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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.96 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.96
Bank property; fraudulent disposal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 96.

Fraudulent disposal of property of bank by officers, etc.-Any officer or agent of any bank, knowing such bank to be insolvent, or, in contemplation of the insolvency of such bank, or any assignee of the property and effects of any insolvent bank who shall sell, or in any way dispose of or remove, any of the money, property or effects of such bank, with intent to defraud, delay or hinder any creditor thereof in the collection of any claim or demand against such bank, every such officer or agent, and all persons who shall knowingly aid or assist in any such disposition or removal, shall be guilty of a felony.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.96
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.345 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-196-of-1973 / Section 15.345
Board of ethics; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The board shall:

Receive complaints concerning alleged unethical conduct by a public officer or employee from any person or entity, inquire into the circumstances surrounding the alleged unethical conduct, and make recommendations concerning individual cases to the appointing authority with supervisory responsibility for the person whose activities have been investigated. All departments of state government shall cooperate with the board of ethics in the conduct of its investigations.

Initiate investigations of practices that could affect ethical conduct of a public officer or employee.

Hold public hearings.

Administer oaths and receive sworn testimony.

Issue and publish advisory opinions upon request from a public officer or employee or their appointing or supervisory authority relating to matters affecting ethical conduct of a public officer or employee.

In the issuance of investigative reports and recommendations and advisory opinions, the board shall be advised as to legal matters by the attorney general.

When a recommendation to an appointing authority is made by the board which affects a classified employee, the appointing authority shall initiate appropriate proceedings in accordance with such recommendation and pursuant to the rules of the civil service commission.

When a recommendation to an appointing authority is made by the board concerning an unclassified employee or appointee, the appointing authority shall take appropriate disciplinary action which may include dismissal.

History: 1973, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 10.76 — MI Code / Chapter 10 / Act Act-1-of-1968 / Section 10.76
Annual report to governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The commission shall submit an annual report to the governor including recommendations based on its studies.

History: 1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.679 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.679
Following or parking within certain distance of fire apparatus; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 679.

The driver of a vehicle other than a vehicle on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or driver into or park the vehicle within 500 feet where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3237 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3237
Interior inspection during redemption period; notice; contents; methods for achieving actual notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3237.

(1) After a foreclosure sale under this chapter, if the purchaser at the sale intends to conduct an interior inspection of the property under section 3238 during the redemption period, the purchaser shall provide an initial notice to the mortgagor and any other person that has possession of the property in writing that contains all of the following:

(a) The identity of the purchaser.

(b) The residence or business address, mailing address, telephone number, and, if applicable, electronic mail address at which the purchaser may be contacted.

(c) The date of the sale, the amount of the sale, and the estimated date the redemption period expires.

(d) The details of the purchaser's rights of inspection under section 3238.

(e) One or more alternative methods for surrendering control of the property under section 3278.

(f) A statement that if the mortgagor intends to vacate the property at any time after the sale, he or she must notify the purchaser as required by section 3278, and that if the mortgagor does not do so, he or she may risk heightened liability for damage to the property.

(2) The purchaser shall provide notice under this section by certified mail, physical posting on the property, or any other method reasonably calculated to achieve actual notice.

History: Add. 2014, Act 125, Eff. June 19, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1310 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1310
Certification as specialty mechanic; certification fee; initial specialty mechanic's certificate in BAIID service; examination; qualification certificate as master mechanic for automobiles, light trucks, or heavy-duty trucks.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) Subject to subsection (3) and section 10b(3) and (4), an individual may become certified as a specialty mechanic in 1 or more repair categories described in section 10b(1) or (2) if that individual takes 1 or more examinations, developed or approved by the administrator, and receives scores, as determined by the administrator, that indicate competency to perform motor vehicle repairs in the repair category or categories.

(2) An individual may apply for a specialty mechanic's certificate in any or all repair categories but he or she is only required to pay 1 certification fee if the individual applies for more than 1 category at 1 time.

(3) On application, the department shall issue an initial specialty mechanic's certificate in BAIID service, without examination, to an individual who holds a valid specialty mechanic's certificate in electrical systems repair on June 5, 2016.

(4) By October 4, 2016, the administrator shall develop or adopt an examination for specialty mechanic certification in the repair or service category described in section 10b(1)( l ) for an individual who is engaged, for compensation, in BAIID service.

(5) An individual may apply for and receive a certificate as a master mechanic for automobiles or light trucks if he or she is qualified as a specialty mechanic in all of the repair categories described in section 10b(1), except that qualification in a specialty category described in section 10b(1)(i), (j), (k), or ( l ) is not necessary for a master mechanic's certificate.

(6) An individual may apply for and receive a certificate as a master mechanic for heavy-duty trucks if that individual is qualified as a specialty mechanic in all repair categories described in section 10b(2), except that certification in the repair category described in section 10b(2)(g) is not necessary for a master mechanic's certificate described in this subsection.

History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 2000, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001; Am. 2016, Act 33, Eff. June 6, 2016; Am. 2016, Act 430, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.19 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-151-of-1851 / Section 390.19
Branches of university; establishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The regents may establish and organize a branch or branches, by the creation of a trusteeship for the local management of the same, or they may in their discretion select for a branch, under the restrictions aforesaid, any chartered literary institution in the state.

History: 1851, Act 151, Eff. July 5, 1851; CL 1857, 2201; CL 1871, 3499; How. 4923; CL 1897, 1799; CL 1915, 1174; CL 1929, 7782; CL 1948, 390.19
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.711 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-129-of-1961 / Section 211.711
Charitable or religious organizations; reconveyance of property sold for taxes; effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Upon application of any religious or charitable organization, the property of which is exempt from general taxation under the provisions of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, the department of conservation may withhold from sale any land owned by the religious or charitable organization at the time of vesting of title in the state, and may reconvey the same to the organization upon payment of the amount of all taxes and special assessments together with penalties and interest thereon for which the lands were sold. No deed issued under the provisions of this section shall be construed to vest in the grantee therein named any title or interest in such lands beyond that which he would have owned, had not title become vested in the state. Such deed shall operate to revive all titles, liens and encumbrances, with their respective priorities, as the same would have existed had not the title become vested in the state.

History: 1961, Act 129, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.6 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-230-of-1897 / Section 455.6
Annual meeting; notice, failure to hold.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Every such corporation shall hold its annual meeting of stockholders between the first Monday of February and the last day of August of each year as its by-laws may provide. Notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be given by the secretary by causing the same to be published in some paper published and circulated in the county where the principal office of such corporation is located, at least once in each week successively for 4 weeks prior to the time fixed for such meeting: Provided, That such notice may be given personally, in writing, or by mailing the same to each stockholder, addressed to him at his place of residence shown on the books of said company, in which case no publication shall be necessary: And provided further, That if, for any reason, such annual meeting is not held, the corporation shall not for that reason be dissolved.

History: 1897, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1897; CL 1897, 7623; CL 1915, 10039; CL 1929, 10309; CL 1948, 455.6
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1018 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-246-of-2000 / Section 287.1018
Seizure of wolf-dog cross; return to owner; notice of seizure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

A law enforcement officer may return a seized wolf-dog cross to the owner of the wolf-dog cross if the law enforcement officer is satisfied that the conditions resulting in the seizure have been corrected. If the wolf-dog cross was seized pursuant to process issued by a court, the law enforcement officer shall obtain approval of the court before returning the wolf-dog cross.

Unless the wolf-dog cross has been returned, the law enforcement officer shall, within 10 days after the wolf-dog cross is seized, give written notice of the seizure and intent to forfeit the wolf-dog cross to each of the following persons:

The owner of the wolf-dog cross.

Each person with a known ownership interest in the wolf-dog cross.

Any person who was injured or whose property was damaged by the wolf-dog cross.

The notice required under subsection (2) shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail. If the name and address of the person are not reasonably ascertainable or personal delivery of the notice cannot reasonably be accomplished, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the wolf-dog cross was seized for 10 successive publishing days. Proof of written notice or publication shall be filed with the court having jurisdiction over the seizure or forfeiture.

The law enforcement officer shall immediately after seizure of the wolf-dog cross notify the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the wolf-dog cross was seized or, if the attorney general is actively handling a case involving or relating to the wolf-dog cross, the attorney general of the seizure of the wolf-dog cross and any intent to forfeit the wolf-dog cross under this act.

History: 2000, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1503 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-269-of-1974 / Section 445.1503
Additional definitions; burden of proof.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

"Franchise fee" means a fee or charge that a franchisee or subfranchisor is required to pay or agrees to pay for the right to enter into a business under a franchise agreement, including but not limited to payments for goods and services. The following are not the payment of a franchise fee:

The purchase or agreement to purchase goods, equipment, or fixtures directly or on consignment at a bona fide wholesale price.

The payment of a reasonable service charge to the issuer of a credit card by an establishment accepting or honoring the credit card.

Amounts paid to a trading stamp company by a person issuing trading stamps in connection with the retail sale of merchandise or service.

Payments made in connection with the lease or agreement to lease of a franchised business operated by a franchisee on the premises of a franchisor as long as the franchised business is incidental to the business conducted by the franchisor at such premises.

"Fraud" and "deceit" are not limited to common law fraud or deceit.

"Offer" or "offer to sell" includes an attempt to offer to dispose of or solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise or interest in a franchise for value. The terms defined in this act do not include the renewal or extension of an existing franchise where there is no interruption in the operation of the franchised business by the franchisee.

"Order" means a consent, authorization, approval, prohibition, or requirement applicable to a specific case issued by the department.

"Person" means an individual, corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, or an unincorporated organization.

"Publish" means publicly to issue or circulate by newspaper, mail, radio, or television or otherwise to disseminate to the public.

"Rule" means a rule promulgated by the department.

"Sale" or "sell" includes a contract or agreement of sale of, contract to sell, or disposition of, a franchise or interest in a franchise for value.

"State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

In any proceeding under this act, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it.

History: 1974, Act 269, Eff. Oct. 15, 1974; Am. 1984, Act 92, Eff. June 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.226 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-99-of-1954 / Section 254.226
Revenue bonds; secured by trust agreement, pledge, provisions, indemnifying bonds, expenses, approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

In the discretion of the authority the bonds issued under the provisions of this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may pledge or assign the tolls and other revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage the project or any part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and insurance of the project, the rates of toll to be charged, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the authority. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the project. Such trust agreement or resolution shall be subject to the approval of the state administrative board of the state of Michigan.

History: 1954, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3913 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3913
Partition for purpose of distribution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3913.

If 2 or more heirs or devisees are entitled to distribution of an undivided interest in estate property, the personal representative or 1 or more of the heirs or devisees may petition the court to make partition before the formal or informal closing of the estate. After notice to the interested heirs or devisees, the court shall partition the property in the same manner as provided by law for a civil action of partition. The court may direct the personal representative to sell property that cannot be partitioned without prejudice to the owners and that cannot conveniently be allotted to 1 party.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30102 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30102
Operations prohibited without permit; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30102.

(1) Except as provided in this part, a person without a permit from the department shall not do any of the following:

(a) Dredge or fill bottomland.

(b) Construct, enlarge, extend, remove, or place a structure on bottomland.

(c) Construct, reconfigure, or expand a marina.

(d) Create, enlarge, or diminish an inland lake or stream.

(e) Structurally interfere with the natural flow of an inland lake or stream.

(f) Construct, dredge, commence, extend, or enlarge an artificial canal, channel, ditch, lagoon, pond, lake, or similar waterway where the purpose is ultimate connection with an existing inland lake or stream, or where any part of the artificial waterway is located within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of an existing inland lake or stream.

(g) Connect any natural or artificially constructed waterway, canal, channel, ditch, lagoon, pond, lake, or similar water with an existing inland lake or stream for navigation or any other purpose.

(2) A person shall not remove submerged logs from rivers or streams for the purpose of submerged log recovery. This subsection does not prohibit the department from issuing a permit under this part for other purposes, including removing logjams or removing logs that interfere with navigation of the river or stream.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2009, Act 139, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 2009; Am. 2011, Act 218, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.20140 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.20140
Limitation periods; effect of subsection (3).
Status: in_force

Sec. 20140.

Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the limitation period for filing actions under this part is as follows:

For the recovery of response activity costs and natural resources damages pursuant to section 20126a(1)(a), (b), or (c), within 6 years of initiation of physical on-site construction activities for the remedial action selected or approved by the department at a facility, except as provided in subdivision (b).

For 1 or more subsequent actions for recovery of response activity costs pursuant to section 20126, at any time during the response activity, if commenced not later than 3 years after the date of completion of all response activity at the facility.

For civil fines under this part, within 3 years after discovery of the violation for which the civil fines are assessed.

For recovery of natural resources damages that accrued prior to July 1, 1991, the limitation period for filing actions under this part is July 1, 1994.

For recovery of response activity costs that were incurred prior to July 1, 1991, the limitation period for filing actions under this part is July 1, 1994.

Subsection (3) is curative and intended to clarify the original intent of the legislature and applies retroactively.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1995, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1995; Am. 2000, Act 254, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1632 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-338-of-1974 / Section 125.1632
Corporation as body corporate; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

The corporation shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued in any court of this state. The corporation shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of its incorporation and those incident thereto. The enumeration of any powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers of the corporation.

History: Add. 1976, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.291 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-42-of-1853 / Section 322.291
Normal school lands; new certificates, issuance; payment of interest on original.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the commissioner of the state land office be and he is hereby authorized and required, upon being satisfied that no injury can result to the trust fund to be affected thereby, and upon the surrender of any original certificate of purchase of any normal school lands, to issue 1 or more new certificates in lieu of said original one, to the persons who shall exhibit to such commissioner satisfactory evidence of being entitled thereto, and upon receiving the full amount of interest due upon such original certificate up to and including the last preceding annual payment required thereby.

History: 1853, Act 42, Eff. May 16, 1853; CL 1857, 2527; CL 1871, 3901; How. 5336; CL 1897, 1359; CL 1915, 534; CL 1929, 5930; CL 1948, 322.291
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.14504 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.14504
Pollution prevention technical assistance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14504.

The department shall provide and support technical assistance regarding pollution prevention to business and industry throughout the state and shall do all of the following:

Provide instruction on self-conducted environmental waste audits pertaining to pollution prevention.

Provide consultant referrals pertaining to pollution prevention.

Provide on-site assistance to business and industry pertaining to pollution prevention.

Provide other information and assistance that is considered appropriate by the department.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 289, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.304 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-179-of-1947 / Section 123.304
Authority; acquisition, management, sale or lease of land; condemnation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

For the purposes of its incorporation, the authority may acquire private property by purchase, lease, gift, devise or condemnation, either within or without its corporate limits, and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange or lease such property. For the purpose of condemnation, it may proceed under the provisions of Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911 as now or hereafter amended, or any other appropriate statute.

History: 1947, Act 179, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 123.304
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.2019 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-323-of-1978 / Section 325.2019
Availability of records and data to public; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

Except as prohibited by law protecting confidential information, the office shall make records and data available upon request to the public and may charge fees for the cost of the records and data.

History: 1978, Act 323, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978