Michigan Laws 259.303 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.303
- Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission created by section 26 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259. See Michigan Laws 259.303
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means , unless expressly provided otherwise, the state transportation department. See Michigan Laws 259.303
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Political subdivision: means a county, city, village, township, or other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state. See Michigan Laws 259.303
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Unmanned aircraft: means an aircraft flown by a remote pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an on-board computer, communication links, and any additional equipment that is necessary for the unmanned aircraft to operate safely. See Michigan Laws 259.303
As used in this act:
(a) “Commission” means the Michigan aeronautics commission created by section 26 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.26.
(b) “Department” means, unless expressly provided otherwise, the state transportation department.
(c) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
(d) “Political subdivision” means a county, city, village, township, or other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state.
(e) “Unmanned aircraft” means an aircraft flown by a remote pilot via a ground control system, or autonomously through use of an on-board computer, communication links, and any additional equipment that is necessary for the unmanned aircraft to operate safely.
(f) “Unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft and all of the associated support equipment, control station, data links, telemetry, communications, navigation equipment, and other equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft.