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Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.879 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-98-of-2011 / Section 408.879
Exemption of project, contract, subcontract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit from certain requirements; special circumstances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The head of a governmental unit may exempt a particular project, contract, subcontract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit from the requirements of any or all of the provisions of section 5 or 7 if the governmental unit finds, after public notice and a hearing, that special circumstances require an exemption to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety. A finding of special circumstances under this section shall not be based on the possibility or presence of a labor dispute concerning the use of contractors or subcontractors who are nonsignatories to, or otherwise do not adhere to, agreements with 1 or more labor organizations, or concerning employees on the project who are not members of or affiliated with a labor organization.

History: 2011, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 238, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2205 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2205
Articles of incorporation; including provision of MCL 450.2204; effect on creditors, shareholders, or members of corporation; administration and enforcement of provision by circuit court; restraining actions and proceedings against corporation; appointment and powers of temporary receiver.
Status: in_force

Sec. 205.

When the provision of section 204 is included in the original articles of incorporation of a corporation, all persons who become creditors, shareholders, or members of the corporation are deemed to have become creditors, shareholders, or members subject in all respects to that provision, and it shall be binding upon them.

When that provision is inserted in the articles of a corporation by an amendment of the articles, all persons who become creditors, shareholders, or members of the corporation after the amendment becomes effective are deemed to have become creditors, shareholders, or members subject in all respects to that provision, and it shall be binding upon them.

The circuit court may administer and enforce the provision and restrain, during the process of an action, actions and proceedings against the corporation with respect to which the court so restraining has begun the administration or enforcement of the provision, and appoint a temporary receiver for the corporation and grant the receiver such powers as are deemed proper.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.34118 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.34118
Plans, specifications, and costs; estimates of proposed irrigation projects.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34118.

The irrigation board shall proceed to secure from a competent engineer plans and specifications and an estimate of the cost of the proposed irrigation project which, when adopted by the board, shall be filed with the chairperson.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.310 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-106-of-1972 / Section 252.310
Permit; exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The owner of a sign allowed under section 13(1)(b) or (c) is not required to obtain a permit for that sign.

History: 1972, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1972; Am. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7604 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7604
Proceeding to contest validity of revocable trust; limitation; distribution of property; liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7604.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may commence a judicial proceeding to contest the validity of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death within the earlier of the following:

(a) Two years after the settlor's death.

(b) Six months after the trustee sent the person a notice informing the person of all of the following:

( i ) The trust's existence.

( ii ) The date of the trust instrument.

( iii ) The date of any amendments known to the trustee.

( iv ) A copy of relevant portions of the terms of the trust that describe or affect the person's interest in the trust, if any.

( v ) The settlor's name.

( vi ) The trustee's name and address.

( vii ) The time allowed for commencing a proceeding.

(2) If a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death becomes an undisclosed trust as that term is defined in section 7409a, a person from whom information described in section 7814(2)(a) to (c) is withheld under section 7409a(1)(a)( i ) during the 2-year period following the settlor's death may commence a judicial proceeding to contest the validity of the trust within the earlier of the following:

(a) Two years after the trustee provided the person the information described in section 7814(2)(a) to (c) that was withheld under section 7409a(1)(a)( i ) from the person during the 2-year period following the settlor's death.

(b) Six months after the trustee sent the person a notice described in subsection (1)(b).

(3) Upon the death of the settlor of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death, the trustee may proceed to distribute the trust property in accordance with the terms of the trust. The trustee is not subject to liability for doing so unless either of the following applies:

(a) The trustee knows of a pending judicial proceeding contesting the validity of the trust.

(b) A potential contestant has notified the trustee in writing of a possible judicial proceeding to contest the trust and a judicial proceeding is commenced within 63 days after the contestant sent the notification.

(4) A beneficiary of a trust that is determined to have been invalid is liable to return any distribution received.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010; Am. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17766g — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17766g
Sale, trade, or purchase of dextromethorphan to minor; prohibition; exception for valid prescription; preemption; violation; civil infraction and fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17766g.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a person shall not knowingly or willfully sell or trade a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan to a minor.

(2) A person making a retail sale of a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan must require and obtain proof of age from the purchaser before completing the sale, unless from the purchaser's outward appearance the person making the sale would reasonably presume the purchaser to be at least 25 years of age.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a minor shall not purchase a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan.

(4) This section does not apply to a medication containing dextromethorphan that is sold pursuant to a valid prescription.

(5) This section preempts any county, city, village, or township ordinance or resolution regulating the sale, distribution, receipt, or possession of dextromethorphan. A county, city, village, or township shall not enact, adopt, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that imposes conflicting, different, or additional standards or requirements than those provided in this section on the sale, distribution, receipt, or possession of dextromethorphan.

(6) A person that violates subsection (1) is responsible for a state civil infraction as provided under chapter 88 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8801 to 600.8835, and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00 for each violation.

(7) An individual who violates subsection (3) is responsible for a state civil infraction as provided under chapter 88 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8801 to 600.8835, and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $50.00 for each violation.

(8) As used in this section:

(a) "Dextromethorphan" means the dextrorotatory isomer of 3-methoxy-N-methyl-morphinan and its salts.

(b) "Finished drug product" means that term as defined in 21 CFR 207.1.

(c) "Proof of age" means a valid government-issued photo identification that includes the purchaser's name and date of birth, including, but not limited to, a military identification card, passport, or driver license.

History: Add. 2019, Act 123, Eff. July 1, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.4 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-233-of-1875 / Section 485.4
Articles; certified copy as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A copy of said articles, filed in pursuance of this act, certified by the secretary of state to be a true copy, and of the whole thereof, shall be in all courts and places presumptive evidence of the incorporation of such company and of the facts therein stated.

History: 1875, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1875; How. 3823; CL 1897, 6699; CL 1915, 8800; CL 1929, 11735; CL 1948, 485.4
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5679 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5679
POST form; use as communication tool; treatment by emergency medical services personnel; exceptions; noncompliance by health professional or health facility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5679.

(1) In an acute care setting, a health professional who is treating the patient may use a completed POST form as a communication tool.

(2) Emergency medical services personnel shall provide or withhold treatment to a patient according to the orders on a POST form unless any of the following apply:

(a) The emergency medical services being provided by the emergency medical services personnel are necessitated by an injury or medical condition that is unrelated to the diagnosis or medical condition that is indicated on the patient's POST form.

(b) The orders on the POST form request medical treatment that is contrary to generally accepted health care standards or emergency medical protocols.

(c) The POST form contains a medical order regarding the initiation of resuscitation if the patient suffers cessation of both spontaneous respiration and circulation, and the emergency medical services personnel has actual notice of a do-not-resuscitate order that was executed under the Michigan do-not-resuscitate procedure act, 1996 PA 193, MCL 333.1051 to 333.1067, after the POST form was validly executed. As used in this subdivision, "actual notice" means that term as defined in section 2 of the Michigan do-not-resuscitate procedure act, 1996 PA 193, MCL 333.1052.

(d) The POST form has been revoked in the manner provided in this part and the emergency medical services personnel has actual notice of the revocation.

(3) If a health professional or health facility is unwilling to comply with the medical orders on a validly executed POST form because of a policy, religious belief, or moral conviction, the health professional or health facility shall take all reasonable steps to refer or transfer the patient to another health professional or health facility. If an adult foster care facility is unwilling to comply with the medical orders on a validly executed POST form for the reasons described in this subsection, the adult foster care facility shall take all reasonable steps to refer or transfer the patient to another adult foster care facility as provided in section 26c of the adult foster care facility licensing act, 1979 PA 218, MCL 400.726c.

History: Add. 2017, Act 154, Eff. Feb. 6, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.103 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.103
Cooperative corporations; amendments to articles.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

Same; amendment to articles. One-tenth of the entire number of shareholders of any cooperative corporation may propose any desired amendment to the articles or to the bylaws of such corporation, and any amendment so proposed shall be voted upon at the next annual meeting by the shareholders.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1941, Act 327, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 450.103
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.631 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-191-of-1871 / Section 565.631
Power of attorney; record as evidence of execution and acknowledgment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That any letter of attorney or other instrument containing a power to convey lands, as agent or attorney for the owners of such lands, executed and acknowledged in the manner provided by the statutes of this state for the execution and acknowledgment of deeds or other conveyances of land, and which shall have been actually recorded in the office of the register of deeds in any county in the state prior to the first day of March in the year 1847, may be proved in any court by the production of such record or a duly certified copy thereof and such record or a duly certified copy, shall be prima facie evidence of the due execution and acknowledgment of such letter of attorney or other instrument.

History: 1871, Act 191, Eff. July 18, 1871; CL 1871, 4256; Am. 1873, Act 183, Eff. July 31, 1873; How. 5691; Am. 1897, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1897; CL 1897, 8996; CL 1915, 11728; CL 1929, 13387; CL 1948, 565.631
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47314 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47314
Spawn; propagation; planting of fry; violation of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47314.

The department shall deliver to designated representatives of the United States bureau of fisheries and to the state fish hatcheries as much of this spawn as may be desired by the bureau and state hatcheries for propagation and planting in the waters of the lakes within the jurisdiction of this state, and the remainder of the spawn shall be properly impregnated and planted upon the spawning beds from which it was taken. The persons so fishing shall plant upon the spawning beds the fry hatched from such proportion of the spawn as may have been taken from the fish caught by the persons when directed to do so by the department. A person refusing or failing to comply with this section is guilty of a violation of this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.757 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-185-of-1957 / Section 123.757
Special assessments; collection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

All assessments spread under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the same interest, collection and penalty charges and shall be collected in the same manner, as county taxes. All collecting officers are hereby vested with the same power and authority in the collection of such assessments as are or may be conferred upon them by law for collecting general county taxes. All collections of special assessments made by city and township treasurers shall be turned over to the county treasurer. All provisions of law in respect to the return of uncollected county taxes by the treasurers of cities and townships shall apply to the return of uncollected special assessments spread upon the tax rolls under the provisions of this act, and all provisions of law in respect to the sale of lands for the nonpayment of taxes and the redemption thereof, shall likewise apply in case of the nonpayment of special assessments.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 488.13 — MI Code / Chapter 488 / Act Act-322-of-1978 / Section 488.13
Issuance of card or means of access to customer's account; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

A financial institution shall not issue to a customer a card or means of access to a customer's account for the purpose of initiating an electronic fund transfer other than in response to a request or application therefor or as a renewal of, or in substitution for, an accepted card or means of access, whether issued by the initial issuer or a successor, except that a financial institution may distribute unsolicited cards or means of access only to its own customers and only if all of the following occur:

The card or means of access does not have credit features, except overdraft privileges on deposit accounts.

The distribution is accompanied by a full disclosure of the customer's rights and liabilities and a written agreement to sign to indicate the customer's acceptance of the card or other means of access.

The card or other means of access is not capable of being used until additional information is furnished by the issuer after receipt of the customer's written agreement.

History: 1978, Act 322, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5729 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5729
Sign specialist's license; issuance; failure to pass examination; condition of renewal; license not required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 729.

(1) The department shall issue a sign specialist's license to an individual who meets all of the following:

(a) Is at least 18 years old.

(b) Meets the requirements described in article 2.

(c) Has at least 4,000 hours of experience, obtained over a period of at least 2 years, related to the manufacture, installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of electric signs and related wiring, as verified by a contractor that is licensed under this article that is the current employer of the applicant. The individual may obtain the hours of experience required under this subdivision from multiple employers; and if the board determines that he or she has completed education that is equivalent to the work experience described in this subdivision, the department shall credit the number of hours of equivalent education that the individual completed, as determined by the board, toward the hours of experience required under this subdivision.

(d) Demonstrates the successful completion of a course concerning the installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of electric signs and related wiring as contained in the sign electrician's workbook published by the American Technical Publishers, Inc. or any other course designed to address the installation, maintenance, connection, or repair of electric signs and related wiring, as approved by the board.

(2) If an applicant fails to pass the sign specialist examination 2 times within a period of 2 years, the applicant is ineligible to sit for another examination until he or she presents to the board proof of the successful completion of a course on the Michigan electrical code and electrical fundamentals approved by the board.

(3) As a condition of renewal of a sign specialist's license, the sign specialist must demonstrate the successful completion of a course, approved by the board, concerning any update or change in applicable sections of the state construction code within 12 months after the update or change in that code. This requirement applies only during or after those years that the state construction code is updated or changed.

(4) A licensed master electrician, journeyman electrician, or apprentice electrician is not required to hold a sign specialist's license to perform those work activities.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.66 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-125-of-1981 / Section 493.66
Failure to testify or comply with subpoena; court order; contempt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the commissioner or to testify with respect to any matter concerning which the person may be lawfully questioned, the circuit court for Ingham county, on application of the commissioner, may issue an order requiring the attendance of the person and the giving of testimony or production of evidence. The court may punish by contempt a person who fails to obey the court's order.

History: 1981, Act 125, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.52 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.52
Indictment; allegation of means of offense.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

The indictment need contain no allegation of the means by which the offense was committed except insofar as the means is an element of the offense.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17266; CL 1948, 767.52
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.692 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.692
Income tax board of review; notice of appeal; transcript; hearing; confidential tax data; payment of deficiency or refund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 92.

(1) If a city has not entered into an agreement with the department pursuant to section 9 of chapter 1, a taxpayer or employer may file a written notice of appeal with the secretary of the income tax board of review not more than 30 days after receipt by the taxpayer or employer of a final assessment, denial in whole or part of a claim for refund, decision, order, or special ruling of the administrator. Upon receipt of the notice of appeal, the income tax board of review shall notify the administrator, who shall forward within 15 days to the income tax board of review a certified transcript of all actions and findings taken by the administrator that relate to the matter under appeal. The appellant or his or her duly authorized representative may inspect the transcript.

(2) The income tax board of review shall grant the appellant a hearing at which the appellant or his or her duly authorized representative and the administrator have an opportunity to present evidence that relates to the matter under appeal. After conclusion of the hearing, the income tax board of review by a majority vote of its 3 members shall affirm, reverse, or modify the final assessment, denial, decision, or order under appeal and furnish a copy of the decision to the appellant and to the administrator.

(3) The provisions of this ordinance as to the confidential character of tax data are applicable to proceedings pending before or submitted to the income tax board of review.

(4) A tax deficiency or refund and any interest or penalties on a deficiency or refund shall be paid not more than 30 days after receipt by the taxpayer or employer or by the city of notice of determination by the income tax board of review if no further appeal is made.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964; Am. 1996, Act 478, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Am. 2023, Act 195, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.82152 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.82152
Operation of snowmobile prohibited; knowingly permitting operation by person subject to order prohibited; violation of subsection (1) as misdemeanor; extension of length of order; cancellation of certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 82152.

A person who is ordered not to operate a snowmobile and who has been notified of the order by personal service or first-class mail shall not operate a snowmobile. A person shall not knowingly permit a snowmobile owned by the person to be operated by a person who is subject to such an order. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

By imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

For a second or subsequent violation punishable under this subsection, by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

Upon receiving a record of the conviction or probate court disposition of a person upon a charge of unlawful operation of a snowmobile while the person is subject to an order not to operate a snowmobile, the secretary of state shall immediately extend the length of the order for an additional like period.

If the secretary of state receives records of more than 1 conviction or probate court disposition resulting from the same incident, all of the convictions or probate court dispositions shall be treated as a single violation for purposes of extending the length of an order under subsection (2).

If a person is convicted of violating subsection (1), the court shall order cancellation of the certificate of registration for the snowmobile, unless the snowmobile was stolen or permission to use the snowmobile was not knowingly given. The secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of registration for a snowmobile whose registration is canceled until after the expiration of 90 days after the cancellation.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995