SENATE BILL No. 1161

March 8, 2000, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on

Transportation and Tourism.

A bill to amend 1933 PA 254, entitled

"The motor carrier act,"

by amending section 18 of article V (MCL 479.18), as amended by

1988 PA 355.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 ARTICLE V

2 Sec. 18. (1) The commission may, upon application of any

3 person or any motor carrier, or upon its own motion, and upon at

4 least 10 days' notice to the parties affected, thereby, for

5 good cause, and after an opportunity to be heard, revoke, sus-

6 pend, alter, amend, or modify any of its findings or orders.

7 However, a certificate or permit shall only be amended, altered,

8 modified, revoked, suspended, or impaired after like notice and

9 opportunity to be heard and upon clear proof of good, just, and

10 sufficient cause. In addition, beginning January 1, 1989, a

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1 person or motor carrier may also be subject to an assessment of

2 not to exceed $500.00 for each violation of this act, a rule

3 promulgated or an order issued pursuant to this act, or a term or

4 condition of a certificate or permit.

5 (2) The commission may grant rehearings in all proceedings

6 before it upon petition filed within the time allowed by law to

7 bring proceedings for review. All orders entered pursuant to

8 this section shall be served and take effect as provided in this

9 act for original orders, and the time allowed by law to bring

10 proceedings to review any order of the commission shall continue

11 after the order denying the hearing or after the order made upon

12 a rehearing. The commission shall keep a docket of all causes

13 and proceedings under this act and upon request, upon payment of

14 a reasonable fee, shall furnish any interested party fair copies

15 of any application, answer, petition, motion, order, finding,

16 certificate, or permit on file with, or made or issued by it in

17 any proceeding.

18 (3) The assessments collected pursuant to this section shall

19 be deposited in the truck safety fund established in section 25

20 of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, being section 247.675

21 of the Michigan Compiled Laws GENERAL FUND AND SHALL BE ALLO-

22 CATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, MOTOR CARRIER DIVISION.

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