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Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.18 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 768.18
Jury; impaneling; number of members; qualifications; excusing jurors; reducing jury to 12 members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Any judge of a court of record in this state about to try a felony case which is likely to be protracted, may order a jury impaneled of not to exceed 14 members, who shall have the same qualifications and shall be impaneled in the same manner as is, or may be, provided by law for impaneling juries in such courts. All of those jurors shall sit and hear the cause. Should any condition arise during the trial of the cause which in the opinion of the trial court justifies the excusal of any of the jurors so impaneled from further service, he may do so and the trial shall proceed, unless the number of jurors be reduced to less than 12. In the event that more than 12 jurors are left on the jury after the charge of the court, the clerk of the court in the presence of the trial judge shall place the names of all of the jurors on slips, folded so as to conceal the names thereon, in a suitable box provided for that purpose, and shall draw therefrom the names of a sufficient number to reduce the jury to 12 members who shall then proceed to determine the issue presented in the manner provided by law.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17311; CL 1948, 768.18; Am. 1974, Act 63, Eff. May 1, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3141 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3141
Meetings; petitions; signatures; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1141.

Regular meetings of members shall be held at a time and place prescribed in the bylaws but not less than annually. A special meeting of members may be called by the board of directors or by written petition of members. A petition shall state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be called. Unless the bylaws provide for a smaller percent or number, the number of member signatures required for such a petition shall be 10% of the members. Notwithstanding section 415, unless the articles or bylaws provide a greater percentage or number, a quorum shall be 10% of the members or 50 members, whichever is less.

History: Add. 1984, Act 209, Eff. Nov. 1, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.551 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-198-of-1974 / Section 207.551
Meanings of certain words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The words and phrases defined in sections 2 and 3 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them for the purposes of this act.

History: 1974, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.962 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-31-of-1948-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 123.962
Tax exemption for property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

All property owned by any authority shall be exempt from taxation by the state or any taxing unit therein.

History: 1948, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 31, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1948; CL 1948, 123.962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.943 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-155-of-2012 / Section 206.943
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Department" means the department of treasury.

(b) "Fund" means the special Olympics Michigan fund created in section 5.

History: 2012, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 5, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.27 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-354-of-1925 / Section 254.27
Bridge over race; duty of water workers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

It shall be the duty of all owners, occupiers, or possessors of mills or other water works, where any race or races appertaining to the same may cross a public highway, to keep and maintain a good and sufficient bridge or bridges over the same, except where said mills have been erected and the races dug previous to the formation of said highway. Such bridges shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with the specifications of the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction over the road adjacent thereto.

History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4548; CL 1948, 254.27
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.111 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-149-of-1869 / Section 485.111
Subscriptions; increase in capital stock, certificate, filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The directors of any such company may at any time receive subscriptions to stock in said company until the whole amount of the stock mentioned in their articles of association shall be subscribed; and whenever, in the judgment of the directors, it shall be necessary to increase the capital stock of any such company for the extension or more perfect completion of such proposed work, or to provide lands and buildings needful for its use, it shall be competent for such directors, with the approval or ratification of the holders of a majority of the capital stock, at any lawful meeting of stockholders, to provide for such increase; and in all cases where such capital stock is increased, a certificate thereof shall be signed, certified, and filed as hereinbefore required in case of the original articles of association.

History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869; CL 1871, 2726; How. 3855; CL 1897, 6731; CL 1915, 8832; CL 1929, 11767; CL 1948, 485.111
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1668c — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-173-of-1987 / Section 445.1668c
Enforcement of order; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18c.

The commissioner may apply to the circuit court of Ingham county for the enforcement of any outstanding order issued under section 15, 16, or 18a.

History: Add. 2002, Act 391, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61704 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61704
Notice to interested persons; contents; notice of protest; order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61704.

Upon the filing of a petition as provided in section 61703, the petitioner shall give notice to interested persons as set forth in section 61727. A person protesting the petition shall have 15 days after the completion of the publication of notice as provided in section 61726 to provide the supervisor with written notice of protest and the reason or reasons for the protest.

The notice to interested persons required by subsection (1) shall set forth the procedure required to file a protest and the name, address, and phone number of a representative of the petitioner who is available to discuss the petition, and shall state that the supervisor may issue an order approving the petition without a hearing if no protests are received in the time period provided in subsection (1). The notice to all mineral owners who have not approved the plan of unitization shall include a copy of the petition provided for in section 61703, except that the petitioner may omit from the notice those parts of the petition referred to in section 61703(b) and (e).

If no protests are filed, the supervisor may issue an order as provided in subsection (4) without holding a hearing.

The supervisor shall issue an order providing for the unit operation of a unit area if he or she finds all of the following:

That the unitization requested is reasonably necessary to substantially increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the unit area.

That the type of operations contemplated by the plan are feasible, will prevent waste, and will protect correlative rights.

That the estimated additional cost of conducting such operations will not exceed the value of the additional oil and gas so recovered.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2014 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2014
False material statement of financial condition; false entry or omission of true entry in book, report, or statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2014.

Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance include:

Filing with a supervisory or other public official, or making, publishing, disseminating, circulating, or delivering to a person, or placing before the public, or causing directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or delivered to a person, or placed before the public, a false material statement of financial condition of a person engaged in the business of insurance.

Making a false entry of a material fact in a book, report, or statement of a person engaged in the business of insurance or omitting to make a true entry of a material fact pertaining to the business of the person in a book, report, or statement of the person.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1976, Act 273, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2812 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2812
Combination fire policy; mandatory provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2812.

Two or more insurers authorized to transact fire insurance in this state may, with the approval of the commissioner, issue a combination fire policy which shall contain the following provisions:

A provision substantially to the effect that the insurers executing the policy shall be severally liable for the full amount of any loss or damage, according to the terms of the policy, or for specified percentages or amounts thereof, aggregating the full amount of the insurance under the policy.

A provision substantially to the effect that service of process, or of any notice or proof of loss required by the policy, upon any of the insurers executing the policy, shall be considered service upon all the insurers.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1990, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47321 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47321
Taking of certain fish by commercial fishing devices prohibited; return to waters.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47321.

A person shall not take or catch with any kind of a net or other device used in commercial fishing in any of the waters mentioned in this part, any of the following:

Largemouth black bass, Huro salmoides.

Smallmouth black bass, Micropterus dolomieu.

White crappie, also known as strawberry bass, Pomoxis annularis.

Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus.

Common sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus.

Brook or speckled trout, Salvelinus fontinalis.

Rainbow and steelhead trout, Salmo gairdnerii.

Brown and Loch Leven trout, Salmo trutta.

Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy.

In addition to the prohibition in subsection (1), a person shall not sell or offer for sale or possess at any time any of the fish listed in subsection (1) unless otherwise provided by law. Any such fish, whether dead or alive, shall at once be returned to the waters from which taken by the person or persons taking the fish.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7415 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7415
Reformation to correct mistakes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7415.

The court may reform the terms of a trust, even if unambiguous, to conform the terms to the settlor's intention if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence that both the settlor's intent and the terms of the trust were affected by a mistake of fact or law, whether in expression or inducement.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2032 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2032
Unfair methods of competition or deception; hearing; oaths; witnesses; evidence; subpoenas; contempt of court; stenographic record; statement of evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2032.

The commissioner, upon the hearing referred to in section 2030, may administer oaths, examine and cross examine witnesses, and receive oral and documentary evidence. Any party to the cause shall have the power to compel the subpoena of witnesses, compel their attendance, and require the production of books, papers, records, correspondence, or other documents which he deems relevant to the inquiry. In case of a refusal of any person to comply with any subpoena issued hereunder or to testify with respect to any matter concerning which he may be lawfully interrogated, the circuit court of Ingham county or the county where such party resides, on application of any party to the cause, may issue an order requiring such person to comply with such subpoena and to testify; and any failure to obey any such order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.

The commissioner, upon such hearing, may, and upon the request of any party to the cause shall, cause to be made a stenographic record of all the evidence and all the proceedings had at such hearing. If no stenographic record is made and if a judicial review is sought, the commissioner shall prepare a statement of the evidence and proceeding for use on review.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.426 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-472-of-1978 / Section 4.426
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

The secretary of state shall promulgate rules and issue declaratory rules to implement this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended.

History: 1978, Act 472, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1126 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1126
Failure to collect or timely remit tax.
Status: in_force

Sec. 126.

A supplier, permissive supplier, or importer who knowingly fails to collect or timely remit tax otherwise required to be paid to the department under section 71, 72, or 80 or pursuant to a tax precollection agreement under section 72 is liable for the uncollected tax plus a 100% penalty.

A person who fails or refuses to pay to the department the tax on motor fuel at the time required in this act or who fraudulently withholds or appropriates or otherwise uses the money or any portion of the money belonging to the state is guilty of a felony.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1142 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1142
Motor fuel tax evasion prevention fund; creation; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 142.

The motor fuel tax evasion prevention fund is created in the department.

Money deposited into the fund shall only be used for the following purposes:

To fund the development of an efficient and effective diesel fuel enforcement program that shall include, but not be limited to:

Oversight of the public roads and highways of this state to ensure that dyed diesel fuel and other untaxed fuel is not being used in violation of Michigan law.

Developing auditing techniques to aid the department in exposing tax evasion schemes and incidents.

To fund the inspection, testing, and sampling provisions in this act, including the funding of additional inspectors engaged in random on-road inspections.

To fund the additional administrative costs associated with the implementation of this act.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5884 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5884
Definitions; P.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5884.

(1) "Parent" means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian of an infant.

(2) "Parent acknowledgment statement" means the statement of a parent on a form described in section 5885(2).

History: Add. 2014, Act 122, Eff. Aug. 12, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61509 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61509
Hearings; subpoena; witnesses and production of books; incriminating testimony.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61509.

The supervisor may compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, or articles necessary in any proceeding before the supervisor or the commission. A person shall not be excused from obeying a subpoena issued in a hearing or proceeding brought under this part on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, may tend to incriminate or subject that person to a penalty or forfeiture. However, this section does not require a person to produce books, papers, or records or to testify in response to any inquiry that is not pertinent to a question lawfully before the supervisor, commission, or court for determination under this part. Incriminating evidence, documentary or otherwise, shall not be used against a witness who testifies as required in this section in a prosecution or action for forfeiture. A person who testifies as required in this section is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury in so testifying.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2508 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2508
Improper delivery; cure, replacement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2508.

Where any tender or delivery by the seller is rejected because non-conforming and the time for performance has not yet expired, the seller may seasonably notify the buyer of his intention to cure and may then within the contract time make a conforming delivery.

Where the buyer rejects a non-conforming tender which the seller had reasonable grounds to believe would be acceptable with or without money allowance the seller may if he seasonably notifies the buyer have a further reasonable time to substitute a conforming tender.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.332 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-15-of-1968 / Section 800.332
Schedule of payments or allowances to inmates or dependents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The department of corrections may adopt a schedule of payments or allowances to inmates or to their dependents from the funds as may be provided for the payment. This section does not apply to the payment of wages to inmates assigned to work in private manufacturing or service enterprises under section 7a.

History: 1968, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1968; Am. 1980, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Am. 1996, Act 537, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1101 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1101
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "estates and protected individuals code".

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1481 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-161-of-2000 / Section 390.1481
Account distributions; report to internal revenue service and account owner; statements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) Each program manager shall report distributions from an account to any individual or for the benefit of any individual during a tax year to the internal revenue service and the account owner or, to the extent required by federal law or regulation, to the distributee.

(2) Each program manager shall provide statements that identify the individual contributions made during the tax year, the total contributions made to the account for the tax year, the value of the account at the end of the tax year, distributions made during the tax year, and any other information that the treasurer requires to each account owner on or before the January 31 following the end of each calendar year.

History: 2000, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2000; Am. 2007, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.271 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-35-of-1909 / Section 457.271
Order of Eastern Star association; incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Associations of the Order of the Eastern Star may be incorporated under the provisions of this act.

History: 1909, Act 35, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 10434; CL 1929, 10635; CL 1948, 457.271
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2806 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2806
Choice of law; judicial forum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A106.

If the law chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is that of a jurisdiction other than a jurisdiction in which the lessee resides at the time the lease agreement becomes enforceable or within 30 days thereafter or in which the goods are to be used, the choice is not enforceable.

If the judicial forum chosen by the parties to a consumer lease is a forum that would not otherwise have jurisdiction over the lessee, the choice is not enforceable.

History: Add. 1992, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 30, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1055 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-261-of-1957 / Section 38.1055
Refund of contributions with interest; request; forfeiture; service credit upon resumption of membership; designation of beneficiary; payment of contributions with interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.

A member who does not meet the requirement of section 23(1)(a) upon leaving service, or a deferred vested member who is no longer a member, upon written request, shall receive, with interest at 4% compounded annually, a refund of all of his or her contributions standing to his or her credit in the members' savings fund. By accepting the refund a member who does not meet the requirement of section 23(1)(a) upon leaving service or a deferred vested member forfeits all accrued rights and benefits in the retirement system and loses credit for all service rendered to the state for which credit is given under this act. A member who does not meet the requirement of section 23(1)(a) upon leaving service or a deferred vested member who accepts a refund, and again becomes a member, may receive service credit for prior service by paying to the retirement system, within 180 days after he or she again becomes a member, the full amount of money he or she has received as a refund together with interest at 6% per annum compounded annually from the time of the refund until the time of repayment.

A member, deferred vested member, or retirant who is not married and does not have an eligible child may designate in writing a beneficiary to receive the contributions that the member, deferred vested member, or retirant made to the survivors' retirement fund. Upon the death of a member, deferred vested member, or retirant who designated a beneficiary pursuant to this subsection, the survivors' retirement fund contributions made by the deceased member, deferred vested member, or retirant shall be paid to the named beneficiary. If a beneficiary was not named pursuant to this subsection, then the contributions shall be paid to the estate of the deceased member, deferred vested member, or retirant upon request by the authorized representative of the deceased's estate. Contributions paid pursuant to this subsection shall be paid with interest at 4% compounded annually beginning at the time the member, deferred vested member, or retirant last made a contribution.

History: 1957, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1961, Act 167, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961; Am. 1963, Act 45, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1968, Act 229, Eff. July 1, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 237, Eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Am. 1974, Act 215, Eff. Dec. 31, 1974; Am. 1978, Act 560, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1978; Am. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 185, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.109a — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.109a
Abortion as service provided with public funds to welfare recipient; prohibition; exception; policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 109a.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, an abortion shall not be a service provided with public funds to a recipient of welfare benefits, whether through a program of medical assistance, general assistance, or categorical assistance or through any other type of public aid or assistance program, unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother. It is the policy of this state to prohibit the appropriation of public funds for the purpose of providing an abortion to a person who receives welfare benefits unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother.

History: Add. 1987, Act 59, Eff. Dec. 12, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.302 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-100-of-1927 / Section 445.302
Duty of seller; statement, signature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The seller shall at the time of making sale of any poultry as provided in the preceding section, truthfully state all of the facts as aforesaid; shall sign his name to such statement and shall certify to the correctness thereof.

History: 1927, Act 100, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 9733; CL 1948, 445.302