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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
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
of 1969, 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.
The rules are to be a newly established ruleset. Since the act was signed into law in 2016, the
proliferation of ride-hailing applications, point-to-point transportation services, etc. has only continued
in Michigan. The department has been administering the act without rules since it went into effect. In
that time, the need for clarifying rules has emerged as registrants, and Licensing Division staff, have
encountered confusion and inefficiencies in the interpretation of certain provisions of the act.
Given the realities of an industry, which has changed dramatically by the introduction of disrupters
like “Uber” and “Lyft”, rules are necessary make administration of the act clearer. The rules therefore
consider this evaluation of the regulatory scheme and changes in the industry in the past decade.
They seek to reduce confusion as it pertains to proper paperwork to be provided and retained, and
compliance with background check and vehicle inspection requirements. They seek to increase
efficiency as it pertains to the processing of initial and renewal applications for licenses and
registrations, and the auditing and enforcement provisions of the act.
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?
There have been no changes or developments that demonstrate no continued need for the rules.
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.
No
MCL 24.239