Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.101
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor bus transportation act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — MOTOR BUS TRANSPORTATION ACT (Act 432 of 1982)
Michigan · statute · 432 of 1982, Mich. Comp. Laws · 19 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.103
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Applicant" means a person who applies for an authority under this act. (b) "Authority" means an authority issued under this act. Authority includes an original annual authority, a reinstatement authority, and a renewal authority. (c) "Authorized seasonal vehicle" means an authorized vehicle th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.104
Applicability.
(1) This act does not apply to a motor carrier that is any of the following: (a) A county, city, township, or village as provided by law, or other authority incorporated under 1963 PA 55, MCL 124.351 to 124.359. (b) An authority incorporated under the metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967, 1967 PA 204, MC…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.105
Motor carrier; compliance with act; authority; registration of roster.
A motor carrier shall not operate a bus for the transportation of persons for hire on a public highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A motor carrier shall not operate upon a public highway without first having obtained from the department an authority. A motor carrier shall register its roster with…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.107
Authority; issuance; findings; terms or conditions; application requirements; failure to correct noncompliance; outstanding fees; good standing required; denial of application; notice; correction of deficiency.
(1) The department shall issue without a hearing an authority to a motor carrier authorizing that carrier to provide transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of the department under this act, if the department finds that the motor carrier is fit, willing, and able to provide the transportation service author…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.109
Eligibility of applicant; determination; consideration.
(1) In determining the eligibility of an applicant for an authority to provide transportation service, the department shall consider all of the following: (a) Whether the applicant has paid the required fees under section 17. (b) Whether the character and condition of each bus on the applicant's roster is such that it…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.110
Liability insurance coverage; condition for maintaining authority; waiver; cancelation or coverage below required level as automatic revocation of authority; notification rights to department.
(1) An applicant shall acquire the following liability insurance coverage for acts or omissions of the applicant as a motor carrier: (a) For buses with a seating capacity of between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, bodily injury and property damage liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.115
Display of motor carrier's legal or assumed name; requirements.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each bus on a motor carrier's roster must display the motor carrier's legal name or assumed name as listed on its application for authority or official request for name change as submitted to the department on both sides of the bus in a color that is in sharp contrast to th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.116
Inspections.
(1) To maintain authorized status for a bus, a motor carrier shall ensure that the bus passes a valid inspection as provided in this section and that the condition of the bus is maintained between inspections. (2) Beginning on January 1, 2017, for an inspection of a bus to be a valid inspection, all of the following sh…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.117
Annual renewal fee; submission of roster; fee for additional buses; noncompliance with section as automatic revocation.
(1) An applicant for an original annual authority shall pay to the department a filing fee of $300.00 and a fee of $100.00 times the number of buses to be used by the applicant to provide transportation for hire under this act. The applicant shall submit its roster to the department at the time of payment. (2) An autho…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.123
Emergency certificate of authority for transportation of passengers; duration; waiver of fees; exemptions.
(1) The department may grant an emergency certificate of authority to a motor carrier if there is an immediate and urgent need for the transportation of passengers to a point or between points within this state. An emergency certificate of authority granted by the department under this section, unless suspended or revo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.127
Discontinuation of service; notice.
A motor carrier holding an authority for regular route service between points within this state shall notify the department in writing no less than 60 days before it plans to discontinue all or a portion of its service under its authority. Within 10 days after notifying the department, the carrier shall post notice of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.129
Abandonment or discontinuation of service without notification prohibited; automatic revocation.
A motor carrier authorized to provide regular route service under this act shall not abandon or discontinue a service established under this act without notification to the department as described in section 27. If a motor carrier discontinues service for more than 10 days without previous notification to the departmen…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.132
Impoundment; bond; forfeiture; foreclosure sale; notice; distribution of proceeds; administration and enforcement of act.
(1) A police officer or a peace officer may seize and impound a vehicle that is operated by a motor carrier in violation of this act or a rule promulgated by this act or is in such a condition that the continued operation of the vehicle upon the highway would constitute an immediate hazard to the public. Upon impoundme…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.133
Violation of act; penalty; separate offense.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person subject to this act who operates a passenger service without obtaining an authority required under this act or without meeting the insurance requirements provided in this act shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $500.00. Each violation constitutes a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.134
Violation of act or rule as civil infraction; penalty.
A motor carrier, or an officer or agent of a motor carrier, that requires or permits a driver or operator to drive or operate a bus in violation of this act, or a rule promulgated under this act, is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.135
Alteration, suspension, or revocation of authority.
The department may alter, suspend, or revoke an authority issued under this act if the department determines in a contested case hearing held under chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.271 to 24.287, that a motor carrier to which an authority has been issued has willfully violated…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.137
Violation or evasion of act prohibited.
A person shall not violate or evade the provisions of this act through any device or arrangement.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.139
Rules.
The department may promulgate rules to implement this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.