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Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.825 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-55-of-1953 / Section 390.825
Bonds; purchase by state unlawful.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Bonds or obligations issued under the provisions of this act shall not be purchased by the state of Michigan.

History: 1953, Act 55, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.518 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.518
Meetings of drainage board or augmented drainage board; notice; quorum; action by board; signing of orders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 518.

Meetings of the drainage board, or of the augmented drainage board, may be called by the chairperson or 2 members of the board, on notice sent by registered mail to each member. The notice shall be mailed not less than 10 days before the time of the meeting. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time. A meeting may be adjourned from time to time. Unless otherwise provided herein, an action shall not be taken by either of the boards except by a majority vote of its members. All orders issued by either the drainage board, or the augmented drainage board, shall be signed by the chairperson and secretary.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1978, Act 235, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.920 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.920
Net earnings available for fixed charges; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 920.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term "net earnings available for fixed charges" means net income after deducting operating and maintenance expenses, taxes other than federal and state income taxes, depreciation and depletion, but excluding extraordinary nonrecurring items of income and expenses appearing in the regular financial statements of the issuing company.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.372 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 322.372
Certificates of purchase; seal as evidence of execution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 72.

The seal of the land office affixed to any certificate of purchase, receipt or other instrument issued by the commissioner of the land office, according to the provisions of this chapter, shall be prima facie evidence of the due execution of such certificate.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 60; CL 1857, 2514; CL 1871, 3887; How. 5332; CL 1897, 1405; CL 1915, 588; CL 1929, 5954; CL 1948, 322.372
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.817 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-174-of-2004 / Section 205.817
Finding of noncompliance; sanctions; expulsion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

If this state is found to be out of substantial compliance with the agreement, this state may be subject to sanctions, including expulsion from membership in the agreement by a 3/4 vote of the entire board not including this state.

If this state is expelled from membership in the agreement or sanctioned in any manner, this state will remain liable for its share of any financial or contractual obligations incurred by the board before the effective date of expulsion. The appropriate share of those obligations shall be determined by this state and the governing board in good faith based on the benefits received and burdens incurred by both.

History: 2004, Act 174, Eff. July 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.391a — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-224-of-1969 / Section 287.391a
Annual compliance report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

(1) By March 31 each year, a research facility that uses laboratory animals shall submit a report to, and on a form provided by, the department that includes an attestation of compliance with the requirements of this act.

(2) The department shall use the information provided on a report submitted under subsection (1) for purposes of determining compliance under section 8a and shall not make any information provided on the report available on the department's website.

History: Add. 2023, Act 314, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.101a — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-94-of-1937 / Section 205.101a
Selling or quitting business; final return; withholding of purchase money to cover taxes, interest, and penalties; liability for failure to withhold purchase money; purchaser liability for taxes, interest, and penalties of former owner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

If any person liable for a tax levied under this act sells a business or stock of goods, or quits the business, that person shall make a final return within 15 days after the date of selling or quitting business. The person's successor or succeeding successors, if any, shall withhold a sufficient amount of the purchase money to cover the amount of the taxes, interest, and penalties due and unpaid until the time the former owner shall produce either a receipt from the department showing that the taxes, interest, and penalties have been paid, or a certificate stating that taxes are not due. If the purchaser or succeeding purchasers of a business or stock of goods fail to withhold a portion of the purchase money as required by this section, that person shall be personally liable for the payment of the taxes, interest, and penalties accrued and unpaid because of the operation of the business by the former owner. Unless the department files a lien for total tax liability at the register of deeds office in the county where the business or stock or goods are located, the purchaser shall not be held liable for payment of the taxes, interest, and penalties accrued and unpaid by the former owner.

History: Add. 1982, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.641 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-281-of-1967 / Section 206.641
Amounts paid pursuant to MCL 418.352; tax credit; refund of excess amount.
Status: in_force

Sec. 641.

(1) For amounts paid pursuant to section 352 of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.352, an insurance company subject to the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941, may claim a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter for the tax year in an amount equal to the amount paid during that tax year by the insurance company pursuant to section 352 of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.352, as certified by the director of the bureau of worker's disability compensation pursuant to section 391(6) of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.391.

(2) An insurance company claiming a credit under this section may claim a portion of the credit allowed under this section equal to the payments made during a calendar quarter pursuant to section 352 of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.352, against the estimated tax payments made under section 681. Any credit in excess of an estimated payment shall be refunded to the insurance company on a quarterly basis within 60 calendar days after receipt of a properly completed estimated tax return. Any subsequent increase or decrease in the amount claimed for payments made by the insurance company shall be reflected in the amount of the credit taken for the calendar quarter in which the amount of the adjustment is finalized.

(3) The credit under this section is in addition to any other credits the insurance company is eligible for under this chapter.

(4) Any amount of the credit under this section that is in excess of the tax liability of the insurance company for the tax year shall be refunded, without interest, by the department to the insurance company within 60 calendar days of receipt of a properly completed annual return required under this part.

History: Add. 2011, Act 38, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50137 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50137
Expenses of district; sources of payment; allocation of funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50137.

The expenses of a district may be paid from 1 or more of the following:

An appropriation by the legislature.

The revenues of the district's facilities and operations.

The proceeds of the service fees authorized by this part.

The proceeds of sales of state timber within the district except for the redemption of the bonds in case of default.

Federal grants or from gifts or grants from private persons.

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds of the district.

Any other funds available to the district.

When allocating available funds among proposed districts, the department shall consider the proposed district or districts which in its judgment will produce the greatest public benefit, giving consideration to all of the following factors:

The need for and potential commercial benefits of forest improvement if the district is formed within the proposed gross territorial boundaries.

The need for and potential benefits to long-term production, maintenance, and enhancement of the total forest resource system.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 26.9 — MI Code / Chapter 26 / Act Act-385-of-1927 / Section 26.9
Purchase of plates by board of state auditors; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The board of state auditors is hereby authorized to secure all electrotyped plates for all reports belonging to the state, and it is hereby authorized to secure or purchase any electrotyped or stereotyped plates of reports that the state does not now own, and thereafter said board shall at all times keep complete electrotyped or stereotyped plates for all volumes of the reports in good order for printing. Any moneys paid for the purchase of such plates of reports not now owned by the state shall be paid out of any moneys in the general fund of the state on the order of the board of state auditors.

History: 1927, Act 385, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 531; CL 1948, 26.9
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1621b — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1621b
Support for pupil attending postsecondary institution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21b.

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a district shall use funds received under section 22a or 22b to support the attendance of a district pupil who is an eligible student at an eligible postsecondary institution under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or under the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, by paying eligible charges on behalf of the district pupil as required under those acts.

(2) A district is not required to pay transportation costs, parking costs, or activity fees on behalf of an eligible student for attendance at an eligible postsecondary institution as described in subsection (1).

(3) A district may pay more money to an eligible postsecondary institution on behalf of an eligible student than required under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, and may use local school operating revenue for that purpose. An eligible student is responsible for payment of the remainder of the costs associated with his or her postsecondary enrollment that exceed the amount the district is required to pay under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, and that are not paid by the district. As used in this subsection, "local school operating revenue" means that term as defined in section 22b.

(4) As used in this section, "eligible student" and "eligible postsecondary institution" mean those terms as defined in section 3 of the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, or in section 3 of the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1903, as applicable.

History: Add. 1991, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1991; Am. 1991, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 1992; Am. 1992, Act 148, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Am. 1993, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 1993, Act 336, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 1994, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 161, Eff. July 1, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 300, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 297, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2000; Am. 2004, Act 351, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.272 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-261-of-1927 / Section 123.272
Required permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

It shall be unlawful for any individual, firm, private, public or municipal corporation to acquire, erect, own, operate, maintain, manage, control or build garbage disposal plants, sewage disposal plants, settling basins, apparatus or screens for the treatment of sewage matter within the corporate limits of any other city or village, without first obtaining a permit from said city or village in accordance with the provisions of this act.

History: 1927, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 2483; CL 1948, 123.272
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7907 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7907
Event affecting administration or distribution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7907.

If the happening of an event, including, but not limited to, marriage, divorce, performance of educational requirements, attainment of a specific age, or death, affects the administration or distribution of a trust, a trustee who has exercised reasonable care to ascertain the happening of the event is not liable for a loss resulting from the trustee's lack of knowledge or lack of notice.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.2507 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-34-of-2001 / Section 141.2507
Interest rate charge on special assessments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 507.

A municipality issuing a municipal security in anticipation of special assessments may, notwithstanding any charter or ordinance provisions to the contrary, charge a rate of interest on the unpaid balance of the special assessments in excess of the charter or ordinance limit on the municipal security, but not in excess of a rate of more than 1% above the average rate of interest borne by the municipal security.

History: 2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.283 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-17-of-1909 / Section 800.283
Weapons; prohibitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Unless authorized by the chief administrator of the correctional facility, a weapon or other implement which may be used to injure a prisoner or other person, or in assisting a prisoner to escape from imprisonment, shall not be sold, given, or furnished, either directly or indirectly, to a prisoner who is in or on the correctional facility, or be disposed of in a manner or in a place that it may be secured by a prisoner who is in or on the correctional facility.

Unless authorized by the chief administrator of the correctional facility, a person, who knows or has reason to know that another person is a prisoner, shall not sell, give, or furnish, either directly or indirectly, to that prisoner anywhere outside of a correctional facility a weapon or other implement which may be used to injure a prisoner or other person or in assisting a prisoner to escape from imprisonment.

Unless authorized by the chief administrator of the correctional facility, a weapon or other implement which may be used to injure a prisoner or other person, or in assisting a prisoner to escape from imprisonment, shall not be brought into or onto any correctional facility.

Unless authorized by the chief administrator of the correctional facility, a prisoner shall not have in his or her possession or under his or her control a weapon or other implement which may be used to injure a prisoner or other person, or to assist a prisoner to escape from imprisonment.

History: 1909, Act 17, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 1829; CL 1929, 17655; CL 1948, 800.283; Am. 1972, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1972; Am. 1982, Act 343, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2431 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2431
Costs; foreclosure of mortgage by advertisement; attorney's fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2431.

The expenses of foreclosing any mortgage by advertisement shall be taxed in the circuit court as in civil actions upon the request of any person paying the expenses thereof, and upon such party liable to pay the same.

Where an attorney is employed to foreclose a mortgage by advertisement, an attorney's fee, not to exceed any amount which may be provided for in the mortgage, may be included as a part of the expenses in the amount bid upon such sale for principal and interest due thereon in the following amounts:

for all sums of $1,000.00 or less, $25.00.

for all sums over $1,000.00 but less than $5,000.00, $50.00.

for all sums of $5,000.00 or more, $75.00.

But if payment is made after foreclosure proceedings are commenced and before sale is made, only 1/2 of such attorney's fees shall be allowed. Both the principal and the interest due thereon shall be included in the sum on which the attorney's fee is computed.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1963, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.69a — MI Code / Chapter 474 / Act Act-295-of-1976 / Section 474.69a
Compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19a.

In exercising the powers provided by this act, the department shall comply with policies established by the state transportation commission in accordance with section 28 of article V of the state constitution of 1963.

History: Add. 1984, Act 210, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 224.8 — MI Code / Chapter 220 / Act Act-283-of-1909 / Section 224.8
County road commissioners; vacancies; compensation; participation in insurance or retirement program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

If a vacancy occurs in the office of county road commissioner, the county board of commissioners shall appoint a county road commissioner to fill the vacancy. The county road commissioner who is appointed shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term in which the vacancy occurs. Each county road commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified.

The county board of commissioners shall fix the compensation of county road commissioners.

The county board of commissioners may authorize the participation of county road commissioners in an insurance or retirement program established under section 10a. Any such authorization granted by a county board of commissioners before this subsection was added is valid. The cost of participation in the insurance or retirement program shall be paid by the county road commission from county road funds.

History: 1909, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; Am. 1911, Act 148, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; Am. 1913, Act 371, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 4354; CL 1929, 3983; Am. 1943, Act 121, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 224.8; Am. 1951, Act 50, Eff. June 1, 1951; Am. 1994, Act 320, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.1100 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-260-of-2016 / Section 211.1100
Forest practice or harvest; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

An owner of transitional qualified forest property shall report to the department on a form prescribed by the department when a forest practice or timber harvest has occurred on the transitional qualified forest property during a calendar year. The report shall indicate the forest practice completed and the volume and value of timber harvested on that transitional qualified forest property. One copy of the form shall be forwarded to the conservation district, and 1 copy shall be retained by the department for 7 years. If it is determined by the department that a forest practice or harvest has occurred in a calendar year and no report was filed, a fine of $500.00 may be collected by the department. Beginning December 31, 2015 and each year thereafter, the department shall provide to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over forestry issues a report that includes all of the following:

(a) The number of acres of transitional qualified forest property in each county.

(b) The amount of timber produced on transitional qualified forest property each year.

(c) The number of forest management plans completed by conservation districts and the total number of forest management plans submitted for approval each year.

History: 2016, Act 260, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1578 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-118-of-1981 / Section 445.1578
Liability for damage to new motor vehicles; rejection of new motor vehicle by dealer; credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement, a new motor vehicle dealer is solely liable for damages to new motor vehicles after acceptance from the carrier and before delivery to the ultimate purchaser. Acceptance by the new motor vehicle dealer shall occur when the new motor vehicle dealer signs a delivery receipt for any motor vehicle.

Notwithstanding the terms, provisions, or conditions of any agreement, the manufacturer or distributor is liable for all damages to motor vehicles before delivery to a carrier or transporter.

The new motor vehicle dealer is liable for damages to new motor vehicles after delivery to the carrier only if the dealer selects the method of transportation, mode of transportation, and the carrier. In all other instances, the manufacturer or distributor is liable for new motor vehicle damage.

If the new motor vehicle dealer rejects a new motor vehicle pursuant to this section, the manufacturer or distributor shall credit the dealer's account within 10 business days after receipt of the notice of rejection.

History: 1981, Act 118, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.301 — MI Code / Chapter 555 / Act Act-193-of-1947 / Section 555.301
Trust of property for employees; effect of rule against perpetuities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A trust of any kind of property created by an employer as part of a stock bonus plan, pension plan, disability or death benefit plan, or profit-sharing plan, for the exclusive benefit of some or all of his employees, to which contributions are made by such employer or employees, or both, for the purpose of distributing to such employees the earnings or the principal, or both earnings and principal, of the fund so held in trust, shall not be deemed to be invalid as violating the so-called rule against perpetuities, any other existing law against perpetuities or any law restricting or limiting the duration of trusts; but such a trust may continue for such time as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes for which it was created.

History: 1947, Act 193, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 555.301; Am. 1951, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.34122 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.34122
Costs of irrigation district; computation; approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34122.

Within 10 days after the letting of contracts, or, in case of an appeal, then immediately after the appeal has been decided, the chairperson of the irrigation board shall make a computation of cost of a project under this part, which shall include all preliminary costs, the cost of construction of the improvement, establishment of the special assessment district, the preparation of the tax roll, notices, advertising, printing, financing, legal, professional, engineering, inspection, condemnation expenses, interest on the bonds for the first year if bonds are to be issued and an amount not to exceed 10% of the gross sum to cover contingent expenses, and all other administrative costs incidental to making of the improvement or establishment of the irrigation special assessment district. The chairperson shall submit the computation of cost to the irrigation board for its approval, and, when the computation of cost is approved by the board or amended and approved by the board, it shall become the final computation of cost for the irrigation district.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3705 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-70-of-2005 / Section 338.3705
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

This act takes effect July 1, 2007.

History: 2005, Act 70, Eff. July 1, 2007