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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9205a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9205a
Risks associated with meningococcal disease; materials; notice; availability; “institution of higher education” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9205a.

The department shall identify materials that contain information regarding the risks associated with meningococcal disease and the availability, effectiveness, and potential risks of immunization for meningococcal disease, and other diseases about which the department may recommend immunization or immunization information.

The department shall notify each institution of higher education and high school in this state of the availability of the materials described in subsection (1) and post the materials on its website.

The department shall encourage each institution of higher education in this state to provide or make available to students enrolled in the institution of higher education, and each high school in this state to provide or make available to parents of students attending the high school, information regarding the risks associated with meningococcal disease and the availability, effectiveness, and potential risks of immunization for meningococcal disease and other diseases about which the department may recommend immunization or immunization information.

As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means a degree or certificate granting public or private college or university, junior college, or community college.

History: Add. 2001, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1205 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1205
Investigations; purposes; oaths and affirmations; witnesses; evidence; documents or records; failure to comply with subpoena.
Status: in_force

Sec. 205.

The commissioner may make public or private investigations within or outside this state that the commissioner considers necessary to determine whether to approve an application filed with the commissioner under this act, to determine whether a person has violated or is about to violate this act, to aid in the enforcement of this act, or to aid in issuing an order or promulgating a rule under this act.

For purposes of an investigation, examination, or other proceeding under this act, the commissioner may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel the attendance of witnesses, take evidence, and require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records which the commissioner considers relevant or material to the proceeding.

If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the commissioner or to testify with respect to a matter concerning which the person may be lawfully questioned, the circuit court for Ingham county, on application of the commissioner, may issue an order requiring the attendance of the person and the giving of testimony or production of evidence.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 88.9 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 88.9
Compelling attendance at meetings; fines for nonattendance; sanctions for disorderly conduct; ordinance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The council, by ordinance, may compel the attendance of council members and other officers of the city at its meetings, may enforce fines for nonattendance of a member or officer, and may prescribe sanctions for any misbehavior or contemptuous or disorderly conduct by a member or a person present at a session of the council. The ordinance shall not conflict, as written or applied, with section 3 of the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.263 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3070; CL 1915, 2986; CL 1929, 1910; CL 1948, 88.9; Am. 1978, Act 222, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1978; Am. 1994, Act 19, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.1051 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-92-of-2014 / Section 211.1051
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "state essential services assessment act".

History: 2014, Act 92, Eff. Aug. 22, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21539 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21539
Construction of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21539.

This part shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized by this part, and all powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes and not as a limitation of powers.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.56 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.56
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.

Definitions-In the preceding sections of this chapter the word "animal" or "animals" shall be held to include all brute creatures, and the words "owner", "person", and "whoever" shall be held to include corporations as well as individuals, and the knowledge and acts of agents of and persons employed by corporations in regard to animals transported, owned, or employed by, or in the custody of such corporations, shall be held to be the acts and knowledge of such corporations.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.56
Mich. Comp. Laws § 108.5 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 108.5
Board of public works; letting contracts, conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Whenever the expense of constructing or repairing any public work placed under the control of the board of public works shall not exceed the sum of 200 dollars, the work shall be done by such board in such manner as they may deem proper; but whenever such expense shall exceed the sum of 200 dollars, then the said board shall submit the plans, diagrams, profiles and estimates thereof to the council for their approval, and when so approved the board shall, subject to the approval of the council, cause such work to be done by contract, or otherwise in such manner as they may deem proper: Provided, That if the expense shall exceed the sum of 500 dollars, the board shall advertise for sealed proposals, and shall give such notice as the council may direct, and shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder who shall be deemed competent to do the work and give adequate security for the performance thereof, which contract and security shall be approved by the council.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3271; CL 1915, 3189; CL 1929, 2113; CL 1948, 108.5
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6402 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6402
Domestic cooperative plan insurers; organization.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6402.

Subject to the requirements of chapter 50 (organization of domestic insurers) and 52 (corporate powers, procedures of domestic insurers), any number of persons, not less than 7, residents of this state, may incorporate for the purpose of carrying on upon the assessment or cooperative plan, the kind or kinds of insurance enumerated in any 1 or more subdivisions of section 6406.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.266 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-267-of-1976 / Section 15.266
Providing copies of public notice on written request; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Upon the written request of an individual, organization, firm, or corporation, and upon the requesting party's payment of a yearly fee of not more than the reasonable estimated cost for printing and postage of such notices, a public body shall send to the requesting party by first class mail a copy of any notice required to be posted pursuant to section 5(2) to (5).

Upon written request, a public body, at the same time a public notice of a meeting is posted pursuant to section 5, shall provide a copy of the public notice of that meeting to any newspaper published in the state and to any radio and television station located in the state, free of charge.

History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 431.308a — MI Code / Chapter 431 / Act Act-279-of-1995 / Section 431.308a
Holder of casino license; issuance of race meeting license; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8a.

(1) If the racing commissioner determines that all of the requirements of this act for issuing a race meeting license are met, the racing commissioner shall issue a race meeting license to the holder of a casino license issued under section 6 of the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.206.

(2) The holder of a race meeting license issued under this section shall not conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a licensed racetrack that is within 50 miles of another licensed racetrack at which 1 or more race meeting licensees may conduct pari-mutuel wagering.

History: Add. 2019, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.871a — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-224-of-1966 / Section 445.871a
Compliance with federal truth-in-lending act; violation as unintentional and bona fide error; burden of proof.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21a.

A retail seller is not liable for a violation of this act if the retail seller has fully complied with the federal truth-in-lending act, Public Law 90-321, 15 U.S.C. 1601 to 1607e and shows that the violation was an unintentional and bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid the error. Examples of a bona fide error include clerical, calculation, computer malfunction, programming, or printing errors. An error in legal judgment with respect to a person's obligations under this act is not a bona fide error. A violation of this act resulting from a bona fide error may be corrected in the same manner as provided for in section 130(b) of the truth-in-lending act, 15 U.S.C. 1640(b). The burden of proving that a violation was an unintentional and bona fide error is on the retail seller.

History: Add. 1995, Act 167, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8196 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8196
Service of process.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8196.

Each society authorized to do business in this state shall appoint in writing the commissioner and each successor in office to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it shall be served, and shall agree in that writing that any lawful process against it that is served on the commissioner shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the society, and that the authority shall continue in force so long as any liability remains outstanding in this state. Copies of the appointment, certified by the commissioner, shall be sufficient evidence thereof and shall be admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original might be admitted.

Service shall only be made upon the commissioner, or the commissioner's deputy. Service shall be made in duplicate and shall constitute sufficient service upon the society. If legal process against a society is served upon the commissioner, the commissioner shall forward immediately 1 of the duplicate copies prepaid and directed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society. Such service shall not require a society to file its answer, pleading, or defense in less than 30 days from the date of mailing the copy of the service to a society. Legal process shall not be served upon a society except in the manner provided in this section and upon payment of the fee specified in section 456.

History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1211 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1211
Rules; report; program with differing elements or approval by commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 211.

(1) Pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, the commission shall promulgate rules to implement this part within 1 year after the effective date of this section.

(2) Every 5 years after the promulgation of rules under subsection (1), the commission shall submit a report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for energy issues on the implementation of this part and any recommendations for legislation to amend this part. The report may be combined with the annual report under section 5a of 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.5a.

(3) This act does not limit the right of a provider to propose a residential energy improvement program with elements that differ from those required for a residential energy projects program under this part or the authority of the commission to approve such a residential energy improvement program as reasonable and prudent.

History: Add. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.555 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-200-of-1937 / Section 445.555
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by the laws of this state.

History: 1937, Act 200, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 445.555
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1234 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1234
Exchange teachers; compensation, rights, and privileges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1234.

A teacher employed by a school district of this state, while the teacher is performing teaching duties in another state, a foreign country, or a territory of the United States or a foreign country with the consent of the employing school board in exchange for the services of a teacher of another state, a foreign country, or a territory of the United States or a foreign country, is entitled to the same compensation, rights, and privileges, including retirement benefits, as though the teacher were continuously performing normal teaching duties for the employing school board consenting to the exchange.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1997, Act 58, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1563 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-260-of-1988 / Section 691.1563
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

This act shall take effect upon the expiration of 120 days after the date of its enactment.

History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.533 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-136-of-1891 / Section 457.533
High court; filing copy of articles, charter, and constitution with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A copy of said articles of association, together with a copy of the charter and constitution of said high court, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors, shall be a body politic and corporate by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors, shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law capable to purchase, take, receive, hold, and enjoy to them and their successors, estates, real and personal, of suing and being sued, and to have a common seal, which may be altered or changed at their pleasure: Provided, That the value of such real and personal estate shall not exceed the sum of $10,000.00, and that they and their successors shall have power to give, grant, sell, lease, demise and dispose of said real and personal estate, or part thereof, at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents, and incomes shall be devoted exclusively to the charitable and benevolent purposes of the high court of the Independent Order of Foresters. Said corporation to have full power to make and establish rules, regulations, and by-laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States, and to designate, elect, or appoint, from its members, such officers, under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution or the laws of the supreme court of the Independent Order of Foresters.

History: 1891, Act 136, Eff. Oct. 2, 1891; CL 1897, 8060; CL 1915, 10534; CL 1929, 10739; CL 1948, 457.533; Am. 1982, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.141 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-226-of-2003 / Section 125.141
Conduct of business at public meeting; writings subject to freedom of information act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The business that a joint planning commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the joint planning commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a joint planning commission in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

History: 2003, Act 226, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.302a — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-322-of-2000 / Section 285.302a
Agricultural development fund; creation as revolving fund; administration; investment; lapse; money appropriated from 21st century jobs trust fund; manner of investment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2a.

(1) The agricultural development fund is created as a revolving fund within the department of treasury to be administered by the department. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund. The department may utilize up to 4% of the fund for administrative purposes. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund money from the following sources:

(a) Appropriations.

(b) Money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund, including federal money, other state revenues, gifts, bequests, or donations, as well as money from any other source provided by law.

(c) Any money representing loan repayments and interest on the loans.

(2) Of the money appropriated under 2006 PA 153 from the 21st century jobs trust fund, not more than 10% shall be used for grants and the remaining shall be used for loans and loan guarantees. The maximum grant from the fund shall not exceed $250,000.00. The maximum low-interest loan supported by the fund shall not exceed $500,000.00.

(3) Upon request from the commission of agriculture, the state treasurer shall invest the money in the agricultural development fund in a manner similar to the qualified agricultural loan program established in section 2a of 1855 PA 105, MCL 21.142a, as provided in section 2.

History: Add. 2006, Act 424, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.261 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-86-of-1935 / Section 28.261
Fingerprinting inmates of penal or correctional institution; compliance; copies of impressions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A person entering into and each and every person now confined in a penal or correctional institution shall be required to have an impression of his fingerprints made. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the admitting or confining institution to see that the provisions of this section are complied with and that at least 2 copies of the impression are made, 1 for the files of the institution and the other to be forwarded to the department of state police.

History: 1935, Act 86, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1935; CL 1948, 28.261; Am. 1973, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.303 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.303
Civil service commission; membership; terms; vacancies; officers; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

The civil service commission shall consist of 4 members appointed by the governor, not more than 2 of whom shall be members of the same political party. The term of office of each member shall be 8 years, except that of members first appointed 1 each shall be appointed for terms of 2, 4, 6 and 8 years. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term. The commission shall elect from its members such officers as it deems advisable. A majority of the commission members shall be required to constitute a quorum.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1875 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-187-of-1990 / Section 257.1875
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 75.

This act shall take effect August 15, 1990.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.1011d — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-399-of-1976 / Section 325.1011d
Water supply fund; creation; administration; capitalization; retention and expenditure of funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11d.

The water supply fund is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the department. The fund is capitalized by revenues collected pursuant to sections 11a, 11b, and 11c. The fund shall additionally receive money as otherwise provided by law, and shall receive any gift or contribution to the fund.

The state treasurer shall retain money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year, and shall not return that money to the general fund.

The department shall expend 75% of money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year to offset, on a pro rata basis, each fee described in sections 11a, 11b, and 11c for the following year.

The department shall expend money in the water supply fund only to implement this act and the administrative rules promulgated under this act.

History: Add. 1993, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Sept. 16, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1856 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-162-of-1995 / Section 445.1856
Regulated lender; authority to charge fee for late payment or dishonored check; fee or charge not considered as interest; excessive fee or charge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Except for depository institutions and as otherwise provided by law, a regulated lender may do any of the following:

Require the borrower to pay a processing fee in connection with making, closing, disbursing, extending, readjusting, or renewing an extension of credit. The processing fee allowed under this subdivision shall not exceed 2% of the amount of the extension of credit.

Charge the borrower a late fee for an installment payment that is received by the regulated lender after the expiration of an agreed-upon grace period following the date on which the payment was due.

A late fee allowed by this subdivision shall not exceed $15.00 or 5% of the installment payment, whichever is greater.

A regulated lender may charge a fee not to exceed $25.00 for a check or other payment instrument that is dishonored because of insufficient funds in the account on which the check or instrument is drawn.

A fee or charge allowed by this section is not considered interest.

A regulated lender shall not require a borrower or buyer to pay an excessive fee or charge.

History: 1995, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1551 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-434-of-2018 / Section 722.1551
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "safe families for children act".

History: 2018, Act 434, Eff. Mar. 20, 2019