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Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1035 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-79-of-2016 / Section 445.1035
Investigation; violation; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department may investigate violations of this act. The department may request the attorney general to bring an action against any person that violates this act. The court may order a person that violates this act to refund all of the money paid to the violator with respect to the solicitation. In addition, the person may be ordered to pay, for a first violation, a civil fine of not more than $100.00 for each solicitation document distributed in violation of this act or, for a subsequent violation, a civil fine of not more than $200.00 for each solicitation document distributed in violation of this act. A fine collected under this section shall be paid to the clerk of the court. A civil fine collected under this section shall be distributed to public libraries in the same manner as provided for penal fines under 1964 PA 59, MCL 397.31 to 397.40.

History: 2016, Act 79, Eff. July 11, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4909 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4909
Mediation fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4909.

Within 14 days after the mailing of the notice of the mediation hearing, each party shall submit payment to the mediation clerk of a mediation fee of $75.00 in the manner specified in the notice of the mediation hearing. However, if a judge is a member of the panel, the fee shall be $50.00. Only a single fee is required of each party, even if there are counterclaims, cross-claims, or third-party claims. The mediation clerk shall arrange payment to the mediators.

If a claim is derivative of another claim, the claims shall be treated as a single claim, with 1 fee to be paid and a single award made by the mediators.

In the case of multiple injuries to members of a single family, the plaintiffs may elect to treat the action as involving 1 claim, with the payment of 1 fee and the rendering of 1 lump sum award to be accepted or rejected. If such an election is not made, a separate fee shall be paid for each plaintiff, and the mediation panel shall then make separate awards for each claim, which may be individually accepted or rejected.

History: Add. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4117 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4117
Application for modified guaranteed annuity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4117.

The application for a modified guaranteed annuity shall prominently set forth immediately preceding the signature line language denoting that amounts payable under the contract are subject to a market-value adjustment prior to a date or dates specified in the contract.

History: Add. 1991, Act 85, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1875b — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1875b
Knowledge that applicant for admission is serving, or has served, as member of military, National Guard, or military reserves; duties of public university during application process; "transcript" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 275b.

(1) Each public university receiving an appropriation in section 236 shall ensure that the public university does all of the following in its admission application process if it knows that an applicant for admission is currently serving, or has ever served, as a member of the military, the National Guard, or the military reserves:

(a) Inform the applicant that the applicant may receive academic credit for college-level training and education the applicant received while serving in the military.

(b) Inform the applicant that the applicant may submit a transcript of the applicant's college-level military training and education to the public university.

(c) If the applicant submits a transcript described in subdivision (b), evaluate that transcript and notify the applicant of what transfer credits are available to the applicant from the public university for the applicant's college-level military training and education.

(d) Inform the applicant of college level equivalent credit examination opportunities.

(2) As used in this section, "transcript" includes a joint services transcript prepared for the applicant under the American council on education registry of credit recommendations.

History: Add. 2015, Act 44, Eff. Sept. 7, 2015; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.21b — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.21b
Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21b.

A police officer of a charter township or, if authorized by the township board, a constable of a charter township has the same authority within the charter township as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court of record or a municipal court.

History: Add. 1992, Act 45, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7001 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7001
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7001.

As used in this chapter:

"Board" means the board of trustees of the multiple employer welfare arrangement security fund.

"Cash reserves" means federally guaranteed obligations that have a fixed recoverable principal amount or an irrevocable and unconditional letter of credit.

"Covered claim" means an obligation of an insolvent MEWA to pay a claim that is covered by the MEWA to a covered employee or dependent who is a resident of this state.

"Employee welfare benefit plan" means that term as defined in section 3 of the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C. 1002.

"Fund" means the multiple employer welfare arrangement security fund.

"Insolvent MEWA" means a MEWA authorized to do business in this state for which a domiciliary or ancillary receiver has been appointed in this state.

"Letter of credit" means a letter of credit that meets all of the following requirements:

Is issued by a federally insured financial institution.

Is issued upon such terms and in a form approved by the commissioner.

Is subject to draw by the commissioner, upon giving 5 business days' written notice to the MEWA, or by the MEWA for the subscriber's benefit if the MEWA is unable to pay claims as they come due.

"Multiple employer welfare arrangement" or "MEWA" means that term as defined in section 3 of the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 88 Stat. 829, 29 U.S.C. 1002, which meets either or both of the following criteria:

One or more of the employer members in the MEWA is either domiciled in this state or has its principal headquarters or principal administrative office in this state.

The MEWA solicits an employer that is domiciled in this state or has its principal headquarters or principal administrative office in this state.

History: Add. 1986, Act 121, Eff. July 1, 1986; Am. 1990, Act 126, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5917 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5917
Effectiveness of plan; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5917.

A plan is effective when the commissioner has approved the plan, the eligible members have approved the plan, and the revised articles of incorporation have been adopted.

History: Add. 1995, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.3 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.3
Definitions; L to R.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Locked and sealed" is defined in section 14.

(b) "Major political party" is defined in section 16.

(c) "Metal seal" or "seal" is defined in section 14a.

(d) "Name that was formally changed" means a name changed by a proceeding under chapter XI of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 711.1 to 711.3, or former 1915 PA 314, or through a similar, statutorily sanctioned procedure under the law of another state or country.

(e) "Odd year general election" means the election held on the November regular election date in an odd numbered year.

(f) "Odd year primary election" means the election held on the August regular election date in an odd numbered year.

(g) "Primary" or "primary election" is defined in section 7.

(h) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is issued to a voter on election day at a polling place location.

(i) "Qualified elector" is defined in section 10.

(j) "Qualified voter file" is defined in section 509m.

(k) "Regular election" means an election held on a regular election date to elect an individual to, or nominate an individual for, elective office in the regular course of the terms of that elective office.

( l ) "Regular election date" means 1 of the dates established as a regular election date in section 641.

(m) "Residence" is defined in section 11.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.665 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-387-of-2008 / Section 445.665
Inspection; investigation of complaint; notice of violation; installation or update to comply with requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) Each dealer shall allow the department and any law enforcement agency to inspect the dealer's reverse vending machines and the data described in sections 7(1) and 9(1) for the purpose of enforcing this act.

(2) If the department receives a complaint of a violation of this act, the department shall investigate to determine if a violation of this act has occurred.

(3) If the department determines or discovers that a violation of this act has occurred, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of the violation.

(4) The department shall not require that a dealer or reverse vending machine manufacturer install or update a reverse vending machine to meet the requirements of section 7(1) or 9(1) unless the department first establishes under the beverage container redemption antifraud act that the dealer must install or retrofit the reverse vending machines at a retail location in order to meet the requirements of section 7(1) or 9(1) and makes money available for that installation or update under the beverage container redemption antifraud act.

History: 2008, Act 387, Eff. Dec. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2432 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2432
Beneficial owner of shares or memberships registered in name of nominee; recognition by corporation as shareholder or member; procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 432.

(1) A corporation may establish a procedure under which the beneficial owner of shares or memberships that are registered in the name of a nominee is recognized by the corporation as the shareholder or member. The procedure established may determine the extent of this recognition.

(2) A procedure established under subsection (1) may include any of the following:

(a) The type of nominees to which it applies.

(b) The rights or privileges that the corporation recognizes in the beneficial owner.

(c) The manner in which the procedure is selected by the nominee.

(d) The information that the nominee, shareholder, or member must provide if the procedure is selected.

(e) The period for which selection of the procedure is effective.

(f) Other aspects of the rights and duties created.

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.19 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-234-of-1925 / Section 120.19
Port district public improvements; waterways, creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

Each port commission shall have power to create and improve for harbor purposes any waterways within the port district; to regulate and control all such waters and all natural or artificial waterways within the limits of such port district so far and to the full extent that this state can grant the same and remove obstructions therefrom.

History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 2308; CL 1948, 120.19
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2118a — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2118a
Foreign records and laws; evidence; copies, certification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2118a.

An official record kept within the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, or the Panama Canal zone, the trust territory of the Pacific islands or the Ryukyu islands, or an entry therein, when admissible for any purpose, may be evidenced by an official publication thereof or by a copy attested by the officer having the legal custody of the record, or by his deputy, and accompanied by a certificate that the officer has the custody. The certificate may be made by a judge of a court of record having jurisdiction in the governmental unit in which the record is kept, authenticated by the seal of the court, or by any public officer having a seal of office and having official duties in the governmental unit in which the record is kept, authenticated by the seal of his office.

A foreign official record, or an entry therein, when admissible, for any purpose, may be evidenced by an official publication or copy thereof, attested by a person authorized to make the attestation, and accompanied by a final certification as to the genuineness of the signature and official position of the attesting person, or of any foreign official whose certificate of genuineness of signature and official position either relates to the attestation or is in a chain of certificates of genuineness of signature and official position relating to the attestation. A final certification may be made by a secretary of embassy or legation, consul general, consul, vice consul, or consular agent of the United States, or a diplomatic or consular official of the foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States. If reasonable opportunity has been given to all parties to investigate the authenticity and accuracy of the documents, the court, for good cause shown, may admit an attested copy without final certification or permit the foreign official record to be evidenced by an attested summary with or without a final certification.

The statutes, codes, written laws, executive acts or legislative or judicial proceedings of any domestic or foreign jurisdiction or governmental unit thereof may also be evidenced by any publication proved to be commonly accepted as proof thereof in the tribunals having jurisdiction in that governmental unit.

A written statement that after diligent search no record or entry of a specified tenor is found to exist in the records designated by the statement, authenticated as provided in this act in the case of a domestic record, or complying with the requirements of this act for a summary in the case of a record in a foreign country, is admissible as evidence that the records contain no such record or entry.

The proof of official records of entry or lack of entry therein may be made by any other method authorized by law.

History: Add. 1967, Act 178, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.704 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-240-of-1970 / Section 16.704
Appropriations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

All appropriations and all other funds necessary to carry out the duties, functions and responsibilities of the commodities surplus food distribution section are transferred to the state department of education.

History: 1970, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.98 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.98
Duties of moderator.
Status: in_force

Sec. 98.

The moderator of a meeting of the electors shall preside in and regulate the proceedings of a meeting of the electors. He or she shall decide all questions of order and make public declaration of all votes passed, and if a vote so declared by him or her shall immediately upon such declaration be questioned, he or she shall make the vote certain by polling the voters, or dividing the meeting, unless the township, by a previous vote or by its bylaws, has otherwise provided.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16; CL 1857, 590; CL 1871, 744; How. 777; CL 1897, 2377; CL 1915, 2157; CL 1929, 1033; CL 1948, 41.98; Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3908 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3908
Proposed distribution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3908.

After the probable charges against the estate are known, the personal representative may mail or deliver a proposal for distribution to all persons who have a right to object to the proposed distribution. The right of a distributee to object to the proposed distribution on the basis of the kind or value of property the distributee is to receive, if not waived earlier in writing, terminates if the distributee fails to object in a writing received by the personal representative within 28 days after mailing or delivery of the proposal.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1521 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1521
Preference as to facilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.

Preference between the facility recommended by the community mental health services program and other available facilities under contract with the community mental health services program shall be given to the facility that can appropriately meet the individual's needs in the least restrictive environment and that is located nearest to the individual's residence. If the individual requests it or there are other compelling reasons for an order reversing the preference, the community mental health services program may place the individual in a facility that is not the nearest to the individual's residence.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 2018, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.205 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.205
Corrections commission; assistant directors, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The director, subject to the approval of the commission, shall appoint an assistant director in charge of probation, an assistant director in charge of pardons and paroles, an assistant director in charge of penal institutions, an assistant director in charge of prison industries, and an assistant director in charge of a youth division. The assistant directors shall exercise and perform the respective powers and duties prescribed and conferred by this act, and such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the director, subject at all times to his control.

History: 1953, Act 232, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 442.353 — MI Code / Chapter 442 / Act Act-40-of-1987 / Section 442.353
Catalog, prospectus, flyer or other written material or advertisement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

An art merchant shall not cause a catalog, prospectus, flyer, or other written material or advertisement to be distributed in, into, or from the state, that solicits a direct sale by inviting transmittal of payment for a specific multiple, unless it clearly states, in close physical proximity to the description of the multiple, 1 of the following:

The information required by section 2.

The material contained in the following statement, or the statement itself, if the information required by section 2 is supplied before or with delivery of the multiple:

“Section 2 of the art multiples sales act, Act No. ___of the Public Acts of ____, being section ______ of the Michigan Compiled Laws, provides for disclosure in writing of certain information concerning multiples of prints andphotographs if sold or exchanged for value exceeding $100.00 each, exclusive of any frame, before the sale or exchange. This law requires disclosure of information such as the identity of the artist, the authenticity of an artist's signature, the medium, whether the multiple is a reproduction, when the multiple was produced, the type of master used to produce the multiple, and the number of multiples in a limited edition. At the request of a prospective purchaser, this information shall be furnished before payment or the placing of an order for a multiple. If payment is made before delivery, this information shall be supplied at the time of or before delivery, in which case, the purchaser is entitled to a refund if, for reasons related to the information, the purchaser returns the multiple in substantially the condition in which received, within 30 days after receipt. If, after payment and delivery, it is determined that the information provided is incorrect, the purchaser may be entitled to certain remedies.”

Subsection (1) is not applicable to general written material or advertising which does not constitute an offer to effect a specific sale.

History: 1987, Act 40, Eff. Dec. 9, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8315 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8315
Actions prohibited; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8315.

The district court shall not have jurisdiction in actions for injunctions, divorce or actions which are historically equitable in nature, except as otherwise provided by law. However, the district court has jurisdiction and power to make any order proper to fully effectuate the district court's jurisdiction and judgments.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.154 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-12-of-1967-Ex-Sess- / Section 252.154
Highway location arbitration board; convening time; notice to affected municipalities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The governor shall forthwith set a time and place for convening the board not less than 25 nor more than 35 days from the date of the commission's request. The governor shall send notice by registered mail to the clerk of each affected municipality at least 14 days before the date set for convening the board.

History: 1967, Ex. Sess., Act 12, Imd. Eff. Jan. 16, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2122 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2122
Declination of insurance; explanation of reasons; refusal of application form as declination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2122.

An insurer or agent, upon making a declination of insurance, shall inform the applicant of each specific reason for the declination. If the application or request for coverage was made in writing, the insurer or agent shall provide the explanation of reasons in writing. If the application or request for coverage was made orally, the insurer or agent may provide the applicant with an oral explanation instead of a written explanation, and shall offer to provide a written explanation if the applicant requests a written explanation within 90 days.

A refusal, by an insurer or agent, to provide upon request an application form or other means of making an application or request for coverage shall be considered a declination subject to this section.

History: Add. 1979, Act 145, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981