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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.411c — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.411c
Asphyxia or death from submersion in water, reports, investigations, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411c.

Every physician or surgeon, having under his care a person who suffers from asphyxia or dies due to submersion in water, shall report same to any peace officer, the nearest state police post or the sheriff of the county in which the injury or death occurred. Every coroner or medical examiner who completes a death certificate attributing death to drowning shall make a like report to the appropriate officers hereinabove named.

The officer receiving the report shall investigate the circumstances surrounding the injury or death and shall submit a complete report to the director of state police on forms prescribed by him. The department of natural resources shall receive from the director of state police a copy of the officer's report where the asphyxia or death occurred in waters under the jurisdiction of that department.

Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: Add. 1962, Act 164, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963; Am. 1969, Act 201, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3285 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3285
Validity of foreclosure; violation of subsection (2); penalty; filing of action by attorney general; applicability of section to mortgage entered into before effective date of act; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3285.

(1) If a mortgagor is a service member, either the mortgagor entered into the mortgage before becoming a service member or the mortgagor is deployed in overseas service, and, during the service member's period of military service or within 6 months after the end of the period of military service, the mortgage given by the service member is foreclosed by advertisement or the mortgaged real estate sold under a power of sale, the foreclosure or sale is invalid unless the foreclosure or sale was ordered by a court.

(2) A person shall not, individually or acting through another person, foreclose, sell, or attempt to foreclose or sell real estate with the knowledge that the foreclosure or sale is invalid under this section. A person who violates this subsection is subject to a civil fine of $2,000.00.

(3) The attorney general may file an action in the circuit court to collect a civil fine under this section. A civil fine collected under this section shall be deposited in the military family relief fund created in section 3 of the military family relief fund act, 2004 PA 363, MCL 35.1213.

(4) This section does not apply to a mortgage entered into before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States. Active duty includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the secretary of the military department concerned. Active duty does not include full-time national guard duty.

(b) "Military service" means any of the following:

( i ) Active duty.

( ii ) If the service member is a member of the national guard, service under a call to active service authorized by the president or secretary of defense of the United States for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under 32 USC 502(f) to respond to a national emergency declared by the president and supported by federal money.

( iii ) A period during which the service member is absent from active duty because of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.

(c) "Period of military service" means the period beginning on the date on which the service member enters military service and ending on the date on which the service member is released from military service or dies while in military service.

(d) "Service member" means an individual who is in military service and is a member of the armed services or reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Michigan national guard.

History: Add. 2008, Act 138, Imd. Eff. May 21, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.97 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-20-of-1943 / Section 129.97
Long-term or perpetual trust fund; investment of assets; resolution authorizing investment officer same authority as investment fiduciary under MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140m; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Notwithstanding any law or charter provision to the contrary, if a public corporation has a long-term or perpetual trust fund consisting of money and royalties or money derived from oil and gas exploration on property or mineral rights owned by the public corporation, the governing body of the public corporation may by resolution provide its investment officer with the same authority to invest the assets of the long-term or perpetual trust fund as is granted an investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140m.

History: Add. 2008, Act 220, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.204 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-91-of-1887 / Section 485.204
Annual report; contents, filing, inspection by stockholders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Every such corporation shall annually, in the month of January, make a report, signed by its president and secretary, containing:

First, The amount of capital stock actually paid in;

Second, The amount invested in real and personal estate;

Third, The amount of their debts and credits, as near as may be;

Fourth, The name of each stockholder and the number of shares held by him at the date of such report; and every such report shall be verified by the oath of the officers signing the same, and shall be filed with the secretary of the association, and also in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the office of said association shall be located, and open at all reasonable times for the examination of any and all stockholders.

History: 1887, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1887; How. 3873d; CL 1897, 6753; CL 1915, 8853; CL 1929, 11788; CL 1948, 485.204
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1565 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1565
Providing opportunity to observe time in silent meditation; guidelines.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1565.

The board of education of a school district may by resolution provide the opportunity during each school day to allow students who wish to do so, the opportunity to observe time in silent meditation. The state board shall develop guidelines which a school board may use in the implementation of this section.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1977, Act 43, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63418 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63418
Mining of earth material having significant acid-forming or leachable characteristics; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63418.

Mining of earth material that has significant acid-forming or leachable characteristics is not subject to this part.

History: Add. 2017, Act 40, Eff. Aug. 21, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.647 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-384-of-2006 / Section 256.647
Professional development requirements; establishment; publication; provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

Beginning January 1, 2008, the secretary of state shall establish professional development requirements for a certified driver education instructor. The secretary of state shall publish the requirements in a format and manner prescribed by the secretary of state. Professional development requirements shall provide the following:

(a) The criteria a driver education instructor shall follow to select an activity to meet the professional development requirements.

(b) The date by which an instructor shall complete the professional development requirements.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.553 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.553
Michigan social welfare commission and office of director of social welfare; transfer and abolition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 453.

The Michigan social welfare commission and the office of director of the state department of social welfare created under sections 2 and 3 of Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.2 and 400.3 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type III transfer to the department of social services and the Michigan social welfare commission and the office of the director of the state department of social welfare are abolished.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.466 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-196-of-1986 / Section 124.466
Exemption of public authority from certain acts in exercise of powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

In the exercise of its powers within the boundaries of the public authority, a public authority is exempt from the motor carrier act, Act No. 254 of the Public Acts of 1933, being sections 475.1 to 479.20 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; Act No. 3 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 460.1 to 460.8 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; and Act No. 432 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 474.101 to 474.141 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1986, Act 196, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1209 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1209
Pleading or sworn statement; information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 209.

Subject to the law of this state providing for confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information, in a child-custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached sworn statement, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under oath as to the child's present address, the places where the child has lived during the last 5 years, and the names and present addresses of the persons with whom the child has lived during that period. The pleading or sworn statement must state all of the following:

Whether the party has participated, as a party or witness or in another capacity, in another child-custody proceeding with the child and, if so, identify the court, the case number of the child-custody proceeding, and the date of the child-custody determination, if any.

Whether the party knows of a proceeding that could affect the current child-custody proceeding, including a proceeding for enforcement or a proceeding relating to domestic violence, a protective order, termination of parental rights, or adoption, and, if so, identify the court, the case number, and the nature of the proceeding.

The name and address of each person that the party knows who is not a party to the child-custody proceeding and who has physical custody of the child or claims rights of legal custody or physical custody of, or parenting time with, the child.

If the information required by subsection (1) is not furnished, upon motion of a party or its own motion, the court may stay the proceeding until the information is furnished.

If the declaration as to an item described in subsection (1) is in the affirmative, the declarant shall give additional information under oath as required by the court. The court may examine the parties under oath as to details of the information furnished and other matters pertinent to the court's jurisdiction and the disposition of the case.

Each party has a continuing duty to inform the court of a proceeding in this or another state that could affect the current child-custody proceeding.

If a party alleges in a sworn statement or a pleading under oath that a party's or child's health, safety, or liberty would be put at risk by the disclosure of identifying information, the court shall seal and not disclose that information to the other party or the public unless the court orders the disclosure after a hearing in which the court considers the party's or child's health, safety, and liberty and determines that the disclosure is in the interest of justice.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1515a — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1515a
Filling vacancy in board.
Status: in_force

Sec. 515a.

Unless otherwise limited by the articles of incorporation, if a vacancy, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, occurs in a board, the vacancy may be filled as follows:

The shareholders may fill the vacancy.

The board may fill the vacancy.

If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office.

Unless otherwise provided in the articles, if the holders of any class or classes of stock or series are entitled to elect 1 or more directors to the exclusion of other shareholders, vacancies of that class or classes or series may be filled only by 1 of the following:

By a majority of the directors elected by the holders of that class or classes or series then in office, whether or not those directors constitute a quorum of the board.

By the holders of shares of that class or classes of shares, or series.

Unless otherwise limited by the articles or bylaws, in the case of a corporation the directors of which are divided into classes, any director chosen to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which the director shall have been chosen, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

If because of death, resignation, or other cause, a corporation has no directors in office, an officer, a shareholder, a personal representative, administrator, trustee, or guardian of a shareholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a shareholder, may call a special meeting of shareholders in accordance with the articles or the bylaws.

A vacancy that will occur at a specific date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under section 505 or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the newly elected or appointed director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.

History: Add. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1993, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1140j — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-314-of-1965 / Section 38.1140j
Investment in derivatives.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20j.

Subject to qualification elsewhere in this act, an investment fiduciary may invest in any of the following:

A derivative that hedges positions of a nonderivative component of a portfolio that clearly reduces a defined risk.

A derivative that replicates the risk/return profile of an asset or asset class, provided the asset or asset class is permitted in other sections of this act.

A derivative that rebalances the country or asset class exposure of a portfolio.

A derivative in which the investment fiduciary has examined the price, yield, and duration characteristics in all market environments both at the time of investment and on an ongoing basis.

A commingled or pooled investment fund that uses derivatives, if the fund's use of derivatives is consistent with the guidelines outlined in this section.

Over-the-counter derivatives if, in the case of an over-the-counter security, a minimum of 2 competing bids or offers are obtained. All counter party risk in over-the-counter derivative transactions shall be examined at the time of investment and on an ongoing basis.

The aggregate market value of the underlying security, future, or other instrument or index made under this section shall not exceed 15% of the assets of the system. For purposes of the asset limitation in this section only, "derivatives" does not include:

Asset backed pools, mortgage backed pools, or collateralized mortgage obligations that are otherwise qualified under this act and are no more exposed to prepayment risk or interest rate risk than the underlying collateral including planned amortization classes and sequential-pay collateralized mortgage obligations.

Convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, rights or warrants to purchase stock or bonds or notes or partnership interests, floating rate notes, zero coupon securities, stripped principal securities, or stripped interest securities, which items are otherwise qualified under this act.

Exchange-listed derivatives trading on a daily basis and settling in cash daily or having a limited and fully defined risk profile at an identified, fixed cost, including futures contracts and purchased options.

Currency forwards trading on a daily basis and settling in cash daily or having a limited and fully defined risk profile at an identified, fixed cost.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, an investment fiduciary shall not invest in derivatives for the purpose of leveraging a portfolio or shorting securities as a sole investment.

History: Add. 1996, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.72112 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.72112
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 72112.

The department may promulgate rules as it considers necessary to implement this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2014, Act 210, Eff. Sept. 25, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.920 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-331-of-1976 / Section 445.920
Investigation of certain persons by director of department of energy, labor, and economic growth; subpoena; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

(1) The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth may investigate, in the manner set forth in section 7, a person subject to the uniform securities act, 1964 PA 265, MCL 451.501 to 451.818; the uniform securities act (2002), 2008 PA 551, MCL 451.2101 to 451.2703; the business corporation act, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098; or the franchise investment law, 1974 PA 269, MCL 445.1501 to 445.1546, who the director believes has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in a method, act, or practice which is unlawful under this act.

(2) When the director requires the use of the subpoena power provided in this act, an application shall be made to the attorney general, who shall proceed to procure a subpoena on behalf of the director in accordance with section 7.

(3) Upon conclusion of an investigation, the director shall provide a full report to the attorney general.

History: 1976, Act 331, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977; Am. 2009, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Sept. 24, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.611 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.611
Reconvening of delegates in county convention; election of delegates to state convention; day, time, and place of county convention; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 611.

In the year 1956, and each fourth year after 1956, delegates of each political party who were elected to the last prior fall county convention shall reconvene in a county convention. The county conventions, when so convened, shall elect delegates to a state convention. The number of delegates elected shall be the same as the number elected to the last prior spring state convention. The county conventions shall be held at least 90 days prior to the time set for the holding of the national convention of its political party. All county conventions shall be held on the same day and time. The time and place shall be fixed by the state central committee. A state convention composed of delegates elected by the respective county conventions shall be held in the year 1956, and each fourth year after 1956, at least 60 days before the holding of the national convention of its political party.

As used in this section:

"Delegates of each political party who were elected to the last prior fall county convention" means precinct delegates elected at the last prior August primary election, persons nominated as candidates for county offices and state legislative offices who are delegates at large to county conventions under section 599(5), and delegates elected under section 622 or 624d to fill a precinct delegate vacancy for the balance of an unexpired term.

"Persons nominated as candidates for county offices and state legislative offices who are delegates at large to county conventions under section 599(5)" means incumbent county officials, incumbent state legislators, and unsuccessful candidates for county offices and state legislative offices who are candidates at the last prior regular or special election held for the respective office.

Delegates to a state convention shall include only those delegates elected at a county convention.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5905 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5905
Board of boiler rules; appointment and qualifications of members; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 905.

(1) The board of boiler rules created in section 3 of former 1965 PA 290 shall continue in existence and is designated as the board for purposes of this article.

(2) The board shall consist of the director or the director's designee, who is a permanent member, and 13 individuals appointed by the governor. All of the following apply to the appointed members of the board:

(a) Except for the representative of the general public, an appointed member must have substantial experience in the design, erection, fabrication, installation, operation, repair, or inspection of boilers.

(b) The appointed members of the board shall include all of the following:

( i ) One member who represents the general public.

( ii ) Two members who represent owners and users of boilers in this state.

( iii ) One member who represents owners and users of power boilers that operate at 1,000 p.s.i.g. or more.

( iv ) Two members who represent organized labor in this state that engage in the erection, fabrication, installation, operation, or repair of boilers.

( v ) One representative who represents water tube boiler manufacturers that do business in this state.

( vi ) One member who represents fire tube boiler manufacturers that do business in this state.

( vii ) One member who represents a boiler insurance company that is licensed to do business in this state.

( viii ) One member who represents the mechanical contractors in this state that have experience in the installation, piping, or operation of boilers.

( ix ) One member who represents boiler repair contractors in this state that are engaged in the business of repairing boilers by welding and riveting.

( x ) One member who represents consulting engineers in this state who have boiler experience.

( xi ) One member who represents antique steam boiler owners and operators.

(3) Seven members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. An approval, decision, or ruling of the board is not effective unless supported by a majority of the members present.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.75 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-152-of-1984 / Section 399.75
Conducting business at public meeting; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The business which the advisory board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the advisory board held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

History: 1984, Act 152, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1984