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Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.821 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.821
Assignment, attachment, or garnishment; liability as first lien on property of employer; enforcement of assignment to group disability or hospitalization insurance company, health maintenance organization, or medical care and hospital service corporation; attorney fees; self-insurer as “insurance company”; adjustment; rights of assignment of labor management health and welfare fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 821.

A payment under this act shall not be assignable or subject to attachment or garnishment or be held liable in any way for a debt. In the case of the insolvency of an employer, liability for compensation under this act shall constitute a first lien upon all the property of the employer liable for the compensation, paramount to all other claims or liens, except for wages and taxes, which lien shall be enforced by order of the court.

This section shall not apply to or affect the validity of an assignment made to an insurance company; health maintenance organization licensed under former Act No. 264 of the Public Acts of 1974, or part 210 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being sections 333.21001 to 333.21099 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; or a medical care and hospital service corporation organized or consolidated under former Act No. 108 or 109 of the Public Acts of 1939, or any successor organization making an advance or payment to an employee under a group disability or group hospitalization insurance policy which provides that benefits shall not be payable under the policy for a period of disability or hospitalization resulting from accidental bodily injury or sickness arising out of or in the course of employment. When a group disability or hospitalization insurance company; health maintenance organization licensed under former Act No. 264 of the Public Acts of 1974, or part 210 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended; or a medical care and hospital service corporation organized or consolidated under former Act No. 108 or 109 of the Public Acts of 1939, or any successor organization enforces an assignment given to it as provided in this section, it shall pay, pursuant to rules established by the director, a portion of the attorney fees of the attorney who secured the worker's compensation recovery.

As used in this section, "insurance company" includes a self-insurer. If an insurance company insures both worker's compensation and group disability or group hospitalization, it shall be permitted the adjustment provided in this section.

A labor management health and welfare fund shall be entitled to the same rights of assignment as an insurance company is entitled to under this section.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969; Am. 1978, Act 523, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1978; Am. 1982, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2218 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-59-of-1986 / Section 125.2218
Budget; assessment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

The director of the authority shall prepare and submit for the approval of the board a budget for the operation of the authority for the ensuing fiscal year. Before the budget may be adopted by the board, the budget shall be approved by the township board. Funds of the township shall not be included in the budget of the authority except those funds authorized in this act or by the township board.

If the township does not impose a property tax administration fee as provided in the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the township board may assess against the funds of the authority an amount equal to the actual cost of collecting those funds, which amount shall not exceed 1% of the amount collected under the ad valorem tax levied under this act.

History: 1986, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20168 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.20168
Emergency order limiting, suspending, or revoking license; limiting reimbursements or payments; hearing; contents of order; order not suspended by hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20168.

Upon a finding that a deficiency or violation of this article or the rules promulgated under this article seriously affects the health, safety, and welfare of individuals receiving care or services in or from a licensed health facility or agency, the department may issue an emergency order limiting, suspending, or revoking the license of the health facility or agency. If the department of public health issues an emergency order affecting the license of a nursing home, the department of public health may request the department of social services to limit reimbursements or payments authorized under section 21718. The department shall provide an opportunity for a hearing within 5 working days after issuance of the order.

An order shall incorporate the department's findings. The conduct of a hearing under this section shall not suspend the department's order.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3847 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3847
Advertising; filing copy with director.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3847.

An insurer that provides Medicare supplement insurance coverage in this state shall file with the director for review a copy of any written, radio, or television advertisement for Medicare supplement insurance intended for use in this state at least 30 days before the date the insurer desires to use the advertising. The filing must include a sample or photocopy of all applicable Medicare supplement policies and related forms and the approval status of the policies and forms.

History: Add. 1992, Act 84, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992; Am. 2018, Act 429, Eff. Mar. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.254 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-70-of-1981 / Section 445.254
Action to restrain act or practice; injunction and other equitable orders or judgments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The attorney general may bring an action to restrain, by temporary or permanent injunction, an act or practice in violation of this act. The action may be brought in the circuit court for the county where the defendant resides or conducts business. The court may issue a temporary or permanent injunction and make other equitable orders or judgments, including restitution to consumers.

History: 1981, Act 70, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1423 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1423
Examination of books, accounts, documents, systems, and financial affairs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 423.

The director may examine, or cause to be examined, the books, accounts, documents, systems, and financial affairs of each state agency for the purpose of determining compliance with directives.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.7129 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.7129
Food subject to standards; identification; common or usual name.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7129.

If a food is subject to a standard established under this chapter, it shall be identified by the name required by that standard. If no standard applies, the product shall be identified by its common or usual name. If no common or usual name exists, the product shall be identified by an appropriately descriptive name that is not misleading and that accurately identifies or describes, in as simple and direct terms as possible, the basic nature of the food and its characterizing ingredients or properties. A product manufactured or sold under the provisions of this act, which is sold in closed or sealed packages shall bear a complete label. The label shall bear the true name of the product as defined in this act, an ingredient statement if the product contains more than 1 ingredient, the net weight of the product, and the name and address of the manufacturer.

Products sold from bulk retail displays shall bear a sign or placard containing the true and approved name of the product. If the product contains more than 1 ingredient, an ingredient statement shall be placarded, posted, or otherwise available for the customer in written form.

Meat products using antioxidants shall indicate on the label, or in the absence of a label an adjacent placard, their presence and purpose.

Meat products containing monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or any other source of monosodium glutamate shall indicate on the label or, in the absence of a label, an adjacent placard in its presence.

The meat ingredients in a meat product that specifies 1 type of meat in its name, such as ham loaf, pork loaf, veal patties, or turkey sausage, shall be entirely from the species indicated in the product name. The meat in a meat product that specifies more than 1 type of meat in its name, such as beef and turkey sausage, shall be entirely from the types indicated, and shall contain at least 20% of each meat. A meat product that contains a type of meat consisting of less than 20% of that meat may be labeled as "(product) _____ added" or "product with _____", inserting the common name of that meat. Sausage labeled or advertised as all meat or all beef shall not contain any nonfat dry milk solids or dry whole milk.

All required words and numbers shall be legible to potential customers.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.161 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.161
Approval; general requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 161.

(1) The final plat shall be submitted in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this section and sections 162 to 173.

(2) The proprietor shall submit 1 true copy of the final plat to each of the following officers or agencies, as applicable, for their simultaneous review and action within the time periods prescribed in sections 163 to 167a:

(a) The drain commissioner, if the drain commissioner's approval was required on the preliminary plat.

(b) The board of county road commissioners, if the board's approval was required on the preliminary plat.

(c) The clerk of the governing body of the municipality, together with the filing and recording fee required by section 241.

(d) The state transportation department, if the department's approval was required on the preliminary plat.

(3) The sworn certificate of the surveyor who made the plat shall appear on each true copy of the final plat and shall state all of the following:

(a) A statement that the copy is a true copy of the final plat.

(b) A statement that the plat is subject to the approval of each of the officers and agencies whose approval is required under sections 162 to 169, with a list of those officers and agencies.

(c) The date of the certificate.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17096 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17096
Renewal of license; evidence required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17096.

To obtain a license renewal as a genetic counselor under this part, a licensee shall present satisfactory evidence to the board that in the period since the license was issued or last renewed the licensee has maintained certification through a nationally recognized certifying agency for genetic counselors or medical geneticists approved by the board.

History: Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8805 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8805
Citation; numbering; parts; modification; complaint treated as under oath.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8805.

Each citation shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form as approved by the state court administrator, and consist of the following parts:

The original, which is a complaint and notice to appear by the law enforcement officer and shall be filed with the court in which the appearance is to be made.

The first copy, which shall be retained by the law enforcement agency.

The second copy, which shall be issued to the alleged violator if the violation is a misdemeanor.

The third copy, which shall be issued to the alleged violator if the violation is a state civil infraction.

With the prior approval of the state court administrator, the citation may be modified as to content or number of copies to accommodate law enforcement and local court procedures and practices. Use of this citation for violations other than state civil infractions is optional.

A complaint for a state civil infraction signed by a law enforcement officer shall be treated as made under oath if the complaint contains the following statement immediately above the date and signature of the officer: "I declare under the penalties of perjury that the statements above are true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief.".

History: Add. 1995, Act 54, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.162 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.162
Church trustee corporations; investment, powers, certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 162.

Same; powers of investment. Trustees of church trustee corporations may, in their corporate name, invest and reinvest the property in their hands and under their control as such trustees, collect the rents, issues and profits thereof, and out of the same pay the taxes, repairs, insurance and other expenses incident to the care thereof: Provided, That such trustees shall neither sell, convey, mortgage, nor lease for a longer period that [than] 3 years, any real estate held by them as such trustees, unless duly authorized to do so by the presbytery, synod, conference, diocesan convention, or other representative body which appointed them. And in every case of sale, conveyance or incumbrance of real estate, such trustees shall cause to be filed in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which such real estate is situated, with the instrument, a copy of the acts of said presbytery, synod, conference, diocesan convention, or other representative body authorizing such sale, conveyance or incumbrance, duly certified by the secretary of said representative body to be a true and complete copy of said proceedings. And such certificate so made and filed shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein recited.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.162
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.10113 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.10113
Document of gift; delivery; examination and copying.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10113.

(1) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.

(2) Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the decedent shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the decedent or by a person to which the gift could pass under section 10111.

History: Add. 2008, Act 39, Eff. May 1, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2702 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-127-of-1999 / Section 125.2702
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Administrator" means a local governmental unit, or a nonprofit community organization under contract with a local governmental unit.

"Applicant" means an individual and the spouse of that individual if that spouse intends to occupy the property with the individual.

"Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, or township.

"Nonprofit community organization" means an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 with experience in housing issues and that contracts with a local governmental unit to administer an urban homestead program under this act.

"Qualified buyer" means an applicant who meets the criteria in section 4.

"Qualified loan rate" means an interest rate not to exceed the adjusted prime rate determined in section 23 of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.23, minus 1 percentage point as determined by the department of treasury.

History: 1999, Act 127, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.286 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-267-of-2011 / Section 12.286
Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

(1) The property of the authority and its income and operations under this act are exempt from taxation by this state and any political subdivision of this state.

(2) If the authority intends the interest on bonds it issues to be exempt from federal income tax, the authority shall prescribe restrictions on the use of the proceeds of those bonds and related matters as necessary to assure the exemption. The recipients of proceeds of those bonds are bound to the extent the restrictions are made to apply to them. The authority and the director may severally execute agreements as to bonds the authority issues, including without limitation intergovernmental agreements or other agreements providing for collecting and remitting funds.

History: 2011, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.4215 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.4215
Final payment of items by payor bank; final credit; availability of credit for withdrawal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4215.

An item is finally paid by a payor bank when the bank has first done any of the following:

Paid the item in cash.

Settled for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearing-house rule or agreement.

Made a provisional settlement for the item and failed to revoke the settlement in the time and manner permitted by statute, clearing-house rule or agreement.

If provisional settlement for an item does not become final, the item is not finally paid.

If provisional settlement for an item between the presenting and payor banks is made through a clearing-house or by debits or credits in an account between them, then to the extent that provisional debits or credits for the item are entered in accounts between the presenting and payor banks or between the presenting and successive prior collecting banks seriatim, they become final upon final payment of the items by the payor bank.

If a collecting bank receives a settlement for an item which is or becomes final, the bank is accountable to its customer for the amount of the item and any provisional credit given for the item in an account with its customer becomes final.

Subject to ( i ) applicable law stating a time for availability of funds and ( ii ) any right of the bank to apply the credit to an obligation of the customer, credit given by a bank for an item in a customer's account becomes available for withdrawal as of right if either of the following apply:

The bank has received a provisional settlement for the item, when the settlement becomes final and the bank has had a reasonable time to receive return of the item and the item has not been received within that time.

The bank is both the depositary bank and the payor bank and the item is finally paid, at the opening of the bank's second banking day following receipt of the item.

Subject to applicable law stating a time for availability of funds and any right of a bank to apply a deposit to an obligation of the depositor, a deposit of money becomes available for withdrawal as of right at the opening of the bank's next banking day after receipt of the deposit.

History: Add. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1223 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1223
Liquor control commission; interest of members or employees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 223.

A member or employee of the commission shall not be pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, warehousing, sale, distribution or transportation, or selling or furnishing of any equipment, furnishings, or refrigeration used in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquor within this state.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3406oo — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3406oo
Coverage for mental health screenings during postpartum period.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3406oo.

An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a health insurance policy shall provide coverage for mental health screenings during the postpartum period as described in section 9137 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9137.

History: Add. 2024, Act 247, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.112 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.112
Judgment; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 112.

The term "judgment," as used in this act, includes decree.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1. 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.178 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-342-of-1939 / Section 46.178
Administrative expenses; revolving fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The county board of commissioners of any county operating under the provisions of this act, may by a 2/3 vote of its members-elect appropriate and there shall be paid from its general funds such sums as are determined by the board to be necessary for administrative expenses incurred by the county agency in the performance of its duties and powers authorized by this act and for purposes of obtaining maps, plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates of proposed improvements or facilities. The county board of commissioners of a county operating under this act may by a 2/3 vote of its members-elect make appropriations from the general fund of such county to be segregated as a revolving fund which may be used to finance and pay for such improvements or facilities as are authorized herein to be disbursed and expended by the county agency.

History: 1939, Act 342, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 353, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 46.178; Am. 1953, Act 186, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1953; Am. 1974, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.41 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-128-of-1875 / Section 390.41
Homeopathic medical department; establishment, authority of board of regents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The board of regents of the university of Michigan are hereby authorized to establish a homeopathic medical college as a branch or department of said university, which shall be located at the city of Ann Arbor.

History: 1875, Act 128, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875; How. 4932; Am. 1895, Act 257, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1895; CL 1929, 7788; CL 1948, 390.41
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.1309 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.1309
Submissions of applications for more than 1 type of permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1309.

If a person submits applications for more than 1 type of permit for a particular development or project, the department or departments shall process the applications in a coordinated fashion to the extent feasible given procedural requirements applicable to individual permits and, at the request of an applicant, appoint a primary contact person to assist in communications with the department or departments.

History: Add. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004