Section 257.905[1] - Prohibited acts; penalty. - Michigan Statutes

MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949

257.905[1] Prohibited acts; penalty.

Sec. 905. A person who forges, or without authority signs, any evidence of ability to respond in damages as required by the secretary of state in the administration of chapter V, and any person who violates any provision of chapter V for which no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. A person whose operator's or chauffeur's license, registration, or other privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked, if restoration of the privilege or issuance of a new license or registration is contingent upon the furnishing of proof of financial responsibility, and who during the suspension or revocation or in the absence of full authorization from the secretary of state, drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or street or knowingly permits any motor vehicle owned by the person to be operated by another person upon any highway or street except as permitted in this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for a period of not less than 2 days nor more than 1 year, or both.

History: Add. 1980, Act 518, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Compiler's Notes: Section 905, as added by Act 518 of 1980, was compiled as MCL 257.905[1] to distinguish it from another section 905, deriving from Act 300 of 1949 and pertaining to motor vehicle financial responsibility.