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Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.15d — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.15d
Chapter 600 of Michigan Compiled Laws; felonies to which chapter applicable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15d.

This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapter 600 of the Michigan Compiled Laws:

M.C.L. Category Class Description Stat Max 600.908(8) Pub trst E Immunity to witness - committing perjury 15 600.2136 Pub trst E Library record, book, paper - false certification in court 15 600.2907a Property G Recording documents affecting property without lawful cause 3 600.2916 Pub saf G Revised judicature act - lethal gases for fumigation 4 600.8713 Pub trst G Revised judicature act - false statement by authorized local officials 15 600.8813 Pub trst E Law enforcement officer - knowingly making false statement in a citation 15

M.C.L.

Category

Class

Description

Stat Max

600.908(8)

Pub trst

E

Immunity to witness - committing perjury

15

600.2136

Pub trst

E

Library record, book, paper - false certification in court

15

600.2907a

Property

G

Recording documents affecting property without lawful cause

3

600.2916

Pub saf

G

Revised judicature act - lethal gases for fumigation

4

600.8713

Pub trst

G

Revised judicature act - false statement by authorized local officials

15

600.8813

Pub trst

E

Law enforcement officer - knowingly making false statement in a citation

15

History: Add. 2002, Act 206, Eff. May 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1031 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-161-of-1969 / Section 691.1031
Actions involving elections; filing, laches.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In a civil action brought in any court of this state affecting elections, dates of elections, candidates, qualifications of candidates, ballots or questions on ballots, or polling places, drop box locations, or early voting locations that are established by the applicable deadline, there is a rebuttable presumption of laches if the action is commenced less than 45 days before the date of the election affected. This section does not apply to an action brought after the date of the affected election.

History: 1969, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 2024, Act 222, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1057 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1057
“Veterans' Memorial Highway.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 57.

The part of highway M-32 between Ripley boulevard and Bagley street in the city of Alpena shall be known as the "Veterans' Memorial Highway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.603 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-154-of-1949 / Section 331.603
Medical commission; creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any city or incorporated village, meeting the requirements of this act, is hereby authorized to create by ordinance a commission with power to accomplish the purposes of this act.

History: 1949, Act 154, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.444 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-462-of-1996 / Section 15.444
Elected or appointed individual; ownership interest or compensation from sold information; prohibition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

An individual elected or appointed to a board or governing body of a city, village, township or county shall not have an ownership interest in, or accept compensation from, a person who sells information that is obtained from a public record of that city, village, township, or county.

This section does not apply to compensation accepted from a public body.

History: 1996, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.546 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.546
Drainage board funds; investment of surplus, interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 546.

The drainage board may direct the treasurer of any drainage district to invest any surplus funds belonging to and under the control of the drainage board, in bonds and other direct obligations of the United States or in certificates of deposit or depository receipts of any bank which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation in such amounts and issues as directed by the drainage board. The interest earnings from such investments shall be credited by the county treasurer to such drainage district funds.

History: Add. 1970, Act 144, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1160 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-35-of-1984 / Section 400.1160
Competitive bids or contractual arrangements for home repairs performed pursuant to MCL 339.2403; time limitation; installation of weatherization by private for-profit companies; completion date; rules; supervision; applicability of subsection (3).
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The department of social services may provide for home repairs to be performed either by seeking competitive bids on individual dwellings or by entering into contractual arrangements involving more than 1 dwelling. Home repairs shall be performed in accordance with section 2403 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being section 339.2403 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Home repairs shall be completed within 60 days of the date the repairs are authorized.

When the department of social services authorizes the department of labor to perform the installation of weatherization measures as provided under this act, the department of labor shall ensure that private for-profit companies are offered the opportunity to perform the installation of weatherization measures. The percentage of work to be offered to private for-profit companies pursuant to this subsection shall be not less than 50% for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 1984; not less than 60% for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 1985; not less than 70% for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 1986; and not less than 75% for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 1987 and each state fiscal year thereafter. The department of labor shall ensure that weatherization measures are completed within 60 days after notification has been received from the department of social services that authorized home repairs have been completed. The department of labor shall promulgate rules pursuant to this act that provide penalties for operators or contractors failing to complete weatherization of dwellings within 60 days of authorization.

An individual authorized to perform installation of home weatherization measures shall be supervised by a person licensed under article 24 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980. This subsection shall not apply until 12 months after the effective date of this act.

History: 1984, Act 35, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40104 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.40104
Definitions; T, V.
Status: in_force

Sec. 40104.

"Take" means to hunt with any weapon, dog, raptor, or other wild or domestic animal trained for that purpose; kill; chase; follow; harass; harm; pursue; shoot; rob; trap; capture; or collect animals, or to attempt to engage in such an activity.

"Transport" means to carry or ship animals within this state or to points outside this state.

"Trap" means taking or attempting to take animals by means of a trap or other device designed to kill or capture animals.

"Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported, except devices exclusively moved by human power.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1104 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1104
Proceeding pertaining to Indian child.
Status: in_force

Sec. 104.

A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian child welfare act of 1978, Public Law 95-608, 25 U.S.C. 1901 to 1903, 1911 to 1923, 1931 to 1934, 1951 to 1952, and 1961 to 1963, is not subject to this act to the extent that the proceeding is governed by the Indian child welfare act of 1978, Public Law 95-608, 25 U.S.C. 1901 to 1903, 1911 to 1923, 1931 to 1934, 1951 to 1952, and 1961 to 1963.

A court of this state shall treat a tribe as a state of the United States for the purposes of articles 1 and 2.

A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under article 3.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.707 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.707
Health insurance benefits other than disability income; claim reserves maximum interest rate; basis of claim reserve.
Status: in_force

Sec. 707.

The maximum interest rate for claim reserves related to health insurance benefits other than disability income is that rate specified in section 733.

The claim reserve shall be based upon the insurer's experience if such experience is considered credible or upon other assumptions designed to place a sound value on the liabilities.

History: Add. 1994, Act 148, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.410 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.410
Time for compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Time for compliance. All improvements specifically required by this act upon dwellings erected prior to the date of its passage shall be made within 1 year from said date, or at such earlier period as may be fixed by the health officer or other authorized enforcement official.

History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 2496; Am. 1939, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 125.410
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.367c — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.367c
Theft of motor vehicle fuel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 367c.

The secretary of state shall suspend the operator's or chauffeur's license of a person convicted of an offense or attempted offense under this chapter involving the theft of motor vehicle fuel that occurred by pumping the fuel into a motor vehicle, as provided in section 319 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.319.

History: Add. 1982, Act 63, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1998, Act 344, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1112 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-106-of-1964 / Section 691.1112
Public records; copy or replacement; certification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

If an original document, plat, paper, written instrument, record, or book of record filed or of record in the office of an officer described in section 1 is copied or replaced, and the officer is required by law to certify in or on the copy or replacement that it is a true and correct copy of the original, a copy of the certification by the officer, similarly made and included at the end of the copy or replacement, complies with the law.

History: 1964, Act 106, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1992, Act 213, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.157c — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.157c
Recruiting, inducing, soliciting, or coercing minor to commit felony.
Status: in_force

Sec. 157c.

A person 17 years of age or older who recruits, induces, solicits, or coerces a minor less than 17 years of age to commit or attempt to commit an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than the maximum term of imprisonment authorized by law for that act. The person may also be punished by a fine of not more than 3 times the amount of the fine authorized by law for that act.

History: Add. 1988, Act 27, Eff. June 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.708 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.708
Mirrors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 708.

A person shall not drive a motor vehicle on a highway which is so constructed or loaded as to prevent the driver from obtaining a view of the highway to the rear by looking backward from the driver's position, unless the vehicle is equipped with a mirror located so as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway to the rear of the vehicle. In addition all motor vehicles shall be equipped with an outside rearview mirror on the driver's side which shall be positioned to give the driver a rearviewing angle from the driver's side of the vehicle, except a motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle if the vehicle was not originally equipped with an outside rearview mirror. Rearview mirrors may be positioned on the helmet or visor worn by the operator of a motorcycle if the helmet is securely attached to the head of the operator. Every commercial vehicle of 1/2 ton capacity or more, operating upon the public highways of this state, shall be equipped with 2 mirrors, 1 on each side, adjusted so that the operator shall have a clear view of the highway behind the commercial vehicle. The outside mirrors shall not be considered to be a part of the vehicle for the purpose of determining the maximum width under section 717.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1967, Act 90, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 94, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1970; Am. 1978, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.238 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-9-of-1964 / Section 54.238
Describing location of survey station or land boundary corner; conflicting descriptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

For the purpose of describing the location of a survey station or land boundary corner in the state of Michigan, it shall be considered a complete, legal, and satisfactory description of that location to give the position of the survey station or land boundary corner by the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983.

If the Michigan coordinate system of 1927 or the Michigan coordinate system of 1983 is used to describe a tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to a subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, or to a subdivision plat duly recorded in accordance with the subdivision control act of 1967, Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 560.101 to 560.293 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the description by coordinates shall be construed as supplemental to the basic description of the subdivision, line, or corner contained in the official plats and field notes filed of record, and in the event of a conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, or to the recorded subdivision plat, shall prevail over the description by coordinates.

History: 1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.34110 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.34110
Irrigation districts; affidavit of signers of petitions; evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34110.

The affidavit of 1 or more of the signers of the petition stating that they have examined it and are acquainted with the locality of the district and that the petition is signed by a sufficient number of persons owning lands in the district may be taken by the irrigation board as sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the petition.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1627p — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1627p
Apprenticeship model grow your own program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27p.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated for 2024-2025 only an amount not to exceed $12,500,000.00 to Marquette-Alger RESA for an apprenticeship model grow your own program as part of a consortia of at least 45 intermediate districts.

(2) The intermediate district receiving funding under this section shall use the funding to implement a grow your own program. A grow your own program described in this section must be implemented to improve the teacher talent pipeline and provide a no-cost pathway for support staff members to become certified teachers. Allowable expenses for grow your own programs under this section include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Tuition and fees for an accelerated degree, for a traditional bachelor's degree for current candidates who are not teachers, or for an advanced degree. As used in this subdivision, "advanced degree" includes, but is not limited to, a postbaccalaureate credential or certificate.

(b) Books.

(c) Testing fees.

(d) Travel to and from coursework.

(e) Substitute employee salary and wages for the duration of the educator preparation program attended by the recipient staff of the district or intermediate district.

(f) Costs for curriculum, materials, professional development, and hands-on-learning experiences to implement a program within the district or intermediate district to encourage students in any of grades 6 to 12 to consider a career in education. Not more than 10% of funds received by a district or intermediate district under this section may be used for this purpose.

(3) An intermediate district may not concurrently receive funding under this section and receive funding under section 27b for 2022-2023, unless already awarded by the department under section 27b before July 1, 2024. An intermediate district receiving funding under this section shall not give funding received under this section to a constituent district that is receiving funding under section 27b.

(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.

(5) The funds allocated under this section for 2024-2025 are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for the grow your own programs under this section. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2027.

History: Add. 2023, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 71.2 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 71.2
Water works or filtration plant; authorized acquisitions, construction, and maintenance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The village may acquire, purchase, erect, and maintain the reservoirs, canals, aqueducts, sluices, buildings, engines, water wheels, pumps, hydraulic machines, distributing pipes, and other apparatus, appurtenances, and machinery, and may acquire, purchase, appropriate, and own such grounds, real estate, rights, and privileges that are necessary and proper for securing, constructing, rebuilding, repairing, extending, and maintenance of those water works or filtration plants.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2891; Am. 1915, Act 158, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1915; CL 1915, 2765; Am. 1917, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1917; CL 1929, 1674; CL 1948, 71.2; Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1313b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1313b
Display of current and valid certificate; name and certification number to be affixed to statement of repairs; compliance with accepted motor vehicle repair industry standards; violation of subsection (3).
Status: in_force

Sec. 13b.

(1) A certified specialty or master mechanic shall display, in a conspicuous location in the motor vehicle repair facility where the certified specialty or master mechanic is employed or engaged to perform repairs, a current and valid certificate issued by the administrator. A certified specialty or master mechanic who works at an auxiliary facility does not need to display in the auxiliary facility a current and valid certificate issued by the administrator.

(2) If a certified mechanic works on, inspects and approves, or supervises a repair, the certified mechanic shall affix the certified mechanic's name and certification number, as assigned by the administrator, to the written statement of repairs given to the customer under section 34.

(3) A certified specialty or master mechanic or mechanic trainee shall not depart from, or disregard in any material respect, accepted motor vehicle repair industry standards. Compliance with published vehicle manufacturer, parts manufacturer, equipment manufacturer, or recognized aftermarket repair manual specifications creates a presumption that the mechanic or mechanic trainee has followed accepted motor vehicle repair industry standards.

(4) If the administrator, after notice and a hearing, determines that a specialty or master mechanic or mechanic trainee has violated subsection (3), the administrator may, under section 21, require that the specialty or master mechanic or mechanic trainee do both of the following:

(a) Successfully complete a designated training course or program as a prerequisite to continued certification.

(b) Perform only specific motor vehicle repairs or repair procedures identified by the administrator until the training course or program described in subdivision (a) is completed.

History: Add. 2016, Act 430, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017; Am. 2025, Act 59, Eff. Feb. 1, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.191 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.191
County drains; maintenance and improvements; petition; determination of necessity; apportionment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 191.

(1) If a drain or portion of a drain traverses lands wholly in 1 county, if lands only in 1 county are subject to assessment, and if the drain needs cleaning out, relocating, widening, deepening, straightening, tiling, extending, or relocating along a highway, requires structures or mechanical devices that will properly purify or improve the flow of the drain or pumping equipment necessary to assist or relieve the flow of the drain, needs supplementing by the construction of 1 or more relief drains, which may consist of new drains or extensions, enlargements, or connections to existing drains, or needs 1 or more branches added to the drain, any 5 freeholders or at least 50% of the freeholders if there are fewer than 5 freeholders whose lands shall be liable to an assessment for benefits of the work, may make petition in writing to the commissioner setting forth the necessity of the proposed work. Upon filing of the petition, the commissioner shall proceed in the same manner provided in this act for the location, establishment, and construction of a drain.

(2) If the petition described in subsection (1) is necessary for the public health of 1 or more cities, villages, or townships, the petition may be signed solely by a representative of a city, village, or township if authorized by its governing body or by a combination of the cities, villages, or townships if each city, village, or township will be liable to assessments at large for a percentage of the total amount assessed for the cost of the proposed work.

(3) As soon as practicable after the board of determination determines the necessity for the work, as provided in section 72, and the commissioner files the final order of determination prescribed in section 151, the commissioner shall proceed as provided in chapter 7. However, if the apportionment is the same as the last recorded apportionments, a day of review is not required.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1956, Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1956; Am. 1957, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1957; Am. 1959, Act 261, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1959; Am. 1965, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965; Am. 1968, Act 79, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1976, Act 196, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1976; Am. 2018, Act 647, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019