Children left in vehicles — Michigan Permit Test

Children left in vehicles on the Michigan permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

It is illegal to leave a child younger than 6 unattended in a vehicle if the time or circumstances pose an unreasonable risk of harm or injury.

A closed car heats up fast, and a small child cannot get out or call for help.

Under Michigan law, it is illegal to leave children younger than 6 years old unattended in a vehicle if the amount of time or circumstances in which they are left poses an unreasonable risk of harm or injury.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.26

Parents who leave their children in a vehicle supervised by someone age 13 or older who is not legally incapacitated are not breaking the law.

A capable older child in the car can get help or take the little one out if something goes wrong.

Parents or guardians who leave their children in a vehicle under the supervision of someone age 13 or older who is not legally incapacitated are not in violation of the law.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.26

On the test

It is illegal to leave a child younger than what age unattended in a vehicle at unreasonable risk?

Age 6. A closed car heats up fast, and a small child cannot get out or call for help. What Every Driver Must Know, p.26: “Under Michigan law, it is illegal to leave children younger than 6 years old unattended in a vehicle if the amount of time or circumstances in which they are left poses an unreasonable risk of harm or injury.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against What Every Driver Must Know, published by the Michigan Department of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.