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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7014 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7014
Issuance of certificate of authority; refusal to grant certificate; notice of refusal; request for and conduct of hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7014.

After examination and investigation, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to the MEWA if the commissioner is satisfied that the MEWA is in a stable and unimpaired financial condition and that the MEWA is qualified to maintain an employee welfare benefit plan in compliance with this chapter. The commissioner shall refuse to grant a certificate of authority to an applicant who fails to meet the requirements of this chapter. Notice of refusal shall be in writing and shall set forth the basis for the refusal. If the applicant submits a written request within 30 days after mailing of the notice of refusal, the commissioner shall promptly conduct a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, in which the applicant shall be given an opportunity to show compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

History: Add. 1986, Act 121, Eff. July 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.172 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-285-of-1915 / Section 123.172
Convenience stations; despoiling, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any person destroying, mutilating, injuring, despoiling or abusing the property of any part thereof included within a public convenience station as provided for in this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than 50 dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1915, Act 285, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 3303; CL 1929, 2465; CL 1948, 123.172
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.102b — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-106-of-1945 / Section 2.102b
Employee acceptance of free meals or lodging; policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2b.

The travel bureau shall develop with the department of commerce a formal, written policy governing travel bureau employee acceptance of free meals or lodging, and implement that policy within 1 year of the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.

History: Add. 1993, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 490.421 — MI Code / Chapter 490 / Act Act-215-of-2003 / Section 490.421
Credit committee; powers; meetings; loan officers; appeals of loan rejections; designation of secretary; maintenance of records of activities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 421.

If a domestic credit union has a credit committee, the credit committee has general supervision of all loans to members.

A credit committee shall meet as often as the business of the domestic credit union requires. The credit committee shall consider applications for loans or review the credit decisions of the loan officers of the domestic credit union. A majority vote of the members of the committee who are present at a meeting is required to approve or disapprove of a loan to a member.

A credit committee, or the credit union board if the domestic credit union does not have a credit committee, may appoint 1 or more loan officers and delegate to them the power to approve or reject loans or lines of credit or to make credit decisions concerning loans or lines of credit, subject to any limitations or conditions established by the credit committee.

A member whose loan application is disapproved by a loan officer may appeal in writing to the credit committee, or to the credit union board if the domestic credit union does not have a credit committee.

A domestic credit union may establish and use an automated loan approval and rejection process but may not use the automated process for appeals of loan rejections. If a domestic credit union uses an automated process, the domestic credit union shall establish a written procedure to ensure the proper functioning of the automated process.

The credit committee shall designate a secretary of the credit committee. The secretary shall maintain records of the actions of the committee concerning its lending activities as required by the credit union board.

History: 2003, Act 215, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.6101 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.6101
Effect of death.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6101.

(1) A provision for a nonprobate transfer on death in an insurance policy, contract of employment, bond, mortgage, promissory note, certificated or uncertificated security, account agreement, custodial agreement, deposit agreement, compensation plan, pension plan, individual retirement plan, employee benefit plan, trust, conveyance, deed of gift, marital property agreement, or other written instrument of similar nature is nontestamentary. This subsection includes a written provision in the instrument that is intended to result in 1 or more of the following:

(a) Money or another benefit due to, controlled by, or owned by a decedent before death is paid after the decedent's death to a person, including a trustee of a trust created by will, whom the decedent designates either in the instrument or in a separate writing, including a will, executed either before, at the same time as, or after the instrument.

(b) Money due or to become due under the instrument ceases to be payable in the event of death of the promisee or the promisor before payment or demand.

(c) Property the decedent controls or owns before death that is the subject of the instrument passes to a person the decedent designates either in the instrument or in a separate writing, including a will, executed either before, at the same time as, or after the instrument.

(2) This section does not limit creditors' rights under another law of this state or another state or under federal law.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1631 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-660-of-2002 / Section 445.1631
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "consumer mortgage protection act".

History: 2002, Act 660, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.71513 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.71513
Recipient of grant or loan; duties; noncompliance; recovery of grant; withholding grant or loan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71513.

A recipient of a grant or a loan made under this part shall be subject to all of the following:

A recipient shall keep an accounting of the money spent on the project or facility in a generally accepted manner. The accounting shall be subject to a postaudit.

A recipient shall obtain authorization from the department before implementing a change that significantly alters the proposed project or facility.

The department may revoke a grant or a loan made by it under this part or withhold payment if the recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant or loan or with the requirements of this part or the rules promulgated under this part.

The department may recover a grant if the project for which the grant was made never operates.

The department may withhold a grant or a loan until the department determines that the recipient is able to proceed with the proposed project or facility.

To assure timely completion of a project, the department may withhold 10% of the grant or loan amount until the project is complete.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.79d — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.79d
"Work zone" and "temporary traffic control device" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79d.

(1) "Work zone" means a portion of a street or highway open to vehicular traffic and adjacent to a barrier, berm, lane, or shoulder of a street or highway within which construction, maintenance, public utility work, reconstruction, repair, resurfacing, or surveying is being conducted by 1 or more individuals and that meets any of the following:

(a) Is between both of the following:

( i ) A sign notifying the beginning of work.

( ii ) An "end road work" sign or, if no sign is posted, the last temporary traffic control device before the normal flow of traffic resumes.

(b) Is between a "begin work convoy" sign and an "end work convoy" sign.

(c) If a moving or stationary vehicle or equipment exhibiting a rotating beacon or strobe light is used, is between both of the following points:

( i ) A point that is 150 feet behind the rear of the vehicle or equipment or that is the point from which the beacon or strobe light is first visible on the street or highway behind the vehicle or equipment, whichever is closer to the vehicle or equipment.

( ii ) A point that is 150 feet in front of the front of the vehicle or equipment or that is the point from which the beacon or strobe light is first visible on the street or highway in front of the vehicle or equipment, whichever is closer to the vehicle or equipment.

(2) As used in this section, "temporary traffic control device" means a traffic control device that is installed for a limited time period during construction, maintenance, public utility work, reconstruction, repair, resurfacing, or surveying as described in subsection (1).

History: Add. 2003, Act 315, Eff. Apr. 8, 2004; Am. 2024, Act 164, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.39 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.39
Harbor master; appointment; duties; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 39.

The president may nominate and the council may appoint a harbor master. The harbor master shall enforce all such ordinances and regulations as the council may lawfully enact and prescribe in respect to and over the navigable waters, harbors, wharves, docks, landings, and basins within the village, and in respect to the navigation, trade, and commerce of the village. The council may prescribe the powers and duties of the harbor master and fix his or her compensation.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2807; CL 1915, 2678; CL 1929, 1587; CL 1948, 67.39; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 490.216 — MI Code / Chapter 490 / Act Act-215-of-2003 / Section 490.216
Enforcement of notice or order; court jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 216.

The commissioner may apply to the circuit court of the county in which the principal office of a domestic credit union is located, or to the circuit court for Ingham county, for the enforcement of any effective and outstanding notice or order issued under section 210, 211, 212, 214, or 215, including any temporary cease and desist order issued under section 211(1).

Only a court described in subsection (1) has jurisdiction to review, modify, enjoin, or stay the issuance or enforcement of any notice or order issued under section 210, 211, 212, 214, or 215 or to review, modify, suspend, terminate, or set aside the notice or order.

History: 2003, Act 215, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.572 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-39-of-1976 / Section 400.572
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Governing body" means board, council, or body in which the legislative powers of a local unit of government are vested.

"Local unit of government" means a county, township, city, or village.

"Activities or services" means identifiable actions directed toward the improvement of the social, legal, health, housing, educational, emotional, nutritional, recreational, or mobility status of older persons.

"Older person" means an individual 60 years of age or older.

"Funds" means general tax revenues, federal revenue sharing funds, state revenue sharing funds, and other funds under the control of the governing body.

History: 1976, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.74201 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.74201
Camp registration card; posting; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 74201.

A person shall not camp on any state owned lands under the jurisdiction or control of the department without having first posted a camp registration card.

As used in this part, "to camp" means the erection of a tent or tent-type camper or the parking and occupancy of a travel or house trailer or truck camper.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1085 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-219-of-2000 / Section 722.1085
Additional remedies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

Remedies available under this act are in addition to any other remedies or procedures under any other provision of law that may be available to an aggrieved party.

History: 2000, Act 219, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.341 — MI Code / Chapter 551 / Act Act-155-of-1964 / Section 551.341
Powers of family counseling service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The family counseling service may engage in research, educational efforts, public information service, or other endeavors related to the purpose and policy of this act as approved by the circuit court.

History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.202 — MI Code / Chapter 409 / Act Act-415-of-1978 / Section 409.202
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Clearinghouse" means the youth employment clearinghouse created in section 3.

"Department" means the department of labor.

"Youth employment program" means all programs, both public and private, which are totally or partially funded with state or federal money, and which are organized for the purpose of alleviating the youth unemployment problem among youth 14 through 23 years of age.

History: 1978, Act 415, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.296 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-72-of-1979 / Section 21.296
Reporting estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions under MCL 500.440 to 500.466.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

The governor shall report an estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions granted pursuant to sections 440 to 446 of Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 500.440 to 500.466 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The estimate shall include revenue foregone by any deductions or credits granted under the act.

History: 1979, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.20108a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.20108a
Revitalization revolving loan fund; creation; deposit of assets into fund; investment; interest and earnings; carrying forward unexpended balance; lump-sum appropriation; expenditure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20108a.

The revitalization revolving loan fund is created within the state treasury.

The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the revitalization revolving loan fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the revitalization revolving loan fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the revitalization revolving loan fund interest and earnings from revitalization revolving loan fund investments.

An unexpended balance within the revitalization revolving loan fund at the close of the fiscal year shall be carried forward to the following fiscal year.

The department shall annually submit to the governor a request for a lump-sum appropriation from the revitalization revolving loan fund for loans pursuant to the revitalization revolving loan program under section 20108b.

The department shall expend money from the revitalization revolving loan fund, upon appropriation, only for the revitalization loan program created in section 20108b.

History: Add. 1996, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.603d — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-295-of-1982 / Section 552.603d
Repayment plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3d.

A party or the friend of the court may file a motion with the court for a repayment plan order that provides, subject to federal law or regulation, for discharge of amounts assessed as surcharge and for the waiver of future surcharge. The court shall enter the repayment plan order after notice and a hearing if the court finds that all of the following are true:

The arrearage did not arise from conduct by the payer engaged in exclusively for the purpose of avoiding a support obligation.

The payer has no present ability, and will not have an ability in the foreseeable future, to pay the arrearage absent a repayment plan that waives or discharges amounts assessed as surcharge.

The payer's plan is reasonable based on the payer's current ability to pay.

The surcharge accrued or will accrue after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.

Following entry of a repayment plan order under subsection (1), upon notice and hearing if the court finds that the payer has failed substantially to comply with the repayment plan, the court shall enter an order reinstating the surcharge and all or a portion of the surcharge that was discharged.

History: Add. 2004, Act 208, Eff. June 30, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.354 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-55-of-1963 / Section 124.354
Authority as body corporate; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The authority shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued in any court of this state. It shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation and all things incident thereto. The authority by contract may employ a management firm, either corporate or otherwise, to actually operate the mass transportation system, under the supervision of the authority. The enumeration of powers of this act shall not be construed as a limitation on such general powers.

History: 1963, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 490.202 — MI Code / Chapter 490 / Act Act-215-of-2003 / Section 490.202
Fee, fine, or other money received or collected by director; disposition; establishment of credit union regulatory fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.

(1) A fee, a civil or administrative fine, or any other money received or collected by the director or the department under this act, except a fine imposed for a violation of section 217, is not refundable and shall be deposited into the credit union regulatory fund created in subsection (2).

(2) The credit union regulatory fund is established in the department of treasury. All of the following apply to the credit union regulatory fund:

(a) The fund shall consist of the following:

( i ) Fees, civil or administrative fines, and any other money received or collected under this act, except fines imposed for violations of section 217.

( ii ) Money appropriated to the fund.

( iii ) Donations of money made to the fund from any source.

( iv ) Interest and earnings from fund investments.

(b) Money in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

(c) Upon appropriation, the department shall use the money in the fund only for credit union regulatory purposes, as determined by the director.

(d) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund.

(e) The department is the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

History: 2003, Act 215, Eff. June 1, 2004; Am. 2016, Act 152, Eff. Sept. 7, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6526 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6526
Fleet testing station; issuance of certificate of compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6526.

A fleet testing station shall issue a certificate of compliance for a vehicle that has passed an inspection or reinspection or received a low emission tune-up.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.171 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-32-of-1929 / Section 458.171
Meeting of incorporated society; calling.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Whenever any Baptist church in connection with which there is an incorporated religious or ecclesiastical society organized in accordance with the laws of the territory or state of Michigan, at any regular or called meeting, shall express by ballot and by 2/3 vote of its qualified members present and voting a desire to assume said corporate powers and the direction and control of its property and secular affairs, the trustees of said society upon receiving official notification of the vote of said church shall forthwith call a meeting of said society of which meeting notice shall be given on 3 successive Sundays next preceding the date of said meeting, specifying the time, place and object thereof to consider and vote upon the questions stated in section 2 hereof.

History: 1929, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Apr. 4, 1929; CL 1929, 10922; CL 1948, 458.171
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32713 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32713
Civil action; commencement; civil fine; recovery of surveillance and enforcement costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32713.

(1) The department may request the attorney general to commence a civil action for appropriate relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, for a violation of this part or a rule promulgated under this part, including falsifying a record submitted under this part. An action under this section shall be brought in the circuit court for the county of Ingham or for the county in which the defendant is located, resides, or is doing business. The court has jurisdiction to restrain the violation and to require compliance.

(2) In addition to any other relief granted under subsection (1), the court may impose a civil fine as follows:

(a) For a person who knowingly violates section 32721 or 32723 or the terms of a permit issued under section 32723, a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 per day of violation.

(b) For all other violations of this part, a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00.

(3) In addition to a fine imposed under subsection (2), the attorney general may file a suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the full value of the costs of surveillance and enforcement by the state resulting from the violation.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2006, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2006; Am. 2008, Act 186, Eff. Oct. 7, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30509 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30509
Zoning ordinance or rule; establishment of districts; powers; distance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30509.

The ordinance or rule shall establish zoning districts within which such uses of land as for agriculture, forestry, recreation, residence, industry, commerce, and additional uses may be encouraged, regulated, or prohibited. It may limit or prohibit the placement of structures of any class or designate their location with relation to the water's edge, to property or subdivision lines, and to flood flows and may limit the subdivision of lands for platting purposes. It may control the location and design of highways and roads and of public utility transmission and distribution lines, except on lands or other interests in real property owned by the utility on January 1, 1971. It may prohibit or limit the cutting of trees or other vegetation, but such limits shall not apply for a distance of more than 100 feet from the river's edge. It may specifically prohibit or limit mining and drilling for oil and gas, but such limits shall not apply for a distance of more than 300 feet from the river's edge. It may contain other provisions necessary to accomplish the objectives of this part. A zoning rule promulgated by the department shall not control lands more than 400 feet from the river's edge.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995