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Mich. Comp. Laws § 492.130 — MI Code / Chapter 492 / Act Act-27-of-1950-Ex-Sess- / Section 492.130
Installment sale contract; payment in full, release, discharge, instruments delivered to buyer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.

Upon payment in full of the time balance and other amounts lawfully due under an installment sale contract, the holder shall, unless the buyer is otherwise indebted to the holder and has secured such debt by lien upon the motor vehicle:

Return to the buyer the original of all instruments evidencing indebtedness or constituting security under an installment sale contract, which were signed by the buyer or his sureties or guarantors in conjunction with such contract, excepting such instruments as are filed or recorded with a public official and retained in the files of such official, and

Release all security interest in the motor vehicle or in collateral security to the obligation of the buyer under such contract, and

Deliver to the buyer all documents of title obtained from him.

When the final payment on an installment sale contract is made in cash, money order or equivalent tender, by the buyer or his authorized representative, at the office of the holder, a legal discharge of this encumbrance, shall be delivered at the time of such tender of payment, if demanded by the buyer; otherwise delivery may be made at a later date in person or by mail as may be arranged between buyer and holder. All other instruments referred to in this section shall be delivered or mailed to the buyer within 25 days of the date of final payment.

History: 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 27, Eff. Mar. 31, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.267 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.267
Injunction after assessment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 267.

After any taxes have been assessed for the construction, location or establishment of any drain, no injunction shall issue to restrain the spreading of the same upon the tax roll nor to restrain the collection thereof, nor shall the same be in any manner stayed, unless the amount of such assessment shall first be paid into the township treasury to be applied upon such tax, in case the court in which the suit upon which injunction is tried shall so order.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1606 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-182-of-1986 / Section 38.1606
State police retirement board; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Effective January 1, 1987, the state police retirement board is created within the department and shall consist of the following 9 members:

One officer member of the retirement system having the rank of sergeant or below, to be selected from a list of at least 3 names submitted by the exclusive bargaining representative of those officers.

One officer member of the retirement system having the rank of lieutenant or above from a list of at least 3 names which shall be the individuals who receive the greatest number of votes as the result of an election involving those members of the retirement system having the rank of lieutenant and above.

One retirant.

One member of the general public who shall have experience in the insurance, actuarial, or institutional investment field, and who is not an employee of the department of state police or a member or retirant of this system.

The director of the department of state police or his or her authorized representative.

The attorney general or his or her authorized representative.

The state treasurer or his or her authorized representative.

The deputy legislative auditor general or his or her authorized representative.

The state employer or his or her authorized representative.

Members of the retirement board described in subsection (1)(a) to (d) shall be appointed by the governor for terms of 3 years each, except that of the members first appointed, 1 shall serve for a term of 1 year, 2 shall serve for terms of 2 years, and 1 shall serve for a term of 3 years.

History: 1986, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.266 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-220-of-1982 / Section 285.266
Pledge by authority; validity; lien; recording of resolution or instrument not required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The money or property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery of the lien or further act; and the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the lien. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.

History: 1982, Act 220, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1114 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.1114
Renewal of license; form; effect of failure to renew.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1114.

A student instructor, barber, instructor, barbershop or barber college license shall be renewed by completing a form provided by the department on or before the date prescribed in rules promulgated by the department. A barber or instructor who fails to renew a license for 3 or more years shall be required by the board to complete the licensing examination.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1984, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1984; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2404 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-234-of-1992 / Section 38.2404
Election to purchase active duty service credit; request; documentation; payment to reserve; basis for calculating service credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 404.

A member who has 12 or more years of credited service may elect to purchase not more than 2 years of service credit for active duty by filing a request with the retirement system. The member shall provide documentation of the active duty and shall pay into the reserve for member contributions an amount equal to 5% of the member's annualized rate of compensation at the time payment is made multiplied by the number of years and months of active duty service that the member elects to purchase up to the maximum. The member shall relinquish for himself or herself and his or her beneficiaries all rights in and to a pension or annuity payable from another retirement system for the same period of service purchased under this section.

The retirement system shall calculate the amount of service credit for active duty under subsection (1) on the same basis as provided in section 402(1).

History: 1992, Act 234, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1865d — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1865d
Memorandum of understanding; incidents of sexual assault.
Status: in_force

Sec. 265d.

Each public university that receives an appropriation in section 236 is encouraged to enter into a memorandum of understanding with at least 1 local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction on or around campus for the communication and coordination of responses to incidents of sexual assault.

History: Add. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.733 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.733
Challengers; space in polling place; rights; space at counting board; expulsion for cause; protection; threat or intimidation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 733.

The board of election inspectors shall provide space for the challengers within the polling place that enables the challengers to observe the election procedure and each person applying to vote. A challenger may do 1 or more of the following:

Under the scrutiny of an election inspector, inspect without handling the poll books as ballots are issued to electors and the electors' names being entered in the poll book.

Observe the manner in which the duties of the election inspectors are being performed.

Challenge the voting rights of a person who the challenger has good reason to believe is not a registered elector.

Challenge an election procedure that is not being properly performed.

Bring to an election inspector's attention any of the following:

Improper handling of a ballot by an elector or election inspector.

A violation of a regulation made by the board of election inspectors pursuant to section 742.

Campaigning being performed by an election inspector or other person in violation of section 744.

A violation of election law or other prescribed election procedure.

Remain during the canvass of votes and until the statement of returns is duly signed and made.

Examine without handling each ballot as it is being counted.

Keep records of votes cast and other election procedures as the challenger desires.

Observe the recording of absent voter ballots on voting machines.

The board of election inspectors shall provide space for each challenger, if any, at each counting board that enables the challengers to observe the counting of the ballots. A challenger at the counting board may do 1 or more of the activities allowed in subsection (1), as applicable.

Any evidence of drinking of alcoholic beverages or disorderly conduct is sufficient cause for the expulsion of a challenger from the polling place or the counting board. The election inspectors and other election officials on duty shall protect a challenger in the discharge of his or her duties.

A person shall not threaten or intimidate a challenger while performing an activity allowed under subsection (1). A challenger shall not threaten or intimidate an elector while the elector is entering the polling place, applying to vote, entering the voting compartment, voting, or leaving the polling place.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.426e — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-157-of-1905 / Section 41.426e
Sale or conveyance of portions of land not needed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6e.

If land is, or has been, acquired under this act by a township park commission, the commission, subject to approval of the township board, may sell and convey the portion or portions not needed on terms the township board considers proper.

History: Add. 1989, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.288 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-267-of-2011 / Section 12.288
Investment in sinking funds, money, or other funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, this state and all political subdivisions of this state; their officers, boards, commissioners, departments or other agencies; governmental pension funds; all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business; and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries; and all other persons whatsoever who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds, including capital, belonging to them or within their control, in any bond. Bonds that the authority issues under this act are hereby made bonds that may properly and legally be deposited with, and received by, any state municipal officer or agency of this state, for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of this state is now, or may be, authorized by law.

History: 2011, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2525 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2525
Taking action without meeting; consent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 525.

Unless prohibited by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, action required or permitted to be taken under authorization voted at a meeting of the board or a committee of the board may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all members of the board then in office or of the committee consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission. The written consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee. The consent has the same effect as a vote of the board or committee for all purposes.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2008, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.18 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-144-of-1937 / Section 780.18
Persons under criminal prosecution in state; applicability of restrictions on commitment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against a person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold the person until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state. If a criminal prosecution has been instituted under the laws of this state against a person charged under section 13, the restrictions on the length of commitment specified in sections 14 and 16 are not applicable during the period that the criminal prosecution is pending in this state.

History: 1937, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 780.18; Am. 2002, Act 584, Eff. Jan. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.251 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-60-of-1962 / Section 801.251
Privilege of leaving jail during necessary and reasonable hours; purposes; limitations; “jail” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) and subject to section 1a, a sentence or commitment of a person to a county jail for any reason may grant to the person the privilege of leaving the jail during necessary and reasonable hours for any of the following purposes:

(a) Seeking employment.

(b) Working at his or her employment.

(c) Conducting his or her own self-employed business or occupation, including housekeeping and caring for the needs of his or her family.

(d) Attendance at an educational institution.

(e) Medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, or psychological counseling.

(2) A person may petition the court for a privilege described in subsection (1) at the time of sentence or commitment, and in the discretion of the court may renew his or her petition. The court may withdraw the privilege at any time by order entered with or without notice.

(3) A person shall not be granted the privileges described in subsection (1), except for the privilege of leaving the jail during necessary and reasonable hours for the purpose of medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, or psychological counseling, if the person is housed in the jail while serving all or any part of a sentence of imprisonment for any of the following crimes:

(a) Section 145c, 520b, 520c, 520d, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c, 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, and 750.520g.

(b) Murder in connection with sexual misconduct.

(c) An attempt to commit a crime described in subdivision (a) or (b).

(4) As used in this act, "jail" means a facility that is operated by a county for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, criminal offenses or ordinance violations, or persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt, for not more than 1 year.

History: 1962, Act 60, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963; Am. 1987, Act 146, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 1987; Am. 2012, Act 613, Eff. Mar. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.841 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-11-of-2022 / Section 550.841
Contract compliance; license requirement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.

A contract between a pharmacy benefit manager and an insurer that exists on the date of licensure of the pharmacy benefit manager must comply with the requirements of this act as a condition of licensure for the pharmacy benefit manager.

History: 2022, Act 11, Eff. Jan. 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7111 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7111
Nonjudicial settlement agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7111.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), interested persons may enter into a binding nonjudicial settlement agreement with respect to any matter involving a trust.

(2) A nonjudicial settlement agreement is valid only to the extent it does not violate a material purpose of the trust and includes terms and conditions that could be properly approved by the court under this article or other applicable law. A nonjudicial settlement agreement shall not be used to accomplish the termination or modification of the trust.

(3) Matters that may be resolved by a nonjudicial settlement agreement include any of the following:

(a) The interpretation or construction of the terms of the trust.

(b) The approval of a trustee's report or accounting.

(c) Direction to a trustee to perform or to refrain from performing a particular act or to grant to or to withhold from a trustee any power.

(d) The resignation or appointment of a trustee and the determination of a trustee's compensation.

(e) Transfer of a trust's principal place of administration.

(f) Liability of a trustee for an action relating to the trust.

(4) Any interested person or trustee may request the court to approve or disapprove a nonjudicial settlement agreement. On a determination that the representation as provided in part 3 was adequate, that the agreement does not violate a material purpose of the trust, and that the agreement contains terms and conditions the court could have properly approved, the court shall enter an order approving the agreement.

(5) As used in this section, "interested persons" means persons whose consent would be required in order to achieve a binding settlement were the settlement to be approved by the court.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5114 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5114
Insurance agents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5114.

All agents licensed by the state of Michigan to sell property and casualty insurance shall be authorized to sell workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance issued by, and to place such business with, the acquiring insurer for a period of 3 years commencing on the effective date of the transfer. The acquiring insurer shall pay reasonable compensation for business placed with and services rendered in connection with that business.

After the effective date of the transfer to an acquiring insurer, the acquiring insurer shall contract with any insurance agent association having at least 300 members, to serve as a general agent of the acquiring insurer. Any agent licensed by the state of Michigan to sell property and casualty insurance, under contract with the general agent, shall be authorized to sell worker's disability compensation and employer's liability insurance for the acquiring insurer. The general agent shall not require the agent to be a member of the association.

Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), but subject to the remaining provisions of this section, the acquiring insurer may contract with any licensed agent to represent the acquiring insurer.

The acquiring insurer shall not unfairly discriminate against any agent in providing assistance in marketing, payment, or settlement of claims, or any other matters related to marketing, placing business, or handling claims. A pilot or test program of a term not exceeding 6 months in duration shall not constitute unfair discrimination under this section.

After the 3-year period provided by subsection (1), the acquiring insurer shall not withhold such appointment unreasonably and shall pay reasonable compensation for business placed with and services rendered in connection with that business. After the 3-year period provided by subsection (1), the acquiring insurer, subject to the provisions of this section and chapter 12, shall have the sole discretion to determine those agents who shall be appointed to represent the acquiring insurer.

During the 3-year period, the agent's authority shall not be suspended, limited, or terminated by the acquiring insurer, except for 1 or more of the following reasons:

Malfeasance.

Breach of fiduciary duty or trust.

A persistent tendency to violate the procedures outlined in the acquiring insurer's basic manuals for Michigan worker's compensation and employer's liability insurance.

History: Add. 1993, Act 200, Eff. Dec. 28, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.46 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 710.46
Investigation; considerations; report; waiver.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46.

Upon the filing of an adoption petition, the court shall direct a full investigation by an employee or agent of the court, a child placing agency, or the department. The court may use the preplacement assessment described in section 23f of this chapter and may order an additional investigation by an employee or agent of the court or a child placing agency. The following shall be considered in the investigation:

The best interests of the adoptee.

The adoptee's family background, including names and identifying data regarding the parent or parents, if obtainable.

The reasons for the adoptee's placement away from his or her parent or parents.

A written report of the investigation shall be filed within 3 months after the order for investigation.

If the adoptee has been placed for foster care with the petitioner for 12 months or longer and the foster family study was completed or updated not more than 12 months before the petition was filed, the court, upon motion by the petitioner, may waive the full investigation required by this section. The foster family study, with information added as necessary to update or supplement the original study, may be substituted for the written report required under subsection (2).

History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Am. 1982, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1982; Am. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.430 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-29-of-1970 / Section 290.430
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Act No. 208 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being sections 290.181 to 290.192 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.

History: 1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.191 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-175-of-2004 / Section 205.191
Applying credits and returns to reduce use tax.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

At the option of the taxpayer, the credits and refunds provided in this act may be applied to reduce the use tax due under the use tax act and the procedures implementing those use tax payment obligations.

History: 2004, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.217f — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.217f
Sale, assignment, or other disposition of vehicle for which salvage certificate of title required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 217f.

Except as provided in section 248c, a vehicle salvage pool operator or broker shall not sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of a vehicle for which a salvage certificate of title is required, unless a salvage or scrap certificate of title has been issued for the vehicle by the department.

History: Add. 1988, Act 255, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1992, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1992; Am. 1993, Act 300, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Am. 2015, Act 48, Eff. Sept. 7, 2015