Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.1403

  • 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. See Michigan Laws 123.1401
  • 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
  • Motor vehicle: means that term as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 123.1401
  • Motor vehicle storage facility: means a facility operated to hold motor vehicles that have been taken into custody for safekeeping. See Michigan Laws 123.1401
  • Towing operation: means the moving or removing of motor vehicles by providing wrecker, towing, or other recovery services. See Michigan Laws 123.1401
  (1) If, on or before the effective date of this act, a local government or law enforcement agency is operating a motor vehicle storage facility or towing operation, that local government or law enforcement agency may continue to operate that motor vehicle storage facility or towing operation after the effective date of this act.
  (2) If, on or before the effective date of this act, a local government or law enforcement agency accepts consideration, financial or other, from any authorized vendor that operates a motor vehicle storage facility, that local government or law enforcement agency may continue to accept consideration, financial or other, from any authorized vendor after the effective date of this act.
  (3) If, on or before the effective date of this act, a local government or law enforcement agency requires any authorized vendor to deliver a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle storage facility operated by a different authorized vendor, that local government or law enforcement agency may continue to require any authorized vendor to deliver a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle storage facility operated by a different authorized vendor after the effective date of this act.