Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · Michigan · Chapter 324 — Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

324.81115 Licensing of ORV required; exceptions; reciprocal agreement.

342 words·~2 min read·/mi/chapter-324/324-81115

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

324.81115 Licensing of ORV required; exceptions; reciprocal agreement.
Sec. 81115.
(1)Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not operate an ORV under any of the following conditions unless the ORV is licensed with the department or a dealer as provided under this part:
(a)Except as otherwise provided by law, on or over land, snow, ice, or other natural terrain.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in this part, on a forest trail or in a designated area.
(c)On a street, county road, or highway, except if the vehicle is registered under the code.
(2)An ORV is not required to be licensed under this part under any of the following circumstances:
(a)The ORV is used exclusively in a comprehensive program for training as required in section 81129.
(b)The ORV is operated solely on private property by the owner of the property, a family member of the owner, or an invited guest of the owner.
(c)The ORV is being operated on a free ORV-riding day. The department shall designate as free ORV-riding days each year a Saturday and the following Sunday that are also designated as free fishing days under section 43534. In addition, the department may designate 1 other day or 2 other consecutive days each year as free ORV-riding days. A person operating an unlicensed ORV during a free ORV-riding day has the same privileges and is subject to the same rules and regulations as a person operating an ORV licensed as required under subsection (1).
(d)If and to the extent the department waives the requirement pursuant to a reciprocal agreement with another state.
(3)The department is authorized to enter a reciprocal agreement described in subsection (2)(d).
History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 111 , Eff. Oct. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 240 , Imd. Eff. July 17, 2008 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 119 , Imd. Eff. Sept. 25, 2013
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Popular Name: Off-Road Vehicle Act
Popular Name: ORV
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.