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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18115 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18115
Practice of statutorily regulated profession or occupation not limited; definition; applicability of part; use of word "counselor."
Status: in_force

Sec. 18115.

(1) This article does not limit an individual in, nor prevent an individual from, the practice of a statutorily regulated profession or occupation if counseling is part of the services provided by that profession or occupation, and the individual does not hold himself or herself out as a counselor regulated under this article. As used in this subsection, "statutorily regulated profession or occupation" includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: a physician, attorney, marriage and family therapist, debt management counselor, licensed bachelor's social worker, licensed master's social worker, social service technician, licensed psychologist, limited licensed psychologist, temporary limited licensed psychologist, or school counselor.

(2) This part does not apply to any of the following:

(a) An ordained member of the clergy if counseling is incidental to his or her religious duties performed under the auspices or recognition of a church, denomination, religious association, or sect, that has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, if the member of the clergy does not hold himself or herself out as a counselor licensed under this article.

(b) An individual who performs volunteer services for a public or private nonprofit organization, church, or charity, if the individual is approved by the organization or agency for which the services are rendered.

(c) An individual who is employed by or who volunteers to work in a substance use disorder services program licensed by the department under part 62.

(d) A Christian Science practitioner.

(3) Notwithstanding section 18105(3), this part does not prohibit the use of the word "counselor" without the qualifying words "licensed" or "professional" used in conjunction with the word "counselor", except as otherwise provided by law.

History: Add. 1988, Act 421, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 2006, Act 429, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2006; Am. 2019, Act 96, Eff. Jan. 27, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.633 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.633
Special elections; vacancy in office of representative in congress.
Status: in_force

Sec. 633.

The governor shall call a special election in any congressional district of the state when the right of office of a person elected representative in congress shall cease before the commencement of the term of service for which he shall have been elected, or whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of representative in congress after the term of service has begun for which such representative was elected; or the governor shall direct that such vacancy shall be filled at the next general election to be held at least 30 days after such vacancy shall occur.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.135 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-316-of-1993 / Section 12.135
Delinquent accounts as debts, unpaid accounts, or amounts due state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

For collection purposes only, a delinquent account assigned to the department for collection under this act shall be considered debts, unpaid accounts, or amounts due the state. In carrying out an agreement entered into under section 2, the department shall secure the collection and payment of amounts pursuant to Act No. 375 of the Public Acts of 1927, being sections 14.131 to 14.134 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and section 25 of Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, being section 205.25 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1993, Act 316, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2494 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2494
Derivative proceeding; investigation; issuance of stay.
Status: in_force

Sec. 494.

If the corporation commences an investigation of the allegations made in a demand under section 493 or a complaint in a derivative proceeding, the court may stay the derivative proceeding for a period that the court considers appropriate.

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1204b — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-332-of-1965 / Section 445.1204b
Home improvement charge agreement; time price differential; lien on buyer's principal residence prohibited; attorney's fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 204b.

A home improvement charge agreement may provide for, and the contractor or holder may then charge, collect, and receive, a time price differential for the privilege of paying in installments under the agreement, in an amount not to exceed 1.2% of the unpaid balance per month. An agreement may further provide that if the interest rate paid at 2 successive auctions of 26-week United States treasury bills is 8% or more, then on a home improvement charge sale made after that date the time price differential shall not exceed 1.375% of the unpaid balance per month, but if the interest rate paid at 2 successive auctions of 26-week United States treasury bills falls below 8%, then the time price differential on a home improvement charge sale made after that date shall not exceed 1.2% of the unpaid balance per month, unless the interest rate paid at 2 successive auctions of 26-week United States treasury bills again is 8% or more, in which case the time price differential on a home improvement charge sale made after that date shall not exceed 1.375% of the unpaid balance per month. The time price differential under this subsection shall be computed on all amounts unpaid under the agreement from month to month, which need not be calendar months, or other regular periods. A minimum time price differential not in excess of 70 cents per month may be charged, collected, and received.

The time price differential for purchases made under a home improvement charge agreement shall not be computed or imposed on an amount charged for the sale of goods or services until those goods or services have been delivered to the purchaser of the goods or services. If the time price differential is charged before delivery of the goods or services, the charges applied before the delivery date shall be adjusted upon the request of the purchaser in accordance with part D of title I of the federal consumer credit protection act, 15 U.S.C. 1666 to 1666j.

A change in the rate of the time price differential charged pursuant to a home improvement charge agreement shall not apply to a balance incurred prior to the effective date of the change.

An extension of credit under a home improvement charge agreement shall not be secured by a lien on the buyer's principal residence.

A home improvement charge agreement may also provide for the payment of an attorney's reasonable fee where it is referred for collection to an attorney who is not a salaried employee of the holder of the home improvement charge agreement or an unpaid balance under the agreement, and for court costs.

History: Add. 1985, Act 202, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.175 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-124-of-1960 / Section 3.175
Highway reciprocity board officers and investigators; peace officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The members of the board and such officers and investigators of their respective departments as they shall designate shall have the powers conferred upon peace officers by the general laws of this state when enforcing the provisions of this act. Nothing in this act shall be construed as authorizing the board or the members of the board to create a highway patrol.

History: 1960, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VI § 24 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VI § 24
Incumbent judges, ballot designation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

There shall be printed upon the ballot under the name of each incumbent justice or judge who is a candidate for nomination or election to the same office the designation of that office.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VI, § 24, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. H.J.R. F, approved Aug. 6, 1968, Eff. Sept. 21, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1334 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-159-of-2014 / Section 691.1334
Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) A collaborative law participation agreement must satisfy all of the following requirements:

(a) Be in a record.

(b) Be signed by the parties.

(c) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this act.

(d) Describe the nature and scope of the matter.

(e) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process.

(f) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.

(2) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this act.

History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.387 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.387
Notification of member-elect; acceptance; filing; forwarding copy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 387.

Within 5 business days after certification of an election, each member-elect shall be notified of the election. Within 10 business days after notification by the metropolitan district election coordinator of election or appointment to the legislative body, each person shall file with the secretary of the legislative body of the metropolitan district an acceptance of the office to which the person has been elected or appointed. The secretary of the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall forward a copy of the acceptance to the metropolitan district election coordinator.

History: Add. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1013 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1013
Administration and enforcement; reports.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The department of labor shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act relative to occupational safety.

The department of public health shall administer and enforce the provisions of this act relative to occupational health.

The department of labor and department of public health shall report annually by January 31 in writing to the committees on labor and public health of the house of representatives and committees on labor and health, social services and retirement of the senate specifying the provisions of this act where the authority of the departments overlap, and all agreements and administrative procedures to coordinate joint enforcement of the act. Any changes in these agreements or administrative procedures must be reported in writing to the committees on labor and public health of the house of representatives and committees on labor and health, social services and retirement of the senate within 15 days of the changes.

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Am. 1977, Act 233, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.522 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-294-of-1982 / Section 552.522
Appointment of attorney to assist friend of the court; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

If the friend of the court serving a judicial circuit is not an attorney who is a member of the state bar of Michigan and that office does not employ such an attorney, the chief judge may appoint an attorney who is a member of the state bar of Michigan to assist the friend of the court when legal assistance is necessary to carry out the duties imposed in this act. An attorney appointed under this section to assist an office shall be compensated in the manner provided under section 27.

History: 1982, Act 294, Eff. July 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 382, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1408 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1408
False, dishonest, or fraudulent claim for payment as misdemeanor; penalty; civil action; prosecution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 408.

Any provider, member, or other person who knowingly makes, presents, or causes to be presented to a health care corporation any false, dishonest, or fraudulent claim for payment to or from the health care corporation, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 3 months, or both. This section shall not preclude a civil action for recovery of money due the corporation, nor shall it preclude the prosecution of any such provider, member, or other person under the applicable provisions of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 750.1 to 750.568 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.510 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.510
Disposition of certain reimbursements and other money; disposition and use of aircraft fees; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 510.

Money received by the department of natural resources for reimbursement of damages to department of natural resources property, reimbursement of land recording fees, sale of farm animals from Maybury state park, reimbursement for utilities for the Michigan state exposition and fairgrounds, reproduction of the agenda of the commission or other meetings of the department, reimbursement for forest fire protection services provided to the federal government or other states, and money received from forfeited cash bonds, security bonds, and court ordered reimbursements may be credited to the accounts from which these disbursements were or are to be made.

The department may establish and collect fees for use of aircraft and pilots of the department of natural resources. The aircraft fees collected shall be credited to a separate fund of the state treasury and shall be available for appropriation to the department of natural resources and used to pay all operating and maintenance costs of the aircraft, including depreciation and aircraft replacement, but shall not exceed the fee revenue collected for the fiscal year together with any unexpended balances of prior years.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1022 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1022
“Louis Chevrolet Freeway.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

The portion of highway I-69 beginning at the Shiawassee-Genesee county line and extending east to the Genesee-Lapeer county line shall be known as the "Louis Chevrolet Freeway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26293 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-85-of-2016 / Section 333.26293
Entities in contractual relationship; liability; entities issuing health benefits plans; reimbursement obligations of insurance companies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) This act does not create a private right of action against a hospital, a hospital employee, or a consultant or contractor with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship.

(2) A hospital, a hospital employee, or a consultant or contractor with whom a hospital has a contractual relationship shall not be held liable, in any way, for the services rendered or not rendered by the caregiver to the patient at the patient's residence.

(3) This act does not obviate the obligation of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any other entity issuing health benefits plans to provide coverage required under a health benefits plan.

(4) This act does not impact, impede, or otherwise disrupt or reduce the reimbursement obligations of an insurance company, including an insurance company providing any form of no-fault automobile personal protection insurance as required under chapter 31 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3101 to 500.3119, an insurance company providing any form of worker's compensation benefits under the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941, a health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any other entity responsible to pay any of a patient's medical expenses or issuing other health benefits plans to provide coverage under those health benefits plans.

History: 2016, Act 85, Eff. July 12, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.610 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-438-of-1976 / Section 207.610
Duration of certificate; date of issuance of certificate of occupancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Unless earlier revoked as provided in section 9, a commercial housing facilities exemption certificate shall remain in effect for a period to be determined by the legislative body of the local governmental unit and commencing with its effective date and ending on the December 31 following not more than 12 years after the completion of the new facility.

The date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy, if one is required, by the appropriate municipal authority shall be the date of completion of the new facility.

History: 1976, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1980, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.176 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.176
State senators and representatives; vacancy, creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 176.

The office of state senator or representative shall become vacant on the happening of any of the following events, before the expiration of the term of such office: The death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office; his ceasing to be an inhabitant of the district for which he shall have been elected; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring void his election or appointment; or his refusal or neglect to take and subscribe to his oath of office. Regardless of any change in the boundaries of any state senatorial or representative district, an incumbent state senator or representative shall continue to represent the district from which he was elected until his current term of office shall expire or his successor is elected and qualified.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 63, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2506 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2506
Income withholding order issued in another state; contesting validity or enforcement; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 506.

(1) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in article 6, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

(2) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to all of the following:

(a) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee.

(b) Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor.

(c) The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.136 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.136
Immediate necessity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

This act, being necessary for and to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the counties, cities, incorporated villages, townships, school districts, port districts, and metropolitan districts of the state of Michigan, shall be given immediate effect.

History: 1933, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1933; CL 1948, 141.136
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21711 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21711
License required; prohibited terms or abbreviations; license for formal or informal nursing care services; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21711.

A nursing home shall be licensed under this article.

"Nursing home", "nursing center", "convalescent center", "extended care facility", or a similar term or abbreviation shall not be used to describe or refer to a health facility or agency unless the health facility or agency is licensed as a nursing home by the department under this article.

A person shall not purport to provide formal or informal nursing care services of the kind normally provided in a nursing home without obtaining a license as provided in this article. This subsection does not apply to a hospital or a facility created by Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1885, as amended, being sections 36.1 to 36.12 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 480.16 — MI Code / Chapter 480 / Act Act-181-of-1963 / Section 480.16
Motor carriers; submission of documents to motor carrier officer; inspection of cargo.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) Motor carriers shall submit, upon demand, all their transportation safety related documents, such as all records and information pertaining to any accident, drivers' records of duty status, bills of lading, shipping records, driver time and payroll records, driver qualification records, vehicle maintenance records, and equipment for inspection or copying during regular business hours to any enforcement member of the motor carrier division displaying a valid Michigan department of state police, motor carrier division identification card.

(2) Hazardous materials vehicle inspection and repair facilities shall submit, upon demand, all their transportation safety related documents as required by this act, such as hazardous materials tank certification and repair documents, and annual inspection certification documents to any enforcement member of the motor carrier division displaying a valid Michigan department of state police motor carrier division identification card.

(3) A motor carrier or a hazardous material vehicle inspection or repair facility operating within this state with main offices in another state or province shall submit all transportation safety related documents as outlined in subsection (1) for inspection and copying within 10 working days after receiving formal notification requesting the documents.

(4) An enforcement member of the motor carrier division of the department of state police displaying valid identification may, without a warrant, require the cargo carrying portion of a vehicle to be opened for inspection of the cargo, any object within that portion of the vehicle, or the interior of the vehicle or any compartment within the interior of the vehicle. If a commercial motor vehicle is inspected by breaking the load seal, then the enforcement member shall give to the driver a signed receipt of inspection and the enforcement member shall be responsible for applying a state of Michigan seal.

History: Add. 1990, Act 339, Eff. Apr. 2, 1991; Am. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996; Am. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1605 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-27-of-1994 / Section 691.1605
Action against participant in illegal marketing of controlled substances; person injured by individual abuser; presumption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A person injured by an individual abuser may bring an action under this act for damages against a person who participated in illegal marketing of the controlled substance actually used by the individual abuser.

If a plaintiff in an action under this section proves that the defendant participated in illegal marketing of the controlled substance actually used by the individual abuser who injured the plaintiff, the defendant is presumed to have injured the plaintiff and to have acted willfully and wantonly.

History: 1994, Act 27, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994