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MI HB5418

MI HB5418
Vehicles: equipment; use of blue lights on tow trucks; allow. Amends secs. 2, 698, 716 & 907 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.2 et seq.).


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Introduced
01/30/2024
In Committee
01/30/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

102nd Legislature

Bill Summary

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled"Michigan vehicle code,"by amending sections 2, 698, 716, and 907 (MCL 257.2, 257.698, 257.716, and 257.907), section 2 as amended by 2011 PA 231, section 698 as amended by 2020 PA 382, section 716 as amended by 2016 PA 453, and section 907 as amended by 2023 PA 40.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Michigan Vehicle Code to allow tow trucks to be equipped with flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue lights that may be used when assisting disabled vehicles at the scene of a traffic accident or disablement. It also clarifies the definition of an "authorized emergency vehicle" and makes other technical changes to the laws governing vehicle equipment and the use of emergency lights.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (13)

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 01/30/2024 (on 01/31/2024)

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