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MI HB5356
Bill
Status
9/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Steven Johnson
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AI Summary
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Prohibits police officers from stopping a motor vehicle or issuing citations solely based on a chipped or cracked windshield under MCL 257.683(2)
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Clarifies that operating a motor vehicle with a chipped or cracked windshield does not violate windshield requirements under MCL 257.708a(1)
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Replaces "person" with "individual" throughout sections 683 and 708a for consistent terminology
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Maintains exemptions for farm tractors, implements of husbandry, and historic vehicles from windshield equipment requirements
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Changes statutory language from "shall" to "must" and "do not" for clearer legal phrasing in vehicle equipment provisions
Legislative Description
Traffic control: violations; operation of vehicle with a cracked or chipped windshield; prohibit as bases for citation. Amends secs. 683 & 708a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.683 & 257.708a).
Vehicles: equipment
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/30/2021
10/5/2021