2011 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 257 — MOTOR VEHICLES
Act 300 of 1974 — MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR ACT (257.1301 - 257.1340)
Section 257.1302 — Definitions.

MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1974

257.1302 Definitions.

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) Administrator means the secretary of state or any person designated by him or her to act in his or her place.

(b) Department means the department of state.

(c) Master mechanic means a motor vehicle mechanic or specialty mechanic who is certified by the department pursuant to this act in all of the specific repair categories.

(d) Motor vehicle means a vehicle which is self-propelled, a vehicle which is propelled by electric power, a motorcycle, or a trailer as those terms are defined in the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. For the purposes of this act, a motor vehicle does not include the dwelling or sleeping portions of a motor home, trailer, or any recreational vehicle having similar facilities which are not directly connected with the drive mechanism of the vehicle or other areas of repair which would require certification of motor vehicle mechanics as specified in this act or rules promulgated pursuant to this act.

(e) Motor vehicle mechanic means a technician, individual, or other person who, for compensation, repairs motor vehicles, including the reconditioning, replacement, adjustment, or alteration of the operating condition, of any component or subassembly of a motor vehicle.

(f) Mechanic trainee means a person who desires to become a motor vehicle mechanic, a specialty mechanic, or a master mechanic and receives a permit from the administrator pursuant to this act.

(g) Motor vehicle repair facility means a place of business which engages in the business of performing or employing persons who perform maintenance, diagnosis, vehicle body work, or repair service on a motor vehicle for compensation, but excluding all of the following:

(i) A person who engages only in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of a single commercial or industrial establishment or governmental agency.

(ii) A person repairing his or her own or a family member's car.

(iii) A business that does not diagnose the operation of a motor vehicle, does not remove parts from a motor vehicle to be remachined, and does not install finished machined or remachined parts on a motor vehicle, not including a motor vehicle repair facility that engages in the business of performing or employing persons who perform vehicle body work.

(h) Specialty mechanic means a motor vehicle mechanic who is certified by the department for a specific repair category or categories pursuant to this act.

History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 254, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989