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Mich. Comp. Laws § 317.202 — MI Code / Chapter 317 / Act Act-184-of-1929 / Section 317.202
Wild life sanctuaries; dedication of state lands.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Upon application from the agencies officially in control thereof, lands owned by the state of Michigan or by the United States may be dedicated under this act in the same manner as privately owned lands.

History: 1929, Act 184, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 6114; CL 1948, 317.202
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2124 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2124
Liability for information or statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2124.

There shall be no civil liability on the part of, and a cause of action of any nature shall not arise against, the commissioner, an insurer, an employee of an insurer, an authorized representative, agent, or employee of the commissioner, or any licensed insurance agent furnishing to an insurer information required pursuant to sections 2122 and 2123 relating to reasons for cancellation, nonrenewal, or declination, for any statement made by them concerning an insured or applicant for insurance.

Subsection (1) shall not apply if a statement made is shown to have been made with gross negligence or in bad faith with malice in fact, and if the statement was made under any of the following circumstances:

In a written notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or declination, or in any other written or oral communication specifying the reason or reasons for cancellation, nonrenewal, or declination.

In a communication providing information pertaining to a cancellation, nonrenewal, or declination.

As a part of statements made or evidence submitted in a court or administrative proceeding, hearing, or informal inquiry in which the cancellation, nonrenewal, or declination to which the statement relates is an issue.

History: Add. 1979, Act 145, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2107 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2107
Contract for sale of property removable or severable from realty as contract for sale of goods; third party rights; execution and recording as notice to third parties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2107.

A contract for the sale of minerals or the like, (including oil and gas) or a structure or its materials to be removed from realty is a contract for the sale of goods within this article if they are to be severed by the seller but until severance a purported present sale thereof which is not effective as a transfer of an interest in land is effective only as a contract to sell.

A contract for the sale apart from the land of growing crops or other things attached to realty and capable of severance without material harm thereto but not described in subsection (1) or of timber to be cut is a contract for the sale of goods within this article whether the subject matter is to be severed by the buyer or by the seller even though it forms part of the realty at the time of contracting, and the parties can by identification effect a present sale before severance.

The provisions of this section are subject to any third party rights provided by the law relating to realty records, and the contract for sale may be executed and recorded as a document transferring an interest in land and shall then constitute notice to third parties of the buyer's rights under the contract for sale.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1978, Act 369, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5660 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5660
Scope of part; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5660.

This part does not do the following:

Impair or supersede a legal right a parent, patient, patient advocate, legal guardian, or other individual may have to consent to or refuse medical treatment on behalf of another.

Create a presumption about the desire of a patient who has reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness to receive or refuse medical treatment, regardless of the ability of the patient to participate in medical treatment decisions.

Limit the ability of a court making a determination about a decision of a patient who has reduced life expectancy due to advanced illness to take into consideration all of the following state interests:

The preservation of life.

The prevention of suicide.

The protection of innocent third parties.

The preservation of the integrity of the medical profession.

Condone, authorize, or approve suicide, assisted suicide, mercy killing, or euthanasia.

History: Add. 1996, Act 594, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997; Am. 2001, Act 237, Eff. Jan. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1351 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-1-of-1966 / Section 125.1351
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Administrative authority" means the state or local official responsible for the administration and enforcement of this act.

"Barrier free design" means those architectural designs which eliminate the type of barriers and hindrances that deter physically limited persons from having access to and free mobility in and around a building, structure, or improved area.

"Building" means a building as defined in section 2 of Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being section 125.1502 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

"Facility used by the public" means a building, structure, or improved area utilized for purposes of education, employment, housing other than a privately owned 1 or 2 family dwelling, transportation, or recreation and for the purchase, rental, or acquisition of goods or services. A facility used by the public does not include a public facility.

"Improved area" includes parking lots, harbors, parks, beaches, public telephones, and drinking fountains.

"Physically limited" means a temporary or permanent impairment or condition which causes a person to use a wheelchair; causes a person to walk with difficulty or insecurity; affects sight or hearing to the extent that a person is insecure or exposed to danger; or causes faulty coordination or reduces mobility, flexibility, coordination, or perceptiveness; and means persons who are limited in ambulation.

"Public facility" means a building, structure, or improved area utilized for purposes of education, employment, housing other than a privately owned 1 or 2 family dwelling, transportation, or recreation and for the purchase, rental, or acquisition of goods or services, which is not a facility used by the public as defined in subdivision (d), and which is:

Owned by, or on behalf of, the state or its political subdivisions.

Leased or rented in whole or in part by the state or its political subdivisions after June 30, 1974, and after construction or alteration is in accordance with the plans and specifications of the lessee. A public facility which is the subject of a lease or rental agreement on June 30, 1974, shall not be required to meet barrier free design requirements contained in the state construction code for the term of the existing lease or rental agreement but shall be brought into compliance before a lease or rental agreement is renewed.

Financed in whole or in part by a grant or a loan made or guaranteed by the state or its political subdivisions after June 30, 1974.

Constructed, purchased, leased, or rented in whole or in part by the use of federal funds except as otherwise provided by federal law.

"Structure" means a structure as defined in section 2 of Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being section 125.1502 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1966, Act 1, Eff. July 1, 1966; Am. 1970, Act 243, Eff. July 1, 1971; Am. 1974, Act 190, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1974; Am. 1975, Act 177, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 771A.5 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 771A.5
Duties of judge; powers of state court administrative office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) A judge shall do all of the following if swift and sure probation applies to a probationer:

(a) Inform the probationer in person of the requirements of his or her probation and the sanctions and remedies that may apply to probation violations.

(b) Adhere to and not depart from the prescribed list of sanctions and remedies imposed on the probationer.

(c) Require the probationer to initially meet in person with a probation agent or probation officer and as otherwise required by the court.

(d) Provide for an appearance before the judge or another judge for any probation violation as soon as possible but within 72 hours after the violation is reported to the court unless a departure from the 72-hour requirement is authorized for good cause as determined by criteria established by the state court administrative office.

(e) Provide for the immediate imposition of sanctions and remedies approved by the state court administrative office to effectively address probation violations. The sanctions and remedies approved under this subdivision may include, but are not limited to, 1 or more of the following:

( i ) Temporary incarceration in a jail or other facility authorized by law to hold probation violators.

( ii ) Extension of the period of supervision within the period provided by law.

( iii ) Additional reporting and compliance requirements.

( iv ) Testing for the use of drugs and alcohol.

( v ) Counseling and treatment for emotional or other mental health problems, including for substance abuse.

( vi ) Probation revocation.

( vii ) Any other sanction approved by the state court administrative office.

(2) The state court administrative office may, under the supervision of the supreme court, do any of the following regarding programs funded under this chapter:

(a) Establish general eligibility requirements for offender participation.

(b) Require courts and offenders to enter into written participation agreements.

(c) Create recommended and mandatory sanctions and remedies for use by participating courts.

(d) Establish criteria for deviating from recommended and mandatory sanctions and remedies if necessary to address special circumstances.

(e) Establish a system for determining sanctions and remedies that should or may be imposed under subdivision (c) and for alternative sanctions and remedies under subdivision (d).

History: Add. 2012, Act 616, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2013; Am. 2017, Act 17, Eff. June 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 395.369 — MI Code / Chapter 395 / Act Act-256-of-2024 / Section 395.369
Doula scholarship fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) The doula scholarship fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year will remain in the fund and will not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The department is the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(5) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for the purpose of providing scholarships under this act.

History: 2024, Act 256, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.824 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-448-of-1976 / Section 460.824
Sale or exchange of capacity or output; licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; contracts for electric power and energy; authority, rights, privileges, and immunities of personnel; annual report; operating and financial statement; audit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

(1) Capacity or output derived by a governmental unit from its ownership share of a project not then required by the governmental unit for its own use and for the use of its customers may be sold or exchanged by the governmental unit for a consideration and for a period and upon other terms and conditions as may be determined by the parties to the sale.

(2) Municipalities proposing to jointly plan, finance, develop, own and operate a project, may either jointly or separately apply to the appropriate agencies of the state, the federal government, another state, or another proper agency, for the necessary licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; may construct, maintain, and operate the project in accordance with the licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals; and may obtain, hold, and use the licenses, permits, certificates, or approvals in the same manner as the operating unit of any other power utility.

(3) Municipalities participating in a joint project or projects may enter into contracts for the purchase, sale, exchange, interchange, wheeling, pooling, or transmission of electric power and energy produced by the project or projects with a power utility.

(4) Personnel appointed by a municipality to work on a joint project shall have the same authority, rights, privileges, and immunities that the officers, agents, and employees of the appointing municipality enjoy within the jurisdictional boundaries of the municipality, whether within or without that territory, when the personnel are acting within the scope of their authority or within the course of their employment.

(5) Municipalities party to a joint project authorized by this article shall, following the end of each fiscal year, prepare an annual report of the activities of the project, including a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the project for that year. The municipalities shall conduct an audit of the books of records and accounts of the project to be made not less than annually by a certified public accountant, and the cost of the audit may be treated as part of the cost of construction of the project, or as part of the expense of administering the project covered by the audit.

History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2008, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 90.15 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 90.15
Fines imposed for violations; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

Fines paid into the city treasury for violations of ordinances of the city shall be disposed of as the council may direct. The expense of apprehending and sanctioning a person who violates an ordinance of the city, except the part of the expense paid by costs collected, shall be defrayed by the city.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3103; CL 1915, 3017; CL 1929, 1941; CL 1948, 90.15; Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.410 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-179-of-1951 / Section 730.410
Juries; alphabetical list kept.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The clerk of the court shall keep an alphabetical list of the names and addresses of all persons who have served on juries drawn under this act, together with the date such persons served, and whether a civil or criminal trial; if a criminal trial the name of the respondent; if a civil trial the file number and the names of plaintiff and defendant.

History: 1951, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1206 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1206
Funds, property, and business of health care corporation; investments; insurance; prepaid health care benefits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 206.

The funds and property of a health care corporation shall be acquired, held, and disposed of only for the lawful purposes of the corporation and for the benefit of the subscribers of the corporation as a whole. A health care corporation shall only transact business, receive, collect, and disburse money, and acquire, hold, protect, and convey property, that is properly within the scope of the purposes of the corporation as specifically set forth in section 202(1)(d), for the benefit of the subscribers of the corporation as a whole, and consistent with this act.

The funds of a health care corporation shall be invested only in securities permitted by the laws of this state for the investments of assets of life insurance companies, as described in chapter 9 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.901 to 500.947.

Without regard to the limitation in subsection (2), up to 2% of the assets of the health care corporation may be invested in venture-type investments. For purposes of calculating adequate and unimpaired surplus under section 204a, a venture-type investment shall be carried on the books of a health care corporation at the original acquisition cost, and losses may only be realized as an offset against gains from venture-type investments. All venture-type investments under this subsection shall provide employment or capital investment primarily within this state. Each investment under this subsection is subject to prior approval by the board of directors. As used in this subsection, "venture-type investments" include:

Common stock, preferred stock, limited partnerships, or similar equity interests acquired from the issuer subject to a provision barring resale without consent of the issuer for 5 years from the date of acquisition by the corporation.

Unsecured debt instruments that are either convertible into equity or have equity acquisition rights. These debt instruments shall be subordinated by their terms to all borrowings of the issuer from other institutional lenders and shall have no part amortized during the first 5 years.

A health care corporation shall not market or transact, as defined in sections 402a and 402b of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.402a and 500.402b, any type of insurance described in chapter 6 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.600 to 500.644. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the provision of prepaid health care benefits.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981; Am. 2003, Act 59, Eff. July 23, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.169 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-75-of-2009 / Section 493.169
Report of violations; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 39.

(1) Subject to section 31, the commissioner shall regularly report violations of this act, and enforcement actions and other relevant information, to the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry.

(2) The commissioner shall comply with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, in promulgating any rules under this act.

History: 2009, Act 75, Eff. July 31, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.969 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-190-of-2000 / Section 287.969
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

This act takes effect June 1, 2001.

History: 2000, Act 190, Eff. June 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2116a — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2116a
Automobile insurance; person on active duty in United States armed forces; lapse in coverage; prohibited conduct by insurer; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2116a.

An automobile insurer shall not refuse to insure, refuse to continue to insure, limit coverage available to, charge a reinstatement fee for, or increase the premiums for automobile insurance solely because a person failed to maintain insurance required by section 3101 for a vehicle owned by the person during the 6-month period immediately preceding application if the person certifies on a form provided by the insurer that the lapse in coverage was because the person was on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for at least 30 consecutive days and that the vehicle was not driven or moved during the 6-month period immediately preceding application or during the period of time the insurance was not maintained, whichever period is shorter. This section applies only to an eligible person.

History: Add. 2007, Act 35, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4326 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4326
Preservation of public facility, building, or structure having significant historical interest; review of proposed changes to exterior of historic site.
Status: in_force

Sec. 326.

(1) A public facility, building, or structure which is determined by the municipality to have significant historical interests shall be preserved in a manner as considered necessary by the municipality in accordance with laws relative to the preservation of historical sites.

(2) An authority shall refer all proposed changes to the exterior of sites listed on the state register of historic sites and the national register of historic places to the applicable historic district commission created under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, or the Michigan state housing development authority for review.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.838 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.838
Disqualification of probate judge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 838.

A probate judge shall not sit in any proceeding:

In which he is a party, or is financially interested.

In which he would be excluded from being a juror by reason of consanguinity or affinity to any of the parties.

In which he is related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the attorneys of any party, witness, or representative in the proceeding. This disqualification may be waived by stipulation filed in the proceeding.

Which involves or may involve the validity or interpretation of a will, contract, deed, mortgage, bill of sale, note or other document which he prepared, in the preparation of which he assisted, or to the execution of which he acted as a witness.

Which involves a contested matter concerning which he advised a party to the contest.

In which a probate register or other employee of the probate court in that county or probate court district, while holding that office or employment, prepared or assisted in the preparation of a will, contract, deed, mortgage, bill of sale, note, or other document involved in the hearing or trial, or acted as a witness to the execution thereof.

A judge of probate shall not decide nor participate in the decision of any question which is argued in the court when he was not present and sitting therein as a judge.

When a probate judge is disqualified within the meaning of subsection (1) or (2), the judge shall be deemed incapacitated for purposes of section 824.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1066 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1066
Final military review of sentence of general court-martial or of sentence to dishonorable discharge by special court-martial; right to counsel; appointment by convening authority; representation by civilian counsel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 66.

(1) Upon the final military review of a sentence of a general court-martial or of a sentence to a dishonorable discharge by a special court-martial, the accused has the right to be represented by counsel before the reviewing authority.

(2) Upon the request of an accused entitled to be represented, the convening authority shall appoint a commissioned officer who is a member of the bar of this state to represent the accused before the reviewing authority or before the staff judge advocate, and before the state staff judge advocate, in the review of cases specified in subsection (1).

(3) An accused entitled to be represented may be represented by civilian counsel if provided by the accused before the reviewing authority, the staff judge advocate, or judge advocate and before the state staff judge advocate.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 2024, Act 77, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2024