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Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2715 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2715
Buyer's incidental and consequential damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2715.

Incidental damages resulting from the seller's breach include expenses reasonably incurred in inspection, receipt, transportation and care and custody of goods rightfully rejected, any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions in connection with effecting cover and any other reasonable expense incident to the delay or other breach.

Consequential damages resulting from the seller's breach include

any loss resulting from general or particular requirements and needs of which the seller at the time of contracting had reason to know and which could not reasonably be prevented by cover or otherwise; and

injury to person or property proximately resulting from any breach of warranty.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.362 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-295-of-1966 / Section 213.362
Property in city or village; designation and consent prior to acquisition for street or highway.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Before any proceedings are taken under this act by boards of county road commissioners or the state highway commission involving the taking of property or property rights in a city or village for the changing, altering, opening or widening of a street or highway, the street or highway shall be taken over as a county road or designated as a state trunk line or federal aid highway, and the consent of the village or city council by resolution so to take over or designate the street or highway as a county road or state trunk line or federal aid highway shall be first obtained.

History: 1966, Act 295, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1966; Am. 1969, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.21 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-281-of-1945 / Section 125.21
Local subdivisions; adoption of plans of regional commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Local governmental subdivisions, whether active participants in the work of the regional planning commission or not, may adopt all or any portion of the plans prepared and adopted by the regional planning commission by following those procedures specified by act of the legislature or by local charter for the adoption of an official master plan.

History: 1945, Act 281, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 125.21
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.152 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.152
Member of community college board; nomination; election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 152.

A candidate for the office of member of a community college board shall be nominated, and members shall be elected, as provided in chapter XIV of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.301 to 168.315.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966; Am. 1967, Act 231, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967; Am. 1984, Act 96, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1984; Am. 1990, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1990; Am. 2003, Act 306, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2005, Act 62, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 121.18 — MI Code / Chapter 121 / Act Act-4-of-1957 / Section 121.18
Taxes; administration expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

The authority may levy in any year, in addition to the tax required for the payment of bonded indebtedness, a tax for the purpose of providing funds for administration expenses of the authority and such other purposes of the authority as may be determined to be necessary by the board of commissioners. The tax shall be uniform and shall in no event exceed 1/2 mill on the combined state equalized valuation for all governmental units comprising the authority, and shall be levied only after the adoption of a resolution therefor by unanimous vote of all the members of the board of commissioners of the authority. The tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as taxes for the payment of bonded indebtedness are levied and collected under the provisions of section 16 of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IX § 42 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article IX § 42
Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

The Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund is established. The Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund shall consist of revenue designated by a member of the public for the benefit of nongame fish and wildlife.

The Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund may also receive gifts, grants, bequests, or assets from any source and may receive other revenues as authorized by law.

The assets of the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund shall be invested as provided by law. The interest and earnings from these investments shall be credited to the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.

The Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund shall maintain a principal balance of not less than $6,000,000.00.

The interest and earnings of the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund and other revenues not retained on a permanent basis shall be expended only for the following:

(a) The management of nongame fish and wildlife species consistent with a long-range plan for the management of Michigan's nongame fish and wildlife resources.

(b) Grants to state colleges and universities to implement programs funded by the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.

(c) The administration of the Michigan nongame fish and wildlife trust fund.

History: Add. H.J.R. Z, approved Nov. 7, 2006, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.567 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-30-of-1995 / Section 460.567
Application for certificate for proposed major transmission line; withdrawal; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

An electric utility that has 50,000 or more residential customers in this state, an affiliated transmission company, or an independent transmission company shall apply to the commission for a certificate for a proposed major transmission line. An applicant may withdraw an application at any time.

An application for a certificate shall contain all of the following:

The planned date for beginning construction.

A detailed description of the proposed major transmission line, its route, and its expected configuration and use.

A description and evaluation of 1 or more alternate major transmission line routes and a statement of why the proposed route was selected.

If a zoning ordinance prohibits or regulates the location or development of any portion of a proposed route, a description of the location and manner in which that zoning ordinance prohibits or regulates the location or construction of the proposed route.

The estimated overall cost of the proposed major transmission line.

Information supporting the need for the proposed major transmission line, including identification of known future wholesale users of the proposed major transmission line.

Estimated quantifiable and nonquantifiable public benefits of the proposed major transmission line.

Estimated private benefits of the proposed major transmission line to the applicant or any legal entity that is affiliated with the applicant.

Information addressing potential effects of the proposed major transmission line on public health and safety.

A summary of all comments received at each public meeting and the applicant's response to those comments.

Information indicating that the proposed major transmission line will comply with all applicable state and federal environmental standards, laws, and rules.

Other information reasonably required by the commission pursuant to rule.

History: 1995, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2448 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2448
Intergovernmental contracts; existing contracts not affected.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2448.

A city, county, district, or part thereof may enter into an intergovernmental contract necessary or appropriate to a reorganization or an assumption or relinquishing of a health jurisdiction or function authorized by this part. The contract shall provide that an employee transferred shall not lose any benefit or right as a result of the transfer.

This section does not affect existing contracts between cities and counties for the provision of health services.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.505 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.505
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.

The definitions used in the command, administration, supply, training, discipline, deployment, and employment of the armed forces of the United States, unless clearly inapplicable or contradictory, are adopted with respect to the state military establishment except as otherwise provided in this act. As used in this act:

(a) "Military" means a reference to all components of the state military establishment.

(b) "Michigan national guard" means the army national guard and the air national guard.

(c) "Commander-in-chief" means the governor of this state.

(d) "Active state service", as applied to the national guard and the defense force, means military service in support of civil authorities, at the request of state or local authorities, including, but not limited to, support in the enforcement of laws prohibiting the importation, sale, delivery, possession, or use of a controlled substance, if ordered by the governor or as otherwise provided in this act.

(e) "Special duty" means military service in support of the full-time operation of the state military establishment for a period of not less than 1 day if ordered by competent authority.

(f) "Active service" means service, including active state service and special duty required by law, regulation, or pursuant to order of the governor. Active service includes continuing service of an active member of the national guard and the defense force in fulfilling that active member's commission, appointment, or enlistment.

(g) "Inactive status" means the status of those members of the national guard who are listed on an inactive list authorized by a federal statute or regulation.

(h) "In the service of the United States" and "not in the service of the United States" mean the same as those terms are used and construed under federal laws and regulations.

(i) "Officer" means a commissioned officer and a warrant officer, unless a distinction between commissioned officer and warrant officer is clearly evident.

(j) "Martial law" or "martial rule" means the exercise of partial or complete military control over domestic territory in time of emergency because of public necessity.

(k) "Armory" means a building, facility, or the lots and grounds used by an army, navy, or air unit of the national guard or organized militia as a home station or for military training.

( l ) "Military establishment" means the organized militia of this state, including the employees and equipment assigned or necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

(m) "Vital resource" means a public or private building, facility, property, or location that the governor considers necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state.

(n) "Controlled substance" means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7104.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967; Am. 1998, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1998; Am. 2002, Act 133, Eff. May 1, 2002; Am. 2013, Act 99, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.4e — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-293-of-1968 / Section 722.4e
Rights and responsibilities of emancipated minor; obligation and liability of parents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4e.

(1) A minor emancipated by operation of law or by court order has the rights and responsibilities of an adult, except for those specific constitutional and statutory age requirements regarding voting, use of alcoholic beverages, and other health and safety regulations relevant to him or her because of his or her age. A minor is considered emancipated for the purposes of, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) The right to enter into enforceable contracts, including apartment leases.

(b) The right to sue or be sued in his or her own name.

(c) The right to retain his or her own earnings.

(d) The right to establish a separate domicile.

(e) The right to act autonomously, and with the rights and responsibilities of an adult, in all business relationships, including, but not limited to, property transactions and obtaining accounts for utilities, except for those estate or property matters that the court determines may require a conservator or guardian ad litem.

(f) The right to earn a living, subject only to the health and safety regulations designed to protect those under the age of majority regardless of their legal status.

(g) The right to authorize his or her own preventive health care, medical care, dental care, and mental health care, without parental knowledge or liability.

(h) The right to apply for a driver license or other state licenses for which he or she might be eligible.

(i) The right to register for school.

(j) The right to apply to the medical assistance program administered under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, if needed.

(k) The right to apply for other public assistance, administered under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, if needed.

( l ) The right, if a parent, to make decisions and give authority in caring for his or her own minor child.

(m) The right to make a will.

(2) The parents of a minor emancipated by court order are jointly and severally obligated to support the minor. The parents of a minor emancipated by court order are not liable for any debts incurred by the minor during the period of emancipation.

History: Add. 1988, Act 403, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 2023, Act 73, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.538 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.538
New cities; service of notice on township clerk or de facto city officer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 538.

Whenever a new city has been or shall be incorporated but such incorporation shall not have been completed by the adoption of a city charter, then any notice required by this chapter to be served upon the city clerk shall be served upon the clerk or clerks of the township or townships from which the city was incorporated: Provided, That if a city charter shall have been submitted, but rejected by the electors, then such notice shall also be served upon the de facto officer of the city, if there be such an officer. Service of any notice made prior to the effective date of this amendment, which was made in the manner provided in this section, is hereby declared to be a valid compliance with the terms of this act in respect to service upon the city clerk.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.117 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-161-of-1967 / Section 780.117
Request for witnesses confined in foreign state; certificate; contents; foreign court having jurisdiction over prisoner, presentment of certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a judge of the court may certify (1) that there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the court, (2) that a person who is confined in a penal institution in the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation or action, and (3) that his presence will be required during a specified time. The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined, and a notice shall be given to the attorney general of the state in which the prisoner is confined.

History: 1967, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.954 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.954
Recall petitions; eligibility of signers; prohibited conduct; violations; misdemeanor; felony; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 954.

(1) A recall petition must be signed by registered and qualified electors of the electoral district of the official whose recall is sought. Each signer of a recall petition shall affix his or her signature, address, and the date of signing. An individual who signs a recall petition must be a registered and qualified elector of the governmental subdivision designated in the heading of the petition.

(2) An individual shall not do any of the following:

(a) Sign a recall petition with a name other than his or her own.

(b) Make a false statement in a certificate on a recall petition.

(c) If not a circulator, sign a recall petition as a circulator.

(d) Sign a name as circulator other than his or her own.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), an individual who violates subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.

(4) An individual shall not sign a recall petition with multiple names. An individual who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony.

(5) If an individual signs a recall petition in violation of this section, any signature by that individual on the petition is invalid and must not be counted.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1976, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1976; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 650, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.467 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-246-of-1965 / Section 38.467
Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person who knowingly violates this act, and a person who neglects or refuses to perform a duty enjoined upon the person by this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. When, by this act, an act or duty is required to be done by or under the supervision or authority of an officer, and the act or duty is not done or performed, then the officer who has wilfully neglected to perform the duty, or has wilfully permitted the omission or nonperformance of the duty or act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person convicted of an act or omission which is by this act declared to be a misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (2) or (3), shall be fined not less than $50.00 and not more than $100.00, or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.

A member of the board who intentionally violates section 7(2) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

If the board arbitrarily and capriciously violates section 7(3), the board shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.

History: 1965, Act 246, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966; Am. 1977, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18401 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18401
Definitions; principles of construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18401.

As used in this part:

"Environmental health" means an area of activity dealing with the protection of human health through the management, control, and prevention of environmental factors that may adversely affect the health of individuals. Environmental health is concerned with the existence of substances, conditions, or facilities in quantities, of characteristics, and under conditions, circumstances, or duration that are or can be injurious to human health.

"Registered sanitarian" means a sanitarian registered in accordance with this article.

"Sanitarian" means an individual who has specialized education and experience in the physical, biological, and sanitary sciences as applied to the educational, investigational, and technical duties in the field of environmental health.

In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains definitions applicable to this part.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 2004, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1606a — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-338-of-1974 / Section 125.1606a
Subsidiary neighborhood development corporation; creation; powers; exemption from prevailing wage and fringe benefit rate requirements; disposition of surplus from sale of property; repayment of bonds or notes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6a.

In order to implement section 3(f)( ii ), a corporation incorporated by a city with a population of greater than 750,000 persons may create subsidiary neighborhood development corporations within the city in which the parent corporation may operate. A subsidiary neighborhood development corporation created pursuant to this subsection shall have power to conduct business solely for the purpose of a project under section 3(f)( ii ), but in respect to those projects the subsidiary shall have the same powers of a corporation formed under this act, except as may be limited by the parent corporation in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the subsidiary.

To the extent the project involves training for disadvantaged youths, a subsidiary created pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the requirement of the payment of prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates described in section 8(4)(h).

Any surplus from the sale of property in the involved project area under section 3(f)( ii ), after payment of principal and interest or other evidences of indebtedness, shall be deposited in a revolving fund of the corporation creating the subsidiary corporation, which fund shall be restricted to provide revenue for other projects authorized by section 3(f)( ii ), within the city.

When bonds or notes are sold to implement projects under section 3(f)( ii ), provision shall be made for the immediate repayment of the bonds or notes at the time all property in the involved project area is sold.

History: Add. 1980, Act 501, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981; Am. 2002, Act 357, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.565 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-89-of-1977 / Section 397.565
Payment for services by member libraries; cooperative library headquarters.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

When the state aid grant is insufficient to provide all services, the member libraries may be required to pay for services in a priority order to be specified in the cooperative plan. Cooperative library headquarters shall be linked to the library of Michigan and may be required upon adequate funding to provide other services considered essential to good public library service and so designated by the department in consultation with the state librarian.

History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977; Am. 1982, Act 541, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.383 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-76-of-1965 / Section 123.383
Local governmental units; agreements with units of another state for waste disposal or water supply services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any local unit of government in this state, either singly or jointly with other local units of government, may enter into contracts and agreements with local units of government in another state for securing or providing of waste disposal or water supply services by means of appropriate facilities located in either state.

History: 1965, Act 76, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1965