FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.120a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.120a
Willfully attempting to influence juror by intimidation or other improper means; retaliating against person for having performed duties as juror; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 120a.

A person who willfully attempts to influence the decision of a juror in any case by argument or persuasion, other than as part of the proceedings in open court in the trial of the case, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

A person who willfully attempts to influence the decision of a juror in any case by intimidation, other than as part of the proceedings in open court in the trial of the case, is guilty of a crime as follows:

Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

If the intimidation is committed in a criminal case for which the maximum term of imprisonment for the violation is more than 10 years, or the violation is punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.

If the intimidation involved committing or attempting to commit a crime or a threat to kill or injure any person or to cause property damage, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.

Subsections (1) and (2) do not prohibit any deliberating juror from attempting to influence other members of the same jury by any proper means.

A person who retaliates, attempts to retaliate, or threatens to retaliate against another person for having performed his or her duties as a juror is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both. As used in this subsection, "retaliate" means any of the following:

Committing or attempting to commit a crime against any person.

Threatening to kill or injure any person or threatening to cause property damage.

This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law including any violation of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this section.

The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed for violating subsection (2) or (4) to be served consecutively to a term of imprisonment imposed for any other violation of law including any violation of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this section.

History: Add. 1955, Act 88, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955; Am. 2000, Act 450, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2003, Act 280, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.117 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.117
Contested election; commissioners, compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 117.

The compensation of the commissioners herein provided for shall be fixed by the supreme court and such court shall allow such traveling and personal expenses of such commissioners as it may deem proper. All allowances to commissioners shall be taxed by the court as costs in the proceeding.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 11.22 — MI Code / Chapter 11 / Act Act-144-of-1995 / Section 11.22
Methods of payment; authorization of immediate transfer of funds; verification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Alternative methods of payment shall include, but not be limited to, a credit or debit card, an electronic funds transfer, a negotiable instrument or other instrument, device, or means that authorizes the immediate transfer of funds. Each transaction through an alternative method of payment shall be verified by the secretary of state with the financial institution for approval of credit authorization.

History: 1995, Act 144, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.980 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-8-of-1955 / Section 35.980
Application for payment; wilful falsification, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Any person who shall wilfully make a false statement in the application for benefits under the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof may be punished by confinement in the state prison of southern Michigan at Jackson for a period of not less than 1 year or more than 3 years.

History: 1955, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.328 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-317-of-1968 / Section 15.328
Other laws superseded; local ordinances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

It is the intention that this act shall constitute the sole law in this state and shall supersede all other acts in respect to conflicts of interest relative to public contracts, involving public servants other than members of the legislature and state officers, including but not limited to section 30 of 1851 PA 156, MCL 46.30. This act does not prohibit a unit of local government from adopting an ordinance or enforcing an existing ordinance relating to conflict of interest in subjects other than public contracts involving public servants.

History: 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968; Am. 1997, Act 145, Eff. Mar. 2, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17739 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17739
Pharmacy technician; functions; licensure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17739.

(1) An individual who performs any of the following functions is considered to be serving as a pharmacy technician and, except as otherwise provided in this part, is required to be licensed under this part as a pharmacy technician:

(a) Assisting in the dispensing process.

(b) Handling transfer of prescriptions, except controlled substances prescriptions.

(c) Compounding drugs.

(d) Preparing or mixing intravenous drugs for injection into a human patient.

(e) Contacting prescribers concerning prescription drug order clarification, which does not include drug regimen review or clinical or therapeutic interpretation.

(f) Receiving verbal orders for prescription drugs, except orders for controlled substances.

(g) Subject to section 16215, performing any other functions authorized under rules promulgated by the department in consultation with the board.

(2) A pharmacy or dispensing prescriber that utilizes the services of a pharmacy technician shall ensure that all of the following requirements, as applicable, are met:

(a) The pharmacy technician is licensed or otherwise authorized to serve as a pharmacy technician under this part.

(b) The pharmacy technician only performs the activities or functions that he or she is licensed or otherwise authorized to perform under this part or rules promulgated under this part.

(c) Except for a remote pharmacy or as otherwise provided by rule promulgated by the department in consultation with the board, the pharmacy technician only performs the activities or functions described in subdivision (b) under the supervision and personal charge of the pharmacist or dispensing prescriber.

History: Add. 2014, Act 285, Eff. Dec. 22, 2014; Am. 2020, Act 4, Eff. Apr. 26, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26333b — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-522-of-1996 / Section 333.26333b
Michigan biologic products commission; transfer to Michigan department of community health as type I transfer; membership; designation of chairperson; powers and duties of commission; reimbursement; bylaws; quorum; voting; meetings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3b.

Effective February 17, 1998, the Michigan biologic products commission, established by Executive Order 1995-25, is transferred to the Michigan department of community health as a type I transfer. As used in this subsection, "type I transfer" means that term as defined in section 3 of the executive organization act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.103.

The commission consists of 3 voting members appointed by the governor who are not employees of the institute and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall designate 1 of the appointed members to serve as chair of the commission. The chair of the commission also serves in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

The commission has the powers, duties, and responsibilities prescribed in Executive Order 1995-25, and shall operate pursuant to and in accordance with Executive Order 1995-25.

The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses pursuant to the standard travel regulations of the department of management and budget.

The commission may promulgate bylaws governing the organization and procedures of the commission. A majority of the members serving constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, notwithstanding the existence of 1 or more vacancies on the commission. The commission shall approve a final action of the commission by a majority vote of the members. A member of the commission must be present at a meeting of the commission in order to vote, either in person or by amplified telephone equipment.

The commission shall meet at the call of the chair and as otherwise provided in the commission's bylaws. The commission may meet at any location within the state. A meeting of the commission is subject to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. The commission may make inquiries, conduct studies and investigations, hold hearings, and receive comments from the public.

History: Add. 1998, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 17, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.177 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-368-of-1925 / Section 247.177
Trespass action; trial and appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Either party may appeal to the circuit court of the proper county in the same manner that appeals are taken from justices' courts in other cases, but in case of an appeal taken by the commissioner or commissioners, he or they shall not be required to pay the costs or furnish an appeal bond. In case of such appeal, trial shall be had on the issue joined in the justice court, and in case of a judgment in any court against the commissioner or commissioners no execution shall issue, but the judgment shall be certified to the proper supervisor and the amount thereof assessed and collected as in case of judgments against townships and counties.

History: 1925, Act 368, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4047; CL 1948, 247.177
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.2206 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-152-of-1979 / Section 338.2206
Late renewal fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The department shall charge a $20.00 late renewal fee if a person fails to renew a license or registration on or before the expiration date prescribed by the department by rule as authorized under the occupational code.

History: Add. 1988, Act 461, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 1999, Act 171, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1802 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1802
Establishment of financial liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 802.

Financial liability for services provided to an individual by the department or by community mental health services programs is hereby established as provided in this chapter.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1347 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1347
Employee of Michigan high school athletic association; entitlement to benefits preserved; limited membership; continued service; eligibility for retirement benefits; election; termination of employment; computation of retirement allowance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47.

An employee of the Michigan high school athletic association who is a member on December 31, 1987 shall have his or her entitlement to benefits from the retirement system preserved as those benefits exist on December 31, 1987. That employee shall retain a limited membership in the retirement system as provided in this section.

The employee's continued service with the Michigan high school athletic association is service in the retirement system for the purpose of determining the employee's eligibility for retirement benefits that are dependent upon a specified period of total service or upon the attainment of a specified age while in service, or both. Notwithstanding section 81a(1)(c), the employee shall be eligible to retire under section 81a after December 31, 1987, if all the other requirements of that section are met.

The employee shall be eligible to elect to receive his or her retirement allowance under section 85 if all the requirements of that section are met. The employee shall also be eligible to elect the option provided in section 85(1)(b) and nominate a retirement allowance beneficiary as specified in section 85(3) if all the other requirements of section 89 are met. If a Michigan high school athletic association employee has met all age and service requirements for a retirement allowance as of December 31, 1987, the employee is eligible for benefits under section 85 as of December 31, 1987.

If the employee terminates his or her employment with the Michigan high school athletic association with a retirement allowance payable under the retirement system, the computation of the retirement allowance shall be based upon all of the following:

The employee's credited service as of December 31, 1987.

The employee's final average compensation before January 1, 1988, as determined under section 4, or, the average of the employee's annual compensation immediately before January 1, 1988 if the employee's total credited service is less than 5 years.

History: Add. 1987, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987; Am. 1989, Act 194, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.8107 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.8107
“Appropriate person” defined; effectiveness of indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8107.

"Appropriate person" means 1 or more of the following:

With respect to an indorsement, the person specified by a security certificate or by an effective special indorsement to be entitled to the security.

With respect to an instruction, the registered owner of an uncertificated security.

With respect to an entitlement order, the entitlement holder.

If the person designated in subdivision (a), (b), or (c) is deceased, the designated person's successor taking under other law or the designated person's personal representative acting for the estate of the decedent.

If the person designated in subdivision (a), (b), or (c) lacks capacity, the designated person's guardian, conservator, or other similar representative who has power under other law to transfer the security or financial asset.

An indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is effective if 1 or more of the following are true:

It is made by the appropriate person.

It is made by a person who has power under the law of agency to transfer the security or financial asset on behalf of the appropriate person, including, in the case of an instruction or entitlement order, a person who has control under section 8106(3)(b) or (4)(b).

The appropriate person has ratified the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order or is otherwise precluded from asserting its ineffectiveness.

An indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by a representative is effective even if either of the following applies:

The representative has failed to comply with a controlling instrument or with the law of the state having jurisdiction of the representative relationship, including any law requiring the representative to obtain court approval of the transaction.

The representative's action in making the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order or using the proceeds of the transaction is otherwise a breach of duty.

If a security is registered in the name of or specially indorsed to a person described as a representative, or if a securities account is maintained in the name of a person described as a representative, an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by the person is effective even though the person is no longer serving in the described capacity.

Effectiveness of an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is determined as of the date the indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is made, and an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order does not become ineffective by reason of any later change of circumstances.

History: Add. 1964, Act 250, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1987, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1987; Am. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2318 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2318
Authority of state tribunal to obtain or respond to discovery.
Status: in_force

Sec. 318.

A tribunal of this state may do the following:

(a) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery.

(b) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.483 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-96-of-2014 / Section 15.483
Board member; duties; prohibited conduct.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) A board member shall do all of the following:

(a) Disclose to the board and the director of the department any pecuniary, contractual, business, employment, or personal interest that the board member may have in a contract, grant, loan, or a regulatory, enforcement, or disciplinary matter before the board. Disclosure is also required if a spouse, child, or stepchild of a board member is a director, officer, direct or indirect shareholder, or employee of an entity under consideration for a contract, grant, or loan or is the subject of a regulatory, enforcement, or disciplinary action before the board. A board member shall make a written disclosure of the conflict to the board unless the board member verbally discloses the conflict at a meeting of the board and the disclosure is included in the official minutes of the meeting.

(b) Refrain from participating in any discussion, directly or indirectly, with other board members regarding a matter before the board if the board member has a direct or indirect interest described in subdivision (a).

(c) Abstain from voting on any motion or resolution relating to a matter in which the board member has a direct or indirect interest described in subdivision (a).

(d) Use state resources, property, and funds under the board member's official care and control judiciously and solely in accordance with prescribed constitutional, statutory, and regulatory procedures and not for personal gain or benefit.

(2) A board member shall refrain from all of the following:

(a) Divulging to an unauthorized person any confidential information acquired in the course of the member's service on the board before the time prescribed or authorized for release to the public.

(b) Representing his or her personal opinion as that of the board or the department.

(c) Soliciting or accepting a gift or loan of money, goods, services, or other thing of value for the benefit of a person or organization other than this state that could reasonably be expected to influence the manner in which the board member performs official duties.

(d) Engaging in a business transaction in which the board member may profit from his or her official position or authority as a board member or benefit financially from confidential information that the board member obtained or may obtain incident to the board membership.

(e) Rendering services for a private or public interest if that service is incompatible or in conflict with the discharge of the board member's official duties at the time the services are rendered.

(f) Participating in his or her official capacity as a board member in negotiating or executing contracts, making loans, granting subsidies, fixing rates, issuing permits or certificates, or other regulation or supervision relating to a business entity in which the board member or an immediate family member of the board member has a pecuniary or personal interest, other than a 2% or smaller interest in a publicly traded company.

History: 2014, Act 96, Eff. July 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1017 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-261-of-1957 / Section 38.1017
“Fiscal year” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

"Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the state as described in section 1 of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1887, as amended, being section 21.91 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1957, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1979, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2404a — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2404a
Single-gender school, class, or program; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 404a.

(1) This article does not prohibit the board of a school district or intermediate school district or the board of directors of a public school academy from establishing and maintaining a single-gender school, class, or program within a school as provided under sections 475 and 1146 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.475 and 380.1146.

(2) As used in this section, "school district", "intermediate school district", and "public school academy" mean those terms as defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.

History: Add. 2006, Act 348, Imd. Eff. Sept. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.2303 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.2303
Prior acts or rights; rules; predecessor commission; editorial changes; references to act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1303.

This act does not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to the time this act takes effect, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted, as fully and to the same extent as if this act had not been passed.

When the commission is directed or authorized to promulgate rules by this act and rules exist on the date the requirement to promulgate rules takes effect, which rules the commission believes adequately cover the matter, the commission may determine that new rules are not required or may delay the promulgation of new rules until the commission considers it advisable. Those rules promulgated under former act 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8 and in effect on the effective date of this act shall remain in effect until rescinded or otherwise changed according to law, as provided for in section 31 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.231.

In the case of the commission created pursuant to this act which was preceded by a commission with the same or similar name and functions, members of the predecessor commission shall continue in office for the duration of the terms of office for which they were appointed and with the new members appointed shall constitute the new commission. Members shall be appointed under this act only as terms of the former members expire or vacancies occur. Members of the predecessor commission may be appointed to the new commission to succeed themselves subject to the limits for any total period of service that may be set forth in this act.

It is the intention of the legislature that editorial changes in the language of the statutes recodified in this act not be construed as changes to the meanings of those statutes.

A reference in any other law to the Michigan liquor control act, 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8, being MCL 436.1 to 436.58, is considered to be a reference to this act.

A reference to a provision in former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8 is considered to be a reference to the successor provision in this act. A reference in any application, document, authorization, order, license, or other document issued or provided by the commission or its authorized agent to former 1933 (Ex Sess) PA 8 is considered to be a reference to this act.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998