MCL - Act 181 of 1963
AN ACT to promote safety upon highways open to the public by regulating the operation of certain vehicles; to provide consistent regulation of these areas by state agencies and local units of government; to establish the qualifications of persons necessary for the safe operation of such vehicles; to establish certain violations of shippers offering certain materials for transportation; to limit the hours of service of persons engaged in operating such vehicles; to require the keeping of records of such operations; to provide penalties for the violation of this act; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
History: 1963, Act 181, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
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Am. 1984, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984
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Am. 1990, Act 339, Eff. Apr. 2, 1991
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Am. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996
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Am. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 480.11 | Section | Motor carrier safety act; short title. |
| Section 480.11a | Section | 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. |
| Section 480.11b | Section | Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. |
| Section 480.12 | Section | Repealed. 1984, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984. |
| Section 480.12a-480.12c | Section | Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. |
| Section 480.12d | Section | Person qualified to operate commercial motor vehicle. |
| Section 480.12e | Section | Person applying to operate commercial motor vehicle; providing list of applicant's former employers and related information. |
| Section 480.12f | Section | Motor carrier; review of driving records required; exception. |
| Section 480.12g, 480.12h | Section | Repealed. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996;—2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. |
| Section 480.12i-480.12w | Section | Repealed. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005. |
| Section 480.13 | Section | 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. |
| Section 480.13a | Section | Trailers or trailer-vehicle combinations; surge brakes equipment for intrastate operation. |
| Section 480.14, 480.14a | Section | Repealed. 2011, Act 160, Eff. Dec. 31, 2014. |
| Section 480.15 | Section | 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. |
| Section 480.16 | Section | Motor carriers; submission of documents to motor carrier officer; inspection of cargo. |
| Section 480.17 | Section | Violation of act or rules; penalty. |
| Section 480.17a | Section | Rules; rescission. |
| Section 480.17b | Section | Penalties; "serious safety defect" defined. |
| Section 480.17c | Section | 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. |
| Section 480.17d | Section | Definitions; compliance order; shut down order; noncompliance as misdemeanor; impoundment of vehicle. |
| Section 480.18 | Section | Venue. |
| Section 480.19 | Section | Notification of incident; definition. |
| Section 480.20 | Section | Vehicle combination transporting combustible liquid; requirements; information required to be on file; retention and transfer of information; applicability of requirements in subsections (2) and (3); transport of flammable liquids, gases, or compressed gases. |
| Section 480.21 | Section | 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. |
| Section 480.22 | Section | Transfer of hazardous material; prohibitions; exceptions; overfilling container; violation; penalty. |
| Section 480.23 | Section | Transporting hazardous materials in amount requiring placard on publicly maintained route; prohibition; violation; penalty. |
| Section 480.24 | Section | Enforcement of state civil infraction. |
| Section 480.25 | Section | Prevention of water or road surface substances being thrown from rear wheels. |