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Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.356 — MI Code / Chapter 51 / Act Act-298-of-1966 / Section 51.356
Sheriff's department; incumbents, eligibility to permanent appointment under civil service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

For the benefit of the public service and to prevent delay, injury or interruption therein by reason of the enactment of this act, all persons holding a position in the sheriff's department, except the sheriff and undersheriff, when this act takes effect, who shall have served in such position for a period of at least 6 months last past continuously, are hereby declared eligible for permanent appointment under civil service to the offices, places, positions or employments which they shall then hold, respectively, without examination or other act on their part, and not on probation; and every such person is hereby automatically adopted and inducted permanently under civil service into such office, place, position or employment which such person then holds as completely and effectually to all intents and purposes as if such person had been permanently appointed thereto under civil service after examination and investigation. Any employee with less than 6 months' service shall be classed as a probationer under this act.

History: 1966, Act 298, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.411 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-148-of-1975 / Section 451.411
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known as the "debt management act," and shall be broadly construed to effectuate its purpose of providing protection to the public.

History: 1975, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.251 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-13-of-1882-Ex-Sess- / Section 456.251
Articles of agreement; execution, acknowledgment, and filing; signers of articles and associates as body politic and corporate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That any 5 or more persons desirous to organize an association for the purpose of preserving and protecting bodies of deceased persons before burial, may execute under their hands and acknowledge before some person authorized to take the acknowledgment of deeds, the duplicate articles of agreement, as hereinafter specified, 1 copy whereof shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and upon the execution and acknowledgment of such articles and the filing thereof, the signers thereof, and those who may hereafter become associated with them, shall become a body politic and corporate for the purpose set forth in said articles.

History: 1882, Ex. Sess., Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1882; How. 4789a; CL 1897, 8413; CL 1915, 11200; CL 1929, 10475; CL 1948, 456.251; Am. 1982, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.564 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.564
Official ballots; failure of party to file required petitions, party ballot not printed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 564.

If in the case of any political party it shall appear that no person has filed the necessary number of nominating petitions, as required by this act, for nomination as a candidate of said party for any office, then no ballot for the use of said political party at the primary shall be printed.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.502d — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.502d
Transporting or possessing anhydrous ammonia; “container approved by law” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 502d.

A person who transports or possesses anhydrous ammonia in a container other than a container approved by law, or who unlawfully tampers with a container approved by law, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

As used in this section, "container approved by law" means a container that was manufactured to satisfy the requirements for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia pursuant to R 408.17801 of the Michigan administrative code or its successor rule.

History: Add. 2003, Act 312, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.45 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-19-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 2.45
Great seal; facsimiles and reproductions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

No facsimile or reproduction of the great seal shall be used in a manner unconnected with official functions of the state.

History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4719 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4719
Asset management agreements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4719.

An SPFC may enter into swap agreements, or other forms of asset management agreements, including guaranteed investment contracts, or other transactions that have the objective of leveling timing differences in funding of up front or ongoing transaction expenses or managing asset, credit, or interest rate risk of the investments in the trust to ensure that the investments are sufficient to assure payment or repayment of the securities, and related interest or principal payments, issued pursuant to an SPFC insurance securitization transaction or the obligations of the SPFC under the SPFC contract.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.493 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.493
Protection of exploration; pits and holes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 493.

Protection of exploration pits and holes-Any person who shall sink, dig or cause to be sunk or dug, any shaft, pit, hole or trench on any uninclosed or unoccupied land within this state to a depth of 4 feet or more, for the purpose of exploring for minerals or making other discoveries, and shall fail and neglect to fill the same or erect or cause to be erected and maintain or cause to be maintained around the same a good substantial fence or enclosure not less than 4 feet high, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.493
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5484 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5484
Hazards of lead-bearing substances; posting information on website.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5484.

The department shall post on its website information about the hazards of lead-bearing substances and any programs it offers designed to educate individuals about those hazards.

History: Add. 2007, Act 161, Eff. Mar. 20, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.514 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.514
Drainage board; membership; chairperson; appointee; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 514.

(1) A drainage board is created for each project petitioned for under this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), the drainage board shall consist of the director of the department of agriculture and the drain commissioner of each county involved in the project.

(2) The director of the department of agriculture shall be the chairperson of the drainage board. The drainage board shall select 1 of its members as secretary.

(3) If a project involves a county with an appointed rather than an elected drain commissioner and a population of more than 1,000,000, the drainage board shall consist of the director of the department of agriculture, the drain commissioner of each county involved in the project, and an individual appointed by each drain commissioner of each county involved in the project, including a county with an elected drain commissioner. The appointee shall be an elected official, or his or her designee, of a city, village, or township subject to assessment for the project. The appointee shall serve for a 2-year term and shall not be appointed for successive terms unless the city, village, or township that he or she represents is the only municipality in the county subject to assessment. Following the completion of the 2-year term, the drain commissioner shall, if possible, appoint an elected official, or his or her designee, from a different city, village, or township subject to assessment for the project. If an appointee fails or refuses to serve or is disqualified, the drain commissioner shall appoint a successor to complete the remainder of his or her term.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a project that involves a county with a population of more than 1,000,000 which was organized pursuant to 1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 to 45.573.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 2006, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 9, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.732 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-188-of-1954 / Section 41.732
Special assessment roll; insufficiency, additional pro rata assessments; surplus, refunds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Should the assessments in any special assessment roll prove insufficient for any reason, including the noncollection thereof, to pay for the improvement for which they were made or to pay the principal and interest on the bonds issued in anticipation of the collection thereof, then the township board shall make additional pro rata assessments to supply the deficiency, but the total amount assessed against any parcel of land shall not exceed the value of the benefits received from the improvement. Should the total amount collected on assessments prove larger than necessary by more than 5% of the original roll, then the surplus shall be prorated among the properties assessed in accordance with the amount assessed against each and applied toward the payment of the next township tax levied against such properties, respectively, or if there be no such tax then it shall be refunded to the persons who are the respective record owners of the properties on the date of the passage of the resolution ordering such refund. Any such surplus of 5% or less may be paid into the township contingent funds disposed of as above provided.

History: 1954, Act 188, Imd. Eff. May 5, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8250 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8250
Liens upon certificates; notices to members; application of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8250.

If any fraternal benefit society, reorganizing under the provisions of this chapter shall have certificates in force, against the equity of which certificates a lien or other form of indebtedness has been placed, the society shall notify each member individually of the amount of his or her lien, and all accumulations thereto, at a date not more than 1 year prior to the effective date of such reorganization, and a similar individual notice shall be given every 5 years thereafter. The provisions of this section shall not apply to policy loans or premium loans, but only to liens or other forms of indebtedness created by the supreme governing body of the society, by a subordinate governing body, or by a vote of the membership during the time that the society was operating as a fraternal benefit society.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1306 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1306
Effect of common directorship, officership, or interest on validity of contract or other transaction; burden of establishing validity of contract; exclusion of common or interested directors in determination of quorum; compensation of directors; bylaws regarding conflict of interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 306.

A contract or other transaction between a health care corporation and 1 or more of its directors or officers, or between a health care corporation and any other corporation, firm, or association of any type or kind in which 1 or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or are otherwise interested, is not void or voidable solely because of such common directorship, officership, or interest, or solely because the directors are present at the meeting of the board or committee thereof which authorizes or approves the contract or transaction, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

The contract or other transaction is fair and reasonable to the corporation when it is authorized, approved, or ratified.

The material facts as to the officer's or director's relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or known to the board or committee, and the board or committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for the purpose. The conditions of this subdivision shall be considered satisfied only if the officer or director has announced the potential conflict prior to the vote, the minutes of the meeting reflect that announcement, and the officer or director abstained from the vote.

When the validity of a contract described in subsection (1) is questioned, the burden of establishing its validity on the grounds prescribed is upon the director, officer, corporation, firm, or association asserting its validity.

Common or interested directors shall not be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a board or committee meeting at the time a contract or transaction described in subsection (1) is authorized, approved, or ratified.

The board, by affirmative vote of a majority of directors in office and irrespective of any personal interest of any of them, may establish reasonable compensation of directors for services to the health care corporation as directors or officers of the health care corporation.

The bylaws of a health care corporation may include provisions regarding conflict of interest which are more stringent than this section.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.702 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-339-of-1927 / Section 38.702
Library board; submission of retirement plan to local legislative body; retirement plan subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) A library board described in section 1 that desires to establish a retirement system shall apply to the local legislative body and submit to the local legislative body for its approval and adoption a detailed plan for the retirement system, which must be based on the following provisions and conditions:

(a) It must enumerate the classes of employees to be included in the retirement system.

(b) Subject to subsection (2), it must fix the amount of the annual retirement allowance, the number of years of service necessary to entitle an employee to a retirement allowance, the age at which an employee may be retired, the nature and extent of the physical or mental disability that entitles an employee to retire before reaching the age of retirement, and the conditions on which the age of retirement may be anticipated.

(c) It must provide for a body to be known as the retirement fund trustees, which must consist of 5 members. Two members must be elected by the staff; 2 members must be appointed by the local legislative body; and the terms of office of the members must be 4 years, except that when the retirement system is first put into effect, the terms of office must be fixed so that 1 member's term expires each year. The fifth member must be, ex-officio, the presiding officer of the library board. The trustees shall have charge of the retirement allowance fund and shall invest the retirement allowance fund only in securities that are legal for savings banks. The trustees shall adopt any rules and bylaws that may be necessary and not inconsistent with the state constitution of 1963, laws of this state, and this act.

(d) There must be attached to the retirement system as may be recommended, the certificate of a recognized and competent actuary stating that the retirement system is actuarially sound, and the retirement system must provide for annual reports and valuations by the actuary to determine whether the fund is on a sound financial and actuarial basis.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this act to the contrary, a retirement system established under this act is subject to the protecting local government retirement and benefits act.

History: 1927, Act 339, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1927; CL 1929, 8110; CL 1948, 38.702; Am. 2017, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.220j — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.220j
Contract resulting in annual savings; employment consideration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20j.

(1) This act does not prohibit the department from contracting with an operator of a privately owned correctional facility to house and manage inmates under the jurisdiction of the department if the contract will result in an annual cost savings of at least 10% to the state. The department shall annually document and report the savings to the legislature.

(2) If the department contracts with a privately owned correctional facility, the contractor shall interview and consider for employment employees or former employees of the department who lose or reasonably expect to lose their position of employment with the department as a result of prison closures. The contractor shall also give consideration to the hiring of unemployed national guard and reserve officers and military personnel who are returning to this state following active deployment. This section does not create a property interest in employment.

History: Add. 2012, Act 599, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4376 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4376
Concealment of prisoner; misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4376.

Every person convicted of any of the misdemeanors specified in sections 4367, 4370 and 4373 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.456 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-158-of-1964 / Section 290.456
Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license; hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The refusal to issue, cancellation or suspension of, a license under the perishable agricultural commodities act of 1930, chapter 436, 46 Stat. 531, 7 U.S.C. 499a to 499b and 499c to 499t, or a license to operate as a wholesale potato dealer in any state may constitute grounds for the same action in this state at the discretion of the director. If a licensee or applicant for a license employs in a position as buyer or agent a person who has held a license under the perishable agricultural commodities act of 1930 or a license to operate as a wholesale potato dealer in any state, and this license has been refused, canceled, or suspended, this action may constitute a ground, at the discretion of the director, for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license in this state.

The director may order a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to determine whether to revoke or suspend a license for failure to comply with this act, the act governing the grading or labeling of potatoes, Act No. 29 of the Public Acts of 1970, as amended, being sections 290.421 to 290.430 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or any rules promulgated under this act and may revoke a license for cause following a hearing.

History: 1964, Act 158, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1967, Act 160, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 1968, Act 63, Eff. May 31, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978; Am. 1992, Act 171, Eff. Oct. 20, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.843 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.843
Contesting jurisdiction based on residence of person or location of person's property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 843.

Jurisdiction assumed in any case by a judge of probate, so far as it depends on the place of residence of a person, or the location of the person's property, shall not be contested in any other action or proceeding, except in an appeal from the probate court in the original case, or when the want of jurisdiction appears on the face of a petition or from the record.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2068 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2068
Effective date and duration of certification; eligibility as recipient of investments; approval and effect of tax credit disqualification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 68.

Unless revoked, a certification provided under this chapter shall be effective and subject the minority venture capital company or MESBIC to the requirements of this chapter from the date of its certification until 6 years following the date of its tax credit disqualification pursuant to subsection (3).

Unless the certification is revoked, from the date of its certification until the date the fund approves a tax credit disqualification for the minority venture capital company or MESBIC pursuant to subsection (3) a certified minority venture capital company and a certified MESBIC shall be an eligible recipient of investments that qualify for a credit under the single business tax act, Act No. 228 of the Public Acts of 1975, being sections 208.1 to 208.145 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for an investment in a minority venture capital company or MESBIC certified under this chapter.

Upon request of a certified minority venture capital company or a certified MESBIC the fund shall approve a tax credit disqualification for the minority venture capital company or MESBIC and thereafter the minority venture capital company or MESBIC shall not be an eligible recipient of investments that qualify under, and the fund shall not provide a tax credit certification pursuant to section 69a for credits under, Act No. 228 of the Public Acts of 1975.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47103 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47103
Duties of department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47103.

The department may take or cause to be taken any fish in any manner or at any time, for the purposes connected with the fish culture or with scientific observation. The department shall further discharge any duties required of it by law relating to the fishing interests or to enforce laws relating to the protection of fish and fisheries in this state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995