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Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.105 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-69-of-1887 / Section 455.105
Trustees; election, vacancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The annual election of trustees shall be held on the day prescribed in the certificate of incorporation, and at such hour and place as the trustees shall direct, notice of which election shall be given by publication for 4 successive weeks in some paper published in the county in which the real estate of such association is situated. And if there be no paper printed in such county, then such notice shall be published as aforesaid in some newspaper printed in the city of Lansing in this state. The trustees chosen at any election subsequent to the first, shall hold their offices for 1 year and until their successors are elected and qualified. The election shall be by ballot, and every person of full age, the owner or holder of 1 or more lots or plots purchased from the association or its grantees as hereinbefore provided, or the owner or holder of a sufficient number of shares as provided in the seventh section of this act, to entitle such person to vote according to the terms of the agreement authorized by said section, or if there are more than 1 owner or holder of any such shares, or of any such lot or plot, then such 1 of them as the majority of joint ners or holders shall designate to represent such shares or such lots or plots, may, either in person or by proxy, cast 1 vote for each 1, or other number of shares as authorized and specified in said agreement, and 1 vote for each lot or plot by them owned or held as aforesaid, and the persons receiving a majority of all the votes given at such election, shall be declared duly elected as trustees to succeed those whose term of office expires: Provided, That in all elections after the first, the trustees shall be chosen from among the owners of lots or plots. Vacancies in the office of trustee [trustees] or of president or vice-president may be filled in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of the association.

History: 1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887; How. 3983f-5; CL 1897, 7658; CL 1915, 10089; CL 1929, 10354; CL 1948, 455.105
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.190 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.190
Receiving reward for assisting an escape.
Status: in_force

Sec. 190.

Receiving reward for assisting an escape-Any sheriff or other officer, who shall demand or receive any reward, gratuity or valuable thing, to procure, assist, connive at or permit any escape of any prisoner in his custody, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 2 years, or by fine of not more than 1,000 dollars.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.190
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17601 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17601
Definitions; limitation on scope of practice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17601.

(1) As used in this part:

(a) "Practice of speech-language pathology", subject to subsection (2), means the application of principles, methods, and procedures related to the development of disorders of human communication including the following:

( i ) Identifying by history or nonmedical physical examination, assessing, treating with therapy, rehabilitating, and preventing disorders of speech, voice, and language.

( ii ) Identifying by history or nonmedical physical examination, assessing, treating with therapy, rehabilitating, and preventing disorders of oral-pharyngeal function and disorders related to swallowing dysfunction.

( iii ) Identifying by history or nonmedical physical examination, assessing, treating with therapy, rehabilitating, and preventing cognitive-communicative disorders.

( iv ) Assessing, selecting, and developing augmentative and alternative communication systems and providing training in their use.

( v ) Providing speech-language treatment or therapy and related counseling services to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing persons and their families.

( vi ) Enhancing speech-language proficiency and communication effectiveness.

( vii ) Screening of hearing for the purpose of speech-language assessment provided that judgments and descriptive statements about results of that screening are limited to pass-fail determinations.

(b) "Speech-language pathologist" means an individual who is engaged in the practice of speech-language pathology.

(2) Practice of speech-language pathology does not include either of the following:

(a) The practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery or medical diagnosis, medical management with medication, surgical interventions, ordering medical testing, or medical treatment.

(b) The fitting and dispensing of hearing aids under article 13 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.1301 to 339.1309.

(3) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this act and part 161 contains definitions applicable to this part.

History: Add. 2008, Act 524, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009; Am. 2016, Act 238, Eff. Sept. 22, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.940 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.940
Legal education requirements; military service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 940.

Every applicant for examination is required to be a graduate from a reputable and qualified law school duly incorporated under the laws of this state or another state or territory, or the District of Columbia, of the United States of America.

If an applicant is called into or volunteers for the armed forces of the United States of America, and has completed successfully 2 1/2 years of the course of study as a full-time student, or 3 1/2 years of the course of study as a part-time student, in any such law school, the board of law examiners, in its discretion may allow such applicant to be examined for the bar prior to such graduation, but shall withhold certification until after his graduation.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14b — MI Code / Chapter 117 / Act Act-279-of-1909 / Section 117.14b
Relocation of common boundaries.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14b.

Whenever the boundaries between cities lying within the same county and subject to this act divide platted lots, or are affected by the relocation of a river or of a natural drain or a street or highway, the boundaries may be relocated along adjacent lot lines or to the center of a common street or a common natural boundary upon resolution of the governing body of each city and upon agreement of the individual property owners affected. Boundaries shall be relocated so that the city in which the major part of the land is located shall gain the entire lot in case of following lot lines. A copy of each resolution shall be recorded with the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated.

History: Add. 1959, Act 192, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959; Am. 1962, Act 147, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1560 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-260-of-1988 / Section 691.1560
Selection of grant recipients; contents of grant applications submitted for funding; allocations; matching amount; “civil filing fee fund” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Grant recipients shall be selected from applications submitted to the state court administrator. The grant applications submitted for funding shall include all of the following:

The budget for the proposed center including the proposed compensation and qualifications of the employees.

A description of the proposed geographical area of service and an estimate of the number of participants to be served.

A description of current dispute resolution services, if any, available within the proposed geographical area.

A narrative of the applicant's proposed program that includes the support of civic groups, social services agencies, local courts, and criminal justice agencies to accept and make referrals; the present availability of resources; and the applicant's administrative capacity.

A description of the fee structure, if any, that will be applied to participants seeking dispute resolution.

Such additional information as is determined to be needed by the state court administrator.

If 1 or more applicants meet the eligibility requirements of section 9 and guidelines established under section 9, the state court administrator shall award a grant or grants from money distributed to the fund from the civil filing fee fund. Grants shall be allocated as follows:

65% of the money received from the civil filing fee fund shall be made available for disbursement on the basis of the annual civil court filings reported by courts. An eligible applicant shall receive a pro rata share of the available grant funds on the basis of the annual civil court filings reported by courts located in the counties serviced by the applicant.

35% of the money received from the civil filing fee fund and any money in the fund derived from other sources shall be made available for disbursement on the basis of performance measures and threshold funding levels established by the state court administrative office.

Nothing in subsection (2) requires a grant award that exceeds the proposed center's approved budget.

Each grant recipient shall provide a matching amount equal to at least 35% of the awarded grant amount.

As used in this section, "civil filing fee fund" means that fund as created in section 171 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.171.

History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988; Am. 1993, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993; Am. 2003, Act 79, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.307 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-161-of-1911 / Section 455.307
Corporation; powers; condemnation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Corporations organized under this act shall have power to govern, manage, control, lay out and improve parks, playgrounds, boulevards and pleasure drives over which their powers and jurisdiction extend, and shall have the right to purchase and by voluntary grants, bequests and donations to receive, take, hold and use all such lands and other property as may be necessary for carrying out its purposes, and if the corporation shall at any time be unable to make a reasonable agreement with the owners of land needed as herein provided for the purchase thereof, or with any railroad company as to crossing its railroad, or with any municipal corporation as to crossing or changing highways, streets or streams, then in all such cases upon the vote of its board of directors, such corporation shall have the power to take such property, within the limits of the state constitution, as it may require in carrying out its purposes, and may bring suit therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the laws of Michigan providing for the condemnation of lands for public use shall govern and be the rule of procedure so far as the same may be practicable and applicable thereto.

History: 1911, Act 161, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 10136; CL 1929, 10394; CL 1948, 455.307
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.26 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-11-of-1899 / Section 458.26
Management of temporalities; trustees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The temporalities of said church shall be managed by a board of trustees consisting of not less than 3, nor more than 9 members, to be elected by said corporation, the said trustees to hold their office for the term of 1 year, or until their successors shall be elected and duly qualified. Vacancies in said board may be filled at any time for the balance of the unexpired term by an election as in other cases.

History: 1899, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 1899; Am. 1901, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1901; CL 1915, 10920; CL 1929, 10851; CL 1948, 458.26
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.990k — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-120-of-1961 / Section 125.990k
Expiration of qualifying period; special meeting to approve new zone plan; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10k.

(1) Before the expiration of any qualifying period, the board shall notify the property owners within the business improvement zone of a special meeting by first-class mail not less than 14 days before the scheduled date of the meeting to approve a new zone plan for the next qualifying period. Notice under this section must include the specific location, scheduled date, and time of the meeting.

(2) Approval of the new zone plan at the special meeting by more than 60% of the property owners of assessable property voting at that meeting, using proportional voting if applicable under the zone plan, constitutes reauthorization of the business improvement zone for an additional qualifying period, commencing as of the expiration of the qualifying period then in effect. If the new zone plan reflects any new assessment, or reflects an extension of any assessment beyond the period previously approved by the city or village in which the business improvement zone is located, the new or extended assessment is effective only with the approval of the governing body of the city or village.

History: Add. 2001, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002; Am. 2013, Act 126, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 262, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2018; Am. 2020, Act 91, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2020; Am. 2023, Act 80, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4639 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4639
Association captive insurance company and industrial insured captive insurance company; compliance with investment requirements; pure captive insurance company and special purpose captive insurance company not subject to restrictions on allowable investments; exception; loans; combining of assets for purposes of investment; sponsored captive insurance companies to be in compliance with chapter 9; waiver of investment requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4639.

(1) An association captive insurance company and an industrial insured captive insurance company insuring the risks of an industrial insured group shall comply with the investment requirements contained in sections 910 to 947. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or in chapter 9, the commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating.

(2) A pure captive insurance company and a special purpose captive insurance company are not subject to any restrictions on allowable investments contained in chapter 9 except that the commissioner may request a written investment plan and may prohibit or limit an investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of the company.

(3) Only a pure captive insurance company may make loans to its parent company or affiliates and only upon the prior written approval of the commissioner evidenced by a note in a form approved by the commissioner. Loans of minimum capital and retained earnings required to be held by section 4611(1) are prohibited.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4663 and 4665, the assets of 2 or more protected cells may be combined for purposes of investment upon written agreement of the participants, and this combination shall not be construed as defeating the segregation of those assets for accounting or other purposes.

(5) Sponsored captive insurance companies shall comply with the investment requirements contained in chapter 9, as applicable; provided, however, that compliance with such investment requirements shall be waived for sponsored captive insurance companies to the extent that credit for reinsurance ceded to reinsurers is allowed pursuant to section 4641(2) or to the extent otherwise considered reasonable and appropriate by the commissioner. Sections 841 and 842 shall apply to sponsored captive insurance companies except to the extent it is inconsistent with approved accounting standards in use by the company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 395.304 — MI Code / Chapter 395 / Act Act-11-of-1968 / Section 395.304
Federal funds; private gifts and donations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The department of labor may accept federal funds granted by congress or executive order for the purposes of this act as well as private gifts and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations. However, acceptance and use of federal funds does not commit state funds and does not place an obligation upon the legislature to continue the purposes for which the funds are made available.

History: 1968, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.281 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-306-of-1969 / Section 24.281
Proposals for decision; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81.

When the official or a majority of the officials of the agency who are to make a final decision have not heard a contested case or read the record, the decision, if adverse to a party to the proceeding other than the agency itself, shall not be made until a proposal for decision is served on the parties, and an opportunity is given to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present written arguments to the officials who are to make the decision. Oral argument may be permitted with consent of the agency.

The proposal for decision shall contain a statement of the reasons therefor and of each issue of fact and law necessary to the proposed decision, prepared by a person who conducted the hearing or who has read the record.

The decision, without further proceedings, shall become the final decision of the agency in the absence of the filing of exceptions or review by action of the agency within the time provided by rule. On appeal from or review of a proposal of decision the agency, except as it may limit the issue upon notice or by rule, shall have all the powers which it would have if it had presided at the hearing.

The parties, by written stipulation or at the hearing, may waive compliance with this section.

History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970; Am. 1970, Act 40, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.777 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-198-of-2016 / Section 4.777
Notice of decision to investigate complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Upon receiving a complaint under section 4 and deciding to investigate the complaint, within 10 business days the ombudsman shall notify the complainant, the resident veteran or resident veterans affected, and the department. If the ombudsman declines to investigate, the ombudsman shall notify the complainant within 10 business days, in writing, and inform the resident veteran or resident veterans affected of the reasons for the ombudsman's decision.

History: 2016, Act 198, Eff. Sept. 20, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 107.9 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 107.9
City lighting plant; care and control ordinances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The council may enact such ordinances and adopt such resolutions as may be necessary for the care, protection, preservation and control of the lighting works, and all the fixtures, appurtenances, apparatus, buildings and machinery connected therewith or belonging thereto, and to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, and the powers herein conferred in respect to the erection, purchase, management and control of such works.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3266; CL 1915, 3184; CL 1929, 2108; CL 1948, 107.9
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.3407 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.3407
Alteration; definition; discharge of party affected; enforcement of rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3407.

"Alteration" means ( i ) an unauthorized change in an instrument that purports to modify in any respect the obligation of a party, or ( ii ) an unauthorized addition of words or numbers or other change to an incomplete instrument relating to the obligation of a party.

Except as provided in subsection (3), an alteration fraudulently made discharges a party whose obligation is affected by the alteration unless that party assents or is precluded from asserting the alteration. No other alteration discharges a party, and the instrument may be enforced according to its original terms.

A payor bank or drawee paying a fraudulently altered instrument or a person taking it for value, in good faith and without notice of the alteration, may enforce rights with respect to the instrument ( i ) according to its original terms, or ( ii ) in the case of an incomplete instrument altered by unauthorized completion, according to its terms as completed.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5525 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5525
Consent decree.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5525.

In a civil action concerning prison conditions, the court shall not enter or approve a consent decree unless it complies with the limitations on relief set forth in sections 5517 and 5519.

History: Add. 1999, Act 147, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.10 — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.10
Township superintendent; appointment; delegation of powers and duties of township supervisor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The township board in each charter township shall have power to appoint a township superintendent and may delegate to him any or all of the following functions and duties which functions and duties, unless so delegated, shall be exercised by the supervisor:

To see that all laws and township ordinances are enforced;

To manage and supervise all public improvements, works, and undertakings of the township;

To have charge of the construction, repair, maintenance, lighting and cleaning of streets, sidewalks, bridges, pavements, sewers, and of all the public buildings or other property belonging to the township;

To manage and supervise the operation of all township utilities;

To be responsible for the preservation of property, tools, and appliances of the township;

To see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the township or its inhabitants in any public utility franchise, or in any contract, are faithfully kept and performed;

To attend all meetings of the township board, with the right to take part in discussions, but without the right to vote;

To be a member, ex officio, of all committees of the township board;

To prepare and administer the annual budget under policies formulated by the township board and keep the said board fully advised at all times as to the financial condition and needs of the township;

To recommend to the township board for adoption such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient;

To be responsible to the township board for the efficient administration of all departments of the township government;

To act as the purchasing agent for the township or, under his responsibility, delegate such duties to some other officer or employee;

To conduct all sales of personal property which the township board may authorize to be sold;

To assume all the duties and responsibilities as personnel director of all township employees or delegate such duties to some other officer or employee;

To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this act or required of him by ordinance or by direction of the township board, or which are not assigned to some other official in conformity with the provisions of this act.

History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 42.10; Am. 1949, Act 70, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17121 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17121
Initial or renewal licenses; term.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17121.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and section 17116, the department shall determine the term of initial or renewal licenses granted under this part.

(2) Until the application processing fee for a license under this part is reduced to $75.00 under section 16326, the term of an initial license under part 171 is 1 year. This subsection does not limit the department's authority under this section to establish a renewal cycle for licenses under this part regardless of the amount of the application fee under section 16326.

History: Add. 2016, Act 417, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017