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Michigan
Vehicle Code
Michigan
business owners are seeing an increase in $300 fines
due to commercial vehicle signage not being within regulation.
The Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300 of 1949, Sec. 723,
states that all commercial vehicles weighing more than
5,000 pounds operating on public highways of Michigan
shall have the name, city and state or the registered
logo or emblem permanently attached on each side of
the vehicle in letters of not less than 3 inches. All
towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles
are subject to this same regulation.
Subsequently, companies have reported that this infraction
opened the door to other citations due to the highly visible
nature of vehicle signage drawing law enforcement’s
attention to their vehicles.
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For further information on this subject, please see
the Michigan
Legislature Website for current
information. Below is a reference to the Michigan Vehicle
Code, Act 300 of 1949:
MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949
Michigan
Legislature Website Act 300 of 1949 (click here to view
the excerpt directly)
257.723 Commercial vehicles with certain weight
and towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles;
identification requirements; compliance; exception;
violation as civil infraction.
Sec. 723.
(1) All commercial vehicles with a single or combination
gross weight rating or total gross weight of more than
5,000 pounds and all towing or platform bed wrecker
road service vehicles in operation upon the public highways
of this state shall have the name, city, and state or
the registered logo or emblem of the registered owner
of the vehicle, and lessee of the vehicle if the vehicle
is being operated under lease, painted or permanently
attached on each side of the vehicle in letters of not
less than 3 inches in height, not lower than the bottom
edge of the door. This information shall be in sharp
color contrast to the background.
(2) Except for towing or platform bed wrecker road service
vehicles, the identification requirements of subsection
(1) may be met through the use of removable devices
which meet the requirements of subsection (1). These
devices shall be of durable construction and securely
attached to each side of the motor truck or truck tractor.
The removable devices shall be attached so that the
identification is in a horizontal position.
(3) A vehicle in compliance with the identification
requirements of the federal motor carrier safety regulations,
49 CFR parts 390-399, is considered to be in compliance
with this section.
(4) This section does not apply to a truck eligible
for and registered under a farm or manufacturer license
plate, that has a gross vehicle weight of less than
10,000 pounds.
(5) A person who violates this section is responsible
for a civil infraction.History: 1949, Act 300, Eff.
Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 185, Eff. Sept. 6,
1963 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am.
1988, Act 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 152,
Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct.
20, 2005© 2006 Legislative Council, State of Michigan
Newsletter Date: Jan 27, 2006
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