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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.392a — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-224-of-1969 / Section 287.392a
Laboratory animal fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12a.

(1) The laboratory animal fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive the administrative fines collected under section 12(2) for deposit into the laboratory animal fund. The state treasurer may also receive money or other assets from any other source for deposit into the laboratory animal fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the laboratory animal fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

(3) Money in the laboratory animal fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the laboratory animal fund and does not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The department is the administrator of the laboratory animal fund for auditing purposes. The department shall expend money from the laboratory animal fund to administer sections 8a, 11a, and 12.

History: Add. 2023, Act 314, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IV § 26 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article IV § 26
Bills; printing, possession, reading, vote on passage.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

No bill shall be passed or become a law at any regular session of the legislature until it has been printed or reproduced and in the possession of each house for at least five days. Every bill shall be read three times in each house before the final passage thereof. No bill shall become a law without the concurrence of a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house. On the final passage of bills, the votes and names of the members voting thereon shall be entered in the journal.

History: Const. 1963, Art. IV, § 26, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.352 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.352
Department of conservation; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 252.

The department of conservation, created under section 1 of Act No. 17 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being section 299.1 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of natural resources.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965; Am. 1968, Act 353, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.457 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-256-of-2011 / Section 28.457
Local ordinances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) Except as provided in this act, a local unit of government shall not enact or enforce an ordinance, code, or regulation pertaining to or in any manner regulating the sale, display, storage, transportation, or distribution of fireworks regulated under this act.

(2) A local unit of government may enact an ordinance regulating the ignition, discharge, and use of consumer fireworks, including, but not limited to, an ordinance prescribing the hours of the day or night during which a person may ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks. If a local unit of government enacts an ordinance under this subsection, the ordinance shall not regulate the ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks on the following days after 11 a.m.:

(a) December 31 until 1 a.m. on January 1.

(b) The Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Memorial Day until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.

(c) June 29 to July 4 until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.

(d) July 5, if that date is a Friday or Saturday, until 11:45 p.m.

(e) The Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding Labor Day until 11:45 p.m. on each of those days.

(3) An ordinance under subsection (2) shall impose a civil fine of $1,000.00 for each violation of the ordinance and no other fine or sanction. The ordinance must provide for the remittance of $500.00 of the fine collected under the ordinance to the local law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing the ordinance.

(4) Beginning August 1, 2019, a local unit of government with a population of 100,000 or more or a local unit of government located in a county with a population of 750,000 or more may enact or enforce an ordinance that regulates the use of a temporary structure. An ordinance established under this subsection may include, but is not limited to, a restriction on the number of permits issued for a temporary structure, regulation of the distance required between 2 or more temporary structures, or a zoning ordinance that regulates the use of a temporary structure. An ordinance established under this subsection may not prohibit the temporary storage, transportation, or distribution of fireworks by a consumer fireworks certificate holder at a retail location that is a permanent building or structure. As used in this subsection, "temporary structure" means a movable structure that is used in the sale, display, storage, transportation, or distribution of fireworks, including, but not limited to, a tent or a stand.

History: 2011, Act 256, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 65, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1120 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1120
Sexual assault; punishment; "sexual contact" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 120.

(1) An individual subject to this code is guilty of sexual assault and must be punished as a court-martial directs if the individual engages in sexual contact with another individual by any of the following means:

(a) By forcible compulsion.

(b) By engaging in sexual conduct with an individual who is incapable of consent because the individual is any of the following:

( i ) Physically helpless.

( ii ) Mentally defective.

( iii ) Mentally incapacitated.

(c) By abuse of authority.

(2) As used in this section, "sexual contact" means touching by any part of the body or an object, or causing another individual to touch, either directly or through the clothing, the vulva, penis, scrotum, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks of any individual, with an intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade any individual or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any individual.

History: Add. 2024, Act 77, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.649h — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-44-of-1984 / Section 290.649h
Duties of director to implement MCL 290.649a to 290.649h; rejected or condemned equipment; enforcement; temporary restraining order or permanent injunction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9h.

(1) To implement this section and sections 9a to 9g, the director shall do all of the following:

(a) Develop and conduct training for department inspectors to provide knowledge and proficiency on stage I vapor-recovery program requirements and procedures.

(b) Prepare information on the purposes and benefits of stage I vapor-recovery controls and distribute this information to regulated facilities.

(c) Conduct a minimum of 1 compliance inspection per year per dispensing facility, with mandatory reinspection of dispensing facilities that are found to be in violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act. A compliance inspection consists of the inspection of the records required in section 9g and inspection of the equipment.

(d) Monitor the compliance of the regulated facilities with this act through data collection, including applications and required documents.

(e) Investigate complaints and initiate and conduct other investigations on possible violations of this act.

(2) If the director finds a defect in a stage I vapor-recovery system, the director shall reject or condemn and mark the equipment as "rejected" or "condemned". Equipment that is rejected or condemned and ordered corrected or disposed of shall remain under the control of the director until suitable repair or disposition has been made under this section. The operator of the rejected or condemned equipment shall cause it to be made correct within the specified time period authorized by the director, or may dispose of the equipment in a manner specified by the director. Equipment that has been rejected or condemned and ordered corrected or disposed of may be confiscated and may be destroyed by the director if not corrected as required by, or if disposed of contrary to the requirements of, this section.

(3) If necessary for the enforcement of this act or rules promulgated under this act, the director may do all of the following:

(a) Issue stop-use orders, hold orders, or removal orders for stage I vapor-recovery and gasoline-dispensing equipment. A person shall not use, remove from the premises specified, or fail to remove from the premises specified any stage I vapor-recovery or gasoline-dispensing equipment contrary to any order issued pursuant to this section.

(b) Seize for use as evidence without formal warrant, any incorrect or unapproved stage I vapor-recovery system or dispensing equipment found to be used or exposed for use in violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act.

(4) With respect to enforcement of this act, the director has the power of a peace officer.

(5) The director may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction restraining a person from violating this act or a rule promulgated under this act.

History: Add. 1993, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Nov. 13, 1993; Am. 2006, Act 104, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.71 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.71
Offices of secretary of state or attorney general; eligibility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71.

A person is not eligible to the offices of secretary of state or attorney general if the person is not a registered and qualified elector of this state by the date the person is nominated for the office.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963; Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000; Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2344 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2344
Acquisition of own shares or memberships; amendment of articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 344.

(1) Subject to restrictions imposed under this act or the articles of incorporation, a corporation that is organized on a stock or membership basis may acquire its own shares or memberships. Except as provided in subsection (4), those shares or memberships constitute authorized but unissued shares or memberships.

(2) If the articles of incorporation prohibit reissue of any shares or memberships acquired under subsection (1), the board by resolution shall adopt and file any necessary amendment to the articles of incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares or memberships accordingly.

(3) A corporation shall not acquire its own shares or memberships by purchase, redemption, or otherwise unless after the acquisition there remain outstanding shares or memberships that possess, collectively, voting rights or unless the articles of incorporation have been amended to provide that the corporation is organized on a directorship basis after the acquisition.

(4) A corporation that acquires its own shares or memberships may grant a security interest in the shares or memberships as security for the payment of the purchase price of the shares or memberships. Any shares or memberships acquired by the corporation in which it has granted a security interest are not canceled and do not constitute authorized but unissued shares or memberships until the corporation pays the purchase price. If a corporation has granted a security interest in its own shares or memberships, the shares or memberships shall not be voted directly or indirectly and are not counted in determining the total number of issued shares or members entitled to vote at any given time, except to the extent provided by the agreement creating the security interest in the event of default. When the purchase price is paid, the shares or memberships are canceled and constitute authorized but unissued shares or memberships. If the articles of incorporation prohibit reissue of canceled shares or memberships, then the board by resolution shall adopt and file any amendment to the articles of incorporation required under subsection (2).

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 110.16 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 110.16
Improvements financed by special assessments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Sections 14 and 15 of this chapter do not apply to appropriations, contracts, incurring of liabilities, expenditures and work in connection with any improvements financed by special assessments.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3304; Am. 1899, Act 136, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1899; CL 1915, 3226; CL 1929, 2150; CL 1948, 110.16; Am. 1969, Act 89, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19506 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.19506
Environmental protection bond fund; creation; composition; restricted subaccounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19506.

The environmental protection bond fund is created in the state treasury.

The fund shall consist of all of the following:

The proceeds of sales of general obligation bonds issued pursuant to former Act No. 326 of the Public Acts of 1988 or part 193 and any premium and accrued interest received on the delivery of the bonds.

Any interest or earnings generated by the proceeds described in subdivision (a).

Any repayment of principal and interest made under a loan program authorized in this part.

Any federal funds received.

The department of treasury may establish restricted subaccounts within the fund as necessary to administer the fund.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.171 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-9-of-1885 / Section 457.171
Sons of Industry; supreme lodge; incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the supreme lodge of the order of the Sons of Industry may be incorporated in pursuance of this act.

History: 1885, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1885; How. 4577r; CL 1897, 7874; CL 1915, 10311; CL 1929, 10593; CL 1948, 457.171
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1140a — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-314-of-1965 / Section 38.1140a
Investment in debt, warrant, or equity interest in small business, small business investment company, or venture capital firm; creation of small business investment companies or venture capital firms to invest in small businesses; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20a.

Except as provided in subsection (2), an investment fiduciary of a system having assets of more than $250,000,000.00 may invest not more than 2% of a system's assets in a debt, warrant, or equity interest in a small business having more than 1/2 of the small business's assets or employees within this state, or in a debt, warrant, or equity interest in a small business investment company or venture capital firm having its principal office or more than 1/2 of its assets within this state, or the system may create, own, hold, buy, sell, operate, manage, and direct 1 or more small business investment companies or venture capital firms designed to invest in small businesses having more than 1/2 of their assets or employees within this state. An investment fiduciary may also join with a group composed of other public employee retirement systems, pension systems subject to the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 88 Stat. 829, financial institutions, corporations, or governmental agencies or instrumentalities to accomplish the purposes of this section. An investment in stock under this section shall be considered an investment in stock under section 14 only for the purpose of determining the 70% maximum investment limitation contained in section 14.

If the investment fiduciary of a system is the state treasurer, investments described in subsection (1) may exceed 2% of the assets of the system, but shall not exceed 5% of the assets of the system.

History: Add. 1982, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1982; Am. 1996, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 307, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.205d — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.205d
Sufficiency of petition; order by resolution submitting question to electors; special election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5d.

Upon receipt of a petition, the county clerk shall check it as to its sufficiency as provided by section 552 of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended, being section 168.552 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If the petition substantially complies with this act, the county board of commissioners shall order by resolution that the question of providing separate tax limitations be submitted to the registered and qualified electors of the county at the next general election, state presidential primary election, or state general primary election, occurring in not less than 49 days after adoption of the resolution. If such election will not be held within 90 days after adoption of the resolution, the resolution may fix a date for a special election on the question not less than 49 days after adoption of the resolution.

History: Add. 1964, Act 278, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1979, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.145 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.145
Offices, model units, and other facilities; maintenance; costs; restoration of facilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 45.

The developer and its duly authorized agents, representatives, and employees, and residential builders who receive an assignment of rights from the developer, may maintain offices, model units, and other facilities on the submitted land. The developer may include provisions in the condominium documents relative to the facilities as may reasonably facilitate development and sale of the project. The developer shall pay or be responsible to require a residential builder to pay all costs related to the condominium units or common elements while owned by developer and to restore the facilities to habitable status upon termination of use.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978; Am. 2000, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.8109 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.8109
Foods sold or distributed from manufacturing, processing, packing, or repacking activity; identification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8109.

All products that are sold or otherwise distributed from a manufacturing, processing, packing, or repacking activity shall be marked with a meaningful, visible, and legible code to enable positive lot identification and to facilitate, where necessary, the segregation of specific lots that may have become contaminated or are otherwise unfit for their intended use. Invisible coding is not considered meaningful coding. The coding format shall be provided to the department upon request. Coding records shall be retained for a period of time that exceeds the shelf life of the product or for 2 years, whichever is shorter.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.1725 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-295-of-1972 / Section 338.1725
Witnesses; documents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

A circuit judge upon application of the board or of the person against whom proceedings under sections 4, 7, 8, 17 or 19 are pending, may enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and the production of documents, papers, files, books and records in connection with any hearing in any proceedings under those sections. The judge may compel obedience to this order by proceedings for contempt.

History: 1972, Act 295, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.155 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-130-of-1945 / Section 123.155
Source acquired; contracts entered; limitations and procedural requirements removed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Cities may acquire a source of water supply under this act and may enter into contracts therefor and agreements with respect thereto and may issue their revenue bonds as provided herein, without regard to any limitations or procedural requirements which may be contained in any other laws (except Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933) or in the charters of said cities. Except as herein expressly otherwise provided, the provisions of said Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, as now existing or hereafter amended, shall be applicable in all respects to the issuance of the revenue bonds and the rights and remedies of the holders thereof, and except as therein provided, no election need be held as a condition to the carrying out of any of the powers herein granted.

History: 1945, Act 130, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1945; CL 1948, 123.155
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.906 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-609-of-1978 / Section 408.906
Reports by directors of senate and house fiscal agencies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The directors of the senate and house fiscal agencies shall issue periodic joint reports to each member of the legislature detailing and tabulating the progress of legislative action on bills and resolutions which provide new budget authority or which change revenues for the fiscal year under consideration. The reports shall include all of the following:

An up-to-date tabulation comparing new appropriations made for the fiscal year in bills and resolutions on which the legislature has completed action and estimated outlays associated with the appropriations bills or resolutions necessary for the new appropriations, explicit or implicit, in the employment plan.

An up-to-date status report on all bills and resolutions making an appropriation or changing revenues.

Other data relative to legislative action which the directors consider necessary or appropriate for use by the legislature in implementing and carrying out the purposes of this act.

History: 1978, Act 609, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.653 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.653
Tax withheld; payment by employee or employer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.

If the tax is not withheld, an employee is not excused from filing a return and paying the tax on his compensation. If the tax is withheld but an employer fails to pay the tax to the city, the employee is not liable for the tax so withheld.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.449 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-59-of-1915 / Section 247.449
Hearing; adjournment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 49.

The several boards of review may adjourn from time to time, for the hearing of appeals; and public announcement of such adjourning shall be given.

History: 1915, Act 59, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 4719; CL 1929, 4364; CL 1948, 247.449
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.44 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.44
School districts with community college; transfer of territory.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44.

Whenever territory which is not already within a community college district is transferred to a school district which is a part of a community college district, the territory shall be a part of the community college district and subject to taxes levied within the maximum annual tax rate and to taxes levied for principal and interest of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the community college district.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.7305 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.7305
Destination and substitute bills.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7305.

(1) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.

(2) Upon request of any person entitled as against a carrier to control the goods while in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering the goods, the issuer, subject to section 7105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 2012, Act 87, Eff. July 1, 2013