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Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.16 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.16
Adjustment or refund of contributions or interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

If not later than 3 years after the date of payment of any amount as contributions or interest thereon, an employing unit which has paid such amount shall make application for an adjustment or refund thereof the commission shall determine whether such contributions or interest or any portion thereof was erroneously collected; and the employing unit shall be promptly notified of such determination, which shall become final unless the employing unit files with the commission an application for redetermination thereof in accordance with the provisions of section 32a. If it is finally determined, redetermined or otherwise decided that any amount thus at issue was erroneously collected, the commission shall allow such employing unit to make an adjustment thereof, without interest, in connection with subsequent contribution payments by him. If the adjustment cannot be made within the ensuing 3 months the commission shall refund the amount, without interest, from the appropriate fund or funds. For like cause, in the same manner, and within the same period, adjustment or refund may be made by the commission on its own initiative. When the individual owner of an employing unit who is entitled to a refund dies or is legally declared insane or mentally incompetent, the refund shall become due and payable to the person who appears to the commission upon investigation to be the legal heir or guardian of the individual owner, or to any other person found by the commission to be equitably entitled to the refund by reason of having incurred expenses in behalf of the individual owner for his burial or other necessary expenses.

History: 1936, Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 24, 1936; Am. 1941, Act 364, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1941; Am. 1947, Act 360, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1947; CL 1948, 421.16; Am. 1951, Act 251, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1951; Am. 1971, Act 231, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.807 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-73-of-1970 / Section 259.807
Airport authority as body corporate; other airports; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The authority shall be a public body corporate with powers to sue or be sued in any court of this state and have the power and duty of planning, promoting, extending, owning, maintaining, acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, enlarging and operating all publicly-owned airports and airport facilities hereinafter established to be operated within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority. Any existing publicly-owned airport or airport facility now or hereafter within the jurisdictional confines of the authority may elect to come within the operational jurisdiction of the authority unless prohibited by legal restrictions or limitations, upon acceptance by the authority under mutually agreeable terms and conditions.

History: 1970, Act 73, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 78.24e — MI Code / Chapter 78 / Act Act-278-of-1909 / Section 78.24e
Terms of office; applicability after December 31, 2024.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24e.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, all terms of village officers elected after December 31, 2024 must not commence earlier than at 12 noon on December 1 following the officer's election. If a village's charter provides for terms of village officers to commence after an election and before December 1, all terms of village officers elected in that village after December 31, 2024 commence at 12 noon on December 1.

(2) Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, an individual elected to fill a vacancy shall not take the oath of office until the results have been certified by the appropriate board of canvassers.

History: Add. 2026, Act 20, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.61 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-118-of-1893 / Section 800.61
Escaped convicts; measures for apprehension; reward; sentence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.

Whenever any convict shall escape from a prison, the warden shall take all proper measures for the apprehension of the convict, and for that purpose he or she may offer a reward not exceeding $50.00 for the apprehension and delivery of that convict; but with the consent of his or her board the reward may be increased to a sum not exceeding $500.00. All suitable rewards and other sums of money, necessarily paid for advertising and apprehending any convict who may escape from prison, shall be audited by the state treasurer, and paid out of the state treasury. If any prisoner shall be retaken, the time between the escape and his or her recommittal shall not be computed as part of the term of imprisonment, but he or she shall remain in the prison a sufficient length of time after the term of his or her sentence would have expired, if he or she had not escaped, to equal the period of time he or she may have been absent by reason of the escape.

History: 1893, Act 118, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1893; CL 1897, 2140; CL 1915, 1759; CL 1929, 17603; CL 1948, 800.61; Am. 2002, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.360 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-260-of-1978 / Section 393.360
Act inapplicable to certain concessions; sighted person operating concession under contract or lease, or operating concession not applied for by blind person.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

This act shall not apply to a concession operated in connection with the state fair, with the use of state fairgrounds, with a state educational institution, state penal institution, military establishment, armory, or state park.

A sighted person operating a concession under contract or lease at the time this act becomes effective shall not be required to surrender the rights before the contract or lease expires.

A sighted person operating a concession which has not been applied for by a blind person may be permitted to continue in charge until the concession is applied for and a qualified blind person is chosen to operate the concession.

History: 1978, Act 260, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.12 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-381-of-1925 / Section 252.12
Jurisdiction retained by state highway department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Nothing herein shall be construed to take from the state highway department any jurisdiction that it may have over any state trunk line highway now or hereafter established.

History: 1925, Act 381, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4479; CL 1948, 252.12
Mich. Comp. Laws § 556.129 — MI Code / Chapter 556 / Act Act-224-of-1967 / Section 556.129
Law applicability; construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

As to all matters not within this act or any other applicable statute, the common law is to govern. This section is not intended to restrict in any manner the meaning of any provision of this act or any other applicable statute.

History: 1967, Act 224, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1012a — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-191-of-1968 / Section 123.1012a
Denial or approval of consolidation; revision of boundaries; referendum on question of consolidation; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12a.

After the public hearing on a proposed consolidation and review by the commission, the commission may deny the proposed consolidation, revise the boundaries of the territory to be consolidated and approve the proposal, or approve the consolidation without any change.

If a consolidation proposal is denied by the commission its order is final immediately and the secretary shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the petitioner and the clerk of each city, village or township affected.

If a consolidation proposal is approved with or without a revision of the boundaries the commission's order becomes final 45 days after the date of the order unless within that 45 days a petition for a referendum is filed with the commission which contains the signatures of at least 5% of the registered electors residing in the area to be consolidated as approved by the commission. If a petition is not filed and the commission's order becomes final the secretary shall send a certified copy of the order to the petitioner and the clerk of each county, city, village or township affected and to the secretary of state. If the petition is filed, the commission after determining the validity of the petition shall submit the proposition to a vote of the electors of the affected municipalities and shall specify a date later than the referendum on which the commission's order becomes final.

In order to be adopted, the proposition to consolidate shall receive an affirmative majority vote in each municipality affected voting separately. If a majority of the votes cast in each municipality affected are in favor of the proposed consolidation the commission's order becomes final and proceedings may be conducted in accordance with sections 13 to 17. Otherwise the proceedings on the consolidation proposal shall terminate.

The secretary shall notify the clerk of each municipality affected by the consolidation of the date for the election and the question to be submitted. Each clerk shall arrange for an election on the question of the proposed consolidation and for the election of the charter commissioners to be elected from his municipality and he shall follow the procedure prescribed in the state election law except as otherwise provided in this act.

History: Add. 1972, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.502 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-325-of-1990 / Section 399.502
Quitclaim deed by city of Durand; warranty deed by Ann Arbor railroad corporation; approval of legal documents by attorney general; right of first refusal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.

If the city of Durand elects to make the gifts specified in section 201, the city of Durand shall deliver to the department a quitclaim deed for the structure and land described in section 201(1)(a) and (b), subject to any and all encumbrances, easements, and restrictions of record at the time of transfer. The deed shall include a covenant that provides that the property shall be used exclusively as a railroad history museum and that upon termination of those uses or upon use for any other purpose, title to the property shall revert immediately to the city of Durand. This covenant shall run with the land.

If the railroad corporation elects to make the gift specified in section 201(1)(f), the railroad corporation shall deliver to the department a warranty deed that describes the property donated.

The quitclaim and warranty deeds required by this section, and any other legal documents required to effect the transfers specified in section 201, shall be approved by the attorney general.

If the department accepts the structure or land described in section 201(1)(a) and (b), or both, and later elects to sell that structure or land, the city of Durand shall have the right of first refusal with respect to purchasing the premises at its fair market value.

History: 1990, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.177 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-352-of-1925 / Section 213.177
Petition; circuit court to appoint commissioners to determine damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Within 90 days after the filing of any such determination of damages, as aforesaid, the board or commissioner having the matter in charge, unless the parties interested in the property therein described having accepted the amount tendered or offered and delivered the proper conveyances, shall file with the circuit court or probate court of the county in which such property is situated a petition, describing the highway improvement for which the property has been taken, reciting that the said board or commissioner has made and filed the determination as hereinabove provided, and that he or it has taken possession of the property therein described for public highway purposes, and that compensation has not been paid to the owners, stating as to each parcel whether the fee of said property, or an easement therein, has been taken, giving the name of each person interested in each such piece or parcel of property, and praying for the appointment of 3 court commissioners to appraise the damages to be paid as compensation for the taking of each such piece or parcel of property for such highway purposes.

History: 1925, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 3890; Am. 1937, Act 237, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; Am. 1941, Act 279, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 213.177
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.160c — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.160c
Prohibited acts; violation; exceptions; “final disposition of a dead body” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 160c.

A person shall not do any of the following:

After agreeing to provide the services of a funeral director, fail or refuse to properly supervise the final disposition of that dead human body.

After agreeing to provide for the final disposition of a dead human body, fail or refuse to properly dispose of that dead human body.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a crime as follows:

If the failure or refusal to properly supervise the final disposition of a dead human body or the failure or refusal to properly dispose of the dead human body occurs more than 60 days but not more than 180 days after the date the person takes possession of the dead human body, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

If the failure or refusal to properly supervise the final disposition of a dead human body or the failure or refusal to properly dispose of the dead human body occurs more than 180 days after the date the person takes possession of the dead human body, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.

It is not a violation of this section if the failure or refusal is due to 1 or more of the following factors:

Delays due to seasonal factors relating to the method of final disposition of the dead human body.

Delays due to the availability of services required to complete the final disposition of the dead human body.

The directives of the person having lawful authority over final disposition of the dead human body to postpone that disposition pending funeral services, the presence of certain family members, or other activities.

Delays due to the inability to obtain the necessary authorizations regarding the method of final disposition of the dead human body or due to the inability to locate individuals essential to making a decision regarding the final disposition of the dead human body.

Delays due to an autopsy, investigation of the cause of death, the gathering of evidence, or other activity or procedure required by a governmental or law enforcement agency.

Delays pursuant to an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction upon petition and showing of good cause for a delay in the final disposition of a dead human body.

This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law that is committed by that person while violating this section.

As used in this section, "final disposition of a dead human body" means cremation, burial, entombment, or other method of final disposition of a dead human body allowable under law.

History: Add. 2003, Act 267, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.538 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.538
Primary election; notice; posting; publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 538.

Primary election notices shall be published and posted as provided in section 653a.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5008 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5008
Central data storing agency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5008.

The department of technology, management, and budget shall serve as the central data storage agency for purposes of collecting, storing, and maintaining data under this part.

History: Add. 2018, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31106 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.31106
River management district; establishment; powers; consolidation; coordination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31106.

The governing bodies of 2 or more local units of government may petition the department to establish a river management district in order to provide an agency for the acquisition, construction, operation, and financing of water storage and other river control facilities necessary for river management. The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of necessity, a description of the district purposes, functions, and operating procedures, which shall include methods of financing capital improvements and of apportioning benefit charges, and a general plan of development. Not later than 60 days following receipt of such a petition, the department shall establish the time and place for a public hearing on the petition and shall publish notice of the hearing. The notice shall be published twice in each county involved in at least 1 newspaper of general circulation in the county. At the hearing, the applicant and any other interested party may appear, present witnesses, and submit evidence. Following the hearing, the department may establish the district and publish notice of the establishment in the manner provided for publication of notice of hearing, upon finding the following conditions:

That the proposal is consistent with the public interest in the conservation, development, and use of water resources, and the proposed district is geographically suitable to effectuation of the district purposes.

That the establishment and operation of the district will not unreasonably impair the interests of the public or of riparians in lands or waters or the beneficial public use of lands or waters, and will not endanger public health or safety.

A management district shall not be created that affects any city now or hereafter having a population of more than 1,500,000, except with the concurrence of the governing body of that city.

Prior to approving the establishment of a district consisting of a portion of a river basin, the department shall determine the feasibility of establishing the district to include the entire river basin or as large a portion of the basin as possible. Approval of districts consisting of a portion of a river basin shall be on the basis that when in the judgment of the department it becomes feasible to form a district including the entire river basin, the river management boards shall initiate proceedings to combine the smaller districts into larger districts or into an entire watershed-wide district.

Any plans for a river management district shall be coordinated with plans of adjacent river basins, organizations, or agencies and with any comprehensive regional master programs for river management.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.754 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.754
Assistance of electors; duties and restrictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 754.

The inspectors upon whom shall fall the duty of assisting a voter shall render such assistance inside the voting booth by showing him how to mark his ballot in order to vote as he desires, or the inspector shall himself mark the ballot as directed by the voter, but no ballot shall be marked by the inspector from any written or printed list or slip furnished him by the voter or any other person. The inspector shall not suggest to the voter how he should vote, or in any manner attempt to influence him as to the marking of his ballot, nor allow any other person so to do: Provided, That the duties and restrictions with respect to inspectors as provided for in this section shall apply to and govern any person assisting the voter in the marking of his ballot, in accordance with the authorization in section 751 of this act.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80171 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80171
Violation of part or rules; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80171.

Unless otherwise specified under this part, a violation of this part or rules promulgated under this part is a misdemeanor. A political subdivision having adopted a local ordinance in conformity with this part may provide that any violation of the ordinance is a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of reckless operation of a vessel as defined in section 80147, or of operating a motorboat while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or narcotic drugs, or with any amount of a controlled substance listed in schedule 1 under section 7212 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7212, or a rule promulgated under that section, or of a controlled substance described in section 7214(a)( iv ) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7214, in his or her body, in addition to any other penalty, may be refused by the court having jurisdiction of the violation the right of operating any motorboat on any of the waters of this state for a period of not more than 2 years.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2014, Act 402, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 438.41 — MI Code / Chapter 438 / Act Act-259-of-1968 / Section 438.41
Criminal usury; definition; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A person is guilty of criminal usury when, not being authorized or permitted by law to do so, he knowingly charges, takes or receives any money or other property as interest on the loan or forbearance of any money or other property, at a rate exceeding 25% at simple interest per annum or the equivalent rate for a longer or shorter period. Any person guilty of criminal usury may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 5 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.

History: 1968, Act 259, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.381 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.381
Railroad police officer; wearing and receiving badge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 381.

A railroad police officer appointed and commissioned under this act, when on duty as provided in this act, shall wear a metallic badge with the word "police" and the name of the railroad company for which the railroad police officer is appointed inscribed on the badge, and he or she shall exhibit the badge on demand and before making an arrest.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.422 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-59-of-1864-Ex-Sess- / Section 570.422
Pleadings subsequent to answer; amended complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

There shall be no pleadings subsequent to the answer, but within 10 days after filing and service of answer, or demurrer, the complainant or intervenor, may file and serve an amended complaint, to which answer or demurrer shall be filed, as hereinbefore provided in case of original complaints.

History: 1864, Ex. Sess., Act 59, Eff. May 7, 1864; CL 1871, 6668; How. 8256; CL 1897, 10809; CL 1915, 14912; CL 1929, 13158; CL 1948, 570.422
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.507 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-187-of-1965 / Section 286.507
Executive head; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term "executive head" means the governor.

History: 1965, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965