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Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.467 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.467
Drainage board; tentative determinations; naming drain and drainage district; composition of district; objections; notice of hearing; final order of determination; eliminating or adding public corporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 467.

The drainage board, at its first meeting, shall consider the petition for the project and make a tentative determination as to the sufficiency of the petition and the practicability of the proposed drain, and shall further make a tentative determination of the public corporations to be assessed. The drainage board shall give a name to the drain and to the drainage district. The district shall be composed of the public corporations to be assessed for the cost of the project. After the drainage board has made the determination it shall fix a time, date, and place it will meet to hear objections to the proposed drain and the petition for the drain, and to the matter of assessing the cost of the drain to the designated public corporations. Notice of the hearing shall be published twice in the county by inserting the notice in at least 1 newspaper published in the county, designated by the drainage board, with the first publication to be not less than 20 days before the time of the hearing. The notice shall also be sent by registered mail to the clerk or secretary of each public corporation proposed to be assessed, except that a notice to the state shall be sent to the state highway director and a notice to a county shall be sent to both the county clerk and the county road commission. The mailing shall be made not less than 20 days before the time of the hearing. The notice shall be signed by the chairperson and proof of the publication and mailing of the notice shall be filed in his or her office. The drainage board may provide a form to be substantially followed in the giving of the notice. After the hearing, the drainage board shall make a determination as to the sufficiency of the petition, the practicability of the drain, whether the drain should be constructed, and if so, the public corporations to be assessed, and shall issue its order accordingly. The order shall be known as the final order of determination. A public corporation shall not be eliminated from, or added to, those tentatively determined to be assessed without a rehearing after notice.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1978, Act 235, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1114 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1114
Definitions; F.
Status: in_force

Sec. 114.

"Facility" means a building or structure along with the building's or structure's grounds, approaches, services, and appurtenances owned by, or leased through a building authority by, the state such as office buildings, research buildings, academic buildings, laboratories, hospitals, prisons, recreational structures, garages, warehouses, physical plant buildings, energy or power plants, and any other building or project included by the director if the director considers the building or project to be in the public interest. Facility does not include any of the following:

A building or structure for an institution of higher education except as mutually agreed upon by the director and the governing board of the state institution of higher education.

A road, bridge, or railroad under the jurisdiction of the state transportation department.

An existing building or structure which is mutually agreed to be excluded from the definition of facility by the department and the state agency having jurisdiction over the building or structure.

The capitol building and grounds. As used in this subdivision, "grounds" means the property upon which the state capitol building is situated, bordered on the north by Ottawa street; on the east by Capitol avenue; on the south by Allegan street; and on the west by Walnut street.

A building or structure owned by, or under the jurisdiction of, the legislature.

"Fiscal agencies" means the senate fiscal agency and the house fiscal agency.

"FTE" means full-time equated position in the classified service of this state.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1987, Act 122, Eff. July 23, 1987; Am. 1988, Act 306, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Am. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 1990, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990; Am. 2001, Act 61, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 87.12 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 87.12
Financial reports; time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The treasurer shall render to the clerk on the first Monday of every month, and oftener if required, a report of the amounts received and credited by him to each fund, and on what account received, and the amounts paid out by him from each fund during the preceding month, and the amount of money remaining in each fund on the day of his report, and the council may at any time when they shall deem it advisable cause such report to be verified by a personal examination of the books, warrants, vouchers and city moneys in the possession of the treasurer. He shall also exhibit to the council annually on the first Monday in March, and as often and for such period as the council shall require, a full and detailed account of the receipts and disbursements of the treasury since the date of his last annual report, classifying them therein by the funds to which such receipts are credited and out of which such disbursements are made, and the balances remaining in each fund; which account shall be filed in the office of the clerk and shall be published in one or more of the newspapers of the city.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3034; CL 1915, 2950; CL 1929, 1874; CL 1948, 87.12
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2531 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-229-of-2013 / Section 445.2531
Placement of security freeze on protected consumer's credit report; requirements; record; days.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

(1) A consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze on a protected consumer's credit report if all of the following are met:

(a) The consumer reporting agency receives a request from the representative of the protected consumer for the placement of the security freeze.

(b) The protected consumer's representative does all of the following:

( i ) Submits the request to the consumer reporting agency at the address or other point of contact and in the manner specified by the consumer reporting agency.

( ii ) Provides to the consumer reporting agency sufficient proof of identification for the protected consumer and the representative.

( iii ) Provides to the consumer reporting agency his or her sufficient proof of authority.

(2) If a consumer reporting agency does not have a file pertaining to a protected consumer when the consumer reporting agency receives a request under subsection (1), the consumer reporting agency shall create a record for the protected consumer.

(3) Within 30 days after receiving a request that meets the requirements of subsection (1), a consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze for the protected consumer.

History: 2013, Act 229, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Am. 2018, Act 76, Eff. June 17, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.402 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-137-of-1885 / Section 408.402
Legal work day; nonspecific contracts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

That in all contracts, engagements, or agreements to labor in any mechanical, manufacturing, or other labor calling, where such contracts or agreements are silent, or no express conditions specified, 10 hours shall constitute a day's work, and the contract or agreement shall be so construed.

History: 1885, Act 137, Eff. Sept. 19, 1885; How. 1997a-6; CL 1897, 5454; CL 1915, 5588; CL 1929, 8487; CL 1948, 408.402
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1735 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-366-of-2020 / Section 390.1735
Prohibition on the interference or prevention of professional representation or full participation in intercollegiate athletics.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) A postsecondary educational institution, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics shall not interfere with or prevent a student from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics based upon the student obtaining professional representation in relation to contracts or legal matters regarding the student's opportunities to earn compensation for the student's use of his or her name, image, or likeness rights, including, but not limited to, representation provided by an athlete agent or financial advisor, or legal representation provided by an attorney.

(2) An athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics, including, but not limited to, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, shall not prevent a postsecondary educational institution from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics without penalty as a result of a student obtaining professional representation in relation to contracts or legal matters regarding the student's opportunities to earn compensation for the student's use of his or her name, image, or likeness rights, including, but not limited to, representation provided by an athlete agent or financial advisor, or legal representation by an attorney.

(3) For purposes of this section, professional representation by an athlete agent, financial advisor, or attorney must be provided by persons licensed in this state, as applicable.

History: 2020, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1803 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1803
Reporting requirements; use of internet.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

Unless otherwise specified, a community college that receives appropriations in section 201 and the center shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement includes transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement and placement of reports on an internet site.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1863 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1863
Project GREEEN.
Status: in_force

Sec. 263.

(1) Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2025-2026 for MSU AgBioResearch is $2,982,900.00 and included in the appropriation in section 236 for MSU Extension is $2,645,200.00 for Project GREEEN. Project GREEEN is intended to address critical regulatory, food safety, economic, and environmental problems faced by this state's plant-based agriculture, forestry, and processing industries. "GREEEN" is an acronym for Generating Research and Extension to Meet Environmental and Economic Needs.

(2) The department of agriculture and rural development and Michigan State University, in consultation with agricultural commodity groups and other interested parties, shall develop Project GREEEN and its program priorities.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.72102 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.72102
Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 72102.

The legislature finds that a statewide system of trails will provide for public enjoyment, health, and fitness; encourage constructive leisure-time activities; protect open space, cultural and historical resources, and habitat for wildlife and plants; enhance the local and state economies; link communities, parks, and natural resources; create opportunities for rural-urban exchange, agricultural education, and the marketing of farm products; and preserve corridors for possible future use for other public purposes. Therefore, the planning, acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of trails are in the best interest of this state and are a public purpose.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2010, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2010; Am. 2014, Act 211, Eff. Sept. 25, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.535 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.535
Receiver; appointment, termination; purpose; powers; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 135.

When a suit has been brought to enforce this act against the owner the court may appoint a receiver of the premises.

When the court finds that there are adequate grounds for the appointment of a receiver, it shall appoint the municipality or a proper local agency or officer, or any competent person, as receiver. In the discretion of the court no bond need be required. The receivership shall terminate at the discretion of the court.

The purpose of a receivership shall be to repair, renovate and rehabilitate the premises as needed to make the building comply with the provisions of this act, and where ordered by the court, to remove a building. The receiver shall promptly comply with the charge upon him in his official capacity and restore the premises to a safe, decent and sanitary condition, or remove the building.

Subject to the control of the court the receiver shall have full and complete powers necessary to make the building comply with the provisions of this act. He may collect rents, and other revenue, hold them against the claim of prior assignees of such rents, and other revenue, and apply them to the expenses of making the building comply with the provisions of this act. He may manage and let rental units, issue receivership certificates, contract for all construction and rehabilitation as needed to make the building comply with the provisions of this act, and exercise other powers the court deems proper to the effective administration of the receivership.

When expenses of the receivership are not otherwise provided for, the court may enter an order approving the expenses and providing that there shall be a lien on the real property for the payment thereof. The provisions of subsection (7) of section 134 as to the contents and filing of an order are applicable to the order herein provided for.

History: Add. 1968, Act 286, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.803l — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.803l
Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed forces during World War II; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 803 l .

(1) A person who was a member of the United States Armed Forces during World War II or a person whose spouse was a member of the United States Armed Forces during World War II may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate that displays an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and has the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.

(2) Application for a special registration plate must be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and must be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's spouse having been a World War II veteran that the secretary of state may require. The application for a special registration plate must not require a service fee under section 804.

(3) Upon proper application, the secretary of state shall issue 1 special registration plate for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who is disabled who makes application for a special registration plate under this section shall be issued a tab for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special registration 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. A person issued a special registration plate under subsection (1) must be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.

(4) The use of a special registration plate issued under this section on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.

(5) The special registration plate issued under this section expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for renewal of the special registration plate must not require a service fee under section 804. The applicant is not required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

History: Add. 1989, Act 16, Eff. Nov. 11, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 104, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 1998, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1998; Am. 1999, Act 183, Imd. Eff. Nov. 24, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 77, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Am. 2022, Act 143, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.3 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-35-of-1951 / Section 124.3
Furnishing municipal service outside municipal corporate limits; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) A municipal corporation may contract for adequate consideration with a person or another municipal corporation to furnish to property outside the municipal corporate limits any lawful municipal service that it is furnishing to property within the municipal corporate limits. A municipal corporation may sell and deliver heat, power, and light in amounts as determined by the governing body of the utility, except for both of the following:

(a) Electric delivery service is limited to the area of any city, village, or township that was contiguous to the municipal corporation as of June 20, 1974, and to the area of any other city, village, or township being served by the municipal utility as of June 20, 1974.

(b) Retail sales of electric generation service are limited to the area of any city, village, or township that was contiguous to the municipal corporation as of June 20, 1974, and to the area of any other city, village, or township being served by the municipal utility as of June 20, 1974.

(2) A municipal corporation shall not render electric delivery service for heat, power, or light outside its corporate limits to a customer that is currently receiving or within the previous 3 years has received the service from another utility unless the serving utility consents in writing.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Customer" means only the building or facilities served rather than the individual, association, partnership, corporation, governmental body, or other entity taking service.

(b) "Electric delivery service" has the same meaning as "delivery service" under section 10y of 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.10y.

(c) "Electric generation service" means the sale of electric power and related ancillary services.

(d) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

History: 1951, Act 35, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1951; Am. 1974, Act 157, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1974; Am. 2000, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2000; Am. 2018, Act 516, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.76 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.76
Arson of insured property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 76.

(1) A person who willfully or maliciously burns, damages, or destroys by fire or explosive any of the following or the contents of any of the following is guilty of arson of insured property:

(a) Any dwelling that is insured against loss from fire or explosion if the person caused the fire or explosion with the intent to defraud the insurer.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), any building, structure, or other real property that is insured against loss from fire or explosion if the person caused the fire or explosion with the intent to defraud the insurer.

(c) Any personal property that is insured against loss by fire or explosion if the person caused the fire or explosion with the intent to defraud the insurer.

(2) Subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the person owns the dwelling, building, structure, other real property, or personal property.

(3) Arson of insured property is a felony punishable as follows:

(a) If the person violates subsection (1)(a), imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.

(b) If the person violates subsection (1)(b), imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.

(c) If the person violates subsection (1)(c), imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00 or 3 times the value of the property damaged or destroyed, whichever is greater, or both imprisonment and a fine.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.76; Am. 2012, Act 532, Eff. Apr. 3, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.153 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.153
Trustee corporations; property and funds, use, investments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 153.

Same; use of property and funds; investments. The property and funds of every trustee corporation shall be faithfully and exclusively used for the purposes thereof as set forth in its articles or as required by the terms of the trust instrument; and such trustees shall be held to the same degree of responsibility and accountability with respect thereto as if not incorporated, excepting where a less degree or a particular degree of responsibility and accountability is prescribed in the trust instrument, or where such trustees remain under the control of shareholders in such corporation other than themselves who retain the right to direct and do direct the action of the trustees as to the use of such trust property from time to time. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting any such board of trustees, having more than 5 members, from appointing an executive committee or such other committees as they may desire, with such powers and division of work and responsibility as such board may agree upon, not inconsistent with the trust instrument or with the general provisions of this act governing the management and powers of corporations generally. Such corporation may, unless otherwise specifically directed in the trust instrument, invest its funds in accordance with the laws of this state governing authorized investments for trustees: Provided, That no loan of such funds shall be made to any trustee, officer or servant of such corporation.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1937, Act 183, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1937; CL 1948, 450.153