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Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.391 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.391
Obstruction of vehicular traffic; offenses as separate violations; penalty; allocation of fines.
Status: in_force

Sec. 391.

A railroad shall not permit a train to obstruct vehicular traffic on a public street or highway for longer than 5 minutes at any 1 time, except the obstruction shall not be considered a violation under the following circumstances:

If the train is continuously moving in the same direction at not less than 10 miles per hour for not longer than 7 minutes.

If the railroad can show that the incident occurred as a result of a verifiable accident, mechanical failure, or unsafe condition.

A railroad shall not permit successive train movements to obstruct vehicular traffic on a public street or highway until all vehicular traffic previously delayed by such train movements has been cleared.

A railroad company shall not permit its employees to allow the activation of active traffic control devices at a railroad grade crossing for more than 2 minutes if there is no intention to move a train or track equipment through the crossing within 20 seconds to 60 seconds after the activation of the devices.

Each offense under this section shall be a separate violation punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 unless the railroad is willfully, deliberately, and negligently blocking vehicular traffic and then the fine shall be not more than $1,000.00 and the costs of prosecution.

All fines civil or otherwise collected by a local unit of government in excess of $10,000.00 annually from the enforcement of a local ordinance substantially similar to this section shall be allocated as follows:

Fifteen percent shall be retained by each local unit of government for costs of enforcement of the ordinance.

Eighty-five percent shall be deposited in a railroad grade crossing safety fund. The revenue collected in this fund shall be used solely for railroad grade crossing safety projects in these local units of government.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.75 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-418-of-1988 / Section 554.75
Applicability of MCL 554.72; "second power" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) Section 2 does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a nondonative transfer, except a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising out of a premarital or postmarital agreement; a separation or divorce settlement; a spouse's election; a similar arrangement arising out of a prospective, existing, or previous marital relationship between the parties; a contract to make or not to revoke a will or trust; a contract to exercise or not to exercise a power of appointment; a transfer in satisfaction of a duty of support; or a reciprocal transfer.

(b) A fiduciary's power relating to the administration or management of assets, including the power of a fiduciary to sell, lease, or mortgage property, and the power of a fiduciary to determine principal and income.

(c) A power to appoint a fiduciary.

(d) A discretionary power of a trustee to distribute principal before termination of a trust to a beneficiary having an indefeasibly vested interest in the income and principal.

(e) A property interest, power of appointment, or any other arrangement that was not subject to the common-law rule against perpetuities or is excluded by another statute.

(f) Except as provided in subsection (2), an interest or power of appointment to which the personal property trust perpetuities act, 2008 PA 148, MCL 554.91 to 554.94, applies.

(2) Section 2 is applicable to an interest or power of appointment to which the personal property trust perpetuities act, 2008 PA 148, MCL 554.91 to 554.94, applies if the interest or power was created, or property was made subject to the interest or power, by the exercise of a second power. If section 2 is applicable to an interest or power under this subsection, it applies only to the extent of the exercise of the second power, and instead of using a period of 90 years to determine whether section 2(1)(b), (2)(b), or (3)(b) is satisfied, or whether to reform a disposition under section 4, a period of 360 years shall be used.

(3) As used in this section, "second power" means that term as defined in section 2 of the personal property trust perpetuities act, 2008 PA 148, MCL 554.92.

History: 1988, Act 418, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988; Am. 2008, Act 149, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008; Am. 2011, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5073 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5073
Arbitrator; appointment; qualifications; immunity; list of qualified arbitrators.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5073.

Arbitration under this chapter may be heard by a single arbitrator or by a panel of 3 arbitrators. The court shall appoint an arbitrator agreed to by the parties if the arbitrator is qualified under subsection (2) and consents to the appointment. An arbitrator appointed under this chapter is immune from liability in regard to the arbitration proceeding to the same extent as the circuit judge who has jurisdiction of the action that is submitted to arbitration.

The court shall not appoint an arbitrator under this chapter unless the individual meets all of the following qualifications:

Is an attorney in good standing with the state bar of Michigan.

Has practiced as an attorney for not less than 5 years before the appointment and has demonstrated an expertise in the area of domestic relations law.

Has received training in the dynamics of domestic violence and in handling domestic relations matters that have a history of domestic violence.

The office of the friend of the court, an alternative dispute resolution clerk, or another individual designated by the chief judge may make available a list of arbitrators who meet the qualifications of this section. The list shall include a summary of each arbitrator's qualifications and experience.

History: Add. 2000, Act 419, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1335 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1335
Reserve for retired benefit payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

The reserve for retired benefit payments is the account from which all retirement allowances and refunds pursuant to section 85(6) shall be paid. After receipt of each annual actuarial valuation as provided in section 41, the balance in the reserve for retired benefit payments shall be brought into balance with the actuarial present value of retirement allowances to be paid after the end of the fiscal year to retirants and retirement allowance beneficiaries in receipt of retirement allowances at the end of the fiscal year, by a transfer between the reserve for employer contributions and the reserve for retired benefit payments.

History: Add. 1989, Act 194, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.8207 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.8207
Rights of issuer or indenture trustee with respect to registered owner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8207.

Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificated security in registered form, or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer or indenture trustee may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to vote, receive notifications, and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.

This article does not affect the liability of the registered owner of a security for a call, assessment, or the like.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1987, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1987; Am. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1412 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-170-of-1964 / Section 691.1412
Claims under act; defenses available.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Claims under this act are subject to all of the defenses available to claims sounding in tort brought against private persons.

History: 1964, Act 170, Eff. July 1, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5623 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5623
Statistical summaries; dissemination of instructions and information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5623.

Not less than once each year, the department shall compile statistical summaries of all occupational diseases reported and accepted as covering true occupational diseases, and the kinds of employment leading to the occurrence of the diseases.

The department shall disseminate to appropriate employers in this state appropriate instructions and information to prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.93 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.93
Candidate for United States senator; nominating petition; signatures; form; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 93.

In order for the name of a person as a candidate for nomination by a political party for the office of United States senator to appear under a particular party heading on the official primary ballot, a nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state. The nominating petition shall have been signed by a number of qualified and registered electors residing within this state as determined under section 544f. The nominating petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified and registered electors in each of at least 1/2 of the congressional districts of this state. Nominating petitions shall be in the form as prescribed in section 544c. Until December 31, 2013, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the twelfth Tuesday before the August primary. Beginning January 1, 2014, the nominating petition shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than 4 p.m. of the fifteenth Tuesday before the August primary.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1966, Act 42, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1966; Am. 1976, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 3, 1976; Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990; Am. 1990, Act 329, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990; Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997; Am. 2000, Act 491, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001; Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1072 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1072
Treatment of removals by licensed supplier; election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 72.

A licensed supplier or licensed permissive supplier shall treat all removals from all of its terminals within the United States with a destination in this state as shown on the terminal-issued shipping paper as if the motor fuel were removed across the rack by the supplier from a terminal in this state for all purposes.

A licensed supplier or licensed permissive supplier may elect to treat all removals from all of its terminals located outside of the United States with a destination in this state as shown on the terminal-issued shipping paper as if the motor fuel were removed across the rack by the supplier from a terminal in this state for all purposes.

The election provided under subsection (2) shall be made by filing with the department a notice of election.

The department shall release a list of electing suppliers under subsection (2) upon request by any person.

The absence of an election by a supplier under subsection (2) does not relieve the supplier of responsibility for remitting the tax imposed by this act upon the removal of motor fuel from a terminal located outside of this state for import into this state by the supplier.

A supplier who makes the election provided for in subsection (2) shall from the date the election is filed with the department precollect the tax imposed by this act on all removals from a terminal on its account either as a position holder or as a person receiving fuel from a position holder pursuant to a 2-party exchange agreement. The supplier shall precollect the tax without regard to any of the following:

The license status of the person acquiring the fuel from the supplier.

The point or terms of sale.

The character of delivery.

A supplier who elects to precollect tax under subsection (2) waives any defense that the state lacks jurisdiction to require collection on all sales made outside of this state by the supplier on which the supplier had knowledge that the shipments were destined for this state. This state imposes this requirement under its general police powers to regulate the movement of motor fuel.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.82132 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.82132
Accidents; notice; reports.
Status: in_force

Sec. 82132.

The operator of a snowmobile involved in an accident resulting in injuries to or the death of any person or property damage in an estimated amount of $100.00 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication notify a state police officer or officers, the sheriff's office of the county in which the accident occurred, or the office of the police department of the local unit of government in which the accident occurred. The police agency receiving the notice shall complete a report of the accident on forms prescribed by the director of the department of state police and forward the report to the department of state police within 14 days after the date of the accident. The department of state police shall forward a copy of all snowmobile accident reports to the department within 14 days after receipt of the accident report.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.404 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-179-of-1951 / Section 730.404
Juries; qualifications; persons over 70 years of age.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The officials preparing jury lists shall select only residents of and qualified and registered electors of the county in which such city is situated; and in making such selection they shall take the names of such only as are not exempt from serving on juries, by the provisions of this act, who are in possession of their natural faculties, and are not infirm or decrepit, of good character, of approved integrity, of sound judgment, and well informed in and conversant with the English language, and free from all legal exceptions: Provided, That the name of any person more than 70 years of age who is otherwise eligible may be placed on a list, but such a person if drawn as a juror shall be excused upon his request, and the fact that such person is more than 70 years of age shall not be ground for challenge for cause.

History: 1951, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.70 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.70
“Traffic control devices” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70.

"Traffic control devices" means all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with this act placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.14107 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.14107
Sale or purchase of bank branch.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4107.

A bank may sell 1 or more of its branches, without selling all or substantially all of the bank, to another depository institution located in this state or in a state whose laws would permit a bank to purchase 1 or more branches in that state of the purchasing depository institution.

A bank may purchase 1 or more branches of another depository institution, without purchasing all or substantially all of the depository institution.

A bank that proposes to purchase 1 or more branches under subsection (2) shall provide notice to the commissioner under section 3711 before operating the purchased branch or branches.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.55 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.55
Indictment; allegation of certain matters in the alternative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.

In an indictment for an offense which is constituted of 1 or more of several acts, or which may be committed by 1 or more of several means, or with 1 or more of several intents, or which may produce 1 or more of several results, 2 or more of such acts, means, intents or results may be charged in the alternative.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17269; CL 1948, 767.55
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.6301 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.6301
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6301.

As used in this part:

"Beneficiary form" means a registration of a security that indicates the present owner of the security and the owner's intention regarding the person who will become the security's owner upon the owner's death.

"Register" means to issue a certificate showing the ownership of a certificated security or, in the case of an uncertificated security, to initiate or transfer an account showing ownership of securities.

"Registering entity" means a person who originates or transfers a security title by registration, and includes a broker maintaining security accounts for customers and a transfer agent or other person acting for or as an issuer of securities.

"Security" means a share, participation, or other interest in property, in a business, or in an obligation of an enterprise or other issuer, and includes a certificated security, uncertificated security, and security account.

"Security account" includes all of the following:

A reinvestment account associated with a security.

a securities account with a broker, financial institution, or subsidiary or affiliate of a financial institution.

A cash balance in an account with a broker, financial institution, or subsidiary or affiliate of a financial institution, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death.

Cash, interest, earnings, or dividends earned or declared on a security in an account, reinvestment account, or account with a broker, financial institution, or subsidiary or affiliate of a financial institution, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death.

A cash balance or other property held for or due to the owner of a security as a replacement for or product of an account security, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.691 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.691
Official ballots; names of candidates; identification numeral; compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 691.

Each board of election commissioners shall have printed on the ballot, or on ballot labels or slips to be placed on a voting machine, when used, the names of the candidates certified to that board under this act. A candidate's name shall not be placed or printed in more than 1 column on the ballot for the same office. A board of election commissioners for a county or city may arrange the ballots with an identification numeral placed in the same space with the name of each of the candidates. That identification numeral shall be rotated with the name of the candidate, and when rotated, shall appear in the same space with the same candidate regardless of where the candidate's name appears on the ballot.

The name of a candidate appearing on a ballot shall comply with sections 560b and 561.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.2e — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712A.2e
Waiver of jurisdiction over civil infractions; agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2e.

The court may enter into an agreement with any or all district courts or municipal courts within the court's geographic jurisdiction to waive jurisdiction over any or all civil infractions alleged to have been committed by juveniles within the geographic jurisdiction of the district court or municipal court. The agreement shall specify for which civil infractions the court waives jurisdiction.

For a civil infraction waived under subsection (1) committed by a juvenile on or after the effective date of the agreement, the district court or municipal court has jurisdiction over the juvenile in the same manner as if an adult had committed the civil infraction. The court has jurisdiction over juveniles who commit any other civil infraction.

History: Add. 1998, Act 478, Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 427.13 — MI Code / Chapter 427 / Act Act-188-of-1913 / Section 427.13
Certificate of compliance with law; fraudulent issuance by inspector, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

Any inspector who shall wilfully certify falsely regarding any building inspected by him, and who shall issue a certificate to any person operating in any hotel when such person has not complied with the provisions of this act, shall on conviction thereof be fined not less than 50 dollars nor to exceed 100 dollars, and may be imprisoned not to exceed 90 days in the county jail, or both at the discretion of the court, and upon conviction shall be forever disqualified to hold said office.

History: 1913, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 6944; CL 1929, 8818; CL 1948, 427.13
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.262 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-21-of-1929 / Section 400.262
Annual meeting of county agents; adjournment; registration; certificate of attendance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The director of the state welfare department shall have the power to adjourn such meeting to a future date, and in case of such adjournment shall give notice to each county agent. The respective county agents shall, upon attending said meeting, register with the director of the state welfare department, and at the close of said meeting the said director shall issue to each county agent so attending a certificate showing the attendance at such meeting.

History: 1929, Act 21, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 8206; Am. 1931, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 400.262
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.3312 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.3312
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3312.

The department may promulgate rules to implement this part.

History: Add. 2004, Act 246, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1415 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1415
Use of general funds or state school aid for payment of tuition and transportation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1415.

The board of a school district may use general funds or funds received from state school aid for the purpose of paying tuition and transportation to another school district or districts of resident pupils, even though the grades in which the pupils may be enrolled are maintained within the district.

The board of a school district may use general funds or state school aid for the purpose of paying tuition and transportation to another school district or districts of pupils in cases where the pupils live nearer established bus lines of another district or nearer by the nearest travelled road to the school in another district than to the school in their own district.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26237 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-134-of-2007 / Section 333.26237
Availability of money for distribution; money remaining at close of state fiscal year.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The money in the fund that is available for distribution shall be appropriated each year. If money remains in the fund at the close of the state fiscal year, that money shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

History: 2007, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 2007