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Mich. Comp. Laws § 566.134 — MI Code / Chapter 566 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 566.134
Auction sales; memorandum of contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Whenever any goods shall be sold at auction and the auctioneer or the clerk of the auction at the time of sale enters in a sale book a memorandum specifying the nature and price of the property sold and the name of the purchaser, such memorandum, together with the auction bills, catalogue, or written or printed notice of sale containing the name of the person on whose account the sale is made and the terms of sale, shall be deemed a memorandum of the contract of sale within the meaning of the last section.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 81; CL 1857, 3185; CL 1871, 4700; How. 6187; CL 1897, 9517; Am. 1907, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907; CL 1915, 11982; CL 1929, 13418; CL 1948, 566.134
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3801 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3801
Nuisance; injunction; abatement; guilt; "controlled substance" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3801.

(1) A building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or place is a nuisance if 1 or more of the following apply:

(a) It is used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, prostitution, or gambling.

(b) It is used by, or kept for the use of, prostitutes or other disorderly persons.

(c) It is used for the unlawful manufacture, transporting, sale, keeping for sale, bartering, or furnishing of a controlled substance.

(d) It is used for the unlawful manufacture, transporting, sale, keeping for sale, bartering, or furnishing of vinous, malt, brewed, fermented, spirituous, or intoxicating liquors or mixed liquors or beverages, any part of which is intoxicating.

(e) It is used for conduct prohibited by section 49 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.49.

(f) It is used for conduct prohibited by chapter LXVIIA of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462h.

(g) It is used to facilitate armed violence in connection with the unlawful use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon.

(2) All furniture, fixtures, and contents of a building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or place described in subsection (1) and all intoxicating liquors in the building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or place are also declared a nuisance.

(3) All controlled substances and nuisances shall be enjoined and abated as provided in this act and the court rules.

(4) A person, or a servant, agent, or employee of the person, who owns, leases, conducts, or maintains a building, vehicle, or place described in subsection (1) is guilty of a nuisance.

(5) As used in this section, "controlled substance" means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7104.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1988, Act 2, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988; Am. 2012, Act 352, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2012; Am. 2014, Act 387, Eff. Mar. 18, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1679 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-549-of-2008 / Section 390.1679
Department of treasury; assumption of operational control; dissolution; resolution; use of remaining property and assets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

(1) The department of treasury shall oversee the operations of any promise zone authority or board created under this act. If the department of treasury determines that the actions of a promise zone authority or board are not in accordance with the promise zone development plan, the department of treasury may assume operational control of that promise zone authority or board. If a promise zone authority does not begin making annual payments of qualified educational expenses in accordance with the promise of financial assistance within 2 years of obtaining approval of its promise zone development plan under section 7, the department may dissolve the promise zone.

(2) An authority that has completed the purposes for which it was organized shall be dissolved by resolution of the governing body. The property and assets of the authority remaining after the satisfaction of the obligations of the authority belong to the eligible entity and shall be used solely for purposes of promoting access to postsecondary education pursuant to resolution of the governing body of the eligible entity.

History: 2008, Act 549, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009; Am. 2016, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1163 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-222-of-1975 / Section 390.1163
Personal liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

A member of the authority or a person executing the notes, bonds, or other obligations of the authority is not personally liable for the repayment of the note, bond, or other obligation or subject to personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance or nonissuance thereof.

History: 1975, Act 222, Eff. Oct. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.7p — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.7p
Memorial homes or posts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7p.

Real estate or personal property owned and occupied as memorial homes or posts is exempt from taxation under this act. As used in this section, memorial homes includes real estate and buildings owned and occupied solely by any veterans association, organization, or institution of the armed forces of the United States which is incorporated under the laws of this state and used solely for the purposes for which they were incorporated, but does not include buildings or portions of buildings which are not restricted to members and guests and are used for commercial operations permitting the patronage of the general public, including but not limited to dancehalls, bars with class C liquor licenses, bowling alleys, pool or billiard rooms, television rooms, and game rooms. Incidental or casual rental or leasing for nonveteran purposes is no bar to the exemption. It is the legislative intent that the making available of the exempt facilities for public assemblage or social affairs shall not be adequate cause to deny this exemption in whole or in part.

History: Add. 1980, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21311a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21311a
Final assessment report; information; providing supporting documentation upon request.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21311a.

(1) Within 365 days after a release has been discovered, an owner or operator that is liable under section 21323a shall complete a final assessment report that includes a corrective action plan developed under section 21309a and submit the report to the department on a form created pursuant to section 21316. The report shall include the following information:

(a) A site assessment under the RBCA process, as necessary for determining site classification, and the extent of contamination relative to the applicable RBSLs or applicable SSTLs set forth in the corrective action plan.

(b) Tier II and tier III evaluation, as appropriate, under the RBCA process.

(c) A feasibility analysis. The following shall be included, as appropriate, given the site conditions and the applicable RBSL or applicable SSTL:

( i ) On-site and off-site corrective action alternatives to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater for each cleanup type above the applicable RBSL or applicable SSTL, including alternatives that permanently and significantly reduce the volume, toxicity, and mobility of the regulated substances if above the applicable RBSL or applicable SSTL.

( ii ) An analysis of the recoverability and whether the NAPL is mobile or migrating.

( iii ) The costs associated with each corrective action alternative including alternatives that permanently and significantly reduce the volume, toxicity, and mobility of the regulated substances that are above the applicable RBSL or applicable SSTL.

( iv ) The effectiveness and feasibility of each corrective action alternative in meeting cleanup criteria that are above the applicable RBSL or applicable SSTL.

( v ) The time necessary to implement and complete each corrective action alternative.

( vi ) The preferred corrective action alternative based upon subparagraphs ( i ) through ( v ) and an implementation schedule for completion of the corrective action.

(d) A corrective action plan.

(e) A schedule for corrective action plan implementation.

(2) The owner or operator that is liable under section 21323a shall provide supporting documentation to the data and conclusions of the final assessment report upon request by the department. The department shall not require any additional information beyond that required under this section to be included in its final assessment report.

History: Add. 1995, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 116, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1996; Am. 2012, Act 110, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2012; Am. 2012, Act 446, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 10.73 — MI Code / Chapter 10 / Act Act-1-of-1968 / Section 10.73
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The commission shall:

Stimulate and encourage throughout the state study and review of the status of women in this state.

Strengthen home life by directing attention to critical problems confronting women as wives, mothers, homemakers and workers.

Recommend methods of overcoming discrimination against women in public and private employment and civil and political rights.

Promote more effective methods for enabling women to develop their skills, continue their education, and to be retrained.

Make surveys and appoint advisory committees in the fields of, but not limited to, education, social services, labor laws and employment policies, law enforcement, health, new and expanded services, legal rights, family relations and volunteer services.

Secure appropriate recognition of women's accomplishments and contributions to this state.

History: 1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.272 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-345-of-1990 / Section 54.272
State survey and remonumentation fund; use of money; provisions applicable to deposited funds; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

(1) Money in the fund shall be used by the department for the following purposes:

(a) Annual grants to the various counties to implement their monumentation and remonumentation plans described in section 8(2)(a).

(b) The implementation of county plans that are initiated and contracted for by the department under section 8(3).

(c) Annual grants to counties to implement their perpetual monument maintenance plans described in section 8(2)(d).

(d) The payment of contracts that are entered into by the department under section 10.

(e) Other activities necessary, incidental, or appropriate to implement this act.

(2) In addition to the purposes described in subsection (1), money in the fund shall be used to pay the costs of expediting a plan or to reimburse the cost described in section 8(4) for a county that has elected to expend or borrow money to expedite the implementation of the county's plan.

(3) Expenditures by the department for a county for the following purposes shall be in an amount not less than the following percentages of the money collected in that county and remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund under section 2567a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2567a, during the state fiscal year that began 2 years before the beginning of the state fiscal year in which the expenditure is made:

(a) For an annual grant to the county under subsection (1)(a), 40%.

(b) To implement the county plan if the department initiates and contracts for the implementation of the county plan under section 8(3), 40%.

(c) For an annual grant to the county under subsection (1)(c), 20%.

(d) For purposes described in section 8(2)(d), if the department initiates and contracts for the implementation of the county plan for the county under section 8(3), 20%.

(4) In addition to the purposes described in subsections (1) and (2), to pay this state's equitable share of the costs of the monumentation of the Michigan-Indiana state boundary line pursuant to the Michigan-Indiana state line monumentation act, the legislature may appropriate from the fund a total amount of not more than $500,000.00 that was appropriated or transferred to the fund after November 1, 2021.

History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Am. 1998, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 6, 1998; Am. 2002, Act 489, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2002; Am. 2010, Act 260, Eff. Dec. 22, 2010; Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014; Am. 2022, Act 82, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5557 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5557
Definitions; V.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5557.

"Valid prescription" means 1 of the following, as applicable:

(a) For a contact lens, a written or electronic order by a licensee who has conducted an examination and evaluation of a patient and has determined a satisfactory fit for the contact lens based on an analysis of the physiological compatibility of the lens on the cornea and the physical fit and refractive functionality of the lens on the patient's eye. To be a valid prescription under this subdivision, it must include at least all of the following information:

( i ) A statement that the prescription is for a contact lens.

( ii ) The contact lens type or brand name, or for a private label contact lens, the name of the manufacturer, trade name of the private label brand, and, if applicable, trade name of the equivalent or similar brand.

( iii ) All specifications necessary to order and fabricate the contact lens, including power, material, base curve or appropriate designation, and diameter, if applicable.

( iv ) The quantity of contact lenses to be dispensed.

( v ) The number of refills.

( vi ) Specific wearing instructions and contact lens disposal parameters, if any.

( vii ) The patient's name.

( viii ) The date of the examination and evaluation.

( ix ) The date the prescription is originated.

( x ) The prescribing licensee's name, address, and telephone number.

( xi ) The prescribing licensee's written or electronic signature, or other form of authentication.

( xii ) An expiration date of not less than 1 year from the date of the examination and evaluation or a statement of the reasons why a shorter time is appropriate based on the medical needs of the patient.

(b) For spectacles, a written or electronic order by a licensee who has examined and evaluated a patient. To be a valid prescription under this subdivision, it must include at least all of the following information:

( i ) A statement that the prescription is for spectacles.

( ii ) As applicable and as specified for each eye, the lens power including the spherical power, cylindrical power including axis, prism, and power of the multifocal addition.

( iii ) Any special requirements, the omission of which would, in the opinion of the prescribing licensee, adversely affect the vision or ocular health of the patient. As used in this subparagraph, "special requirements" includes, but is not limited to, type of lens design, lens material, tint, or lens treatments.

( iv ) The patient's name.

( v ) The date of the examination and evaluation.

( vi ) The date the prescription is originated.

( vii ) The prescribing licensee's name, address, and telephone number.

( viii ) The prescribing licensee's written or electronic signature, or other form of authentication.

( ix ) An expiration date of not less than 1 year from the date of the examination and evaluation or a statement of the reasons why a shorter time is appropriate based on the medical needs of the patient.

History: Add. 2014, Act 269, Eff. Sept. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19613 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.19613
Grants and loans under MCL 324.19608; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19613.

Of the funds to be used to provide grants and loans under section 19608(1)(a)( iv ), all of the following conditions apply:

A recipient of a grant shall receive not more than 1 grant per year not to exceed $1,000,000.00 per grant.

A recipient of a loan shall receive a maximum of 1 loan per year not to exceed $1,000,000.00 per loan.

A grant shall be awarded only if the department determines that both of the following apply:

The property is a facility as defined in section 20101.

The proposed development of the property will result in measurable economic benefit in excess of the grant amount requested by the applicant.

A loan shall be awarded only if the department determines that both of the following apply:

The property is a facility as defined in section 20101 or is suspected of being a facility.

The property has economic development potential based on the applicant's planned use of the property.

History: Add. 1998, Act 288, Eff. Dec. 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4206 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4206
Participation of employees in municipal retirement and insurance programs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 206.

The employees of an authority shall be eligible to participate in municipal retirement and insurance programs of the municipality as if they were civil service employees except that the employees of an authority are not civil service employees.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.654 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-51-of-1951 / Section 247.654
Tentative system of county primary roads; roads under jurisdiction of county road commissioners; certification and review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

All roads under the jurisdiction of the board of county road commissioners in each of the several counties of the state not included in the county primary system as finally approved shall be certified to and reviewed and approved or deleted by the state highway commissioner in the same manner as provided in section 2 hereof for the county primary road system and when finally approved by the state highway commissioner shall constitute and be the county local road system of that county, which may thereafter be added to or deleted from in the same manner as provided in section 3 of this act for the county primary road system.

History: 1951, Act 51, Eff. June 1, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.64 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-257-of-1966 / Section 780.64
Amount of bail; surrender by defendant of operator's or chauffeur's license as security; receipt; expiration date; extension; written notice; return of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The amount of bail shall be:

Sufficient to assure compliance with the conditions set forth in the bail bond.

Not oppressive.

Commensurate with the nature of the offense charged.

Considerate of the past criminal acts and conduct of the defendant.

Considerate of the financial ability of the accused.

Uniform whether the bail bond be executed by the person for whom bail has been set or by a surety.

If a person is charged with an offense punishable by a fine only, the amount of the bail shall not exceed double the amount of the maximum penalty.

If a person has been convicted of an offense and only a fine has been imposed, the amount of the bail shall not exceed double the amount of the fine.

If a person is arrested for an ordinance violation or a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine, or both, and if the defendant's operator's or chauffeur's license is not expired, suspended, revoked, or canceled, then the court may require the defendant, in place of other security for the defendant's appearance in court for trial or sentencing or, in addition, to release of the defendant on personal recognizance, to surrender to the court his or her operator's or chauffeur's license. The court shall issue to the defendant a receipt for the license as provided in section 311a of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.311a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If the trial date is set at the arraignment, the court shall specify on the receipt the date on which the defendant is required to appear for trial. If a trial date is not set at the arraignment, the court shall specify on the receipt a date on which the receipt expires. By written notice, which shall instruct a person who has surrendered a license as security under this subsection to attach the notice to the receipt issued under this subsection, the court may extend the expiration date of the receipt, as needed, to secure the defendant's appearance for trial and sentencing. Upon its attachment to the receipt, the written notice shall be considered a part of the receipt for purposes of determining the expiration date. At the conclusion of the trial or imposition of sentence, as applicable, the court shall return the license to the defendant unless other disposition of the license is authorized by law.

History: 1966, Act 257, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1969, Act 221, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969; Am. 1983, Act 57, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.139 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-226-of-2003 / Section 125.139
Adoption of ordinance by municipality; notice of intent to file petition; petition subject to certain laws; referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Subject to subsection (3), if a municipality adopts an ordinance under section 5, within 7 days after the municipality publishes the ordinance or a synopsis of the ordinance, whichever is required by law, a registered elector of the municipality may file with the clerk of the municipality a notice of intent to file a petition under this section. If a notice of intent is filed, then within 30 days following the publication of the ordinance or synopsis, a petition signed by a number of registered electors of the municipality equal to not less than 15% of the total votes cast for all candidates for governor, at the last preceding general election at which a governor was elected, in the municipality may be filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting the submission of the ordinance to the registered electors of the municipality for their approval. Upon the filing of a notice of intent, the ordinance adopted by the legislative body of the municipality shall not take effect until 1 of the following occurs:

The expiration of 30 days after publication of the ordinance or synopsis, if a petition is not filed within that time.

If a petition is filed within 30 days after publication of the ordinance, the clerk of the municipality determines that the petition is inadequate.

If a petition is filed within 30 days after publication of the ordinance, the clerk of the municipality determines that the petition is adequate and the ordinance is approved by a majority of the registered electors of the municipality voting for the ordinance at the next regular election which supplies reasonable time for proper notices and printing of ballots, or at any special election called for that purpose. The legislative body of the municipality shall provide the manner of submitting the ordinance to the registered electors of the municipality for their approval or rejection, and determining the result of the election.

A petition under subsection (1), including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition under subsection (1) is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

If a municipality has a charter and the charter provides for a right of referendum on municipal ordinances, then, in that municipality, the charter referendum provisions, instead of subsections (1) and (2), apply to an ordinance adopted under section 5.

History: 2003, Act 226, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2003