Terms Used In Michigan Laws 474.127

• Authority: means an authority issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 474.103
• Department: means the state transportation department. See Michigan Laws 474.103
• in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
• 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
• Service: means the movement of passengers by bus. See Michigan Laws 474.103
• 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