Michigan Compiled Laws 254-1933-iii Article III Contract Motor Carriers (477.1...477.12)

• Section 477.1 Operation Of Motor Vehicle By Motor Carrier Of Household Goods; Certificate Of Authority.
  A motor carrier of household goods shall not operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of property for hire on any public highway in...
• Section 477.2 Certificate Of Authority; Application; Determination By Commission; Issuance.
  The commission, upon the filing of an application by a motor carrier of household goods for a certificate of authority, shall ascertain and determine,...
• Section 477.3 Repealed. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the character of operation proposed by common or contract motor carrier.
• Section 477.4 Application For Certificate Of Authority; Form; Contents; Fees; Proof Of Insurance; Failure Of Applicant To Comply With Application Instructions.
  (1) An application for a certificate of authority shall be on a form prescribed by the commission and signed by the owner or an...
• Section 477.4a Issuance Of Certificate Of Authority; Findings.
  The commission shall issue a certificate of authority to an applicant authorizing it to provide transportation as a motor carrier of household goods, subject...
• Section 477.5 Rates, Fares, And Charges; Printing And Filing Schedules; Availability; Predatory Rate Prohibited; Compliance With Section; Inapplicability Of Section To Local Move.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), before engaging in business, a motor carrier of household goods subject to this act shall print...
• Section 477.5a Repealed. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to protesting application to provide transportation.
• Section 477.6 Submission Of Contract To Commission; Approval; Disclosure; Determination Of Predatory Filings; Filing Statement Of Charges With Commission; Inapplicability Of Section To Local Move.
  (1) A motor carrier of household goods operating under a contract with a manufacturer, store, or any other organization shall submit the contract to...
• Section 477.7 Rate, Fare, Or Charge As Just And Reasonable; Unjust Discrimination, Prejudice, Or Preference Prohibited; Remuneration; Limitation; Refund Or Remittance; Other Contract; Inapplicability Of Section To Local Move.
  (1) A rate, fare, or charge made by a motor carrier of household goods shall be just and reasonable and shall not be unjustly...
• Section 477.7a Investigation, Suspension, Revision, Or Revocation Prohibited; Grounds; Protest Prohibited.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission shall not investigate, suspend, revise, or revoke a rate, fare, or charge proposed by...
• Section 477.7b Statewide And Local Moves; Nonbinding Estimate Of Transportation Cost; Collect On Delivery Shipment; Payment; Deferring Payment Of Balance Of Remaining Charges.
  (1) A motor carrier of household goods that transports household goods in both statewide and local moves shall provide a nonbinding estimate of the...
• Section 477.8 Prohibited Conduct; Penalty.
  A person, whether motor carrier, shipper, or consignee, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative of a motor carrier, shipper, or consignee, who knowingly...
• Section 477.9 Liability Of Motor Carrier Of Household Goods; Limitation; Recovery.
  (1) If a motor carrier of household goods does or causes or permits to be done any act or thing in this act prohibited...
• Section 477.9a Powers And Duties Of Commission.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Supervise and regulate all motor carriers of household...
• Section 477.10 Interstate Commerce.
  Interstate carriers. This act shall apply to persons and motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce, except only insofar as it may be inconsistent with,...
• Section 477.11 Cessation Of Operations Or Abandonment Of Rights Under Authority; Written Notice; Revocation.
  Each motor carrier of household goods that ceases operations or abandons its rights under the authority issued shall notify the commission in writing in...
• Section 477.12 Emergency Temporary Authority; Issuance; Manner Of Filing Application.
  An emergency temporary authority may be issued to a motor carrier of household goods for a time specified by the commission but not to...

Last modified: October 10, 2016