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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.1905 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.1905
Michigan natural resources trust fund board; establishment; powers and duties of transferred agency; cooperation, aid, offices, and equipment; appointment and terms of members; removal; vacancies; expenses; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1905.

(1) The Michigan natural resources trust fund board is established within the department. The board shall have the powers and duties of an agency transferred under a type I transfer pursuant to section 3 of the executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.103. The board shall be administered under the supervision department and the department shall offer its cooperation and aid to the board and shall provide suitable offices and equipment for the board.

(2) The board shall consist of 5 members. The members shall include the director or a member of the commission as determined by the commission, and 4 residents of the state to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(3) The terms of the appointive members shall be 4 years, except that of those first appointed, 1 shall be appointed for 1 year, 1 shall be appointed for 2 years, 1 shall be appointed for 3 years, and 1 shall be appointed for 4 years.

(4) The appointive members may be removed by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

(5) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments.

(6) The board may incur expenses necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this part and shall compensate its members for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their official duties.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2012, Act 619, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.522 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-120-of-1975 / Section 287.522
Administration of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

This act shall be administered by the director of the department of agriculture and rural development.

History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975; Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1707 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-24-of-2024 / Section 722.1707
Venue for adjudication of parentage.
Status: in_force

Sec. 107.

Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under this act is in the county of this state in which 1 of the following occurs:

(a) The child resides, is born, or will be born.

(b) A parent or intended parent resides.

(c) A proceeding has been commenced for administration of the estate of an individual who is or may be a parent under this act.

History: 2024, Act 24, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.542 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-391-of-1919 / Section 256.542
Garage keeper; prima facie evidence of conversion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

If any integral part, appliance or equipment, any spare tire fastened to such motor vehicle or any part, appliance or equipment locked in or to such vehicle shall be removed or shall disappear therefrom while such vehicle is so held, proof of such removal or disappearance shall be prima facie evidence of conversion by the owner or keeper of the garage or other establishment where such vehicle was so held.

History: 1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 4797; CL 1948, 256.542
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.90a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.90a
Conduct proscribed under MCL 750.81 to 750.89 as felony; intent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 90a.

If a person intentionally commits conduct proscribed under sections 81 to 89 against a pregnant individual, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years if all of the following apply:

The person intended to cause a miscarriage or stillbirth by that individual or death or great bodily harm to the embryo or fetus, or acted in wanton or willful disregard of the likelihood that the natural tendency of the person's conduct is to cause a miscarriage or stillbirth or death or great bodily harm to the embryo or fetus.

The person's conduct resulted in a miscarriage or stillbirth by that individual or death to the embryo or fetus.

History: Add. 1998, Act 238, Eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Am. 2001, Act 1, Eff. June 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4521 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4521
Judgment against corporation; dissolution; fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4521.

If a corporation has, by any misuser, nonuser, or surrender, forfeited its corporate rights, privileges and franchises, the judgment in an action for quo warranto shall oust and exclude such corporation from such corporate rights, privileges and franchises, and may dissolve the corporation. In addition to such judgment or in lieu thereof (except in case of such surrender), the court may impose a fine not exceeding $10,000.00 upon the corporation. The fine will not prevent further prosecution for any continuance or repetition of the conduct complained of.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.1108 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.1108
Definitions; R, S.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1108.

"Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969.

"State" means a state, district, territory, commonwealth, or insular possession of the United States or any area subject to the lawful authority of the United States.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.1d — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 769.1d
Expense of confinement in state institutions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1d.

The expenses of confinement of any person confined to a state hospital or other state institution as provided for in the foregoing sections and sections 22-a and 22-b of chapter 14 of this act, shall be defrayed by the state and may be recovered from such person or his estate.

History: Add. 1937, Act 196, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1937; CL 1948, 769.1d
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1453 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1453
Low income housing; criteria for determination of occupant eligibility; rental charges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.

For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the authority shall establish criteria and procedures for determining the eligibility of occupants and rental or carrying charges, including criteria and procedures with respect to periodic review of occupant incomes and periodic adjustment of rental or carrying charges.

History: 1966, Act 346, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1970, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.78 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-141-of-1939 / Section 285.78
Receipt of farm produce; acknowledgment form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

A grain dealer shall acknowledge receipt of farm produce by issuing an acknowledgment form to the depositor. The depositor or his or her authorized agent must sign the acknowledgment form if it will be used as a price later agreement, and the depositor and grain dealer are not parties to a prior written agreement governing title and delivery of the farm produce. The grain dealer shall provide a copy of the acknowledgment form to the depositor at the time the farm produce is delivered to the grain dealer.

An acknowledgment form must contain all of the following:

The name and address of the grain dealer.

The date of transfer, weight, and type of farm produce deposited.

A statement that unless the parties agree to another disposition within 30 days of the delivery to the grain dealer, the farm produce transaction is a price later agreement transaction.

Farm produce delivered to a grain dealer is in open storage, and the responsibilities of the grain dealer and depositor under an acknowledgment form are the same as if a nonnegotiable warehouse receipt had been issued for the farm produce, unless 1 of the following occurs:

The acknowledgment form satisfies the requirements applicable to a price later agreement and is signed by the depositor and grain dealer or their authorized agents.

The farm produce is sold for a set price at the time of delivery to the grain dealer or another disposition occurs.

If a grain dealer obtains farm produce from a depositor and the farm produce is not being delivered to a facility of the grain dealer, the grain dealer shall issue a temporary acknowledgment form identifying the estimated quantity, type of farm produce, grain dealer's name and address, and the name of the driver of the transporting vehicle.

A grain dealer shall record the disposition of the farm produce on the acknowledgment form unless he or she provides other settlement documentation referencing the acknowledgment form.

If a depositor deposits farm produce at a facility in the name of another grain dealer, the grain dealer in whose name the farm produce is deposited shall issue the acknowledgment form for the farm produce.

If a grain dealer's license is revoked or terminated, the grain dealer shall deliver all unused acknowledgment forms to the department.

History: 1939, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 285.78; Am. 1976, Act 259, Imd. Eff. Aug. 12, 1976; Am. 1996, Act 311, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1996; Am. 2002, Act 80, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4511 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4511
Nonprofit corporation as street railway; amendment of articles of incorporation required; provisions; adoption; filing; applicability of the nonprofit corporation act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 511.

(1) A nonprofit corporation may become a street railway under this part and acquire, own, construct, furnish, equip, complete, operate, improve, and maintain a street railway system in a city if on and after January 12, 2009 the articles of incorporation for the nonprofit corporation are amended to include all of the following provisions:

(a) A provision authorizing the name of the corporation, to include the words "rail", "railway", "street railway", "light rail", or "metro rail".

(b) A provision detailing the purposes for which the corporation is organized, which shall be limited to purposes related to acquiring, owning, constructing, furnishing, equipping, completing, operating, improving, and maintaining a street railway system.

(c) A provision indicating the city in which the street railway system will principally operate.

(2) Amendments to the articles of incorporation of a nonprofit corporation under this section shall be adopted and filed with the bureau of commercial services of the department of talent and economic development as provided under the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192.

(3) The nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192, shall apply to a street railway organized under this section unless otherwise provided in or inconsistent with this part.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.365 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-5-of-1935 / Section 3.365
Lighthouse on St. Clair flats; consideration credited to general fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The consideration received for the transfer of said property to the United States shall be credited to the general fund of the state.

History: 1935, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1935; CL 1948, 3.365
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.37 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.37
Fees for subpoenaed witnesses; fees and expenses of proceedings; issuance of subpoena.
Status: in_force

Sec. 37.

(1) Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this act shall be allowed fees at the rate fixed by law. The fees and expenses of proceedings involving disputed determinations, decisions, or notices of assessments before an administrative law judge or the Michigan compensation appellate commission shall be considered a part of the expense of administering this act.

(2) If an interested party to a hearing formally requests an administrative law judge or the Michigan compensation appellate commission to obtain a subpoena for witnesses whose evidence it considers necessary, an administrative law judge or the Michigan compensation appellate commission shall promptly issue the subpoena as provided in this act, unless the request is determined to be unreasonable.

History: 1936, Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 24, 1936; Am. 1941, Act 364, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1941; CL 1948, 421.37; Am. 1967, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1967; Am. 1977, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1977; Am. 2011, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 477.7a — MI Code / Chapter 475 / Act Act-254-of-1933 / Section 477.7a
Investigation, suspension, revision, or revocation prohibited; grounds; protest prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7a.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission shall not investigate, suspend, revise, or revoke a rate, fare, or charge proposed by a motor carrier of household goods on the grounds that the rate, fare, or charge is unreasonably high or low if all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The motor carrier of household goods notifies the commission that it wishes the commission to consider the rate, fare, or charge under this section.

(b) The rate, fare, or charge is the product of independent action on the part of the motor carrier of household goods proposing the rate, fare, or charge.

(c) The aggregate of increases and reductions in the rate, fare, or charge is not more than 20% above or below the base rate, fare, or charge in effect 1 year before the effective date of the proposed rate, fare, or charge.

(2) A motor carrier of household goods may not protest a rate, fare, or charge proposed by that motor carrier of household goods under this section.

History: Add. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.606 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.606
Delegates to fall county convention; election, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 606.

Delegates to the fall county convention shall be elected by townships and in cities by precincts and the county clerk shall notify by mail each person elected as such delegate.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1353 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-119-of-1986 / Section 257.1353
Failure to make entry in record as misdemeanor or felony; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A dealer or agent who knowingly fails to make an entry of any material matter in his or her record of transactions as required by section 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of $1,000.00, or both.

A dealer or agent who knowingly violates subsection (1) a second or subsequent time is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1986, Act 119, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.43 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.43
Assistance; periodical review, power to alter or revoke, appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

All assistance granted under this act shall be reconsidered from time to time, or as frequently as may be required by the state department. After further investigation by the county department of social welfare, the amount and manner of giving assistance may be changed, or the assistance may be withdrawn if the state department finds the recipient's circumstances have changed sufficiently to warrant such action. It shall be within the power of the state department at any time to cancel and revoke assistance for cause, and it may for cause suspend payments for assistance as it may deem proper, subject to appeal and hearing by the recipient as provided for in section 9. The provisions of this section shall be mandatory only with respect to old age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled or any other function financed in whole or in part by federal funds.

History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; CL 1948, 400.43; Am. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 42, Eff. Oct. 1, 1950; Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4210 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4210
Limited liability company; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 210.

Subject to the limitations provided in this act, any other statute of this state, or its articles of organization, a limited liability company has all powers necessary or convenient to effect any purpose for which the company is formed, including all powers granted to corporations in the business corporation act, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 2002, Act 686, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3604 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3604
Rights of depositors and creditors of closed savings bank.
Status: in_force

Sec. 604.

If a savings bank has been closed and placed in receivership, and the federal deposit insurance corporation pays or makes available for payment the insured deposit liabilities of the closed savings bank, the corporation, whether or not it has become receiver of the savings bank, subrogated to all of the rights of the owners of the deposits against the closed savings bank in the same manner and to the same extent as subrogation of the corporation is provided for in the federal reserve act, in the case of the closing of a national banking association.

The rights of depositors and other creditors of the closed savings bank shall be determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the laws of this state.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.160a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.160a
Photograph of decedent located in human grave prohibited; exceptions; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 160a.

Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not knowingly photograph or publicly display a photograph of all or a portion of a decedent located in a human grave.

Subsection (1) does not apply to a person acting pursuant to a court order, to a person who has obtained the written consent of the decedent's next of kin if the decedent's death occurred less than 100 years before the photographing or public displaying, or to a person who photographs or publicly displays a photograph described in subsection (1) for law enforcement, medical, archaeological, or scientific purposes.

As used in this section:

"Bottomlands of the Great Lakes" means bottomlands as that term is defined in section 76101 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.76101.

"Decedent" means a dead human being.

"Human grave" means any of the following:

A site in this state intended for the permanent interment of all or a portion of a decedent.

A location in this state, including the bottomlands of the Great Lakes, that contains all or a portion of a decedent who died in an accident or disaster and from which it is impracticable or not intended to remove all or a portion of the decedent. A location under this subparagraph includes a shipwreck and a site in the immediate vicinity of a shipwreck in which all or a portion of a decedent is located, and a mine or other underground location within which all or a portion of a decedent is located.

"Photograph" includes an image on videotape, motion picture or other film, or an image captured by digital means.

History: Add. 1997, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7711 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7711
Additional duties of commissioner; suspension or revocation of certificate of authority; forfeiture; appeal; judicial review; notice by liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7711.

(1) In addition to the duties enumerated elsewhere in this chapter, the commissioner shall:

(a) Upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement of the premiums in the appropriate states for each member insurer.

(b) When an impairment is declared and the amount of the impairment is determined, serve a demand upon the impaired insurer to make good the impairment within a reasonable time. Notice to the impaired insurer constitutes notice to that insurer's shareholders, if any. The failure of the insurer to promptly comply with the demand does not excuse the association from the performance of the association's powers and duties under this chapter.

(c) In a liquidation or rehabilitation proceeding involving a domestic insurer, be appointed as the liquidator or rehabilitator.

(2) In addition to the powers enumerated elsewhere in this chapter, the commissioner may suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, the certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state of a member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due or fails to comply with the plan of operation. As an alternative the commissioner may levy a forfeiture on a member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due. The forfeiture shall not exceed 5% of the unpaid assessment per month, but forfeiture shall not be less than $100.00 per month.

(3) A final action by the board of directors or the association may be appealed to the commissioner by a member insurer if the appeal is taken within 60 days of its receipt of notice of the final action being appealed. A final action or order of the commissioner is subject to judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with this state's laws applying to actions or orders of the commissioner.

(4) The liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator of an impaired insurer may notify all interested persons of the effect of this chapter.

History: Add. 1982, Act 194, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1982; Am. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990; Am. 2006, Act 671, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2028 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2028
Examination; investigation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2028.

Upon probable cause, the commissioner shall have power to examine and investigate into the affairs of a person engaged in the business of insurance in this state to determine whether the person has been or is engaged in any unfair method of competition or in any unfair or deceptive act or practice prohibited by sections 2001 to 2050.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1976, Act 273, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.841 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-305-of-2000 / Section 450.841
Signature notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath; satisfaction of requirement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.

History: 2000, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 101.10 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 101.10
Special assessments for construction of sewers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Special assessments for the construction of sewers shall be made in the manner provided in this act for making special assessments.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3164; CL 1915, 3078; CL 1929, 2002; CL 1948, 101.10; Am. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974