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Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.71 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-105-of-1980 / Section 18.71
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Art" means an original, visual creation of quality executed in any size or shape, in any media, using any kind or combination of materials.

"Committee" means the committee on art in public places.

"Department" means the department of management and budget.

"Director" means the director of the department of management and budget or the designated representative of the director.

"Fund" means the state art in public places fund.

"Public place" means real property or an appurtenance to the real property which is owned by this state, a public agency, or by a college or university in this state. It may include a structure, enclosure, facility, or complex, including a court, mall, park, or other area, feature, or element used by this state, a college or university in this state, or other public agency in the conduct of the agency's business.

History: 1980, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.201 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.201
Assessor's plat; compliance; conditions for ordering; resolution; report; estimated cost.
Status: in_force

Sec. 201.

An assessor's plat shall comply with sections 201 to 213 and may be ordered if any 1 of the following conditions exist:

When a parcel or tract of land is owned by 2 or more persons.

When the description of 1 or more of the different parcels within the area cannot be made sufficiently certain and accurate, or are deemed excessively complicated by the governing body, for the purposes of assessment and taxation without a survey or resurvey.

The governing body of a municipality by adoption of a resolution may cause a plat to be made for purposes described in subsection (1) after a report from the assessor or supervisor bringing to its attention an area of land in which the stated conditions exist. It shall include in the resolution the estimated cost assessable to each parcel of land to be included in the plat for the purpose of immediate assessment, subject to final adjustment in accordance with section 203.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1976, Act 431, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.114 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-12-of-1925 / Section 250.114
Trunk line highway route; alteration, abandonment, hearing of objections; new lines, approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The state highway commissioner, subject to the approval of the advisory board of the state highway commissioner and state administrative board is hereby authorized to change, alter or abandon the location of any portion of any trunk line highway now established or which may hereafter be established by legislative authority whenever such change, alteration or abandonment will, in their opinion, best serve the public interest and will not increase the trunk line mileage: Provided, That the state administrative board shall, before approving the abandonment of any portion of a state trunk line highway, hear the objection of any county road commissioners or the governing body of any township, city or village to whose jurisdiction such portion of state trunk line highway would return if abandoned and such county road commission or the governing body of any township, city or village shall be given 30 days' notice by the secretary of the state administrative board of such hearing of abandonment. Any mileage saved by such change, alteration or abandonment of location may be used in the establishment of new trunk lines on routes to be determined by the state highway commissioner, subject to the approval of the advisory board of the state highway commissioner and state administrative board.

History: Add. 1929, Act 74, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 4433; Am. 1943, Act 168, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1943; CL 1948, 250.114
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.663 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-18-of-1933-Ex-Sess- / Section 125.663
Claims against project; damages; asserting governmental immunity as defense.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

Unless a governing body of the incorporating unit authorizes the execution of agreements regarding real property in the name of a commission as provided in section 11, all claims that may arise in connection with a housing project or projects shall be presented as are ordinary claims against the city or village. Written notice of all claims based upon injury to persons or property shall be served upon the city or village clerk within 60 days from the happening of the injury. The commission may dispose of claims in its discretion. The cost of investigation, attorneys' fees, all claims that may be allowed, and final judgments obtained from those claims shall not be a general obligation of the incorporating unit and shall be paid only from the operating revenue of the housing project or projects or from the proceeds of liability insurance. This section does not preclude the incorporating unit or commission from asserting a defense of governmental immunity to which it may be entitled under law against any claim made against the incorporating unit or the commission.

History: 1933, Ex. Sess., Act 18, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1934; CL 1948, 125.663; Am. 1996, Act 338, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8222 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8222
District judges; meetings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8222.

All district judges of a district shall meet on call of the presiding judge to discuss problems pertinent to the operations of the court.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1044 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-250-of-2006 / Section 487.1044
Cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44.

(1) If in the opinion of the commissioner a licensee is, has, or is about to engage in a practice that poses a threat of financial loss or threat to the public welfare or is, has, or is about to violate a law, rule, or order, the commissioner may issue and serve on the licensee a cease and desist order under this section.

(2) A cease and desist order issued under this section shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged practice or violation and shall fix a time and place for a hearing to determine if the commissioner should issue an order to cease and desist against the licensee.

(3) A licensee may consent to issuance of a cease and desist order under this section. A licensee also consents to the issuance of the cease and desist order if the licensee or a duly authorized representative of the licensee fails to appear at a hearing described in subsection (2).

(4) If a licensee consents under subsection (3), or if the commissioner finds based on the record made at the hearing that the practice or violation specified in the order is established, the cease and desist order becomes final. The order may require the licensee and its officers, directors, members, partners, trustees, employees, agents, or control persons to cease and desist from the practice or violation and to take affirmative action to correct the conditions resulting from the practice or violation.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (6) or to the extent it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by the commissioner or a court, a cease and desist order is effective on the date of service.

(6) A cease and desist order issued with a licensee's consent is effective at the time specified in the order and remains effective and enforceable as provided in the order.

History: 2006, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5267 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5267
Dividends to stockholders; domestic fire insurance company.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5267.

It shall not be lawful for the directors or managers of any domestic fire insurance company to declare any dividend, except from the surplus profits arising from their business; and in estimating such profits, there shall be reserved from its admitted assets a sum equal to the amount of unearned premiums on unexpired risks and policies, and all other outstanding liabilities: Provided, always, That no company may declare dividends exceeding 10%, on its capital stock, in any 1 year, unless it shall have accumulated and be in possession of a surplus, in addition to the amount of its capital stock, and of such dividend, and all outstanding liabilities, equal to 1/4 of the amount of the unearned premiums on risks not terminated at the time of making such dividend or 1/2 of its capital stock, whichever is the greater. Any dividend made contrary to these provisions, shall subject the company making the same to a forfeiture of its corporate rights, and each stockholder receiving it to a liability to the creditors of such company to the extent of the dividend received, in addition to the other penalties and punishments in such case made and provided.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.133 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.133
Interstate drain; application and petition, drainage district, proceedings; release of right of way, obstruction agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 133.

Whenever any proposed drain lies wholly or partly in an adjoining state, or the lands to be drained thereby lie partly in an adjoining state, application to lay out a drainage district and a petition for the construction of such drain may be made to any commissioner representing any county in this state in which any portion of such proposed drain or lands to be affected thereby lie, and the same proceedings shall be had touching the portion of such drain or the lands to be drained or affected thereby, lying within this state as are provided in this chapter in the case of drains and lands lying wholly within this state: Provided, That before any expense shall be incurred in relation to any such proposed drain, a voluntary release of the right of way to construct such portion of such drain as may lie without this state and an agreement to keep the same or permit the same to be kept clear from obstruction shall first be obtained from the parties owning lands outside of this state through which such drain or portion thereof is to pass, and such release and agreement shall be filed with the said drain commissioner and shall form a part of the record of his proceedings in the premises.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.602 — MI Code / Chapter 720 / Act Act-84-of-1949 / Section 720.602
Transfer of juveniles; written request.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Such a transfer may be made only upon a written request by the said superintendent and the approval of the committing judge and of the governing bodies of the institution or agency of the state from which and to which such transfer shall be made, after notice to the parents of the juvenile or to his legal guardian, if he is under guardianship.

History: 1949, Act 84, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20h — MI Code / Chapter 220 / Act Act-283-of-1909 / Section 221.20h
Acquisition of property by township by gift, purchase, or condemnation; petition; order of taking.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20h.

The township may acquire property by gift, purchase, or condemnation as it deems necessary to establish a road as a public highway or for improvement of a road following a court order that the road is a public highway. For purposes of condemnation the township may proceed under Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended. The complaint filed under this act, or any amendment thereof, may serve as the petition required under that act if it contains all elements required therein. An order of taking shall not be entered until a road has been determined to be a public highway.

History: Add. 1974, Act 336, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21523 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21523
Underground storage tank authority; creation; handling of funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21523.

The underground storage tank authority is created as a body corporate within the department and shall exercise its prescribed statutory power, financial duties, and financial functions independently of the director of the department or any other department. Funds of the authority shall be handled in the same manner and subject to the same provisions of law applicable to state funds or in a manner specified in a resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2014, Act 416, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.45 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-84-of-1879 / Section 457.45
Articles; certified copy as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A copy of the record of such articles of association under the seal of the state, duly certified according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.

History: 1879, Act 84, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1879; How. 4538; CL 1897, 7829; CL 1915, 10265; CL 1929, 10555; CL 1948, 457.45
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.837 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-468-of-2002 / Section 445.837
False statement; noncompliance; remedies; action pursuant to Michigan consumer protection act; other remedies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A service dealer who makes a false statement of a character likely to influence, persuade, or induce a customer to authorize the repair, service, or maintenance of an appliance or who fails to substantially comply with the disclosure requirements of this act is subject to the remedies prescribed by subsection (2).

A person may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for actual damages resulting from a violation of this act in the amount of his or her actual damages or $250.00, whichever is greater, together with reasonable attorney fees. The court may award up to twice the amount of damages if it finds that the violation of this act was willful.

This act does not prohibit the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, or a person who has suffered a loss as a result of a violation of this act from bringing an action pursuant to the Michigan consumer protection act, 1976 PA 331, MCL 445.901 to 445.922, for any act or omission relative to this act.

The remedies under this section are cumulative and independent. The use of 1 remedy by a person or the department of attorney general shall not bar the use of other lawful remedies, including injunctive relief, by that person or the department of attorney general.

History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.195 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-262-of-2006 / Section 28.195
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department may promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act.

History: 2006, Act 262, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.105 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.105
Apportionment of money, rights, credits, and other personal estate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.

If a township possessed of or entitled to money, rights, credits, or other personal estate is divided or altered, the money, rights, credits, and other personal estate, shall be apportioned between the interested townships by the township boards of these townships according to the rule of apportionment above prescribed. The township boards of these townships shall jointly meet for that purpose as soon as possible after each township holds its first subsequent township meeting.

History: Add. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.159t — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.159t
Seizure of constitutionally protected materials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 159t.

Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, the prosecuting agency shall not seize materials presumptively protected by the first amendment to the constitution of the United States in a manner that violates that constitutional provision.

History: Add. 1995, Act 187, Eff. Apr. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.525 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.525
Riots and unlawful assemblies; use of force to quell.
Status: in_force

Sec. 525.

Use of force to quell unlawful assemblies-If any persons, who shall be so riotously or unlawfully assembled, and who shall have been commanded to disperse, as before provided, shall refuse or neglect to disperse, without unnecessary delay, any 2 of the magistrates or officers before mentioned may require the aid of a sufficient number of persons, in arms or otherwise, as may be necessary, and shall proceed in such manner as in their judgment shall be expedient, forthwith to disperse and suppress such unlawful, riotous or tumultuous assembly, and seize and secure the persons composing the same, so that they may be proceeded with according to law.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.525
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.264 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-21-of-1873 / Section 322.264
Reserved, forfeited or trust lands; sale in violation of act void.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

All entries or sales of any lands, such as are hereinbefore referred to, or of lands now held in trust by the state, which may hereafter become the property of the state by virtue of any of the provisions of such trust, if such entries or sales be permitted, or made, in violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be absolutely void, and the certificate issued thereon shall vest no title in the person or corporation entering or purchasing the same.

History: 1873, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 1873; How. 5252; CL 1897, 1314; CL 1915, 478; CL 1929, 5871; CL 1948, 322.264
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3717 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3717
Suspension; exemption; conditions; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3717.

Upon a request for suspension by the small employer carrier and a finding by the commissioner after consulting with the attorney general that the suspension is reasonable in light of the financial condition of the carrier and that the suspension would enhance the efficiency and fairness of the marketplace for small employer health insurance, the commissioner may suspend all or any part of section 3705 as to the premiums applicable to 1 or more small employers for 1 or more rating periods and may suspend section 3712(1)(c) or (d).

A commercial carrier whose capital and surplus as concerns policyholders as of December 31, 2003 as shown on the annual financial statement filed with the commissioner is $18,000,000.00 or less may be exempt from this chapter, if the commercial carrier had policyholders residing in Michigan before June 1, 2003, the commercial carrier files with the commissioner a written request for an exemption, and the commissioner, after reviewing the commercial carrier's request and annual financial statement, determines an exemption is warranted.

An exemption granted under subsection (2) is effective for 3 years, so long as the commercial carrier experiences no disproportionate growth in premium volume in business written, or changes in the commercial carrier's pattern, location, or contours of that insurance business that indicate that the commercial carrier is utilizing its exemption to take unfair competitive advantage of competing small employer carriers who do not qualify for the exemption. A commercial carrier that meets the requirements of subsections (2) to (5) may reapply every 3 years to the commissioner for a subsection (2) exemption. The commissioner shall continue an exemption granted under subsection (2) if the commissioner finds the commercial carrier meets the criteria in subsections (2) to (5) for the exemption.

The commissioner shall not grant an exemption under subsection (2) to any carrier that directly, or indirectly through 1 or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a carrier whose surplus as concerns policyholders is in excess of the amount stated in subsection (2).

A carrier admitted to do business in this state after June 1, 2003 is not eligible for an exemption under subsection (2).

History: Add. 2003, Act 88, Eff. Jan. 23, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1949 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-33-of-2009 / Section 445.1949
Injunction; bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

(1) In addition to any remedy available under this act or otherwise available by law, a manufacturer, warrantor, or dealer may apply to a circuit court for the grant, after a hearing and for cause shown, of a temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief restraining any person from doing any of the following:

(a) Acting as a dealer without a proper license.

(b) Violating or continuing to violate this act. A single violation of this act is a sufficient basis for the court to grant equitable relief under this section.

(c) Failing or refusing to comply with any requirement of this act.

(2) The court may not require a bond as a condition to the grant of equitable relief under this section.

History: 2009, Act 33, Eff. Dec. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1338 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1338
Violation; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.

Any person, agent, or employee of a registrant under this act who knowingly violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both, for the first conviction under this act and not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both, for any subsequent conviction.

History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 1976, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2512a — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2512a
Action for collection of compensation for performance of act or contract; allegation and proof.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2512a.

A person engaged in the business of, or acting in the capacity of, a person required to be licensed under this article, shall not maintain an action in a court of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of an act or contract for which a license is required by this article without alleging and proving that the person was licensed under this article at the time of the performance of the act or contract.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1436a — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-254-of-2010 / Section 141.1436a
Board meeting; annual marketing plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6a.

The board at regular intervals, but not less than twice per year, shall convene a formal meeting at which the board shall review its current annual marketing plan and its proposed annual marketing plan for the succeeding 1-year period. Once a year at these formal meetings, the board shall review and either approve or reject the proposed annual marketing plan. Subject to section 6b, an approved annual marketing plan shall be instituted by the bureau. A rejected marketing plan shall not be instituted by the bureau.

History: Add. 2018, Act 465, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.634 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-200-of-1957 / Section 123.634
Intermunicipality study committee; funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

For the purpose of providing funds to meet the expenses of the intermunicipal committee, the member governing bodies, by resolution, may authorize the allocation of municipal funds for such purpose. The proportion of the total amount of funds to be provided by each member municipality shall be based on the recommendation of the intermunicipality committee, or shall be provided for in the bylaws of the committee, which shall have been approved by the member governing bodies.

History: 1957, Act 200, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1324 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1324
Retirement board; compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

The per diem compensation of the retirement board and the schedule for reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending meetings of the retirement board and in performing the required services of the members shall be established annually by the legislature.

History: 1980, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1980