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Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.19g — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.19g
Furnishing testimony of witness to person indicted by grand jury.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19g.

The testimony of any witness before the grand jury shall not be made available to any person indicted by such grand jury prior to the time of trial of the indictment except as otherwise provided by this section.

After the filing of an indictment returned by a citizen's grand jury but prior to trial, upon motion of the defendant made not later than 20 days after the arraignment of the defendant on the indictment, the trial judge shall direct the prosecuting attorney to furnish to the defendant the testimony which the defendant gave before the grand jury relative to the offense with which he is charged and may direct the prosecuting attorney to furnish to the defendant the testimony which any witness who will testify at the trial gave before the grand jury relative to the offense with which the defendant is charged except those portions adjudged irrelevant, immaterial or excluded for other good cause shown. If the trial judge directs the prosecuting attorney to furnish to the defendant a copy of a witness's testimony, which has been requested in accordance with this subsection, the prosecuting attorney shall furnish such testimony not later than 10 days prior to the time of trial or shall not call that witness to testify at the defendant's trial.

If the trial judge has not directed the prosecuting attorney to furnish a copy of a witness's testimony to the defendant prior to trial, then at such time during the course of the trial when the direct examination of such a witness has been completed, a copy of the witness's testimony before the grand jury relative to the offense with which the defendant is charged, upon the request of the defendant, shall be furnished by the prosecuting attorney to the defendant.

History: Add. 1970, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1970; Am. 1972, Act 53, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1i — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.1i
Definitions; S, T.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1i.

"Service" means service rendered to this state by an elected or appointed state official or employee of this state. Credit for service shall be determined by appropriate rules and regulations of the retirement board, but not more than 1 year of service shall be creditable for all service in 1 calendar year. The retirement board shall not allow credit for service for any period of more than 1 month in any 1 calendar year during which the employee was absent without pay. However, full service credit shall be given for a period during which an employee is on leave of absence and is receiving worker's compensation benefits as the result of a duty-incurred disability. Full service credit shall also be given to an employee for required 1-day layoffs, for voluntary or involuntary participation in pay reduction plan A, pay reduction plan B, or both, in effect during the fiscal years ending on and after September 30, 1981, for required and designated temporary layoffs, and, beginning October 1, 2003, for furlough hours, and for participation in the banked leave time program.

"State treasurer" means the treasurer of this state.

"Tier 1" means the retirement plan available to a member under this act who was first employed and entered upon the payroll before March 31, 1997 and who does not elect to become a qualified participant of Tier 2.

"Tier 2" means the retirement plan established pursuant to section 401(k) of the internal revenue code that is available to qualified participants under sections 50 to 69.

History: Add. 1995, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 487, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997; Am. 2004, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 49.22 — MI Code / Chapter 49 / Act Act-133-of-1929 / Section 49.22
Grounds for deportation of convicted aliens; notification of federal officials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

In case such investigation results in the discovery of facts material to a proceeding for the deportation of such alien, even though such facts alone may not be sufficient grounds for deportation, it shall be the duty of such prosecuting attorney to forthwith advise the secretary of labor of the United States and other proper federal officials of such facts and any evidence obtainable supporting their existence.

History: 1929, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1929; CL 1929, 1296; CL 1948, 49.22
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50101 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50101
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50101.

As used in this part, the words and phrases defined in sections 50102 to 50105 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.912 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-193-of-1964 / Section 390.912
State board for public community and junior colleges; oath, meeting, organization; officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The members of the state board for public community and junior colleges shall take the constitutional oath of office. As soon as convenient after the first members of the board are appointed they shall meet and organize by electing from their number a chairman, a secretary and such other officers as the board desires which officers shall be elected annually.

History: 1964, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.726a — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-218-of-1979 / Section 400.726a
Resident enrolled in licensed hospice program or co-occurring enhanced crisis residential program; exception to continuous nursing care requirement for purposes of MCL 400.703(4); do-not-resuscitate order or POST form included in assessment plan; protection to resident.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26a.

(1) A resident of an adult foster care facility who is enrolled in a licensed hospice program is not considered to require continuous nursing care for the purpose of section 3(4).

(2) A resident of an adult foster care facility, which facility is also licensed as a substance use disorder program and is approved as a co-occurring enhanced crisis residential program, is not considered to require continuous nursing care for the purpose of section 3(4).

(3) A licensee providing foster care to a resident who is enrolled in a licensed hospice program and whose assessment plan includes a do-not-resuscitate order or a validly executed POST form under part 56B of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5671 to 333.5685, is considered to be providing protection to the resident for purposes of section 6(5) and the rules promulgated under this act if, in the event the resident suffers cessation of both spontaneous respiration and circulation, the licensee contacts the licensed hospice program.

History: Add. 1996, Act 194, Eff. Aug. 1, 1996; Am. 2017, Act 156, Eff. Feb. 6, 2018; Am. 2018, Act 388, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 473.63 — MI Code / Chapter 473 / Act Act-54-of-1903 / Section 473.63
Consolidation agreement; ratification by stockholders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Such agreement shall not be deemed to be the agreement of such consolidating corporations until it shall have been ratified either by the vote of at least 3/4 of the capital stock of each of such corporations at a separate meeting of the stockholders of such corporation, held pursuant to a notice of the secretary thereof, stating the objects and purposes of such meeting, and which shall have been published at least once in each week for 2 successive weeks prior to such meeting, in some newspaper printed in the English language and published at the county seat of the county in this or in any other state in which such corporation has its principal place of business; or by the consent in writing to such agreement signed and acknowledged by all of the stockholders of any such corporation.

History: 1903, Act 54, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1903; CL 1915, 8575; CL 1929, 11335; CL 1948, 473.63
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.332 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.332
Fraudulent entry of horses in speed contests.
Status: in_force

Sec. 332.

Fraudulent entry of horses in speed contests-Any person who shall knowingly and corruptly enter, or cause to be entered for competition, or to compete for any prize, purse, premium, stake or sweepstakes, offered by any agricultural society or driving club, or other society organized under the laws of this state, or by any association of persons in this state where the same is to be decided by a contest of speed, any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, under an assumed or false name, or out of its proper class or division, with intent to cheat or deceive such society or organization or association, shall be guilty of a felony.

The class or division in which an entry is made, within the meaning of this section, shall be determined by the rules and regulations of the society, organization or association under whose auspices the contest is to be conducted and the published terms and conditions under which the prize, purse, premium, stake or sweepstakes is offered, opened or announced.

The true name of any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly, within the meaning of this section, shall be the name by which it is known under and according to the rules and regulations of such society, organization or association, and the name by which any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly has once competed for any prize, purse, premium, stake or sweepstakes, shall be regarded as its true name, unless the name is changed as provided by said rules and regulations.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.332
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.355 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-70-of-1885 / Section 390.355
Michigan college of mining and technology; courses of instruction, tuition; fees; supplies; free school, declaration; scholarships; short courses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The courses of instruction shall embrace such branches of practical and theoretical knowledge as will, in the opinion of the board, promote the objects of the college. The college shall be open to all students resident of this state and to all other students under such regulations and restrictions as the board of control may prescribe in accordance with the laws. The board may require tuition and fees of all students and fix the amount thereof. Reasonable charges shall be made against any student for incidental expenses and use of laboratories and apparatus and for all material consumed; but the board shall not be obliged to furnish books, apparatus or other materials for the use of students. As to all charges mentioned in this section, the board shall have the power to remit the same in whole or in part in the case of deserving and needy students who are bona fide residents of Michigan by establishing scholarships or otherwise. If the United States congress shall pass any act for assistance toward the support of the institution to be dependent on the institution being free to all citizens of the United States, the board of control shall have the power to declare the institution to be free, in accordance with such act of congress, and such declaration shall have the same force and effect as if the same were made by an act of the legislature of this state. The board shall have power to provide, under such rules and regulations as they shall prescribe, for such short courses of instruction as may be helpful to students who are not candidates for a degree, and may prescribe reasonable fees for the same.

History: 1885, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1885; How. 5025e; Am. 1897, Act 81, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 1888; Am. 1903, Act 224, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903; CL 1915, 1303; Am. 1925, Act 11, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; Am. 1927, Act 3, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 7925; CL 1948, 390.355; Am. 1959, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1959; Am. 1961, Act 189, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.492 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-230-of-1881 / Section 322.492
New certificates; application; proof of loss; court order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The person making such application shall show to the satisfaction of the court that the certificate proposed to be restored has been lost or destroyed without the fault or connivance directly or indirectly of such applicant or of any one interested in the land covered by said certificate; and thereupon the court shall direct the manner of proceeding to supply the loss and the notices which shall be given to the parties interested in the application and to the commissioner of the state land office.

History: 1881, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1881; How. 5339; CL 1897, 1505; CL 1915, 727; CL 1929, 6044; CL 1948, 322.492
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2158 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-244-of-2005 / Section 487.2158
Endorsement of check; returned check charge; liability for dishonored check.
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.

(1) A licensee shall endorse a check given to it by a drawer with the actual name under which the licensee is doing business before the licensee negotiates or presents the check for payment.

(2) A licensee may contract for and collect a returned check charge that does not exceed the maximum returned check charge determined under subsection (3) if the drawer's check that the licensee is holding in a deferred presentment service transaction is returned by the drawee due to insufficient funds, a closed account, or a stop payment order. The licensee may only contract for and collect 1 returned check charge under this subsection in a transaction with a customer. In addition to the charge authorized by this section, a licensee may exercise any other remedy available under any law applicable to the return of a check because of a closed account or a stop payment order.

(3) The initial maximum amount of a returned check charge described in subsection (2) is $25.00. Beginning March 1, 2011, and by March 1 of every fifth year after March 1, 2011, the licensee may adjust the maximum returned check charge by an amount determined by the commissioner to reflect the cumulative percentage change in the Detroit consumer price index over the preceding 5 calendar years. As used in this subsection, "Detroit consumer price index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit area from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor.

(4) A drawer is not subject to any criminal penalty for entering into a deferred presentment service transaction and is not subject to any criminal penalty in the event the drawer's check is dishonored.

History: 2005, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.1063 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-115-of-2022 / Section 554.1063
Exception for use of collection of rents; protection of rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the assignee, and subject to subsection (3), an assignee that collects rents following enforcement under section 8 or 9 need not apply them to the payment of expenses of protecting or maintaining the real property subject to the assignment.

(2) Unless a tenant has made an enforceable agreement not to assert claims or defenses, the right of the assignee to collect rents from the tenant is subject to the terms of the agreement between the assignor and tenant and any claim or defense arising from the assignor's nonperformance of that agreement.

(3) This act does not limit the standing or right of a tenant, assignor, or other affected person to request a court to appoint a receiver for the real property subject to the assignment or to seek other relief on the ground that the assignee's nonpayment of expenses of protecting or maintaining the real property has caused or threatened harm to the tenant's, assignor's, or other affected person's interest in the property.

History: 2022, Act 115, Eff. Sept. 22, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.171 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.171
Civil filing fee fund; creation; use; deposits; investment; distribution of proceeds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 171.

The civil filing fee fund is created in the state treasury. The money in the fund shall be used as provided in this section.

The state treasurer shall credit to the civil filing fee fund deposits of proceeds from the collection of revenue from court filing fees designated by law for deposit in the fund and shall credit all income from investment credited to the fund by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may invest money in the fund in any manner authorized by law for the investment of state money. However, an investment shall not interfere with any apportionment, allocation, or payment of money as required by this section. The unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

In the state fiscal year beginning October 1, 2003 and in subsequent state fiscal years, the state treasurer shall distribute the proceeds of the fund monthly as follows:

To the state court fund created in section 151a, 48.5% of the fund balance.

To the court equity fund created in section 151b, 8.2% of the fund balance.

To the judicial technology improvement fund created in section 175, 11.1% of the fund balance.

To the community dispute resolution fund created by the community dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564, 5.2% of the fund balance.

To the executive secretary of the Michigan judges retirement system created by the judges retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2670, 24% of the fund balance.

To the secretary of the legislative retirement system for deposit with the state treasurer in the retirement fund created by the Michigan legislative retirement system act, 1957 PA 261, MCL 38.1001 to 38.1080, 1.5% of the fund balance.

To the state general fund, 1.5% of the fund balance.

History: Add. 2003, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8156 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8156
Filing of claims; proof; recommendation; hearing; notice; appearance or representation; conclusiveness of final allowance of claim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8156.

In a liquidation proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against the insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, in this state or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims must be filed on or before the last dates fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceeding.

Claims belonging to claimants residing in this state may be proved either in the domiciliary state under the law of that state, or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in this state. If a claimant elects to prove his or her claim in this state, he or she shall file his or her claim with the liquidator in the manner provided in sections 8135 and 8136. The ancillary receiver shall make his or her recommendation to the court as under section 8143. The ancillary receiver shall also arrange a date for hearing, if necessary under section 8139, and shall give notice to the liquidator in the domiciliary state by certified mail or by personal service at least 40 days prior to the date set for hearing. If the domiciliary liquidator, within 30 days after the giving of such notice, gives notice in writing to the ancillary receiver and to the claimant by certified mail or by personal service of his or her intention to contest the claim, he or she shall be entitled to appear or to be represented in any proceeding in this state involving the adjudication of the claim.

The final allowance of the claim by the courts of this state shall be accepted as conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in this state.

History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 435.312 — MI Code / Chapter 435 / Act Act-10-of-2004 / Section 435.312
Holocaust remembrance; reflection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The legislature encourages individuals, educational institutions, and social, community, religious, labor, and business organizations to pause on Holocaust remembrance day and during the Days of Remembrance and reflect upon the terrible events of the Holocaust, so that as a society we will remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny and actively rededicate ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in a just society.

History: 2004, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.358 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-165-of-1927 / Section 397.358
Free public library; formation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

After consolidation, the library may be formed into a free public library, with provisional board of directors in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, upon proper procedure for that purpose, jointly taken by the township boards of the townships consolidating.

History: 1927, Act 165, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 8101; CL 1948, 397.358
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1343g — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1343g
Contribution beginning on transition date; amount; method of deducting contributions; picking up member contributions for compensation on or after transition date; benefit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43g.

(1) Beginning on the transition date and ending upon the member's termination of employment or attainment date, as applicable under section 59(1), each member who made the election under section 59(1) shall contribute an amount equal to a percentage of his or her compensation to the reserve for employee contributions or to the member investment plan as set forth in subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable, to provide for the amount of retirement allowance that is calculated only on the credited service accrued and compensation for that member on or after the transition date. Subject to subsection (2), the member shall not contribute any amount under this subsection for any years of credited service accrued or compensation before the transition date. Subject to subsection (2), the amount to be contributed under this subsection is as follows:

(a) For a member who does not contribute to the member investment plan as of September 3, 2012, 4% of compensation to the reserve for employee contributions.

(b) For a member who does contribute to the member investment plan as of September 3, 2012, 7% of compensation to the member investment plan.

(2) The retirement system shall determine a method of deducting the contributions provided for in this section from the compensation of each member for each payroll and each payroll period. The contributions under subsection (1) shall not exceed the total normal cost contribution rate.

(3) The employer shall pick up the member contributions required by subsection (1) for all compensation on or after the transition date. Contributions picked up shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment under the internal revenue code. The employer shall pay these member contributions from the same source of funds that is used in paying compensation to the member.

(4) A member is entitled to the benefit of all contributions made under this section in the same manner as provided under section 29.

History: Add. 2012, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Sept. 4, 2012