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Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.224c — MI Code / Chapter 169 / Act Act-388-of-1976 / Section 169.224c
Defeat of independent nature of independent expenditure; punishment; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24c.

(1) If the independent nature of an independent expenditure is defeated, the resulting contribution is punishable as follows:

(a) For an independent expenditure committee or its agent, under section 24b(5) if the resulting contribution violates section 24b(4).

(b) For an entity described under section 54(1) or a person acting for any such entity under section 54(2), under section 54(5) if the resulting contribution violates section 54.

(c) For any other person, as otherwise provided for a violation of this act.

(2) The independent nature of an independent expenditure is not defeated under any of the following:

(a) Where a person making an independent expenditure related to a ballot question committee, candidate, candidate committee, or political party committee engages an attorney, vendor, or other agent that is also or has been engaged by that candidate or committee, if the attorney, vendor, or other agent does not do any of the following:

( i ) For the creation, production, or distribution of a communication, convey information to the person making the communication about the campaign plans, projects, activities, or needs of that candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for and that has been obtained from that candidate or committee or its agents.

( ii ) For the creation, production, or distribution of a communication, use any information about the campaign plans, projects, activities, or needs of that candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for and that has been obtained from that candidate or committee or its agents.

( iii ) Convey information about the creation, production, or distribution of the communication to the candidate or committee that he or she also provides or has provided services for.

(b) Where a candidate, candidate committee, political party committee, or an agent of the candidate or any such committee, solicits contributions on behalf of an independent expenditure committee, but does not request or suggest action by, or further cooperate, consult, act in concert, or otherwise coordinate in any way with the independent expenditure committee related to any independent expenditure made on behalf of that candidate or committee. This subdivision does not preserve the independent nature of an independent expenditure if the independent expenditure committee makes independent expenditures during an election cycle related solely to 1 candidate, and that candidate, that candidate's candidate committee, or that candidate's agent solicits funds on the independent expenditure committee's behalf.

History: Add. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 87.13 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 87.13
Payment receipts and vouchers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The said treasurer shall take receipts and vouchers for all moneys paid from the treasury, showing the amount and fund from which payment was made, and he shall exhibit to the council such receipts or vouchers on the first Monday of March in each year, or as often as the council shall require, as provided in the next preceding section.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3035; CL 1915, 2951; CL 1929, 1875; CL 1948, 87.13
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.514 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-5-of-1948-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 4.514
Copies of documents; insurance benefits; expense allowance for members, house speaker.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Each member of the legislature shall receive, at the expense of the state, 1 copy of the laws, journals and documents of the house of which he is a member and the same insurance benefits as are provided for classified state employees; and an expense allowance of $2,500.00 per annum. The speaker of the house of representatives shall receive an additional expense allowance of $5,000.00.

History: 1948, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 5, Eff. Jan. 1, 1949; Am. 1951, Act 256, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951; Am. 1960, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1966, Act 309, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.35 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-300-of-1909 / Section 462.35
Rules regarding maximum speed limits; order; effective date of speed limit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

The state transportation department shall promulgate rules establishing the standards by which the director of the department shall determine maximum speed limits for railroad locomotives when used in passenger train operations and for passenger railroad trains. The rules shall provide that the director base his or her determinations on engineering, traffic, and safety inspections; on federal railroad safety standards; and on state on-site inspection criteria provided for in the rules.

The speed limits established by the director shall designate expressly those portions of the railroad routes in this state to which the speed limits shall apply for passenger train operations. The maximum speed limit for passenger train operations may vary on specified portions of a route on the basis of safety and other factors.

Before making a determination establishing a maximum speed limit, the director of the state transportation department shall give consideration to local governmental comments. After determining the maximum speed limit, the director of the state transportation department shall issue an order notifying each city, village, and township of the effective date of the speed limit, which date shall not be less than 30 days following the date of the order. The speed limit shall take effect on the specified date unless an appeal, by resolution of the local governing body or by the operating railroad, is filed with the state transportation commission before the proposed effective date of the speed limit as is set forth in the order. If a timely appeal is filed, the order shall not take effect within that city, village, or township unless the order is approved or modified by resolution of the state transportation commission following consideration of the appeal by the commission. If the commission approves or modifies an order by resolution, the effective date of the speed limit shall be established in the resolution of the commission, and the director shall issue a revised order with regard to that city, village, or township.

History: Add. 1984, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5519b — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5519b
Annual asbestos program report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5519b.

(1) Subject to subsection (3), by March 1 annually, the department shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report that includes the following related to the department's asbestos program:

(a) For the previous calendar year, all of the following:

( i ) The number of inspectors employed by the department.

( ii ) The number of inspections conducted.

( iii ) The percentage of original notices of intention received for which inspections were conducted.

( iv ) The number of enforcement actions taken.

(b) An evaluation and recommendation based on the evaluation of whether the department has a sufficient number of inspectors to carry out National Emission Standard for Asbestos, 40 CFR part 61, subpart M. The evaluation shall be based on metrics established by the department for the percentage of original notices of intention under 40 CFR 61.145 for renovations or demolitions received during a calendar year for which inspections were conducted during that calendar year. The minimum percentage set by the department for a determination of sufficiency shall be at least 15%.

(2) The report prepared under subsection (1) shall be posted on the department's website and published in the Michigan Register.

(3) The report required under subsection (1) may be combined with the report required under section 5522.

History: Add. 2024, Act 58, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.52 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.52
“Revocation” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

"Revocation" means that the operator's or chauffeur's license and privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways are terminated and shall not be renewed or restored until the later of the following:

The expiration of not less than 1 year after the license was revoked.

The expiration of not less than 5 years after the date of a subsequent revocation occurring within 7 years after the date of a prior revocation.

If a license has been revoked, an application for a new license may be presented and acted upon by the secretary of state as provided in section 303.

When referring to a dealer license, "revocation" means that a person's authorization to engage in business as a dealer is terminated and shall not be restored or renewed, except that an application for a new license may be considered at the discretion of the secretary of state.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 507, Eff. July 1, 1979; Am. 1982, Act 310, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1991, Act 99, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.856 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.856
Submitting question of consolidation to school electors at next regular school election or special election; petitions not required in certain school districts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 856.

If the school district filing official is presented with petitions signed by school electors in each school district in a number at least equal to 5% of the number of school electors residing in each school district, the school district filing official shall submit the question of consolidation to be submitted to the vote of the school electors of the school districts at the next regular school election or a special election.

Petitions are not required in a school district operating 12 grades if a resolution adopted by the board of the school district requesting consolidation of school districts has been filed with the intermediate superintendent.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4306 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4306
Distributions; demand, acceptance, and receipt of distribution; form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 306.

Except as provided in an operating agreement, a member, regardless of the nature of the member's contribution, has no right to demand and receive a distribution from a limited liability company in any form other than cash, and a member may not be compelled to accept from a limited liability company a distribution of an asset in kind to the extent that the percentage of the asset distributed to the member exceeds a percentage of that asset that is equal to the percentage in which the member shares in distributions from the limited liability company.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8101 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8101
Construction and purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8101.

This chapter shall not be interpreted to limit the powers granted the commissioner by other provisions of this code.

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose stated in subsection (3).

The purpose of this chapter is the protection of the interests of insureds, claimants, creditors, and the public with minimum interference with the normal prerogatives of the owners and managers of insurers, through the following:

Early detection of potentially dangerous conditions in an insurer and prompt application of appropriate corrective measures.

Improved methods for rehabilitating insurers, involving the cooperation and management expertise of the insurance industry.

Enhanced efficiency and economy of liquidation to minimize legal uncertainty and litigation.

Equitable apportionment of unavoidable loss.

Lessening the problems of interstate rehabilitation and liquidation by facilitating cooperation between states in the liquidation process and by extending the scope of personal jurisdiction over debtors of the insurer outside this state.

Regulation of the insurance business relating to delinquency procedures and rules on the entire insurance business.

This chapter does not apply to insurers that are subject to delinquency proceedings commenced prior to January 1, 1990. Delinquency proceedings commenced prior to January 1, 1990, shall be conducted pursuant to former chapter 78.

History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.1904 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-213-of-1982 / Section 449.1904
Registration of name.
Status: in_force

Sec. 904.

A foreign limited partnership may register with the administrator under any name, whether or not it is the name under which it is registered in its state of organization, that includes without abbreviation the words “limited partnership” and that could be registered by a domestic limited partnership formed under this act.

History: 1982, Act 213, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.43 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.43
Ordinances and laws; fence viewers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

The council is authorized to enact all such ordinances and laws as it may deem proper relative to the building, rebuilding, maintaining and repairing of partition fences by the owners and occupants of adjoining lots, enclosures and parcels of land in the village; and relative to the assigning to the owners or occupants of such adjoining pieces of land, the portion of such partition fences to be maintained by them respectively; and may provide for the recording of such assignments and divisions when made; and may provide for the recovery of damages from any owner or occupant who shall fail to comply with the provisions and requirements of any ordinance relative to such partition fences. And the council may appoint fence-viewers and prescribe their duties and mode of proceeding in all cases relating to partition fences in the village.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2811; CL 1915, 2682; CL 1929, 1591; CL 1948, 67.43
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.687 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.687
Michigan state troops; references.
Status: in_force

Sec. 287.

Reference to "Michigan state troops" in any law is construed as referring to the defense force.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1159 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1159
Commission order subject to review; administration of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 159.

(1) A commission order relating to any matter provided for under this part is subject to review as provided in section 26 of 1909 PA 300, MCL 462.26.

(2) In administering this part, the commission has only those powers and duties granted to the commission under this part.

History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6319 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6319
Tampering with motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6319.

A person shall not tamper with a motor vehicle that has been certified to comply with this part and the rules promulgated under this part so that the motor vehicle is no longer in compliance. For purposes of this part, tampering does not include the alteration of a motor vehicle by employees of the department for purposes of monitoring and enforcement of this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.651 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-239-of-1982 / Section 287.651
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 and 4 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1982, Act 239, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.78502 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.78502
Cheboygan lock and dam; leases; agreements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78502.

The department may operate, control, maintain, and lease such property and may establish and revise fees and hours of operation for the facility. The department may enter into agreements with any person with respect to water rights, water levels, controls, lockage fees, and related matters.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 401.1 — MI Code / Chapter 401 / Act Act-146-of-1925 / Section 401.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

“Poor person” means a person who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental disability or age, to earn a livelihood, or a person who has some means but is eligible to receive relief or assistance granted under Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

“Settlement” means the place where a person last continuously lived, for 1 year, without receiving public relief or assistance.

“Settled” means the place of settlement.

“Dependent child” means a poor person under 18 years of age.

“Relative” means a husband, wife, father, or mother.

History: 1925, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 8208; CL 1948, 401.1; Am. 1953, Act 148, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953; Am. 1980, Act 313, Imd. Eff. Dec. 5, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.731 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-185-of-1957 / Section 123.731
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Members elect" means when applied to the county board of commissioners, both members elected and appointed.

"Acquire" means acquisition by purchase, construction, or any other method.

"Water supply system" means all plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties, used or useful in connection with obtaining a water supply, the treatment of water, or the distribution of water, or any portion or any combination thereof.

"Sewage disposal system" means all sanitary sewers, storm sewers, combined sanitary and storm sewers, plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties, used or useful in connection with the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage including storm water, sanitary sewage, or industrial wastes, or any portion or any combination thereof.

"Refuse system" means disposal, including all equipment and facilities for storing, handling, processing, and disposing of refuse, including plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties, used or useful in connection with the salvage or disposal of refuse and used or useful in the creation, sale, or disposal of by-products, including rock, sand, clay, gravel, or timber, or any portion or any combination thereof.

"Refuse" means putrescible and nonputrescible solid wastes, except body wastes, and includes garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator ash, incinerator residue, street cleanings, and industrial wastes.

"Lake improvements" means any improvements now or hereafter authorized by law to be made to any waters of the state by a municipality or any board or body which may be established by a municipality for that purpose, or any portion or any combination thereof.

"Erosion control" means installation of structures designed to control erosion or protect property adjacent to the great lakes or property affected by levels of the great lakes from erosion.

"Municipality" means a county, city, village, township, charter township, district, or authority existing under the laws of this state.

"Resolution" means a resolution or an ordinance, if the governing body of a municipality chooses to act by ordinance rather than by resolution.

"Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the county board of commissioners; in the case of a city, the council, common council, commission, or other body having legislative powers; in the case of a village, the council, common council, commission, board of trustees, or other body having legislative powers; in the case of a township, the township board; in the case of a charter township, the township board; in the case of a drainage district, the drain commissioner or the drainage board; and in the case of another district or of an authority, the body in which is lodged general governing powers.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957; Am. 1964, Act 42, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967; Am. 1970, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970; Am. 1973, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1973; Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9311 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9311
Exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9311.

A child is exempt from this part if a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the child presents a written statement to the administrator of the child's school stating that the requirement violates the personal religious beliefs of the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4609 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4609
Confidentiality requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4609.

(1) Information and testimony submitted or furnished to the office pursuant to this chapter, examination reports, preliminary examination reports or results, and the office's work papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, records, and other written or oral information related to an examination report or an investigation shall be confidential, shall be withheld from public inspection, shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be divulged to any person, except as provided in this section or with the written consent of the company. If assurances are provided that the information will be kept confidential, the commissioner may disclose confidential work papers, correspondence, memoranda, reports, records, or other information as follows:

(a) To the governor or the attorney general.

(b) To any relevant regulatory agency, including regulatory agencies of other states or the federal government.

(c) In connection with an enforcement action brought pursuant to this or another applicable act.

(d) To law enforcement officials.

(e) To persons authorized by the Ingham county circuit court to receive the information.

(f) To persons entitled to receive such information in order to discharge duties specifically provided for in this act.

(2) The confidentiality requirements of subsection (1) do not apply in any proceeding or action brought against or by the captive insurer under this act or any other applicable act of this state, any other state, or the United States.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.137 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.137
Writs of assistance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 137.

The circuit court may, on application, put the purchaser of any lands, including the state of Michigan and its grantees, sold under the provisions of this act in possession of the premises by writs of assistance.

History: 1893, Act 206, Eff. June 12, 1893; CL 1897, 3958; CL 1915, 4135; CL 1929, 3532; Am. 1941, Act 234, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 211.137