Act No. 150

Public Acts of 2018

Approved by the Governor

May 15, 2018

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 16, 2018

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 2018

STATE OF MICHIGAN

99TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

Introduced by Rep. Iden

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5259

AN ACT to amend 2016 PA 345, entitled “An act to regulate transportation network companies, taxicabs, and certain limousines in this state; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state officers and entities; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 11 (MCL 257.2111).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a vehicle subject to this act shall display a consistent and distinctive signage or emblem at all times while the vehicle is being used to provide transportation services or while the vehicle is being used by a transportation network company driver for a transportation network company prearranged ride or while the transportation network company driver is available to receive a transportation request. Subject to subsection (2), a vehicle subject to this act may also display a department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number. The signage, emblem, or department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number shall satisfy both of the following:

(a) The signage, emblem, or department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number shall be color-contrasted to be visible during daylight hours from a distance of at least 50 feet.

(b) The signage, emblem, or department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number shall sufficiently identify the limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, transportation network company, or dispatch system provider with which the vehicle is affiliated.

(2) If a limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company is providing services in association with a dispatch system provider, the limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company shall display its signage or emblem or the signage or emblem of the dispatch system provider. If a limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company displays the signage or emblem of a dispatch system provider as provided in this subsection, it shall also display its department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number.

(3) If a limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company displays a department of licensing and regulatory affairs registration number, the 10-digit registration number shall be displayed with the “#” symbol prior to the registration number and shall use numbers and symbols that are at least 1-1/2 inches in height.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor