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Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.661 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-232-of-1965 / Section 290.661
Referendum to determine assent of producers and processors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

After recommending the adoption or amendment of a marketing program, the director shall determine by a referendum whether the affected producers assent to the proposed action. If provisions prescribed in section 3(1)(h) are part of the proposed marketing program, the director shall also determine by a referendum if processors assent to the proposed action. The director shall conduct the referendum within 45 days after the issuance of the recommendation. The affected producers shall be considered to have assented to the proposal if more than 50% by number of those voting representing more than 50% of the volume of the affected agricultural commodity produced by those voting assent to the proposal. The affected processors, if provisions prescribed in section 3(1)(h) are in the marketing program, shall be considered to have assented to the proposal if more than 50% by number of those voting representing more than 50% of the volume of the affected agricultural commodity processed by those voting assent to the proposal.

A marketing program involving provisions prescribed in section 3(1)(h) shall not be instituted without assent of both the affected producers and the affected processors.

History: 1965, Act 232, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966; Am. 1978, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1978; Am. 2002, Act 601, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8507 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8507
Magistrates; qualifications; term; oath; bond; temporarily absent or incapacitated magistrate; ordering temporary service of magistrate of another county; reimbursement; service of magistrate in another county; service of magistrate pursuant to multiple district plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8507.

(1) Magistrates shall be registered electors in the county in which they are appointed. All magistrates appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the judges of the district court. Before assuming office, persons appointed magistrates shall take the constitutional oath of office and file a bond with the treasurer of a district funding unit of that district in an amount determined by the state court administrator. The bond shall also apply to temporary service in another county under subsection (2), (3), or (4), or pursuant to a multiple district plan under subsection (5).

(2) In a district of the first class that consists of more than 1 county, if a magistrate is temporarily absent or incapacitated, the chief or only district judge may direct a magistrate of another county of the same district to serve temporarily in the county where the magistrate is temporarily absent or incapacitated. The district judge shall make his or her order in writing. A magistrate serving temporarily under this subsection is not entitled to additional compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred during the authorized temporary service upon certification and approval by the state court administrator. Upon allowance, the reimbursement shall be paid by the state treasurer out of the appropriation for the state court administrative office.

(3) In a district of the first class that consists of more than 1 county, the chief or only district judge may authorize a magistrate appointed in 1 county to serve in another county in the district.

(4) Pursuant to a multiple district plan under section 8320 involving adjoining districts of the first class, a district court magistrate appointed in a county of 1 district may be authorized to serve in a county of the adjoining district. While serving in the adjoining district, the magistrate shall be subject to the superintending control of the chief or only district judge of that district.

(5) Pursuant to a multiple district plan under section 8320 involving districts in the same county, a district court magistrate may be authorized to serve in any participating district of the county.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1976, Act 16, Eff. Apr. 1, 1976; Am. 1980, Act 294, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1980; Am. 1994, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1994; Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.7b — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-35-of-1951 / Section 124.7b
Misrepresentations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7b.

A group self-insurance pool or other person shall not issue, circulate, or use or cause or permit to be issued, circulated, or used, any written or oral statement or circular misrepresenting the terms of any policy or coverage document issued or to be issued by the pool, or misrepresenting the benefits or privileges promised under any such policy or coverage document, or estimating the future dividends payable under any such policy or coverage document.

A group self-insurance pool or other person shall not make any misrepresentation or incomplete comparison of policies or coverage documents, oral, written, or otherwise, to any person for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce the person to obtain coverage from a group self-insurance pool or for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce a person to lapse, forfeit, or surrender his or her coverage with another person providing coverage in order to obtain coverage with the group self-insurance pool.

In addition to the penalties provided in section 12a, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $100.00 for each violation.

History: Add. 1988, Act 36, Eff. July 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.112 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-299-of-1972 / Section 460.112
Assessments against public utilities; amount; apportionment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The department within 30 days after the enactment into law of any appropriation to it, shall ascertain the amount of the appropriation attributable to the regulation of public utilities. This amount shall be assessed against the public utilities and shall be apportioned amongst them as follows: The gross revenue for the preceding calendar year derived from intrastate operations for each public utility shall be totaled and each public utility shall pay a portion of the assessment in the same proportion that its gross revenue for the preceding calendar year derived from intrastate operations bears to such total. Each public utility shall pay a minimum assessment of not less than $50.00.

History: 1972, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.509 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-157-of-2019 / Section 432.509
Resources for compulsive gaming behavior; website availability; player access to playing history and fees expended.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) A licensed fantasy contest operator shall make available on the licensed fantasy contest operator's website information about resources relating to compulsive gaming behavior including a telephone number or link to information on compulsive gaming behavior and where to seek assistance for compulsive gaming behavior.

(2) A licensed fantasy contest operator shall make available, by website, telephone, or online chat, a means to allow an individual to irrevocably restrict the individual's ability to enter a fantasy contest and to select the length of time the restriction will be in effect.

(3) A licensed fantasy contest operator shall offer a fantasy contest player access to the fantasy contest player's playing history, including a summary of entry fees expended, games played, previous lineups, and prizes awarded.

History: 2019, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3412 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3412
Notice of claim; provision required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3412.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), an insurer shall include in a disability insurance policy, other than a health insurance policy, a provision as follows:

NOTICE OF CLAIM: Written notice of claim must be given to the insurer within 20 days after the occurrence or commencement of a loss covered by the policy, or as soon after the loss as is reasonably possible. Notice given by or on behalf of the insured or the beneficiary to the insurer at ..................... (insert the location of the office the insurer designates for this purpose), or to any authorized agent of the insurer, with information sufficient to identify the insured, is considered notice to the insurer.

(2) For a policy that provides a loss-of-time benefit payable for at least 2 years, an insurer may at its option insert the following between the first and second sentences of the provision required under subsection (1):

Subject to the qualifications set forth below, if the insured suffers loss of time on account of disability for which indemnity is payable for at least 2 years, the insured will, at least once in every 6 months after having given notice of claim, give to the insurer notice of continuance of the disability, unless the insured is legally incapacitated. The period of 6 months following any filing of proof by the insured or any payment by the insurer on account of the claim or any denial of liability in whole or in part by the insurer is excluded in applying this provision. Delay in giving the notice required under this provision does not impair the insured's right to any indemnity that would otherwise have accrued during the 6 months preceding the date on which the notice is actually given.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.955 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.955
Recall petition; number of signatures; certification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 955.

The petitions shall be signed by registered and qualified electors equal to not less than 25% of the number of votes cast for candidates for the office of governor at the last preceding general election in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. Upon written demand, the county clerk, within 5 days, shall certify the minimum number of signatures required for the recall of an officer in the governmental unit in which recall is sought.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1967, Act 188, Eff. July 1, 1967; Am. 1978, Act 533, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2246 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2246
Resident agent; service of process, notice, or demand; resident agent as agent of director or officer in certain action; forwarding process to director or officer; electronic transmission of notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 246.

(1) The resident agent appointed by a corporation is an agent of the corporation on which any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation may be served.

(2) If an individual, whether a resident or nonresident of this state, accepts election, appointment, or employment as a director or officer of a corporation formed under this act or in existence on the effective date of this act, the acceptance is considered an appointment of the resident agent of the corporation as his or her agent on which process may be served while he or she is a director or officer, in any action commenced in a court of general jurisdiction in this state, arising out of or founded on any action of the domestic corporation or of the individual as a director or officer of the domestic corporation. After accepting service of process, the resident agent shall promptly forward it to the director or officer at his or her last known address.

(3) The administrator may serve a notice described in subsection (1) by electronically transmitting the notice to the resident agent of the corporation in the manner authorized by the corporation.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63411 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63411
Mine operator; compliance with applicable requirements; duties upon suspension of mining activities; beginning and completing final reclamation of mining area; time period; extension; compliance with other applicable state or federal statutes or regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63411.

(1) An operator shall comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

(2) An operator shall conduct mining activities at a mining area in conformance with the approved mining and reclamation plan.

(3) If mining activities are suspended for a continuous period exceeding 240 days, the operator shall maintain, monitor, and secure the mining area and shall conduct any interim sloping or stabilizing of surfaces necessary to protect the environment, natural resources, or public health and safety in accordance with the mining permit.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), an operator shall begin final reclamation of a mining area within 3 years after the date of cessation of other mining activities and shall complete reclamation within the time set forth in the mining and reclamation plan approved by the department under section 63405.

(5) Upon written request of the operator, the department may approve an extension of time to begin or complete final reclamation.

(6) Compliance with this part does not relieve a person of the responsibility to comply with all other applicable state or federal statutes or regulations.

History: Add. 2017, Act 40, Eff. Aug. 21, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1482 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1482
Review of status; frequency; assignment of physician or psychologist.
Status: in_force

Sec. 482.

Each individual subject to a 1-year order of involuntary mental health treatment has the right to adequate and prompt review of his or her current status as a person requiring treatment. Six months from the date of a 1-year order of involuntary mental health treatment, the executive director of the community mental health services program responsible for treatment or, if private arrangements for the reimbursement of mental health treatment services have been made, the hospital director or director of the assisted outpatient treatment program shall assign a physician or licensed psychologist to review the individual's clinical status as a person requiring treatment.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974; Am. 1986, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 588, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1997; Am. 2018, Act 593, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.666 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.666
Fractional part of a cent or dollar.
Status: in_force

Sec. 66.

In withholding the tax due under this ordinance, a fractional part of a cent shall be disregarded unless it amounts to 1/2 cent or more, in which case it shall be increased to 1 cent. For tax years after the 1996 tax year in paying the tax due under this ordinance if any amount other than a whole dollar amount is used, the administrator, or the department shall disregard the fractional part of the dollar unless the fractional part amounts to 1/2 dollar or more, in which case the amount shall be increased by $1.00.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964; Am. 1996, Act 478, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.222 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.222
Complaint; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 222.

Except as provided in section 222a, to vacate, correct, or revise a recorded plat or any part of a recorded plat, a complaint shall be filed in the circuit court by the owner of a lot in the subdivision, a person of record claiming under the owner, or the governing body of the municipality in which the subdivision covered by the plat is located.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978; Am. 2004, Act 590, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1505 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1505
Sexual abuse of children; adoption and implementation of policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1505.

(1) The board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy may adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse of children. If a board or board of directors adopts and implements a policy addressing sexual abuse of children, the policy shall be substantially consistent with the recommendations and guidelines set by the task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children created under section 12b of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.632b, and may address, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(a) Age-appropriate, evidence-based curriculum and instruction for pupils in grades pre-K to 5 concerning child sexual abuse awareness and prevention.

(b) Training for school personnel on child sexual abuse, including, but not limited to, training on supportive, appropriate response to disclosure of abuse.

(c) Providing educational information to parents or guardians on the warning signs of a child being sexually abused and information on needed assistance, referral, or resources. This information may be provided in the student handbook that is distributed to pupils and parents and guardians.

(d) Available counseling and resources for pupils affected by sexual abuse.

(e) Emotional and educational support for a pupil affected by sexual abuse to allow the pupil to continue to be successful in school.

(f) A review of the system that is in place in the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy to educate and support school personnel who are required to report child abuse or neglect under section 3 of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.623, and the process in place for making those mandatory reports. This review should include an analysis of the level of compliance with the mandatory reporting requirements and suggestions to improve compliance.

(2) Any instruction, training, or information provided pursuant to a policy adopted under subsection (1) shall be substantially consistent with the recommendations and guidelines set by the task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children created under section 12b of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.632b, and may address, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(a) Methods for increasing teacher, pupil, and parent awareness of issues regarding sexual abuse of children, including knowledge of likely warning signs indicating that a child may be a victim of sexual abuse.

(b) Actions that a child who is a victim of sexual abuse may take to obtain assistance and intervention.

(c) Available counseling options for pupils affected by sexual abuse.

(3) Pupil instruction under this section is subject to section 1505a.

History: Add. 2012, Act 594, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.222 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-188-of-1899 / Section 205.222
Report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

Not later than January 1, 1996, the state treasurer shall submit a report to the committees of the house and senate having jurisdiction over matters of taxation that contains the following:

The cost of the exemptions and reductions provided for in sections 2(6) and 2d(7).

A summary and review of policy and procedures concerning the taxation of the exercise of or failure to exercise limited powers of appointment.

History: Add. 1992, Act 65, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.115c — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.115c
Placement of children in family homes; approval or disapproval; information; supervision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 115c.

The office may approve or disapprove the placing of a child in this state in a family home of persons unrelated to the child by a person not a resident of this state or in any family home of this state by an agency or organization which does not have a place of business in this state. Written approval of the proposed placement shall be obtained from the office. The person, agency, or organization shall furnish the office with necessary information regarding the child and the prospective foster parents and a guaranty required by the office to protect the interests of the county in which the child is to be placed. The information shall be forwarded to the county agency of the county in which the prospective home is located, if the judge of probate has given prior general consent to the procedure, or to the director of a licensed child-placing agency, or to an employee of the department who shall investigate the home. If, in the employee's opinion, the placement should be made, the employee shall file an approval with the office. If the proposed placement is or appears to be planned with a view to an adoption of the child under the law of this state by the family with whom the child is to be placed, the prior approval of the proposed placement by the judge of probate of the county of residence of the family is also required. When requested, the office may require supervision of the child in the home until the child is legally adopted or otherwise discharged from care.

History: Add. 1978, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1535 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1535
Removal or resignation of officers; contract rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 535.

An officer elected or appointed by the board may be removed by the board with or without cause. An officer elected by the shareholders may be removed, with or without cause, only by vote of the shareholders, but his authority to act as an officer may be suspended by the board for cause.

The removal of an officer shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any. The election or appointment of an officer does not of itself create contract rights.

An officer may resign by written notice to the corporation. The resignation is effective upon its receipt by the corporation or at a subsequent time specified in the notice of resignation.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3408 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3408
Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3408.

This state's court shall accept as determinative a final order of a court of another state determining testacy, or the validity or construction of a will, made in a proceeding involving notice to and an opportunity for contest by all interested persons if the order includes, or is based upon, a finding that the decedent was domiciled at death in the state where the order was made.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.316 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 322.316
Forfeited lands; public auction; improved lands, minimum price.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

All university and school lands which have been or may be forfeited by the non-payment of either principal or interest, and which have not been offered at public auction after forfeiture, before the same shall be subject to private entry, shall be re-offered for sale at public auction, and the minimum price of all portions or tracts upon which improvements shall have been made, shall be such as shall be determined by the commissioner in the manner hereinafter in this chapter provided.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 60; CL 1857, 2459; CL 1871, 3832; How. 5277; CL 1897, 1340; CL 1915, 515; CL 1929, 5915; CL 1948, 322.316
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.901 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-513-of-2006 / Section 206.901
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "individual or family development account program act".

History: 2006, Act 513, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007