Sec. 7.
(1) A limo carrier of passengers shall not operate a limousine for the transportation of persons for hire on a public highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A limo carrier of passengers that operates class B limousines for the purpose of picking up passengers within a city with a population of 750,000 or more shall also comply with the vehicle for hire ordinance of that city with respect to those limousines. However, a limo carrier of passengers may remain in the city during a given trip for the sole purpose of picking up the same passengers that the limo carrier of passengers originally brought into the city on that trip. A limo carrier of passengers shall not operate upon a public highway without first having obtained from the department a certificate of authority. A certificate of authority may be obtained for operation of either class A limousines or class B limousines or both.
(2) The amendatory act that added this subsection takes effect 30 days after a city with a population of 750,000 or more makes available bonds for class B limousines. The total number of class B limousine bonds shall be determined by the city. However, for the first 90 days the number of bonds to be made available for class B limousines shall not be less than 100 or more than 200.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Class A limousine” means a limousine with a seating capacity of not less than 7 passengers but not more than 15 passengers including the driver.
(b) “Class B limousine” means a limousine with a seating capacity of less than 7 passengers including the driver.
History: 1990, Act 271, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Last modified: October 10, 2016