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MI Comp L § 462.107 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.107 - Definitions; H to P.

462.107 Definitions; H to P. Sec. 107.  (1) "High speed rail corridor" means any railroad line having been formally designated by the United States department of transportation as a high speed rail corridor.  (2) "Nonmotorized trail" means a public or privately owned or operated traveled way, the use of which is restricted to pedestrians or nonmotorized conveyances including, but not limited to, bicycles and horses.  (3) "Notice" means the written expression of the department's findings that certain conditions observed at a crossing are not in compliance with state law, and that these conditions must be corrected.  (4) "Order" means an administrative document, signed by the department director or his or her designee, that details certain findings of fact and, based on those findings, specifies certain work to be performed by railroads or other parties in compliance with law and specifies a time period within which the work is to be completed. An order is based upon the department's statutory authority to require the performance of that work.  (5) "Passive traffic control devices" means those types of traffic control devices, including signs, markings, and other devices, located at or in advance of grade crossings to indicate the presence of a crossing but which do not change aspect upon the approach or presence of a train.  (6) "Private crossing" means any at-grade intersection of a railroad with any traveled way not under the jurisdiction of a road authority.  (7) "Public street or highway" means any improved thoroughfare maintained by a road authority that has been dedicated and constructed in accordance with law. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.109 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.109 - Definitions; R to W.

462.109 Definitions; R to W.Sec. 109.  (1) "Railroad" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation, their respective lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by a court, or other legal entity operating in this state either as a common carrier for hire or for private use as a carrier of persons or property upon cars operated upon stationary rails and includes any person, partnership, association, corporation, trustee, or receiver appointed by a court or any other legal entity owning railroad tracks.  (2) "Road authority" means a governmental agency having jurisdiction over public streets and highways. Road authority includes the department, any other state agency, and county, city, and village governmental agencies responsible for the construction, repair, and maintenance of streets and highways.  (3) "Serious impairment of a body function" means that term as defined in section 58c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.  (4) "Street railway" means an organization formed under the laws of this state for the purpose of operating a street railway system other than a railroad train for transporting persons or property. A street railway system is operated upon rails principally within a municipality utilizing streetcars, trolleys, and trams for the transportation of persons or property. Such organizations may accumulate, store, manufacture, conduct, use, sell, furnish, and supply electricity and electric power. Street railway does not include a street railway organized under the nonprofit street railway act, 1867 PA 35, MCL 472.1 to 472.31.  (5) "Street railway system" means the facilities, equipment, and personnel required to provide and maintain a public transportation service. Street railway system does not include a street railway system under the nonprofit street railway act, 1867 PA 35, MCL 472.1 to 472.31.  (6) "Traffic control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or other device placed on or adjacent to a street or highway by the road authority having jurisdiction over that street or highway to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.  (7) "Watchperson" means a railroad employee who is stationed at an at-grade crossing to signal to operators of vehicles approaching the crossing of the impending movement of a train or other railroad on-track equipment over the crossing. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 658, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 483, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
MI Comp L § 462.131 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.131 - Regulatory and Police Power of Department; Rules.

462.131 Regulatory and police power of department; rules. Sec. 131.  (1) To the extent provided in this act, the department shall have and exercise regulatory and police power over railroad companies in this state insofar as such power has not been preempted by federal law or regulation.  (2) The department may promulgate and enforce rules relating to sanitation and adequate shelter as affecting the welfare and health of railroad employees, to the extent such rules are not preempted by federal law or regulation. Rules promulgated under this act shall be promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.133 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.133 - Records to Be Kept by Department.

462.133 Records to be kept by department. Sec. 133.  The department shall keep a record of all its findings, decisions, determinations, and investigations under this act. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.137 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.137 - Reports to Be Furnished to Department.

462.137 Reports to be furnished to department. Sec. 137.  Railroads shall furnish to the department copies of Michigan train-vehicle accident reports filed with the federal railroad administration. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.155 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.155 - Rescission, Alteration, or Amendment of Order.

462.155 Rescission, alteration, or amendment of order. Sec. 155.  The department, at any time upon application of a person and upon at least 10 days' notice to the parties interested, and after opportunity to be heard, may rescind, alter, or amend any order issued by the department. Certified copies shall be served and take effect as provided in this act for original orders. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.157 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.157 - Orders, Regulations, Practices, and Services; Effect.

462.157 Orders, regulations, practices, and services; effect. Sec. 157.  All orders, lawfully promulgated regulations, practices, and services prescribed by the department shall be in force and shall be prima facie lawful and reasonable until finally found otherwise in an action brought for the purpose pursuant to the appeal provisions of this act, or until changed or modified by the department. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.159 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.159 - Rehearing.

462.159 Rehearing. Sec. 159.  The department may grant a rehearing and alter, amend, or modify its previous findings and orders. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.161 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.161 - Review of Order; Time for Bringing Action.

462.161 Review of order; time for bringing action. Sec. 161.  The time allowed by law for bringing an action to review any order of the department, shall continue after the order denying a rehearing or made upon a rehearing, for the same number of days now provided by law for review of the order upon which a rehearing was denied or had. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.173 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.173 - Service of Process; Practice and Rules of Evidence; Execution of Process; Certified Copies of Orders.

462.173 Service of process; practice and rules of evidence; execution of process; certified copies of orders. Sec. 173.  (1) In all actions and proceedings in court arising under this act process shall be served and the practice and rules of evidence shall be the same as in civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this act. A sheriff or other officer empowered to execute civil process may execute any process issued under this act and shall receive compensation for that purpose as may be prescribed by law for similar services.  (2) Upon application of any person the department shall furnish certified copies, signed and under seal of the department, of any order made by it, and, if otherwise admissible, may be admitted as evidence in any court or proceedings without further authentication. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.175 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.175 - Authority of Department to Obtain Information.

462.175 Authority of department to obtain information. Sec. 175.  The department may obtain from any party all necessary information to enable it to perform the duties and carry out the requirements set forth in this act. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.203 - Stock Certificate; Signature; Seal.

462.203 Stock certificate; signature; seal. Sec. 203.  The stock of every corporation, incorporated under this act, shall be represented by certificates signed by the president or vice-president, and the secretary or an assistant secretary, or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer. The certificate shall be sealed with the seal of the corporation. When a certificate is signed by a transfer agent or a transfer clerk and by a registrar, the signature of the corporate officers and the seal thereon may be facsimiles, written, engraved, stamped, lithographed, or printed. If an officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be an officer before the certificate is issued, it may be issued by the company with the same effect as if the officer had not ceased to be an officer at the date of its issue. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.205 - Applicability of MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098 to Railroad Corporations.

462.205 Applicability of MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098 to railroad corporations. Sec. 205.  The business corporation act, Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1972, being sections 450.1101 to 450.2098 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall apply to railroad corporations incorporated under this act or a former act repealed by this act, unless otherwise provided in or inconsistent with this act or the former act under which the corporation was formed. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.207 - Records of Corporations Formed Under Former Acts; Duration, Rights, and Limitations of Existing Corporations.

462.207 Records of corporations formed under former acts; duration, rights, and limitations of existing corporations. Sec. 207.  (1) Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the department, the secretary of state, or any other agency having records of corporations formed under former acts repealed by this act shall certify and send to the department of commerce for filing the articles of association, as amended or restated, and any consolidations or mergers of each existing railroad, bridge, and tunnel company and union depot company which is on file in their respective offices on the effective date of this act. On and after the effective date of this act, all amendments to and restatements of the articles, and any merger or dissolution of a railroad, bridge, or tunnel company and union depot company shall be filed with the department of commerce and shall comply with the requirements of this act.  (2) This act does not affect the duration of a corporation which exists on the effective date of this act. An existing corporation and its shareholders, directors, and officers have the same rights and are subject to the same limitations, restrictions, liabilities, and penalties as a corporation formed under this act, and its shareholders, directors, and officers. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 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.

462.211 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. Sec. 211.  (1) All of the corporate powers of any corporation organized under this act, or under any former act for the incorporation of railroads, are vested in the board of directors, except as otherwise provided in this act. A stockholder shall not be entitled to vote for directors, or for any other purpose, who shall be in arrears in the payment of any assessment made on a subscription of stock. The president of the corporation shall be elected by the directors from their own number.  (2) The board of directors, upon such terms and restrictions as they shall impose, may provide for the disposition of the unissued capital stock of the corporation, and may provide for and carry out a plan for the issue of any or all of its unissued stock to employees of the corporation, or to employees of subsidiary corporations or a trustee on their behalf who may desire to subscribe therefor, for the payment for such stock in installments or at 1 time, and for the establishment of a special fund or funds in which employees purchasing stock pursuant to such plan and continuing in the ownership thereof and in the employment of the corporation during a definite period of time may be privileged to share, may provide for the election or appointment of agents or employees of the corporation and require of them security for the faithful performance of their duties, and for the general management of the business and affairs of the corporation.  (3) At all elections for directors and meetings of stockholders, each stockholder holding stock with voting power shall be entitled to cast, in person or by proxy, 1 vote upon each share of stock held, except as may be otherwise provided by the articles of association or consolidation, and votes representing a majority of the voting power of all of the shares voted shall be requisite to an election, or for the determination of any question voted upon, except as may be otherwise provided by law as to any particular question. If the board of directors has specified a time not more than 40 days before an election or meeting as the time as of which stockholders entitled to vote shall be determined, shareholders of record at that time and no others shall be entitled to vote at that election or meeting.  (4) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the board of directors. In case of any vacancy in the board of directors, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the remaining directors until the next election of directors. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 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.

462.213 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. Sec. 213.  (1) A corporation organized under this act, or under any former act for the incorporation of railroads, upon a vote of its stockholders holding shares representing 2/3 of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote on the question, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, may alter and amend its articles of association or consolidation to accomplish 1 or more of the following:  (a) Change the general route of said railway.  (b) Extend the length of the railroad line from either or both of its terminals or to extend any branch or branches from any point on the railroad line.  (c) Change the gauge of its road.  (d) Make any of the following changes in respect to its capital stock, issued or unissued:  (i) Increase or decrease the capital stock.  (ii) Make other lawful changes in the amount, classes, and value of shares issued or to be issued.  (2) Upon approval of an amendment as provided in subsection (1), the amended articles shall be signed and certified by the president and secretary of the railroad company under its corporate seal and filed with the department of commerce. The amended articles shall have the same force and effect as though the amendments had been included in the original articles of association.  (3) Articles of association filed pursuant to this act, with all subsequent alterations and amendments, shall be recorded by the department of commerce. After a railroad company has filed articles of association provided in this section, it may construct, operate, and maintain its railroad, exercise its powers and privileges, and assess, levy, and collect such assessments upon its subscribed stock as it determines. A copy of any articles of association, with a copy of the affidavit attached, filed in pursuance of this act, and certified by the department of commerce under the seal of the state shall in all courts and places be prima facie evidence of the document certified.  (4) The records and files of the department of commerce relating to corporations formed under this act and records relating to corporations formed under former acts repealed by this act and transferred to the department of commerce pursuant to this act shall be open to reasonable inspection by the public. The records or files may be maintained either in their original form or in a photostatic, micrographic, photographic, optical disk media, or other reproduced form. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.217 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.217 - Annual Meeting; Statement of Affairs.

462.217 Annual meeting; statement of affairs. Sec. 217.  At each annual meeting of stockholders the board of directors shall present a clear and full statement of the affairs of the railroad company for the preceding year. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.219 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.219 - Subscribers to Capital Stock; Payment in Installments; Forfeiture of Stock for Neglect or Refusal to Pay.

462.219 Subscribers to capital stock; payment in installments; forfeiture of stock for neglect or refusal to pay. Sec. 219.  The board of directors may, by resolution, require the subscribers to the capital stock to pay the amounts by them respectively subscribed in a manner and in installments as the board considers proper. If a subscriber neglects or refuses to pay an installment, the company may sue for and collect the installment. If the neglect or refusal continues for 60 days after notice in writing to pay has been served on the subscriber personally or by mail, or if execution issued on a judgment recovered for an installment is returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, the board of directors may declare such stock, and all previous payments or collections made thereon, forfeited. Forfeited stock shall be subject to sale by the company in the manner provided in the by-laws or resolutions of the directors. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.221 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.221 - Stock as Personal Estate; Transfer.

462.221 Stock as personal estate; transfer. Sec. 221.  The stock of a railroad company is considered personal estate and is transferable in the manner and under such restrictions and conditions as may be provided for in the by-laws, but any certificate of stock issued before payment in full, shall show on its face, or by indorsement, the amount paid thereon. A share of stock shall not be transferred on the books of the company until paid in full, without the consent of the board of directors. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.225 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.225 - Ownership and Operation of Steamboats, Barges, or Vessels; Conditions.

462.225 Ownership and operation of steamboats, barges, or vessels; conditions. Sec. 225.  A railroad company in this state having either or both of its terminals at the shore of 1 of the navigable lakes or streams through which the boundary line between this state and other states or the Dominion of Canada passes, where physical connection between its road and other railroads without the state is impracticable by reason of that intervening navigable body of water, may own and operate on that body of water steamboats, barges, or vessels as the traffic of passengers and freight between it and other railroads shall be necessary. A railroad company may loan money to any person or corporation in aid of the construction of steamboats, barges, or other vessels. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
MI Comp L § 462.227 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 462 - Railroads|Act 354 of 1993 - Railroad Code of 1993 (462.101 - 462.451)|Section 462.227 - Ownership and Operation of Steamboats, Barges, or Vessels; Number; Restrictions.

462.227 Ownership and operation of steamboats, barges, or vessels; number; restrictions. Sec. 227.  (1) Any street railway, or any railroad company, organized under the laws of this state, may own and operate, in connection with its railway lines, such number of steamboats, barges, or vessels, within or without this state, as its traffic of passengers or freight shall render necessary to make complete its different routes.  (2) A railroad company shall operate such steamboats, barges, or vessels subject to such restrictions as are now imposed on other corporations and private individuals owning and operating steamboats, barges, and vessels. History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994