upon the filing of a petition prescribed in section 80130f or 80130g, signed by the owner of the vessel that has been taken...
• Section 324.80130k Public Sale Of Abandoned Vessel.
  (1) A public sale for a vessel, and its contents, that has been determined to be abandoned under section 80130f or 80197 or removed...
• Section 324.80130l Abandoned Vessel, Orv, And Snowmobile Fund.
  (1) The abandoned vessel, ORV, and snowmobile fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets...
• Section 324.80130m Towing Or Storage Fees.
  (1) A towing service, custodian of a vessel, or both, may recover towing fees or, subject to subsection (2), storage fees from the last...
• Section 324.80130n Applicability Of Mcl 324.80130f And 324.80130g.
  Sections 80130f and 80130g do not apply to a vessel that is owned by the person who owns the private real property on which...
• Section 324.80130o Notice Of Towing Or Removal Of Vessel; Posting; Requirements; Use Of Term "Vehicles."
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 80130p, an owner or lessor of private real property shall post a notice before authorizing the towing...
• Section 324.80130p Applicability Of Mcl 324.80130o.
  Section 80130o does not apply to any of the following: (a) Real property that is appurtenant to and obviously part of a single- or...
• Section 324.80131 Violation Of Part Or Ordinance; Record Of Charge Or Citation; Forwarding Abstracts Or Report To Secretary Of State; Statement; Certification; Noncompliance; Public Inspection; Basis For Issuing Order; Transmitting And Entering Order Of Reversal; Modifying Requirements.
  (1) Each municipal judge and each clerk of a court of record shall keep a full record of every case in which a person...
• Section 324.80132 Applicability Of Mcl 324.80134 And 324.80135; Applicability Of Section.
  (1) Sections 80134 and 80135 apply to a vessel operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of this state when the vessel is either...
• Section 324.80133 Casualty Involving Vessel; Assistance To Injured Persons.
  (1) The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, and the operator of any other vessel, to the extent...
• Section 324.80134 Casualties Involving Vessels; Exchange Of Identification.
  In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator shall stop his or her vessel and give his or...
• Section 324.80134a Accident Involving Serious Impairment Of Body Function Or Death; Remaining At Scene Of Accident; Violation As Felony; “serious Impairment Of A Body Function” Defined.
  (1) The operator of a vessel who knows or who has reason to believe that he or she has been involved in an accident...
• Section 324.80135 Casualty Involving Vessel; Report.
  (1) In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator shall report the collision, accident, or other casualty to...
• Section 324.80136 Peace Officer Receiving Report Or Investigating Casualty Involving Vessel; Report To Department And County Sheriff; Form And Contents.
  A peace officer receiving a report or investigating the collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel shall prepare and submit within 15 days...
• Section 324.80137 Casualty Reports Involving Vessel; Use; Fee; Copies; Admissibility In Court.
  All collision, accident, or other casualty reports involving a vessel shall be without prejudice and shall be for the information of the department. Any...
• Section 324.80138 Transmission Of Information For Analytical Or Statistical Purposes.
  In accordance with a request by an authorized official or agency of the United States or by the department, information compiled or otherwise available...
• Section 324.80139 Rules.
  The department shall promulgate rules to establish a state vessel collision, accident, or other casualty reporting system in conformity with that established by the...
• Section 324.80140 Educational Programs; Establishment; Youthful Boat Operators Training Program; Certificates Of Completion; Information To Be Included In Program.
  (1) In order to protect the public interest in the prudent and equitable use of the waters of this state and to enhance the...
• Section 324.80141 Operation Of Motorboat By Person Less Than 12 Years Of Age; Operation Of Motorboat By Person 12 Through 15 Years Of Age; Operation Of Motorboat By Person On Or After July 1, 1996.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person less than 12 years of age shall not operate a motorboat on the waters...
• Section 324.80142 Wearing Of Personal Flotation Device By Child Required; Exception; “charter Boat” And “class C Vessel” Defined; Violation; Fine.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person shall not operate a vessel on the waters of this state unless each person in...
• Section 324.80143 Barge; Lights; Number; Placement; Position; Barges Moored Together; Limitation; Order To Move Moored Vessel; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty; Costs; Definitions.
  (1) The owner of a barge shall place his or her name, address, and telephone number on a prominent place on the hull of...
• Section 324.80143a Carrying, Storing, Maintaining, And Using Marine Safety Equipment Onboard Vessel; Violation As Civil Infraction; Fine.
  A person who operates a vessel, or the owner of a vessel who operates or causes or permits the vessel to be operated, on...
• Section 324.80144 Operation Of Vessels; Rules; Violation; Fine.
  (1) When vessels are being operated in such a manner as to make collision imminent or likely, the following apply: (a) When 2 vessels...
• Section 324.80145 Operation Of Vessels; Speed; Interference With Use Of Waters By Others; Violation; Fine.
  A person operating or propelling a vessel upon the waters of this state shall operate it in a careful and prudent manner and at...
• Section 324.80146 Maximum Or Unlimited Motorboat Speed; Rules; Maximum Motorboat Speed Where Limits Not Established; Exceptions; Resolution Requesting Reduction In Maximum Speed Limit; Conditions Requiring Slow—no Wake Speed Or Minimum Speed; Violation; Fine; Exceptions; Waiver.
  (1) The department may promulgate rules to establish maximum motorboat speed limits or to allow unlimited motorboat speed on the waters of this state....
• Section 324.80147 Reckless Operation Of Vessels; Penalty.
  (1) If a person carelessly and heedlessly operates a vessel upon the waters of this state in disregard of the rights or safety of...
• Section 324.80148 Operating Motorboat At More Than Slow—no Wake Speed; Prohibitions; Exceptions.
  (1) Subject to the exceptions described in subsection (2), a person shall not operate a motorboat at more than slow—no wake speed if any...
• Section 324.80149 Operation Of Vessels In Counter-clockwise Fashion; Distance Between Persons Being Towed And Other Objects; Exception; Violation As Misdemeanor; Violation As Civil Infraction; Fine.
  (1) A person operating a vessel on the waters of this state in areas not marked by well defined channels, canals, rivers, or stream...
• Section 324.80150 Operation Of Vessels; Prohibited In Certain Areas.
  A person shall not operate a vessel on any of the waters of this state within a lawfully authorized restricted area clearly marked by...
• Section 324.80151 Towing Of Persons; Prohibited Time; Violation; Fine.
  (1) A person operating a vessel shall not have in tow or otherwise be assisting in the propulsion of a person on water skis...
• Section 324.80152 Towing Or Assisting Person Prohibited; Exceptions; Violation; Fine; Subsections (1) And (3) Inapplicable Under Certain Conditions; Standards; Rules; Certification; Information To Be Provided; Specification Of Bodies Of Water For Use In Practice.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not operate a vessel on the waters of this state while towing or...
• Section 324.80153 Vessels; Use Of Portions Unintended For Occupancy Prohibited; Exceptions.
  Any occupant or operator of any vessel under way on the waters of this state shall not sit, stand, or walk upon any portion...
• Section 324.80154 Interference With Operation Of Vessel By Nonoccupant.
  A person not in a boat shall not intentionally rock, tip, jostle, or otherwise interfere with the operation of any vessel, except under supervised...
• Section 324.80155 Divers; Marking Point Of Submergence; Distance From Diver's Flag.
  Any person diving or submerging in any of the waters of this state with the aid of a diving suit or other mechanical diving...
• Section 324.80156 Motorboat; Muffler Or Underwater Exhaust System Required; Maximum Sound Levels; Test And Maximum Decibel Levels; New Motorboat To Comply With Prescribed Sound Levels; Exceptions; “db(a)” Defined; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not operate a motorboat on the waters of this state unless the motorboat is equipped and...
• Section 324.80157 Liability Of Vessel Owner For Negligent Operation; Presumption Of Consent To Use.
  The owner of a vessel is liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of the vessel, whether the negligence consists of a...
• Section 324.80158 Responsibility Of Vessel Owner For Damage Caused By Vessel Wake.
  The owner of any vessel operated upon the waters of this state is personally responsible for any damage to life or property resulting from...
• Section 324.80159 Buoys Or Beacons; Permit For Placement; Application; Revocation; Removal.
  A person shall not place a beacon or buoy, other than a mooring buoy, in the waters of this state except as authorized by...
• Section 324.80160 Buoys Or Beacons; Uniform Marking System.
  The department shall establish a uniform waterway marking system for the marking of all buoys and beacons authorized by this part to be placed...
• Section 324.80161 Buoys Or Beacons; Compliance With Federal Law Or Regulations; Permits.
  Sections 80159 and 80160 do not exempt any person from compliance with applicable federal law or regulation, and sections 80159 and 80160 do not...
• Section 324.80162 Buoys Or Beacons; Use As Moorings; Moving, Removal Or Damaging.
  A person shall not moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed buoy or beacon, except mooring buoys, or willfully move, remove, or...
• Section 324.80163 Anchored Raft Or Other Item Or Material; Relocation Or Removal As Navigation Hazard; Costs; Failure To Pay; Lien.
  (1) If an anchored raft or other item or material, whether floating free or attached to the bottomland or a shoreline, presents a hazard...
• Section 324.80164 Regattas; Rules; Permit; Authorization; Applications.
  The department may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions, or trials for those events, on...
• Section 324.80164a Personal Flotation Device And Throwable Flotation Device; Exception From Requirements.
  The requirements for having a personal flotation device and a throwable flotation device in a vessel do not apply to a person in a...
• Section 324.80165 Regattas, Races, Or Trials; Compliance With Federal Law Or Regulation; Permit; Waiver.
  Section 80164 does not exempt a person from compliance with an applicable federal law or regulation, and it shall not be construed to require...
• Section 324.80166 Peace Officers; Stopping Of Vessels; Duty Of Operator; Reasonable Suspicion; Furnishing False Information As Misdemeanor; Arrest Without Warrant.
  (1) Upon the direction of a peace officer acting in the lawful performance of his or her duty, the operator of a vessel moving...
• Section 324.80166a Agreement With United States Coast Guard.
  (1) The department may enter into an agreement with the United States coast guard, the United States coast guard auxiliary, or an organization sponsored...
• Section 324.80167 Arrest Without Warrant; Cases In Which Arrested Person Arraigned By Magistrate Or Judge.
  If a person is arrested without a warrant for any of the following, the arrested person shall, without unreasonable delay, be arraigned by a...
• Section 324.80168 Arrest Without Warrant; Notice To Appear In Court; Time; Place; Appearance; Acceptance Of Pleas.
  (1) When a person is arrested without a warrant for a violation of this part punishable as a misdemeanor, or of a provision of...
• Section 324.80169 Arrest Without Warrant; Nonresidents; Recognizance; Receipt And Summons; Failure To Appear; Deposit Of Money; Report; Embezzlement.
  (1) If a person not a resident of this state is arrested without a warrant for a violation of this part under conditions not...
• Section 324.80170 Violation By Officer, Magistrate, Or District Court Judge As Misconduct In Office; Removal From Office; Applicability And Construction Of Mcl 324.80168 And 324.80169.
  (1) Any officer, magistrate, or district court judge violating section 80168 or 80169 is guilty of misconduct in office and is subject to removal...
• Section 324.80171 Violation Of Part Or Rules; Penalties.
  Unless otherwise specified under this part, a violation of this part or rules promulgated under this part is a misdemeanor. A political subdivision having...
• Section 324.80172 Negligent Crippling Or Death; Penalty.
  A person who, by the operation of any vessel at an immoderate rate of speed or in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner, but...
• Section 324.80173 Felonious Operation Of Watercraft; Penalty.
  A person who operates any vessel carelessly and heedlessly in willful and wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due...
• Section 324.80174 Negligent Homicide Included In Charge Of Manslaughter.
  The crime of negligent homicide is included within every crime of manslaughter charged to have been committed in the operation of any vessel, and...
• Section 324.80175 Nonresidents; Secretary Of State As Attorney For Service Of Summons; Service; Procedure; Sufficiency; Death; Appointment Of Secretary Of State As Attorney; Abatement Of Actions; Costs; Applicability To All Courts.
  (1) The operation by a nonresident of a vessel upon the waters of this state, or the operation on the waters of this state...
• Section 324.80176 Operation Of Or Authorizing Operation Of Motorboat While Under Influence Of Alcoholic Liquor Or Controlled Substance Prohibited; Visible Impairment; Violation As Felony; Penalty; "Serious Impairment Of A Body Function" Defined; Operation By Person Less Than 21 Years Of Age; "Any Bodily Alcohol Content" Defined; Requirements; "Operate" Defined.
  (1) A person shall not operate a motorboat on the waters of this state if any of the following apply: (a) The person is...
• Section 324.80177 Violation Of Mcl 324.80176(1) And 324.80176(2); Sanctions; Costs.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 80176(1), the following apply: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the...
• Section 324.80178 Violation Of Mcl 324.80176(3); Sanctions; Costs.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 80176(3), the following apply: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the...
• Section 324.80178a Violation Of Mcl 324.80176(6); Sanctions; Costs.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 80176(6), all of the following apply: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the...
• Section 324.80178b Violation Of Mcl 324.80176(7)(a) Or 324.80176(7)(b); Sanctions; Costs.
  (1) A person who violates section 80176(7)(a) is guilty of a crime punishable as follows: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person...
• Section 324.80179 Enhanced Sentencing Based On Prior Convictions; Conditions; Attempted Violation Of Mcl 324.80176(1), Mcl 324.80176(3), Or Local Ordinance.
  (1) If the prosecuting attorney intends to seek an enhanced sentence under section 80177 or 80178 based upon the defendant having 1 or more...
• Section 324.80180 Peace Officer; Arrest Without Warrant; Reasonable Cause; Conditions; Returning Motorboat And Occupants To Shore; Effect Of Not Charging Person Receiving Citation.
  (1) A peace officer, without a warrant, may arrest a person if the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person was,...
• Section 324.80181 Chemical Test And Analysis Of Blood, Urine, Or Breath; Collection Of Sample Or Specimen; Application Of Administrative Rules.
  (1) The following apply with respect to a chemical test and analysis of a person's blood, urine, or breath, other than a preliminary chemical...
• Section 324.80182 Chemical Test; Administration At Request Of Peace Officer, During Medical Treatment, Or By Medical Examiner If Operator Of Vessel Is Deceased; Procedures.
  (1) A chemical test described in section 80181 shall be administered at the request of a peace officer having reasonable grounds to believe the...
• Section 324.80183 Chemical Test; Introduction Of Other Competent Evidence; Availability Of Test Results.
  (1) The provisions of sections 80181 and 80182 relating to chemical testing do not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon...
• Section 324.80184 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test As Admissible Evidence.
  A person's refusal to submit to a chemical test as provided in sections 80181 and 80182 is admissible in a criminal prosecution for a...
• Section 324.80185 Advising Defendant Of Penalties And Sanctions; Ordering Screening, Assessment, And Rehabilitative Services.
  (1) Before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere under sections 80176 to 80179, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 80176(1),...
• Section 324.80186 Sentencing As Multiple Offender; Consideration Of Prior Convictions; Sanctions.
  Immediately upon acceptance by the court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or upon entry of a verdict of guilty for a...
• Section 324.80187 Consent To Chemical Tests Of Blood, Breath, Or Urine; Circumstances; Exception; Administration.
  (1) A person who operates a motorboat on the waters of this state is considered to have given consent to chemical tests of his...
• Section 324.80188 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test At Request Of Peace Officer; Obtaining Court Order; Forwarding Report To Secretary Of State.
  (1) If a person refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test offered pursuant to section 80181 or 80182,...
• Section 324.80189 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test; Notice Of Right To Request Hearing.
  (1) If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section 80181 or 80182, the peace officer shall immediately notify the...
• Section 324.80190 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test; Failure To Request Hearing; Manner And Conditions Of Hearing If Requested; Record Of Proceedings; Order; Petitions To Review Order Or To Review Determination Of Hearing Officer.
  (1) If a person who refuses to submit to a chemical test under section 80181 or 80182 does not request a hearing within 14...
• Section 324.80191 Order Not To Operate Vessel On Waters Of State; Convictions Requiring Issuance Of Order By Secretary Of State; Effectiveness Of Order If More Than 1 Conviction Resulting From Same Incident.
  (1) Notwithstanding a court order issued under section 80176(1), (3), (4), or (5), section 80185 or 80186, former section 171(1), (3), (4), or (5),...
• Section 324.80192 Convictions Requiring Order With No Expiration Date; Terminating Order; Multiple Convictions From Same Incident; Judicial Review.
  (1) Upon receipt of the appropriate records of conviction, the secretary of state shall issue an order with no expiration date that the person...
• Section 324.80193 Failure To Answer Citation Or Notice To Appear In Court Or Comply With Judgment Or Order; Notice Of Issuance Of Order Without Expiration Date; Conditions Terminating Order.
  (1) If a person is charged with, or convicted of, a violation of section 80176(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) or a local ordinance...
• Section 324.80194 Petition For Review Of Determination; Order Setting Cause For Hearing; Service; Authority And Duty Of Court; Applicability Of Section.
  (1) A person who is aggrieved by a final determination of the secretary of state under this part may petition for a review of...
• Section 324.80195 Petition For Stay Of Order; Entering Ex Parte Order; Terms And Conditions; Exception.
  (1) Within 63 days after the determination, a person who is aggrieved by a final determination of the secretary of state under this part...
• Section 324.80196 Person Subject To Order Not To Operate Vessel On Waters Of State; Prohibited Conduct; Violation Of Subsection (1) As Misdemeanor; Penalty; Extending Length Of Order; Obtaining And Furnishing Boating Record; Applicability Of Section; Confiscating Certificate Of Number And Cancelling Registration Numbers.
  (1) A person who is ordered not to operate a vessel on the waters of this state and who has been notified of the...
• Section 324.80197 Impoundment Of Vessel; Order; Execution; Liability For Expenses; Rights Of Conditional Vendor, Chattel Mortgagee, Or Lessor Of Vessel.
  (1) When a person is convicted under section 80196(1), the vessel, if it is owned in whole or in part by that person, shall...
• Section 324.80197a Conviction Based On Plea Of Nolo Contendere.
  A conviction based on a plea of nolo contendere shall be treated in the same manner as a conviction based on a plea of...
• Section 324.80198 Administrative Order Processing Fee; Disposition And Allocation.
  Whether with or without an expiration date, an order not to operate a vessel on the waters of this state or to operate a...
• Section 324.80198a Public Dock, Pier, Wharf, Or Retaining Wall; Entry Or Use Prohibited Under Certain Wind Conditions; Barricades; Notice.
  (1) When wind conditions on the Great Lakes attain a magnitude whereby 1/3 of the waves resulting from the conditions cause any public dock,...
• Section 324.80198b Public Bathing Beaches; Buoys Required; Prohibited Swimming Area; Exception; Violation; Fine.
  (1) The owner or person in charge of a bathing beach maintained primarily for public use shall not knowingly permit a person to bathe...
• Section 324.80199 Part Not To Affect Owner's Rights Under Laws Of United States.
  This part does not affect any of the rights of an owner under the laws of the United States. History: Add. 1995, Act 58,...

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