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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.78302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.78302
Operation and maintenance of docks and approaches to docks; determination; purpose; relinquishment of control.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78302.

The department shall operate and maintain the docks, and approaches to the docks, as the department determines is necessary to serve tourism and boating in the area. The department shall relinquish control of the docks and approaches for use by the state or any of its agencies if for any reason the Mackinac Straits bridge becomes unusable, or in the event of an emergency declared by the governor.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5502 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5502
Issuance of permit to install or operating permit to municipal solid waste incinerator; applicability of subsection (1); municipal solid waste incinerator existing prior to June 15, 1993.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5502.

Except as provided in subsection (2), the department shall not issue a permit to install or an operating permit to a municipal solid waste incinerator unless the municipal solid waste incinerator is located at least 1,000 feet from all of the following:

A residential dwelling.

A public or private elementary or secondary school.

A preschool facility for infants or children.

A hospital.

A nursing home.

Subsection (1) does not apply to a municipal solid waste incinerator that existed prior to June 15, 1993, or to the modification; alteration; expansion, including, but not limited to, the addition of 1 or more combustion units and any accompanying features or fixtures; or retrofit of such a municipal solid waste incinerator after June 15, 1993, regardless of whether the activity requires a permit.

For the purposes of this section, a municipal solid waste incinerator existed prior to June 15, 1993 if either of the following applies:

It was issued a permit to operate or a permit to install for installation, construction, modification, alteration, or retrofit prior to June 15, 1993, unless it was denied a permit to operate prior to June 15, 1993.

It is located at a geographical site at which 1 or more incinerator units incinerated waste during the 6 months prior to June 15, 1993.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1995, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 6, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.861 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-45-of-1952 / Section 752.861
Careless, reckless or negligent use of firearms; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any person who, because of carelessness, recklessness or negligence, but not wilfully or wantonly, shall cause or allow any firearm under his immediate control, to be discharged so as to kill or injure another person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 2 years, or by a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, in the discretion of the court.

History: 1952, Act 45, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3016 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3016
Applicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3016.

(1) This chapter applies to asbestos actions filed on or after the effective date of this chapter. This chapter also applies to any pending asbestos actions in which trial has not commenced on or before the effective date of this chapter. However, this chapter does not apply to a pending asbestos action in which trial has been scheduled to occur before November 1, 2018.

(2) If the application of this chapter would unconstitutionally affect a vested right, this chapter must only be applied prospectively.

History: Add. 2018, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.3 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-66-of-1933 / Section 550.3
Insurance commissioner regulatory powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The rules and regulations made by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to this act, when filed with the secretary of the state of Michigan, shall have the force and effect of law; and the said commissioner is hereby granted the power and authority to alter, amend and promulgate all such rules and regulations.

History: 1933, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1933; CL 1948, 550.3
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.208b — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Initiated-Law-1-of-1996 / Section 432.208b
Background check on prospective employee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8b.

Subject to the laws of this state, prior to hiring a prospective employee, the holder of a casino license shall conduct a background check of the prospective employee to determine whether the prospective employee has had any criminal convictions or has any pending criminal charges at the time he or she submits an application for employment.

History: Add. 1997, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1120 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-10-of-2023 / Section 408.1120
Final order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

Unless an appeal is in process, the commissioner may enforce a final order under this act in a court of competent jurisdiction or in Ingham County.

History: 2023, Act 10, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.205i — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.205i
Separate tax limitations; effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5i.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon the filing in the offices of the secretary of state and the county clerk of a copy of the initiatory petition; the separate tax limitations recommended by the county tax allocation board; all resolutions of the board; and the certificate of the county board of canvassers showing that a majority of the electors voting on either the separate tax limitations proposed by petition of electors or of the county tax allocation board, or both, has approved the separate tax limitations and stating the number of votes cast on the separate questions and the number cast for and against the questions, the separate tax limitations for the county and for the townships and intermediate school districts in the county are effective and shall apply to all subsequent tax levies until altered by another vote under this act or expiration of the period for which the separate tax limitations were voted.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3), (4), and (5) if the election is held after April 1 in any year, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in the immediately succeeding calendar year.

(3) In 2001 only, if the election is held August 7, 2001, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in 2001.

(4) In 2004 only, if the election is held August 3, 2004, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in 2004.

(5) In 2010 only, if the election is held August 3, 2010, the adopted limitations shall be first effective in 2010.

History: Add. 1964, Act 278, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1980, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1980; Am. 1994, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994; Am. 2001, Act 146, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2001; Am. 2004, Act 391, Imd. Eff. Oct. 13, 2004; Am. 2010, Act 335, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2101 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-190-of-1991 / Section 487.2101
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"College or university" means a state-supported college or university.

"Department" means the department of treasury.

"Financial institution" means a state or nationally chartered bank, a state or federally chartered savings and loan association or savings bank, or a state or federally chartered credit union.

"Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, governmental entity, or any other legal entity.

"State employee" means a classified or unclassified member of the state civil service or an unclassified employee of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

History: 1991, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.51901 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.51901
Forest cutting, slash, and debris; disposal methods, specifications, and elimination; approval by department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51901.

Any person who cuts any forest growth within any public road or highway, or on land bordering on any public road or highway in this state, shall dispose of all cutting, slash, and debris resulting from the cutting, and dead stubs and windfalls from the area cut over so that inflammable material does not constitute a fire hazard within the limits of the road or highway or within 50 feet of the edge of the cleared portion of the limits of the road or highway. The method of disposal, the disposal specifications, and the elimination of fire hazards shall be approved by the department.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.2001 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-124-of-2024 / Section 722.2001
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act may be cited as the "court-appointed special advocate act".

History: 2024, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1943 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-33-of-2009 / Section 445.1943
Damage of recreational vehicle before shipment or while in transit; inspection and rejection; unreasonable number of miles on odometer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

(1) All of the following apply if a new recreational vehicle is damaged before it is shipped to a dealer, or is damaged in transit to the dealer and the manufacturer selected the carrier or means of transportation:

(a) The dealer shall notify the manufacturer of the damage within the time period specified in the dealer agreement and do 1 of the following:

( i ) In the notice, request authorization to replace the components, parts, and accessories damaged, or otherwise correct the damage, from the manufacturer.

( ii ) Reject the recreational vehicle within the time period specified in the dealer agreement.

(b) If the manufacturer refuses or fails to authorize repair of the damage within 10 days after receiving notice under subdivision (a), or if the dealer rejects the recreational vehicle because of the damage within the time period specified in the dealer agreement, ownership of the recreational vehicle reverts to the manufacturer.

(c) The dealer shall exercise due care in the custody of the damaged recreational vehicle, but the dealer has no financial or other obligation with respect to that recreational vehicle.

(2) A dealer agreement shall include a time period for inspection and rejection of damaged recreational vehicles under subsection (1) that is not less than 2 business days after the physical delivery of the recreational vehicle to the dealer.

(3) If a dealer determines that a new recreational vehicle has an unreasonable number of miles on its odometer at the time it is delivered to the dealer, the dealer may reject that recreational vehicle and ownership of the recreational vehicle reverts to the manufacturer. However, if the number of miles on the odometer is less than the sum of the distance between the dealer and the manufacturer's factory or point of distribution plus 100 miles, the dealer may not consider the number of miles on the odometer unreasonable for purposes of this subsection.

History: 2009, Act 33, Eff. Dec. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.6235 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.6235
Application for license; form; authorization to obtain information; evidence of notice to churches, schools, and incorporated nonprofit civic organizations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6235.

(1) An application for a license shall be in a form prescribed by the department and shall authorize the director to obtain from any source information as to the ability of the applicant to comply with this part and rules promulgated under this part.

(2) An applicant for an initial license shall include evidence of notice to churches, schools, and incorporated nonprofit civic organizations in the applicant's service delivery area of its intent to provide substance use disorder services.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 2012, Act 501, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.12301 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.12301
Subpoena powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.

The commissioner may petition the circuit court for the county of Ingham or the circuit court in the jurisdiction where an examination is being conducted to issue a subpoena on behalf of the bureau which shall require the person subpoenaed to appear and testify under oath to any matter related to the examination and to produce any relevant documents.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.18 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-44-of-1899 / Section 24.18
Annual or biennial reports of state officers and agencies; period covered.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

It shall be the duty of the several officers and boards of this state, and also of the several public institutions thereof, from whom reports are now or may hereafter be required, unless otherwise especially provided for, to make their respective annual or biennial reports to the governor for the period covered by the fiscal year ending June 30.

History: 1899, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899; CL 1915, 836; CL 1929, 502; CL 1948, 24.18; Am. 1958, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2069 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-161-of-1988 / Section 487.2069
Obligation of contract party not impaired or affected.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

This act shall not be construed to impair or affect the obligation of any party to a contract entered into under a provision of the financial licensing acts.

History: 1988, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Am. 1999, Act 275, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2658 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-234-of-1992 / Section 38.2658
Hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 708.

A qualified participant, former qualified participant, health benefit dependent, or refund beneficiary may request a hearing on a claim involving his or her rights under Tier 2. Upon written request, the state treasurer shall provide for a hearing that shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.271 to 24.287 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. An individual may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent at a hearing conducted under this section.

Chapters 2, 3, and 5 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.221 to 24.264 and 24.291 to 24.292 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, do not apply to the establishment, implementation, administration, operation, investment, or distribution of Tier 2.

History: Add. 1996, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.207 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-169-of-1970 / Section 399.207
Historic resource; acquisition by local legislative body.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

If all efforts by the historic district commission to preserve a resource fail, or if it is determined by the local legislative body that public ownership is most suitable, the local legislative body, if considered to be in the public interest, may acquire the resource using public funds, public or private gifts, grants, or proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds. The acquisition shall be based upon the recommendation of the commission or standing committee. The commission or standing committee is responsible for maintaining publicly owned resources using its own funds, if not specifically designated for other purposes, or public funds committed for that use by the local legislative body. Upon recommendation of the commission or standing committee, the local unit may sell resources acquired under this section with protective easements included in the property transfer documents, if appropriate.

History: 1970, Act 169, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1970; Am. 1992, Act 96, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.105a — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-382-of-1972 / Section 432.105a
Recreational bingo; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5a.

Recreational bingo may be conducted by a senior citizens club, group, or home consisting of members who are 60 years of age or older without obtaining a license if all of the following conditions are met:

The bingo is conducted solely for the amusement and recreation of the members and guests of the senior citizens club, group, or home and not used for fund-raising.

Only members, guests of members, and employees of the senior citizens club, group, or home may participate in the operation of the bingo.

Players are not charged more than 25 cents for a bingo card, and the aggregate retail value of all prizes and merchandise awarded in a single day does not exceed $100.00.

All revenue from the bingo is used for prizes and reasonable expenses incurred in operating the bingo, and no person is compensated solely for participating in the conduct of the bingo.

History: Add. 1999, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1631ff — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1631ff
Funding for the student mental health apprenticeship retention and training (SMART) internship grant program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31ff.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $14,500,000.00 for 2023-2024 only, and, from the general fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated $500,000.00 for 2023-2024 only, for the implementation of requirements under 2022 PA 180, MCL 388.1951 to 388.1957. The money from the state school aid fund allocated under this section must be distributed to either districts, intermediate districts, or institutions of higher education for the purposes of this section.

(2) From the general fund money allocated under subsection (1), the department may use not more than $500,000.00 to hire up to 1.0 FTE to help administer the allocation of funds allocated under this section.

(3) The funds allocated under this section for 2023-2024 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2023-2024 are carried forward into 2024-2025. The purpose of the work project is to continue the coverage of cost associated with the implementation of 2022 PA 180, MCL 388.1951 to 388.1957. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.

History: Add. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2023, Act 320, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6078 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6078
Hearing; detention of judgment debtor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6078.

Upon delivery of the judgment debtor to the judge, the judge shall hold a hearing and, after hearing the proofs, the allegations of the judgment creditor are substantiated and the proof of the grounds for civil arrest as described in subsections (2) and (3) of section 6075 has been given, he shall direct that the judgment debtor be committed to the jail of the county in which the hearing is held, to be there detained until he shall be discharged according to law. The judgment debtor shall be detained accordingly.

A person arrested on civil process and brought before the proper judge for hearing, may controvert any of the facts and circumstances on which the warrant issued, and may, at his option, verify his allegations by his own affidavit. In such case the plaintiff may examine the defendant on oath touching any fact or circumstance material to the inquiry. The answers of the defendant on the examination shall be reduced to writing, and subscribed by him. The judge conducting the inquiry shall also receive such other proofs as the parties may offer, either at the time of the first appearance, or at such other time as the hearing shall be adjourned to. In case of an adjournment, the judge may take a recognizance with surety from the defendant for his appearance at the adjourned meeting, and conditioned that the defendant will not meanwhile secrete, destroy, dispose of, or in any manner make away with, or put out of his possession, any of his property not exempt from sale on execution. In case the defendant refuses to enter into the recognizance, he shall be committed to the county jail, there to remain until such time as the hearing is completed.

The judge conducting the inquiry has the same authority to issue subpoenas for witnesses, to enforce obedience to the subpoenas, and to punish witnesses refusing to testify as is conferred by law upon such judges in cases of other proceedings before them. The defendant may demand a jury of 6 jurors to try the issue joined in the matters charged or alleged against him in the affidavit or affidavits exhibited to or before the judge conducting the inquiry. The jury shall be selected and summoned in the same manner, as near as may be, as in the trial of criminal cases. The judge has the same power in relation to the selection, summoning, and swearing the jury and conducting the jury trial, as near as may be, as in the trial of criminal cases.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.1122 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-268-of-1986 / Section 4.1122
Applicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 122.

This chapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 123 and first published electronically on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this chapter.

History: Add. 2018, Act 488, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3304 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3304
Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3304.

The register shall deny an application for informal probate if the probate relates to 1 or more of a known series of testamentary instruments, not including a will and 1 or more codicils to that will, the latest of which instruments does not expressly revoke the earlier.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 803.222 — MI Code / Chapter 803 / Act Act-73-of-1988 / Section 803.222
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"County juvenile agency" means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act.

"Department" means the family independence agency.

"Juvenile" means a person within the jurisdiction of the family division of the circuit court under section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, or within the jurisdiction of the circuit court under section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.606.

"Juvenile facility" means a county facility, an institution operated as an agency of the county or the family division of circuit court, or an institution or agency described in the youth rehabilitation services act, 1974 PA 150, MCL 803.301 to 803.309, to which a juvenile has been committed under section 18(1)(e) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, or under section 27a of chapter IV or section 1 of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.27a and 769.1.

History: 1988, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988; Am. 1996, Act 416, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Am. 1998, Act 521, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4325 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4325
Habeas corpus; person served; duty to bring body of prisoner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4325.

If a writ of habeas corpus is issued, the person on whom it is served shall bring the body of the person in his custody according to the command of the writ, except as provided in section 4328.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963