In administering the provisions of this act, the board may determine the proper jurisdiction for the registration or licensing for all vehicles whose owners or operators seek the privileges and benefits of this act. The board, in determining the jurisdiction where owners or operators must register or license their vehicles in order to be eligible for the privileges and benefits of this act, may require the vehicles to be registered or licensed in any of the following jurisdictions:
  (a) The jurisdiction where the person registering the vehicle maintains his legal residence.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 3.165

  • Board: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 3.161
  • Jurisdiction: means , except as otherwise provided in section 3, other states of the United States, the District of Columbia, territories and possessions of the United States, foreign countries, or political subdivisions of foreign countries. See Michigan Laws 3.161
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, and corporation. See Michigan Laws 3.161
  (b) The jurisdiction in which the person registering the vehicle operates a commercial enterprise or a branch of a commercial enterprise.
  (c) The jurisdiction in which the vehicle is most frequently dispatched, garaged, serviced, maintained, operated or otherwise controlled in or from.
  (d) The jurisdiction where, because of an agreement or arrangement between 2 or more jurisdictions, or pursuant to a declaration, the board designates as the domicile of such vehicle.