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Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1863a — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1863a
MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 263a.

(1) Not later than September 30 of each year, Michigan State University shall submit a report on MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and on higher education, the house and senate standing committees on agriculture, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director for the preceding academic fiscal year.

(2) The report required under subsection (1) must include all of the following:

(a) Total funds expended by MSU AgBioResearch and by MSU Extension identified by state, local, private, federal, and university fund sources.

(b) A review of major programs within both MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension with specific reference to accomplishments, impacts, and a specific accounting of Project GREEEN and the Agricultural Climate Resiliency Program expenditures and the impact of those expenditures. The program review for MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension should include the following:

( i ) The number of agriculture and food-related firms collaborating with and using services of research and extension faculty and staff.

( ii ) The number of individuals utilizing MSU Extension's educational services.

( iii ) External funds generated in support of research and extension.

( iv ) Efforts to improve access to healthy foods for Michigan consumers.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2019, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 328.201 — MI Code / Chapter 328 / Act Act-70-of-1954 / Section 328.201
Agreement providing for final disposition of dead human body; payments to remain intact as fund until death; release of deposit; deposit of funds; prearranged funeral plan account; evidence of death; payment of funds and accumulated interest or dividends; “financial institution” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Payments made under an agreement providing for the final disposition of a dead human body, as consideration for the purchase of caskets or other personal property, excluding burial space in a cemetery, or services, excluding perpetual care of burial space in a cemetery, which are only to be delivered or performed after the death of the person for whose benefit the agreement is made, shall remain intact as a fund until the death of the person for whose benefit the agreement is made.

A deposit made under this section shall be released upon demand of the person making the deposit unless an irrevocable agreement has been made under section 2.

The funds shall be deposited within 7 days after receipt with a financial institution and shall be held in an account for the person for whose benefit the fund was established as a prearranged funeral plan account. A certified copy of the certificate of death or other evidence of death satisfactory to the financial institution shall be furnished to the financial institution as evidence of death, and the financial institution immediately shall pay the funds and accumulated interest or dividends, if any, to the person entitled to the funds under the agreement.

The payment of the funds and accumulated interest or dividends under this section shall relieve the financial institution of any further liability for the funds, interest, or dividends.

As used in this section, “financial institution” means a state or nationally chartered bank or a state or federally chartered savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union whose deposits are insured by an agency of the United States government and which maintains a principal office or branch office located in this state under the laws of this state or the United States.

History: 1954, Act 70, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954; Am. 1978, Act 627, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1979; Am. 1982, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1982; Am. 1997, Act 41, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.64 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-205-of-1941 / Section 252.64
Scope of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

This act, without reference to any other statute or to any charter, shall be considered full authority for the purposes provided in this act and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method for the financing of limited access highways, any provisions of the general laws of this state or of any charter to the contrary notwithstanding.

A contract entered into under this act is not subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

History: Add. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 22, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1950; Am. 1952, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952; Am. 2002, Act 331, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.407a — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.407a
Noninsured benefit plan; offering and writing excess loss insurance; definition; authority of insurer not limited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 407a.

An insurer authorized to write insurance described in section 602 or 606 may offer and write specific or aggregate excess loss insurance to a noninsured benefit plan. An insurer that writes excess loss insurance shall comply with the applicable policy rate and form requirements under chapters 22, 24, and 30.

As used in this section, "noninsured benefit plan" means that term as defined in section 5208.

This section does not limit the authority of an insurer authorized to write insurance described in section 624 to offer and write specific or aggregate excess loss insurance to a noninsured benefit plan.

History: Add. 2002, Act 146, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30911 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30911
County contributions toward costs of improvement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30911.

The county board of commissioners may provide up to 25% of the cost of a lake improvement project on any public inland lake.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1303 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1303
Meetings; required provisions in bylaws; notice; waiver; participation by conference telephone or similar communications equipment; quorum; action by board; actions requiring majority vote; record roll call vote; recording vote in minutes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 303.

Regular or special meetings of the board or a committee of the board shall be held within this state. With respect to regular or special meetings of the board or a committee of the board, the bylaws shall include provisions regarding all of the following:

The minimum number of regular meetings to be held each year.

The publication and advance distribution of an agenda, including provisions respecting the time and place of the meeting and the business to be conducted.

Voting procedures. The use of proxies and round robins shall not be allowed.

Notice of a regular meeting shall be given at least 15 days before the meeting and notice of a special meeting shall be given at least 24 hours before the meeting. Attendance of a director at a meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, except in cases in which a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Unless otherwise restricted by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a member of the board or of a committee designated by the board may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all individuals participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this subsection constitutes presence in person at the meeting.

A majority of the members of the board then in office, or of the members of a committee thereof, constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, unless the articles or bylaws provide for a larger number. The vote of the majority of members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present constitutes the action of the board or of the committee, unless the vote of a larger number is required by this act, the articles, or the bylaws. The following actions shall require the vote of not less than a majority of the members of the board then in office:

Adoption of bylaws, amendments to bylaws, or repealers of bylaws.

Adoption of articles of incorporation, amendments to articles, or repealers of articles.

The proposal or establishment of rates or rating systems; the adoption of provider class plans or provider contracts; or the adoption of compensation for officers of the corporation.

The bylaws shall provide that a record roll call vote shall be taken at the request of any 5 board members. The vote of each member shall be recorded in the minutes.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1472 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1472
“Consumer housing cooperative” as part of corporate name; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 72.

Except as provided in subsection (2), the term "consumer housing cooperative" shall be included as a part of the corporate name as set forth in the certificate of incorporation.

This section shall not apply to a corporation organized before March 10, 1967, as a nonprofit cooperative corporation pursuant to sections 98 to 132 of Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 450.98 to 450.132 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1968, Act 343, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.44 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-164-of-1871 / Section 128.44
Reinterment; time of year; expenses, payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

That when any cemetery shall be vacated as provided in this act, the said trustees or common council shall cause all the dead bodies and remains buried in such cemetery to be re-interred in the cemetery of such city or village, if they have one, and if not, then in some suitable cemetery not more than 6 miles from the nearest corporate limits of said city or village in a prudent, careful and respectful manner, and shall cause to be removed and again erected over the proper remains, all permanent fences around graves and lots, all tombstones and monuments, with as little injury as the case will admit, Provided, That no removal of said bodies and remains shall be made during the months of June, July, August or September, such removal, and the costs of the proceedings under this act, shall be at the expense of and paid by the city or village in which such cemetery is located.

History: 1871, Act 164, Eff. July 18, 1871; CL 1871, 3426; How. 4793; CL 1897, 3488; CL 1915, 3484; CL 1929, 2666; CL 1948, 128.44
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.13 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.13
Taking or enticing away minor under sixteen years; violation as felony; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

A person who takes or entices away a minor under the age of 16 years from the minor's father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of the minor, without their consent, for the purpose of prostitution, concubinage, sexual intercourse, or marriage is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.13; Am. 2015, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 14, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 720.211 — MI Code / Chapter 720 / Act Act-194-of-1947 / Section 720.211
County public administrator; termination of appointment; petition to resign trust and for discharge; final accounting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Whenever the appointment of any county public administrator shall terminate, other than by reason of death or incapacity, it shall be within the discretion of the state public administrator either to permit such county public administrator whose appointment has terminated to proceed with the administration of any estate in which he has been appointed fiduciary by virtue of the provisions of this act, or to make written request that such county public administrator present to the probate court, within a reasonable length of time, a petition in manner and form as is in the general probate laws of this state provided, praying that he be permitted to resign his trust, together with his final account, praying also that such final account may be judicially settled and that he be discharged in accordance with the provisions of the general probate laws. The said petition, when made pursuant to the written request of the state public administrator, acting for and in the interests of the people of the state of Michigan, shall constitute sufficient grounds for the entertaining thereof by the judge of probate having jurisdiction of any such estate, and for the granting of the prayer thereof: Provided, That where it appears from such final account that any such estate has been fully administered, upon the allowance thereof by the judge of probate, such fiduciary may be permitted to proceed to close out said estate, to distribute the residue thereof, and to receive his discharge according to law.

History: 1947, Act 194, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1947; CL 1948, 720.211
Mich. Comp. Laws § 830.424 — MI Code / Chapter 830 / Act Act-183-of-1964 / Section 830.424
Act supplemental and additional to existing powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

This act shall be deemed to provide an additional or alternative method for accomplishing the purposes authorized hereby. This act shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers presently existing.

History: 1964, Act 183, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1964; Am. 1976, Act 240, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.35 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.35
Conditions to establishment of community college district.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

A community college district shall be established if:

A majority of the electors of each school district voting thereon approve the organization of the district.

A board of trustees in the required number is elected by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

If the proposition to organize the district fails of a proper majority, or if a board of trustees in the proper number is not elected, a community college district shall not be established.

A combined majority of the electors of the component school districts voting thereon shall approve the establishment of the maximum annual tax rate. If the proposition to establish the maximum annual tax rate fails to receive approval of a proper majority of the electors of the component school districts voting thereon and a community college district is established under the provisions of this section, the proposition to establish the maximum annual tax rate may be resubmitted at a regular election or at a special election called by the board of trustees for that purpose. If the proposition to establish the maximum annual tax rate fails after being submitted 3 times, the community college district is dissolved.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966; Am. 1967, Act 285, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1967; Am. 1974, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2531 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2531
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 531.

As used in this article:

(a) "Account" means any account with a broker-dealer or investment adviser for which a client or customer has the authority to transact business.

(b) "Adult protective services" means the office, division, or unit under the department of health and human services that is charged with the investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable individuals under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.

(c) "Agency of competent jurisdiction" means an entity authorized to investigate or review suspicions of abuse or exploitation, including, but not limited to, adult protective services and a law enforcement agency.

(d) "Caregiver" means a parent or other relative responsible for the health and safety of an individual, or a guardian, conservator, or any other individual with legal or fiduciary obligations to an individual.

(e) "Covered financial exploitation" means financial exploitation of an individual through deception, manipulation, coercion, intimidation, or improper leveraging of a caregiver relationship.

(f) "Financial exploitation" means any of the following:

( i ) A fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual who uses or attempts to use the financial resources of another individual for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain.

( ii ) A fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual that results or is intended to result in depriving another individual of rightful access to or use of benefits, resources, belongings, or assets.

(g) "Law enforcement agency" means a police agency of a city, village, township, or county or the state police.

(h) "Unauthorized" means without permission, or utilizing permission obtained from an individual through deception, manipulation, coercion, intimidation, or improper leveraging of a caregiver relationship.

(i) "Vulnerable adult" means an adult who, because of mental or physical impairment or advanced age, is unable to protect himself or herself from covered financial exploitation.

(j) "Written" means inscribed in a tangible or electronic medium.

History: Add. 2023, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.659 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.659
Service or enlistment; duration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 259.

An officer shall agree to service the state for the duration of the emergency. An enlistee shall enlist in writing for the duration of the emergency or such time as regulations may direct.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.204 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-213-of-1963 / Section 129.204
Bond, surety, obligee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state. In the case of a contract of the state or a department, board, commission, institution or agency thereof the bonds shall be payable to the people of the state. In the case of all other contracts the bonds shall be payable to the governmental unit.

History: 1963, Act 213, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.421 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-260-of-1931 / Section 211.421
Lands sold for delinquent taxes and drain assessments; purchase by governmental units.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The governing body of a county, city, village, township, school district or drainage district may appropriate money and purchase lands at the statutory sale of lands for delinquent drain assessments. In case of the purchase of such lands such governing body may also appropriate money and purchase the same lands, if they are tax delinquent, at the statutory sale of lands by county treasurers for delinquent general property taxes, it being the intent of this act to afford protection to the investment that any such local governmental unit may have in drains.

History: 1931, Act 260, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 211.421; Am. 1965, Act 99, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1810b — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1810b
Submission of report on transfer student outcomes by Michigan Community College Association and Michigan Association of State Universities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 210b.

By March 1 of each year, the Michigan Community College Association and the Michigan Association of State Universities shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the state budget director on the activities and programs focused on improving transfer student outcomes since March 1 of the previous year, including all of the following:

(a) The direct transferability of mathematics gateway courses between and among community colleges and universities.

(b) The implementation of MiTransfer pathways.

(c) The progress on increasing participation in MiTransfer pathways among community colleges and public universities.

(d) The implementation of the Michigan Transfer Network at mitransfer.org.

(e) A progress report on the implementation of the Michigan transfer agreement.

History: Add. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 52, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.975 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-459-of-2012 / Section 3.975
Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any function performed under this act shall be considered to have been for public and governmental purposes, and all immunities from liability enjoyed by the state or the political subdivisions of this state and their officers, agents, and employees shall extend to the emergency responders from another state when providing mutual aid or while engaged in training and exercises pursuant to a written mutual aid agreement authorized by this act.

History: 2012, Act 459, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.511 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.511
Attempt to wreck or endanger safety of passengers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 511.

Attempt to wreck railroad trains or endanger safety of passengers-Any person who shall place upon any railroad any timber, stone, iron or other obstruction, or who shall change any switch or track, or who shall loosen or displace any rail of the track of such railroad, or who shall change the brakes upon any car or cars standing on any railroad track in this state or who shall break down or displace, destroy or injure any bridge, culvert or embankment of any railroad, or do any other act with intent to endanger the safety of any person traveling or being upon such railroad, or to throw from such railroad any locomotive, tender, or car moving along the track of such railroad, on which shall be any person or property liable to be injured thereby, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.511