Michigan Compiled Laws 451-1994-iii-4-6-snowmobiles-821 Part 821 Snowmobiles (324.82101...324.82161)

• Section 324.82101 Definitions.
  As used in this part: (a) "Alcoholic liquor" means that term as defined in section 1d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,...
• Section 324.82102 Snowmobiles; Exemption From Taxes And Fees.
  Snowmobiles are exempt from all taxes and fees imposed on vehicles under the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of...
• Section 324.82102a Michigan Snowmobile Advisory Committee.
  (1) The Michigan snowmobile advisory committee is created in the department. The committee shall consist of 7 individuals appointed by the director for 2-year...
• Section 324.82103 Certificate Of Registration And Registration Decal Required; Exceptions; Violation; Penalty.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided, a snowmobile shall not be operated unless the owner first obtains a certificate of registration and a registration decal....
• Section 324.82104 Special Event; Certificate Of Registration Or Registration Decal Not Required.
  A certificate of registration or a registration decal is not required for a snowmobile that is exclusively operated in a special event of limited...
• Section 324.82105 Application For Registration; Forms; Signature; Fee; Recording Application; Issuance Of Certificate Of Registration And Decal; Contents, Legibility, And Inspection Of Certificate; Surety Bond; Issuance, Duration, And Renewal Of Certificate And Registration Decal; Display Of Decal; Destroying Record Of Certificate.
  (1) Before operating a snowmobile requiring registration in this state, the owner shall apply for registration with the department of state on forms provided...
• Section 324.82105a Fees; Delinquency; Penalty; Deposit And Use Of Collected Penalties.
  (1) If a check, draft, or electronic payment of a required fee is not paid on its first presentation, the fee is delinquent as...
• Section 324.82105b Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, Or Refusal To Issue Snowmobile Registration; Conditions.
  The department of state may cancel, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a snowmobile registration if any of the following occur: (a) The applicant...
• Section 324.82105c Historic Snowmobile Registration Decal; Issuance; Placement; Fee; Validity; Revocation; Exemption From Registration; Rules.
  (1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner of a historic snowmobile a historic snowmobile registration decal which shall bear the inscription...
• Section 324.82106 Disposition Of Revenue; Designation Of State Recreational Trail Coordinator; Plan For Statewide Recreational And Snowmobile Trails System; Expenditures; Construction Of Recreational Trail Facilities Or Major Improvements On Private Land; Interconnecting Network Of Statewide Snowmobile Trails And Use Areas; Alternative Nonconflicting Off-season Recreational Trail Uses.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, revenue received from the registration fees under this part shall be deposited as follows: (a) Twenty-two...
• Section 324.82107 Annual Budget Request To Include Amounts For Department Enforcement Of Part And Local Snowmobile Programs; Financial Assistance To Counties; Cooperation In Conduct Of Program; Records; Reports; Rules.
  (1) The annual budget request of the department shall include an amount for department enforcement of this part, for department administration of the programs...
• Section 324.82108 Snowmobile Safety Education And Training Program.
  (1) The department shall design by May 1, 1995 the minimum content of a comprehensive snowmobile safety education and training program, which shall include...
• Section 324.82109 Appropriation; Uses; Allocation; Grants; Contract Payments; Financial Assistance; Conditions; Application; Grant Agreement Or Contract; Payment; Term; Request For Information; Report.
  (1) Money appropriated to the department from the recreational snowmobile trail improvement subaccount shall be used for 1 or more of the following: (a)...
• Section 324.82110 Recreational Snowmobile Trail Improvement Subaccount; Use; Deposits; Rules; Projects Open To Public.
  (1) The recreational snowmobile trail improvement subaccount is created as a subaccount of the snowmobile account. Money in the subaccount shall be used upon...
• Section 324.82110a Permanent Snowmobile Trail Easement Subaccount.
  (1) The permanent snowmobile trail easement subaccount is created as a subaccount of the snowmobile account. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or...
• Section 324.82111 Snowmobile Registration Fee Subaccount; Creation.
  The snowmobile registration fee subaccount is created as a subaccount of the snowmobile account. History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995...
• Section 324.82112 Operation Of Snowmobile Program; Review Of Effectiveness; Report.
  (1) The department, in consultation with the snowmobile advisory board, shall conduct a review of the effectiveness of operation of the snowmobile program by...
• Section 324.82113 Registration Decal; Display; Issuance; Expiration Of Certificate Of Registration; Awarding Certificate Of Number.
  (1) The owner of a snowmobile having been issued a certificate of registration for the snowmobile shall affix to each side of the forward...
• Section 324.82114 Destruction, Abandonment, Sale, Or Transfer Of Snowmobile; Change Of Address; Notice; Surrender Of Certificate; Cancellation Of Certificate; Destruction Of Record; Recording New Address; Return Of Certificate To Owner; Application By Transferee For New Certificate; Fee; Operation Without Certificate Prohibited; Duplicate Certificate; Replacement Registration Decal.
  (1) The owner of a snowmobile shall notify the department of state within 15 days if the snowmobile is destroyed or abandoned, or is...
• Section 324.82115 Certificates Of Registration For Dealers And Manufacturers; Use; Fee; Placement Of Registration Decal.
  A dealer or manufacturer, upon application to the department of state upon forms provided by it, may obtain certificates of registration for use in...
• Section 324.82116 Snowmobile Numbers; Stamping On Frame Or Plate; Location Of Number; Possession Of Snowmobile With Altered, Defaced, Or Obliterated Number.
  (1) A snowmobile that is manufactured after December 1, 1972 for sale in this state shall have an identifying number that is stamped into...
• Section 324.82116a Alteration, Removal, Or Defacement Of Vehicle Number; Application For Special Identifying Number; Missing Vehicle Number; Replacement; Fee.
  (1) The owner of a snowmobile whose vehicle number has been altered, removed, or defaced, including the owner of a snowmobile who intends to...
• Section 324.82117 Dealers; Duties; Liability Insurance.
  (1) A dealer shall maintain in safe operating condition all snowmobiles rented, leased, or furnished by him or her. The dealer or the dealer's...
• Section 324.82118 Michigan Snowmobile Trail Permit.
  (1) In addition to registration of a snowmobile under section 82105 or registration in another state or province, except as otherwise provided in this...
• Section 324.82119 Operation Of Snowmobiles Prohibited; Exceptions; Permanent Prohibition; Requirements; Rules.
  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile upon a public highway, land used as an airport or street, or on a public or...
• Section 324.82120 Supervision Of Child Less Than 12 Years Of Age; Exception; Conditions For Operation Of Snowmobile By Person 12 But Less Than 17 Years Of Age; Snowmobile Safety Certificate; Crossing Highway Or Street; Duty Of Snowmobile Owner; Report Of Violation; Suspension Of Certificate.
  (1) A parent or legal guardian shall not permit his or her child who is less than 12 years of age to operate a...
• Section 324.82121 Use Of Snowmobile To Hunt Wild Bird Or Animal.
  A snowmobile shall not be used to hunt, pursue, worry, or kill a wild bird or animal. History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff....
• Section 324.82122 Lights And Brakes; Minimum Safety Standards; Certification As Proof Of Compliance.
  (1) A snowmobile shall not be operated unless it has at least 1 headlight, 1 taillight, and adequate brakes capable, while the snowmobile travels...
• Section 324.82123 Crash Helmet Required.
  A person operating or riding on a snowmobile shall wear a crash helmet on his or her head. Crash helmets shall be approved by...
• Section 324.82124 Ordinances; Duty To Maintain Highway; Immunity From Liability; “gross Negligence” Defined.
  (1) Any municipality may pass an ordinance regulating the operation of snowmobiles if the ordinance meets substantially the minimum requirements of this part. A...
• Section 324.82125 Rules Governing Operation And Conduct Of Snowmobiles; Special Rules; Hearing; Notice; Corresponding Ordinances; Suspension, Amendment, Or Repeal; Enforcement.
  (1) The department may promulgate rules to govern the operation and conduct of snowmobiles, speed limits, and the times when a snowmobile may be...
• Section 324.82126 Operation Of Snowmobile; Prohibitions; Exemption; Construction, Operation, And Maintenance Of Snowmobile Trail; Conditions; Demarcation Of Trail By Signing; “operate” Defined; Prohibited Conduct; Assumption Of Risk; Violation Of Subsection (2) As Civil Infraction; Fine.
  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile under any of the following circumstances: (a) At a rate of speed greater than is reasonable...
• Section 324.82126a Operation Of Snowmobile; Prohibited Conduct; Violation As Civil Infraction.
  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile upon a highway, public trail, frozen surface of a public lake, stream, river, pond, or another...
• Section 324.82126b Operation Of Snowmobile; Prohibited Conduct; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile upon a highway, public trail, frozen surface of a public lake, stream, river, pond, or another...
• Section 324.82126c Operation Of Snowmobile; Conduct Causing Death Or Serious Impairment Of Bodily Function; Violation As Misdemeanor Or Felony; Penalty; Definition; Order Prohibiting Operation Of Snowmobile.
  (1) A person who operates a snowmobile in a careless or negligent manner causing the death or serious impairment of bodily function of another...
• Section 324.82127 Operation Of Or Authorizing Operation Of Snowmobile While Under Influence Of Alcoholic Liquor Or Controlled Substance Prohibited; Visible Impairment; Violation; Penalty; “serious Impairment Of A Body Function” Defined; Operation By Person Less Than 21 Years Of Age; "Any Bodily Alcoholic Content" Defined; Person Less Than 16 Years Of Age Occupying Snowmobile.
  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile in this state if any of the following apply: (a) The person is under the influence...
• Section 324.82128 Violations; Sanctions.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 82127(1), the following apply: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the...
• Section 324.82129 Violations; Sanctions.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 82127(3), the following apply: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the...
• Section 324.82129a Violation Of Mcl 324.82127(6); Sanctions; Community Service.
  (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 82127(6), all of the following apply: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the...
• Section 324.82129b Violation Of Mcl 324.82127(7)(a) Or (B); Sanctions; Community Service.
  (1) A person who violates section 82127(7)(a) is guilty of a crime punishable as follows: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person...
• Section 324.82130 Enhanced Sentence; Listing Of Prior Convictions; Attempted Violation.
  (1) If the prosecuting attorney intends to seek an enhanced sentence under section 82128, 82129, 82129a, or 82129b based upon the defendant having 1...
• Section 324.82131 Display Of Lighted Headlight And Taillight Required; Applicability Of Section To Snowmobile 25 Years Or Older.
  (1) A person shall not operate a snowmobile without displaying a lighted headlight and a lighted taillight. However, the headlight shall not be covered...
• Section 324.82132 Accidents; Notice; Reports.
  The operator of a snowmobile involved in an accident resulting in injuries to or the death of any person or property damage in an...
• Section 324.82133 Violation Of Part; Misdemeanor.
  Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd....
• Section 324.82134 Violations; Appearance Tickets; Presumption.
  (1) A peace or police officer may issue appearance tickets for violations of this part pursuant to sections 9a to 9e of chapter 4...
• Section 324.82135 Failure To Stop On Signal Of Uniformed Officer; Penalty; Identification Of Official Vehicle.
  An operator of a snowmobile who is given by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren a visual or audible signal by a peace, police,...
• Section 324.82136 Arrest Without Warrant; Preliminary Chemical Breath Analysis.
  (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 324.82137 Chemical Tests And Analysis Of Person's Blood, Urine, Or Breath; Provisions.
  (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 324.82138 Chemical Test And Analysis Of Person's Blood, Urine, Or Breath; Additional Provisions.
  (1) A chemical test described in section 82137 shall be administered at the request of a peace officer having reasonable grounds to believe the...
• Section 324.82139 Introduction Of Other Evidence Not Limited By Mcl 324.82137 And 324.82138; Availability Of Chemical Test Results.
  (1) The provisions of sections 82137 and 82138 relating to chemical testing do not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon...
• Section 324.82140 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test; Admissibility.
  A person's refusal to submit to a chemical test as provided in sections 82137 and 82138 is admissible in a criminal prosecution for a...
• Section 324.82141 Acceptance Of Guilty Plea Or Nolo Contendere; Advisement By Court Of Maximum Imprisonment And Fine; Screening, Assessment, And Rehabilitative Services; Record.
  (1) Before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere under section 82127 or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1), (2), or...
• Section 324.82142 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 324.82143 Implied Consent To Chemical Tests; Circumstances; Exception; Administration Of Chemical Test.
  (1) A person who operates a snowmobile is considered to have given consent to chemical tests of his or her blood, breath, or urine...
• Section 324.82144 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test; Court Order; Report To Secretary Of State.
  (1) If a person refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test offered under section 82137 or 82138, a...
• Section 324.82145 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test; Notice Of Right To Hearing.
  (1) If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test pursuant to section 82144, the peace officer shall immediately notify the person in...
• Section 324.82146 Refusal To Submit To Chemical Test; Failure To Request Hearing; Order; Hearing Procedures.
  (1) If a person who refuses to submit to a chemical test under section 82144 does not request a hearing within 14 days of...
• Section 324.82147 Issuance Of Order By Secretary Of State; Operation Of Snowmobile Prohibited; Imposition Of Suspension For More Than 1 Conviction Or Probate Court Dispositions From Same Incident.
  (1) Notwithstanding a court order issued under section 82127(1), (3), (4), or (5), section 15a(1), (3), (4), or (5) of former 1968 PA 74,...
• Section 324.82147a Suspension Or Revocation Of Operator's Or Chauffeur's License; Operation Of Snowmobile Prohibited; Violation As Misdemeanor; Penalty.
  (1) If the operator's or chauffeur's license of a person who is a resident of this state is suspended or revoked by the secretary...
• Section 324.82148 Convictions Prohibiting Operation Of Snowmobile; Order; Sharing Conviction Records; Termination Of Indefinite Order; Multiple Convictions Or Probate Court Dispositions Resulting From Same Incident; Hearing; Record; 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 324.82149 Operation Of Snowmobile Prohibited; Issuance Of Order Without Expiration Date; Notice; Expiration Of Order; Conditions.
  (1) If a person is charged with, or convicted of, a violation of section 82127(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), former section 15a(1), (2),...
• Section 324.82150 Final Determination By Secretary Of State; Petition For Review In Circuit Court; Consideration Of Record By Court; Authority Of Court To Affirm, Modify, Or Set Aside Order; 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 324.82151 Ex Parte Order To Stay Pending Order.
  (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 324.82152 Operation Of Snowmobile Prohibited; Knowingly Permitting Operation By Person Subject To Order Prohibited; Violation Of Subsection (1) As Misdemeanor; Extension Of Length Of Order; Cancellation Of Certificate Of Registration.
  (1) A person who is ordered not to operate a snowmobile and who has been notified of the order by personal service or first-class...
• Section 324.82153 Impoundment Of Snowmobile.
  (1) When a person is convicted under section 82152(1), the snowmobile, if it is owned by that person, shall be ordered impounded for not...
• Section 324.82154 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 324.82155 Expiration Of Order Not To Operate Snowmobile; Administrative Order Processing Fee.
  Whether of definite or indefinite length, an order not to operate a snowmobile does not expire until the person subject to the order pays...
• Section 324.82156 Availability Of Records To Public; Commercial Lookup Service Of Snowmobile Operation, Title, And Registration; Disposition Of Fees; Computerized Central File; Providing Records To Nongovernmental Person Or Entity; Payment; Admissibility In Evidence.
  (1) The secretary of state shall make available to the public records maintained under this part, other than those declared to be confidential by...
• Section 324.82156a Disclosure Of Personal Information; Uses.
  (1) Except as provided in this section and in section 82156c, personal information in a record maintained under this part shall not be disclosed,...
• Section 324.82156b Resale Or Redisclosure Of Information; Maintenance Of Records; Duration; Availability For Inspection.
  (1) An authorized recipient of personal information disclosed under section 82156a may resell or redisclose the information for any use permitted under section 82156a....
• Section 324.82156c Furnishing List Of Information To Federal, State, Or Local Governmental Agency; Contract For Sale Of Lists Of Records; Surveys, Marketing, And Solicitations; Insertion Of Safeguards In Agreement Or Contract; Duties Of Recipient Of Personal Information; Disclosure Of List Based On Snowmobile Operation Or Sanctions.
  (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 324.82157 Abstract Or Record To Be Kept By Court Clerk Of Record.
  (1) Each district judge and each clerk of a court of record shall keep a full record of every case in which a person...
• Section 324.82158 Operator Of Snowmobile Detained By Officer; Conduct Of Operator As Misdemeanor; Arrest Without Warrant.
  (1) The operator or person in charge of a snowmobile being used or operated in this state, who is by hand, voice, emergency light...
• Section 324.82159 Person Arrested Without Warrant To Be Taken Before Magistrate Or Judge.
  If a person is arrested without a warrant for any of the following, the arrested person shall be taken, without unreasonable delay, before a...
• Section 324.82160 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 324.82161 Abandonment Of Snowmobile Prohibited; Presumption; Violation; Civil Infraction.
  (1) A person shall not abandon a snowmobile in this state. (2) The last registered owner of the snowmobile is presumed to be responsible...

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