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Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.7qq — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.7qq
Mineral-producing property; tax exemption; "mineral-producing property" and "mineral severance tax" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7qq.

Any mineral-producing property subject to the mineral severance tax under the nonferrous metallic minerals extraction severance tax act is exempt from the collection of taxes under this act. As used in this section, "mineral-producing property" and "mineral severance tax" mean those terms as defined in the nonferrous metallic minerals extraction severance tax act.

History: Add. 2012, Act 409, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1209 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-296-of-2010 / Section 123.1209
Board; vacancy; removal of member; quorum; official action; compensation; expenses; business conducted at public meeting; writings; election of officers; bylaws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) A vacancy occurs on the board on the happening of any of the events set forth in section 3 of 1846 RS 15, MCL 201.3. Members of the board may be removed by the county board of commissioners for good cause after a public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner as provided for in the authority's articles of incorporation.

(2) A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers of an authority. Official action may be taken by an authority upon the vote of a majority of the board members present, unless the authority adopts bylaws requiring a larger number.

(3) A member of the board shall not receive compensation for services as a member of the board but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses, including expenses for travel previously authorized by the board, incurred in the discharge of his or her duties.

(4) The business that an authority may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(5) A writing prepared, owned, or used by an authority in the performance of an official function shall be made available in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(6) At its first meeting, a board shall elect a chairperson, a secretary, a treasurer, and any other officers it considers necessary.

(7) A board may adopt bylaws to govern its procedures.

History: 2010, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1203 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1203
State automated information processing installations and telecommunications projects and services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

The department shall issue directives, after consultation with any affected state agency, relative to state automated information processing installations and telecommunications projects and services including the planning, establishment, consolidation, or outsourcing of state information processing installations and telecommunications projects and services to assure the design, implementation, and maintenance of effective and efficient support systems for state agencies.

Within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the department shall report to the appropriations committees and the fiscal agencies for the immediately past completed fiscal year. The report shall include all of the following:

A departmental summary of expenditures and source of funding for all information technology projects undertaken by a principal department.

Expenditures on information technology hardware, information technology software, information technology consulting services entered into with the private sector, and expenditures related to state employees whose primary work assignment involves information technology support.

A distinction between information technology expenditures made directly by state departments and those expenditures made through contracts with the private sector.

An expenditure shall not be made for automated information processing unless the expenditure is pursuant to an automated information processing plan that is approved by the department.

The department shall develop and maintain a statewide plan for the effective and efficient utilization of information processing and telecommunication projects and services.

The department may arrange for and effect a unified and integrated statewide information processing and telecommunication system and provide for the administration of the system.

A state agency shall not purchase or operate a telecommunications facility or system or an automated data processing system or installation unless the facility, system, or installation is approved by the department.

Each state agency shall report to the department and to the appropriate appropriations committees and fiscal agencies on each informational system sold or marketed by the state agency or a contractor hired by the state agency. The report shall include all costs of development of the system, the income derived from the marketing or sale, and the disposition of the income.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.306 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-191-of-1877 / Section 449.306
Partnership associations; division of profits, impairment of capital.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The association may, from time to time, divide the profits of its business in such manner and in such an amount as a majority of its managers may determine, which profits so divided shall not at the time diminish or impair the capital of the said association; and any one consenting to a dividend, which shall diminish or impair the capital, shall be liable to any person or persons interested or injured thereby to the amount of such diminution or impairment.

History: 1877, Act 191, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877; How. 2370; CL 1897, 6084; CL 1915, 7954; CL 1929, 9914; CL 1948, 449.306
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.961e — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-31-of-1948-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 123.961e
Bonds; use and disposition of proceeds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11e.

All moneys received from the sale of bonds shall be used solely for the purpose for which the bonds were authorized including any engineering, architectural, legal, and other expenses incident thereto and to the issuance of the bonds and including also the payment of the interest on the bonds during a period not to exceed the first 3 years following the date of the bonds and an amount required for the project for operation and maintenance, if appropriate, prior to the receipt of the first revenues from the operation of the project by the incorporating unit or units. Any unexpended balance of the proceeds of sale of the bonds remaining after completion of the project for which issued may be used for the improvements or enlargement of the project for which issued or for other projects of the authority leased to the incorporating unit or units if such use is approved by the department of treasury and the incorporating unit or units. Any remaining balance shall be paid into the bond and interest redemption fund of the authority for the bonds in which event the incorporating unit or units may be provided a credit against the cash rental payments next due under contract of lease to the extent of the moneys so deposited in the manner provided in the ordinance or resolution authorizing the bonds.

History: Add. 1973, Act 110, Imd. Eff. Aug. 19, 1973; Am. 1983, Act 29, Imd. Eff. May 6, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8715 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8715
Citation; appearance; response to allegations; acceptance of admission; sanctions; admission of responsibility with explanation; effect; denial of responsibility; hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8715.

A person to whom a citation is issued under section 8707 shall appear by or at the time specified in the citation and, except as otherwise provided by section 8709(5), may respond to the allegations in the citation as provided in this section.

If the defendant wishes to admit responsibility for the municipal civil infraction, the defendant may do so by appearing in person, by representation, or by mail. If appearance is made by representation or mail, the court may accept the admission with the same effect as though the defendant personally appeared in court. Upon acceptance of the admission, the court may order any of the sanctions permitted under section 8727.

If the defendant wishes to admit responsibility for the municipal civil infraction "with explanation", the defendant may do so in either of the following ways:

By appearing by mail.

By contacting the court in person, by mail, by telephone, or by representation to obtain from the court a scheduled date and time for an appearance, at which time the defendant shall appear in court in person or by representation.

If a defendant admits responsibility for a municipal civil infraction "with explanation" under subsection (3), the court shall accept the admission as though the defendant has admitted responsibility under subsection (2) and may consider the defendant's explanation by way of mitigating any sanction that the court may order under section 8727. If appearance is made by representation or mail, the court may accept the admission with the same effect as though the defendant personally appeared in court, but the court may require the defendant to provide a further explanation or to appear in court.

If the defendant wishes to deny responsibility for a municipal civil infraction, the defendant shall do so by appearing for an informal or formal hearing. If the hearing date is not specified on the citation, the defendant shall contact the court in person, by representation, by mail, or by telephone, and obtain a scheduled date and time to appear for an informal or formal hearing. If the hearing date is specified on the citation, the defendant shall appear on that date. The hearing shall be an informal hearing, unless a formal hearing is requested by the defendant or the plaintiff as provided by section 8717. If a hearing is scheduled by telephone, the court shall mail the defendant a confirming notice of that hearing by regular mail to the address appearing on the citation or to an address that is furnished by the defendant. An informal hearing shall be conducted pursuant to section 8719, and a formal hearing shall be conducted pursuant to section 8721.

History: Add. 1994, Act 12, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.402 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.402
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 402.

As used in this article:

"Expiration date" means the date prescribed in rules promulgated by the department in accordance with section 202(2).

"Reinstatement" means the granting of a license or registration, with or without limitations or conditions, to a person whose license or registration has been revoked.

"Relicensure" means the granting of a license to a person whose license has lapsed for failure to renew the license within 60 days after the expiration date.

"Reregistration" means the granting of a registration to a person whose registration has lapsed for failure to renew the registration within 60 days after the expiration date.

History: Add. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.429a — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-472-of-1978 / Section 4.429a
Adjustment of monetary amounts established for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties; applicability, determination, and announcement of adjustments; approximation if index unavailable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19a.

Effective January 1, 1986, the monetary amounts established in this act for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties shall be adjusted as of January 1 pursuant to the percentage increase or decrease in the Detroit consumer price index-all items. The adjustment for 1986 shall be made by comparing the Detroit consumer price index for June, 1981 to the corresponding Detroit consumer price index for August, 1985. The resultant percentage change shall then be multiplied by the monetary amounts established in this act on the effective date of this section. These results shall be rounded up to the nearest dollar and added to the amounts established by this act which are $100.00 or less, and rounded up to the nearest $25.00 and added to the amounts established by this act which are more than $100.00, which shall then be the new amounts for 1986.

Effective January 1, 1987 and each year thereafter, the monetary amounts established in this act for registration and reporting thresholds and for penalties shall be adjusted each January 1 pursuant to the annual average percentage increase or decrease in the Detroit consumer price index-all items. The adjustment for each year shall be made by comparing the percentage increase or decrease in the Detroit consumer price index for the preceding August by the corresponding Detroit consumer price index-all items 1 year earlier. The resultant percentage change shall then be multiplied by the affected monetary amounts. These results shall be rounded up to the nearest dollar for amounts established on the effective date of this section which are $100.00 or less, and rounded up to the nearest $25.00 for amounts established on the effective date of this section which are more than $100.00, and added to or subtracted from the current monetary amounts as previously adjusted by this section which shall be the new amounts for that year.

The adjustments shall apply only to expenditures or violations occurring after the date of the adjusting of the amounts.

The adjusted amounts shall be determined and announced by the secretary of state on or before December 15 of each year and shall be provided to all persons requesting the adjusted amounts.

If the index is unavailable, the secretary of state shall make a reasonable approximation.

History: Add. 1986, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.563 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.563
State military forces; pursuit of insurrectionist, saboteur, or enemy into another state; captives, surrender and extradition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 163.

If the United States is at war or if any other emergency is declared by the president or the congress of the United States or by the governor or legislature, any organization, unit or detachment of the military forces of this state, by direction of the governor and upon order of the officer in immediate command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces beyond the borders of this state into another state, until they are apprehended or captured by such organization, unit or detachment, or until the military or police forces of such other state or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture the persons pursued, if the other state has given authority by law for such pursuit by the forces of this state. Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who is apprehended or captured in another state by forces of this state shall be surrendered without unnecessary delay to the military or police forces of the state in which he is taken or to the United States. The surrender does not constitute a waiver by this state of its right to extradite or prosecute the person for a crime committed in this state.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.921 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.921
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 921.

Act No. 302 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, being sections 256.1 to 256.38, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 46 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being sections 256.101 to 256.119, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 256.201 to 256.234, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1933, as amended, being sections 256.251 to 256.269, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 318 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 256.301 to 256.360, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 321 of the Public Acts of 1923, as amended, being sections 256.421 to 256.437, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1919, being sections 256.511 and 256.512 of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 80 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being sections 256.521 to 256.523, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; Act No. 186 of the Public Acts of 1937, being sections 247.301 to 247.306, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; section 11 of chapter 21 of Act No. 283 of the Public Acts of 1909, being section 241.11 of the Compiled Laws of 1948; sections 498a, 499 and 500 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 750.498a, 750.499 and 750.500 of the Compiled Laws of 1948; and Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 752.501 to 752.503, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948; are hereby repealed.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1770 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1770
Return of deposited certificates and release of transfer restrictions; effect of corporation taking proposed action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 770.

If the corporation does not take the proposed action within 60 days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing share certificates, the corporation shall return the deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on shares without certificates.

If after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer restrictions, the corporation takes the proposed action, it must send a new dissenters' notice under section 766 and repeat the payment demand procedure.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7410 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7410
Modification or termination of trust; procedures for approval or disapproval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7410.

(1) In addition to the methods of termination prescribed by sections 7411 to 7414, a trust terminates to the extent the trust is revoked or expires pursuant to its terms, no purpose of the trust remains to be achieved, or the purposes of the trust have become impossible to achieve or are found by a court to be unlawful or contrary to public policy.

(2) A proceeding to confirm the termination of a trust under subsection (1) or to approve or disapprove a proposed modification or termination under sections 7411 to 7416 or trust combination or division under section 7417 may be commenced by a trustee or beneficiary. A proceeding to modify a charitable trust under section 7413 may be commenced by the persons with the power to enforce the terms of a charitable trust pursuant to section 7405.

History: Add. 2004, Act 314, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004; Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.924 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-218-of-1984 / Section 550.924
Destruction or disposal of records, books, papers, and other data.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

The commissioner is authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of all records, books, papers, and other data on file with the department which in his or her opinion and on the advice of the attorney general, are of no further material value to the state of Michigan; but the destruction or other disposal thereof shall not be ordered or made by him or her of any records, books, papers, or other data required by law to be filed or kept on file with the insurance bureau until the expiration of a period of 10 years, nor of any such records, books, papers, or other data filed during his or her administration or administrations. Such authorization shall be effected through official rules of the commissioner. However, this authorization shall not extend to articles of incorporation, and amendments thereto, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto, copies of certificates or other written evidence of authorization to transact business or of approval of articles of incorporation and bylaws.

History: 1984, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40107c — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.40107c
Control and management of double-crested cormorants; administration of program; organization of states; funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 40107c.

(1) To reduce cormorant damage, the department shall administer a program to control and manage double-crested cormorants. The department shall administer the program in cooperation with federal agencies and in a manner that complies with the cormorant depredation order.

(2) In consultation with the department of environmental quality, the department shall participate in a federally recognized organization of states, such as the Mississippi flyway council, to coordinate a regional effort to reduce cormorant damage that includes urging the federal government to do both of the following:

(a) Expand state options for double-crested cormorant control by revising the cormorant depredation order.

(b) Seek to amend the migratory bird convention with Mexico to designate the double-crested cormorant as a game species.

(3) The department shall seek funding from the Great Lakes protection fund authorized under part 331 for deposit in the cormorant control fund created in section 40107d.

History: Add. 2007, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2309 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-179-of-1991 / Section 484.2309
Local directory assistance; 900 prefix services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 309.

(1) A provider of basic local exchange service shall provide to each customer local directory assistance.

(2) A provider of basic local exchange service shall provide each customer at no additional charge the option of having access to 900 prefix services blocked through the customer's exchange service.

History: 1991, Act 179, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Am. 2005, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005; Am. 2011, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2011; Am. 2021, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 29, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63301 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63301
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63301.

The following words and terms as used in this part have the meaning ascribed to them in this section:

"Mineral", when employed in a conveyance, includes every inorganic substance that can be extracted from the earth for profit whether it is solid, as rock, fire clay, the various metals, and coal, or fluid, as mineral waters. Mineral does not include oil or gas.

"Person" means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, judiciary or common law trust, guardian, executor, administrator, or fiduciary of any kind.

"Royalty interest" means that share of the product or profit that the owner of the land or mineral rights in the land reserves or is entitled to, whether under a lease or under this part, in consideration of permitting the development of the mineral rights. Royalty interest does not include oil or gas or interests in oil or gas.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8210 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8210
Reorganization; member's right to appear.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8210.

When notice shall have been given, as above provided, any member of such society shall have the right to appear before the commissioner and be heard with reference to the petition.

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