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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.909 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.909
Application and allocation of civil fines to public and county law libraries; allocation of civil fines under MCL 257.682 to school districts; allocation of civil fines under 257.907 to work zone safety fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 909.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (6), a civil fine that is ordered under section 907 for a violation of this act or other state statute must be exclusively applied to the support of public libraries and county law libraries in the same manner as is provided by law for penal fines assessed and collected for violation of a penal law of this state. Except as provided in subsection (4), a civil fine ordered for a violation of a code or ordinance of a local authority regulating the operation of commercial motor vehicles and substantially corresponding to a provision of this act must be paid to the county treasurer and must be allocated as follows:

(a) Seventy percent to the local authority in which the citation is issued.

(b) Thirty percent for library purposes as provided by law.

(2) Subsection (1) is intended to maintain a source of revenue for public libraries that previously received penal fines for misdemeanor violations of this act that are now civil infractions.

(3) A civil fine ordered for a violation of section 682 that is a camera-based violation as defined in section 682 must be paid to the county treasurer or the county treasurer's designee and be distributed by the county treasurer or the county treasurer's designee to the school district that operates the school bus and be used for school transportation safety-related purposes as provided in section 682.

(4) A civil fine ordered for a violation of a code or ordinance of a local authority that substantially corresponds to section 682 that is a camera-based violation as defined in section 682 must be paid to the county treasurer or the county treasurer's designee and be distributed by the county treasurer or the county treasurer's designee to the school district that operates the school bus and be used for school transportation safety-related purposes as provided in section 682.

(5) A county treasurer may enter into a contract with and designate a private vendor to process a civil fine described in subsection (3) or (4). A private vendor described in this subsection may be a private vendor contracted by a school district to install, operate, and provide support to a stop-arm camera system on a school bus under section 20 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1820.

(6) A civil fine that is ordered under section 907 for a violation of section 627c must be paid to the state transportation department. The state transportation department shall deposit any civil fines described in this subsection into the work zone safety fund created in section 907a.

History: Add. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 2000, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000; Am. 2024, Act 161, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025; Am. 2024, Act 164, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1695 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-45-of-2015 / Section 390.1695
Assurance that student will receive services for which payment is made; compensation for services not received; rules; protection of student records; complaint; standards of practice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) Each participating college and each out-of-state college or university that holds an authorization from the department under section 4(3) shall assure that each student enrolled in a distance education program at that participating college or out-of-state college or university receives the services for which he or she has paid, or receives reasonable financial compensation for those services he or she has not received if a course in which he or she is enrolled is terminated before the expected completion date of that course. This assurance shall be in writing and may include tuition assurance funds, surety bonds, teach-out provisions, or other practices considered sufficient to protect consumers by the department. The department may promulgate rules for the administration of this subsection, including the development of forms it considers appropriate.

(2) Each participating college and each out-of-state college or university that holds an authorization from the department under section 4(3) shall provide for the protection of student records for students enrolled in a distance education program at that participating college or out-of-state college or university and shall comply with any rules promulgated by the department concerning the protection of those student records.

(3) Each participating college and each out-of-state college or university that holds an authorization from the department under section 4(3) shall adopt and publish a written policy that allows students enrolled in a distance education program at that participating college or out-of-state college or university to file a complaint with the department for any violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act. The department shall establish a complaint process for those students.

(4) Each participating college and each out-of-state college or university that holds an authorization from the department under section 4(3) shall meet the standards of practice contained in the interregional guidelines for the evaluation of distance education, published by the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions in July of 2009, which are incorporated by reference.

History: 2015, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 9, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 433.56 — MI Code / Chapter 433 / Act Act-248-of-1879 / Section 433.56
Appeals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

An appeal may be taken by either party who shall have appeared and contested in the proceeding to the circuit court for the county, and the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of circuit courts, to hear and determine such appeals, and the proceedings therein shall be applicable to appeals under this act, so far as the same can be applied and are consistent with this act. But such appeal can only be taken from the finding or determination that cause exists or does not exist for the sale aforesaid; and such appeal when made by the claimant shall not be effectual for any purpose unless the bond required on appeals to the circuit court contains a clause that in case the finding or determination shall be affirmed, the claimant will pay all such sums as the court shall determine and adjudge for the costs, penalties, and allowances, so as aforesaid authorized to be made. In case of appeal by a claimant as aforesaid, and after the approval by the district or municipal court of such bond, the judge shall forthwith direct the sale not to be had, and shall order the animal to be delivered to the appellant, if it shall appear to him or her that the appellant is the owner, or is entitled to the possession thereof.

History: 1879, Act 248, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 3073; CL 1897, 5618; CL 1915, 7298; CL 1929, 9052; CL 1948, 433.56; Am. 1991, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30106 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30106
Prerequisite to issuance of permit; specification in permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30106.

The department shall issue a permit if it finds that the structure or project will not adversely affect the public trust or riparian rights. In passing upon an application, the department shall consider the possible effects of the proposed action upon the inland lake or stream and upon waters from which or into which its waters flow and the uses of all such waters, including uses for recreation, fish and wildlife, aesthetics, local government, agriculture, commerce, and industry. The department shall not grant a permit if the proposed project or structure will unlawfully impair or destroy any of the waters or other natural resources of the state. This part does not modify the rights and responsibilities of any riparian owner to the use of his or her riparian water. A permit shall specify that a project completed in accordance with this part shall not cause unlawful pollution as defined by part 31.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.587 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-44-of-1961 / Section 780.587
Traffic offenses not affected.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The provisions of this act shall not affect section 728 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being section 257.728 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.

History: 1961, Act 44, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1961; Am. 1970, Act 157, Eff. Apr. 1, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.519 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.519
Disciplining or discharging on report of railroad detective.
Status: in_force

Sec. 519.

A common carrier by railroad, its agents, superintendents, managers, or employees owning or operating any line or lines of railroad in this state and engaged in commerce by railroad, employing any special agent, detective, or person commonly known as a spotter for the purpose of investigation and obtaining and reporting to the employer, its agents, superintendents, or managers information concerning its employees shall not discipline or discharge any of its employees if the act of discipline or discharge is based upon the report of such special agent, detective, or spotter, which involves a question of integrity, honesty, or breach of any rule of the employer, unless such employer, its agents, superintendents, or managers first give notice to such employee so reported and grant a hearing to the employee when he or she so requests and, upon demand by said employee, the employer at the hearing shall state the specific charges against the employee, and the accused employee shall have the right to demand and be confronted with the person making such report to his or her employer, have the right at the hearing to cross-examine the agent, detective, or spotter making the report, and have the right to employ counsel to represent him or her at the hearing.

Any common carrier by railroad or any of its agents, superintendents, general managers, officers, or employees that violate this section are guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 6 months or a fine of not more than $750.00. In any case of the violation of this section by any of the officers, agents, or employees of any such common carrier by railroad, the imprisonment provided herein if imposed shall be imposed upon the officers or agents committing the offense.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.519; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 556.132 — MI Code / Chapter 556 / Act Act-224-of-1967 / Section 556.132
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

The provisions of this act are applicable to any power existing on the effective date of this act, as well as a power created after that date.

History: 1967, Act 224, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.43519 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.43519
License requirements; effect of court order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43519.

To obtain any license, an applicant shall provide the department with 1 or more of the following as required by the department:

Proof of residency or a signed affidavit of Michigan residency.

Information required on the license application.

The required license fee.

Proof of identification.

A person shall not obtain or attempt to obtain a license if a court order prohibits the person from obtaining that license.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.504 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-299-of-1947 / Section 331.504
Office of hospital survey and construction; authority of director.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

In carrying out the purposes of this act, the director is authorized and directed:

To require such reports, make such inspections and investigations and prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary;

To provide such methods of administration and personnel, and take such other action as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of the federal act and the regulations thereunder;

To procure in his discretion the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, by contract, when such services are to be performed on a part-time or fee-for-service basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties;

To the extent that he considers desirable to effectuate the purposes of this act, to enter into agreements for the utilization of the facilities and services of other departments, agencies, and institutions, public or private. Insofar as is practical, the services of the buildings and construction division of the state administrative board shall be used in the performance of the duties as set forth by this act.

To make an annual report to the governor and to the legislature on activities and expenditures pursuant to this act, including recommendations for such additional legislation as the director considers appropriate to furnish adequate hospital, clinic, and similar facilities to the people of this state.

History: 1947, Act 299, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 331.504
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.289 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-267-of-2011 / Section 12.289
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

This act and all powers granted in it shall be liberally construed to effectuate its intent and purposes, without implied limitations on the powers of the authority or the state treasurer. This act is full, complete, and additional authority for all things that are contemplated in this act to be done. All rights and powers granted in this act are cumulative with those derived from other sources and shall not be construed to limit those rights and powers except as expressly stated in this act. Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, the provisions of this act control.

History: 2011, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.84 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-4-of-1937-Ex-Sess- / Section 38.84
Probationary period; portions of act inapplicable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Articles 4, 5 and 6 shall not apply to any teacher deemed to be in a period of probation.

History: Add. 1963, Act 242, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.270 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-339-of-1919 / Section 287.270
“Kennel” defined; kennel license; fee; tags; certificate; rules; inspection; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

For the purposes of this act, a kennel shall be construed as an establishment wherein or whereon 3 or more dogs are confined and kept for sale, boarding, breeding or training purposes, for remuneration, and a kennel facility shall be so constructed as to prevent the public or stray dogs from obtaining entrance thereto and gaining contact with dogs lodged in the kennel. Any person who keeps or operates a kennel may, in lieu of individual license required under this act, apply to the county treasurer for a kennel license entitling him to keep or operate a kennel. Proof of vaccination of dogs against rabies shall not be required with the application. The license shall be issued by the county treasurer on a form prepared and supplied by the director of the department of agriculture, and shall entitle the licensee to keep any number of dogs 6 months old or over not at any time exceeding a certain number to be specified in the license. The fee to be paid for a kennel license shall be $10.00 for 10 dogs or less, and $25.00 for more than 10 dogs. A fee of double the original license fee shall be charged for each previously licensed kennel, whose kennel license is applied for after June 1. With each kennel license the county treasurer shall issue a number of metal tags equal to the number of dogs authorized to be kept in the kennel. All the tags shall bear the name of the county issuing it, the number of the kennel license, and shall be readily distinguishable from the individual license tags for the same year.

The county treasurer or county animal control officer shall not issue a kennel license for a new kennel under the provisions of this act unless the applicant furnishes an inspection certificate signed by the director of the department of agriculture, or his authorized representative, stating that the kennel to be covered by the license complies with the reasonable sanitary requirements of the department of agriculture, and that the dogs therein are properly fed and protected from exposure commensurate with the breed of the dog. The director of the department of agriculture shall promulgate reasonable rules with respect to the inspections in the manner prescribed by law. The inspection shall be made not more than 30 days before filing the application for license. The provisions of this act shall not be effective in the counties of this state that are operating under the provisions of section 16 wherein the board of supervisors have appointed a county animal control officer with certain powers and duties, unless the counties by a resolution duly adopted by the board of supervisors accept the provisions of this act.

History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; Am. 1925, Act 322, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 5254; Am. 1933, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1933; Am. 1945, Act 245, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 287.270; Am. 1953, Act 172, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1953; Am. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 1972, Act 349, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.1058 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-330-of-1968 / Section 338.1058
Application; signature and verification; contents; photographs; section inapplicable to private college security force.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

(1) Each applicant shall sign and verify the application. Each application shall contain at least all of the following:

(a) The name and principal address where the individual or business entity is located in this state.

(b) The address and location of any branch office of the business.

(c) The certificate of incorporation of the business, if applicable.

(2) Each applicant shall submit 2 passport quality photographs of the applicant with the application. If the applicant is a business entity, the resident manager of the business shall submit 2 passport quality photographs of himself or herself.

(3) This section does not apply to a private college security force.

History: 1968, Act 330, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1968; Am. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2010, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52506 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.52506
Report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52506.

By January 1 of each year, the department shall prepare and submit to the natural resources commission, the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over forestry issues, and the senate and house appropriations committees a report that details the following from the previous state fiscal year:

(a) The number of harvestable acres in the state forest, as determined from information in the state forest management plan under section 52503.

(b) The number of acres of the state forest that were harvested and the number of cords of wood that were harvested from the state forest.

(c) The number of acres of state-owned lands owned or controlled by the department other than state forest that were harvested and the number of cords of wood that were harvested from those lands.

(d) Efforts by the department to promote recreational opportunities in the state forest.

(e) Information on the public's utilization of the recreational opportunities offered by the state forest.

(f) Efforts by the department to promote wildlife habitat in the state forest.

(g) The status of the plan and whether the department recommends any changes in the plan.

(h) The status of certification efforts required in section 52505 and a definitive statement of whether the department is maintaining certification of the entire state forest.

History: Add. 2004, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2004; Am. 2018, Act 238, Eff. Sept. 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2314 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2314
Corporation organized on stock basis; issuance of shares; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 314.

(1) All of the following apply to the issuance of shares by a corporation that is organized on a stock basis:

(a) The board may authorize shares that are issued for no consideration or for consideration that may consist of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including, but not limited to, cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the corporation.

(b) A determination by the board that any consideration received or to be received for issued shares is conclusive concerning the nature and amount of consideration for the issuance of shares in determining whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

(c) When the corporation receives the consideration for which the board authorized the issuance of shares, the shares issued are fully paid and nonassessable and the subscriber has all the rights and privileges of a holder of the shares.

(2) The powers granted in this section to the board may be reserved to the shareholders in the articles of incorporation.

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.41 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.41
Report by recipient on acquisition of property; recommendations of county department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

If at any time after approval of a grant of assistance the recipient, or the spouse of the recipient, becomes possessed of any property or income of which the county department of social welfare has no knowledge, it shall be the duty of the recipient to notify said county department of social welfare which shall report and make recommendations to the state department which in turn may cancel, suspend or alter the certificate of allowance.

History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; CL 1948, 400.41; Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965