Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.1302

  • 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
  • BAIID: means that term as defined in section 20d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • BAIID service: means the installation, removal, repair, or other servicing of breath alcohol ignition interlock devices. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lien: means a security interest in or other encumbrance on a motor vehicle. See Michigan Laws 257.1302
  • Motor vehicle: means a vehicle that is self-propelled, a vehicle that is propelled by electric power, a motorcycle, or a trailer as those terms are defined in the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
  • 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
  • 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
  • Specialty mechanic: means a motor vehicle mechanic who is certified by the department for a specific repair or service category or categories described in section 10(1). See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
  • 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
  • Vehicle body work: means the business or activity of repairing physical damage to a motor vehicle by repairing, mending, straightening, or replacing a major component part, except for the engine or transmission. See Michigan Laws 257.1302a
  As used in this act:
  (a) “Administrator” means the secretary of state or any individual designated by the secretary of state to act in his or her place.
  (b) “Advertise” means to advise, announce, apprise, command, give notice of, inform, make known, or publish any material that calls to the attention of the public the availability of parts and services.
  (c) “Approved educational institution” means a school, academy, or other similar establishment approved by the administrator under section 13a to provide training to mechanics or mechanical trainees under this act.
  (d) “Automobile or light truck” means a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds.
  (e) “BAIID mechanic” means a specialty mechanic who holds a certification from the department under section 10 to perform BAIID service.
  (f) “BAIID service” means the installation, removal, repair, or other servicing of breath alcohol ignition interlock devices.
  (g) “Breath alcohol ignition interlock device” or “BAIID” means that term as defined in section 20d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.20d.
  (h) “Contract” means a written or oral agreement, or a similar understanding or arrangement, in which a person agrees that another person will perform work, labor, diagnosis, repair, reconditioning, replacement, adjustment, or alteration, directly or indirectly, on a motor vehicle.
  (i) “Customer” means the owner or operator of a motor vehicle.
  (j) “Department” means the department of state.
  (k) “Distressed vehicle” means that term as defined in section 12a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.12a.
  (l) “Estimate” means a written statement that itemizes as closely as possible the price for labor, by showing the labor price per hour, the number of hours required to perform the work, and the price of parts necessary for a specific repair.
  (m) “Facility” or “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. The term does not include any of the following:
  (i) A person that engages only in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of a single commercial or industrial establishment or governmental agency.
  (ii) An individual who is repairing his or her own or a family member’s motor vehicle.
  (iii) A business that does not diagnose the operation of a motor vehicle, does not remove parts from a motor vehicle to be remachined, and does not install finished machined or remachined parts on a motor vehicle. This subparagraph does not apply to a motor vehicle repair facility that engages in the business of performing, or employing individuals who perform, vehicle body work.
  (iv) A BAIID facility described in section 625k(14)(d) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625k.
  (n) “Heavy-duty truck” means a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or more and includes both single-unit and combination tractor trailer or tractor semitrailer vehicles.
  (o) “Late model vehicle” means that term as defined in section 24b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.24b.
  (p) “Lien” means a security interest in or other encumbrance on a motor vehicle. The term includes a security interest created by agreement, a judicial lien obtained by legal or equitable process or proceedings, a common-law lien, or a statutory lien on a vehicle.