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Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.281 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-78-of-1971 / Section 14.281
Delivery of release; effect of specifying public charitable organization as beneficiary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Delivery of a release is accomplished as follows:

If the release is accomplished by specifying public charitable organizations as beneficiaries of the trust, by delivery of a copy of the release to each designated public charitable organization.

If the release is accomplished by reducing the class of permissible public charitable organizations, by delivery of a copy of the release to the attorney general.

If a release is accomplished by specifying a public charitable organization as beneficiary of the trust, the trust thereafter shall be operated exclusively for the benefit of and supervised by the specified public charitable organization until such time as the specified public charitable organization ceases to exist or ceases to be an exempt public charitable organization.

History: 1971, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7409 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7409
Honorary trusts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7409.

Except as otherwise provided in section 7408 or any other statute, the following rules apply:

(a) A trust may be created for a noncharitable purpose without a definite or definitely ascertainable beneficiary or for a noncharitable but otherwise valid purpose to be selected by the trustee. A trust created under this section may be performed by the trustee according to the terms of the trust for not more than 25 years whether or not the terms of the trust contemplate a longer duration.

(b) A trust authorized by this section may be enforced by a person appointed in the terms of the trust or, if there is not a person appointed in the terms of the trust, by a person appointed by the court.

(c) Property of a trust authorized by this section may be applied only to its intended use, except to the extent the court determines that the value of the trust property exceeds the amount required for the intended use. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, property not required for the intended use must be distributed to the settlor, if then living, or otherwise to the settlor's successors in interest.

History: Add. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.401b — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-253-of-1935 / Section 800.401b
Assets of prisoners; form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1b.

The department shall develop a form which shall be used by the department to obtain information from all prisoners regarding assets of the prisoners.

Upon being developed, the form shall be submitted to each person who is a prisoner as of the date the form is developed and to every person who thereafter is sentenced to imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the department. The form may be resubmitted to a prisoner by the department for purposes of obtaining current information regarding assets of the prisoner.

Every prisoner shall complete the form or provide for completion of the form and the prisoner shall swear or affirm under oath that to the best of his or her knowledge the information provided is complete and accurate.

The department shall have developed the form provided for under this section not later than 30 days after the effective date of this section.

History: Add. 1984, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5707 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5707
Fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 707.

(1) The examination fee for licensure of any of the following is $100.00:

(a) Master electrician.

(b) Electrical contractor.

(c) Electrical journeyman.

(d) Fire alarm contractor.

(e) Fire alarm specialty technician.

(f) Sign specialty contractor.

(g) Sign specialist.

(2) The fee for an initial license, an apprentice electrician registration, or renewal of a license relating to electricians is as follows:

(a) Master electrician $ 50.00. (b) Electrical journeyman $ 40.00. (c) Apprentice electrician $ 15.00.

(a)

Master electrician

$

50.00.

(b)

Electrical journeyman

$

40.00.

(c)

Apprentice electrician

$

15.00.

(3) The fee for an initial fire alarm specialty technician license, a fire alarm specialty apprentice technician registration, or renewal of that license or registration is as follows:

(a) Fire alarm specialty technician $ 50.00. (b) Fire alarm specialty apprentice technician $ 15.00.

(a)

Fire alarm specialty technician

$

50.00.

(b)

Fire alarm specialty apprentice technician

$

15.00.

(4) The fee for an initial sign specialist license or renewal of a sign specialist license is $40.00.

(5) An apprentice electrician or specialty apprentice technician registration expires on August 31 of each year and is renewable within 30 days after that date if a renewal fee is paid. The amount of the fee is $15.00. An applicant for registration under this subsection must submit proof of a sponsoring employer for initial or renewal registration.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) or (7), a license expires on December 31 of each year and is renewable not more than 60 days after that date if an application is submitted and the appropriate fee is paid. After March 1 of each year or after March 1 of the renewal year in the case of electrical contractors, fire alarm contractors, or sign specialty contractors, a license that is not renewed is void and the contractor may only be relicensed if an application for relicensure is submitted and the appropriate license fee for the appropriate class is paid.

(7) A license for an electrical contractor, fire alarm contractor, or sign specialty contractor expires December 31 of every third year. A license for an electrical contractor, fire alarm contractor, or sign specialty contractor is renewable not later than on March 1 every third year by submitting an application and paying 1 of the following amounts:

(a) A fee of $300.00 by electrical contractors and fire alarm contractors.

(b) A fee of $200.00 by sign specialty contractors.

(8) If a person that is applying for an initial contractor's license or for relicensure at a time other than between December 31 and March 1 of the year in which the department issues renewal licenses, the department shall compute and charge the 3-year license fee described in subsection (7) on a yearly pro rata basis beginning in the year of the application until the last year of the 3-year license cycle.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.381 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-218-of-1931 / Section 211.381
Payment of taxes and/or special assessments erroneously assessed; assumpsit against owner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any person, partnership or corporation, who, in good faith, shall pay the taxes and/or special assessments on real property erroneously assessed, shall have a right of action in assumpsit against the owner or owners of such property for the taxes and/or special assessments thereon so paid, and shall be entitled to interest from the date of such payment, at the rate of 5 per centum per annum.

History: 1931, Act 218, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 211.381
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.1084 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-455-of-2012 / Section 752.1084
Prohibited conduct; violation as felony; penalty; forfeiture; restitution; reimbursement; representation that property stolen, embezzled, or converted.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) A person is guilty of organized retail crime when that person, alone or in association with another person, does any of the following:

(a) Knowingly commits an organized retail crime.

(b) Organizes, supervises, finances, or otherwise manages or assists another person in committing an organized retail crime.

(c) Removes, destroys, deactivates, or knowingly evades any component of an antishoplifting or inventory control device to prevent the activation of that device or to facilitate another person in committing an organized retail crime.

(d) Conspires with another person to commit an organized retail crime.

(e) Receives, purchases, or possesses retail merchandise for sale or resale knowing or believing the retail merchandise to be stolen from a retail merchant.

(f) Uses any artifice, instrument, container, device, or other article to facilitate the commission of an organized retail crime act.

(g) Knowingly causes a fire exit alarm to sound or otherwise activate, or deactivates or prevents a fire exit alarm from sounding, in the commission of an organized retail crime or to facilitate the commission of an organized retail crime by another person.

(h) Knowingly purchases a wireless telecommunication device using fraudulent credit, knowingly procures a wireless telecommunications service agreement with the intent to defraud another person or to breach that agreement, or uses another person to obtain a wireless telecommunications service agreement with the intent to defraud another person or to breach that agreement.

(2) Organized retail crime is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of $5,000.00, or both.

(3) If the true owner of stolen retail merchandise cannot be identified, the retail merchandise, and any proceeds from the sale or resale of that merchandise, is subject to forfeiture to the state for use by the board in the performance of its duties. The court shall order forfeiture of the retail merchandise in the manner and upon terms and conditions as determined by the court to be appropriate.

(4) The court shall order a person who is found guilty of organized retail crime to make restitution to any retail merchant victim in the manner provided in the crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, and to reimburse the governmental entity for its expenses incurred as a result of the violation of this act in the manner provided in section 1f of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1f.

(5) It is not a defense to a charge under this section that the property was not stolen, embezzled, or converted property at the time of the violation if the property was explicitly represented to the accused person as being stolen, embezzled, or converted property.

History: 2012, Act 455, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.822 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-13-of-1988 / Section 722.822
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Court" means the family division of circuit court.

(b) "Divert" or "diversion" means the placement that occurs when a law enforcement agency makes a formally recorded investigation or apprehension for an act by a minor that if a petition were filed with the court would bring that minor within section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, and instead of petitioning the court or authorizing a petition, either of the following occurs:

( i ) The minor is released into the custody of the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian and the investigation is discontinued.

( ii ) The minor and the minor's parent, guardian, or custodian agree to work with a person or public or private organization or agency that will assist the minor and the minor's family in resolving the problem that initiated the investigation.

(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a police department of a city, village, or township, a sheriff's department, the department of state police, or any other governmental law enforcement agency in this state.

(d) "Minor" means an individual who is less than 18 years of age.

(e) "Specified juvenile violation" means any of the following:

( i ) A specified juvenile violation as that term is defined in section 2 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.

( ii ) A violation of section 82(2), 321, 397, or 520c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.82, 750.321, 750.397, and 750.520c.

History: 1988, Act 13, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988; Am. 1994, Act 197, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 415, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Am. 2019, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2023, Act 287, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1801 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.1801
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1801.

As used in this article:

(a) "Business entity" means a person described in section 105(5)(b) or (c), except a sole proprietorship or general partnership.

(b) "Funeral establishment" means a place of business used in the care and preparation for burial or transportation of a dead human body or a place where an individual represents that he or she is engaged in the profession of undertaking or the practice of mortuary science.

(c) "Holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science" means an individual who satisfactorily completes a course in mortuary science, passes an examination required under this article, serves the required resident training, and is issued a license for the practice of mortuary science.

(d) "Practice of embalming" means the disinfecting or preserving of a dead human body, entirely or in part, by the use of a chemical substance, fluid, or gas in the body or by the introduction of a chemical substance, fluid, or gas into the body by a vascular or hypodermic injection, or by direct application into an organ or cavity.

(e) "Practice of funeral directing" means engaging in or representing oneself as engaging in the supervising of the burial and disposal of a dead human body, managing a funeral establishment for the preparation, disposition, and care of a dead human body, or using, in connection with the user's name or funeral establishment, the word "funeral director", "funeral service professional", "undertaker", or "mortician", or any other title embodying the words "mortuary science" or otherwise implying that the individual is engaged as a funeral director.

(f) "Practice of mortuary science" means the practice of embalming or the practice of funeral directing, or both.

(g) "Resident trainee" means an individual who is engaged in learning the practice of embalming or funeral directing or the practice of mortuary science under the instruction and personal supervision of a holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science in this state.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 2006, Act 300, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006; Am. 2020, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 6, 2020; Am. 2020, Act 265, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.57 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-419-of-1919 / Section 460.57
Principal office of public utility; books, accounts, papers, and records; filing, printing, and posting of rate schedules; approval of schedule and changes therein; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Any corporation, joint stock company, association, or individual operating a public utility within this state subject to the provisions of this act shall have and maintain a principal office within this state. All books, accounts, papers, and records pertaining to the business and operation of the utility shall be kept in the office, unless the commission by special order or by rule or regulation may otherwise provide. Schedules of rates in a form and in such detail as the commission may direct shall be filed in the office of the commission and copies of the schedules shall be printed and posted in the principal office of the utility and other such locations as the commission may direct. A schedule shall not be operative unless and until it has been approved by the commission; nor shall any change be made in the schedules except upon approval of the commission. The commission may adopt rules and regulations governing the presentation of the schedules and desired changes, and action on the schedules, and shall have full authority to regulate the procedure to be observed.

History: 1919, Act 419, Imd. Eff. May 15, 1919; CL 1929, 11012; CL 1948, 460.57; Am. 1988, Act 231, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2101 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2101
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Elliott-Larsen civil rights act".

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1977, Act 162, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1263 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-392-of-2012 / Section 123.1263
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Ancillary facility" means any revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit, or a letter of credit; reimbursement agreement; interest rate exchange or similar agreement; currency exchange agreement; commodity exchange agreement; interest rate floor or cap; option, put, call, or similar agreement to hedge payment, currency, commodity, rate, spread, or similar exposure; investment agreement; float agreement; forward agreement or other investment arrangement; insurance contract; surety bond; commitment to purchase or sell securities; purchase or sale agreement or commitment; or other contract or agreement or other security agreement approved by an authority under this act, including without limitation any arrangement referred to in this act.

(b) "Authority" means a lighting authority incorporated under this act.

(c) "Best value" means a contract and procurement process to be followed by an authority that encourages and considers bids from locally headquartered companies and that considers use of the local workforce.

(d) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.

(e) "Chief executive officer" means the mayor of the city.

(f) "Lighting system" or "system" means plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with providing lighting and necessary resources and appurtenances for the system.

(g) "Local government" means a city with a population of more than 600,000.

History: 2012, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3630 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-403-of-2004 / Section 338.3630
Promoter's license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.

(1) A person shall not conduct a contest or event that is regulated under this act without a promoter's license under this act, or engage in or attempt to engage in any other activity regulated under this act without the applicable license issued by the department under this act, unless the person is exempt from licensure under this act.

(2) An annual license issued under this act expires on August 31.

History: 2004, Act 403, Eff. Feb. 20, 2005; Am. 2015, Act 183, Eff. Feb. 10, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 146, Eff. Jan. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8321 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8321
Responsibility for damage resulting from misuse of pesticides; filing claim for damages; inspection of damages; collection of samples; effect of failure to file report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8321.

A certificate or license issued by the director does not exonerate the holder from responsibility for damage resulting from misuse of pesticides, such as, but not limited to, overdosing, drifting, or misapplication.

A person claiming damages from a pesticide application shall file a claim to, and on a reporting form provided by, the director. This report shall be filed within 60 days after the date of the alleged damaging application or first observation of damage by the claimant. If a growing crop is alleged to have been damaged, the report shall be filed before 25% of the crop is harvested. The director shall, within 7 days after receipt of the report, notify the applicator and the owner or lessee of the property or other persons who may be charged with the responsibility of the damages claimed, and furnish them copies of any statements that are requested. The director or his or her representative will inspect damages if the director determines that the complaint has sufficient merit. The director shall make all information pertaining to the complaint available to the person claiming damage and to the person who is alleged to have caused the damage.

The claimant shall permit the director, the applicator, and their representatives, such as a bondsman or insurer, to observe within reasonable hours the property or nontarget organism alleged to have been damaged and to collect samples for further examination in order that damage may be determined.

The filing of a report or the failure to file a report is not required to be alleged in any petition filed in a court of law, and the failure to file the report is not a bar to the maintenance of a criminal or civil action.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.410b — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.410b
Contact with individual or family member sustaining personal injury as result of motor vehicle accident; prohibition; exceptions; definitions; violation as misdemeanor; costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 410b.

(1) A person shall not intentionally contact any individual that the person knows has sustained a personal injury as a direct result of a motor vehicle accident, or an immediate family member of that individual, with a direct solicitation to provide a service until the expiration of 30 days after the date of that motor vehicle accident. This subsection does not apply if either of the following circumstances exists:

(a) The individual or his or her immediate family member has requested the contact from that person.

(b) The person is an employee or agent of an insurance company and the person is contacting the individual or his or her family member on behalf of that insurance company to adjust a claim. This subdivision does not apply to a referral of the individual or his or her immediate family member to an attorney or to any other person for representation by an attorney.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Direct solicitation to provide a service" means a verbal or written solicitation or offer, including by electronic means, made to the injured individual or a family member seeking to provide a service for a fee or other remuneration that is based upon the knowledge or belief that the individual has sustained a personal injury as a direct result of a motor vehicle accident and that is directed toward that individual or a family member.

(b) "Immediate family member" means the individual's spouse, parent, child, or sibling.

(c) "Personal injury" means any physical or mental injury, including wrongful death.

(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), by a fine of not more than $30,000.00.

(b) For a second or subsequent violation of this section, by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $60,000.00, or both.

(4) The court may order an individual convicted of violating this section to pay the costs of prosecution as provided in the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69.

History: Add. 2013, Act 219, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5831 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5831
Report from approved hospital; form; contents; time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5831.

(1) An approved hospital receiving a child or youth with special health care needs shall send to the department a written report on a form furnished by the department that contains the date of admission and discharge, the names of approved physicians and surgeons, and other information the department requires.

(2) The time for making the report under subsection (1) must conform to applicable state and federal requirements.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 2015, Act 91, Imd. Eff. June 25, 2015