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Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.468a — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-256-of-2011 / Section 28.468a
Citation for serious violation; fine; prosecution; payment of civil fines to department; collection proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18a.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person that receives a citation for a serious violation, an order issued under this act, or a rule promulgated under this act shall be assessed a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each violation.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person that receives a citation for a violation of this act that is not a serious violation may be assessed a civil fine of not more than $500.00 for each violation.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to violations for which a specific civil fine is provided by this act.

(4) The state fire marshal may request that the prosecuting attorney for the county in which a violation of this act occurred issue a complaint and request a warrant for the prosecution of an individual who commits a criminal violation of this act.

(5) A civil fine ordered under this act shall be paid to the department within 15 working days after the date the civil fine is ordered, not subject to further review, and credited to the fireworks safety fund.

(6) The department of treasury shall institute proceedings to collect any civil fines ordered but not paid under this act.

History: Add. 2012, Act 257, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 65, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 634, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712B.5 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712B.5
Best interests of child; duties of courts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

In Indian child custody proceedings, the best interests of the Indian child shall be determined, in consultation with the Indian child's tribe, in accordance with the Indian child welfare act, and the policy specified in this section. Courts shall do both of the following:

(a) Protect the best interests of Indian children and promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families.

(b) Ensure that the department uses practices, in accordance with the Indian child welfare act, this chapter, and other applicable law, that are designed to prevent the voluntary or involuntary out-of-home care placement of Indian children and, when an out-of-home care placement, adoptive placement, or preadoptive placement is necessary, place an Indian child in a placement that reflects the unique values of the Indian child's tribal culture and that is best able to assist the Indian child in establishing, developing, and maintaining a political, cultural, and social relationship with the Indian child's tribe and tribal community.

History: Add. 2012, Act 565, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1852 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-52-of-2025 / Section 691.1852
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) As used in this act:

(a) "Goods or services" does not include the creation, dissemination, exhibition, or advertisement or similar promotion of a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, or artistic work.

(b) "Governmental unit" means a public corporation or government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.

(c) "Person" means an individual, estate, trust, partnership, business or nonprofit entity, governmental unit, or other legal entity.

(d) "Eligible cause of action" means a cause of action asserted after the effective date of this act in a civil action against a person based on any of the following:

( i ) A communication by the person in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding.

( ii ) A communication by the person on an issue under consideration or review in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding.

( iii ) The person's exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition the government for a redress of grievances, or the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the state constitution of 1963 on a matter of public concern.

(2) An otherwise eligible cause of action is not an eligible cause of action if 1 or more of the following apply:

(a) It is against a person primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods or services if the cause of action arises out of a communication related to the person's sale or lease of the goods or services.

(b) It arises from a claim by an individual for the violation of any of the following:

( i ) The Elliott-Larsen civil rights act, 1976 PA 453, MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804.

( ii ) The persons with disabilities civil rights act, 1976 PA 220, MCL 37.1101 to 37.1607.

( iii ) The whistleblowers' protection act, 1980 PA 469, MCL 15.361 to 15.369.

( iv ) The worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941.

( v ) The freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

( vi ) Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964, 42 USC 2000e to 2000e-17, including, but not limited to, the pregnancy discrimination act, 42 USC 2000e(k).

( vii ) Title IX of the education amendments of 1972, 20 USC 1681 to 1689.

( viii ) The age discrimination in employment act of 1967, 29 USC 621 to 634.

( ix ) The Americans with disabilities act of 1990, Public Law 101-336.

( x ) The family and medical leave act of 1993, Public Law 103-3.

( xi ) The fair labor standards act of 1938, 29 USC 201 to 219.

History: 2025, Act 52, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.76 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-344-of-1945 / Section 125.76
Acquisition of property; jurisdiction of public agencies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

After the acquisition of the real property, such property as will be used by public agencies shall be transferred to or placed under the jurisdiction of the appropriate public agencies for public use as defined in this act. The remainder of the land which, in accordance with the development plan, is to be devoted to private uses shall be sold, leased or exchanged to corporations, companies or individuals, or to urban redevelopment corporations whose use of such property shall be in accordance with the limitations and conditions provided in the development plan.

Any such sale, lease or exchange may be made without public bidding but only after public hearing by the local legislative body upon the proposed sale, lease or exchange and the provisions thereof. The sale, lease or exchange shall be under terms and conditions fixed by the local legislative body and shall contain provisions that the development plan for the property shall be carried out.

History: 1945, Act 344, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1945; CL 1948, 125.76
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.53519 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.53519
Revenue; fees; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53519.

(1) Revenue from registered forester fees under section 53509 shall be deposited in the forest development fund.

(2) The state treasurer shall promptly transfer to the forest development fund the fund balance from registered forester fees in the licensing and regulation fund created in section 3 of the state license fee act, 1979 PA 152, MCL 338.2203.

History: Add. 2018, Act 116, Eff. July 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2474 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-173-of-1992 / Section 125.2474
Special assessment as lien.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

From the date of confirmation of the roll, special assessments contained in a special assessment roll, including any part of a special assessment deferred as to payment, are a lien upon the respective parcels of land assessed. The lien shall be of the same character and effect as the lien created for township taxes and shall include accrued interest and penalties. A judgment or any act of the authority board vacating a special assessment does not destroy or impair the lien of the authority upon the premises assessed for the amount of the assessment as may be equitably charged against the premises, or as by a regular mode of proceeding might be lawfully assessed on the premises.

History: 1992, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.27a — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 710.27a
Statement consenting to or denying release of identifying information; statement providing notice that former parent deceased; statement releasing adult former sibling's name and address; presumption of release of certain identifying information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27a.

(1) A former parent, including a former parent whose parental rights were terminated under chapter XII of this act, may file with the central adoption registry a statement consenting to or denying the release of the identifying information about that parent specified in section 27(3)(b) and (c). The consent or denial may be filed, updated, or revoked at any time.

(2) An adult former sibling may file a statement with the central adoption registry providing notice that a former parent is deceased. A copy of the former parent's death certificate or other evidence of the former parent's death shall be attached to the statement.

(3) An adult former sibling who knows the birth name of an adoptee may file with the central adoption registry a statement consenting to the release of the adult former sibling's name and address to the adult adoptee. The statement may be filed, updated, or revoked at any time.

(4) At the time of termination of parental rights under this chapter or chapter XIIA, the court shall inform each parent of the provisions described in this section and sections 27b, 68, 68a, and 68b. The court shall inform each parent that the parent's consent to the release of identifying information about that parent specified in section 27(3)(b) and (c) shall be presumed unless the parent files a statement with the central adoption registry denying the release of the information about that parent. The court shall explain the parent's right to file, update, or revoke the denial at any time, and shall provide each parent with the forms prescribed under section 27b.

History: Add. 1994, Act 208, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Am. 2012, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.75 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-344-of-1945 / Section 125.75
Rehabilitation of blighted areas; acquisition of property; proceedings under power of eminent domain; condemnation; dispossession.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) For the accomplishment of the purposes of this act, the municipality shall acquire fee simple title in real property by purchase, gift, or exchange, and may acquire under this act title to blighted property by condemnation. The municipality shall then apply that blighted property acquired by condemnation under this act and other real property acquired by other means to the expressed purposes of this act.

(2) By authority of this act for blighted property, or by authority of other state law authorizing the condemnation of property for other public uses, the local legislative body may institute and prosecute proceedings under the power of eminent domain in accordance with the state constitution of 1963 and the laws of the state or provisions of any local charter relative to condemnation. A resident owner in a development area may not be dispossessed after condemnation under the provisions of this act until other adequate housing accommodations are available, to the people displaced.

History: 1945, Act 344, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1945; Am. 1947, Act 237, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 125.75; Am. 1957, Act 296, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 2006, Act 677, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.605 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.605
Circuit court; original jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 605.

Circuit courts have original jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil claims and remedies, except where exclusive jurisdiction is given in the constitution or by statute to some other court or where the circuit courts are denied jurisdiction by the constitution or statutes of this state.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9229 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9229
Violation as misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9229.

A person who violates this part or a rule promulgated under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.29 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-156-of-1851 / Section 46.29
Board of supervisors; orders, resolutions and determinations; recording.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

Every order, resolution and determination of such board of supervisors, made in pursuance of this act, shall be recorded in the records of such board, and signed by the chairman and clerk of such board.

History: 1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851; CL 1857, 363; CL 1871, 495; How. 501; CL 1897, 2502; CL 1915, 2292; CL 1929, 1151; CL 1948, 46.29
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3959 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3959
Subsequent administration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3959.

(1) The court may reopen an estate if either of the following applies:

(a) Estate property is discovered after an estate is settled and either the personal representative is discharged or 1 year has expired after a closing statement is filed.

(b) There is other good cause to reopen a previously administered estate, including an estate administratively closed, on petition of an interested person and notice as the court directs.

(2) The court may appoint the same or a successor personal representative to administer the subsequently discovered estate. If a new appointment is made, unless the court orders otherwise, the provisions of this act apply as appropriate. A claim previously barred must not be asserted in the subsequent administration.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1001 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1001
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan code of military justice of 1980".

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.8 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.8
Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The business which a board or commission created pursuant to this act, or a body of special commissioners appointed pursuant to this act, may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board, commission, or body of special commissioners held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a board, commission, or advisory committee created pursuant to this act, or a commissioner appointed pursuant to this act, in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1978, Act 235, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16206 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16206
Electronic continuing education tracking system; agreement with nongovernmental entity; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16206.

(1) The department may enter into an agreement with an entity that is not an agency of a state or the federal government to provide an electronic continuing education tracking system that provides an electronic record of the continuing education courses, classes, or programs completed by all of the individuals who are licensed or registered under this article. All of the following apply to an electronic system provided by an agreement under this subsection:

(a) All continuing education tracking provided by the system must accurately reflect the continuing education requirements under this article and rules promulgated under this article.

(b) A confirmation of completion of continuing education requirements generated by the system is considered verification of completion of those requirements for renewal of a license or registration and for purposes of any audit of licensees or registrants conducted by the department.

(c) The system must provide access to continuing education information about an individual who is licensed or registered under this article to the individual, to the appropriate board for the individual's health profession, and to the department.

(2) The department shall promulgate any rules it considers appropriate to implement and administer this section.

History: Add. 2016, Act 29, Eff. June 6, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.27 — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.27
Adoption of budget by township board; resolution; appropriation; tax levy; limitation; separate appropriation for fire and police departments; tax collection; interim budget.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, prior to the commencement of the fiscal year, the township board shall, by resolution, adopt the budget for the next fiscal year, make an appropriation of the money needed for township purposes, and provide for a levy of taxes upon real and personal property. If a township operates on a calendar year budget cycle, a public hearing on the proposed budget shall be held not later than December 15 and adopted not later than December 31, in the year preceding the calendar year covered by the budget.

The levy allowed under subsection (1) shall not exceed 1/10 of 1% of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation within the limits of a village located within the township and 1/2 of 1% of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the balance of the township. The electors of a charter township may increase the tax levy limitation not to exceed a total of 1% of the assessed valuation of all real and personal property in the township for a period not to exceed 20 years at 1 time.

If a township has 1 or more villages that maintain either or both a fire department or a police department, the expense of a township fire department or police department shall be appropriated separately from the other expenses of the township and a tax levy for these expenses shall not be spread upon the township assessment roll against the property, either real or personal, located in these villages.

The adoption of the resolution under this section is the final authority for the township supervisor to spread any approved levies upon the tax roll for the current year and to include the amount of each levy in his or her warrant to the township treasurer. The township treasurer shall collect and return the warrant as provided under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157.

Within 60 days after the incorporation of a township as a charter township under this act, the township board shall, by resolution, adopt an interim budget until the commencement of the next fiscal year and make an appropriation from the funds and assets of the township available for these purposes.

History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 42.27; Am. 1949, Act 70, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1953, Act 188, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1976, Act 90, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1988, Act 82, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988; Am. 2003, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.957 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-424-of-1984 / Section 445.957
Prohibited requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A lessor shall not require any of the following:

(a) The purchase of insurance by the lessee from the lessor of a leased item.

(b) A payment that is in excess or in addition to a normal periodic payment and that is required in order to purchase a leased item at the conclusion of the periodic payments necessary to acquire ownership.

(c) A penalty for early termination of a rental-purchase agreement or for the return of an item at any point.

(d) A processing fee of any sort.

(e) A fee for in-home collection of a payment unless the lessee has expressly agreed to the fee and the amount of the fee is disclosed.

(f) A periodic payment or late fee for a rental period beginning after the lessee has returned or surrendered the leased property to the lessor or the lessor's agent.

(g) Any charge or fee for reinstatement of the rental-purchase agreement in addition to or in excess of those expressly permitted in section 8.

History: 1984, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 2012, Act 584, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.29215 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-220-of-2020 / Section 333.29215
Documentation of registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 215.

The department shall issue a document to a grower that evidences the granting of a registration.

History: 2020, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.364 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-223-of-1976 / Section 18.364
Subrogation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Acceptance of an award made pursuant to this act shall subrogate the state, to the extent of the award, to any right or right of action accruing to the claimant or the victim to recover payments on account of losses resulting from the crime with respect to which the award is made.

History: 1976, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977