Section 257.1576 - Electric patrol vehicle; equipment.
ELECTRIC PATROL VEHICLE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 55 of 1997
257.1576 Electric patrol vehicle; equipment.
Sec. 6.
Each electric patrol vehicle authorized under section 4 shall have all of the following equipment:
(a) Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle.
(b) Not less than 2 head lamps that enable the operator of the vehicle to see a person not less than 100 feet to the front of the vehicle.
(c) Not less than 2 rear lamps that comply with section 697 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.697.
(d) A windshield of safety glass as defined in section 711 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.711.
(e) A horn as defined in section 706(a) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.706.
(f) Safety belts designed and installed with brackets and of sufficient strength to hold a passenger during a collision.
(g) A parking brake sufficient to hold the vehicle in a stopped position.
(h) Reflectors that reflect an amber or red color as required for motor vehicles by section 690 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.690.
History: 1997, Act 55, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997