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Mich. Comp. Laws § 476.1 (2026)

Operation of motor vehicle by motor carrier of general commodities; certificate of authority.

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THE MOTOR CARRIER ACT


Act 254 of 1933


476.1 Operation of motor vehicle by motor carrier of general commodities; certificate of authority.

Sec. 1.

    A motor carrier of general commodities shall not operate any motor vehicle in for-hire transportation on any public highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A motor carrier of general commodities shall not operate upon any public highway without first having obtained a certificate of authority from the commission.

History: 1933, Act 254, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- CL 1948, 476.1 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1955–2015 · leading case: In Re Zaporski, 366 B.R. 758 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2007).
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In Re Zaporski, 366 B.R. 758 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2007). · cites it 2× “Considerations of the availability of public transportation or of the necessity of the car to the debtor’s means of earning a living or to the production of income appear nowhere in the statute.”
Northville Coach Line, Inc. v. City of Detroit, 150 N.W.2d 772 (Mich. 1967). · cites it 8× “CL 1948, § 476.1 (Stat Ann § 22.534) provides: "No common motor carrier of passengers * * * shall operate any motor vehicle for the transportation of * * * persons * * * for hire on any public highway in this State except in accordance with the provisions of this act.”
Michigan Intra-State Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 504 N.W.2d 677 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “The act contains a specific definition of "certificate of authority” as a certificate issued to a carrier "authorizing a transportation service,” which certificate is issued under the terms of the act. See MCL 475. l(j); MSA 22.”
In Re Dearborn Clinic & Diag. Hosp., 71 N.W.2d 212 (Mich. 1955). “CL 1948, § 476.1 et seq. (Stat Ann § 22.534 et seq.”
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co of Michigan v. Michelle Wagner (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “The MCA confers “upon the [Michigan public service] commission the power and authority and to make it its duty to supervise and regulate the transportation of property by motor vehicle for hire upon and over the public highways of this state .”
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