Sec. 901. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), it is a misdemeanor for a person to violate this act, unless that violation is by this act or other law of this state declared to be a felony or a civil infraction. (2) Unless another penalty is provided in this act or by the laws of this state, a person convicted of a misdemeanor for the violation of this act shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a violation of this act by the owner of a commercial quadricycle arising out of the ownership or operation of the commercial quadricycle is a civil infraction.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.901
Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; civil infraction
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Hoover v. Walsh (2012)
Most recently applied in Guilford v. Frost (August 2017)
1949, Act 300, Eff
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