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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2653 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-381-of-1996 / Section 125.2653
Brownfield redevelopment authority; establishment; exercise of powers; alteration or amendment of boundaries; authority as public body corporate; written agreement with county.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) A municipality may establish 1 or more authorities. Except as provided in subsection (4), an authority with zones established before June 6, 2000 shall exercise its powers within its designated zones. Except as provided in subsection (4), an authority established on or after June 6, 2000 shall exercise its powers over any eligible property located in the municipality.

(2) An authority with zones established before June 6, 2000 may alter or amend the boundaries of those zones if the authority holds a public hearing on the alteration or amendment using the procedures under section 4(2), (3), and (4).

(3) The authority shall be a public body corporate that may sue and be sued in a court of competent jurisdiction. The authority possesses all the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of its incorporation. The enumeration of a power in this act is not a limitation upon the general powers of the authority. The powers granted in this act to an authority may be exercised whether or not bonds are issued by the authority.

(4) An authority established by a county shall exercise its powers with respect to eligible property within a city, village, or township within the county only if that city, village, or township has concurred with the provisions of a brownfield plan that apply to that eligible property within the city, village, or township.

(5) A city, village, or township including a city, village, or township that is a qualified local governmental unit may enter into a written agreement with the county in which that city, village, or township is located to exercise the powers granted to that specific city, village, or township under this act.

History: 1996, Act 381, Eff. Sept. 16, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 145, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2000; Am. 2016, Act 471, Eff. Apr. 5, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.953 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-77-of-1960 / Section 390.953
Higher education assistance authority; term of office, removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The terms of office of the members of the authority shall be 4 years, and they shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors, except that the original members shall be appointed in such manner as to provide for the expiration each year of the terms of one-fourth of the members. The governor may remove any member for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, after hearing.

History: 1960, Act 77, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.591 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-267-of-2001 / Section 288.591
Repeal of acts; rescission of rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.

The following acts and parts of acts are repealed effective 30 days after enactment of this act:

1899 PA 167, MCL 289.61.

1903 PA 243, MCL 288.221 to 288.223.

1911 PA 257, MCL 288.371 to 288.372.

1913 PA 63, MCL 288.252 to 288.257.

The manufacturing milk act, 1913 PA 222, MCL 288.101 to 288.117.

1915 PA 93, MCL 288.161 to 288.162.

1923 PA 30, MCL 288.281 to 288.284.

The milk fat test law, 1935 PA 212, MCL 288.51 to 288.60.

1939 PA 155, MCL 288.201 to 288.206.

1945 PA 293, MCL 288.151 to 288.153.

1955 PA 211, MCL 288.211 to 288.217.

1967 PA 45, MCL 288.141 to 288.149.

The frozen desserts act of 1968, 1968 PA 298, MCL 288.321 to 288.334.

Except as rescinded, rules promulgated under public acts repealed by this act retain authorization under this act. The following rules are rescinded effective 30 days after enactment of this act:

R 285.400.1 of the Michigan administrative code.

R 285.402.1 of the Michigan administrative code.

R 285.404.1 of the Michigan administrative code.

R 285.405.1 to R 285.405.29 of the Michigan administrative code.

R 285.407.1 to R 285.407.6 of the Michigan administrative code.

R 285.409.1 of the Michigan administrative code.

History: 2001, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.353 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-70-of-1885 / Section 390.353
Board of control; conducting business in compliance with MCL 15.261 et seq.; time, place, notice, and adjournment of meeting; quorum; officers; bond; vote of board required for payment of money or disposal of property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The business which the board may perform shall be conducted in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

A meeting of the board of control shall be called at a place and time and in a manner in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. A meeting may be lawfully adjourned at the board's pleasure. Five members of the board shall form a quorum for business, and 2 members may hold a meeting open by adjournment, from time to time, not more than 2 weeks in all, provided a quorum shall not be present at the time appointed for the meeting. The board may elect 1 of the board's members or may designate the president of the institution to preside at board meetings. The board shall elect a secretary, a treasurer, and other officers as the board considers necessary. Each officer shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. A member of the board shall not be eligible to election as the secretary or treasurer. The secretary and the treasurer each shall give a bond satisfactory to the board to secure the faithful performance of the duties of that office. Money shall not be paid out, or a contract shall not be made, or an act done, involving the payment of money or the disposal of property, except pursuant to a vote of the board.

History: 1885, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1885; How. 5025c; CL 1897, 1886; CL 1915, 1301; CL 1929, 7923; CL 1948, 390.353; Am. 1956, Act 31, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 49, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1977, Act 230, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.73 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-38-of-1969 / Section 331.73
Pledges and liens; validity; recording.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

Any pledge made by an authority shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. The moneys or property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.

History: 1969, Act 38, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2717 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2717
Class gifts to “descendants,”“issue,” or “heirs of the body”; form of distribution if none specified.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2717.

If a class gift in favor of "descendants", "issue", or "heirs of the body" does not specify the manner in which the property is to be distributed among the class members, the property is distributed among the class members who are living when the interest is to take effect in possession or enjoyment in the shares each class member would receive under the applicable law of intestate succession if the designated ancestor had died intestate at the time of distribution owning the subject matter of the class gift.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.205 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-283-of-1905 / Section 486.205
Board of directors; election, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

In case it shall happen that an election for directors shall not be held as provided, the said corporation shall not be for that reason dissolved, but such election shall be held on some future day to be fixed by the directors holding over, upon giving the notice therefor as in this act provided.

History: 1905, Act 283, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; CL 1915, 8924; CL 1929, 11859; CL 1948, 486.205
Mich. Comp. Laws § 88.17 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 88.17
Removal from office; preferring charges against and trying officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

A person appointed to office by the council under this act, may be removed from office by a vote of the majority of the aldermen elect. The council may remove from office an alderman by a concurring vote of 2/3 of all the aldermen elect. For elective officers other than aldermen, provisions shall be made by ordinance for preferring charges against and trying these officers. Removal of an elective officer other than an alderman shall not be made except by a 2/3 vote of all the aldermen elect and unless a charge in writing is preferred and an opportunity given to make a defense to the charge.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3078; CL 1915, 2994; CL 1929, 1918; CL 1948, 88.17; Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 438.31d — MI Code / Chapter 438 / Act Act-326-of-1966 / Section 438.31d
Waiver of defense of usury by nonprofit corporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1d.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 78 of Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being section 450.78 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, a charitable, religious or other nonprofit corporation may waive the defense of usury without regard to the amount borrowed.

History: Add. 1971, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Aug. 16, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1288 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1288
Issuance of capital stock; sale or transfer of shares; voting trust or other agreement; redemption or purchase of shares.
Status: in_force

Sec. 288.

(1) A professional corporation shall not issue any of its capital stock to anyone other than a person that is eligible to be a shareholder of the professional corporation under section 283(2). The uniform securities act (2002), 2008 PA 551, MCL 451.2101 to 451.2703, does not apply to the issuance or transfer by a professional corporation of its capital stock.

(2) Shares of a professional corporation shall not be sold or transferred to anyone other than a person that is eligible to be a shareholder of the professional corporation under section 283(2); to the personal representative or estate of a deceased or legally incompetent shareholder; or to a trust or split interest trust in which the trustee and the current income beneficiary are each eligible to be a shareholder of the professional corporation under section 283(2). The personal representative or estate of the shareholder may continue to own shares for a reasonable period but is not authorized to participate in any decisions concerning the providing of professional service by the professional corporation.

(3) Except as permitted under subsection (2), a shareholder of a professional corporation shall not enter into a voting trust agreement or any other type agreement that vests another person with the authority to exercise the voting power of any or all of his or her stock, unless that other person is eligible to be a shareholder of the professional corporation under section 283(2).

(4) The articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a contract may provide specifically for additional restrictions on the transfer of shares and may provide for the redemption or purchase of the shares by the professional corporation or its shareholders at prices and in a manner specifically set forth in the articles, bylaws, or contract.

History: Add. 2012, Act 569, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 85, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.205e — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.205e
County tax allocation board; separate tax limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5e.

Before adoption of a resolution submitting to a vote a question proposed by the initiatory petition of electors, the county board of supervisors shall request the county tax allocation board to submit to the county board of supervisors the separate tax limitations for the county and the intermediate school districts and townships in the county, aggregating not less than the same number of mills as in the electors' petition that the majority of the members of the allocation board considers calculated to provide for the financial needs of the local units.

History: Add. 1964, Act 278, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1994, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.25a — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-144-of-1937 / Section 780.25a
Delivering individual to demanding state without governor's warrant.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25a.

Notwithstanding section 3, a law enforcement agency in this state holding an individual who is alleged to have broken the terms of his or her probation, parole, bail, or other release in the demanding state shall immediately deliver the individual to the authorized agent of the demanding state without the requirement of a governor's warrant if all of the following have occurred:

The individual has signed a prior waiver of extradition as a term of his or her current probation, parole, bail, or other release in the demanding state.

The law enforcement agency holding the individual has received a copy of the prior waiver of extradition signed by the individual and confirmed by the demanding agency.

The law enforcement agency has received photographs, fingerprints, or other evidence that properly identify the individual who signed the waiver.

History: Add. 1994, Act 380, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.44b — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-71-of-1919 / Section 21.44b
Nonpension investments in derivative instruments or products; failure to report; determination and report by auditor general or department of treasury; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4b.

If a department, institution, or office of state government fails to report nonpension investments in derivative instruments or products or pension investments as required by section 4a, the auditor general may determine that the department, institution, or office cannot report the investments without assistance, advice, or instruction from the auditor general. The auditor general shall submit a written statement of the findings and recommendations to the department, institution, or office. Within 90 days after receipt of this statement, the department, institution, or office shall retain the auditor general to report the investments or shall retain a certified public accountant to report the investments and notify the auditor general of the action. Upon failure of the department, institution, or office to respond within the 90-day period, the auditor general shall report the investments.

The auditor general shall charge reasonable and necessary expenses, including per diem and travel expenses, to the department, institution, or office of state government for services performed pursuant to subsection (1) and the department, institution, or office shall pay the auditor general for these expenses. For payment of the expenses, the auditor general shall either execute a contract with the department, institution, or office for payment of the expenses or bill the department, institution, or office on a monthly basis.

If a county fails to report nonpension or pension investments in derivative instruments or products as required by section 4a, the department of treasury may determine that the county cannot report the investments without assistance, advice, or instruction from the department of treasury. The department of treasury shall submit a written statement of the findings and recommendations to the county. Within 90 days after receipt of this statement, the county shall retain the department of treasury to report the investments or shall retain a certified public accountant to report the investments and notify the department of treasury of the action. Upon failure of the county to respond within the 90-day period, the department of treasury shall report the investments.

The department of treasury shall charge reasonable and necessary expenses, including per diem and travel expenses, to the county for services performed pursuant to subsection (3) and the county shall pay the department of treasury for these expenses. For payment of the expenses, the department of treasury shall either execute a contract with the county for payment of the expenses or bill the county on a monthly basis.

History: Add. 1996, Act 426, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16905 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16905
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16905.

(1) This part does not apply to an individual engaged in the practice of social work as defined in part 185, in the course of employment with a governmental agency or a reputable social service agency regularly providing social work services as an agency.

(2) This part does not apply to an ordained cleric or other religious practitioner who is employed by or working under the authority of an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, if the advice or counsel given by the cleric or other religious practitioner is incidental to his or her duties as a cleric or other religious practitioner, and if the cleric or other religious practitioner does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a marriage and family therapist licensed under this article or use 1 or more of the titles listed in section 16903 and if no fee or donation is exacted for the service.

(3) This part does not apply to a physician licensed under this article who has completed an accredited psychiatric residency program approved by the Michigan board of medicine or to a psychologist fully licensed under this article, if both of the following circumstances exist:

(a) The individual is practicing his or her profession in a manner consistent with his or her education and training and is practicing in a manner consistent with the code of ethics of that profession.

(b) The individual does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a marriage and family therapist licensed under this article or use any of the titles listed in section 16903 for advertising purposes. However, this subdivision does not prohibit the individual from advertising under a telephone or other business directory listing that uses those titles if the individual discloses in the listing, in an unabbreviated fashion, the profession in which he or she is licensed.

(4) This part does not limit an individual in, or prevent an individual from, the practice of a statutorily regulated profession or occupation if services to families, couples, or subsystems of families are part of the services provided by that profession or occupation, and if the individual does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a marriage and family therapist licensed under this article or use 1 or more of the titles listed in section 16903. As used in this subsection, "statutorily regulated profession or occupation" means an occupation or profession regulated by statute that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: a physician, attorney, social worker, social service technician, fully licensed psychologist, limited licensed psychologist, temporary limited licensed psychologist, licensed professional counselor, limited licensed counselor, or school counselor.

History: Add. 1995, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Am. 2006, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.122 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-258-of-2011 / Section 124.122
Collective bargaining.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

(1) The local governments that are parties to a contract entered into pursuant to this act have the responsibility, authority, and right to manage and direct on behalf of the public the functions or services performed or exercised in connection with the contract.

(2) The following are prohibited subjects of collective bargaining between a local government and a bargaining representative of its employees:

(a) A decision as to whether or not the local government will enter into a contract for a joint endeavor pursuant to this act for or in connection with 1 or more functions or services.

(b) The procedures for obtaining the contract for a joint endeavor pursuant to this act.

(c) The identities of the other parties to the contract for a joint endeavor pursuant to this act.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the contents or language of a contract for a joint endeavor under this act shall be a permissive subject of collective bargaining between a local government and a bargaining representative of its employees. If a local government and a bargaining representative of its employees engage in collective bargaining before the contract for a joint endeavor is approved as provided in section 3(2) and that local government and that bargaining representative reach an agreement on issues that would obligate an entity that will function as an employer in the joint endeavor, then the contract for that joint endeavor shall include those obligations.

(4) Nothing in this act creates an employment relationship between the existing employees of a local government or a public agency and the proposed joint endeavor.

(5) Nothing in this act relieves a local government of the duty, to the extent a duty exists under applicable law, to collectively bargain with its employees over the effect of the joint endeavor on its employees.

History: 2011, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.184 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-18-of-1869 / Section 4.184
Incidental expenses; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any or all expenses incidental to the sessions of the legislature, authorized by either branch thereof shall be paid in the same manner as other legislative expenses are paid, out of moneys appropriated to the legislature.

History: 1869, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1869; CL 1871, 28; How. 69; CL 1897, 17; CL 1915, 31; CL 1929, 58; CL 1948, 4.184; Am. 1957, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.352 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-17-of-1877 / Section 457.352
Grand lodge; articles of association, execution, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any 10 or more persons residents of this state being members of the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias of the state of Michigan desirous to become incorporated may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall set forth:

First The names of the persons associating in the first instance and their places of residence;

Second The corporate name by which such association shall be known in the law, and the place of its business office;

Third The object and purpose of such association which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity known as the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias and the period for which it is incorporated not exceeding 30 years.

History: 1877, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Mar. 1, 1877; How. 4552; CL 1897, 8002; CL 1915, 10463; CL 1929, 10666; CL 1948, 457.352