Michigan Laws 324.81115 – Licensing of ORV required; exceptions; reciprocal agreement
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.81115
- Code: means the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 324.81101
- County road: means a county primary road or county local road as described in section 5 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247. See Michigan Laws 324.81101
- Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Forest trail: means a designated path or way that is not a route. See Michigan Laws 324.81101
- Highway: means a state trunk line highway or a segment of a state trunk line highway. See Michigan Laws 324.81101
- Operate: means to ride in or on, and be in actual physical control of, the operation of an ORV. See Michigan Laws 324.81101
- Owner: means any of the following:
(i) A vendee or lessee of an ORV that is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease of the ORV, with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement, and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee. See Michigan Laws 324.81101Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301 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 Street: means a city or village major street or city or village local street as described in section 9 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247. See Michigan Laws 324.81101 vehicle: means a motor-driven off-road recreation vehicle capable of cross-country travel without benefit of a road or trail, on or immediately over land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. See Michigan Laws 324.81101
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not operate an ORV under any of the following conditions unless the ORV is licensed with the department or a dealer as provided under this part:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, on or over land, snow, ice, or other natural terrain.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this part, on a forest trail or in a designated area.
(c) On a street, county road, or highway, except if the vehicle is registered under the code.
(2) An ORV is not required to be licensed under this part under any of the following circumstances:
(a) The ORV is used exclusively in a comprehensive program for training as required in section 81129.
(b) The ORV is operated solely on private property by the owner of the property, a family member of the owner, or an invited guest of the owner.
(c) The ORV is being operated on a free ORV-riding day. The department shall designate as free ORV-riding days each year a Saturday and the following Sunday that are also designated as free fishing days under section 43534. In addition, the department may designate 1 other day or 2 other consecutive days each year as free ORV-riding days. A person operating an unlicensed ORV during a free ORV-riding day has the same privileges and is subject to the same rules and regulations as a person operating an ORV licensed as required under subsection (1).
(d) If and to the extent the department waives the requirement pursuant to a reciprocal agreement with another state.
(3) The department is authorized to enter a reciprocal agreement described in subsection (2)(d).