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Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.901a — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-4-of-1947 / Section 35.901a
Veterans' bonds; use of proceeds, provisions applicable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

The proceeds of the bond issue authorized under the provisions of this act shall also be used to pay to the surviving husband or wife, child or children, or to the surviving mother or father, or surviving dependent person standing in loco parentis, dependent brothers and dependent sisters, in the order named, of any person who has heretofore died or who shall hereafter die from service connected causes and who served in the military, naval, marine or coast guard forces of the United States, including women serving in auxiliary branches thereof, between June 27, 1950, and the termination of the state of national emergency, which state of national emergency was proclaimed on December 16, 1950, who served honorably and faithfully therein during such period, who was a resident of this state at the time of entering such service and for a period of at least 6 months prior to entering therein, the sum of $500.00: Provided, That the termination of the national emergency for the purpose of this section shall be determined by act of the legislature of this state, and the liability of the state for the purposes herein set forth shall not exceed the total amount that may be borrowed under the provisions of this act: Provided further, That payments made under the authority of this section shall be made pursuant to all applicable provisions of Act No. 12 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, but only as herein authorized.

History: Add. 1951, Act 121, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article XI § 2 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article XI § 2
Terms of office of state and county officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The terms of office of elective state officers, members of the legislature and justices and judges of courts of record shall begin at twelve o'clock noon on the first day of January next succeeding their election, except as otherwise provided in this constitution. The terms of office of county officers shall begin on the first day of January next succeeding their election, except as otherwise provided by law.

History: Const. 1963, Art. XI, § 2, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.17315 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.17315
Recycling of covered electronic devices; manner; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17315.

(1) Covered electronic devices collected under this part shall be recycled in a manner that complies with federal and state laws, including rules promulgated by the department, and local ordinances.

(2) Any rules promulgated by the department under section 17321 regulating the recycling of covered electronic devices collected under this part shall be consistent with both of the following:

(a) The United States environmental protection agency's "Plug-in to eCycling Guidelines for Materials Management", as in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.

(b) The institute of scrap recycling industries, inc. publication "Electronics Recycling Operating Practices", dated April 25, 2006.

History: Add. 2008, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.12303 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.12303
Reconsideration of order, ruling, or finding; hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2303.

Except with respect to rules promulgated under section 2201, a cease and desist order made under sections 2304 to 2314, an order made on an application seeking approval of the commissioner under section 2302(1), or an objection issued under section 3711 or 3713, an institution that is dissatisfied with an order, ruling, or finding issued by the commissioner may request a reconsideration of the order, ruling, or finding within 10 days after the issuance of the order, ruling, or finding. The commissioner may conduct a formal hearing before the issuance of an order, ruling, or finding. Within 30 days after the receipt of a written request for reconsideration, the commissioner shall hold a formal hearing unless a formal hearing has been held before the issuance of the order, ruling, or finding.

A hearing held under subsection (1) shall be conducted under the administrative procedures act of 1969.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17208 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17208
Licensed practical nurse; health profession subfield.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17208.

The practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse is a health profession subfield of the practice of nursing.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.3314 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-480-of-2006 / Section 484.3314
Violation; remedies and penalties; costs; appeal and review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

(1) After notice and hearing, if the commission finds that a person has violated this act, the commission shall order remedies and penalties to protect and make whole persons who have suffered damages as a result of the violation, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following:

(a) Except as otherwise provided under subdivision (b), order the person to pay a fine for the first offense of not less than $1,000.00 or more than $20,000.00. For a second and any subsequent offense, the commission shall order the person to pay a fine of not less than $2,000.00 or more than $40,000.00.

(b) If the video service provider has less than 250,000 telecommunication access lines in this state, order the person to pay a fine for the first offense of not less than $200.00 or more than $500.00. For a second and any subsequent offense, the commission shall order the person to pay a fine of not less than $500.00 or more than $1,000.00.

(c) If the person has received a uniform video service local franchise, revoke the franchise.

(d) Issue cease and desist orders.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a fine shall not be imposed for a violation of this act if the provider has otherwise fully complied with this act and shows that the violation was an unintentional and bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid the error. Examples of a bona fide error include clerical, calculation, computer malfunction, programming, or printing errors. An error in legal judgment with respect to a person's obligations under this act is not a bona fide error. The burden of proving that a violation was an unintentional and bona fide error is on the provider.

(3) If the commission finds that a party's complaint or defense filed under this section is frivolous, the commission shall award to the prevailing party costs, including reasonable attorney fees, against the nonprevailing party and their attorney.

(4) Any party of interest shall have the same rights to appeal and review an order or finding of the commission under this act as provided under the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484.2101 to 484.2604.

History: 2006, Act 480, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.357 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.357
Employee 65 or older; reduction of weekly payments; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 357.

When an employee who is receiving weekly payments or is entitled to weekly payments reaches or has reached or passed the age of 65, the weekly payments for each year following his or her sixty-fifth birthday shall be reduced by 5% of the weekly payment paid or payable at age 65, but not to less than 50% of the weekly benefit paid or payable at age 65, so that on his or her seventy-fifth birthday the weekly payments shall have been reduced by 50%; after which there shall not be a further reduction for the duration of the employee's life. Weekly payments shall not be reduced below the minimum weekly benefit as provided in this act.

Subsection (1) shall not apply to a person 65 years of age or over otherwise eligible and receiving weekly payments who is not eligible for benefits under the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 301 to 1397f, or to a person whose payments under this act are coordinated under section 354.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969; Am. 1974, Act 184, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1974; Am. 1982, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1120 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-274-of-2000 / Section 287.1120
Return of seized large carnivore to owner; conditions; notice; order of forfeiture; liability for care and placement costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

A law enforcement officer shall return a seized large carnivore to the owner of the large carnivore within 7 days after the occurrence of any of the following:

The failure to issue a warrant against the owner of the large carnivore for committing a misdemeanor under section 15 or to file a complaint under section 16(3) within 10 days after the large carnivore is seized.

The dismissal of charges against the owner of the large carnivore under section 15 or of a complaint under section 16(3), as applicable.

The court's determination that an order for the large carnivore to be forfeited shall not be entered.

The acquittal of the owner of the large carnivore of any charges under section 15.

Entry of a court order under this act for the return of the large carnivore.

If a large carnivore is returned under subsection (1), the law enforcement officer shall give written notice to the persons who received notice under section 18 that the large carnivore has been returned. The notice under this subsection shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail. If the name and address of the person are not reasonably ascertainable or personal delivery of the notice cannot reasonably be accomplished, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the large carnivore was seized for 10 successive publishing days.

If the court orders a large carnivore to be forfeited, the order of forfeiture shall direct that each large carnivore be transferred to a wildlife sanctuary approved by the association of sanctuaries, an animal protection shelter, or a zoo accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association, where the large carnivore will be safely and humanely cared for. However, subject to section 10, if the large carnivore killed or injured a human or an animal, the order of forfeiture may direct that the large carnivore be humanely euthanized by a veterinarian. An order of forfeiture shall also revoke any permit that may have been issued for the large carnivore under section 4 and order payment of costs under subsection (4). The forfeiture is a civil forfeiture.

If a large carnivore is seized, the owner of the large carnivore is liable for the costs of placement and care for the large carnivore from the time of seizure until the time of return or forfeiture and, if a large carnivore is ordered to be forfeited and euthanized, for the costs of humanely euthanizing and disposing of the large carnivore. This subsection does not apply if the large carnivore is returned under subsection (1) or section 19.

History: 2000, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.154 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.154
Trustee corporations; trustees, vacancy, filling.
Status: in_force

Sec. 154.

Same; vacancy; among trustees, filling. In any case where the trust instrument fails to provide for the filling of vacancies among the trustees due to death, disability, resignation or other cause, and such vacancy occurs, the remaining trustees may apply to the circuit court in chancery of the county where the registered office of such corporation is located, for the appointment of some suitable and competent person to fill such vacancy, and the circuit judge thereof may, upon such ex parte or other showing as he may require, make such appointment by an appropriate order, and the person so appointed shall, upon filing his written acceptance as such trustee, be and become a trustee of such corporation with the same powers as those originally appointed. A certified copy of every such order shall be forthwith filed in the same manner as provided for original articles.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.154
Mich. Comp. Laws § 765.26 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 765.26
Release of surety; arrest or detention of accused; mittimus.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

In all criminal cases where a person has entered into any recognizance for the personal appearance of another and such bail and surety afterwards desires to be relieved from responsibility, he or she may, with or without assistance, arrest or detain the accused and deliver him or her to any jail or to the sheriff of any county. In making the arrest or detainment, he or she is entitled to the assistance of any peace officer.

The sheriff or keeper of any jail is authorized to receive the principal and detain him or her in jail until he or she is discharged. Upon delivery of his or her principal at the jail by the surety or his or her agent or any officer, the surety shall be released from the conditions of his or her recognizance.

Whenever the prosecuting attorney of a county is satisfied that a person who has been recognized to appear for trial has absconded, or is about to abscond, and that his or her sureties or either of them have become worthless, or are about to dispose or have disposed of their property for the purpose of evading the payment or the obligation of such bond or recognizance or with intent to defraud their creditors, and that prosecuting attorney makes a satisfactory showing to this effect to the court having jurisdiction of that person, the court or judge shall promptly grant a mittimus to the sheriff or any peace officer of that county, commanding him or her forthwith to arrest the person so recognized and bring him or her before the officer issuing the mittimus and on the return of that mittimus may, after a hearing on the merits, order him or her to be recommitted to the county jail until such time as he or she gives additional and satisfactory sureties, or is otherwise discharged.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17188; CL 1948, 765.26; Am. 2002, Act 659, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.59 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-116-of-1893 / Section 393.59
School for deaf; board of trustees; report to governor; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The board of trustees of said institution shall by the tenth day of September preceding the regular session of the legislature, make out and present to the governor a detailed statement of the operations of the institution for the 2 fiscal years closing on the thirtieth day of the preceding June, which shall include the report of the superintendent for the same period, and a report of the treasurer for all receipts and disbursements made during the same period, which report shall be furnished the state printer for publication by the fifteenth day of September of the year when made. That such report shall show at the time of making the same, in detail, the number and names of the superintendent, officers, teachers, and all other regular employes, and the salary or wages paid to each and what, if any, other emoluments are allowed, and to whom.

History: 1893, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1893; CL 1897, 1998; CL 1915, 1453; CL 1929, 7965; CL 1948, 393.59
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.661 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-292-of-1989 / Section 124.661
Addition of local governmental unit; requirements; filing amended articles.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

A local governmental unit may be added to the metropolitan area council after the council's incorporation upon satisfaction of all of the following requirements:

A majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the local governmental unit vote to adopt a resolution stating that the local governmental unit desires to be added to the metropolitan area council and that it accepts the requirements of the articles as amended to reflect the addition of the local governmental unit.

If there is a tax levied by the metropolitan area council under section 7 and the local governmental unit is a city, village, or township, the tax is authorized by a majority of the electors of that city, village, or township voting on the proposal.

The articles are amended to reflect the addition of the local governmental unit.

Upon addition of a local governmental unit to a metropolitan area council, a printed copy of the amended articles shall be filed as required by section 9 by the clerk of the local governmental unit added to the council.

History: 1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990; Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.697 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-55-of-1956 / Section 211.697
Treasurer; diligence; liability for uncollected taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Action taken by the treasurer in accordance with the provisions of this section shall constitute diligent inquiry and the exercise of due diligence in an effort to collect the taxes with respect to which the action was taken as required by sections 55 and 56a and elsewhere in the Michigan general property tax act, being Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893. The treasurer or his bondsman shall not be liable for any taxes which remain uncollected because the treasurer, in his estimate made in good faith, has underestimated the taxes to be paid on any property with respect to which such action is taken.

History: 1956, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.660b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.660b
Operation of bicycle upon highway or street; riding more than 2 abreast.
Status: in_force

Sec. 660b.

Two or more individuals operating bicycles upon a highway or street shall not ride more than 2 abreast except upon a path or portion of the highway or street set aside for the use of bicycles.

History: Add. 2006, Act 339, Imd. Eff. Aug. 15, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.206 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.206
County tax allocation board; term; officers; assistance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The members of the board selected by the judge or judges of probate shall be selected on or before the second Monday of April in each year, and shall hold office for a term of 1 year. The board shall select 1 of its members as chairperson. The county clerks shall act as clerk of the board, and shall keep a full and accurate record of all its proceedings. The board may employ clerical and other assistance considered necessary.

History: 1933, Act 62, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1933; Am. 1934, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 30, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1934; CL 1948, 211.206; Am. 1949, Act 288, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1964, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1964; Am. 1994, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.16 — MI Code / Chapter 551 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 551.16
Want of jurisdiction or authority to solemnize marriage; affect on marriage.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

A marriage solemnized before an individual professing to be a district judge, common pleas court judge, district court magistrate, municipal judge, judge of probate, judge of a federal court, mayor, the county clerk or, in a county having more than 2,000,000 inhabitants, an employee of the county clerk designated by the clerk to solemnize marriages, or a minister of the gospel or cleric or religious practitioner shall not be considered or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity of the marriage be affected, on account of a want of jurisdiction or authority by that individual if the marriage was consummated with a full belief on the part of the individuals married, or either of them, that they were lawfully joined in marriage.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83; CL 1857, 3219; CL 1871, 4730; How. 6220; CL 1897, 8599; CL 1915, 11373; CL 1929, 12701; CL 1948, 551.16; Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 175, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975; Am. 1979, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1979; Am. 2006, Act 419, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.334 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-96-of-1959 / Section 247.334
Bus passenger shelters; construction, municipal supervision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The municipalities in which bus passenger shelters are proposed to be erected shall have the exclusive power to prescribe the size, shape and nature of the bus passenger shelters, and to supervise their construction and maintenance.

History: 1959, Act 96, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1959
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.273 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.273
Walking, riding, driving, or being upon or along right-of-way or yard; permission required; “right-of-way” defined; being upon, entering, or damaging buildings, rolling stock, or equipment; applicability of section; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 273.

Except in the case of a right-of-way designated as a demonstration snowmobile trail in section 82126 of part 821 (snowmobiles) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being section 324.82126 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a person shall not walk, ride, drive, or be upon or along the right-of-way or yard of a railroad company operating its lines within this state, or go upon or cross the right-of-way or yard at a place other than a public or private crossing, unless having first obtained written permission from the owner or occupant railroad, its agent or servant.

For purposes of this section, "right-of-way" means the track or roadbed owned by a railroad and that property owned by a railroad which is located on either side of its tracks and which is readily recognizable to a reasonable person as being railroad property or is reasonably identified as such by fencing, the existence of railroad tracks, or appropriate signs.

A person shall not be upon, enter, or damage any buildings, rolling stock, or equipment of any railway company operating its lines within this state.

This section shall not apply to any of the following:

Passengers on trains or employees of a railroad company while engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment.

An authorized representative of the railroad employees.

A person going upon the right-of-way or tracks to save human life or to protect property.

A person going or being upon or in the station grounds or depot of the railroad company as a passenger or for the purpose of transacting business with the railroad company.

A person, members of his or her family, or his or her employees going upon the right-of-way or tracks for the purpose of crossing from 1 part to another of a farm he or she may own or lease, where the farm lies on both sides of the right-of-way.

A person having written permission to go upon the right-of-way or tracks granted by the railroad company, a person using officially abandoned rights-of-way for recreational purposes, the Michigan public service commission, the state transportation department, the interstate commerce commission, or the federal railroad administration.

A registered land surveyor or his or her employees for the purpose of making land surveys.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1996