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Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.62 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-359-of-1941 / Section 247.62
Noxious weeds; definition; exclusion of milkweed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) For the purpose of this act, "noxious weeds" includes all of the following:

(a) Canada thistle ( Cirsium arvense ).

(b) Dodders (any species of the genus Cuscuta ).

(c) Mustards (charlock, black mustard, and Indian mustard, species of the genus Brassica or Sinapis ).

(d) Wild carrot ( Daucus carota ).

(e) Bindweed ( Convolvulus arvensis ).

(f) Perennial sowthistle ( Sonchus arvensis ).

(g) Hoary alyssum ( Berteroa incana ).

(h) Giant hogweed ( Heracleum mantegazzianum ).

(i) Ragweed ( Ambrosia elatior L.).

(j) Poison ivy ( Toxicodendron radicans ).

(k) Poison sumac ( Toxicodendron vernix ).

( l ) Any other plant that, in the opinion of the governing body of any county, city, township, or village, falls under the provisions of this act and is regarded as a common nuisance.

(2) Noxious weeds does not include milkweed (any species of the genus Asclepias ).

History: 1941, Act 359, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; Am. 1947, Act 114, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 247.62; Am. 2010, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010; Am. 2024, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2656 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-234-of-1992 / Section 38.2656
“Qualified participant,”“refund beneficiary,”“salary,” and “state treasurer” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 706.

"Qualified participant" means an individual who is a participant of Tier 2 and who meets 1 of the following requirements:

An individual who first becomes a judge or state official on or after March 31, 1997, and who before March 31, 1997 would have been eligible to be a member of Tier 1.

An individual who elects to terminate membership in Tier 1 and who elects to participate in Tier 2 in the manner prescribed in section 701 or 701a.

"Refund beneficiary" means an individual nominated by a qualified participant or a former qualified participant under section 717 to receive a distribution of the participant's accumulated balance in the manner prescribed in section 718.

"Salary" means 1 of the following:

For an individual described in subsection (1)(a), 100% of his or her salary that is paid both directly and indirectly by this state for the position he or she holds.

For an individual described in subsection (1)(b), the salary that he or she elects or is considered to have elected under section 701b.

"State treasurer" means the treasurer of this state.

History: Add. 1996, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997; Am. 1999, Act 215, Eff. May 30, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.112j — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.112j
Rules; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 112j.

(1) The department of community health may promulgate rules for the Michigan medicaid estate recovery program according to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(2) Not later than 1 year after implementation of the Michigan medicaid estate recovery program and each year after that, the department of community health shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees with jurisdiction over department of community health matters and the senate and house fiscal agencies regarding the cost to administer the Michigan medicaid estate recovery program and the amounts recovered under the Michigan medicaid estate recovery program.

History: Add. 2007, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5107 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5107
Definitions; M to V.
Status: in_force

Sec. 107.

As used in this act:

(a) "Michigan building code" means part 4 of the state construction code, R 408.30401 to R 408.30499 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(b) "Michigan electrical code" means part 8 of the state construction code, R 408.30801 to R 408.30873 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(c) "Michigan mechanical code" means part 9A of the state construction code, R 408.30901a to R 408.30996 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(d) "Michigan plumbing code" means part 7 of the state construction code, R 408.30701 to R 408.30792 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(e) "Municipality" means a city, village, or township.

(f) "Occupation" means a field of endeavor regulated under this act.

(g) "Person" means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or common law trust or a combination of those legal entities. Person includes a department, board, school, institution, establishment, or governmental entity.

(h) "Probation" means a sanction that permits a board to evaluate over a period of time a licensee's fitness to practice an occupation regulated under this act while the licensee continues to practice the occupation.

(i) "Public access" means the right of a person to view and copy files under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(j) "Rule" means a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969.

(k) "State construction code" means the rules promulgated by the state construction code commission under section 4 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125.1504, R 408.30101 to R 408.31194 of the Michigan Administrative Code, including each part of that code that is of limited application, and any modification of or amendment to those rules.

( l ) "Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act" means 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531.

(m) "Uniformed services" means the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.

(n) "Veteran" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017; Am. 2021, Act 24, Eff. Sept. 7, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5854 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5854
War; inability to prosecute; period of limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5854.

If any person is unable to prosecute an action in the courts of this state because he is a citizen or subject of any country at war with the United States or because he is detained in any country at war with the United States or because he is detained by any neutral power or because for any other reason arising out of the war he is unable to use the courts of this state, the time of the continuance of the war shall not be counted as a part of the period limited for the commencement of any action.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2480 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-173-of-1992 / Section 125.2480
Invalid special assessment; effect; proceeding for reassessment and collection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.

If, in the opinion of the authority board, a special assessment is invalid by reason of irregularities or informalities in the proceedings, or if any court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction adjudges the assessment to be illegal, the authority board, whether the improvement has been made or not and whether any part of the assessment has been paid or not, may proceed from the last step at which the proceedings were legal and cause a new assessment to be made for the same purpose for which the former assessment was made. Proceedings on the reassessment and for the collection of the reassessment shall be conducted in the same manner as provided for the original assessment. If an assessment or any part of the assessment levied upon any premises is so set aside and has been paid and not refunded, the payment so made shall be applied upon the reassessment.

History: 1992, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.694 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-18-of-1933-Ex-Sess- / Section 125.694
Housing projects; duties of operation and management; rentals and selection of tenants; appointment of receiver.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44.

In the operation or management of housing projects a commission shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selection: (a) it may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein only to persons of low income; (b) it may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein only at rentals within the financial reach of such persons of low income; (c) it may rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms, but no greater number, which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants thereof, without overcrowding; (d) it shall not accept any person as a tenant in any housing project if the person or persons who would occupy the dwelling accommodations have an aggregate annual net income in excess of any maximum allowed by the federal government pursuant to federal law or regulation in any contract for financial assistance; (e) it shall prohibit subletting by tenants.

Nothing contained in this section or in section 27 shall be construed as limiting the power of a borrower to vest in an obligee or trustee the right, in the event of a default by the borrower, to cause the appointment of a receiver thereof, free from all the restrictions imposed by this section or by section 27.

History: Add. 1937, Act 265, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1937; Am. 1938, Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Sept. 8, 1938; CL 1948, 125.694; Am. 1960, Act 18, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.414 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.414
Candidates for nomination; withdrawal; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 414.

After the filing of a nominating petition or affidavit of candidacy by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office of judge of the circuit court, the proposed candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she serves a written notice of withdrawal on the secretary of state or his or her duly authorized agent. The notice must be served not later than 3 days after the last day for filing nominating petitions if a nominating petition was filed for the proposed candidate, and not later than 3 days after the last day for filing affidavits of candidacy if an affidavit of candidacy was filed for the proposed candidate. If the third day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice of withdrawal may be served on the secretary of state or his or her duly authorized agent at any time on or before 4 p.m., eastern standard time, on the next secular day.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1959, Act 173, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 59, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964; Am. 1999, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.361 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-487-of-2012 / Section 285.361
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "wildlife depredations indemnification act".

History: 2012, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.728a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.728a
Citation; delivery of copies to police chief or duly authorized person; deposit of original with court; mailing original to court; spoiled, mutilated, or voided citation; criminal complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 728a.

At or before the completion of his or her tour of duty a police officer to whom a citation book has been issued and who has recorded the occurrence of a vehicle law violation upon a citation shall deliver to his or her police chief or to a person duly authorized by the police chief to receive citations all copies of such citation duly signed. The police chief or a person duly authorized by the police chief shall deposit the original of the citation with the court having jurisdiction over the offense not later than 3 days after the date of the citation, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

The citation shall be considered to have been deposited with the court as required under subsection (1) if the original of the citation is mailed not later than 2 days after the date of the citation as specified under this subsection. Mailing shall be accomplished by enclosing the original of the citation in a sealed envelope with first class postage fully prepaid, addressed to the court, and depositing the envelope and contents in the United States government mail.

If a citation is spoiled, mutilated, or voided, it shall be endorsed with a full explanation thereof by the police officer voiding the citation, and shall be accounted for to the police officer's police chief or an authorized designee of the police chief.

Nothing in this act shall prevent a person other than a police officer from applying for a criminal complaint for a vehicle law violation which is not a civil infraction, and that person need not show that the alleged offender has been issued a citation in connection with the offense.

History: Add. 1966, Act 235, Eff. July 1, 1967; Am. 1984, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.76 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.76
“Transporter” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 76.

"Transporter" means every person engaged in the business of delivering vehicles of a type required to be registered hereunder from a manufacturing, assembling or distributing plant to dealers or sales agents of a manufacturer, and every person certificated by the Michigan public service commission to engage in the business of moving trailer coaches or mobile homes. This section shall not affect duly authorized permit holders.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1961, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 1961
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5319 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.5319
Appointment of conservator or protective order; report of amount of additional cash or property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5319.

(1) If the court determines that financial protection is required for the ward, the court may order the guardian to petition for the appointment of a conservator or for another protective order under part 4 of this article in relation to the ward's estate.

(2) If a conservator has not been appointed for a ward's estate and the guardian determines that there is more cash or property that is readily convertible into cash in the ward's estate than was estimated by the guardian ad litem and reported to the court, the guardian shall report the amount of the additional cash or property to the court.

History: Add. 2012, Act 173, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61602 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61602
Orphan well fund; creation; disposition of assets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61602.

The orphan well 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.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.803a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.803a
Issuance or renewal historic vehicle registration plate; fee; certification; registration certificate; registration transferable; expiration or revocation of registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 803a.

(1) The secretary of state may issue to the owner of a historic vehicle a historic vehicle registration plate that bears the inscription "historical vehicle - Michigan" and the registration number.

(2) The owner of a historic vehicle applying for a historic vehicle registration plate or a renewal of a historic vehicle registration plate under this section shall do all of the following:

(a) Pay a fee of either $30.00 or, for a personalized plate under section 803b, $150.00, as applicable.

(b) Certify that the vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned and operated solely as a historic vehicle.

(c) Certify that the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the highways of this state.

(3) A registration certificate for a historic vehicle need not specify the weight of the historic vehicle.

(4) A registration issued under this section is transferable to another historic vehicle upon completion of the application for transfer and payment of the fee in the manner described in section 809.

(5) A registration issued under this section expires on April 15 in the tenth year following the date of issuance of the registration.

(6) The secretary of state may revoke a registration issued under this section, for cause shown and after an opportunity to be heard, for failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.

History: Add. 1951, Act 144, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951; Am. 1961, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961; Am. 1978, Act 427, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1980, Act 398, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1980, Act 476, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 225, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1982; Am. 1987, Act 190, Eff. Apr. 15, 1988; Am. 1987, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987; Am. 1990, Act 347, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1990; Am. 1996, Act 404, Eff. Dec. 21, 1996; Am. 2024, Act 133, Eff. Oct. 8, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.704 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-339-of-1927 / Section 38.704
Annual assessment for retirement allowance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

When a system for retiring allowances has been agreed upon by the local legislative body and the library board and formally adopted by the former, then it shall be the duty of said local legislative body to raise by taxation each year, the sum found necessary to produce the retiring allowance fund required by the system adopted.

History: 1927, Act 339, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1927; CL 1929, 8112; CL 1948, 38.704
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1116 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-10-of-2023 / Section 408.1116
Violation of act; filing of complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

An employee believing that a violation of this act has occurred, or a third party having credible information that a violation has occurred, may file a complaint with the commissioner that a violation may have occurred. Employees filing a complaint may keep their identity confidential from release to the employer upon request to the commissioner. Upon filing, the commissioner may initiate an investigation to ascertain whether a violation of the act has occurred, and may order the contracting agent, contractor, or subcontractor, or any of the foregoing parties jointly and severally to make employees' amounts determined to be owing whole.

History: 2023, Act 10, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.232 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-188-of-1899 / Section 205.232
Tax on transfer of estate of residents and nonresidents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

A tax is imposed upon the transfer of the estate of every person who at the time of death was a resident of this state. The tax is equal to the maximum allowable federal credit under the internal revenue code for estate, inheritance, legacy, and succession taxes paid to the states. This tax shall be reduced by the amount of all estate, inheritance, legacy, and succession taxes paid to states other than Michigan, which amount shall not exceed an amount equal to the proportional share of that maximum allowable federal credit that the gross value of all real and tangible personal property located in states other than this state bears to the gross value of all property included in the decedent's gross estate wherever located.

A tax is imposed upon the transfer of property located in this state of every person who at the time of death was not a resident of this state. The tax is an amount equal to the proportional share of the maximum allowable federal credit under the internal revenue code for estate, inheritance, legacy, and succession taxes paid to the states, that the gross value of all real and tangible personal property located in this state bears to the gross value of all property included in the decedent's gross estate wherever located.

History: Add. 1993, Act 54, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.7 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 762.7
Jurisdiction; change of venue, procedure; saving clause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Each court of record having jurisdiction of criminal cases upon good cause shown by either party may change the venue in any cause pending therein, and direct the issue to be tried in the circuit court of another county, and make all necessary rules and orders for the certifying and removing such cause, and all matters relating thereto, to the court in which such issue shall be ordered to be tried, and the court to which such cause shall be so removed shall proceed to hear, try and determine the same, and execution may thereupon be had in the same manner as if the same had been prosecuted in the court having original jurisdiction of such cause, except that in all causes when the defendant shall be convicted and be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail or to pay a fine, or to both such imprisonment and fine, the court awarding such sentence shall have authority to direct and shall direct that the defendant be imprisoned in the county jail of the county in which such prosecution commenced; and that such fine, when paid, shall be paid over to the county treasurer of the county in which such prosecution commenced, in the same manner as is now provided by law for paying over fines to county treasurers; and in every case where a change of venue is ordered, all expenses of such trial shall be a charge upon the county in which the prosecution originated; and when there shall be a disagreement of the jury on the trial of any criminal cause in the circuit court to which such cause was ordered for trial, the circuit judge before whom the same was tried, if he shall deem that the public good requires the same, may, upon cause shown by either party, order and direct the issue to be tried in the circuit court of another county in the state; and the court to which such cause shall be removed shall proceed to hear, try and determine the same in the same manner and with like effect as was pursued by the circuit court making such order: Provided, That in any and all suits, proceedings, causes or actions now pending in any of the circuit courts of this state, whether the court has general or special jurisdiction, a change of venue may be had in the manner provided and in accordance with section 10 of Act No. 157 of the Public Acts of 1851, as amended by Act No. 309 of the Public Acts of 1905 and the provisions of said act shall be continued in full force and effect for such purpose: Provided further, That in all suits, proceedings, causes or actions in which a change of venue has been granted, the court to which such suit, proceeding, cause or action has been transferred, shall retain jurisdiction.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17125; CL 1948, 762.7