Find Laws Find Lawyers Free Legal Forms USA State Laws

MICHIGAN STATUTES AND CODES

Section 570.303 - Garage keeper; attachment of lien upon vehicle; manner; amount.

GARAGE KEEPER'S LIEN ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 312 of 1915

570.303 Garage keeper; attachment of lien upon vehicle; manner; amount.

Sec. 3.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a garage keeper who, in pursuance of a contract that is expressed, implied, written, or unwritten, furnishes labor, material, storage, diagnosis, an estimate of repairs, or supplies for a vehicle, shall have a lien upon the vehicle for the charges due for the storage, maintenance, keeping, diagnosis, estimate of repairs, and repair of the vehicle and for gasoline, electric current, or other accessories and supplies furnished, expenses bestowed, or labor performed on the vehicle at the request or with the consent of the owner of the vehicle. If a vehicle remains in the possession of a garage keeper after the completion of repairs or after a diagnosis and subsequent storage of the vehicle when repairs are not authorized, a garage keeper's lien attaches to the vehicle in the manner and amount provided in this section.

(2) The lien attaches to the vehicle on the day the garage keeper performs the last labor or furnishes the last supplies for which a lien is claimed against the vehicle. The garage keeper may keep a vehicle for not more than 225 days after performing the last labor or furnishing the last supplies for which a lien is claimed against the vehicle.

(3) The portion of a lien that is for labor and material furnished in making repairs upon a vehicle has priority over all other liens upon the vehicle. The lien has no effect against the holder of a security interest, conditional sales agreement, or other lien that attached before the attachment of the garage keeper's lien upon the payment by a prior lienholder to the garage keeper of the amount of the lien calculated under subsection (4) and section 4.

(4) Except as provided in section 4, the maximum amount of a lien that a prior lienholder shall pay a garage keeper under this section is calculated as follows:

(a) If a repaired vehicle has a market value of more than $5,000.00, then the amount of the lien shall be not more than 20% of the market value of the repaired vehicle or $5,000.00, whichever is less.

(b) If a repaired vehicle has a market value of $5,000.00 or less, then the amount of the lien shall be not more than $1,000.00.


History: 1915, Act 312, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 4835 ;-- CL 1929, 4795 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 103, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 570.303 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 168, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 357, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 236, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 109, Eff. July 1, 2002
Popular Name: Garage Keeper's Lien Act

Michigan Forms by Issue

Michigan Abortion Forms
Michigan Adoption Forms
Michigan Appeals Forms
Michigan Business Forms
Michigan Child Support Agency Forms
Michigan Children/Juvenile Forms
Michigan Court Forms
> Criminal
> DUI
> Probate
> Traffic
> Case Evaluation
> Civil (County)
> Civil (District)
> Claims
> Dispute
> Forfeiture
> Garnishment
> Personal Protection
> Probation
> Small Claims
> Substance Abuse
Michigan Emancipation Forms
Michigan Family Forms
Michigan Foreclosure Forms
Michigan Guardianship Forms
Michigan Gun Forms
Michigan Landlord/Tenant Forms
Michigan Marriage Forms
Michigan Name Change Forms
Michigan Other Forms
Michigan Tax Forms

Michigan Law

Michigan State Laws
    > Michigan Child Support
    > Michigan Gun Laws
    > Michigan Statutes
Michigan Court
    > Michigan Court of Appeals
Michigan Tax
    > Michigan State Tax
Michigan Labor Laws
    > Unemployment Michigan
Michigan State
    > Michigan Counties
    > Michigan Zip Codes
Michigan Agencies
    > Department of Human Services Michigan
    > Michigan Department of Corrections
    > Michigan Department of Education
    > Michigan State Police
    > Secretary of State Michigan

Michigan Court Map

Tips