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Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IX § 38 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article IX § 38
Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees; establishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.

The Michigan veterans' trust fund board of trustees is established and consists of veterans honorably discharged from the armed services and appointed by the governor as prescribed by law.

History: Add. H.J.R. H., approved Nov. 5, 1996, Eff. Dec. 21, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1066 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1066
Placement of findings or statement in court file.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1066.

Before an individual is admitted into a drug treatment court, the court shall find on the record, or place a statement in the court file pertaining to, all of the following:

(a) The individual is dependent upon or abusing drugs or alcohol and is an appropriate candidate for participation in the drug treatment court.

(b) The individual understands the consequences of entering the drug treatment court and agrees to comply with all court orders and requirements of the court's program and treatment providers.

(c) The individual is not an unwarranted or substantial risk to the safety of the public or any individual, based upon the screening and assessment or other information presented to the court.

(d) Either the individual is not a violent offender or, subject to subdivisions (e) and (f), the drug treatment court judge and the prosecuting attorney, in consultation with any known victim in the instant case, consent to the violent offender being admitted to the drug treatment court.

(e) The individual is not currently charged with or, if the individual is a juvenile, is not currently alleged to have committed first degree murder, criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, or third degree, or child sexually abusive activity.

(f) The individual has never been convicted of or, if the individual is a juvenile, has never been found responsible for first degree murder or criminal sexual conduct in the first degree.

(g) The individual has completed a preadmission screening and evaluation assessment under section 1064(3) and has agreed to cooperate with any future evaluation assessment as directed by the drug treatment court.

(h) The individual meets the requirements, if applicable, under section 7411 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7411, section 11 of chapter II of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 762.11, section 4a of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.4a, section 1 of chapter XI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771.1, section 350a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.350a, or section 430 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.430.

(i) The terms, conditions, and the duration of the agreement between the parties, especially as to the outcome for the participant of the drug treatment court upon successful completion by the participant or termination of participation.

History: Add. 2004, Act 224, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2024, Act 45, Eff. Aug. 20, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.21 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 764.21
Right to break open inner or outer door.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

A private person, when making an arrest for a felony committed in his or her presence, or a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer, when making an arrest with a warrant or when making a felony arrest without a warrant as authorized by law, may break open an inner or outer door of a building in which the person to be arrested is located or is reasonably believed to be located if, after announcing his or her purpose, he or she is refused admittance.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17155; CL 1948, 764.21; Am. 1987, Act 256, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95231 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-10-of-2013 / Section 324.95231
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "marina dredging loan origination act".

History: 2013, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.275 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.275
Department of agriculture; creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 175.

There is hereby created a department of agriculture.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3184 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3184
Offer of personal protection insurance benefits required for certain managed care options.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3184.

An automobile insurer that offers a managed care option under this chapter shall also offer personal protection insurance benefits under section 3107(1)(a) that are not subject to the managed care option.

History: Add. 2019, Act 21, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.350h — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-107-of-1941 / Section 41.350h
Conducting business at public meeting; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20h.

The business that the township board performs pursuant to sections 20b to 20k shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The township board shall give public notice of a meeting and the time, date, place, and purpose of the meeting in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976 and by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district proposed to be assessed. If a newspaper is not circulated in the district, then notice shall be posted in at least 3 of the most public and conspicuous places in the district.

History: Add. 1989, Act 83, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.312i — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.312i
Pickup truck with fifth wheel assembly and attached semitrailer; R vehicle indorsement required; prohibition; written examination; fee; exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 312i.

A person, before operating a pickup truck equipped with a fifth wheel assembly with an attached semitrailer designed for recreational living purposes and towing an additional trailer or semitrailer, shall procure an R vehicle indorsement on the operator's or chauffeur's license. An R vehicle indorsement shall not be issued to a person who is 17 years of age or less.

Before a person is issued an original R vehicle indorsement on an operator's or chauffeur's license, the person shall pass a written examination which shall include subjects designed to cover knowledge needed to tow a double trailer combination. All examinations shall be administered as provided in this act.

Every application for an R vehicle indorsement on an operator's or chauffeur's license for operation of a pickup truck as provided in this section shall be accompanied by a fee of $10.00 which shall be in addition to any other original or renewal operator or chauffeur license fee.

A person who is licensed under this act to operate either a group A designated vehicle with a T vehicle indorsement or a group B designated vehicle with a T vehicle indorsement is exempt from the requirements of this section.

History: Add. 1990, Act 75, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.76113 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.76113
Limitations not imposed by MCL 324.76107 to 324.76110.
Status: in_force

Sec. 76113.

Sections 76107 to 76110 shall not be considered to impose the following limitations:

A limitation on the right of a person to engage in diving for recreational purposes in and upon the Great Lakes or the bottomlands of the Great Lakes.

A limitation on the right of the department or the department of history, arts, and libraries to recover, or to contract for the recovery of, abandoned property in and upon the bottomlands of the Great Lakes.

A limitation on the right of a person to own either abandoned property recovered before July 2, 1980 or abandoned property released to a person after inspection.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2001, Act 75, Imd. Eff. July 24, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 433.352 — MI Code / Chapter 433 / Act Act-57-of-1974 / Section 433.352
Carrier pigeon permit; issuance; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The department shall issue a carrier pigeon permit to the owner of carrier pigeons who complies with the following requirements:

The loft is found on inspection to be in compliance with regulations prescribed by the department and is maintained in a clean, orderly condition and kept in good repair.

The construction of a loft complies with the building code regulations of the city, village, township, or county in which it is erected.

The requirements of zoning regulations relating to restrictions on the location of stables and poultry enclosures shall not apply to a loft for which a permit has been issued.

History: 1974, Act 57, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.16909 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.16909
Violation as misdemeanor; penalties; separate violations; issuance of appearance ticket; section inapplicable to violation of MCL 324.16903c; false statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16909.

(1) A person who violates this part, if fewer than 50 scrap tires are involved, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $500.00, or both, for each violation.

(2) A person who violates this part, if 50 or more scrap tires are involved, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 180 days or a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both, for each violation.

(3) A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $25,000.00, or both, for each violation.

(4) In addition to any other penalty provided for in this section, the court may order a person who violates this part to perform not more than 100 hours of community service.

(5) For any violation of this part, each day that a violation continues constitutes a separate violation.

(6) A law enforcement officer may issue an appearance ticket as described and authorized by sections 9c to 9g of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.9c to 764.9g, to a person who violates this part.

(7) This section does not apply to a violation of section 16903c.

(8) A person who knowingly makes or causes to be made a false statement or entry in a registration application, scrap tire transportation record, or grant application under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not less than $2,500.00 or more than $10,000.00, or both.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2002, Act 496, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2002; Am. 2006, Act 520, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006; Am. 2014, Act 543, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16109 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16109
Definitions; S to U.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16109.

(1) "Specialty certification" means an authorization to use a title by a licensee who has met qualifications established by a board for registration in a health profession specialty field.

(2) "Supervision", except as otherwise provided in this article, means the overseeing of or participation in the work of another individual by a health professional licensed under this article in circumstances where at least all of the following conditions exist:

(a) The continuous availability of direct communication in person or by radio, telephone, or telecommunication between the supervised individual and a licensed health professional.

(b) The availability of a licensed health professional on a regularly scheduled basis to review the practice of the supervised individual, to provide consultation to the supervised individual, to review records, and to further educate the supervised individual in the performance of the individual's functions.

(c) The provision by the licensed supervising health professional of predetermined procedures and drug protocol.

(3) "Task force" means a task force created by this article.

(4) "Temporary license" means a license of limited duration granted to an applicant who has completed all requirements for licensure except an examination or other required evaluation procedure.

(5) "Uniformed services" means the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1991, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991; Am. 2021, Act 25, Eff. Sept. 7, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.392 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-224-of-1969 / Section 287.392
Violations, administrative hearing; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5), a person that violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) If a research facility violates section 8a, the department, after notice and opportunity for a hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, may impose an administrative fine as follows:

(a) If the violation involved 1 laboratory animal, a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

(b) If the violation involved 2 or 3 laboratory animals, a fine of not more than $2,000.00.

(c) If the violation involved 4 or more laboratory animals, but fewer than 10 laboratory animals, or the research facility has 1 prior violation under section 8a, a fine of not more than $3,000.00.

(d) If the violation involved 10 or more laboratory animals, but fewer than 25 laboratory animals, or the research facility has 2 prior violations under section 8a, a fine of not more than $5,000.00.

(e) If the violation involved 25 or more laboratory animals, or the research facility has 3 or more prior violations under section 8a, a fine of not more than $10,000.00.

(3) The department shall advise the attorney general of the failure of a person to pay an administrative fine under subsection (2). The attorney general shall bring an action to enforce compliance with sections 8a and 11a and recover an administrative fine under subsection (2), civil fine under subsection (5), actual costs and fees, and attorney fees. The court shall triple the administrative fine under subsection (2) as part of any monetary judgment, as applicable.

(4) An administrative fine collected under subsection (2) must be deposited into the laboratory animal fund created under section 12a.

(5) A research facility that fails to submit a report under section 11a is subject to a civil fine of not more than $2,500.00.

(6) One year after the effective date of the amendatory act that amended this section, the department may issue a warning for a violation of section 8a instead of imposing an administrative fine under subsection (2).

History: 1969, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 2023, Act 314, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 427.10 — MI Code / Chapter 427 / Act Act-188-of-1913 / Section 427.10
Hotel inspectors; duty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

It shall be the duty of the inspector and his deputies to see that all of the provisions of this act are complied with, and said inspector or the deputy for the district shall personally inspect at least once each year and at such other times as in the best judgment of the commission or the deputy the occasion demands as defined by this act.

History: 1913, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 6941; CL 1929, 8815; CL 1948, 427.10
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16809 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16809
Administration of tests; compliance with federal guidelines for fitting and dispensing hearing instruments; sale of hearing instrument to person under 18 years of age.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16809.

An audiologist shall administer tests of vestibular function only to patients who have been referred to him or her by a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

If an audiologist administers an audiometric test for tinnitus and his or her examination of the patient reflects the presence of otologic or systemic diseases, the audiologist shall promptly refer the patient to a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

An audiologist shall comply with the federal food and drug administration medical referral guidelines for fitting and dispensing hearing instruments, 21 CFR 801.621, incorporated by reference.

A licensed audiologist may not sell a hearing instrument to a person under 18 years of age unless the person or the parent or guardian of the person presents to the audiologist a written statement signed by a licensed physician who specializes in diseases of the ear stating that both of the following exist:

The person's hearing loss has been medically evaluated during the 6-month period preceding the date the statement is presented.

The person may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument.

History: Add. 2004, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 7, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.6103 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.6103
Plan review exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6103.

The following food establishments are exempt from the requirement for plan review and approval specified in section 8-201.11 of the food code:

A temporary food establishment.

A retail grocery.

The plan review exemption for a retail grocery in subsection (1) does not apply to the operation of a food service establishment within a retail grocery. For purposes of this section, a deli within a retail grocery is not considered a food service establishment unless it provides seating for the customers.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.91 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-460-of-1998 / Section 2.91
Designation of official flag month; handling and displaying flag.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

June 14 through July 14 each year is designated as the official flag month of this state.

Handling and displaying the flag of the United States is encouraged according to the following guidelines:

The flag of the United States should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.

When flags of states, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the flag of the United States should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No other flag or pennant should be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right.

When flags of 2 or more nations are displayed, they should be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. A flag of 1 nation should not be placed above the flag of another nation in time of peace.

When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the windowsill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff. The flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.

When the flag of the United States is displayed either horizontally or vertically, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right and should be to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag of the United States should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.

When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street and to the east in a north and south street.

When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker.

When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States should be at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he or she faces the audience. Any other flag displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.

The flag of the United States should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a public statue or monument, but the flag should not be used as the covering for the public statue or monument.

The flag of the United States, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.

History: 1998, Act 460, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1349 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1349
Proportion of total state spending from state sources paid to units of local government; compliance of budgets with state constitution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 349.

In accordance with the provision of section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 , the proportion of total state spending from state sources paid to all units of local government shall not be less than the proportion in effect in fiscal year 1978-1979. The executive budget submitted to the legislature and the budget enacted by the legislature shall be in compliance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4707 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4707
Conversion of domestic partnership or domestic limited partnership to limited liability company.
Status: in_force

Sec. 707.

A domestic partnership or domestic limited partnership may convert to a limited liability company in accordance with this section.

The terms and conditions of a conversion under this section shall be approved by the partners in the manner provided in the partnership agreement for amendments to the partnership agreement or, if no provision for amendments to the partnership agreement is made in the partnership agreement, by all of the partners.

If a conversion under this section is approved, the converting partnership or limited partnership shall file both of the following:

Articles of organization that comply with section 203.

A certificate of conversion, stating the name of the partnership or limited partnership and the date it was formed. In the case of a limited partnership, the certificate of conversion shall include a statement that the certificate of limited partnership is canceled as of the effective date of the articles of organization.

If a limited partnership converts to a limited liability company under this section, the certificate of limited partnership is canceled as of the effective date of the articles of organization.

If a conversion under this section takes effect, the limited liability company is considered the same entity that existed before the conversion. All property and rights of the converting partnership or limited partnership remain vested in the converted limited liability company. All liabilities of the converting partnership or limited partnership continue as liabilities of the converted limited liability company. An action or proceeding pending against the converting partnership or limited partnership may be continued as if the conversion under this section had not occurred. The liability, if any, of a general partner of the converting partnership or limited partnership for acts or omissions that occurred before a conversion under this section is not affected by a conversion under this section.

History: Add. 1997, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997