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Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1625g — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1625g
Dropout recovery program; pupil calculation adjustment to payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25g.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,250,000.00 for 2025-2026 for the purposes of this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the operation of the special membership counting provisions under section 6(4)(dd) and the other membership counting provisions under section 6(4) result in a pupil being counted as more than 1.0 FTE in a fiscal year, the payment made for the pupil under sections 22a and 22b must not be based on more than 1.0 FTE for that pupil, and that portion of the FTE that exceeds 1.0 is paid under this section in an amount equal to that portion multiplied by the educating district's foundation allowance or per-pupil payment calculated under section 20. It is the intent of the legislature that, for 2026-2027, the allocation from the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11 for the purposes described in this section will be $750,000.00.

(2) Special education pupils funded under section 53a are not funded under this section.

(3) If the funds allocated under this section are insufficient to fully fund the adjustments under subsection (1), the department shall prorate payments under this section on an equal per-pupil basis.

(4) The department shall make payments to districts under this section according to the payment schedule under section 17b.

History: Add. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 162, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 48, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.159 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.159
Rehearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 159.

The department may grant a rehearing and alter, amend, or modify its previous findings and orders.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.12 — MI Code / Chapter 475 / Act Act-254-of-1933 / Section 477.12
Emergency temporary authority; issuance; manner of filing application.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

An emergency temporary authority may be issued to a motor carrier of household goods for a time specified by the commission but not to exceed 60 days, to authorize transportation service for which there is an actual and immediate emergency. An application filed under this section does not require filing fees and may be made in person, in writing, by telephone, or by electronic mail. All of the following apply to an emergency temporary authority issued under this section:

(a) The commission shall determine the tariff requirements for an emergency temporary authority under this section.

(b) The commission may revoke an emergency temporary authority if it determines that the transportation service is no longer required or for other good cause.

(c) A grant of emergency temporary authority does not establish a presumption that the commission will grant permanent authority to provide transportation in a subsequent application.

History: 1933, Act 254, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933; CL 1948, 477.12; Am. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982; Am. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81140a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81140a
Suspension or revocation of operator's or chauffeur's license; operation of ORV prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81140a.

If the operator's or chauffeur's license of a person who is a resident of this state is suspended or revoked by the secretary of state under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or if the driver license of a person who is a nonresident is suspended or revoked under the law of the state in which he or she resides, that person shall not operate an ORV under this part for the same period.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

For a first conviction, imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

For a second or subsequent conviction, imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 1999, Act 43, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.152 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-250-of-1931 / Section 397.152
Proposal to establish regional libraries; referral to county board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

On completion of the survey of any proposed region, the proposal to establish a regional library shall be referred to the boards of supervisors of all counties included in such proposed region. The boards of supervisors shall act upon such proposal by resolution, and the votes of a majority of the members-elect of the board of supervisors in each of the counties included in the proposed region shall be necessary for the adoption of such proposal. In case of the rejection of such proposal by the boards of supervisors of any of the counties included in such proposed region, the plan may be altered in accordance with such action in order to provide for a regional library in such section of the state. The vote of a majority of the members-elect of the board of supervisors in each of the counties in such altered region shall be necessary for the adoption of such proposal.

History: 1931, Act 250, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 397.152; Am. 1961, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7107 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7107
Governing law.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7107.

The meaning and effect of the terms of a trust are determined by the following:

(a) The law of the jurisdiction designated in the terms of the trust unless the designation of that jurisdiction's law is contrary to a strong public policy of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.

(b) In the absence of a controlling designation in the terms of the trust, the law of the jurisdiction having the most significant relationship to the matter at issue.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 483.114 — MI Code / Chapter 483 / Act Act-9-of-1929 / Section 483.114
Prevention of waste; rules of public utilities commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

The commission shall have authority to prevent the waste of natural gas in producing operations and in the piping and distribution thereof and to make rules and regulations for that purpose. It is hereby authorized and empowered to do all things necessary for the conservation of natural gas in connection with the production, piping and distribution thereof and to establish such other rules and regulations as will be necessary to carry into effect this act, to conserve the natural gas resources of the state and to preserve the public peace, safety, and convenience in relation thereto.

History: 1929, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1929; CL 1929, 11645; CL 1948, 483.114
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1036 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1036
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

Highway I-94 business loop in the city of Albion shall be known as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2102 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-430-of-2000 / Section 445.2102
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Copyright owner" means the owner of a copyright of a musical work recognized and enforceable under the copyright laws. Copyright owner does not include the owner of a copyright in a motion picture or audiovisual work or in any portion of a motion picture or audiovisual work.

"Copyright laws" means those laws specified pursuant to title 17 of the United States Code, 17 U.S.C. 101 to 1101.

"Performing rights society" means an association, corporation, or other entity that licenses the nondramatic public performance, broadcast, or transmittal of musical works on behalf of copyright owners including, but not limited to, the American society of composers, authors, and publishers; broadcast music, inc.; and SESAC, inc.

"Proprietor" means the owner of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, sports or entertainment facility, not-for-profit organization, or any other place of business or professional office located in this state in which the public may assemble and in which musical works are publicly and nondramatically performed, broadcast, or transmitted for the enjoyment of the members of the public assembled in that place.

"Royalties" means the fees payable by a proprietor to a performing rights society for the nondramatic public performance, broadcast, or transmittal of musical works.

History: 2000, Act 430, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47359 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47359
Bait; taking with nets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47359.

The taking of minnows as defined in section 48728 and other small fish for bait with nets not otherwise prohibited by law is not a violation of this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2584 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-186-of-2018 / Section 445.2584
Reasonable cause; attorney general duties; cease and desist requirements; circuit court review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice that violates this act, or any order issued under this act, the attorney general may do any of the following:

(a) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), issue a cease and desist order against any person that is engaged in the prohibited activities, directing the person to cease and desist from further illegal activities.

(b) Bring an action in the circuit court for the county in which the violation is believed to have occurred, or in the circuit court for Ingham County, to do any of the following:

( i ) Enjoin the acts or practices that violate this act.

( ii ) Enforce compliance with this act or any order issued under this act.

( iii ) Recover a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each violation. Fines assessed and recovered under this section must be paid to the state treasurer and credited to the state general fund.

(2) A cease and desist order issued under this section must state all of the following:

(a) The effective date of the order.

(b) The intent or purpose of the order.

(c) The grounds on which the order is based.

(3) A person aggrieved by a cease and desist order issued under this section may obtain a review of the order in the Ingham County circuit court.

(4) Upon a proper showing to the circuit court, a permanent injunction, temporary injunction, or restraining order may be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed for a person that is alleged to have violated this act or the assets of a person that is alleged to have violated this act. In addition, upon a proper showing by the attorney general, the circuit court may enter an order of rescission, restitution, or disgorgement directed to any person that has engaged in an act that violates this act or an order issued under this act.

(5) A circuit court may award to the attorney general court costs and attorney fees in an action brought under this section.

(6) This section does not bar the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney from proceeding under any other provision of law against a pyramid promotional scheme or any person that is involved with a pyramid promotional scheme.

History: 2018, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 11, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.106 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.106
Ordinances; adoption; purpose; approval or disapproval; veto; effective date; referendum; record; authentication; publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The governing body of a public corporation by the affirmative vote of a majority of its elected members, at the meeting at which it is introduced or any subsequent meeting, may adopt an ordinance relating to the exercise of the powers granted in this act and to other matters necessary or desirable to effectuate this act, to provide for the adequate operation of a public improvement established under this act, and to insure the security of bonds issued. The adoption shall be subject to applicable statutory or charter provisions in respect to the approval or disapproval of the chief executive or other officer of the public corporation and the adoption of the ordinance over his or her veto, except in case of the adoption of an ordinance under this act by the board of commissioners of a county, it shall not be necessary to submit the ordinance to the governor for approval. An ordinance adopted under this act shall become effective upon its adoption unless otherwise specified in the ordinance. It shall not be subject to a referendum vote of the electors of the public corporation except as provided in section 33. The ordinance shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the governing body of the public corporation as soon as practicable after its passage. The record shall be authenticated by the signatures of the presiding officer and the clerk or other recording officer of the governing body. The ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the public corporation. The publication of the ordinance as a part of the minutes of the meeting at which it was adopted, shall be considered a publication in conformity with this act. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this section shall constitute the sole requirements in respect to the adoption and publication of an ordinance and shall not be limited by a charter or statutory provisions.

History: 1933, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1933; Am. 1943, Act 219, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1943; Am. 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 23, Eff. June 7, 1946; CL 1948, 141.106; Am. 1978, Act 216, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2431 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2431
Local health department; requirements; report; reviewing plan for organization of local health department; waiver.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2431.

A local health department shall:

Have a plan of organization approved by the department.

Demonstrate ability to provide required services.

Demonstrate ability to defend and indemnify employees for civil liability sustained in the performance of official duties except for wanton and wilful misconduct.

Meet the other requirements of this part.

Each local health department shall report to the department at least annually on its activities, including information required by the department.

In reviewing a plan for organization of a local health department, the department shall consider the fiscal capacity and public health effort of the applicant and shall encourage boundaries consistent with those of planning agencies established pursuant to federal law.

The department may waive a requirement of this section during the option period specified in section 2422 based on acceptable plan development during the planning period described in section 2424 and thereafter based on acceptable progress toward implementation of the plan as determined by the department.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1985, Act 18, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47317 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47317
Possession of shipment of illegal fish; construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47317.

The possession of any package or shipment of illegal fish offered to any common carrier as described in section 47316 shall be construed to be and shall remain in the consignor until delivered to the consignee. However, if any common carrier as described in section 47316 is not able or refuses or neglects to show from whom the consignment of any shipment of fish was received, the shipment shall be considered to be in possession of the common carrier having the shipment in transit, and they may be proceeded against the same as the original owner.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.851a — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-224-of-1966 / Section 445.851a
Truth in lending act; effect of compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

Compliance with the requirements of the truth in lending act, title I of Public Law 90-321, 15 U.S.C. 1601 to 1608, 1610 to 1613, 1615, 1631 to 1635, 1637 to 1638, 1640 to 1647, and 1661 to 1667e, is compliance with the disclosure provisions of sections 3(d) and 12(b).

History: Add. 1969, Act 31, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969; Am. 1993, Act 112, Eff. Sept. 19, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26215 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-204-of-1987 / Section 333.26215
Preliminary designation of host site; transmittal and availability of information; rejection of site; terms of agreement; design and construction of disposal site; “legislative working day” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The commissioner shall make a preliminary designation of the host site. Immediately following the preliminary designation of the host site, the authority shall transmit to the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives the name and location of that site and any other information that the authority has regarding that site and the 2 remaining candidate sites. Upon request, the authority shall also make any information that the authority has regarding the preliminarily designated host site and the 2 remaining candidate sites available to members of the legislature. Upon the expiration of 30 days after transmittal, that 30 days to commence on the first legislative working day after the designation is transmitted, the preliminary host site designated by the commissioner shall be the host site unless within that time period the legislature either rejects the designated host site, or rejects the designated host site and designates 1 of the 2 remaining candidate sites. If the legislature rejects the preliminarily designated host site but does not designate 1 of the 2 remaining candidate sites as the host site, the commissioner shall designate 1 of the 2 remaining candidate sites as the host site. Once the host site is designated by the commissioner, the terms of the final complete agreement reached with the authority pursuant to section 16 for the host site community shall commence.

The authority shall assure that the design and construction of the disposal site is completed in accord with the minimum criteria established by the department in part 137.

As used in this section, "legislative working day" means a day on which both the senate and the house of representatives are called to order and a quorum of both the senate and the house of representatives is present.

History: 1987, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987; Am. 1994, Act 434, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.280 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-78-of-1971 / Section 14.280
Trustee; release of power to select charitable donee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Unless the creating instrument expressly provides otherwise, the trustee of a trust, all of the unexpired interests in which are devoted to 1 or more charitable purposes, may release a power to select a charitable donee.

The release of a power to select a charitable donee may apply to all or any part of the property subject to the power and may reduce or limit the public charitable organizations or classes of public charitable organizations in whose favor the power is exercisable.

A release is effected by a duly acknowledged written instrument signed by the trustee and delivered as provided in subsection (1) of section 11.

History: 1971, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.2303 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.2303
Agriculture and rural communities roundtable; participants; consultation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2303.

(1) The director shall convene an agriculture and rural communities roundtable to discuss how the laws, rules and policies administered by the department affect farmers, food processors, agribusiness, rural counties, and cities, villages, and townships in rural counties.

(2) The director shall invite at least all of the following to participate in the roundtable:

(a) Two individuals from an association representing farmers.

(b) Two individuals from an association representing food processors.

(c) Two individuals from an association representing agribusiness.

(d) One individual representing a township in a rural county.

(e) One individual representing a city or village in a rural county.

(f) One individual representing a rural county.

(3) Before extending invitations to participate in the roundtable, the director shall consult with the chairpersons of standing committees.

History: Add. 2005, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.185 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.185
Liquidated damages in case of default; actual damages; receipt of escrowed funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 85.

A provision in a purchase agreement for liquidated damages in case of default shall be limited to a reasonable percentage of the purchase price of the condominium unit. This provision shall not prevent the developer from recovering actual damages. Such an agreement shall not permit the developer to receive escrowed funds until there is a default, or until conveyance of legal or equitable title to the purchaser.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978; Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31512 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.31512
Necessity for immediate action; emergency conditions; application for permit to reconstruct failed dam.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31512.

When immediate action is necessary to protect the structural integrity of a dam, the department may issue a permit before the expiration of the 20-day period referred to in section 31511(1). This subsection does not prohibit an owner from taking action necessary to mitigate emergency conditions if imminent danger of failure exists.

A person applying for a permit to reconstruct a failed dam shall file a complete application not less than 1 year after the date of the failure. If such an application is filed more than 1 year after the date of the failure, the department shall consider the application to be an application to construct a new dam.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004