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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4521 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4521
Refusal of person to pay fare or obey regulations; removal of person; placement of impediment upon track as felony; throwing stone, brick, or other missile as misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.

(1) If a person refuses to pay a fare owed to a street railway or refuses to obey regulations established by the street railway for the convenience and safety of passengers, the street railway may remove the person from the streetcar, tram, or trolley at a usual stopping place.

(2) A person who causes or attempts to cause the derailment of a streetcar, tram, or trolley of a street railway by the placing of an impediment upon the track of a street railway, whether the streetcar, tram, or trolley is dislodged from the track or not, or who by any other means whatsoever willfully endangers or attempts to endanger the life of any person engaged in the work of the street railway, or any person traveling on the streetcar, tram, or trolley of the street railway, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any number of years. Proof that the person intended to injure or endanger the life of any particular person is not required to prove a violation of this section.

(3) A person who throws a stone, brick, or other missile at a streetcar, tram, or trolley of a street railway is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not less than 10 days or more than 90 days, or both.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.25 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-176-of-1939 / Section 423.25
Written findings as to matters in disagreement; availability of writings to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

When in the course of mediation under section 7 of Act No. 336 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, being section 423.207 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, it shall become apparent to the commission that matters in disagreement between the parties might be more readily settled if the facts involved in the disagreement were determined and publicly known, the commission may make written findings with respect to the matters in disagreement. The findings shall not be binding upon the parties but shall be made public.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the mediation panel in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.

History: Add. 1949, Act 230, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1949; Am. 1954, Act 86, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954; Am. 1956, Act 140, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1976, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976; Am. 1977, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 250, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1766 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1766
Dissenters' notice; delivery to shareholders; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 766.

If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under section 762 is authorized at a shareholders' meeting, the corporation shall deliver a written dissenters' notice to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of section 765.

The dissenters' notice must be sent no later than 10 days after the corporate action was taken, and must provide all of the following:

State where the payment demand must be sent and where and when certificates for shares represented by certificates must be deposited.

Inform holders of shares without certificates to what extent transfer of the shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received.

Supply a form for the payment demand that includes the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action and requires that the person asserting dissenters' rights certify whether he or she acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date.

Set a date by which the corporation must receive the payment demand, which date may not be fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days after the date the subsection (1) notice is delivered.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.226 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-79-of-1937 / Section 141.226
Municipal borrowing for utility purposes; liability of municipality; construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The faith and credit of the municipality shall remain pledged for the payment of said notes: Provided, however, That this act shall not repeal any existing statutory or charter provisions authorizing the borrowing of money or the issuance of bonds or notes, but shall be construed as an additional grant of power to that now prescribed by other statutory or charter provisions. The notes and revenues herein provided for shall not be deemed to be within any statutory or charter limitation of tax rate, bonded indebtedness, or other indebtedness, but shall be deemed to be authorized in addition thereto.

History: 1937, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1937; CL 1948, 141.226
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1709 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-178-of-1981 / Section 257.1709
Racing event and other actions as public or private nuisance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

A racing event held under this act and any action taken under sections 6 and 7 shall not be considered or found to be a public or private nuisance.

History: 1981, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.375 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-78-of-1958 / Section 38.375
Separation of employees from Detroit school retirement system; payments required; transfer of securities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The payments required by the determination provided for in section 4 shall be made on or before December 31, 1958. Should this determination require a payment by the retirement commission to the board of governors, the retirement commission may transfer in lieu of cash securities held by it. The securities shall not have defaulted with respect to principal and interest payments and shall have an average yield and maturity equal to the average yield and maturity of all assets of the retirement system for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1956.

History: 1958, Act 78, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.383a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.383a
Destruction of certain property used in connection with appliance or component of electric, telecommunication, or natural gas infrastructure that is property of utility; violation; penalty; "utility" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 383a.

A person, without lawful authority, shall not willfully cut, break, obstruct, injure, destroy, tamper with or manipulate, deface, or steal any machinery, tools, equipment, telephone line or post, telegraph line or post, telecommunication line, tower, or post, electric line, post, tower or supporting structures, electric wire, insulator, switch, or signal, natural gas pipeline, water pipeline, steam heat pipeline or the valves or other appliances or equipment appertaining to or used in connection with those lines, or any other appliance or component of the electric, telecommunication, or natural gas infrastructure that is the property of a utility. A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. As used in this section, "utility" includes any pipeline, gas, electric, heat, water, oil, sewer, telephone, telegraph, telecommunication, radio, railway, railroad, airplane, transportation, communication or other system, whether or not publicly owned, that is operated for the public use.

History: Add. 1941, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; Am. 1947, Act 61, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1947; CL 1948, 750.383a; Am. 2008, Act 413, Eff. Mar. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 328.212 — MI Code / Chapter 328 / Act Act-255-of-1986 / Section 328.212
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 5 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1986, Act 255, Eff. July 1, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1235 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-46-of-1966 / Section 125.1235
Economic development and expansion program; activities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The commission shall plan and direct the carrying out of an economic development and expansion program for the county or region. The program shall include, but not be restricted to, the following activities:

Investigation and study of conditions affecting the economy of the area, technical studies and statistical research and surveys necessary or useful for the expansion of the economy, and the collection and dissemination of such information.

Recommendations to the board or boards of supervisors for the study and elimination of restrictions, barriers and burdens imposed by law or otherwise, which may adversely affect or retard the development and expansion of area industry, commerce or agriculture.

Study and advise the board or boards of supervisors, industry and interested organizations and associations as to means and methods of providing financing for economic expansion in the county or region.

Promotion and encouragement of the expansion and development of markets for products of the county or region.

Publicizing of the material, economic and cultural advantages of the county or region.

Conduct research and make recommendations to the board or boards of supervisors for the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated and efficient development of the county or region in accordance with present and future needs and to best utilize the county's or region's resources.

History: 1966, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 729.211 — MI Code / Chapter 729 / Act Act-17-of-1953 / Section 729.211
Summoning of jurors; service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The clerk of said court shall issue under his hand and deliver to the bailiff of said court, or to a police officer of said city, a subpoena or venire for each juror who is a member of said panel, summoning him to appear for said trial. Said officer shall serve the same upon said persons either personally or by mailing the same by United States registered mail at least 3 days prior to the date set for said trial.

History: 1953, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.324 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-90-of-1905 / Section 457.324
Grand lodge; certified copy of articles as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A copy of the record of such articles of association, under the seal of the state, duly certified according to law, shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts of this state, of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.

History: 1905, Act 90, Imd. Eff. May 3, 1905; CL 1915, 10453; CL 1929, 10656; CL 1948, 457.324
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2535 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-229-of-2013 / Section 445.2535
Removal of security freeze for protected consumer; material misrepresentation of fact.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

A consumer reporting agency may remove a security freeze for a protected consumer or delete a record of a protected consumer if the security freeze was placed or the record was created based on a material misrepresentation of fact by the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative.

History: 2013, Act 229, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1339 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1339
Jurors; service postponed; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1339.

The chief judge shall report to the board the names of all jurors whose service has been postponed to a subsequent time, and the names shall be placed upon the list of jurors selected for that time.

History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1385 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1385
Procurement, development, and maintenance of information technology services for department of health and human services; require.
Status: in_force

Sec. 385.

By October 1, 2022, the department shall assume responsibility for the procurement, development, and maintenance of all information technology services of the department of health and human services. The department of health and human services shall start phasing and transferring the procurement, development, and maintenance of all new information technology services to the department.

History: Add. 2020, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1328 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1328
Jurors; selection; procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1328.

The board shall proceed in the selection of jurors in a random manner as ordered by the chief circuit judge as provided in this section. A board member or an employee of the board shall keep a record of the selection process, listing the names of jurors selected. If the name of a person is selected who is not qualified to serve as a juror to the knowledge of any member of the board, an entry of this fact shall be made on the record and that person shall be excused. A record of the selection process shall then be signed by the board member and filed in the office of the board. The signature constitutes a certificate that the record is correct and that all provisions of law have been complied with.

History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.160 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-8-of-1952 / Section 780.160
Jurisdiction; venue.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Jurisdiction of any proceeding in this state under this act is vested in the circuit court.

The proper venue if this state is acting as an initiating state is in the county in which the petitioner resides or in which a valid prior and existing support order has been issued. The proper venue if this state is acting as a responding state and a valid support order has been issued in this state is in the county in which the support order was issued. The proper venue if this state is acting as a responding state and a valid support order has not been issued in this state is in the county in which the obligor resides or is found.

History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952; Am. 1957, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2505 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2505
Income withholding order issued in another state; noncompliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 505.

An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.148 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.148
Representative in congress; votes cast at primary or general election subject to recount.
Status: in_force

Sec. 148.

The votes cast for a candidate for nomination or election to the office of representative in congress at a primary or general election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1978, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.601
Applicability of chapter to operations on highways; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 601.

The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.700 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.700
Multiple-beam road lighting equipment; oncoming traffic; intensity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 700.

Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a highway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in section 684, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, such driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver.

The lowermost distribution of light, specified in section 699 paragraph (c), shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times regardless of road contour and loading.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1954, Act 101, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.545 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-391-of-1919 / Section 256.545
Contracts nullifying act; invalidity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

This act is hereby declared to be in the interest of public policy and no contract nullifying the provisions hereof shall be valid.

History: 1919, Act 391, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 4800; Am. 1933, Act 218, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933; Am. 1937, Act 208, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1937; CL 1948, 256.545
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47902 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47902
Nonresident fishing license; fee; forfeiture; disposition of money accrued.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47902.

The county board of commissioners of each county, or a majority of the county board of commissioners, shall grant, on the application of a nonresident person, a written 1-year license, for each pound or trap net used, upon payment of $50.00. A person who violates this part shall forfeit the sum of $100.00, and all costs of suit. The county board of commissioners, or a majority of the county board of commissioners, shall enforce this part, and all money accruing from fishing licenses and forfeitures shall be paid to the county treasurer.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.278 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-174-of-1931 / Section 35.278
Application of general corporation act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

All corporations formed under this act shall be subject to the provisions of the general corporation act of this state so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act.

History: 1931, Act 174, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1931; CL 1948, 35.278
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.240 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.240
False alarm of fire.
Status: in_force

Sec. 240.

Any person who knowingly and willfully commits 1 or more of the following actions is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year and a fine of not more than $1,000.00:

Raise a false alarm of fire at any gathering or in any public place.

Ring any bell or operate any mechanical apparatus, electrical apparatus or combination thereof, for the purpose of creating a false alarm of fire.

Raise a false alarm of fire orally, by telephone or in person.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.240; Am. 1954, Act 15, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954; Am. 1965, Act 77, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4401 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4401
Legislative findings; short title of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 401.

(1) The legislature finds all of the following:

(a) That there exists in this state conditions of unemployment, underemployment, and joblessness detrimental to the state economy and the economic growth of the state economy.

(b) That government programs are desirable and necessary to eliminate the causes of unemployment, underemployment, and joblessness therefore benefiting the economic growth of the state.

(c) That it is appropriate to finance these government programs by means available to the state and local units of government, including tax increment financing.

(d) That tax increment financing is a government financing program which contributes to economic growth and development by dedicating a portion of the tax base resulting from the economic growth and development to certain public facilities and structures or improvements of the type designed and dedicated to public use and thereby facilitate certain projects which create economic growth and development.

(e) That it is necessary for the legislature to exercise the sovereign power to legislate tax increment financing as authorized in this part and in the exercise of this sovereign power to mandate the transfer of tax increment revenues by city, village, township, school district, and county treasurers to authorities created under this part in order to effectuate the legislated government programs to eliminate the conditions of unemployment, underemployment, and joblessness and to promote state economic growth.

(f) That the creation of jobs and the promotion of economic growth in the state are essential governmental functions and constitute essential public purposes.

(g) That the creation of jobs and the promotion of economic growth stabilize and strengthen the tax bases upon which local units of government rely and that government programs to eliminate causes of unemployment, underemployment, and joblessness benefit local units of government and are for the use of those local units of government.

(h) That the provisions of this part are enacted to provide a means for local units of government to eliminate the conditions of unemployment, underemployment, and joblessness and to promote economic growth in the communities served by these local units of government.

(2) This part shall be known and may be cited as "the local development financing part".

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.802 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-24-of-1995 / Section 207.802
Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to promote economic growth and to encourage private investment, job creation, and job upgrading for residents in this state.

History: 1995, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.96 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 54.96
County surveyor; deputies, appointment, revocation; oath of office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 96.

Each county surveyor may appoint 1 or more deputies, and may revoke such appointment at pleasure; which appointment and revocation shall be in writing, under his hand, and filed with the county clerk, and such deputies shall take the constitutional oath of office; and for the faithful performance of the duties of their office by such deputies, the said surveyor and his sureties shall be responsible.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14; CL 1857, 444; CL 1871, 586; How. 615; CL 1897, 2618; CL 1915, 2480; CL 1929, 1392; CL 1948, 54.96
Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.3 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 769.3
Conditional sentence; payment of fine; probation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

If a person is convicted of an offense punishable by a fine or imprisonment, or both, the court may impose a conditional sentence and order the person to pay a fine, with or without the costs of prosecution, and restitution as provided under section 1a of this chapter or the crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, within a limited time stated in the sentence and, in default of payment, sentence the person as provided by law.

Except for a person who is convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first or third degree, the court may also place the offender on probation with the condition that the offender pay a fine, costs, damages, restitution, or any combination in installments with any limited time and may, upon default in any of those payments, impose sentence as provided by law.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17331; CL 1948, 769.3; Am. 1982, Act 470, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1998, Act 231, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998