Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.1401

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Law enforcement agency: means the department of state police, the department of natural resources, or a law enforcement agency of a county, township, city, village, or airport authority, that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this state. See Michigan Laws 123.1401
  • Local government: means a county, city, village, township, or an authority established by law. See Michigan Laws 123.1401
  • 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
  As used in this act:
  (a) “Authorized vendor” means an individual or entity that a local government or law enforcement agency designates through contract, permit, practice, or license to have authority to remove or store motor vehicles at the request of the local government or law enforcement agency.
  (b) “Law enforcement agency” means the department of state police, the department of natural resources, or a law enforcement agency of a county, township, city, village, or airport authority, that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this state.
  (c) “Local government” means a county, city, village, township, or an authority established by law.
  (d) “Motor vehicle” means that term as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.33.
  (e) “Motor vehicle storage facility” means a facility operated to hold motor vehicles that have been taken into custody for safekeeping.
  (f) “Towing operation” means the moving or removing of motor vehicles by providing wrecker, towing, or other recovery services.

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