Section 480.21 – Ordinances or Resolutions Inconsistent With Act; “Inconsistent” Defined; Fine for Operating Vehicle With Serious Safety Defect; Exception; Issuance of More Than 1 Citation; Requirements as Motor Carrier Enforcement Officer.
480.21 Ordinances or resolutions inconsistent with act; “inconsistent” defined; fine for operating vehicle with serious safety defect; exception; issuance of more than 1 citation; requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer. Sec. 11. (1) A township, city, village, county, or another state agency shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution that is inconsistent with […]
Section 480.22 – Transfer of Hazardous Material; Prohibitions; Exceptions; Overfilling Container; Violation; Penalty.
480.22 Transfer of hazardous material; prohibitions; exceptions; overfilling container; violation; penalty. Sec. 12. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person, driver, owner, carrier, lessee, or lessor shall not transfer or allow to be transferred a hazardous material from a cargo tank, portable tank, or any other container to any cargo tank, portable tank, […]
Section 480.23 – Transporting Hazardous Materials in Amount Requiring Placard on Publicly Maintained Route; Prohibition; Violation; Penalty.
480.23 Transporting hazardous materials in amount requiring placard on publicly maintained route; prohibition; violation; penalty. Sec. 13. (1) A person, driver, owner, carrier, lessee, or lessor shall not transport or allow to be transported a vehicle carrying hazardous materials in an amount required to be placarded under title 49 of the code of federal regulations […]
Section 480.24 – Enforcement of State Civil Infraction.
480.24 Enforcement of state civil infraction. Sec. 14. A state civil infraction shall be enforced in the manner provided for enforcement of state civil infractions in chapter 88 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8801 to 600.8835. History: Add. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005 ;– Am. 2018, […]
Section 480.25 – Prevention of Water or Road Surface Substances Being Thrown From Rear Wheels.
480.25 Prevention of water or road surface substances being thrown from rear wheels. Sec. 15. A truck, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or any combination of these, when used on a highway, shall be constructed, equipped, or operated to prevent water or other road surface substances from being thrown from the rear wheels of the vehicle […]
Section 480.17a – Rules; Rescission.
480.17a Rules; rescission. Sec. 7a. The department of state police may promulgate rules necessary to the accomplishment of the purpose of this act. The administrative rules promulgated and filed with the secretary of state on June 22, 1984 and any subsequent revisions to those rules were rescinded effective January 1, 1996 by 1995 PA 265. […]
Section 480.17b – Penalties; “Serious Safety Defect” Defined.
480.17b Penalties; “serious safety defect” defined. Sec. 7b. (1) A driver, person, or motor carrier as defined by 49 CFR 390.5 who operates or who requires or permits the driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle with a serious safety defect in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act is responsible […]
Section 480.17c – Transporting Package Relating to Hazardous Material Required to Be Marked or Labeled; Violation; Penalty; Owner or User of Hazardous Materials Vehicle Inspection or Repair Facility; Violation as Misdemeanor.
480.17c Transporting package relating to hazardous material required to be marked or labeled; violation; penalty; owner or user of hazardous materials vehicle inspection or repair facility; violation as misdemeanor. Sec. 7c. (1) A person who operates or who requires or permits a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of this act or […]
Section 480.17d – Definitions; Compliance Order; Shut Down Order; Noncompliance as Misdemeanor; Impoundment of Vehicle.
480.17d Definitions; compliance order; shut down order; noncompliance as misdemeanor; impoundment of vehicle. Sec. 7d. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Immediate destination” means the next scheduled stop of a commercial motor vehicle already in motion where the cargo on board can be safely secured. (b) “Motor carrier division” means the motor carrier division […]
Section 480.18 – Venue.
480.18 Venue. Sec. 8. When this act or a rule promulgated under this act has been violated, the offense may be prosecuted in any county, city, or jurisdiction in or through which the motor vehicle, driver, or operator implicated was situated or passed when the offense was committed. History: 1963, Act 181, Eff. Sept. 6, […]