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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625o — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.625o
Ignition interlock device; sale, lease, or installation in vehicle; surety bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 625o.

A person shall not sell, lease, or install in a vehicle in this state an ignition interlock device unless the manufacturer of the device has obtained an executed bond described in subsection (2) or a renewal certificate for that bond.

The bond required under subsection (1) shall be in the amount of $50,000.00 with a surety approved by the department and shall be conditioned to indemnify or reimburse a person who has an ignition interlock device installed on his or her vehicle for monetary loss caused by the manufacturer's fraud, cheating, misrepresentation, or defaulting on a contractual obligation, whether the fraud, cheating, misrepresentation, or defaulting was done by the manufacturer or by an employee or agent of the manufacturer.

The surety on the bond described in subsection (2) is required to make indemnification or reimbursement for a monetary loss only after final judgment has been entered in a court of record against the manufacturer or an employee or agent of the manufacturer. The surety on the bond may cancel the bond upon 30 days' written notice to the department and is not liable for a loss arising from an event that occurs after the effective date of the cancellation.

History: Add. 1998, Act 340, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1773 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1773
Petitioning court to determine fair value of shares and accrued interest; failure of corporation to commence proceeding; venue; parties; service; jurisdiction; appraisers; discovery rights; judgment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 773.

If a demand for payment under section 772 remains unsettled, the corporation shall commence a proceeding within 60 days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the corporation does not commence the proceeding within the 60-day period, it shall pay each dissenter whose demand remains unsettled the amount demanded.

The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the circuit court of the county in which the corporation's principal place of business or registered office is located. If the corporation is a foreign corporation without a registered office or principal place of business in this state, it shall commence the proceeding in the county in this state where the principal place of business or registered office of the domestic corporation whose shares are to be valued was located.

The corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or not residents of this state, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as in an action against their shares and all parties shall be served with a copy of the petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified mail or by publication as provided by law.

The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under subsection (2) is plenary and exclusive. The court may appoint 1 or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and recommend decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers have the powers described in the order appointing them, or in any amendment to it. The dissenters are entitled to the same discovery rights as parties in other civil proceedings.

Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding is entitled to judgment for the amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of his or her shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation or for the fair value, plus accrued interest, of his or her after-acquired shares for which the corporation elected to withhold payment under section 771.

History: Add. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.2006 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-124-of-2024 / Section 722.2006
Minimum qualifications; CASA volunteer; background checks.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) A prospective CASA volunteer must meet all of the following minimum requirements:

(a) Be at least 21 years of age.

(b) Complete an application.

(c) Sign a release of information form or submit the required information necessary for the background check under subsection (2).

(d) Participate in required screening interviews.

(e) Be willing to commit to the court for the duration of the CASA case until permanency has been established for the CASA child.

(f) Participate in the training required under section 5.

(2) The program director must conduct a background check on each prospective CASA volunteer before the prospective CASA volunteer is assigned an initial CASA case and every 2 years after the initial background check under this subsection. A background check conducted under this subsection includes all of the following:

(a) A criminal history background check using the department of state police's internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT) or an equivalent check on that individual from the state or province of residence.

(b) Criminal background check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other national crime database.

(c) A national and state offender registry check.

(d) A child abuse and neglect central registry check in this state and each state of residence for the previous 5 years, where permissible by law.

(e) A Social Security number trace that shows aliases, additional names, and former addresses.

(3) A prospective CASA volunteer who refuses to comply with subsection (1)(c) will be ineligible to be a CASA volunteer.

(4) If a background check conducted under subsection (2) shows that a CASA volunteer or prospective CASA volunteer has been convicted of or has charges pending for a misdemeanor or felony involving a sex offense, child abuse or neglect, or related crimes that pose or would pose a risk to a child or affect the credibility of the CASA program, any of the following apply:

(a) The CASA volunteer will be dismissed.

(b) The application of the prospective CASA volunteer will not be accepted, and the CASA volunteer will be considered ineligible to participate in the program.

History: 2024, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.323 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-81-of-2022 / Section 54.323
Repeal of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

This act is repealed effective January 1, 2030.

History: 2022, Act 81, Eff. July 18, 2022; Am. 2025, Act 67, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.107 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-202-of-1887 / Section 486.107
Capital stock; subscriptions; increase; procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The directors of any such company may at any time receive subscriptions to stock in said company until the whole amount mentioned in their articles of association shall be subscribed, and whenever, in the judgment of the directors, it shall be necessary to increase the capital stock of any such company for the extension or more perfect completion of such proposed work, or to provide lands and buildings needful for its use, it shall be competent for such directors, with the approval or ratification of the holders of a majority of the capital stock, at any lawful meeting of the stockholders, to provide for such increase, and in all cases where such capital stock is increased, a certificate thereof shall be signed, certified, and filed as hereinbefore required in the case of original articles of association.

History: 1887, Act 202, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1887; How. 3895x; CL 1897, 6812; CL 1915, 8910; CL 1929, 11845; CL 1948, 486.107
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1904 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-448-of-1998 / Section 445.1904
Misappropriation; recovery of damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages can include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reasonable royalty for a misappropriator's unauthorized disclosure or use of a trade secret.

History: 1998, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2478 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-173-of-1992 / Section 125.2478
Special assessment; apportionment of uncollected amounts on divisions of land; notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

If a parcel of land is divided after a special assessment on the land is confirmed, and before the special assessment is collected, the authority board may apportion the uncollected amounts between the several divisions of the parcel. Upon confirmation by the authority board, the apportionment is conclusive upon all parties. However, if the interested parties do not agree in writing to the apportionment, then before the confirmation, notice of hearing shall be given to the interested parties, by personal service as provided in section 20 for an original assessment roll.

History: 1992, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.514 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.514
Thirteenth judicial circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 514.

The thirteenth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Antrim, Grand Traverse and Leelanau and has 2 judges.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1968, Act 127, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 30, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1970; Am. 1970, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Am. 1972, Act 169, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.26a — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 764.26a
Dismissal of charges before trial; requirements; receipt of order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26a.

(1) If an individual is arrested for any crime and the charge or charges are dismissed before trial, both of the following apply:

(a) The arrest record shall be removed from the internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT).

(b) If the prosecutor of the case agrees at any time after the case is dismissed, or if the prosecutor of the case or the judge of the court in which the case was filed does not object within 60 days from the date an order of dismissal was entered for cases in which the order of dismissal is entered after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, all of the following apply:

( i ) The arrest record, all biometric data, and fingerprints shall be expunged or destroyed, or both, as appropriate.

( ii ) Any entry concerning the charge shall be removed from LEIN.

( iii ) Unless a DNA sample or profile, or both, is allowed or required to be retained by the department of state police under section 6 of the DNA identification profiling system act, 1990 PA 250, MCL 28.176, the DNA sample or profile, or both, obtained from the individual shall be expunged or destroyed.

(2) The department of state police shall comply with the requirements listed in subsection (1) upon receipt of an appropriate order of the district court or the circuit court.

History: Add. 2018, Act 65, Eff. June 12, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.933 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-387-of-1978 / Section 257.933
Loans to motor carriers; amount; interest rate; time limitation; collection of repayments; restrictions; amount of money invested; appropriations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A loan made under this act shall be in such amount and to such applicants as determined by the department of state. The loans shall be made at an interest rate of 4% per year simple interest. A loan shall not be made by the department of state after November 1, 1983.

The state treasurer shall collect the repayments of all loans made under this act pursuant to rules promulgated under section 7. Not more than $6,000,000.00 of the money in the state recreational land acquisition trust fund shall be loaned under this act. Money in the game and fish protection subfund created in section 4(3) of Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being section 318.404 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not be loaned under this act. The amount of money invested by the state treasurer from the state recreational land acquisition trust fund under this act and the manner of the investment shall be deemed in complete compliance with Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 318.401 to 318.409 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The amount of money invested in a state fiscal year by the state treasurer from the state recreational land acquisition trust fund under this act shall not include moneys available for the purchase of land or rights in land and other expenditures as provided in sections 3 to 7 of Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 318.403 to 318.407 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The legislature, until the state fiscal year in which the state recreational land acquisition trust fund is repaid all money loaned under section 1(1), annually shall appropriate to the credit of the state recreational land acquisition trust fund from the general fund of the state an amount determined by the state treasurer to be necessary to make up the difference between the interest on the loans made under section 1(1) and the amount the funds loaned would have earned had the funds been invested in the state treasurer's common cash fund. To insure the state recreational land acquisition trust fund against a loss in principal amount, the legislature shall appropriate an amount to the credit of the state recreational land acquisition trust fund which is equal to the losses suffered by the fund because of defaults of loans made under this act.

History: 1978, Act 387, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978; Am. 1979, Act 14, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1979; Am. 1979, Act 39, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1968 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1968
Service of papers; attorneys; contempt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1968.

Except for the original service of the complaint and summons, service required or permitted to be made upon a party represented by an attorney shall be made upon the attorney, unless service upon the party is ordered by the court.

If 2 or more attorneys represent the same party or parties, service of papers upon any one of such attorneys is sufficient. If 1 attorney appears for several parties, he is entitled to only 1 copy of any paper served upon him.

Whenever a party prosecutes or defends his action in person, service of papers shall be made upon him in the manner provided in section 1970.

When proceedings for contempt for disobeying any order of the court are initiated, the notice or order shall be personally delivered to such party, unless otherwise specially ordered by the court.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3406kk — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3406kk
Coverage for blood pressure monitors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3406kk.

An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a health insurance policy shall cover a blood pressure monitor for a pregnant or postpartum insured subject to applicable cost-sharing including deductible, co-insurance, or co-pay provisions.

History: Add. 2024, Act 245, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.256 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.256
Candidates for nomination; withdrawal, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 256.

After the filing of nominating petitions or filing fee by or in behalf of a proposed candidate for the office of county road commissioner, such candidate shall not be permitted to withdraw unless a written notice of withdrawal is served on the county clerk or his duly authorized agent not later than 4 o'clock, eastern standard time, in the afternoon of the third day after the last day for filing such petition, as in this act provided.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1623 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1623
Placement of individual with developmental disability in facility; appropriateness of placement; appropriate treatment and residential programs; reports from public agencies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 623.

A guardian, whether plenary or partial, appointed under this chapter shall not have the power, unless specified by court order, to place an individual with a developmental disability in a facility.

Before authorizing the placement of a respondent in a facility, the court shall inquire into and determine the appropriateness of the placement.

Before authorizing a guardian to make application to place an individual with a developmental disability in a facility, the court shall determine, in conjunction with the appropriate community mental health services program, whether the placement offers appropriate treatment and residential programs to meet the needs of the respondent and whether there is a less restrictive treatment and residential program available. In ordering a placement, the court shall give preference to an available less restrictive treatment and residential program provided that it is adequate and appropriate to meet the respondent's needs. The court or counsel may request reports from public agencies on the suitability of a particular placement for a respondent.

History: Add. 1978, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1978; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.767 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-258-of-2003 / Section 124.767
Executive director; appointment; eligibility; oath; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The governor shall appoint a person to serve as the executive director of the state authority. A member of the authority board is not eligible to hold the position of executive director. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the executive director shall take and file the constitutional oath of office provided in section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. Subject to the approval of the authority board, the executive director shall supervise, and be responsible for, the performance of the functions of the state authority under this act. The executive director shall attend the meetings of the authority board and shall provide the authority board and the governing body of the state authority a regular report describing the activities and financial condition of the state authority. The executive director shall furnish the authority board with information or reports governing the operation of the state authority as the authority board requires.

History: 2003, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 121.20 — MI Code / Chapter 121 / Act Act-4-of-1957 / Section 121.20
Contract payments; powers of municipal legislative body.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

The legislative body of each city, village or township which is a part of the authority may raise by tax, pay from its general funds, or from its revenues derived from operation of its water system not earmarked or pledged for other purposes, any moneys required to be paid for water purchased from the authority by the terms of any contract between it and the authority pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1055 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1055
Cruel or unusual punishment prohibited; use of irons prohibited; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.

Punishment by flogging, branding, marking, or tattooing the body or any other cruel or unusual punishment, shall not be issued by a court-martial or inflicted upon a person subject to this code. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8402 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8402
Commencement of action; filing, form, and contents of affidavit; notice; name of plaintiff; removal; waiver.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8402.

An action shall be commenced in the small claims division by filing with the clerk or a deputy clerk of the district court an affidavit and 1 copy of the affidavit for each defendant to be served. The form and contents of the affidavit shall be as prescribed by statute and the state court administrator. On the same form as the affidavit there shall be printed a notice directing the defendant to appear and answer as prescribed in section 8404.

The full and correct name of the plaintiff shall be given, and the affidavit shall state whether the plaintiff is a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or individual. If the plaintiff was acting under an assumed name or business name at the time the claim arose, the assumed name or business name shall be given.

The affidavit, in boldface type, shall inform both parties of the right to removal before trial from magistrate jurisdiction, if applicable, and removal before trial to the general civil division. The affidavit shall inform the parties of rights waived if they choose to remain in the small claims division.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 496, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Am. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Am. 1991, Act 192, Eff. July 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4301 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4301
Members; contribution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 301.

A contribution of a member to a limited liability company may consist of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the company, including cash, property, services performed, promissory notes, contracts for services to be performed, or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services.

A contribution of an obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services may be in exchange for a present membership interest or for a future membership interest, including a future profits interest, as provided in an operating agreement.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 1997, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997; Am. 2002, Act 686, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.401 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-133-of-1933 / Section 211.401
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of this act:

"Municipality": Any county, township, city, village or school district.

"Governing body": The board of supervisors of a county; the township board of a township; the council, common council or commission of a city; the council, commission or board of trustees of a village; the board of education or district board of a school district.

History: 1933, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1933; CL 1948, 211.401
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.795c — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.795c
Indicating different parts of ballot on ballot label; placement of parts; 2 or more elections on same day; partisan elections; straight party ticket vote prohibited; appropriation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 795c.

The different parts of the ballot, such as partisan, nonpartisan, and questions, must be prominently indicated on the ballot label, and, if practicable, each part may be placed on a separate page, column, or display. If 2 or more elections are held on the same day, the ballot label must be clearly marked to indicate the ballot for each election. In partisan elections, the ballot label must include a position by which a voter may by a single selection record a straight party ticket vote for all the candidates of 1 party.

History: Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967; Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1990; Am. 2015, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2016; Am. 2023, Act 269, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024