ELECTRIC PATROL VEHICLES

Ann Arbor City Code tit. X, ch. 130

in effect

Ann Arbor City Code § 10:201 Definitions.

10:201. - Definitions. Words and phrases used in this chapter shall have their usual and customary meaning, provided, however, that all words defined in the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Public Acts of 1949, as amended, and used in this chapter, shall have the meaning specified therein; provided, further, that the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) Electric patrol vehicle. An electrically powered motor vehicle designed to carry not more than 4 persons, at a speed not more than 25 miles per hour, having not less than 4 wheels and having an unloaded weight of not more than 1,300 pounds. (2) City limits. The territory constituting the City of Ann Arbor on the effective date of the adoption of this chapter, together with such annexations thereto and less any detachments therefrom that may be made from time to time. (Ord. No. 45-97, § 1, 11-6-97)

Ann Arbor City Code § 10:202 Authorized personnel.

10:202. - Authorized personnel. An electric patrol vehicle may be operated by law enforcement and parking enforcement employees of the City of Ann Arbor in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. No. 45-97, § 1, 11-6-97)

Ann Arbor City Code § 10:203 Area of operation.

10:203. - Area of operation. Operation of an electric patrol vehicle within the city limits of the City of Ann Arbor shall be limited to: (1) A street or highway with a posted speed limit of not more than 25 miles per hour. (2) Crossing a street or highway with a posted speed limited of not more than 50 miles per hour. (3) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (2), no electric patrol vehicle may be operated on a street or highway within the city limits. (Ord. No. 45-97, § 1, 11-6-97)

Ann Arbor City Code § 10:204 Equipment requirements, vehicle.

10:204. - Equipment requirements, vehicle. An electric patrol vehicle authorized under this chapter shall have all of the following equipment: (1) Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle. (2) Two head lamps that enable the operator of the vehicle to see a person not less than 100 feet to the front of the vehicle. (3) Two rear lamps that comply with section 697 of the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.697, as amended. (4) Windshield of safety glass as defined in section 711 of the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.711, as amended. (5) Horn as defined in section 706(a) of the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.706, as amended. (6) Safety belts designed and installed with brackets and of sufficient strength to hold a passenger during a collision. (7) Parking brake sufficient to hold the vehicle in a stopped position. (8) 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, as amended. (Ord. No. 45-97, § 1, 11-6-97)

Ann Arbor City Code § 10:205 Equipment requirements, operator and passenger.

10:205. - Equipment requirements, operator and passenger. (1) A person operating or riding in an electric patrol vehicle shall wear a crash helmet on his or her head. The crash helmet shall meet the requirements of the rules promulgated by the Department of State Police under Section 658 of the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.658, as amended. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a person operating or riding in an electric patrol vehicle equipped with a roof that meets or exceeds the standards for roof-crush resistance, provided under 49 C.F.R. 571.216, as amended, or to an incapacitated person being transported to a place of safety. (Ord. No. 45-97, § 1, 11-6-97)

Source: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/ann_arbor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXTR_CH130ELPAVEFetched: 11/8/2026