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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80159 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80159
Buoys or beacons; permit for placement; application; revocation; removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80159.

A person shall not place a beacon or buoy, other than a mooring buoy, in the waters of this state except as authorized by a permit issued by the department pursuant to part 13. The department may issue a permit for the placing of buoys or beacons in the waters of this state to mark obstruction to navigation, to designate bathing areas, to designate vessel anchorages, or for any other purpose if it will promote safety or navigation. An application for a permit shall contain information required by the department. If buoys or beacons are placed in the waters of this state without a permit having been issued, the department may order their removal. If, in the judgment of the department, buoys or beacons authorized by the department are found to be improperly placed, the reason for their placement no longer exists, or the buoys or beacons do not conform to the uniform system of marking established by state regulation, the department may revoke the permit authorizing their placement and may order their removal. Revocation of permits and orders of removal shall be by written notice to the person placing the buoys or beacons or to the person to whom the permit was issued at his or her last known address, directing the removal within a specified time. The person to whom the notice is directed shall remove the buoys or beacons in accordance with the instructions. If the person fails to remove the buoys or beacons within the specified time, the department may cause their removal, and the cost and expense of the removal shall be charged against the person authorized to place the buoys or beacons or, where authorization has not been granted, the person placing such buoys or beacons and shall be recoverable through any court of competent jurisdiction.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Sept. 10, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2673 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2673
Ensuring certain system and process in place; annual certification by appraisal management company.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2673.

(1) An appraisal management company licensed under this article shall certify to the department on an annual basis, on a form prescribed by the department, that it has a system and process in place to do both of the following:

(a) Verify that an individual the company is adding to its appraiser panel is licensed under article 26.

(b) Ensure that the appraisal management company, in engaging an appraiser, selects an appraiser who is independent of the transaction and who has the requisite education, expertise, and experience necessary to competently complete the appraisal assignment for the particular market and property type.

(2) An appraisal management company licensed under this article shall certify to the department on an annual basis, on a form prescribed by the department, that it meets both of the following:

(a) Directs appraisers to perform an assignment in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

(b) Has a system in place to periodically review the work of appraisers who perform real estate appraisal services for the company to verify that the real estate appraisal services are being conducted in accordance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

(3) An appraisal management company licensed under this article shall certify to the department on an annual basis, on a form prescribed by the department, that it maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the identity of the independent appraiser that performs the real estate appraisal services for the appraisal management company. An appraisal management company shall retain the records described in this subsection for at least 5 years.

(4) An appraisal management company licensed under this article shall certify to the department on a biannual basis, on a form prescribed by the department, that it has a system in place to verify that each individual on its appraiser panel has not had his or her license as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of a pending revocation in the 24 months preceding the date of the company's certification under this subsection.

(5) An appraisal management company licensed under this article shall certify to the department on an annual basis, on a form prescribed by the department, that it has a system in place to conduct its appraisal management services in accordance with the requirements of section 129E(a) to (i) of the truth in lending act, 15 USC 1639e(a) to (i), and regulations promulgated under that act.

History: Add. 2012, Act 505, Eff. Apr. 1, 2014; Am. 2020, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1621 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1621
Venue; determination; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1621.

Except for actions provided for in sections 1605, 1611, 1615, and 1629, venue is determined as follows:

The county in which a defendant resides, has a place of business, or conducts business, or in which the registered office of a defendant corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action.

If none of the defendants meet 1 or more of the criteria in subdivision (a), the county in which a plaintiff resides or has a place of business, or in which the registered office of a plaintiff corporation is located, is a proper county in which to commence and try an action.

An action against a fiduciary appointed by court order shall be commenced in the county in which the fiduciary was appointed.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969; Am. 1974, Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974; Am. 1976, Act 375, Eff. Jan. 1, 1977; Am. 1986, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986; Am. 1995, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.282 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-306-of-1969 / Section 24.282
Communications by agency staff; limitations; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 82.

Unless required for disposition of an ex parte matter authorized by law, a member or employee of an agency assigned to make a decision or to make findings of fact and conclusions of law in a contested case shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, in connection with any issue of fact, with any person or party, nor, in connection with any issue of law, with any party or his representative, except on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. This prohibition begins at the time of the notice of hearing. An agency member may communicate with other members of the agency and may have the aid and advice of the agency staff other than the staff which has been or is engaged in investigating or prosecuting functions in connection with the case under consideration or a factually related case. This section does not apply to an agency employee, or party representative with professional training in accounting, actuarial science, economics, financial analysis or rate-making, in a contested case before the financial institutions bureau, the insurance bureau or the public service commission insofar as the case involves rate-making or financial practices or conditions.

History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970; Am. 1970, Act 40, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.2106 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-213-of-1982 / Section 449.2106
Case not provided for in act governed by MCL 449.1 to 449.43.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1106.

In any case not provided for in this act the provisions of the uniform partnership act, Act No. 72 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, being sections 449.1 to 449.43 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, govern.

History: 1982, Act 213, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.1007 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-399-of-1976 / Section 325.1007
Collecting and analyzing water samples; reporting results of analyses; failure of supplier to comply; appeal; disposition of administrative fines.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The supplier of water shall collect water samples or have them collected on a schedule at least equal to that outlined in the rules, shall cause those samples to be analyzed in the state laboratory or a laboratory certified by the department or by the United States environmental protection agency for contaminants listed in the state drinking water standards, and shall report the results of the analyses to the department in a timely manner as specified in the rules.

If a supplier of water who serves a population of 10,000 or fewer individuals fails to comply with subsection (1), the department may do any of the following:

Impose against that supplier an administrative fine of $200.00 for each failure to collect and have analyzed a water sample required under this act.

For each failure to collect and have analyzed a water sample required under this act within the 12-month period following a failure described in subdivision (a), impose against that supplier an administrative fine of $400.00.

In addition to an administrative fine imposed under subdivision (a) or (b), obtain a sampling or analysis or both required under this act at the supplier's cost.

Proceed pursuant to section 22.

If a supplier of water serving a population of 10,000 or less fails to meet state drinking water standards, the department may do any of the following:

Impose against that supplier an administrative fine of not less than $400.00 per day per violation and not more than $1,000.00 per day per violation. An administrative fine for a single violation shall not exceed a cumulative total of $2,000.00.

Proceed pursuant to section 22.

If a supplier of water serving a population of more than 10,000 fails to comply with state drinking water standards or any monitoring or reporting requirement, the department may do any of the following:

Impose against that supplier an administrative fine of not less than $1,000.00 per day per violation and not more than $2,000.00 per day per violation. An administrative fine for a single violation may not exceed a cumulative total of $10,000.00.

In addition to an administrative fine imposed under subdivision (a), obtain at the supplier's cost water samples and secure analyses of the water samples at a certified laboratory if monitoring has not met minimum requirements under this act.

Proceed pursuant to section 22.

A supplier may appeal an administrative fine imposed under this section pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

Administrative fines collected under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the state drinking water revolving fund established under section 16b of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066b.

History: 1976, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1977; Am. 1993, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Sept. 16, 1993; Am. 1998, Act 56, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.94ff — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-94-of-1937 / Section 205.94ff
Sales of certain prosthetic devices; exemption; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4ff.

(1) The sale to a hospital or freestanding surgical outpatient facility of a prosthetic device for implantation into a human is exempt from the tax imposed by this act.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Freestanding surgical outpatient facility" means a facility licensed under part 208 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20801 to 333.20821.

(b) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under part 215 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.21501 to 333.21571.

(c) "Prosthetic device" means a replacement, corrective, or supportive device, other than contact lenses and dental prosthesis, including repair or replacement parts for that device, worn on or in the body to do 1 or more of the following:

( i ) Artificially replace a missing portion of the body.

( ii ) Prevent or correct a physical deformity or malfunction of the body.

( iii ) Support a weak or deformed portion of the body.

History: Add. 2020, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Mar. 3, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.472 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-25-of-2000 / Section 250.472
Erection of markers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The state transportation department shall only provide for the erection of suitable markers at the approach to the overpass indicating the name of the overpass when sufficient private contributions are received to pay the cost of erecting those markers.

History: 2000, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.60909 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.60909
Fees for generating products or rendering services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60909.

The department may charge fees for generating products or rendering services based on the information in the inventory. The fees shall not exceed the costs to the department of generating the products or rendering the services. The amount of money expended by the department for generating products or rendering services in a fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that fiscal year or the amount of the fees actually received during that fiscal year, whichever is less.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1132 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-20-of-2008 / Section 691.1132
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Foreign country" means a government other than any of the following:

( i ) The United States.

( ii ) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States.

( iii ) A federally recognized Indian tribe whose tribal court judgments are entitled to recognition and presumed to be valid under a court rule adopted by the supreme court.

( iv ) Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the full faith and credit clause of the United States constitution.

(b) "Foreign-country judgment" means the judgment of a court of a foreign country.

History: 2008, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.28 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.28
Withdrawal of member before retirement; refund of contributions; restoration on re-employment; court administrator.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

Should a member cease to be an employee before attaining age 60 years, or after attaining such age but before becoming eligible for a retirement allowance, for any reason except his retirement or death, or should a member be granted military leave as prescribed by the rules of the civil service commission, he shall be paid his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the employees' savings fund, as he shall demand in writing upon forms furnished by the retirement board, subject to section 30. Any person who has withdrawn his accumulated contributions, as provided for in this section, and who again becomes a member, may restore to the employees' savings fund the amount previously withdrawn by him, together with regular interest from the date of withdrawal to the date of repayment. If the constitutional court administrator becomes a member of the judges' retirement system established by Act No. 198 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, being sections 38.801 to 38.830 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, he shall thereupon cease to be a member of this retirement system, regardless of his age, and his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the employees' savings fund shall be returned to him.

History: 1943, Act 240, Eff. July 30, 1943; Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 1944; CL 1948, 38.28; Am. 1955, Act 237, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1955; Am. 1965, Act 267, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.116 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-161-of-1967 / Section 780.116
Inapplicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

This act does not apply to any person in this state confined as insane or mentally ill or as a defective delinquent.

History: 1967, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712B.41 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712B.41
Severability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or any other application of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. For this purpose, the provisions of this chapter are severable.

History: Add. 2012, Act 565, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.122 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.122
Applicability of Michigan antitrust reform act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 122.

Transactions or conduct authorized, prohibited, or permitted under a regulatory scheme under this code shall not be subject to the Michigan antitrust reform act, Act No. 274 of the Public Acts of 1984, being sections 445.771 to 445.788 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The fact that a transaction or conduct concerns the business of insurance shall not exempt it from the Michigan antitrust reform act unless the activity has been authorized, prohibited, or permitted under a regulatory scheme under this code.

History: Add. 1986, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article V § 9 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article V § 9
Principal departments, location.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Single executives heading principal departments and the chief executive officers of principal departments headed by boards or commissions shall keep their offices at the seat of government except as otherwise provided by law, superintend them in person and perform duties prescribed by law.

History: Const. 1963, Art. V, § 9, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 209.7 — MI Code / Chapter 209 / Act Act-44-of-1911 / Section 209.7
State board of equalization; county representation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Any county may be represented before said board of equalization by such person or persons as shall be appointed for that purpose by the board of supervisors. The date and time of appearance of any such representative shall be fixed by the state board of equalization upon written request of each county desiring to be heard by its duly appointed representative.

History: 1911, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1911; CL 1915, 166; CL 1929, 3702; CL 1948, 209.7; Am. 1957, Act 30, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1123 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1123
Director; appointment; term; chief information officer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 123.

(1) The director of the department of technology, management, and budget shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(2) The governor shall designate an individual within the department, including, but not limited to, the director of the department, to serve as the chief information officer for this state. The director may serve concurrently as the state chief information officer.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 2018, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8183 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8183
Value of paid-up nonforfeiture benefit; amount of cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8183.

For certificates issued before April 1, 1991, the value of every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall comply with the law applicable before April 1, 1990.

For certificates issued on or after April 1, 1991, for which reserves are computed on the commissioner's 1980 standard mortality table, or any more recent table made applicable to life insurers, every paid-up nonforfeiture benefit and the amount of any cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted shall not be less than the corresponding amount ascertained in accordance with the laws of this state applicable to life insurers issuing policies containing like benefits based upon the tables.

History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80106 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80106
Administration of part; advisory representative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80106.

The department shall be responsible for administration of this part except as otherwise provided in this part. The Michigan sheriffs' association shall designate an advisory representative to the department who shall transmit information, advice, and recommendations relative to county marine activities and assist in the coordination of state and county marine safety programs.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.62 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.62
Books, assessment rolls, and other papers; preservation; delivery to successor in office; availability to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 62.

The supervisor shall preserve and keep the books, assessment rolls, and other papers belonging to the supervisor's office in a safe and suitable place, but not where the books, assessment rolls, and other papers will be exposed to an unusual hazard from fire or theft. The supervisor shall deliver the books, assessment rolls, and other papers on demand to his or her successor in office. The books, assessment rolls, papers, and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the supervisor in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16; CL 1857, 554; CL 1871, 698; Am. 1875, Act 178, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1875; How. 734; CL 1897, 2333; CL 1915, 2112; CL 1929, 1001; CL 1948, 41.62; Am. 1977, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 1977; Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18313 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18313
Continuing education or competence requirements; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18313.

(1) Beginning the license renewal cycle after the effective date of the rules promulgated under this part, an individual licensed under this article shall meet the continuing education or competence requirements of this section when renewing his or her license.

(2) In addition to the requirements of part 161, the board, in consultation with the department, may promulgate rules to require a licensee seeking renewal to furnish evidence that, during the licensing period immediately preceding the application for renewal, the licensee completed an appropriate number of hours of continuing education courses or continuing competence activities related to the practice of occupational therapy and designed to further educate and maintain competence.

History: Add. 2008, Act 523, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2207 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2207
Individual seeking employment; prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 207.

An individual seeking employment shall not publish or cause to be published a notice or advertisement that specifies or indicates the individual's religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status, or expresses a preference, specification, limitation, or discrimination as to the religion, race, color, national origin, age, height, weight, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status of a prospective employer.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024