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Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.136 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.136
Addition of undivided interests in land as common elements; tenancy of co-owners; condominium unit on lands prohibited; description in master deed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

The master deed may provide that undivided interests in land may be added to the condominium project as common elements in which land the co-owners may be tenants in common, joint tenants, or life tenants with other persons. A condominium unit shall not be situated on the lands. The master deed, or any amendment to master deed under which the land is submitted to the condominium project shall include a legal description thereof and shall describe the nature of the co-owners' estate therein.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 119.18 — MI Code / Chapter 119 / Act Act-312-of-1929 / Section 119.18
Deposit of records; notice to governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Upon dissolution of a metropolitan district under sections 16 and 17, the legislative body of the district shall deposit all records of the metropolitan district with the clerk of the county in which the district was located, or, if the district was located in more than 1 county, with the clerk of the county in which the largest part of the district was located, for safekeeping and reference.

Upon dissolution of a metropolitan district, the legislative body of the district shall notify the governor, in writing, of the dissolution.

History: Add. 1989, Act 98, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17903 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17903
Michigan athletic trainer board; creation; membership; terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17903.

(1) The Michigan athletic trainer board is created in the department and shall consist of the following members meeting the requirements of part 161:

(a) Until June 30, 2010, 4 athletic trainers. Beginning July 1, 2010, 6 athletic trainers.

(b) Until June 30, 2010, 1 public member. Beginning July 1, 2010, 3 public members.

(c) Two physicians licensed under part 170 or 175.

(2) The terms of office of individual members of the board created under this part, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the year in which the term expires.

History: Add. 2006, Act 54, Eff. Dec. 1, 2006; Am. 2006, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006; Am. 2010, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 20, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.64103 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.64103
Inventory and preliminary evaluation; classification of peat lands; public notice; public comments; public hearings; reclassification of lands.
Status: in_force

Sec. 64103.

Beginning immediately after July 9, 1984, the department shall conduct an inventory of state owned land to determine the surface areas of peat present on those lands and to make a preliminary evaluation of the nature of the peat lands and the relationship of the peat resource to the surrounding wetlands and watershed. The preliminary evaluation shall consist of an analysis of the following data obtained from aerial photographs, a field check of surface features, and any information currently available:

The importance of the peat land for flood and storm control by the hydrologic absorption and storage capacity of the peat land.

The importance of the peat land for wildlife habitat including migratory waterfowl and rare, threatened, or endangered species.

The presence of rare, threatened, or endangered plant species.

The importance of the peat land for its natural pollution treatment capacity.

The importance of the peat land for erosion control as a sedimentation area filtering basin.

The potential impact on water quality for adjacent fish habitat and nursery grounds.

The presence of historical or archeological features in or adjacent to the peat lands.

The importance of the peat land for recreational, environmental, ecological, and educational purposes and any other purpose not covered in subdivisions (a) through (g).

Based upon the inventory and preliminary evaluation described in subsection (1), the department shall classify the peat lands as either potentially leasable or not leasable according to the following:

If the preliminary evaluation shows that a significant adverse impact is not likely to occur if the peat land is leased and the peat is taken, the peat land shall be classified as potentially leasable. A significant adverse impact may include an impact limited to the peat land.

A peat land not classified as potentially leasable under subdivision (a) shall be classified as not leasable.

The department shall provide a public notice of the completion of the inventory and classification required by subsections (1) and (2) including, but not limited to, publication in the agenda of the commission. The department shall accept public comment on the inventory and classifications for not less than 60 days from the date of notice. The department shall consider all pertinent public comments before finalizing the inventory and classifications. Public hearings may be held on the inventory and classification at the department's discretion. The department may reclassify lands upon receipt of further information if the public notice and the opportunity for public comment described in this subsection are provided.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.65 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-167-of-1933 / Section 205.65
Certificate of dissolution or withdrawal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A domestic corporation, a foreign corporation, or other business entity authorized to transact business in this state that submits a certificate of dissolution or requests a certificate of withdrawal from this state shall request a certificate from the department stating that taxes are not due under section 27a of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.27a, not more than 60 days after submitting the certificate of dissolution or requesting the certificate of withdrawal. A corporation or other business entity that does not request a certificate stating that taxes are not due is subject to the same penalties under section 24 of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.24, that a taxpayer would be subject to for failure to file a return.

History: 1933, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1933; CL 1948, 205.65; Am. 1949, Act 272, Eff. July 1, 1949; Am. 1971, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 24, 1971; Am. 1993, Act 325, Eff. May 1, 1994; Am. 2002, Act 579, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 2002; Am. 2003, Act 25, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17721 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17721
Michigan board of pharmacy; creation; membership; terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17721.

(1) The Michigan board of pharmacy is created in the department and consists of the following 11 voting members who meet the requirements of part 161:

(a) Six pharmacists.

(b) One pharmacy technician.

(c) Four public members.

(2) The terms of office of the individual members of the board created under this section, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on June 30 of the year in which the term expires.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 2006, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006; Am. 2014, Act 285, Eff. Dec. 22, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.585 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-201-of-2010 / Section 570.585
Escrow account; establishment to satisfy lien; release.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) If a claim of lien recorded under section 4 would otherwise prevent the closing of a transaction involving commercial real estate, the parties to the transaction shall, subject to subsection (2), establish an escrow account from the proceeds of the transaction in an amount sufficient to satisfy the lien. A buyer or seller shall not refuse to close the transaction because of the requirement of establishing an escrow account under this subsection. The money shall remain in the escrow account until the rights to the money have been determined by a written agreement of the parties, a judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction, or any other method agreeable to the parties.

(2) An escrow account is not required under subsection (1) if either of the following circumstances exists:

(a) Alternative procedures are available that will allow the transaction to close and that are acceptable to all the parties to the transaction.

(b) The proceeds from the transaction are insufficient to satisfy all liens against the commercial real estate under this act.

(3) If an amount sufficient to satisfy a commercial real estate broker's lien is escrowed under subsection (1), the lien is extinguished and the real estate broker shall provide a release of lien that meets the requirements of 1937 PA 103, MCL 565.201 to 565.203, and is substantially in the following form:

RELEASE OF LIEN

RELEASE OF LIEN

The undersigned is the claimant under a claim of commercial real estate broker's lien recorded on _______________ [date] in the office of the register of deeds of _______________ County, Michigan, at Liber ____________, Page __________, or at __________ [enter other unique identifying numbers]. The undersigned releases the lien on the following described property:

[Legal description] [Name of Claimant] By:________________________ Its Authorized Agent Signed and sworn to before me in ____________ County, Michigan, on ________________, ______[year]. _______________________________ [Notary's name, county, acting in county, state, and date commission expires] Prepared By: Return To:

[Legal description]

[Name of Claimant]

By:________________________

Its Authorized Agent

Signed and sworn to before me in ____________ County, Michigan,

on ________________, ______[year].

_______________________________

[Notary's name, county, acting

in county, state, and date

commission expires]

Prepared By:

Return To:

History: 2010, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.823 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-227-of-1967 / Section 408.823
Repeals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

Act No. 82 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being sections 408.351 to 408.374 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.

History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4001 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4001
Universal life insurance; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4001.

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply only to universal life insurance:

"Cash surrender value" means the net cash surrender value plus any amounts outstanding as policy loans.

"Fixed premium universal life insurance policy" means a universal life insurance policy other than a flexible premium universal life insurance policy.

"Flexible premium universal life insurance policy" means a universal life insurance policy that permits the policyowner to vary, independently of each other, the amount or timing of 1 or more premium payments or the amount of insurance.

"Interest-indexed universal life insurance policy" means any universal life insurance policy where the interest credits are linked to an external referent.

"Net cash surrender value" means the maximum amount payable to the policyowner upon surrender.

"Policy value" means the amount to which separately identified interest credits and mortality, expense, or other charges are made under a universal life insurance policy.

"Universal life insurance" means any individual or group life insurance policy under the policy provisions of which separately identified interest credits, other than in connection with dividend accumulations, premium deposit funds, or other supplementary accounts, and mortality and expense charges are made to the policy. A universal life insurance policy may provide for other credits and charges, such as charges for the cost of benefits provided by rider.

History: Add. 1993, Act 349, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.664a — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-51-of-1951 / Section 247.664a
Expenditures to pay cost of drain assessments; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14a.

Expenditure of funds allocated by this act to the department of state highways or to a county road commission to pay the cost of drain assessments under Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 280.1 to 280.623 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, imposed after the effective date of rules promulgated under this section, shall be made only if all apportionments of benefits of any nature or kind determined or made for the drainage of county roads or state highways are made in accordance with rules jointly promulgated by the department of state highways and the department of agriculture. The department of state highways and the department of agriculture jointly shall promulgate rules in accordance with and subject to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, to provide for an engineering determination of benefits based on the pro rata share of storm water runoff from the county roads or state highways within the drainage district in direct proportion to the total storm water runoff in the entire drainage district. Fifty percent of the cost of a drain assessment against the county for the drainage of county roads shall be paid by the county road commission from county road funds. Expenditures for such purposes shall be reported separately by each county road commission to the state highway commission. Section 16 applies to expenditures made pursuant to this section.

History: Add. 1972, Act 327, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.265 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-177-of-1943 / Section 141.265
Additional powers; political subdivision construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

This act shall be in addition to all powers heretofore granted to political subdivisions by state law, or by any charter thereof.

The term "political subdivision" as used in this act shall be construed to mean any county, city, village, township, school district or other local unit of this state.

History: 1943, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1943; Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1944; CL 1948, 141.265
Mich. Comp. Laws § 771.3d — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 771.3d
Verification of employment or school enrollment; order of release contingent upon county sheriff approval; "school" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3d.

(1) Before an individual convicted of a felony is released from jail under section 3 of this chapter to attend work or school, the court, at the time of sentencing, shall order the department of corrections to verify that the individual is currently employed or currently enrolled in school, as applicable. However, the requirement for verification of employment or school enrollment by the department of corrections does not apply if the county sheriff has provided or will provide that verification. If required, the department of corrections shall provide this verification to the court within 7 days after the order is issued. The court shall not order the individual to be released to attend work or school unless the county sheriff or the department has determined that the individual is currently employed or currently enrolled in school, as applicable. The order of release shall provide that release is contingent at all times upon the approval of the county sheriff.

(2) As used in this section, "school" means any of the following:

(a) A school of secondary education.

(b) A community college, college, or university.

(c) A state-licensed technical or vocational school or program.

(d) A program that prepares the person for the general education development (GED) test.

History: Add. 2012, Act 612, Eff. Mar. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.824 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-55-of-1953 / Section 390.824
Payment of obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Obligations assumed under this act shall not be or become a charge against this state, nor become a lien on or secured by any property, real, personal or mixed, of the state or the board of control, but all obligations, including principal and interest, shall be payable solely from all of the following:

The net rents and income obtained from the operation of residence halls and housing units, pledged or otherwise.

Fees charged students for the use of or maintenance of social centers, health residences and facilities, and structures designed for the fostering of athletics, dramatics, music, and other similar activities provided for them under this act.

Gifts and bequests made to the board of control of Ferris state university for the express purpose of financing, partially or completely, the purchase or construction at the university of residence halls, housing units, social centers for students and faculty members, health residences and facilities, and structures designed for the fostering of athletics, dramatics, music, and other similar activities, or for retiring outstanding indebtedness as created under this act.

History: 1953, Act 55, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1953; Am. 1959, Act 214, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1959; Am. 1987, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3505 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3505
Health maintenance contract; use of descriptive words; restrictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3505.

(1) A health maintenance organization shall not issue a health maintenance contract before it receives a certificate of authority under this act.

(2) A person shall not use the term health maintenance organization to describe or refer to a person, and a person shall not use any other descriptive words that may mislead, deceive, or imply that it is a health maintenance organization, unless the person described or referred to has a certificate of authority as a health maintenance organization under this act.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a health maintenance organization shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", or "mutual" or any other words descriptive of an insurance, casualty, or surety business or deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurance or surety corporation doing business in this state. A health maintenance organization may use a name or description that is similar to its affiliate.

History: Add. 2000, Act 252, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000; Am. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.434 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-327-of-1993 / Section 205.434
Requirements or prohibitions imposed by local units of government.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the effective date of this act, a city, township, village, county, other local unit of government, or political subdivision of this state shall not impose any new requirement or prohibition pertaining to the sale or licensure of tobacco products for distribution purposes. This section does not invalidate or otherwise restrict a requirement or prohibition described in this section existing on the effective date of this act.

History: 1993, Act 327, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 798.34 — MI Code / Chapter 798 / Act Act-5-of-2017 / Section 798.34
Evidence-based practices; training and professional development services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) The agency shall provide its employees and supervising agents with intensive initial and ongoing training and professional development services to support the implementation of evidence-based practices.

(2) The training and professional development services provided under subsection (1) must include assessment techniques, case planning, risk reduction and intervention strategies, effective communication skills, substance abuse intervention information, and other topics identified by the agency or its employees and supervising agents.

History: 2017, Act 5, Eff. June 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1819 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-187-of-1990 / Section 257.1819
Red and amber signal lights; applicability to new school buses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

This section applies to new school buses manufactured on or after October 1, 1990 and to school buses manufactured before October 1, 1990 that are retrofitted to meet the requirements of this section.

A school bus shall be equipped with signal lights mounted as high and widely spaced laterally as practicable that are capable of displaying to the front 2 overhead alternately flashing red lights located at the same level and to the rear 2 overhead alternately flashing red lights located at the same level.

In addition to the 4 red lights described in subsection (2), 4 amber lights shall be installed near each red signal light, at the same level, but closer to the vertical center line of the bus. The system of red and amber signal lights shall be wired so that the amber lights are energized manually, and the red lights are automatically energized, with the amber lights being automatically de-energized, when the bus service door is opened.

The area around the lens of each overhead alternately flashing signal light and extending outward approximately 3 inches shall be painted black. In installations where there is no flat vertical portion of body immediately surrounding the entire lens of a light, a circular or square band of black approximately 3 inches wide, immediately below and to both sides of a lens, shall be painted on the body or roof area against which the signal light is seen from a distance of 500 feet along the axis of the vehicle. Visors or hoods with an appropriate black background to fit their shape and roofcap may also be used. These amber and red lights shall have sufficient intensity to be visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet in normal sunlight. Lights indicating alternately flashing light operation shall be visible to the driver when in a normal seated position.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990; Am. 2000, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2000; Am. 2004, Act 231, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.4107 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.4107
Bank branch or separate office as separate bank.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4107.

A branch or separate office of a bank is a separate bank for the purpose of computing the time within which and determining the place at or to which action may be taken or notices or orders shall be given under this article and under article 3.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1423 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1423
Housing development fund; creation; payments into fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

There is created and established under the jurisdiction and control of the authority a revolving fund to be known as the "housing development fund".

There shall be paid into the housing development fund (a) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of the fund; (b) any moneys which the authority receives in repayment of advances made from the fund, and (c) any other moneys which may be made available to the authority for the purpose of the fund from any other source or sources.

History: 1966, Act 346, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.7127 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.7127
Meat pattie; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7127.

"Meat pattie" is a product prepared in pattie form. "Meat pattie mix" is a product sold in bulk uncooked form. Meat patties and meat pattie mix are a mixture of fresh comminuted meat with or without the addition of fat and seasonings and containing not less than 65% meat. Binders and extenders may be used up to 12% of the finished product. Meat pattie and meat pattie mix shall not contain artificial color or flavor, by-products or variety meats, added water or ice, or more than 30% fat. Meat patties and meat pattie mix with fruits, vegetables, nuts, or mushrooms, either as a coating or ingredient, are permitted if labeled and advertised as "meat patties with _______", inserting the common or usual name of the addition.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000