(A) The owner or registrant of a motor vehicle required to be registered in the State of Michigan shall maintain security (insurance) for payment of benefits under personal protection insurance, property protection insurance, and residual liability insurance as required by law including all provisions of Chapter 31 of the Insurance Code of 1956, as amended (MCLA 500.3101 to 500.3179). Security (insurance) shall only be required to be in effect during the period the motor vehicle is driven or moved upon a highway.
(B) A nonresident owner or registrant of a motor vehicle or motorcycle not registered in this state shall not operate or permit the motor vehicle or motorcycle to be operated in this state for an aggregate of more than 30 days in any calendar year unless he or she continuously maintains security (insurance) for the payment of benefits pursuant to this section and state law.
(C) An owner or registrant of a motor vehicle or motorcycle with respect to which security (insurance) is required, who operates the motor vehicle or motorcycle or permits it to be operated upon a public highway in this state, without having in full force and effect security (insurance) complying with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who operated a motor vehicle or motorcycle upon a public highway in this state with the knowledge that the owner or registrant does not have security (insurance) in full force and effect is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person convicted of a misdemeanor under this section shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 93 days.
(D) The failure of a person to produce evidence that a motor vehicle or motorcycle has in full force and effect security (insurance) complying with this section on the date of the issuance of the citation, creates a rebuttal presumption in a prosecution under division (C) that the motor vehicle or motorcycle did not have in full force and effect security (insurance) complying with this section on the date of the issuance of the citation.
(E) An owner or operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle who fails to produce evidence of security (insurance) on request under this section or the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code or the provisions of the State of Michigan Insurance Code is responsible for a civil infraction.
(Prior Code, § 35-29) (Ord. 654, passed 7-21-1980; Ord. 685, passed 3-2-1981; Ord. 729, passed 4-26-1982; Ord. 1535, passed 6-5-2023)