Sec. 8.
A motor carrier, shipper, broker, or consignee, or any officer, employee, agent, or representative of a motor carrier, shipper, broker, or consignee, that operates without the authority required under this act, advertises its services without first obtaining the authority required under this act, acts as a broker of household goods, or that knowingly offers, grants, or gives, or solicits, accepts, or receives any rebate, concession, or discrimination in violation of this act, or that, by means of any false statement or representation, or by the use of any false or fictitious bill, bill of lading, receipt, voucher, roll, account, claim, certificate, affidavit, deposition, lease, or bill of sale, or by any other means or device, knowingly and willfully assists, suffers, or permits a person to obtain transportation of property subject to this article, or that knowingly and willfully, by any means, fraudulently seeks to evade or defeat rules as promulgated under this act for motor carriers of general commodities, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.
History: 1933, Act 254, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 264, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 476.8 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 114, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015
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