Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.1314

  • Administrator: means the secretary of state or any individual designated by the secretary of state to act in his or her place. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Customer: means the owner or operator of a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • motor vehicle repair facility: means a place of business that is required to register under this act and that, for compensation, is engaged in the business of performing, or employs individuals who perform, maintenance, diagnosis, vehicle body work, or repair service, or, beginning July 1, 2016, BAIID service, on a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
  • Repair: means the reconditioning, adjustment, alteration, maintenance, or diagnosis of the operating condition of a motor vehicle, with or without the replacement of any component or subassembly of a motor vehicle, for compensation or under the terms of a warranty. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
    The owner of a motor vehicle repair facility shall register the facility by providing all of the following information to the administrator, on a registration form provided by the administrator, accompanied by a registration fee in an amount determined under section 30:
    (a) The name, address, and form of ownership of the facility, and if the owner is a corporation, the date and place of incorporation.
    (b) The name and address of each of the owner’s resident agents, officers, directors, and partners in this state, as applicable.
    (c) The principal occupation or business for the past 5 years of all of the following, as applicable:
    (i) Each person that owns 10% or more of the facility.
    (ii) For each owner described in subparagraph (i), every officer and director if the owner is a corporation; every partner if the owner is a partnership; and any other person that occupies a similar status or performs similar functions.
    (d) A description of the facility that includes all of the following:
    (i) The type of service business the facility operates.
    (ii) The type of repairs the facility performs.
    (iii) The type of vehicles the facility services.
    (iv) The number of mechanics the facility employs who perform repairs.
    (v) The range of gross revenue received by the facility from performing repairs, including revenue from parts and goods sold in conjunction with repairs, for the most recent federal income tax year.
    (vi) Measured in square feet, the size of that part of the facility utilized for performing repairs.
    (e) An irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state as the agent for the facility for service of process.
    (f) A copy of each instrument, form, contract, or other document used by the applicant in dealing with the public in the repair of motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
    (i) Any document on which the facility routinely requires the customer‘s signature.
    (ii) Any document used by the facility in connection with providing estimates, diagnoses, or repairs.
    (iii) Any invoices, warranties, or waivers.
    (iv) Any other document used by the facility to comply with
    this act or rules promulgated under this act.
    (g) Any other relevant information required by the administrator.

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