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Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.724 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-174-of-2013 / Section 460.724
MISS DIG Systems, Inc.; operation and membership; notification system; duties and responsibilities; funding; fees; farm operation; tax exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) Facility owners and facility operators shall continue to operate and be members of MISS DIG Systems, Inc., a Michigan nonprofit corporation, that shall have the duties and undertake the responsibilities of the notification system under this act on and after the effective date of this act. The notification system responsibilities and duties do not include the physical marking of facilities, which is the responsibility of a facility owner or facility operator upon notification under this act.

(2) The notification system and its procedures shall be governed by its board of directors and in accordance with its current articles of incorporation and bylaws as of the effective date of this act, with any future changes made in accordance with the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192, and the notification system's articles, bylaws, and board procedures. The notification system shall request input regarding its policies from all interested persons, including facility owners and facility operators, excavators, marking service providers, and governmental agencies.

(3) Funding for the notification system operations shall be established by the notification system, including through fees based on a reasonable assessment of operating costs among facility owners or facility operators. A facility owner or facility operator shall not charge a fee to excavators for marking facilities under this act.

(4) Facility owners and facility operators shall be members of and participate in the notification system and pay the fees levied by the notification system under this section. This obligation and the requirements of this act for facility owners and facility operators do not apply to persons owning or operating a facility located on real property the person owns or occupies if the facility is operated solely for the benefit of that person.

(5) Owners of real property on which there is a farm operation, as that term is defined in section 2 of the Michigan right to farm act, 1981 PA 93, MCL 286.472, may become a nonvoting member of the notification system, known as a farm member, upon providing the notification system with the information necessary to send the farm member a ticket for purposes of notification under section 6(1). A farm member is not subject to any fees levied under subsection (3).

(6) The notification system is exempt from taxes collected under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.

History: 2013, Act 174, Eff. Apr. 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.271 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-17-of-1980 / Section 423.271
Public policy; liberal construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It is the public policy of this state that it is requisite for the high morale of state police troopers and sergeants, whose right to strike is prohibited by law, and for the efficient operation of the department, to afford an alternate, expeditious, effective, and binding procedure for the resolution of disputes, and to that end, this act, which provides for compulsory arbitration, shall be construed liberally.

History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.1206 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-32-of-1986 / Section 484.1206
PSAP transmissions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 206.

A PSAP may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities under a 9-1-1 system.

History: 1986, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1401 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1401
Name of licensee; inclusion of word "BIDCO."
Status: in_force

Sec. 401.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the name of each licensee shall include the word "BIDCO".

(2) A business development enterprise is not required to include the word "BIDCO" in its name.

(3) A licensee shall not transact business under a name other than its name.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986; Am. 1997, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1997; Am. 2012, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1371 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1371
Debt retirement fund; duties of treasurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1371.

The treasurer of the board of education shall have custody of money, securities, and other evidences of value belonging or pertaining to the debt retirement fund and shall pay out money of the fund, or transfer the securities or evidences of value therein, only upon the order of a majority of the members elected to and serving on the board, and upon a written order of the president and secretary of the board.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.24 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-87-of-1855 / Section 456.24
Assessment; voting; notice of meeting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

At any corporate meeting of the members, after notice as provided by its bylaws, those members present, when they deem it necessary, may vote an assessment upon the members of such corporation by a majority vote of the members present, which assessment shall be made by the board of trustees of such corporation, as near as may be in proportion to the value of the respective rights of burial owned by such members. Notice of a proposed assessment setting forth the date and place of meeting and the method of assessment and amount thereof shall be sent by certified mail to all known addresses of living members at least 30 days before date set for the meeting.

History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855; CL 1857, 1740; Am. 1867, Act 99, Eff. June 27, 1867; CL 1871, 3397; How. 4751; CL 1897, 8385; Am. 1903, Act 65, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903; CL 1915, 11145; CL 1929, 10424; CL 1948, 456.24; Am. 1958, Act 41, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.266 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-7-of-1981 / Section 801.266
Repeal of MCL 801.116 and 801.117.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Sections 16 and 17 of chapter 148 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, as amended, being sections 801.116 and 801.117 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, are repealed.

History: 1981, Act 7, Eff. June 1, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1850 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1850
Eligibility for scholarship or grant financial aid program; filing of Free Application for Federal Student Aid required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 250.

To be considered eligible for any scholarship or grant financial aid program administered by the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, the student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually, unless annual filing is not required by the department.

History: Add. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.268 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.268
County road commissioner; removal from office; service of charges, hearing; ineligibility for office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 268.

The governor may remove any county road commissioner when he shall be satisfied from sufficient evidence submitted to him, as hereinafter provided, that such officer has been guilty of official misconduct, or of wilful neglect of duty, or of extortion, or habitual drunkenness, or has been convicted of being drunk, or whenever it shall appear by a certified copy of the judgment of a court of record of this state that such officer, after his election or appointment, shall have been convicted of a felony; but the governor shall take no action upon any such charges made to him against any such officer until the same shall have been exhibited to him in writing, verified by the affidavit of the party making them, that he believes the charges to be true. But no such officer shall be removed for such misconduct or neglect until charges thereof shall have been exhibited to the governor as above provided and a copy of the same served on such officer and an opportunity given him of being heard in his defense: Provided, That the service of such charges upon the person or persons complained against shall be made by handing to such person or persons a copy of such charges, together with all affidavits or exhibits which may be attached to the original petition if such person or persons can be found; and if not, by leaving a copy at the last place of residence of such person or persons, with some person of suitable age, if such person can be found; and if not, by posting it in some conspicuous place upon his last known place of residence. No officer who has been removed in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be eligible to election or appointment to any office for a period of 3 years from the date of such removal.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.682 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-33-of-1978 / Section 722.682
Effect of MCL 722.679 to 722.681 on prosecutions under other laws; declaratory judgment or denial of injunction as defense; withdrawing opinion and obtaining injunction as conditions for prosecution under MCL 722.675; applicability of declaratory judgment or injunction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Except as provided in this section, sections 9 to 11 shall not preclude or impair prosecution for violation of any law of this state.

If a declaratory judgment has been obtained pursuant to sections 10 and 11, or an application for an injunction pursuant to section 9 has been denied, on the ground that the knowing dissemination to a minor of specified matter does not violate section 5, that determination is a complete defense for a person against a prosecution under section 5 based upon the dissemination of that specified matter and against a prosecution for violation of a preliminary injunction or restraining order granted pursuant to section 11.

If a prosecuting attorney issues an advisory opinion stating in unequivocal terms that knowing dissemination of specified matter to a minor is not considered by the prosecuting attorney to violate section 5, then the recipient of the opinion may be prosecuted under section 5 for the dissemination of that specified matter only after the prosecutor has both withdrawn the opinion and obtained an injunction pursuant to section 9 against the dissemination of that specified material by that person.

A declaratory judgment or injunction shall apply only to the county in which the prosecuting attorney serves.

History: 1978, Act 33, Eff. June 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.291 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-188-of-1881 / Section 565.291
Unrecorded deeds held by grantor; recording.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That whenever any grantor, who has heretofore conveyed or shall hereafter convey, any real estate within this state, shall have or hold in his possession any unrecorded deed or deeds through or under which he derived title of any lands by him so conveyed, it shall be his duty on the written request of his grantee or any subsequent grantee, to cause such deed or deeds to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county, or cause the same to be delivered to such grantee demanding the same for the purpose of recording, within 20 days from the time when such written request shall have been served upon him.

History: 1881, Act 188, Eff. Sept. 10, 1881; How. 5714; CL 1897, 9029; CL 1915, 11764; CL 1929, 13342; CL 1948, 565.291
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.177 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.177
Jurisdiction of crimes and torts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 177.

Jurisdiction of crimes and torts. All crimes, torts and other wrongs committed by or against an airman or passenger while in flight over this state shall be governed by the laws of this state; and the question whether damage occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight over this state constitutes a tort crime or other wrong by or against the owner of such aircraft, shall be determined by the laws of this state.

History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945; CL 1948, 259.177
Mich. Comp. Laws § 95.3 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 95.3
Board of cemetery trustees; appointment, term, removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Whenever any city shall own, purchase or otherwise acquire any cemetery or cemetery grounds, the mayor, by and with the consent of the council, shall appoint 5 trustees who shall be freeholders and electors in the city, and who shall constitute a "board of cemetery trustees." The 5 trustees so appointed shall hold their offices for the term of 5 years, except that at the first appointment 1 shall be appointed for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for the term of 3 years, 1 for the term of 4 years and 1 for the term of 5 years from the first Monday in May of the year when appointed, and annually thereafter 1 trustee shall be appointed. The council may remove any trustee so appointed, for inattention to his duties, want of proper judgment, skill, or taste for the proper discharge of the duties required of him, or other good cause. Said board shall serve without compensation.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3134; CL 1915, 3048; CL 1929, 1972; CL 1948, 95.3
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.131 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-119-of-1919 / Section 213.131
Jury fees; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Officers, jurors and witnesses in any proceedings under this act shall be entitled to receive from the city instituting the proceedings the same fees and compensation as are provided by law for similar services in an ordinary action at law in the circuit courts of this state.

History: 1919, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 3831; CL 1948, 213.131
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4808 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4808
Winding up; distribution of assets; order; filing tax returns and paying tax obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 808.

Upon the winding up of a limited liability company, the assets shall be distributed in the following order:

To creditors, including members who are creditors, to the extent permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the limited liability company other than liabilities for distributions to members under section 304 or 305. Reasonable provision shall be made for debts, liabilities, and obligations that are not liquidated but will not be barred under section 806 or 807.

Except as provided in an operating agreement, to members and former members in satisfaction of liabilities for distributions under sections 304 and 305.

Except as provided in an operating agreement, all remaining assets to members and former members in accordance with their shares of distributions as determined under section 303.

Before the assets of a limited liability company are distributed pursuant to subsection (1), the limited liability company shall file tax returns and pay tax obligations as required by Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, being sections 205.1 to 205.31 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1428 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1428
Records management policies and procedures; record retention and disposal schedule; "record" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1428.

(1) The state court administrative office shall establish and maintain records management policies and procedures for the courts, including a records retention and disposal schedule, in accordance with supreme court rules. The record retention and disposal schedule shall be developed and maintained as prescribed in section 11 of the Michigan history center act, 2016 PA 470, MCL 399.811.

(2) Subject to the records reproduction act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.401 to 24.406, a court may dispose of any record as prescribed in subsection (1).

(3) A record, regardless of its medium, shall not be disposed of until the record has been in the custody of the court for the retention period established under subsection (1).

(4) As used in this section, "record" means information of any kind that is recorded in any manner and that has been created by a court or filed with a court in accordance with supreme court rules.

History: Add. 2013, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2013; Am. 2017, Act 179, Eff. Feb. 19, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1344 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-159-of-2014 / Section 691.1344
Prospective collaborative lawyer; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall do all of the following:

(a) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter.

(b) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation.

(c) Advise the prospective party of all of the following:

( i ) That after signing an agreement if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates.

( ii ) That participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause.

( iii ) That the collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by section 9(3), 10(2), or 11(2).

History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8150 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8150
Eighty-fifth district; Manistee and Benzie counties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8150.

The eighty-fifth district consists of the counties of Manistee and Benzie and is a district of the first class. Under section 810a, the probate judge for the county of Manistee shall serve as judge of the eighty-fifth district within Manistee county and the probate judge for the county of Benzie shall serve as judge of the eighty-fifth district within Benzie county.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 2011, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50125 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50125
Creation of district; hearing; notice; determination; defining boundaries of district; actual notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50125.

Within 30 days after a petition has been filed, the department shall give notice of a proposed hearing upon the question of the desirability, necessity, and feasibility of the creation of the district, upon the question of the appropriate boundaries to be assigned to the district, and upon all other relevant issues.

If it appears at the hearing that it may be desirable to include territory outside of the area within which notice of the hearing was given, the hearing shall be adjourned and notice of the further hearing shall be given to forest owners or occupiers of land throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the district, and a further hearing held. The gross territorial boundary of a district shall not include an area included within the gross territorial boundary of another district.

If the department concludes after a 30-day grace period following the hearing, upon the facts presented and upon other relevant information available, that need for a district exists, it shall make and record that determination, and shall define, by metes and bounds or by plat maps, the forest land of the district. The gross territorial boundary of the district shall be defined by metes and bounds or by plat maps.

In making its determination and in defining the boundaries of a district, the department shall consider the forest tree species in the proposed district, the condition of the forest land, the prevailing forest practices, the benefits forests may receive from being included within the district, the relation of the proposed area to other districts already organized or proposed for organization, and other physical, geographical, and economic factors considered relevant.

In making a determination as to district boundaries, if the department determines that the forest improvement projects will impact upon the property value of nonparticipating landowners, the department shall provide actual notice of hearings as provided for in this section.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1437 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-159-of-2012 / Section 722.1437
Action for revocation of acknowledgment of parentage; filing; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; proceeding on behalf of state; affidavit; order for blood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling; forwarding copy of order to state registrar; vacating acknowledgment of parentage; amending birth certificate; representation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) The mother, the acknowledged parent, an alleged father, or a prosecuting attorney may file an action for revocation of an acknowledgment of parentage. An action under this section must be filed within 3 years after the child's birth or within 1 year after the date that the acknowledgment of parentage was signed, whichever is later. The requirement that an action be filed within 3 years after the child's birth or within 1 year after the date the acknowledgment is signed does not apply to an action filed on or before June 12, 2013.

(2) The prosecuting attorney and the department may enter into an agreement to transfer the prosecutor's responsibilities under this act to 1 of the following:

(a) The friend of the court, with the approval of the chief judge of the circuit court.

(b) An attorney employed or contracted by the county under section 1 of 1941 PA 15, MCL 49.71.

(c) An attorney employed by, or under contract with, the department.

(3) A proceeding under this section is conducted on behalf of the state and not as the attorney for any other party.

(4) An action for revocation under this section must be supported by an affidavit signed by the person filing the action that states facts that constitute 1 of the following:

(a) Mistake of fact.

(b) Newly discovered evidence that by due diligence could not have been found before the acknowledgment was signed.

(c) Fraud.

(d) Misrepresentation or misconduct.

(e) Duress in signing the acknowledgment.

(5) If the court in an action for revocation under this section finds that an affidavit under subsection (4) is sufficient, the court must order blood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling as required under section 13(5). The person filing the action has the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the acknowledged parent is not the father of the child.

(6) The clerk of the court must forward a copy of an order of revocation entered under this section to the state registrar. The state registrar must vacate the acknowledgment of parentage and may amend the birth certificate as prescribed by the order of revocation.

(7) Whether an action for revocation under this section is brought by a complaint in an original action or by a motion in an existing action, the prosecuting attorney, an attorney appointed by the county, the friend of the court, or an attorney appointed by the court is not required to represent any party regarding the action for revocation.

History: 2012, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012; Am. 2014, Act 368, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015; Am. 2024, Act 29, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025