§ 570.301 Short title
§ 570.302 Definitions
§ 570.303 Garage keeper; attachment of lien upon vehicle; manner; amount
§ 570.304 Garage keeper’s lien; amounts not included; storage charge
§ 570.305 Garage keeper’s lien; enforcement; sale of vehicle at public sale
§ 570.306 Proceeds of sale; distribution; order of priority; return of remaining proceeds to vehicle owner; disposition of unclaimed money
§ 570.307 Failure to comply with act; action by owner or lienholder
§ 570.308 Applicability of act to warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title
§ 570.309 Other ordinance or state law; effect
§ 570.310 False statement; violation as misdemeanor; penalty
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 570 > Act 312 of 1915 - Garage Keeper's Lien Act

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bureau: means the bureau of automotive regulation. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of state. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Garage keeper: means a person or the person's heir, personal representative, successor, assignee, or authorized agent who for hire or reward, publicly offers to maintain or repair a vehicle or an accessory used in the operation of a vehicle or to furnish accessories and supplies for a vehicle or an accessory used in the operation of a vehicle. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • Last known address: means the address provided by the owner in the most recent contract for storage, labor, material, or supplies entered into between the garage keeper and the owner, or in a subsequent written notice of change of address to the garage keeper or as shown by the records of the department. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lienholder: means any person or legal entity that is noted on the motor vehicle certificate of title as a lienholder, or, if the motor vehicle certificate of title contains the term lessee, the person or legal entity that is noted on the motor vehicle certificate of title as the lessor or as shown by the records of the department. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • Market value: means the trade-in value as determined by the issue of the national auto dealers association official used car guide in effect at the time the garage keeper performs the first labor or first furnishes supplies for which the garage keeper claims a lien under this act. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • Owner: means that term as defined in section 37 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 570.302
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Vehicle: means that term as defined in section 79 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 570.302