{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.971","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.971","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nAs used in this act:\n\n\"Public transportation vehicles\" means vehicles having a passenger capacity of 9 or more operating as part of a public transportation system within and not more than 10 miles from the boundaries of a municipality or not beyond the county or transportation regional boundaries when the vehicles are operated by a private person, firm, or corporation.\n\n\"City, intercity, and suburban bus operator\" means any person, firm, or corporation operating 1 or more motor buses in this state having a seating capacity of 10 or more passengers under a franchise from a municipality, under a license granted by a municipality, or pursuant to an agreement entered into between the person, firm, or corporation and a municipality of this state, or a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Michigan public service commission under section 5 of article 2 of Act No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, being section 476.5 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and which is engaged in the transportation of passengers in and between 1 or more cities or villages or engaged in the transportation of passengers over regularly scheduled routes under a certificate of public convenience and necessity.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 257","Act Act-2-of-1960"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-257-971","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"474f31d04e345abd8e747db2f9f3cbf92c3750052c594c03fe694662ae85c529","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.1133","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-257.972"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}