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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.76118 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.76118
Underwater preserve fund; creation; sources of revenue; purposes for which money appropriated.
Status: in_force

Sec. 76118.

The underwater preserve fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury, and it may receive revenue as provided in this part, or revenue from any other source.

Money in the underwater preserve fund shall be appropriated for only the following purposes:

To the department of history, arts, and libraries for the development of maritime archaeology and for the promotion of Great Lakes bottomlands preserves in this state.

To the department for the enforcement of this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.540 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-266-of-2001 / Section 288.540
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70.

This act takes effect 30 days after enactment.

History: 2001, Act 266, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.537 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-266-of-2001 / Section 288.537
Analysis; responsibilities; methods; acceptance or rejection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 67.

Methods of analysis, including butterfat analysis, shall comply with the requirements of sections 6 and 7 of the pasteurized milk ordinance. Analysis required on producer, raw, and finished product samples shall comply with the pasteurized milk ordinance.

The milk buyer of grade A raw milk shall be responsible for making the quality tests on the raw milk, at the producer level, that are required by law unless the director specifies otherwise. It shall be the responsibility of the bulk milk hauler/sampler to collect the samples for analysis. In situations where the producer is not represented by a milk buyer or handler that provides an approved sample analysis and reporting service, it shall be the responsibility of the producer to insure that the proper number of samples are submitted to an approved laboratory for analysis and that the results are reported to the department. In all situations, it is ultimately the producer's responsibility to insure that a minimum of 4 official sample results for the previous 6 months' production are reported to the department. The test results shall be reported to the department as requested.

Methods for determining the sediment content of milk shall be those described in standard methods. Sediment content shall be based on comparison with official United States department of agriculture sediment standards, incorporated by reference.

If the sediment disc is classified as no. 1, no. 2, or no. 3, the producer's milk may be accepted. If the milk contains more sediment than a no. 3, it is considered rejectable.

History: 2001, Act 266, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.110 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-379-of-1984 / Section 493.110
Maximum interest; computation; fee; offer of loan or credit in connection with other accounts, services, or similar agreements; prohibited conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

On a loan made or credit extended pursuant to a credit card arrangement, a licensee may collect interest not to exceed 1.5% of the unpaid balance per month. The interest shall not be precomputed but computed from time to time on the basis of the unpaid balances. In addition to collecting the interest permitted by this subsection, a licensee may assess a fee for the privilege of having a credit card or charge card if the fee is not computed as a percentage of the unpaid balance.

A loan made or credit extended pursuant to a credit card arrangement authorized by this act may be offered in connection with other accounts, services, or other similar agreements not regulated by this act or any other applicable statute. A licensee may offer for sale and finance credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance as defined in the credit insurance act, Act No. 173 of the Public Acts of 1958, being sections 550.601 to 550.624 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or any other insurance pursuant to the insurance code of 1956, Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 500.100 to 500.8302 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The making of a loan or extension of credit pursuant to a credit card arrangement shall not be conditioned on the requirement that insurance as described in subsection (2) be obtained or that any other goods or services be purchased as a condition of the privilege of obtaining a credit card or charge card.

History: 1984, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984; Am. 1987, Act 171, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1987; Am. 1994, Act 386, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.275 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.275
Drainage district bonds; issuance; terms; sale subject to revised municipal finance act; premium; limitation on payment from county general fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 275.

If bonds are issued, as provided in this act, the commissioner may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of the installments and may issue as evidence thereof the bonds of the drainage district. The obligations shall specify on their face that they are payable out of the installments of drain taxes to be collected, and the amount shall not exceed the aggregate of the installments levied. Bonds issued under this act shall be signed by the commissioner on behalf of the drainage district, shall be countersigned by the county clerk and shall be payable in annual installments equal in number to the installments of taxes, shall mature or be subject to mandatory redemption not earlier than March first and not later than June first of the year following the due dates of the respective installments of taxes. The number of installments shall not exceed 20. However, in any drainage district containing a closed drain, any part of whose cross-section has an area exceeding 60 square feet, the number of installments may be, but shall not exceed, 30, and the amount of each installment shall be established to correspond as near as may be to the drain commissioner's estimate of the amount of taxes actually collectible each year, and in no case shall bonds mature or be subject to mandatory redemption more than 2 1/2 years after the corresponding installment of taxes. The commissioner shall pledge in the bond the credit of the drainage district, including the lands embraced within the district and the townships, cities, villages, counties, and state trunk line highways assessed at large, in the proportion that they are taxed for the benefits received. The bonds shall be sold subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. If any premium is received on the bonds, the premium shall belong to the fund of the drain. The proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds shall be deposited with the county treasurer to the credit of the drain fund. The county treasurer shall safely keep all the bonds until sold as provided in this section. However, this act shall not be considered to affect any bonds or refunding bonds issued prior to March 28, 1956 or any refunding bonds issued to replace the same. Furthermore, a county shall not advance or pay out of its general funds any money for or on account of principal or interest of any drain bonds issued before the effective date of former 1927 PA 331 or any refunding bonds issued to replace the bonds.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 2002, Act 406, Imd. Eff. June 3, 2002; Am. 2016, Act 27, Imd. Eff. Mar. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6075 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6075
Civil arrest; grounds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6075.

Except as otherwise provided by law, no person is liable to arrest or imprisonment on any civil process unless:

In a proceeding for contempt of court; or

On an action to recover a fine or penalty; or

After a judgment against such person, the judgment creditor provides satisfactory evidence showing 1 or more of the following circumstances:

The judgment debtor has property which he fraudulently conceals or which he unjustly refuses to apply to the judgment against him, and such judgment belongs to such judgment creditor; or

The judgment debtor is about to remove his property out of the jurisdiction of the court in which suit was brought, with the intent to defraud his creditor; or

The judgment debtor has, or is about to dispose of some or all of his property with intent to defraud his creditor.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.1213 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-230-of-1987 / Section 331.1213
Corporation and subsidiary corporation as body corporate; power to sue and be sued; official seal; liability or debt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 213.

Each corporation and subsidiary corporation organized or existing under this act shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued and to adopt an official seal and alter it at its discretion. A debt, claim, liability, corporation obligation, note, bond, or other obligation incurred by a corporation or a subsidiary corporation after the effective date of this act shall not be a liability or debt of or enforceable against the county, except as specifically otherwise provided by written agreement of the county approved by its board of commissioners. A debt, claim, liability, corporation obligation, note, bond, or other obligation incurred by a subsidiary corporation shall not be a liability or debt of or enforceable against its parent corporation or another subsidiary corporation nor shall any debt, claim, liability, corporation obligation, note, bond, or other obligation incurred by a corporation be a liability or debt of or enforceable against its subsidiaries, except as specifically otherwise provided in writing duly authorized by the corporation or subsidiary corporation charged.

History: 1987, Act 230, Eff. Feb. 27, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16273 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16273
Artificial insemination services on anonymous basis; use of frozen sperm; testing sperm donor for presence of HIV or antibody to HIV; violation; liability; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16273.

A licensee, except a veterinarian licensed under this article, who provides artificial insemination services on an anonymous basis shall use only frozen sperm, and shall test each potential sperm donor for the presence in the donor of HIV or an antibody to HIV. The donated sperm shall be frozen, stored, and quarantined for not less than 6 months. Before frozen sperm is used for artificial insemination, and not less than 6 months after the date of the donation, the licensee shall take a second blood sample from the donor and have that blood sample tested for HIV or an antibody to HIV. If at any time the test results are positive, the licensee shall not use the sperm of the donor for artificial insemination purposes.

A licensee who violates this section shall be liable in a civil action for damages for the loss or damage resulting from the violation.

As used in this section:

"Anonymous basis" means that the recipient of the sperm does not know the identity of the donor, but the licensee who provides the artificial insemination services or collects the sperm from the donor does know the identity of the donor.

"HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.

History: Add. 1988, Act 487, Eff. July 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1091 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1091
"Clare County Veterans Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 91.

The portion of highway US-10 in Clare county shall be known as the "Clare County Veterans Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2005, Act 272, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.21b — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 768.21b
Breaking prison; defense of duress; notices; additional witnesses; consideration of conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21b.

If a defendant charged with breaking prison proposes to offer in his or her defense testimony to establish the defense of duress at the time of the alleged offense, the defendant at the time of arraignment on the information or within 15 days after that arraignment, but not less than 10 days before the trial of the case, or at such other time as the court directs, shall file and serve upon the prosecuting attorney a notice in writing of the intention to claim that defense. The notice shall contain, as particularly as is known to the defendant or the defendant's attorney, the names of witnesses to be called in behalf of the defendant to establish that defense. The defendant's notice shall include specific information relative to the defense.

Within 10 days after the receipt of the defendant's notice but not later than 5 days before the trial of the case, or at such other time as the court may direct, the prosecuting attorney shall file and serve upon the defendant a notice of rebuttal which shall contain, as particularly as is known to the prosecuting attorney, the names of the witnesses whom the prosecuting attorney proposes to call in rebuttal to controvert the defendant's defense at the trial of the case.

Both the defendant and the prosecuting attorney shall be under a continuing duty to promptly disclose the names of additional witnesses which come to the attention of either party after filing the respective notices as provided in this section. Upon motion with notice to the other party and upon a showing by the moving party that the name of an additional witness was not available when the notice required by subsection (1) or (2) was filed, and could not have been available by the exercise of due diligence, the additional witness may be called by the moving party to testify as a witness for the purpose of establishing or rebutting the defense of duress or necessity.

In determining whether or not the defendant broke prison while under duress the jury or court may consider the following conditions if supported by competent evidence:

Whether the defendant was faced with a specific threat of death, forcible sexual attack or substantial bodily injury in the immediate future.

Whether there was insufficient time for a complaint to the authorities.

Whether there was a history of complaints by the defendant which failed to provide relief.

Whether there was insufficient time or opportunity to resort to the courts.

Whether force or violence was not used towards innocent persons in the prison break.

Whether the defendant immediately reported to the proper authorities upon reaching a position of safety from the immediate threat.

History: Add. 1978, Act 600, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12414 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12414
Temporary license; renewal application.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12414.

A temporary license may be issued for not more than 3 months pending the results of an inspection or pending the correction of certain designated items. Not more than 2 temporary licenses pending correction of the same violation shall be issued for a camp.

A renewal application shall be filed after January of each year to operate the agricultural labor camp during the year, but at least 30 days before the agricultural labor camp is to commence operation.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.78 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-321-of-1937 / Section 35.78
Guardians; bonds, execution and filing; corporate guardians, exemption; sureties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Before making an appointment under the provisions of this act the court shall be satisfied that the person whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the appointment being made, the guardian shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the sum then due and estimated to become payable during the ensuing year. The said bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of guardians appointed under the general guardianship laws of this state. The court shall have power from time to time to require the guardian to file an additional bond: Provided, however, That if the person appointed as guardian under the provisions of this act is a trust company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan, or a bank with trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or of the state of Michigan, no bond shall be required except that the court in any case may require a bond from any such guardian if, under the circumstances in a particular case, it feels that such a bond is necessary for the protection of the estate of the ward: And provided further, That in any case where a trust company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan, or a bank with trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or of the state of Michigan, shall heretofore have been appointed guardian under the provisions of this act and shall have furnished bond as such guardian, the court shall have power to cancel such bond and to release and discharge the surety or sureties thereon, upon the written petition of such surety or his principal and after the principal named in said bond has filed an account of all his actions and administration from the date of his last account up to the date of the hearing, if the court, after due notice to all persons interested deems it reasonable and proper.

Where a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, there shall be at least 2 such sureties and they shall file with the court a certificate under oath which shall describe the property owned, both real and personal, and shall state that they are each worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all their debts and liabilities and exclusive of property exempt from execution. Notwithstanding such tender, the court may require additional security for or may require a corporate surety bond, the premium thereon to be paid from ward's estate.

History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937; Am. 1945, Act 308, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1945; Am. 1947, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 35.78
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.620c — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-155-of-1981 / Section 445.620c
Sale; proceeds; prohibition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10c.

If the proceeds of the sale are greater than the amount of the lien, the proceeds shall first be paid to the moldbuilder in the amount necessary to satisfy the lien. All proceeds in excess of the lien shall be paid to the customer.

A sale shall not be made or possession shall not be obtained under section 10a if it would be in violation of any right of a customer or molder under federal patent, bankruptcy, or copyright law.

History: Add. 2002, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.293b — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-169-of-1975 / Section 400.293b
Authority of prosecuting attorney to prosecute person subject to act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23b.

The prosecuting attorney for a county may prosecute a person subject to this act in the same manner as the attorney general. A county prosecuting attorney shall notify the attorney general when he or she begins a prosecution under this section and provide the attorney general with a copy of the final judgment in that action.

History: Add. 2010, Act 377, Eff. Mar. 30, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.661 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.661
Division or rearrangement of precincts; notices; expenses; time limitations on division of precincts; division of precincts following federal census; determining number of registered electors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 661.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), city and township election commissions shall divide precincts according to law, not later than 210 days before the primary next preceding the general November election, and shall immediately notify the county clerk of the number of registered electors in each precinct in the city or township. The county clerk shall notify the secretary of state not later than 200 days before the primary of a precinct in the clerk's county that has not been divided according to law, and the secretary of state shall proceed to make divisions as are necessary at the expense of the city or township involved, not later than 180 days before the primary next preceding the general November election. A division of precincts must be made effective not later than 180 days before the primary election next preceding the general November election.

(2) In the second year following each federal decennial census, precincts must be divided under this subsection. City and township election commissions shall divide precincts not later than 120 days before the primary election next preceding the general November election in order that a precinct, as far as is practical, is not split between districts and does not exceed 4,999 registered electors, and shall immediately notify the county clerk of the number of registered electors in each precinct in each city or township. The county clerk shall notify the secretary of state not later than 110 days before the primary of any precincts in the county that have not been divided, and the secretary of state shall proceed to make the divisions as are necessary, at the expense of the city or township involved, not later than 90 days before the primary election next preceding the general November election. The division of precincts must be made effective not later than 90 days before the primary election. The secretary of state may authorize, on written request by a city or township election commission, a later division of a precinct that contains portions of more than 1 elective district. All precinct divisions must be completed not later than 90 days before the primary election next preceding the general November election. In determining the number of registered voters for a precinct under this subsection, a city or township election commission or the secretary of state, as applicable, must use only the active registered electors for that city or township.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 1964, Act 212, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964; Am. 1975, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1976; Am. 1977, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1977; Am. 1982, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 1982; Am. 2012, Act 270, Eff. Aug. 15, 2012; Am. 2023, Act 88, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024; Am. 2023, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2023; Am. 2023, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1110 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-274-of-2000 / Section 287.1110
Euthanasia of large carnivore exposing human, livestock, or mammalian pet to rabies; examination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

If a large carnivore potentially exposes a human, livestock, or a mammalian pet to rabies by any means identified in this section, the large carnivore shall be humanely euthanized by a veterinarian. The large carnivore shall be immediately examined for rabies in the manner provided by rules promulgated under section 5111 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5111.

History: 2000, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.631 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-200-of-1957 / Section 123.631
Intermunicipality area problem study committee; municipalities, definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act, "municipalities" means any city, village, township, chartered township or other incorporated political subdivision of this state.

History: 1957, Act 200, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957