Terms Used In Michigan Laws 460.4

  • Commission: means the Michigan public service commission in the department of consumer and industry services. See Michigan Laws 460.10h
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • public service commission: means the Michigan public service commission created in section 1. See Michigan Laws 460.6h
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   The Michigan public service commission shall have and exercise all rights, privileges, and the jurisdiction in all respects as has been conferred by law and exercised by the Michigan public utilities commission. Where reference is or has been made in any law to the “commission”, the “Michigan public utilities commission”, the “Michigan railroad commission”, that reference shall be construed to mean the Michigan public service commission except that with respect to railroad, bridge, and tunnel companies, that reference shall be construed to mean the state transportation department. Any order or decree of the Michigan public service commission shall be subject to review in the manner provided for in section 26 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1909, being section 462.26 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.