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Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.73 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-105-of-1980 / Section 18.73
State art in public places fund; income.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The fund may derive income from:

Gifts, if the terms of the gift are consistent with the purposes of this act and other lawful requirements.

Transfers from appropriations for specific capital outlay projects, if the projects are estimated to cost at least $250,000.00 and are identified by the legislature to include art. Each transfer to the fund shall be specifically designated by the legislature, be made only at the time when project money is appropriated, and not exceed 1% of the total appropriation for a specific project.

Other appropriations made by the legislature.

History: 1980, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3501 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3501
Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3501.

Supervised administration is a single in rem proceeding to secure complete administration and settlement of a decedent's estate under the court's continuing authority that extends until entry of an order approving estate distribution and discharging the personal representative or other order terminating the proceeding.

A supervised personal representative is responsible to the court, as well as to the interested persons, and is subject to directions concerning the estate made by the court on its own motion or on the motion of an interested person.

Except as otherwise provided in this part or as otherwise ordered by the court, a supervised personal representative has the same duties and powers as a personal representative who is not supervised.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1455 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-147-of-2000 / Section 141.1455
Construction of act; purpose; restriction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

This act shall be construed as cumulative authority for the exercise of the powers granted under this act. The purpose of this act is to create full and complete additional and alternate methods for the exercise of these powers, and the powers conferred by this act shall not be affected or limited by any other statute or by any charter or incorporating document, except as otherwise provided in this act. However, this act does not authorize the governing body of any governmental unit to levy taxes in excess of constitutional, statutory, or charter limitations without the approval of its electors, as provided by law.

History: 2000, Act 147, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.961 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-92-of-1993 / Section 565.961
Other obligations created by law not limited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The specification of items for disclosure in this act does not limit or abridge any obligation for disclosure created by any other provision of law regarding fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit in transfer transactions.

History: 1993, Act 92, Eff. Jan. 10, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.590a — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.590a
Qualifying petition; form, size, and contents; circulation on countywide basis.
Status: in_force

Sec. 590a.

The form, size, and contents of a qualifying petition shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and in substantially the same form as provided in section 590h.

A qualifying petition for the office of president of the United States, United States senator, representative in Congress, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state senator, state representative, state board of education, board of regents of the university of Michigan, board of trustees of Michigan state university, board of governors of Wayne state university, or justice of the supreme court may be circulated on a countywide basis. The form of a qualifying petition that is circulated countywide shall be prescribed by the secretary of state and in substantially the same form as provided in section 590h.

History: Add. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 208.1432a — MI Code / Chapter 208 / Act Act-36-of-2007 / Section 208.1432a
Tax years beginning after December 31, 2011 and before January 1, 2016; tax credit; electricity; "qualified consumption of electricity" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 432a.

(1) For tax years that begin after December 31, 2011 and before January 1, 2016, a qualified taxpayer that has received a certificate under section 432 may claim a credit equal to the product obtained by multiplying the qualified consumption of electricity times the difference between the guaranteed cost of electricity and the actual delivered price of electricity billed to the qualified taxpayer under a tariff rate approved by the public service commission or the projected cost of electricity, whichever is less.

(2) If the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax liability of the qualified taxpayer for the tax year, the qualified taxpayer may elect to have that portion that exceeds the tax liability of the qualified taxpayer refunded or to have the excess carried forward to offset the tax liability in subsequent years for 10 years or until used up, whichever occurs first.

(3) As used in this section, "qualified consumption of electricity" means up to 1,445,400 megawatt hours of electricity consumed during the tax year at a facility described by an agreement entered into under section 432.

History: Add. 2008, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1451 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1451
Cumulative voting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.

The articles of incorporation may provide that a shareholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, or to cumulate his votes by giving 1 candidate as many votes as the number of such directors multiplied by the number of his shares, or by distributing his votes on the same principle among any number of the candidates.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.28k — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.28k
Authority of unemployment agency to approve, disapprove, modify, or terminate shared-work plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28k.

The decision to approve or disapprove a shared-work plan, to approve or disapprove a modification of a shared-work plan, or to terminate a shared-work plan is at the unemployment agency's discretion. Those decisions are not subject to the appeal provisions of this act.

History: Add. 2012, Act 216, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3462 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3462
Third party ownership of policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3462.

The word "insured", as used in this chapter, shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits and rights provided therein.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.62509b — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.62509b
Mineral well regulatory fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 62509b.

The mineral well regulatory fund is created within the state treasury.

The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

The department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only to implement and enforce this part.

History: Add. 1998, Act 467, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4603 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4603
Articles of organization; certificate of amendment; filing; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 603.

The articles of organization are amended by filing a certificate of amendment signed as provided in section 103 that contains all of the following:

The name of the limited liability company.

The date of filing of its original articles of organization.

The entire article or articles being amended, or the section or sections being amended if the article being amended is divided into identified sections.

A statement that the amendment or amendments were approved by the unanimous vote of all of the members entitled to vote or by a majority in interest if an operating agreement authorizes amendment of the articles of organization by majority vote.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 1997, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997; Am. 2002, Act 686, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.294 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-267-of-2011 / Section 12.294
Bonds; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

Bonds issued under this act are limited to the principal amount necessary to satisfy this state's obligations to the federal government for advances or loans from the federal account of the unemployment trust fund, to pay unemployment benefits before January 1, 2014, and to pay financing costs, reserves, coverage required for financing, and reimbursement for advances made by this state to pay a portion of its obligations on or before December 31, 2013. This limitation does not apply to or preclude issuing bonds to refinance or refund bonds issued under this act on or before December 31, 2013.

History: 2011, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.31 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-87-of-1855 / Section 456.31
Price of lots or rights of burial.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.

The price of lots or rights of burial in any grounds belonging to such corporation may be, from time to time, determined and fixed by a 2/3 vote of the board of trustees.

History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855; CL 1857, 1747; CL 1871, 3404; Am. 1881, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1881; How. 4758; CL 1897, 8392; CL 1915, 11152; CL 1929, 10431; CL 1948, 456.31
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4825 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4825
Penalty; township officers; notice to prosecuting attorney.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4825.

Every township officer who knows, or has good reason to believe, that any penalty has been incurred within his township, shall forthwith give notice thereof to the prosecuting attorney of the county.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1764 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1764
Corporate action creating dissenters' rights; vote of shareholders; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 764.

(1) If a proposed corporate action that creates dissenters' rights under section 762 is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice must state that shareholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this act and be accompanied by a copy of sections 761 to 774.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), if a corporate action that creates dissenters' rights under section 762 is taken without a vote of shareholders, the corporation shall notify in writing all shareholders that are entitled to assert dissenters' rights that the action was taken and send them the dissenters' notice described in section 766. A shareholder that consents to the corporate action is not entitled to assert dissenters' rights.

(3) If a corporate action creates dissenters' rights under section 762(1)(a)( ii ) or (b)( ii ), an offer made under section 703a(3) must state that shareholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this act and be accompanied by a copy of sections 761 to 774 and the dissenters' notice described in section 766.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1993, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 2018, Act 85, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.801f — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.801f
Moped; notice of destruction or abandonment; surrender and cancellation of certificate of registration; notice of change of address; transfer of certificate; fee; duration of registration; duplicate certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 801f.

The owner of a moped shall notify the secretary of state if the moped is destroyed or abandoned within 15 days after its destruction or abandonment. Notice shall consist of a surrender of the certificate of registration on which the proper information shall be noted on a place to be provided. The secretary of state shall cancel the certificate and enter that fact in the records of the secretary of state.

The owner of a moped shall notify the secretary of state upon a change of address. The new address shall be recorded by the secretary of state and a certificate of registration bearing that information shall be returned to the owner.

The transferee of a moped, within 15 days after acquiring it, shall make application to the secretary of state for transfer of the certificate of registration issued to the moped, giving the transferee's name, address, and the number of the moped and pay to the secretary of state a transfer fee of $10.00. A registration fee of $10.00 shall be assessed if the transferred registration would have remained valid for 1 year or less. If the transferred registration would have remained valid for more than 1 year but less than 2 years, a registration fee of $5.00 shall be assessed. A registration fee shall not be assessed if the transferred registration would have remained valid for 2 or more years. Upon receipt of the application and fees, the secretary of state shall transfer the certificate of registration issued for the moped to the new owner. The registration shall be valid for 3 registration years. Unless the application is made and the fee paid within 15 days, the moped shall be considered to be without certificate of registration and a person shall not operate the moped until a certificate is issued.

If a certificate of registration is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the owner of a moped shall obtain a duplicate of the certificate upon application and payment of a fee of $2.00.

History: Add. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1979, Act 120, Eff. Apr. 15, 1980; Am. 1987, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2905 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2905
Civil actions by state; laws applicable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2905.

Every suit or proceeding in a civil cause instituted in the name of the people of this state, by any public officer duly authorized for that purpose, is subject to all the provisions of law respecting similar suits or proceedings, when instituted by or in the name of any citizen, except where provision is or shall be otherwise expressly made by statute.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1115 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1115
"Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr. Memorial Highway".
Status: in_force

Sec. 115.

The portion of highway M-34 in Hillsdale County between Pioneer Road and South Pittsford Road shall be known as the "Deputy Sheriff William Butler, Jr. Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2025, Act 10, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.42709 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.42709
Removal of game from premises; identification; seals, bands, and tags; removal of certain fertile eggs prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42709.

Game, including the parts or products of game, may be removed from licensed premises only when identified as required by the department. This identification may be by bill of sale, invoice, or seals, tags, bands, or appropriate stamp mark affixed to carcasses and their parts or to wrappers, crates, or other containers. Required tags and seals shall be provided to the license holder by the department at reasonable cost. The use of seals, bands, and tags shall not be required on consignments of game sent to the department or to other state institutions to be used for scientific purposes.

Live game may be removed from licensed premises only by licensed game breeders, shooting preserve operators, or persons holding permits authorizing the possession of the game. Wild turkeys or wild turkey hybrids shall not be removed from licensed premises unless they are pinioned.

Fertile eggs from wild turkeys or wild turkey hybrids shall not be removed from licensed premises.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.921a — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-295-of-1969 / Section 390.921a
Legislative determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

It is hereby determined that there exists in this state a need for the financing of educational facilities at private or nonpublic, nonprofit institutions of higher learning so as to maintain and further the educational capabilities of these institutions. It is further determined that it is a valid public purpose to lend money to or participate in the lending of money to these educational institutions for the acquisition or alteration of, or energy efficiency improvements to, educational facilities within this state. It is further determined that the authority and powers conferred by this act constitute a necessary program and serve a valid public purpose.

History: Add. 1975, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1975; Am. 1982, Act 409, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.831 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-468-of-2002 / Section 445.831
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Joe Gagnon appliance repair act".

History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81130 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81130
ORV safety education course.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81130.

(1) A person who is under 16 years of age, before operating an ATV or ORV, shall complete an ORV safety education course approved by the department. This course may include a written examination and a driving test designed to test the competency of the applicant. Upon successful completion of this safety education course, a person shall receive an ORV safety certificate.

(2) A safety education course conducted by a college or university, an intermediate school district, a local school district, a law enforcement agency, or another governmental agency located in this state or by a department approved nonprofit service organization shall be conducted in compliance with this section. An agency or a school conducting a course under this subsection may apply to the department for a grant from the off-road vehicle account for costs associated with conducting a course.

(3) Except for a course conducted by a private business enterprise as provided by subsection (4), an applicant for a safety education course under this section shall pay not more than a $25.00 course fee or in the case of a university or community college a fee not more than the cost of 1 credit hour of instruction. The course fees shall only be used for funding the administration and implementation of the course.

(4) An ATV or ORV, or both, safety education course required by this section and approved by the department may be conducted by a private business enterprise. A private business enterprise may charge a course fee not to exceed the cost of conducting the course.

(5) The director shall designate a person to be the state coordinator of the ATV and ORV safety education program. A person designated under this subsection shall have successfully completed ATV and ORV safety courses.

(6) The director shall designate a person who has successfully completed ATV and ORV safety courses to perform annual inspections of course sites.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2003, Act 111, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Am. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1211 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1211
Funds; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1211.

(1) Where practicable, the supreme court has authority to expend state funds for the establishment and operation of veterans treatment courts. Federal funds provided to the state for the operation of veterans treatment courts shall be distributed by the department of community health or the appropriate state agency as otherwise provided by law. Nothing in this subsection prevents a local unit of government or circuit or district court from expending funds for the establishment and operation of veterans treatment courts.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the appropriate state fund or funds for the purposes described in subsection (1).

(3) Each veterans treatment court shall report quarterly to the state court administrative office on the funds received and expended by that veterans treatment court in a manner prescribed by the state court administrative office.

History: Add. 2012, Act 335, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.668h — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-51-of-1951 / Section 247.668h
Bonds; negotiability; payment, exemption from taxation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18h.

Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the law merchant and the negotiable instruments law. Any bonds and interest coupons shall be made payable in lawful money of the United States of America, and shall be exempt from any and all taxation whatsoever by the state or by any taxing authority within the state.

History: Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19109 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.19109
Educational program with respect to resource recovery; resource recovery education grant program; authorized grants; factors in selecting recipients; limitations on expenditures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19109.

The department shall establish an educational program with respect to resource recovery to accomplish the following:

To promote on a statewide basis the purchase of recycled products and materials.

To develop promotional materials for distribution by municipalities in support of their resource recovery initiatives.

The department shall establish a resource recovery education grant program. The program shall provide funding for the direct promotion of local resource recovery initiatives by municipalities, nonprofit private entities, and private entities. The department shall make the grants described in this subsection.

The department shall not make a resource recovery education grant unless both of the following conditions are met:

The proposed education project is conducted in a county that has an approved solid waste management plan.

A local resource recovery project is planned or under way and the proposed education project directly promotes the use of that project.

The department shall consider the following factors in selecting recipients of resource recovery education grants:

Whether the education program has measurable objectives.

The extent of background research completed.

The type and extent of follow-up or evaluation, or both, to be conducted.

The level of commitment by local officials.

The extent to which the recipient commits its own financial resources to the education project.

The extent to which selection of the project contributes to the achievement of a balanced distribution of grants throughout the state.

The department shall not expend more than 25% of the total amount in the trust fund in any state fiscal year on the educational program and the education grant program described in this section. The department shall not expend more than $50,000.00 for any single education grant made under this section.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995