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Act 254 of 1933 - The Motor Carrier Act (475.1 - 479.49)
Article I - General Definitions and Purpose (475.1...475.5)
Section 475.1 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Base rate,...
Section 475.1a - Motor Carrier Act; Short Title. - Sec. 1a. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 475.2 - Legislative Purpose and Policy. - Sec. 2. It is hereby declared to be the purpose...
Section 475.3 - Temporary Authority for Service by Motor Carrier; Validity; Duration; Presumption Not Created; Applicable Law and Rules. - Sec. 3. (1) The commission may, in its discretion and...
Section 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. - Sec. 4. (1) This section applies to all matters before...
Section 475.5 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to jurisdiction of the...
Article II - Motor Carriers of General Commodities (476.1...476.14)
Section 476.1 - Operation of Motor Vehicle by Motor Carrier of General Commodities; Certificate of Authority. - Sec. 1. A motor carrier of general commodities shall not...
Section 476.2 - Certificate of Authority; Application; Determination; Issuance. - Sec. 2. The commission, upon the filing of an application...
Section 476.3 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Form; Contents; Fees; Proof of Insurance; Failure of Applicant to Comply With Application Instructions. - Sec. 3. (1) An application for a certificate of authority...
Section 476.4 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to publication of a...
Section 476.5 - Issuance of Certificate of Authority; Findings. - Sec. 5. Except as provided in this section, the commission...
Section 476.6 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to schedule of rates,...
Section 476.7 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to requirement that rates,...
Section 476.7a - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to investigation, suspension, revision,...
Section 476.7b - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to motor carrier establishing...
Section 476.7c - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to transportation of household...
Section 476.8 - Prohibited Conduct; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 8. A motor carrier, shipper, broker, or consignee, or...
Section 476.9 - Liability of Motor Carrier of General Commodities; Recovery. - Sec. 9. If a motor carrier of general commodities does,...
Section 476.10 - Powers and Duties of Commission. - Sec. 10. The commission shall supervise and regulate all motor...
Section 476.11 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to interchanging equipment and...
Section 476.12 - Interstate Commerce. - Sec. 12. Interstate commerce. This act shall apply to persons...
Section 476.13 - Discontinuance of Service; Written Notice; Order; Revocation of Certificate. - Sec. 13. A motor carrier of general commodities authorized by...
Section 476.14 - Emergency Temporary Motor Carrier Authority; Validity; Time Period; Manner of Applying; Revocation by Commission; Presumption Not Created. - Sec. 14. (1) The commission may issue an emergency temporary...
Article III - Motor Carriers of Household Goods (477.1...477.12)
Section 477.1 - Operation of Motor Vehicle by Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Certificate of Authority. - Sec. 1. A motor carrier of household goods shall not...
Section 477.2 - Certificate of Authority; Application; Determination by Commission; Issuance. - Sec. 2. The commission, upon the filing of an application...
Section 477.3 - Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the character of...
Section 477.4 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Form; Contents; Fees; Proof of Insurance; Failure of Applicant to Comply With Application Instructions. - Sec. 4. (1) An application for a certificate of authority...
Section 477.4a - Issuance of Certificate of Authority; Findings. - Sec. 4a. The commission shall issue a certificate of authority...
Section 477.5 - Rates, Fares, and Charges; Printing and Filing Schedules; Availability; Predatory Rate Prohibited; Compliance With Section; Inapplicability of Section to Local Move. - Sec. 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4),...
Section 477.5a - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to protesting application to...
Section 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. - Sec. 6. (1) A motor carrier of household goods operating...
Section 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. - Sec. 7. (1) A rate, fare, or charge made by...
Section 477.7a - Investigation, Suspension, Revision, or Revocation Prohibited; Grounds; Protest Prohibited. - Sec. 7a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,...
Section 477.7b - Statewide and Local Moves; Nonbinding Estimate of Transportation Cost; Collect on Delivery Shipment; Payment; Deferring Payment of Balance of Remaining Charges. - Sec. 7b. (1) A motor carrier of household goods that...
Section 477.8 - Prohibited Conduct; Penalty. - Sec. 8. A person, whether motor carrier, shipper, or consignee,...
Section 477.9 - Liability of Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Limitation; Recovery. - Sec. 9. (1) If a motor carrier of household goods...
Section 477.9a - Powers and Duties of Commission. - Sec. 9a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the...
Section 477.10 - Interstate Commerce. - Sec. 10. Interstate carriers. This act shall apply to persons...
Section 477.11 - Cessation of Operations or Abandonment of Rights Under Authority; Written Notice; Revocation. - Sec. 11. Each motor carrier of household goods that ceases...
Section 477.12 - Emergency Temporary Authority; Issuance; Manner of Filing Application. - Sec. 12. An emergency temporary authority may be issued to...
Article IV - Fees (478.1...478.8)
Section 478.1 - Application for Certificate of Authority or Renewal; Fee; Disposition. - Sec. 1. An application filed with the commission for a...
Section 478.1a - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to submission of filing...
Section 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. - Sec. 2. (1) In addition to the license fees or...
Section 478.2a, 478.3 - Repealed. 1966, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to motor vehicles with...
Section 478.4-478.5 - Repealed. 1963, Act 182, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963;—1966, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided for daily mileage record,...
Section 478.5a - Repealed. 1966, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section required privilege fee for operation...
Section 478.6 - Disposition of Money Received; Appropriation; Manner. - Sec. 6. All money received under the provisions of this...
Section 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 Agreemen... - Sec. 7. (1) A UCR motor carrier, motor private carrier,...
Section 478.8 - Effective Date of Increased Annual Fee and New Registration Procedure. - Sec. 8. The increase in the annual fee from $50.00...
Article V - Policy of State, Exemptions, Limitations, General Regulations and Procedure; Penalties; Miscellaneous (479.1...479.21)
Section 479.1 - Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section contained a declaration of public...
Section 479.2 - Exemptions; "Corporate Family" Defined; Applicability of Exemptions. - Sec. 2. (1) Except as provided in section 7 of...
Section 479.3 - Control by Cities and Villages; Local Business. - Sec. 3. Cities and villages, control of streets. Nothing herein...
Section 479.4 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to duties of highway...
Section 479.5 - Certificate; Transfer. - Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a...
Section 479.6 - Commission; Forms; Rules. - Sec. 6. The commission shall prescribe the forms of applications...
Section 479.6a - Applicability of Section; Change in Rate, Fare, Charge, Classification, Rule, or Practice; Notice; Effective Date; Investigation; Petition for Suspension; Order; Hearing. - Sec. 6a. (1) This section applies to all matters before...
Section 479.6b - Applicability of Section; Joint Consideration and Initiation of Rates, Fares, Classifications, Divisions, Allowances, Charges, or Rules; Agreement; Approval; Maintenance of Accounts, Records, Files, and Memoranda of Organization; Ins... - Sec. 6b. (1) This section applies to all matters before...
Section 479.7 - Transportation of Household Goods; Issuance of Receipt or Bill of Lading; Liability; Filing of Claim; Disallowance. - Sec. 7. (1) A motor carrier of household goods subject...
Section 479.8 - Furnishing Decal and Cab Card for Vehicle; Removal; Compliance by Ucr Motor Carrier Operating Intrastate. - Sec. 8. (1) The commission shall furnish a decal and...
Section 479.9 - Insurance; Bonds; Compliance With Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969. - Sec. 9. (1) The commission has full power and authority...
Section 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... - Sec. 10. (1) A certificate granted to an intrastate-only motor...
Section 479.10a - Lease, Contract, or Arrangement Under Which Holder Augments Equipment. - Sec. 10a. (1) The lease, contract, or arrangement under which...
Section 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. - Sec. 11. (1) The commission may examine all records, books,...
Section 479.12 - Impounding of Motor Vehicles, Release. - Sec. 12. Impounding. In order to prevent continued unlawful operation...
Section 479.13 - Enforcement of Act, Rules and Regulations; Assistance. - Sec. 13. Enforcement and assistance. The commission may use any...
Section 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. - Sec. 14. (1) Upon complaint in writing by any person,...
Section 479.14a - Commencement of Operations by Motor Carrier. - Sec. 14a. A motor carrier may not commence operations under...
Section 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. - Sec. 15. (1) Each of the commissioners, for the purposes...
Section 479.16 - Violation of Act or Failure to Obey Order, Decision, or Rule of Commission; Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prosecution. - Sec. 16. Each person to whom this act applies, who...
Section 479.17 - Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to certificates and permits...
Section 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; Di... - Sec. 18. (1) The commission may, upon application of any...
Section 479.19 - Injunctive Relief. - Sec. 19. Injunction. Upon the violation of any provision of...
Section 479.20 - Review of Order or Decree. - Sec. 20. Any order or decree of the commission shall...
Section 479.21 - Motor Carrier Transportation Contract; Certain Provisions, Clauses, Covenants, or Agreements Void and Unenforceable; Certain Agreements Exempt; Definitions. - Sec. 21. (1) A provision, clause, covenant, or agreement contained...
Article VI - (479.41...479.49)
Section 479.41 - Duties of Commission; Rules. - Sec. 1. The commission shall supervise and regulate the safety...
Section 479.42 - Review by Department of State Police; Determination of Compliance; Report. - Sec. 2. No later than 60 days after receiving a...
Section 479.43 - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to development and implementation...
Section 479.44-479.49 - Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to granting or denial...