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Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1310e — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1310e
Suspension or expulsion of pupil; reporting of sexual assault; exceptions; "sexual assault" and "title IX coordinator" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1310e.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall not expel a pupil, or suspend a pupil for more than 10 school days, for an action that the pupil took immediately preceding, immediately following, or that could be reasonably tied to an incident in which the pupil reports being sexually assaulted or an incident in which a school official, staff member, or other individual witnesses and reports a sexual assault on the pupil or receives and reports credible evidence that the pupil has been sexually assaulted. The board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy is encouraged to follow the recommendations or guidance of the title IX coordinator for the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy in deciding to suspend a pupil described in this subsection.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a pupil if any of the following are met concerning an incident reported under subsection (1):

(a) The pupil is convicted of, pleads guilty to, pleads responsible for, or is adjudicated responsible for aggravated assault, felonious assault, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with intent for great bodily harm, assault with intent to maim, attempted murder, homicide, or manslaughter in violation of section 81a, 82, 83, 84, 86, 91, 316, 317, or 321 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81a, 750.82, 750.83, 750.84, 750.86, 750.91, 750.316, 750.317, and 750.321, or an act constituting criminal sexual assault in violation of section 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g, in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) The pupil commits an act described in section 1311(2).

(c) A completed title IX investigation determines by clear and convincing evidence that the report of sexual assault is conclusively false.

(d) The board of the school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of the public school academy, or its designee, considered any reports of sexual assault under subsection (1) and the factors under section 1310d(1) and determined that the expulsion or suspension of more than 10 days is justified.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Sexual assault" means an act that constitutes criminal sexual conduct in violation of section 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g.

(b) "Title IX coordinator" means the official responsible for overseeing compliance with title IX of the education amendments of 1972, 20 USC 1681 to 1688.

History: Add. 2023, Act 51, Eff. Sept. 27, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.131 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-371-of-1972 / Section 397.131
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "library network act of 1971".

History: 1972, Act 371, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.477 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.477
Commissioner of labor; transfer; abolition of office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 377.

The commissioner of labor and all his powers, duties and functions, created under section 21 of Act No. 357 of the Public Acts of 1947, being section 408.21 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type III transfer to the department of labor, and the office of commissioner of labor is abolished.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.32 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.32
Bureau of elections; director of elections; appointment; powers and duties; statement of purpose of proposed amendment or question.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

(1) In the office of the secretary of state, the bureau of elections created by former 1951 PA 65 continues under the supervision of a director of elections, to be appointed by the secretary of state under civil service regulations. The director of elections shall be vested with the powers and shall perform the duties of the secretary of state under his or her supervision, with respect to the supervision and administration of the election laws. The director of elections shall be a nonmember secretary of the state board of canvassers.

(2) The director of elections, with the approval of the state board of canvassers, shall prepare a statement for designation on the ballot in not more than 100 words, exclusive of caption, of the purpose of any proposed amendment or question to be submitted to the electors as required under section 9 of article II, section 34 of article IV if the legislature does not provide for the content of the question to be submitted to the electors, or section 1 or 2 of article XII of the state constitution of 1963. The statement shall consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the amendment or question in such language as shall create no prejudice for or against the proposed amendment or question. The powers and duties of the state board of canvassers and the secretary of state with respect to the preparation of the statement are transferred to the director of elections. The secretary of state shall certify the statement of the purpose of any proposed amendment or question to be submitted to the electors not later than 60 days before the date of the election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 1964, Act 251, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1964; Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012; Am. 2014, Act 79, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.431 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.431
Liens; effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 431.

All claims arising out of the death or personal injury of any person resulting from the negligence of any street railway or railroad organized and doing business under the laws of this state, after a judgment is obtained, shall constitute a lien upon all of the assets and property of the street railway or railroad and all of its rights and franchises. This lien shall take precedence over all other judgments, executions, or attachments levied upon the assets or property, except those issued in favor of persons having obtained judgments for personal work and labor of themselves or their minor children.

Any lien obtained under former Act No. 110 of the Public Acts of 1899 and in effect on the effective date of this act shall remain in full force and effect until discharged.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6031 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6031
Execution sale; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6031.

No sale of any goods or chattels may be made by virtue of any execution, unless at least 10 days' previous notice of such sale is given, by fastening up written or printed notices thereof, in 3 public places in the city or township where such sale is to be had, and specifying the time and place where the sale is to be had.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1318 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1318
Use of performance-enhancing substances in interscholastic athletics; eligibility policy; list of drugs to be provided by department of community health.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1318.

(1) The board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall ensure that its policies concerning a pupil's eligibility for participation in interscholastic athletics include use of a performance-enhancing substance by the pupil as a violation that will affect a pupil's eligibility, as determined by the board or board of directors. The governing body of a nonpublic school is encouraged to adopt an eligibility policy that meets the requirements of this section.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the department of community health shall develop, periodically update, and make available to school districts, public school academies, and nonpublic schools a list of performance-enhancing substances. The department of community health shall base the list on the list of banned drugs contained in bylaw 31.2.3.1 of the bylaws of the national collegiate athletic association.

History: Add. 2006, Act 215, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.213 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-265-of-1909 / Section 458.213
Trustees; evidence of authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

It is further provided that the execution by the trustees of said corporation of any deed, note, mortgage, bond or other obligation, or contract of said corporation, in proper form, shall be prima facie evidence of the proper appointment of said trustee, and that such act has been properly authorized by the corporation as hereinbefore provided.

History: 1909, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 11098; CL 1929, 10935; CL 1948, 458.213
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2002 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2002
Purpose of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2002.

The purpose of this uniform trade practices act is to regulate trade practices in the business of insurance in accordance with the intent of congress as expressed in the act of congress of March 9, 1945 (Public Law 15, 79th Congress as amended), by defining, or by providing for the determination of (under standards or procedures herein prescribed), all such practices in this state which constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and by prohibiting the trade practices so defined or determined.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1515 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1515
Individual with intellectual disability; court order; criteria for admission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 515.

A court may order appropriate outpatient treatment or admission into an appropriate treatment facility of an individual 18 years of age or older if the individual has been diagnosed as an individual with an intellectual disability and either of the following applies:

(a) The individual can be reasonably expected within the near future to intentionally or unintentionally seriously physically injure himself, herself, or another person, and has overtly acted in a manner substantially supportive of that expectation.

(b) The individual has been arrested and charged with an offense that was a result of the intellectual disability.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 2014, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014; Am. 2018, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.852 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.852
Petition, inventory, accounting, proof of claim, or proof of service; declaration; false execution and filing; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 852.

A petition, inventory, accounting, proof of claim or proof of service filed with the probate court need not be verified, acknowledged or made on oath if the person signing the instrument states immediately above the date and his signature: "I declare under the penalties of perjury that this _______________ was examined by me and that the contents thereof are true to the best of my information, knowledge and belief." This provision shall not apply to nominations of guardians by minors.

A person who falsely executes and files with the probate court as provided in this section an instrument containing a declaration under the penalty of perjury may be found guilty of contempt of court and punished therefor and shall in addition be subject to the same responsibilities, liabilities, and penalties as he would have been if he had executed the instrument under oath.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.711a — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-620-of-1978 / Section 780.711a
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

As used in this act:

(a) "Adult" means either of the following:

( i ) An individual who is eligible to appeal a criminal conviction or exercise any other postconviction remedy.

( ii ) An individual who is eligible to appeal an order issued under section 2d or 4 of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2d and 712A.4.

(b) "Indigent" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan indigent defense commission act, 2013 PA 93, MCL 780.983.

(c) "Indigent defense system" or "system" means either of the following:

( i ) The local unit of government that funds a trial court.

( ii ) If a trial court is funded by more than 1 local unit of government, those local units of government, collectively.

(d) "Local contribution" means an indigent defense system's average annual expenditure for attorney fees and expenses during the first 3 full fiscal years in which the system has complied with the standard procedure established under section 8a(2), excluding expenditures reimbursed under section 8a(4). If the Consumer Price Index has increased since November 1 of the prior state fiscal year, the local contribution must be adjusted by that percentage or 3%, whichever is less.

(e) "Youth" means an individual who is eligible to appeal an order issued under section 2(a), (d), or (h) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2.

History: Add. 2023, Act 299, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.504 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-232-of-1937 / Section 445.504
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any person, firm, association or corporation which shall operate a used car lot without a license, or shall violate any rule, regulation or condition, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as provided by the laws of this state.

History: 1937, Act 232, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 445.504
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.74 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-312-of-1978 / Section 325.74
Critical health problem report; required; time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

An attending physician or other person representing or employed by a facility as determined by the director shall report the existence of a critical health problem as prescribed by this act when the physician or person determined by the director diagnoses or confirms a critical health problem. The report shall be made not more than 10 days after the diagnosis or confirmation is made by the physician or other person.

History: 1978, Act 312, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1085 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-54-of-1994 / Section 445.1085
Leased wheelchair; refund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

To receive a refund due on a leased wheelchair, a consumer shall offer to return the wheelchair having the nonconformity to the wheelchair lessor.

Not later than 30 business days after the offer described in subsection (1), the wheelchair lessor shall provide the refund to the consumer.

When the wheelchair lessor provides the refund, the consumer shall return to the wheelchair lessor the wheelchair having the nonconformity.

A wheelchair lessor shall offer to transfer possession of the wheelchair returned pursuant to subsection (3) to the manufacturer. Not later than 30 business days after that offer, the manufacturer shall provide the refund to the wheelchair lessor. When the manufacturer provides the refund, the wheelchair lessor shall provide to the manufacturer any endorsements necessary to transfer possession to the manufacturer.

History: 1994, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3411 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3411
Powers granted in MCL 487.3401 and 487.3403 construed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.

The powers granted in sections 401 and 403 shall not be construed as limiting any grant of authority made elsewhere by this act except as provided in section 401. Except as otherwise provided in this act or in the articles or in the bylaws, such powers shall be exercised by the board of directors of the savings bank.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.929 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-295-of-1969 / Section 390.929
Payment and deposit of money; contract; security; examination of books and accounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

All money of the authority, except as otherwise authorized or provided in this section, shall be paid to the state treasurer as agent of the authority, who shall not commingle the money with any other money. The money shall be deposited in a separate bank account or accounts. The money in the accounts shall be paid out on warrants signed by the state treasurer on requisition of the chairperson of the authority or of such other officer or employee as the authority shall authorize to make the requisition. All deposits of the money shall, if required by the state treasurer or the authority, be secured by obligations of the United States or of the state of a market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give the security for the deposits.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the authority, subject to the approval of the state treasurer, may contract with the holders of any of its bonds, as to the custody, collection, securing, investment, and payment of any money of the authority, of any money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds and carry out the contract. Money held in trust or otherwise for the payment of bonds or in any way to secure bonds and deposits of money may be secured in the same manner as money of the authority, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security for the deposits.

The auditor general, or his or her legally authorized representative, from time to time shall examine the books and accounts of the authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, mortgages, loans, and any other matters relating to its financial standing. Such an examination shall be conducted by the auditor general at least once every year. The auditor general is authorized to accept from the authority, in lieu of such an examination, an external examination of its books and accounts made at the request of the authority.

History: 1969, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969; Am. 1982, Act 409, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.141 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.141
Conversion of convertible area into condominium units or common elements; amendment; identifying number; allocating portion of undivided interest; description of limited common elements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

The developer may convert all or any portion of any convertible area into condominium units or common elements, including, without limitation, limited common elements, subject to the restrictions which the condominium documents may specify.

The developer shall promptly prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the master deed describing the conversion. The amendment shall assign an identifying number to each condominium unit formed out of convertible area and shall allocate to each condominium unit a portion of the undivided interest in the common elements appertaining to that area. The amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the convertible area, showing or designating the condominium unit or condominium units to which each is assigned.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3918 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3918
Distribution to person under disability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3918.

(1) A personal representative may discharge the personal representative's obligation to distribute to an individual under legal disability by distributing in a manner expressly provided in the will.

(2) Unless contrary to an express provision in the will, the personal representative may discharge the personal representative's obligation to distribute to an individual under legal disability as authorized by section 5102 or another statute. If the personal representative knows that a conservator has been appointed for an individual or that a proceeding for appointment of a conservator for the individual is pending, the personal representative is authorized to distribute only to the conservator. If the personal representative knows that a guardian of the estate of an individual with a developmental disability has been appointed under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, or that a proceeding for appointment of a guardian of the estate for the individual with the developmental disability is pending, the personal representative is authorized to distribute only to the guardian of the estate.

(3) If the heir or devisee is under legal disability other than minority, the personal representative is authorized to distribute to any of the following:

(a) A trustee appointed by the court under section 3915(4).

(b) An attorney in fact who has authority under a power of attorney to receive property for that individual.

(c) The spouse, parent, or other close relative with whom the individual under legal disability resides if both of the following are true:

( i ) A conservator has not been appointed for the individual.

( ii ) The distribution is in amounts not exceeding $25,000.00 a year or property not exceeding $25,000.00 in value, unless the court authorizes a higher amount or value.

(4) A person receiving money or property for an individual under legal disability shall use the money or property only for that individual's support and for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for goods and services necessary for that individual's support. Excess money and property must be preserved for the individual's future support. The personal representative is not responsible for the proper use of money or property by the recipient if distribution is made under the authority of this section.

(5) The dollar amounts described in this section must be adjusted as provided in section 1210.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.451 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-16-of-1978 / Section 800.451
“State correctional facility” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act, "state correctional facility" means a facility or institution which houses an inmate population under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections. State correctional facility includes a correctional camp, community correction center, state prison, and a state reformatory.

History: 1978, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.878 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-199-of-1996 / Section 286.878
Research of aquaculture species not on approved list; research permit; approval of protocol.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Research of an aquaculture species not on the approved list is allowed and shall be conducted pursuant to an aquaculture research permit in a confinement research facility.

A person who holds an aquaculture research permit shall not import aquaculture species that are the subject of the research unless he or she complies with the animal industry act of 1987, Act No. 466 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 287.701 to 287.747 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The director shall approve the protocol of the aquaculture species, including disposition, for the proposed research period. The applicant for the aquaculture research permit shall submit the protocol to the department with the initial or renewal aquaculture research permit application.

History: 1996, Act 199, Eff. Aug. 16, 1996