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Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3102 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3102
Validity of will by order of probate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3102.

Except to collect assets under section 3983, to be effective to prove the transfer of property or to nominate a personal representative, a will must be declared valid by a register's order of informal probate or by a court's adjudication of probate.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 1998; Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.309 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.309
Appeals as of right; appeals by leave of court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 309.

Except as provided in section 308, all appeals to the court of appeals from final judgments or decisions permitted by this act shall be a matter of right. All other appeals from other judgments or orders to the court of appeals permitted by statute or supreme court rule shall be by right or by leave as provided by the statute or the rules promulgated by the supreme court.

History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964; Am. 1994, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.40 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-59-of-1964 / Section 397.40
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Sections 906, 910, 911, 912, 913 and 915 of Act No. 269 of the Public Acts of 1955, as amended, being sections 340.906, 340.910, 340.911, 340.912, 340.913 and 340.915 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are repealed.

History: 1964, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.20 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-234-of-1925 / Section 120.20
Public improvements; income producing; payment in lieu of taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

Any port district owning and operating an income-producing public improvement shall pay from such income annual sums in lieu of taxes to the county, city, school district or other taxing unit of the state, with respect to any real or personal property held by it and which constitutes a part of such improvement. The amount so paid to each taxing unit in each year shall be equivalent to the taxes which would have been paid if such property were not exempt from taxation. The port district shall have the same right of appeal as is provided by law to any other taxpayer insofar as any levy or assessment of such taxes is concerned.

History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 2309; CL 1948, 120.20; Am. 1955, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1955; Am. 1966, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5216 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.5216
Compensation; claim for burial expense.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5216.

A guardian is entitled to reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to reimbursement for room, board, and clothing personally provided to the ward, but only as approved by court order.

If a minor dies while under guardianship and a conservator has not been appointed for the minor's estate and if the guardian has possession of any money of the deceased minor, upon petition of the guardian and with or without notice, the court may hear a claim for burial expenses or another claim as the court considers advisable. Upon hearing the claim, the court may enter an order allowing or disallowing the claim or a part of it and may provide in an order of allowance that the claim or a part of it be paid immediately if the payment can be made without injury or serious inconvenience to the minor's estate.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.14722 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.14722
Product or material containing penta-BDE; limitation; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14722.

(1) Beginning June 1, 2006, a person shall not manufacture, process, or distribute a product or material that contains more than 1/10 of 1% of penta-BDE.

(2) This section does not apply to either of the following:

(a) Original equipment manufacturer replacement parts.

(b) The processing of recyclables containing penta-BDE in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

History: Add. 2004, Act 562, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.469 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-196-of-1986 / Section 124.469
Additional tax levy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

Any member of the public authority or a political subdivision otherwise granted taxing authority under state law may levy a tax on all of the taxable property within the limits of the political subdivision, and appropriate, grant, or contribute the proceeds of the tax to the public authority for public transportation purposes as authorized by this act or to provide sufficient money to fulfill its contractual obligation to the public authority under section 20, which tax shall be within charter, statutory, and constitutional limitations.

History: 1986, Act 196, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2104 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-430-of-2000 / Section 445.2104
Performing rights society; contract for payment of royalties; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A performing rights society shall not enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless, at the time of the offer or any time thereafter but at least 72 hours before the execution of the contract, it provides all of the following to the proprietor in writing:

A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract including, but not limited to, any sliding scale, discounts, or reductions in fees on any basis for which the proprietor may be eligible and any schedule increases or decreases in fees during the term of the contract.

Notice that the performing rights society shall, upon request of a proprietor and before entering into a contract with that proprietor, provide a schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under contracts executed by the performing rights society and proprietors of comparable businesses in the state within the past 12 months.

Notice of the provisions required under section 3 including the electronic address and toll-free telephone number.

Notice of the fact that there are exemptions that may exclude that proprietor from liability under the copyright laws.

Upon request of the proprietor, the opportunity to review in electronic form the most current available list of the members or affiliates represented by the performing rights society.

Notice that the proprietor is entitled to the information required under this act and that failure of the performing rights society to provide that information is a violation of this act.

History: 2000, Act 430, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.25103 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.25103
Repeal of MCL 125.401 to 125.543; time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25103.

Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, being sections 125.401 to 125.543 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed when all or the principal part of the rules promulgated under section 12211 take effect.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 447.156 — MI Code / Chapter 447 / Act Act-157-of-1986 / Section 447.156
Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The business which the authority may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

Except as provided in subsection (3), all writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the authority in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Information submitted to or compiled by the authority in connection with the authority's responsibilities with respect to the identity, background, finance, marketing plans, trade secrets, or any other commercially sensitive information of persons, firms, associations, partnerships, agencies, corporations, or other entities is confidential, except to the extent that the person or entity which provided the information consents to disclosure.

History: 1986, Act 157, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.120 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.120
Employee of franchisee as employee of franchisor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 120.

An employee of a franchisee is not an employee of the franchisor for purposes of this act unless both of the following apply:

(a) The franchisee and franchisor share in the determination of or codetermine the matters governing the essential terms and conditions of the employee's employment.

(b) The franchisee and franchisor both directly and immediately control matters relating to the employment relationship, such as hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, and direction.

History: Add. 2015, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 22, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4163 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4163
Records; maintenance, availability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4163.

(1) An insurer and an insurance producer shall maintain or be able to make available to the commissioner records of the information collected from the consumer and other information used in making the recommendations that were the basis for insurance transactions for 5 years after the insurance transaction is completed by the insurer. An insurer is permitted, but is not required, to maintain documentation on behalf of an insurance producer.

(2) Records required to be maintained by this chapter may be maintained in paper, photographic, microprocess, magnetic, mechanical, or electronic media or by any process that accurately reproduces the actual document.

History: Add. 2006, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.642b — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-31-of-1915 / Section 722.642b
Selling liquid nicotine container that doesn't meet child-resistant standards prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2b.

(1) A person shall not sell in this state a liquid nicotine container unless the liquid nicotine container meets the child-resistant effectiveness standards of 16 CFR 1700.15(b).

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00 for each violation.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Liquid nicotine" means a liquid or other substance containing nicotine in any concentration that is sold, marketed, or intended for use in a noncombustible product that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine or any other substance, and the use or inhalation of which simulates smoking.

(b) "Liquid nicotine container" means a bottle or other container holding liquid nicotine in any concentration but does not include a cartridge containing liquid nicotine if the cartridge is prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer of the cartridge and is not intended to be opened by the consumer.

History: Add. 2019, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 2, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.7g — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.7g
Grand jury convened by court of appeals; expansion of jurisdiction; petition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7g.

If a grand jury has been convened under section 7c(a), and the attorney general seeks to expand the jurisdiction of the grand jury to include 1 or more additional counties, the attorney general may petition the court of appeals under section 7b(1) to convene a grand jury which includes the additional county or counties. If the petition is granted, the court of appeals shall convene a new grand jury pursuant to section 7e and shall dismiss the existing grand jury.

If a grand jury has been convened under section 7c(b) and the prosecuting attorneys of all of the counties over which the grand jury has jurisdiction seek to expand the jurisdiction of the grand jury to include 1 or more additional counties, the prosecuting attorneys of the counties over which the grand jury had jurisdiction and the prosecuting attorneys of the additional counties may, with the approval of the attorney general, petition the court of appeals under section 7b(2) to convene a grand jury with jurisdiction over all of those counties. If the petition is granted, the court of appeals shall convene a new grand jury pursuant to section 7e and shall dismiss the existing grand jury.

History: Add. 1989, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4408 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4408
Authority as instrumentality of political subdivision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 408.

The authority shall be considered an instrumentality of a political subdivision for purposes of 1972 PA 227, MCL 213.321 to 213.332.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1345 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-159-of-2014 / Section 691.1345
Coercive or violent relationship.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry whether the prospective party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another prospective party. A reasonable inquiry includes the use of the domestic violence screening protocol for mediation provided by the state court administrative office.

(2) Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.

(3) If a collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the party the lawyer represents or the prospective party who consults the lawyer has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party or prospective party, the lawyer may not begin or continue a collaborative law process unless both of the following apply:

(a) The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process.

(b) The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.

History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16249 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16249
Reclassification of limited license; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16249.

Except as otherwise provided in section 16245a, a disciplinary subcommittee may reclassify a license limited under this part to alter or remove the limitations if, after a hearing, it is satisfied that the applicant will practice the profession safely and competently within the area of practice and under conditions stipulated by the disciplinary subcommittee, and should be permitted in the public interest to so practice. The disciplinary subcommittee may require the submission of information necessary to make the determination required for reclassification. As a condition of reclassification, the disciplinary subcommittee may require that the licensee take an examination or attend a school or program selected by the disciplinary subcommittee to take designated courses or training to become competent in those areas of practice the disciplinary subcommittee determines necessary for reclassification. The disciplinary subcommittee may require a statement on a form approved by it from the chief administrator of the school or program attended or the person responsible for the training certifying that the licensee has achieved the required competency.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 2014, Act 413, Eff. Mar. 30, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4734 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4734
Confidentiality requirements; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4734.

(1) Information and testimony submitted or furnished to the office pursuant to this chapter, examination reports, preliminary examination reports or results, and the office's work papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, records, and other written or oral information related to an examination report or an investigation shall be confidential, shall be withheld from public inspection, shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be divulged to any person, except as provided in this section or with the written consent of the company. If assurances are provided that the information will be kept confidential, the commissioner may disclose confidential work papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, records, or other information as follows:

(a) To the governor or the attorney general.

(b) To any relevant regulatory agency, including regulatory agencies of other states or the federal government.

(c) In connection with an enforcement action brought pursuant to this or another applicable act.

(d) To law enforcement officials.

(e) To persons authorized by the Ingham county circuit court to receive the information.

(f) To persons entitled to receive such information in order to discharge duties specifically provided for in this act.

(2) The confidentiality requirements of subsection (1) do not apply in any proceeding or action brought against or by the insurer under this act or any other applicable act of this state, any other state, or the United States.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.93 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.93
Attendance from without the state; certificate; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 93.

If a person in a state, which by law provides for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence, in this state, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this state, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge of the court may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. The certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this state to assure his attendance in this state. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the county in which the witness is found.

If the witness is summoned to attend and testify in this state he shall be tendered the sum of 10 cents for each mile of the ordinary traveled route to and from the court where the prosecution or investigation is being held and $5.00 for each day that he is required to travel and attend as a witness. A witness who has appeared in accordance with the provisions of the summons shall not be required to remain within this state longer than the period stated in the certificate, unless otherwise ordered by the court. If the witness, after coming into this state, fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, he shall be punished in the manner provided for the punishment of any witness who disobeys a summons issued from a court of record in this state.

History: Add. 1970, Act 232, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VI § 21 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VI § 21
Ineligibility for other office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Any justice or judge of a court of record shall be ineligible to be nominated for or elected to an elective office other than a judicial office during the period of his service and for one year thereafter.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VI, § 21, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5837 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5837
Accrual of claim; alimony.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5837.

The claims for alimony payments accrue as each payment falls due.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2602 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-234-of-1992 / Section 38.2602
Change or error in records; adjustment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 602.

If a change or error in the records of the retirement system results in a retirant, retirement allowance beneficiary, or refund beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than the retirant, retirement allowance beneficiary, or refund beneficiary would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the retirement system shall as far as practical correct the error, and may adjust the payment to provide an actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which the retirant, retirement allowance beneficiary, refund beneficiary, estate, or legal representative was correctly entitled. The retirement system shall not make an adjustment in benefits for an error totaling $20.00 or less annually.

History: 1992, Act 234, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8262 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8262
Magistrates' facilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8262.

Facilities for magistrates shall be provided by the district control unit.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20932 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.20932
Aircraft transport operation; duties; prohibitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20932.

An aircraft transport operation shall:

Provide an aircraft transport vehicle with proper equipment and personnel available for response to requests for patient transportation between health facilities, as needed and for life support during that transportation according to the written orders of the patient's physician.

Notify the department of any change that would alter the information contained on its application for an aircraft transport operation license or renewal.

An aircraft transport operation shall not operate an aircraft transport vehicle unless it is staffed, with emergency medical services personnel or other licensed health care professionals as appropriate according to the written orders of the patient's physician.

History: Add. 1990, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.533 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.533
Disclosure of policy or account number.
Status: in_force

Sec. 533.

A licensee shall not, directly or through an affiliate, disclose, other than to a consumer reporting agency, a policy or account number or other access number or access code for a consumer's policy, credit card account, deposit account, or transaction account to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail marketing, or other marketing through electronic mail to the consumer.

Subsection (1) does not apply if a licensee discloses a policy or account number or other access number or access code as follows:

To the licensee's service provider solely in order to perform marketing for the licensee's own products or services, as long as the service provider is not authorized to directly initiate charges to the account.

To a licensee who is a producer solely in order to perform marketing for the licensee's own products or services.

To a participant in an affinity or similar program where the participants in the program are identified to the customer when the customer enters into the program.

Subsection (1) does not apply if the policy or account number, or other access number or access code, is in an encrypted form, as long as the licensee does not provide the recipient with a means to decode the number or code.

As used in this section, "transaction account" means an account other than a deposit account or a credit card account. A transaction account does not include an account to which third parties cannot initiate charges.

History: Add. 2001, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 18, 2001