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Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.171 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-285-of-1915 / Section 123.171
Convenience stations; construction, maintenance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It shall be the duty of the common council of any city in this state, and of the board of trustees of any incorporated village, to cause to be constructed and maintained in such village or city not less than 1 public closet, commonly known and designated as a public convenience station, in such place or places as directed by the local board of health. Such closets or public convenience stations shall have thereon the proper signs and be so placed as directed by the local board of health as to be easily accessible from the business district or districts of such city or village, and shall be maintained in a sanitary manner under the supervision of the local board of health. Suitable and adequate accommodations shall be afforded at such public convenience station, to the members of both sexes.

History: 1915, Act 285, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 3302; CL 1929, 2464; CL 1948, 123.171
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.410 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-261-of-1966 / Section 46.410
County commissioners; terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) The term of office of each commissioner elected before the 2024 general November election shall be concurrent with that of state representatives as specified in section 3 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963.

(2) The term of office of each commissioner elected at or after the 2024 general November election is 4 years. The term of office begins on January 1 following the election and continues until a successor is elected and qualified.

History: 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1969, Act 137, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 2021, Act 122, Eff. Mar. 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.414 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.414
Motor vehicle; use without authority but without intent to steal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 414.

Any person who takes or uses without authority any motor vehicle without intent to steal the same, or who is a party to such unauthorized taking or using, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,500.00. However, in case of a first offense, the court may reduce the punishment to imprisonment for not more than 3 months or a fine of not more than $500.00. However, this section does not apply to any person or persons employed by the owner of said motor vehicle or anyone else, who, by the nature of his or her employment, has the charge of or the authority to drive said motor vehicle if said motor vehicle is driven or used without the owner's knowledge or consent.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.414; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.366a — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-223-of-1976 / Section 18.366a
Applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16a.

The amendatory act that added this section applies to claims submitted on or after the effective date of the amendatory act.

History: Add. 2022, Act 77, Eff. Aug. 12, 2023; Add. 2022, Act 78, Eff. Aug. 12, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.270 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-267-of-1976 / Section 15.270
Decisions of public body; presumption; civil action to invalidate; jurisdiction; venue; reenactment of disputed decision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Decisions of a public body shall be presumed to have been adopted in compliance with the requirements of this act. The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the public body serves, or any person may commence a civil action in the circuit court to challenge the validity of a decision of a public body made in violation of this act.

A decision made by a public body may be invalidated if the public body has not complied with the requirements of section 3(1), (2), and (3) in making the decision or if failure to give notice in accordance with section 5 has interfered with substantial compliance with section 3(1), (2), and (3) and the court finds that the noncompliance or failure has impaired the rights of the public under this act.

The circuit court shall not have jurisdiction to invalidate a decision of a public body for a violation of this act unless an action is commenced pursuant to this section within the following specified period of time:

Within 60 days after the approved minutes are made available to the public by the public body except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b).

If the decision involves the approval of contracts, the receipt or acceptance of bids, the making of assessments, the procedures pertaining to the issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, or the submission of a borrowing proposal to the electors, within 30 days after the approved minutes are made available to the public pursuant to that decision.

Venue for an action under this section shall be any county in which a local public body serves or, if the decision of a state public body is at issue, in Ingham county.

In any case where an action has been initiated to invalidate a decision of a public body on the ground that it was not taken in conformity with the requirements of this act, the public body may, without being deemed to make any admission contrary to its interest, reenact the disputed decision in conformity with this act. A decision reenacted in this manner shall be effective from the date of reenactment and shall not be declared invalid by reason of a deficiency in the procedure used for its initial enactment.

History: 1976, Act 267, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1661j — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1661j
Huron School District; Downriver Career and Technical Education Consortium.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61j.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, $5,000,000.00 is allocated for 2024-2025 only to Huron School District to support the Downriver Career and Technical Education Consortium.

(2) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department.

(3) The funds allocated in this section are a work project appropriation, and any unexpended funds for 2024-2025 are carried forward into 2025-2026. The purpose of the work project is to continue support for the Downriver Career and Technical Education Consortium. The estimated completion date of the work project is September 30, 2026.

(4) Notwithstanding section 18a, funds allocated under this section may be available for expenditure until September 30, 2027. A recipient of funding under this section must return any unexpended funds to the department in the manner prescribed by the department by not later than October 30, 2028.

History: Add. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.804 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-16-of-1942-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 388.804
Other acts inapplicable to educational grants.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Section 1 of Act No. 145 of the Public Acts of 1901 and an act of the Public Acts of the First Extra Session of 1942, entitled "An act to authorize the acceptance of federal equipment, supplies, materials and funds," shall not apply to grants described in section 1 hereof.

History: 1942, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 16, Imd. Eff. Jan. 28, 1942; CL 1948, 388.804
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7201 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7201
Administration of article; adding, deleting, or rescheduling substances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7201.

The administrator shall administer this article and may add substances to, or delete or reschedule all substances enumerated in the schedules in sections 7212, 7214, 7216, 7218, and 7220 in compliance with the administrative procedures act of 1969.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 2012, Act 182, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.205k — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.205k
Separate tax limitations; initiatory petition or resolution to alter or extend; procedure; notice; county advisory tax limitation committee; election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5k.

When an initiatory petition is received by the county board of commissioners to alter or extend within the 18 mill limitation existing separate tax limitations of the county and the townships and intermediate school districts in the county, or when the county board of commissioners resolves to alter or extend within an existing 18 mill limitation existing separate tax limitations of the county and the townships and intermediate school districts in the county, the county board of commissioners shall proceed in the same manner as provided in this act for an original initiatory petition. The county board of commissioners shall notify the persons and bodies having appointive powers under section 5 of the receipt of the petition or the resolution by the county board of commissioners. Those persons and bodies shall select the same persons provided by section 5 for a county tax allocation board to serve as members of a county advisory tax limitation committee that is created. The committee shall meet within 10 days of its selection and shall prepare separate tax limitations for the county and the townships and intermediate school districts in the county, aggregating not more than 18 mills that the majority of the committee considers will provide for the financial needs of the county, townships, and intermediate school districts. The separate tax limitations shall be promptly transmitted to the county board of commissioners and the functions of the committee shall then cease. The question shall be submitted to a vote of the registered and qualified electors of the county at the same time as the separate tax limitations proposed by initiatory petitions. The election, determination of results, and procedure after the determination shall be the same as provided in this act for an election held upon original petitions.

History: Add. 1964, Act 278, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1976, Act 339, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1976; Am. 1994, Act 190, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8197 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8197
False or fraudulent statement or representation as misdemeanor or perjury; violation of MCL 500.8177 as felony; soliciting or procuring membership in unlicensed society as misdemeanor; violation of or noncompliance with chapter; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8197.

A person, officer, member, or examining physician of any society authorized to do business under this chapter, who knowingly or willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to an application for membership, or for the purpose of obtaining money from or benefit in any society transacting business under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 30 days or more than 1 year, or by a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00, or both.

A person who willfully makes a false statement of a material fact or thing in a sworn statement as to the death or disability of a certificate holder in a society for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the certificate of the holder, and a person who willfully makes a false statement in a verified report or declaration under oath required or authorized by this chapter, is guilty of perjury.

A person who violates section 8177 is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

A person who solicits membership for or in any manner assists in procuring membership in a society not licensed to do business in this state is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00 or more than $200.00.

A person guilty of a willful violation of or neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed is subject to the penalty provided in section 150.

History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.9605 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.9605
Unknown debtor or secondary obligor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9605.

A secured party does not owe a duty based on its status as secured party to either of the following:

To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows all of the following:

That the person is a debtor or obligor.

The identity of the person.

How to communicate with the person.

To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows both of the following:

That the person is a debtor.

The identity of the person.

History: Add. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.287 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-267-of-2011 / Section 12.287
Prohibited conduct; pledge and agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

(1) This state hereby pledges and agrees with the authority, and the owners of the bonds and parties to ancillary facilities, that until all bonds and ancillary facilities, together with the interest on the bonds and ancillary facilities and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of owners of bonds or parties to ancillary facilities, are fully paid and discharged, that this state will not do any of the following:

(a) Limit or alter the rights of the authority to fulfill the terms of its agreements with owners of the bonds or parties to ancillary facilities.

(b) Impair in any way the rights and remedies of owners of the bonds or benefited parties or the security for the bonds or ancillary facilities.

(c) Take any action that would result in an amount below that required by any contract with the owners of the bonds or parties to ancillary facilities when applying the then applicable contribution rates to the then applicable wage base.

(d) Reduce the obligation assessments imposed under section 26a of the Michigan employment security act, 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, MCL 421.26a, to a level below that required by any outstanding bond or ancillary facility.

(2) The authority is authorized and directed to include the pledge and agreement made under this section in any contract with the owners of the bonds and parties to ancillary facilities.

History: 2011, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2232 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2232
Reciprocal insurers; contents of policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2232.

A reciprocal insurer may insert in any form of policy prescribed by the law of this state any provisions or conditions required by its plan of insurance which are not inconsistent or in conflict with the law of this state. Such policy, in lieu of conforming to the language and form prescribed by such law, shall be held to conform thereto in substance if such policy includes a provision or endorsement reciting that the policy shall be construed as if in the language and form prescribed by such law.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.5 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.5
“Crime” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

"Crime" means an act or omission forbidden by law which is not designated as a civil infraction, and which is punishable upon conviction by any 1 or more of the following:

Imprisonment.

Fine not designated a civil fine.

Removal from office.

Disqualification to hold an office of trust, honor, or profit under the state.

Other penal discipline.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.5; Am. 1978, Act 513, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.13 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-540-of-1982 / Section 397.13
Library of Michigan; creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The library of Michigan is created within the department.

History: 1982, Act 540, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1983, Act 114, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1983; Am. 2001, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1623 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-479-of-2006 / Section 390.1623
Report to governor and legislative standing committees; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

By April 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report on its activities under this act to the governor and to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over higher education issues. The report shall contain all of the following information:

(a) The number of Michigan promise grants and the amount of Michigan promise grant money paid by the department in the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(b) A list of the number of Michigan promise grants and the amount of Michigan promise grant money paid in the immediately preceding fiscal year at each approved postsecondary educational institution.

History: 2006, Act 479, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2716 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2716
Specific performance; replevin; claim and delivery.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2716.

Specific performance may be decreed where the goods are unique or in other proper circumstances.

The decree for specific performance may include such terms and conditions as to payment of the price, damages, or other relief as the court may deem just.

The buyer has a right of replevin or recovery in a claim and delivery proceeding for goods identified to the contract if after reasonable effort he or she is unable to effect cover for such goods or the circumstances reasonably indicate that such effort will be unavailing or if the goods have been shipped under reservation and satisfaction of the security interest in them has been made or tendered. In the case of goods bought for personal, family, or household purposes, the buyer's right of replevin vests upon acquisition of a special property, even if the seller had not then repudiated or failed to deliver.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2627 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2627
Continuing education requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2627.

As a condition for the renewal of licensure as a limited real estate appraiser, a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate appraiser, or a state licensed real estate appraiser, a licensee shall complete the minimum continuing education requirements described in the AQB criteria.

History: Add. 1990, Act 269, Eff. July 1, 1991; Am. 1999, Act 170, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 1999; Am. 2006, Act 414, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20c — MI Code / Chapter 220 / Act Act-283-of-1909 / Section 221.20c
Order fixing date for hearing; contents of order; service of complaint and order; notice of hearing; service and publication of complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20c.

Upon the filing of a complaint, the court shall enter an order fixing a date for hearing, which shall be not less than 3 weeks thereafter. The order shall recite the names of persons mentioned in the complaint as parties in interest, reasonably describe the road alleged to be a public highway, state the purpose of the complaint, and order the persons recited to appear before the court at the time fixed in the order for the hearing. A copy of the complaint and order shall be served upon the board of county road commissioners of that county not less than 20 days before the hearing.

Notice of the hearing and service and publication of the complaint shall be made and proved in the same manner as provided for hearing upon a petition for condemnation under Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended, being sections 213.361 to 213.391 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1974, Act 336, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1448f — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1448f
Public sale of land by county clerk, deputy county clerk, or other authorized person; hours; location; sale subject to MCL 600.6091.
Status: in_force

Sec. 48f.

All sales of land on foreclosure of a land contract or mortgage on real estate held by the authority shall be made by the county clerk of the county in which the judgment was rendered or of the county where the land or some part of the land is situated, by a deputy county clerk, or by some other person duly authorized by the order of the court. These sales shall be at public sale between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and shall take place at the courthouse or place of holding of the circuit court for the county in which the land or some part of it is situated or at any other place the court directs. The sale is subject to section 6091 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being section 600.6091 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1981, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3418 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3418
Loan production offices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 418.

Without notice to or approval of the commissioner, a savings bank may establish and operate a loan production office or loan production offices.

A savings bank may perform any of the following activities through a loan production office:

Receive loan applications.

Process loans.

Assemble information related to the approval of loans.

Close loans.

Disburse loan proceeds approved by the principal office or a branch.

Receive loan payments.

Any other activities as approved by rule, order, or declaratory ruling of the commissioner.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.292 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.292
State board of education and boards of state universities; vacancy, creation, notice to governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 292.

There shall be a vacancy on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors of Wayne State University upon the happening of any of the following events: Death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office for cause; his ceasing to be a resident of the state; his conviction of an infamous crime, or an offense involving the violation of his oath of office; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election or appointment void; or his neglect or refusal to take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and deposit the same in the manner and within the time prescribed by law. When a vacancy shall occur on any of the said boards, a notice of such vacancy and the reason why the same exists shall, within 10 days after such vacancy occurs, be given in writing to the governor. Such notice shall be given by the secretary of state.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.42506 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.42506
Money received from sale of licenses; credit to game and fish protection account; use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42506.

All money received from the sale of licenses as provided in this part shall be forwarded to the state treasurer and placed to the credit of the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010, and shall be used for the purpose necessary to the protection, propagation, and distribution of game and fur-bearing animals as provided by law.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2002, Act 356, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002; Am. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5110 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5110
Determining violation of MCL 500.5106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5110.

Upon probable cause the commissioner may examine and investigate into the affairs of an acquiring insurer to determine whether the insurer has been or is engaged in any practice in violation of section 5106.

History: Add. 1993, Act 200, Eff. Dec. 28, 1994