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Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.55 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-205-of-1941 / Section 252.55
Limited access highways; intersections; elimination; establishment in future prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any such agency shall have authority to provide for the elimination of intersections of limited access highways with existing state and county roads, city and village streets and private driveways, by grade separation, access or service road, or by closing off such roads, streets and driveways at the boundary line of such limited access highway, but only with the consent of the county, city or village; and after the establishment of any limited access highway, no road which is not part of said limited access highway system shall run into or intersect the same at grade.

History: 1941, Act 205, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 252.55; Am. 1952, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.768a — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-225-of-1976 / Section 211.768a
Payment of deferred special assessments; interest; notice; lien to include interest; refund; reapplication for reinstitution of previously deferred special assessment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8a.

Except for an owner or owner's estate qualifying for deferment of special assessments under this act before January 8, 1981, the payment of special assessments deferred under this act made by the owner or owner's estate shall include interest computed for periods after January 8, 1981, at a rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or fraction of a month.

The department shall notify each owner whose special assessments are authorized to be deferred under this act of the interest rate provided in this section.

The lien created in section 6 for special assessments deferred under this act shall include an amount of interest as provided in this section.

The department of treasury shall refund to each owner who, before the effective date of this subsection, paid their special assessment and was subject to the interest payment of subsection (1), an amount equal to the difference between the interest paid and the interest which would have been due at a rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or fraction of a month.

If a deferment of a special assessment was terminated by an owner solely by payment of the deferred special assessment after January 8, 1981, and before the effective date of this subsection, the owner may reapply within 60 days of the effective date of this subsection to the local assessing officer for reinstitution of the previously deferred special assessment and the department of treasury shall refund the amount of the special assessment paid and redeferred to the owner.

History: Add. 1980, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 59, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5319 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5319
Board; aiding department in interpreting license or permit requirement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 319.

A board shall aid the department in interpreting a licensure or permit requirement described in this act that is incomplete or subjective in nature to determine whether the person seeking a license or permit or a renewal has met the requirements for the issuance or renewal.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.404 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-133-of-1933 / Section 211.404
Resolution; filing of certified copy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The governing body of any municipality or special assessment district passing any such resolution shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the state treasurer, with the county treasurer of the county in which the municipality or special assessment district is located, and with the tax collector of the respective municipalities and special assessment districts.

History: 1933, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1933; CL 1948, 211.404; Am. 2002, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52903 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.52903
Sale of plants; bill of sale or other evidence of title required; records of transactions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52903.

A person shall not sell or offer for sale any plant without having in his or her possession the evidence of title prescribed by section 52902 or without furnishing the purchaser with a bill of sale or other evidence of title acquisition in a form prescribed by the department or the department of agriculture or the federal agency that has jurisdiction. Vendors shall maintain and keep records of their transactions for the period of time that the department or the department of agriculture or the federal agency that has jurisdiction prescribes by rule or regulation.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.430 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-327-of-1993 / Section 205.430
Defenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The seizure, forfeiture, sale, or destruction of a tobacco product or other property, or an action for recovery of amounts due, does not constitute a defense to the person owning or having control or possession of that property from criminal prosecution for an act or omission made or offense committed under this act or from liability to pay penalties provided by this act.

History: 1993, Act 327, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.404b — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-253-of-1935 / Section 800.404b
Enforcement of act; investigation or assistance of prosecuting attorney; prisoners in work camps.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4b.

The attorney general of this state shall enforce the provisions of this act except that the attorney general may request the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the prisoner was sentenced or the prosecuting attorney of the county in which any asset of a prisoner is located to make an investigation or assist in legal proceedings under this act.

The attorney general shall not seek reimbursement under this act for the cost of care of a prisoner in a work camp if the department is being or has been reimbursed for those costs by the prisoner pursuant to section 65c of Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1953, being section 791.265c of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1935, Act 253, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935; CL 1948, 800.404b; Am. 1984, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.96 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.96
Township officers; extra services, compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 96.

For services not otherwise provided for by law, rendered to townships by township officers in the duties of their respective offices, the township board shall audit and allow such compensation as they shall deem reasonable.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16; CL 1857, 588; CL 1871, 742; How. 775; CL 1897, 2375; CL 1915, 2155; CL 1929, 1031; CL 1948, 41.96
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2615 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-123-of-1995 / Section 125.2615
Board of directors; appointment; terms; expiration of term; compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The board of directors shall be appointed for staggered terms as prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality.

A director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until the chief executive officer appoints the director's successor, with the approval of the municipality's governing body.

A director shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for the actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties.

History: 1995, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.366 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-291-of-1966 / Section 29.366
Firefighters training council; meetings; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; quorum, place, and conduct of meetings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) The council shall meet not fewer than 4 times each year and shall hold special meetings when called by the chairperson or, in the absence of the chairperson, by the vice-chairperson. A special meeting of the council must be called by the chairperson upon the written request of 4 members of the council.

(2) The council shall conduct its business at a public meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting must be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. The council shall establish its own procedures and requirements with respect to quorum, place, and conduct of its meetings and other matters.

History: 1966, Act 291, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1980, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980; Am. 2017, Act 144, Eff. Jan. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1607 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-27-of-1994 / Section 691.1607
Action against participant in illegal marketing of market area controlled substance; person injured by individual abuser; burden of proof; presumption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Other than an individual abuser, a person injured by an individual abuser may bring an action for damages against a person who participated in illegal marketing of the market area controlled substance used by the individual abuser. In an action brought under this section, participation in illegal marketing shall be proven by clear and convincing evidence.

If the plaintiff in an action under this section proves a defendant's participation in illegal marketing of a market area controlled substance and the plaintiff is 1 of the following, the defendant is presumed to have injured the plaintiff and to have acted willfully and wantonly:

A parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or sibling of the individual abuser.

A child whose mother was an individual abuser while the child was in utero.

The individual abuser's employer.

A medical facility, insurer, governmental entity, or other legal entity that financially supports a drug treatment or other assistance program for, or that otherwise expends money or provides unreimbursed service on behalf of, the individual abuser.

History: 1994, Act 27, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.68 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-359-of-1941 / Section 247.68
Department of agriculture; duty to enforce law; cooperation with commissioners.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The department of agriculture is authorized and it shall be its duty to assist in the enforcement of this law. The department shall cooperate with the various commissioners of noxious weeds in carrying out the provisions of this act and shall advise them from time to time of the most effective methods of treating and eradicating noxious weeds.

History: 1941, Act 359, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 247.68
Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.502 — MI Code / Chapter 720 / Act Act-44-of-1947 / Section 720.502
Missing, interned or captive persons; report, prima facie evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

An official written report or record, or duly certified copy thereof, that a person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, made by any officer or employee of the United States authorized by the act referred to in section 1 or by any other law of the United States to make same, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this state as prima facie evidence that such person is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy, or is dead, or is alive, as the case may be.

History: 1947, Act 44, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 720.502
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2510 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2510
Incorporation by reference.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2510.

A writing in existence when a will is executed may be incorporated by reference if the language of the will manifests this intent and describes the writing sufficiently to permit its identification.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.2011 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-124-of-2024 / Section 722.2011
Confidentiality requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The contents of a document, record, or other information relating to a case to which the CASA volunteer has access are confidential. The CASA volunteer must not disclose that information to a person other than the court, a party to the action, or another person authorized by the court.

History: 2024, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.853 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-296-of-1969 / Section 247.853
Transfer of jurisdiction; non-consent, proceedings to determine question; time for granting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

If a highway authority does not consent to accept jurisdiction over a highway proposed for transfer, within 90 days after its consent is requested in writing, unless an extension of time is agreed to by both parties, the state or county highway authority proposing the transfer may initiate proceedings for final determination of the question of the transfer of highway jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of this act.

If the proposed transfer of jurisdiction is dependent upon the future opening of a new, relocated highway and approval of the new highway by both parties is required by law and the parties have not agreed to the transfer of jurisdiction as a condition of approval of the new highway, then the 90-day period shall not begin to run until the date that both parties approve the new highway.

History: 1969, Act 296, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.77 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.77
Application for renewal registration; execution and return; payment of registration fee; expiration of registration; registration fee in lieu of property taxes; rate of registration fee; penalty for failure to register or pay registration fee; waiver of penalty; postmark date as date of payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 77.

If an aircraft is registered under this act, the commission shall send an application for renewal registration to the owner of the aircraft on or after November 1 preceding the year to be designated on the registration. The registration application shall be executed and returned to the commission with payment of the registration fee as provided by this section before the expiration date of the prior registration. If an owner of an aircraft fails to receive a registration application form by December 1, he or she shall inform the commission.

The owner of an aircraft that had not been previously subject to registration under this act but has become subject to registration under this act shall inform the commission within 30 days after becoming subject to registration, shall register the aircraft, and shall pay the appropriate fee as provided by this section.

A registration fee shall be payable annually on or before December 31. However, for an aircraft being registered for the first time, a registration certificate issued after July 1 shall be issued at the rate of 50% of the annual fee. All aircraft registrations shall expire on January 1 of each year.

A registration fee shall be in lieu of all property taxes on the aircraft, either general or local.

A registration fee shall be paid at the rate of 1 cent per pound of either maximum gross weight or maximum takeoff weight, whichever is greater, for which the aircraft is certified under the federal aviation administration airworthiness certificate.

If an aircraft owner fails to register or pay the aircraft registration fee due under this act by the time specified, a penalty of $50.00 shall be added if the failure is not more than 1 month, with an additional $5.00 penalty for each additional month or fraction of a month during which the registration fee and penalty are not paid.

If an aircraft registration fee is not paid within the time specified and it is shown to the satisfaction of the commission that the failure or refusal was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, the penalty may be waived at the discretion of the director of the state transportation department or his or her designated representative. The period for which a penalty is assessed shall not exceed 1 year.

If an aircraft registration fee is paid by mail, the postmark date is the date of payment.

History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945; CL 1948, 259.77; Am. 1962, Act 193, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963; Am. 1976, Act 191, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1976; Am. 1988, Act 391, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1988; Am. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5747 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5747
Judgment for defendant for costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5747.

If the plaintiff fails to prosecute his complaint, or if upon trial or motion the plaintiff is found not entitled to possession of the premises, judgment shall be rendered for the defendant for his costs, which shall be taxed and collected in the same manner as other civil judgments for money in the same court.

History: Add. 1972, Act 120, Eff. July 1, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.38 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.38
Review by circuit court; direct appeal of order or decision of administrative law judge; unemployment agency as party; manner of appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.

(1) The circuit court in the county in which the claimant resides or the circuit court in the county in which the claimant's place of employment is or was located, or, if a claimant is not a party to the case, the circuit court in the county in which the employer's principal place of business in this state is located, may review questions of fact and law on the record made before the administrative law judge and the Michigan compensation appellate commission involved in a final order or decision of the Michigan compensation appellate commission, and may make further orders in respect to that order or decision as justice may require, but the court may reverse an order or decision only if it finds that the order or decision is contrary to law or is not supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the whole record. Application for review shall be made within 30 days after the mailing of a copy of the order or decision by any method permissible under the rules and practices of the circuit court of this state.

(2) An order or decision of an administrative law judge that involves a claim for unemployment benefits may be appealed directly to the circuit court if the claimant and the employer or their authorized agents or attorneys agree to do so by written stipulation filed with the administrative law judge. An administrative law judge's order or decision involving an employer's contributions or payments in lieu of contributions under this act may be appealed directly to the circuit court based on a written stipulation agreeing to the direct appeal to the circuit court.

(3) The unemployment agency is a party to any judicial action involving an order or decision of the Michigan compensation appellate commission or an administrative law judge.

(4) The decision of the circuit court may be appealed in the manner provided by the laws of this state for appeals from the circuit court.

History: 1936, Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 24, 1936; Am. 1937, Act 347, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1937; Am. 1939, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 364, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1941; CL 1948, 421.38; Am. 1951, Act 251, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1951; Am. 1967, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1967; Am. 1975, Act 110, Eff. June 8, 1975; Am. 1977, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1977; Am. 1983, Act 164, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1983; Am. 1996, Act 503, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1997; Am. 2011, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1017a — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1017a
"Veterans Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 17a.

The portion of highway M-66 beginning at the intersection with highway M-55 in Lake City extending north to the intersection with highway M-72 in Kalkaska shall be known as the "Veterans Highway".

History: Add. 2018, Act 138, Eff. Aug. 8, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.276 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-478-of-2012 / Section 37.276
Powers of educational institution to gain access to certain information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) This act does not prohibit an educational institution from requesting or requiring a student to disclose access information to the educational institution to gain access to or operate any of the following:

(a) An electronic communications device paid for in whole or in part by the educational institution.

(b) An account or service provided by the educational institution that is either obtained by virtue of the student's admission to the educational institution or used by the student for educational purposes.

(2) This act does not prohibit or restrict an educational institution from viewing, accessing, or utilizing information about a student or applicant that can be obtained without any required access information or that is available in the public domain.

History: 2012, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.319 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-81-of-2022 / Section 54.319
Submission of survey and report to legislature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) Upon completion of the survey and remonumentation, the commission shall do both of the following:

(a) Submit the survey to the legislature of this state. The survey shall be accompanied by a report of the commission that states whether there are differences between the survey and the survey of a similar commission established by the state of Indiana and explains any differences.

(b) For each post originally set at or near the shore of a lake or large river or milepost determined under this act, the commission shall do both of the following:

( i ) File with the appropriate county register of deeds a land corner recordation certificate under the state corner recordation act, 1970 PA 74, MCL 54.201 to 54.210d, that provides appropriate references and Michigan state plane coordinates.

( ii ) File a copy of the certificate under subdivision (a) with the state survey and remonumentation commission created under section 3 of the state survey and remonumentation act, 1990 PA 345, MCL 54.263.

History: 2022, Act 81, Eff. July 18, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.1103 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.1103
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1103.

(1) This act must be liberally construed and applied to promote the following underlying purposes and policies:

(a) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions.

(b) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties.

(c) To make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.

(2) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this act, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause shall supplement its provisions.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 2012, Act 86, Eff. July 1, 2013