Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 480 - Motor Carrier Safety

Act 181 of 1963 - Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1963 (480.11 - 480.25)

Section 480.11 - Motor Carrier Safety Act; Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known as the “motor...

Section 480.11a - Adoption of Federal Regulations; Exceptions; Definitions; Applicability of Act to Bus Operated by Transit Agency; Applicability of Subsection (1)(b) and Sections 5(8) and 6(1); Definitions. - Sec. 1a. (1) This state adopts the following provisions of...

Section 480.11b - Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the motor carrier...

Section 480.12 - Repealed. 1984, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to hour limitations for...

Section 480.12a-480.12c - Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to qualifications of persons...

Section 480.12d - Person Qualified to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicle. - Sec. 2d. (1) A person shall not operate a commercial...

Section 480.12e - Person Applying to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicle; Providing List of Applicant's Former Employers and Related Information. - Sec. 2e. A person who applies to operate a commercial...

Section 480.12f - Motor Carrier; Review of Driving Records Required; Exception. - Sec. 2f. Except as provided in this act, each motor...

Section 480.12g, 480.12h - Repealed. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996;—2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to road tests and...

Section 480.12i-480.12w - Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to qualifications of and...

Section 480.13 - Motor Carrier Safety Appeal Board; Creation; Membership; Duties; Person Not Physically Qualified to Drive; Waiver to Drive Commercial Motor Vehicle; Application; Requirements; Issuance of Waiver; Validity; Renewal; Notice; Suspension... - Sec. 3. (1) The motor carrier safety appeal board is...

Section 480.13a - Trailers or Trailer-Vehicle Combinations; Surge Brakes Equipment for Intrastate Operation. - Sec. 3a. Trailers with a gross vehicle weight or gross...

Section 480.14, 480.14a - Repealed. 2011, Act 160, Eff. Dec. 31, 2014. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to exceptions to act...

Section 480.15 - Intrastate Transportation; Applicability to Farm Vehicle Driver, Implement of Husbandry, Public Utility Driver, Government-Owned Commercial Motor Vehicle or Vehicle Used in Execution of Emergency Governmental Function, Certain Combi... - Sec. 5. (1) In the case of intrastate transportation, the...

Section 480.16 - Motor Carriers; Submission of Documents to Motor Carrier Officer; Inspection of Cargo. - Sec. 6. (1) Motor carriers shall submit, upon demand, all...

Section 480.17 - Violation of Act or Rules; Penalty. - Sec. 7. (1) Except as provided in sections 7b, 7c,...

Section 480.17a - Rules; Rescission. - Sec. 7a. The department of state police may promulgate rules...

Section 480.17b - Penalties; "Serious Safety Defect" Defined. - Sec. 7b. (1) A driver, person, or motor carrier as...

Section 480.17c - Transporting Package Relating to Hazardous Material Required to Be Marked or Labeled; Violation; Penalty; Owner or User of Hazardous Materials Vehicle Inspection or Repair Facility; Violation as Misdemeanor. - Sec. 7c. (1) A person who operates or who requires...

Section 480.17d - Definitions; Compliance Order; Shut Down Order; Noncompliance as Misdemeanor; Impoundment of Vehicle. - Sec. 7d. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Immediate...

Section 480.18 - Venue. - Sec. 8. When this act or a rule promulgated under...

Section 480.19 - Notification of Incident; Definition. - Sec. 9. (1) Immediately following any of the following occurrences...

Section 480.20 - Vehicle Combination Transporting Combustible Liquid; Requirements; Information Required to Be on File; Retention and Transfer of Information; Applicability of Requirements in Subsections (2) and (3); Transport of Flammable Liquids, G... - Sec. 10. (1) A truck tractor pulling a semitrailer and...

Section 480.21 - Ordinances or Resolutions Inconsistent With Act; "Inconsistent" Defined; Fine for Operating Vehicle With Serious Safety Defect; Exception; Issuance of More Than 1 Citation; Requirements as Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer. - Sec. 11. (1) A township, city, village, county, or another...

Section 480.22 - Transfer of Hazardous Material; Prohibitions; Exceptions; Overfilling Container; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 12. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a...

Section 480.23 - Transporting Hazardous Materials in Amount Requiring Placard on Publicly Maintained Route; Prohibition; Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 13. (1) A person, driver, owner, carrier, lessee, or...

Section 480.24 - Enforcement of State Civil Infraction. - Sec. 14. A state civil infraction shall be enforced in...

Section 480.25 - Prevention of Water or Road Surface Substances Being Thrown From Rear Wheels. - Sec. 15. A truck, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or any...