Michigan Compiled Laws
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 carrier safety act of 1963”.
History: 1963, Act 181, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of Public Service Commission highway enforcement functions relating to motor carriers to Department of State Police, see E.R.O. No. 1982-1, compiled at MCL 28.21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of powers and duties of public service commission, department of licensing and regulatory affairs, under motor carrier safety act, 1963 PA 181, to Michigan state police, see E.R.O. No. 2015-3, compiled at MCL 460.21.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

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.

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.

Section 480.11b - Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.

Section 480.12 - Repealed. 1984, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984.

Section 480.12a-480.12c - Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.

Section 480.12d - Person Qualified to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicle.

Section 480.12e - Person Applying to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicle; Providing List of Applicant's Former Employers and Related Information.

Section 480.12f - Motor Carrier; Review of Driving Records Required; Exception.

Section 480.12g, 480.12h - Repealed. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996;—2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.

Section 480.12i-480.12w - Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005.

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...

Section 480.13a - Trailers or Trailer-Vehicle Combinations; Surge Brakes Equipment for Intrastate Operation.

Section 480.14, 480.14a - Repealed. 2011, Act 160, Eff. Dec. 31, 2014.

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...

Section 480.16 - Motor Carriers; Submission of Documents to Motor Carrier Officer; Inspection of Cargo.

Section 480.17 - Violation of Act or Rules; Penalty.

Section 480.17a - Rules; Rescission.

Section 480.17b - Penalties; "Serious Safety Defect" Defined.

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.

Section 480.17d - Definitions; Compliance Order; Shut Down Order; Noncompliance as Misdemeanor; Impoundment of Vehicle.

Section 480.18 - Venue.

Section 480.19 - Notification of Incident; Definition.

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...

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.

Section 480.22 - Transfer of Hazardous Material; Prohibitions; Exceptions; Overfilling Container; Violation; Penalty.

Section 480.23 - Transporting Hazardous Materials in Amount Requiring Placard on Publicly Maintained Route; Prohibition; Violation; Penalty.

Section 480.24 - Enforcement of State Civil Infraction.

Section 480.25 - Prevention of Water or Road Surface Substances Being Thrown From Rear Wheels.