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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.4519

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Public street or highway: means any state trunk line highway, county road, or city or village street maintained by a road authority. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
  • Road authority: means each governmental agency with jurisdiction over public streets and highways. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
  • Street railway: means a nonprofit corporation organized under this part for the purpose of operating a street railway system other than a railroad train for transporting individuals or property. See Michigan Laws 125.4507
    A road authority may establish and prescribe rules and regulations applicable to a street railway operating in or upon a public street or highway under the jurisdiction of a road authority relating to 1 or more of the following subjects:
    (a) Grading, paving, obstruction, or repairing of a street or highway.
    (b) Construction, maintenance, or obstruction of public service facilities and infrastructure, including water, light, heat, power, sewage disposal, and transportation.
    (c) Construction, maintenance, or obstruction of traffic control and parking control facilities and infrastructure.