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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.643b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.643b
Leaving space between snowplows; passing exception; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 643b.

(1) The operator of a vehicle shall not follow a snowplow more closely than 200 feet.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply when the operator of a vehicle is legally overtaking or passing a snowplow.

(3) The operator of a vehicle that is not a snowplow who approaches a snowplow from the rear that is stopped at or in an intersection shall stop not less than 20 feet from the snowplow.

(4) A person that violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

(5) As used in this section, "snowplow" means a vehicle that is all of the following:

(a) Operating on behalf of this state, a county, a county road commission, or a municipality.

(b) Actively engaging in snow and ice removal, snowplowing, salting, or sanding.

(c) Operating lights as described in section 698(5)(d).

History: Add. 2024, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8170 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8170
Personal liability; indemnification and reimbursement; purchase of insurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8170.

The officers and members of the supreme governing body or any subordinate body of a society shall not be personally liable for any benefits provided by a society.

A person may be indemnified and reimbursed by a society for expenses reasonably incurred by, and liabilities imposed upon, that person in connection with or arising out of an action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, or the threat thereof, in which the person may be involved by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or of any firm, corporation, or organization which he or she served in any capacity at the request of the society. A person shall not be indemnified or reimbursed in relation to any matter in an action or proceeding if he or she is finally adjudged to be or have been guilty of breach of a duty as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or for any matter in an action or proceeding, or the threat thereof, which has been made the subject of a compromise settlement, unless in either case, the person acted in good faith for a purpose the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the society and, for a criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The determination of whether a person acted in good faith or without reasonable cause may only be made by the supreme governing body or board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of persons who were not parties to the action or proceeding or by a court of competent jurisdiction. The termination of an action or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of no contest, as to the person shall not in itself create a conclusive presumption that the person did not meet the standard of conduct required in order to justify indemnification and reimbursement. This right of indemnification and reimbursement shall not be exclusive of other rights to which the person may be entitled as a matter of law and shall inure to the benefit of the person's heirs, executors, and administrators.

A society may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society, or who is or was serving at the request of the society as a director, officer, employee, or agent of any other firm, corporation, or organization against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by him or her in his or her official capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the society would have the power to indemnify the person against the liability under this section.

History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.513 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.513
Duration of suspension of license, registration, and nonresident's operating privilege; satisfaction of judgment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 513.

The license, registration and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended and shall not be renewed, nor shall any license or registration be thereafter issued in the name of the person, including any person not previously licensed unless and until the judgment is satisfied in full or he files an installment repayment agreement as provided in section 515 and, notwithstanding the provisions of section 528, maintains proof of financial responsibility as provided in section 517 until the judgment is satisfied in full.

Judgments shall be deemed to be satisfied in full under this section if not renewed prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1952, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952; Am. 1964, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1966, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1972, Act 274, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.1b
“Ambulance” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1b.

"Ambulance" means a privately or publicly owned motor vehicle for highway use that is specially designed or constructed and equipped, and is intended to be used for and is maintained or operated for the transportation of persons who are sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated or helpless, including dual purpose police patrol cars and funeral coaches or hearses, and which is equipped according to section 7 of Act No. 258 of the Public Acts of 1968, as amended, being section 257.1207 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1975, Act 100, Eff. July 1, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1063 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1063
Issuance of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63.

(1) If an application and the accompanying bond or cash deposit, if any, are approved, the department shall issue a license to the applicant.

(2) A licensee shall retain a copy of its license at each of its business locations unless the department waives this requirement.

(3) A licensee is not required to renew a license and a license is valid unless and until it is suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause by the department, or discontinued by the licensee. However, the department may require a licensee to update the information required under section 53 or 153.

(4) The department shall maintain a list containing the name and address of each person licensed under this act. The department may post the list on the department's website. The department shall regularly update the list in order to reflect the current status of a licensee.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001; Am. 2015, Act 176, Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.204 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-78-of-1917 / Section 801.204
Board of commissioners; expenses; meetings; visit to work farm, factory, or shop; examination of management; hearing and determining complaints or questions; making and recording rules or orders; conflict of interest; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The commissioners shall serve without fee or compensation, except actual expenses. They shall hold a meeting on the first Monday of May of each year at the county seat, and other meetings as they shall by rule appoint. One or more commissioners shall visit the work farm, factory, or shop not less than once each month. A meeting of the commissioners on the work farm, factory or shop shall be held once every 3 months, when they shall examine the management, hear and determine all complaints or questions within the province of the superintendent; and shall make rules for the government of the work farm, factory, or shop that are proper and necessary. All rules or orders of the commissioners shall be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. A member of the county board of commissioners, commissioners, or an officer or employee of the work farm, factory, or shop shall not be, directly or indirectly, interested in a contract, purchase, or sale for or on account of the work farm, factory or shop. A person sentenced to the work farm, factory, or shop shall not be employed in work in which a member of the county board of commissioners, commissioners, or an officer or employee of the work farm, factory, or shop has a direct or indirect interest.

The business which the commissioners may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commissioners in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1917, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1917; CL 1929, 17723; CL 1948, 801.204; Am. 1977, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.145 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-52-of-1929 / Section 14.145
Receiving or soliciting money, gift, emolument, or anything of value; purposes; misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any person appointed by the auditor general to make the examination provided for under this act, or any officer, clerk, or other employee of the auditor general, who shall receive or solicit any money, gift, emolument, or anything of value for the purpose of being influenced in the matter of the examination of any public account authorized by this act, or for the purpose of being influenced to prevent or delay the examination of any public account, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 and not less than $200.00, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months and not less than 30 days, or both.

History: 1929, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 199; CL 1948, 14.145; Am. 1985, Act 57, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.503 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-204-of-1982 / Section 393.503
Right of deaf or deaf-blind person to qualified interpreter in proceeding before court, grand jury, or appointing authority; appointment of qualified interpreter; waiver; preliminary determination; intermediary or deaf interpreter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) In any action before a court or a grand jury where a deaf or deaf-blind person is a participant in the action, either as a plaintiff, defendant, or witness, the court shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf or deaf-blind person, to interpret the deaf or deaf-blind person's testimony or statements, and to assist in preparation of the action with the deaf or deaf-blind person's counsel.

(2) In a proceeding before an appointing authority, other than a court, the appointing authority shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf or deaf-blind person and to interpret the deaf or deaf-blind person's testimony or statements in any proceeding before the appointing authority.

(3) The right of a deaf or deaf-blind person to a qualified interpreter shall not be waived except by a request for waiver in writing by the deaf or deaf-blind person. A written waiver of a plaintiff or defendant is subject to the approval of the deaf or deaf-blind person's counsel and the approval of the appointing authority.

(4) A qualified interpreter shall not be appointed unless the appointing authority and the deaf or deaf-blind person make a preliminary determination that the qualified interpreter is able to readily communicate with the deaf or deaf-blind person and to interpret the proceedings in which the deaf or deaf-blind person is involved.

(5) If a qualified interpreter states that the interpreter is unable to render a satisfactory interpretation and that an intermediary interpreter or deaf interpreter will improve the quality of the interpretation, the appointing authority shall appoint an intermediary interpreter or deaf interpreter to assist the qualified interpreter.

History: 1982, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1982; Am. 2007, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63211 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63211
Financial assurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63211.

(1) An operator shall maintain financial assurance during mining operations until the department determines that all reclamation has been completed and for a postclosure monitoring period as determined under section 63209(6) and (7), except that financial assurance shall be released immediately upon termination of a mining permit under section 63207(2)(a).

(2) The financial assurance required under subsection (1) shall apply to all mining and reclamation operations subject to the mining permit and be sufficient to cover the cost to administer, and to hire a third party to implement, reclamation under the mining, reclamation, and environmental protection plan as well as necessary environmental protection measures, including remediation of any contamination of the air, surface water, or groundwater that is in violation of the mining permit. The financial assurance shall consist of a conformance bond, escrow, cash, certificate of deposit, irrevocable letter of credit, or other equivalent security, or any combination thereof, covering at least 75% of the total required amount. Financial assurance for the balance of the required total amount, if any, shall consist of a statement of financial responsibility.

(3) Every 3 years, or as the department considers necessary, a permittee shall update the statement of financial responsibility required under subsection (2) and shall adjust the conformance bond, escrow, cash, certificate of deposit, irrevocable letter of credit, or other security, as applicable, to assure that the financial assurance is sufficient for the purposes of subsection (2).

(4) The financial assurance mechanism required by this section may be satisfied in whole or in part by financial assurance provisions required by other parts of this act if those provisions address the remediation activities required under this part.

(5) Failure to provide financial assurance under this section constitutes grounds for the department to order immediate suspension of activities at a mining operation, including the removal of metallic product from the site, pursuant to section 63221.

History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1330 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1330
Board box; closing, custody.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1330.

When the drawing is finished, the board box shall be closed and sealed in the presence of the officers. All slips drawn out of the board box, unless destroyed as provided in this chapter, shall be delivered to the clerk of the court for which the jurors were drawn. The board box shall be kept in the custody of the board at all times, and shall not be opened nor the seal be broken until another drawing, unless ordered by the court.

History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.732 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-162-of-1953 / Section 125.732
Housing projects; payments in lieu of taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any city or incorporated village or township shall make payments in lieu of taxes with respect to housing projects acquired hereunder in such amounts as may be deemed equitable and appropriate but not to exceed the taxes which would be levied on the property if it were not tax exempt: Provided, That no payments in lieu of taxes at a lesser rate than would be levied on the property if it were not tax exempt shall be valid without first submitting a proposal for such lesser rate to the electors of the city, incorporated village or township at a regular election in the municipality and obtaining the approval of a majority of said electors voting thereon.

History: 1953, Act 162, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.437 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-281-of-1967 / Section 206.437
Children of veterans tuition grant program; contribution designation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 437.

(1) For the 2006 tax year and each tax year after the 2006 tax year, an individual may designate on his or her annual return that a contribution of $2.00 or more of his or her refund be credited to the Michigan higher education assistance authority created in section 1 of 1960 PA 77, MCL 390.951, for the children of veterans tuition grant program created in the children of veterans tuition grant act, 2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1341 to 390.1346. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section or section 475, for the 2010 tax year and each tax year after the 2010 tax year, the contribution designation authorized under this section shall be offered and administered in accordance with section 435. If an individual's refund is not sufficient to make a contribution under this section, the individual may designate a contribution amount and that contribution amount shall be added to the individual's tax liability for the tax year.

(2) The tax designation authorized in this section shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of the state individual income tax return forms, if practical. Effective January 1, 2010, the contribution designation authorized in this section is no longer required to be printed on the first page of the state individual income tax return but shall be incorporated into the contributions schedule created by the department pursuant to section 435 and shall remain on the schedule until the contribution designation expires or is otherwise no longer available.

(3) Notwithstanding any other allocations or disbursements required by this act, each year that the contribution designation under this section is in effect, an amount equal to the cumulative contributions made under this section shall be appropriated from the general fund to the children of veterans tuition grant program of the Michigan higher education assistance authority, and the funds shall be distributed for programs allowed under the children of veterans tuition grant act, 2005 PA 248, MCL 390.1341 to 390.1346. No money from the contributions made pursuant to this section shall be used for the purpose of administering this section.

History: Add. 2005, Act 249, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Am. 2007, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.92 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.92
Candidates for United States senator; nomination at primary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 92.

A general primary election of all political parties shall be held in every election precinct in this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in August preceding every general November election, at which time the qualified and registered electors of each political party may vote for a party candidate for the office of United States senator, to be filled at said election: Provided, That this section shall not apply to parties required to nominate candidates at caucuses or conventions: Provided further, That no nomination for the office of United States senator shall be made unless such official is to be elected at the next succeeding general November election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1272 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1272
Additional duties of department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 272.

The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Establish a statewide information system for the collection of statistics, management data, and other information required for the implementation of this chapter.

(b) Collect, analyze, and disseminate data concerning substance use disorder treatment and rehabilitation services and substance use disorder prevention services.

(c) Prepare, publish, evaluate, and disseminate educational material as to the nature and effect of alcohol and drugs.

(d) Organize, sponsor, and fund training programs for persons directly or indirectly engaged in the treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of substance use disorder.

(e) Conduct and provide grant-in-aid funds to conduct research on the incidence, prevalence, causes, and treatment of substance use disorder and disseminate this information to the public and to substance use disorder services professionals.

History: Add. 2012, Act 500, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3853 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3853
Refund or credit calculation; form; interest; due date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3853.

If on the basis of the experience as reported by an insurer under section 3852 the benchmark ratio since inception (ratio 1) exceeds the adjusted experienced ratio since inception (ratio 3), then a refund or credit calculation is required. The refund calculation shall be done on a statewide basis on a refund calculation form in a format prescribed by the commissioner for each type in a standard medicare supplement benefit plan. For purposes of the refund or credit calculation, only experience on policies issued within the reporting year shall be excluded. A refund or credit shall be made only where the benchmark loss ratio exceeds the adjusted experienced loss ratio and the amount to be refunded or credited exceeds the minimum level. The refund shall include interest from the end of the calendar year to the date of the refund or credit at a rate specified by the secretary of health and human services, but not less than the average rate of interest for 13-week treasury notes. A refund or credit against premiums due shall be made by September 30 following the experience year upon which the refund or credit is based.

History: Add. 1992, Act 84, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.351 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.351
“Operator” and “operate” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.

As used in sections 353 to 365, "operator" or "operate" means a person who is in actual physical control of a locomotive engine upon a railroad track.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.112 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-93-of-1974 / Section 287.112
License required to own or operate riding stable or sales barn; enforcement; rules; agents; exemption of certain horse auction sales.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

A person, firm, or corporation shall not own or operate a riding stable or sales barn without first having obtained a license under this act. The department shall enforce this act and shall promulgate rules therefor in accordance with and subject to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The department may designate veterinarians, qualified agents of humane societies, and other qualified persons to serve as its agents in carrying out duties imposed under this act. Horse auction sales presently licensed under Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 287.121 to 287.131 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are exempt from the provisions of this act.

History: 1974, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8218 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8218
Reorganization; submission of plan to governing body of society; meeting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8218.

The commissioner shall require the plan of transformation to be submitted to the supreme governing body of such society, to be voted upon. When submitted, it shall be either at a regular meeting of the supreme governing body or at a special meeting of same called for that purpose.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957