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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.685 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-18-of-1933-Ex-Sess- / Section 125.685
Housing commission; books of record and account; balance sheets and income and surplus accounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

The commission of a borrower issuing revenue bonds under this act shall install, maintain, and keep proper books of record and account, separate from other records and accounts of the borrower, in which full and accurate entries shall be made of all dealings or transactions of, or in relation to the properties, business, and affairs of the project or combined projects.

The commission, not later than 3 months after the close of a calendar, operating, or fiscal year, shall cause to be prepared a balance sheet and an income and surplus account, showing respectively, in reasonable detail, the financial condition of the project or combined projects at the close of the preceding calendar, operating, or fiscal year, and the financial operations of the project or combined projects during the year. The balance sheets and income and surplus accounts shall be made available to the public as prescribed in section 5(2).

History: 1933, Ex. Sess., Act 18, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1934; CL 1948, 125.685; Am. 1978, Act 205, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1185 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1185
Industrial customer building, owning, or operating self-generation or cogeneration facilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 185.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, this act does not limit or restrict an industrial customer's ability to build, own, or operate, or have a third party build, own, or operate 1 or more self-generation or cogeneration facilities, and none of the provisions of part 5 shall be construed or interpreted to apply to such facilities.

History: Add. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.34 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-49-of-1895 / Section 128.34
Reinterment of dead bodies and remains; removal and erection of fences, tombstones, and monuments; removal during certain months prohibited; exception; costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

When a cemetery is vacated as provided in this act, the township board of trustees shall cause all the dead bodies and remains buried in the cemetery to be reinterred in the cemetery of the township, if it has a cemetery, and if not, then in some suitable cemetery in an adjoining township, in a prudent, careful, and respectful manner, and shall cause to be removed and again erected over the proper remains, permanent fences around graves and lots, tombstones, and monuments, with as little injury possible. If the cemetery vacated belongs to a religious society or church, and another suitable cemetery belonging to the same church or denominational society exists within the township or an adjoining township, then the removal may be made to that cemetery instead of to the township cemetery. A removal of bodies and remains shall not be made during June, July, August, or September, except in the Upper Peninsula.

The removal and the cost of the proceedings under this act shall be at the expense of, and paid by, the township in which the cemetery is situated. If the proceeding is instituted by an individual, without the consent of the township board of trustees, and the petition is denied by the court, the person instituting the proceeding shall be required to pay the costs allowed by order of the circuit court.

History: 1895, Act 49, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 2390; CL 1915, 2166; CL 1929, 2660; CL 1948, 128.34; Am. 1980, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1381 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-105-of-2015 / Section 123.1381
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "local government labor regulatory limitation act".

History: 2015, Act 105, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.986 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-512-of-2014 / Section 211.986
Unpaid taxes subject to forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale; manner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Unpaid eligible hydroponics and eligible aquaculture production facilities specific taxes are subject to forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale in the same manner and at the same time as taxes returned as delinquent under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.

History: 2014, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1401 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1401
Seal unnecessary on bonds, deeds and contracts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1401.

No bond, deed of conveyance or other contract heretofore or hereafter executed in writing, signed by any party, his agent or attorney, is invalid for want of a seal or scroll annexed thereto by such party.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.12 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-32-of-1989 / Section 722.12
Duties of department of state police; cooperation of certain associations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The department of state police, in cooperation with the Michigan sheriffs' association, the Michigan association of chiefs of police, the crime prevention association of Michigan, and the child watch association shall do all of the following:

Develop guidelines for the establishment and operation of McGruff house and Michigan community child watch programs.

Adopt standard symbols and signs for the McGruff house programs and Michigan community child watch programs as statewide symbols for the programs. The local sponsor may choose either program. The signs for both programs shall be numbered and made available at cost to local law enforcement agencies sponsoring or cooperating with a sponsor of the selected program.

Develop or adopt a model application form for designation of a home as a McGruff house or Michigan community child watch house.

Make information available to nonprofit organizations, school districts, business entities, and local law enforcement agencies concerning the program.

Publicize the program in as many ways as is reasonably practical.

Cooperate with local law enforcement agencies in conducting background checks on persons who apply to have their homes designated as McGruff houses or Michigan community child watch houses.

The department of state police may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to implement this act.

History: 1989, Act 32, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1989; Am. 1991, Act 127, Imd. Eff. Oct. 18, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.111 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.111
Persons subject to act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.

Every employer, public and private, and every employee, unless herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this act and shall be bound thereby.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 488.21 — MI Code / Chapter 488 / Act Act-322-of-1978 / Section 488.21
Civil action for violation; liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

A person may bring a civil action against a person violating section 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 in any court having jurisdiction. Upon adverse adjudication, the defendant shall be liable for actual damages or $1,000.00, whichever is greater.

If a violation of section 12 occurs, the customer may bring an action against either the financial institution providing services by means of a funds transfer facility or a person providing services of a funds transfer facility, or both, in any court having jurisdiction. Upon adverse adjudication, the defendant may be liable for actual damages or $1,000.00, whichever is greater.

History: 1978, Act 322, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2973 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2973
Field crop produced for crop research or testing; intentional damage or destruction; damage award; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2973.

A person who intentionally damages or destroys all or part of a field crop belonging to another person produced for crop research or testing purposes is liable in a civil action for damages and costs and fees as further described in subsection (2).

The court shall award damages as well as costs and fees associated with an action brought under subsection (1) to a prevailing plaintiff in the following amounts:

Twice the market value of the field crop damaged or destroyed.

If applicable, the value of the crop research or testing.

As used in this section:

"Costs and fees" means the normal costs incurred in being a party in a civil action after an action has been filed with the court, those provided by law or court rule, and the following:

The reasonable and necessary expenses of expert witnesses as determined by the court.

The reasonable cost of any study, analysis, engineering report, test, or project that is determined by the court to have been necessary for the preparation of the party's case.

Reasonable attorney fees.

"Crop research or testing" means a crop produced in conjunction with or as part of a private research or testing program or facility or a research or testing program funded by a federal, state, or local governmental agency.

"Field crop" means plants that include, but are not limited to, those considered and grown as production crops, ornamentals, vegetables, fruit, turf, horticultural crops, industrial crops, plants grown for the production of pharmaceuticals or similar use, seed production crops, livestock crops, and animal feed crops.

History: Add. 2002, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.914 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-250-of-1941 / Section 125.914
Proceedings against redevelopment corporations; parties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Enforcement proceedings against redevelopment corporations. Whenever a redevelopment corporation shall not have obtained the certificates of approval of its development plan required by section 4 of this act within 12 months of the date upon which it became a redevelopment corporation, or shall not have substantially complied with its development plan within the time limits for the completion of each stage thereof as therein stated, reasonable delays caused by unforeseen difficulties excepted, or shall do, permit to be done or fail or omit to do anything contrary to or required of it, as the case may be, by this act, or shall be about so to do, permit to be done or fail or omit to have done, as the case may be, then any such fact may be certified by the planning commission or the supervising agency, whichever shall have supervision thereof, to the chief legal officer of the city, who may thereupon commence a proceeding in the circuit court of the county in which such city is located in its name for the purpose of having such action, failure or omission, or threatened action, failure or omission, established by order of the court for the purpose stated in paragraph 3 of section 6 of this act, or stopped, prevented or otherwise rectified by mandamus, injunction or otherwise. Such proceedings shall be commenced by a petition to the circuit court alleging the violation complained of and praying for appropriate relief. It shall thereupon be the duty of the court to specify the time, not exceeding 20 days after service of a copy of the petition, within which the redevelopment corporation complained of must answer the petition. The court shall, immediately after a default in answering or after answer, as the case may be, inquire into the facts and circumstances in such manner as the court shall direct without other or formal proceedings, and without respect to any technical requirements. Such other persons or corporations as it shall seem to the court necessary or proper to join as parties in order to make its orders or judgment effective may be joined as parties. The final judgment or order in any such action or proceeding shall dismiss the action or proceeding or establish the failure complained of or direct that a mandamus order, or an injunction, or both, issue, or grant such other relief as the court may deem appropriate.

History: 1941, Act 250, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 125.914
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.382 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-121-of-1969 / Section 141.382
Form and execution of bonds or notes; principal and interest; maximum due in one year; due dates; tax exemptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The bonds or notes authorized to be issued under this act shall be issued in the name of the county, city, township, or village and shall be executed in the manner provided by resolution of its legislative body. Bonds or notes issued under this act shall be negotiable instruments with the last maturity due not later than the year in which the final payment is due according to the contract of sale of capital assets. The maximum principal and interest falling due in any year shall not exceed income to be received during that year from the contract of sale of capital assets pledged for the payment of the bonds or notes plus any income due in prior years that will not be required for payment of principal or interest, or both, in prior years. The due date of principal and the first interest payment in each year shall be not less than 30 days subsequent to the estimated time of receipt of the payments on the contract for sale of capital assets pledged. The bonds and coupons and notes shall be exempt from taxation by this state or by any taxing authority within this state.

History: 1969, Act 121, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1969; Am. 2002, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.3115 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-48-of-2002 / Section 484.3115
Provider access to and use of public rights-of-way.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a municipality shall, upon application, grant to providers a permit for access to and the ongoing use of all public rights-of-way located within its municipal boundaries. A municipality shall act reasonably and promptly on all applications filed for a permit involving an easement or public place.

This section shall not limit a municipality's right to review and approve a provider's access to and ongoing use of a public right-of-way or limit the municipality's authority to ensure and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

A municipality shall approve or deny access under this section within 45 days from the date a provider files an application for a permit for access to a public right-of-way. A provider's right to access and use of a public right-of-way shall not be unreasonably denied by a municipality. A municipality may require as a condition of the permit that a bond be posted by the provider, which shall not exceed the reasonable cost to ensure that the public right-of-way is returned to its original condition during and after the provider's access and use.

Any conditions of a permit granted under this section shall be limited to the provider's access and usage of any public right-of-way.

A provider undertaking an excavation or constructing or installing facilities within a public right-of-way or temporarily obstructing a public right-of-way, as authorized by the permit, shall promptly repair all damage done to the street surface and all installations on, over, below, or within the public right-of-way and shall promptly restore the public right-of-way to its preexisting condition. The authority shall also have the jurisdiction to require the repair and restoration of any right-of-way, including state right-of-way, which has not been repaired or restored after installation.

History: 2002, Act 48, Eff. Nov. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.86 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-454-of-2004 / Section 445.86
Violation of MCL 445.83 as misdemeanor; penalty; recovery of damages in civil action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) A person who violates section 3 with knowledge that the person's conduct violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(2) An individual may bring a civil action against a person who violates section 3 and may recover actual damages. If the person knowingly violates section 3, an individual may recover actual damages or $1,000.00, whichever is greater. If the person knowingly violates section 3, an individual may also recover reasonable attorney fees. Except for good cause, not later than 60 days before filing a civil action, an individual must make a written demand to the person for a violation of section 3 for the amount of his or her actual damages with reasonable documentation of the violation and the actual damages caused by the violation. This subsection does not apply to a person for conduct by an employee or agent of the person in violation of a privacy policy created pursuant to section 4 or in compliance with the fair credit reporting act, 15 USC 1681 to 1681v, or subtitle A of title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley act, 15 USC 6801 to 6809, if the person has taken reasonable measures to enforce its policy and to correct and prevent the reoccurrence of any known violations.

History: 2004, Act 454, Eff. Mar. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1050 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1050
“World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 50.

The portion of highway M-37 beginning at the intersection with US-10 in Lake county and extending north to the county line of Lake county and Wexford county shall be known as the "World War II Veterans Memorial Highway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30715 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30715
Assessment payments; installments; amount; interest, penalty, and collection; lien; preliminary study payment credited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30715.

The county board may provide that assessments under this part are payable in installments.

Assessment payments shall be sufficient to meet bond and note obligations of the special assessment district.

Special assessments under this part shall be spread upon the county tax rolls, and shall be subject to the same interest and penalty charges and shall be collected in the same manner as county taxes.

From the date of approval of the special assessment roll by the county board, a special assessment under this part shall constitute a lien on the parcel assessed. The lien shall be of the same character and effect as a lien created for county taxes.

A payment for the cost of the preliminary study under section 30703 shall be credited against an assessment for the amount of the payment made by the person assessed.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.811f — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.811f
Fund-raising plate; issuance; application; donation, tax, and fee; renewal; personalized fund-raising plate; disabled person's plate; expiration; temporary registration permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 811f.

(1) The secretary of state may, upon application, issue 1 fund-raising plate instead of a standard registration plate to a person for use on a passenger motor vehicle, motor home, pickup truck, or van.

(2) A person may be issued a fund-raising plate for use on a vehicle under this act by applying to the secretary of state under section 217. The applicant must accompany an application for an original fund-raising plate by a $25.00 fund-raising donation, payment of the regular vehicle registration tax prescribed under this act, and a $10.00 service fee. The applicant must accompany an application for renewal of a fund-raising plate by payment of the vehicle registration tax required under section 801 and a $10.00 fund-raising donation. The applicant must accompany an application for a replacement fund-raising plate with payment of only the fee prescribed under section 804.

(3) The secretary of state may issue a personalized fund-raising plate upon application and the payment of the personalized registration plate fee prescribed under section 803b in addition to the fees and donations prescribed under subsection (2) and the regular vehicle registration tax prescribed under this act.

(4) A disabled person who applies for a fund-raising plate under this section and who pays the required service fees shall be issued, as determined by the secretary of state, a disabled person's plate as provided in section 803d for his or her fund-raising plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675.

(5) A fund-raising plate expires as provided in section 226. The secretary of state may issue a tab or tabs designating the month and year of expiration for an original or renewal fund-raising plate.

(6) The secretary of state may issue a temporary registration permit to a person who submits an application and the proper fees and donation for a fund-raising plate, if the applicant's current vehicle registration will expire before his or her receipt of a fund-raising plate. The temporary registration expires upon the applicant's receipt of a fund-raising plate or upon the expiration of 60 days after the date of issuance, whichever occurs first. The secretary of state shall issue the temporary permit without a separate fee.

History: Add. 2000, Act 77, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Am. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Am. 2017, Act 234, Eff. Feb. 19, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26218a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-204-of-1987 / Section 333.26218a
Report by generator; contents; preparation and presentation of summary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18a.

By October 1 of each year, or as otherwise required by the authority, a generator shall report to the authority the following information about the waste it generates:

Volume of waste.

Curie content and principal radionuclides present.

Form of waste.

Methods used to store waste.

Any other information about the waste that the authority considers necessary or helpful in implementing its duties under this act.

A summary of information reported under subsection (1) shall be prepared by the authority and presented to the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of representatives of the legislature that primarily address issues pertaining to the environment and natural resources.

History: Add. 1994, Act 434, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995