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Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1780 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1780
Advisory statement and approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 780.

In addition to any vote otherwise required by law or the articles of the corporation, a business combination shall require an advisory statement from the board of directors and approval by an affirmative vote of both of the following:

Not less than 90% of the votes of each class of stock entitled to be cast by the shareholders of the corporation.

Not less than 2/3 of the votes of each class of stock entitled to be cast by the shareholders of the corporation other than voting shares beneficially owned by the interested shareholder who is, or whose affiliate is, a party to the business combination or an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder.

History: Add. 1984, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1984; Am. 1989, Act 31, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.683 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-289-of-1964 / Section 388.683
State committee for reorganization of school districts; organization; election of vice-chairperson and secretary; vice-chairperson acting as chairperson; records of meetings; preparation and distribution of materials; availability of records and other writings to public; meetings; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

By November 26, 1964, the state committee shall organize by electing a vice-chairperson and a secretary. The vice-chairperson shall act as chairperson at the request of the superintendent of public instruction. The secretary shall keep the records of official committee meetings and prepare and distribute materials as requested by the state committee. The records and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the committee in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

A meeting of the committee shall be held upon the call of the chairperson or 3 members of the committee. Five members, which may include the superintendent of public instruction, constitute a quorum. The business which the committee may perform shall be conducted in compliance with 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.

History: 1964, Act 289, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1977, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Dec. 6, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.448 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.448
Soliciting, accosting, or inviting to commit prostitution or immoral act; crime.
Status: in_force

Sec. 448.

A person 16 years of age or older who accosts, solicits, or invites another person in a public place or in or from a building or vehicle, by word, gesture, or any other means, to commit prostitution or to do any other lewd or immoral act, is guilty of a crime punishable as provided in section 451.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.448; Am. 1969, Act 243, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 2002, Act 45, Eff. June 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.452 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-168-of-1967 / Section 3.452
Pictured Rocks national lakeshore; reversion to state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any such deed and cession shall contain a provision that if the United States ceases to use the lands and water area for national lakeshore or similar public recreational purposes, all right, title and interest of the United States in and to these lands and water area shall cease and the lands and water area shall revert to the state of Michigan.

History: 1967, Act 168, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.607 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-438-of-1976 / Section 207.607
Resolution approving application for certificate; finding; determination; statement; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The legislative body of the local governmental unit, in its resolution approving an application for a commercial housing facilities exemption certificate, shall set forth a finding and determination that the granting of the commercial housing facilities exemption certificate, considered together with the aggregate amount of commercial housing facilities exemption certificates previously granted and currently in force, shall not have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the local governmental unit or impairing the financial soundness of a taxing unit which levies an ad valorem property tax in the local governmental unit in which the new facility is to be located. If the state equalized valuation of property proposed to be exempt pursuant to an application under consideration, considered together with the aggregate state equalized valuation of property exempt under commercial housing facilities exemption certificates previously granted and currently in force and industrial facilities exemption certificates granted under Act No. 198 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being sections 207.551 to 207.571 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and currently in force, exceeds 5% of the state equalized valuation of the local governmental unit, the commission, with the approval of the state treasurer, shall make a separate finding and shall include a statement in its resolution approving the commercial housing facilities exemption certificate that exceeding the 5% amount shall not have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the local governmental unit or impairing the financial soundness of an affected taxing unit.

The legislative body of the local governmental unit shall not approve an application and the commission shall not grant a commercial housing facilities exemption certificate unless the applicant complies with all of the following requirements:

Construction of the new facility has not yet begun but will begin no later than January 1, 1987.

The application relates to a construction program which when completed constitutes a new facility.

Completion of the new facility is calculated to, and will at the time of issuance of the certificate, have the reasonable likelihood of creating employment, retaining employment, or preventing a loss of employment in the community in which the new facility is situated.

History: 1976, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1980, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.862 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-230-of-1923 / Section 123.862
Band maintenance; annual tax, limit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

In all such villages, townships or cities adopting the provisions of this act, the legislative body thereof is authorized and empowered to levy an annual tax not exceeding 2 mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of such village, township or city as the case may be, for the maintenance and employment, under municipal control, of a band for musical purposes for the benefit of the public.

History: 1923, Act 230, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923; CL 1929, 2734; CL 1948, 123.862
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.157 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-10-of-1955 / Section 399.157
Official Michigan historical marker; property; control; ownership; transfer prohibited; stolen or damaged marker; recovery; proper maintenance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) An official Michigan historical marker approved by the department and the commission is the property of the state of Michigan and is subject to the exclusive control of the department, whether erected on public or private property. In addition to other text on the marker, each marker shall include the conspicuous statement "property of the state of Michigan".

(2) The department shall not abandon an official Michigan historical marker. In all legal proceedings, in this state or elsewhere, there is an irrebuttable presumption against abandonment of the state of Michigan's ownership of an official Michigan historical marker.

(3) Except pursuant to written permission of the department, a person or agency in possession of a historic resource where an official Michigan historical marker is displayed shall not attempt to convey, sell, or otherwise transfer the marker, and a conveyance, sale, or transfer of the marker is void.

(4) Upon discovering that an official Michigan historical marker may have been stolen or otherwise improperly or unlawfully removed from the historic resource or site where it was placed, the department, with advice and assistance from the attorney general, may commence an action, in this state or elsewhere, to recover the marker.

(5) Upon discovering that an official Michigan historical marker has been marred, vandalized, or otherwise damaged, the department, with advice and assistance from the attorney general, may commence an action, in this state or elsewhere, to recover the actual replacement cost of the marker, plus taxable costs, reasonable attorney fees, and interest calculated under section 6013 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.6013. Money received under this subsection shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund.

(6) A person or agency in possession of a resource or site where a marker is displayed shall maintain the marker in accordance with standards prescribed by the department upon consultation with the commission. Failure to properly maintain a marker may result in its removal by the department.

History: Add. 2002, Act 488, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2002; Am. 2017, Act 185, Eff. Feb. 19, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.5 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-44-of-1899 / Section 24.5
Public and local acts; sale; price; accounting; disposition of money received.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department of management and budget may sell, at a price determined by the legislative service bureau, extra copies of the public and local acts which are not required for statutory distribution, which sale shall be at not less than the actual cost of the extra copies, and shall account for the sales to the state treasurer, and pay the money received for those extra copies into the state treasury monthly.

History: 1899, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899; CL 1915, 824; CL 1929, 490; CL 1948, 24.5; Am. 1983, Act 97, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.709 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-385-of-1984 / Section 207.709
Exemption from ad valorem real and personal property taxes; duration of certificate; review; extension; commencement and termination of certificate; date of issuance of certificate of occupancy; basis of review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

For the period during which the certificate is in effect, a facility for which a certificate is in effect, but not the land on which the facility is located or the inventory in the facility, is exempt from ad valorem real and personal property taxes. The lessee, occupant, user, or person in possession of the facility is exempt for the same period from any ad valorem taxes imposed under Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1953, being sections 211.181 to 211.182 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Unless revoked as provided in section 14, a certificate shall remain in force and effect for a period determined by the legislative body of the local governmental unit commencing with its effective date and ending on the December 31 next following not more than 12 years after the completion date of the facility. The certificate may be issued for a period of at least 1 year, but not to exceed 12 years. If the number of years determined is less than 12, the certificate is subject to review by the legislative body of the local governmental unit, and the certificate may be extended. The total amount of time determined for the certificate including any extensions shall not exceed 12 years after the completion of the facility. The certificate shall commence with its effective date and end on the December 31 next following the last day of the number of years determined. The date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy, if required by an appropriate authority, shall be the date of completion of the facility if the certificate is issued to an owner, or the date that the lessee takes possession if the certificate is issued to a lessee.

If the number of years determined by the legislative body of the local governmental unit for the period a certificate remains in force is less than 12 years, the review of the certificate for the purpose of determining an extension shall be based upon factors, criteria, and objectives that are placed in writing, approved at the time the certificate is approved by the legislative body of the local governmental unit, and sent to the applicant and department.

History: 1984, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984; Am. 1990, Act 151, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1990; Am. 1993, Act 338, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1135 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-314-of-1965 / Section 38.1135
Investment in investment companies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

An investment fiduciary may invest in investment companies registered under the investment company act of 1940, 15 USC 80a-1 to 80a-64. The management company of the investment company shall have been in operation for at least 5 years and shall have assets under management of more than $500,000,000.00. An investment company may be established as a limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other organizational entity for which the liability of an investor does not exceed the amount of the investment under the laws of the United States or the applicable laws of the state, district, territory, or foreign country under which the investment company was established. An investment in an investment company shall be considered an investment in the underlying assets for all purposes under this act.

History: Add. 1982, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1982; Am. 1996, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1996; Am. 2012, Act 347, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63303 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63303
Decree of court to lease land; complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63303.

The owner or owners of not less than 3/4 in interest desiring to lease land or the mineral rights in the land for mining purposes, except for oil and gas, or desiring to explore, drill, develop, or operate the land for minerals or mineral products and to remove the minerals or mineral products from the land, may file a complaint in a circuit court for the county in which the land or a part of the land is located, to obtain a decree of the court authorizing the owner or owners to lease the land or the mineral rights or to explore, drill, mine, develop, and operate the land for mining purposes, except for oil and gas, and remove and transport minerals or mineral products from the land or store the minerals or mineral products on the land of all owners of the land. The complaint shall set forth the relevant facts and the interests of all persons to the extent these are known to the plaintiffs.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.946 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-411-of-2012 / Section 286.946
Evaluation of project proposals; criteria; review and update; posting on department's website and printed materials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) The board shall develop criteria for evaluating project proposals for funding with money from the fund. The criteria shall include both of the following:

(a) A preference for projects in the region in which revenues are generated as described in section 5(2)(c).

(b) Support for projects that address the expansion and sustainability of land-based industries, worker training related to land-based industries, and energy, transportation, communications, water, and wastewater infrastructures to benefit rural communities and micropolitan statistical areas described in the 2010 standards for delineating metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas of the United States office of management and budget, 75 FR 123, p 37246 (June 28, 2010).

(2) The board shall annually review the criteria developed under subsection (1) and update the criteria as the board considers necessary.

(3) The criteria developed under this section, as updated under subsection (2), shall be posted on the department's website and on printed materials in advance of any request for funding proposals.

History: 2012, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.43510 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.43510
Carrying or transporting firearm, slingshot, bow and arrow, crossbow, or trap; license required; exception; applicability to taking of wild animal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43510.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), except as provided in section 43513, and except for an individual hunting on a game bird hunting preserve licensed under part 417, an individual shall not carry or transport a firearm, slingshot, bow and arrow, crossbow, or a trap while in any area frequented by wild animals unless that individual has in his or her possession a license as required under this part.

(2) This act or a rule promulgated or order issued by the department or the commission under this act shall not be construed to prohibit an individual from transporting a pistol or carrying a loaded pistol, whether concealed or not, if either of the following applies:

(a) The individual has in his or her possession a license to carry a concealed pistol under 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.421 to 28.435.

(b) The individual is authorized under the circumstances to carry a concealed pistol without obtaining a license to carry a concealed pistol under 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.421 to 28.435, as provided for under any of the following:

( i ) Section 12a of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.432a.

( ii ) Section 227, 227a, 231, or 231a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.227, 750.227a, 750.231, and 750.231a.

(3) Subsection (2) does not authorize an individual to take or attempt to take a wild animal except as provided by law.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997; Am. 2004, Act 129, Imd. Eff. June 3, 2004; Am. 2006, Act 433, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2006; Am. 2013, Act 108, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.29405 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-220-of-2020 / Section 333.29405
Testing results; certified report; harvesting timeline.
Status: in_force

Sec. 405.

(1) If the results of the total delta-9-THC test of an official hemp sample indicate a total delta-9-THC concentration of not more than the acceptable THC level, the regulatory testing facility shall provide to the grower and the department a certified report that states the results of the total delta-9-THC test.

(2) If the results of the total delta-9-THC test of an official hemp sample indicate a total delta-9-THC concentration that is greater than the acceptable THC level, the regulatory testing facility shall provide the grower and the department a certified report that states the results of the total delta-9-THC test, and the grower must dispose of or remediate the noncompliant industrial hemp lot under section 407.

(3) A grower shall harvest an industrial hemp lot within 30 days after an official hemp sample is collected under section 401. If the grower is unable to harvest the industrial hemp lot within the 30-day period because of any of the following, the grower may submit a request to the department to collect a second official hemp sample under section 401:

(a) Weather.

(b) Agricultural practices.

(c) Equipment failure.

(d) Any other reason approved by the department.

(4) A second official hemp sample collected under subsection (3) must be tested under section 403, and the grower must harvest the remaining industrial hemp lot within 30 days after the second official sample is collected under section 401. A grower shall not request the department to collect a second official sample for testing under subsection (3) unless both of the following apply:

(a) The grower is in good standing with the department.

(b) The request to collect a second official sample is not for the purpose of delaying the harvest to increase cannabinoid concentration.

History: 2020, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.506 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-78-of-1935 / Section 38.506
Fire and police civil service; eligibility for permanent appointment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

For the benefit of the public service and to prevent delay, injury, or interruption therein by reason of the enactment of this act, all persons holding a position in the fire and/or police department, including the chief thereof, when this act takes effect, who shall have served in such position for a period of at least 6 months last past continuously, are hereby declared eligible for permanent appointment under civil service to the offices, places, positions or employments which they shall then hold, respectively, without examination or other act on their part, and not on probation; and every such person is hereby automatically adopted and inducted permanently into civil service, into such office, place, position or employment which such person then holds as completely and effectually to all intents and purposes as if such person had been permanently appointed thereto under civil service after examination and investigation: Provided, however, That any employee with less than 6 months' service shall be classed as probationer under this act.

History: 1935, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1935; Am. 1943, Act 173, Eff. July 30, 1943; Am. 1945, Act 287, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1945; CL 1948, 38.506; Am. 1951, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.3109b — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.3109b
Satisfaction of remedial obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3109b.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, remedial actions that satisfy the requirements of part 201 satisfy a person's remedial obligations under this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32706d — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32706d
Collection of stream or river flow measurements by persons other than department; development and use of protocol; training program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32706d.

(1) The department shall develop a protocol for the collection of stream or river flow measurements by persons other than the department for use by the department in the administration of this part. The protocol may specify a minimum number of measurements, stream or river flow and weather conditions when the measurements are to be made, and any other conditions necessary to ensure the adequacy and quality of the measurements. The protocol shall ensure that stream or river flow measurements collected for this purpose meet the same data quality standards as stream or river flow measurements collected by the United States geological survey. The department shall consult with the United States geological survey and other recognized scientific experts in developing this protocol.

(2) The department may use stream or river flow data collected using the protocol under subsection (1) in conducting site-specific reviews, in making water withdrawal permit decisions under section 32723, in issuing permits under the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023, in updating the water withdrawal assessment tool as appropriate, or in other actions requiring an evaluation of stream or river flow.

(3) The department may establish a program to train and certify individuals in the collection of stream or river flow measurements. The department shall charge a fee sufficient to reimburse the department for the cost of a program developed under this subsection. The department may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States geological survey to provide training and certification under this section.

History: Add. 2008, Act 181, Imd. Eff. July 9, 2008