Michigan Laws 474.135 – Alteration, suspension, or revocation of authority
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 474.135
- Authority: means an authority issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Bus: means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 9 or more passengers, including the driver, that is used in the transportation of passengers and their baggage for hire upon any public highway of this state. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Department: means the state transportation department. See Michigan Laws 474.103
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Motor carrier: means a person who, either directly or through any device or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by bus over the public highways of this state. See Michigan Laws 474.103
The department may alter, suspend, or revoke an authority issued under this act if the department determines in a contested case hearing held under chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.271 to 24.287, that a motor carrier to which an authority has been issued has willfully violated or refused to comply with this act. If a motor carrier is found operating a bus for the transportation of persons after its authority has been revoked under this section, the department may compel compliance with this act by proceedings in mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate civil remedy. The proceedings described in this section may be brought in any county in which the alleged violator may be sued or in Ingham County circuit court.