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9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The rules do not conflict with nor duplicate similar rules, compliance requirements, or other
standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?
Yes. The Department’s website for Taxicabs, Limousines, and Transportation Network Companies
“Quick Links”, links and instructions to obtain, renew, and verify a license, and to file a
complaint. The link to obtain a license is labelled “MiCLEAR – Licensing – Apply/Renew”. To
verify a license, there is a link labeled “Verify a License”. There are also 3 paragraphs describing
the 3 license and registration types.
Further down this webpage are links to the relevant statute, consumer information, and online
application information.
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed
for the current year?
Yes.
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?
Full Process
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
The rules do not exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements, or other standards adopted
at the state, regional, or federal level.
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.
The Licensing Division has received a range of complaints filed against registrants in recent years
(which may be filed by the public) that has informed the drafting of these rules and the need to
establish a ruleset under the act. The Department plans to present the rules to the public through
the public hearing format prescribed under the Administrative Procedures Act.
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.
MCL 24.239