Sec. 17.
(1) An applicant for an original annual authority shall pay to the department a filing fee of $300.00 and a fee of $100.00 times the number of buses to be used by the applicant to provide transportation for hire under this act. The applicant shall submit its roster to the department at the time of payment.
(2) An authority issued under this act expires on March 1 of each year. No later than the last day of February each year, a motor carrier that holds an authority issued under this act shall pay to the department an annual renewal fee equal to $100.00 times the number of buses subject to this act. The motor carrier shall submit its roster to the department at the time of payment. The department may require a carrier to submit additional documentation as part of the annual renewal process to ensure compliance with this act.
(3) A motor carrier that holds an authority issued under this act that wishes to have additional buses authorized under its authority between annual renewal periods shall pay to the department a fee of $100.00 times the number of buses being added to its roster. The motor carrier shall submit its updated roster to the department at the time of payment. A motor carrier shall ensure that each bus added to a roster under this subsection complies with all requirements of this act.
(4) The authority of a motor carrier that does not comply with this section shall be automatically revoked on March 1, and the motor carrier must apply for and be issued a new authority before resuming service.
History: 1982, Act 432, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1982 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 233, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 349, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017