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MI SB0186
Bill
Status
2/22/2011
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Casperson
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AI Summary
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Amends Michigan vehicle code section 705 to modify brake requirements for motorcycles and mopeds, changing "which" to "that" in the description of brake operation by hand or foot.
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Changes language in subdivision (d) from "shall" to "does" regarding applicability of brake requirements to farmer-owned trailers and semitrailers used exclusively for farming operations.
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Adds new subsection (4) exempting slasher saw tables from brake equipment requirements.
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Clarifies subsection numbering by renumbering subsection (4) regarding brake maintenance to subsection (5).
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Modifies language regarding implements of husbandry brakes to reference federal standards 49 CFR 393.40 and increases maximum speed limitation to 25 miles per hour for vehicles hauling unbraked implements.
Legislative Description
Vehicles; equipment; requirement for brakes; exempt log slasher units. Amends sec. 705 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.705).
Vehicles, equipment
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Transportation
2/22/2011