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Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.353 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-82-of-1955 / Section 123.353
Succession of rights, obligations and property; contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any city acquiring a water supply system under the terms hereof shall succeed to all the rights, obligations and property of the metropolitan district, respecting or connected with such system or with the functions of supplying water, unless the purchase contract shall otherwise provide. Any city acquiring a sewage disposal system under the terms hereof shall succeed to all the rights, obligations and property of the metropolitan district, respecting or connected with such system or with the functions of supplying sewage disposal, unless the purchase contract shall otherwise provide. Any city acquiring both a water supply system and a sewage disposal system, or a combined water supply and sewage disposal system, under the terms hereof, shall succeed to all the rights, obligations and property of the metropolitan district, respecting or connected with such system or with the functions of supplying water and sewage disposal, unless the purchase contract shall otherwise provide. The said rights, obligations and property shall include the right to transact a local business and the right to lay, maintain and operate water mains and/or sewers in the public highways, to the extent that such rights have been granted to the metropolitan district by any city, village or township.

History: 1955, Act 82, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.64a — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-359-of-1941 / Section 247.64a
Cutting of weeds by township, city, or village; publication of notice; charging cost to owner; provisions inapplicable to railroads.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

Instead of the notice required by section 4, the township, city, or village may publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county during the month of March that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year may be cut by the township, village, or city and the owner of the property charged with the cost under the provisions of section 4. The publication shall also contain all other information required of the notice provided for in section 4. The township, city, or village may cut weeds as many times as is necessary and charge the cost to the property owner.

The provisions of this act relative to entering on property for the cutting of weeds shall not apply to railroads which shall continue to be subject to the provisions of section 11.

History: Add. 1969, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 1987, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2457 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2457
Filing fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 457.

(1) A person shall pay a fee of $500.00 when initially filing an application for registration as a Michigan investment market and a fee of $250.00 when filing a renewal of registration as a Michigan investment market.

(2) If an initial or renewal registration application is denied or withdrawn, the administrator shall retain all of the filing fee for that application.

History: Add. 2014, Act 355, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.381 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-11-of-2025 / Section 752.381
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act may be cited as the "protection from intimate deep fakes act".

History: 2025, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 492.141 — MI Code / Chapter 492 / Act Act-27-of-1950-Ex-Sess- / Section 492.141
Optional method of computing finance charge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

Instead of a finance charge computed on the principal amount financed, the seller may charge from time to time a finance charge consisting of interest on the amount of the unpaid principal balance of the contract. In this event, the transaction is subject to this act as modified by the following provisions:

The number and amount of installment payments required to be stated pursuant to section 13 may be estimated for purposes of this section assuming that each scheduled payment is made on the date it is due and in the scheduled amount.

The holder of the contract has the option of deferring interest charges which accrue due to installment payments being received later than the periodic installment due date. The deferred interest charge shall be computed on the basis of additional interest charges accruing for late installment payments and appropriate interest reductions for installment payments made before the due date. On contracts providing for equal monthly installments, if the final installment is more than 105% of a previous installment as a result of the deferred interest charges, the installment buyer shall be given the option to pay the deferred interest charges not less than 25 days after the date the last installment payment is due.

If the unpaid time balance is prepaid in full, together with all interest incurred to the date of prepayment, the balance of the original finance charge shall be canceled and the finance charge rebate provisions of section 21 do not apply.

History: Add. 1978, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1978; Am. 1995, Act 166, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.229 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.229
Pistols accepted in pawn, by second-hand dealer or junk dealer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 229.

Any pawnbroker who shall accept a pistol in pawn, or any second-hand or junk dealer, as defined in Act No. 350 of the Public Acts of 1917, who shall accept a pistol and offer or display the same for resale, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1945, Act 236, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 750.229
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.2 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-21-of-1939 / Section 493.2
Business of making loans; license required; application for license; oath; form and contents; fees; proof of net worth.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Except as otherwise provided under this act, a person shall not engage in the business of making loans of money, credit, goods, or things in action and charge, contract for, or receive on the loan a greater rate of interest, discount, or consideration than the lender would be permitted by law to charge if the lender were not a licensee under this act and without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, or by obtaining a license under the consumer financial services act, 1988 PA 161, MCL 487.2051 to 487.2072.

Application for a license shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the commissioner, and contain the name and the address, both of the residence and place of business, of the applicant, if the applicant is a copartnership or association, of every member, and if a corporation, of each officer and director. The application shall also include the address where the business is to be conducted and all other relevant information as the commissioner may require. The applicant at the time of making the application shall pay to the commissioner an investigation and annual operating fee as provided by this act.

An applicant shall prove, in form satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant has available net worth of at least $100,000.00 for the operation of the business at the location specified in the application.

History: 1939, Act 21, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 493.2; Am. 1971, Act 168, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972; Am. 1991, Act 14, Eff. Oct. 1, 1991; Am. 1992, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992; Am. 2001, Act 270, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4723 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4723
Insurance securitization; not considered as insurance producers or brokers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4723.

SPFC securities and preferred securities issued pursuant to an insurance securitization are not, and shall not be considered to be, insurance or reinsurance contracts. An investor in these securities or a holder or issuer of these securities, by sole means of this investment, holding, or issuance, is not, and shall not be considered to be, transacting the business of insurance in this state. The underwriter's placement agent or selling agent and their partners, directors, officers, members, managers, employees, agents, representatives, and advisors involved in an insurance securitization pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered to be insurance producers or brokers or conducting business as an insurance or reinsurance company or agency, brokerage, intermediary, advisory, or consulting business only by virtue of their activities in connection with them.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1702 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-24-of-2024 / Section 722.1702
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 102.

This act does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by sexual intercourse. Part 2 applies to the birth of a child by assisted reproduction not involving surrogacy. Part 3 applies to the birth of a child by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement.

History: 2024, Act 24, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.216b — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.216b
Emblem, insignia, logo, service mark, or other identification of law enforcement agency or facsimile; violation as misdemeanor; "law enforcement identification" defined; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 216b.

(1) A person, other than a peace officer, shall not wear or display the emblem, insignia, logo, service mark, or other law enforcement identification of any law enforcement agency, or a facsimile of any of those items, if either of the following applies:

(a) The person represents himself or herself to another person as being a peace officer. As used in this subdivision, "peace officer" means that term as defined in section 215.

(b) The wearing or display occurs in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to falsely believe that the law enforcement agency whose emblem, insignia, logo, service mark, or other law enforcement identification or facsimile is being worn or displayed is promoting or endorsing a commercial service or product or a charitable endeavor.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. A charge under or a conviction or punishment for a violation of this section does not prevent a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law arising from the same transaction.

(3) As used in this section, "law enforcement identification" means any identification that contains the words "law enforcement" or similar words, including, but not limited to, "agent", "enforcement agent", "detective", "task force", "fugitive recovery agent", or any other combination of names that gives the impression that the bearer is in any way connected with the federal government, state government, or any political subdivision of a state government. However, law enforcement identification does not include "bail agent" or "bondsman" when used by a bail agent or bondsman operating in accordance with section 167b.

(4) This section does not apply to a person appointed by a court of this state to serve as a bailiff or court officer under section 8321 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8321, or under MCR 3.106 or MCR 2.103.

History: Add. 2005, Act 314, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2447a — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2447a
Voting of shares or memberships if owned by another corporation or business corporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 447a.

Unless specifically otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, absent an order of a court of competent jurisdiction based on a determination that special circumstances exist and the best interests of the corporation would be served, the shares or memberships of a corporation shall not be voted on any matter or considered to be outstanding shares or memberships for any purpose related to voting if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by another corporation, foreign corporation, business corporation, or foreign business corporation, and the first corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares or memberships entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation.

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.750 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.750
Issuance of citations; number as factor in evaluation of police officer's performance prohibited; applicability of MCL 257.901; fees prohibited; violation of MCL 257.749 as misconduct in office; removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 750.

(1) A police officer shall not be required to issue a predetermined or specified number of citations for violations of this act or of local ordinances substantially corresponding to provisions of this act, including parking or standing violations. A police officer's performance evaluation system shall not require a predetermined or specified number of citations to be issued. Section 901 does not apply to a violation of this subsection.

(2) A police officer shall not be entitled to any fees for issuing a citation. A police officer, judge, district court magistrate, or other person employed by the state or by a local governmental unit who violates section 749 or this subsection is guilty of misconduct in office and subject to removal from office.

History: Add. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1988, Act 446, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988; Am. 2010, Act 226, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17091 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17091
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17091.

(1) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules that specify the minimum standards for licensure, temporary licensure, and license renewal of genetic counselors.

(2) In addition to any other requirements of this article, the board shall perform other functions and duties as necessary to carry out the regulation of genetic counselors under this part.

History: Add. 2018, Act 624, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.204e — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.204e
Legislative intent; examination of relevant information; recommendation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 104e.

It is the intent of the legislature to enable continued occupancy of restricted units by qualified senior citizens described in section 104b(5)(c) and (d) following the expiration of an extended lease arrangement. In furtherance of this intent, the office of services to the aging created in section 2 of Act No. 146 of the Public Acts of 1975, as amended, in consultation with the department of commerce and the Michigan state housing development authority, shall examine all relevant information and within 2 years after the effective date of this section, recommend to the legislature appropriate action to effectuate the intent expressed in this section.

History: Add. 1980, Act 283, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.454a — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-168-of-1967 / Section 3.454a
Acquisition of concurrent legislative jurisdiction over additional lands and waters; application; description; cessation of jurisdiction; filing of instrument.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

(1) If the United States desires to acquire concurrent legislative jurisdiction over the lands and waters within the Pictured Rocks national lakeshore that have not previously been ceded under section 4, the United States shall submit an application, in writing, to the governor. Upon receipt of the application, the governor may cede to the United States jurisdiction, not exceeding that requested by the United States, over any or all of the lands or waters for which jurisdiction has been applied, and reserving to this state concurrent jurisdiction as the governor considers appropriate.

(2) An application submitted under subsection (1) shall state the measure of jurisdiction desired and shall be accompanied by an accurate description of the lands or waters, or both, over which jurisdiction is desired and information as to which of the lands are owned by the United States.

(3) The cession of jurisdiction under this section becomes effective when it is accepted on behalf of the United States. Acceptance by the United States shall be indicated in writing upon the instrument of cession by an authorized official of the United States and shall be filed with the secretary of state of this state.

History: Add. 2012, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1329 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-365-of-2018 / Section 460.1329
Indemnification; insurance requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

As part of the permit process under section 15, a zoning approval process under section 17, or a request process under section 21, an authority or the governing body of a municipally owned electric utility may require a wireless provider to do the following with respect to a small cell wireless facility, a wireless support structure, or a utility pole:

(a) Defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the authority or the governing body of a municipally owned electric utility and its officers, agents, and employees against any claims, demands, damages, lawsuits, judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, and attorney fees resulting from the installation, construction, repair, replacement, operation, or maintenance of any wireless facilities, wireless support structures, or utility poles to the extent caused by the applicant, its contractors, its subcontractors, and the officers, employees, or agents of any of these. A wireless provider has no obligation to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless an authority or the governing body of a municipally owned electric utility, or the officers, agents, or employees of the authority or governing body against any liabilities or losses due to or caused by the sole negligence of the authority or the governing body of a municipally owned electric utility or its officers, agents, or employees.

(b) Obtain insurance naming the authority or the governing body of a municipally owned electric utility and its officers, agents, and employees as additional insureds against any claims, demands, damages, lawsuits, judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, and attorney fees. A wireless provider may meet all or a portion of the authority's insurance coverage and limit requirements by self-insurance. To the extent it self-insures, a wireless provider is not required to name additional insureds under this section. To the extent a wireless provider elects to self-insure, the wireless provider shall provide to the authority evidence demonstrating, to the authority's satisfaction, the wireless provider's financial ability to meet the authority's insurance coverage and limit requirements.

History: 2018, Act 365, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80187 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80187
Consent to chemical tests of blood, breath, or urine; circumstances; exception; administration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80187.

(1) A person who operates a motorboat on the waters of this state is considered to have given consent to chemical tests of his or her blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance, or both, in his or her blood in all of the following circumstances:

(a) The person is arrested for a violation of section 80176(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 80176(1), (3), or (6).

(b) The person is arrested for negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder resulting from the operation of a motorboat, and the peace officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person was operating the motorboat in violation of section 80176.

(2) A person who is afflicted with hemophilia, diabetes, or a condition requiring the use of an anticoagulant under the direction of a physician shall not be considered to have given consent to the withdrawal of blood.

(3) A chemical test described in subsection (1) shall be administered as provided in sections 80181 and 80182.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1996; Am. 2014, Act 402, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.44 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-381-of-1974 / Section 338.44
Use of public records or other sources to determine person's fitness.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

This act does not prohibit the use by a licensing board or agency in its determination of an individual's good moral character of any other public record that is not related to his or her arrest, prosecution, or conviction or the use of any other source of unbiased and accurate information.

History: 1974, Act 381, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 1978, Act 294, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978; Am. 2020, Act 368, Eff. Apr. 4, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.481 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-95-of-1981 / Section 445.481
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as "the precious metal and gem dealer act".

History: 1981, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 11, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.10 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.10
Miscellaneous; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Miscellaneous-In this act:

The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.

The words "person", "accused", and similar words include, unless a contrary intention appears, public and private corporations, copartnerships, and unincorporated or voluntary associations.

The term "act" or "doing of an act" includes "omission to act".

The word "property" includes any matter or thing upon or in respect to which any offense may be committed.

The word "indictment" includes information, presentment, complaint, warrant and any other formal written accusation.

The word "indictment", unless a contrary intention appears, includes any count thereof.

The term "writing", "written", and any term of like import includes words printed, painted, engraved, lithographed, photographed or otherwise copied, traced or made visible to the eye.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.10
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.2132a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.2132a
Purchase or sale based on appraised value.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2132a.

If land is proposed for purchase or sale by or exchange with the department under this act based on its appraised value, if 2 or more appraisals of the land that meet department standards are made on behalf of the parties to the proposed transaction, and if the high appraisal is less than 10% higher than the low appraisal, the accepted value for purposes of the purchase, sale, or exchange shall be the average of all the appraised values. If the high appraisal is at least 10% higher than the low appraisal, the parties may agree upon a new appraiser, whose appraisal, or determination based on review of the existing appraisals, shall be the accepted value for purposes of the purchase, sale, or exchange. The department is responsible for the new appraiser's fee.

History: Add. 2018, Act 238, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.823 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-73-of-1970 / Section 259.823
Referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, petitions may be filed with the secretary of state, signed by a number of registered electors from a county within the authority equal to at least 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor at the last preceding general election at which a governor was elected within the petitioning county, requesting that the county's participation in the authority be submitted for approval by a majority of the electors of the county voting at the next general election in the manner provided by law.

History: 1970, Act 73, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970