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Mich. Comp. Laws § 475.1 Definitions.
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Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Base rate, fare, or charge" means the nondiscounted rate, fare, or charge specified in a carrier's rate schedule on file with the commission. (b) "Broker" means that term as defined in 49 USC 13102. (c) "Certificate of authority" means a certific…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 475.1a Motor carrier act; short title.
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Sec. 1a. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The motor carrier act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 475.2 Legislative purpose and policy.
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Sec. 2. It is hereby declared to be the purpose and policy of the legislature in enacting this law to confer upon the commission the power and authority and to make it its duty to supervise and regulate the transportation of property by motor vehicle for hire upon and over the pu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 475.3 Temporary authority for service by motor carrier; validity; duration; presumption not created; applicable law and rules.
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Sec. 3. (1) The commission may, in its discretion and upon a proper application that includes a specific definition of the authority sought, and without hearings or other proceedings, grant temporary authority for service by a motor carrier by motor vehicle. The commission may gr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 475.4 Matters under articles II, III, or V to which section applicable; commission or employee delegated authority to make initial decision; duties; extension of time period.
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Sec. 4. (1) This section applies to all matters before the commission for which the commission has jurisdiction under article II, III, or V. (2) The commission or an employee with the authority to make an initial decision in a matter related to a motor carrier shall do all of the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.1 Operation of motor vehicle by motor carrier of general commodities; certificate of authority.
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Sec. 1. A motor carrier of general commodities shall not operate any motor vehicle in for-hire transportation on any public highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A motor carrier of general commodities shall not operate upon any public highway without first hav…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.10 Powers and duties of commission.
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Sec. 10. The commission shall supervise and regulate all motor carriers of general commodities and regulate the service and safety of operations of each motor carrier of general commodities. The commission may do any of the following: (a) Require the filing of annual and other re…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.12 Interstate commerce.
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Sec. 12. Interstate commerce. This act shall apply to persons and motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce, except only insofar as it may be inconsistent with, or shall contravene, the constitution or the laws of the United States.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.13 Discontinuance of service; written notice; order; revocation of certificate.
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Sec. 13. A motor carrier of general commodities authorized by this act to operate shall not discontinue any service established under this act without an order of the commission. A motor carrier of general commodities shall provide written notice of discontinuance to the commissi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.14 Emergency temporary motor carrier authority; validity; time period; manner of applying; revocation by commission; presumption not created.
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Sec. 14. (1) The commission may issue an emergency temporary motor carrier authority valid for a time period specified by the commission but not to exceed 60 days to authorize transportation service for which there is an actual and immediate emergency. A motor carrier of general …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.2 Certificate of authority; application; determination; issuance.
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Sec. 2. The commission, upon the filing of an application for a certificate of authority, shall ascertain and determine, under reasonable rules as it promulgates, whether to issue the certificate of authority.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.3 Application for certificate of authority; form; contents; fees; proof of insurance; failure of applicant to comply with application instructions.
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Sec. 3. (1) An application for a certificate of authority shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and signed by the owner or an officer of the applicant, stating the ownership and condition of the equipment and physical property of the applicant proposed to be used, that …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.5 Issuance of certificate of authority; findings.
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Sec. 5. Except as provided in this section, the commission shall issue a certificate of authority to an applicant authorizing it to provide transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the commission under this article as a motor carrier of general commodities if the commission …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.8 Prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
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Sec. 8. A motor carrier, shipper, broker, or consignee, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative of a motor carrier, shipper, broker, or consignee, that operates without the authority required under this act, advertises its services without first obtaining the authority…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.9 Liability of motor carrier of general commodities; recovery.
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Sec. 9. If a motor carrier of general commodities does, causes, or permits to be done any act or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or omits to do any act or thing required to be done by the motor carrier of general commodities under this act or under any la…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.1 Operation of motor vehicle by motor carrier of household goods; certificate of authority.
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Sec. 1. A motor carrier of household goods shall not operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of property for hire on any public highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A motor carrier of household goods shall not operate within this state without first …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.10 Interstate commerce.
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Sec. 10. Interstate carriers. This act shall apply to persons and motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce, except only insofar as it may be inconsistent with, or shall contravene, the constitution or the laws of the United States.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.11 Cessation of operations or abandonment of rights under authority; written notice; revocation.
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Sec. 11. Each motor carrier of household goods that ceases operations or abandons its rights under the authority issued shall notify the commission in writing in accordance with the rules of the commission within 30 days of the cessation or abandonment. The commission may, after …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.12 Emergency temporary authority; issuance; manner of filing application.
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Sec. 12. An emergency temporary authority may be issued to a motor carrier of household goods for a time specified by the commission but not to exceed 60 days, to authorize transportation service for which there is an actual and immediate emergency. An application filed under thi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.2 Certificate of authority; application; determination by commission; issuance.
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Sec. 2. The commission, upon the filing of an application by a motor carrier of household goods for a certificate of authority, shall ascertain and determine, under rules promulgated by the commission, whether to issue the certificate of authority.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.4 Application for certificate of authority; form; contents; fees; proof of insurance; failure of applicant to comply with application instructions.
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Sec. 4. (1) An application for a certificate of authority shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and signed by the owner or an officer of the applicant, stating the ownership and condition of the equipment and physical property of the applicant proposed to be used, that …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.4a Issuance of certificate of authority; findings.
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Sec. 4a. The commission shall issue a certificate of authority to an applicant authorizing it to provide transportation as a motor carrier of household goods, subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, if the commission finds all of the following: (a) The character and condit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.5 Rates, fares, and charges; printing and filing schedules; availability; predatory rate prohibited; compliance with section; inapplicability of section to local move.
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Sec. 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), before engaging in business, a motor carrier of household goods subject to this act shall print and file with the commission and have available upon request schedules showing all rates, fares, and charges for transportat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.6 Submission of contract to commission; approval; disclosure; determination of predatory filings; filing statement of charges with commission; inapplicability of section to local move.
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Sec. 6. (1) A motor carrier of household goods operating under a contract with a manufacturer, store, or any other organization shall submit the contract to the commission for approval. A member of the commission, or a clerk, officer, or employee of this state shall not divulge o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.7 Rate, fare, or charge as just and reasonable; unjust discrimination, prejudice, or preference prohibited; remuneration; limitation; refund or remittance; other contract; inapplicability of section to local move.
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Sec. 7. (1) A rate, fare, or charge made by a motor carrier of household goods shall be just and reasonable and shall not be unjustly discriminatory, prejudicial, or preferential. A rate, fare, or charge made by a motor carrier of household goods under a contract with a manufactu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.7a Investigation, suspension, revision, or revocation prohibited; grounds; protest prohibited.
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Sec. 7a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission shall not investigate, suspend, revise, or revoke a rate, fare, or charge proposed by a motor carrier of household goods on the grounds that the rate, fare, or charge is unreasonably high or low if all o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.7b Statewide and local moves; nonbinding estimate of transportation cost; collect on delivery shipment; payment; deferring payment of balance of remaining charges.
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Sec. 7b. (1) A motor carrier of household goods that transports household goods in both statewide and local moves shall provide a nonbinding estimate of the approximate cost of the transportation. A nonbinding estimate described in this subsection shall be reasonably accurate and…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.8 Prohibited conduct; penalty.
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Sec. 8. A person, whether motor carrier, shipper, or consignee, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative of a motor carrier, shipper, or consignee, who knowingly offers, grants, or gives, or solicits, accepts, or receives any rebate, concession, or discrimination in vio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.9 Liability of motor carrier of household goods; limitation; recovery.
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Sec. 9. (1) If a motor carrier of household goods does or causes or permits to be done any act or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or omits to do any act or thing required to be done under this act or under any lawful order made under this act by the commi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.9a Powers and duties of commission.
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Sec. 9a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Supervise and regulate all motor carriers of household goods. (b) Regulate and determine reasonable and sufficient rates, fares, charges, and classifications. (c) Regulate the ser…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 478.1 Application for certificate of authority or renewal; fee; disposition.
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Sec. 1. An application filed with the commission for a certificate of authority under this act shall be accompanied by a fee of $100.00. An application filed with the commission for the renewal of a certificate shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.00 for the administration of thi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 478.2 Annual fee for administration of act; replacement identification fee; revocation of intrastate authority of UCR carrier; temporary permit; fee; operation of motor vehicle while fees unpaid prohibited.
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Sec. 2. (1) In addition to the license fees or taxes otherwise imposed upon motor carriers, the commission shall assess against and collect from each motor carrier for the administration of this act an annual fee of $100.00 for each self-propelled intrastate motor vehicle operate…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 478.6 Disposition of money received; appropriation; manner.
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Sec. 6. All money received under the provisions of this act shall be placed to the credit of the commission. The legislature shall appropriate such money to the commission and the department of state police in a manner that is consistent with the requirement of section 4305 of th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 478.7 Conduct of operations by UCR motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder, leasing company, or other person subject to federal unified carrier registration act of 2005; meeting obligations of unified carrier registration plan and agreement required; deposit in truck safety fund.
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Sec. 7. (1) A UCR motor carrier, motor private carrier, broker, freight forwarder, leasing company, or other person subject to the requirements of section 4305 of the federal unified carrier registration act of 2005, 49 USC 14504a, shall not conduct operations or otherwise provid…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 478.8 Effective date of increased annual fee and new registration procedure.
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Sec. 8. The increase in the annual fee from $50.00 to $100.00 in section 2 of this article provided by 1988 PA 347 for a motor carrier licensed in this state and the new registration procedure instituted in section 7 of this article by 1988 PA 347 shall take effect January 1, 199…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.10 Certificate; termination; application for renewal; notice of noncompliance; effect of delinquency providing documents or paying fees; period of time to comply with renewal requirements; provisions of act voiding certificate for cause self-executing; issuance of certificate; adding and withdrawing equipment.
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Sec. 10. (1) A certificate granted to an intrastate-only motor carrier of general commodities or a motor carrier of household goods terminates on December 31 of the calendar year during which the certificate was issued. An intrastate-only motor carrier of general commodities or m…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.10a Lease, contract, or arrangement under which holder augments equipment.
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Sec. 10a. (1) The lease, contract, or arrangement under which a holder augments his or her equipment shall specify the period for which the equipment is to be operated, which shall not be less than 30 days, and shall include a provision that the vehicle has, within the immediatel…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.11 Records, books, accounts, and files of motor carrier; examination, production, and preservation; witnesses; divulging of information; public files and reports; inspection; violation as misdemeanor.
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Sec. 11. (1) The commission may examine all records, books, accounts, and files of a motor carrier to whom a certificate has been issued under this act having to do with the business of transportation conducted by the motor carrier. If ordered by the commission, the motor carrier…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.12 Impounding of motor vehicles, release.
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Sec. 12. Impounding. In order to prevent continued unlawful operation over the highways, the commission may direct the impounding of any motor vehicle of any motor carrier who fails or refuses to comply with all applicable law, the provisions of this act, and any lawful rule or r…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.13 Enforcement of act, rules and regulations; assistance.
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Sec. 13. Enforcement and assistance. The commission may use any and all available legal and equitable remedies of a civil nature to enforce the provisions of this act or any lawful order, rule or regulation made in pursuance thereof. The commission is empowered to employ and appo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.14 Complaints and investigations; notice; commission determination and order; making certain changes to conform to order; investigation, inquiry, or hearing; findings of fact and conclusions of law.
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Sec. 14. (1) Upon complaint in writing by any person, firm, corporation, association, mercantile, agricultural or manufacturing society, or by any body politic, municipal organization, or motor carrier, that any of a motor carrier of household goods' rates, fares, charges, or cla…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.14a Commencement of operations by motor carrier.
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Sec. 14a. A motor carrier may not commence operations under permanent authority granted to it by the commission before a certificate has been issued.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.15 Powers of commissioners; disobedience of or wilful failure to comply with order or subpoena; refusal of witness to testify; witness fees and mileage; depositions; record of proceedings.
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Sec. 15. (1) Each of the commissioners, for the purposes mentioned in this act, shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, waybills, books, accounts, documents, and testimony. …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.16 Violation of act or failure to obey order, decision, or rule of commission; misdemeanor; penalty; prosecution.
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Sec. 16. Each person to whom this act applies, who violates or who procures, aids, or abets, in the violation of this act, or who fails to obey an order, decision, or rule of the commission, or who procures or aids or abets a person in his or her failure to obey an order, decisio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.18 Finding, order, or certificate; revocation, suspension, alteration, amendment, or modification; hearing; notice; assessment for violation; rehearing; service, effect, and review of orders; docket of causes and proceedings; copies; disposition of assessments; applicability and uniformity of chapter; conflicting laws; payment and allocation of local civil fines; more than 1 citation; equipment violation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; definitions.
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Sec. 18. (1) The commission may, upon application of any person or any motor carrier, or upon its own motion, and upon at least 10 days' notice served personally, by mail, or electronically on the affected parties, for good cause and after an opportunity to show compliance with t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.19 Injunctive relief.
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Sec. 19. Injunction. Upon the violation of any provision of this act or upon the violation of any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, any judge of the circuit court of any county where such violation occurs shall have the power to restrain and enjoin the person from fur…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.2 Exemptions; "corporate family" defined; applicability of exemptions.
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Sec. 2. (1) Except as provided in section 7 of article IV, this act does not apply to any of the following: (a) A vehicle owned or operated by this state or the United States, or by a state or federal corporation, agency, or instrumentality. (b) A vehicle owned or operated by an …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.20 Review of order or decree.
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Sec. 20. Any order or decree of the commission shall be subject to review in the manner provided for in section 26 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1909, being section 462.26 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.21 Motor carrier transportation contract; certain provisions, clauses, covenants, or agreements void and unenforceable; certain agreements exempt; definitions.
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Sec. 21. (1) A provision, clause, covenant, or agreement contained in, collateral to, or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract that purports to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless, or has the effect of indemnifying, defending, or holding harmless, the promisee from or…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 479.3 Control by cities and villages; local business.
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Sec. 3. Cities and villages, control of streets. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to interfere with the right of any city or village to the reasonable control by general regulation applicable to all motor vehicles of its streets, alleys and public places; or to authori…