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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.42 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.42
"Police officer" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

"Police officer" means any of the following:

(a) A sheriff or sheriff's deputy.

(b) A village or township marshal.

(c) An officer of the police department of any city, village, or township.

(d) An officer of the department of state police.

(e) A peace officer or law enforcement officer who is licensed under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

(f) For purposes of enforcing sections 215, 255, 631(1) other than for speed by noncommercial vehicle operators, 717, 719, 719a, 720, 722, 724, 725, and 726, a duly authorized agent of a county road commission meeting the requirements of section 726c. However, an authorized agent of a county road commission shall only enforce sections 215 and 255 with respect to commercial vehicles. Except as provided in section 726c(2), an authorized agent of a county road commission is not required to be licensed under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615, to enforce any law described in this subdivision.

(g) A transit police officer employed by a public body corporate established and maintained pursuant to an interlocal agreement under the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512, between a city that is authorized by the laws of this state to appoint or employ law enforcement officers and an authority under the metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967, 1967 PA 204, MCL 124.401 to 124.426, who is licensed under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1983, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1983; Am. 1984, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1984; Am. 1989, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Aug. 22, 1989; Am. 2012, Act 529, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013; Am. 2016, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 2, 2017; Am. 2021, Act 43, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5242 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5242
Indemnification against expenses of action, suit, or proceeding; additional provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5242.

A corporation has the power to indemnify a person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to a threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, whether for profit or not, against expenses, including actual and reasonable attorneys' fees, and amounts paid in settlement incurred by the person in connection with the action or suit, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or policyholders. However, indemnification shall not be made for a claim, issue, or matter in which the person has been found liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought has determined upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for the expenses which the court considers proper.

History: Add. 1988, Act 290, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.361 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-387-of-1965 / Section 247.361
Snow removal from private ways; request; contract; liability; validity of snow removal operations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Upon request by the county board of commissioners, the board of county road commissioners of any county in the upper peninsula with a voted millage for snow removal may remove snow from driveways and roads situated on private property within the county, without cost to the property owner.

In any county in the upper peninsula without a voted millage for snow removal, the board of county road commissioners may contract with the owners of private driveways or roads to remove snow from the private driveway or road. The contract shall provide for the reimbursement of the snow removal cost to the board of county road commissioners.

The county shall not be liable for damages resulting from the snow removal work.

Any snow removal operations conducted on driveways and roads situated on private property before the effective date of this subsection is declared valid.

History: 1965, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1965; Am. 1980, Act 310, Imd. Eff. Dec. 4, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1807 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1807
Risk retention group chartered in state; plan of operation or feasibility study.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1807.

Before it may offer insurance in this state, a risk retention group chartered in this state shall submit to the commissioner for approval a plan of operation or feasibility study and, within 10 days of a change, shall submit an appropriate revision if a subsequent material change in an item of the plan of operation or feasibility study occurs. The risk retention group shall not offer any additional kinds of liability insurance until a revision of the plan of operation or feasibility study is approved by the commissioner.

History: Add. 1989, Act 214, Eff. Jan. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.303 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-15-of-1942-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 46.303
Declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

This act is declared to be necessary for the public good and welfare of the people of this state and for the protection of property and is enacted to meet an emergency created by the state of war.

History: 1942, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 15, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1942; CL 1948, 46.303
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2316a — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-96-of-1987 / Section 125.2316a
Occupancy of mobile home in seasonal mobile home park.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16a.

Mobile homes located in a seasonal mobile home park may be occupied on a full-time basis from April 1 to October 31, but shall not be occupied for more than 15 consecutive days in any 30-day period from November 1 to March 31.

History: 1987, Act 96, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6515 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6515
Application for motor vehicle registration as evidence of owner's permanent place of residence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6515.

An application for a motor vehicle registration shall be accepted by the department of state as evidence of a motor vehicle owner's permanent place of residence.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81132 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81132
Rules; ordinance enacted under authority of rule; enforcement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81132.

(1) The department may promulgate rules governing the operation and conduct of ORVs, vehicle speed limits, use of vehicles by day and hour, and the establishment and designation of areas within which vehicles may be used in a manner compatible with, and that will best protect, the public safety and general welfare on the frozen surface of public waters, and that will preserve the submerged marshlands adjacent to the borders of the Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, and the navigable inland waters of the state.

(2) The department, on its own initiative or on receipt of a certified resolution of the governing body of a local unit of government may initiate investigations into the need for special rules governing the operation of vehicles on the frozen surface of public waters and the submerged marshlands adjacent to the borders of the Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, and the navigable inland waters of the state. If controls for that activity are considered necessary, or when the amendment or rescission of an existing rule is required, a rule must be prepared. Notice of a public hearing must be made not less than 10 days prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area within which the rules are to be imposed, amended, or rescinded.

(3) The proposed rule must then be submitted to the governing body of the political subdivision in which the affected frozen waters or marshes lie. Within 30 calendar days, the governing body shall inform the department that it approves or disapproves of the proposed rule. If the governing body disapproves the proposed rule, further action must not be taken. If the governing body approves the proposed rule, a local ordinance may be enacted which must be identical to the rule, and which ordinance must not be effective until the rule is in effect in accordance with law. The department shall then promulgate the rule.

(4) When an ordinance is enacted under the authority of a rule, and that rule is subsequently suspended by the legislature, or amended or rescinded by the department, the ordinance must also be suspended, amended, or repealed.

(5) A local peace officer may enforce an ordinance enacted pursuant to this section, and a state peace officer shall enforce a rule promulgated under this section.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2023, Act 210, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.58b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.58b
“Security interest,”“security agreement,”“secured party,”“debtor,”“financing statement,” and “termination statement” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58b.

"Security interest", "security agreement", "secured party", "debtor", "financing statement", and "termination statement" as used in this act mean those terms as defined in the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101 to 440.11102.

History: Add. 1964, Act 248, Eff. Jan. 1, 1965; Am. 2000, Act 353, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1122 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1122
Geographical service districts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 122.

The department may establish geographical service districts for its facilities which shall define the geographical area that will be serviced by a facility.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 774.19 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 774.19
Oath or affirmation to be administered jurors in misdemeanor or ordinance violation case.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The municipal judge shall administer substantially the following oath or affirmation to the jurors in a misdemeanor or ordinance violation case tried in a municipal court: "You do solemnly swear, (or, "You do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm,") that you will well and truly try this case between the people of the state of Michigan and .................... , the accused, and give a true verdict according to law and the evidence given you in court, unless discharged by the court, so help you God.".

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17444; CL 1948, 774.19; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2609 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2609
Appraisal; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2609.

An appraisal shall be in writing and shall do all of the following:

Disclose any limitations on the type of analysis, valuation, or opinion.

Be independently and impartially prepared and conform to the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice and any other standards adopted by the director.

Include an opinion of defined value of adequately described real property as of a specific date and be supported by the presentation and analysis of relevant market information.

Indicate on every appraisal report the license number and level of licensure of the appraiser.

History: Add. 1990, Act 269, Eff. July 1, 1991; Am. 1999, Act 170, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.160 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-350-of-1913 / Section 331.160
County hospital; admission, payment of compensation, regulations, nonresidents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Every hospital established under this act shall be for the benefit of the inhabitants of such county and of any person falling sick or being injured or maimed within its limits; but every such inhabitant or person who is not a pauper shall pay to such board of hospital trustees or such officer as it shall designate for such county public hospital, a reasonable compensation for occupancy, nursing, care, medicine, or attendants, according to the rules and regulations prescribed by said board, such hospital always being subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as said board may adopt in order to render the use of said hospital of the greatest benefit to the greatest number; and said board may exclude from the use of such hospital any and all inhabitants and persons who shall wilfully violate such rules and regulations. And said board may extend the privileges and use of such hospital to persons residing outside of such county, upon such terms and conditions as said board may from time to time by its rules and regulations prescribe.

History: 1913, Act 350, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 10866; CL 1929, 7071; CL 1948, 331.160
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.4114 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.4114
Shellfish dealer; certification required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4114.

(1) A person shall not act as a shellfish dealer unless the person has been certified as a shellfish dealer by the department. An application for shellfish dealer certification shall be submitted to the department on the forms approved by the department and shall contain the reasonable information required by the department to process the application. The applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Be the owner of the shellfish dealer or an officer of the legal entity owning the shellfish dealer.

(b) Comply with the requirements of this act and rules.

(c) Allow the director access to the shellfish dealer and records as required to determine compliance with the applicable requirements of this act and rules.

(2) A shellfish dealer certification is valid from May 1 to April 30 of each year.

(3) Each shellfish dealer shall have and implement a HACCP plan and have a program of sanitation monitoring and record keeping in compliance with the guide for the control of molluscan shellfish.

History: Add. 2012, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.71510 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.71510
Grant or loan program; rules; maximum participation; considerations in determining appropriateness of grant or loan program; considerations in making grant or loan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71510.

The department shall assure maximum participation by local units of government by promulgating rules that provide for a grant or loan program, where appropriate. In determining whether a grant or a loan program is appropriate, the department shall consider whether the project is likely to be undertaken without state assistance; the availability of state funds from other sources; the degree of private sector participation in the type of project under consideration; the extent of the need for the project as a demonstration project; and other factors considered important by the department.

Prior to making a grant or loan authorized by this part, the department shall consider the extent to which the making of the grant or loan contributes to the achievement of a balanced distribution of grants and loans throughout the state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.17d — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.17d
Applicability of chapter to certain felonies; MCL 752.802 to 752.1084.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17d.

This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 752 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max 752.802 Property H Manufacture or sale of slugs for use in vending machines 5 752.811 Property H Breaking and entering a coin operated device 3 752.861 Person G Careless discharge of firearm causing injury or death 2 752.881 Person G Reckless use of bow and arrow resulting in injury or death 2 752.1003 Property F False claim, statement, or representation to obtain health care benefits 4 752.1004 Property F Soliciting, paying, or receiving kickback or receiving referral fee for health care payment 4 752.1005 Property H Conspiring to commit health care fraud 10 752.1006 Property D Health care fraud - subsequent offense 20 752.1054(2) Property G Copying audio or video recordings for gain 5 752.1084 Property E Organized retail crime act violation 5

M.C.L.

Category

Class

Description

Stat Max

752.802

Property

H

Manufacture or sale of slugs for use in vending machines

5

752.811

Property

H

Breaking and entering a coin operated device

3

752.861

Person

G

Careless discharge of firearm causing injury or death

2

752.881

Person

G

Reckless use of bow and arrow resulting in injury or death

2

752.1003

Property

F

False claim, statement, or representation to obtain health care benefits

4

752.1004

Property

F

Soliciting, paying, or receiving kickback or receiving referral fee for health care payment

4

752.1005

Property

H

Conspiring to commit health care fraud

10

752.1006

Property

D

Health care fraud - subsequent offense

20

752.1054(2)

Property

G

Copying audio or video recordings for gain

5

752.1084

Property

E

Organized retail crime act violation

5

History: Add. 2002, Act 28, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002; Am. 2012, Act 456, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013; Am. 2013, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.429 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-148-of-1901 / Section 458.429
Reincorporation under act; saving clause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The trustees of every church organization that have heretofore been incorporated by virtue of the provisions of chapter 176 of volume 1 of Howell's annotated statutes of the state of Michigan and amendments thereto providing for the incorporation of Holland Christian Reformed churches may become reincorporated under the provisions of this act: Provided, That a vote of not less than a majority of the members of any such church or congregation present, and entitled to vote at any meeting of such church organization, duly and specially called for that purpose, by notice given 2 successive Sabbaths at the usual place of meeting, next preceding such meeting, shall have been obtained therefor, if such church organization shall by a majority vote of the members thereof present at said meeting and entitled to vote, elect to become reincorporated under this act, a certificate thereof shall be executed and acknowledged by the presiding officer and secretary of such meeting, and be filed in accordance with the requirements of section 1 of this act whereupon the trustees of such reincorporated church or congregation shall become a corporation and be governed by the provisions of this act the same as if they had originally incorporated thereunder, and all such corporations reincorporated under and made subject to the provisions of this act shall succeed to and be vested with all the property, real and personal, moneys, credits, and effects, and all the records, files, books and papers belonging to such corporation as formerly incorporated, and no rights or liabilities, either in favor or against such former corporation existing at the time of this reincorporation under the provisions of this act, and no suit or prosecution of any kind shall be in any manner affected by such change, but the same shall stand or progress as if no such change had been made, and all debts and liabilities of the former corporation shall be deemed debts and liabilities of the new corporation, and all the officers of any such corporation elected or appointed under the provisions of the former act of incorporation, and in office at the time of such reincorporation under this act, shall continue to exercise the functions under the provisions of this act of reincorporation for the full term which they were elected or appointed and until their successors shall have qualified and entered upon the duties of their offices.

History: 1901, Act 148, Eff. Sept. 5, 1901; CL 1915, 11038; CL 1929, 10982; CL 1948, 458.429
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.673 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-39-of-2019 / Section 15.673
Purchase and possession of opioid antagonist.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

An agency may purchase or otherwise obtain and possess an opioid antagonist for purposes of this act and distribute that opioid antagonist as provided in section 106 and may distribute that opioid antagonist to an employee or agent who has been trained in the administration of that opioid antagonist for purposes of this act.

History: 2019, Act 39, Eff. Sept. 24, 2019; Am. 2024, Act 231, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30703 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30703
Preliminary study; costs; contents of study.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30703.

Before proceeding on a motion made or a petition filed under section 30702, the county board may require that a preliminary study be conducted by a licensed professional engineer. The county board, by resolution, may require a cash payment from the petitioners sufficient to cover the actual preliminary study costs or of $10,000.00, whichever is less.

A preliminary study shall include all of the following:

The feasibility of a project to establish and maintain a normal level of the inland lake.

The expediency of the normal level project.

Feasible and prudent alternative methods and designs for controlling the normal level.

The estimated costs of construction and maintenance of the normal level project.

A method of financing initial costs.

The necessity of a special assessment district and the tentative boundaries if a district is necessary.

Other information that the county board resolves is necessary.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.553 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-200-of-1937 / Section 445.553
Invoice; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any person, or agent or employe thereof, who sells a second-hand watch, shall deliver to the vendee a written notice setting forth the name and address of the vendor, the name and address of the vendee, the date of the sale, the fact that the watch is second-hand, the name of the watch or its maker, and the serial number (if any), or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks on its case and movement. In the event the serial numbers or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks have been erased, defaced, removed, altered or covered, this shall be set forth in the invoice. A duplicate of the aforesaid invoice shall be kept on file by the vendor of such second-hand watch for at least 1 year from the date of the sale thereof and shall be open to inspection during all business hours by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the vendor is engaged in business.

History: 1937, Act 200, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 445.553