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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.60904 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.60904
Land resource portion of inventory; format; scope of inventory; option to purchase or exchange wetland; exemption from property taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60904.

The land resource portion of the inventory shall be completed in a format that may be readily integrated into the data management system, and shall provide a base of information to analyze the existing and future productivity of the state's natural resources and provide information to assist in the analysis of the timing, location, and intensity of future development in the state. The format should also include information that will be readily usable and available to assist local governmental units in their land use planning. The inventory may include any of the following:

Geological features, including groundwater features such as depth to groundwater, groundwater recharge zones, and potable aquifers.

Land area with characteristics that pose problems to development, such as an area subject to reasonably predictable hazardous natural phenomenon, which may include flooding, high-risk erosion, or subsidence.

Land area with characteristics that make it suited for agricultural use.

Land area with characteristics that make it suited for silvicultural use.

Metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits.

Hydrological features, including lakes, rivers and creeks, impoundments, drainage basins, and wetlands.

Land area of wildlife habitat, including each significant breeding area or area used by migratory wildlife.

Topographic contours.

If the department designates an area as wetland, the state may negotiate and contract for an option to purchase or exchange the wetland in order to protect the wetland. The option to purchase or exchange the wetland shall be valid for 5 years. After an option to purchase is negotiated, a person may apply for and receive consideration for an exemption from property taxes levied pursuant to the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the duration of the option to purchase.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1025 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1025
Fees; applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1025.

Except as otherwise provided in sections 1027 to 1031, fees payable in civil actions in circuit court apply to cases in the family division.

History: Add. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 430.54 — MI Code / Chapter 430 / Act Act-269-of-1929 / Section 430.54
Violation of act; injunction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Whenever there shall be an actual or threatened violation of the above act, an application may be made to the court or judge having jurisdiction to issue an injunction, upon notice to the defendant of not less than 5 days, restraining such actual or threatened violation, or if it shall appear to such court or justice that the defendant is in fact using the name of such a benevolent, humane, fraternal or charitable corporation, incorporated as aforesaid, or a name so nearly resembling it as to be calculated to deceive the public, or is wearing or exhibiting the badge, insignia, or emblem, of such corporation without authority thereof, and in violation of the above act, an injunction may be issued by said court or justice, enjoining or restraining such actual or threatened violation, without requiring proof that any person has in fact been misled or deceived thereby.

History: 1929, Act 269, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 8988; CL 1948, 430.54
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.200 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.200
Cleaning out drain; cost of maintenance and repair; public contracts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 200.

In lieu of assessing the cost of the maintenance and repair of any drain to parcels of land in the drainage district within any city, village, township, charter township or county, the commissioner or drainage board may contract relative to such cost with any city, village, township, charter township or county in which the drain, or any part thereof, is located, or whose residents use the drain for drainage or for the transportation of sewage. In the contract any city, village, township, charter township or county may agree (1) to pay annually to the commissioner or the drainage board certain sums for the cost of maintenance and repair of any drain and for the creation of a reserve fund therefor, or (2) to provide such sums periodically as needed, or (3) to reimburse the commissioner or drainage board for all sums expended for maintenance and repair, or (4) for any combination of the foregoing. The contract shall be approved and its execution authorized by a resolution adopted by the legislative body of the city, village, township, charter township or county and shall be executed by the commissioner or drainage board on behalf of the drainage district. The city, village, township, charter township or county may fulfill its obligation to pay in accordance with the terms of the contract out of its general funds, service charges to its residents, or any other legally available funds. The contract shall specify the manner in which the obligation to pay shall be fulfilled.

History: Add. 1962, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.685 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-384-of-2006 / Section 256.685
Investigation; complaint; mediation; conditions for probation and cancellation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.

(1) The secretary of state may make, on its own initiative or in response to a complaint, a reasonable and necessary investigation within or outside this state and gather evidence against a person that violated, allegedly violated, or is about to violate this act, a rule promulgated under this act, or an order issued under this act, concerning whether a person, an applicant, a driver education provider, or a driver education instructor is in compliance with this act or a rule promulgated under this act.

(2) A person may file a complaint against a person, an applicant, a driver education provider, or a driver education instructor with the secretary of state. A complaint must be made in a format as prescribed by the secretary of state. The complaint must be based upon a violation or attempted violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act and must contain all of the following information:

(a) The complainant's name, address, and telephone number.

(b) A complete statement describing the basis for the complaint.

(c) A copy of any record, report, or document that is the basis for the complaint, including a copy of the student contract, driver education course certificate of completion issued, or other documents.

(d) The complainant's signature and the date the complaint was signed.

(e) Other information as prescribed by the secretary of state.

(3) The secretary of state may mediate a dispute between a driver education provider or driver education instructor and a student or the student's parent or legal guardian when a dispute arises from a violation or attempted violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act.

(4) The secretary of state may develop conditions of probation for the operation of a driver education provider or the training conducted by a driver education instructor. Conditions must be set forth in a written agreement and signed by the driver education provider or driver education instructor and the secretary of state. Conditions of probation may be agreed to in place of further disciplinary proceedings.

(5) If an investigation by the secretary of state finds reason to believe that a written knowledge test or entry-level driver training was not administered in accordance with the standards prescribed in 49 CFR part 380, the secretary of state shall cancel the course completion reported by the provider and any license subsequently issued unless the student retakes and passes the test within 30 days.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2022, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.412 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-294-of-1945 / Section 28.412
Stolen and recovered personal property; records and files maintained.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The commissioner of the Michigan state police shall maintain adequate records and files with respect to such stolen and recovered personal property, and shall report the recovery thereof to the law enforcement officer reporting the personal property as stolen. Such records and files shall be available to law enforcement officers.

History: 1945, Act 294, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 28.412
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.794 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-53-of-1979 / Section 752.794
Prohibited access to computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A person shall not intentionally access or cause access to be made to a computer program, computer, computer system, or computer network to devise or execute a scheme or artifice with the intent to defraud or to obtain money, property, or a service by a false or fraudulent pretense, representation, or promise.

History: 1979, Act 53, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980; Am. 1996, Act 326, Eff. Apr. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.553 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-163-of-1962 / Section 287.553
Humane slaughter of livestock; exemptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

No slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The director, by administrative order, may exempt from compliance with this act, for a period not to exceed 1 year after the effective date of this act, any slaughterer, packer or stockyard operator if he finds that an earlier compliance would cause such person an undue hardship.

History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1006 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-305-of-1996 / Section 722.1006
Grant of initial custody.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

After completion of an acknowledgement of parentage signed according to section 3(1) that complies with this act is filed with the state registrar, the mother has initial custody of the minor child, without prejudice to the determination of either parent's custodial rights, until otherwise determined by the court or otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing and acknowledged by the court. This grant of initial custody to the mother does not, by itself, affect the rights of either parent in a proceeding to seek a court order for custody or parenting time.

History: 1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997; Am. 2006, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 2006; Am. 2024, Act 31, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.7xx — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.7xx
Public bridge facility exemption; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7xx.

All real and personal property constituting a public bridge facility that is subject to a public-private agreement is exempt from the collection of taxes under this act. As used in this section, "public bridge facility" and "public-private agreement" mean those terms as defined in section 5k of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.5k.

History: Add. 2020, Act 355, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1707 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1707
Certificate of merger or share exchange.
Status: in_force

Sec. 707.

(1) After a plan of merger or share exchange is approved, a certificate of merger or share exchange shall be executed and filed on behalf of each corporation. The certificate shall set forth the following:

(a) In the case of a merger, the statements required under section 701(2)(a), (b), and (d), and the manner and basis of converting shares of each constituent corporation as set forth in the plan of merger.

(b) In the case of a share exchange, the statement required under section 702(2)(a), and the manner and basis of exchanging the shares to be acquired as set forth in the plan of exchange.

(c) A statement that the plan of merger or share exchange has been adopted by the boards in accordance with section 701 or 702.

(d) A statement that the plan of merger or share exchange will be furnished by the surviving or acquiring corporation, on request and without cost, to any shareholder of any constituent corporation.

(e) If approval of the shareholders of 1 or more corporations party to the merger or share exchange was required, a statement that the plan was approved by the shareholders in accordance with section 703a. If a plan of merger or share exchange is adopted without the vote of shareholders under section 703a(3), a statement that the plan of merger or share exchange has been adopted under section 703a(3) and that the conditions specified in that section have been satisfied.

(f) In the case of a merger governed by section 706, a statement that the merging corporation has not commenced business, has not issued any shares, and has not elected a board and that the plan of merger was approved by the unanimous consent of the incorporators.

(g) A statement of any assumed names of merging corporations transferred to the surviving corporation as authorized under section 217(3), specifying each transferred assumed name and the name of the corporation from which it is transferred. The certificate may include a statement of corporate names or assumed names of merging corporations that are to be treated as newly filed assumed names of the surviving corporation under section 217(4).

(2) Section 131 applies in determining when a certificate of merger or share exchange under this section becomes effective.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1982, Act 407, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1997, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 24, 1997; Am. 2018, Act 85, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.5200 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.5200
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1200.

This act shall take effect June 1, 1993.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.90g — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.90g
“Infant protection act” as short title of section; legislative findings; prohibited acts; violation as felony; penalty; exceptions; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 90g.

This section shall be known and may be cited as the "infant protection act".

The legislature finds all of the following:

That the constitution and laws of this nation and this state hold that a live infant completely expelled from his or her mother's body is recognized as a person with constitutional and legal rights and protection.

That a live infant partially outside his or her mother is neither a fetus nor potential life, but is a person.

That the United States supreme court decisions defining a right to terminate pregnancy do not extend to the killing of a live infant that has begun to emerge from his or her mother's body.

That the state has a compelling interest in protecting the life of a live infant by determining that a live infant is a person deserving of legal protection at any point after any part of the live infant exists outside of the mother's body.

Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), a person who intentionally performs a procedure or takes any action upon a live infant with the intent to cause the death of the live infant is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or both.

It is not a violation of subsection (3) if a physician takes measures at any point after a live infant is partially outside of the mother's body, that in the physician's reasonable medical judgment are necessary to save the life of the mother and if every reasonable precaution is also taken to save the live infant's life.

Subsection (3) does not apply to an action taken by the mother. However, this subsection does not exempt the mother from any other provision of law.

As used in this section:

"Live infant" means a human fetus at any point after any part of the fetus is known to exist outside of the mother's body and has 1 or more of the following:

A detectable heartbeat.

Evidence of spontaneous movement.

Evidence of breathing.

"Outside of the mother's body" means beyond the outer abdominal wall or beyond the plane of the vaginal introitus.

"Part of the fetus" means any portion of the body of a human fetus that has not been severed from the fetus, but not including the umbilical cord or placenta.

"Physician" means an individual licensed to engage in the practice of allopathic medicine or the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.

History: Add. 1999, Act 107, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.549g — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.549g
Fifty-fifth judicial circuit; counties; number of judges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 549g.

The fifty-fifth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Clare and Gladwin and has 1 judge. Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2007.

History: Add. 1981, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1981; Am. 2006, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.117 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.117
Failure to record payment; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 117.

If any officer to whom any tax is paid shall fail to make proper entry and return of such payment, he shall be liable to any person injured, for the full amount of the injury, and if such failure is willful he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 6 months or by fine not more than 300 dollars.

History: 1893, Act 206, Eff. June 12, 1893; CL 1897, 3940; CL 1915, 4116; CL 1929, 3510; CL 1948, 211.117
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80182 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80182
Chemical test; administration at request of peace officer, during medical treatment, or by medical examiner if operator of vessel is deceased; procedures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80182.

A chemical test described in section 80181 shall be administered at the request of a peace officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person has committed a crime described in section 80187(1). A person who takes a chemical test administered at the request of a peace officer, as provided in section 80181, shall be given a reasonable opportunity to have someone of the person's own choosing administer 1 of the chemical tests described in section 80181 within a reasonable time after the person's detention, and the results of the test are admissible and shall be considered with other competent evidence in determining the innocence or guilt of the defendant. If the person charged is administered a chemical test by someone of the person's own choosing, the person charged is responsible for obtaining a chemical analysis of the test sample.

If, after an accident, the operator of a vessel involved in the accident is transported to a medical facility and a sample of the operator's blood is withdrawn at that time for the purpose of medical treatment, the results of a chemical analysis of that sample are admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding to show the amount of alcohol or presence of a controlled substance, or both, in the person's blood at the time alleged, regardless of whether the person had been offered or had refused a chemical test. The medical facility or person performing the chemical analysis shall disclose the results of the analysis to a prosecuting attorney who requests the results for use in a criminal prosecution as provided in this subsection. A medical facility or person disclosing information in compliance with this subsection is not civilly or criminally liable for making the disclosure.

If, after an accident, the operator of a vessel involved in the accident is deceased, a sample of the decedent's blood shall be withdrawn in a manner directed by the medical examiner for the purpose of determining the amount of alcohol or the presence of a controlled substance, or both, in the decedent's blood. The medical examiner shall give the results of the chemical analysis of the sample to the law enforcement agency investigating the accident, and that agency shall forward the results to the department.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.490a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.490a
Purchase by employee upon public credit for private use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 490a.

An officer or employee of any governmental agency shall not purchase or cause to be purchased any goods, wares, or merchandise of any description in the name of or on the credit of the governmental agency for any other purpose than for use or resale in the regular course of the official business of the governmental agency; or sell or offer for sale goods, wares, or merchandise purchased in the name of or on the credit of the governmental agency, at any price other than the price at which such goods are offered generally to the public by the governmental agency.

As used in this section, "governmental agency" means any and all branches or departments of the state government; any and all branches or departments of the government of any county, city, village, school district, township, or other municipal corporation in this state; and any commission, board, or other similar body organized to assist in the conduct of the governmental or proprietary functions of state or local government.

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

History: Add. 1939, Act 310, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 750.490a; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.1097 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-260-of-2016 / Section 211.1097
Unpaid taxes; manner of forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Unpaid transitional qualified forest property specific taxes are subject to forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale in the same manner and at the same time as taxes returned as delinquent under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.

History: 2016, Act 260, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.118 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-93-of-1974 / Section 287.118
Violation; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.

History: 1974, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1016 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-232-of-1962 / Section 390.1016
Michigan state university; industries and labor relations center.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Recognizing the board of trustees of Michigan state university of agriculture and applied science as having general supervision of Michigan state university and the direction and control of its funds; nevertheless, as a condition of appropriating funds to the university under this act, no portion of such appropriation shall be used to maintain or continue the industries and labor relations center or any center or school of a similar nature.

History: 1962, Act 232, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.423 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-204-of-1967 / Section 124.423
Annual public report and financial statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

The authority shall prepare and publish a detailed public report and financial statement of its operations at the end of each fiscal year.

History: 1967, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967