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Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.204 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-123-of-1867 / Section 484.204
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in any sum of not less than 10 and not exceeding 100 dollars, for each and every act, at the discretion of the court; violations of the provisions of this act may be prosecuted in the name of the people of the state of Michigan, and it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county in this state to prosecute for any violation of the provisions of this act.

History: 1867, Act 123, Eff. June 27, 1867; CL 1871, 1618; How. 3717; CL 1897, 5267; CL 1915, 6685; CL 1929, 11687; CL 1948, 484.204
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.381 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.381
Malicious destruction of property; fences or opening gates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 381.

Maliciously breaking down or injuring fences or opening gates, etc.-Any person who shall maliciously break down, injure, mar or deface any fence belonging to or enclosing lands not his own, or shall maliciously throw down or open any gate, bars or fence, and leave the same down or open, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.381
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.203 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.203
Fuel privilege tax; imposition; collection and remittance; refund; purchase of fuel by unregistered person; imposition of tax on aviation fuel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

(1) A privilege tax at the rate of 3 cents per gallon is imposed on all fuel sold or used in producing or generating power for propelling aircraft using the aeronautical facilities on the lands and waters of this state. The tax must be collected and remitted in the same manner and method and at the same time as prescribed by law for the collection of the gasoline tax imposed on all gasoline used in producing or generating power for propelling motor vehicles used on the public highways of this state under the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1001 to 207.1170. For the tax imposed under this subsection, a refund of 1-1/2 cents per gallon must be made to airline operators who show proof within 6 months after purchase that they are operating interstate on scheduled operations.

(2) If a person required to register with the department of treasury under section 94 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1094, is not registered, the person shall not purchase fuel under this act at the rate imposed by subsection (1), but shall pay the applicable rate imposed on motor fuel by section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1008.

(3) The tax imposed under subsection (1) is not imposed on aviation fuel if the purchaser has certified in writing to the seller that the aviation fuel is being purchased solely for the purpose of formulating leaded racing fuel as that term is defined in section 4 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1004. Aviation fuel qualifying under this subsection must be identified on shipping papers and invoices as "aviation fuel exempt for LRF".

History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945; CL 1948, 259.203; Am. 1957, Act 123, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 2000, Act 404, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2001; Am. 2008, Act 25, Eff. May 12, 2008; Am. 2015, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 22, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.2005f — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.2005f
Transfer of prisoner between state mental health facilities; administrative hearing; emergency transfer; commingling with other recipients of mental health services; rights and privileges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1005f.

A person may be transferred to the center for forensic psychiatry program under this chapter and may be transferred between state mental health facilities upon authorization by the director of the center for forensic psychiatry program. The person is entitled to an administrative hearing pursuant to rules of the department of mental health regarding the need and appropriateness of a transfer to another state mental health facility upon receipt by the director of the center for forensic psychiatry program of the person's objection to the transfer. If an emergency transfer is required, and if objection is made to the transfer, the hearing will be held at the receiving facility.

A person transferred to another state mental health facility under this section shall not be commingled with other recipients of mental health services except in cases in which it is determined by the director of the center for forensic psychiatry program, after consultation with the department of corrections, and pursuant to rules promulgated by the department of mental health, that the person and the other recipients of mental health services exhibit the same propensity for dangerous behavior and require similar treatment plans and modalities.

A person transferred under this section is entitled to all the rights and privileges afforded to other mental health recipients pursuant to chapter 7, except those rights and privileges specifically excluded or modified by law.

History: Add. 1978, Act 636, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 1979; Am. 1993, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1614 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-338-of-1974 / Section 125.1614
Consultation between representative of corporation and project citizens district council.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Periodically the representative of the corporation responsible for preparation of the project plan within the district area shall consult with and advise the project citizens district council regarding all aspects of the project plan, including the development of new housing for relocation purposes located either inside or outside of the development area. The consultation shall begin before any final decisions by the corporation, the local public agency, and the governing body regarding the project plan other than the designation of the project area and the project district area. The consultation shall continue throughout the preparation and implementation of the project plan.

History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.451 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-306-of-1931 / Section 123.451
Free employment bureau; power of city or village legislative body.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The legislative body of any city or village in this state is hereby authorized to create, acquire, control, and operate free employment bureaus within the limits of said cities and villages, and may use for such purpose any property suitable therefor that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned, leased, or controlled by such city or village.

History: 1931, Act 306, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1931; CL 1948, 123.451
Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.353 — MI Code / Chapter 51 / Act Act-298-of-1966 / Section 51.353
Civil service commission; members, qualifications; holding other office prohibited; political affiliations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

No person shall be appointed a member of the commission who is not a citizen of the United States and an elector of the county for a period of at least 3 years immediately preceding his appointment. No commissioner shall hold any other elective office, place or position under the United States, state of Michigan, or any city, county or other political subdivision thereof; nor shall any commissioner serve on any political committee or take any active part in the management of any political campaign. Not more than 2 of the commissioners, at any one time, shall be adherents of the same political party.

History: 1966, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.40 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.40
Prior legal conveyances; effect as evidence, recording; conveyance under unacknowledged contract, record as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 40.

All conveyances of real estate heretofore made and acknowledged or proved, in accordance with the laws of this state, in force at the time of such making and acknowledgment or proof, shall have the same force as evidence, and be recorded in the same manner, and with the like effect, as conveyances executed and acknowledged in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter. And where any conveyance, with an unacknowledged contract in writing attached, annexed or appended thereto, and referred to in the body of such conveyance as being thereto attached, appended or annexed, has been heretofore recorded, or that may be hereafter recorded; the record, or a transcript of the record of such conveyance and contract, certified by the register in whose office the same may have been recorded, may be read in evidence in any court within this state without further proof thereof; but the effect of such evidence may be rebutted by other competent testimony.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65; CL 1857, 2759; CL 1871, 4242; How. 5700; Am. 1889, Act 101, Eff. Oct. 2, 1889; CL 1897, 9006; CL 1915, 11741; CL 1929, 13314; CL 1948, 565.40
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.401 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-149-of-2019 / Section 432.401
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "lawful sports betting act".

History: 2019, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21313a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21313a
Failure to provide required submittal; penalty; computing period of time; extension of reporting deadline; contract provision for payment of fines; disposition of money collected; accrual of penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21313a.

(1) Beginning on May 1, 2012, except as provided in subsection (6), and except for the confirmation provided in section 21312a(2), if a required submittal under section 21308a, 21311a, or 21312a(1) is not provided during the time required, the department may impose a penalty according to the following schedule:

(a) Not more than $100.00 per day for the first 7 days that the report is late.

(b) Not more than $500.00 per day for days 8 through 14 that the report is late.

(c) Not more than $1,000.00 per day for each day beyond day 14 that the report is late.

(2) Subject to subsection (6), for purposes of this section, in computing a period of time, the day of the act, event, or default, after which the designated period of time begins to run is not included. The last day of the period is included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or holiday.

(3) The department may, upon request, grant an extension to a reporting deadline provided in this part for good cause upon written request 15 days prior to the deadline.

(4) The owner or operator that is liable under section 21323a may by contract transfer the responsibility for paying fines under this section to a consultant retained by the owner or operator that is liable under section 21323a.

(5) The department shall forward all money collected pursuant to this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the emergency response fund created in section 21507.

(6) A penalty shall not begin to accrue under this section unless the department has first notified the person on whom the penalty is imposed that he or she is subject to the penalties provided in this section.

History: Add. 1995, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 116, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1996; Am. 2012, Act 112, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2012; Am. 2012, Act 446, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1265 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1265
List of individual certificate holders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1265.

A business entity issued a certificate shall, in a manner prescribed by the director, make available a list of all individual certificate holders that the business entity employs or supervises or with which the business entity is otherwise affiliated.

History: Add. 2014, Act 566, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4902 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4902
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 902.

As used in this article:

(a) "Licensed person" means an individual who is licensed or otherwise legally authorized to practice a professional service by a court, department, board, commission, or an agency of this state or another jurisdiction, any corporation or professional services corporation all of whose shareholders are licensed persons, any partnership all of whose partners are licensed persons, or any limited liability company all of whose members and managers are licensed persons.

(b) "Professional service" means a type of personal service to the public that requires as a condition precedent to the rendering of the service the obtaining of a license or other legal authorization. Professional service includes, but is not limited to, services rendered by a certified or other public accountant, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, veterinarian, osteopathic physician, physician, surgeon, podiatrist, chiropodist, physician's assistant, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, or attorney-at-law.

(c) "Professional services corporation" means a corporation formed under former 1962 PA 192 or a corporation incorporated under and governed by chapter 2A of the business corporation act, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 1997, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997; Am. 2010, Act 126, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2010; Am. 2012, Act 568, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.564 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-319-of-1929 / Section 125.564
Oil storage; limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Except as otherwise permitted in this act, the storage of fuel oil in excess of 550 gallons shall be outside of any building in underground tanks. Storage of oil in tanks above ground of more than 550 gallons shall not be permitted without special permit from the board of rules of the department of buildings and safety engineering.

History: 1929, Act 319, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1929; CL 1929, 2621; CL 1948, 125.564
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.256 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-146-of-1937 / Section 570.256
Liens; duration, priority over other interests, subrogation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The several liens herein provided for shall continue for 1 year after such statement or account is recorded in the office of the register of deeds and no longer unless proceedings are begun to enforce same as hereinafter provided, and such liens shall take priority as follows:

First: As between persons claiming liens under this statute, the several liens upon the same property attaching by reason of work, labor or materials furnished in carrying forward or completing the same oil or gas wells, oil or gas derrick, oil tanks, oil or gas pipe line, machinery, fixtures or appurtenances, shall be of equal rank and share pro rata in the proceeds of any sale of such property under any judgment or decree entered in a suit brought to enforce the same.

Second: They shall take priority to all garnishments for the contract debt made prior or subsequent to the commencement of the furnishing of the materials or performance of the labor without regard to the date of filing the claims for lien.

Third: They shall be preferred to all other titles, liens, or encumbrances which may attach to or upon such oil or gas wells, oil or gas derricks, oil tanks, oil or gas pipe lines, machinery, fixtures or appurtenances or upon the leasehold upon which they are situated, which shall either be given or recorded subsequent to the commencement of the furnishing of the materials or performance of the labor.

Fourth: The liens for such labor or materials furnished, including those for additions, repairs and betterments, shall attach to the leasehold estates, oil or gas wells, oil or gas derricks, oil tanks, oil or gas pipe lines, machinery, fixtures, appurtenances or improvements for which they are furnished or done, subject to any prior recorded title, claim, lien, encumbrance, or mortgage to or upon the leasehold estate upon which such oil or gas wells, oil or gas derricks, oil tanks, oil or gas pipe lines, machinery, fixtures, appurtenances or improvements belong or are put. Any person holding a lien for such labor or materials furnished upon any leasehold estate subject to any prior recorded lien, encumbrance or mortgage may pay off any such prior lien, encumbrance or mortgage, and shall thereupon be subrogated to all of the rights of the prior holder of such lien, encumbrance or mortgage.

History: 1937, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1937; CL 1948, 570.256; Am. 1958, Act 67, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.603 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-266-of-1909 / Section 460.603
Vote by electors to grant irrevocable trust; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

At least 20 days before the next election, the township clerk shall give notice that the question of granting an irrevocable franchise will be submitted to a vote of the electors by posting a notice in 3 or more public places in the township.

History: 1909, Act 266, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 4838; CL 1929, 11105; CL 1948, 460.603; Am. 1996, Act 322, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.153 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-187-of-1953 / Section 24.153
Reprints; distribution, ownership.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Copies of such pamphlets, to be used in the official work of the agency, may be furnished to officers and employees without charge therefor, but any pamphlet so furnished shall be marked as and remain the property of the department, and the established price shall be paid by the employee or officer if such pamphlet is lost or destroyed through carelessness or negligence: Provided, That publications required by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient shall be so distributed notwithstanding the requirements of this act.

History: 1953, Act 187, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.47 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.47
Recording by register of deeds; acknowledgment required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47.

A deed, mortgage, or other instrument in writing that by law is required to be acknowledged affecting the title to lands, or any interest therein, shall not be recorded by the register of deeds of any county unless the deed, mortgage, or other instrument is acknowledged or proved as provided by this chapter.

History: Add. 1867, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1867; CL 1871, 4249; How. 5707; CL 1897, 9013; CL 1915, 11748; CL 1929, 13320; CL 1948, 565.47; Am. 2002, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30507 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30507
Land uses; zoning; local ordinances; state rule.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30507.

After designation of a river or portion of a river as a natural river area and following the preparation of the long-range comprehensive plan, the department may determine that the uses of land along the river, except within the limits of an incorporated municipality, shall be controlled by zoning contributing to accomplishment of the purposes of this part and the natural river plan. County and township governments are encouraged to establish these zoning controls and additional controls as may be appropriate, including, but not limited to, building and subdivision controls. The department may provide advisory, planning, and cooperative assistance in the drafting of ordinances to establish these controls. If the local unit does not, within 1 year after notice from the department, have in full force and effect a zoning ordinance or interim zoning ordinance established under authority of the acts cited in section 30510, the department, on its own motion, may promulgate a zoning rule in accordance with section 30512. A zoning rule may also be promulgated if the department finds that an adopted or existing zoning ordinance fails to meet adequately guidelines consistent with this part as provided by the department and transmitted to the local units concerned, does not take full cognizance of the purposes and objectives of this part, or is not in accord with the purposes of designation of the river as established by the department.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.323 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-214-of-1952 / Section 254.323
Federal government approvals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The authority is authorized to do all things and perform all acts necessary to secure the consent, if necessary, of the United States government, to the construction and operation of the bridge and charging of tolls for its use, and to secure the approval of any department, agency, instrumentality or officer of the United States government required by law to approve the plans, specifications and location of the bridge, or the tolls to be charged for the use thereof.

History: 1952, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.724 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.724
Ballots; opening packages; distribution of pencils; unused absent voters' ballots.
Status: in_force

Sec. 724.

At the opening of the polls, after the organization of and in the presence of the board of inspectors, 1 of the inspectors shall open the packages of ballots in such a manner as to preserve the seal intact. He shall then place in the booths the pencils to be used for marking ballots. The unused absent voters' ballots shall be the first used by the board of inspectors of election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.244 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-266-of-1995 / Section 129.244
Total combined authorized credit limit; limitation; payment of balance, annual fee, and interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The total combined authorized credit limit of all credit cards issued by a local unit shall not exceed 5% of the total budget of the local unit for the current fiscal year.

The governing body of a local unit may include in its budget and pay the balance due on any credit cards, including the annual fee and interest.

History: 1995, Act 266, Eff. July 8, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80157 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80157
Liability of vessel owner for negligent operation; presumption of consent to use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80157.

The owner of a vessel is liable for any injury occasioned by the negligent operation of the vessel, whether the negligence consists of a violation of the statutes of this state, or in the failure to observe such ordinary care in the operation as the rules of the common law require. The owner is not liable unless the vessel is being used with his or her expressed or implied consent. It shall be presumed that the vessel is being operated with the knowledge and consent of the owner if it is driven at the time of the injury by his or her son, daughter, spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, or other immediate member of the owner's family.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.462b — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.462b
Forced labor or services; prohibition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 462b.

A person shall not knowingly recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain an individual for forced labor or services.

History: Add. 2006, Act 162, Eff. Aug. 24, 2006; Am. 2014, Act 329, Eff. Jan. 14, 2015