Michigan Code — RAILROADS
Browse 150 sections in division RAILROADS of the Michigan code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 462.2. Michigan railroad commission; qualifications and duties of commissioners; removal; pecuniary interest prohibited; oath; compensation and expenses; chairperson; meetings; quorum; vacancy; investigations, inquiries, and hearings; employees and appointments; offices; rules; conferences.
- § 462.2a. Applicability of act.
- § 462.3. Definitions; scope.
- § 462.4. Common carrier; duty to serve; rates; through routes; rates; joint rates.
- § 462.5. Free transportation; penalty; freight; tickets.
- § 462.6. Switch connection with private side track; order of commission; rules; spur track; payment of cost and expenses; disagreement.
- § 462.7. Interchange of traffic; preferred freight; routing by shippers or initial carrier; steam railroads and interurban and suburban railroads; drawing cars and merchandise of connecting lines; local traffic; intrastate traffic.
- § 462.8. Railroads to furnish cars; shortage, preference, regulation by commission; demurrage.
- § 462.9. Charges for longer and shorter hauls; governing rate.
- § 462.10. Schedule of rates; filing with commission; public inspection; rate change; joint tariff; form of schedules; filing and publication of rates required; complaints; military traffic.
- § 462.11. Special contract rates.
- § 462.12. Freight classification.
- § 462.13. Maintenance of depot facilities; joint maintenance by connecting railroads; discontinuance of passenger service; approval of commission; appeal of order of commission.
- § 462.14. Sidetracks, spurs and branches; control by commission; abandonment or removal, procedure.
- § 462.15. Continuous carriage of freight; unlawful acts.
- § 462.16. Rate discrimination unlawful; compensation for incidental service.
- § 462.17. Traffic discrimination unlawful.
- § 462.18. Receiving rebate or discrimination; penalty.
- § 462.19. Civil liability.
- § 462.20. Failure to report unlawful.
- § 462.21. Fees; disposition.
- § 462.22. Rate investigation on complaint; hearing, order for change in schedules; separate hearings; dismissal; rate investigation on motion of commission; order; complaint by common carrier; through rates; joint rates.
- § 462.23. Commissioners; powers; issuance of subpoena by court; witness fees; depositions; record of proceedings.
- § 462.24. Orders of commission; rescission or amendment.
- § 462.25. Rates; classification and regulations prescribed by commission to be prima facie lawful; express companies.
- § 462.26. Appeal to court of appeals; injunction; equitable powers; preliminary injunction; additional evidence; judgment on amended order or original order; appeal to circuit court; burden of proof.
- § 462.27. Process; practice and evidence; incriminating testimony; perjury; immunity; orders as evidence.
- § 462.28. Common carriers; authority of commission; blanks; inspection; order to produce books; penalty.
- § 462.29. Common carriers; contracts and free transportation lists; annual free transportation list.
- § 462.30. Common carriers; annual statement, contents, time; blanks; additional information; earnings and income, report.
- § 462.31. Freight tariffs; filing.
- § 462.32. Unreasonable rate or practice; regulation by commission.
- § 462.33. Accidents; report; investigation, expense.
- § 462.34. Equipment and structures; inspection; notice of repairs; orders as to rate of speed and use of defective equipment; penalties, forfeitures.
- § 462.35. Rules regarding maximum speed limits; order; effective date of speed limit.
- § 462.36. Equipment and structures; authority of commission.
- § 462.37. Equipment and structures; hearing prior to order.
- § 462.38. Equipment and structures; refusal to obey order; penalty.
- § 462.39. Fences; inspection, construction.
- § 462.40. Bill of lading; liability of carrier; statements of charges.
- § 462.41. Violations; investigation; enforcement of act.
- § 462.42. Investigation of claims.
- § 462.43. Liability for violations; penalty.
- § 462.44. Police powers vested in commission.
- § 462.45. Substantial compliance.
- § 462.46. Rights of action; penalties cumulative.
- § 462.47. Mandamus; injunction; civil remedies.
- § 462.48. Record of proceedings; report to governor, contents, publication.
- § 462.49. Powers, duties and privileges transferred to commission; saving clause.
- § 462.50. Legislation; hearing on changes; recommendations.
- § 462.71. Interstate agreement on high speed intercity rail passenger network.
- § 462.81. Tri-state high speed rail line compact.
- § 462.101. Short title.
- § 462.103. Meanings of words and phrases.
- § 462.105. Definitions; A to G.
- § 462.107. Definitions; H to P.
- § 462.109. Definitions; R to W.
- § 462.131. Regulatory and police power of department; rules.
- § 462.133. Records to be kept by department.
- § 462.137. Reports to be furnished to department.
- § 462.153. Orders; oaths; official acts; subpoenas; witnesses; production of documents; contempt; witness fees and mileage; depositions; record of proceedings; copy of transcript.
- § 462.155. Rescission, alteration, or amendment of order.
- § 462.157. Orders, regulations, practices, and services; effect.
- § 462.159. Rehearing.
- § 462.161. Review of order; time for bringing action.
- § 462.171. Action to vacate or set aside order; issuance of injunction to stay or suspend order; different or additional evidence; appeal; burden of proof.
- § 462.173. Service of process; practice and rules of evidence; execution of process; certified copies of orders.
- § 462.175. Authority of department to obtain information.
- § 462.201. Corporation; formation; purpose; articles of association; filing; powers of subscribers; increasing or decreasing number of directors; resolution.
- § 462.203. Stock certificate; signature; seal.
- § 462.205. Applicability of MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098 to railroad corporations.
- § 462.207. Records of corporations formed under former acts; duration, rights, and limitations of existing corporations.
- § 462.211. Board of directors; corporate powers; stockholders entitled to vote for directors; election of president; powers of board of directors generally; voting by stockholders; quorum; vacancy.
- § 462.213. Articles of association; alteration and amendment; signature; certification; filing; effect; recording; powers of railroad company; copies as prima facie evidence; public inspection of records and files.
- § 462.215. Board of directors; election; classification; terms; meetings; notice; removal of directors or officers; rules, regulations, and directions; stockholder vote by proxy; adjournment of meeting.
- § 462.217. Annual meeting; statement of affairs.
- § 462.219. Subscribers to capital stock; payment in installments; forfeiture of stock for neglect or refusal to pay.
- § 462.221. Stock as personal estate; transfer.
- § 462.223. Railroad company; liabilities and restrictions.
- § 462.225. Ownership and operation of steamboats, barges, or vessels; conditions.
- § 462.227. Ownership and operation of steamboats, barges, or vessels; number; restrictions.
- § 462.229. Automobile buses or motor vehicles and trailers; ownership and operation; purpose; aerial transportation; powers of railroad company.
- § 462.231. Railroad company; organizing and holding interest in subsidiary corporation; disposition of capital stock of other corporations; rights, powers, and privileges of ownership.
- § 462.233. Cutting dangerous trees.
- § 462.235. Land held by foreign company; transfer of title.
- § 462.241. Acquisition of property in manner prescribed by MCL 213.51 to 213.77; exception.
- § 462.243. Purchase of land belonging to state, city, village, county, or township.
- § 462.245. Construction of bridges or tunnels; acquisition of right-of-way; issuance and sale of bonds; rights of railroad bridge and railroad tunnel companies.
- § 462.247. Negotiation by railroad bridge or tunnel company with railroad company; purpose.
- § 462.249. Use of road and bridge or tunnel; compensation charged by railroad bridge or tunnel company; terms.
- § 462.250. Acquisition of right-of-way by railroad company; amount offered for damages; eligibility of owners to recover or collect costs.
- § 462.251. Removal of person from train by conductor or employee.
- § 462.253. Person using abusive, profane, or indecent language or exhibiting violent conduct; powers of conductor.
- § 462.255. Conduct as misdemeanor; penalty; powers of conductor or freight agent; duties of police officer; jurisdiction of court.
- § 462.257. Conduct as felony or misdemeanor; penalties.
- § 462.259. Liability of railroad company for loss or damage by fire.
- § 462.261. Liability of railroad company for death or injury to passenger.
- § 462.263. Transportation of railroad employees; vehicles.
- § 462.265. Stringing wire over and across railway right-of-way; procedures; construction of aerial crossings; dispute between parties; order.
- § 462.267. Light or banner attached to switch or derailing device; prohibited conduct; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- § 462.271. Offer to sell certain property; contents of offer; disagreement as to price or other terms; application to state tax commission to resolve disagreement; hearing; decision and order; determination of fair market value; appraisals; applicability of section.
- § 462.273. Walking, riding, driving, or being upon or along right-of-way or yard; permission required; “right-of-way” defined; being upon, entering, or damaging buildings, rolling stock, or equipment; applicability of section; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- § 462.301. Grade crossings; diagnostic study team review; notice; decision; order; consensus during review not reached; cost of necessary changes; funding sources; administration and expenditure of funds; notice of corrective action.
- § 462.303. Traffic control devices; determination and order by department.
- § 462.305. Order of department.
- § 462.307. Construction; approval required; investigation of proposed crossing location; changing location or abolishing existing public grade crossing; hearing; order; action against department to vacate or set aside order; construction across high-speed rail corridor; granting or denying permission for crossing; cost; furnishing inspector; request for reconstruction, change, widening, or alteration; abandonment; removal of track and traffic control devices.
- § 462.309. Maintenance, renewal, and repair of roadbeds, tracks, culverts, and certain streets or sidewalks.
- § 462.310. Culverts.
- § 462.311. Passive traffic control devices; street lighting.
- § 462.313. National inventory signs.
- § 462.315. Active traffic control devices; maintenance payments.
- § 462.317. Clear vision areas; expenditure of funds relating to high speed rail corridor.
- § 462.318. Whistle post; erection and maintenance as notice to engineer of approach to public crossing.
- § 462.319. New construction, partial reconstruction, alteration, or removal of grade separation.
- § 462.321. Acquisition of property rights by condemnation.
- § 462.323. Farm crossings; other private crossings.
- § 462.325. Fencing in agricultural areas; other areas.
- § 462.327. Bridges carrying railroad traffic; inspection; applicability of section and MCL 462.331 to 462.335.
- § 462.331. Bridge carrying railroad traffic; qualifications of inspector; affidavit; performance and recording of inspections; report; reinspection and order by department.
- § 462.333. Unsafe bridge; prohibited conduct.
- § 462.335. Unsafe bridge; penalties for certain conduct.
- § 462.337. Applicability of act.
- § 462.339. Construction, erection, placement, and maintenance of a bridge, structure, pole, or other obstruction or loading or unloading device; compliance with clear spaces; exceptions; application; warning signs; required distance for construction of railroad track or sidetrack; inspection; report; violation; penalty; failure to correct violation; applicability of section.
- § 462.351. “Operator” and “operate” defined.
- § 462.353. Locomotive engine; operation by person under influence of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.
- § 462.357. Locomotive engine; authorization or knowledge of operation by person under influence of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.
- § 462.359. Chemical test and analysis of operator's blood, urine, or breath.
- § 462.361. Chemical tests of blood, breath, or urine; consent; administration.
- § 462.363. Refusal to submit to chemical test; report.
- § 462.365. Report of certain convictions; form.
- § 462.367. Railroad police officer; appointment; commission; eligibility; duration of commission; employment before certain date.
- § 462.369. Railroad police officer applicant; cost of training.
- § 462.371. Railroad police officer; application fee; identification.
- § 462.373. Railroad police officer; notice of appointment.
- § 462.375. Railroad police officer; oath.
- § 462.377. Railroad police officer; duties and powers.
- § 462.379. Keepers of jails, lockups, and station houses.
- § 462.381. Railroad police officer; wearing and receiving badge.
- § 462.383. Railroad police officer; surety bond.
- § 462.385. Railroad police officer; delivery of commission; identification card; roster.
- § 462.387. Railroad police officer; compensation.
- § 462.389. Railroad police officer; termination.
- § 462.390. Conductor or flagperson; requirements for employment; applicability of section; substantial compliance; enforcement.
- § 462.391. Obstruction of vehicular traffic; offenses as separate violations; penalty; allocation of fines.
- § 462.400. Employee sanitation and shelter facilities; rules; compliance with section.
- § 462.402. Definitions; unreasonable endangerment of employee; complaint by employee or union; inspection by department; notice; order; hearing; appeal; enforcement.
- § 462.431. Liens; effect.
- § 462.441. Administration of act; investigation of complaints; violation or noncompliance; penalty; inspections; hearing; action to recover penalties; enforcement; remedies.
- § 462.450. Applicability of act to street railway organized under MCL 472.1 to 472.31.
- § 462.451. Repeal of certain acts and parts of acts.