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Mich. Comp. Laws § 91.2 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 91.2
License; conditions for granting; revocation; sanctions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The council may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a license shall be granted and may require payment of a reasonable sum for a license. The person receiving the license shall, before the license is issued, execute a bond to the corporation, if required by the council, in a sum prescribed by the council, with 1 or more sufficient sureties, conditioned for a faithful observance of the charter of the corporation and the ordinances of the council, and otherwise conditioned as the council may prescribe.

A license is revocable by the council. If a license is revoked for noncompliance with the terms and conditions upon which it was granted, or on account of a violation of an ordinance or regulation passed or authorized by the council, the person holding the license shall, in addition to any other sanctions imposed, forfeit payments made for the license.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3108; CL 1915, 3022; CL 1929, 1946; CL 1948, 91.2; Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.280 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-17-of-1980 / Section 423.280
Factors upon which findings, opinion, and order based; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

If there is not a collective bargaining agreement between the parties, or if there is an agreement but the parties have begun negotiations or discussions looking to a new agreement or to an amendment of the existing agreement, and wage rates or other terms and conditions of employment under the proposed new or amended agreement are in dispute, the arbitration panel shall base its findings, opinion, and order upon the following factors, as applicable:

The lawful authority of the department.

Stipulations of the parties.

The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of this state to meet those costs.

Comparison of the wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of the employees involved in the arbitration proceeding with the wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services, and with other state police troopers, sergeants, or both, in comparable states.

The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living.

The overall compensation presently received by the employees, including direct wage compensation, vacations, holidays and other excused time, insurance, pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and other benefits received.

Changes in any of the foregoing circumstances during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings.

Other factors, not confined to those listed in this section, that normally or traditionally are taken into consideration in the determination of wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding, arbitration, or otherwise between the parties, in the public service or in private employment.

History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21791 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21791
Advertising; false or misleading information prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21791.

A licensee shall not use false or misleading information in the advertising of a nursing home or its name.

History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.740 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.740
Adjutant general; preparation of federal and state reports and returns.
Status: in_force

Sec. 340.

The adjutant general shall make returns and prepare reports required by federal laws and regulations and shall submit a biennial report of the state military establishment to the governor and the legislature.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.601 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-455-of-1982 / Section 397.601
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as "the library privacy act".

History: 1982, Act 455, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21567 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21567
Rural primary care hospital; designation; purpose; eligibility requirements; modification of requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21567.

The department shall designate an eligible hospital as a rural primary care hospital in order to qualify the facility for the essential access community hospital program, under section 1820(f) of title XVIII of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 1395i-4.

To be eligible for designation as a rural primary care hospital, a hospital shall meet all of the following requirements:

Be located outside of a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States office of management and budget.

Make available 24-hour emergency services.

Provide no more than 6 inpatient beds for providing inpatient care for a period not to exceed 72 hours to patients requiring stabilization before discharge or transfer to a hospital.

Have a transfer agreement with at least an essential access community hospital designated under section 21566.

Meet other requirements established by the department and approved by the secretary of health and human services.

Be a nonprofit or public hospital.

The department shall indicate preferential designation under this section for an eligible hospital that is located more than 30 minutes travel time away from the next closest hospital.

The department may modify the requirements of subsection (2) in order to conform with changes in the federal requirements, or possible waivers, as provided in federal law or regulation for the designation of a rural primary care hospital.

History: Add. 1990, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.592 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-186-of-1989 / Section 45.592
Acquisition of tangible or intangible property, rights, or processes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

A county may acquire tangible or intangible property, rights, or processes, within its corporate limits, for a solid waste system by purchase, grant, assignment, construction, lease, gift, devise, or condemnation and may hold, manage, control, sell, grant, assign, exchange, or lease the property, rights, or processes. For the purpose of condemnation, the county may proceed as provided in section 16.

A county may acquire tangible or intangible property, rights, or processes outside its corporate limits for a solid waste system by purchase, grant, assignment, construction, lease, gift, or devise, but only if the acquisition is consistent with the solid waste management plan of the county in which the property, rights, or processes are located. Following the acquisition, the county may hold, manage, control, sell, grant, assign, exchange, or lease the property, rights, or processes.

History: 1989, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Aug. 24, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1107 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1107
Removal of board member; procedures; eligibility for election or appointment; restriction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1107.

The governor may remove a member of a school board from office under this section if the governor is satisfied from the evidence submitted to the governor that the member is guilty of gross neglect of duty, corrupt conduct in office, or any other misfeasance or malfeasance in office.

Before the governor removes a school board member under this section, all of the following procedures shall be followed:

Charges shall be submitted to the governor in writing specifying the grounds for removal. The charges shall be accompanied by any supporting evidence and by the affidavit of the person making the charges verifying that the person believes the charges to be true.

A copy of the charges shall be served on the school board member. Service shall be made as follows:

If the school board member can be found, by handing the school board member a copy of the charges and of any affidavits or exhibits accompanying the charges.

If the school board member cannot be found, by leaving a copy of the charges and of any affidavits or exhibits accompanying the charges with a person of suitable age at the school board member's last known place of residence or, if a person of suitable age is not available, by posting the copy or copies in a conspicuous place at the school board member's last known place of residence.

The school board member shall be given an opportunity to respond to the charges.

A person removed from office under this section is not eligible for election or appointment to a school board or intermediate school board for a period of 3 years from the date of removal.

History: Add. 2004, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.155 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.155
Contested election; proceeding in equity, fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 155.

The proceeding herein specified shall be in equity, and the provisions of law relative to fees to be charged as entry fees and fees for the service of papers shall govern the proceedings under this act.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.588 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-66-of-1959 / Section 322.588
Animals impounded; unlawful interference, misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Any person who without lawful authority attempts to or removes, takes or interferes with, in any manner, any animals impounded under authority of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1803 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-38-of-2023 / Section 691.1803
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "C.J.I.S. policy council act" means the C.J.I.S. policy council act, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215.

(b) "Dating relationship" means a relationship that consists of frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the expectation of affectional involvement. Dating relationship does not include a casual relationship or an ordinary fraternization between 2 individuals in a business or social context.

(c) "Extreme risk protection order" means an order issued by a court under section 7.

(d) "Family member" means an individual who is related to the respondent as any of the following:

( i ) A parent.

( ii ) A son or daughter.

( iii ) A sibling.

( iv ) A grandparent.

( v ) A grandchild.

( vi ) An uncle or aunt.

( vii ) A first cousin.

(e) "Guardian" means that term as defined in section 1104 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1104.

(f) "Health care provider" means any of the following:

( i ) A physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or certified nurse specialist licensed under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, or a physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or certified nurse specialist licensed in another state.

( ii ) A mental health professional as that term is defined in section 100b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100b, or a mental health professional licensed in another state.

(g) "Law enforcement agency" means any of the following:

( i ) A sheriff's department.

( ii ) The department of state police.

( iii ) A police department of a township, village, or incorporated city.

( iv ) The public safety department of an institution of higher education created under or described in article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.

( v ) The public safety department of a community or junior college.

( vi ) The public safety department or office of a private college.

(h) "Law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer as that term is defined in section 2 of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.602.

(i) "Petitioner" means the individual who requests an extreme risk protection order in an action under section 5.

(j) "Possession or control" includes, but is not limited to, actual possession or constructive possession by which the individual has the right to control the firearm, even though the firearm is in a different location than the individual. Possession or control does not require the individual to own the firearm.

(k) "Respondent" means the individual against whom an extreme risk protection order is requested in an action under section 5.

( l ) "Restrained individual" means the individual against whom an extreme risk protection order has been issued and is in effect.

History: 2023, Act 38, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5318 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.5318
Third person dealing with guardian.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5318.

If a third person is dealing with a guardian or is assisting a guardian in the conduct of a transaction, the third person may assume the existence of trust powers and their proper exercise by the guardian without inquiry. The third person is not bound to inquire whether the guardian may act or is properly exercising the power. Unless the third person has actual knowledge that the guardian is exceeding the guardian's powers or improperly exercising them, a third person is fully protected in dealing with the guardian as if the guardian possessed and properly exercised the powers the guardian purports to exercise. A third person is not bound to assume the proper application of estate assets paid or delivered to the guardian. This section does not apply to a third person dealing with a limited guardian.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.254 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-489-of-2000 / Section 12.254
Strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) The strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund is created in the department of labor and economic opportunity.

(2) The state treasurer shall deposit money and other assets received from state appropriations or from any other source in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of money in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund and interest and earnings from the investments must be deposited in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund. Money in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund that is restricted, obligated, or committed at the close of the fiscal year must remain in the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund and does not lapse to the general fund.

(3) The department of labor and economic opportunity is the administrator of the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund for audits of the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund.

(4) Money must only be expended from the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund pursuant to an appropriation authorized by law or by a legislative transfer under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393, for either of the following purposes:

(a) For the critical industry program created in section 88s of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088s.

(b) For the Michigan strategic site readiness program created in section 88t of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088t.

(5) Not later than March 15 of each year, the department of labor and economic opportunity shall transmit to each member of the legislature, the governor, the clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, and the senate and house fiscal agencies a report on the activities of the strategic outreach and attraction reserve fund.

History: Add. 2021, Act 137, Eff. Dec. 27, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1276 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1276
Pedestrian overpasses; acquisition or construction; payment of costs; contracts; approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1276.

The board of a school district or a local act school district may acquire by purchase or lease or may construct pedestrian overpasses for the safe conduct of pupils enroute to and from school. The costs may be paid by the school district and by the highway authority having jurisdiction of the public highway in amounts agreed upon by the board and the highway authority. The board may pay its share out of the general funds of the school district, or may purchase the overpasses on title retaining contracts. The contracts shall not be entered into or issued for more than 10 years. A pedestrian overpass shall not be constructed over a public highway without the prior approval of the highway authorities having jurisdiction over the highway.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1563 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-524-of-1980 / Section 125.1563
Retaining portion of each progress payment to assure proper performance of construction contract; retainage; limitations; exceeding pro rata share of public agency's matching requirement; commingling and deposit of retained funds; releasing to contractor retainage and interest earned on retainage; irrevocable letter of credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

To assure proper performance of a construction contract by the contractor, a public agency may retain a portion of each progress payment otherwise due as provided in this section.

The retainage shall be limited to the following:

Not more than 10% of the dollar value of all work in place until work is 50% in place.

After the work is 50% in place, additional retainage shall not be withheld unless the public agency determines that the contractor is not making satisfactory progress, or for other specific cause relating to the contractor's performance under the contract. If the public agency so determines, the public agency may retain not more than 10% of the dollar value of work more than 50% in place.

The retained funds shall not exceed the pro rata share of the public agency's matching requirement under the construction contract and shall not be commingled with other funds of the public agency and shall be deposited in an interest bearing account in a regulated financial institution in this state wherein all such retained funds are kept by the public agency which shall account for both retainage and interest on each construction contract separately. A public agency is not required to deposit retained funds in an interest bearing account if the retained funds are to be provided under a state or federal grant and the retained funds have not been paid to the public agency.

Except as provided in section 4(7) and (8), retainage and interest earned on retainage shall be released to a contractor together with the final progress payment.

At any time after 94% of work under the contract is in place and at the request of the original contractor, the public agency shall release the retainage plus interest to the original contractor only if the original contractor provides to the public agency an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of the retainage plus interest, issued by a bank authorized to do business in this state, containing terms mutually acceptable to the contractor and the public agency.

History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1255 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-263-of-2005 / Section 257.1255
Prohibited conduct.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature any of the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", or "mutual" or any other words descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or use any name or words in its name that are deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurer or surety or any other vehicle protection product warrantor. However, a warrantor may use the term "guaranty" or a similar word in the warrantor's name.

(2) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit, or cause any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a warranted product.

(3) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not permit or cause the omission of any material statement in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a warranted product, which under the circumstances the warrantor should make in order to make the statements in the warranty not misleading.

(4) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit, or cause any false or misleading statements, either oral or written, about the performance required or payments that are available under the vehicle protection product warranty.

(5) A vehicle protection product warrantor shall not make, permit, or cause any statement or practice that has the effect of creating or maintaining a fraud.

(6) A warranted product seller or warrantor may not require as a condition of sale or financing that a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle purchase a warranted product that is not installed on the motor vehicle at the time of sale.

History: 2005, Act 263, Eff. June 14, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.878 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.878
Transcript fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 878.

The probate court reporter or recorder may collect for transcripts of testimony requested by any interested party or ordered by the probate judge, other than depositions, the same fees as provided by section 2543 for circuit court reporters or recorders unless a lower rate is agreed upon. The transcript fees so collected shall be paid to the probate court reporter or recorder by the ordering party, or by the county for a transcript ordered by a probate judge, which fees shall accrue to the reporter or recorder as additional compensation.

Fees shall not be charged or collected for transcripts provided under Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 1919, being section 35.41 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979; Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 81.4 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 81.4
Election; notices, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

At least 30 days before the time of holding any election at which the question mentioned in the preceding section shall be submitted to a vote of the electors, the clerk of the village shall give public notice of the time and place of holding such election; and that the question whether the village shall be incorporated as a city of the fourth class under the provisions of this act, will be submitted to vote at the election. Such notice shall be given by posting written or printed copies thereof in 10 of the most public places in the village, and by publishing the same in 1 or more newspapers published in the village, the same length of time before such election.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 2959; CL 1915, 2875; CL 1929, 1799; CL 1948, 81.4
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.466 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.466
Water closets in cellars.
Status: in_force

Sec. 66.

Water-closets in cellars. No water-closet shall be maintained in the cellar of any dwelling without a permit in writing from the health officer, who shall have power to make rules and regulations governing the maintenance of such closets. Under no circumstances shall the general water-closet accommodations of any multiple dwelling be permitted in the cellar or basement thereof; this provision, however, shall not be construed so as to prohibit a general toilet room containing several water-closets, provided such water-closets are supplementary to those required by law.

History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 2554; CL 1948, 125.466