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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.706 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.706
Horn or other warning device; siren, whistle, air horn, or bell; theft alarm signal device.
Status: in_force

Sec. 706.

A motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or moped, when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet but a horn or other warning device shall not emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.

A vehicle shall not be equipped with nor shall a person use upon a vehicle a siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this section.

A commercial vehicle may be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal.

An authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, air horn, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but the siren shall not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law. In those cases the driver of the vehicle shall sound the siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach of the vehicle.

A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell which may be used when participating in a parade, exhibition, tour, or similar event.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1969, Act 134, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1970; Am. 1975, Act 100, Eff. July 1, 1976; Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.314 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.314
Winning at gambling.
Status: in_force

Sec. 314.

Any person who by playing at cards, dice, or any other game, or by betting or putting up money on cards, or by any other means or device in the nature of betting on cards, or betting of any kind, wins or obtains any sum of money or any goods, or any article of value whatever, is guilty of a misdemeanor if the money, goods, or articles so won or obtained are of the value of not more than $50.00. If the money, goods, or articles so won or obtained are of the value of more than $50.00, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.314; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.522 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.522
Making, certifying, and delivering computer tape, disk, or listing of names and addresses of registered electors; year, month, and day of birth of elector; information exempt from disclosure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 522.

A clerk of a city, township, or village who maintains a computerized file of registered voters and who does not have direct access to the qualified voter files shall make, certify, and deliver to any person, upon request, a computer tape, disk, or listing, as specified by the person, of the names and addresses of the registered electors of the city, township, village, school district, ward, or precinct upon the payment to the clerk of the cost of making, certifying, and delivering the tape, disk, or listing.

A computer tape, disk, or listing provided under subsection (1) shall include, upon request, the year of birth of an elector but shall not include the month and day of birth of an elector. A computer tape, disk, or listing provided under subsection (1) shall not include a person's driver's license or state personal identification card number or any other information that is exempt from disclosure under section 509gg or other section of this chapter.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1986, Act 168, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986; Am. 1989, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989; Am. 1996, Act 583, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.224b — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-172-of-1913 / Section 32.224b
Crawford county; lease of dwellings by military board for military personnel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4b.

In carrying out the intent of section 4 relative to the military board providing suitable lodges or dwellings thereon for the use of such persons or officials as may be necessary in the enforcement of the general land, game, military or forestry laws of the state on the lands, and in carrying out the provisions of section 3 relative to the uses for which the tract of land shall be used, the military board may enter into a lease, not to exceed 25 years, with any private group or organization which will agree to provide suitable lodges or dwellings thereon for the use of such persons or officials and their families as may be necessary. When not in use by such persons or officials, such suitable lodges or dwellings and the equipment, fixtures, devices and contrivances now located on such lands or placed on such lands are to be for the benefit and use of the general public.

History: Add. 1965, Act 336, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.676 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-179-of-1897 / Section 457.676
Control of affairs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The affairs of such corporation shall be controlled by a convention of delegates who shall be appointed or elected by the respective societies forming such corporation in such manner as the constitution and by-laws of such corporation shall provide, and the number of delegates which each society is entitled to send to such conventions, and the time and place of meeting of such conventions shall be as provided by the constitution and by-laws of said corporation. Subject to the action of such convention of delegates, the management of the affairs of said corporation may be placed in the control of such officers, trustees or other persons as may be provided by the constitution and by-laws of said corporation.

History: Add. 1913, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913; CL 1915, 10614; CL 1929, 10822; CL 1948, 457.676
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.280 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-169-of-1975 / Section 400.280
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The attorney general may promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this act in accordance with and subject to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Emergency rules may not be promulgated pursuant to this act.

History: 1975, Act 169, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975; Am. 1976, Act 368, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2068 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2068
"Heath Michael Robinson Cut River Memorial Bridge."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1068.

The bridge on highway US-2 over the Cut river in Mackinac county shall be known as the "Heath Michael Robinson Cut River Memorial Bridge".

History: Add. 2014, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.63 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.63
Cemetery trustees; power to accept gifts; use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63.

The board of cemetery trustees may receive in trust money or other property as gifts, grants, devises, or bequests for cemetery purposes. The money or other property shall be held in trust by the board, subject to the terms and conditions on which it was given, granted, devised, or bequeathed, and shall constitute a trust fund. The money shall, unless otherwise expressed by those making such gifts, grants, devises, or bequests, be invested as permanent fund in undoubted real estate security, U.S. bonds, state bonds, or municipal bonds, and the interest thereon after fulfillment of such conditions expressed shall be used in improving the cemetery under the control of the cemetery board. The gifts, grants, devises, or bequests shall be used exclusively for cemetery purposes.

History: Add. 1899, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899; CL 1915, 2702; CL 1929, 1611; CL 1948, 67.63; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 763.1 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 763.1
Rights of accused; hearing by counsel, defense, confronting witnesses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

On the trial of every indictment or other criminal accusation, the party accused shall be allowed to be heard by counsel and may defend himself, and he shall have a right to produce witnesses and proofs in his favor, and meet the witnesses who are produced against him face to face.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17129; CL 1948, 763.1
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.302 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-196-of-1931 / Section 780.302
Violation of act; misdemeanor, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 100 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1931, Act 196, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 780.302
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1392 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1392
Reduction of line item appropriations in subsequent legislation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 392.

This act shall not be construed to prohibit the legislature from reducing line item appropriations in budget acts in subsequent legislation.

History: Add. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.577 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.577
Primary elections; electors, folding and delivery of ballots.
Status: in_force

Sec. 577.

The elector shall then fold the ballot so that the perforated corner bearing the number and identification shall be on the outside, and shall present it to the proper member of the board of inspectors, who shall tear off the corner bearing the number and shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.670 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-225-of-1966 / Section 408.670
Accident report; notice to department; removal from service; inspection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

An owner or operator of a carnival or amusement ride shall immediately report to the department by telephone any accident in which a fatality occurs or an individual suffers a serious injury resulting from the structural or mechanical failure of a carnival or amusement ride, or in which it appears that the construction, design, or function of the carnival or amusement ride may have directly contributed to the fatality or serious injury. If an accident occurs on a day that the department is closed, the owner shall report the incident to the department by 9 a.m. of the next business day that the department is open. The owner shall immediately remove the carnival or amusement ride from service, secure the scene of the accident, and not disturb the scene to any greater extent than is necessary for the removal of a deceased or injured individual. The ride must not be released for repair or operation until after an inspection of the ride is completed and the ride is determined to not be hazardous or unsafe.

History: Add. 2000 Act 346, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2022, Act 97, Eff. Sept. 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1029a — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1029a
"Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Price Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 29a.

The portion of highway I-196 in the city of Holland shall be known as the "Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Price Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2018, Act 475, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.423 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-472-of-1978 / Section 4.423
Statement or report; determination of filing; deadline for filing; notice of error or omission; notice of failure to file; failure to give notice; making corrections; reporting errors, omissions, or failure to file; copy; investigations and hearings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The secretary of state shall determine whether a statement or report, which is required to be filed under this act, is in fact filed.

A statement or report required to be filed under this act shall be filed not later than 4 p.m. of the day on which it is required to be filed. A statement or report which is postmarked by certified mail not less than 2 days before the deadline for filing shall be considered filed within the prescribed time regardless of when it is actually delivered.

Within 10 days after the deadline for filing a statement or report under this act, the secretary of state shall give notice to the filer by certified mail of an error or omission in the statement or report and shall give notice to a person whom the secretary of state finds probable cause exists that a person is required to file, but who has failed to file, a statement or report. A failure to give notice by the secretary of state under this section is not a defense to a criminal action against the person required to file.

Within 20 days after the report or statement is required to be filed, the filer shall make any corrections in the statement or report filed with the secretary of state.

When 30 days have expired after the deadline for filing a statement or report, the secretary of state shall report errors or omissions which were not corrected and failures to file to the attorney general. A copy of the notice to the attorney general shall be mailed to the person who was required to file or was required to correct errors or omissions.

The secretary of state shall conduct investigations and 1 or more hearings as may be necessary to determine if probable cause exists that a violation of this act has occurred. A hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be in accordance with the procedures set forth in Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1978, Act 472, Eff. June 16, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.7125 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.7125
Ground lamb, chicken, turkey, and veal; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7125.

Ground lamb, chicken, turkey, and veal shall not contain any added water or ice, artificial flavoring, by-products or variety meats, binders, extenders, artificial color, vegetable coloring, or chemical preservatives. No other parts of the animal or any other substance shall be permitted except as follows:

(a) Ground lamb shall consist of comminuted fresh lamb meat, with or without added lamb fat, and shall not contain more than 25% fat.

(b) Ground poultry shall consist of comminuted fresh poultry meat, with or without accompanying skin in natural proportions, with or without added poultry fat, and shall not contain more than 20% fat. The name shall be identified by the species contained in the product.

(c) Ground poultry meat shall consist of comminuted fresh poultry meat, with or without added poultry fat, and shall not contain more than 15% fat. The name shall be identified by the species contained in the product.

(d) Ground veal shall consist of comminuted fresh veal meat, with or without added veal fat, and shall not contain more than 20% fat.

(e) Ground pork shall consist of comminuted fresh pork with or without the addition of pork fat as such and shall not contain more than 30% fat. Ground pork shall not contain extenders, binders, variety meats, by-products, added water or ice, artificial flavor or color, vegetable coloring, chemical preservative, boric acid or borates, sulphites, sulfur dioxide, or sulphurous acid. No other parts of the animal or any other substance is permitted in ground pork.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000; Am. 2007, Act 114, Eff. Apr. 1, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.351 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-17-of-1877 / Section 457.351
Knights of Pythias lodges; incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the grand lodge and subordinate lodges of Knights of Pythias of the state of Michigan may be incorporated in pursuance of the provisions of this act.

History: 1877, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Mar. 1, 1877; How. 4551; CL 1897, 8001; CL 1915, 10462; CL 1929, 10665; CL 1948, 457.351
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7614 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7614
Claims due at future time, contingent claim, or unliquidated claim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7614.

A claim that will become due at a future time, a contingent claim, or an unliquidated claim is governed by the following:

(a) If a claim becomes due or certain before the distribution of the trust, and if the claim is allowed or established by a proceeding, the claim shall be paid in the same manner as presently due and absolute claims of the same class.

(b) For a claim not covered by subdivision (a), the trustee or, on petition of the trustee or the claimant in a proceeding for the purpose, the court may provide for payment as follows:

( i ) If the claimant consents, the claimant may be paid the present or agreed value of the claim, taking any uncertainty into account.

( ii ) Arrangement for future payment, or possible payment, on the happening of the contingency or on liquidation may be made by creating a trust, giving a mortgage, obtaining a bond or security from a distributee, or otherwise.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.382 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-11-of-2025 / Section 752.382
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Deep fake" means a video recording, motion-picture film, sound recording, electronic image, or photograph, or a technological representation of speech or conduct substantially derivative of such a recording, film, image, or photograph, that is not an original recording of an actual occurrence or an original photograph without substantial modification to which both of the following apply:

( i ) It is so realistic that a reasonable person would believe it depicts speech or conduct of a depicted individual.

( ii ) The production of it was substantially dependent on technical means, rather than the ability of another individual to physically or verbally impersonate the depicted individual.

(b) "Depicted individual" means an individual in a deep fake who is identifiable by virtue of the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic.

(c) "Dissemination" means distribution to 1 or more persons, other than the individual depicted in the deep fake, or publication by any publicly available medium.

(d) "Harass" means an act that would cause a substantial adverse effect on the safety, security, or privacy of a reasonable person.

(e) "Intimate parts" means an individual's genitalia or anus or, if the individual is a female, her nipple.

(f) "Personal information" means any identifier that permits communication or in-person contact with an individual. Personal information includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

( i ) The individual's first and last name, first initial and last name, first name and last initial, or nickname.

( ii ) The individual's home, school, or work address.

( iii ) The individual's telephone number, email address, or social media account information.

( iv ) The individual's geolocation data.

(g) "Sexual act" means either sexual contact or sexual penetration.

(h) "Sexual contact" means the intentional touching of intimate parts or intentional touching with seminal fluid onto another individual's body.

(i) "Sexual penetration" means any of the following acts:

( i ) Sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal intercourse.

( ii ) An intrusion, however slight, into the genital or anal openings of an individual by another's body part or an object used by another for this purpose.

(j) "Social media" means any electronic medium, including an interactive computer service, telephone network, or data network, that allows users to create, share, and view user-generated content.

History: 2025, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.856 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-210-of-2005 / Section 207.856
Exemption not granted after December 31, 2025.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

A new exemption shall not be granted under this act after December 31, 2025, but an exemption then in effect shall continue until the expiration of the exemption certificate.

History: 2005, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 2005; Am. 2015, Act 218, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2015; Am. 2020, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.481 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.481
Labor mediation board; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 381.

The labor mediation board created under section 3 of Act No. 176 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 423.3 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of labor.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.227a — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.227a
Vesting of title upon vacation of plat, street, or alley; legal description of abutting lot.
Status: in_force

Sec. 227a.

Title to any part of the plat vacated by the court's judgment, other than a street or alley, shall vest in the rightful proprietor of that part. Title to a street or alley the full width of which is vacated by the court's judgment shall vest in the rightful proprietors of the lots, within the subdivision covered by the plat, abutting the street or alley. Title to a public highway or portion of a public highway that borders on, is adjacent to, or ends at a lake or the general course of a stream may vest in the state subject to section 226.

If the lots abutting the vacated street or alley on both sides belong to the same proprietor, title to the vacated street or alley shall vest in that proprietor. If the lots on opposite sides of the vacated street or alley belong to different proprietors, title up to the center line of the vacated street or alley shall vest in the respective proprietors of the abutting lots on each side.

If only part of the width of a street or alley, not extending beyond the center line, is vacated, title to the vacated part of the street or alley shall vest in the proprietor of the lots abutting the same.

When title to any part of a vacated street or alley vests in an abutting proprietor, any future legal description of the abutting lot or lots shall include that part of the vacated street or alley.

History: Add. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978; Am. 1996, Act 219, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.906 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-331-of-1993 / Section 211.906
Conditional effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

This act shall not take effect unless Senate Joint Resolution S is submitted to the voters and the following bills are enacted into law:

House Bill No. 5109.

House Bill No. 5110.

House Bill No. 5116.

House Bill No. 5009.

House Bill No. 5010.

House Bill No. 5118.

House Bill No. 5097.

House Bill No. 5123.

House Bill No. 4279.

House Bill No. 5102.

House Bill No. 5103.

House Bill No. 5104.

House Bill No. 5106.

House Bill No. 5115.

House Bill No. 5112.

House Bill No. 5120.

House Bill No. 5129.

House Bill No. 5224.

History: 1993, Act 331, Eff. Mar. 15, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.1071 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-621-of-2018 / Section 3.1071
Compact.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The governor of this state may enter into a compact as described in this act on behalf of the state of Michigan with any of the states of the United States who legally join in that compact.

History: 2018, Act 621, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019