DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE  
SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION  
UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODE FOR CITIES, TOWNSHIPS, AND VILLAGES  
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of state police by 1956 PA  
62, MCL 257.951 et seq.)  
PART 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED  
R 28.1001 Rule 1. Words and phrases.  
(1) As used in this code:  
(a) "Act" means the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 et seq.  
(b) "Alley" means a minor thoroughfare, opened to public use, for the purpose of  
ingress and egress to service adjacent buildings.  
(c) "Bicycle lane" means a portion of a street or highway that is adjacent to the  
roadway and that is established for the use of persons riding bicycles.  
(d) "Bicycle path" means a portion of a street or highway that is separated  
from the roadway by an open, unpaved space or by a barrier and that is established  
for the use of persons riding bicycles.  
(e) "Bus stand" or "bus stop" means a fixed area in the roadway, parallel and  
adjacent to the curb, to be occupied exclusively by buses for layover in operating  
schedules or by buses waiting for, loading, or unloading passengers.  
(f) "Clerk" means the person who keeps the records and performs the regular  
business of a governmental unit.  
(g) "Curb loading zone" means a space that is adjacent to a curb and that is  
reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers  
or materials.  
(h) "Freight curb loading zone" means a space that is adjacent to a curb and that is  
provided for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of freight.  
(i) "Governmental unit" or "municipality" means an incorporated city, an  
incorporated village, or a township.  
(j) "Official time standard" means the hours named in this code are hours of  
standard time or daylight-saving time, whichever is in current use in this governmental  
unit.  
(k) "Parking meter zone" means an area that is adjacent to a parking meter and that  
is set aside for the exclusive use of vehicles upon the deposit of a coin of United  
States currency in the parking meter as specified on the meter.  
(l) "Passenger curb loading zone" means a place that is adjacent to a curb and  
that is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of  
passengers.  
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(m) "Stand" or "standing" means the halting of a vehicle, other than for the  
purpose of, and while actually engaged  
passengers.  
in,  
receiving  
or discharging  
(n) "Stop," when required, means the complete cessation of movement.  
(o) "Stop" or "stopping," when prohibited, means the  
halting, even  
momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not. The terms do not apply to the  
halting of a vehicle that is necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or that is in  
compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal.  
(p) "Taxicab" means a licensed public motor vehicle for hire that is designated  
and constructed to seat not more than 10 persons and that is operated as a common  
carrier on call or demand.  
(q) "Taxicab stand" means a fixed area in the roadway that is set aside for taxicabs  
to stand or wait for passengers.  
(r) "Tow-away zone" means a zone where parking, stopping, or standing is not  
permitted, as indicated by proper signs, and where vehicles parked in violation of the  
signs are towed away to keep the roadway clear for traffic movement.  
(s) "U-turn" means a turn made on a roadway or in an intersection by a vehicle  
for the purpose of reversing its direction of travel.  
(2) If any word or phrase used in this code is not defined in this code, but is defined  
in the Act, PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, then the definition in the act shall apply to  
the words and phrases used in this code.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1002 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1003 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1004 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
PART 2. TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION AND AUTHORITY  
R 28.1101 Rule 101. Police department; traffic duties.  
It is the duty of the chief of police and the officers of the police department to  
enforce the street traffic regulations of this governmental unit and all state vehicle laws  
that are applicable to street traffic in this governmental unit, including making arrests for  
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certain traffic violations, issuing citations for civil infractions, investigating accidents,  
cooperating with the city traffic engineer and other officials of this governmental unit in  
the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve  
traffic conditions, and carrying out those duties specially imposed by this code and other  
traffic ordinances of this governmental unit.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1102 Rule 102. Authority of police directing traffic.  
Officers of the police department or those officers that are assigned by the chief of  
police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance  
with traffic laws. However, in case of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or  
safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as  
conditions require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1103 Rule 103. Authority of firemen directing traffic.  
Officers of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the  
police in directing traffic at the scene of the fire or in the immediate vicinity.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1104 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1105 Rule 105. Impounding of vehicles; authority; procedure; public sale.  
(1) Notwithstanding section 252d of the act, a police agency may provide for the  
immediate removal of a vehicle from public property or any other place open to travel  
by the public and impound the vehicle in any of the following circumstances:  
(a) When a vehicle is left unattended on a bridge, viaduct, causeway, subway,  
tube, or tunnel where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.  
(b) When a vehicle is found being driven on the streets or highways in an unsafe  
condition that endangers persons or property.  
(c) When the driver of the vehicle is taken into custody by the police department  
and the vehicle would thereby be left unattended on the street.  
(2) A police agency that authorizes the removal of a vehicle under subrule  
(1) of this rule shall comply with the requirements of section 252d(2) to  
(7) of the act.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.1105 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2002 MR 20. The memorandum requesting the  
correction was published in Michigan Register, 2003 MR 21.  
R 28.1105a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1106 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1107 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1108 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1109 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110b Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110c Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1110d Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110e Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110f Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110g Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110h Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1110i Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1111 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1112 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1113 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1114 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1115 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1116 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1117 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1117a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1117b Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1117c Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1117d Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1118 Rule 118. Records of traffic violations; warrants.  
(1) The chief of police shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, a record of all  
warrants that are issued on traffic violation charges and that are delivered to the  
police department for service. The chief of police shall also maintain, or cause to be  
maintained, a record of the disposition of all these warrants.  
(2) This rule shall not apply to municipalities in which the records listed in  
subrule (1) of this rule are maintained by another agency or district court pursuant to a  
local agreement.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1119 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1120 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1121 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1122 Rule 122. Traffic accident studies.  
If the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the police  
department shall cooperate with the traffic engineer in conducting studies of the accidents  
and shall determine remedial measures.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1123 Rule 123. Drivers' files.  
(1) The police department shall maintain a suitable record  
of  
all traffic  
accidents, citations, arrests, dispositions, and complaints that are reported for each  
driver. The reported items shall be maintained in a manner that allows for retrieval  
by the name of the driver concerned. The records shall be maintained for not less than  
the most recent 5-year period.  
(2) A photocopy or electronic image shall be maintained if the original  
document is sent to another agency or to a court, except as provided in subrule (3)  
of this rule.  
(3) A photocopy or electronic image is not required to be maintained by the police  
department if the original document, photocopy, pr electronic image is maintained by  
another office of the municipality.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1124 Rule 124. Annual traffic safety report.  
The police department shall annually prepare a traffic report that shall be filed with  
the executive head of this governmental unit and the ordinance making body of this  
governmental unit. The report shall contain all of the following information on traffic  
matters in this municipality:  
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(a) The number of traffic accidents.  
(b) The number of persons killed.  
(c) The number of persons injured.  
(d) The number of traffic accidents investigated.  
(e) The plans and recommendations of the police department for future traffic  
safety activities.  
(f) Other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police.  
(g) Other pertinent traffic accident data.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1125 Rule 125. Traffic engineer.  
(1) The office of traffic engineer is hereby established. The traffic engineer  
shall be appointed in a manner prescribed by the ordinance making body and shall  
exercise the powers and duties provided in this code in a manner that is consistent  
with prevailing traffic engineering and safety practices and that is in the best interests  
of this governmental unit. If a traffic engineer is not appointed, then the authority of  
the engineer shall be vested in the chief of police.  
(2) The traffic engineer shall be responsible for any duties specifically  
delegated to the local authority by the Act, unless another office is specifically  
designated by the Act or by this code or is by its nature the more appropriate office.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1126 Rule 126. Duties of traffic engineer.  
(1)The general duties of the traffic engineer are as follows:  
(a) To plan and determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance  
of traffic-control devices.  
(b) To conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents  
remedial measures.  
(c) To conduct engineering investigations of traffic conditions.  
and  
to devise  
(d) To plan the operation of traffic on the streets of this governmental unit,  
including parking areas.  
(e) To cooperate with other officials of this governmental unit  
development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions.  
(f) To carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by the  
ordinances of this governmental unit.  
in the  
act and  
(g) To otherwise regulate the movement and parking of vehicles  
municipality consistent with the act.  
within the  
(2) All duties carried out by the traffic engineer shall be in accordance with  
standard and accepted engineering practices as found in the Traffic Engineering  
Handbook, Fifth Edition, which is adopted by reference in these rules. The  
Handbook may be reviewed at the East Lansing Headquarters of the Michigan State  
Police, Special Operations Division, Traffic Services Section.The Handbook may be  
purchased from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1099 14TH Street, N.W.,  
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Suite 300 West, Washington, DC 20005-3438, or from the Michigan Department of State  
Police, Special Operations Division, Traffic Services Section, 714 South Harrison Road,  
East Lansing, MI 48823, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $110.00  
each.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1127 Rule 127. Emergency regulations.  
The chief of police is hereby empowered to make and enforce temporary  
regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions. Temporary regulations shall  
remain in effect for not more than 90 days.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1128 Rule 128. Testing traffic-control devices.  
The traffic engineer may test or experiment with traffic-control devices under  
actual conditions of traffic in accordance with procedures contained in the Michigan  
manual of uniform traffic-control devices.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1129 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1130 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1130a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1131 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1132 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1133 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1134 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1135 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1136 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1136a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1136b Rule 136b. Traffic-control devices on private property;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) With the consent, or at the request, of the owners or persons in charge of  
private property that is open to the general public for travel, the traffic engineer  
may determine controls of the movement of vehicles and pedestrians and the parking  
of vehicles as needed for the safety and convenience of the public and users of the  
property.  
The traffic engineer shall place and maintain whatever traffic-control  
devices are necessary to give notice of the controls determined to be necessary.  
(2) A person who violates the directions of the  
responsible for a civil infraction.  
traffic-control  
devices is  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1137 Rule 137. Curb loading zones.  
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine the location of passenger  
and freight curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs that  
indicate the zones and that state the hours during which the zones are restricted for  
loading purposes.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1138 Rule 138. Permits for curb loading zones.  
The traffic engineer shall not designate or sign any curb loading zone upon special  
request of any person unless the person makes application for a permit for the zone  
and for 2 signs to indicate the ends of each zone. When approved by the traffic engineer,  
the clerk, upon granting a permit and issuing the signs, shall collect from the  
applicant and deposit with the treasurer a service fee for 1 year or a fraction thereof  
in an amount specified by resolution of the ordinance making body. The governmental  
unit may, by regulation, impose conditions upon the use of the signs and provide for  
reimbursement for the value of the signs if they are lost or damaged and for return of the  
signs if they are misused or upon expiration of the permit.The permit shall expire at the  
end of 1 year.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1139 Rule 139. Public carrier stands.  
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus stops, bus stands, taxicab  
stands, and stands for other passenger common-carrier motor vehicles on public streets,  
in places, and in number as he or she shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and  
convenience to the public. Every bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand, or other stand shall  
be designated by appropriate signs, which the traffic engineer shall cause to be erected.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1140 Rule 140. Permit for loading or unloading at an angle to the curb.  
The traffic engineer may authorize the clerk to issue special permits to permit the  
backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or  
materials subject to the terms and conditions of the permit. A permit may be issued either  
to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle. A permit shall grant  
to the owner or lessee of real property the privileges that are stated in the permit and  
that are authorized in this code.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1141 Rule 141. Parking meter zones.  
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the ordinance  
making body, to determine and designate metered parking zones and to install and  
maintain as many parking meters as necessary in the metered parking zones, if it is  
determined that the installation of parking meters is necessary to aid in the regulation,  
control, and inspection of the parking of vehicles  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1142 Rule 142. Angle parking zones.  
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The traffic engineer shall determine the location of angle parking zones and shall  
erect and maintain appropriate signs that indicate the location and that give notice  
thereof, except that these zones shall not be established on state trunkline highways.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1143 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1144 Rule 144. Speed restrictions.  
Notwithstanding section 629 of the Act, The traffic engineer is hereby authorized  
to establish prima facie speed limits in alleys and cemeteries.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1145 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1146 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1147 Rule 147. Authority to sign 1-way streets and alleys.  
Where any 1-way street or alley is duly established, the traffic engineer shall place  
and maintain signs that give notice of the 1-way street or alley and the regulation shall  
not be effective unless the signs are in place. Signs that indicate the direction of lawful  
traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the  
opposite direction is prohibited.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1148  
Rule 148. Authority to restrict direction of movement on streets  
during certain periods.  
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate streets, parts of  
streets, or specific lanes of streets on which vehicular traffic shall proceed in 1  
direction during 1 period of the day and the opposite direction during another period of  
the day and shall place and maintain appropriate markings, signs, barriers, or other  
devices to give notice thereof. The traffic engineer may erect signs that temporarily  
designate lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of  
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the center line of the roadway.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1149 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1150 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1151 Rule 151. Prohibiting certain traffic.\The traffic engineer may, after an  
engineering and traffic investigation, designate any heavily traveled street under his  
or her jurisdiction as  
prohibited to a class or kind of traffic found to be incompatible with the normal and  
safe movement of traffic. The traffic engineer shall erect appropriate traffic-control  
devices that give notice of the determination.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1152 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1153 Rule 153. Traffic-control orders.  
(1) The authority in the Act and this code to regulate traffic shall be exercised  
by the traffic engineer by the issuance of traffic-control orders that shall specify the  
rules and regulations adopted or established by him or her. The traffic-control orders  
shall become effective upon being filed with the clerk and upon erection of adequate  
signs or signals that give notice of the existence of the regulation, if signs or signals  
are required by the provisions of this code that pertain to the regulation.  
(2) Traffic-control orders may be issued by the traffic engineer on his or her own  
authority, but when so issued shall be known as temporary traffic-control  
orders and shall not be effective after the expiration of 90 days from the date of  
filing and these temporary traffic-control orders shall not be renewed or extended,  
except upon approval by the ordinance making body.  
(3) Permanent traffic-control orders shall be issued by the traffic engineer,  
approved by the ordinance making body, and filed with the clerk.  
(4) Temporary orders shall become permanent orders upon being approved by the  
ordinance making body, and notice of the approval shall be filed with the clerk.  
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(5) All traffic-control orders and any actions that modify or repeal the orders  
shall be kept by the clerk in a separate book that shall be known as the traffic-control  
order book.  
(6) A copy of a traffic-control order, certified by the clerk to be a true copy  
compared by him or her with the original in his or her office, shall be permitted into  
evidence in all courts and proceedings in the same manner as the original would be  
permitted into evidence if produced. If it appears that a traffic-control sign, signal, or  
device that conforms to the provisions of this code was erected or in place when the  
alleged violation of this code occurred, it shall be prima facie evidence of the  
existence of a lawful traffic-control order that authorizes the traffic control, sign,  
signal, or device, and it is not necessary for the prosecution to affirmatively show the  
existence of a valid traffic-control order in these cases, unless and until the  
presumption is rebutted by competent evidence.  
(7) All traffic control orders issued by the  
temporary or permanent, shall be in accordance with  
engineering practices as adopted in R 28.1126.  
traffic  
engineer, whether  
and accepted  
standard  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1154 Rule 154. Clerk.  
The duties set forth in rules 155 to 158 of this code shall apply to the person who  
is elected or appointed to the office of clerk of this governmental unit.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1155 Rule 155. Clerk to issue permit for loading or unloading at an angle  
to the curb.  
The clerk, upon receipt of a written application, shall issue, subject to the approval of  
the traffic engineer, permits to back a vehicle at right angles to the curb for the purpose  
of loading or unloading of merchandise or material. These permits shall be subject to  
the terms and conditions stated thereon. These permits shall expire at the end of each  
calendar year, but may be reissued.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1156 Rule 156. Clerk to issue permit for curb loading zones.  
The clerk, upon receipt of a written application, shall issue, subject to the approval of  
the traffic engineer, permits for curb loading zones. These permits shall be subject to  
the terms and conditions stated thereon.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1157 Rule 157. Clerks to provide traffic citation forms.  
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(1) Traffic citation forms in serially numbered sets  
that  
notify alleged  
violators to appear and answer to charges of violating traffic laws and ordinances  
shall be provided by the clerk in books and in a form as provided in sections 727b and  
727c of the act.  
(2) This rule shall not apply to municipalities in which the traffic citation forms  
required in subrule (1) of this rule are provided by another department, agency, or  
court pursuant to a local agreement.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1158 Rule 158. Issuance and record of traffic citation books.  
(1) The clerk shall be responsible for the issuance of traffic citation books to the  
chief of police and shall maintain a record of each book.  
(2) This rule shall not apply to municipalities in which the records required in  
subrule (1) of this rule are maintained by another department, agency, or court  
pursuant to a local agreement.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 3. OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS  
R 28.1201  
Rule 201. Required obedience to traffic ordinances; parental  
responsibility; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) It is a violation of this code for any person to do any act that is forbidden, or  
to fail to perform any act that is required, by the act or this code.  
(2) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or  
knowingly permit this child or ward to violate any of the provisions of the act or this  
code.  
(3) Unless otherwise specified, violation of any rule of this code is a civil  
infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1202 Rule 202. Obedience to police and fire department  
officials; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) A person shall not willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order  
or direction of any police officer or member of the fire department, at the scene of or  
in the immediate vicinity of a fire, who is vested with authority under the act or this  
code to direct, control, or regulate traffic.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1202a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1203 Rule 203. Persons propelling push carts or riding animals subject to  
traffic regulations; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) Persons who propel any push cart or who ride an animal upon a roadway and  
persons who drive any animal-drawn vehicle are subject to the provisions of this code  
that are applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except for the provisions of this code  
that by their very nature can have no application.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1204  
Rule 204. Use of coasters, roller skates, and similar devices  
restricted; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A person who is riding in, or by means of, any coasters, toy vehicle, or similar  
device shall not go on any roadway, except while crossing a street on a crosswalk. When  
crossing a street on a crosswalk, the person shall be granted all of the rights, and  
shall be subject to all of the duties, applicable to pedestrians.  
(2) A person who is on a skateboard or roller skates, including in-line skates,  
shall be considered a pedestrian and is subject to all of the rights and duties of a  
pedestrian, except as provided in subrule (3) of this rule.  
(3) The traffic engineer may designate those roadways and areas where the use of  
skateboards, roller skates, or in-line skates are prohibited and shall designate these  
areas through the posting of appropriate signs.  
(4) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1205 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1206 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1207 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1208 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1209 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1210 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1211  
Rule 211. Code provisions; exclusive applicability to operation of  
vehicles on streets, except where otherwise referred to.  
The provisions of this code that relate to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively  
to the operation of vehicles on streets or highways, except where a different place is  
specifically referred to in a rule of this code.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1212 Rule 212. Enforcing violation on private road.  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a police officer may enter upon a private  
road to enforce violations of the act or this code.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
PART 4. TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES  
R 28.1301 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1302 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1303 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1304 Rule 304. Obedience to official traffic-control devices;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-  
control device that is placed in accordance with a traffic control order or a traffic  
ordinance of any governmental unit having authority over that highway, unless  
otherwise directed by a police officer.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1304a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1305 Rule 305. Provisions of code that require signs; enforceability.  
Provisions of this code that require signs shall not be enforced against an alleged  
violator if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, an official sign was not in  
proper position and was not sufficiently legible so as to be seen by an ordinarily  
observant person. When a particular rule does  
not state that signs are required, the rule shall be effective even though signs are not  
erected or in place.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1306 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1307 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1308 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1309 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1310 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1311 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1312 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1313 Rule 313. Crosswalks.  
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate and maintain, by  
appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at  
intersections where, in his or her opinion, there is particular danger to pedestrians  
crossing the roadway and at other places as he or she may deem necessary.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1314 Rule 314. Safety zones.  
The traffic engineer is hereby authorized to establish safety zones of a kind and  
character and at places as he or she may deem necessary for the protection of  
pedestrians.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1315 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1316 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1317 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1318 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1319 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1320 Rule 320. Bicycle paths or bicycle lanes;  
establishment; traffic-control devices.  
(1) When the traffic engineer, after a traffic survey and engineering study,  
determines there is a need, he or she may establish a part of a street or highway  
under his or her jurisdiction as a bicycle path or lane.  
(2) The bicycle path or lane shall be identified by official traffic-control  
devices that conform to the Michigan manual of uniform traffic-control devices.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1321 Rule 321. Bicycle paths; vehicles prohibited; snowmobiles permitted  
under certain conditions; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) A person shall not operate a vehicle on or across a bicycle path, except to  
enter or leave adjacent property or as otherwise permitted in this rule.  
(2) A person may operate a snowmobile on a bicycle path that is snow-  
covered and that is not snowplowed for bicycle traffic.  
(3) A person shall not park a vehicle on a bicycle path.  
(4) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1322  
Rule 322. Bicycle lanes; vehicles prohibited; parking permitted  
under certain conditions; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) A person shall not operate a vehicle on or across a bicycle lane, except to  
enter or leave adjacent property.  
(2) A person shall not park a vehicle on a bicycle lane, except where parking is  
permitted by official signs.  
(3) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 5. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF DRIVERS AND OTHERS  
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R 28.1401 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1402 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1403 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1404 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1404a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1405 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1406 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1407 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1408 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1409 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1409a Rule 409a. Driving at slow speed; violation as a civil infraction.  
(1) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle at a slow speed as to impede the  
normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary  
for safe operation or to comply with law.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1410 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1411 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1412 Rule 412. Violation of signs; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) It shall be prima facie unlawful to exceed the speed stated on signs erected  
in accordance with a traffic control order or a traffic ordinance of any governmental  
unit having authority over that highway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1413 Rule 413. Manner of charging violation of speed restriction. In every  
charge of violating a speed restriction , the complaint and traffic citation shall specify the  
speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and the speed applicable within  
the district or at the location.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1414 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1414a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1414b Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415b Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415c Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415d Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415e Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415f Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1415g Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1416 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1416a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1416b Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1416c Rule 416c. Consumption of liquor on highways or on property  
open to public; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) Alcoholic liquor shall not be consumed on a highway, street, alley, or any  
public or private property that is open to the general public.  
(2) This rule does not apply to a premises operating under a license or permit  
issued pursuant to 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 et seq.  
(3) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1417 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1418 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1419 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1420 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1421 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1422 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1423 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1424 Rule 424. One-way roadways; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) On a roadway or alley that is designated and signposted for 1-way traffic,  
a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1425 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1426 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1427 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1428 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1428a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1429 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1430 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1431 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1432 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1433 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1434  
infraction.  
Rule 434. Limitations on turning around; violation as civil  
(1) The driver of any vehicle shall not turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the  
opposite direction on any street in a business district and shall not, on any other street, so  
turn a vehicle unless the movement can be made in safety and without interfering with  
other traffic.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1435 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1436 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1436a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1437 Rule 437. Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; violation as  
civil infraction.  
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(1) The driver of a vehicle that is merging from an alley, driveway, or building  
shall stop the vehicle immediately before driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk  
area extending across any alleyway, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian as  
may be necessary to avoid collision and, upon entering the roadway shall yield the  
right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1438  
Rule 438. Entering intersection or crosswalk; obstructing traffic  
prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A driver shall not enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there  
is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate  
the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles  
or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1439 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1440 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1440a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1440b Rule 440b. Obstruction of vehicular traffic by successive train  
movements on highways or streets; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) It is unlawful for a railroad company to  
permit  
successive train  
movements to obstruct any vehicular traffic on any public streets or highways until all  
vehicular traffic previously delayed by these train movements has been cleared or  
until a period of 5 minutes has elapsed between train movements.  
(2) A railroad company that violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1440c Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1441 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1442 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1443 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1444 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1445 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1446 Rule 446. Drivers in a procession; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Each driver in a funeral or other authorized procession shall drive as near the  
right-hand edge of the roadway as practical and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close  
as is practical and safe.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1447  
Rule 447. Parades and processions; permit required; violation as  
misdemeanor.  
(1) A procession or parade, other than a procession or parade of the forces of the  
United States armed services, the military forces of this state, and the forces of the  
police and fire departments, shall not occupy, march, or proceed along any roadway,  
unless pursuant to a permit issued by the chief of police and unless the procession or  
parade is in accordance with other regulations as are set forth in this code.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1448 Rule 448. Driving on sidewalk prohibited; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall not drive on or within any sidewalk area, except  
at a driveway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1449 Rule 449. Limitations on backing; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless the movement can  
be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic.  
(2) A vehicle shall not be backed a distance of more than 60 feet.  
(3) A vehicle shall not be backed into an intersection; except that a vehicle may  
be backed into an intersection when it is not otherwise possible to turn about and when  
the movement can be made safely without interfering with other traffic.  
(4) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1450 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1451 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1452 Rule 452. Driving through or over a safety zone occupied by people  
prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall not at any time drive through or over a safety  
zone when the safety zone contains any person therein.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1453 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1454 Rule 454. Splashing prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
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(1) A driver of a motor vehicle shall not recklessly, willfully, wantonly, or  
carelessly operate his or her vehicle in a manner as to splash snow, rain, water, mud,  
dirt, or debris on any person who is on a sidewalk, crosswalk, or safety zone.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 28.1454 was corrected at the request of the promulgating  
agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule  
containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2002 MR 20. The memorandum requesting the  
correction  
was published in Michigan Register, 2003 MR 21.  
R 28.1455  
misdemeanor.  
Rule 455. Deposit of litter on streets prohibited; violation as  
public authority having  
(1) A person shall not, without the consent of the  
supervision of a street, deposit, place, dump, throw, or leave, or cause or permit the  
dumping, depositing, placing, throwing, or leaving of, any destructive or injurious  
material, any rubbish, refuse, waste  
material, garbage, offal, paper, glass, cans, bottles, trash, or debris on  
any street.  
(2) A person who throws or drops, or permits to be thrown or dropped, on a street  
any of the material or matter listed in subrule (1) of this rule shall immediately remove  
it or cause it to be removed.  
(3) The violation of this rule is punishable as a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1455a  
Rule 455a. Throwing objects at or into paths of vehicles  
prohibited; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) A person shall not knowingly cause any litter or any object to fall or to be  
thrown into the path of or to hit a vehicle traveling on a street.  
(2) The violation of this rule is punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00  
or not more than 1 year in county jail, or both. A person who violates this rule is  
guilty of a misdemeanor  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1455b Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1456  
misdemeanor.  
Rule 456. Removal of wrecked or damaged vehicles; violation as  
street shall  
(1) A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from  
a
remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped on the street from the vehicle.  
(2) The violation of this rule is punishable as a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1457 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1458 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2017 AACS.  
R 28.1459 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1460 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1461 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1462 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1462a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1463 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1463a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1464 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1465 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1466 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1467 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1468 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1469 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1470 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1470a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1471 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1471a Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1472 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1473 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1473a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1474 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1475 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1476 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1477 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1477a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1478 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1478a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1479 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1480 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1480a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1481 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1482 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1483 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1484 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1485 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1486 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1486a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 1997 AACS.  
R 28.1487 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1487a Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1488 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1489 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1490 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1490a Rule 490a. Operation of vehicle with unnecessary noise  
prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with unnecessary noise and shall  
not start, move, or turn a motor vehicle or apply the brakes or the power on a motor  
vehicle or in any manner operate the vehicle so as to cause the tires to squeal or the  
tires or vehicle to make any noise not usually connected with the operation of the  
motor vehicle, except in case of an emergency.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1491 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1492 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1493 Rule 493. Display on vehicle of official designation, sign, or insignia  
prohibited; violation as misdemeanor.  
(1) An owner shall not display on any part of his or her vehicle, or knowingly  
permit the display of, any official designation, sign, or insignia of any public or  
quasi-public corporation; municipal, state, or national department; or government  
subdivision without authority of the agency.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1494 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1495 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1496 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1497 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1498 Rule 498. Opening vehicle doors so as to impede traffic prohibited;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A person shall not open a door of a vehicle in a manner that interferes  
with or impedes the flow of traffic.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1498a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1499 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 6. OPERATION OF BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, MOPEDS, AND  
TOY VEHICLES  
R 28.1601 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1602 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1603 Rule 603. Bicycles; ordinances applicable.  
The provisions of this code that are applicable to bicycles shall apply when a bicycle  
is operated on any street or on any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles,  
subject to those exceptions stated in this code.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1604 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1604a Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1605 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1606 Rescinded.  
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R 28.1607  
Rule 607. Obedience to pedestrian regulations when dismounted  
from a bicycle.  
When authorized signs are erected that indicate that right, left, or U-turns are not  
permitted, a person who operates a bicycle shall obey the direction of the sign, except  
where the person dismounts from the bicycle to make the turn, in which event the  
person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1608 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1609 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1610 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1611 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1612 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1613 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1614 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1615  
Rule 615. Emerging from alley, driveway, or building; yielding  
right-of-way; violation as civil infraction.  
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(1) The operator of a bicycle who emerges from an alley, driveway, or building  
shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any  
alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on the sidewalk area  
and, upon entering the roadway, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles  
approaching on the roadway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1616 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1617  
infraction.  
Rule 617. Bicycles; parking on sidewalk; violation as civil  
(1) A person shall not park a bicycle on a sidewalk where bicycle parking is  
prohibited by official traffic control devices. A person shall not park a bicycle on a  
sidewalk in a manner that would unreasonably obstruct pedestrian or other traffic.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1617a  
infraction.  
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of part 8 of this  
prohibited or restricted bytraffic-control devices, a bicycle may be parked as follows:  
Rule 617a. Bicycles; parking on roadway; violation as civil  
code,  
and unless  
at any  
(a) On the roadway at an angle to the curb or edge of the roadway  
location where the parkingof vehicles is allowed.  
(b) On the roadway abreast of another bicycle near the side of the roadway at any  
location where the parking of vehicles is allowed.  
(2) In all other respects, a bicycle parked anywhere on  
a
street shall conform  
with the provisions of part 8 of this code that regulates the parking of vehicles.  
(3) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1618 Rule 618. Obedience to signs prohibiting riding of bicycles; violation  
as civil infraction.  
(1) When a sign is erected on a sidewalk that prohibits the riding of bicycles  
thereon by any person, a person shall obey the sign.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1619 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1620 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1621 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1622 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1623 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1623a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1624 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1625 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1626 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1627 Rescinded.  
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History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 7. PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES  
R 28.1701  
Rule 701. Pedestrians; traffic-control signals; privileges and  
restricts; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Pedestrians are subject to traffic-control signals at intersections as provided in  
section 613 of the act and part 4 of this code. At all other places, pedestrians shall be  
accorded the privileges, and shall be subject to the restrictions, stated in this part.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1702 Rule 702. Pedestrians; right-of-way in crosswalk; violation as civil  
infraction.  
(1) When traffic-control signals are not in place or are not in operation, the  
driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need  
be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the  
pedestrian is on the half of the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling or when  
the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to  
be in danger, but a pedestrian shall not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety  
and walk or run into a path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible for the  
driver to yield.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1703  
Rule 703. Passing vehicle stopped at intersection to permit  
pedestrian to cross prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) When any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked  
crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of  
any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped  
vehicle.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1703a Rescinded.  
History: 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1705  
Rule 705. Crossing roadway at right angles to curb required;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A pedestrian shall not, except in a marked crosswalk, cross a roadway at any  
other place than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the  
opposite curb.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1706  
infraction.  
Rule 706. Pedestrians; yielding right-of-way; violation as civil  
(1) Every pedestrian who crosses a roadway at any point other than within a  
marked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on  
the roadway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1707  
Rule 707. Pedestrians; yielding right-of-way where tunnel or  
overhead crossing provided; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Any pedestrian who crosses a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or  
overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to  
all vehicles on the roadway, if signs prohibiting the crossing of the roadway by  
pedestrians at that point are in place.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1708 Rule 708. Pedestrians; yielding right-of-way to emergency vehicles;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to an authorized emergency  
vehicle under the conditions prescribed in the Act.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1709 Rule 709. Pedestrians; crossing between adjacent intersections;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Where traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross the  
roadway except in a marked crosswalk.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1710  
Rule 710. Pedestrians; crossing roadway in business district;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1)In any business district, a pedestrian shall not cross a roadway other than in a  
crosswalk.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1711 Rule 711. Pedestrians; obedience to bridge and railroad barriers;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A pedestrian shall not pass through, around, over, or under any crossing  
gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while the gate or barrier is closed  
or is being opened or closed.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1712 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1713 Rule 713. Pedestrians; soliciting ride, employment, or business in  
roadway prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A person shall not stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride,  
employment, or business from the occupant of any vehicle.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1714 Rule 714. Pedestrians; soliciting the watching or guarding of vehicle  
in street or highway prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A person shall not stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the  
purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about  
to be parked on a street or highway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1715 Rule 715. Stopping for blind pedestrians; violation as misdemeanor.  
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(1) Any driver of a vehicle who approaches within 10 feet of a person who is  
wholly or partially blind, who is carrying a cane or walking stick that is white or white  
tipped with red, or who is being led by a guide dog wearing a harness and walking on  
either side, or slightly in front, of the blind person shall immediately come to a full  
stop and shall take precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid  
accident or injury to the wholly or partially blind person.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1716 Rule 716. Drivers; exercising due care; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this part, every driver of a vehicle  
shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian on any roadway, shall give  
warning by sounding the horn when necessary, and shall exercise proper precaution  
upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person on a roadway.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 8. STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING  
R 28.1801  
infraction.  
Rule 801. Standing or parking close to curb; violation as civil  
(1) A person shall not stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel  
with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement,  
and with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the curb or edge of  
the roadway, except as otherwise provided in this part.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1802 Rule 802. Parking on 1-way streets; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Vehicles may park with the left-hand wheels adjacent to, and within 12 inches  
of, the left-hand curb of properly signed 1-way streets.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1803 Rule 803. Stopping, standing, or parking on streets signed for angle  
parking; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) On those streets that have been signed or marked for angle parking, a person  
shall not stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the  
roadway indicated by the signs or markings.  
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(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1804 Rule 804. Violating terms of permit for backing vehicle to load or  
unload at a curb prohibited; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) It is unlawful for any permittee or any other person to violate any of the  
special terms or conditions of any special permit issued to permit the backing of a  
vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1805 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1806 Rule 806. Vehicle starting from parked position; violation as civil  
infraction.  
(1) A vehicle starting from a parked position shall yield to moving vehicles the  
right-of-way, and the operator of the vehicle shall give a timely and visible warning  
signal before so starting.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1807  
Rule 807. Vehicle parked at angle to curb and about to start;  
yielding right-of-way; backing into lane of moving traffic; violation as civil  
infraction.  
(1) A vehicle that is parked at an angle to the curb and that is about to start shall  
yield to moving vehicles the right-of-way, and the operator of the vehicle shall not back  
the vehicle from the curb into the lane of moving traffic unless the maneuver can be  
made in safety and without conflict with moving vehicles.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1808 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1809 Rule 809. Headlights on parked vehicles; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) Any lighted headlights on a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1810 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1811 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1812 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1813  
Rule 813. Parking in alley prohibited; exception; stopping or  
standing in alley prohibited; exception; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) A person shall not park a vehicle in an alley, except when authorized by official  
signs. A person shall not stop or stand a vehicle in any alley, except while actually  
in the process of loading or unloading the vehicle.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1814 Rule 814. Parking for certain purposes prohibited; violation as civil  
infraction.  
(1) A person shall not park a vehicle on any street for the principal purpose of  
doing any of the following:  
(a) Displaying the vehicle for sale.  
(b) Washing, polishing, greasing, or repairing the vehicle, except for repairs  
necessitated by an emergency.  
(c) Displaying advertising.  
(d) Selling merchandise from the vehicle, except in a duly established market  
place or when so authorized or licensed under the ordinances of this governmental  
unit.  
(e) Storage for more than 48 continuous hours.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1815  
Rule 815. Standing or parking on 1-way roadways prohibited;  
exception; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) If a street includes 2 or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to  
1 direction on the roadway, a person shall not stand or park  
a vehicle on the left-hand side of the 1-way roadway, unless signs are erected to  
permit that standing or parking.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1816 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1817 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1818 Rule 818. Temporary stop at freight curb loading zone permitted;  
violation as civil infraction.  
(1) The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a place marked as a freight  
curb loading zone for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or  
unloading passengers, if the stopping does not interfere with any motor vehicle used for  
the transportation of materials, which is waiting to enter or about to enter the zone.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1819  
Rule 819. Stopping, standing, or parking of buses and taxicabs  
restricted; exception; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) The operator of a bus or taxicab shall not stop, stand, or park on any street in  
any business district at any place other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively,  
except that this provision does not prevent the operator of the vehicle from temporarily  
stopping in accordance with other stopping, standing, or parking regulations at any  
place for the purpose of, and while engaged in, the expeditious unloading or loading  
of passengers.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1820 Rule 820. Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands; violation as civil  
infraction.  
(1) A person shall not stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or  
other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when the stop or stand has been officially  
designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle  
may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, the  
expeditious loading or unloading of passengers, if the stopping does not interfere  
with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter the zone.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1821 Rule 821. Metered parking zones; violation as civil infraction.  
(1) When a parking meter is erected adjacent to a space marked for parking,  
the space shall be a metered parking zone, and a person shall not stop a vehicle in this  
zone for a period of time longer than that designated on the parking meter after  
depositing a coin of United States currency of a denomination designated on the  
meter on the days and during the time the regulations on the meter are in force.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1822 Rule 822. Drivers to park within metered parking spaces; violation  
as civil infraction.  
(1) Every vehicle shall be parked wholly within the metered parking space for  
which the meter shows a parking privilege has been granted, except that a vehicle  
that is too large to be parked within a single designated parking meter zone shall be  
permitted to occupy 2 adjoining parking meter spaces if coins are deposited in the  
parking meter for each space occupied, as required in this code for the parking of other  
vehicles in that space.  
(2) A person who violates this rule is responsible for a civil infraction.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1823 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1823a Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.1823b Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1824 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 9. MISCELLANEOUS  
R 28.1901 Rule 901. Short title.  
This code shall be known and cited as the "Uniform Traffic Code."  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1902 Rule 902. Invalidity or unconstitutionality of code; severability.  
If any part or parts of the Act or this code are for any reason held to be invalid or  
unconstitutional, the decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the  
remaining portions of these rules. The ordinance-making body hereby declares that  
it would have passed this code and each part or parts thereof, irrespective of the fact that  
any 1 part or parts be declared invalid or unconstitutional.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1903 Rule 903. Penalties; civil infraction and misdemeanor.  
(1) Civil infraction: A violation of this code or  
rules substantially  
corresponding to the Act that is designated a civil infraction is not a crime and shall not  
be punishable by imprisonment or  
considered a lesser included offense  
of any criminal offense.  
a
penal fine. A civil infraction shall not be  
(2) Misdemeanor: Unless another penalty is expressly provided  
by the  
ordinances of this governmental unit, every person who is convicted of  
a
misdemeanor violation of any provision of this code shall be punished by a fine of not  
more than $100.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1904 Rule 904. Saving clause.  
All proceedings pending and all rights and liabilities existing, acquired, or incurred at  
the time this code takes effect are hereby saved, and these proceedings may be  
consummated under and according to the ordinance in force at the time the proceedings  
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are or were commenced. This code shall not be construed to alter, affect, or abate any  
pending prosecution or prevent prosecution hereafter instituted under any ordinance  
specifically or impliedly repealed by the ordinance adopting this uniform traffic code  
for offenses committed before the effective date of this code; and all prosecutions  
pending at the effective date of this code and all prosecutions instituted after the  
effective date of this code for offenses committed before the effective date of this  
code may be continued or instituted under and in accordance with the provisions of any  
ordinance in force at the time of the commission of the offense.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.1905 Rule 905. Adoption of code by reference.  
If the commissioner of the state police shall thereafter amend its code, any city,  
township, or village that has adopted the code by reference may adopt the amendment  
by reference by the same procedure as required for the adoption of the original code, or  
the amendment may be adopted by enacting an ordinance setting forth the entire text  
of the amendment.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
PART 10. SNOWMOBILES  
R 28.2001 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2011 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2012 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2013 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2014 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.2021 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2022 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2023 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2031 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2032 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2033 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2034 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2035 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2036 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2037 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.2038 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2039 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2040 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2041 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2051 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2060 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2061 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2071 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2072 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2073 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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R 28.2074 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
R 28.2075 Rescinded.  
History: 1979 AC; 1981 AACS; 2002 AACS.  
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