Administrative Rules / Laws

Laws

• Michigan Constitution - 1963
• Public Utilities Laws 460 MCL
• Oil, Gas and Brine 483 MCL
• Telephone, Telegraph and Radio 484 MCL
• Michigan Telecommunications Act 
• Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act 
• Emergency 9-1-1 Service Enabling Act 
• Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-Of-Way Oversight (METRO) Act 
• Home Solicitation Act
  • Do Not Call List PA 612 of 2002
• Gas Storage Laws

General

• Code of Conduct R 460.10101 - R 460.10113
• Consumer Standards and Billing Practices for Electric and Natural Gas Service R 460.101 - R 460.169  
• Medical Certification Form Template R 460.130a
• Electrical Supply and Communication Lines and Associated Equipment R 460.811 - 460.815
• Filing Procedures for Electric, Wastewater, Steam, and Gas Utilities R 460.2011 - 460.2031
• Mergers and Acquisitions R 460.301 - 460.303
• Preservation Of Records of Electric, Gas, and Steam Utilities R 460.2501 - 460.2582
• Administrative Hearing Rules, pp. 5, 7-9 & 16, and Practice and Procedure Before the Commission, pp. 25-48
  
  

Codes

• 2023 The National Electrical Safety Code
  2023 The National Electrical Safety Code is available for purchase using the link above

Guidelines

• Guideline Applicable to Documents Filed Electronically
• Policies for Distribution of Commission Orders

Electric

• Animal Contact Current Mitigation (Stray Voltage) R 460.2701 - 460.2707 
• Electric Interconnection and Net Metering Standards R 460.601a - 460.656
  • Electric Interconnection and Net Metering Standards (after April 25, 2023, for grandfathered customers only under Mich Admin Code, R 460.1026) R 460.601a - 460.656
• Interconnection and Distributed Generation Standards R 460.901a-460.1026 
• Rate Case Filing Requirements for Major Electric Utilities
• Service Quality and Reliability Standards for Electric Distribution Systems R 460.701 - 460.752
• Technical Standards for Electric Service R 460.3101 - 460.3804
• Underground Electric Lines R 460.511 - 460.519
• Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Electric Utilities R 460.9001, 460.9109
  
  

Emergency Management

• Michigan Emergency Management Act  Act 390 of 1976
• Michigan Energy Emergency Declaration Act 191 of 1982
  
  

Natural Gas

• Michigan Gas Safety Standards R 460.20101 - R 460.20606
  • Guide to Standards
• MISS DIG Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety R 460.11 - 460.40
• Production and Transmission of Natural Gas R 460.851 - 460.875
• Rate Case Filing Requirements for Major Gas Utilities
• Technical Standards for Gas Service R 460.2301 - 460.2384
• Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Gas Utilities R 460.9021, 460.9039
  
  

Telecommunications

• Basic Local Exchange Service Customer Migration R 484.81 - R 484.90
• Responsibilities Of Providers of BLES That Cease to Provide the Service R 484.1001 - R 484.1019
• Emergency 9-1-1 Service Standards of Training R 484.801 - R 484.806
• Operator Service Providers R 484.101 - 484.112
• Payphone Services R 484.151 - 484.158
• Telecommunications Arbitration and Mediation Procedures R 484.701 - R 484.710
• Anti Slamming Procedures April 16, 2009 Order, Case No. U-11900
• Telecommunications License Transfer Procedures R 484.601
• Unbundled Network Elements and Local Interconnection Services R 484.71 - R 484.75

These rules and guidelines are linked to the Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules (MOAHR).