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Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.308 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-113-of-1869 / Section 486.308
Condemnation proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

In case said company cannot agree with the owners or occupants of any lands or water, intended to be taken or used as aforesaid, for the purchase thereof, said company may, for the purpose of acquiring the necessary title and right to said lands or water, present a petition to the circuit court of the county where the company is located, at any term thereof, or during the vacation of the term, to any judge of a court or record, praying for the appointment of 3 commissioners; and such proceedings shall be had upon said petition as are prescribed in the act to provide for the incorporation of railroad companies, being chapter 67 of the Compiled Laws, for the purpose of acquiring such title or right, except that the said circuit court or judge shall appoint disinterested and competent freeholders residing in the township or municipality where the said premises are situated.

History: 1869, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1869; CL 1871, 3362; How. 3117; CL 1897, 8507; CL 1915, 11289; CL 1929, 11882; CL 1948, 486.308
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.605 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.605
Delegates to fall county convention; write-in candidates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 605.

The name of the candidate for delegate to the county convention must not be printed upon the official primary election ballot, but 1 or more names may be written in by the elector.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2018, Act 611, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.426 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-59-of-1864-Ex-Sess- / Section 570.426
Evidence; taking by attorney or commissioner, report to court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

The court may, by special order, refer any matter arising in the progress of the cause, to any attorney or circuit court commissioner, to take evidence, and report the same to the court, with his opinion thereon, with all convenient speed, but said opinion shall not be binding on the court.

History: 1864, Ex. Sess., Act 59, Eff. May 7, 1864; CL 1871, 6672; How. 8260; CL 1897, 10813; CL 1915, 14916; CL 1929, 13162; CL 1948, 570.426
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1343 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1343
Percentage paid for participants in optional retirement program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

The percentage of aggregate annual compensation to be paid for employees who participate in the optional retirement program under the optional retirement act of 1967, Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended, being sections 38.381 to 38.388 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be only for the employer's share of social security.

History: 1980, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1980; Am. 1986, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1986; Am. 1987, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987; Am. 1989, Act 194, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 272, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4673 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4673
Captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund; creation; deposit of certain money, assets, fees, and assessments; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; commissioner as administrator for auditing purposes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4673.

(1) The captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund. All fees and assessments received by the department of treasury or the office pursuant to the administration of this chapter and chapter 47 shall be credited to the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund. All fees received by the department of treasury from reinsurers who assume risk only from captive insurance companies shall be deposited into the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund. All fines and administrative penalties ordered under this chapter or chapter 47 shall be deposited directly into the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

(3) Money in the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The commissioner shall be the administrator of the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund for auditing purposes. Money in the captive insurance regulatory and supervision fund shall be expended by the commissioner, upon appropriation, for the purpose of administering chapters 18 and 47 and this chapter and for reasonable expenses incurred in promoting the captive insurance industry in this state.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1521 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-230-of-1972 / Section 125.1521
Petition for approval of materials, products and methods; testing and evaluation; certificate of acceptability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

A person may petition the commission to approve the use of a particular material, product, method of manufacture or method or manner of construction or installation. The petition shall be in writing on a form to be prescribed by the commission accompanied by such information and material as the commission may by rule require and by an initial fee. On receipt of the petition, the commission shall cause to be conducted testing and evaluation it deems desirable for the particular material, product, method of manufacture or method or manner of construction or installation. After the testing and evaluation, and after a hearing open to the public in which the results of the testing and evaluation are made part of the record, and the petitioner or any other interested party is allowed to present evidence in support of or against the petition, the commission may reject the petition in whole or in part, may in accordance with procedures established in this act amend the code in such manner as the commission deems appropriate, or may grant a certificate of acceptability for the particular material, product, method of manufacture, or method or manner of construction or installation. A petition shall not be rejected if the application is in proper form and the fees are paid, and if performance of the particular material, product, method of manufacture, or method or manner of construction or installation is adequate for its intended use and consistent with reasonable requirements for the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state. The commission may attach any condition it deems appropriate to a certificate of acceptability. A material, product, method of manufacture, or method or manner of construction or installation shall be acceptable for use throughout this state in accordance with the terms of a certificate of acceptability issued with respect to it. A copy of each certificate of acceptability shall be sent or delivered by the commission to each governmental subdivision, however, failure of the commission to comply with this requirement does not prevent or delay effectiveness of a certificate of acceptability. A certificate of acceptability issued by the commission pursuant to this section shall not be used for advertising purposes.

History: 1972, Act 230, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.39 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-211-of-1893 / Section 289.39
Annual report to governor; contents, publication; monthly bulletin, contents, distribution, number limited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The commissioner shall make an annual report to the governor on or before the first day of July in each year, and which shall be printed and published on or before the first day of September next thereafter, which report shall cover the doings of his office for the preceding fiscal year, which shall show, among other things, the number of manufacturies and other places inspected and by whom, the number of specimens of food articles analyzed, and the state analyst's report upon each one; the number of complaints entered against persons for violation of the laws relative to the adulteration of food, the number of convictions had, and the amount of fines imposed therefor, together with such recommendations relative to the statutes in force as his experience may justify. The commissioner shall also prepare, print and distribute to all the papers of the state, and to such persons as may be interested or may apply therefor a monthly bulletin, in suitable paper covers, containing results of inspections, the results of analyses made by the state analyst, with popular explanation of the same, and such other information as may come to him in his official capacity relating to the adulteration of food and drink products and of dairy products, so far as he may deem the same of benefit and advantage to the public; also a brief summary of all the work done during the month by the commissioner and his assistants in the enforcement of the laws of the state, but not more than 10,000 copies of each such monthly bulletins shall be printed.

History: 1893, Act 211, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893; Am. 1895, Act 245, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1895; Am. 1897, Act 154, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1897; CL 1897, 4981; Am. 1899, Act 268, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899; CL 1915, 6368; CL 1929, 5411; CL 1948, 289.39
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.57p — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.57p
Counting certain months toward cumulative total of 60 months; exclusion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 57p.

Any month in which a recipient has been exempted from the PATH program under section 57f(3) or (4)(b) is not counted toward the cumulative total of 60 months in a lifetime for family independence program assistance. Any month in which a recipient has been exempted from the PATH program under section 57f(4)(e) or (f) may, in the department's discretion, be excluded from the count toward the cumulative total of 60 months in a lifetime for family independence program assistance.

History: Add. 2006, Act 471, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2006; Am. 2011, Act 131, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2024, Act 138, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.632 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-238-of-1975 / Section 722.632
Report to law enforcement officials or probate court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

This act shall not prohibit a person who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect from making a report to the appropriate law enforcement officials or probate court.

History: 1975, Act 238, Eff. Oct. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8512g — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8512g
Residential uses of phosphorus; consumer information on use restrictions and recommended best practices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8512g.

The department, in consultation with the fertilizer industry representatives, fertilizer retailers, statewide environmental organizations, lake groups, and other interested parties, may approve consumer information on use restrictions and recommended best practices for lawn fertilizer containing available phosphate (P 2 0 5 ), and on best management practices for other residential uses of phosphorus. The information shall be in a format and include content suitable for use by the general public or posting and distribution at retail points of sale of turf fertilizer.

History: Add. 2010, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.74303 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.74303
Michigan state parks foundation; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 74303.

The purpose of the foundation is to support the overall enhancement of the Michigan state parks system and to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding, and involvement in the system through focused assistance that is supplementary to appropriated parks funding.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.953 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-289-of-1977 / Section 141.953
Submission of data by municipality; form; review of data; certification of amount; warrant.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

By September 1 of each year, a municipality in which a state facility is located shall submit to the director the following:

The dollar amount of the actual expenditures for fire protection for the municipality's preceding fiscal year.

The current state equalized valuation.

Certification that fire protection is provided to a state facility in the same manner as those services are provided to the municipality.

Information on fire protection expenditures and state equalized valuation shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the director.

The director shall review the data submitted and, before November 1 of each year, shall certify to the state treasurer an amount, determined pursuant to the formula set forth in section 4, to be paid to a municipality in which a state facility is located.

The state treasurer shall draw a warrant upon the general fund of the state for the amount certified to be paid to a municipality and shall forward the warrant to the treasurer of the municipality before December 1 of each year, except as provided in section 2(1).

History: 1977, Act 289, Eff. Mar. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.21 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-282-of-1905 / Section 207.21
Repeal; saving clause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

All acts or parts of acts, whether contained in any act for the incorporation of railroad companies, union station and depot companies, telegraph and telephone companies, express companies, car loaning companies, stock car companies, refrigerator car companies, sleeping car companies, fast freight line companies, or other car companies, or in any other law of this state, so far as such acts or parts of acts are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed, except as herein expressly stated: Provided, however, That all taxes levied or in process of assessment and levy, under the act to which this act is amendatory, shall be assessed, levied and collected under said act; all rights which the state now has under any of said acts for taxes or penalties shall not be in any way affected by this act; nor shall this act constitute a bar to any prosecution or suit for such taxes or penalties or the recovery of judgment therefor.

History: 1905, Act 282, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; Am. 1909, Act 49, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 4233; CL 1929, 3572; CL 1948, 207.21
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.413 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.413
Motor vehicle; taking possession and driving away.
Status: in_force

Sec. 413.

Taking possession of and driving away a motor vehicle-Any person who shall, wilfully and without authority, take possession of and drive or take away, and any person who shall assist in or be a party to such taking possession, driving or taking away of any motor vehicle, belonging to another, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.413
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.601b
Moving violation in work zone, emergency scene, school zone, or school bus zone; penalties; exceptions; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 601b.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person responsible for a moving violation in a work zone, at an emergency scene, or in a school zone during the period beginning 30 minutes before school in the morning and through 30 minutes after school in the afternoon, or in a school bus zone is subject to a fine that is double the fine otherwise prescribed for that moving violation.

(2) A person who commits a moving violation in a work zone or a school bus zone for which not fewer than 3 points are assigned under section 320a and as a result causes injury to another person in the work zone or school bus zone is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.

(3) A person who commits a moving violation in a work zone or school bus zone for which not fewer than 3 points are assigned under section 320a and as a result causes death to another person in the work zone or school bus zone is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $7,500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or both.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the injury or death was caused by the negligence of the injured or deceased person in the work zone or school bus zone.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Emergency scene" means a traffic accident, a serious incident caused by weather conditions, or another occurrence along a highway or street for which a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical personnel are summoned to aid an injured victim.

(b) "Moving violation" means an act or omission prohibited under this act or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to this act that occurs while a person is operating a motor vehicle, and for which the person is subject to a fine.

(c) "School bus zone" means the area lying within 20 feet of a school bus that has stopped and is displaying 2 alternately flashing red lights at the same level, except as described in section 682(2).

(d) "School zone" means that term as defined in section 627a.

History: Add. 1996, Act 320, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1996; Am. 2001, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Am. 2003, Act 314, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2004; Am. 2008, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2008; Am. 2011, Act 60, Eff. July 1, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 121.9 — MI Code / Chapter 121 / Act Act-4-of-1957 / Section 121.9
Rates and charges; revision; revenues, priority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The board of commissioners, by resolution adopted by a 2/3 majority of the total authorized votes, prior to the acquisition or construction of a water supply and transmission system, and prior to the issuance of any bonds for such purposes, shall establish an initial schedule of rates and charges for the use of water to be furnished by the system to the governmental units within the corporate limits of the authority. The rates and charges may be fixed and revised from time to time by the board of commissioners within the limitations and conditions provided in the terms of any contract for the sale of water entered into between the authority and the governmental units within the corporate limits of the authority. Moneys derived from the collection of such rates and charges shall be applied and used by the authority in manner following, and in the following priority:

(1) To provide for the payment during each fiscal year of all current expenses of administration, operation and maintenance as may be necessary to preserve the system in good repair and working order.

(2) In the discretion of the board of commissioners, there may be set aside during each fiscal year moneys to provide a reserve fund for replacements or major repairs and improvements not anticipated or considered to be a part of current expenses of administration, operation or maintenance.

(3) Any balance remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall be deposited into the debt retirement fund to be established by the board of commissioners pursuant to the provisions of section 17 of this act and used only for the purpose of paying any bonded indebtedness incurred in accordance with the authorization contained in this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.462 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-163-of-1893 / Section 457.462
Incorporators; articles of association, execution, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state being members of the grand or any subordinate division of the Uniform Rank of the Knights of the Maccabees of the state of Michigan, desirous to become incorporated may make and execute articles of association, under their hands and seals, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall set forth:

First, The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;

Second, The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law, and the place of its business office;

Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity known as the grand division of the Uniform Rank Knights of the Maccabees, and the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years.

History: 1893, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 28, 1893; CL 1897, 8032; CL 1915, 10504; CL 1929, 10709; CL 1948, 457.462
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1013 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1013
Definitions; S to W.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

As used in this act:

(a) "Site" means, except as used in part 8, a contiguous site, regardless of the number of meters at that site. A site that would be contiguous but for the presence of a street, road, or highway is considered to be contiguous for the purposes of this subdivision.

(b) "Transmission line" means all structures, equipment, and real property necessary to transfer electricity at system bulk supply voltage of 100 kilovolts or more.

(c) "Utility system resource cost test" means a standard that is met for an investment in energy waste reduction if, on a life cycle basis, using a real societal discount rate based on actual long-term United States treasury bond yields, the total avoided supply-side costs to the provider, including representative values for electricity or natural gas supply, transmission, distribution, and other associated costs, are greater than the total costs to the provider of administering and delivering the energy waste reduction program, including net costs for any provider incentives paid by customers and capitalized costs recovered under section 89.

(d) "Wind energy conversion system" means a system that uses 1 or more wind turbines to generate electricity and has a nameplate capacity of 100 kilowatts or more.

(e) "Wind energy resource zone" or "wind zone" means an area designated by the commission under section 147.

History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008; Am. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017; Am. 2023, Act 233, Eff. Nov. 29, 2024; Am. 2023, Act 235, Eff. Feb. 27, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1719 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1719
Psychotropic drug treatment; duties of prescriber or licensed health professional.
Status: in_force

Sec. 719.

Before initiating a course of psychotropic drug treatment for a recipient, the prescriber or a licensed health professional acting under the delegated authority of the prescriber shall do both of the following:

Explain the specific risks and the most common adverse effects that have been associated with that drug.

Provide the individual with a written summary of the most common adverse effects associated with that drug.

History: Add. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 588, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5521 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5521
Subpoena.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.

The department or the department of the attorney general may petition a circuit court to issue a subpoena that requires the person subpoenaed to appear or testify or produce relevant documentary material for examination at a proceeding conducted under section 515 or 519.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1217 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-34-of-1984 / Section 400.1217
Conditional effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 82nd Legislature are enacted into law:

House Bill No. 4971.

House Bill No. 4973.

House Bill No. 4974.

House Bill No. 4975.

House Bill No. 4976.

History: 1984, Act 34, Eff. Apr. 12, 1984