Michigan
For Michigan, time to count as abandoned on private property is A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner; statutory citation is 257.252a, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Michigan our reading
- Time to count as abandoned on private property
- A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner. verified
- Statutory citation
- 257.252a verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
257.252a Abandoned vehicle; presumption of responsibility; violation; penalty; "abandoned vehicle" defined; notice; duties of police agency; contest by owner; hearing; request; fee; towing and storage charges; secured party; obtaining release of vehicle; inspection; public sale; inability to determine ownership of abandoned vehicle; entry into law enforcement information network. Sec. 252a. (1) A person shall not abandon a vehicle in this state. It is presumed that the last titled owner of the vehicle is responsible for abandoning the vehicle unless the person provides a record of the sale as that term is defined in section 240. A person who violates this subsection and who fails to redeem the vehicle before disposition of the vehicle under section 252g is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of $50.00. (2) As used in this section and sections 252b through 252l, "abandoned vehicle" means any of the following: (a) A vehicle that has remained on private property without the consent of the owner. (b
— legislature.mi.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- legislature.mi.govhttps://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-257-252a