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Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.84 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-86-of-1929 / Section 286.84
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any person, copartnership, association or corporation violating any provision of this act or the rules or regulations of the commissioner of agriculture issued and promulgated hereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than 25 dollars nor more than 100 dollars or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929; CL 1929, 5115; CL 1948, 286.84
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.544 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.544
River, creek, or watercourse; final order of determination; recording effect on private rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 544.

The recording of the description does not appropriate, terminate or lessen any private rights in property, real or personal, except such as shall be voluntarily released by written agreement or conveyance or as shall be condemned as provided in this chapter, or pursuant to applicable law. The recording of the description constitutes a regulation and limitation, for reasons of public health, of the use of the public and private property therein described to remove or lessen the danger of flooding, pollution, desecration or obstruction of the river, creek or watercourse, or parts thereof, involved.

History: Add. 1965, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1067 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-227-of-1985 / Section 141.1067
Default or noncompliance by authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

If the authority defaults in the payment of principal of or interest on an issue of bonds or notes issued under this act after the bonds or notes become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, or in the event that the authority fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this act or defaults in an agreement made with the holders of an issue of bonds or notes, the holders of 51% or more in aggregate principal amount of the notes or bonds of that issue then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the Ingham county clerk's office, may appoint, subject to agreement as contained in the resolution of the authority authorizing such bonds or notes, a trustee to represent the holders of those notes or bonds for the purposes provided in this section.

The trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of 51% or more in aggregate principal amount of the notes or bonds of that issue then outstanding shall, in the trustee's own name do all of the following:

By mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity, enforce the rights of the bondholders or noteholders, and require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of those notes or bonds and to perform the authority's duties under this act.

Bring suit upon the notes or bonds.

By action or suit, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of the notes or bonds.

By action or suit in equity, enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of the notes or bonds.

If so provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds or notes, declare the notes or bonds due and payable, and if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of 51% or more of the aggregate principal amount of those notes or bonds then outstanding, to annul that declaration and its consequences.

In addition to the provisions of subsection (2), the trustee has all of the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any function specifically set forth in this section or incident to the general representation of bondholders or noteholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.

Before declaring the principal of notes or bonds due and payable, the trustee shall give 30 days' notice in writing to the governor, to the authority, to the state treasurer, and to the attorney general.

History: 1985, Act 227, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986; Am. 1988, Act 316, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.18 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 769.18
Record after sentence of imprisonment; duty of clerk; contents, forwarding, fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Whenever a person shall be convicted of crime and sentenced to imprisonment pursuant to the provisions of this act, or for life, the clerk of the court shall make and forward to the warden or superintendent of the institution to which the convict is sentenced, and also to the governor, a record containing a copy of the information or complaint, the sentence pronounced by the court, the name and residence of the judge presiding at the trial, prosecuting attorney and sheriff, and the names and postoffice addresses of the jurors and witnesses sworn on the trial, together with a statement of any fact or facts which the presiding judge may deem important or necessary for a full comprehension of the case, and a reference to the statute under which the sentence was imposed. One copy of the said record shall be delivered to the warden or superintendent at the time the prisoner is received into the institution, and 1 copy shall be forwarded to the governor within 10 days thereafter. In each case in which he shall perform the duties required by this act, the clerk of the court shall be entitled to such compensation as shall be certified to be just by the presiding judge at the trial not to exceed 3 dollars for any 1 case, which shall be paid by the county in which the trial is had, as a part of the expenses of such trial.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; Am. 1929, Act 188, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1929; CL 1929, 17346; CL 1948, 769.18
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.135 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.135
Federal or other assistance to political subdivisions; submittal of project application to administrator of federal aviation administration; commission as agent; terms and conditions of agency; disbursements; applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 135.

(1) A political subdivision of this state may accept federal or other assistance in the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or operation of airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities.

(2) A political subdivision of this state, whether acting alone or jointly with another political subdivision or with the state, shall not submit directly to the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration or its successor agency any project application under the provisions of an act of Congress for airport and airway systems, unless the project and the project application have been first approved by the commission.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a political subdivision shall not directly accept, receive, receipt for, or disburse any funds granted by the United States for the purpose of acquisition, construction, enlargement, maintenance, equipment, or improvement of airports, landing fields, or other aeronautical facilities, but it shall designate the commission as its agent and in its behalf to accept, receive, receipt for, and disburse the funds described in this subsection. A political subdivision shall enter into an agreement with the commission which must prescribe the terms and conditions of the agency in accordance with federal laws, rules, and regulations and the applicable laws of this state. Money paid over by the United States government for the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, equipment, or maintenance of airports, landing fields, or other aeronautical facilities must be channeled through the state treasury and disbursed for and in behalf of the political subdivision under the terms and conditions of the respective grants. The disbursements must be made in accordance with the accounting laws and procedures of this state. This subsection does not apply to funds granted by the United States to a qualified airport unless federal laws or regulations applicable to the funds prohibit the direct acceptance or receipt by, or disbursement to, a qualified airport.

History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945; CL 1948, 259.135; Am. 1948, Ex. Sess., Act 32, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1948; Am. 1982, Act 466, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982; Am. 2025, Act 64, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.204a — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-219-of-1966 / Section 252.204a
Junkyards adjacent to secondary highway; screening or removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

A junkyard which is lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act, which does not conform to subsections (a) or (b) of section 3 and is located along a secondary highway, shall be screened at a cost to the owner. However, screening of such a junkyard shall not be required in excess of an 8 foot fence. A junkyard which is established after the effective date of this act and is located along a secondary highway shall be adequately screened or removed in accordance with section 3 of this act at a cost to the owner.

History: Add. 1972, Act 132, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.74115 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.74115
Free entry of motor vehicles into posted park prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 74115.

Except as otherwise provided in this part, free entry of a motor vehicle shall not be permitted into any state park or portion of a state park posted in accordance with this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.783 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-274-of-1984 / Section 445.783
Order requiring witness to give testimony or other information; immunity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

If a witness has been or may be called to testify or provide other information at any proceeding relating to or under this act, the circuit court for the county in which the proceeding is or may be held may issue, upon application of the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, with the permission of, or at the request of, the attorney general, which asserts that in his or her judgment the testimony or other information may be necessary to the public interest and the witness has or is likely to refuse to testify, an order requiring the witness to give testimony or provide other information which the witness refuses to give or provide on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination, if the court provides in its order that the witness shall not be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction, occurrence, matter, or thing to which the witness testifies or provides other information or evidence, documentary or otherwise, and that the testimony, information, or evidence shall not be used against the witness, in any criminal investigation, proceeding, or trial, except a prosecution for perjury for giving a false statement or for otherwise failing to comply with the order.

History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.590b — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.590b
Qualifying petition; signatures; time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 590b.

Except as provided in subsection (2) and subject to the requirements prescribed in subsections (3) and (4), a qualifying petition for an office shall be signed by a number of qualified and registered electors of the district that is represented by the office being sought by the candidate equal to not less than 2% of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for governor in the district at the last election in which a governor was elected. In any case, at least 15 signatures shall be submitted.

Subject to the requirements of subsections (3) and (4), if a qualifying petition is for a statewide elective office, the qualifying petition shall be signed by a number of qualified and registered electors of this state equal to not less than 1% of the total number of votes cast for all candidates for governor at the last election in which a governor was elected.

All signatures on a qualifying petition shall be obtained not more than 180 days immediately before the date of filing under section 590c.

As part of the minimum number of required signatures under this section, a qualifying petition for the office of president of the United States, United States senator, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state board of education, board of regents of the university of Michigan, board of trustees of Michigan state university, board of governors of Wayne state university, or justice of the supreme court shall be signed by at least 100 registered electors in each of at least 1/2 of the congressional districts of the state.

History: Add. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988; Am. 1989, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989; Am. 1990, Act 329, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30304b — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30304b
Issuance of state programmatic general permits; agreement with United States army corps of engineers; applicability of subsections (2) and (3).
Status: in_force

Sec. 30304b.

(1) The department shall pursue an agreement with the United States army corps of engineers for the corps to issue state programmatic general permits under section 404(e) of title IV of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344, for activities regulated under this part in waters over which the corps retains jurisdiction under section 404(g)(1) of title IV of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344.

(2) This subsection applies beginning January 1, 2011. This subsection applies to an application for a permit under this part only if the application is for an activity or use in waters over which the corps retains jurisdiction under section 404(g)(1) of title IV of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344, and if the corps has not issued a state programmatic general permit for the activity or use. In such a case, if requested by the applicant in the application, all of the following apply:

(a) The department shall approve or deny the application for a permit under this part not more than 30 days after the corps grants or denies an application for a permit for the project under section 404(a) of title IV of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344, or by the end of the processing period otherwise provided for in section 1301, whichever is later. If a project proposed in a permit application processed under this subsection also requires authorization under 1 or more of parts 31, 301, 315, 323, 325, or 353, the requirements of this subdivision also apply to the department's decision under that part or parts.

(b) Subject to subsection (3), if the corps grants a permit for the project, the department shall grant a permit under this part without conditions or limitations other than those imposed by the corps unless any of the following apply:

( i ) The wetland is a rare and imperiled wetland.

( ii ) The wetland is regionally significant for the protection of fisheries, wildlife, or migratory birds.

( iii ) The site is described in section 30309(a), (e), or (g).

( iv ) The proposed project involves a use or activity not regulated under section 404(a) of title IV of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344.

(3) The department shall inform the applicant in writing of the basis for a finding that the requirements of subsection (2)(b)( i ), ( ii ), ( iii ), or ( iv ) are met and the specific reasons why denial of the permit or the imposition of additional conditions or limitations on the permit is consistent with this part and rules promulgated under this part.

(4) Subsections (2)(b) and (3) apply only to the department's decision under this part notwithstanding that the project proposed in the application also requires authorization under 1 or more of parts 31, 301, 315, 323, 325, and 353.

History: Add. 2009, Act 120, Eff. Nov. 6, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.961a — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-31-of-1948-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 123.961a
Building authority revenue bonds or building authority revenue refunding bonds; purpose; prerequisites of issuance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

For the purpose of defraying all or part of the cost of acquiring, improving, and enlarging any building or buildings, automobile parking lots or structures, recreational facilities, stadiums, and the necessary site or sites for the property, together with appurtenant properties and facilities necessary or convenient for the effective use of the property; furnishing and equipping the same; or refunding outstanding bonds as provided in section 11k, the authority, after execution of a contract of lease which is not a full faith and credit general obligation, as provided in this act, and pursuant to ordinance or resolution duly adopted by a majority vote of the elected members of the commission, may issue its negotiable bonds in anticipation of the contract obligations of the incorporating unit or units to make cash rental payments to the authority and may pledge the receipts from those payments for payment of the bonds and the interest on the bonds. Bonds shall not be issued unless the property has been leased by the authority to its incorporating unit or units for a period extending beyond the last maturity of the bonds and no maturity shall in any event be more than 40 years from the date of the bonds. The bonds shall be called building authority revenue bonds, or, in the case of bonds issued to refund outstanding bonds, the bonds shall be called building authority revenue refunding bonds.

History: Add. 1973, Act 110, Imd. Eff. Aug. 19, 1973; Am. 1980, Act 74, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.354 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-227-of-1915 / Section 290.354
Galvanized wire fence; label.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any manufacturer or dealer manufacturing or selling galvanized wire fence, whether such fence is manufactured within or without this state, shall, after complying with the provisions of this act, be permitted to attach to each and every bundle of such fence the tag or label prescribed by section 6 of this act, showing such fence so tagged or labeled to be of the standard grade and gauge as defined in this act.

History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916; CL 1915, 2234; CL 1929, 1092; CL 1948, 290.354
Mich. Comp. Laws § 444.13 — MI Code / Chapter 444 / Act Act-220-of-1895 / Section 444.13
Violation of act; misdemeanor, penalty; civil liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

Any warehouseman who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act, except as hereinafter provided for in section 27, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 2,000 dollars in amount or by imprisonment in the state prison or county jail not exceeding 2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, and every person or persons aggrieved by the violation of any of the provisions of this act may have and maintain an action at law against the person or persons violating any of said provisions to recover the damages which he or they may have sustained by reason of any such violation as aforesaid before any court of competent jurisdiction, whether such person shall have been convicted of misdemeanor as aforesaid under this act or not.

History: 1895, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 5042; Am. 1909, Act 24, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 6548; CL 1929, 9635; CL 1948, 444.13
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1606d — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1606d
Public safety officers or police officers; minimum standards.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1606d.

Public safety officers or police officers of a community college to whom the powers and authority of a peace or law enforcement officer are granted under section 1606b shall meet the minimum standards of the Michigan law enforcement officers training council act of 1965, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.616.

History: Add. 1998, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1321 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1321
Transportation for pupils; requirements; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1321.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a board of a school district provides transportation for its resident pupils, other than students with a disability transported under article 3 or other pupils who cannot safely walk to school, the school board shall provide transportation to and from school for each resident public or nonpublic school pupil if both of the following requirements are met:

(a) The school district provides transportation for the elementary school level, middle or junior high school level, or high school level, as defined by the local school board, in which the pupil is enrolled.

(b) The pupil attends either the public or the nearest state approved nonpublic school in the school district to which the pupil is eligible to be admitted.

(2) Transportation provided under subsection (1) shall be without charge to the resident pupil, the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the pupil.

(3) A school district is not required to transport or pay for transportation of a resident pupil living within 1-1/2 miles, by the nearest traveled route, to the public or state approved nonpublic school in which the pupil is enrolled. A school district is not required to transport or pay for the transportation of a resident pupil attending a nonpublic school who lives in an area less than 1-1/2 miles from a public school in which public school pupils are not transported, except that the school district shall transport or pay for the transportation of the resident pupil from the public school within the area to the nonpublic school the pupil attends.

(4) A school district is not required to transport or pay for the transportation of resident pupils to state approved nonpublic schools located outside the district unless the school district transports some of its resident pupils, other than students with a disability under article 3, to public schools located outside the district, in which case the school district shall transport or pay for the transportation of resident pupils attending a state approved nonpublic school at least to the distance of the public schools located outside the district to which the district transports resident pupils and in the same general direction.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1982, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1982; Am. 1990, Act 163, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990; Am. 2008, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2008; Am. 2016, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017