Terms Used In Michigan Laws 257.2121

  • 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
    A taxicab carrier shall acquire all of the following insurance coverage for acts or omissions of the applicant as a taxicab carrier:
    (a) Bodily injury and property damage liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit of $300,000.00 for all persons injured or for property damage.
    (b) Personal protection insurance and property protection insurance as required by chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3179.