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Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1009 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.1009
License not transferable; changing to new entity; admitting partner, officer, or stockholder; notice; agent no longer employed by agency; designation of another agent; notice; change of address.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1009.

A license issued under this article is not transferable.

Within 15 days after a personnel agency changes from a sole proprietorship to a partnership or corporation, or from a partnership to a sole proprietorship or corporation, or from a corporation to a sole proprietorship or partnership, all licensure requirements for the new entity shall be met.

A personnel agency which seeks to admit a new partner to an existing partnership or a new officer or stockholder to an existing corporation shall notify the department within 15 days after a change in the partners of a partnership or the officers of a corporation or the stockholders of a corporation owning 10% or more of the stock of the corporation. The notice shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall contain information by which the department may determine whether the new individual is of good moral character.

If a designated employment agent or consulting agent is no longer employed by the personnel agency or is no longer charged with the general management of the personnel agency's office, the personnel agency shall designate another licensed employment agency or consulting agent and notify the department within 15 days after the appointment is made. A temporary license may be issued to an applicant for an agent's license pursuant to section 213.

An employment agent or consulting agent shall notify the department in writing within 5 business days after the date he or she is no longer employed by a personnel agency or is no longer charged with the general management of the office of that personnel agency.

A personnel agency shall notify the department, in writing, within 30 days after the date of any change of address and shall demonstrate that the premises designated is an acceptable place for the personnel agency to conduct business.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 1992, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2621 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-123-of-1995 / Section 125.2621
Corporation; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

The corporation has the powers and duties to do all of the following:

Coordinate, review, recommend prioritization of, monitor, and evaluate the programs of the agencies implementing the strategic plan to ensure the achievement of benchmarks and timetables as detailed in that strategic plan.

Solicit and accept gifts, donations, in-kind services, grants, loans, appropriations, or other money from a federal, state, local, or private source for operating expenses.

Acquire, hold, lease, or dispose of real or personal property necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this act.

Procure the director's bond and liability insurance that are prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality.

Submit to the chief executive officer and the governing body of the municipality periodic progress, financial, and performance reviews, and other reports considered necessary by the chief executive officer and the governing body of the municipality. These reports shall be made available to the public by the municipality upon request.

With the concurrence of the municipality by its governing body and chief executive officer, modify the strategic plan, except as precluded by federal, state, or local law.

Possess all other powers necessary and appropriate that are not inconsistent with federal, state, or local law to coordinate, review, recommend prioritization of, monitor, and evaluate the programs of the agencies implementing the strategic plan as detailed in that strategic plan.

The municipality may assign by ordinance to the corporation additional powers and duties to the extent not prohibited by state law.

History: 1995, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2729 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-84-of-1999 / Section 125.2729
Right of first refusal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

For 5 years after a qualified buyer takes ownership of a unit under this act, the resident organization or successor entity has a right of first refusal if the qualified buyer desires to sell his or her unit acquired under this act. During the 5-year period, the resident organization or successor entity may repurchase the unit at the fair market price if the qualified buyer sells the unit. During the 5-year period, the qualified buyer shall not rent out or lease his or her unit or allow any other nonfamily member to reside in the unit.

History: 1999, Act 84, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.489 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-390-of-1978 / Section 408.489
Civil action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The director of labor shall initiate, in the county where the violation occurred, in the county of Ingham, or in the county where the employer has its principal office, the civil action necessary to enforce an order of the department which has become a final agency order as prescribed in this act.

History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1203 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1203
Supplementary general principles of law applicable; construction against implied repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1203.

Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this act, general principles of law and equity supplement this act's provisions.

This act is a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter and a part of it shall not be considered impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that result can reasonably be avoided.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.44505 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.44505
Public liability insurance; notice of cancellation or expiration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44505.

An insurance carrier that issues public liability insurance required by this part or a rule promulgated under this part shall notify the department immediately, in writing, whenever the insurance is canceled or expires and is not renewed.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.82129 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.82129
Violations; sanctions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 82129.

(1) If a person is convicted of violating section 82127(3), the following apply:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by 1 or more of the following:

( i ) Community service for not more than 45 days.

( ii ) Imprisonment for not more than 93 days.

( iii ) A fine of not more than $300.00.

(b) If the violation occurs within 7 years of 1 prior conviction, the person shall be sentenced to both a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and either of the following:

( i ) Community service for not less than 10 days or more than 90 days, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 1 year.

( ii ) Imprisonment for not more than 1 year, and may be sentenced to community service for not more than 90 days.

(c) If the violation occurs after 2 or more prior convictions regardless of the number of years that have elapsed since any prior conviction, the person shall be sentenced to both a fine of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00, and either of the following:

( i ) Community service for a period of not less than 10 days or more than 90 days, and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 1 year.

( ii ) Imprisonment for not more than 1 year, and may be sentenced to community service for not more than 90 days.

(2) In addition to the sanctions prescribed in subsection (1), the court may, under the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 760.1 to 777.69, order the person to pay the costs of the prosecution. The court shall also impose sanctions under section 82142.

(3) A person sentenced to perform service to the community under this section shall not receive compensation and shall reimburse the state or appropriate local unit of government for the cost of supervision incurred by the state or local unit of government as a result of the person's activities in that service as ordered by the court.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1999, Act 22, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Am. 2014, Act 404, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.46102 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.46102
Violation of part as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46102.

A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.554 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-27-of-1984 / Section 4.554
Subpoena duces tecum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The legislative files, recordings, tapes, records, memoranda, or written documents of a member of the legislature shall not be subject to a subpoena duces tecum in a civil action, contested case, or other administrative proceeding. This section shall not apply to the files, recordings, tapes, records, memoranda, or written documents of a committee, subcommittee, commission, or council of the legislature.

History: 1984, Act 27, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5211 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5211
Files of board; control and physical possession by department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 211.

The department shall have control over and physical possession of the board files of each board. The department shall ensure that applicable laws concerning public access to the board files are met.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 729.209 — MI Code / Chapter 729 / Act Act-17-of-1953 / Section 729.209
Clerk to draw names; record; signature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Upon such drawing of the panel the clerk shall draw from said box such names, 1 at a time, as may be needed to complete said panel, in the number ordered by the court. He shall publicly announce the name of each juror drawn and make a record thereof. If to the knowledge of the judge or the clerk of said court, it appears that any person whose name is drawn shall be dead, insane or permanently removed from the city, an entry of such fact shall be made in the minutes of the drawing and the slip of paper containing such name be destroyed. Another name shall then be drawn from the box and the same proceeding had until the whole number of jurors required for such panel shall have been drawn.

The clerk shall then sign the record of such drawing, which shall include the names of the persons drawn as the members of such panel and file the same in his office as a public record.

History: 1953, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2009 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2009
Renewal of license; continuing education.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2009.

(1) Beginning the license cycle after the effective date of the rules promulgated under subsection (2), a demonstration of the completion of a program of continuing education shall be required for renewal of a license issued under this article.

(2) The department shall, by rule, establish a program of continuing education for all licensees under this article.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 2010, Act 324, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.43b — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.43b
Office of inspector general; establishment as criminal justice agency; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43b.

An office of inspector general is established as a criminal justice agency in the family independence agency. The primary duty of the inspector general is to investigate cases of alleged fraud within the department. The inspector general shall also perform the following activities:

Investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in the programs administered by the family independence agency.

Make referrals for prosecution and disposition of appropriate cases as determined by the inspector general.

Review administrative policies, practices, and procedures.

Make recommendations to improve program integrity and accountability.

History: Add. 2002, Act 573, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.1021 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-173-of-2006 / Section 3.1021
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "midwest interstate passenger rail compact".

History: 2006, Act 173, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1908 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-258-of-2000 / Section 388.1908
Enrollment without tuition and fee support.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

This act does not restrict the ability of an eligible student or any other pupil to enroll in any career and technical preparation program without tuition and fee support under this act.

History: 2000, Act 258, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.823 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-277-of-1966 / Section 445.823
Governor's citizens committee on consumer affairs; members, appointment, terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

There is hereby established a committee of 3 persons who are not public officers to be officially known as the governor's citizens committee on consumer affairs. The members of this committee shall be appointed by the governor for 2-year terms to coincide with the terms of office of state representatives.

History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1681 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-371-of-2012 / Section 691.1681
Short title; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform arbitration act".

(2) As used in this act:

(a) "Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration proceeding or is involved in the appointment of an arbitrator.

(b) "Arbitrator" means an individual appointed to render an award, alone or with others, in a controversy that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.

(c) "Court" means the circuit court.

(d) "Knowledge" means actual knowledge.

(e) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.

(f) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

History: 2012, Act 371, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.35 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-91-of-1915 / Section 285.35
Director; schedule of fees, basis, deposit to general fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The director of markets shall adopt and may amend from time to time schedules of fees to be charged for standardizing and standard labels for inspection at receiving, shipping or distributing centers or such other services as may be rendered under this act. All such fees shall be made with a view to the minimum cost and to make this department self-sustaining. All fees shall be turned into the state treasury and any accumulated balance as of June 30, 1949, shall be credited to the general fund.

History: 1915, Act 91, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 7922; CL 1929, 5037; Am. 1937, Act 322, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 285.35; Am. 1949, Act 130, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.544 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.544
Treason; punishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 544.

Any person who shall commit the crime of treason against this state shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison for life.

No person shall be convicted of treason unless upon the testimony of 2 witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.544; Am. 1963, Act 119, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.7 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-68-of-1875 / Section 453.7
Subordinate granges; execution and acknowledgment of articles; filing articles and charter; body politic and corporate; powers; limitation on property; certified copy of articles and charter as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Any 13 or more persons, of lawful age, residents of this state, and being members of any county, district, or subordinate grange of the patrons of husbandry, duly chartered by the national or state grange, by charter approved by the state grange, desirous to become incorporated, may make and execute articles of association, specifying therein, as provided in section 2 of this act, and acknowledge the same as specified in said section 2, and file a copy of such articles, together with a copy of the charter granted as aforesaid by said national or state grange, with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon, the persons who shall have signed such articles of association together with their associates and successors who shall sign such articles, shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and by that name may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, and may have a common seal which they may alter at pleasure, and may purchase, take, receive, own, and hold, real and personal estate, and the same or any part thereof grant, sell, mortgage, lease, and convey, at pleasure. But every such corporation shall be limited as to the amount of estate which it may hold, and the disposition to be made thereof, and of the income and proceeds therefrom, by the provisions of section 4 of this act, and a copy of the record of the articles of association, and of the charter thereto attached, certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be received in all courts and places in this state as prima facie evidence of the existence and due incorporation of every grange incorporated under this section.

History: 1875, Act 68, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1875; Am. 1877, Act 98, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877; How. 2338; CL 1897, 6007; CL 1915, 7915; CL 1929, 10199; CL 1948, 453.7; Am. 1982, Act 471, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.285 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-306-of-1969 / Section 24.285
Final decision and order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 85.

A final decision or order of an agency in a contested case shall be made, within a reasonable period, in writing or stated in the record and shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law separated into sections captioned or entitled "findings of fact" and "conclusions of law", respectively. Findings of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence and on matters officially noticed. Findings of fact, if set forth in statutory language, shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting them. If a party submits proposed findings of fact that would control the decision or order, the decision or order shall include a ruling upon each proposed finding. Each conclusion of law shall be supported by authority or reasoned opinion. A decision or order shall not be made except upon consideration of the record as a whole or a portion of the record as may be cited by any party to the proceeding and as supported by and in accordance with the competent, material, and substantial evidence. A copy of the decision or order shall be delivered or mailed immediately to each party and to his or her attorney of record.

History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970; Am. 1970, Act 40, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1970; Am. 1993, Act 83, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.602 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-21-of-1861 / Section 565.602
Married woman's joint deed with husband; validity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

All deeds of lands situated in this state, heretofore or hereafter made by any married woman jointly with her husband by their attorney in fact, under a joint power of attorney, executed and acknowledged as required in the joint deed of a husband and wife, and recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county, shall be taken and deemed as between the parties thereto, and all persons claiming under or through them as valid and effectual to convey the legal title of the premises therein described, as if the same had been executed and acknowledged by the husband and wife in person.

History: 1861, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Feb. 2, 1861; CL 1871, 4251; How. 5725; CL 1897, 9049; CL 1915, 11782; CL 1929, 13384; CL 1948, 565.602
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.192 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.192
Saving clause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 192.

Saving clause. This act shall not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued, or acquired, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred prior to the time this act takes effect, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted, as fully and to the same extent as if this act had not been passed.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.192
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.11115 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-47-of-2024 / Section 600.11115
Statewide uniform collections system; requirements; pilot program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The state court administrative office, under the direction and supervision of the supreme court, shall work with the department to develop and propose a statewide uniform collections system for court debt.

(2) The proposed system under subsection (1) may build on the existing system of court collections, and the proposal must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) The age and type of debt to be centrally collected.

(b) The method of transmittal of funds to this state.

(c) The disposition of funds received by this state.

(d) The priority of payments for funds collected from an individual who has a financial obligation to 1 or more governmental agencies.

(e) The estimated additional annual cost to the department to operate the proposed system and a proposed source and mechanism to fund the cost.

(3) The department may collaborate, as appropriate, with the state court administrative office to develop and execute a pilot program for the department to collect all or most of a court's debt. The department may use the courts that the department currently collects court debt for or any other court, as the pilot courts in the pilot program. The goals of a pilot program under this subsection must include, but are not limited to, assisting in the determination of the cost to increase the department's capacity to manage all trial court debt collections and assisting in the development of a statewide approach to the relationships between local units of government and the department related to collection of court debt.

History: 2024, Act 47, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025