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Mich. Comp. Laws § 109.4 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 109.4
Fire chief; duties; assistants.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The engineer of the fire department shall be the chief of the department, and, subject to the direction of the mayor, shall have the supervision and direction of the department and the care and management of the fire engines, apparatus and property, subject to such rules and regulations as the council may prescribe. And the council may appoint such assistant engineers and other officers of the department as may be necessary.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3280; CL 1915, 3202; CL 1929, 2126; CL 1948, 109.4
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.338b — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-287-of-1969 / Section 287.338b
Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; use of ICHAT to determine prior criminal history for animal abuse offense; subsection (1) inapplicable to pet shop; section to be referred to as "Logan's law"; "animal" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8b.

(1) Before allowing an individual to adopt an animal, an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter may conduct a search using ICHAT to determine whether that individual has a prior criminal history for an animal abuse offense.

(2) An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter does not violate this act if the animal control shelter or animal protection shelter searches for an individual on ICHAT allowed under subsection (1) and the search fails to disclose that the individual has a prior criminal history for an animal abuse offense.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a pet shop that allows an animal protection shelter to use pet shop resources, including, but not limited to, the pet shop's premises, facilities, employees, equipment, and advertising for pet adoptions, or to a pet shop that works with an animal protection shelter but does not perform adoptions except as an agent of the animal protection shelter. A pet shop described in this subsection is not an animal protection shelter and is not liable for any pet adoptions performed by an animal protection shelter.

(4) This section may be referred to as "Logan's law".

(5) For purposes of this section and section 8c only, "animal" means a vertebrate other than a human being.

History: Add. 2016, Act 393, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017; Am. 2017, Act 84, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.369a — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-125-of-1963 / Section 550.369a
Coordination of benefits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19a.

If a group contract issued by a corporation contains a coordination of benefits provision, the benefits shall be payable pursuant to the coordination of benefits act.

History: Add. 1984, Act 70, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.591 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-177-of-1879 / Section 565.591
Failure or mistake in copying records for new county; copy of original; right to obtain, recording.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That when a new county has been, or shall be organized, in whole or in part, from an organized county, or from territory attached to such organized county for judicial purposes, and the supervisors of such new county have or shall have neglected to cause copies or transcripts of the records of deeds, mortgages or other instruments relating to real estate in such new county, to be made as provided by law; or if from any cause the same has not, or shall not have been done; or in case there are or shall be informalities, irregularities or mistakes in the copying, transcribing or certifying of such records, then in either such case, any person may procure from the register of deeds of the county in which such original deed, mortgage or other instrument had been recorded, a copy, duly certified by such register, of the original record of any deed, mortgage or other instrument relative to or affecting the title of land, in which such person may be interested, and situated in such new county, and cause such certified copy to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county. When any such certified copy shall be presented to the register of deeds of any county in this state, it shall be the duty of such register to record the same in the same manner and with like effect as original instruments or papers entitled to record in his office, and when so recorded, such record shall have the same effect in all respects as original records.

History: 1879, Act 177, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 5698; CL 1897, 9004; CL 1915, 11739; CL 1929, 13382; CL 1948, 565.591
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.717 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-278-of-1965 / Section 390.717
Costs of transition or name change.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The state shall not bear any cost incurred in the transition of Saginaw valley state college to Saginaw valley state university. Costs incurred by the name change shall be borne by the institution from nonstate sources.

A student shall not bear any cost incurred in the transition of Saginaw Valley state college to Saginaw Valley state university by an increase in either tuition or other student fees. All costs associated with the transition of Saginaw Valley state college to Saginaw Valley state university and the source from which funds required to effectuate the transition were received shall be reported to the house and senate appropriations committees no later than December 31, 1989.

History: Add. 1987, Act 155, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.128 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-116-of-1973 / Section 722.128
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Act No. 47 of the Public Acts of 1944, being sections 722.101 to 722.108 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.

History: 1973, Act 116, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16913 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16913
Licenses issued under former article; terms of board members appointed under former section; effect of rules promulgated under former article.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16913.

An individual who holds a license issued under former article 15 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part is licensed under this part until that license expires and may renew his or her license pursuant to part 161.

The members of the board of marriage and family therapy created under former section 1502 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 shall serve as the initial members of the Michigan board of marriage and family therapy until their successors are appointed under this article or until the expiration of their respective terms, whichever occurs first. However, if the term of a member of the board of marriage and family therapy created under former section 1502 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 has not expired on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part, that term expires on June 30 of the year in which the term will expire.

Rules promulgated by the board of marriage and family therapy under former article 15 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 and under section 308 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being section 339.308 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this part continue in effect to the extent that they do not conflict with this article. The rules shall be enforced by and may be amended or rescinded by the Michigan board of marriage and family therapy.

History: Add. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5901 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5901
“Facility” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5901.

As used in this part, "facility" means machinery, equipment, structures, or any part or accessories of machinery, equipment, or structures, installed or acquired for the primary purpose of controlling or disposing of air pollution that if released would render the air harmful or inimical to the public health or to property within this state. Facility includes an incinerator equipped with a pollution abatement device in effective operation. Facility does not include an air conditioner, dust collector, fan, or other similar facility for the benefit of personnel or of a business. Facility also means the following, if the installation was completed on or after July 23, 1965:

Conversion or modification of a fuel burning system to effect air pollution control. The fuel burner portion only of the system is eligible for tax exemption.

Installation of a new fuel burning system to effect air pollution control. The fuel burner portion only of the system is eligible for tax exemption.

A process change involving production equipment made to satisfy the requirements of part 55 and rules promulgated under that part. The maximum cost allowed shall be 25% of the cost of the new process unit but shall not exceed the cost of the conventional control equipment applied on the basis of the new process production rate on the preexisting process.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.81 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-261-of-1925 / Section 123.81
Sale of lighting plants by fourth, fifth class cities; referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The council of any city of the fourth or fifth class, or of any incorporated village, is hereby authorized to sell, transfer and convey at such price and upon such terms as said council shall deem advisable, any works, system or property owned by such city or village for the purpose of supplying such city or village and the inhabitants thereof with gas, electric or other lights, or any part of such works, system or property: Provided, That no such proposed sale, transfer and conveyance shall be valid until the same shall have been approved by the affirmative votes of 3/5 of the electors of such city or village voting thereon at a regular or special municipal or village election.

History: 1925, Act 261, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1925; CL 1929, 2408; CL 1948, 123.81
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.6003 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.6003
Definitions; I to R.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1003.

As used in this article:

(a) "Inspector" means the individual who is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the construction of buildings, structures, or appurtenances under the state construction code.

(b) "Plan reviewer" means an individual who is engaged in the practice of examining construction documents for the purpose of determining compliance with applicable codes.

(c) "Practical construction experience" means experience in construction related trades or code administration and enforcement that the commission finds acceptable.

(d) "Provisional registration" means a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector who is registered subject to his or her completion of the amount of training, education, and experience required by the commission and the appropriate advisory board and described in section 1007(2).

(e) "Registered" means a building official, plan reviewer, inspector, fire protection system inspector, or fire protection system plan reviewer who is registered under this article.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.44 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.44
Indictment; forms for particular offenses; bill of particulars.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44.

The following forms may be used in the cases in which they are applicable but any other forms authorized by this or any other law of this state may also be used:

Adultery-A.B., a married man, committed adultery with C.D.; or A.B. committed adultery with C.D., a married woman.

Affray-A.B. and C.D. made an affray.

Assault-A.B. assaulted C.D.

Assault and Battery-A.B. committed an assault and battery on C.D.

Assault with intent-A.B. assaulted C.D. with intent to murder, or kill, or rob, or maim, or rape (as the case may be).

Arson-A.B. committed arson by burning the dwelling house of C.D.

Attempt-A.B. attempted to steal from C.D.; A.B. attempted to commit larceny of the goods of C.D.; A.B. attempted to commit burglary of a building belonging to C.D. (as the case may be).

Burglary-A.B. committed burglary of the house of C.D. A.B. broke and entered the dwelling house of C.D. in the night time with intent to commit larceny, or murder, or robbery therein (as the case may be).

Conspiracy-A.B. and C.D. conspired together to murder E.F. or to steal the property of E.F. or to rob E.F. (as the case may be).

Forgery-A.B. forged a certain instrument purporting to be a promissory note (or describe instrument or give its tenor or substance).

Larceny-Embezzlement and false pretenses. A.B. stole from C.D. 1 horse of the value of more than 100 dollars.

Murder-A.B. murdered C.D.

Manslaughter-A.B. killed C.D.

Perjury-A.B. appeared as a witness in a case between C.D. and E.F. being heard before the (set forth the tribunal) and committed perjury by testifying as follows: (set forth the testimony).

Rape-A.B. raped or ravished C.D.

Rape (statutory)-A.B. raped or ravished C.D., she C.D. being then under the age of (statutory age) years.

Robbery Armed-A.B. robbed C.D., A.B. being armed.

Robbery-A.B. robbed C.D., A.B. not being armed.

Provided, That the prosecuting attorney, if seasonably requested by the respondent, shall furnish a bill of particulars setting up specifically the nature of the offense charged.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17258; CL 1948, 767.44
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.870 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.870
Delivery of ballots, ballot containers, and other election materials to board of county canvassers; subpoena; failure to produce; violation as misdemeanor; compensation for fees and mileage.
Status: in_force

Sec. 870.

(1) The individual in charge of the ballot containers for each precinct referred to in the recount petition, as well as the individual in charge of any other election materials that are considered necessary, shall bring those ballot containers and election materials to the board of county canvassers as requested by the board. The board shall safely guard the ballots, ballot containers, and other election materials, and when those are no longer required, shall return those ballots, ballot containers, and other election materials to the individuals in charge of those ballots, ballot containers, and other election materials.

(2) If an individual in charge of ballots, ballot containers, or election materials fails to deliver those ballots, ballot containers, or election materials to the board of canvassers, the board of canvassers may subpoena that individual to compel delivery of those ballots, ballot containers, or election materials. If an individual is subpoenaed and fails to appear or fails to produce any requested ballots, ballot containers, or election materials, that individual is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(3) The individuals who are required to appear before the board of canvassers shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid circuit court witnesses in the county.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2024, Act 74, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 447.164 — MI Code / Chapter 447 / Act Act-157-of-1986 / Section 447.164
Tax exemptions generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

The bonds, interest on the bonds, and the transfer of the bonds authorized under this act shall be exempt from all taxation by this state or any of its political subdivisions, except for inheritance, estate, or gift taxes.

History: 1986, Act 157, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986; Am. 1990, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.751 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-208-of-1959 / Section 247.751
Highway surveys on public and private property; liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In preparation for and in connection with the planning, construction and maintenance of state trunk line highways and county roads, it shall be lawful for the appropriate authorities to go upon any land and waters in this state for the purpose of making necessary surveys, soundings and borings as necessary; and such action shall not be a trespass nor an entry. The authorities shall be liable for any actual damage thereby done to such premises. No fences, fencing, trees or shrubbery shall be removed without the written consent of an owner of such property.

History: 1959, Act 208, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 729.214 — MI Code / Chapter 729 / Act Act-17-of-1953 / Section 729.214
Challenges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Any person drawn as a juror may be challenged for cause for the same reasons he could have been challenged for cause if drawn as a juror in a trial in the circuit court. The respondent and the prosecuting attorney in state cases, and the city attorney in city cases, shall each be entitled to 5 peremptory challenges, and no more.

History: 1953, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.8r — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-47-of-1945 / Section 331.8r
Books of record and accounts; availability of certain writings to public; statement; misdemeanor; proceedings to compel compliance; annual audit report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8r.

A hospital authority issuing bonds under this act shall install, maintain, and keep proper books of record and accounts separate entirely from other records and accounts of the hospital authority, in which full and correct entries shall be made of the dealings or transactions of or in relation to the properties, business, and affairs of the hospitals, and the revenues for which are pledged for the payment of bonds issued under this act. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a hospital authority in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976. The hospital authority board, not later than 6 months after the close of an operating year, shall prepare on forms furnished by the department of treasury a statement in reasonable detail, sworn to by its chief accounting officer, showing the cash income and disbursements of the hospitals during the operating year and the assets and liabilities of the hospitals at the close of the year. A certified copy of the statement shall be filed with the department of treasury not later than 6 months after the close of the operating year. The hospital authority board or an officer, member, or employee of the hospital authority board, charged with the duty of compiling and furnishing the statement required in this section, who refuses or neglects to furnish the statement to the department of treasury within the time required, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The department of treasury may compel compliance with this section by appropriate proceedings brought in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the books of record and account pertaining to the hospitals are audited annually by a certified public accountant the audit report prepared by the certified public accountant shall be used in place of the statement to be prepared on forms furnished by the department of treasury, and the provisions of this section pertaining to the statement shall apply to the annual audit report.

History: Add. 1973, Act 161, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1973; Am. 1977, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977; Am. 1983, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1021 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1021
Continuation of safety standards; emergency safety standards; promulgation of approved standard.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

(1) Standards promulgated by the former general industry safety standards commission and standards promulgated by the former construction safety standards commission under this act that are in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that repealed section 15 of this act are continued under section 31 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.231.

(2) The director shall promulgate an emergency safety standard in compliance with section 48 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.248, if the emergency safety standard is necessary to protect employees. If the director promulgates an emergency standard on a matter addressed by a federal standard, the director shall promulgate a standard that is substantially similar to the federal standard unless he or she determines and certifies that the federal standard is clearly inconsistent with the criteria set forth in section 9, 16, or 19, or a combination thereof.

(3) Except for a standard adopted by reference pursuant to section 14, a standard approved by the director pursuant to section 16 or 19 shall be promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975; Am. 1975, Act 152, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1975; Am. 1978, Act 455, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 1978; Am. 1979, Act 149, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980; Am. 1991, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 1991; Am. 2012, Act 416, Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4244 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4244
Industrial life insurance; provisions prohibited; right to declare policy void for disease or ailment; rejection; payment of proceeds to other than beneficiary; limitation; settlement at maturity for less than full value; accidental death.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4244.

No policy of industrial life insurance issued on or after January 1, 1944, shall be issued or delivered in this state if it contains any of the following provisions:

A provision giving the insurer the right to declare the policy void because the insured has had any disease or ailment, whether specified or not, or because the insured has received institutional, hospital, medical or surgical treatment or attention, except a provision which gives the insurer the right to declare the policy void if the insured has, within 2 years prior to the issuance of the policy, received institutional, hospital, medical or surgical treatment or attention and if the insured or the claimant under the policy fails to show that the condition occasioning such treatment or attention was not of a serious nature or was not material to the risk.

A provision giving the insurer the right to declare the policy void because the insured had been rejected for insurance, unless such right be conditioned upon a showing by the insurer that knowledge of such rejection would have led to a refusal by the insurer to make such contract.

A provision by which the company may pay the proceeds of the policy at the death of the insured to any person other than the named beneficiary, except in accordance with a standard provision as specified in section 4238.

A provision limiting the time within which any action at law or in equity may be commenced to less than 6 years after the cause of action shall accrue.

A provision for any mode of settlement at maturity of less value than the amount insured by the policy plus dividend additions, if any, less any indebtedness to the company on the policy and less any premium that may by the terms of the policy be deducted, payments to be made in accordance with the terms of the policy.

Nothing contained herein shall apply to any provision in an industrial life insurance policy for additional benefits in the event of death by accident or accidental means.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957