Michigan Laws 474.117 – Annual renewal fee; submission of roster; fee for additional buses; noncompliance with section as automatic revocation
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 474.117
- Applicant: means a person who applies for an authority under this act. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- 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
- 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 474.103Service: means the movement of passengers by bus. See Michigan Laws 474.103
(1) An applicant for an original annual authority shall pay to the department a filing fee of $300.00 and a fee of $100.00 times the number of buses to be used by the applicant to provide transportation for hire under this act. The applicant shall submit its roster to the department at the time of payment.
(2) An authority issued under this act expires on March 1 of each year. No later than the last day of February each year, a motor carrier that holds an authority issued under this act shall pay to the department an annual renewal fee equal to $100.00 times the number of buses subject to this act. The motor carrier shall submit its roster to the department at the time of payment. The department may require a carrier to submit additional documentation as part of the annual renewal process to ensure compliance with this act.
(3) A motor carrier that holds an authority issued under this act that wishes to have additional buses authorized under its authority between annual renewal periods shall pay to the department a fee of $100.00 times the number of buses being added to its roster. The motor carrier shall submit its updated roster to the department at the time of payment. A motor carrier shall ensure that each bus added to a roster under this subsection complies with all requirements of this act.
(4) The authority of a motor carrier that does not comply with this section shall be automatically revoked on March 1, and the motor carrier must apply for and be issued a new authority before resuming service.