Michigan Laws 256.651 – Use of motor vehicle; requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 256.651
- Driver education course: means a program of study offered by a certified driver education provider, that enables a student to acquire the basic knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway transportation system. See Michigan Laws 256.623
- Driver education instructor: means a person who the secretary of state certifies has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course. See Michigan Laws 256.623
- provider: means a person that meets the requirements in subparagraph (i), if not excluded under subparagraph (ii), as follows:
(i) Maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to give instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle or maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to prepare an applicant for an exam given by the secretary of state for a license as defined in section 25 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625state: 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
(1) A motor vehicle used by a driver education provider shall:
(a) Comply with the motor vehicle safety standards required under both federal law and the laws of this state when used as a driver educationvehicle.
(b) Display an identity, in a size and design prescribed by the secretary of state, that the vehicle is used in a driver education course.
(c) Display a driver education provider’s identity, in a size and design prescribed by the secretary of state, that uses the vehicle in a driver education course.
(2) A driver education provider shall not allow a driver education instructor to use a motor vehicle in a driver education course with more occupants than the number of safety belts installed in the vehicle.
(3) A passenger motor vehicle used by a driver education provider in a driver education course shall be a dual-controlled vehicle. For the purpose of this subsection, a “dual-controlled vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is equipped with a duplicate brake or, if applicable, a duplicate brake and clutch pedal that is positioned on the right front floorboard of the vehicle.