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Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.611a — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.611a
Ordinance, resolution, or agreement to dedicate and transfer funds; purposes; commencement; amount; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

For the 1993 tax year and each tax year after 1993, a city that is a qualified local unit of government, as defined by the federal facility development act, may adopt an ordinance or resolution, or may enter into an agreement with a qualified local unit of government other than the city, to dedicate and transfer funds in an amount determined pursuant to subsection (3) solely and to the extent necessary for the purposes authorized for use of the federal facility development fund created by the federal facility development act.

When a city adopts an ordinance or resolution or enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection (1), the use or transfer of any funds dedicated or to be transferred shall commence and continue until any bonds, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness for which the funds are pledged are fully paid.

The amount dedicated or to be transferred by a city each year pursuant to subsection (1) shall equal the amount of withheld tax remitted by a qualified employer pursuant to section 60, as reconciled pursuant to section 61, for all qualified employees.

As used in this section:

"Qualified employee" means a person who meets both of the following criteria:

Is employed by a qualified employer.

His or her principal workplace is a qualified facility.

"Qualified employer" means the federal government.

"Qualified facility" and "qualified local unit of government" mean those terms as defined in the federal facility development act.

History: Add. 1992, Act 276, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.616 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.616
Adoption of MCL 380.615 to 380.617; submission of question to school electors; form; resolutions; election; termination of popular election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 616.

An intermediate school board may submit to the school electors of the constituent districts comprising the intermediate school district the question of adoption of sections 615 to 617. The question shall be in substantially the following form:

"Shall sections 615 to 617 of the revised school code, providing for the popular election of members of the intermediate school board, be effective within the constituent districts of __________ (name of intermediate school district)?

Yes ( )

No ( )".

The intermediate school board shall submit the question upon receipt of resolutions adopted by a majority of the boards of constituent districts and representing more than 1/2 of the combined memberships of the constituent districts of the intermediate school district as of the latest pupil membership count day. The resolutions of the constituent district boards shall be adopted between March 1 and the next succeeding July 1. The question shall be presented to the school electors of the constituent districts at the next regular school election after resolutions of constituent district boards meeting the requirements of this section have been filed with the school district filing official.

If a majority of the school electors votes in favor of popular election, members of the intermediate school board shall be elected at the next regular school election and biennially thereafter at the regular school elections of the constituent districts.

An intermediate school district that adopts sections 615 to 617 may terminate the popular election of members of the intermediate school board in the same manner.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1977, Act 43, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1977; Am. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17307 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17307
Operation of nursing home; practice of nursing home administrator.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17307.

In addition to the requirements of section 21720, a nursing home shall not operate except under the direction of a nursing home administrator.

A person shall not engage in the practice of nursing home administration unless the person is the holder of a valid nursing home administrator's license issued under this part.

History: Add. 2001, Act 139, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4323 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4323
Development or tax increment financing plan; notice of findings and recommendations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 323.

Within 20 days after the public hearing on a development or tax increment financing plan, the council, if established, shall notify the governing body, in writing, of its findings and recommendations concerning a proposed development plan.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.341 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.341
Drains along railroad; release of right of way; consent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 341.

Drains may be laid along the line of any railroad within its right of way: Provided, That such drain shall not be to the injury of the roadbed. Whenever it is proposed to construct a drain along the line, and within the right of way of any railroad, and the company owning or operating such road shall refuse or neglect to permit such drain to be constructed, or release the right of way therefor within the time prescribed in section 75 of this act, such release shall be obtained in the same manner as is provided in this act for obtaining private lands: Provided, That no drain shall be constructed along the line of any railroad without the consent of the company owning or operating such road, if it shall appear to the special commissioners that such drain can equally well be laid on private lands.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.203 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-267-of-1947 / Section 2.203
Measurements of azimuths.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

All azimuths are measured clockwise from true north.

History: 1947, Act 267, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 2.203
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.105 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-123-of-1893 / Section 393.105
School for blind; pupils; eligibility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

There shall be received in said school as pupils all such blind persons and partially blind persons whose defective sight prevents their receiving instruction in the common schools, between the ages of 7 and 19 years, as are in suitable condition of body and mind to receive instruction, and who are residents of this state, and if minors whose parents or guardians are residents of this state, without charge for tuition, board, lodging, washing, medicine or medical attendance: Provided, The board of control may, in their discretion, admit persons under the age of 7 or over 19 years.

History: 1893, Act 123, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1893; Am. 1897, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 2013; CL 1915, 1472; CL 1929, 7988; CL 1948, 393.105
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.71 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-87-of-1980 / Section 213.71
Counterclaim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

A defendant may assert as a counterclaim, any claim for damages based on conduct by an agency which constitutes a constructive or de facto taking of property.

History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1804 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1804
Multiple violations of MCL 436.1903b; suspension of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 804.

The commission shall suspend the license of a retailer for 14 days if the retailer has made 6 or more payments to a wholesaler that have been dishonored by a financial institution in violation of section 903b on different dates in 12 consecutive months.

History: Add. 2025, Act 65, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.48 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-118-of-1893 / Section 800.48
Conveyance of convict to prison; duty of sheriff.
Status: in_force

Sec. 48.

It shall be the duty of the sheriff of every county in which any criminal is sentenced to confinement in a prison, to cause the convict to be removed from the county jail without needless delay after sentence, and conveyed to the proper prison and delivered to the warden of that prison.

History: 1893, Act 118, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1893; CL 1897, 2127; CL 1915, 1746; CL 1929, 17590; CL 1948, 800.48; Am. 1986, Act 114, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.441 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-429-of-2008 / Section 445.441
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

This act takes effect April 1, 2009.

History: 2008, Act 429, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 473.81 — MI Code / Chapter 473 / Act Act-61-of-1903 / Section 473.81
Consolidated company formed by street railway and electric light company; acquisition of rights of electric light companies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any consolidated company formed prior to June first, 1899, by the union of a street railway company and an electric light company, under and pursuant to an act of the legislature of the state of Michigan, entitled “An act to authorize the consolidation of street railway and electric light companies,” approved July third, 1891, may, upon compliance with the provisions of this act, acquire, possess and exercise all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises conferred upon electric light companies by section 10 of the act of the legislature of the state of Michigan, entitled “An act to authorize the formation of electric light companies,” approved April first, 1881, as amended by Act No. 96 of the Public Acts of the legislature of the state of Michigan, passed at the regular session of 1899.

History: 1903, Act 61, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1903; CL 1915, 8578; CL 1929, 11338; CL 1948, 473.81
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.5 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-233-of-1875 / Section 485.5
Directors; number, election, term, vacancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The business and property of such company shall be managed by a board of not less than 3, nor more than 7 directors, who after the first year shall be elected annually, at such time and place as the by-laws direct, and public notice shall be given of such election not less than 20 days previous thereto, in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws. The election shall be made by such stockholders as shall attend for that purpose in person or by proxy. Each share shall be entitled to 1 vote, and the person receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. All vacancies in the board shall be filled by the remaining directors until another election. In case the election of directors is not held on the day fixed by the by-laws, it may be held on any day thereafter fixed by the board, on giving the same notice of the time and place as in case of an annual election.

History: 1875, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1875; How. 3824; CL 1897, 6700; CL 1915, 8801; CL 1929, 11736; CL 1948, 485.5
Mich. Comp. Laws § 208.1423 — MI Code / Chapter 208 / Act Act-36-of-2007 / Section 208.1423
Taxpayer subject to worker's disability compensation act of 1969; tax credit; additional credit; refund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 423.

(1) A taxpayer that is an employer that is subject to the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.101 to 418.941, may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this act an amount equal to the amount paid during that tax year by the taxpayer pursuant to section 352 of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.352, as certified by the director of the bureau of worker's disability compensation pursuant to section 391(6) of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.391.

(2) A taxpayer that claims a credit under this section shall claim a portion of the credit allowed by this section equal to the payments made during a calendar quarter pursuant to section 352 of the worker's disability compensation act of 1969, 1969 PA 317, MCL 418.352, against the estimated tax payments made under section 501. Any subsequent increase or decrease in the amount claimed for payments made by the insurer or self-insurer shall be reflected in the amount of the credit taken for the calendar quarter in which the amount of the adjustment is finalized.

(3) The credit under this section is in addition to any other credits the taxpayer is eligible for under this act.

(4) If the amount of the credit allowed under this section exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year, that portion of the credit that exceeds the tax liability shall be refunded.

History: 2007, Act 36, Eff. Jan. 1, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8039 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8039
Commencement of action; electronic filing; standards; availability of written opinions; practice and procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8039.

(1) Whenever possible, an action commenced in a business court shall be filed by electronic communications.

(2) A business court shall meet minimum standards as determined by the state court administrative office, which may include electronic filing, telephone or video conferencing, and early alternative dispute resolution intervention.

(3) All written opinions in business court cases shall be made available on an indexed website.

(4) The practice and procedure of a business court not otherwise governed by the provisions of sections 8031 to 8047 shall be governed by practices and procedures prescribed for the circuit court. The supreme court may adopt rules governing practice and procedure in the business court.

History: Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.356 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-260-of-1978 / Section 393.356
Employment and duties of educational consultants; assistance to students with visual disabilities; liaison and program coordination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The commission may employ qualified educational consultants to assist public or private school teachers responsible for teaching students with visual disabilities. Educational consultants shall assist public and private school teachers by providing methods and materials for teaching students with visual disabilities. The superintendent of public instruction shall inform the commission of the schools in which students with visual disabilities are enrolled.

The director or a person designated by the director shall be the liaison between the commission, the schools for the blind, and the superintendent of public instruction, and shall coordinate all programs affecting blind students.

History: 1978, Act 260, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.178 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-24-of-1989 / Section 397.178
Candidate for appointment or election as board member; qualifications; vacancy in office of board member.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

An individual appointed as a board member shall be a qualified elector of the participating municipality that appoints the member on the date the appointment is made. A candidate for election as a board member shall be a qualified elector of a participating municipality on the deadline for filing nominating petitions. A candidate for appointment or election shall be a resident of the district.

The office of board member becomes vacant when the incumbent dies, resigns, is convicted of a felony, is removed from office by the governor pursuant to section 10 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, or ceases to be a resident of the district. In addition, the office of an appointed board member becomes vacant when the incumbent ceases to be a resident of the participating municipality that appointed the incumbent.

History: 1989, Act 24, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.966 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-92-of-1993 / Section 565.966
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

This act shall take effect upon the expiration of 180 days after the date of its enactment.

History: 1993, Act 92, Eff. Jan. 10, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21413 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21413
Duties of owner, operator, and governing body of hospice or hospice residence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21413.

The owner, operator, and governing body of a hospice or hospice residence licensed under this article:

Are responsible for all phases of the operation of the hospice or hospice residence and for the quality of care and services rendered by the hospice or hospice residence.

Shall cooperate with the department in the enforcement of this part, and require that the physicians and other personnel working in the hospice or hospice residence and for whom a license or registration is required be currently licensed or registered.

Shall not discriminate because of race, religion, color, national origin, or sex, in the operation of the hospice or hospice residence including employment, patient admission and care, and room assignment.

As a condition of licensure as a hospice residence, an applicant shall have been licensed under this article as a hospice and in compliance with the standards set forth in 42 C.F.R. part 418 for not less than the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for licensure. A hospice residence licensed under this article may provide both home care and inpatient care at the same location. A hospice residence providing inpatient care shall comply with the standards in 42 C.F.R. 418.100.

In addition to the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) and section 21415, the owner, operator, and governing body of a hospice residence that is licensed under this article and that provides care only at the home care level shall do all of the following:

Provide 24-hour nursing services for each patient in accordance with the patient's hospice care plan as required under 42 C.F.R. part 418.

Have an approved plan for infection control that includes making provisions for isolating each patient with an infectious disease.

Obtain fire safety approval pursuant to section 20156.

Equip each patient room with a device approved by the department for calling the staff member on duty.

Design and equip areas within the hospice residence for the comfort and privacy of each patient and his or her family members.

Permit patients to receive visitors at any hour, including young children.

Provide individualized meal service plans in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 418.100(j).

Provide appropriate methods and procedures for the storage, dispensing, and administering of drugs and biologicals pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 418.100(k).

History: Add. 1980, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1996, Act 267, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2827 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2827
Fire policy providing reimbursement for lost or damaged property; maximum liability; cash settlement; payment of amount in excess of actual cash value of lost or damaged property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2827.

An insurer may issue a fire policy, insuring property, by which the insurer agrees to reimburse and indemnify the insured for the difference between the actual cash value of the lost or damaged insured property at the time of the loss or damage, and the amount actually necessary to repair, rebuild, or replace the lost or damaged insured property to a condition and appearance similar to that which existed at the time of the loss or damage based on the use of conventional materials and construction methods which are currently available without extraordinary expense. The insurer's liability shall not exceed the amount of liability covered by the contract of insurance.

The contract of insurance established pursuant to subsection (1) shall not preclude an insured from selecting a cash settlement based on the actual cash value of the lost or damaged insured property at the time of the loss or damage, but not to exceed the amount of liability covered by the contract.

The contract of insurance established pursuant to subsection (1) may provide that there shall be no liability on the part of the insurer to pay an amount in excess of the actual cash value of the lost or damaged insured property at the time of the loss or damage, unless the lost or damaged property is actually repaired, rebuilt, or replaced at the same or another contiguous site. However, this subsection shall not apply if the amount of loss or damage to the insured property under the standards of subsection (1) exceeds the amount of liability covered by the contracts.

History: Add. 1979, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 13, 1979; Am. 1990, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.60 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.60
Horses' tails; docking.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60.

A person who cuts the bone of the tail of a horse for the purpose of docking the tail, or who causes or knowingly permits the cutting to be done upon the premises of which he or she is the owner, lessee, proprietor, or user, or who assists in or is present at such cutting, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00. However, this subsection does not apply to the cutting of the bone of the tail of a horse for the purpose of docking the tail when a certificate of a regularly qualified veterinary surgeon is first obtained certifying that the cutting is necessary for the health or safety of the horse.

If a horse is found with its tail cut and with the wound resulting from the cutting unhealed, upon the premises of any person, those facts shall be prima facie evidence that the person occupying or using the premises on which that horse is found has committed the offense described in subsection (1).

If a horse is found with its tail cut and with the wound resulting therefrom unhealed, in the charge or custody of any person, that fact shall be prima facie evidence that the person having the charge or custody of that horse has committed the offense charged in subsection (1).

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.60; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.479 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.479
Prohibited uses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79.

Prohibited uses. No horse, cow, calf, swine, sheep, goat, chickens, geese or ducks shall be kept in any dwelling or part thereof. Nor shall any such animal be kept on the same lot or premises with a dwelling except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the health officer. No such animal, except a horse, shall under any circumstances be kept on the same lot or premises with a multiple dwelling. No dwelling or the lot or premises thereof shall be used for the storage or handling of rags or junk.

History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 2567; CL 1948, 125.479
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2107 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-430-of-2000 / Section 445.2107
Civil action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A person suffering injury by a violation of this act may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees or seek injunctive or any other relief available at law or in equity.

History: 2000, Act 430, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001