(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person operating or riding in an electric patrol vehicle shall wear a crash helmet on his or her head. The crash helmet shall meet the requirements of the rules promulgated by the department of state police under section 658 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.658.
    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person operating or riding in an electric patrol vehicle equipped with a roof that meets or exceeds the standards for roof-crush resistance, provided under 49 C.F.R. § 571.216, or to an incapacitated person being transported to a place of safety.
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.1577

  • Electric patrol vehicle: means an electrically powered motor vehicle designed to carry not more than 4 persons at a speed of not more than 25 miles per hour and having an unloaded weight of not more than 1,300 pounds. See Michigan Laws 257.1572
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
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