Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.2105

  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Limousine: means a self-propelled motor vehicle used in the carrying of passengers and the baggage of the passengers for hire with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Limousine carrier: means a person who, either directly or through any device, dispatch system, or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by limousine. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Personal vehicle: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver, that is used by a transportation network company driver that satisfies both of the following:
    (i) The vehicle is owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Taxicab: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver, that is equipped with a roof light and that carries passengers for a fee usually determined by the distance traveled. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Taxicab carrier: means a person who, either directly or through any device, dispatch system, or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by taxicab. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Transportation network company: means a person operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide transportation network company prearranged rides. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
  • Transportation network company driver: means an individual who satisfies all of the following:
  •     (i) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company. See Michigan Laws 257.2102
        A limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company shall disclose to the department on an annual basis and in the event of a material reduction in insurance coverage maintained by the limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company on behalf of each driver providing transportation services for that limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company all of the following information:
        (a) The automobile insurance coverage, including the types of coverage and limits for each type of coverage, that the limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company maintains on behalf of each driver while he or she operates a limousine, operates a taxicab, or uses a personal vehicle in connection with a transportation network company’s digital network.
        (b) If the person subject to this act is a transportation network company, whether the transportation network company maintains comprehensive and collision insurance that covers a transportation network company driver‘s personal vehicle and, if such coverage is maintained by the transportation network company, the limits of coverage, applicable deductible, and conditions under which the coverage applies to a vehicle operated by a transportation network company driver.
        (c) As used in this section, “material reduction in insurance coverage” does not include the replacement of insurance coverage with substantially similar insurance coverage from a different insurer by a transportation network company.