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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1903 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1903
Definitions; conflicting provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1903.

As used in this chapter:

"Eligible unauthorized insurer" means an insurer not authorized to transact insurance in this state but eligible to write insurance business under this chapter.

"Association" means an association registered under section 1930.

"Licensee" means a person licensed under this chapter.

"Surplus lines insurance" means insurance in this state procured from or continued or renewed with an unauthorized insurer and includes all of the following, whether effected by mail or otherwise:

Insurance for which applications are solicited from persons resident or located in this state.

Insurance for which contracts of insurance are issued or delivered to persons resident or located in this state.

Insurance that is procured through negotiations or by an application occurring in whole or in part in this state or made within or from within this state.

Insurance for which premiums, in whole or in part, are remitted directly or indirectly within or from within this state.

The definitions contained in subsection (1), unless the context otherwise requires, shall apply to the use of the defined terms in this chapter and shall control in the interpretation of this chapter.

The definitions contained in other chapters of this act shall apply to the terms used in this chapter unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.

Nothing contained in this section shall supersede the provisions of section 402b and in the event of conflict between the provision herein and section 402b, the latter shall govern.

History: Add. 1980, Act 341, Eff. June 23, 1981; Am. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.908 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.908
“Owner manager” defined; personal supervision of collection agency by licensed collection agency manager or owner manager; notice; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 908.

As used in this section, "owner manager" means a person who does all of the following:

Obtains a license under section 904 as an individual, a partner in a partnership, or an officer of a corporation.

Meets all the requirements specified in section 911(2).

Personally supervises an office of the collection agency for which he or she obtains a license under section 904.

A collection agency shall not engage in the collection agency business unless each collection agency office is under the personal supervision of a licensed collection agency manager or an owner manager. An owner manager shall not be required to be licensed as a collection agency manager. An out of state collection agency which initiates collection activity from within this state shall be required to be under the personal supervision of a licensed collection agency manager or owner manager.

A collection agency shall notify the department in writing of the person responsible for the operation of each office. The notification shall be made not more than 30 days after the person assumes the responsibility.

A person shall not personally supervise more than 1 office.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1984, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3402b — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3402b
Group or nongroup disability insurance policy; coordination of benefits; provision; limitation; "other coverage" defined; payment by each insurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3402b.

(1) Subject to the coordination of benefits act, 1984 PA 64, MCL 550.251 to 550.255, an insurer may include in a group or nongroup disability insurance policy a provision for the coordination of benefits otherwise payable under the policy with benefits payable for the same loss under other group or nongroup disability insurance. An insurer that does not include in a group or nongroup disability insurance policy a provision for the coordination of benefits as described in this subsection shall coordinate benefits under the policy in the manner prescribed in the coordination of benefits act, 1984 PA 64, MCL 550.251 to 550.255.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), an insurer may include a provision in a group or nongroup disability insurance policy that benefits payable by the policy may be limited if there is other valid coverage with another insurer that provides benefits for the same loss on an expense-incurred basis. The insurer may provide that if it is not given written notice on the application for coverage that the other valid coverage exists, or if other coverage is acquired after the effective date of the coverage, the only liability under any expense-incurred coverage of the policy is the amount of the covered claim that exceeds the benefits payable by the other coverage. An insurer shall apply benefits paid or payable by the primary insurer to satisfy any deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments with the policy. An insurer shall not apply payments made by a primary insurer to reduce the policy maximum limits on the policy. As used in this subsection, "other coverage" includes a plan that provides coverage under a health insurance policy, hospital or medical service subscriber contract, medical practice or other prepayment plan, or other expense-incurred plan or program. Other coverage does not include Medicaid, hospital daily indemnity plans, specified disease only policies, or limited occurrence policies that provide only for intensive care or coronary care at a hospital, first aid outpatient medical expenses resulting from accidents, or specified accidents such as travel accidents.

(3) If there are more than 1 group or nongroup disability insurance policies that cover the same loss and contain a provision described in subsection (2), and the insurers each pay a share of the covered expenses for the claim, neither insurer is required to pay more than it would have paid had it been the primary insurer.

History: Add. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1303 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-296-of-2006 / Section 691.1303
Separate disclosure statement to be provided by transferee; type; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Not less than 3 days before the date on which a payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement in bold type no smaller than 14 points setting forth all of the following:

(a) The amounts and due dates of the structured settlement payments to be transferred.

(b) The aggregate amount of the payments.

(c) The discounted present value of the payments to be transferred, which shall be identified as the calculation of current value of the transferred structured settlement payments under federal standards for valuing annuities, and the amount of the applicable federal rate used in calculating the discounted present value.

(d) The gross advance amount.

(e) An itemized listing of all applicable transfer expenses, other than attorney fees and related disbursements payable in connection with the transferee's application for approval of the transfer, and the transferee's best estimate of the amount of the fees and disbursements.

(f) The net advance amount.

(g) The amount of penalties or liquidated damages payable by the payee if the payee breaches the transfer agreement.

(h) A statement that the payee has the right to cancel the transfer agreement without penalty or further obligation not later than the third business day after the date that the payee signs the agreement.

History: 2006, Act 296, Eff. Sept. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2104 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2104
Judicial records of foreign countries; copies as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2104.

Copies of such records and proceedings in the courts of a foreign country, may also be admitted in evidence upon due proof:

That the copy offered has been compared by the witness with the original, and is an exact copy of the whole of such original;

That such original was in the custody of the clerk of the court or other officer legally having charge of the same; and

That such copy is duly attested by a seal, which shall be proved to be the seal of the court in which such record or proceeding shall be.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2490 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2490
Administration of MCL 333.2471 to 333.2498.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2490.

Sections 2471 to 2498 shall be administered in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal law.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11107 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11107
Methods of hazardous waste management; assistance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11107.

The department, in the conduct of its duties as prescribed under this part, shall assist in encouraging, developing, and implementing methods of hazardous waste management that are environmentally sound, that maximize the utilization of valuable resources, that encourage resource conservation, including source separation, recycling, and waste reduction, and that are consistent with the plan to be provided by the department pursuant to section 12103(1)(d) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.12103. In addition, the department, in the conduct of its duties as prescribed by this part, shall assist in implementing the policy of this state to minimize the placement of untreated hazardous waste in disposal facilities.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2010, Act 357, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.354 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-46-of-1975 / Section 4.354
Commencement of investigation; procedures as to complaints, investigations, hearings, and reports.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) The ombudsman may commence an investigation upon either of the following:

(a) Receipt of a complaint from a prisoner, a legislator, or on the ombudsman's own initiative, concerning an administrative act that is alleged to be contrary to law or contrary to departmental policy.

(b) The ombudsman's own initiative for significant prisoner health and safety issues, correctional facility security, and public safety, and other matters for which there is no effective administrative remedy.

(2) Subject to approval of the council, the ombudsman shall establish procedures for receiving and processing complaints, conducting investigations, holding hearings, and reporting the findings resulting from the investigations.

History: 1975, Act 46, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999; Am. 2018, Act 571, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52906 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.52906
Construction of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52906.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to interfere with the insect pest and plant disease act, Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 286.201 to 286.226 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2705 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2705
Support order; direct request.
Status: in_force

Sec. 705.

(1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.

(2) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, sections 706 through 713 apply.

(3) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a Convention support order or foreign support agreement, the following apply:

(a) A security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses.

(b) An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.

(4) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the office of child support.

(5) This article does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.490 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.490
Commission on agricultural labor; powers; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 390.

There is established within the department a commission to be known as the commission on agricultural labor with powers of a type II transfer. The commission shall consist of 11 members, 4 of whom shall be chosen from growers and producers of agricultural products; 4 of whom shall be chosen from agricultural workers, of the 4 agricultural workers chosen 2 shall be permanent or year round workers and 2 shall be resident seasonal workers; and 3 shall be chosen from the general public. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Of the members first appointed, 2 chosen from growers and producers and 1 of the general public shall serve for a term of 3 years, 1 chosen from growers and producers and 1 of the general public shall serve for terms of 2 years each, 1 chosen from growers and producers and 1 of the general public shall serve for a term of 1 year, and their successors shall serve for terms of 3 years. Of those members first appointed to represent agricultural workers, 2 shall serve for 2 years and 2 shall serve for 3 years. Vacancies may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as appointments are made for a full term. The members shall serve without compensation other than for their necessary and proper expenses, which expenses are to be audited and paid from funds appropriated by the legislature for this purpose.

History: Add. 1968, Act 353, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1976, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 8, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.413 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-261-of-1966 / Section 46.413
Failure to fill vacancy; special election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) If the county board of commissioners does not fill a vacancy in the office of commissioner as provided in section 12 within 30 days, that vacancy shall be filled by a special election. The special election shall be called by the county board of commissioners.

(2) The person elected at the special election to fill the vacancy in the office of commissioner shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

History: Add. 2013, Act 84, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.173 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-342-of-1939 / Section 46.173
County agency; designation; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Whenever the county board of commissioners of a county determines to establish and provide any of the improvements, facilities, or services hereinbefore authorized, it shall designate the "county agency" therefor which shall be the board of county road commissioners, the drain commissioner, or the board of public works of the county as may be determined by resolution of the county board of commissioners. Before commencing the improvements, facilities, or services, or entering into a contract with any other unit of government for supply or use of the improvements, facilities, and services, the county agency shall prepare or obtain from competent sources and file with the county board of commissioners, maps, plans, designs, specifications, and estimates of the proposed improvements or facilities. The county agency shall have supervision and control of the management and operation of all improvements, facilities, and services established pursuant to this act and further shall have the following duties and powers: To make and execute proposed alterations, changes, and extensions of the improvements, facilities, or services authorized herein; to locate, acquire, purchase, construct, alter, repair, maintain, and operate the improvements, facilities, and services authorized herein and enter into and execute contracts therefor; to obtain or prepare data for and determine rates, charges, and assessments to be imposed and collected for any improvements, facilities, and services authorized herein; to review and make adjustments of rates, charges, and assessments where the same are deemed excessive or inadequate; to engage consultants, assistants, attorneys, and employees; to act as the applicant, agents, or sponsor for the county in the borrowing or loaning of money, issuing of notes or bonds and receiving of any gift or grant of funds or property for the purposes authorized herein; to enter into and execute agreements with units of government, for the use of any such improvements, facilities, or services and the collection of rates, charges, and assessments; and to make all necessary rules governing the use and operation of such improvements, facilities, or services.

History: 1939, Act 342, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 353, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 46.173; Am. 1953, Act 186, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1953; Am. 1961, Act 213, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961; Am. 1973, Act 152, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.94m — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-94-of-1937 / Section 205.94m
Personal property affixed to or made structural part of sanctuary; applicability of tax; “regularly organized church or house of religious worship” or “sanctuary” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4m.

The tax levied under this act does not apply to tangible personal property acquired by a person engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real estate for others if the property is to be affixed to or made a structural part of a sanctuary.

As used in this section:

"Regularly organized church or house of religious worship" means a religious organization qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986.

"Sanctuary" means only that portion of a building that is owned and occupied by a regularly organized church or house of religious worship that is used predominantly and regularly for public worship. Sanctuary includes a sanctuary to be constructed that will be owned and occupied by a regularly organized church or house of religious worship and that will be used predominantly and regularly for public worship.

History: Add. 1998, Act 275, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.156 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-181-of-1962 / Section 400.156
Social welfare board; transfer of powers as to county medical facility to board of county institutions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The powers and duties now vested in the social welfare board pertaining to the direction and administration of a county medical facility or county home are hereby transferred to and vested in the board of county institutions of those counties in which the county board of supervisors appoints a board of county institutions.

History: 1962, Act 181, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8709 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8709
Environmental assurance teams.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8709.

(1) The director may establish regional environmental assurance teams composed of departmental, educational, and technical assistance personnel, and other persons as determined necessary by the director, or the team, or both for implementation of programs developed under this part.

(2) The environmental assurance teams established under subsection (1) are responsible for implementation of programs developed under this part, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Providing access to educational opportunities including direct educational assistance and consulting programs; demonstration projects; educational programs; and tours, workshops, and conferences.

(b) Providing access to technical assistance related to any of the following:

( i ) On-site evaluation of practices that may impact natural resources.

( ii ) The development and implementation of conservation plans.

( iii ) The development and implementation of activity plans for persons making conservation practice changes.

( iv ) On-site evaluation of potential environmental, ecological, and economic benefits that can be realized by managing areas of the land that are not utilized for traditional or production agriculture practices.

(c) Evaluating, as available, grants to persons implementing activity plans and conservation practices required to achieve MAEAP standards.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2011, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2011; Am. 2013, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.562b — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.562b
Election as delegate to state convention or national convention; signing affidavit; voting for presidential candidate; filing affidavit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 562b.

(1) Before an individual may be elected as a delegate to the state convention or national convention of a political party, that individual shall sign an affidavit including 1 of the following:

(a) The name of a candidate for president of the United States of that individual's political party that he or she is bound to vote for at each stage of the nominating process until the end of the first ballot at the national convention of that political party unless otherwise released from that commitment under subsection (3). The requirements of this subdivision are met only if the designated presidential candidate's name appears on the presidential primary election ballot.

(b) A statement that the individual is uncommitted regarding the candidates for president of the United States.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an individual elected as a delegate to the state convention or national convention of a political party is bound to vote at each stage of the presidential nomination process until the end of the first ballot at the national convention of that political party for the candidate for president of the United States that he or she designated a commitment to by written affidavit as required in subsection (1), if any, before his or her election.

(3) A delegate to the state convention or national convention is bound to vote for the presidential candidate the delegate is committed to under subsection (2) unless the delegate is released from that commitment by written notice to the chairperson of the state central committee by the presidential candidate or the presidential candidate publicly withdraws from contention for that party's nomination.

(4) An individual seeking election as a delegate to the state convention, or his or her designee, shall file the affidavit required under subsection (1) with the county chairperson or the chairperson of the district committee. The county chairperson or the chairperson of the district committee shall file a copy of that affidavit with the chairperson of the state central committee.

(5) An individual who has not filed an affidavit under subsection (4) and who is seeking election as a delegate to the national convention, or his or her designee, shall file the affidavit required under subsection (1) with the chairperson of the state central committee.

History: Add. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988