HB-5351, As Passed Senate, September 23, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5351

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

(MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section 611a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 611a. (1) An owner or employee of an entity performing

construction, maintenance, surveying, or utility work within a work

zone may direct traffic within that work zone if both of the

following apply:

     (a) The department of transportation, the local authority, or

the county road commission, within its respective jurisdiction,

authorizes that owner or employee to direct traffic due to safety

or work requirements. The authorization shall be issued in the

manner considered appropriate by the department of transportation,

the local authority, or the county road commission, and may be

general or specific. The authorization may establish the conditions

under which the owner or employee may direct traffic, and may allow

the owner or employee to direct traffic in disregard of an existing

traffic control device.

     (b) The owner or employee is properly trained, equipped, and

attired in conformance with the manual of uniform traffic control

devices authorized under section 608.

     (2) The operator of a motor vehicle who fails to comply with

the directions of an owner or employee directing traffic under this

section, including a direction made in disregard of an existing

traffic control device, is responsible for a civil infraction.