480.11 Motor carrier safety act; short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known as the “motor carrier safety act of 1963”. History: 1963, Act 181, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 Compiler’s Notes: For transfer of Public Service Commission highway enforcement functions relating to motor carriers to Department of State Police, see E.R.O. No. 1982-1, compiled […]
480.11a Adoption of federal regulations; exceptions; definitions; applicability of act to bus operated by transit agency; applicability of subsection (1)(b) and sections 5(8) and 6(1); definitions. Sec. 1a. (1) This state adopts the following provisions of title 49 of the code of federal regulations on file with the office of the secretary of state, except […]
480.11b Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to the motor carrier safety appeal board.
480.12 Repealed. 1984, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to hour limitations for person driving truck or truck tractor.
480.12a-480.12c Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to qualifications of persons operating certain motor vehicles and safety standards for certain equipment, devices, and facilities.
480.12d Person qualified to operate commercial motor vehicle. Sec. 2d. (1) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle unless he or she is qualified to operate that vehicle. A motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to operate that vehicle. […]
480.12e Person applying to operate commercial motor vehicle; providing list of applicant’s former employers and related information. Sec. 2e. A person who applies to operate a commercial motor vehicle as defined by section 7a of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.7a of the Michigan Compiled […]
480.12f Motor carrier; review of driving records required; exception. Sec. 2f. Except as provided in this act, each motor carrier shall, at least once every 12 months, review a copy of the driver’s record from each state in which the driver held a license during the preceding year to determine whether that driver meets minimum […]
480.12g, 480.12h Repealed. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996;—2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to road tests and written examination.
480.12i-480.12w Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to qualifications of and requirements for certain drivers of motor carriers and farm vehicles.
480.13 Motor carrier safety appeal board; creation; membership; duties; person not physically qualified to drive; waiver to drive commercial motor vehicle; application; requirements; issuance of waiver; validity; renewal; notice; suspension or revocation; denial of application for waiver; appeal; effect on worker’s compensation status. Sec. 3. (1) The motor carrier safety appeal board is created. The […]
480.13a Trailers or trailer-vehicle combinations; surge brakes equipment for intrastate operation. Sec. 3a. Trailers with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of 15,000 pounds or less or trailer-vehicle combinations with an actual gross vehicle weight or a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less may be equipped with surge brakes […]
480.14, 480.14a Repealed. 2011, Act 160, Eff. Dec. 31, 2014. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections pertained to exceptions to act and federal provisions and issuance of new grandfather cards.
480.15 Intrastate transportation; applicability to farm vehicle driver, implement of husbandry, public utility driver, government-owned commercial motor vehicle or vehicle used in execution of emergency governmental function, certain combination of vehicles, and buses; motor vehicle engaged in seasonal construction-related activities; definitions. Sec. 5. (1) In the case of intrastate transportation, the provisions of 49 CFR […]
480.16 Motor carriers; submission of documents to motor carrier officer; inspection of cargo. Sec. 6. (1) Motor carriers shall submit, upon demand, all their transportation safety related documents, such as all records and information pertaining to any accident, drivers’ records of duty status, bills of lading, shipping records, driver time and payroll records, driver qualification […]
480.17 Violation of act or rules; penalty. Sec. 7. (1) Except as provided in sections 7b, 7c, and 7d, any person, driver, or motor carrier as defined by 49 CFR 390.5 who violates this act or a rule promulgated under this act, or permits or requires any person to violate this act or a rule […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
