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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6502 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6502
Definitions; C, D.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6502.

"Certificate of compliance" means a serially numbered written instrument or document that is issued to the owner of a motor vehicle upon passing an inspection or reinspection and is evidence that the motor vehicle complies with the standards and criteria adopted by the department under this part.

"Certificate of waiver" means a serially numbered written document or sticker indicating that the standards and criteria of the department have been met for a motor vehicle pursuant to the requirements of this part.

"Clean air act" means chapter 360, 69 Stat. 322, 42 U.S.C. 7401 to 7431, 7470 to 7479, 7491 to 7492, 7501 to 7509a, 7511 to 7515, 7521 to 7525, 7541 to 7545, 7547 to 7550, 7552 to 7554, 7571 to 7574, 7581 to 7590, 7601 to 7612, 7614 to 7617, 7619 to 7622, 7624 to 7627, 7641 to 7642, 7651 to 7651o, 7661 to 7661f, and 7671 to 7671q. Clean air act includes the regulations promulgated under the clean air act.

"Consumer protection" means protecting the public from unfair or deceptive practices.

"Cut point" means the level of pollutants emitted that is used in determining whether a particular make and model of motor vehicle passes or fails all or a part of an inspection.

"Department" means the state transportation department.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.13 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.13
Chapters 300 to 399 of Michigan Compiled Laws; felonies to which chapter applicable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

This chapter applies to felonies enumerated in chapters 300 to 399 of the Michigan Compiled Laws as set forth in sections 13a to 13p of this chapter.

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998; Am. 1999, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 279, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Am. 2000, Act 315, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Am. 2000, Act 412, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2001, Act 13, Eff. July 1, 2001; Am. 2001, Act 156, Eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Am. 2002, Act 30, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5211 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5211
Specific powers of assignee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5211.

Among other things the assignee has the power to:

Sue in his own name as such assignee and recover all the estate, debts and things in action belonging to or due to such assignor in the manner and with like effect as he might or could have done if an assignment had not been made, but no suit seeking equitable relief shall be brought by the assignee involving less than $500.00 without the consent of the court.

Take into his hands all the estate of such assignor whether delivered to him or afterwards discovered, and all books, vouchers and papers relating to the same;

From time to time sell the assets at public auction or at private sale, as herein provided;

Redeem all mortgages and conditional contracts or other incumbrances and pledges of personal property; or sell such property subject to such incumbrances, contracts or pledges;

Settle all matters and accounts between such assignor and his debtors and creditors and examine, on oath to be administered by him, any person touching such matters and accounts;

Compound with any person indebted to such assignor, under order of said court or judge;

Prosecute or defend suits pending in favor of or against the assignor.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.323 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-436-of-2016 / Section 259.323
Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; other violation of law.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

(1) An individual who violates section 21 or 22 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

(2) This section does not affect the ability to investigate or to arrest, prosecute, or convict an individual for any other violation of a law of this state.

History: 2016, Act 436, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.481 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.481
Assessments against townships and villages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.

Unless otherwise provided by the drainage board, assessments against a township shall be against the township as a whole, including any incorporated village, but the drainage board may determine to assess separately or exclude a village, in which case the assessment against the township shall be exclusive of the village and the tax levies to be made by the township to pay the assessment shall not include property taxable in the village.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1976, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 10, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.130 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.130
Peer-to-peer car sharing program; shared vehicle; insured interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 130.

(1) A peer-to-peer car sharing program has an insurable interest in a shared vehicle during the car sharing period.

(2) A peer-to-peer car sharing program may own and maintain as the named insured 1 or more policies of automobile insurance that provide coverage for any of the following:

(a) Liabilities assumed by the peer-to-peer car sharing program under a car sharing program agreement.

(b) Any liability of the shared vehicle owner.

(c) Damage or loss to the shared vehicle.

(d) Any liability of the shared vehicle driver.

(3) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall not do any of the following:

(a) Unless authorized, offer or sell insurance, except travel or auto-related insurance offered or sold in connection with and incidental to the sharing of a motor vehicle under a car sharing program agreement.

(b) Make a car sharing program agreement contingent on the shared vehicle driver purchasing residual third-party liability insurance through the peer-to-peer car sharing program.

(4) As used in this section, "car sharing period", "car sharing program agreement", "peer-to-peer car sharing program", "shared vehicle", "shared vehicle driver", and "shared vehicle owner" mean those terms as defined in section 3 of the peer-to-peer car sharing program act.

History: Add. 2024, Act 224, Eff. Oct. 17, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.952 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-203-of-1994 / Section 722.952
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Adoptee" means a child who is to be adopted or who is adopted.

(b) "Adoption attorney" means that term as defined in section 22 of the adoption code, MCL 710.22.

(c) "Adoption code" means the Michigan adoption code, chapter X of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.21 to 710.70.

(d) "Adoption facilitator" means a child placing agency or an adoption attorney.

(e) "Adoptive parent" means the parent or parents who adopt a child in accordance with the adoption code.

(f) "Agency placement" means that term as defined in section 22 of the adoption code, MCL 710.22.

(g) "Child placing agency" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.

(h) "Department" means the department of health and human services.

(i) "Direct placement" means that term as defined in section 22 of the adoption code, MCL 710.22.

(j) "Foster care" means a child's placement outside the child's parental home by and under the supervision of a child placing agency, the court, or the department. Foster care does not include the delegation of a parent's or guardian's powers regarding care, custody, or property of a child or ward under a properly executed power of attorney under the safe families for children act.

(k) "Preplacement assessment" means an assessment of a prospective adoptive parent as described in section 23f of the adoption code, MCL 710.23f.

( l ) "Sibling" means a child who is related through birth or adoption by at least 1 common parent. Sibling includes that term as defined by the American Indian or Alaskan native child's tribal code or custom.

(m) "Supervising agency" means the department if a child is placed in the department's care for foster care, or a child placing agency in whose care a child is placed for foster care.

History: 1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Am. 1997, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998; Am. 2016, Act 190, Eff. Sept. 19, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 432, Eff. Mar. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2605 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2605
Rejection of goods; failure of buyer to particularize defect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2605.

(1) A buyer's failure to state in connection with rejection a particular defect that is ascertainable by reasonable inspection precludes the buyer from relying on the unstated defect to justify rejection or to establish breach if either of the following applies:

(a) The seller could have cured the defect if the buyer stated the defect seasonably.

(b) Between merchants, if the seller after rejection makes a request in writing for a full and final written statement of all defects on which the buyer proposes to rely.

(2) Payment against documents made without reservation of rights precludes recovery of the payment for defects apparent in the documents.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 2012, Act 87, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2472 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2472
Statistical plans; exchange of data, consultation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2472.

The commissioner shall promulgate reasonable rules and statistical plans, reasonably adapted to each of the rating systems on file with him, which may be modified from time to time and which shall be used thereafter to the extent applicable to its particular rating system or systems, by each insurer in the recording and reporting of its loss and countrywide expense experience, in order that the experience of all insurers may be made available at least annually in such form and detail as may be necessary to aid him in determining whether rating systems comply with the standards set forth in section 2403. Such rules and plans may also provide for the recording and reporting of expense experience items which are specially applicable to this state and are not susceptible of determination by a prorating of countrywide expense experience. In promulgating such rules and plans, the commissioner shall give due consideration to the rating systems on file with him and, in order that such rules and plans may be as uniform as is practicable among the several states, to the rules and to the form of the plans used for such rating systems in other states. No insurer shall be required to record or report its loss experience on a classification basis that is inconsistent with the rating system filed by it and no insurer shall be required to record or report its loss or expense experience on any basis or statistical plan that differs from that which is regularly employed and maintained in the usual course of such insurer's business, or to any rating organization or agency of which it is not a member or subscriber. The commissioner may designate 1 or more rating organizations or other agencies to assist him in gathering such experience and making compilations thereof, and such compilations shall be made available, subject to reasonable rules promulgated by the commissioner, to insurers and rating organizations.

Reasonable rules and plans may be promulgated by the commissioner for the interchange of data necessary for the application of rating plans.

In order to further uniform administration of rate regulatory laws, the commissioner and every insurer and rating organization may exchange information and experience data with insurance supervisory officials, insurers and rating organizations in other states and may consult with them with respect to rate making and the application of rating systems.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.402 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.402
Societies parading under arms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 402.

Certain societies parading under arms-Any society whose membership is confined to members of a certain race, which has heretofore adopted a uniform similar to the uniform of the organized militia of this state, may continue to wear the same when appearing in public, but the governor of this state may, by a proper order, in times of public tumult, direct that such societies shall not parade under arms, and if any society disobey such order, the persons so violating said order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.402
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1494 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-366-of-2014 / Section 722.1494
Determination of father of child born out of wedlock.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A man is the father of a child born out of wedlock if the man has been determined to be the child's father under section 5, other law of this state, or the law of another state.

History: 2014, Act 366, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.463 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-423-of-2012 / Section 15.463
Information regarding classified state employees to be posted on commission's website.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

By January 31 of each year, the commission shall post on the commission's website all of the following information regarding classified state employees during the prior fiscal year:

(a) For each state department or agency:

( i ) The number of full-time equivalent employees.

( ii ) The average pay rate for all employees.

( iii ) The average years of service for all employees.

( iv ) The number of new hires, returns, and separations.

( v ) The turnover rate.

( vi ) The percentage of employees eligible to retire over the next 1-, 3-, and 5-year periods.

( vii ) The number of employees in each bargaining unit.

(b) The average annual cost of the benefits for all employees.

History: 2012, Act 423, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2654 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2654
Advisory organizations; definition; filing; discontinuance of unfair or unreasonable practices; rate filings; violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2654.

Every group, association or other organization of insurers, whether located within or outside this state, which assists insurers which make their own filings or rating organizations in rate making, by the collection and furnishing of loss or expense statistics, or by the submission of recommendations, but which does not make filings under this chapter, shall be known as an advisory organization.

Every advisory organization shall file with the commissioner:

A copy of its constitution, its articles of agreement or association or its certificate of incorporation and of its bylaws, rules and regulations governing its activities,

A list of its members,

The name and address of a resident of this state upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner or process issued at his direction may be served, and

An agreement that the commissioner may examine such advisory organization in accordance with the provisions of section 2662.

If, after a hearing, the commissioner finds that the furnishing of such information or assistance involves any act or practice which is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, he may issue a written order specifying in what respects such act or practice is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and requiring the discontinuance of such act or practice.

No insurer which makes its own filings nor any rating organization shall support its filings by statistics or adopt rate making recommendations, furnished to it by an advisory organization which has not complied with this section or with an order of the commissioner involving such statistics or recommendations issued under subsection (3) of this section. If the commissioner finds such insurer or rating organization to be in violation of this subsection he may issue an order requiring the discontinuance of such violation.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.2a — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712.2a
Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2a.

(1) A hearing under this chapter is closed to the public. A record of a proceeding under this chapter is confidential, except that the record is available to any individual who is a party to that proceeding.

(2) All child placing agency records created under this chapter are confidential except as otherwise provided in the provisions of this chapter.

(3) An individual who discloses information made confidential under subsection (1) or (2) without a court order or specific authorization under federal or state law is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both. An individual who discloses information made confidential under subsection (1) or (2) without a court order or specific authorization under federal or state law is civilly liable for damages proximately caused by disclosure of that information.

History: Add. 2006, Act 488, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.367 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-261-of-1965 / Section 46.367
Park and recreational places; revenue bonds; resolution; issuance of bonds or notes; negotiability; interest; tax exemption; limitations; applicable law; amount of borrowings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

Any county operating under this act, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members elect of its governing body, and with a vote of the majority of the electors of the county voting on the question, may borrow money, pledge its full faith and credit for repayment, and issue its bonds or notes to pay all or part of the cost of acquiring, planning, and developing park and recreational places, and constructing, reconstructing, altering, or renewing buildings and other structures related to said park and recreational places.

The revenue bonds shall be issued pursuant to the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140, or any other applicable act.

Bonds or notes shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by a majority of the members elect of the governing body of the county operating under this act. The full faith and credit of the county may be pledged for the prompt payment of the principal and interest on any borrowing by a county pursuant to this act. The county's full faith and credit may be pledged to the payment of principal and interest of revenue bonds notwithstanding any provision of law. Any bonds or notes shall be issued in the name of the county operating under this act and shall be executed by the chairperson of the county board of commissioners and the county clerk, who shall also cause their facsimile signatures to be affixed to any interest coupons to be attached to any bonds. The county clerk shall affix to the bonds or notes the seal of the county. Bonds or notes issued under this act are negotiable instruments and shall mature in not more than 40 years from the date of issue. The bonds or notes and the interest on the bonds and notes are exempt from taxation by this state or by any taxing authority within this state.

The issuance of bonds or notes under this act is subject to the provisions of the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. The amount of borrowings by a county pursuant to this act shall not be subject to any limitations or provisions contained in any law applicable to the county except that a county may not borrow pursuant to this act in an amount which taken together with other indebtedness of the county will exceed 10% of the assessed valuation of the county as last equalized by the state.

History: Add. 1969, Act 104, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 1983, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1983; Am. 2002, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.118 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-12-of-1869 / Section 456.118
Corporate name.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Prior to the filing by any corporation, in accordance with section 17, of the instruments thereby required with the corporation and securities commission, the corporation shall ascertain from the commission whether its corporate name is in conflict with that of any other corporation whose articles of association or articles of incorporation have previously been filed with the commission. If, in the judgment of the commission, there shall be a conflict in corporate names, then the corporation filing under the provisions of the section shall amend its name by adding thereto the name of the locality in which it is organized or operating, or in such other manner as shall be approved by the corporation and securities commission to distinguish it from any corporation whose articles have previously been filed as aforesaid.

History: Add. 1953, Act 167, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 49.33 — MI Code / Chapter 49 / Act Act-329-of-1925 / Section 49.33
Prosecuting attorney; statement of appointments, filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The prosecuting attorney shall, within 10 days after entering on the execution of the duties of his office, file in the office of the county clerk a statement in writing of his appointments, designating 1 assistant prosecuting attorney as chief assistant prosecuting attorney and designating all other assistant prosecuting attorneys in the order in which they shall rank in discharging the functions and performing the duties of the office of prosecuting attorney.

History: 1925, Act 329, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 1299; CL 1948, 49.33
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1201 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1201
Board; business to be conducted at public meetings; validity of board actions; closed sessions; legal meetings; notice of meetings; signing of minutes; vice-president to act in absence of president.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.

The business that the board of a school district is authorized to perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. An act of the board is not valid unless the act is authorized at a meeting by a majority vote of the members elected or appointed to and serving on the board and a proper record is made of the vote.

The board may hold closed sessions only as authorized by section 8 of the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.268.

A meeting at which all members are present, with or without proper notice to members of the board, and for which proper notice is given to the public pursuant to subsection (4), is considered a legal meeting for the transaction of business.

The board shall give public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

The minutes of each board meeting shall be signed by the secretary. In the absence of the secretary, the president shall appoint a temporary secretary who shall sign the minutes of the meeting. The vice-president shall act in the absence of the president.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2001, Act 27, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11551a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11551a
Beneficial use by-product not required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11551a.

This part does not require the use of any beneficial use by-product, including, but not limited to, the uses and beneficial use by-products identified in sections 11502 to 11506, by any governmental entity or any other person.

History: Add. 2014, Act 178, Eff. Sept. 16, 2014