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Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.911 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-316-of-2000 / Section 286.911
Authority of department to regulate, promote, and assist organic industry; sale, offer for sale, or representation as organic product; registration required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The department may engage in or conduct activities to regulate, promote, and assist the organic industry in the manner provided by law. The department has the authority to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states' departments of agriculture and the United States department of agriculture and may require certain conditions and records be met and maintained by certifying agents. The department may work with the organic advisory committee and national and state recognized certification groups and programs in formulating its policies, rules, and requirements.

A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or represent an agricultural product to be an organic product unless the agricultural product has been certified. The organic product must be certified by a registered certifying agent.

A person shall not certify an agricultural product as an organic product unless that person is registered with the department as a certifying agent.

A handler that sells, offers for sale, or represents an agricultural product to be an organic product must register with the department.

History: 2000, Act 316, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 85.18 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 85.18
Vacating officer; liabilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

The resignation or removal of any officer shall not, nor shall the appointment or election of another to the office, exonerate such officer or his sureties from any liability incurred by him or them.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3005; CL 1915, 2921; CL 1929, 1845; CL 1948, 85.18
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.160 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.160
Action on behalf of and against co-owners.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60.

Actions on behalf of and against the co-owners shall be brought in the name of the association of co-owners. The association of co-owners may assert, defend, or settle claims on behalf of all co-owners in connection with the common elements of the condominium project.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.9 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.9
Execution of deed in another state; governing law, acknowledgment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

If any such deed shall be executed in any other state, territory or district of the United States, such deed may be executed according to the laws of such state, territory or district, and the execution thereof may be acknowledged before any judge of a court of record, notary public, justice of the peace, master in chancery or other officer authorized by the laws of such state, territory or district to take the acknowledgment of deeds therein, or before any commissioner appointed by the governor of this state for such purpose.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65; CL 1857, 2728; CL 1871, 4211; How. 5659; CL 1897, 8963; CL 1915, 11695; CL 1929, 13285; CL 1948, 565.9
Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.18 — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.18
Joint action with other governmental unit or agency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Each charter township may join with any governmental unit or agency, or with any number or combination thereof, by contract or otherwise as may be permitted by law, to perform jointly, or by one or more, for or on behalf of the other or others, any power or duty which is permitted to be so performed by law or which is possessed or imposed upon each such governmental unit or agency.

History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 42.18
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.107 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.107
Administering, conducting, and canvassing election and special election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 107.

An election under this act shall be called, administered, conducted, and canvassed as provided in this act and the Michigan election law.

A special election under this act shall be held on a regular election day established under section 641 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.641.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966; Am. 2003, Act 306, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.16 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.16
Adulteration; drugs or medicine injurious to health; violations; penalty; “serious impairment of a body function” defined; other violations committed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who knowingly or recklessly commits any of the following actions is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both:

(a) Adulterates, misbrands, removes, or substitutes a drug or medicine so as to render that drug or medicine injurious to health.

(b) Sells, offers for sale, possesses for sale, causes to be sold, or manufactures for sale a drug or medicine that has been adulterated, misbranded, removed, or substituted so as to render it injurious to health.

(2) A person who commits a violation of subsection (1) that results in personal injury is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $4,000.00, or both.

(3) A person who commits a violation of subsection (1) that results in serious impairment of a body function is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(4) A person who commits a violation of subsection (1) that results in death is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.

(5) Except as provided in sections 25 and 25a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.25 and 769.25a, a person who commits a violation of subsection (1) with the intent to kill or to cause serious impairment of a body function of 2 or more individuals that results in death is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life without possibility of parole or life without possibility of parole and a fine of not more than $40,000.00. It is not a defense to a charge under this subsection that the person did not intend to kill a specific individual or did not intend to cause serious impairment of a body function of 2 or more specific individuals.

(6) As used in this section, "serious impairment of a body function" means that phrase as defined in section 58c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.

(7) This section does not prohibit an individual from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law that is committed by that individual while violating this section.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.16; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003; Am. 2004, Act 213, Eff. Oct. 12, 2004; Am. 2014, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.151 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-215-of-1925 / Section 213.151
Public utility right-of-way; acquisition by state highway commissioner; acquisition and exchange of other property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Whenever, in the discretion of the state highway commissioner, it is necessary to acquire the property or rights of way, or any part of or interest in said property or rights of way, owned by a railroad, railway or public utility having the right of eminent domain, in order to establish, construct, widen, straighten, alter, relocate or otherwise improve a trunk line highway, the state highway commissioner shall be authorized to enter into negotiations with such railroad, railway or public utility for the purchase of said property, rights of way, or any part thereof or interest therein, and to enter into an agreement with any such railroad, railway or public utility to exchange other designated property or interests in property for such property, rights of way, or any part thereof or interests therein, whenever such other designated property or interests in property shall be acquired by him; and whenever any such agreement has been entered into, the said state highway commissioner shall be authorized and he is hereby empowered to acquire such other property or interests in property by purchase or condemnation, and when acquired to execute the necessary conveyances and releases thereof to such railroad, railway or public utility for its use, and to take in exchange therefor the railroad, railway or public utility property, rights of way or any part thereof or interests therein for such public highway purposes in accordance with such agreement.

History: 1925, Act 215, Imd. Eff. May 6, 1925; CL 1929, 3881; CL 1948, 213.151; Am. 1957, Act 260, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1607 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-187-of-2014 / Section 141.1607
Settlement administration fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining at close of fiscal year; expenditure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) The settlement administration fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the 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) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The authority shall expend money from the fund only as provided in this act.

History: 2014, Act 187, Imd. Eff. June 20, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.204 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-74-of-1970 / Section 54.204
Corner record; completion and filing of land corner recordation certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

If sections 3, 3a, and 3b do not apply, a surveyor who monuments or uses a corner may complete, sign, seal, and file with the register of deeds of the county where the corner is situated a land corner recordation certificate for the corner.

History: 1970, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970; Am. 2014, Act 420, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.14302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.14302
Pollution prevention; incorporation; purpose; personnel and support staff.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14302.

The department shall incorporate pollution prevention goals within its regulatory and permit programs, including data collection and analysis to advance the concept and implementation of pollution prevention.

The department shall employ personnel and provide support staff as are necessary to implement this part.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 289, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.811i — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.811i
Plates recognizing water quality; collection of donations; creation of water quality protection fund; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 811i.

(1) Fund-raising plate donations collected for plates recognizing the water quality of this state under section 811f and collector plate fund-raising donations collected under section 811g shall be disbursed under section 811h by the secretary of state to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the water quality protection fund created under subsection (3).

(2) The department of environmental quality shall establish and administer a "water quality protection fund grant program" and shall set policy and oversee this program. The program shall provide grants to local units of government for the purpose of protecting the water quality of the Michigan Great Lakes and inland lakes, rivers, and streams. The department of environmental quality may promulgate rules to implement this grant program under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(3) The water quality protection fund is created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the 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. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. Money from the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, only for the purpose of protecting the water quality of the Michigan Great Lakes and inland lakes, rivers, and streams.

(4) For purposes of this chapter, "local unit of government" means any of the following:

(a) A county, city, village, or township.

(b) An agency of a county, city, village, or township.

(c) The office of a county drain commissioner.

(d) A soil conservation district established under part 93 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.9301 to 324.9313.

(e) A watershed council established under part 311 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.31101 to 324.31119.

(f) A local health department as that term is defined in section 1105 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1105.

(g) A community college or junior college established pursuant to section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.

(h) A 4-year institution of higher education, public or private, located in this state.

(i) An authority or other public body created by or pursuant to state law.

History: Add. 2000, Act 74, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.57 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.57
Pleading; statute or statutory right.
Status: in_force

Sec. 57.

In pleading a statute or a right derived therefrom it is sufficient to refer to the statute by its title, or in any other manner which identifies the statute and the court must thereupon take judicial notice thereof.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17271; CL 1948, 767.57
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1417 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1417
Advisory and other services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The authority may provide to any organization or person participating or intending to participate in the development, design, or management of authority-assisted housing or in the contracting or subcontracting of the construction or rehabilitation of authority-assisted housing, such advisory, consultative, technical, training, and educational services as will assist them to more effectively provide authority-assisted housing. Advisory and educational services may include but are not necessarily limited to technical and professional planning assistance, the preparation and promulgation of organizational planning and development outlines and guides, consultation services, training courses, seminars and lectures, the preparation and dissemination of newsletters and other printed materials, and the services of field representatives.

History: 1966, Act 346, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1968, Act 343, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1970; Am. 1982, Act 534, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1982; Am. 1983, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1983; Am. 1993, Act 221, Imd. Eff. Oct. 29, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.538 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.538
Thirty-seventh judicial circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 538.

The thirty-seventh judicial circuit consists of the county of Calhoun and has 3 judges. Subject to section 550, the thirty-seventh judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 1993.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1976; Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.221 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-15-of-1889 / Section 35.221
Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary to Grand Army of the Republic; incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, department of Michigan, and subordinate corps of the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary to posts of the Grand Army of the Republic of the department of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursuance to the provisions of this act.

History: 1889, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1889; How. 4859r; CL 1897, 7768; CL 1915, 10199; CL 1929, 10486; CL 1948, 35.221
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1157 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-222-of-1975 / Section 390.1157
Bonds as investment securities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The bonds of the authority are securities, in which public officers and bodies of this state, municipalities and municipal subdivisions, insurance companies and associations, persons carrying on an insurance business, banks, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, administrators, guardians, executors, trustees, other fiduciaries, and all other persons who are authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.

History: 1975, Act 222, Eff. Oct. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3513 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3513
Health maintenance organization operations; regulation by director; incorporation as legal entity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3513.

(1) The director shall regulate health delivery aspects of health maintenance organization operations to ensure that health maintenance organizations are capable of providing care and services promptly, appropriately, and in a manner that ensures continuity and acceptable quality of health care. The director shall encourage health maintenance organizations to use a wide variety of health-related disciplines and facilities and to develop services that contribute to the prevention of disease and disability and the restoration of health.

(2) The director shall ensure that health maintenance organizations operate in the interest of enrollees consistent with overall health care cost containment while delivering acceptable quality of care and services that are available and accessible to enrollees with appropriate administrative costs and health care provider incentives. A health maintenance organization shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide, as promptly as appropriate, health services in a manner that ensures continuity and imparts quality health care under conditions the director considers to be in the public interest.

(b) Provide health services within its service area that are available and accessible to enrollees 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for the treatment of emergency episodes of illness or injury.

(c) Provide that reasonable provisions exist for an enrollee to obtain emergency health services both within and outside of its service area.

(3) A health maintenance organization must be incorporated as a distinct legal entity under the business corporation act, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098, the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192, or the Michigan limited liability company act, 1993 PA 23, MCL 450.4101 to 450.5200.

History: Add. 2000, Act 252, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000; Am. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4406 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4406
Manager as agent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 406.

A manager is an agent of the limited liability company for the purpose of its business, and the act of a manager, including the execution in the limited liability company name of any instrument, that apparently carries on in the usual way the business of the limited liability company of which the manager is a manager binds the limited liability company, unless both of the following apply:

(a) The manager does not have the authority to act for the limited liability company in that particular matter.

(b) The person with whom the manager is dealing has actual knowledge that the manager lacks authority to act or the articles of organization or this act establishes that the manager lacks authority to act.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 2002, Act 686, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002; Am. 2010, Act 290, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 444.105 — MI Code / Chapter 444 / Act Act-147-of-1905 / Section 444.105
Warehouse receipts for certain merchandise; unlawful issuance; endorsement, necessity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

No person, firm or corporation, shall issue any elevator or warehouse certificates or receipts for any of the commodities mentioned in this chapter, unless such property is actually in the elevator or warehouse, or structure mentioned therein as the place where such commodity is stored, and it shall remain there until otherwise ordered by the lawful holder of such certificate or receipt, subject only to the lien of the warehouseman thereon and his right to enforce the same. No second certificate or receipt shall be issued for the same property, or any part thereof, while any other or prior certificate is outstanding and in force, nor shall any such commodities be sold, encumbered, transferred or removed from such elevator, warehouse or other structure wherein the same was stored at the time such certificate or receipt was issued by the warehouseman or any agent or employe thereof, without the written consent of the holder thereof endorsed thereon.

History: 1905, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; CL 1915, 6626; CL 1929, 9654; CL 1948, 444.105
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.53501 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.53501
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53501.

As used in this part:

(a) "Board" means the board of foresters created in section 53505(1).

(b) "Department" means the department of natural resources.

(c) "Forest development fund" means the forest development fund created in section 50507.

(d) "Forester" means an individual who, by reason of his or her knowledge of the natural sciences, mathematics, and the principles of forestry, acquired by forestry education and practical experience, is qualified to engage in the practice of professional forestry.

(e) "Practice of professional forestry" means the science, art, and practice of creating, managing, using, planning and researching, and conserving forests and associated resources for human benefit and in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values.

(f) "Registered forester" means a forester registered under section 53509.

(g) "SAF" means Society of American Foresters.

(h) "State forester" means that term as defined in section 50502.

(i) "Violations committee" means the violations committee appointed under section 53505.

History: Add. 2018, Act 116, Eff. July 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.101 — MI Code / Chapter 551 / Act Act-128-of-1887 / Section 551.101
Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It shall be necessary for all parties intending to be married to obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of the county in which either the man or woman resides, and to deliver the said license to the clergyman or magistrate who is to officiate, before the marriage can be performed. If both parties to be married are non-residents of the state it shall be necessary to obtain such license from the county clerk of the county in which the marriage is to be performed.

History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887; How. 6222a; Am. 1889, Act 256, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1889; CL 1897, 8602; CL 1915, 11376; CL 1929, 12705; CL 1948, 551.101