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Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.91 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-54-of-1889 / Section 453.91
Annual fairs; location, change.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the executive committee of the state agricultural society shall have the power, by a majority vote of all the members of said committee at any annual meeting or at any special meeting thereof, called for that purpose, to permanently locate the place of holding the annual fairs of said society, and when a permanent location is selected it shall not be changed except by a 2/3 majority of all the members of said committee.

History: 1889, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1889; How. 2297a; CL 1897, 5946; CL 1915, 7822; CL 1929, 10209; CL 1948, 453.91
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.327 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-317-of-1968 / Section 15.327
Penalty for violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Any person violating the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2057 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2057
Misrepresentation of insurer's identity prohibited; advertising by fire insurer not limited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2057.

No insurer or department or general agency of an insurer, doing business in this state, or its officers or agents, shall issue any false or misleading advertisement through newspapers or other periodicals, or any false or misleading representations by signs, cards, letterheads, or other stationery, tending to conceal or misrepresent the true identity of the issuer or insurer which is carrying the liability under any policy issued in this state. Nor shall any insurer or department or general agency of an insurer, doing business in this state, issue any advertisement or representation of any character, giving the appearance of a separate or independent insuring organization on the part of any department or general agency, and the type or lettering used in any advertisement or representation shall set forth the name of the company or organization assuming the risk more conspicuously than that of any department or general agency.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting the right of any representative of a fire insurance company to advertise his own individual business.

Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00, as a misdemeanor.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.111 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-64-of-1913 / Section 289.111
Food products; legal standards of purity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In all prosecutions arising under the food and drug laws of this state for the manufacture or sale of an adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unlawful article of food, drink, condiment, or drug, the standards of purity for food products, established by the United States secretaries of agriculture and health and human services, in effect on the date this 1986 amendatory act takes effect, shall be accepted as the legal standards, except in cases where other standards are specifically prescribed by the laws of this state.

History: 1913, Act 64, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 6535; CL 1929, 5443; CL 1948, 289.111; Am. 1986, Act 145, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.621 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.621
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 621.

Act No. 316 of the Public Acts of 1923, as amended, being sections 261.1 to 278B.33, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 279.1 and 279.2 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, Act No. 38 of the Public Acts of the First Extra Session of 1932, being sections 279.11 to 279.17, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and Act No. 158 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being sections 279.101 to 279.123, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are hereby repealed.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.39 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.39
Abolition of distinction between accessory and principal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 39.

Every person concerned in the commission of an offense, whether he directly commits the act constituting the offense or procures, counsels, aids, or abets in its commission may hereafter be prosecuted, indicted, tried and on conviction shall be punished as if he had directly committed such offense.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17253; CL 1948, 767.39
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.483 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.483
Overcrowding; minimum space requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 83.

Overcrowding. No bedroom or room used as a bedroom in any class "b" multiple dwelling shall be so occupied as to provide less than 500 cubic feet of air space per occupant, exclusive of the cubic air space of bathrooms, toilet rooms and closets. No room, suite or group of rooms, comprising a family dwelling unit, in any single, 2 family or class "a" multiple dwelling shall be so occupied as to provide less than 800 cubic feet of air space per occupant exclusive of the cubic air space of bathrooms, toilet rooms and closets. No bedroom or room used as a bedroom in any single, 2 family or class "a" multiple dwelling shall be so occupied as to provide less than 300 cubic feet of air space per occupant, exclusive of the cubic air space of bathrooms, toilet rooms and closets.

History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 2571; Am. 1939, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 125.483
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1604 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1604
Confidentiality; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 604.

The commissioner shall ensure that confidentiality of records containing personal data which may be associated with identifiable individuals. Except as is necessary to comply with a court order, or for the purposes of claim adjudication or when required by law, the commissioner shall not disclose records containing personal data which may be associated with an identifiable individual without the prior informed consent of the individual to whom the data pertain. The individual's consent shall be in writing. If an individual has authorized the release of personal data to a specific person, that person shall not release the data to a third person unless the individual executes in writing another informed consent authorizing that additional release.

The commissioner shall ensure the confidentiality of data which discloses reimbursement levels for specific procedures or services of specific providers and data which, if disclosed, can be used to calculate those reimbursement levels. This subsection shall apply only if the data are not already generally known to providers and if the disclosure of the data would be harmful to the achievement of the goals set forth in section 504. Only that portion of a record dealing with data described in this subsection shall be exempt from disclosure. A person, whose request for a hearing has been granted by the commissioner, may examine the data and shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements as the commissioner under this subsection.

The commissioner shall ensure the confidentiality of any trade secrets of the corporation, except for information required to be disclosed under Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Subject to the provisions of subsections (1) to (3), information which a health care corporation provides to or files with the commissioner shall be governed by Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

A person who violates the confidentiality provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each violation.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1459 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1459
Noncompliance with chapter, regulation, or order; authority of commissioner; civil action for recovery of damages for benefit of insurer; other penalties; rights of third parties not affected or altered.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1459.

If the commissioner believes that the controlling producer or any other person has not materially complied with this chapter or any regulation or order promulgated under this act, the commissioner may, after notice and opportunity to be heard, do either or all of the following:

Order the controlling producer to cease placing business with the controlled insurer.

If it was found that because of such material noncompliance that the controlled insurer or any policyholder of the insurer has suffered any loss or damage, maintain a civil action or intervene in an action brought by or on behalf of the insurer or policyholder for recovery of compensatory damages for the benefit of the insurer or policyholder or other appropriate relief.

If an order for liquidation or rehabilitation of the controlled insurer has been entered pursuant to chapter 81, and the receiver appointed under that order believes that the controlling producer or any other person has not materially complied with this chapter or any regulation or order promulgated under this act and the insurer suffered any loss or damage as a result, the receiver may maintain a civil action for recovery of damages or other appropriate sanctions for the benefit of the insurer.

This section shall not affect the right of the commissioner to impose any other penalties provided for in this act.

This section is not intended to or shall in any manner alter or affect the rights of policyholders, claimants, creditors, or other third parties.

History: Add. 1994, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1149 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1149
Electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company; expedited siting certificate; application; approvals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 149.

(1) To facilitate the transmission of electricity generated by wind energy conversion systems located in wind energy resource zones, the commission may issue an expedited siting certificate for a transmission line to an electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company as provided in this part.

(2) An electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company may apply to the commission for an expedited siting certificate. An applicant may withdraw an application at any time.

(3) Before filing an application for an expedited siting certificate for a proposed transmission line under this part, an electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company must receive any required approvals from the applicable regional transmission organization for the proposed transmission line.

(4) Sixty days before seeking approval from the applicable regional transmission organization for a transmission line as described in subsection (3), an electric utility, affiliated transmission company, or independent transmission company shall notify the commission in writing that it will seek the approval.

(5) The commission shall represent this state's interests in all proceedings before the applicable regional transmission organization for which the commission receives notice under subsection (4).

History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.795 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-112-of-1988 / Section 450.795
Fraudulent procurement of contract prohibited; violation as felony; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A person shall not fraudulently procure or attempt to procure a contract under this act.

A person who knowingly violates this act is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of not less than $5,000.00, or both.

A person found guilty of violating this act shall be barred from obtaining future contracts with the state.

History: 1988, Act 112, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 1998, Act 73, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8115 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8115
Fifth district.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8115.

The fifth district consists of the county of Berrien, is a district of the first class and has 5 judges.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Am. 1974, Act 145, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.51 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.51
Animals; confining on railroad cars.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.

Confining animals on railroad cars-No railroad company, in the carrying or transportation of animals, shall permit the same to be confined in cars for a longer period than 36 consecutive hours without unloading the same for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least 5 consecutive hours, unless prevented from so unloading by storm, or other accidental causes. In estimating such confinement, the time during which the animals have been confined without rest, on connecting roads from which they are received shall be included, it being the intention to prevent their continuous confinement beyond the period of 36 hours, except on contingencies hereinbefore stated. Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed, watered, and sheltered during such rest, by the owner or person having the custody thereof, or, in case of his default in so doing, then the railroad company transporting the same, at the expense of said owner or person in custody thereof; and said company shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals.

Any company, owner or custodian of such animals, who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section, shall, for each and every such offense, be liable for, and forfeit, and pay a penalty of not less than 100 dollars nor more than 500 dollars: Provided, however, That when animals shall be carried in cars in which they can and do have proper food, water, space and opportunity for rest, the foregoing provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.51
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.61 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.61
Board of trustees; cemetery fund; use; reports to council; contents; verification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.

Money raised for any public cemetery authorized by this act, and money received from the sale of lots or from other cemetery operations, shall be paid into the village treasury and constitute the "cemetery fund". The cemetery fund shall be used exclusively for cemetery purposes. The board of trustees shall report to the council annually, on the first Monday in March, and more often when the council requires, all of the following:

For money received into and owing to the cemetery fund, the amount, source, and the payor or debtor.

For expenditures and liabilities incurred, the date, amount, items, and purpose, and to whom paid, and to whom incurred.

Such other matters as the council shall require to be reported.

The report under subsection (1) shall be verified by the oath of the clerk of the board.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2829; CL 1915, 2700; CL 1929, 1609; CL 1948, 67.61; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26421 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Initiated-Law-1-of-2008 / Section 333.26421
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. Short Title.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.

History: 2008, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 4, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1531g — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1531g
Michigan secondary level teaching certificate; certification to teach grade 6.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1531g.

Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, if an individual holds a valid Michigan secondary level teaching certificate, the individual is certified to teach grade 6 in the subject areas in which he or she has endorsements on the teaching certificate.

History: Add. 2006, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 15, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17967 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17967
Licensing requirements; administrative rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17967.

Beginning 1 year after the certification of administrative rules to implement and administer this part, a local unit of government shall not establish or maintain licensing requirements for a massage therapist licensed under this part.

History: Add. 2008, Act 471, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009; Am. 2010, Act 88, Imd. Eff. June 7, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31709 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.31709
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31709.

This part does not apply to a potential groundwater dispute involving either of the following:

(a) A high-capacity well that is a dewatering well.

(b) A high-capacity well that is used solely for the purpose of fire suppression.

History: Add. 2012, Act 602, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.242 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-106-of-1925 / Section 390.242
Agricultural experiment stations; receipt of federal funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The state board of agriculture is authorized and empowered to receive all funds appropriated by the federal government pursuant to the provisions of said act of congress and to receive the grants made under the provisions of said act of congress for the benefit of the experiment station of the Michigan agricultural college, and to use them in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in the aforesaid act of congress.

History: 1925, Act 106, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 7893; CL 1948, 390.242
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.905 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.905
Powers of authority subject to articles of incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 905.

The articles may authorize an authority to propose standards, criteria, and regulations.

To the extent authorized in the articles, an authority may plan, promote, finance, issue bonds for, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, own, lease, construct, replace, or contract for public improvements and services, including, but not limited to, the following:

Water and sewer public improvements and services.

Solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal.

Other public improvements relating to environmental matters that the city and the state agency in writing agree to assume.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80128 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80128
Secretary of state; certificate of number.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80128.

The secretary of state may award any certificate of number directly or may authorize any person to act as his or her agent for the awarding of a certificate of number.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.71 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-106-of-2007 / Section 124.71
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "public employees health benefit act".

History: 2007, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 480.25 — MI Code / Chapter 480 / Act Act-181-of-1963 / Section 480.25
Prevention of water or road surface substances being thrown from rear wheels.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A truck, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or any combination of these, when used on a highway, shall be constructed, equipped, or operated to prevent water or other road surface substances from being thrown from the rear wheels of the vehicle or combination at tangents exceeding 22-1/2 degrees measured from the road surface. If a flap type device is used, it shall not have attached any type of lamp, breakable reflective material, or reflecting buttons nor may the device extend beyond the maximum width of the vehicle or combination.

History: Add. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1307 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-332-of-1965 / Section 445.1307
Finance charge; computation, maximum sale.
Status: in_force

Sec. 307.

Subject to the provisions of section 301, the finance charge to be included in a consolidated time balance shall be determined by applying a finance charge at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate specified in that section to either:

The total of the principal amount financed under the subsequent sale and the unpaid balance of any previous contract determined by deducting from the unpaid time balance thereof as of the date the finance charge is to accrue on the subsequent sale, any then unearned finance charge in an amount not less than the refund credit provided for in section 303 computed without the allowance of any minimum earned finance charge, for the period from the date the finance charge is to accrue on the subsequent sale to and including the date when the final installment of such consolidated time balance is payable; or

The principal amount financed under the subsequent sale for the period from the date the finance charge is to accrue thereon to and including the date when the final installment of such consolidated time balance is payable and, if the due date of the final installment of such consolidated time balance is later than the due date of the final installment of any previous contract included in the consolidated time balance, on the unpaid time balance of such previous contract as of the date the finance charge is to accrue on the subsequent sale for the period from the date when the final installment on the previous contract would have been payable to the date when the final installment of such consolidated time balance is payable.

History: 1965, Act 332, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 490.55 — MI Code / Chapter 490 / Act Act-41-of-1968 / Section 490.55
Death of party; effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The death of any party to a multiple-party account shall have no effect on the beneficial ownership of the account, other than to transfer the decedent's right to his estate, unless the account is a survivorship account or trust account, as provided in sections 6 and 7.

History: 1968, Act 41, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.1039 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-183-of-2016 / Section 206.1039
Distributions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The money in the fund that is available for distribution shall be appropriated each year. Money granted or received as a gift or donation to the fund is available for distribution upon appropriation.

History: 2016, Act 183, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2521 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-229-of-2013 / Section 445.2521
Placement of security freeze on consumer's credit report; conditions; days.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) A consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze on a consumer's credit report if all of the following are met:

(a) The consumer reporting agency receives a request from the consumer for the placement of the security freeze under this act.

(b) The consumer does all of the following:

( i ) Submits the request described in subdivision (a) to the consumer reporting agency at the address or other point of contact and in the manner specified by the consumer reporting agency.

( ii ) Provides to the consumer reporting agency sufficient proof of identification of the consumer.

(2) Within 5 business days after receiving a request that meets the requirements of subsection (1), a consumer reporting agency shall place a security freeze for the consumer.

History: 2013, Act 229, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Am. 2018, Act 76, Eff. June 17, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.280 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-72-of-1979 / Section 21.280
Reporting estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions under MCL 205.501 et seq.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The governor shall report an estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions granted pursuant to Act No. 265 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, being sections 205.501 to 205.522 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