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Act 300 of 1909 - Railroads (462.2 - 462.50)
Section 462.2 - Michigan Railroad Commission; Qualifications and Duties of Commissioners; Removal; Pecuniary Interest Prohibited; Oath; Compensation and Expenses; Chairperson; Meetings; Quorum; Vacancy; Investigations, Inquiries, and Hearings; Employ... - Sec. 2. (1) The commissioners shall have the following qualifications:...
Section 462.2a - Applicability of Act. - Sec. 2a. This act does not apply to a railroad...
Section 462.3 - Definitions; Scope. - Sec. 3. (a) The term "common carrier" as used in...
Section 462.4 - Common Carrier; Duty to Serve; Rates; Through Routes; Rates; Joint Rates. - Sec. 4. (a) Every common carrier is hereby required to...
Section 462.5 - Free Transportation; Penalty; Freight; Tickets. - Sec. 5. (a) No common carrier, subject to the provisions...
Section 462.6 - Switch Connection With Private Side Track; Order of Commission; Rules; Spur Track; Payment of Cost and Expenses; Disagreement. - Sec. 6. (a) Any railroad, subject to the provisions of...
Section 462.7 - Interchange of Traffic; Preferred Freight; Routing by Shippers or Initial Carrier; Steam Railroads and Interurban and Suburban Railroads; Drawing Cars and Merchandise of Connecting Lines; Local Traffic; Intrastate Traffic. - Sec. 7. (a) All railroads subject to the provisions of...
Section 462.8 - Railroads to Furnish Cars; Shortage, Preference, Regulation by Commission; Demurrage. - Sec. 8. Every railroad shall, when within its power so...
Section 462.9 - Charges for Longer and Shorter Hauls; Governing Rate. - Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier...
Section 462.10 - Schedule of Rates; Filing With Commission; Public Inspection; Rate Change; Joint Tariff; Form of Schedules; Filing and Publication of Rates Required; Complaints; Military Traffic. - Sec. 10. (a) Every common carrier subject to the provisions...
Section 462.11 - Special Contract Rates. - Sec. 11. Nothing in this act shall be construed to...
Section 462.12 - Freight Classification. - Sec. 12. The classification of freight in this state shall...
Section 462.13 - Maintenance of Depot Facilities; Joint Maintenance by Connecting Railroads; Discontinuance of Passenger Service; Approval of Commission; Appeal of Order of Commission. - Sec. 13. (a) Every railroad, unless excused therefrom by the...
Section 462.14 - Sidetracks, Spurs and Branches; Control by Commission; Abandonment or Removal, Procedure. - Sec. 14. The commission shall have control and jurisdiction over...
Section 462.15 - Continuous Carriage of Freight; Unlawful Acts. - Sec. 15. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier...
Section 462.16 - Rate Discrimination Unlawful; Compensation for Incidental Service. - Sec. 16. If any common carrier or any agent or...
Section 462.17 - Traffic Discrimination Unlawful. - Sec. 17. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier,...
Section 462.18 - Receiving Rebate or Discrimination; Penalty. - Sec. 18. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm...
Section 462.19 - Civil Liability. - Sec. 19. If any common carrier shall do, or cause...
Section 462.20 - Failure to Report Unlawful. - Sec. 20. It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent...
Section 462.21 - Fees; Disposition. - Sec. 21. The commission shall charge and collect the following...
Section 462.22 - Rate Investigation on Complaint; Hearing, Order for Change in Schedules; Separate Hearings; Dismissal; Rate Investigation on Motion of Commission; Order; Complaint by Common Carrier; Through Rates; Joint Rates. - Sec. 22. (a) Upon complaint in writing of any person,...
Section 462.23 - Commissioners; Powers; Issuance of Subpoena by Court; Witness Fees; Depositions; Record of Proceedings. - Sec. 23. (a) Each of the commissioners, for the purposes...
Section 462.24 - Orders of Commission; Rescission or Amendment. - Sec. 24. The commission may, at any time upon application...
Section 462.25 - Rates; Classification and Regulations Prescribed by Commission to Be Prima Facie Lawful; Express Companies. - Sec. 25. All rates, fares, charges, classification and joint rates...
Section 462.26 - Appeal to Court of Appeals; Injunction; Equitable Powers; Preliminary Injunction; Additional Evidence; Judgment on Amended Order or Original Order; Appeal to Circuit Court; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 26. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 7...
Section 462.27 - Process; Practice and Evidence; Incriminating Testimony; Perjury; Immunity; Orders as Evidence. - Sec. 27. (a) In all actions and proceedings in court...
Section 462.28 - Common Carriers; Authority of Commission; Blanks; Inspection; Order to Produce Books; Penalty. - Sec. 28. (a) The commission shall have authority to inquire...
Section 462.29 - Common Carriers; Contracts and Free Transportation Lists; Annual Free Transportation List. - Sec. 29. (a) Every common carrier whenever required by the...
Section 462.30 - Common Carriers; Annual Statement, Contents, Time; Blanks; Additional Information; Earnings and Income, Report. - Sec. 30. Every common carrier doing business in this state,...
Section 462.31 - Freight Tariffs; Filing. - Sec. 31. Any freight tariffs issued by common carriers relating...
Section 462.32 - Unreasonable Rate or Practice; Regulation by Commission. - Sec. 32. Whenever, after hearing and investigation as provided in...
Section 462.33 - Accidents; Report; Investigation, Expense. - Sec. 33. Every common carrier shall, whenever an accident occurs...
Section 462.34 - Equipment and Structures; Inspection; Notice of Repairs; Orders as to Rate of Speed and Use of Defective Equipment; Penalties, Forfeitures. - Sec. 34. Whenever the commission shall have reasonable grounds to...
Section 462.35 - Rules Regarding Maximum Speed Limits; Order; Effective Date of Speed Limit. - Sec. 35. (1) The state transportation department shall promulgate rules...
Section 462.36 - Equipment and Structures; Authority of Commission. - Sec. 36. Authority is hereby given to the said commission,...
Section 462.37 - Equipment and Structures; Hearing Prior to Order. - Sec. 37. No order of the commission, made in pursuance...
Section 462.38 - Equipment and Structures; Refusal to Obey Order; Penalty. - Sec. 38. Any common carrier that shall willfully neglect or...
Section 462.39 - Fences; Inspection, Construction. - Sec. 39. The railroad commission shall have power, and it...
Section 462.40 - Bill of Lading; Liability of Carrier; Statements of Charges. - Sec. 40. Whenever any property is received by any common...
Section 462.41 - Violations; Investigation; Enforcement of Act. - Sec. 41. This commission shall inquire into any neglect or...
Section 462.42 - Investigation of Claims. - Sec. 42. All claims against any common carrier for loss...
Section 462.43 - Liability for Violations; Penalty. - Sec. 43. Any common carrier subject to the operation of...
Section 462.44 - Police Powers Vested in Commission. - Sec. 44. The police powers of the state over railroads,...
Section 462.45 - Substantial Compliance. - Sec. 45. A substantial compliance with the requirements of this...
Section 462.46 - Rights of Action; Penalties Cumulative. - Sec. 46. This act shall not have the effect to...
Section 462.47 - Mandamus; Injunction; Civil Remedies. - Sec. 47. In addition to all the other remedies provided...
Section 462.48 - Record of Proceedings; Report to Governor, Contents, Publication. - Sec. 48. The commission shall keep a record of all...
Section 462.49 - Powers, Duties and Privileges Transferred to Commission; Saving Clause. - Sec. 49. All powers, duties and privileges imposed and conferred...
Section 462.50 - Legislation; Hearing on Changes; Recommendations. - Sec. 50. The commission shall conduct a hearing and take...
Act 191 of 1979 - Interstate Agreement on High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network (462.71 - 462.71)
Section 462.71 - Interstate Agreement on High Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Network. - Sec. 1. The interstate agreement on a high speed intercity...
Act 230 of 1988 - Tri-State High Speed Rail Line Compact (462.81 - 462.81)
Section 462.81 - Tri-State High Speed Rail Line Compact. - Sec. 1. The tri-state high speed rail line compact is...
Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)
Section 462.101 - Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 462.103 - Meanings of Words and Phrases. - Sec. 103. The words and phrases in sections 105 to...
Section 462.105 - Definitions; a to G. - Sec. 105. (1) "Active traffic control devices" means those traffic...
Section 462.107 - Definitions; H to P. - Sec. 107. (1) "High speed rail corridor" means any railroad...
Section 462.109 - Definitions; R to W. - Sec. 109. (1) "Railroad" means a person, partnership, association, or...
Section 462.131 - Regulatory and Police Power of Department; Rules. - Sec. 131. (1) To the extent provided in this act,...
Section 462.133 - Records to Be Kept by Department. - Sec. 133. The department shall keep a record of all...
Section 462.137 - Reports to Be Furnished to Department. - Sec. 137. Railroads shall furnish to the department copies of...
Section 462.153 - Orders; Oaths; Official Acts; Subpoenas; Witnesses; Production of Documents; Contempt; Witness Fees and Mileage; Depositions; Record of Proceedings; Copy of Transcript. - Sec. 153. (1) The department, for the purposes mentioned in...
Section 462.155 - Rescission, Alteration, or Amendment of Order. - Sec. 155. The department, at any time upon application of...
Section 462.157 - Orders, Regulations, Practices, and Services; Effect. - Sec. 157. All orders, lawfully promulgated regulations, practices, and services...
Section 462.159 - Rehearing. - Sec. 159. The department may grant a rehearing and alter,...
Section 462.161 - Review of Order; Time for Bringing Action. - Sec. 161. The time allowed by law for bringing an...
Section 462.171 - Action to Vacate or Set Aside Order; Issuance of Injunction to Stay or Suspend Order; Different or Additional Evidence; Appeal; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 171. (1) Any railroad or other party in interest,...
Section 462.173 - Service of Process; Practice and Rules of Evidence; Execution of Process; Certified Copies of Orders. - Sec. 173. (1) In all actions and proceedings in court...
Section 462.175 - Authority of Department to Obtain Information. - Sec. 175. The department may obtain from any party all...
Section 462.201 - Corporation; Formation; Purpose; Articles of Association; Filing; Powers of Subscribers; Increasing or Decreasing Number of Directors; Resolution. - Sec. 201. (1) One or more persons may form a...
Section 462.203 - Stock Certificate; Signature; Seal. - Sec. 203. The stock of every corporation, incorporated under this...
Section 462.205 - Applicability of MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098 to Railroad Corporations. - Sec. 205. The business corporation act, Act No. 284 of...
Section 462.207 - Records of Corporations Formed Under Former Acts; Duration, Rights, and Limitations of Existing Corporations. - Sec. 207. (1) Within 30 days after the effective date...
Section 462.211 - Board of Directors; Corporate Powers; Stockholders Entitled to Vote for Directors; Election of President; Powers of Board of Directors Generally; Voting by Stockholders; Quorum; Vacancy. - Sec. 211. (1) All of the corporate powers of any...
Section 462.213 - Articles of Association; Alteration and Amendment; Signature; Certification; Filing; Effect; Recording; Powers of Railroad Company; Copies as Prima Facie Evidence; Public Inspection of Records and Files. - Sec. 213. (1) A corporation organized under this act, or...
Section 462.215 - Board of Directors; Election; Classification; Terms; Meetings; Notice; Removal of Directors or Officers; Rules, Regulations, and Directions; Stockholder Vote by Proxy; Adjournment of Meeting. - Sec. 215. (1) At any meeting of stockholders for the...
Section 462.217 - Annual Meeting; Statement of Affairs. - Sec. 217. At each annual meeting of stockholders the board...
Section 462.219 - Subscribers to Capital Stock; Payment in Installments; Forfeiture of Stock for Neglect or Refusal to Pay. - Sec. 219. The board of directors may, by resolution, require...
Section 462.221 - Stock as Personal Estate; Transfer. - Sec. 221. The stock of a railroad company is considered...
Section 462.223 - Railroad Company; Liabilities and Restrictions. - Sec. 223. A railroad company shall possess the general powers...
Section 462.225 - Ownership and Operation of Steamboats, Barges, or Vessels; Conditions. - Sec. 225. A railroad company in this state having either...
Section 462.227 - Ownership and Operation of Steamboats, Barges, or Vessels; Number; Restrictions. - Sec. 227. (1) Any street railway, or any railroad company,...
Section 462.229 - Automobile Buses or Motor Vehicles and Trailers; Ownership and Operation; Purpose; Aerial Transportation; Powers of Railroad Company. - Sec. 229. (1) Any railroad company operating a railroad in...
Section 462.231 - Railroad Company; Organizing and Holding Interest in Subsidiary Corporation; Disposition of Capital Stock of Other Corporations; Rights, Powers, and Privileges of Ownership. - Sec. 231. A railroad company, where not prohibited by its...
Section 462.233 - Cutting Dangerous Trees. - Sec. 233. A railroad company owning, controlling, or operating any...
Section 462.235 - Land Held by Foreign Company; Transfer of Title. - Sec. 235. (1) A foreign railway company that has purchased...
Section 462.241 - Acquisition of Property in Manner Prescribed by MCL 213.51 to 213.77; Exception. - Sec. 241. If a railroad, bridge, or tunnel company, including...
Section 462.243 - Purchase of Land Belonging to State, City, Village, County, or Township. - Sec. 243. If a railroad company desires to purchase land...
Section 462.245 - Construction of Bridges or Tunnels; Acquisition of Right-of-Way; Issuance and Sale of Bonds; Rights of Railroad Bridge and Railroad Tunnel Companies. - Sec. 245. (1) A railroad bridge or tunnel company organized...
Section 462.247 - Negotiation by Railroad Bridge or Tunnel Company With Railroad Company; Purpose. - Sec. 247. A railroad bridge or tunnel company may negotiate...
Section 462.249 - Use of Road and Bridge or Tunnel; Compensation Charged by Railroad Bridge or Tunnel Company; Terms. - Sec. 249. (1) A railroad bridge or tunnel company may...
Section 462.250 - Acquisition of Right-of-Way by Railroad Company; Amount Offered for Damages; Eligibility of Owners to Recover or Collect Costs. - Sec. 250. If a railroad company desires to acquire the...
Section 462.251 - Removal of Person From Train by Conductor or Employee. - Sec. 251. If a person refuses to pay his or...
Section 462.253 - Person Using Abusive, Profane, or Indecent Language or Exhibiting Violent Conduct; Powers of Conductor. - Sec. 253. A person who uses abusive, profane, or indecent...
Section 462.255 - Conduct as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Powers of Conductor or Freight Agent; Duties of Police Officer; Jurisdiction of Court. - Sec. 255. (1) A person who, while riding in the...
Section 462.257 - Conduct as Felony or Misdemeanor; Penalties. - Sec. 257. (1) A person who causes or attempts to...
Section 462.259 - Liability of Railroad Company for Loss or Damage by Fire. - Sec. 259. A railroad company building, owning, or operating a...
Section 462.261 - Liability of Railroad Company for Death or Injury to Passenger. - Sec. 261. If a passenger on a train is killed...
Section 462.263 - Transportation of Railroad Employees; Vehicles. - Sec. 263. Vehicles used to transport railroad employees shall be...
Section 462.265 - Stringing Wire Over and Across Railway Right-of-Way; Procedures; Construction of Aerial Crossings; Dispute Between Parties; Order. - Sec. 265. (1) A corporation or person shall not string...
Section 462.267 - Light or Banner Attached to Switch or Derailing Device; Prohibited Conduct; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 267. (1) A person not authorized by a railroad...
Section 462.271 - Offer to Sell Certain Property; Contents of Offer; Disagreement as to Price or Other Terms; Application to State Tax Commission to Resolve Disagreement; Hearing; Decision and Order; Determination of Fair Market Value; Appraisals; Ap... - Sec. 271. (1) If a railroad company, or its trustee...
Section 462.273 - Walking, Riding, Driving, or Being Upon or Along Right-of-Way or Yard; Permission Required; “Right-of-Way” Defined; Being Upon, Entering, or Damaging Buildings, Rolling Stock, or Equipment; Applicability of Section; Violation as Mis... - Sec. 273. (1) Except in the case of a right-of-way...
Section 462.301 - Grade Crossings; Diagnostic Study Team Review; Notice; Decision; Order; Consensus During Review Not Reached; Cost of Necessary Changes; Funding Sources; Administration and Expenditure of Funds; Notice of Corrective Action. - Sec. 301. (1) The department, upon request of any interested...
Section 462.303 - Traffic Control Devices; Determination and Order by Department. - Sec. 303. The department, at no cost to the freight...
Section 462.305 - Order of Department. - Sec. 305. An order of the department need not specify...
Section 462.307 - Construction; Approval Required; Investigation of Proposed Crossing Location; Changing Location or Abolishing Existing Public Grade Crossing; Hearing; Order; Action Against Department to Vacate or Set Aside Order; Construction Acros... - Sec. 307. (1) A new public street, highway, or a...
Section 462.309 - Maintenance, Renewal, and Repair of Roadbeds, Tracks, Culverts, and Certain Streets or Sidewalks. - Sec. 309. (1) A railroad owning tracks across a public...
Section 462.310 - Culverts. - Sec. 310. All culverts or other openings in or under...
Section 462.311 - Passive Traffic Control Devices; Street Lighting. - Sec. 311. (1) The road authority, at its own expense,...
Section 462.313 - National Inventory Signs. - Sec. 313. The railroad, at its own expense, shall furnish,...
Section 462.315 - Active Traffic Control Devices; Maintenance Payments. - Sec. 315. (1) The department, by order, in accordance with...
Section 462.317 - Clear Vision Areas; Expenditure of Funds Relating to High Speed Rail Corridor. - Sec. 317. (1) If a road authority determines to establish...
Section 462.318 - Whistle Post; Erection and Maintenance as Notice to Engineer of Approach to Public Crossing. - Sec. 318. A railroad shall erect and maintain a whistle...
Section 462.319 - New Construction, Partial Reconstruction, Alteration, or Removal of Grade Separation. - Sec. 319. (1) The construction of a new highway/railroad grade...
Section 462.321 - Acquisition of Property Rights by Condemnation. - Sec. 321. If a railroad and road authority enter into...
Section 462.323 - Farm Crossings; Other Private Crossings. - Sec. 323. (1) A farm crossing shall be constructed and...
Section 462.325 - Fencing in Agricultural Areas; Other Areas. - Sec. 325. (1) The department, after notice and hearing, may...
Section 462.327 - Bridges Carrying Railroad Traffic; Inspection; Applicability of Section and MCL 462.331 to 462.335. - Sec. 327. All bridges carrying railroad traffic shall be inspected...
Section 462.331 - Bridge Carrying Railroad Traffic; Qualifications of Inspector; Affidavit; Performance and Recording of Inspections; Report; Reinspection and Order by Department. - Sec. 331. (1) Any railroad owning a bridge carrying railroad...
Section 462.333 - Unsafe Bridge; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 333. A railroad shall not operate or move any...
Section 462.335 - Unsafe Bridge; Penalties for Certain Conduct. - Sec. 335. (1) A railroad may be fined $10,000.00 for...
Section 462.337 - Applicability of Act. - Sec. 337. This act shall apply to any individual, partnership,...
Section 462.339 - Construction, Erection, Placement, and Maintenance of a Bridge, Structure, Pole, or Other Obstruction or Loading or Unloading Device; Compliance With Clear Spaces; Exceptions; Application; Warning Signs; Required Distance for Constr... - Sec. 339. (1) A person shall not construct, erect, or...
Section 462.351 - “Operator” and “Operate” Defined. - Sec. 351. As used in sections 353 to 365, "operator"...
Section 462.353 - Locomotive Engine; Operation by Person Under Influence of Alcoholic Liquor or Controlled Substance. - Sec. 353. (1) A person who is under the influence...
Section 462.355 - Repealed. 2002, Act 658, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to visible impairment of...
Section 462.357 - Locomotive Engine; Authorization or Knowledge of Operation by Person Under Influence of Alcoholic Liquor or Controlled Substance. - Sec. 357. The owner of a locomotive engine or the...
Section 462.359 - Chemical Test and Analysis of Operator's Blood, Urine, or Breath. - Sec. 359. (1) The amount of alcohol or presence of...
Section 462.361 - Chemical Tests of Blood, Breath, or Urine; Consent; Administration. - Sec. 361. (1) A person who operates a locomotive engine...
Section 462.363 - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test; Report. - Sec. 363. If a person refuses the request of a...
Section 462.365 - Report of Certain Convictions; Form. - Sec. 365. If a person is convicted of a violation...
Section 462.367 - Railroad Police Officer; Appointment; Commission; Eligibility; Duration of Commission; Employment Before Certain Date. - Sec. 367. (1) Upon application in writing of a company...
Section 462.369 - Railroad Police Officer Applicant; Cost of Training. - Sec. 369. The cost of training an individual who is...
Section 462.371 - Railroad Police Officer; Application Fee; Identification. - Sec. 371. An application for the appointment of a railroad...
Section 462.373 - Railroad Police Officer; Notice of Appointment. - Sec. 373. When the director of the department of state...
Section 462.375 - Railroad Police Officer; Oath. - Sec. 375. Before performing the duties of office and within...
Section 462.377 - Railroad Police Officer; Duties and Powers. - Sec. 377. Every railroad police officer, who is appointed and...
Section 462.379 - Keepers of Jails, Lockups, and Station Houses. - Sec. 379. The keepers of jails, lockups, and station houses...
Section 462.381 - Railroad Police Officer; Wearing and Receiving Badge. - Sec. 381. A railroad police officer appointed and commissioned under...
Section 462.383 - Railroad Police Officer; Surety Bond. - Sec. 383. A railroad police officer appointed and commissioned under...
Section 462.385 - Railroad Police Officer; Delivery of Commission; Identification Card; Roster. - Sec. 385. (1) Upon filing the official oath and bond,...
Section 462.387 - Railroad Police Officer; Compensation. - Sec. 387. The compensation for a railroad police officer shall...
Section 462.389 - Railroad Police Officer; Termination. - Sec. 389. When a company terminates the services of a...
Section 462.390 - Conductor or Flagperson; Requirements for Employment; Applicability of Section; Substantial Compliance; Enforcement. - Sec. 390. (1) A person shall not be employed as...
Section 462.391 - Obstruction of Vehicular Traffic; Offenses as Separate Violations; Penalty; Allocation of Fines. - Sec. 391. (1) A railroad shall not permit a train...
Section 462.400 - Employee Sanitation and Shelter Facilities; Rules; Compliance With Section. - Sec. 400. (1) All railroads shall be required to provide...
Section 462.402 - Definitions; Unreasonable Endangerment of Employee; Complaint by Employee or Union; Inspection by Department; Notice; Order; Hearing; Appeal; Enforcement. - Sec. 402. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Legal...
Section 462.431 - Liens; Effect. - Sec. 431. (1) All claims arising out of the death...
Section 462.441 - Administration of Act; Investigation of Complaints; Violation or Noncompliance; Penalty; Inspections; Hearing; Action to Recover Penalties; Enforcement; Remedies. - Sec. 441. (1) The department shall administer this act and...
Section 462.450 - Applicability of Act to Street Railway Organized Under MCL 472.1 to 472.31. - Sec. 450. This act does not apply to a street...
Section 462.451 - Repeal of Certain Acts and Parts of Acts. - Sec. 451. The following acts and parts of acts are...