Bill Text: MI HB5045 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; other; use of golf carts on local streets; allow under certain circumstances. Amends 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.1 - 257.923) by adding sec. 657a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-31 - Assigned Pa 491'14 With Immediate Effect 2014 Addenda [HB5045 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5045-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5045
October 2, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Cotter, Glardon and Kowall and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 657a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 657a. (1) A village, city, or township may by resolution
allow the operation of golf carts on the streets of that village,
city, or township, subject to the requirements of this section.
(2) If a village, city, or township allows the operation of
golf carts on the streets of that village, city, or township, that
village, city, or township may require those golf carts and the
operators of those golf carts to be registered within that village,
city, or township. A village, city, or township shall not charge a
fee for registering golf carts or the operators of those golf
carts.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the operator
of a golf cart shall comply with the laws of operation that apply
to low-speed vehicles when operating a golf cart on the streets of
a village, city, or township under this section.
(4) A golf cart shall not be operated on the streets of a
village, city, or township during the period from 1/2 hour after
sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.
(5) As used in this section, "golf cart" means a vehicle
designed for transportation while playing the game of golf and that
is approved as a golf cart by the village, city, or township. A
golf cart is not required to meet the vehicle safety requirements
of a low-speed vehicle for approval under this section.
