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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.711 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.711
General personal jurisdiction over corporations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 711.

The existence of any of the following relationships between a corporation and the state shall constitute a sufficient basis of jurisdiction to enable the courts of record of this state to exercise general personal jurisdiction over the corporation and to enable such courts to render personal judgments against the corporation.

Incorporation under the laws of this state.

Consent, to the extent authorized by the consent and subject to the limitations provided in section 745.

The carrying on of a continuous and systematic part of its general business within the state.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 88, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1108 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1108
"Company K Indian Veterans 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Civil War Memorial Highway".
Status: in_force

Sec. 108.

The portion of highway M-22 in Leelanau County beginning at the intersection of highway M-22 and North Stallman Road and continuing north to the intersection of highway M-22 and North Putnam Road shall be known as the "Company K Indian Veterans 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Civil War Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2025, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2901 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2901
Application and construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 901.

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2205a — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2205a
Employer, employment agency, or labor organization; record of information regarding misdemeanor arrest, detention, or disposition; failure to recite or acknowledge information; “law enforcement agency” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 205a.

An employer, employment agency, or labor organization, other than a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state, shall not in connection with an application for employment or membership, or in connection with the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or membership request, make, or maintain a record of information regarding a misdemeanor arrest, detention, or disposition where a conviction did not result. A person is not guilty of perjury or otherwise for giving a false statement by failing to recite or acknowledge information the person has a civil right to withhold by this section. This section does not apply to information relative to a felony charge before conviction or dismissal.

As used in this section, "law enforcement agency" includes the state department of corrections.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 610, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979; Am. 1982, Act 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1999, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.1 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-156-of-1851 / Section 46.1
County board of commissioners; meetings; time; place; conducting business at public meeting; closed sessions; notice of meetings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The commissioners of each county shall meet annually in that county for the transaction of business as a county board of commissioners. The county board of commissioners may also hold special meetings, when necessary, at the times and places it finds convenient, and may adjourn from time to time as it considers necessary. The annual meetings of the county boards of commissioners shall be held each year after September 14, but before October 16. When the term, October session, or other term used to designate the annual meeting, is used, it shall be construed to mean the annual meeting required by this section. The annual meetings of a county board of commissioners shall be held at a place in the county which the county clerk appoints with approval of the county board of commissioners, or at the place where regular meetings of the county board of commissioners are held.

The business which a county board of commissioners may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The county board of commissioners may hold closed sessions as authorized by section 8 of Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.268 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Public notice of the time, date, and place of meetings of the county board of commissioners shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.

History: 1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851; CL 1857, 335; CL 1871, 467; How. 473; Am. 1887, Act 281, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887; CL 1897, 2475; Am. 1901, Act 26, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1901; Am. 1907, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1907; Am. 1907, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907; Am. 1909, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 2265; Am. 1925, Act 70, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; Am. 1929, Act 37, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 1120; Am. 1943, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1943; CL 1948, 46.1; Am. 1974, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1974; Am. 1978, Act 51, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979; Am. 1978, Act 366, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978; Am. 1980, Act 147, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1980; Am. 1984, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.633 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.633
Deductible expenses generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

Ordinary, necessary, reasonable and unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by an individual in connection with the performance by him of services as an employee may be deducted from gross income in determining income subject to the tax to the extent the expenses are applicable to income taxable under this ordinance. The expenses are limited to the following:

Expenses of travel, meals and lodging while away from home.

Expenses as an outside salesman, away from his employer's place of business.

Expenses of transportation.

Expenses under a reimbursement or other expense allowance arrangement with his employer, where the reimbursement or allowance has been included in total compensation reported.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964; Am. 1971, Act 169, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.522 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-537-of-2008 / Section 28.522
Firearm subject to seizure and forfeiture.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

A firearm that is carried in violation of this act is subject to seizure and forfeiture in the same manner that property is subject to seizure and forfeiture under sections 4701 to 4709 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4701 to 600.4709. This section does not apply if the violation is a state civil infraction under section 5f of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.425f, unless the individual fails to present his or her certificate within the 45-day period described in that section.

History: 2008, Act 537, Eff. Mar. 31, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.478 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-138-of-1998 / Section 29.478
Validity of registration; application for renewal; fee; annual certification of compliance; notice of change in name, principal place of business, or business telephone number.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

A registration issued under this act is valid for 1 year from the date a notice of registration form is issued and a permit issued under this act is valid for 3 years from the date issued or until a motor carrier fails to renew its registration, whichever occurs first. Application for renewal of a registration or permit shall be made at least 90 days prior to expiration. The fee for renewal shall be the same for an original registration or permit.

A motor carrier with a valid permit shall annually certify that its current operations are not substantially different from its operations on the date the motor carrier obtained its permit and shall annually certify its compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in its application for renewal. Failure to comply with the certifications in part II of the uniform program is prohibited.

A motor carrier whose name, principal place of business, or business telephone number has changed during the time a notice of registration or permit is effective shall notify the department of the change by submitting an amended registration or permit statement no later than 30 days after the change. Upon receipt, the department shall issue an amended notice of registration form or permit. The department shall not charge a fee for a change made under this subsection.

History: 1998, Act 138, Eff. Sept. 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1808 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.1808
Resident trainee; license; qualifications; service; notice; reports; statement; supervision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1808.

The department shall issue a license as a resident trainee to an individual who is of good moral character and possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent. Resident training shall be served only under the sponsorship and in the licensed funeral establishment of the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science. When a resident trainee enters the employ of a person licensed under this article, the trainee immediately shall notify the department of the name and place of business of the person whose service the trainee has entered. If a resident trainee leaves the employ of the person whose service the trainee has entered, the person shall file with the department a notice showing the length of time the trainee has served as a resident trainee. If the resident trainee enters the employ of another person licensed under this article, the trainee immediately shall report the employment to the department. Resident training may be served after satisfactory completion of an accredited school or college, or professional instruction prescribed by the department and the board.

A resident trainee licensed as provided in this section shall be required to report to the department semiannually on January 15 and July 15 upon a form provided by the department, showing the work which the trainee completed during the 6 months preceding the first of the month in which the report is made. The data contained in the report shall be certified to as its correctness by the licensee under whom the trainee has served during that period.

Before a resident trainee shall be eligible to engage in the practice of mortuary science, the trainee shall present, in connection with the other evidence required by this article, a statement from each holder of a license to practice mortuary science under whom the trainee has trained, showing that the trainee has embalmed for burial or shipment at least 25 dead human bodies, or has assisted the holder of a license for the practice of mortuary science in supervising the preparation of 25 dead human bodies for burial or transportation during the period of resident training. A resident trainee shall meet other training or requirements as may be required by rules of the department and the board.

Not more than 1 resident trainee shall be supervised by a licensee. The supervisor for a trainee shall be actively connected with a funeral establishment.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.105 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-96-of-1849 / Section 453.105
County agricultural societies; membership.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any citizen of any county in which a society of the kind above named is or shall be organized shall have a right to become a member thereof by complying with the rules and regulations of said society.

History: 1849, Act 96, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1849; CL 1857, 1691; CL 1871, 2167; How. 2302; CL 1897, 5950; CL 1915, 7828; CL 1929, 10215; CL 1948, 453.105
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80316 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80316
Authorized agents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80316.

Manufacturers and importers shall appoint and authorize agents who shall sign manufacturer's or importer's certificates. The secretary of state may require that a certified copy of a list containing the names and the facsimile signatures of authorized agents be furnished to him or her. The secretary of state may prescribe the form of authorization to be used by manufacturers or importers and the method of certification of the names of agents.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1440 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-316-of-1986 / Section 390.1440
Payments deductible from taxable income.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

Pursuant to section 30 of the income tax act of 1967, Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1967, being section 206.30 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the purchaser may deduct from taxable income the following payments made by the purchaser in the tax year:

The amount of payment made under an advance tuition payment contract.

The amount of payment made under a contract with a private sector investment manager that meets all of the following criteria:

The contract is certified and approved by the board to provide equivalent benefits and rights to purchasers and beneficiaries as an advance tuition payment contract.

The contract applies only for a state institution of higher education or a community or junior college.

The contract provides for enrollment by the contract's qualified beneficiary in not less than 4 years after the date on which the contract is entered into.

The contract is entered into either:

After the purchaser has had his or her offer to enter into an advance tuition payment contract rejected by the board, if the board determines that the trust cannot accept an unlimited number of enrollees upon an actuarially sound basis.

After the board determines that the trust can accept an unlimited number of enrollees upon an actuarially sound basis.

History: 1986, Act 316, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1304 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1304
Act inapplicable to certain persons.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Unless the act or practice of repairing, servicing, reconditioning, or engaging in the activity of a master or specialty mechanic is adopted for the purposes of evading this act, this act shall not apply to a person who:

Repairs, replaces, reconditions, adjusts, analyzes, diagnoses, or alters the operating condition of his or her own or a family member's motor vehicle and for which there is evidence of ownership of that motor vehicle.

Is a master or specialty mechanic, a motor vehicle mechanic, a mechanic trainee, or technician who is in the full-time employ of an automotive manufacturer and is engaged solely in that capacity on motor vehicles owned by or being produced by the manufacturer.

Engages solely in the business of repairing the motor vehicles for compensation of a single commercial, industrial, or governmental establishment, or 2 or more establishments related by common ownership or corporate affiliation.

Engages solely in the business of repairing, replacing, reconditioning, adjusting, analyzing, diagnosing, or altering the operating condition of a motor vehicle or trailer not required to be registered and not titled under Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The state treasurer shall reimburse a person exempted under this subdivision money paid by the person as a registration fee or renewal registration fee under section 30.

History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 1976, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976; Am. 1980, Act 151, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.531 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.531
Officers' bonds; force and effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 131.

The bond of an officer who has heretofore given a bond by virtue of any law concerning the militia shall remain in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.311 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-106-of-1972 / Section 252.311
Trimming or removing trees or shrubs within highway right-of-way; violation; penalty; hearing; removal of sign.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) A person who trims or removes trees or shrubs within a highway right-of-way for the purpose of making a proposed or existing sign more visible without a permit issued under section 11a is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days or a fine of $10,000.00 or up to 5 times the value of the trees or shrubs trimmed or removed, whichever is greater. The value of the removed trees or shrubs shall be determined by the department under section 11a.

(2) If a sign owner, sign owner's agent, or a property owner or agent of a property owner with whom the sign owner has a contractual relationship to maintain the sign on his or her property trims or removes trees or shrubs without first having obtained a permit under section 11a, the sign owner is not eligible to obtain a permit under section 11a for 3 years from the date of trimming or removal of trees or shrubs.

(3) If trees or shrubs have been trimmed or removed without a permit under section 11a by a sign owner, a sign owner's agent, a property owner, or a property owner's agent, the department shall conduct a hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. After providing notice and opportunity for hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, the department may impose a fine not to exceed 5 times the value of the vegetation that was trimmed or removed, restrict future vegetation management permits, restrict use of the sign or sign structure for a period not to exceed 1 year, or, for a second or subsequent violation, remove the sign under section 19. A sign, the use of which has been restricted under this subsection, shall not be considered an abandoned sign.

(4) If a sign is removed under this section and the department subsequently receives an application for a permit under section 6 for the same area, the department shall consider that the conditions for the permit issued under section 6 remain in force for spacing and all other requirements of this act.

History: Add. 1998, Act 533, Eff. Apr. 1, 1999; Am. 2006, Act 448, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Am. 2014, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.952 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-424-of-1984 / Section 445.952
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Lessee" means a person who leases property pursuant to a rental-purchase agreement.

"Lessor" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the leasing of property under a rental-purchase agreement.

"Period" means a day, week, 1 month, or other subdivision of a year.

"Rental-purchase agreement" means an agreement for the use of personal property by a lessee primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, for an initial period of 4 months or less that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period and that permits the lessee to become the owner of the property. Rental-purchase agreements shall not include any of the following:

A lease or agreement which constitutes a credit sale as defined in 12 C.F.R. 226.2(a)(16) and section 1602(g) of the truth in lending act, 15 U.S.C. 1602(g).

A lease which constitutes a consumer lease as defined in 12 C.F.R. 213.2(a)(6).

Any lease for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes.

Any lease made to an organization.

Any lease of money or intangible personal property.

A lease or agreement which constitutes a retail installment transaction as defined in section 2 of the retail installment sales act, Act No. 224 of the Public Acts of 1966, being section 445.852 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1984, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.120 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-258-of-2011 / Section 124.120
Contract not subject to referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

A contract entered into pursuant to this act shall not be subject to referendum under any local charter provision or local ordinance.

History: 2011, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1101 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1101
Disclosure of countersign or giving different countersign during declared state of emergency; punishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

A person subject to this code who in time of declared state emergency discloses the countersign to a person not entitled to receive the countersign, or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the countersign a different countersign from that which, to his or her knowledge, the person was authorized and required to give, shall be punished as a court-martial directs.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3310 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3310
Issuance of capital notes, debentures, and other indebtedness.
Status: in_force

Sec. 310.

A savings bank, with the approval of shareholders owning 2/3 of the stock of a stock savings bank who are entitled to vote, or with the approval of 2/3 of the members of a mutual savings bank who are entitled to vote, may issue capital notes, debentures, and any other instrument of indebtedness, with or without warrants for preferred or common stock, convertible and nonconvertible, subordinated on insolvency, liquidation, or dissolution to all obligations except obligations to shareholders or members, in such amounts and under such terms and conditions as are approved by the commissioner on the basis of normal business considerations.

In connection with the issuance of convertible capital notes, debentures, or any other instrument of indebtedness, the commissioner may grant approval for the savings bank to reserve a number of authorized and unissued shares of capital stock as required for issuance in exchange for capital notes and debentures with respect to which conversion privileges exist.

If capital notes, debentures, or any other instrument of indebtedness are converted into shares of common or preferred stock, a verified certificate executed by the president of the savings bank stating the amount of the conversion, and any other information with respect to the conversion as the commissioner may require, shall be filed in the office of the commissioner.

Outstanding capital notes, debentures, and any other instrument of indebtedness issued under this section shall be added to "capital" and "capital stock" as the terms are used in sections 428, 429, and 432 to 434, for the purpose of computing the limitations contained in those sections based on amounts of capital and capital stock.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.1405 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.1405
Clean corporate citizen designation and benefits; qualifications; application.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1405.

To obtain a clean corporate citizen designation and the benefits described in section 1421, a facility shall meet the qualifications set forth in sections 1407 to 1411 and submit an application under section 1413.

History: Add. 2012, Act 554, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013