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Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.18 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-46-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 4.18
Elector's application for review of plan, supreme court powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Upon application of any elector filed not later than 60 days after final publication of a plan, the supreme court, in the exercise of original jurisdiction, shall direct the secretary of state or the commission to perform their duties, may review any final plan adopted by the commission, and shall remand such plan to the commission for further action if it fails to comply with the requirements of the constitution.

History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 46, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.803o — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.803o
Special registration plate for member or spouse of member of National Guard, reserve, or branch of armed forces called to active duty during declared war or armed conflict; display of vignette; inscription; application form; proof; issuance; tab for persons with disabilities; tax; misdemeanor; expiration; renewal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 803o.

(1) A person who was a member or a person whose spouse was a member of the Michigan National Guard, the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or any branch of the United States Armed Forces and who was called to active duty during a declared war or an armed conflict in which the United States was a participant may apply to the secretary of state for a special registration plate that displays an appropriate vignette preceding the registration numbers and has the word "veteran" inscribed beneath the registration numbers.

(2) Application for a special registration plate must be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, and must be accompanied by any proof of the applicant or applicant's spouse having been a veteran of a declared war or an armed conflict in which the United States was a participant that the secretary of state may require. The application for a special registration plate must not require a service fee under section 804.

(3) Upon proper application, the secretary of state shall issue 1 or more special registration plates under this section for each applicant for use on a passenger vehicle. A person who is disabled who applies for a special registration plate under this section shall be issued a tab for persons with disabilities as provided in section 803f for his or her special registration plate. The secretary of state shall require the same proof that the applicant is a disabled person as is required for issuance of a permanent windshield placard under section 675. A person issued 1 or more special registration plates under subsection (1) must be assessed the applicable tax provided in section 801.

(4) The use of a special registration plate issued under this section on a vehicle other than the vehicle for which the plate is issued, or by a person who does not qualify under this section, is a misdemeanor.

(5) The special registration plate issued under this section expires on the birthday of the vehicle owner. When new plates are issued by the secretary of state, application for renewal of the special registration plate must not require a service fee under section 804. The applicant is not required to furnish the proof provided in subsection (2).

History: Add. 1992, Act 280, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992; Am. 1994, Act 104, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 1998, Act 68, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1998; Am. 1999, Act 183, Imd. Eff. Nov. 24, 1999; Am. 2022, Act 143, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.20134 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.20134
Consent order; settlement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20134.

The department and the attorney general may enter into a consent order with a person who is liable under section 20126 or any group of persons who are liable under section 20126 to perform a response activity if the department and the attorney general determine that the persons who are liable under section 20126 will properly implement the response activity and that the consent order is in the public interest, will expedite effective response activity, and will minimize litigation. The consent order may, as determined appropriate by the department and the attorney general, provide for implementation by a person or any group of persons who are liable under section 20126 of any portion of response activity at the facility. A decision of the attorney general not to enter into a consent order under this part is not subject to judicial review.

Whenever practical and in the public interest, as determined by the department, the department and the attorney general shall as promptly as possible reach a final settlement with a person in an administrative or civil action under this part if this settlement involves only a minor portion of the response costs at the facility concerned and, in the judgment of the department and the attorney general, the conditions in either of the following are met:

Both of the following are minimal in comparison to other hazardous substances at the facility:

The amount of the hazardous substances contributed by that person to the facility.

The toxic or other hazardous effects of the substances contributed by that person to the facility.

Except as provided in subsection (3), the person meets all of the following conditions:

The person is the owner of the real property on or in which the facility is located.

The person did not conduct or permit the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, or disposal of any hazardous substance at the facility.

The person did not contribute to the release or threat of release of a hazardous substance at the facility through any action or omission.

A settlement shall not be made under subsection (2)(b) if the person purchased the real property with actual or constructive knowledge that the property was used for the generation, transportation, storage, treatment, or disposal of a hazardous substance.

A settlement under subsection (2) may be set aside if information obtained after the settlement indicates that the person settling does not meet the conditions set forth in subsection (2)(a) or (b).

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1995, Act 71, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.14a — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712A.14a
Immediate removal of child without court order; conditions; placement order pending preliminary hearing; issuance of placement order by designated judge or referee; "officer" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14a.

(1) If there is reasonable cause to believe that a child is at substantial risk of harm or is in surroundings that present an imminent risk of harm and the child's immediate removal from those surroundings is necessary to protect the child's health and safety, an officer may, without a court order, immediately take that child into protective custody. An officer who takes a child into protective custody under this section shall immediately notify the department of human services. While awaiting the arrival of the department of human services, the child shall not be held in a detention facility.

(2) If a child taken into protective custody under this section is not released, the officer or the department of human services shall immediately contact the designated judge or referee, as provided in subsection (3), to seek a court order for placement of the child pending a preliminary hearing.

(3) A judge or referee shall be designated as the contact when a placement order is sought for a child in protective custody under this section. In accordance with the provisions of section 14b of this chapter, if the court is closed, the designated judge or referee may, upon receipt electronically or otherwise of a petition or affidavit of facts, order placement if the placement order is communicated in writing, electronically or otherwise, to the appropriate county department office and filed with the court the next business day. When a placement order is issued by a designated referee, the order shall take effect as an interim order pending a preliminary hearing.

(4) As used in this section, "officer" means a local police officer, sheriff or deputy sheriff, state police officer, or county agent or probation officer of a court of record.

History: Add. 2012, Act 163, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.682 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-203-of-1968 / Section 211.682
Certificates and notices of liens upon real or personal property; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Notices of liens upon real property for taxes payable to the state, and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the real property subject to a state tax lien is situated.

Notices of liens upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible, for taxes payable to the state and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be filed as follows:

If the person against whose interest the tax lien applies is a corporation or a partnership whose principal executive office is in this state, as these entities are defined in the applicable tax laws of the state, in the office of the secretary of state.

In all other cases in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the taxpayer resides at the time of filing of the notice of lien.

History: 1968, Act 203, Eff. July 1, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.53a — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-125-of-1981 / Section 493.53a
Broker, lender, or servicer; registration with commissioner; form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

The following persons shall register with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner:

A broker, lender, or servicer approved as a seller or servicer by the federal national mortgage association or the federal home loan mortgage corporation.

A broker, lender, or servicer approved as an issuer or servicer by the government national mortgage association.

A broker, lender, or servicer that is licensed under the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445.1651 to 445.1684, or a registrant under that act if the registrant is a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer approved as a seller or servicer by the federal national mortgage association or the federal home loan mortgage corporation, or a mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer approved as an issuer or servicer by the government national mortgage association.

A broker, lender, or servicer that is a subsidiary or affiliate of a depository financial institution or a depository financial institution holding company if the depository institution does not maintain a main office or a branch office in this state.

History: Add. 1997, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 431.201 — MI Code / Chapter 431 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 431.201
Theatrical exhibitions and public shows; licensing, regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The township board of any township, or the corporate board of any village, may at any meeting held for that purpose, license theatrical exhibitions, public shows, and such other exhibitions as they deem proper, to which admission is obtained on payment of money, upon such terms and conditions as they shall think reasonable, and may regulate the same in such manner as they shall think necessary for the preservation of order and decorum, and to prevent any danger to the public peace; but no such license shall be in force for a longer time than the officers granting the same shall have been elected to office.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 49; CL 1857, 1637; CL 1871, 2057; How. 2087; CL 1897, 3480; CL 1915, 3474; CL 1929, 8888; CL 1948, 431.201
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.631a — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-283-of-1964 / Section 290.631a
Consent agreement; proceeding; action by attorney general; civil fines.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31a.

(1) The director, upon determination that an individual who, by himself or herself, his or her agent or employee, or as the agent or employee of another, has violated this act or rules promulgated under this act, may enter into a consent agreement for the assessment of a civil fine as follows:

(a) For a first violation, not less than $150.00 and not more than $2,500.00 for each violation plus the actual cost of the investigation and the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation.

(b) For a second violation within 2 years of the first violation, not less than $500.00 or not more than $5,000.00 for each violation plus actual costs of the investigation and twice the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation.

(c) For a third violation within 2 years from the date of the first violation, not less than $500.00 or not more than $10,000.00 for each violation plus actual costs of the investigation and 3 times the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation.

(2) If a person alleged to have violated this act or rules promulgated under this act does not enter into a written consent agreement as described in subsection (1) within 15 days of the date of the consent agreement, the director may do either of the following:

(a) Initiate a criminal prosecution.

(b) Commence an administrative hearing conducted pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, in the case of a person holding a registration under this act, or commence a civil violation proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction regarding any other person.

(3) Upon finding a violation of any provision of this act or rules promulgated under this act as a result of the commencement of an action under subsection (2)(b), the court shall assess a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each violation plus the actual costs of the investigation and the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation as prescribed in subsection (1).

(4) The decision of the director pursuant to a proceeding under this section is subject to appropriate judicial review as provided by law.

(5) The director shall advise the attorney general of the failure of any person to pay a civil fine imposed under this section. The attorney general shall bring an action in court to recover the fine.

(6) Any civil fines or recovery of any economic benefits that are recovered for a violation of this act and collected under this section must be paid to the general fund and credited to the department for the enforcement of this act.

History: Add. 2002, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002; Am. 2022, Act 273, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.667 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-18-of-1895 / Section 457.667
Incorporation of additional associations; approval of supreme temple.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

No more than 1 association shall be incorporated under this act, as the supreme temple of the Mystic Order of the New Kaaba, and the articles of association of any grand or subordinate temple of said order shall not be accepted for record in the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, unless the same shall have endorsed thereon, the approval of the supreme temple of said order, by the supreme presiding officer and supreme secretary, duly attested by the seal of the supreme temple.

History: 1895, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1895; CL 1897, 8134; CL 1915, 10608; CL 1929, 10816; CL 1948, 457.667; Am. 1982, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2884 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2884
Transmitting transcripts of records and other reports to offices of vital statistics outside state; agreement; return of transcripts; transcripts received from other jurisdictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2884.

The state registrar, by agreement, may transmit transcripts of records and other reports required by this part to offices of vital statistics outside this state when the records or other reports relate to residents of those jurisdictions or individuals born in those jurisdictions. The agreement shall require that the transcripts be used for statistical and administrative purposes only as specified in the agreement. The transcripts shall be returned by the other jurisdiction not later than 2 years after the date of the event or after the statistical tabulations have been accomplished, whichever is sooner. Transcripts received from other jurisdictions by the department in this state shall be handled in the same manner.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7801 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7801
Administration of trust; duties of trustee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7801.

Upon acceptance of a trusteeship, the trustee shall administer the trust in good faith, expeditiously, in accordance with its terms and purposes, for the benefit of the trust beneficiaries, and in accordance with this article.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.533 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-125-of-2003 / Section 791.533
Sheriffs coordinating and training office; creation; head of office; chief executive officer; executive secretary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The sheriffs coordinating and training office is created as an autonomous entity in the department of corrections. The department is not fiscally or programmatically responsible or liable for any of the responsibilities or duties of the office, council, or board contained in this act.

The head of the office is the sheriffs coordinating and training council.

The chief executive officer of the office is the executive secretary, who shall be appointed by the council and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the council. The executive secretary shall perform the functions and duties as may be assigned by the council. The council may employ other persons as it considers necessary to implement the intent and purpose of this act.

History: 2003, Act 125, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 88.13 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 88.13
Powers of council; standing committees; appointment, duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The council may provide for the appointment of standing committees of its members, who shall perform such duties, investigate, have charge of, and report upon such matters as may be properly referred to them.

Such committees shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the council.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3074; CL 1915, 2990; CL 1929, 1914; CL 1948, 88.13
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.611 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-57-of-1988 / Section 124.611
Withdrawal of incorporating municipality from authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

An incorporating municipality may withdraw from the authority of which it is a part by resolution of the municipality's legislative body approving the withdrawal.

A municipality that withdraws from an authority shall continue to be subject to any tax levied in its jurisdiction under section 12 for the duration of the period of that tax as determined pursuant to section 12(3).

Employees of an authority who perform emergency services in the jurisdiction of a municipality that withdraws from an authority shall be protected in relation to the municipality to the same extent as employees of an incorporating municipality are protected in relation to an authority under section 10.

A municipality that withdraws from an authority shall remain liable for a proportion of the debts and liabilities of the authority incurred while the municipality was a part of the authority. The proportion of the authority's debts for which a municipality is liable under this subsection shall be determined by dividing the state equalized value of the real property in the municipality by the state equalized value of all real property in the authority at the time of the withdrawal.

History: 1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80126 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80126
Dealer certificates of number and dealer decals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80126.

A dealer shall apply for and obtain from the secretary of state dealer certificates of number and dealer decals for each vessel of the dealer that is tested, demonstrated, or otherwise operated. Upon receipt of an application in a form approved by the secretary of state and payment of $30.00 for each set of dealer certificates of number and dealer decals, the secretary of state shall issue to the applicant the dealer certificates of number and dealer decals. A single dealer certificate of number and dealer decal issued pursuant to this section may be used on only 1 vessel at a time.

The operator of a vessel governed by this section shall do each of the following:

Maintain the dealer certificate of number on board the vessel.

Upon demand of a peace officer, display the dealer certificate of number.

Permanently or temporarily display the identifying number and dealer decal on the vessel in accordance with rules promulgated by the department under this part.

A person shall not operate a vessel numbered under this section unless the dealer is on board the vessel or the operator has the written authorization of the dealer to operate the vessel. A person shall not use a vessel numbered under this section for commercial purposes that include the rental of the vessel or the carrying of passengers for hire on the vessel.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6044 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6044
Execution; surplus; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6044.

If, after any sale made as herein prescribed there remains in the hands of the officer any surplus money after satisfying the writ or writs of execution on which such property was sold, with the interest thereon, the officer shall pay over such surplus to the judgment debtor or his legal representatives on demand.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1001 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-6-of-2022 / Section 565.1001
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act may be cited as the "Michigan first-time home buyer savings program act".

History: 2022, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 9, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2807 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2807
Discharge of claim or right without consideration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A107.

A claim or right arising out of an alleged default or breach of warranty may be discharged in whole or in part without consideration by a written waiver or renunciation signed and delivered by the aggrieved party.

History: Add. 1992, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 30, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.451b — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.451b
Applicability of MCL 750.451a.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451b.

Section 451a does not apply to a law enforcement officer if the officer engages in sexual penetration as that term is defined in section 520a while in the course of his or her duties.

History: Add. 2017, Act 194, Eff. Mar. 13, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.60 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-224-of-1955 / Section 446.60
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Any person, firm or corporation found to be in violation of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed $100.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 90 days, or by both fine and imprisonment.

History: 1955, Act 224, Imd. Eff. June 18, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3618 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3618
Termination of appointment; special personal representative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3618.

A special personal representative's appointment terminates in accordance with the provisions of the order of appointment or on the appointment of a general personal representative. In any other case, a special personal representative's appointment is subject to termination as provided in sections 3608 to 3612.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000