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Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.46 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-381-of-1974 / Section 338.46
Judicial review; statement; order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

An individual who is aggrieved by a licensing board or agency regarding his or her good moral character, if unsatisfied by his or her administrative remedy under section 5, may bring an action in circuit court for a review of the record. If, in the opinion of the circuit court, the record does not disclose a lack of good moral character, as determined under this act, the court shall order the licensing board or agency to issue the license when the individual meets all other licensing requirements.

History: 1974, Act 381, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 1978, Act 294, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978; Am. 2020, Act 368, Eff. Apr. 4, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1053 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1053
Announcement by court-martial of findings and sentence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.

A court-martial shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined by the court.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.21 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-354-of-1925 / Section 254.21
Movable bridge; warning, protection, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

All movable bridges shall be provided with warning lights, signs, protection gates and other devices as shall be prescribed by the state highway commissioner and as may be required by the board of supervisors in its permit for construction, which said lights, signs, protection gates and other devices shall be so constructed, placed, maintained and operated as to provide reasonable safety to the public. Protection gates or devices shall at all times be closed before the draw or swing span is opened for any purpose and shall be kept closed until the draw or swing is closed, and the bridge is ready for public travel. Any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than 50 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4542; CL 1948, 254.21
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.209a — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Initiated-Law-1-of-1996 / Section 432.209a
Electronic funds transfer terminal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9a.

(1) A person who holds a casino license shall not install, own, or operate or allow another person to install, own, or operate an electronic funds transfer terminal on the premises of the casino that is less than 50 feet from any game in the casino.

(2) A person who holds a casino license shall not install, own, or operate or allow another person to install, own, or operate on the premises of the casino a game that is played with a device that allows a player to operate the game by transferring funds electronically from a credit or debit card. This subsection does not apply to sports betting.

(3) As used in this section, "electronic funds transfer terminal" means an information processing device used for the purpose of executing deposit account transactions between financial institutions and their customers by either the direct transmission of electronic impulses or the recording of electronic impulses for delayed processing. The fact that a device is used for other purposes does not prevent it from being an electronic funds transfer terminal except a player's mobile or other personal device is not an electronic funds transfer terminal.

History: Add. 1997, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997; Am. 2019, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.545 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-125-of-2003 / Section 791.545
Local corrections officers training fund; creation in state treasury; administration; source of funds; use; eligibility of counties to receive grants; reimbursement of fee; unexpended funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The local corrections officers training fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the council, which shall expend the fund only as provided in this section.

There shall be credited to the local corrections officer training fund all revenue received from fees and civil fines collected under section 4b of 1846 RS 171, MCL 801.4b, and funds from any other source provided by law.

The council shall use the fund only to defray the costs of continuing education, certification, recertification, decertification, and training of local corrections officers; the personnel and administrative costs of the office, board, and council; and other expenditures related to the requirements of this act. Only counties that forward to the fund 100% of fees collected under section 4b of 1846 RS 171, MCL 801.4b, are eligible to receive grants from the fund. A county that receives funds from the council under this section shall use those funds only for costs relating to the continuing education, certification, recertification, and training of local corrections officers in that county and shall not use those funds to supplant current spending by the county for those purposes, including state grants and training funds.

The council, upon written request, shall reimburse the full amount of any fee paid by a person under section 4b of 1846 RS 171, MCL 801.4b, if the person was incarcerated pending trial and was found not guilty or the prosecution against the person was terminated for any reason. The council shall create and make available to all local correctional facilities in this state a written form explaining the provisions of this subsection. The form shall include the address to which the reimbursement request should be sent.

Unexpended funds remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1724 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1724
Increasing millage limit; submission of question; election; form of ballot.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1724.

Subject to section 1724a, an intermediate school board operating under sections 1722 to 1729 may direct that the question of increasing the millage limit on the annual property tax levied for special education be submitted to the school electors of the intermediate school district. The election shall be called and held in the manner provided in section 661. The ballot shall be substantially in the following form:

"Shall the ________________ mill limitation on the annual property tax previously approved by the electors of the __________________________________________________, state of (legal name of the intermediate school district) Michigan, for the education of students with a disability be increased by ____________ mills? Yes ( ) No ( )".

"Shall the ________________ mill limitation on the annual

property tax previously approved by the electors of the

__________________________________________________, state of

(legal name of the intermediate school district)

Michigan, for the education of students

with a disability be increased by ____________ mills?

Yes

( )

No

( )".

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1994, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994; Am. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2008, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1673 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-182-of-1986 / Section 38.1673
Distribution of accumulated balance in Tier 2; death of participant; optional methods of distribution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 73.

(1) A qualified participant is eligible to receive distribution of his or her accumulated balance in Tier 2 upon becoming a former qualified participant.

(2) Upon the death of a qualified participant or former qualified participant, the accumulated balance of that deceased participant is considered to belong to the refund beneficiary, if any, of that deceased participant. If a valid nomination of refund beneficiary is not on file with the department, the department, in a lump sum distribution, shall distribute the accumulated balance in accordance with the plan document.

(3) A former qualified participant or refund beneficiary may elect 1 or a combination of several of the following methods of distribution of the accumulated balance:

(a) A lump sum distribution to the recipient.

(b) A lump sum direct rollover to another qualified plan, to the extent allowed by federal law.

(c) Periodic distributions, as authorized by the department.

(d) No current distribution, in which case the accumulated balance shall remain in Tier 2 until the former qualified participant or refund beneficiary elects a method or methods of distribution under subdivisions (a) to (c), to the extent allowed by federal law.

History: Add. 2018, Act 674, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1456 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1456
Place of hearing; change of venue.
Status: in_force

Sec. 456.

Hearings may be held in such quarters as the court directs; either within or without the county in which the court has its principal office, in a hospital or other convenient place. Whenever practicable, the court shall convene hearings in a hospital.

The subject of a petition, any interested person, or the court on its own motion may request a change of venue because of residence, convenience to parties, witnesses, or the court, or the individual's mental or physical condition.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.276 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-17-of-1980 / Section 423.276
Impartial arbitrator as chairperson of arbitration panel; hearing; notice; duties of chairperson; intervention; receipt of evidence; informal proceedings; technical rules of evidence inapplicable; record of proceedings; transcripts; adjournment; conclusion of hearing; expense of proceedings; payment of public officers or employees; actions and rulings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The impartial arbitrator designated pursuant to section 5 shall act as chairperson of the arbitration panel. Within 15 days after his or her appointment, the chairperson shall call a hearing and shall give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing. The chairperson shall preside over the hearing and shall take testimony.

Upon application and for good cause shown, and upon terms and conditions that are just, the arbitration panel may grant leave to intervene to a person, labor organization, or governmental unit that has a substantial interest in the hearing. The arbitration panel may receive into evidence any oral or documentary evidence or other data that it considers to be relevant to the issues under consideration at the hearing. The proceedings shall be informal. Technical rules of evidence shall not apply, and the competency of the evidence shall not be considered to be impaired by the informality of the proceedings. A verbatim record of the proceedings shall be made, and the chairperson shall arrange for the necessary recording service. Transcripts may be ordered at the expense of the party ordering them, but transcripts shall not be necessary for a decision by the arbitration panel. The arbitration panel may adjourn the hearing from time to time, but unless the parties agree otherwise, the hearing shall be concluded within 30 days after the time of its commencement.

The expense of the proceedings, including a fee to the chairperson, established in advance by the labor mediation board, shall be borne equally by each of the parties to the dispute and the state. The delegates, if public officers or employees, shall continue on the payroll of the public employer at their usual rate of pay.

The actions and rulings of a majority of the arbitration panel shall constitute the actions and rulings of the arbitration panel.

History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.604 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-154-of-1949 / Section 331.604
Medical commission; district boundaries, development plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The commission shall establish the boundaries of the district and shall draw up a development plan, subject to the approval of the local planning commission, if any, and of the local legislative body. The commission shall administer the plan for the district and shall be responsible for its effectuation.

History: 1949, Act 154, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2112 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2112
Written notice to policyholder; information available upon request; contact information; manner of providing; trade secret.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2112.

(1) Subject to subsection (3), at least annually, in conjunction with a renewal notice, a bill, or other notice of payment due issued to a policyholder in conjunction with an automobile or home insurance contract, an insurer shall send to the policyholder a written notice that all of the following information is available and will be provided to the policyholder on request:

(a) A description of the specific rating classifications by which the rates and premiums for the policy have been determined. The notice must be of sufficient detail and clarity so that the policyholder can reasonably verify the applicability and accuracy of the rating classifications.

(b) A general explanation of the extent to which rates or premiums vary among policyholders on the basis of the rating classifications used by the insurer.

(c) Sources and reasonable procedures by which the policyholder can obtain from the insurer additional information sufficient for the policyholder to calculate and confirm the accuracy of his or her specific premium.

(d) Relevant information regarding the rights of the policyholder, under sections 2113 and 2114, to appeal the application of the insurer's rating plan in determining his or her premium, to obtain documentation from the insurer regarding the determination of the rate, to appeal the application of the insurer's underwriting rules to the policyholder, to request an informal conference with the insurer, and to file with the director a complaint as an aggrieved person.

(e) A description of all of the insurer's underwriting rules based on insurance eligibility points and a description of all of the underwriting rules of the insurer's affiliates based on insurance eligibility points.

(f) A suggestion that the policyholder contact his or her agent to determine if he or she is eligible for insurance from an affiliate of the insurer or under a different rating plan of the insurer that would provide to the policyholder insurance at a more favorable premium.

(2) In a written notice provided under subsection (1), the insurer shall provide the policyholder with a telephone number and an Internet address, by either of which the policyholder may contact the insurer to request the information listed in subsection (1). On request of the policyholder, the insurer shall provide the policyholder with the requested information in either a written or electronic format, as requested by the policyholder.

(3) An insurer is not required to provide information to an insured under this section that is a trade secret as determined by the director under section 2108(5) or 2406(6).

History: Add. 1979, Act 145, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Am. 1980, Act 461, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1981; Am. 2012, Act 454, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012; Am. 2015, Act 141, Eff. Jan. 11, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.21 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-11-of-1899 / Section 458.21
Methodist Episcopal church; incorporators.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That it shall be lawful for any number of members of the Methodist Episcopal church of full age, not less than 9, with the consent of the presiding elder of the district in which the proposed church is to be located, to organize and procure the incorporation of a Methodist Episcopal church.

History: 1899, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 1899; CL 1915, 10915; CL 1929, 10846; CL 1948, 458.21
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.959 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-237-of-2022 / Section 207.959
Determining taxable value of each qualified residential facility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The assessor of each qualified local governmental unit in which there is a qualified residential facility with respect to which 1 or more certificates have been issued and are in force shall determine annually as of December 31 the taxable value of each qualified residential facility separately, having the benefit of a certificate and upon receipt of notice of the filing of an application for the issuance of a certificate, shall determine and furnish to the local legislative body the taxable value of the property to which the application pertains.

History: 2022, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.849 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-285-of-1965 / Section 338.849
Application of act as to license applications and renewals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

The requirements of this act as to license applications shall apply to all professional investigators, except those who already have been granted a license under prior laws of this state. The requirements as to renewal of license certificates shall apply to all professional investigators licensed under this act or any prior law of this state.

History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.263 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-345-of-1990 / Section 54.263
State survey and remonumentation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The state survey and remonumentation commission is created in the department.

(2) The commission shall consist of 7 members. By January 1, 2015, the governor shall appoint the members, with the advice and consent of the senate, as follows:

(a) Two members shall be appointed to represent the general public.

(b) One member must be a grant administrator appointed under section 9a.

(c) The remaining 4 members must be surveyors, 1 of whom must also be serving as a county representative. The 4 members appointed under this subdivision must be residents of the following areas of this state:

( i ) One must be a resident of the Upper Peninsula, 1 must be a resident of the area of the Lower Peninsula that is north of the survey township line lying between survey township 16 north and survey township 17 north, and 1 must be a resident of the area of the Lower Peninsula that is south of the survey township line lying between survey township 16 north and survey township 17 north.

( ii ) One must be a member at large, and may be a resident of any area of this state.

(3) Of the 7 members first appointed to the commission after the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 9a, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 for terms of 2 years each, 2 for terms of 3 years each, and 2 for terms of 4 years each. At the expiration of the term of a member, the governor shall appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. If there is a vacancy in the office of a member of the commission, the governor shall appoint a successor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term.

(4) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed from the fund for actual and necessary expenses in accordance with standards established annually by the legislature for similar boards or commissions.

History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.833 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.833
Transfer of officer, warrant officer or enlisted person to state civil service; election as to transfer of retirement credits; computation of retirement; forfeiture of other retirement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 433.

An officer, warrant officer or enlisted person who enters a civilian position and is transferred to state civil service by virtue of this act and who has not less than 5 years of actual duty service as defined in Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 32.35 to 32.49c of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall make a written statement within 60 days of the effective enactment date of this act, declaring whether he elects to remain under the military retirement system as outlined in Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, or transfer his retirement credits to the state employees' retirement system. Credits shall be so transferred without the employee being required to pay back employee costs and these credits shall be credited as employed years when computing retirement under the state employees' retirement system.

An officer, warrant officer, or enlisted person who has not less than 5 years of actual duty service, having entered a position under state civil service before June 30, 1967, may transfer his retirement credits earned as of June 30, 1967 under Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, to the state employees' retirement system. A person making this election shall pay into the state employees' retirement system the same percentage of his basic military pay earned for the years being transferred as would be paid into the system if the same amount was earned as of the effective date of this act. Credits so transferred shall be credited as employed years when computing retirement under the state employees' retirement system. A person making this election will forfeit any retirement otherwise entitled to under this act.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967; Am. 1975, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4121 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4121
Modified guaranteed annuity separate accounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4121.

The following requirements apply to the establishment and administration of modified guaranteed annuity separate accounts by a domestic insurer:

An insurer issuing a modified guaranteed annuity shall establish 1 or more separate accounts pursuant to this chapter.

The insurer shall maintain in each separate account assets with a market value or other value comporting to standards set out in this chapter, at least equal to the valuation reserves and other contract liabilities respecting the account.

Investments of the separate account shall be valued at their market value on the date of valuation, or at amortized cost if it approximates market value, or pursuant to standards contained in this chapter.

Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, separate accounts relating to modified guaranteed annuities shall be subject to investment laws applicable to the insurer's general asset account.

History: Add. 1991, Act 85, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6826 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6826
Records and reports; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6826.

All companies organized or operating under this chapter shall keep such reasonable records and make such reports as the commissioner shall require.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.383 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-216-of-1929 / Section 565.383
Effective date for preceding section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The operation of section 2 of this act shall be deferred for 3 months after the taking effect of the act in general.

History: 1929, Act 216, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1929; CL 1929, 13358; CL 1948, 565.383
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18054 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18054
Approval of physician's assistants and valuation of training programs; criteria.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18054.

The board shall make written recommendations on criteria for the approval of physician's assistants and on criteria for the valuation of physician's assistants training programs to the task force on physician's assistants.

History: Add. 2006, Act 161, Eff. Nov. 26, 2006