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MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES
Section 257.626.amended - Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; operation of motor vehicle causing impairment of body function to anothe
Act 300 of 1949
***** 257.626.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31, 2010 *****
257.626.amended Reckless driving on highway, frozen public lake, or parking place; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; operation of motor vehicle causing impairment of body function to another person or death of another person; penalty.
Sec. 626.
(1) A person who operates a vehicle upon a highway or a frozen public lake, stream, or pond or other place open to the general public, including, but not limited to, an area designated for the parking of motor vehicles, in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a person who operates a vehicle in violation of subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(3) A person who operates a vehicle in violation of subsection (1) and by the operation of that vehicle causes serious impairment of a body function to another person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $5,000.00, or both. The judgment of sentence may impose the sanction permitted under section 625n. If the vehicle is not ordered forfeited under section 625n, the court shall order vehicle immobilization under section 904d in the judgment of sentence.
(4) A person who operates a vehicle in violation of subsection (1) and by the operation of that vehicle causes the death of another person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both. The judgment of sentence may impose the sanction permitted under section 625n. If the vehicle is not ordered forfeited under section 625n, the court shall order vehicle immobilization under section 904d in the judgment of sentence.
(5) In a prosecution under subsection (4), the jury shall not be instructed regarding the crime of moving violation causing death.
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 3, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 178, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 262, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 331, Eff. Nov. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 463, Eff. Oct. 31, 2010