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Mich. Comp. Laws § 480.12d (2026)

Person qualified to operate commercial motor vehicle.

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MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACT OF 1963


Act 181 of 1963


480.12d Person qualified to operate commercial motor vehicle.

Sec. 2d.

    (1) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle unless he or she is qualified to operate that vehicle. A motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to operate that vehicle.

    (2) In the case of intrastate transportation, a person is qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle if he or she meets all of the requirements of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391, except all of the following provisions:

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the person is at least 18 years old when transporting intrastate property or passengers.

    (b) The person is at least 21 years old when transporting hazardous materials in a quantity that requires the vehicle to be marked or placarded under 49 CFR parts 105 to 180.

    (c) The person is eligible for and displays a valid medical waiver card, is excepted from the medical waiver card provisions under this act, or, until December 31, 2014, displays a grandfather rights card issued in accordance with this act.

History: Add. 1990, Act 339, Eff. Apr. 2, 1991 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011

Compiler's Notes:

    Former MCL 480.12d, which pertained to the promulgation of qualifications, rules, and standards by the public service commission, was repealed by Act 23 of 1984, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984.

    For transfer of powers and duties of public service commission, department of licensing and regulatory affairs, under motor carrier safety act, 1963 PA 181, to Michigan state police, see E.R.O. No. 2015-3, compiled at MCL 460.21.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2018 · leading case: Nichols v. All Points Transp. Corp. of Michigan, Inc., 364 F. Supp. 2d 621 (E.D. Mich. 2005).
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Nichols v. All Points Transp. Corp. of Michigan, Inc., 364 F. Supp. 2d 621 (E.D. Mich. 2005). “Mich. Comp. Laws 480.12d(2). 5 . "Forms 1099 report are properly issued to independent contractors, reporting payments made to them by the company engaging their services.”
People of Michigan v. Lidia Elena Talaba (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “” Consequently, the act of cheating (or assisting Sherifi in cheating) was not illegal even though it could have assisted Sherifi in obtaining a CDL for which he may not have been qualified, and even though it could have facilitated consequences with respect to Sherifi’s…”
People of Michigan v. Lidia Elena Talaba (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “” Consequently, the act of cheating (or assisting Sherifi in cheating) was not illegal even though it could have assisted Sherifi in obtaining a CDL for which he may not have been qualified, and even though it could have facilitated consequences with respect to Sherifi’s…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 480.12d(2) — 1 case
Nichols v. All Points Transp. Corp. of Michigan, Inc., 364 F. Supp. 2d 621 (E.D. Mich. 2005). “Mich. Comp. Laws 480.12d(2). 5 . "Forms 1099 report are properly issued to independent contractors, reporting payments made to them by the company engaging their services.”
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