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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11545 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11545
Incineration of used oil prohibited; “oil” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11545.

Beginning June 21, 1993, a municipal solid waste incinerator shall not incinerate used oil. As used in this section, used oil has the meaning ascribed to this term in part 167.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3145 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3145
Limitation of actions for recovery of personal or property protection insurance benefits; period of limitations; tolling; notice of injury.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3145.

(1) An action for recovery of personal protection insurance benefits payable under this chapter for an accidental bodily injury may not be commenced later than 1 year after the date of the accident that caused the injury unless written notice of injury as provided in subsection (4) has been given to the insurer within 1 year after the accident or unless the insurer has previously made a payment of personal protection insurance benefits for the injury.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), if the notice has been given or a payment has been made, the action may be commenced at any time within 1 year after the most recent allowable expense, work loss, or survivor's loss has been incurred. However, the claimant may not recover benefits for any portion of the loss incurred more than 1 year before the date on which the action was commenced.

(3) A period of limitations applicable under subsection (2) to the commencement of an action and the recovery of benefits is tolled from the date of a specific claim for payment of the benefits until the date the insurer formally denies the claim. This subsection does not apply if the person claiming the benefits fails to pursue the claim with reasonable diligence.

(4) The notice of injury required by subsection (1) may be given to the insurer or any of its authorized agents by a person claiming to be entitled to benefits for the injury, or by someone in the person's behalf. The notice must give the name and address of the claimant and indicate in ordinary language the name of the person injured and the time, place, and nature of the person's injury.

(5) An action for recovery of property protection insurance benefits may not be commenced later than 1 year after the accident.

History: Add. 1972, Act 294, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973; Am. 2019, Act 21, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.26 — MI Code / Chapter 117 / Act Act-279-of-1909 / Section 117.26
Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

All elections held under this act shall be paid for by the locality where held. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the legislative body of the city shall determine the publication and notice of the election.

Notwithstanding another provision of this act or a charter provision, an election under this act is subject to section 641 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.641.

History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 3329; CL 1929, 2262; CL 1948, 117.26; Am. 2003, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5208 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.5208
Petition to terminate guardianship of minor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5208.

A minor's parent or parents may petition the court to terminate a guardianship for the minor as follows:

If the guardianship is a limited guardianship, the parents or the sole parent with a right to custody of the minor.

If the guardianship was established under section 5204, the minor's parent or parents.

If a petition is filed to terminate a guardianship under this section, the court may do 1 or more of the following:

Order the family independence agency or a court employee or agent to conduct an investigation and file a written report of the investigation regarding the best interests of the minor or give testimony concerning the investigation.

Utilize the community resources in behavioral sciences and other professions in the investigation and study of the best interests of the minor and consider their recommendations for the disposition of the petition.

Appoint a guardian ad litem or attorney to represent the minor.

Take any other action considered necessary in a particular case.

This section and section 5209 apply to all guardianships established before, on, or after the effective date of this section.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 483.154 — MI Code / Chapter 483 / Act Act-165-of-1969 / Section 483.154
Inspection and maintenance plan; filing, changes, determination of adequacy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall file with the commission a plan for inspection and maintenance of each pipeline facility owned or operated by the person and any changes in the plan, in accordance with rules prescribed by the commission. If at any time the commission finds that the plan is inadequate to achieve pipeline safety, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, it shall require the plan to be revised. In determining the adequacy of any plan the commission shall consider:

Relevant available pipeline safety data.

Whether the plan is appropriate for the particular type of pipeline transportation.

The extent to which such plan will contribute to the public safety.

History: 1969, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 323.101 — MI Code / Chapter 323 / Act Act-222-of-1949 / Section 323.101
Water pollution control; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

The term “public corporation” shall be construed to mean any county, city, village, township or metropolitan district, of the state of Michigan, or any authority created by or pursuant to an act of the legislature.

The term “governing body” shall be construed to mean, in the case of a county, the board of supervisors; 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 metropolitan district, the legislative body of the district; and in the case of an authority, the body in which is lodged general governing powers.

History: 1949, Act 222, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.19 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.19
“Gross weight” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

"Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without load plus the weight of any load thereon.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.8 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-59-of-1935 / Section 28.8
Officers; grades; powers and duties; transportation of officers and civilian employees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The grades and duties of the officers of the department are colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, inspector, lieutenant, sergeant, trooper, and recruit. The officers may carry arms either openly or concealed. Every member of the department is subject to orders at any time, and the officers of the department at all times have the authority to apprehend criminals and preserve law and order. When traveling on duty, officers and civilian employees of the department are entitled to transportation on any railroad, passenger steamboat line, airline, or passenger bus line upon presentation of a requisition for the transportation signed by the director of the department and those carriers are entitled to compensation for transportation furnished out of money appropriated for the department.

History: 1935, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1935; CL 1948, 28.8; Am. 1976, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 11, 1976; Am. 2016, Act 12, Eff. May 16, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.9122 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.9122
Severability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9122.

If any provision of this part is declared by a court to be invalid, the invalid provision shall not affect the remaining provisions of the part that can be given effect without the invalid provision. The validity of the part as a whole or in part shall not be affected, other than the provision invalidated.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.931 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.931
Division of district; resolution; petition; election; certifying number of registered school electors; effective date of division; description of division.
Status: in_force

Sec. 931.

An intermediate school board may divide a constituent district that has no bonded indebtedness and attach the parts thereof to 2 or more operating school districts if requested to do so by resolution of the board of the school district to be divided, or if petitioned by not less than 5% of the registered school electors residing in the district on the date the petition is received, and if the school electors of the school district, voting on the question at a regular or special school election, approve the division.

The school district filing official shall certify the number of registered school electors residing in a school district as needed for voting on the ballot question.

The resolution of the board of the school district to be divided or the petition of the registered school electors residing in the district may specify the effective date of the division of the school district, which date shall not be later than the end of the fiscal year in which the election takes place.

The resolution of the intermediate school board to which the school district to be divided is constituent shall clearly describe the division. The description of the division shall be based on the resolution of the board of the school district to be divided or on the petition of the school electors.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.359 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-55-of-1963 / Section 124.359
Additional powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The powers granted by this act are in addition to those granted by any other statute.

History: 1963, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1721 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1721
Payment of damages; effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1721.

If the alleged misconduct has caused an actual loss or injury to any person the court shall order the defendant to pay such person a sufficient sum to indemnify him, in addition to the other penalties which are imposed upon the defendant. The payment and acceptance of this sum is an absolute bar to any action by the aggrieved party to recover damages for the loss or injury.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1554 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-436-of-2012 / Section 141.1554
School district in receivership; additional actions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

In addition to the actions otherwise authorized in this act, an emergency manager for a school district may take 1 or more of the following additional actions with respect to a school district that is in receivership:

(a) Negotiate, renegotiate, approve, and enter into contracts on behalf of the school district.

(b) Receive and disburse on behalf of the school district all federal, state, and local funds earmarked for the school district. These funds may include, but are not limited to, funds for specific programs and the retirement of debt.

(c) Seek approval from the superintendent of public instruction for a reduced class schedule in accordance with administrative rules governing the distribution of state school aid.

(d) Subject to section 19, sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise use the assets of the school district to meet past or current obligations or assure the fiscal accountability of the school district, provided the use, assignment, or transfer of assets for this purpose does not impair the education of the pupils of the school district. The power under this subdivision includes the closing of schools or other school buildings in the school district.

(e) Approve or disapprove of the issuance of obligations of the school district.

(f) Exercise solely, for and on behalf of the school district, all other authority and responsibilities affecting the school district that are prescribed by law to the school board and superintendent of the school district.

(g) With the approval of the state treasurer, employ or contract for, at the expense of the school district, school administrators considered necessary to implement this act.

History: 2012, Act 436, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.415 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-261-of-1966 / Section 46.415
County board of commissioners; compensation and mileage reimbursement of members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) A member of the county board of commissioners shall receive the compensation and mileage reimbursement fixed by resolution of the county board of commissioners or for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, fixed by a determination of the county officers compensation commission which is not rejected.

(2) The per mile mileage reimbursement fixed by the county board of commissioners or the county officers compensation commission shall not exceed the mileage reimbursement set for state officers as determined by the state officers compensation commission.

(3) Except as provided under subsection (5), changes in compensation shall become effective only after the time members of the county board of commissioners commence their terms of office after a general election, provided that it is voted upon before the commencement of the new terms of office, or for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, after the beginning of the first odd numbered year after the determination is made by the county officers compensation commission and is not rejected.

(4) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a structured change in compensation implemented in phases over the term of office.

(5) A change in compensation under subsections (1) and (3) may be made in 2005 to be effective on or after January 1, 2006.

(6) As used in this section, "compensation" shall not include mileage reimbursement.

History: 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1968, Act 153, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 137, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 1975, Act 207, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1975; Am. 1978, Act 476, Eff. Dec. 1, 1978; Am. 1980, Act 187, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1980; Am. 2005, Act 20, Imd. Eff. May 5, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.254 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-22-of-1919-Ex-Sess- / Section 400.254
Fringe benefits of county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer electing option under MCL 400.252(a); conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The fringe benefits of a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) are subject to the following conditions:

Annual leave accumulated before October 1, 1978, under a formal county policy shall be credited to the officer's annual leave balance. This leave may be used during the officer's service. When the officer separates from service as an officer, the time credited under this subdivision shall be subtracted from the officer's annual leave balance before payment by this state of the unused annual leave.

Sick leave accumulated before October 1, 1978, under a formal county policy shall be credited to the officer's sick leave balance. This leave may be used during the officer's service and shall be included in the sick leave balance for purposes of long-term disability insurance computation. Upon retirement or death or separation from service as an officer, the time credited under this subdivision shall be subtracted from the officer's sick leave balance before payment by this state of a prorated amount for unused sick leave.

For purposes of longevity computation, a person shall not be considered to have begun service as an officer before October 1, 1978.

For purposes of determining earned sick leave, annual leave, and longevity, a biweekly work period shall consist of the standard number of hours during a standard 2-week period worked by the employees of the probate court of the county in which the officer serves.

History: Add. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.702 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-240-of-1970 / Section 16.702
Staff, records, files and property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The staff, records, files and other property including property held in trust belonging to the commodities surplus food distribution section within the department of social services are transferred to the department of education and are continued as part of the staff, records, files and property of the department of education.

History: 1970, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.124 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.124
Money in several accounts of public improvement; separate deposit account; investment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

Money in the several accounts of the public improvement shall be deposited as designated by the governing body of the borrower. Money in the several accounts of the public improvement, except money in the bond and interest redemption account and money derived from the proceeds of sale of the bonds each of which shall be kept in a separate deposit account, may be kept in 1 deposit account. In that case the money in the combined deposit accounts shall be allocated on the books and records of the borrower to the various accounts in the manner provided in the authorizing ordinance. The governing body of the borrower may provide that the money in the several accounts of the public improvement may be kept in separate depository accounts. The money in the bond and interest redemption account shall be accounted for separately.

Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in the authorizing ordinance, money in the several accounts of the public improvement may be invested in accordance with the public corporation's investment policy adopted by the legislative body or governing body of the public corporation under 1943 PA 20, MCL 129.91 to 129.96.

History: 1933, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1933; Am. 1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 23, Eff. June 7, 1946; Am. 1947, Act 204, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1947; CL 1948, 141.124; Am. 1960, Act 91, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1963, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1978, Act 216, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1978; Am. 1985, Act 26, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1985; Am. 1987, Act 263, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987; Am. 1988, Act 228, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988; Am. 2002, Act 465, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.975 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-208-of-1964 / Section 390.975
First-year scholarships; number awarded; renewal; duration; limitation on appropriation; award of residual scholarships.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) There must be awarded for each academic year the number of first-year scholarships that may be financed through available money. Of this number not less than 3 scholarships may be awarded to residents of each legislative district, and the balance of the scholarships must be awarded to residents of the state at large.

(2) Each scholarship described in subsection (1) must be renewed by the department upon application of the student awarded the first-year scholarship without further examination if the applicant remains eligible under sections 4 and 6 and is in compliance with rules promulgated by the department.

(3) A scholarship may be renewed for not more than 10 semesters or its equivalent in trimesters or quarters of undergraduate education, or the equivalent as determined by the department for less than full-time but more than half-time students.

(4) Beginning after October 1, 1988, a scholarship may be awarded for not more than 6 semesters or its equivalent in trimesters, quarters, or terms of graduate education, or the equivalent as determined by the department for less than full-time but more than half-time students. Money may not be appropriated for purposes of this subsection for any fiscal year unless the amount appropriated under this act for that fiscal year for state competitive scholarships for undergraduate education equals or exceeds the amount appropriated for the state competitive scholarship program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987.

(5) A residual scholarship must be awarded to a qualifying applicant who does not receive an initial scholarship award, but who may be eligible for an award later in the year or during an academic year when initial recipients relinquish their scholarship awards.

History: 1964, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964; Am. 1966, Act 103, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1966; Am. 1970, Act 65, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1970; Am. 1976, Act 428, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1977; Am. 1979, Act 48, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1979; Am. 1980, Act 500, Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1986, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987; Am. 2024, Act 233, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.13709 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.13709
Conversion of depository institution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3709.

With the approval of the commissioner and upon the affirmative vote of the shareholders representing more than 50% of the total number of shares of each class of its outstanding capital stock, a national banking association, stock association, or stock savings bank doing business in this state and having capital and surplus sufficient to entitle it to become a bank under this act may be converted into a bank if the conversion is not in contravention of any laws of the United States.

A depository institution converting under subsection (1) may submit articles of incorporation executed by a majority of the directors of the national banking association, stock association, or stock savings bank. A majority of the directors, after executing the articles of incorporation, shall have the power to execute all other papers and to do whatever is required to complete its organization as a bank. The shares of the bank may continue to be for the same amount as they were before the conversion, and the directors may continue to be directors of the bank until others have been elected or appointed under the laws of this state.

The approval of the commissioner shall be based on an examination of the national banking association, stock association, or stock savings bank and on the action taken by its directors and shareholders with respect to the conversion. A conversion shall not be made to defeat or defraud any creditors. The commissioner may permit the converted bank to retain and carry assets of the converting national banking association, stock association, or stock savings bank which do not conform to the legal requirements relative to assets acquired and held by banks.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1723b — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1723b
Report by person not employed by or under contract to department, facility, or community mental health services program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 723b.

Section 723 does not prohibit an individual who is not employed by or under contract to the department, a licensed facility, or a community mental health services program and who has reasonable cause to suspect the criminal abuse of a recipient from making a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency or to the department or community mental health services program.

History: Add. 1986, Act 224, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996