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Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.60 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-125-of-1981 / Section 493.60
Complaint; forwarding to licensee or registrant; response; investigation or administrative action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Any person may file a complaint with the commissioner alleging that a licensee or registrant has violated this act or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act.

The commissioner may forward the complaint to the licensee or registrant against which the complaint is filed.

The commissioner shall request that the licensee or registrant respond to the complainant and provide the commissioner with a copy of the response within a specified period. If the licensee or registrant fails to respond to the complainant within the specified period, or fails to handle the complaint to the satisfaction of the commissioner, the commissioner may commence an investigation or administrative action against the licensee or registrant.

History: 1981, Act 125, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981; Am. 1997, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.23 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.23
Judgment of divorce or separate maintenance; further award of real and personal estate; transmittal of payments to department of human services; service fee; failure or refusal to pay service fee; contempt; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

(1) Upon entry of a judgment of divorce or separate maintenance, if the estate and effects awarded to either party are insufficient for the suitable support and maintenance of either party and any children of the marriage who are committed to the care and custody of either party, the court may also award to either party the part of the real and personal estate of either party and spousal support out of the real and personal estate, to be paid to either party in gross or otherwise as the court considers just and reasonable, after considering the ability of either party to pay and the character and situation of the parties, and all the other circumstances of the case.

(2) Upon certification by a county department of human services that a complainant or petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter is receiving public assistance either personally or for children of the marriage, payments received by the friend of the court or the state disbursement unit for the support and education of the children or maintenance of the party shall be transmitted to the department of human services.

(3) If the court appoints the friend of the court custodian, receiver, trustee, or escrow agent of assets owned by a husband and wife, or either of them, the court may fix the amount of the fee for such service, to be turned over to the county treasurer and credited to the general fund of the county. The court may hold in contempt a person who fails or refuses to pay a fee ordered under this subsection.

(4) As used in this section and section 24, "state disbursement unit" or "SDU" means the entity established in section 6 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.236.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84; CL 1857, 3244; CL 1871, 4755; Am. 1877, Act 91, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877; How. 6245; CL 1897, 8638; CL 1915, 11414; CL 1929, 12745; Am. 1947, Act 133, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 552.23; Am. 1951, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951; Am. 1958, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958; Am. 1964, Act 11, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1967, Act 73, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1970; Am. 1971, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971; Am. 1983, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Am. 1999, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999; Am. 2009, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.411 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-457-of-1988 / Section 29.411
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Health facility or agency" means that term as defined in article 17 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.20101 to 333.22181 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

"Institution of higher education" means a college or university described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963 or a junior college or community college established pursuant to section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.

History: 1988, Act 457, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95205 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-396-of-2002 / Section 324.95205
Submission of question to electors; vote required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The question of borrowing a sum not to exceed $1,000,000,000.00 and the issuance of the general obligation bonds of the state for the purposes set forth in this act shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the state qualified to vote on the question in accordance with section 15 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 at the next general election. The question submitted to the electors shall be substantially as follows:

"Shall the state of Michigan finance sewage treatment works projects, storm water projects, and nonpoint source projects, that improve the quality of the waters of the state, by borrowing a sum not to exceed $1,000,000,000.00 and issuing general obligation bonds of the state, pledging the full faith and credit of the state for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, the method of repayment of the bonds to be from the general fund of the state?

Yes ........

No. ........".

History: 2002, Act 396, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.253 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-196-of-1952 / Section 124.253
Water supply system; articles, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Said articles of incorporation shall state the name of such authority, the names of the various municipalities creating the same, the purpose or purposes for which it is created, the powers, duties and limitations of the authority and its officers, the method of selecting its governing body, officers and employees, the person or persons who are charged with the responsibilities of causing the articles of incorporation to be published and the printed copies thereof to be certified and filed as above provided, or who are charged with any other responsibility in connection with the incorporation of said authority, and any other matters which the incorporators shall deem advisable, all of which shall be subject to the provisions of the constitution and statutes of the state of Michigan and particularly of this act.

History: 1952, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1429 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-316-of-1986 / Section 390.1429
Advance tuition payment fund; creation; placement of payments in fund; division of fund into separate accounts; assets of trust; priority of expenditures; investments; compliance with divestment from terror act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) There is created under the jurisdiction and control of the board an advance tuition payment fund. Payments received by the trust from purchasers on behalf of qualified beneficiaries or from any other source, public or private, shall be placed in the fund. The fund may be divided into separate accounts.

(2) Assets of the trust are not considered state money, common cash of the state, revenue for the purposes of sections 26 to 34 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, or state money for the purposes of 1982 PA 259, MCL 12.61 to 12.64.

(3) Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the board, assets of the trust shall be expended in the following order of priority:

(a) To make payments to state institutions of higher education on behalf of qualified beneficiaries.

(b) To make refunds upon termination of an advance tuition payment contract.

(c) To pay the costs of administration and organization of the trust and the fund.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the board may invest assets of the trust in any instrument, obligation, security, or property considered appropriate by the board and may be pooled for investment purposes with investments of the state, including, but not limited to, state pension funds, on such terms and conditions as are agreeable to the board.

(5) The board shall comply with the divestment from terror act in making investments under this act.

History: 1986, Act 316, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1986; Am. 2008, Act 239, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.422 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.422
Annexation of entire school district to city; bonded indebtedness; powers and duties of chief executive officer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 422.

If territory comprising an entire school district is annexed to the city and becomes a part of the first class school district, part 10 shall govern where applicable with respect to the bonded indebtedness of either district existing at the time of annexation. The first class school district board may use any funds legally available to retire the bonded indebtedness of the annexed district. If the question under section 410 is approved in the first class school district, then the chief executive officer appointed under section 420 has the powers and shall perform the duties of the board of the first class school district under this section.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2004, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.859 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-239-of-1992 / Section 287.859
Repeal of MCL 287.717, 287.725, 287.736, 287.737, and 287.738.
Status: in_force

Sec. 59.

Sections 17, 25, 36, 37, and 38 of Act No. 466 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 287.717, 287.725, 287.736, 287.737, and 287.738 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are repealed.

History: 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.565 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-30-of-1995 / Section 460.565
Transmission line; certificate required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

An electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company shall not begin construction of a major transmission line for which a plan has been submitted under section 4 until the commission issues a certificate for that transmission line. Except as otherwise provided in section 9, a certificate of public convenience and necessity under this act is not required for constructing a new transmission line other than a major transmission line or for reconstructing, repairing, replacing, or improving an existing transmission line, including the addition of circuits to an existing transmission line.

History: 1995, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.445 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-30-of-1978 / Section 141.445
Budget stabilization fund; prohibitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The money in the budget stabilization fund shall not be appropriated for the acquisition, construction, or alteration of a facility as part of a general capital improvements program.

History: 1978, Act 30, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1978; Am. 1980, Act 192, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 52.206 — MI Code / Chapter 52 / Act Act-181-of-1953 / Section 52.206
Private morgue; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

If the body of a deceased person has been removed to a private morgue for examination upon the order of the medical examiner, the keeper of such morgue shall be allowed compensation for his services as the county medical examiner deems reasonable. Compensation is to be paid out of the county treasury on the order of the examiner. Any expense incurred under the provisions of this act shall be within the appropriations made therefor by the county board of supervisors.

History: 1953, Act 181, Eff. Jan. 1, 1954; Am. 1969, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1641 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1641
Service of process.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1641.

Service of process in an action or proceeding against a school district or an intermediate school district may be made upon the president, secretary, or treasurer of the board of the school district or the intermediate school board.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.491 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-266-of-2001 / Section 288.491
Imposition of different standards or requirements prohibited; out-of-state produced milk or milk products.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

A political subdivision of the state shall not impose any different standards or requirements for grade A milk and grade A milk products other than those provided for in this act and shall not prohibit the sale of grade A milk and grade A milk products if produced and processed as grade A milk under supervision of the department. The director shall furnish copies of its inspection reports on any dairy farm producing grade A milk to a purchaser of grade A milk from that farm upon written request.

A sanitary standard or similar requirement issued under this act shall not prohibit the sale of grade A milk or grade A milk products that are produced or processed under laws or rules of a governmental unit, outside the state, that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of the rules promulgated under this act and which are enforced with equal effectiveness, as determined by the director, if the governmental unit accepts Michigan grade A milk and milk products certified by a Michigan sanitation rating officer.

History: 2001, Act 266, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1311 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1311
Assessment of expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 311.

The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, witness expenses, travel expenses, and child care expenses during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate.

The court shall not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state except as otherwise provided by law other than this act.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.796 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-53-of-1979 / Section 752.796
Use of computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network to commit crime.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

A person shall not use a computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network to commit, attempt to commit, conspire to commit, or solicit another person to commit a crime.

This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law committed by that person while violating or attempting to violate this section, including the underlying offense.

This section applies regardless of whether the person is convicted of committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or soliciting another person to commit the underlying offense.

History: 1979, Act 53, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980; Am. 1996, Act 326, Eff. Apr. 1, 1997; Am. 2000, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 18, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.720i — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.720i
Early voting sites; location and quantity requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 720i.

(1) An early voting site is subject to the same requirements as a polling place except that an early voting site may do either or both of the following:

(a) Serve electors from more than 6 precincts.

(b) Serve electors from more than 1 municipality located in a county.

(2) An early voting site is not subject to the limit on the number of electors assigned to a precinct as provided in section 661.

(3) The location and number of early voting sites must be selected by taking into consideration expected turnout, population density, public transportation, accessibility, travel time, traffic patterns, and any other factors that election officials consider necessary to enhance the accessibility of early voting sites.

(4) The location of each early voting site must be finalized no later than 60 days before election day.

(5) On each day of early voting, each registered and qualified elector present and in line at the early voting site at the hour prescribed for the closing of the early voting site must be allowed to vote.

History: Add. 2023, Act 81, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.358 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.358
Larceny at a fire.
Status: in_force

Sec. 358.

Larceny at a fire-Any person who shall commit the offense of larceny by stealing in any building that is on fire, or by stealing any property removed in consequence of alarm caused by fire, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than 2,500 dollars.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.358
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.122 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.122
Accounting of revenues; order of priority; disposition of surplus.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

In the authorizing ordinance the governing body of the borrower shall provide that the revenues of the public improvement be accounted for separately from the other funds and accounts of the borrower in the following order of recorded priority:

After provision for the payment for the next succeeding period of all current expenses of administration and operation and the current expenses for that period for maintenance as may be necessary to preserve the public improvement in good repair and working order.

There shall be next set aside a sum sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and the interest upon all bonds payable from those revenues, as and when the bonds become due and payable. This account shall be designated "bond and interest redemption account". In the event that the revenues of any operating year over and above those necessary for the operation and maintenance expenses shall be insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds maturing in any operating year, then an additional amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest shall be set aside out of the revenues of the next succeeding operating year, after provision for the expenses of operation and maintenance. In respect to the allocation and use of money in the bond and interest redemption account, due recognition shall be given as to priority rights, if any, between different issues or series of outstanding bonds. The public corporation may provide by ordinance that a reasonable excess amount shall be set aside in the bond and interest redemption account from time to time so as to produce and provide a reserve to meet any possible future deficiencies.

Next there shall be set aside, in the manner and priority provided by the ordinance, the sum or sums necessary for the additional accounts as may be required.

Revenues remaining, after satisfaction of subsection (1), at the end of any operating year shall be considered surplus and shall be disposed of by the governing body as provided in this act.

History: 1933, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1933; Am. 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 23, Eff. June 7, 1946; Am. 1947, Act 204, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1947; CL 1948, 141.122; Am. 2002, Act 465, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3406r — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3406r
Coverage for obstetrical and gynecological services by physician or nurse midwife.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3406r.

(1) As used in this section, "nurse midwife" means an individual licensed as a registered professional nurse under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, who has been issued a specialty certification in the practice of nurse midwifery by the Michigan board of nursing under section 17210 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17210.

(2) An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a policy of health insurance that provides coverage for obstetrical and gynecological services shall include coverage for obstetrical and gynecological services whether performed by a physician or a nurse midwife acting within the scope of his or her license or specialty certification or shall do 1 or both of the following:

(a) Offer to provide coverage for obstetrical and gynecological services whether performed by a physician or a nurse midwife acting within the scope of his or her license or specialty certification.

(b) Offer to provide coverage for maternity services and gynecological services rendered during pre- and post-natal care whether performed by a physician or a nurse midwife acting within the scope of his or her license or specialty certification.

History: Add. 2004, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 2004; Am. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.43 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act E-R-O-No-1986-1 / Section 408.43
Transfer of governor's office for job training to department of labor.
Status: in_force

WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers to Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or assignment of functions among its units which he considers necessary for efficient administration; and

WHEREAS, job training is a vital tool assisting Michigan workers to obtain the skills required to gain and hold jobs in Michigan's changing economy; and

WHEREAS, a well-coordinated program of job training is required to reinforce our state's economic development programs and to increase employment opportunities for Michigan's citizens; and

WHEREAS, the resources available to support this effort are extremely limited and must be utilized as effectively and efficiently as possible;

NOW, therefore, I, James J. Blanchard, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963, do hereby order:

1. The Governor's Office for Job Training, created by Executive Order 1983-13 and continued by Executive Order 1985-5, and its authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities are hereby transferred from the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Labor. The Office shall be headed by a Director appointed by and directly responsible to the Governor.

2. The Governor's Office for Job Training's existing functions and responsibilities shall be retained subsequent to the transfer under this Order, except: full responsibility for contract development, compliance monitoring, auditing, grievance review, federal reporting, and grant liaison with the United States Department of Labor which shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Employment Training within the Department of Labor. The Office for Job Training shall retain responsibility for job training policy and program development, service provider selection and program oversight for Job Training Partnership Act Title I section 124 (Older Individuals) and Title III (Dislocated Workers).

3. Further, the Office of Industrial Training, including the Michigan Business and Industrial Training Program created pursuant to Act No. 48 of the Public Acts of 1982 and responsibilities conferred by the Employee Owned Corporations Act, Act No. 152 of the Public Acts of 1985, shall be consolidated into the Governor's Office for Job Training.

All records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds used, held, employed, available, or to be made available, to any of the entities or for any of the functions transferred herein are also transferred with the entities and their functions, as described.

In fulfillment of the requirements of Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of 1963, this Order shall become effective sixty (60) days after submission to the Legislature.

History: 1986, E.R.O. No. 1986-1, Eff. May 24, 1986