![]() ![]() The Michigan Vehicle Code states that “operate” means “eing in actual physical control of a vehicle” (MCL 257.35a(a)) and an “operator” means “a person” who “perates a motor vehicle upon a highway or street.” (MCL 257.36(a)) How to register an out of state vehicle? Specifically, the Michigan Vehicle Code provides that a “nonresident owner of a pleasure vehicle otherwise subject to registration under this act shall not operate the vehicle for a period exceeding 90 days without securing registration in this state.” (MCL 257.243(4)) Michigan law requires that a “nonresident owner” of a vehicle who drives his or her vehicle in Michigan for more than 90 days must get the vehicle registered in Michigan. What is the rule for registering an out of state vehicle in Michigan? This can often be for work, or it can be to spend time with family, or to attend school or college in the state of Michigan. This is an important, but little known, law that affects the many drivers from Canada, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin who enter and drive regularly – perhaps daily – in Michigan. Otherwise, you could be found guilty of a misdemeanor and ordered to pay a $100 fine and/or face up to 90 days in jail. ![]() If you are not a Michigan resident, but you drive your out-of-state vehicle for more than 90 days in Michigan, you will need to register your vehicle with the Michigan Secretary of State. ![]()
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