2017 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles
Act 300 of 1949 MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-VI CHAPTER VI OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LAWS (257.601...257.750)
300-1949-VI-SIZE-WEIGHT-AND-LOAD SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD (257.716...257.750)
Section 257.719c Truck and semitrailers used for transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes.
Sec. 719c.
(1) Notwithstanding section 719, a truck may be used to haul not more than 4 semitrailers for the purpose of transporting passengers for sightseeing purposes with the approval of the local unit of government in which the truck is to be operated not to exceed 3 miles beyond the boundaries of the local unit and if the truck does not exceed a speed of 25 miles per hour.
(2) A truck and semitrailers described in this section shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Be equipped with hazard warning lights, and slow-moving vehicle emblems as described in section 688.
(b) Be equipped with safety belts as described in section 710e for each individual seat within 1 year after the effective date of this section.
(c) Any applicable federal safety standards.
(3) A driver of a truck regulated by this section shall secure the proper group vehicle designation and any endorsement required on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license before operating a truck regulated by this section.
(4) A truck and semitrailers used as described in this section shall be inspected annually by the department of state police.
History: Add. 1995, Act 105, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1995
