2017 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles
Act 300 of 1949 MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-III CHAPTER III OPERATOR'S AND CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE (257.301...257.329)
Section 257.314 Operator's or chauffeur's license; duration; expiration; identification of licensee less than 21; renewal; extension.

Sec. 314.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, operator's licenses and chauffeur's licenses expire on the birthday of the person to whom the license is issued in the fourth year following the date of the issuance of the license or on the date the person is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States under section 307, whichever is earlier, unless suspended or revoked before that date. A license shall not be issued for a period longer than 4 years. A person holding a license at any time 12 months before the expiration of his or her license may apply for a new license as provided for in this chapter. A knowledge test for an original group designation or indorsement may be taken at any time during this period and the results are valid for 12 months. A license renewed under this subsection shall be renewed for the time remaining on the license before its renewal combined with the 4-year renewal period.

(2) The first operator's license issued to a person who at the time of application is less than 20-1/2 years of age expires on the licensee's twenty-first birthday or on the date the person is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States under section 307, whichever is earlier, unless suspended or revoked.

(3) The first chauffeur's license issued to a person expires on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following the date of issuance or on the date the person is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States under section 307, whichever is earlier, unless the license is suspended or revoked before that date. The chauffeur's license of a person who at the time of application is less than 20-1/2 years of age expires on the licensee's twenty-first birthday or on the date the person is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States under section 307, whichever is earlier, unless suspended or revoked. A subsequent chauffeur's license expires on the birthday of the person to whom the license is issued in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the license or on the date the person is no longer considered to be legally present in the United States under section 307, whichever is earlier, unless the license is suspended or revoked before that date.

(4) A person may apply for an extension of his or her driving privileges if he or she is out of state on the date that his or her operator's or chauffeur's license expires. The extension may extend the license for 180 days beyond the expiration date or not more than 2 weeks after the applicant returns to Michigan, whichever occurs first. This subsection does not apply to a person who fails to meet the requirements of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 with regard to medical certification documentation requirements.

(5) The secretary of state may issue a renewal operator's or chauffeur's license to a person who will be out of state for more than 180 days beyond the expiration date of his or her operator's or chauffeur's license, if the secretary of state has a digital image of the person on file. The applicant for this renewal shall submit a statement evidencing a vision examination in accordance with the rules promulgated by the secretary of state under section 309 and any other statement required by this act or federal law. A person is not eligible for consecutive renewals of a license under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to a person who fails to meet the requirements of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391 with regard to medical certification documentation requirements, or a person with a hazardous material indorsement on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license.

(6) The secretary of state may check the applicant's driving record through the national driver register and the commercial driver license information system before issuing a renewal under this section.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 215, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 78, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 124, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 357, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1974 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 122, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 174, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1980 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 30, Eff. Mar. 15, 1982 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 289, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 67, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1985 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 280, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 20, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 554, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 2008 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011