Michigan Laws 324.80130o – Notice of towing or removal of vessel; posting; requirements; use of term “vehicles.”
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.80130o
- Michigan vehicle code: means Act No. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
- Owner: means a person who claims or is entitled to lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of that person's legal title or equitable interest in a vessel. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
- Vessel: means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 80130p, an owner or lessor of private real property shall post a notice before authorizing the towing or removal of a vessel from the real property without the consent of the owner or other person who is legally entitled to possess the vessel. The notice shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be prominently displayed at each point of entry for vehicular access to the real property. If the real property lacks curbs or access barriers, not less than 1 notice shall be posted for each 100 feet of road frontage.
(b) Subject to subsection (2), clearly indicate in letters not less than 2 inches high on a contrasting background that unauthorized vessels will be towed away at the owner’s expense.
(c) Provide the name and telephone number of the towing service responsible for towing or removing vessels from that property.
(d) Be permanently installed with the bottom of the notice located not less than 4 feet from the ground and continuously maintained on the property for not less than 24 hours before a vessel is towed or removed.
(2) Instead of “vessels”, the sign required under subsection (1) may use the term “vehicles”, which shall be construed to give notice that vehicles as defined in section 79 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.79, as well as vessels, may be towed.