Michigan Laws 474.105 – Motor carrier; compliance with act; authority; registration of roster
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 474.105
- Authority: means an authority issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Bus: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 9 or more passengers, including the driver, that is used in the transportation of passengers and their baggage for hire upon any public highway of this state. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Department: means the state transportation department. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- For hire: means for remuneration or reward of any kind, paid or promised, either directly or indirectly. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Motor carrier: means a person who, either directly or through any device or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by bus over the public highways of this state. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- public: means the part or portion of the general public that the motor carrier is ready, able, willing, and equipped to serve. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Public highway: means a highway, road, street, avenue, alley, or thoroughfare of any kind, or a bridge, tunnel, or subway used by the public. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Roster: means a list of buses to be operated for hire by a motor carrier that is authorized or seeking authorization under this act and that indicates all of the following information:
(i) The vehicle identification number, make, model, fleet number, and year of each vehicle. See Michigan Laws 474.103state: 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
A motor carrier shall not operate a bus for the transportation of persons for hire on a public highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A motor carrier shall not operate upon a public highway without first having obtained from the department an authority. A motor carrier shall register its roster with the department, and all vehicles on the roster shall comply with the provisions of this act.