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Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.306 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-113-of-1869 / Section 486.306
Corporate powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Any corporation formed under this act shall have power to introduce water into any town, city or village in the state named in their articles of incorporation, and where the said corporation is located, for public or private buildings or for other purposes; and for that purpose they are authorized and empowered to acquire and hold real estate in such town, city or village, or contiguous thereto, if necessary, and to erect and maintain all necessary and convenient buildings, fixtures, machinery, and other appurtenances, incident or necessary, and to lay water pipes in and through the streets, avenues, lanes, alleys or squares of said city, town or village, with the consent of the municipal authorities of the city, town or village, under such reasonable regulations as they may prescribe; and to make all ordinances and by-laws necessary and proper to carry into effect the foregoing powers; said corporation by their directors, agents, servants, or other persons employed, may enter upon the lands of any person or persons which may be necessary for said purposes, and may take the water from any springs, ponds, rivers, fountains or streams and divert and conduct the same to said city, and may lay and construct any pipes, conduits, aqueducts, wells, reservoirs or other works or machinery necessary or proper, and authorized for said purposes, upon any lands or property entered upon, purchased, taken or held. Said corporation may, as aforesaid, enter upon any lands, streets, highways, lanes, alleys, public squares through which they deem it proper to carry water from said springs, ponds, rivers, fountains, streams, and reservoirs, and lay and construct any pipes, conduits, aqueducts and other works for said purposes, leaving said lands, streets, highways, lanes or public squares in the same condition, as nearly as may be, as they were before said entry; but the said company shall not, within the bounds of such city, town or village, lay and construct said pipes, conduits, aqueducts and other works through any private garden, courtyard or building-lot, without the written consent of the owner thereof.

History: 1869, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1869; CL 1871, 3360; How. 3115; CL 1897, 8505; CL 1915, 11287; CL 1929, 11880; CL 1948, 486.306
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1103 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1103
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 104 to 108 shall have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.45701 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.45701
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 45701.

As used in this part:

"Mussel" means the pearly freshwater mussel, clam, or naiad, and the shells of the pearly freshwater mussel, clam, or naiad.

"Crowfoot bar" means a bar of any material bearing a series of hooks designed to catch or adapted for catching mussels by the insertion of the hooks between the shells of mussels.

"Hand rod" means any mechanism of capture that is adapted for picking the mussels singly from the bottom of waters and is operated by the picker holding the hand rod in the hand.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11520 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11520
Disposition of fees; special fund; disposition of solid waste on private property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11520.

(1) Fees collected by a health officer under this part shall be deposited with the city or county treasurer. The treasurer shall deposit the fees in a special fund designated for use in implementing this part. If an ordinance or charter provision prohibits such a special fund, the fees shall be deposited and used in compliance with the ordinance or charter provision.

(2) Part 115 does not prohibit an individual from disposing of solid waste from the individual's own household upon the individual's own land if the disposal does not create a nuisance or hazard to health. Solid waste accumulated as a part of an improvement or the planting of privately owned farmland may be disposed of on the property if the method used is not injurious to human life or property and does not create a nuisance.

SUBPART 3 WASTE DIVERSION CENTERS

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2022, Act 245, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 442.216 — MI Code / Chapter 442 / Act Act-39-of-1961 / Section 442.216
Licenses; terms, renewal, fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) A license to conduct a sale issued under this act shall not be issued or valid for a period of more than 30 days from the start of the sale, and the sale may be conducted only during the period set forth in the license.

(2) A license to conduct a sale issued under this act may be renewed not more than twice, for a period not to exceed 30 days for each renewal. A person requesting a renewal under this subsection must provide an affidavit of the licensee that the goods listed in the inventory have not been disposed of and that no new goods have been or will be added to the inventory previously filed pursuant to this act, by purchase, acquisition on consignment, or otherwise. The application for renewal of the license shall be made not more than 13 days before the time of the expiration of the license and shall contain a new inventory of goods remaining on hand at the time the application for renewal is made, prepared and furnished in the same manner and form as the original inventory. A renewal shall not be granted if any goods have been added to the stock listed in the inventory since the date of the issuance of the license.

(3) A fee of $50.00 shall accompany an application for the license and for the renewal of a license, unless the clerk of the city, village, or township receiving the application waives that fee.

History: 1961, Act 39, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961; Am. 1963, Act 219, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 2007, Act 65, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.6133 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.6133
Liability of person or state for damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1133.

This article shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person owning, operating, controlling, or installing plumbing for damages to individuals or property caused by any defect in the plumbing, and this state shall not be held as assuming that responsibility or liability by reason of the inspection or examination of that plumbing, the issuance of a certificate of approval, or the grant of a license or certificate under this article.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.308 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 322.308
Unimproved lands; patents, issuance, certification by commissioner of state land office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The governor of the state shall sign and cause to be issued, patents for the lands described in any certificate of purchase whenever the same shall be presented to him, with the further certificate of the commissioner endorsed thereon, that the whole amount of principal and interest specified therein, together with the taxes, charges and interest levied upon said land, have been paid according to law, and that the holder of the certificate of purchase, whether as original purchaser or as purchaser of the right, title and interest of such original purchaser at an execution or mortgage sale, is entitled to a deed therefor.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 60; Am. 1851, Act 82, Eff. July 5, 1851; CL 1857, 2451; Am. 1863, Act 107, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1863; CL 1871, 3824; How. 5269; CL 1897, 1332; CL 1915, 507; CL 1929, 5907; CL 1948, 322.308
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1315 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1315
Actions by law enforcement officer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 315.

At the request of a prosecutor or the attorney general acting under section 314, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and to assist the prosecutor or attorney general with responsibilities under section 314.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.173 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-9-of-1885 / Section 457.173
Articles; filing; body corporate, powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The original articles of association of said supreme lodge, shall be filed with the secretary of state, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall be known, have succession, and be persons in law, capable to take, receive, hold, and enjoy, to them and their successors, estates, real and personal; Provided, That the value of such estates shall not exceed the sum of 10,000 dollars, and that the proceeds, rents, and incomes realized therefrom, shall be devoted exclusively to the charitable and benevolent purposes of the said supreme lodge as herein defined; and they shall also be capable of suing and being sued, and to have a common seal, which may be altered or changed at their pleasure. Said corporation shall have full power to make and establish its rules, regulations, and by-laws for regulating its business and affairs, and to designate, elect, or appoint from its members, such officers, under such name as may be designated from time to time.

History: 1885, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1885; How. 4577t; CL 1897, 7876; CL 1915, 10313; CL 1929, 10595; CL 1948, 457.173
Mich. Comp. Laws § 106.5 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 106.5
Water pipes; private connections; repairs at owner's expense; permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The connecting or supplying pipes leading from buildings or yards to the distributing pipes, shall be inserted and kept in repair at the expense of the owner or occupant of the building or yard, and shall not be inserted or connected with the main pipe until a permit therefor shall be obtained from the board of public works. All such connecting or supplying pipes shall be constructed and connected in the manner prescribed by such board.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3251; CL 1915, 3169; CL 1929, 2093; CL 1948, 106.5
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.317 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 322.317
Forfeited lands; notice of sale, publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The sale of such forfeited lands shall be held at such times and places as shall be designated in a notice containing a description of the lands so forfeited, which notice shall be published once in each week at least 4 weeks successively before the time of sale, in a newspaper printed in the county where the lands are situated if there be one, if not then in a newspaper printed in an adjoining county if there be one, and if there be none printed in an adjoining county, then in such newspaper as the commissioner shall designate.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 60; CL 1857, 2460; CL 1871, 3833; How. 5278; CL 1897, 1341; CL 1915, 516; CL 1929, 5916; CL 1948, 322.317
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.881 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-98-of-2011 / Section 408.881
Requirements; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The requirements of this act do not do either of the following:

(a) Affect any provision in 1965 PA 166, MCL 408.551 to 408.558.

(b) Apply to construction contracts executed before the effective date of this act.

History: 2011, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.642 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-78-of-1893 / Section 457.642
Hermann's Sons, grand lodge; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Such grand lodge, so incorporated, shall have power to create, hold and disburse beneficiary, relief, general or other funds for the benefit of sick or disabled members or of the families and heirs of deceased members of subordinate lodges of said order, and to levy assessments or dues upon the members of said order for that purpose under the constitution and laws of said order or of the national grand lodge of said order. But such corporation shall be considered as engaged in the business of life insurance and shall be subject to the provisions of the statutes of this state relating to mutual benefit companies, associations or corporations.

History: 1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893; CL 1897, 8123; CL 1915, 10597; CL 1929, 10798; CL 1948, 457.642
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1036 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-79-of-2016 / Section 445.1036
Action by attorney general; remedies; notice; violation of terms of injunction, order, decree, or judgment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) If the attorney general has probable cause to believe that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in a method, act, or practice that is unlawful under this act, and gives notice in accordance with this section, the attorney general may bring an action in accordance with principles of equity to restrain the defendant by temporary or permanent injunction from engaging in the method, act, or practice. The action may be brought in the circuit court of the county where the defendant is established or conducts business or, if the defendant is not established in this state, in the circuit court of Ingham County.

(2) Unless waived by the court on good cause shown not less than 10 days before the commencement of an action under this section, the attorney general shall notify the person of his or her intended action and give the person an opportunity to cease and desist from the alleged unlawful method, act, or practice or to confer with the attorney general, in person, by counsel, or by other representative as to the proposed action before the proposed filing date. The notice may be given the person by mail, postage prepaid, to his or her usual place of business or, if the person does not have a usual place of business, to his or her last known address, or, if the person is a corporation, only to a resident agent who is designated to receive service of process or to an officer of the corporation.

(3) A person that knowingly violates the terms of an injunction, order, decree, or judgment issued pursuant to this section shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each violation. For the purposes of this section, the court issuing an injunction, order, decree, or judgment shall retain jurisdiction, the cause shall be continued, and the attorney general may petition for recovery of a civil fine as provided by this section.

History: 2016, Act 79, Eff. July 11, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.51a — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-325-of-1982 / Section 801.51a
County jail population exceeding 95% of jail's rated design capacity; actions by county sheriff; maximum value of outstanding bonds; duration; applicability of subsections (1) to (3).
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

(1) In a county other than a county described in subsection (4), the sheriff of that county shall take the following actions on the fifth consecutive day on which the general population of the county jail exceeds 95% of the jail's rated design capacity:

(a) The sheriff shall review the outstanding bonds for each prisoner. If the total of a prisoner's outstanding bonds does not exceed a maximum value determined as provided in subsection (2), the sheriff, subject to the approval of the chief circuit judge in that county, shall modify each outstanding bond for that prisoner to a personal recognizance bond in that same amount, issue to the prisoner a receipt similar to an interim bond receipt, and send a copy of the receipt to the court that set the bond.

(b) The following prisoners, except for any prisoner that the chief circuit judge in that county believes would present a threat to the public safety if released, shall be released immediately:

( i ) Any sentenced prisoner who has served 85% or more of his or her sentence, unless he or she is serving a sentence for a violent or assaultive offense, sex offense, prison or jail escape offense, weapons offense, drunk driving offense, or a controlled substance offense except possession of less than 25 grams of a controlled substance.

( ii ) Any prisoner detained in the county jail for a civil contempt adjudication for failure to pay child support who has no other charges pending against him or her.

(2) The maximum value of outstanding bonds, for purposes of subsection (1)(a), shall be determined by a majority vote of the following individuals, as applicable:

(a) In a single-county or multicounty judicial district, the chief circuit judge for the judicial circuit that includes that county, the chief district judge for that district, and the sheriff of the county.

(b) In a county containing 2 or more judicial districts, the chief circuit judge for the judicial circuit that includes that county, the chief probate judge for that county, the sheriff of the county, and 2 district judges chosen by the chief district judges sitting in that county.

(3) A determination made under subsection (2) remains in effect for 1 year after the date on which that determination was made.

(4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to either of the following:

(a) A county for which a county jail management plan has been approved under section 9a.

(b) A county having a population greater than 650,000 as of the most recent federal decennial census that, on the effective date of this section, has implemented a written jail management plan in which the basis of the plan is jail bed allocation. The exception provided by this subsection applies only as long as that plan remains in effect.

History: Add. 2007, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 11, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.24502 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.24502
Definitions; C to I.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24502.

(1) "Carrier" means any of the following:

(a) A person that issues a health benefit plan in this state, including an insurer, health maintenance organization, or any other person providing a plan of health benefits, coverage, or insurance subject to state insurance regulation.

(b) An entity that contracts with this state or a local unit of government to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services provided under a self-funded plan established or maintained by the state or local unit of government for its employees.

(2) "Department" means the department of insurance and financial services.

(3) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designee.

(4) "Emergency patient" means an individual with a physical or mental condition that manifests itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including, but not limited to, pain such that a prudent layperson, possessing average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably expect to result in 1 or more of the following:

(a) Placing the health of the individual or, in the case of a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or the unborn child, or both, in serious jeopardy.

(b) Serious impairment of bodily function.

(c) Serious dysfunction of a body organ or part.

(5) "Health benefit plan" means an individual or group expense-incurred hospital, medical, or surgical policy or certificate, an individual or group health maintenance organization contract, or a self-funded plan established or maintained by this state or a local unit of government for its employees. Health benefit plan does not include accident-only, credit, dental, or disability income insurance; long-term care insurance; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; coverage only for a specified disease or illness; worker's compensation or similar insurance; or automobile medical-payment insurance.

(6) "Health care service" means a diagnostic procedure, medical or surgical procedure, examination, or other treatment.

(7) "Health facility" means any of the following:

(a) A hospital.

(b) A freestanding surgical outpatient facility as that term is defined in section 20104.

(c) A skilled nursing facility as that term is defined in section 20109.

(d) A physician's office or other outpatient setting, that is not otherwise described in this subsection.

(e) A laboratory.

(f) A radiology or imaging center.

(8) "Health maintenance organization" means that term as defined in section 3501 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3501.

(9) "Hospital" means that term as defined in section 20106.

(10) "Insurer" means that term as defined in section 106 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.106.

History: Add. 2020, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1227 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1227
Estimates of necessary taxes; insurance reserve funds; adoption of budget; apportionment of school taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1227.

The board of a school district shall prepare annual estimates of the amount of taxes necessary for the school district's needs for the ensuing fiscal year. The estimates shall specify the amount required for the "general fund", the amount required for the "capital projects fund", and the amount required for the "debt retirement fund", in accordance with the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, and outstanding bonding resolutions.

The school board may include in the "capital projects fund" an amount not exceeding in 1 year .01% of the school district's taxable value to establish and maintain a school district insurance reserve fund from which school buildings or other school property damaged or destroyed by fire, lightning, or otherwise may be repaired, rebuilt, or replaced by other buildings or property to be used in its place. Taxes shall not be levied for this purpose while the insurance reserve fund exceeds or equals .1% of the school district's taxable value. The board shall carry the insurance reserves forward as an encumbered reserve and may add to the reserve in the manner prescribed in this section. Insurance reserve funds may be invested in the manner provided in section 1223. Income from the investment shall be considered a part of the "general fund". If an emergency is declared by a 2/3 vote of the members elected to and serving on the board, the insurance reserve funds may be borrowed for the emergency, but the funds shall be returned to the insurance reserve fund from the collection of taxes in the next ensuing fiscal year.

The school board shall adopt a budget in the same manner and form as required for its estimates and, subject to limitations under law, determine the amount of tax levy necessary for the budget. The board shall certify the amount to the city and township before the date required by law.

The proper officials of the city and township shall apportion the school taxes in the school district in the same manner as the other taxes of the city or township are apportioned. Except as otherwise provided under part 26, the amount apportioned shall be assessed, levied, collected, and returned for each portion of the school district in the same manner as taxes of the city or township in which the portion of the school district is located.

History: Add. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996; Am. 2002, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7121 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7121
Application and construction of article.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7121.

This article applies to violations of law, seizures and forfeitures, injunctive proceedings, administrative proceedings, and investigations which occur after its effective date.

This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among those states which enact laws similar to it.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978