2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 257 — MOTOR VEHICLES
Act 119 of 1986 — USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS (257.1351 - 257.1355)
Section 257.1351 — Definitions.

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

(a) Agent means a person who, for compensation or valuable consideration, is employed either directly or indirectly by a dealer.

(b) Dealer means any person, corporation, partnership, or association, which, in whole or in part, engages in the ordinary course of repeated and recurrent transactions of buying or receiving used motor vehicle parts from persons other than a licensee. A dealer shall include any motor vehicle repair facility which engages in repeated and recurrent transactions of buying or receiving used motor vehicle parts from persons other than a licensee. Dealer does not include a scrap metal processor who buys or otherwise acquires motor vehicles or motor vehicle component parts for the purpose of processing or selling the metal for remelting.

(c) Late model vehicle means a motor vehicle manufactured in the current model year or the 5 model years immediately preceding the current model year.

(d) Local police agency means the police agency of the city, village, or township, or if none, the county sheriff.

(e) Major component part means 1 of the following subassemblies of a motor vehicle regardless of its actual market value: front end assembly, including fenders, grills, hood, bumper, and related parts; engine; transmission; T-tops; rear clip assembly, including quarter panels and floor panel assembly; doors; tires, tire wheels, and continuous treads.

(f) Motor vehicle means a motor vehicle as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.33 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(g) Motor vehicle repair facility means a place of business which engages in the business of performing or employing persons who perform maintenance, diagnosis, or repair service on a motor vehicle for compensation.

(h) Licensee means a person, partnership, corporation, or association licensed under section 248 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.248 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or similarly licensed in another state.

(i) Used motor vehicle part means any major component part, dashboard, radio, stereo, or seat of a late model motor vehicle for which a certificate of title and registration plate have been issued to a consumer or dealer.

History: 1986, Act 119, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987