462.10 Schedule of rates; filing with commission; public inspection; rate change; joint tariff; form of schedules; filing and publication of rates required; complaints; military traffic. Sec. 10. (a) Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall file with the commission created by this act and print and keep open to public inspection […]
462.11 Special contract rates. Sec. 11. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent concentration, commodity, transit and other special contract rates, but all such rates shall be open to all shippers for a like kind of traffic under similar circumstances and conditions, and shall be subject to the provisions of this act as […]
462.12 Freight classification. Sec. 12. The classification of freight in this state shall be uniform on all railroads. History: 1909, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;– CL 1915, 8120 ;– CL 1929, 11028 ;– CL 1948, 462.12
462.13 Maintenance of depot facilities; joint maintenance by connecting railroads; discontinuance of passenger service; approval of commission; appeal of order of commission. Sec. 13. (a) Every railroad, unless excused therefrom by the order of the commission made after petition and hearing, shall provide and maintain adequate depots and depot buildings, including facilities for checking baggage […]
462.14 Sidetracks, spurs and branches; control by commission; abandonment or removal, procedure. Sec. 14. The commission shall have control and jurisdiction over all sidetracks, spurs and branches insofar as the same are used or operated by common carriers. No change or discontinuance in the service from, to or on such sidetracks, spurs and branches or […]
462.15 Continuous carriage of freight; unlawful acts. Sec. 15. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier to enter into any combination, contract or agreement, express or implied, to prevent by change of time, schedule, carriage in different cars, or by other means or devices, the carriage of freight from being continuous from the place […]
462.16 Rate discrimination unlawful; compensation for incidental service. Sec. 16. If any common carrier or any agent or officer thereof shall, directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, drawback, or by any means of false billing, false classification, false weighing, or by any other device whatsoever, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person, […]
462.17 Traffic discrimination unlawful. Sec. 17. It shall be unlawful for any common carrier, subject to the provisions of this act, to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation or locality or any particular description of traffic in any respect whatsoever, or to subject any […]
462.18 Receiving rebate or discrimination; penalty. Sec. 18. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation knowingly to accept or to receive any rebate concession or discrimination in respect to transportation of any property wholly in this state or for any service in connection therewith, whereby any such property shall, by false billing, […]
462.19 Civil liability. Sec. 19. If any common carrier shall do, or cause to be done, or permit to be done, any matter, act or thing in this act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act, matter or thing required to be done by it, or by any lawful […]
462.2 Michigan railroad commission; qualifications and duties of commissioners; removal; pecuniary interest prohibited; oath; compensation and expenses; chairperson; meetings; quorum; vacancy; investigations, inquiries, and hearings; employees and appointments; offices; rules; conferences. Sec. 2. (1) The commissioners shall have the following qualifications: One shall be an attorney having knowledge of and experience in law relating to […]
462.20 Failure to report unlawful. Sec. 20. It shall be unlawful for any officer, agent or employe of any common carrier to willfully fail or refuse to fill out and return any blank or make any report as required by this act, or to willfully fail or refuse to answer any questions therein propounded, or […]
462.21 Fees; disposition. Sec. 21. The commission shall charge and collect the following fees: For copies of papers and records not required to be certified or otherwise authenticated by the commission, 10 cents for each folio; for certified copies of official documents and orders filed in its office, 15 cents for each folio; for certifying […]
462.22 Rate investigation on complaint; hearing, order for change in schedules; separate hearings; dismissal; rate investigation on motion of commission; order; complaint by common carrier; through rates; joint rates. Sec. 22. (a) Upon complaint in writing of any person, firm or corporation or association, or of any mercantile, agricultural or manufacturing society, or of any […]
462.23 Commissioners; powers; issuance of subpoena by court; witness fees; depositions; record of proceedings. Sec. 23. (a) Each of the commissioners, for the purposes mentioned in this act, shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, way bills, books, accounts, documents […]
462.24 Orders of commission; rescission or amendment. Sec. 24. The commission may, at any time upon application of any person or any common carrier, and upon at least 10 days’ notice to the parties interested, including the common carrier, and after opportunity to be heard as provided in section 22, rescind, alter or amend any […]
462.25 Rates; classification and regulations prescribed by commission to be prima facie lawful; express companies. Sec. 25. All rates, fares, charges, classification and joint rates fixed by the commission and all regulations, practices and services prescribed by the commission shall be in force and shall be prima facie, lawful and reasonable until finally found otherwise […]
462.26 Appeal to court of appeals; injunction; equitable powers; preliminary injunction; additional evidence; judgment on amended order or original order; appeal to circuit court; burden of proof. Sec. 26. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 7 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1972, being section 460.117 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, […]
462.27 Process; practice and evidence; incriminating testimony; perjury; immunity; orders as evidence. Sec. 27. (a) In all actions and proceedings in court arising under this act all such process shall be served and the practice and rules of evidence shall be the same as in actions in equity, except as otherwise herein provided. Every sheriff […]
462.28 Common carriers; authority of commission; blanks; inspection; order to produce books; penalty. Sec. 28. (a) The commission shall have authority to inquire into the management of the business of any common carrier and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and shall have the right to obtain from any common carrier all necessary […]
