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Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.56 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-297-of-1929 / Section 128.56
Appeal; bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Any lot owner or grave owner whose property may be taken, and any municipality or person, party to the proceedings under this act, considering himself aggrieved, may appeal from the order of the court confirming the verdict of the jury or order of the court made at the proceedings without a jury by filing in writing with the clerk of said court notice of such appeal within 5 days after the confirmation or order, and filing a bond in said court, to be approved by the judge thereof, conditioned for the prosecution of said appeal to judgment, and the payment of all costs, damages and expenses that may be awarded against him in case the judgment or confirmation shall be affirmed. Such appeal shall be perfected within the same time and prosecuted as far as practicable like an appeal in chancery.

History: 1929, Act 297, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1929; CL 1929, 2673; CL 1948, 128.56
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80112 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80112
Special local ordinances; request for assistance; form; receipt of resolution by department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80112.

Local political subdivisions that believe that special local ordinances of the type authorized by this part are needed on waters subject to their jurisdiction shall inform the department and request assistance. All such requests shall be in the form of an official resolution approved by a majority of the governing body of the concerned political subdivision following a public hearing on the resolution. Upon receipt of a resolution under this section, the department shall proceed as required by sections 80110 and 80111.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2006, Act 237, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1463 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1463
Nonprofit housing corporation; articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63.

In addition to other requirements of law, the articles of incorporation of a nonprofit housing corporation shall provide all of the following:

That the corporation has been organized exclusively to provide housing facilities for any 1 or more of the following classes of persons, to be specified in the articles of incorporation: (i) persons of low income, (ii) persons of low and moderate income, and (iii) persons whose income does not exceed limits established in this act. The articles of incorporation may also permit the corporation to provide any social, recreational, commercial, and communal facilities necessary to serve and improve a residential area in which authority-aided or federally-aided housing is located or is planned to be located, thereby enhancing the viability of the housing.

That all the income and earnings of the corporation shall be used exclusively for corporate purposes and that no part of the net income or net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit or profit of a private individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.

That the corporation is in no manner controlled or under the direction or acting in the substantial interest of any private individual, firm, partnership, or association seeking to derive profit or gain therefrom or seeking to eliminate or minimize losses in any dealing or transactions with the corporation.

That the operations of the corporation may be supervised by the authority or by any other governmental body as the authority directs, and that the corporation shall enter into agreements with the authority or with the governmental body as the authority from time to time requires. These agreements shall provide for regulation by the authority or by the governmental body of the planning, development, and management of any housing project undertaken by the corporation and the disposition of the property and franchises of the corporation.

History: Add. 1968, Act 343, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1970; Am. 1976, Act 410, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978; Am. 1979, Act 49, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1979; Am. 1984, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 490.412 — MI Code / Chapter 490 / Act Act-215-of-2003 / Section 490.412
Check cashing fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 412.

Except as provided in subsection (2), a domestic credit union shall not contract for, receive, impose, assess, or collect a charge or fee for the cashing of a check that exceeds 1 of the following percentages of the face amount of the check, as applicable:

Five percent for a payroll, pension, or government check.

Seven percent for a check from an insurance company, including, but not limited to, a private health or disability insurance plan payment.

Ten percent for a personal check, money order, or other check.

A domestic credit union may contract for, receive, impose, assess, or collect a charge or fee that does not exceed $25.00 for the first check the credit union cashes for an individual.

History: 2003, Act 215, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.617a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.617a
Accident; personal injury; reporting to police agency or officer; stopping required; penalty; suspension of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 617a.

(1) The driver of a vehicle who knows or who has reason to believe that he has been involved in an accident upon public or private property that is open to travel by the public shall immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall remain there until the requirements of section 619 are fulfilled or immediately report the accident to the nearest or most convenient police agency or officer to fulfill the requirements of section 619(a) and (b) if there is a reasonable and honest belief that remaining at the scene will result in further harm. The stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.

(2) If an individual violates subsection (1) and the accident results in injury to any individual, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(3) The secretary of state shall suspend the operator's or chauffeur's license of an individual convicted of violating this section as provided in section 319.

History: Add. 1975, Act 170, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976; Am. 2005, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.440 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-281-of-1967 / Section 206.440
Children's trust fund; contribution designation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 440.

(1) Effective for the tax year beginning January 1, 1982 and before January 1, 2005, an individual may designate on his or her annual return that a contribution of $2.00 or more of his or her refund and for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2005, an individual may designate on his or her annual return that a contribution of $5.00 or more of his or her refund be credited to the children's trust fund created in 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171 to 21.172. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, for the tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2010, the contribution designation authorized under this section shall be offered and administered in accordance with section 435. If a taxpayer's refund is not sufficient to make a contribution under this section, the taxpayer may designate a contribution amount and that contribution amount shall be added to the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year.

(2) The contribution designation authorized in this section shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of the state individual income tax return. Effective January 1, 2010, the contribution designation authorized under this section is no longer required to be printed on the first page of the state individual income tax return but shall be incorporated into the contributions schedule created by the department pursuant to section 435 and shall remain on the schedule until the contribution designation expires or is otherwise no longer available.

History: Add. 1982, Act 211, Eff. Sept. 29, 1982; Am. 1985, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 1985; Am. 1996, Act 484, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Am. 2005, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2005; Am. 2007, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5537 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5537
Information on critical role of autopsies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5537.

The department shall provide to physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, medical examiners, funeral directors, affected individuals and their family members, and other appropriate persons written information describing the critical role that autopsies play in the diagnosis of, and in the conduct of research into the causes, treatment, and cure of, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

History: Add. 1988, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.1231 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-176-of-2008 / Section 35.1231
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "veterans welcome home act".

History: 2008, Act 176, Imd. Eff. July 9, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.410a — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.410a
Bail bond surety and fidelity insurance company; authority to transact insurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 410a.

To qualify for and maintain authority to transact insurance in this state solely as a bail bond surety and fidelity insurance company on or after February 1, 2004, an insurer in good standing in its state of domicile that is subject to regulation by the commissioner shall possess and thereafter maintain unimpaired capital and surplus in an amount determined adequate by the commissioner to continue to comply with section 403 but not less than $4,500,000.00 and have, in addition, not less than $3,000,000.00 in current guarantees and security with respect to bail bonds issued by the insurer in states in which it is then authorized. An insurer with authority to transact bail bond surety and fidelity insurance in this state shall not offer or provide surety and fidelity coverages other than bail bonds.

The commissioner shall take into account the risk based capital requirements as developed by the national association of insurance commissioners and the claims history for Michigan bail bonds issued by the licensed bail bond agencies for which the insurer will be or is issuing bail bonds in Michigan in order to determine adequate compliance with section 403.

As used in this section, "bail bond surety and fidelity insurance" is surety and fidelity insurance that is limited to the provision of bail bonds.

History: Add. 2004, Act 113, Imd. Eff. May 21, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.439 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-2-of-1968 / Section 141.439
Expenditure of funds; transfers within appropriations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

A member of the legislative body, the chief administrative officer, an administrative officer, or an employee of a local unit shall not authorize or participate in the expenditure of funds except as authorized by a general appropriations act. An expenditure shall not be incurred except in pursuance of the authority and appropriations of the legislative body of the local unit.

The legislative body in a general appropriations act may permit the chief administrative officer to execute transfers within limits stated in the act between appropriations without the prior approval of the legislative body.

History: Add. 1978, Act 621, Eff. Apr. 1, 1980; Am. 2000, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1341a — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1341a
Domestic insurer investments; limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1341a.

(1) In addition to investments in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities permitted under this chapter, and except as otherwise provided in this section, a domestic insurer may invest in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities of 1 or more subsidiaries, amounts that do not exceed the lesser of 10% of the insurer's assets or 50% of the insurer's surplus with regard to policyholders, if after the investments, the insurer's surplus with regard to policyholders will be reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to meet its financial needs.

(2) In calculating the amount described in subsection (1), any investment in domestic or foreign insurance subsidiaries, licensed third-party administrators, and domestic health maintenance organizations must be excluded from the calculation and both of the following must be included in the calculation:

(a) Total net monies or other consideration expended and obligations assumed in the acquisition or formation of a subsidiary, including all organizational expenses and contributions to capital and surplus of the subsidiary whether or not represented by the purchase of capital stock or issuance of other securities.

(b) All amounts expended in acquiring additional common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, and other securities, and all contributions to the capital or surplus of a subsidiary subsequent to its acquisition or formation.

(3) With the approval of the director, an insurer may invest a greater amount than prescribed by subsection (1) in common stock, preferred stock, debt obligations, or other securities of 1 or more subsidiaries, if after the investment the insurer's surplus with regard to policyholders will be reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to its financial needs.

(4) All existing investments held on or before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section comply with this section and do not count toward the limits prescribed by subsection (1) if held by an insurer that writes only premium in this state or that is a nonprofit insurer statutorily prohibited from converting to a mutual holding company under chapter 60. Any additional amounts expended in the investments are subject to the requirements of this section except for any additional amounts expended by or in existing investments held by any nonprofit insurer that is statutorily prohibited from converting to a mutual holding company under chapter 60. An investment in new subsidiaries after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section by a nonprofit insurer statutorily prohibited from converting to a mutual holding company that exceeds the thresholds prescribed by subsection (1) is subject to the approval of the director.

History: Add. 2022, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.313 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-298-of-1992 / Section 14.313
Information printed on written request for payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

Each organization or professional fund-raiser shall print the following information conspicuously on all invoices, pledge cards, or other written requests for payment:

The name and purpose of the organization.

Whether the solicitor is a separate organization acting on behalf of a public safety organization.

The specific purpose or purposes for which the contributions are to be used.

That the solicitor is registered with the attorney general and that information concerning the solicitor may be obtained by calling the toll-free telephone number established pursuant to section 15. The solicitor shall provide the person being solicited the toll-free telephone number.

History: 1992, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3144 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3144
Proxies; voting by mail ballot, referendum, or electronic transmission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1144.

(1) Notwithstanding section 421, there shall be no proxies unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws authorize use of proxies. If the articles of incorporation or bylaws authorize use of proxies, an individual may not vote more than 5 proxies at any meeting.

(2) The articles or bylaws may provide a method by which members may vote on matters submitted to a vote of members by mail ballot, referendum, or electronic transmission.

History: Add. 1984, Act 209, Eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Am. 2008, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.352 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-40-of-1965 / Section 213.352
Occupant who vacates real property; moving expense for personal property; conditions; “personal property” explained; attorney fees and costs; precedence of federal regulations and procedures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) An occupant who vacates real property on or after May 15, 1965, pursuant to the provisions of a written agreement to purchase the property or pursuant to the provisions of a written agreement for possession and use of the property or pursuant to the transfer of title to the property in condemnation proceedings, shall be reimbursed by the public agency for the reasonable and necessary moving expense for moving his or her personal property not more than 50 miles, subject to the following conditions:

(a) The maximum payment to an individual or family shall not exceed $5,250.00. The maximum payment to a business, including the operation of a farm, or a nonprofit organization shall not exceed $15,000.00.

(b) An individual or a family may elect to receive a fixed moving allowance, in lieu of actual moving expense, based on a schedule of payments established by the acquiring agency taking into consideration the maximum payment allowed, the number of rooms and other factors.

(c) Instead of any other payment under this act, other state law, or federal law, an occupant of residential property who has a leasehold interest of less than 6 months is entitled to elect a fixed payment of $3,500.00. If the occupant does not elect this fixed payment, the occupant may receive a moving allowance as determined under subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) Except as provided in section 9 of the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.59, payment shall not be made to an occupant until after the occupant has vacated the real property unless the payment is required to enable the occupant to relocate.

(2) As used in this section, "personal property" does not include a fixture, whether removable or not.

(3) The court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to an individual described in subsection (1)(c) who brings a successful action to recover a fixed payment or a moving allowance under subsection (1).

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3), if the public agency is complying with applicable federal regulations and procedures regarding moving allowances and relocation requirements, those federal regulations and procedures take precedence over any conflicting provisions in this section.

History: 1965, Act 40, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1965; Am. 1991, Act 21, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1991; Am. 2006, Act 369, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1562 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-524-of-1980 / Section 125.1562
Construction contract; designation of person to submit written requests for progress payments; designation of person to whom requests for progress payments to be submitted; manner and times of submissions; deferring the processing of progress payments; payment of requested progress payment; failure of public agency to make timely progress payment; interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The construction contract shall designate a person representing the contractor who will submit written requests for progress payments, and a person representing the public agency to whom request for progress payments are to be submitted. The written requests for progress payments shall be submitted to the designated person in a manner and at such times as provided in the construction contract.

The processing of progress payments by the public agency may be deferred by the public agency until work having a prior sequence, as provided in the contract documents, is in place and is approved.

Each progress payment requested, including reasonable interest if requested under subsection (4), shall be paid within 1 of the following time periods, whichever is later:

Thirty days after the architect or professional engineer has certified to the public agency that work is in place in the portion of the facility covered by the applicable request for payment in accordance with the contract documents.

Fifteen days after the public agency has received the funds with which to make the progress payment from a department or agency of the federal or state government, if any funds are to come from either of those sources.

Upon failure of a public agency to make a timely progress payment pursuant to this section, the person designated to submit requests for progress payments may include reasonable interest on amounts past due in the next request for payment.

History: 1980, Act 524, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.488 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-259-of-1959 / Section 259.488
Building permits; conduct, controlling statute and rules for conduct of public hearings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

All public hearings shall be conducted as prescribed by Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, as amended, being sections 259.1 to 259.208 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

History: 1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 435.121 — MI Code / Chapter 435 / Act Act-186-of-1985 / Section 435.121
Grandparents' and grandchildren's day.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

March 18 of each year shall be known as "grandparents' and grandchildren's day".

History: 1985, Act 186, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.1056 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-115-of-2022 / Section 554.1056
Assignment enforcement methods.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) An assignee may enforce an assignment of rents using 1 or more of the methods specified in sections 7, 8, and 9 or any other method sufficient to enforce the assignment under law of this state other than this act.

(2) From the first date of enforcement, the assignee or, in the case of enforcement by appointment of a receiver under section 7, the receiver, is entitled to collect all of the following:

(a) Rents that have accrued but remain unpaid on that date.

(b) Rents that accrue on or after that date, as those rents accrue.

(3) From the first date of enforcement, a modification of the rental agreement is not binding on the assignee without the written consent of the assignee.

History: 2022, Act 115, Eff. Sept. 22, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.183a — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-246-of-1945 / Section 41.183a
Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway.

The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in a place, or in a manner prohibited by an ordinance is a municipal civil infraction, whether or not so designated by the ordinance. A civil fine ordered for a municipal civil infraction described in this subsection shall not exceed the maximum amount of a fine provided by the ordinance or $500.00, whichever is less. An act or omission described in this subsection is not a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a violation or crime that section 3 prohibits an ordinance from designating as a municipal civil infraction.

History: Add. 1994, Act 90, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994