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Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.513 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.513
Petition to locate, establish, and construct intercounty drain; determination; filing and contents of petition; notice; certified copy of resolution; authorizing execution; order of determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 513.

Before filing a petition under this section, the legislative body of a public corporation shall first determine whether the drain project contemplated may necessitate the levy of a special assessment, fee, or charge under section 539. If the legislative body determines that a special assessment, fee, or charge may be made under section 539, before filing a petition under this section, the legislative body shall proceed as prescribed in section 538a.

If it is necessary for the public health to locate, establish, and construct an intercounty drain, a petition for that purpose may be filed with the director of the department of agriculture signed by 2 or more public corporations which will be subject to assessments to pay the cost of the drain. The petition shall state that it is filed pursuant to this chapter and shall describe the location and route of the proposed drain sufficiently to determine with reasonable certainty the areas to be serviced by the drain.

Not more than 20 days after the petition is filed, the director of the department of agriculture shall notify all public corporations in which any of the areas to be drained are located, as described in the petition, that a petition has been filed which may affect drainage in the public corporation.

A certified copy of the resolution of the governing body of each signer authorizing the affixing of the signature of the governing body to the petition shall be attached to the petition. The petition may be filed in more than 1 counterpart. For a petition filed by a county, the county board of commissioners shall authorize the execution, and for a petition filed by the state, the state transportation commission shall authorize the execution of the petition. As provided in section 423, an order of determination of the water resources commission shall also serve as a petition made pursuant to this chapter.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1968, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1968; Am. 1973, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1974; Am. 1979, Act 135, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.479 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.479
Review of determination; mandamus, certiorari or other remedy; legal challenge to supreme court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 479.

(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and subject to subsection (2), any person who feels aggrieved by any determination made by the board of state canvassers may have the determination reviewed by mandamus or other appropriate remedy in the supreme court.

(2) If a person feels aggrieved by any determination made by the board of state canvassers regarding the sufficiency or insufficiency of an initiative petition, the person must file a legal challenge to the board's determination in the supreme court within 7 business days after the date of the official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency of the initiative petition or not later than 60 days before the election at which the proposal is to be submitted, whichever occurs first. Any legal challenge to the official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency of an initiative petition has the highest priority and shall be advanced on the supreme court docket so as to provide for the earliest possible disposition.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.668 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-102-of-1983 / Section 211.668
Repeal of MCL 211.671 to 211.679.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 211.671 to 211.679 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed.

History: 1983, Act 102, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.100 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.100
Prosecuting attorney; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 100.

It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county to give his counsel and advice to the county treasurer, the township treasurers, and the supervisors of the county whenever they or any of them may deem it necessary for the proper discharge of the duties imposed upon them in this act free of charge.

History: 1893, Act 206, Eff. June 12, 1893; CL 1897, 3923; CL 1915, 4099; CL 1929, 3493; CL 1948, 211.100
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95167 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-318-of-2008 / Section 324.95167
Operation and enforcement of sections 1 to 5; conditions; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) Sections 1 to 5 shall not be operational and enforceable until 1 of the following occurs:

(a) A final appellate court issues a decision overruling the decision of the United States district court for the District of Columbia in The Humane Society of the United States v Dirk Kempthorne , civil action no. 07-0677 (D.C.C. September 29, 2008), and permits the final rule of the United States fish and wildlife service in 72 FR p 6052 (February 8, 2007) removing gray wolves located in this state from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife established under the federal endangered species act of 1973 to take effect.

(b) The United States fish and wildlife service promulgates a final rule dated after March 12, 2007 that removes gray wolves located in this state from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife established under the federal endangered species act of 1973 and that final rule takes effect.

(2) Upon sections 1 to 5 becoming operational and enforceable pursuant to subsection (1), the department shall post a notice on the department's website that includes all of the following:

(a) The date sections 1 to 5 are operational and enforceable pursuant to subsection (1).

(b) A summary of the provisions of sections 1 to 5.

History: 2008, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.556 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-48-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 390.556
State board of education; division and transfer of funds to respective boards of control.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

All property and funds of the state board of education, established under the 1908 state constitution, now held for the use and benefit of a specific institution shall become property and funds of the board of control of that institution. Such state board of education shall make all necessary divisions of property and funds held for the use and benefit of more than one institution, and shall make all necessary conveyances of property and funds to each board of control.

History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 48, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.665 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.665
Credit for city income tax paid another city.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.

An individual who is a resident of the city and received net profits from a business, profession or rental of real or tangible personal property, gains from the sale or exchange of real or tangible personal property, or salaries, wages, commissions or other compensation for work done or services performed or rendered, in each case outside the city, and is subject to and has paid an income tax on this income to another municipality, shall be allowed a credit against the city income tax for the amount paid to the other municipality. The credit shall not exceed the amount of taxes which would be assessed under this ordinance on the same amount of income of a nonresident.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18113 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18113
Professional disclosure statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18113.

A licensee shall furnish a professional disclosure statement to a prospective client before engaging in counseling services.

A professional disclosure statement required under this section shall contain all of the following:

The licensee's name, business address, and telephone number.

A description of the licensee's practice.

A description of the education and experience of the licensee.

The licensee's counseling fee schedule.

The name, address, and telephone number of the department.

The disclosure statement shall accompany the original application for licensure. Any changes in the disclosure statement shall be filed with the department within 30 days after the changes are made.

History: Add. 1988, Act 421, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.172 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.172
Educational foundations; colleges, establishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 172.

Educational corporations of class (w) as defined in section 171 of this act shall have authority to establish and conduct general colleges for furnishing higher learning and to confer such degrees and honors as shall be approved by the state board of education prior to the filing of articles of incorporation; and the term "college" as herein used shall be construed to include any college, university or other institution where the arts, sciences, professions and higher learning are taught and degrees and honors therein conferred. Such colleges may also include preparatory schools as commonly understood;

Educational corporations of class (x), as defined in section 171, shall have authority to establish and conduct junior colleges, seminaries, academies or preparatory schools, as determined and approved by the state board of education, but not general colleges or universities as defined in subsection (a) hereof;

Educational corporations of class (z) as defined in said section 171 shall embrace such schools, academies, or colleges as have been heretofore founded under Act 135, Public Acts 1899, known thereunder as "Ursuline academies"; those founded under Act 121, Public Acts 1915, and known thereunder as "ecclesiastical seminaries"; those founded under Act 28, Public Acts 1901, and known thereunder as "Evangelical Lutheran deaf mute institutions"; those founded under Act 135, Public Acts 1867, known as "industrial and charitable schools"; those organized under paragraph (c), subdivision 1, chapter 2, part 4, of Act 84, Public Acts 1921, and such other schools, colleges and institutions of like character and purpose as may be formed under any law of this state for educational purposes shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities enjoyed under its act of incorporation and without regard to the classification made in this act, and upon complying with the provisions hereof shall have such additional rights, powers, privileges and immunities as are conferred hereunder according to the classifications prescribed in this act: Provided further, That any corporation heretofore formed under Act 359, Public Acts 1913, and known thereunder as "kindergarten institutions" shall hereafter be classified under class (x) of sections 171 and 172 of this act: Provided further, That any corporation of class (z) hereafter organized under this act may enjoy the privileges provided under classes (w), (x) and (y) of section 171, on condition that it satisfies the requirements set up for corporations of these respective classes.

Educational corporations of class (y) as defined in section 171 shall have authority to establish and conduct colleges or universities of a graduate rank with programs of studies of 5 years or more.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1939, Act 162, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; Am. 1943, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1943; CL 1948, 450.172; Am. 1958, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 803.306 — MI Code / Chapter 803 / Act Act-150-of-1974 / Section 803.306
Absence of public ward from facility or residence; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

A public ward shall not absent himself or herself from the facility or residence in which he or she has been placed without the youth agency's prior approval. A public ward who violates this provision may be returned to the facility in which he or she was placed by a peace officer without a warrant. A person who knows the whereabouts of a public ward who violates this subsection shall immediately notify the youth agency and the nearest peace officer.

A person who induces or assists a public ward to violate subsection (1) or who fails to give the notice required in subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.

History: 1974, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1974; Am. 1998, Act 517, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.394a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.394a
Racing event; throwing object at motor vehicle; throwing or placing object on racecourse; misdemeanor; penalty; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 394a.

A person who knowingly throws any object at a motor vehicle participating in a racing event or who knowingly throws or places any object on a racecourse, without authorization, while a motor vehicle is participating in a racing event is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

For purposes of this section, "racing event" means a motor vehicle race that is sanctioned by a nationally or internationally recognized racing organization and that is run on a privately owned and operated racecourse, and includes preparations, practices, and qualifications for the race.

History: Add. 1986, Act 106, Eff. June 15, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16186a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16186a
License or registration without examination; member of armed forces, veteran, or dependent of member or veteran; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16186a.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, an applicant must be granted an initial license or initial registration, without examination, if the applicant meets all of the following:

(a) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he or she is 1 of the following:

( i ) A member of the armed forces or the uniformed services.

( ii ) A veteran.

( iii ) A dependent of a member of the armed forces, a member of the uniformed services, or a veteran.

(b) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he or she holds a current license or registration in good standing in another state or country for the health profession for which the applicant is seeking licensure or registration in this state and the department determines that the requirements for licensure or registration in the other state or country are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements of this article and rules promulgated by the department, in consultation with the applicable board, under this article for licensure or registration.

(c) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that he or she is competent in the health profession for which he or she is seeking licensure or registration, as demonstrated by the applicant's training or experience or by another method prescribed by the department, in consultation with the applicable board.

(d) He or she complies with section 16174(3) so that a criminal history check is conducted in the manner prescribed in that section.

(2) As used in this section, "dependent" and "veteran" mean those terms as defined in section 16303.

History: Add. 2021, Act 25, Eff. Sept. 7, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.309 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-312-of-1915 / Section 570.309
Other ordinance or state law; effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

In a municipality where there is in force a law or ordinance concerning the regulation and licensing of garages, a garage keeper is not entitled to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this act unless during the entire period of time covered by the garage keeper's claim for a lien under this act, the garage keeper was duly licensed and had fully complied with all laws and ordinances relative to the licensing of garages.

A garage keeper who is regulated by the motor vehicle service and repair act, 1974 PA 300, MCL 257.1301 to 257.1340, is not entitled to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this act unless he or she has been in compliance with the motor vehicle service and repair act, 1974 PA 300, MCL 257.1301 to 257.1340, as to the vehicle in question during the entire period covered by his or her claim for a lien.

A garage keeper who successfully collects on a lien on a vehicle under this act shall not bring an action for or attempt to assert any other statutory or common law lien on that vehicle.

History: Add. 1998, Act 236, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 442.314 — MI Code / Chapter 442 / Act Act-90-of-1970 / Section 442.314
Effect of act as to existing contracts or arrangements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

This act does not affect any written or oral contract or arrangement in existence before January 1, 1971, nor to any extensions or renewals of a contract except by the mutual written consent of the parties.

History: 1970, Act 90, Eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Am. 1982, Act 396, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1045 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-250-of-2006 / Section 487.1045
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 45.

The commissioner may promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, that he or she considers necessary to implement and enforce this act.

History: 2006, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.3219 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-49-of-2002 / Section 484.3219
Disposition of money held by authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

Money of the authority shall be held by the authority and deposited in a financial institution approved by the state treasurer, which financial institution may give security for the deposits.

The authority may, subject to the approval of the state treasurer, contract with the holders of any of its notes or bonds as to the custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of money of the authority, of any money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of notes or bonds, and to carry out the contract. Money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of notes or bonds or in any way to secure notes or bonds and deposits of money may be secured in the same manner as money of the authority.

The authority may enter into an interest rate exchange or swap, hedge, or similar agreement or agreements in connection with the issuance of its notes or bonds or in connection with its then outstanding notes or bonds.

History: 2002, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.241 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-305-of-1915 / Section 4.241
Secretary of senate and clerk of house; interim duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, at the close of each regular or special session of the legislature, shall compile and prepare for publication, make indexes to, and superintend the publication of the journals and documents of the senate and house of representatives, respectively. They shall also make a compilation and digest of the legislative decisions of the senate and house of representatives, respectively; arrange the legislative decisions in a convenient form for reference; and shall report the result of their work on those compilations and digests to the respective houses at the opening of the next regular session of the legislature. They shall have custody and control of the documents of the respective houses, and shall, on request for those documents, furnish to members of the senate and house of representatives, to state officers, and, in their discretion, to residents of this state and other states, printed copies of bills and joint resolutions, if there be a sufficient supply of printed copies on file, and shall furnish typewritten copies of any of those documents of which there are not printed copies, upon the payment of the actual cost of typewriting the documents. They shall also, in the interim of the regular sessions of the legislature, prepare and have bound complete files of all printed bills and joint resolutions, and all enrolled bills of their respective houses; 1 copy of which shall be delivered to the legislative service bureau to be preserved as a state record. They shall also, in the interim of the regular sessions of the legislature, prepare, so far as is possible, the legislative handbook for the next regular session of the legislature, to the end that the handbooks may be ready for printing and distribution at the earliest possible date after the convening of the legislature in regular session. They shall also revise the rules of the senate and house of representatives, and shall present to their respective houses, at the opening of the next regular session of the legislature, the revision of the rules of procedure for consideration of the senate and house of representatives. They shall also furnish to the members of the senate and house of representatives, upon request, information in regard to matters of legislation. They shall also prepare a digest of the practice and procedure in the senate and house of representatives, respectively, together with a digest of the constitutional and statutory provisions relating to the practice and procedure. The secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives shall also perform other duties and do other things as shall, in their judgment, tend to expedite and make more uniform the work of the legislature while in session.

History: 1915, Act 305, Eff. May 19, 1915; CL 1915, 17; CL 1929, 12; CL 1948, 4.241; Am. 1953, Act 36, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1982, Act 394, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1111 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1111
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.

For purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 112 to 115 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. These definitions, unless the context requires otherwise, apply to use of the defined terms in this act. Other definitions applicable to specific articles or sections of this act are found in those articles or sections.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.351 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-165-of-1927 / Section 397.351
Consolidation of township libraries; procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It shall hereafter be lawful for the township boards of adjoining townships in the same county, by joint action of the respective township boards of such townships, by proceeding as hereinafter provided, to consolidate the libraries in each township into 1 library, and to designate the site thereof.

History: 1927, Act 165, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 8094; CL 1948, 397.351