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Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.651 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-188-of-1952 / Section 211.651
Authorizing sale of certain property located in slum area acquired and held by municipalities; certain limitations, removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any municipality having acquired any property or properties for public use under the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of Act No. 155 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 211.357 and 211.358, respectively, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, which said property or properties are located in a slum or blighted area, planned for clearance and redevelopment, in accordance with the redevelopment plan adopted by the legislative body of the municipality, may sell such property or properties singly, in groups or together with other properties in the area in such a manner and under such conditions of sale and use thereof as the legislative body of said municipality shall provide, without any other restriction or limitation thereof: Provided further, That as to all conveyances heretofore made by any municipality of property or properties acquired for public uses under the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of Act No. 155 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 211.357 and 211.358, respectively, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, the municipality, whenever the property shall have been sold at public auction or shall have been held for public purposes for a period of 10 years prior to conveyance, shall not be deemed to have been bound by the limitations on the sale thereof contained therein, and the director of conservation, on behalf of the state, shall execute the necessary corrective conveyance or conveyances to carry out the provisions of this proviso.

History: 1952, Act 188, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1952; Am. 1954, Act 123, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.209 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.209
County office; vacancy; manner of filling.
Status: in_force

Sec. 209.

If a vacancy occurs in an elective or appointive county office, it shall be filled in the following manner:

(1) If the vacancy is in the office of county clerk or prosecuting attorney, it shall be filled by appointment by the judge or judges of that judicial circuit.

(2) If the vacancy is in any other county office, the presiding or senior judge of probate, the county clerk, and the prosecuting attorney shall appoint a suitable person to fill the vacancy.

(3) A person appointed shall take and subscribe to the oath as provided in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963, give bond in the manner required by law, and hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified. However, if the vacancy occurs more than 7 days before the nominating petition filing deadline as provided in section 193 for the general November election that is not the general November election at which a successor in office would be elected if there were no vacancy, the person appointed shall hold office only until a successor is elected at the next general November election in the manner provided by law and qualifies for office. The successor shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 35, Eff. Mar. 24, 1964; Am. 1968, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990; Am. 2014, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1836c — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1836c
State building authority rent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 236c.

In addition to the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2025-2026 in section 236, appropriations to the department of technology, management, and budget in the act providing general appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026 for state building authority rent, totaling an estimated $142,153,900.00, provide funding for the state share of costs for previously constructed capital projects for state universities. These appropriations for state building authority rent represent additional state general fund support provided to public universities, and the following is an estimate of the amount of that support to each public university:

(a) Central Michigan University, $12,914,000.00.

(b) Eastern Michigan University, $6,022,000.00.

(c) Ferris State University, $9,546,000.00.

(d) Grand Valley State University, $8,614,000.00.

(e) Lake Superior State University, $2,229,000.00.

(f) Michigan State University, $16,598,000.00.

(g) Michigan Technological University, $5,521,000.00.

(h) Northern Michigan University, $9,735,900.00.

(i) Oakland University, $11,245,000.00.

(j) Saginaw Valley State University, $7,820,000.00.

(k) University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, $14,068,000.00.

( l ) University of Michigan - Dearborn, $10,725,000.00.

(m) University of Michigan - Flint, $6,057,000.00.

(n) Wayne State University, $10,072,000.00.

(o) Western Michigan University, $10,987,000.00.

History: Add. 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 § 211.205 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.205
County tax allocation board; creation; membership.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A county tax allocation board is created for each county and shall be composed of the following:

The county treasurer.

The chairperson of the board of county auditors if there is a board, and if not, the chairperson of the finance or ways and means committee of the county board of commissioners.

The intermediate school district superintendent or his or her representative.

A resident of a municipality within the county who shall be selected by the judge or judges of probate of the county, except that in counties containing 1 or more municipal corporations having a population of 10,000 or more, the member shall be a resident of a municipal corporation having a population of 10,000 or more. However, in counties in which are located municipalities subject to this act, the member shall be an official of 1 of the municipalities and if there is only 1 municipality within the county, then the member shall be selected by the governing body of the municipality either from its own members or its municipal officers.

A member not officially connected with or employed by any local or county unit, who shall be selected by the board of county commissioners.

A member who shall be a township supervisor and who shall be selected by a majority of the township supervisors in the county.

History: 1933, Act 62, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1933; Am. 1934, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 30, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1934; Am. 1937, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1937; Am. 1941, Act 150, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1941; CL 1948, 211.205; Am. 1963, Act 71, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1964, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1964; Am. 1970, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Nov. 24, 1970; Am. 1974, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1974; Am. 1976, Act 339, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1976; Am. 1994, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.536 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.536
Additional remedies; occupant's action; concurrent remedies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 136.

When the owner of a dwelling regulated by this act permits unsafe, unsanitary or unhealthful conditions to exist unabated in any portion of the dwelling, whether a portion designated for the exclusive use and occupation of residents or a part of the common areas, where such condition exists in violation of this act, any occupant, after notice to the owner and a failure thereafter to make the necessary corrections, shall have an action against the owner for such damages he has actually suffered as a consequence of the condition. When the condition is a continuing interference with the use and occupation of the premises, the occupant shall also have injunctive and other relief appropriate to the abatement of the condition.

Remedies under this section shall be in addition to such other relief as may be obtained by seeking enforcement of the section authorizing suits by a local enforcement agency. The remedies shall be concurrent. When several remedies are available hereunder, the court may order any relief not inconsistent with the objectives of this act, and calculated to achieve compliance with it.

History: Add. 1968, Act 286, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.43540a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.43540a
Sportsmen against hunger program; implementation; duties of department; financial donations; contract with nonprofit organization to administer program; contract requirements; "program" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43540a.

(1) Subject to subsection (4), by January 1, 2007, the department shall implement a program to distribute wild game to people in need. The program shall be known as the sportsmen against hunger program.

(2) Under the program, the department shall do all of the following:

(a) Collect donations of legally taken game that complies with all state and federal game laws, including any requirement that the parts of the game be intact.

(b) Contract for processing the donated game.

(c) Distribute the processed game to food banks, soup kitchens, and other charitable organizations that provide meals or food to people free of charge.

(d) Promote the program through the license distribution system and other means that will further the mission of the program.

(3) Under the program, the department may request financial donations to offset the cost of processing donated game. The financial donations are tax deductible.

(4) The department may contract for the administration of the program by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501, if the department determines that it is more efficient to do so. Subject to section 43540c(9), payments under the contract shall be adequate to cover the nonprofit organization's costs in administering the program. Before entering such a contract, the department shall issue a request for proposals. If the request for proposals does not yield a bid that meets the requirements of this section, the department is not required to implement the sportsmen against hunger program.

(5) To qualify to enter a contract under subsection (4), a nonprofit organization must have demonstrated a commitment to the goals of the program and have at least 5 years of experience in providing wild game or other food to people free of charge. The contract shall require that the contracting nonprofit organization do all of the following:

(a) Maintain a license under the charitable organizations and solicitations act, 1975 PA 169, MCL 400.271 to 400.294.

(b) Maintain adequate staff to perform the tasks outlined in the contract.

(c) Annually undergo an independent financial audit and provide the audit information and report to the department.

(6) As used in this section, "program" means the sportsmen against hunger program created under subsection (1).

History: Add. 2005, Act 116, Imd. Eff. Sept. 22, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63546 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63546
Government agency, unit, or instrumentality proposed to engage in surface coal mining operations; compliance with part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63546.

An agency, unit, or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including any publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of federal, state, or local government, that proposes to engage in surface coal mining operations that are subject to the requirements of this part shall comply with all provisions of this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.432 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.432
Carnival-amusement safety board; type II transfer to department of licensing and regulation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 332.

The carnival-amusement safety board created under Act No. 225 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended, being sections 408.651 to 408.667 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is transferred by a type II transfer to the department of licensing and regulation.

History: Add. 1982, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.583 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-4-of-1955 / Section 123.583
Great lakes submerged lands; automatic annexation to cities and villages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Whenever the boundary of any city or village in this state is the shore line of any of the Great Lakes or connecting waters, any filled-in submerged land which is attached to and an extension of the upland and which shall have been in existence for more than 15 years and any submerged islands not within any city or village but within 300 yards of the boundary of the city or village shall be included within the boundaries of the city or village without annexation proceedings and shall also be within the boundaries of the county and other units of government.

History: Add. 1961, Act 205, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.343 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.343
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 343.

In case such railroad company shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of section 342, it shall be liable to a penalty of $10.00 for each day's refusal or neglect to make such opening and construct such culvert.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.741 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-186-of-1973 / Section 205.741
Tax tribunal; proceedings before state tax commission or circuit court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

A person or legal entity which, immediately before the effective date of this act, was entitled to proceed before the state tax commission or circuit court of this state for determination of a matter subject to the tribunal's jurisdiction, as provided in section 31, shall proceed only before the tribunal.

History: 1973, Act 186, Eff. July 1, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.342 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-107-of-1941 / Section 41.342
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

As used in sections 1 to 20a:

"Township water supply district" means the portion of the township described in the petition required by section 1.

"Private connection" means the tapping of a main and the connection of the main with a nonpublic building or premises as distinguished from a connection with a public building or premises and from an extension of such a main, lateral or otherwise, that the township board, in accordance with altered or amended rules and regulations, authorizes in and along a public highway.

"Corporation" includes foreign and domestic corporations lawfully doing business in this state.

History: 1941, Act 107, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1941; CL 1948, 41.342; Am. 1989, Act 83, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.537 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.537
Copper or silver ore; barter, transfer, or sale; memorandum of sale; certificate; applicability; violation as misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 537.

A person working in any copper or silver mine of this state, or any person in behalf of such person, shall not sell, barter, transfer, or ship any copper or silver ore, bullion, pig, or copper or silver in the raw or unmanufactured state, and shall not be a party to any barter, transfer, or sale, or aid or assist therein, unless a memorandum be filed with the county clerk of the county where the barter, transfer, or sale shall take place, giving the names of the parties making such barter, transfer, sale, or shipment, the dates, consideration, and the origin of the copper or silver so bartered, transferred, sold, or shipped, and in all cases where the origin of said copper or silver is not known to the parties, no barter, transfer, sale, or shipment shall be made without a certificate being attached to such memorandum of sale duly signed by the county clerk or by a constable or deputy sheriff, judge, stating in substance that he or she has investigated the source or origin of the copper or silver so to be bartered, transferred, sold, or shipped and that in his or her opinion the articles have not been stolen, and that the parties thereto have a right to transfer or sell the articles. This section does not apply to any person authorized to act in behalf of a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of mining copper or silver as owner. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.537; Am. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.255 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-319-of-1968 / Section 28.255
Reports of apprehension or recovery.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

When at any time after making a report required by section 4 it is determined by the reporting agency that a person is no longer wanted because of his apprehension, or any other factor, and when a vehicle reported stolen under section 4 is recovered, the chief of police or sheriff of the reporting agency shall immediately notify the department of state police in a manner prescribed by the department.

History: 1968, Act 319, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1423 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1423
Revocable proxy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 423.

A proxy becomes revocable, notwithstanding a provision making it irrevocable, after the pledge is redeemed or the security interest is terminated, or the debt of the corporation is paid, or the period of employment provided for in the contract of employment has terminated, or the agreement under section 461 has terminated. In a case provided for in section 422(c) or (d), the proxy is revocable 3 years after the date of the proxy or at the end of any period specified in the proxy, whichever period is less, unless the period of irrevocability is renewed by execution of a new irrevocable proxy. This subsection does not affect the duration of a proxy under section 421(2).

A proxy is revocable, notwithstanding a provision making it irrevocable, by a purchaser of shares who did not know of the existence of the provision unless the existence of the proxy and its irrevocability are noted conspicuously on the face or back of the certificate representing the shares.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1993, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.29 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.29
Private drains; construction, regulation; work at private expense.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

Whenever the council shall deem it necessary for the public health, they may require the owners and occupants of lots and premises to construct private drains therefrom to connect with some public sewer or drain, and thereby to drain such lots and premises; and to keep such private drains in repair and free from obstruction and nuisance; and if such private drains are not constructed and maintained according to such requirement, the council may cause the work to be done at the expense of such owner or occupant, and the amount of such expense shall be a lien upon the premises drained, and may be collected by special assessment to be levied thereon.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2797; CL 1915, 2668; CL 1929, 1577; CL 1948, 67.29
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1752 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-343-of-2016 / Section 691.1752
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Charges" means the criminal complaint filed against the plaintiff by a county prosecutor or the attorney general on behalf of the people of this state that resulted in the conviction and imprisonment of the plaintiff that are the subject of the claim for compensation under this act.

(b) "New evidence" means any evidence that was not presented in the proceedings leading to plaintiff's conviction, including new testimony, expert interpretation, the results of DNA testing, or other test results relating to evidence that was presented in the proceedings leading to plaintiff's conviction. New evidence does not include a recantation by a witness unless there is other evidence to support the recantation or unless the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the plaintiff was convicted or, if the department of attorney general prosecuted the case, the attorney general agrees that the recantation constitutes new evidence without other evidence to support the recantation.

(c) "Plaintiff" means the individual making a claim for compensation under this act. Plaintiff does not include the estate of an individual entitled to make a claim for compensation under this act, the personal representative of the estate, or any heir, devisee, beneficiary, or other person who is entitled under other law to pursue a claim for damages, injury, or death suffered by the individual.

(d) "State correctional facility" means a correctional facility maintained and operated by the department of corrections.

(e) "This state" means the state of Michigan and its political subdivisions, and the agencies, departments, commissions, and courts of this state and its political subdivisions.

History: 2016, Act 343, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.33701 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.33701
Flood, drainage, or beach erosion control; lands; acquisition; contract with federal government; terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33701.

The township board of any township, the legislative body of any incorporated city or incorporated village, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners of the county, pursuant to a resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of the members of the county board of commissioners, is authorized to acquire any and all interests in lands necessary to any flood control, drainage, or beach erosion control project and is authorized to contract with the federal government or any agency of the federal government, whereby the federal government or agency will pay the whole or a part of the cost of flood control, drainage control, or beach erosion control projects or will perform the whole or any part of the work connected with the project, or both, which contract may include any specific terms, including, but not limited to, the holding and saving of the United States free from damages due to the construction works, required by act of congress or federal regulation as a condition for participation on the part of the federal government.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995