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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.250b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.250b
Cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 250b.

(1) If the secretary of state determines after notice and opportunity for a hearing that a person has violated this chapter, the secretary of state may issue an order requiring the person to cease and desist from the violation or to take an affirmative action that in the judgment of the secretary of state would carry out the purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, payment of restitution to a customer.

(2) If the secretary of state makes a finding of fact in writing that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by a delay in issuing an order, the secretary of state may issue a temporary cease and desist order. Before issuing a temporary cease and desist order, the secretary of state, when possible, by telephone or otherwise, shall notify the person that violated this chapter of the secretary of state's intention to issue a temporary cease and desist order. A temporary cease and desist order shall include in its terms a provision that states that the secretary of state shall on request hold a hearing within 30 days to determine whether or not the order shall become permanent.

History: Add. 2016, Act 425, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.502 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.502
Department of mental health; transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 402.

All powers, duties and functions vested by law in the department of mental health are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of mental health.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1012 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-191-of-1968 / Section 123.1012
Petition for consolidation; filing; inclusion of township; contents of petition; rejection of petition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Proceedings for consolidation may be initiated by the filing of a petition with the commission signed by a number of registered electors who are residents of 1 or more of the affected municipalities at least equal to 5% of the total population of the affected municipalities:

Provided, however, That no new city may be created by the consolidation process unless at least 1 of the municipalities to be consolidated is an incorporated city.

Any township having a common boundary that is contiguous with a city or village proposed for consolidation may be included in the consolidation if no village is incorporated within the territorial boundaries of the township or, if 1 or more villages are incorporated within the territorial boundaries of the township, then such village or villages shall be included within the consolidation. When any township is included in a consolidation, the term "municipality" as used in sections 12 to 17 shall include the township and the procedures set forth in such sections shall be altered as may be necessary to provide for the township.

The petition shall name the municipalities proposed to be consolidated and shall request the commission to take the proceedings necessary for consolidation under this act. The commission shall reject a petition for consolidation if a proposition to consolidate the identical municipalities has been voted on within the 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the later petition. This shall not prevent the consolidation of 2 or more municipalities, which were included in a proposed consolidation voted on in the preceding 2 years, with or without additional territory, if the prior proposition included 1 or more municipalities which are not included in the later proposition.

If the commission finds that a petition does not conform to the provisions of this act, Act No. 278 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, or of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, to the extent that provisions thereof are not superseded by this act, or to the rules promulgated by the commission, the commission shall return the petition to the person from whom it was received together with a certified copy of its reasons for rejecting the petition. If the commission finds that the petition is proper it shall proceed in the manner specified for the processing of petitions which propose incorporation.

History: 1968, Act 191, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1972, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.1023 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-399-of-1976 / Section 325.1023
Act subject to MCL 324.1401 to 324.1429.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

This act is subject to part 14 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1401 to 324.1429.

History: 1976, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1977; Am. 2012, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.133 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-4-of-1937-Ex-Sess- / Section 38.133
Tenure commission; geographical qualifications of members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Not more than 1 member of the tenure commission shall be appointed from any 1 school district.

History: 1937, Ex. Sess., Act 4, Eff. Sept. 1, 1937; CL 1948, 38.133
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.641 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.641
Annual return; joint return.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

Every corporation doing business in the city and every other person having income taxable under this ordinance in any year before the 1997 tax year or in any tax year after the 1996 tax year for which the city has not entered into an agreement with the department of treasury pursuant to section 9 of chapter 1, shall make and file with the city an annual return for that year, on a form furnished or approved by the city, on or before the last day of the fourth month for the same calendar year, fiscal year, or other accounting period, that has been accepted by the internal revenue service for federal income tax purposes for the taxpayer. For tax years after the 1996 tax year and for which a city has entered into an agreement pursuant to section 9 of chapter 1, the annual return required by this subsection shall be filed with the city or the department as provided by the agreement on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month for the same calendar year, fiscal year, or other accounting period that has been accepted by the internal revenue service for federal income tax purposes for the taxpayer.

A husband and wife may file a joint return and, in such case, the tax liability is joint and several.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964; Am. 1971, Act 169, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971; Am. 1996, Act 478, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1502 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1502
Prudent investor rule.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1502.

A fiduciary shall invest and manage assets held in a fiduciary capacity as a prudent investor would, taking into account the purposes, terms, distribution requirements expressed in the governing instrument, and other circumstances of the fiduciary estate. To satisfy this standard, the fiduciary must exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.

The Michigan prudent investor rule is a default rule that may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the provisions of the governing instrument. A fiduciary is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the fiduciary acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the governing instrument.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.913 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.913
Collection agency manager's license; display.
Status: in_force

Sec. 913.

A collection agency manager's license shall be displayed on the premises where licensed business or activity is conducted.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.301 — MI Code / Chapter 51 / Act Act-139-of-1947 / Section 51.301
Recovery of drowned bodies; jurisdiction of police chiefs and sheriffs, duties, expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In case any person is drowned in waters within the corporate limits of any city, it shall be the duty of the chief of police of said city, and in case any person is drowned in waters outside the corporate limits of a city, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county within which such waters are situated, to use every available means in the recovery of any such body. The several chiefs of police of cities and sheriffs of this state are hereby authorized to incur such expenses as shall be necessary in obtaining equipment and in doing the necessary acts in carrying out their duties under the provisions of this act.

History: 1947, Act 139, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 51.301
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.625 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-295-of-1982 / Section 552.625
Enforcement of support orders; providing bond, security, or other guarantee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

In addition to providing remedies or imposing penalties otherwise available under this act or other law for the enforcement of support orders, the court, upon petition by the office of the friend of the court or recipient of support and after notice to the payer and an opportunity for a hearing, may require a payer to provide sufficient bond, security, or other guarantee to secure the payment of support that is past due, or due in the future, or both. Upon default in the payment of an amount secured by the bond, the court, after notice to the payer and sureties, if any, and an opportunity for a hearing, may render judgment against the payer and sureties for the amount of unpaid support. Upon default in the payment of the amount awarded in the judgment, the court may order execution of the judgment; appoint a receiver of the real and personal property of the payer and order the property and its income to be applied to the amount of the judgment; or take any other appropriate action to enforce the judgment.

History: Add. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986; Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.20c — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.20c
"High-occupancy vehicle lane" or "HOV lane" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20c.

"High-occupancy vehicle lane" or "HOV lane" means any designated lane or ramp on a highway designated for the exclusive or preferential use of a public transportation vehicle or private motor vehicles carrying no fewer than a specified number of occupants, including the driver of the vehicle.

History: Add. 2008, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.87 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.87
Annexation election; voting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 87.

At an annexation election, the electors shall vote on the propositions of annexation to the community college district and the adoption of the maximum annual tax rate of the community college district. Annexation is effective on the date of the election if both propositions receive majority approval of the electors voting on the proposition.

If any portion of an intermediate school district or of a local school district to be annexed lies within a community college district operating a community college at the time of the annexation election, the electors residing in that territory are excluded from voting on the propositions and the territory does not become a part of the community college district.

History: Add. 2000, Act 488, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.14a — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.14a
“Ballot container” and “metal seal” or “seal” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14a.

As used in this act:

"Ballot container" means a container that is used for transporting and storing voted ballots, as described and approved under section 24j.

"Metal seal" or "seal" means a seal of high tensile strength that is approved by the secretary of state under section 36.

History: Add. 1992, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1992; Am. 1995, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1667 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-351-of-1994 / Section 691.1667
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

This act applies only to a cause of action filed on or after the effective date of this act.

History: 1994, Act 351, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.915 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-250-of-1941 / Section 125.915
Real estate; transfer to redevelopment corporations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

Transfer of real property to redevelopment corporation. Notwithstanding any requirement of law to the contrary or the absence of direct provision therefor in the instrument under which a fiduciary is acting, every executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or any other person, holding trust funds or acting in a fiduciary capacity, unless the instrument under which such fiduciary is acting expressly forbids, the state, its subdivisions, cities, all other public bodies, all public officers, corporations organized under or subject to the provisions of the banking law (including savings banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, private bankers and private banking corporations), the commissioner of the banking department as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator of any such person, partnership or corporation, persons, partnerships and corporations organized under or subject to the provisions of the insurance law, the commissioner of insurance as conservator, liquidator or rehabilitator of any such person, partnership or corporation, any of which owns or holds any real property within a development area, may grant, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any such real property to a redevelopment corporation, and receive and hold any cash, stocks, income debentures, mortgages, or other securities or obligations, secured or unsecured, exchanged therefor by such redevelopment corporation, and may execute such instruments and do such acts as may be deemed necessary or desirable by them or it and by the redevelopment corporation in connection with the development and the development plan.

History: 1941, Act 250, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 125.915
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.6 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.6
Division of crime.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Division of crime-A crime is:

A felony; or

A misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.6
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.628f — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-283-of-1964 / Section 290.628f
Pump with scanning device for reading customer payment card; security measure required; notice of noncompliance; failure to make correction; prohibition; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28f.

(1) If a pump for dispensing motor fuel for sale at a roadside retail location includes a scanning device for reading a customer payment card as an integral part of the pump, the pump must include a security measure to restrict the unauthorized access of customer payment card information. The security measure must include 1 or more of the following:

(a) Until December 31, 2022, a pressure-sensitive security tape that is imprinted with a customized graphic and placed over the panel opening leading to the scanning device so as to restrict unauthorized opening of the panel.

(b) A device or system to render the pump or the scanning device inoperable if the panel is opened without proper authorization.

(c) A means for encrypting the customer payment card information in the scanning device.

(d) A device to replace a manufacturer-supplied standard lock.

(e) Any other measure approved by the department.

(2) If the owner or agent of the owner of a pump required to have a security measure under subsection (1) receives a written notice of noncompliance, he or she shall bring the pump into compliance. If the violation is not corrected within 5 days after receipt of the notice of noncompliance, the department may prohibit the use of the pump until a properly functioning security measure is installed on the device.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Customer payment card" means a credit or debit card or other card encoded to provide an electronic means for initiating a fund transfer from the customer's deposit account or for initiating electronic billing.

(b) "Pump" means a device for measuring and dispensing motor fuel used to propel vehicles on the highways of this state.

(c) "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a customer payment card.

History: Add. 2017, Act 168, Eff. Feb. 19, 2018; Am. 2022, Act 273, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.119 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.119
Youth advisory commission; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 119.

The youth advisory commission shall:

Provide the executive director of the office with advice and recommendations concerning the formulation and implementation of programs and policies administered by the office.

Inform the legislature, the executive office, the judiciary, and the public of the needs and interests of children and the programs and needs of the office.

The youth advisory commission shall cooperate with the office and the office of criminal justice programs in the development of the state plan required by Public Law 93-415, 5 U.S.C. 5108; 18 U.S.C. 4351 to 4353, 5031 to 5042; and 42 U.S.C. 3701, 3723, 3733, 3768, 3772 to 3774, 3811 to 3814, 3821, 3882, 3883, 3888, and 5601 to 5751.

History: Add. 1969, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 1969; Am. 1972, Act 301, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1978, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1501 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1501
Short title of part; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1501.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan prudent investor rule". This part prescribes the Michigan prudent investor rule.

As used in this part:

"Governing instrument" includes, but is not limited to, a court order.

"Portfolio" means all property of every kind and character held by a fiduciary on behalf of a fiduciary estate.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.127 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.127
Secretary of state; transfer of powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

Except as otherwise provided in the constitution or in this act, all powers, duties and functions vested by law in the secretary of state are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of state.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1203 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-34-of-1984 / Section 400.1203
Definitions; A to C.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

"AFDC" means aid to families with dependent children administered under the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

"Annual consumption cap" means the maximum level of natural gas use by an assisted household for which the department is responsible for payment.

"Assisted household" means a person who receives a heating allowance.

"Calculated consumption level" means the calculated level of energy consumption established for a dwelling by the provider utility and authorized by the department.

"Cost settlement" means the reconciliation process undertaken pursuant to sections 12 and 13.

History: 1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27604 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-281-of-2016 / Section 333.27604
Marihuana regulatory fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 604.

(1) The marihuana regulatory fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The application fee collected under section 401 and the regulatory assessment collected under section 603 must be deposited into the marihuana regulatory fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, money in the marihuana regulatory fund at the close of the fiscal year must remain in the fund and must not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The marijuana regulatory agency is the administrator of the marihuana regulatory fund for auditing purposes.

(5) Except as provided in section 603(1)(d) and (e), the department shall expend money from the marihuana regulatory fund, upon appropriation, only for implementing, administering, and enforcing this act.

(6) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 only, $17,000,000.00 of the money in the marihuana regulatory fund is transferred to and must be deposited into the general fund.

(7) As used in this section, "marijuana regulatory agency" means the marijuana regulatory agency created under Executive Reorganization Order No. 2019-2, MCL 333.27001.

History: 2016, Act 281, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016; Am. 2020, Act 170, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1116 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-198-of-1965 / Section 257.1116
Death or injury by stolen vehicle; general denial by secretary of state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

In an action against the secretary, he may deny generally the allegations in respect to the unidentified motor vehicle and unidentified owner and driver thereof and shall not be required to set forth the facts upon which he relies.

History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.331 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-198-of-2003 / Section 285.331
Conduct as misdemeanor; penalties; enforcement action; costs and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

(1) In addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by law, a person that knowingly or intentionally commits any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each offense:

(a) Refusing or failing to collect any administrative premiums or producer premiums as required under this act.

(b) Refusing or failing to pay to the authority any administrative premiums or producer premiums collected under this act.

(c) Making a false statement, representation, or certification, or knowingly failing to make a required statement, representation, or certification, in a record, report, or other document the person files with the director, department, board, or authority, or that the person is required to file with the director, department, board, or authority, under this act.

(d) Resisting, preventing, impeding, or interfering with the director, agents or employees of the department, the board, or agents or employees of the authority or board in the performance of their duties under this act.

(2) In addition to the criminal penalty described in subsection (1), the court in an enforcement action for a violation described in subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall order the grain dealer to pay to the fund any administrative premiums or producer premiums collected by the grain dealer that it owes to the fund and may order the grain dealer to pay interest on the amount the grain dealer owes to the fund.

(3) If the board prevails in an action against a licensee to recover administrative premiums or producer premiums collected by or on behalf of the licensee and not forwarded to the fund in violation of section 10(4) or 11(3), the court may award to the board all costs and expenses in bringing the action, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and audit expenses.

History: 2003, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2003; Am. 2010, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010; Am. 2012, Act 149, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1109 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-198-of-1965 / Section 257.1109
Prerequisite to payments from fund; settlement of claim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The secretary shall not pay out of the fund any sum under section 7 until the judgment creditor assigns the judgment to him. The secretary may make settlement of a claim which is brought pursuant to section 13 and pay out of the fund any sum necessary to satisfy the settlement.

History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965; Am. 1971, Act 19, Imd. Eff. May 5, 1971