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Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.31 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-53-of-1875 / Section 457.31
St. Patrick's societies; incorporators.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That any number of persons of Irish birth or extraction, who may now or hereafter be residents of this state, or the descendants of such persons, may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.

History: 1875, Act 53, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875; How. 4513; CL 1897, 7818; CL 1915, 10254; CL 1929, 10544; CL 1948, 457.31
Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.28 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 710.28
Release; persons authorized to execute; release to child placing agency or department; advising parent or guardian of child placing agencies; advising agencies of child's availability for adoption; release of child by agency to department; child as state ward; proof accompanying release.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

Subject to this section and section 29 of this chapter, a release shall be executed:

By each parent of a child to be adopted or the surviving parent, except under the following circumstances:

The rights of the parent have been terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction.

A guardian of the child has been appointed.

A guardian of a parent has been appointed.

By the authorized representative of a child placing agency to whom the child has been committed by an order of the court.

By the authorized representative of the child placing agency to whom the child has been released.

By the guardian of the child, subject to subsection (3), if a guardian has been appointed.

By the guardian of a parent, subject to subsection (4), if a guardian has been appointed.

If the parent of the child to be adopted is an unemancipated minor, that parent's release is not valid unless a parent, guardian, or guardian ad litem of that minor parent has also executed the release.

The guardian of the child to be adopted may not execute a release of the child pursuant to subsection (1) unless the guardian has first obtained authority to execute the release from the court that appointed the guardian.

The guardian of a parent may not execute a release of the parent's child pursuant to subsection (1) unless the guardian has first obtained authority to execute the release from the court that appointed the guardian. Such a release shall have the same effect as if the release were executed by the parent.

A release shall be given only to a child placing agency or to the department.

Before the department arranges a release from a parent or guardian, a representative of the department shall advise the parent or guardian about child placing agencies serving the county and, upon the parent's or guardian's request, shall refer the parent or guardian to a child placing agency. After the release of a child by a parent or guardian to the department, the department shall advise the child placing agencies serving the county that the child is available for adoption.

If a child was released for adoption or committed to a child placing agency, that agency may release that child to the department and the department shall accept the release.

Upon release of a child to the department pursuant to this section, the child becomes a state ward.

Where applicable under this section, proof of the termination of parental rights, release of parental rights, appointment, authorization, or commitment shall accompany the release.

History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Am. 1982, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1982; Am. 1990, Act 175, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990; Am. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 409, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.126b — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.126b
Political subdivision of state of Ohio; privileges, rights, and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 126b.

The governing body of a political subdivision in the state of Ohio whose laws permit may acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities in this state, subject to all laws, rules, and regulations of this state applicable to its political subdivisions in such aeronautical projects, but subject to the laws of Ohio in all matters relating to financing of such projects. A political subdivision of the state of Ohio shall have the same privileges, rights, and duties of like political subdivisions of this state. This section does not apply unless the laws of Ohio permit political subdivisions of this state to acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and otherwise control an airport, landing field, and other aeronautical facility in Ohio with all privileges, rights, and duties applicable to the other political subdivisions of the state of Ohio in such aeronautical projects.

History: Add. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21533 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21533
Pledge as valid and binding; lien.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21533.

A pledge made by the authority is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. The money or property pledged by the authority is immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without a physical delivery or further act. The lien of a pledge is valid and binding against parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, and is valid and binding as against the transfers of the money or property pledged, irrespective of whether parties have notice. Neither the resolution, the trust agreement, nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created is required to be recorded to establish and perfect a lien or security interest in the pledged property.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1757 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-540-of-2018 / Section 18.1757
Multiyear schedule of evaluations; annual update.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The department, in conjunction with the strategic fund and the department of treasury, shall, not later than February 28, 2019, develop a multiyear schedule that lists all economic development incentives and indicates the year when an economic development incentive evaluation will be published for each economic development incentive. The department shall consider economic development incentive sunset dates and program inactivity when creating the schedule and may group economic development incentives for review by objective or policy rationale of each economic development incentive. The department shall update the schedule annually and include any new economic development programs as determined by the Michigan strategic fund. The department shall also list all economic development incentives that are exclusive economic development incentives.

History: 2018, Act 540, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.655 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-384-of-2006 / Section 256.655
Teen driver training; model curriculum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

(1) The secretary of state shall prescribe a model curriculum for teen driver training under this act. After September 1, 2007, a driver education provider classified for teen driver training shall use the secretary of state's prescribed model curriculum or may use an alternative curriculum only after it has been reviewed and approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state may approve an alternative curriculum if it substantially meets or exceeds the standards of the secretary of state's prescribed model curriculum.

(2) Under a segment 1 curriculum and segment 2 curriculum combined, each student shall receive no less than 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel driver education course experience.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2012, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.259 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-196-of-1952 / Section 124.259
Water supply system; bonds, issuance, payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

For the purpose of acquiring, improving, enlarging and/or extending a water supply system, the authority may issue self-liquidating revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 94 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 141.101 to 141.139, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, as now or hereafter amended, or any other act providing for the issuance of such bonds: Provided, That no such bonds shall be a general obligation of the authority, but shall be payable solely from the revenues of the water supply system.

History: 1952, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.141 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.141
Presence of minor under 17 in places where liquor is sold, given away, or furnished; attendance of minors at dances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 141.

A minor child under 17 years of age shall not be permitted to remain in a dance hall, saloon, barroom or any place where spirituous or intoxicating liquor, wine or beer, or any beverage, liquor or liquors containing spirituous or intoxicating liquor, beer or malt liquor is sold, given away or furnished for a beverage, unless the minor is accompanied by parent or guardian. A proprietor, keeper or manager of any such place who permits a minor child to remain in any such place, and a person who encourages or induces in any way the minor child to enter the place or to remain therein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not prevent a township, village or city from establishing, by ordinance, regulations more stringent than the provisions of this act relative to the attendance of a minor at theaters, movie houses, bowling or billiard halls and dance halls. This section shall not prevent a township, village or city from establishing, by ordinance, regulations permitting the attendance of minor children at dances where no spirituous or intoxicating liquor, beer or malt liquor is sold, given away or consumed in the dance area.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.141; Am. 1959, Act 254, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1966, Act 166, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966; Am. 1972, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1080 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-219-of-2000 / Section 722.1080
Enforcement action; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.

The attorney general or prosecuting attorney in the county in which a violation of this act occurred may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act.

History: 2000, Act 219, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1424 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1424
Production of books, papers, and documents; examination; testimony; oaths.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.

Upon demand of the director or any person duly designated by the director, an officer or employee of the state government shall produce for examination, the books of account, papers, and documents of their respective department or agency and shall truthfully answer all questions relating thereto.

In connection with an examination, the director, or any person duly designated, may take testimony of witnesses, may administer oaths and examine such persons as may be necessary, and may compel the production of books, records, and papers.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.851 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-63-of-1955 / Section 390.851
University of Michigan board of regents; temporary appropriation for two-year university programs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state the sum of $37,000.00 to the regents of the university of Michigan to be expended for completion of program plans and for expenses preliminary to organization of a 2-year university program in cooperation with the Flint junior college.

The regents of the university of Michigan are directed to present to the 1956 session of the legislature completed organizational plans for said college together with a budget covering estimated requirements for the beginning of senior college operations in September of 1956.

History: 1955, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1562 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-118-of-1981 / Section 445.1562
Definitions; C, D.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) "Closed dealership" means a new motor vehicle dealer whose dealer agreement has been terminated, canceled, discontinued, or not renewed.

(2) "Coerce" means to compel or attempt to compel a person to act in a given manner or to refrain from acting in a given manner by pressure, intimidation, or threat of harm, damage, breach of contract, or other adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, the loss of any benefit available to other new motor vehicle dealers of the same line-make in this state. The term does not include any of the following actions by a manufacturer:

(a) Without conditions, making a good faith recommendation, exposition, or argument or persuading or attempting to persuade a person.

(b) Giving notice in good faith to a new motor vehicle dealer of that dealer's violation of the terms or provisions of a dealer agreement.

(c) Engaging in any conduct the manufacturer is permitted to engage in under this act.

(3) "Dealer agreement" means an agreement or contract in writing between a distributor and a new motor vehicle dealer, between a manufacturer and a distributor or a new motor vehicle dealer, or between an importer and a distributor or a new motor vehicle dealer, that purports to establish the legal rights and obligations of the parties to the agreement or contract and under which the dealer purchases and resells new motor vehicles and conducts service operations. The term includes the sales and service agreement, regardless of the terminology used to describe that agreement, and any addenda to the dealer agreement, including all schedules, attachments, exhibits, and agreements incorporated by reference into the dealer agreement.

(4) "Designated family member" means any of the following:

(a) If a new motor vehicle dealer who dies or becomes incapacitated has designated a successor under section 15(6), that designated successor.

(b) If a new motor vehicle owner dies and has not designated a successor under section 15(6), the spouse or a child, grandchild, parent, brother, or sister of a deceased new motor vehicle dealer, who is entitled to inherit the deceased dealer's ownership interest in the new motor vehicle dealership under the terms of the dealer's will, who has otherwise been designated in writing by a deceased dealer to succeed the deceased dealer in the new motor vehicle dealership, or who is entitled to inherit under the laws of intestate succession of this state or the appointed and qualified personal representative or testamentary trustee of the deceased new motor vehicle dealer.

(c) If a new motor vehicle dealer becomes incapacitated and has not designated a successor under section 15(6), the person appointed by the court as the legal representative of the dealer.

History: 1981, Act 118, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1981; Am. 1983, Act 188, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Am. 1998, Act 456, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998; Am. 2010, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Aug. 4, 2010; Am. 2018, Act 668, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VIII § 8 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VIII § 8
Services for disabled persons.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Institutions, programs, and services for the care, treatment, education, or rehabilitation of those inhabitants who are physically, mentally, or otherwise seriously disabled shall always be fostered and supported.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VIII, § 8, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. S.J.R. I, approved Nov. 3, 1998, Eff. Dec. 19, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.610 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-295-of-1982 / Section 552.610
Payer to give friend of court name and address of employer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

For a friend of the court case, the payer shall give to the office of the friend of the court at the time the order of income withholding is issued the name and address of his or her employer. The payer shall immediately give to the office of the friend of the court notice of the name and address of any subsequent employer.

History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983; Am. 2002, Act 572, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4901 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4901
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 901.

As used in this part:

(a) "Authority" means all of the following:

( i ) An authority as defined in part 2.

( ii ) An authority as defined in part 3.

( iii ) An authority as defined in part 4.

( iv ) An authority as defined in part 6.

( v ) An authority as defined in part 7.

( vi ) An authority as defined in part 8.

(b) "Municipality" means all of the following:

( i ) A municipality as defined in part 2.

( ii ) A municipality as defined in part 3.

( iii ) A municipality as defined in part 4.

( iv ) A municipality as defined in part 6.

( v ) A municipality as defined in part 7.

( vi ) An municipality as defined in part 8.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.14307 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.14307
Acquisition, development, or improvement of real property for sale.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4307.

A bank may invest not more than 10% of its total assets in the acquisition and development of real property for sale, or for the improvement of real property by construction or rehabilitation of residential or commercial units for sale or rental purposes. For purposes of this section, a bank may purchase, take, lease as lessee, or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, use, sell, lease as lessor, pledge, grant a security interest in, convey, or otherwise dispose of real property. The investment by a bank may be direct, or indirect as a stockholder in a corporation, member of a limited liability company, or limited partner in a partnership or limited liability partnership.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.133 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-422-of-1984 / Section 722.133
Duties of state court administrative office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The state court administrative office shall do all of the following:

Determine the number of children who are in foster care in this state.

Establish uniform policies and procedures for foster care review pursuant to this act, including criteria for the selection of foster care cases to be reviewed.

In accordance with section 4, determine the appropriate number of local boards necessary to meet the needs of children in foster care, and establish the jurisdiction of each local board.

Establish criteria and procedures for membership of a local board.

Solicit and receive applications for local board membership and make membership decisions.

Provide written notification to a local board of specific cases of children in foster care appropriate for review, and schedule those cases for review within the time intervals established under section 7.

Inform the child care organization, department of social services, or probate court that provided notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the local board to which the child is assigned.

Make a reasonable effort to provide written notification to each interested party of the date, time, and procedures for a review by a local board of a child in foster care.

Establish a system to monitor the status of each child who is in foster care and who has been assigned to a local board.

Analyze information gathered by local boards throughout this state.

Employ and provide state board program staff and provide local board volunteers.

Provide periodic training sessions for the members of each local board. The training sessions shall include instruction on the need to maintain confidentiality as required under section 8.

Establish an advisory committee consisting of representatives from child care organizations, local boards, and others as the state court administrator considers necessary to review the foster care system and to make recommendations concerning the foster care system to the appropriate groups and agencies. Not less than a majority of the advisory committee shall consist of representatives of the local boards.

Issue an annual report pursuant to section 9.

Perform those duties necessary to implement and review the state board program.

History: 1984, Act 422, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984; Am. 1986, Act 159, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986; Am. 1989, Act 74, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.198 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.198
Withdrawal of candidate after nomination for office; replacement of candidate dying before election; vacancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 198.

(1) If a candidate of a political party files a nominating petition or filing fee for a county office and has been nominated for the office by a political party, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she has moved from the county or has become physically unfit.

(2) If a candidate of a political party files a nominating petition or filing fee for the office of county commissioner and has been nominated for that office by a political party, the candidate is not permitted to withdraw unless he or she has moved from the county or from the district from which he or she was nominated or has become physically unfit.

(3) If the person who has been nominated as the candidate of a political party for a county office or the office of county commissioner dies before the date of the election for that office, the county executive committee of the party whose candidate has died shall select, by majority vote, a replacement for that person. The name of the replacement selected shall be transmitted to the election officials responsible for the preparation and distribution of ballots, and the name of the replacement shall be affixed to each ballot in place of the name of the original candidate.

(4) A vacancy shall not be filled by a county executive committee except as provided in this section.

(5) This prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the withdrawal of a candidate who was nominated without having filed a nominating petition or filing fee and whose name has been written or placed on the ballot of a political party.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1974, Act 273, Imd. Eff. Oct. 2, 1974; Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1403 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-327-of-2018 / Section 123.1403
Exceptions; existing vehicle storage facility or towing operation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) If, on or before the effective date of this act, a local government or law enforcement agency is operating a motor vehicle storage facility or towing operation, that local government or law enforcement agency may continue to operate that motor vehicle storage facility or towing operation after the effective date of this act.

(2) If, on or before the effective date of this act, a local government or law enforcement agency accepts consideration, financial or other, from any authorized vendor that operates a motor vehicle storage facility, that local government or law enforcement agency may continue to accept consideration, financial or other, from any authorized vendor after the effective date of this act.

(3) If, on or before the effective date of this act, a local government or law enforcement agency requires any authorized vendor to deliver a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle storage facility operated by a different authorized vendor, that local government or law enforcement agency may continue to require any authorized vendor to deliver a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle storage facility operated by a different authorized vendor after the effective date of this act.

History: 2018, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 30, 2018