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Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.905 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-448-of-2014 / Section 554.905
Definitions; D to L.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

As used in this act:

(a) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(b) "Disclosure statement" means a disclosure statement as required under section 19(1)(c) or that may be required by the department under section 25, as applicable.

(c) "Entrance fee" means money paid in a lump sum or installments or property transferred pursuant to a continuing care agreement before initiation of continuing care for 1 or more individuals and that confers the right to the continuing care.

(d) "Executive officer" means an individual holding executive power in an organization and generally responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization, such as a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief operating officer.

(e) "Initiation of continuing care" means the commencement of a member's right to possess a living unit in a continuing care community or the commencement of the actual provision of continuing care, whichever occurs first.

(f) "Life interest" means the right, upon payment of an entrance fee, to receive continuing care for life.

(g) "Living unit" means a physical space within a continuing care community set aside for the exclusive use or control of 1 or more specific members.

(h) "Long-term lease" means an agreement between a member and a continuing care community whereby the member has the right to occupy a space for more than 1 year but not for the life of the member.

History: 2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.22 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.22
Public streets; excavation, regulation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

The council may regulate the making of all openings in and removals of earth from public streets, for the laying or repair of sewers, drains, tunnels, gas pipes, water pipes, or for any other purpose; and may prohibit and prevent all such openings and removals of earth except by permission of the council, and at such times and upon such terms and regulations as they may prescribe.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2790; CL 1915, 2661; CL 1929, 1570; CL 1948, 67.22
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.754 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-387-of-1984 / Section 400.754
Definitions; D to R.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

"Distribution site" means the establishment or portion of an establishment at which a distributor issues coupons to recipients.

"Distributor" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association that is awarded a contract; or a nonprofit organization, local office of the family independence agency, or political subdivision of this state which after the effective date of this act is designated as an agency that will distribute food coupons, and which is not distributing coupons on the effective date of this act. Distributor does not include a nonprofit organization, local office of the family independence agency, or political subdivision of this state which is designated to distribute coupons pursuant to section 8(2) and which on the effective date of this act is distributing food coupons.

"Food stamp program" means the program created under the food stamp act of 1977, Public Law 88-525, 20 U.S.C. 2011 to 2012 and 2013 to 2036, and the regulations promulgated under that act.

"Recipient" means an individual determined to be eligible to receive coupons.

History: 1984, Act 387, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1998, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.7 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-3-of-1939 / Section 460.7
Railroad labor unions; representatives; right to participate in hearings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Any elected or designated representatives of a recognized labor organization in the railroad industry which has a fiduciary relationship with its members and the health or safety of whose members in the course of their employment is affected by any action or inaction of the public service commission (including any rule, practice or order of said commission) or is affected by the violation of any statute whose enforcement is within the jurisdiction of the public service commission, shall have the right to file complaints or petition and appeal and be heard and participate fully as a party in interest in any hearings or investigations conducted by the public service commission in connection therewith: Provided, That the services rendered by such elected or designated representative shall be part of his regular duties and responsibilities, and he shall receive for such services no special compensation or fee from such organization or any individual member or members thereof, and such representation is limited to matters pertaining to the health or safety of such members in the course of their employment. This provision shall in no way affect representation authorized by Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1966.

History: Add. 1967, Act 89, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1169 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1169
Dangerous communicable diseases; human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency virus infection; teacher training; teaching materials; curricula; teaching of abstinence from sex.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1169.

The principal modes by which dangerous communicable diseases, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, are spread and the best methods for the restriction and prevention of these diseases shall be taught in every public school in this state. Subject to subsection (3) and section 1507b, the teaching under this section shall stress that abstinence from sex is a responsible and effective method for restriction and prevention of these diseases and is a positive lifestyle for unmarried young people.

Except for licensed health care professionals who have received training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, each person who teaches K to 12 pupils about human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pursuant to subsection (1) shall have training in human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome education for young people. The superintendent of public instruction, in cooperation with the department of public health, shall train trainers to provide the teacher training required by this subsection and shall provide for the development and distribution to school districts of medically accurate material on the teaching of human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome to young people.

The choice of curricula to be used for human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome education required to be taught under subsection (1) shall be approved by the appropriate school board and implemented in the school setting not later than October 1, 1990. Before adopting any revisions to the curriculum implemented under this section, including, but not limited to, revisions to provide for the teaching of abstinence from sex as a responsible method for restriction and prevention of disease, a school board shall hold at least 2 public hearings on the proposed revisions. The hearings shall be held at least 1 week apart and public notice of the hearings shall be given in the manner required under section 1201 for board meetings. A public hearing held pursuant to this section may be held in conjunction with a public hearing held pursuant to section 1507.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1987, Act 185, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1987; Am. 1990, Act 139, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1990; Am. 1993, Act 335, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1993; Am. 2004, Act 165, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1932 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-92-of-2005 / Section 388.1932
Failure to apply for prequalification, qualification, or approval of bond before issuance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

If a school district does not apply for prequalification or qualification or approval of a bond issue before the issuance of those bonds, the state treasurer shall not approve or qualify those bonds as qualified bonds under this act.

History: 2005, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.375 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-51-of-1925 / Section 445.375
License; invalidation, exhaustion of deposit; revocation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any such license shall be void as soon as the deposit made with the county treasurer as provided in section 3 hereof shall have been exhausted because of garnishment suits as mentioned in the preceding section. Such county treasurer may revoke any license issued by him hereunder, for good cause shown, after giving the licensee reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard.

History: 1925, Act 51, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 9752; CL 1948, 445.375
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3504 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-110-of-2006 / Section 125.3504
Special land uses; regulations and standards; compliance; conditions; record of conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.

(1) If the zoning ordinance authorizes the consideration and approval of special land uses or planned unit developments under section 502 or 503 or otherwise provides for discretionary decisions, the regulations and standards upon which those decisions are made shall be specified in the zoning ordinance.

(2) The standards shall be consistent with and promote the intent and purpose of the zoning ordinance and shall insure that the land use or activity authorized shall be compatible with adjacent uses of land, the natural environment, and the capacities of public services and facilities affected by the land use. The standards shall also insure that the land use or activity is consistent with the public health, safety, and welfare of the local unit of government.

(3) A request for approval of a land use or activity shall be approved if the request is in compliance with the standards stated in the zoning ordinance, the conditions imposed under the zoning ordinance, other applicable ordinances, and state and federal statutes.

(4) Reasonable conditions may be required with the approval of a special land use, planned unit development, or other land uses or activities permitted by discretionary decision. The conditions may include conditions necessary to insure that public services and facilities affected by a proposed land use or activity will be capable of accommodating increased service and facility loads caused by the land use or activity, to protect the natural environment and conserve natural resources and energy, to insure compatibility with adjacent uses of land, and to promote the use of land in a socially and economically desirable manner. Conditions imposed shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Be designed to protect natural resources, the health, safety, and welfare, as well as the social and economic well-being, of those who will use the land use or activity under consideration, residents and landowners immediately adjacent to the proposed land use or activity, and the community as a whole.

(b) Be related to the valid exercise of the police power and purposes which are affected by the proposed use or activity.

(c) Be necessary to meet the intent and purpose of the zoning requirements, be related to the standards established in the zoning ordinance for the land use or activity under consideration, and be necessary to insure compliance with those standards.

(5) The conditions imposed with respect to the approval of a land use or activity shall be recorded in the record of the approval action and remain unchanged except upon the mutual consent of the approving authority and the landowner. The approving authority shall maintain a record of conditions which are changed.

History: 2006, Act 110, Eff. July 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.517 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.517
Sixteenth judicial circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 517.

(1) The sixteenth judicial circuit consists of the county of Macomb and, except as otherwise provided in this section, has 13 judges.

(2) Subject to section 550, this circuit has 12 judges during the period beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2011 and ending 12 noon, January 1, 2017. The 1 judgeship temporarily eliminated from this circuit during the period of January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2017 shall be the judgeship of a judge who is not eligible to run for reelection due to constitutional limitation on January 5, 2010.

(3) Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge beginning January 1, 2017.

(4) Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge beginning January 1, 2019. if this new judgeship is added to the sixteenth judicial circuit, the initial term of office of the judgeship shall be 8 years.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1962, Act 187, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1962; Am. 1964, Act 198, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964; Am. 1965, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 1968, Act 127, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1968; Am. 1972, Act 169, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1972; Am. 1974, Act 145, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1974; Am. 1980, Act 129, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1980; Am. 1990, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1990; Am. 2001, Act 251, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002; Am. 2001, Act 257, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002; Am. 2002, Act 715, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003; Am. 2006, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 2006; Am. 2009, Act 228, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2010; Am. 2014, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30111b — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30111b
Public road end; prohibited use; violation as misdemeanor; fine; civil action; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30111b.

(1) A public road end shall not be used for any of the following unless a recorded deed, recorded easement, or other recorded dedication expressly provides otherwise:

(a) Construction, installation, maintenance, or use of boat hoists or boat anchorage devices.

(b) Mooring or docking of a vessel between 12 midnight and sunrise.

(c) Any activity that obstructs ingress to or egress from the inland lake or stream.

(2) A public road end shall not be used for the construction, installation, maintenance, or use of a dock or wharf other than a single seasonal public dock or wharf that is authorized by the local unit of government, subject to any permit required under this part. This subsection does not prohibit any use that is expressly authorized by a recorded deed, recorded easement, or other recorded dedication. This subsection does not permit any use that exceeds the uses authorized by a recorded deed, recorded easement, other recorded dedication, or a court order.

(3) A local unit of government may prohibit a use of a public road end if that use violates this section.

(4) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00. Each 24-hour period in which a violation exists represents a separate violation of this section. A peace officer may issue an appearance ticket as authorized by sections 9c to 9g of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.9c to 764.9g, to a person who violates subsection (1) or (2).

(5) This section does not prohibit a person or agency from commencing a civil action for conduct that violates this section.

(6) As used in this section:

(a) "Local unit of government" means a township, city, or village in which the public road end is located.

(b) "Public road end" means the terminus at an inland lake or stream of a road that is lawfully open for use by the public.

History: Add. 2012, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 2012; Am. 2014, Act 168, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.405 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-149-of-2019 / Section 432.405
Michigan gaming control board; powers and duties; jurisdiction; amateur or professional athletic event.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The board has the powers and duties specified in this act and all other powers necessary to enable it to fully and effectively execute this act to administer, regulate, and enforce internet sports betting under this act.

(2) The board has jurisdiction over every person licensed by the board and may take enforcement action against a person that is not licensed by the board that offers internet sports betting in this state.

(3) The board may enter into agreements with other jurisdictions, including Indian tribes, to facilitate, administer, and regulate multijurisdictional sports betting by sports betting operators to the extent that entering into the agreement is consistent with state and federal laws and if the sports betting under the agreement is conducted only in the United States.

(4) The board may permit sports betting operators licensed by the board to accept internet sports betting wagers under this act on any amateur or professional athletic event or other event that is not prohibited by state or federal law and is approved by the board.

History: 2019, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 776.21b — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 776.21b
Authority to provide certain information to domestic or sexual violence service provider agency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21b.

(1) A police officer or a prosecuting attorney may provide a domestic or sexual violence service provider agency with the name, demographics, and other pertinent information of, and information to facilitate contact with, a victim of domestic or sexual violence for the purpose of offering supportive services to the victim. If a police officer or prosecuting attorney provides information to a domestic or sexual violence service provider agency under this section, that police officer or prosecuting attorney shall notify the victim of domestic or sexual violence that the information was provided.

(2) This section does not authorize the disclosure of a confidential address.

(3) The providing of information by a police officer or prosecutor under subsection (1) is in addition to any other requirement under law to provide notice or information to a victim of domestic or sexual violence, including, but not limited to, section 15c of chapter IV, section 3 of the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.753, and section 3 of the sexual assault victim's access to justice act, 2014 PA 319, MCL 752.953.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Confidential address" means that term as defined in section 3 of the address confidentiality program act, 2020 PA 301, MCL 780.853.

(b) "Domestic or sexual violence service provider agency" means an agency that receives funding from the department of health and human services division of victim services to provide confidential supportive services to victims of domestic or sexual violence, receives a federal grant through the United States Department of Justice to provide confidential supportive services to victims of domestic or sexual violence, or is associated with an Indian tribe and is providing confidential supportive services to victims of domestic or sexual violence.

History: Add. 2023, Act 180, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 419.51 — MI Code / Chapter 419 / Act Act-104-of-1909 / Section 419.51
Railroads; liability to employees or personal representative for negligence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Every common carrier railroad company in this state shall be liable to any of its employees, or, in case of his or her death, to his or her personal representative for the benefit of his or her spouse and children, if any; if none, then for his or her parents; if none, then for his or her next of kin, for all damages which may result from the negligence of the railroad company or from the negligence of any of its officers, agents, or employees, or by reason of any defect or insufficiency due to the negligence of the common carrier railroad company in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, road bed, works, boats, wharves, coal docks, or other equipment.

History: 1909, Act 104, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 5496; CL 1929, 8629; CL 1948, 419.51; Am. 1983, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1497 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1497
Applicability of chapter to mobile home park corporations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 97.

This chapter shall apply to mobile home park corporations receiving benefits under this act.

History: Add. 1982, Act 534, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1982; Am. 1983, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3206 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3206
Policy of automobile insurance; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3206.

As used in this chapter, "policy of automobile insurance" means a policy insuring private passenger automobiles, including those used in a car pool, or that portion of a combination policy which insures private passenger automobiles.

History: Add. 1966, Act 342, Eff. Nov. 1, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.834 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-285-of-1965 / Section 338.834
Identification card; issuance; form and contents; maintenance, custody, and control; duplicates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

(1) Upon issuing a license, the department shall also issue an identification card to the principal license holder or, if the agency is a partnership, to each partner or, if the license holder is a corporation or limited liability company, to each resident officer, manager, or member.

(2) The identification card issued under subsection (1) shall be in such form and contain such information as may be prescribed by the department and is recallable by the department for the same reasons as the license.

(3) The department shall only issue 1 identification card for each person entitled to receive it. The licensee is responsible for the maintenance, custody, and control of the identification card and shall not lease, loan, sell, or otherwise permit unauthorized persons or employees to use it. This subsection does not prevent each agency from issuing its own identification cards, if approved as to form and content by the department, to its respective employees. The individual identification card shall not bear the seal of the state or the designation of professional investigator, but the identification card may designate the employee as an investigator or operator and may state that the person is employed by a licensee of the department and the state of Michigan.

(4) Upon proper application and for sufficient reasons shown, the department may issue duplicates of the original license or identification card.

History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.671 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-235-of-2016 / Section 28.671
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public threat alert system act".

History: 2016, Act 235, Eff. Sept. 22, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2546 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2546
Certified copies, exemplifications of records, pleadings, and proceedings; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2546.

Except as otherwise provided by law, in the circuit court, district court, or probate court, for all certified copies, and exemplifications of records, pleadings and proceedings furnished on request, where no special provision is otherwise made, the fee is $10.00 plus $1.00 per page.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1963, Act 240, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1993, Act 189, Eff. Oct. 8, 1993