The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
[For the purposes of this article, the following vehicles shall be known as motor vehicles for hire, with the exception of taxicabs.]
Fleet shall mean 11 or more commercial vehicles used for the transportation of passengers for hire whether owned or leased by an individual, company, or corporation operating under one name.
Limousine shall mean a self-propelled motor vehicle used in the carrying of passengers and the baggage of the passengers for hire with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver. Limousine does not include a commercial vehicle. Limousine also does not include a vehicle operated by any of the following:
(1) A county, city, township, or village as provided by law, or other authority incorporated under 1963 PA 55, MCL 124.351 to 124.359.
(2) An authority incorporated under the metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967, 1967 PA 204, MCL 124.401 to 124.426, or that operates a transportation service pursuant to an interlocal agreement under the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512.
(3) Operating under a contract entered into under 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 8, MCL 124.531 to 124.536, or 1951 PA 35, MCL 124.1 to 124.13.
(4) An authority incorporated under the public transportation authority act, 1986 PA 196, MCL 124.451 to 124.479, or a nonprofit corporation organized under the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192, that provides transportation services.
(5) An authority financing public improvements to transportation systems under the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140.
(6) A person that is only operating limousines to provide the transportation of passengers for funerals.
(7) An employer that is only using the vehicle, or on whose behalf the vehicle is being used, to transport its employees to and from their place of employment.
Limousine carrier shall mean a person who, either directly or through any device, dispatch system, or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by limousine.
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Act shall mean Act 300 of the Public Acts of 1974, being sections 257.1301 and 257.1340 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Taxicab means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 8 passengers or fewer, including the driver, that is equipped with a roof light and taximeter, and that carries passengers for a fee usually determined by the distance traveled. Taxicab does not include a commercial vehicle.
Taxicab carrier means a person who, either directly or through any device, dispatch system, or arrangement, holds himself or herself out to the public as willing to transport passengers for hire by taxicab.
Taxicab driver means an individual who uses a taxicab to provide transportation services to potential passengers.
Taximeter shall mean a mechanical, electronic, or digital instrument or device by which the charge for hire is mechanically calculated and upon which such charge shall be indicated by means of figures.
Transportation network company means a person operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network company drivers who provide transportation network company prearranged rides. Transportation network company does not include a taxi service, transportation service arranged through a transportation broker, ridesharing arrangement, or transportation service using fixed routes at regular intervals.
Transportation network company digital network means an online-enabled application, website, or system offered or utilized by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers.
Transportation network company driver means an individual who satisfies all of the following:
(1) Receives connections to potential passengers and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company.
(2) Uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide transportation network company prearranged rides to transportation network company riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee.
Transportation network company prearranged ride means the provision of transportation by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider, beginning when a transportation network company driver accepts a ride requested by a transportation network company rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the transportation network company driver transports the requesting transportation network company rider, and ending when the last requesting transportation network company rider departs from the personal vehicle. Transportation network company prearranged ride does not include a shared-expense carpooling or vanpooling arrangement or transportation provided using a taxicab, limousine, or other vehicle.
Transportation network company rider means an individual who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver who provides a transportation network company prearranged ride to the transportation network company rider in the transportation network company driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the transportation network company rider.
(Ord. No. 91-55, § 1, 11-4-81; Ord. No. 95-637, 5-16-95; Ord. 19-1658, 9-10-19)
State Law reference—Similar provisions, MCL 257.2102
Cross reference— Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.