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Mich. Comp. Laws § 69.21 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 69.21
Borrowing in anticipation of revenue sharing or taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, the council may borrow money, and give notes of the village, in anticipation of 1 or more of the following:

The receipt of revenue sharing payments under the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921.

The collection of taxes.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2872; CL 1915, 2746; CL 1929, 1655; CL 1948, 69.21; Am. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974; Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998; Am. 2002, Act 276, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30927 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30927
Costs of projects; computation; expenditures; representation by attorney.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30927.

(1) Within 10 days after the letting of contracts or, in case of an appeal, immediately after the appeal has been decided, the lake board shall make a computation of the entire cost of a project under this part that includes all preliminary costs and engineering and inspection costs incurred and all of the following:

(a) The fees and expenses of special commissioners.

(b) The contracts for dredging or other work to be done on the project.

(c) The estimated cost of an appeal if the apportionment made by the lake board is not sustained.

(d) The estimated cost of inspection.

(e) The cost of publishing all notices required.

(f) All costs of the circuit court.

(g) Any legal expenses incurred in connection with the project, including litigation expenses, the costs of any judgments or orders entered against the lake board or special assessment district, and attorney fees.

(h) Fees for any permits required in connection with the project.

(i) Interest on bonds for the first year, if bonds are to be issued.

(j) Any other costs necessary for the administration of lake board proceedings, including, but not limited to, compensation of the members of the lake board, record compilation and retention, and state, county, or local government professional staff services.

(2) In addition to the amounts computed under subsection (1), the lake board may add not less than 10% or more than 15% of the gross sum to cover contingent expenses, including additional necessary hydrological studies by the department. The sum of the amounts computed under subsection (1) plus the amount added under this subsection is considered to be the cost of the lake improvement project.

(3) A lake board shall not expend money for improvements, services, or other purposes unless the lake board has adopted an annual budget.

(4) A lake board may retain an attorney to advise the lake board in the proper performance of its duties. The attorney shall represent the lake board in actions brought by or against the lake board.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 522, Eff. Mar. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5070 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5070
Scope of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5070.

(1) This chapter provides for and governs arbitration in domestic relations matters. Arbitration proceedings under this chapter are also governed by court rule except to the extent those provisions are modified by the arbitration agreement or this chapter. This chapter controls if there is a conflict between this chapter and chapter 50 or between this chapter and the uniform arbitration act.

(2) This chapter does not apply to arbitration in a domestic relations matter if, before March 28, 2001, the court has entered an order for arbitration and all the parties have executed the arbitration agreement.

History: Add. 2000, Act 419, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2012, Act 370, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.320b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.320b
Driver safety school; establishment; supervision; courses; referrals; voluntary attendance; staying imposition of sentence; fee; approval of school.
Status: in_force

Sec. 320b.

A driver safety school may be established in a county by an advisory board consisting of the superintendent of schools of the largest school district in the county who shall act as chairperson and fiscal agent, the county superintendent of schools, a judge of the family division of circuit court, the prosecuting attorney, the sheriff, the chief of police of the largest city in the county; and a judge of a court having jurisdiction over traffic offenses or civil infractions, and 2 citizens at large, who shall be appointed by the county board of commissioners. A school so established shall be conducted under the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction and pursuant to the rules prescribed by the superintendent.

Courses, as prescribed by the superintendent of public instruction, shall be offered for the purpose of developing good driving habits and promoting highway traffic safety. The courses shall be open to the following persons:

A person who is referred to a school by a court having jurisdiction over traffic violations after 2 or more convictions or civil infraction determinations of a moving traffic violation within a 12-month period and who, in the determination of the court, is in need of the remedial education.

A person who, after a hearing as provided in section 320, is referred to a school by the secretary of state.

A person who voluntarily chooses to attend.

For the purpose of referral as provided in this section, the court, after entry of judgment of conviction for a misdemeanor, may stay the imposition of sentence until the violator has attended the school. A person referred to a school by a court or by the secretary of state may attend any school in the state which has been established in conformity with this section.

A fee not to exceed $10.00 may be charged for attendance at the school. The fees shall be established by the advisory board and shall be used to defray the cost of instruction, materials, and clinical services.

A person shall not be referred to a school which has not been approved by the advisory board and the superintendent of public instruction.

History: Add. 1957, Act 230, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1998, Act 358, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27406 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-281-of-2016 / Section 333.27406
Transfer, sale, or purchase of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 406.

Each license is exclusive to the licensee, and a licensee or any other person must apply for and receive the board's approval before a license is transferred, sold, or purchased. The attempted transfer, sale, or other conveyance of an interest in a license without prior board approval is grounds for suspension or revocation of the license or for other sanction considered appropriate by the board, but only if the transfer, sale, or other conveyance would result in the transferee meeting the definition of applicant.

History: 2016, Act 281, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 582, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1263 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1263
Consent to disclose not given; limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 263.

If an individual who is the subject of a record maintained under section 261 does not give written consent, the content of the record may be disclosed only as follows:

(a) To medical personnel to the extent necessary to meet a bona fide medical emergency.

(b) To qualified personnel for the purpose of conducting scientific statistical research, financial audits, or program evaluation, but the personnel shall not directly or indirectly identify an individual in a report of the research audit or evaluation or otherwise disclose an identity in any manner.

(c) Upon application, a court of competent jurisdiction may order disclosure of whether a specific individual is under treatment by a program. In all other respects, the confidentiality shall be the same as the physician-patient relationship provided by law.

(d) Upon application, a court may order disclosure of a record for the purpose of a hearing under section 266 or 268.

History: Add. 2012, Act 500, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.11 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.11
Action for divorce; answer without oath.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

An action for a divorce may be brought by a wife or a husband, and in all cases the respondent may answer the bill without oath or affirmation.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84; CL 1857, 3232; CL 1871, 4743; How. 6233; CL 1897, 8626; CL 1915, 11402; CL 1929, 12733; CL 1948, 552.11; Am. 1983, Act 211, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8703 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8703
Definitions; E to M.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8703.

(1) "Envelope monitoring" means monitoring of groundwater in areas adjacent to properties where groundwater is contaminated to determine the concentration and spatial distribution of the contaminant in the aquifer.

(2) "Farm" means that term as it is defined in section 2 of the Michigan right to farm act, 1981 PA 93, MCL 286.472.

(3) "Farmer" means a person who owns or operates a farm.

(4) "Fertilizer" means a fertilizer as defined in part 85.

(5) "Fund" means the freshwater protection fund created in section 8716.

(6) "General screening" means monitoring of groundwater for the purpose of determining the presence and concentration of analytes.

(7) "Groundwater" means underground water within the zone of saturation.

(8) "MAEAP" or "Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program" means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program provided for in section 8710.

(9) "MAEAP standards" means all of the following as adopted by the commission of agriculture and rural development for the purpose of implementing the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program:

(a) Conservation practices.

(b) Site-specific nutrient management plan requirements.

(c) Emergency protocols.

(d) Completed environmental risk and benefit assessments.

(e) United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service practice standards.

(f) Generally accepted agricultural and management practices developed under the right to farm act, 1981 PA 93, MCL 286.471 to 286.474.

(g) Other standards considered appropriate by the director.

(10) "MAEAP-verified farm" means a farm determined by the department as meeting applicable MAEAP standards through an on-site evaluation.

(11) "Maximum contaminant level" means that term as it is defined in title XIV of the public health service act, chapter 373, 88 Stat. 1660, and regulations promulgated under that act.

(12) "Method detection limit" means the minimum concentration of a substance that can be measured and reported with 99% confidence that the analyte concentration is greater than 0 and is determined from analysis of a sample in a given matrix that contains the analyte.

(13) "Monitoring" means sampling and analysis to determine the levels of pesticides or their breakdown products; fertilizers or their residues; or other analytes as determined by the director.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1995, Act 61, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2011, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2011; Am. 2013, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013; Am. 2015, Act 118, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.709 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-388-of-1913 / Section 550.709
Self-liquidation projects exempted; applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The provisions of this act shall not have application to any structure, building, or the contents thereof, acquired, purchased or erected as self-liquidating projects pursuant to the terms of Act No. 15 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 390.451 to 390.456, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or Act No. 9 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1938, as amended, being sections 390.371 to 390.375, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, where the state board of education or the board of control of Michigan college of mining and technology has arranged for insuring such property against the perils designated in section 1 hereof in companies authorized to operate in the state of Michigan, in such amounts as such board shall deem adequate.

History: Add. 1949, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.568 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-198-of-1974 / Section 207.568
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

The commission may promulgate rules as it deems necessary for the administration of this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1974, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13741 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.13741
Lawful activity not prohibited or restricted.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13741.

A municipality or county shall not prohibit or restrict a lawful activity regulated under this part.

History: Add. 1987, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.28 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.28
County drain commissioner; salary and expenses; itemized and verified expense account.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

Each commissioner shall receive an annual salary to be paid as other county officers are paid, the amount of the salary to be fixed by the county board of commissioners before November 1 of each year in the same manner as the salaries of other county officers are fixed. The salary may be increased but shall not be decreased during his or her term of office, and in addition, each commissioner shall be allowed his or her actual necessary expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of the duties of the office, including all actual and necessary expense for clerk hire and recording by the county board of commissioners or board of county auditors to be paid by the county. The expense account shall be an itemized account and verified by oath taken before a proper officer. The amounts paid to the commissioner for salary and expenses shall be in full for all services rendered by the commissioner and all expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of the office.

Notwithstanding subsection (1), for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, the compensation for each county drain commissioner shall be determined by that commission. A change in compensation for a county drain commissioner of a county which has a county officers compensation commission shall commence at the beginning of the first odd numbered year after the determination is made by the county officers compensation commission and is not rejected.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1965, Act 9, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966; Am. 1968, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 478, Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63215 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63215
Surveillance fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63215.

(1) For purposes of surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part, the department shall assess a permittee a nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee of not more than 5 cents per ton of material mined from the mining area as reported under section 63213(1)(d), but not less than $5,000.00, for each calendar year the mine is in operation and during the postclosure monitoring period. Surveillance fees collected under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fund created in section 63217. The surveillance fee rate shall be calculated each year as follows:

(a) The department shall determine the total tons of material mined from mining areas in this state in the prior calendar year.

(b) The department shall calculate the adjusted appropriation by deducting any unexpended money in the fund at the close of the prior fiscal year from the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year for surveillance, monitoring, administration, and enforcement of this part.

(c) The fee rate shall be the ratio, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%, of the adjusted appropriation to the total tons of material mined.

(2) The nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance fee described in subsection (1) is due by 30 days after the department sends written notice to the permittee of the amount due.

(3) A penalty equal to 10% of the amount due, or $1,000.00, whichever is greater, shall be assessed against the permittee for a metallic mineral surveillance fee that is not paid when due. The department may file an action in the circuit court for Ingham county to collect the unpaid fee and penalty. The unpaid fee and penalty shall constitute a debt and become the basis of a judgment against the permittee.

(4) Penalties paid pursuant to this section shall be used for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this part.

History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1444e — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1444e
Income eligibility standards applicable to tenant of housing project.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44e.

Income eligibility standards applicable to a tenant of a housing project financed under this act shall be complied with at the time of the initial occupancy of the tenant. The authority shall require subsequent compliance with income eligibility standards by an initially eligible tenant only to the extent that the authority determines that compliance is necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of this act or applicable federal law.

History: Add. 1987, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.19 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.19
Special elections.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

Special elections of the community college district may be called by the board of trustees. The secretary of the board shall file a copy of the resolution of the board calling the election with the county clerks at least 60 days prior to the date of the election. The resolution of the board shall contain a statement of the propositions to be submitted to the electors.

Upon receipt of the resolution each county clerk shall notify the county and local election officials of the calling of the special election. The election officials shall perform their regular election duties.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.697 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-18-of-1933-Ex-Sess- / Section 125.697
Promissory notes; issuance; authorization; principal and interest as indebtedness.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47.

For the purpose of providing funds for expenses and costs involved in the development of a housing project or combined projects prior to the issuance of bonds for the project or projects, or in funding the annual operations of a commission, a borrower may, in addition to all other powers granted in this act, borrow money and issue its negotiable promissory notes. The notes may be authorized by ordinance or by resolution of the borrower. Bonds and notes issued under this section are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

The notes shall be made payable solely out of property or funds held or to be acquired by or for the commission, including the proceeds of the notes and property acquired, or to be acquired, which is not pledged for the payment of other obligations issued in connection with a housing project of the commission, funds received under section 27(2), or the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued to finance the development of the project or combined projects in connection with which the notes were issued. The notes shall in no event be payable out of any other funds of the borrower or from taxes.

The principal of and interest upon notes issued in accordance with this act do not constitute an indebtedness of the borrower within the meaning of any state constitutional provisions or statutory limitation, and the notes shall state that fact on their face.

History: Add. 1938, Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Sept. 8, 1938; CL 1948, 125.697; Am. 1974, Act 202, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1974; Am. 1996, Act 338, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1996; Am. 2002, Act 268, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.655 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.655
Relief from liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 655.

Any employer against whom liability may exist for compensation under this act, with the approval of the director, may be relieved therefrom by:

Depositing the present value of the total unpaid compensation for which such liability exists, assuming interest at 3% per annum, with a trust company of this state designated by the employee, or by his dependents, in case of his death and such liability exists in their favor, or in default of such designation, after 10 days notice in writing from the employer, with a trust company of this state designated by the director.

Purchasing an annuity, within the limitations provided by law, in any insurance company granting annuities and licensed in this state, which may be designated by the employee, his dependents or the director, as provided in subdivision (a).

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.705 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-63-of-2001 / Section 399.705
Powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department shall carry out the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in this act and as otherwise provided by law.

History: 2001, Act 63, Eff. Aug. 6, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.78s — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.78s
Applicability of MCL 211.78a to 211.78r; notice in separate insert; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78s.

(1) For insertion of a notice in a notice publication under sections 78a to 78r, this section and sections 78a to 78r apply, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.

(2) A requirement for insertion of a notice publication under sections 78a to 78r is satisfied by including the notice in a separate insert within the notice publication. A foreclosing governmental unit may exercise its discretion in selecting the notice publication in which the notice shall be inserted based on the notice publication's cost and circulation.

(3) As used in this section and sections 78a to 78r:

(a) "Internet" means that term as defined in 47 USC 230.

(b) "Notice publication" includes a newspaper, as that term is defined under section 1 of 1963 PA 247, MCL 691.1051, a legal newspaper, or other print publication for the dissemination of news, editorial content, and other information of a public character or nature, including, but not limited to, a print publication to which all of the following apply:

( i ) The print publication is published and distributed in not less than weekly intervals.

( ii ) Not less than 50% of the words in the print publication are in the English language.

( iii ) The print publication has a bona fide list of subscribers in 1 or more counties in this state or is available to the public at newsstands or other retail locations in 1 or more counties in this state, or both.

( iv ) The print publication accepts and publishes official and other notices.

( v ) The print publication annually averages not less than 25% news and editorial content per issue. As used in this subparagraph, "news and editorial content" means any printed matter other than advertising.

( vi ) The print publication has been published or distributed for not less than 1 year.

(c) "Website" means a collection of pages of the Internet, usually in HTML format, with clickable or hypertext links to enable navigation from 1 page or section to another, that often uses associated graphics files to provide illustration and may contain other clickable or hypertext links.

History: Add. 2015, Act 190, Eff. Feb. 14, 2016