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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2329 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-96-of-1987 / Section 125.2329
Shutoff of utility service for nonpayment; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

A utility company shall notify the department 10 days before shutoff of service for nonpayment, including sewer, water, gas, or electric service, when the service is being supplied to the licensed owner or operator of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park for the use and benefit of the park's tenants.

History: 1987, Act 96, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5104 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.5104
Request or notice; interested person.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5104.

An interested person who desires to be notified before an order is made in a guardianship proceeding, including a proceeding subsequent to the appointment of a guardian under section 5312, or in a protective proceeding under section 5401 must file a request for notice with the register of the court in which the proceeding is pending and with the attorney of record of the guardian or conservator or, if none, with the guardian or conservator, if any. A request is not effective unless it contains a statement showing the interest of the person making it and the address of that person or an attorney to whom notice is to be given. The request is effective only as to a proceeding that occurs after the filing. If a guardianship or protective proceeding is not pending at the time a person files a request for notice as authorized by this subsection, the person shall pay a fee for filing the request, which fee shall be in the same amount as, but is separate from, the fee required to commence such a proceeding.

A governmental agency paying benefits to the individual to be protected or before whom an application for benefits is pending is an interested person in a protective proceeding.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.64 — MI Code / Chapter 474 / Act Act-295-of-1976 / Section 474.64
Acquisition of intercity bus and ferry equipment and facilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

The department may purchase intercity bus equipment and related station and servicing facilities, as well as ferry equipment, dock, port, and water equipment servicing facilities. The department may acquire equipment and facilities to be utilized by intercity bus and ferry operations, under terms and conditions determined by the department.

History: 1976, Act 295, Eff. Nov. 15, 1976; Am. 1984, Act 210, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.77302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.77302
Old Mission Church; maintenance as historic shrine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 77302.

The property acquired by the Mackinac Island state park commission under this part shall be maintained as a historic shrine by the Mackinac Island state park commission and shall be open to the public subject to such reasonable rules promulgated by the Mackinac Island state park commission.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30302
Legislative findings; criteria to be considered in administration of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30302.

The legislature finds that:

Wetland conservation is a matter of state concern since a wetland of 1 county may be affected by acts on a river, lake, stream, or wetland of other counties.

A loss of a wetland may deprive the people of the state of some or all of the following benefits to be derived from the wetland:

Flood and storm control by the hydrologic absorption and storage capacity of the wetland.

Wildlife habitat by providing breeding, nesting, and feeding grounds and cover for many forms of wildlife, waterfowl, including migratory waterfowl, and rare, threatened, or endangered wildlife species.

Protection of subsurface water resources and provision of valuable watersheds and recharging ground water supplies.

Pollution treatment by serving as a biological and chemical oxidation basin.

Erosion control by serving as a sedimentation area and filtering basin, absorbing silt and organic matter.

Sources of nutrients in water food cycles and nursery grounds and sanctuaries for fish.

Wetlands are valuable as an agricultural resource for the production of food and fiber, including certain crops which may only be grown on sites developed from wetland.

That the extraction and processing of nonfuel minerals may necessitate the use of wetland, if it is determined pursuant to section 30311 that the proposed activity is dependent upon being located in the wetland and that a prudent and feasible alternative does not exist.

In the administration of this part, the department shall consider the criteria provided in subsection (1).

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1084 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-38-of-1970 / Section 388.1084
Vocational education demonstration program; establishment, purposes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A vocational education demonstration program is established in the department of education to develop, test and evaluate the following innovative programs:

A vocational education assessment and counseling system using computer and other automated techniques.

A new career development program to devise curricula and materials for new careers in the labor market.

History: 1970, Act 38, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 55.271 — MI Code / Chapter 55 / Act Act-238-of-2003 / Section 55.271
Notary public; qualifications.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) The secretary may appoint as a notary public an individual who applies to the secretary and meets all of the following qualifications:

(a) Is at least 18 years of age.

(b) Is a resident of this state or maintains a principal place of business in this state.

(c) Reads and writes in the English language.

(d) Has not been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation described in section 41.

(e) For an applicant who does not reside in the state of Michigan, demonstrates that his or her principal place of business is located in the county in which he or she requests appointment and indicates that he or she is engaged in an activity in connection with that business in which he or she is likely to be required to perform notarial acts.

(f) If applicable, has filed with the county clerk of his or her county of residence or expected appointment a surety bond and an oath under section 13, in a format acceptable to the secretary. The requirement of filing a bond does not apply to an applicant that demonstrates, in a manner acceptable to the secretary, licensure as an attorney at law in this state.

(2) The secretary shall, on a monthly basis, notify the county clerk's office of the appointment of any notaries in that county.

History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004; Am. 2006, Act 426, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2006; Am. 2006, Act 510, Eff. Apr. 1, 2007; Am. 2018, Act 361, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.184 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.184
State highways; dedication; other highways and streets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 184.

The department of state highways may require, where a plat abuts a state trunk line highway, if the existing right of way was not previously dedicated to public use or acquired in fee simple, that there be included within the plat boundary and description the area within the existing right of way and that such area be dedicated to public use if it is the proprietor's land. The department of state highways may also require the following as a condition of approval for highways and streets shown on the final plat:

Conformance in width and location to the plan on file at its main and district offices for state trunk line highways.

Adequate provision for traffic safety in laying out roads, streets and alleys which enter state trunk line highways, as provided in the department's then currently published standards and specifications.

That those portions of connecting streets and roads within state trunk line highway right of way be graded and surfaced in accordance with the department's then currently published standards and specifications.

Completion of all required improvements, or a deposit by the proprietor with the department in the form of cash, a certified check or irrevocable bank letter of credit, whichever the proprietor selects, or a surety bond acceptable to the department, in an amount sufficient to insure completion of all required improvements within the time specified.

Following approval of the final plat, the department may require a deposit to be made in the same manner as provided in subdivision (d) of subsection (1), to insure performance of any of the obligations of the proprietor to make required improvements. If a cash deposit is required, the department shall rebate to the proprietor, as the work progresses, an amount of cash equal to the ratio of the work completed to the entire project.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.426 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-148-of-1901 / Section 458.426
Powers of trustees; limitations; terms of grant, donation or other conveyance, controlling.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Said trustees shall also have power and authority to bargain, sell, convey, mortgage, lease or release any real estate belonging to said church or held by them as such trustees, and to erect churches, parsonages, school houses and other buildings for the direct and legitimate use of such church and to alter and repair the same, and to fix the salaries of their ministers: Provided, That no such purchase, sale or conveyance, mortgage, lease or fixing of salaries shall be made unless the vote of at least a majority of the members of the church organizations of which said trustees are officers, shall be first obtained at a meeting of such members of said church or congregation present and entitled to vote at any meeting of the members of such church or congregation duly and especially called for that purpose, by notice given for 2 successive Sabbaths at the usual place of meeting next preceding such meeting: Provided further, That no sale, mortgaging or conveyance shall be made of any gift, grant or donation, conveyance, devise or bequest which would be inconsistent with the express terms or plain intent of the grant, donation, gift, conveyance, devise or bequest.

History: 1901, Act 148, Eff. Sept. 5, 1901; CL 1915, 11035; CL 1929, 10979; Am. 1937, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 458.426
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.1021 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-16-of-2018 / Section 554.1021
Receivership property; duties of person upon demand of receiver; failure to turn over property; sanction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, a person shall do both of the following on demand by a receiver, as applicable:

(a) If the person owes a debt that is receivership property and is matured or payable on demand or on order, pay the debt to or on the order of the receiver, except to the extent the debt is subject to setoff or recoupment.

(b) Subject to subsection (3), if the person has possession, custody, or control of receivership property, turn the property over to the receiver.

(2) A person that has notice of the appointment of a receiver and owes a debt that is receivership property may not satisfy the debt by payment to the owner.

(3) If a creditor has possession, custody, or control of receivership property and the validity, perfection, or priority of the creditor's lien on the property depends on the creditor's possession, custody, or control, the creditor may retain possession, custody, or control until the court orders adequate protection of the creditor's lien.

(4) Unless a bona fide dispute exists about a receiver's right to possession, custody, or control of receivership property, the court may sanction as contempt a person's failure to turn the property over when required by this section.

History: 2018, Act 16, Eff. May 7, 2018; Am. 2020, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 395.83 — MI Code / Chapter 395 / Act Act-232-of-1964 / Section 395.83
State board of education; administration of act; rules, regulations and standards; professional and clerical staff.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The state board shall be the agency responsible for the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program under the provisions of this act, and shall make all rules, regulations and standards necessary therefor, in accordance with Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.82 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. The board shall employ the professional and clerical staff it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act within the appropriations available for this purpose.

History: 1964, Act 232, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.28 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-354-of-1925 / Section 254.28
Bridge over race; failure to maintain, commissioner, duty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

In all cases where the owner or owners, occupiers, or possessors of any such mill or mills, or other water works, shall refuse or neglect to construct such bridge or bridges, or shall refuse or neglect to keep the same in good repair, it shall be the duty of the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over the road adjacent thereto to proceed forthwith to erect or repair such bridge or bridges, at the expense of the person or persons whose duty it was to have erected or repaired the same.

History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4549; CL 1948, 254.28
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.79a — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-125-of-1981 / Section 493.79a
Applicability of act to nonprofit corporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29a.

This act does not apply to a nonprofit corporation that makes, brokers, or services mortgage loans in connection with a neighborhood housing program assisted under the neighborhood reinvestment corporation act, title VI of Public Law 95-557, 42 U.S.C. 8101 to 8107.

This act does not apply to a nonprofit corporation that makes or services secondary mortgage loans only in connection with mortgages made under a program described in section 25a(1)(b) and (c) of the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445.1675a, if the commissioner has determined that the nonprofit corporation is exempt from that act under section 25a of the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445.1675a.

History: Add. 1994, Act 261, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994; Am. 1998, Act 372, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.1053b — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-193-of-1996 / Section 333.1053b
Execution of order by parent on behalf of minor child; form; signatures; witness; identification bracelet; possession; access.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3b.

(1) A parent may execute a do-not-resuscitate order on behalf of his or her minor child. If the parent shares with another parent legal decision-making authority as to the important decisions affecting the welfare of the minor child, both parents of the minor child must execute the order.

(2) An order executed under this section must be on a form described in section 4. The order must be dated, executed voluntarily, and signed by each of the following individuals:

(a) The parent or, if required under subsection (1), both parents of the minor child.

(b) The minor child's attending physician.

(c) Two witnesses 18 years of age or older, each of whom is not the minor child's parent, child, grandchild, sibling, or presumptive heir.

(3) The names of all signatories must be printed or typed below the corresponding signatures. A witness shall not sign an order unless the parent appears or, if required under subsection (1), both parents of the minor child appear, to the witness to be of sound mind and under no duress, fraud, or undue influence.

(4) At any time after an order is signed and witnessed, the parent, the attending physician or his or her delegatee, or an individual designated by the parent may apply an identification bracelet to the minor child's wrist.

(5) A parent who executes an order under this section shall do all of the following:

(a) Maintain possession of the order.

(b) Have the order accessible within the minor child's place of residence or other setting outside of a hospital.

(c) If applicable, provide a copy of the order to the following:

( i ) The administrator of the minor child's school or to the administrator's designee.

( ii ) The administrator of a facility in which the minor child is a patient or resident or to the administrator's designee.

History: Add. 2020, Act 363, Eff. Apr. 4, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32906 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32906
State treasurer to credit money to fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32906.

The state treasurer shall credit all money the state receives from the Great Lakes protection fund as authorized in part 331 to the fund.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1626b — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1626b
Payments to districts, intermediate districts, and community colleges in lieu of tax obligation under MCL 324.2154; prorated payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26b.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $5,549,000.00 for 2025-2026 for payments to districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts for the portion of the payment in lieu of taxes obligation that is attributable to districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts under section 2154 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2154.

(2) If the amount appropriated under this section is insufficient to fully pay obligations under this section, payments are prorated on an equal basis among all eligible districts, intermediate districts, and community college districts.

History: Add. 2005, Act 155, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Am. 2006, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2007, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 2007; Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007; Am. 2008, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Am. 2009, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2009; Am. 2010, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Am. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 2012; Am. 2012, Act 201, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2012; Am. 2012, Act 465, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 48, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1607 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-182-of-1986 / Section 38.1607
State police retirement board; oath of member; conducting business at public meeting; notice; quorum; failure of member to attend 3 consecutive meetings; availability of writings to public; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A member of the retirement board, upon appointment, shall take an oath of office, which shall be filed immediately in the office of the secretary of state.

The business which the retirement board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the retirement board held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. A majority of the retirement board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the board. A member of the retirement board who fails to attend 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the board, without valid excuse, shall be considered as having resigned from retirement board membership, and the retirement board shall declare by resolution the member's office vacated as of the date of adoption of the resolution.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the retirement board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The retirement board may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the implementation and administration of this act.

History: 1986, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.2019a — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-323-of-1978 / Section 325.2019a
Interim performance of duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The statewide health coordinating council created under section 7, before section 7 was amended by the amendatory act that added this section, may perform the duties of the state health planning council until all 24 members of the council are appointed and confirmed or 5 months after the effective date of this section, whichever is sooner.

History: Add. 1988, Act 309, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.565 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.565
Judicial clerks; appointment, duties, salary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 565.

Upon recommendation of the circuit judges of the county, the governor may

appoint the indicated number of judicial clerks in the specified circuits and counties as follows:

one clerk in counties having 2 or more judges,

three or more clerks in counties having more than 1,000,000 population;

remove the judicial clerks and appoint successors.

The judicial clerks shall

perform such duties as the circuit judges prescribe in connection with the court's business;

receive an annual salary from the county, payable in monthly installments,

in accordance with the official salary plan of the county where the county has adopted civil service under Act No. 370 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, being sections 38.401 to 38.428, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948;

as fixed and determined by the board of supervisors for the county where the county has not adopted civil service. The board of supervisors may increase the judicial clerk's salary at any regular October session.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.60902 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.60902
Project design study; land resource and current use inventory; technical assistance program; recommendations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60902.

The department shall make or have made a project design study. The study shall determine the appropriate operational criteria, computer software and hardware, staffing, available information resources, data updating methodology, most economical inventory resources, location of data management operations, linkages with other data management systems in the state, data geographic base configuration, data delivery system, and other information necessary to complete the inventory and development of a data management system.

The department shall make or have made a land resource and current use inventory, as provided in sections 60904 and 60905, of all land, public or private, in this state. The land resource and current use inventory shall, if appropriate, rely on any other information and surveys.

The department shall create a technical assistance program for the purpose of providing services to municipalities and counties as provided in section 60903.

The department shall prepare recommendations regarding means to address problems or issues indicated by the inventory.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995