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Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.9337 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.9337
Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9337.

If, while a security interest in goods is perfected by any method under the law of another jurisdiction, this state issues a certificate of title that does not show that the goods are subject to the security interest or contain a statement that they may be subject to security interests not shown on the certificate, both of the following apply:

A buyer of the goods, other than a person in the business of selling goods of that kind, takes free of the security interest if the buyer gives value and receives delivery of the goods after issuance of the certificate and without knowledge of the security interest.

The security interest is subordinate to a conflicting security interest in the goods that attaches, and is perfected under section 9311(2), after issuance of the certificate and without the conflicting secured party's knowledge of the security interests.

History: Add. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 442.351a — MI Code / Chapter 442 / Act Act-40-of-1987 / Section 442.351a
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

As used in this act:

“Artist” means the creator of an image depicted by or in a master.

“Art merchant” means a person who deals in multiples, or who by his or her occupation holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to a person who deals in multiples, or who employs a broker, agent, or other intermediary who holds himself or herself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to a person who deals in multiples. Art merchant includes an auctioneer who sells multiples at public auction, but excludes a consignor or principal of an auctioneer, unless otherwise defined or treated as an art merchant under this act.

“Limited edition” means a number of multiples which are produced from a single master, all of which depict the same image, and which bear numbers or other markings to denote that production of multiples from that master is limited to a stated maximum number, or which are otherwise held out as limited to a maximum number.

“Master” means a printing plate, stone, block, screen, photographic negative, or other material which contains an image used to produce multiples.

“Multiples” means prints, photographs, photographic negatives, or other objects of visual art which are produced in more than 1 copy and sold, offered for sale, or consigned in, into, or from the state for value exceeding $100.00 each, exclusive of any frame, including pages or sheets taken from books or magazines and sold or offered for sale as art objects, but not including books and magazines.

“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, however organized.

“Print” means an object of visual art which is created by any of the following processes:

Produced by engraving, etching, woodcutting, lithography, serigraphy, or a similar process.

Produced or developed from a photographic negative.

Produced or developed by a combination of any of the processes described in subparagraphs ( i ) and ( ii ).

“Proofs” means multiples which depict the same image as, and which are produced from the same master used to produce, a limited edition, but which, whether or not designated as proofs, are set aside from and are in addition to the limited edition to which they relate.

“Sale” means sale or exchange.

“Signed” means autographed by the artist's own hand, and not by means of mechanical or photographic reproduction, after the multiple was produced, whether or not the master was signed.

“Written instrument” means a written agreement, bill of sale, invoice, certificate of authenticity, catalog, or other memorandum describing a multiple which is to be sold or consigned by an art merchant.

History: 1987, Act 40, Eff. Dec. 9, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.691 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.691
Clearance and marker lamps and reflectors; visibility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 691.

Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in section 689 of this chapter shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within 500 feet to 50 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.

Front and rear clearance lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at a distance of 500 feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.

Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions at the times lights are required at a distance of 500 feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.352 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-237-of-1879 / Section 565.352
Land contract; execution and acknowledgment in another state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

If any such contract be executed in any other state, district or territory, the same shall be executed and acknowledged in the same manner as provided in section 9 of chapter 150 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, for the execution of deeds in any other state, district, or territory.

History: 1879, Act 237, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 5710; CL 1897, 9036; CL 1915, 11771; CL 1929, 13351; CL 1948, 565.352
Mich. Comp. Laws § 17.451 — MI Code / Chapter 17 / Act Act-266-of-1967 / Section 17.451
Borrowing money and issuing notes in anticipation of undedicated revenues; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The state administrative board is authorized to borrow money and refund that borrowing, in whole or in part, when necessary, from time to time, on the full faith and credit of the state and issue notes, including refunding notes and commercial paper, of the state in anticipation of the receipt of undedicated revenues in the same fiscal year when in its judgment such money is needed to meet obligations incurred pursuant to appropriations in that fiscal year.

History: 1967, Act 266, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1967; Am. 1982, Act 196, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.43 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.43
District or county annexations; vote requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

At an annexation election, the electors shall vote on the propositions of annexation to the community college district and the adoption of the maximum annual tax rate of the community college district. Annexation is effective on the date of the election if both propositions receive majority approval of the electors voting on the propositions. A local school district, intermediate school district, or county annexed is subject to taxes levied within the maximum annual tax rate, and, unless otherwise provided in the annexation propositions, to taxes levied for principal and interest of outstanding bonded indebtedness of the community college district.

If any portion of a local school district, intermediate school district, or county to be annexed lies within a community college district at the time of the annexation election, the electors residing in that territory are not eligible to vote on the propositions and the territory does not become a part of the community college district.

In an annexation of a county, if all or any portion of a local school district lies within that county, no elector residing in that local school district may vote on the propositions and no part of the local school district becomes part of the community college district if both of the following are met:

The local school district is not part of an intermediate school district that has at least 80% of its territory in the county to be annexed.

The board of education of the local school district adopts a resolution that the school district elects to be excluded from the annexation, and files a certified copy of the resolution with the county clerk and the board of trustees within 15 days of the date the resolution and approval are filed with the county clerk under section 41(2).

In an annexation of a local school district or intermediate school district, the results of the annexation election shall be canvassed as provided in section 37. In an annexation of a county, the final results of the annexation election shall be canvassed by the county board of canvassers for that county.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966; Am. 2000, Act 488, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.705 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-384-of-2006 / Section 256.705
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 85.

The secretary of state may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to carry out this act.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1108 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1108
Definitions; U to Z.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1108.

As used in this act:

"Ward" means an individual for whom a guardian is appointed.

"Will" includes, but is not limited to, a codicil and a testamentary instrument that appoints a personal representative, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to the decedent's property that is passing by intestate succession.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3224 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3224
Service of notice; intent to issue cease and desist order; notice to governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 224.

A service required or authorized to be made by the commissioner under sections 215 to 225 may be made by registered or certified mail, or in any other manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice as the commissioner may provide. Copies of a notice or order served by the commissioner upon a savings bank, any director or officer, or any other person participating in the conduct of the savings bank's affairs shall also be sent to the appropriate federal supervisory authorities.

In connection with the issuance of a cease and desist order under this act, the commissioner shall inform the governor of his or her intent to issue the order. Failure to inform the governor renders the order invalid.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.407 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-179-of-1951 / Section 730.407
Juries; slips, receptacles; custody.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The clerk of the court shall write the name and address of each person named on any list, on a separate slip of paper, together with such other information as may aid in communicating with such person. Each slip shall then be placed in a separate receptacle so designed as to conceal the information contained on the slip, and all the receptacles containing the slips shall then be placed in a box to be kept for that purpose, which shall be kept locked when not being used to draw a jury. The clerk of the court shall be the custodian of the slips, receptacles, box, lock, and key.

History: 1951, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1732 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1732
Accepting funds for use of resident.
Status: in_force

Sec. 732.

A state facility may accept funds that a parent, guardian, or other individual wishes to provide for the use or benefit of a resident of the facility. Unless otherwise restricted by law, the possession and use of funds so provided are governed by section 730, the individual plan of services, and any additional directions given by the provider of the funds.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21786 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21786
Emergency closing of nursing home.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21786.

In the case of an emergency closing of a nursing home, or when it is determined by the department that a nursing home is suddenly no longer able to provide adequate patient care, the department shall do both of the following:

Assure that the department of social services has been notified to make arrangements for the orderly and safe discharge and transfer of the patients to another facility.

Place a representative of the department in a facility on a daily basis to do each of the following:

Monitor the discharge of patients to other facilities or locations.

Ensure that the rights of patients are protected.

Discuss the discharge and relocation with each patient and next of kin or legal guardian, person, or agency responsible for the patient's placement, maintenance, and care in the facility. The content of the explanation and discussion shall be summarized in writing and shall be made a part of the patient's clinical record.

History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.152 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-173-of-1983 / Section 421.152
Job training plans; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Job training plans prepared pursuant to the job training partnership act and submitted to the governor for approval shall provide, pursuant to the job training partnership act, for comprehensive job training and related services and job opportunity programs for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed individuals, and persons who have encountered 1 or more barriers to employment. Such plans shall include but not be limited to the following:

Provisions that require each private industry council, chief elected official or administrative entity within a state designated service delivery area to provide, upon request from a community-based organization within that service delivery area, notice to that community-based organization on a regular basis of all meetings of the private industry council, requests for program or project proposals and such other information necessary to promote awareness and full and equal participation by individuals served by community-based organizations.

Development of performance standard criteria which takes into consideration the entry level of participants so that service providers are not discouraged or penalized for recruiting and providing services to individuals with barriers to employment, unemployed, underemployed or economically disadvantaged individuals.

History: 1983, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Oct. 13, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 85.9 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 85.9
City offices; qualifications; defaulters, election or appointment void.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

No person shall be elected or appointed to any office unless he be an elector of the city, and if elected or appointed for a ward, he must be an elector thereof; and no person shall be elected or appointed to any office in the city who has been or is a defaulter to the city or to any board or officers thereof, or to any school district, county, or other municipal corporation of the state. All votes for, or any appointment of, any such defaulter shall be void.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 2996; CL 1915, 2912; CL 1929, 1836; CL 1948, 85.9
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.115 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.115
Bonds; deposit and investment of sale proceeds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The governing body shall require that the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued under this act be deposited in an account or accounts separate from other money of the borrower in 1 or more banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions, each having unimpaired capital and surplus amounting to at least $2,000,000.00 or that are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation, the federal savings and loan insurance corporation, or the national credit union share insurance fund. However, the proceeds may be invested, in whole or in part, in the manner provided in section 24 for other funds, if the investment is authorized in the ordinance or approved by the department of treasury.

History: 1933, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1933; Am. 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 23, Eff. June 7, 1946; Am. 1947, Act 204, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1947; CL 1948, 141.115; Am. 1951, Act 63, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951; Am. 1983, Act 76, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1983; Am. 1988, Act 228, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.9302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.9302
Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9302.

It is the policy of the legislature to provide for the conservation of the natural resources of the state, including soil, water, farmland, forestland, and other natural resources, and to provide for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and thereby to conserve the natural resources of this state, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands, and protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 463, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999; Am. 2013, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8323 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8323
District court; witnesses, fees; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8323.

Witnesses in the district court shall be entitled to receive the same fees and mileage allowances to which witnesses in circuit court are entitled. Where the county is responsible for such expenses in the circuit court, the district control unit for the place where the trial occurs shall be responsible for such expenses in the district court.

History: Add. 1969, Act 269, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.634 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-106-of-1985 / Section 207.634
Bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness not debt, liability, or obligation of state; payment or refunding; statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness of the local governmental unit issued for the purposes specified in this act shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the state and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the state or be or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the state. However, all bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the local governmental unit for the purposes specified in this act, unless paid or refunded by bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness of a local governmental unit, shall be payable from the funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized in this act or as otherwise provided by law. Each bond, obligation, or other evidence of indebtedness issued for the purposes specified in this act shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the local governmental unit is obligated to pay the principal, of the premium, if any, and the interest on the bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness from distributions under this act or as otherwise provided by law, that the state is not obligated to pay the principal of, the premium, if any, and the interest on the bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state is pledged to the payment of the principal of, the premium, if any, and the interest on the bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the local governmental unit.

History: 1985, Act 106, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 119.7 — MI Code / Chapter 119 / Act Act-312-of-1929 / Section 119.7
Charter commission; duties; first district election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The charter commission shall proceed to adopt a name for the district and frame a charter for the district as soon thereafter as practicable. The commission shall determine the rules of its proceedings and keep a journal. A roll call of its members on any question shall be entered on the journal at the request of any member. The commission shall fix the date of the first district election. The first district election shall be held on a regular election date as established under section 641 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.641. The county clerk of the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside shall publish the proposed charter in 1 or more newspapers published in the district at least once and not less than 2 weeks and not more than 4 weeks before the election, together with a notice of the election, and that on the date fixed for the election the question of adopting the proposed charter will be voted on, and that the elective officers provided for therein will be elected on the same date. Notice of the election shall also be posted in at least 10 public places within each city, village, or township in the proposed district not less than 10 days before the election. The commission shall have authority to study the area proposed to be included in the metropolitan district and submit recommendations to the legislative bodies of any city, village, or township to amend its original resolution in regards to same. The charter shall state with certainty the territory proposed to be included.

History: 1929, Act 312, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 2281; CL 1948, 119.7; Am. 2012, Act 587, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1021 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1021
Work papers; availability; retention; review as investigation; use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1021.

Work papers are the records kept by the independent public accountant of the procedures followed, tests performed, information obtained, and conclusions reached pertinent to his or her examination of the insurer's financial statements. Work papers may include audit planning documentation, work programs, analyses, memoranda, letters of confirmation and representation, abstracts of company documents, and schedules or commentaries prepared or obtained by the independent public accountant in the course of his or her examination of the insurer's financial statements and that support his or her opinion.

Each insurer required to file an audited financial report pursuant to this chapter shall require the independent public accountant to make available for review by the commissioner the work papers prepared in the conduct of his or her examination and any communications between the independent public accountant and the insurer related to the audit at the commissioner's offices or at any other reasonable place designated by the commissioner. The insurer shall require that the independent public accountant retain the audit work papers and communications for a period of not less than 5 years after the period reported on.

In a review by the commissioner under subsection (2), it shall be agreed that photocopies of pertinent audit work papers may be made and retained by the commissioner. A review by the commissioner under subsection (2) shall be considered an investigation and all working papers and communications obtained during the course of the investigation shall be confidential.

In the examination or other investigation or determination of the financial condition of an insurer pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall utilize the audit work papers and other documents prepared by the independent public accountant and shall avoid duplication of the work of the independent public accountant unless the commissioner in the reasonable exercise of his or her discretion finds that additional examination is necessary in order to determine whether an insurer is safe, reliable, and entitled to public confidence.

History: Add. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992