Section 257.629 - Prima facie speed limits; establishment; limitations; signs; civil infraction; “local authority” defined.
MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949
257.629 Prima facie speed limits; establishment; limitations; signs; civil infraction; “local authority” defined.
Sec. 629.
(1) Local authorities may establish or increase the prima facie speed limits on highways under their jurisdiction subject to the following limitations:
(a) A highway within a business district on which the prima facie speed limit is increased shall be designated a through highway at the entrance to which vehicles shall be required to stop before entering, except that where 2 of these through highways intersect, local authorities may require traffic on only 1 highway to stop before entering the intersection.
(b) The local authorities shall place and maintain, upon all through highways in which the permissible speed is increased, adequate signs giving notice of the special regulations and shall also place and maintain upon each highway intersecting a through highway, appropriate signs which shall be reflectorized or illuminated at night.
(c) Local authorities may establish prima facie lawful speed limits on highways outside of business districts that are consistent with the limits established in section 627(2).
(2) The state transportation department shall establish the speed upon all trunk line highways located within cities and villages as follows:
(a) A written copy of the authorization or determination shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county or counties where the highway is located and a certified copy of the authorization or determination shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the issuance of the authorization or determination.
(b) When the state transportation department increases the speed upon a trunk line highway as provided in this act, subject to section 627a, the state transportation department shall place and maintain upon these highways adequate signs giving notice of the permissible speed fixed by the state transportation commission.
(3) Local authorities are authorized to decrease the prima facie speed limits to not less than 15 miles per hour in public parks under their jurisdiction. A decrease in the prima facie speed limits is binding when adequate signs are duly posted giving notice of the reduced speeds.
(4) Local authorities are authorized to decrease the prima facie speed limits to not less than 25 miles an hour on each street or highway under their jurisdiction that is adjacent to a publicly owned park or playground. A decrease in the prima facie speed limits is binding when adequate signs are duly posted giving notice of the reduced speeds. As used in this subsection, "local authority" includes the county road commission with the concurrence of the township board of a township for a street or highway within the boundaries of the township.
(5) The maximum rates of speed allowed under this section are subject to the maximum rate established under section 629b.
(6) A person who exceeds a lawful speed limit established under this section is responsible for a civil infraction.
(7) As used in this section, "local authority" means the governing body of a city or village, except as provided in subsection (4).
History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 28, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 1974 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 75, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1976 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 21, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 222, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1980 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1987 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 368, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1988 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 85, Eff. Nov. 9, 2006