Michigan Laws 257.1304 – Act inapplicable to certain persons
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Unless the act or practice of repairing, servicing, reconditioning, or engaging in the activity of a master or specialty mechanic is adopted for the purposes of evading this act, this act shall not apply to a person who:
(a) Repairs, replaces, reconditions, adjusts, analyzes, diagnoses, or alters the operating condition of his or her own or a family member’s motor vehicle and for which there is evidence of ownership of that motor vehicle.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.1304
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Mechanic trainee: means an individual who desires to become a motor vehicle mechanic, a specialty mechanic, or a master mechanic and receives a permit from the administrator under this act. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
- Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled, a vehicle that is propelled by electric power, a motorcycle, or a trailer as those terms are defined in the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
- Motor vehicle mechanic: means a technician or other individual who, for compensation, repairs motor vehicles, including the reconditioning, replacement, adjustment, or alteration of the operating condition, of any component or subassembly of a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
- Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
- shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
- Specialty mechanic: means a motor vehicle mechanic who is certified by the department for a specific repair or service category or categories described in section 10(1). See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) Is a master or specialty mechanic, a motor vehicle mechanic, a mechanic trainee, or technician who is in the full-time employ of an automotive manufacturer and is engaged solely in that capacity on motor vehicles owned by or being produced by the manufacturer.
(c) Engages solely in the business of repairing the motor vehicles for compensation of a single commercial, industrial, or governmental establishment, or 2 or more establishments related by common ownership or corporate affiliation.
(d) Engages solely in the business of repairing, replacing, reconditioning, adjusting, analyzing, diagnosing, or altering the operating condition of a motor vehicle or trailer not required to be registered and not titled under Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being section 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The state treasurer shall reimburse a person exempted under this subdivision money paid by the person as a registration fee or renewal registration fee under section 30.