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Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.23a — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 710.23a
Direct placement by parent or guardian of child for adoption; temporary placement; formal placement; selection by parent or guardian not delegated; information to be provided by prospective adoptive parent, adoption attorney, or child placing agency; placement of child with stepparent or relative; attendance of child at hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23a.

(1) A parent or guardian having legal and physical custody of a child may make a direct placement of the child for adoption by making a temporary placement under section 23d of this chapter or a formal placement under section 51 of this chapter. A temporary placement becomes a formal placement when the court orders the termination of the rights of the parent or parents or the guardian and approves placement under section 51 of this chapter. A formal placement under section 51 of this chapter is not required to be preceded by a temporary placement.

(2) A parent or guardian shall personally select a prospective adoptive parent in a direct placement. The selection shall not be delegated.

(3) In a direct placement the prospective adoptive parent, an adoption attorney, or a child placing agency shall provide information about a prospective adoptive parent to the parent or guardian before placement. This information shall include the specific information contained in a preplacement assessment as described in section 23f of this chapter, and may include additional information requested by the parent or guardian. The information does not have to include identifying information described in section 27(3) of this chapter. The parent or guardian and the prospective adoptive parent shall determine whether to exchange identifying information and whether to meet each other.

(4) A parent or guardian having legal and physical custody of a child may make a formal placement of the child for adoption under section 51 of this chapter with a stepparent or a relative.

(5) The court may allow the child to attend his or her adoption hearing held under this act.

History: Add. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Am. 1994, Act 373, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 487, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.34a — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-234-of-1925 / Section 120.34a
Port districts coterminous with cities and townships; powers of local governing bodies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34a.

In construing this act, port districts coterminous with a city or township shall follow the same procedure, as near as may be, substituting the local governing body and local officers where applicable for the board of supervisors and county officials, shall enjoy the same powers and be subject to the same conditions as set forth for county port districts, and port districts coterminous with 2 or more cities or townships shall in the same manner follow the same procedure, as near as may be, shall enjoy the same powers and be subject to the same conditions as set forth for port districts coterminous with 2 or more counties.

History: Add. 1960, Act 40, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.339d — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-287-of-1969 / Section 287.339d
Report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9d.

No later than 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section and annually thereafter until September 30, 2019, the department shall prepare and submit a report to the senate and house standing committees on appropriations. The report required under this section shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

(a) The number of registrations issued to large-scale dog breeding kennels under section 6(3).

(b) The approximate number of breeding animals housed at each large-scale dog breeding kennel described in subdivision (a).

(c) The number of inspections of large-scale dog breeding kennels performed by the department or a partner of the department.

(d) The number of complaints received regarding large-scale dog breeding kennels.

(e) The number of pending or assessed penalties arising from the complaints described in subdivision (d).

(f) Recommendations regarding all of the following:

( i ) Department staffing levels.

( ii ) Annual registration fees for large-scale dog breeding kennels.

( iii ) Best practices for working with partners to assist in identifying and resolving noncompliant large-scale dog breeding kennels.

History: Add. 2016, Act 392, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.6 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-66-of-1933 / Section 550.6
Suits against insurance companies; statute of limitations, extension.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

During the period of any such calamity or emergency no suit at law or in equity shall be commenced or brought on for hearing, in any court of this state, for the enforcement of demands upon or against any insurance company when the payment thereof has been prohibited, suspended, or otherwise regulated by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to this act, nor shall proceedings be taken in any such court or by the state treasurer to satisfy any judgment obtained by any policyholder, or his assignee in any proceeding had or taken to enforce said demands. The commissioner of insurance may intervene in any such suit or proceeding by virtue of his office, and he or the defendant company may plead this statute and any regulation or order made pursuant thereto, in temporary bar or stay of any such action or proceeding. The period of such emergency shall be added to any statute limiting the time for commencement of any action to enforce such policy rights, or the issuance of the writ of execution or other mandatory writ enforcing such rights.

History: 1933, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1933; CL 1948, 550.6
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2468 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2468
Extension of voting trust agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 468.

(1) At any time within the 12-month period before the expiration of the original term of a voting trust agreement under section 466 or an extension of a voting trust agreement under this section, 1 or more beneficiaries of the voting trust, by written agreement and with written consent of the voting trustees, may extend the duration of the voting trust agreement with regard to the shares or memberships subject to their beneficial interest for an additional period that does not exceed 10 years. Before expiration of the original term of a voting trust agreement under section 466 or an extension of a voting trust agreement under this section, if the voting trustees file in the registered office of the corporation an executed counterpart of an extension agreement and of their consent to the extension, the term of the voting trust agreement is extended for the period described in the extension agreement. An extension agreement does not affect the rights or obligations of persons that are not parties to the extension agreement.

(2) If the term of an extension agreement described in subsection (1) or a voting trust agreement that otherwise meets the requirements of this act is more than 10 years, the voting trust agreement or extension agreement is valid for a period of 10 years from the date of its commencement and becomes inoperative at the end of that 10-year period unless extended under subsection (1).

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2205 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2205
Issuance of child-support order; continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; modification; recognition of jurisdiction of another state; ex parte order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 205.

(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child-support order if the order is the controlling order and either of the following applies:

(a) At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued.

(b) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

(2) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child-support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if either of the following applies:

(a) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least 1 of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(b) Its order is not the controlling order.

(3) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child-support order according to the uniform interstate family support act or a law substantially similar to that act that modifies a child-support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.

(4) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child-support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.

(5) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.324 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-5-of-1917 / Section 397.324
Library bonds; vote; issuance; subject to revised municipal finance act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

If at an election a majority of the qualified electors present and voting upon the proposition vote in favor of the loan, the bonds shall be issued by the township board of the township or the village council or board of trustees of the village, as the case may be. Bonds issued under this act are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

History: 1917, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 1917; CL 1929, 8091; CL 1948, 397.324; Am. 2002, Act 332, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.65 — MI Code / Chapter 474 / Act Act-295-of-1976 / Section 474.65
Modernization, rehabilitation, rebuilding, and relocation of rail property; maintenance and improvements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The department may spend sums appropriated and other available funds for the construction, modernization, rehabilitation, rebuilding, and relocation of rail property and may perform or contract for maintenance or improvements on rail property owned by the state, a person, a public or private corporation, a local or regional transportation authority, a local governmental unit, a private carrier, a group of rail users, or a combination of these entities, including, but not limited to, a street railway, as is necessary in the public interest as determined by the department.

History: 1976, Act 295, Eff. Nov. 15, 1976; Am. 1984, Act 210, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1984; Am. 2008, Act 488, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.311 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-85-of-2017 / Section 780.311
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "law enforcement body-worn camera privacy act".

History: 2017, Act 85, Eff. Jan. 8, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.252 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-13-of-1882-Ex-Sess- / Section 456.252
Vault associations; articles of association, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The articles of association shall contain:

First, The full names of the persons associating in the first instance, and the place of residence of each person,

Second, The name of such corporation, and the place where its office for the transaction of business is located and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years,

Third, The object for which it is organized,

Fourth, The number and names of its trustees, if any, and regular officers, and the time and place of holding its annual meeting,

Fifth, The terms and conditions of membership therein,

Sixth, Amount of capital stock, number of shares, by whom taken, value of each share, and amount paid in on each share.

History: 1882, Ex. Sess., Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1882; How. 4789b; CL 1897, 8414; CL 1915, 11201; CL 1929, 10476; CL 1948, 456.252
Mich. Comp. Laws § 762.15 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 762.15
Applicability to individuals over fourteen.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

This chapter also applies to an individual over 14 years of age whose jurisdiction has been waived under section 27 of chapter IV.

History: Add. 1966, Act 301, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Am. 1993, Act 293, Eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16178 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16178
Examinations, investigations, or evaluations to determine qualifications of applicants; passing national or regional examination; reexamination; notice of examination or evaluation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16178.

Unless otherwise necessary for a board to fulfill national or regional testing requirements, the department shall conduct examinations or other evaluations necessary to determine qualifications of applicants for initial licensure or registration at least annually and may conduct other investigations or evaluations necessary to determine the qualifications of applicants. A board may accept passing a national or regional examination developed for use in the United States for the purpose of meeting a state board examination or a part thereof.

An individual who fails to pass a required examination may be reexamined to the extent and in a manner determined by the board.

The department shall give public notice of the time and place of a required regular initial licensure or registration examination or evaluation in a manner it considers best not less than 90 days before the date of the examination or evaluation.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.64 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-259-of-1982 / Section 12.64
Act as contract with holders of obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

This act shall be deemed a contract with the holders from time to time of obligations of this state.

History: 1982, Act 259, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.745 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-186-of-1973 / Section 205.745
Entering order or decision; appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 45.

An order or decision may be entered by a member of the tribunal upon written consent of the parties filed in the proceeding or stated in the record. The order or decision is not appealable and has like effect as an order or decision in a contested hearing.

History: 1973, Act 186, Eff. July 1, 1974; Am. 1980, Act 437, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1023 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-75-of-1974 / Section 390.1023
Certain degrees excluded from computation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A degree earned in a program with respect to which state reimbursement other than that established by this act is granted to an independent nonprofit institution is excluded from computation under section 1.

A degree conferred by an institution whose primary purpose is to prepare students for ordination or appointment as a member of the clergy of a church, denomination, or religious association, order, or sect is excluded from computation under section 1.

History: 1974, Act 75, Imd. Eff. Apr. 4, 1974; Am. 1980, Act 384, Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1984, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1984; Am. 2004, Act 145, Imd. Eff. June 15, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 433.353 — MI Code / Chapter 433 / Act Act-57-of-1974 / Section 433.353
Loft of carrier or racing pigeons; erection and maintenance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A person to whom the department has issued a carrier pigeon permit may erect and maintain a loft of carrier or racing pigeons in the city, village, township, or county.

History: 1974, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.248 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.248
Making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting public record; intent; felony; penalty; exception; venue; "distributed ledger technology" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 248.

(1) A person who falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits a public record, or a certificate, return, or attestation of a clerk of a court, register of deeds, notary public, township clerk, or any other public officer, in relation to a matter in which the certificate, return, or attestation may be received as legal proof, or a charter, will, testament, bond, writing obligatory, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, bill of lading, bill of exchange, promissory note, or an order, acquittance of discharge for money or other property, or a waiver, release, claim or demand, or an acceptance of a bill of exchange, or indorsement, or assignment of a bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of money, or an accountable receipt for money, goods, or other property with intent to injure or defraud another person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 14 years.

(2) This section does not apply to a scrivener's error.

(3) This section applies to a person that accomplishes a violation of subsection (1) by altering a record made utilizing distributed ledger technology.

(4) The venue in a prosecution under this section may be in the county in which the forgery was performed; in a county in which a false, forged, altered, or counterfeit record, instrument, or other writing is uttered and published with intent to injure or defraud; or in the county in which the rightful property owner resides.

(5) As used in this section, "distributed ledger technology" means any distributed ledger protocol and supporting infrastructure, including blockchain, that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger, whether use of the ledger is public or private, permissioned or permissionless, and that may include the use of electronic currencies or electronic tokens as a medium of electronic exchange.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.248; Am. 1964, Act 101, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1967, Act 64, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991; Am. 2008, Act 378, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008; Am. 2011, Act 206, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Am. 2019, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 19, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.524 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-5-of-1956 / Section 730.524
Attorney fees taxable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

In all cases of contested trials, where an appearance has been entered by an attorney in behalf of the opposite party, the prevailing party, if he be the plaintiff and was represented by a regularly licensed attorney, shall be entitled to tax the sum of $10.00 in case of rendition of a judgment of $300.00 or under, $15.00 in the case of rendition of a judgment of over $300.00 but not more than $500.00, and $25.00 in case of rendition of a judgment of over $500.00; and if the defendant is the prevailing party, he shall be entitled to tax the sum of $10.00 in case the plaintiff sought in his pleadings to recover a judgment of $300.00 or less, $15.00 in case the plaintiff sought in his pleadings to recover a judgment of over $300.00 but not more than $500.00, and $25.00 if the plaintiff in his pleadings sought to recover a judgment of over $500.00, as an attorney fee.

History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 101.17 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 101.17
Public sewers; ordinances for protection and control.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The council may enact such ordinances as may be necessary for the protection and control of the public drains and sewers, and to carry into effect the powers herein conferred in respect to drainage of the city.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3171; CL 1915, 3085; CL 1929, 2009; CL 1948, 101.17
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.503 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.503
Michigan military act; intent, construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

It is the intent of this act and other acts of this state affecting the Michigan national guard, the Michigan defense force and the unorganized militia to conform to applicable acts and regulations of the United States. The laws of this state shall be construed to effect this intent, and anything to the contrary shall be held to be null and void as long as the subject matter shall have been acted upon by the United States. Upon any subject not acted upon with reference to these matters by the United States, any law or regulation of this state shall be in full force and effect.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26338 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-522-of-1996 / Section 333.26338
Conveyance of assets; liens, claims, or interests.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Except for taxes otherwise imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state, the conveyance of assets permitted under this act is free and clear of any liens, claims, or interests of the state or of a person claiming through or under the state.

History: 1996, Act 522, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.543 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-116-of-1889 / Section 457.543
Property; holding, disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Every corporation formed pursuant to the provisions of this act, may take and hold personal and real property, so far as may be necessary for the proper purposes of the organization, not exceeding 50,000 dollars in amount, and convey, dispose of and deal with the same as it may from time to time determine by a 2/3 vote of members present at any regular meeting and voting thereon at any annual meeting or at any special meeting called especially for that purpose.

History: 1889, Act 116, Eff. Oct. 2, 1889; How. 4577c; CL 1897, 8068; CL 1915, 10542; CL 1929, 10747; CL 1948, 457.543
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.613b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.613b
School crossing guard; stationing; time period; color and design of outer vest; stopping vehicular traffic with hand held stop sign; authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 613b.

When assigned, a school crossing guard shall be stationed at a school crossing during time periods established jointly by the superintendent of the school district and the head of the law enforcement agency having immediate jurisdiction.

While on duty, a school crossing guard shall wear an outer vest of a color and design which conforms with the standards of the manual of uniform traffic control devices provided for in section 608.

A school crossing guard while on duty at a school crossing shall when necessary stop vehicular traffic. This shall be done by use of a hand held stop sign which conforms to the standards for the sign in the manual of uniform traffic control devices or as approved by the department of state highways and transportation. School crossing guards shall have the authority only at their assigned crossings and only during their assigned duty times.

History: Add. 1978, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1978