Michigan Compiled Laws
Article III - Motor Carriers of Household Goods (477.1...477.12)
Section 477.8 - Prohibited Conduct; Penalty.

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 violation of this act, or who, by means of any false statement or representation, or by the use of any false or fictitious bill, bill of lading, receipt, voucher, roll, account, claim, certificate, affidavit, deposition, lease, or bill of sale, or by any other means or device, knowingly and wilfully assists, suffers, or permits a person to obtain transportation of property subject to this article for less than the applicable rate, fare, or charge, or who knowingly and wilfully, by any means, fraudulently seeks to evade or defeat rules as promulgated under this act for motor contract carriers, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.
History: 1933, Act 254, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 264, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 477.8 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 114, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapters 475 - 479 - Motor Carrier Act

Act 254 of 1933 - The Motor Carrier Act (475.1 - 479.49)

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.

Section 477.2 - Certificate of Authority; Application; Determination by Commission; Issuance.

Section 477.3 - Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982.

Section 477.4 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Form; Contents; Fees; Proof of Insurance; Failure of Applicant to Comply With Application Instructions.

Section 477.4a - Issuance of Certificate of Authority; Findings.

Section 477.5 - Rates, Fares, and Charges; Printing and Filing Schedules; Availability; Predatory Rate Prohibited; Compliance With Section; Inapplicability of Section to Local Move.

Section 477.5a - Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015.

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.

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.

Section 477.7a - Investigation, Suspension, Revision, or Revocation Prohibited; Grounds; Protest Prohibited.

Section 477.7b - Statewide and Local Moves; Nonbinding Estimate of Transportation Cost; Collect on Delivery Shipment; Payment; Deferring Payment of Balance of Remaining Charges.

Section 477.8 - Prohibited Conduct; Penalty.

Section 477.9 - Liability of Motor Carrier of Household Goods; Limitation; Recovery.

Section 477.9a - Powers and Duties of Commission.

Section 477.10 - Interstate Commerce.

Section 477.11 - Cessation of Operations or Abandonment of Rights Under Authority; Written Notice; Revocation.

Section 477.12 - Emergency Temporary Authority; Issuance; Manner of Filing Application.