Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2101
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "limousine, taxicab, and transportation network company act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — LIMOUSINE, TAXICAB, AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT (Act 345 of 2016)
Michigan · statute · 345 of 2016, Mich. Comp. Laws · 30 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2102
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. (b) "Dispatch system" means any hardware, software, mobile device, or online-enabled application used by a limousine carrier or a taxicab carrier to connect limousine drivers or taxicab drivers to potential passengers. (c) "…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2103
Rules.
The department may promulgate rules to administer this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2104
Limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company; registration required; fees; application; expiration; renewal; records; audit; public record; exception; application as void; cessation of fees.
(1) A limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company shall not operate in this state without first having registered with the department under this act. (2) An application for registration must be made on a form provided by the department and accompanied by a fee of $25.00 if the applicant regist…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2105
Disclosure of information.
A limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company shall disclose to the department on an annual basis and in the event of a material reduction in insurance coverage maintained by the limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company on behalf of each driver providing transporta…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2107
Operation of limousine or taxicab on behalf of carrier or company; application; submission; requirements; duties of carrier or company; operation prohibited; conditions; records subject to audit.
(1) Before an individual may operate a limousine or taxicab on behalf of a limousine carrier or taxicab carrier or accept transportation network company prearranged ride requests as a transportation network company driver using a transportation network company's digital network, he or she shall submit an application to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2109
Vehicle safety inspection.
(1) A limousine carrier or taxicab carrier shall not operate a limousine or taxicab, and a transportation network company shall not allow a transportation network company driver to accept trip requests through that transportation network company's digital network, unless the limousine, taxicab, or personal vehicle has…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2111
Signage, emblem, or department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a vehicle subject to this act shall display a consistent and distinctive signage or emblem at all times while the vehicle is being used to provide transportation services or while the vehicle is being used by a transportation network company driver for a transportation network company pre…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2113
Records.
A limousine driver, taxicab driver, or transportation network company shall maintain all of the following records, as applicable: (a) Individual trip records. A limousine driver, taxicab driver, or a transportation network company shall maintain an individual trip record for a period of at least 1 year after the date t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2115
Imposition of tax, fee, or license by local unit of government; validity of existing article of incorporation; applicability of subsection.
(1) A local unit of government shall not impose a tax or fee upon or require a license for a limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company, a limousine driver, taxicab driver, or transportation network company driver, or a limousine, taxicab, or personal vehicle, if the tax, fee, or license is r…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2116
Enactment of ordinances and regulations by airport; "airport" defined.
An airport may enact ordinances and regulations governing a limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company that adopt reasonable procedures and fees for operations conducted by that limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company on airport property. An ordinance or regulati…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2117
Summary suspension of registration.
(1) If the insurance coverage required under section 19, 21, or 23 is canceled for any reason, or if, after an audit, the department determines that a registrant's violation of this act poses a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, the department shall issue an order summarily suspending the registration iss…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2119
Limousine carrier; insurance coverage.
A limousine carrier shall acquire the following insurance coverage for acts or omissions of the applicant as a limousine carrier: (a) Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 for all persons injured or for property damage. (b) Personal protection insura…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2121
Taxicab carrier; insurance coverage.
A taxicab carrier shall acquire all of the following insurance coverage for acts or omissions of the applicant as a taxicab carrier: (a) Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $300,000.00 for all persons injured or for property damage. (b) Personal protection insur…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2123
Transportation network company driver or transportation network company on driver's behalf; automobile insurance.
(1) Beginning on the effective date of this act, a transportation network company driver, or a transportation network company on a transportation network company driver's behalf, shall maintain primary automobile insurance on a personal vehicle that recognizes that the transportation network company driver uses the veh…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2125
Terms of service; disclosure by transportation network company to prospective driver.
A transportation network company shall disclose prominently, with a separate acknowledgment of acceptance for subdivisions (a) and (c), to a prospective transportation network company driver in the transportation network company driver's written terms of service all of the following before that driver may accept a requ…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2127
Carrier or company as common, motor, or contract carrier; registration of personal vehicle as commercial or for-hire vehicle not required; "motor carrier" defined.
(1) A limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, transportation network company, limousine driver, taxicab driver, or transportation network company driver shall not be considered a common carrier, motor carrier, or contract carrier, or to provide commercial vehicle service. (2) A transportation network company driver is not…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2129
Service of process; agent.
A transportation network company operating under a license issued under this act shall maintain an agent authorized to receive service of process in this state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2131
Charging and collecting fee on behalf of transportation network company driver; conditions.
On behalf of a transportation network company driver, a transportation network company may charge and collect a fee for services provided to a transportation network company rider, if all of the following are satisfied: (a) The transportation network company discloses the fee calculation method on its website or within…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2133
Display of picture and registration plate number by transportation network digital network.
A transportation network company digital network shall display a picture of the transportation network company driver and the registration plate number of the personal vehicle to be used for the transportation network company prearranged ride before the transportation network company rider enters the personal vehicle.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2135
Electronic receipt; information.
Within a reasonable period of time after a transportation network company prearranged ride is completed, a transportation network company shall transmit an electronic receipt to the transportation network company rider listing all of the following information: (a) The origin and destination of the trip. (b) The total t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2137
Transportation network company driver as independent contractor; conditions.
(1) A transportation network company driver shall be considered an independent contractor, and not an employee of a transportation network company, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The transportation network company does not prescribe the specific hours during which the transportation network company dri…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2139
Zero-tolerance policy.
(1) A limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company shall develop and implement a zero-tolerance policy regarding a limousine, taxicab, or transportation network company driver's activities while providing transportation services or accessing the transportation network company's digital network.…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2141
Acceptance of transportation request.
A transportation network company driver shall not accept a request for transportation unless the request is accepted through the transportation network company's digital network.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2143
Payments for transportation.
(1) A transportation network company driver shall not solicit or accept cash payments from transportation network company riders for transportation network company prearranged rides. (2) A payment for a transportation network company prearranged ride shall only be made electronically using a transportation network comp…
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