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Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20b — MI Code / Chapter 220 / Act Act-283-of-1909 / Section 221.20b
Declaration of road as public highway; complaint; deposit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20b.

A township proceeding under section 20a shall file a complaint for declaration of the road as a public highway in the circuit court of the county in which the road is located. The complaint shall contain or have annexed thereto (a) a copy of the petition from abutting property owners, (b) a description of the length and boundaries of the road, and (c) the names of persons having claims to the road as a private road, including any public utility having facilities located on the road.

Before proceeding under section 20a the township board may require a deposit from the petitioners of an amount estimated by the township board to be sufficient to pay the cost of all legal proceedings.

History: Add. 1974, Act 336, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2119 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-224-of-1985 / Section 125.2119
Duration of exemption or credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

An exemption or credit granted to a qualified business shall continue until the certification of the qualified business is revoked, as provided in this act, or for 10 years from the date that the business is certified as a qualified business. Even if approval of an enterprise zone is revoked by the authority as provided in this act, an exemption or credit granted to a qualified business located in that enterprise zone shall continue until revoked or until the 10-year or other specified period elapses.

History: 1985, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1986; Am. 1994, Act 311, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1131 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-202-of-2024 / Section 400.1131
Establishment of tripartite governing board of directors; membership; term limits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) A community action agency must establish a tripartite governing board of directors that consists of the following:

(a) One third of the members of the board are elected public officials, holding office on the date of selection, or their representatives, except that if the number of the elected officials reasonably available and willing to serve on the board is less than 1/3 of the membership of the board, membership on the board of appointive public officials or their representatives may be counted in meeting the 1/3 requirement.

(b) Not fewer than 1/3 of the members are individuals chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to ensure that these members are representative of low-income individuals and families in the communities served.

(c) The remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interests in the communities served.

(2) A community action agency may establish term limits for members of its board of directors in the community action agency's bylaws. An administrative rule that purports to establish term limits for a member of a community action agency board of directors is void.

History: 2024, Act 202, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1860 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-52-of-2025 / Section 691.1860
Costs, attorney fees, and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

On a motion under section 3, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion as follows:

(a) To the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion.

(b) To the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding.

History: 2025, Act 52, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.317 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.317
Chief clerk; deputy clerks; personnel; duties; qualifications; bond; court officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 317.

There shall be 1 chief clerk who shall be appointed and may be removed by the court of appeals. The office of the chief clerk shall be located in the city of Lansing.

Deputy clerks as are necessary shall be appointed by the chief clerk with the approval of the court of appeals. Deputy clerks shall be assigned by the chief clerk to locations approved by the court of appeals. The chief clerk and deputy clerks shall engage necessary personnel with the approval of the court of appeals and maintain such records under such standards as the court of appeals directs. Action taken in accordance with this subsection is subject to the superintendence of the supreme court and the court administrator.

The chief clerk shall do all of the following:

Take and subscribe the oath required by the constitution before taking office.

Perform those duties as may be provided by law, or as prescribed by the court of appeals.

The chief clerk and all deputy clerks shall each furnish a bond before taking office. The bond shall be all of the following:

In favor of the people of the state.

In the penal sum of $10,000.00.

Approved by the chief judge of the court of appeals.

Filed with the secretary of state.

Paid from the general fund in the state treasury on vouchers approved by the chief judge of the court of appeals.

Conditioned on the faithful performance of his or her official duties with impartiality and correctness.

The judges of the court of appeals shall appoint court officers as deemed necessary by the court of appeals.

History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964; Am. 1991, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.223 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-15-of-1889 / Section 35.223
Articles of association; filing; body corporate, powers and property limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A copy of said articles of association, together with a copy of the rules and regulations of the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, shall be filed with and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in law capable to purchase, take, receive, hold and enjoy to them and their successors, estates, real and personal, of suing and being sued, and to have a common seal which may be altered or changed at pleasure: Provided, That the value of real and personal estate shall not exceed the value of 10,000 dollars, and that they and their successors shall have power to give, grant, sell, lease, demise, and dispose of real and personal estate or part thereof at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents and incomes to be disposed of as directed by the department at its annual meeting. Said corporation shall have full power to make and establish rules and by-laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, or the United States, and to designate, elect or appoint from its members such officers under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic.

History: 1889, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1889; How. 4859t; CL 1897, 7770; CL 1915, 10201; CL 1929, 10488; CL 1948, 35.223
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5415 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5415
Licensure, renewal, or relicensure; payment of fees and fines as condition; lien on real property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 415.

(1) It is a condition of licensure, renewal, or relicensure that all fees and fines owed to the department are paid.

(2) It is a condition to obtaining a permit that all fees and fines owed to the department are paid, including, but not limited to, current and previous permit fees, inspection fees, plan review fees, and administrative fines.

(3) The amounts owed for permitting, inspections, plan review, and administrative fines in connection with work performed on real property become a lien on the real property 90 days after issuance if not paid. The lien for those amounts, and for all interest and penalties on those amounts, shall continue until paid.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.12315 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.12315
Foreign bank; prohibited conduct.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2315.

If, in the opinion of the commissioner, a foreign bank is engaging, has engaged, or is about to engage, in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting the business of a state agency, state foreign bank branch, or foreign bank representative office, or is violating, has violated, or is about to violate, a state or federal law or a state or federal rule or regulation, the commissioner may issue and serve upon the foreign bank a notice of intent to revoke the foreign bank's authority to engage in the business of banking in this state. The notice shall contain a statement of the facts constituting the alleged unsafe or unsound practice or violation and inform the foreign bank of its right to request a hearing within 10 days.

If the foreign bank timely requests a hearing, the commissioner shall hold a hearing in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969.

Within 60 days after the date of the hearing, the commissioner shall file a written decision containing his or her findings and serve a copy upon the foreign bank.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.803k — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.803k
Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of armed forces during Vietnam War; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 803k.

(1) A person who was a member of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War or a person whose spouse was a member of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War 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 Vietnam War 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 or more special registration plates under this section 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 1 or more special registration plates under subsection (1) must be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.

(4) The use of a special registration plate 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 18, 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. 2022, Act 143, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1502a — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-427-of-1984 / Section 38.1502a
Definitions; C to J.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2a.

(1) "Certification date" means August 15, 1996.

(2) "Chief judge" means the chief judge of a judicial circuit court, a judicial district court, or a judicial probate court as provided in the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.

(3) "Governing body" means the representative legislative body of a municipality, or the administrative board or commission of a public corporation or instrumentality that does not have a representative legislative body.

(4) "Judicial circuit court" means a judicial circuit of the circuit court as provided in section 11 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.

(5) "Judicial district court" means a judicial district of the district court as provided in section 8101 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8101.

(6) "Judicial probate court" means a county probate court or probate court district as provided in section 15 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.

History: 1984, Act 427, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1985; Am. 1986, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1986; Am. 1988, Act 500, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 1995, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 15, 1996; Am. 2004, Act 490, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.778 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-198-of-2016 / Section 4.778
Council; hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Upon request of the ombudsman, the council may hold a hearing. The council may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and examine the books and records of the department or of a facility in a matter that is or was a proper subject of investigation by the ombudsman.

History: 2016, Act 198, Eff. Sept. 20, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.186e — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.186e
Public building corporations; winding up affairs by legislature; property, conservation, disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 186e.

Should any such corporation cease to operate or become unable to usefully serve the purpose of its organization, the legislature may by law provide for the winding up of its affairs and for the conservation and disposition of its property in such way as may best promote and perpetuate the purposes for which such corporation was originally organized.

History: Add. 1947, Act 316, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 450.186e
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.1068 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-241-of-2004 / Section 752.1068
Civil action; attorney fees; remedies; investigation of business transactions; effective date of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

A civil action based on the computer crime established under this act may be brought by an authorized individual or the registrant of the contact point on behalf of a minor who has received a message in violation of this act.

A civil action based on the computer crime established under this act may be brought by a person through whose facilities the message was transmitted in violation of this act.

A civil action based on the computer crime established under this act may be brought by the attorney general against a person who has violated this act.

In each action brought under this section, the prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney fees if the action is found by the court to be frivolous.

A person bringing an action under this section may recover 1 of the following:

Actual damages, including reasonable attorney fees.

In lieu of actual damages, recover the lesser of the following:

$5,000.00 per each message received by a recipient or transmitted.

$250,000.00 for each day that the violation occurs.

If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has violated this act, the attorney general may investigate the business transactions of that person. The attorney general may require that person to appear, at a reasonable time and place, to give information under oath and to produce such documents and evidence necessary to determine whether the person is in compliance with the requirements of this act.

Any civil penalties collected by the attorney general under this section shall be credited to the attorney general for the costs of investigating, enforcing, and defending this act and section 5a of 1979 PA 53, MCL 752.795a.

This section takes effect July 1, 2005.

History: 2004, Act 241, Eff. July 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1295 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-153-of-2010 / Section 125.1295
"Municipality or other entity" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

As used in this act, "municipality or other entity" means a county, city, school district, or other entity that has received a federal bond limitation allocation.

History: 2010, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Aug. 23, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 105.16 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 105.16
Circuit court; probate court to return appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Within 10 days after taking such appeal said probate court shall make and certify a return to said appeal, setting forth a transcript from his docket of all the proceedings and the judgment of confirmation entered therein, and shall attach thereto the report of the jury, and all notices and papers filed with him, together with the bond and claim of appeal, and file the same with the clerk of such circuit court.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; Am. 1899, Act 136, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1899; CL 1915, 3151; CL 1929, 2075; CL 1948, 105.16
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5310 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5310
Project subject to bypass; notice to municipality; extension of schedule; effect of bypass.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5310.

(1) The department may bypass a project that fails to meet the schedule established under section 5306, or that does not have an approved planning document and application 90 days before the last day of the fiscal year, whichever comes first. The department must provide a municipality with written notice of the department's intent to bypass not less than 30 days before a project is bypassed under this section.

(2) If demand exceeds funding availability, a municipality may submit a written request to the department to extend the schedule established under section 5306 for not more than 60 days. A municipality must include in its written request the reason or reasons for its noncompliance with the schedule. A municipality may submit 1 additional written request to the department to extend the schedule established under section 5306 for not more than 30 days.

(3) A project bypassed under this section must not be considered for an order of approval until all other projects in the fundable range have been funded or rejected. This section does not prohibit the inclusion of the project in the priority list of the next annual funding cycle or the resubmission of an application for assistance in the next annual funding cycle.

(4) A bypass action under this section does not modify any compliance dates established in a permit, order, or other document issued by the department or entered as part of an action brought by this state or a federal agency.

(5) After a project is bypassed under this section, the department may award assistance to projects outside the fundable range. The department shall make assistance available to projects outside the fundable range in priority order contingent on the municipality's satisfaction of all applicable requirements for assistance under section 5308 within the time period established by the department, but not to exceed 60 days from the date of notice of bypass. The department shall notify a municipality with a project outside the fundable range of bypass action, of the amount of the bypassed funds available for obligation, and of the deadline for submitting a complete, approvable application.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. Act 132, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 447.122 — MI Code / Chapter 447 / Act Act-23-of-1968 / Section 447.122
Foreign trade branch; performance of duties within appropriations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The foreign trade branch within available appropriations shall perform the duties of the branch prescribed by section 3.

History: 1968, Act 23, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1056 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1056
Occupational health education and training program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.

The department of public health shall conduct an occupational health education and training program with employees and employers for the prevention of occupational health hazards, to achieve long-range solutions to occupational health problems, and to train persons in the recognition and control of occupational health hazards.

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80139 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80139
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80139.

The department shall promulgate rules to establish a state vessel collision, accident, or other casualty reporting system in conformity with that established by the United States coast guard.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.715 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-292-of-1989 / Section 124.715
Definitions; MCL 124.717 to 124.729.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.

As used in sections 67 through 79:

"Articles" means a metropolitan arts council's articles of incorporation provided for in section 69.

"Council" means a metropolitan arts council established under section 67.

"Council area" means the actual territory of a metropolitan arts council.

"Facilities and programs" means structures, fixtures, and activities provided by a tax exempt entity that has been in existence for at least 18 consecutive months before becoming eligible for funding under sections 67 through 79. Facilities and programs may include a public broadcast station as defined by section 397 of subpart E of part IV of title III of the communications act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 397, whether or not the public broadcast station is affiliated with an institution of higher education; a museum or historical center; a performing arts center; an orchestra; chorus; chorale; opera theater; and a ballet, dance, or theater company. Facilities and programs do not include professional sports arenas or stadiums, labor organizations, political organizations, libraries, or public, private, or charter schools.

"Metropolitan district" means either of the following:

A county with not less than 2 state public universities.

A county with a population of not more than 100,000 individuals and a boundary contiguous to a county with not less than 2 state public universities.

"Tax exempt entity" means any of the following:

An organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986.

An entity or division owned by an organization described in subparagraph ( i ).

An entity owned by a township, city, village, community college, state university, or any other public body that is not a public school, charter school, or public school academy.

History: Add. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998