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Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.131 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-491-of-2006 / Section 408.131
Service providers; competitive procurement process; agreement to deliver services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an administrative entity designated under section 17 shall provide state or federally funded workforce development services to program applicants and participants only through service providers selected by a competitive procurement process established in accordance with department policy and applicable state law.

(2) An administrative entity designated under section 17 may provide state or federally funded services directly to program applicants and participants without contracting with a service provider, if the department determines after a competitive procurement process that no other provider is capable of providing the required services within the limits of available funding and cost-to-benefit analysis.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an administrative entity designated under section 17 may enter into any agreement necessary to deliver services under this act.

History: 2006, Act 491, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.342 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-188-of-1921 / Section 453.342
Report; certification, filing, and preservation; public inspection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The secretary shall certify to the report under oath and forward it to the department of agriculture at Lansing, for filing within 120 days after the close of the event, or June 30, whichever occurs first. The department of agriculture shall preserve the report in their files for 3 years, during which time it shall be available for public inspection.

History: 1921, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 10246; CL 1948, 453.342; Am. 1972, Act 205, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 218, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.1 — MI Code / Chapter 555 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 555.1
Uses and trusts; extent of abolition; interests deemed legal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Uses and trusts, except as authorized and modified in this chapter, are abolished, and every estate and interest in lands shall be deemed a legal right, cognizable as such in the courts of law, except when otherwise provided in this title.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63; CL 1857, 2631; CL 1871, 4114; How. 5563; CL 1897, 8829; CL 1915, 11565; CL 1929, 12967; CL 1948, 555.1
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9121 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9121
Blood, blood plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, and human and artificial tissues; standards regulating procurement, processing, distribution, and use; rendition of service; warranty; liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9121.

The department shall establish standards pursuant to section 9133 to regulate the procurement, processing, distribution, and use of blood, blood plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, and human and artificial tissues.

The procurement, processing, distribution, and use of whole blood, blood plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, and human and artificial tissues including, but not limited to, corneas, bones, organs, or parts of organs for the purpose of injecting, transfusing, or transplanting into a human body, is for all purposes the rendition of a service by a person participating therein and, whether or not remuneration is paid to the person, is not a sale for any purpose.

An express, implied, or other warranty does not attach to services described in subsection (2). A person involved in the rendition of the service is not liable as a result thereof, except for the person's own negligence or willful misconduct.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1984, Act 390, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1988, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1041 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-330-of-2016 / Section 700.1041
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "qualified dispositions in trust act".

History: 2016, Act 330, Eff. Mar. 8, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.301 — MI Code / Chapter 409 / Act Act-22-of-1984 / Section 409.301
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan civilian conservation corps act".

History: 1984, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1984; Am. 1985, Act 30, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3625 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3625
Debt; enforcement of payment; stock subscriptions; determination of liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3625.

In all cases in which the directors or other officers of a corporation, or the stockholders thereof, are parties to the action in which judgment is rendered, if the property of such corporation is insufficient to discharge its debts, the court shall proceed to compel each stockholder to pay in the amount due and remaining unpaid on the shares of the stock held by him, or so much thereof as is necessary to satisfy the debts of the company.

If the debts of the company remain unsatisfied, the court shall proceed to ascertain the respective liabilities of the directors or other officers, and of the stockholders, and to adjudge the amount payable by each.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5204 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5204
Strategic water quality initiatives fund; creation; disposition of money or assets; investment; funds remaining at close of fiscal year; expenditures; fund as security.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5204.

(1) The strategic water quality initiatives fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) 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. The authority shall act as fiscal agent for the fund in accordance with the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1051 to 141.1076.

(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The authority in consultation with the department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for the following:

(a) Loans under section 5202.

(b) Grants under sections 5204a, 5204d, and 5204e.

(c) Response activities to address nonpoint source water pollution under section 5204b.

(d) Grants and loans for brownfield sites under section 5204c.

(e) Grants and loans for wetland mitigation banks under section 5204f.

(f) The costs of the authority and the department in administering the fund.

(5) The fund may be pledged as security for bonds to be issued by the authority for the purpose of funding loans if authorized by the state administrative board.

History: Add. 2002, Act 397, Eff. Nov. 5, 2002; Am. 2005, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Am. 2010, Act 232, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2010; Am. 2012, Act 511, Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.2151 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-333-of-1976 / Section 338.2151
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The definitions contained in Act No. 227 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 408.801 to 408.824 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall have the same meaning when used in this act.

"Elevator journeyman" means a person who is qualified and licensed by this state to perform, or to provide supervision in the performance of, the work of installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, servicing, adjusting, inspecting, or testing of elevators.

History: 1976, Act 333, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9503 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9503
Report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9503.

The department shall biennially submit a report to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over matters pertaining to public health. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness of the breast cancer mortality reduction program. The report shall include, but is not limited to, data describing the rate of breast cancer morbidity and mortality in this state and the extent of participation in breast cancer screening.

History: Add. 1989, Act 56, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1056 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-261-of-1957 / Section 38.1056
Undivided interest in assets of system.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.

The assets of the system shall be invested as one fund, and no particular person, group of persons or entity shall have any right in any specific security or property, or in any item of cash other than an undivided interest in the whole as specified in the provisions of this act as it now exists or is subsequently amended.

History: 1957, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.735c — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-188-of-1954 / Section 41.735c
Special assessments to defray certain obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15c.

The township board may determine that the whole or any part of an obligation of the township assessed or contracted for pursuant to Act No. 342 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 46.171 to 46.187 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; Act No. 185 of the Public Acts of 1957, as amended, being sections 123.731 to 123.786 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 280.1 to 280.623 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; and Act No. 233 of the Public Acts of 1955, as amended, being sections 124.281 to 124.294 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be defrayed by special assessments against the property specially benefited thereby and in such case, the special assessments may be levied and collected in accordance with this act except as herein provided. The requirements of section 3 with respect to requiring a petition and section 4 with respect to the hearing therein required shall not apply to any special assessments levied and collected in accordance with this section and the above described acts.

History: Add. 1974, Act 143, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.411v — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.411v
Causing, encouraging, recruiting, soliciting, or coercing another to join, participate in, or assist gang in felony; violation as felony; threat of injury or damage as felony; additional sentence; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411v.

(1) A person shall not cause, encourage, recruit, solicit, or coerce another to join, participate in, or assist a gang in committing a felony. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(2) A person shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, to another person a threat of injury or damage to the person or property of that person or to an associate or relative of that person with the intent to do either of the following:

(a) Deter the other person from assisting a gang member or associate of a gang to withdraw from the gang.

(b) Punish or retaliate against the other person for having withdrawn from a gang.

(3) A person who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a felony punishable for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.

(4) A sentence imposed under this section is in addition to a sentence imposed for the conviction of another felony or attempt to commit a felony arising out of the same transaction and may be ordered to be served consecutively with and preceding a term of imprisonment imposed for the conviction of that felony or attempt to commit that felony.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Gang" means an ongoing organization, association, or group of 5 or more people, other than a nonprofit organization, that identifies itself by all of the following:

( i ) A unifying mark, manner, protocol, or method of expressing membership, including a common name, sign or symbol, means of recognition, and geographical or territorial sites, or boundary or location.

( ii ) An established leadership or command structure.

( iii ) Defined membership criteria.

(b) "Gang member" means a person who belongs to a gang.

History: Add. 2008, Act 563, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.526 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-537-of-2008 / Section 28.526
Preemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

This act does not preempt any existing state or federal statute, regulation, or other authority governing the use, possession, carrying, or receiving of firearms or ammunition in this state, including application by a qualified retired law enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm under 18 USC 926C.

History: 2008, Act 537, Eff. Mar. 31, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1051 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1051
Voting by members of court-martial on findings and on sentence; rulings by military judge upon questions of law or interlocutory questions; finality; instructing court as to elements of offense and charge; court-martial composed of military judge only; procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.

Voting by members of a general or special court-martial on the findings and on the sentence shall be by secret, written ballot. The junior member of the court shall count the votes. The count shall be checked by the president, who shall announce the results of the ballot to the members of the court.

The military judge shall rule upon questions of law and interlocutory questions arising during the proceedings. A ruling made by the military judge upon a question of law or an interlocutory question other than the factual issue of mental responsibility of the accused, and upon a question of law other than a motion for a finding of not guilty, is final and constitutes the ruling of the court. However, the military judge may change a ruling made by the military judge at any time during the trial.

Before a vote is taken on the findings, the military judge, in the presence of the accused and counsel, shall instruct the court as to the elements of the offense and charge the court as follows:

The accused must be presumed to be innocent until guilt is established by legal and competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.

If there is a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, the doubt must be resolved in favor of the accused and the accused must be acquitted.

If there is a reasonable doubt as to the degree of guilt, the finding must be in a lower degree to which there is no reasonable doubt.

The burden of proof to establish the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt rests upon this state.

Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a court-martial composed of a military judge only. The military judge of that court-martial shall determine all questions of law and fact arising during the proceedings and, if the accused is convicted, set an appropriate sentence. The military judge of that court-martial shall make a general finding and, on request, shall find the facts specially. If an opinion or memorandum of decision is filed, the opinion or memorandum shall be sufficient if the findings of fact appear in the opinion or memorandum.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1147 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1147
Wind energy resource zone; designation; creation; preparation of order; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 147.

(1) Based on the board's findings as reported under section 145, the commission shall, through a final order, designate the area of this state likely to be most productive of wind energy as the primary wind energy resource zone and may designate additional wind energy resource zones.

(2) A wind energy resource zone shall be created on land that is entirely within the boundaries of this state and shall encompass a natural geographical area or region of this state. A wind zone shall exclude land that is zoned residential when the board's proposed report is issued under section 145, unless the land is subsequently zoned for nonresidential use.

(3) In preparing its order, the commission shall evaluate projected costs and benefits in terms of the long-term production capacity and long-term needs for transmission. The order shall ensure that the designation of a wind zone does not represent an unreasonable threat to the public convenience, health, and safety and that any adverse impacts on private property values are minimal. In determining the location of a wind zone, the commission shall consider all of the following factors pursuant to the findings of the board:

(a) Average annual wind velocity levels in the region.

(b) Availability of land in the region that may be utilized by wind energy conversion systems.

(c) Existing wind energy conversion systems in the region.

(d) Potential for megawatt output of combined wind energy conversion systems in the region.

(e) Other necessary and appropriate factors as to which findings are required by the commission.

(4) In conjunction with the issuance of its order under subsection (1), the commission shall submit to the legislature a report on the effect that setback requirements and noise limitations under local zoning or other ordinances may have on wind energy development in wind energy resource zones. The report shall include any recommendations the commission may have for legislation addressing these issues. Before preparing the report, the commission shall conduct hearings in various areas of the state to receive public comment on the report.

History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2543 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2543
Circuit court reporters or recorders; fees for transcripts; fees as part of taxable costs; adjustment; purchase of supplies and equipment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2543.

(1) The circuit court reporters or recorders are entitled to demand and receive per page for a transcript ordered by any person $3.75 per original page and 90 cents per page for each copy, unless a lower rate is agreed on. For a transcript ordered by the circuit judge, reporters or recorders are entitled to receive from the court funding unit the same compensation for work completed outside of normal court business hours. During normal court business hours, a reporter or recorder shall give first priority to appellate transcripts paid for by the court funding unit. The minimum charge for a transcript is $50.00 for the original and 90 cents per page for any copy requested. On January 1, 2030, and on January 1 of every fifth year after 2030, the state treasurer shall adjust the amounts in this subsection to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index and publish the adjusted amounts.

(2) Only if the transcript is desired for the purpose of moving for a new trial or preparing a record for appeal may the amount of reporters' or recorders' fees paid for the transcript be recovered as a part of the taxable costs of the prevailing party in the motion, in the court of appeals or the supreme court.

(3) An official court reporter or recorder shall purchase supplies and equipment necessary for the production of transcripts, such as transcript paper, ink, binders, software, and hardware used in the production of transcripts. The court funding unit shall purchase the supplies and equipment necessary to capture and preserve the record, such as steno machines, digital audio-video recording equipment, computers, and digital storage media.

(4) As used in this section, "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan 1, 1963; Am. 1963, Act 200, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 158, Eff. Sept. 1, 1974; Am. 1977, Act 31, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 522, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Am. 2004, Act 328, Imd. Eff. Sept. 23, 2004; Am. 2024, Act 226, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.1404 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-230-of-1987 / Section 331.1404
Corporation obligations as general obligations of issuing corporation or subsidiary corporation; corporation obligations neither local governmental unit nor state debt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 404.

Except as expressly provided by the corporation or subsidiary corporation or as otherwise provided in this act, every issue of its corporation obligations shall be general obligations of the issuing corporation or subsidiary corporation payable out of any properties, revenues, or money available to the corporation or subsidiary corporation, including, without limitation, revenues derived from the operation of health services, from the operation, lease, or disposition of health care facilities and other properties, from gifts or grants available for these purposes, from amounts borrowed, including refinancings or refundings, from the proceeds of health care facilities and other assets and from investment earnings from any of those sources, subject only to agreements with holders of particular corporation obligations or holders of other notes and obligations mortgaging, pledging, or granting security interests or other liens in particular properties, revenues, or money.

A corporation obligation shall not be an obligation of nor constitute a debt of the local governmental unit for purposes of any constitutional, charter or statutory limitation unless the local governmental unit has pledged its full faith and credit to the guaranty of such corporation obligation pursuant to section 305. A corporation obligation shall not constitute a debt of or in any way obligate the state.

History: 1987, Act 230, Eff. Feb. 27, 1988; Am. 1988, Act 502, Eff. Jan. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.69 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 710.69
Violation of MCL 710.41 as felony.
Status: in_force

Sec. 69.

A person who violates section 41 of this chapter is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon any subsequent conviction, is guilty of a felony.

History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Am. 1994, Act 373, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3407 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-110-of-2006 / Section 125.3407
Certain violations as nuisance per se.
Status: in_force

Sec. 407.

Except as otherwise provided by law, a use of land or a dwelling, building, or structure, including a tent or recreational vehicle, used, erected, altered, razed, or converted in violation of a zoning ordinance or regulation adopted under this act is a nuisance per se. The court shall order the nuisance abated, and the owner or agent in charge of the dwelling, building, structure, tent, recreational vehicle, or land is liable for maintaining a nuisance per se. The legislative body shall in the zoning ordinance enacted under this act designate the proper official or officials who shall administer and enforce the zoning ordinance and do 1 of the following for each violation of the zoning ordinance:

(a) Impose a penalty for the violation.

(b) Designate the violation as a municipal civil infraction and impose a civil fine for the violation.

(c) Designate the violation as a blight violation and impose a civil fine or other sanction authorized by law. This subdivision applies only to a city that establishes an administrative hearings bureau pursuant to section 4q of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.4q.

History: 2006, Act 110, Eff. July 1, 2006; Am. 2008, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.108 — MI Code / Chapter 551 / Act Act-128-of-1887 / Section 551.108
Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Any person applying for a marriage license who shall swear to a false statement therein, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be prosecuted therefor under the general laws of the state.

History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887; How. 6222h; CL 1897, 8609; CL 1915, 11383; CL 1929, 12713; CL 1948, 551.108
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1304 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-359-of-1972 / Section 388.1304
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

This act shall not become effective prior to the enactment of an appropriation bill providing suitable funding for its provisions.

History: 1972, Act 359, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973