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Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2561 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2561
Indemnification of director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, nondirector volunteer, or agent in connection with action, suit, or proceeding; conditions; presumption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 561.

Unless otherwise provided by law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, a corporation has the power to indemnify a person that was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to a threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, nondirector volunteer, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, nondirector volunteer, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, business corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, whether for profit or not, for expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, penalties, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or members, and with respect to a criminal action or proceeding, if the person had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. The termination of an action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or members and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 1987, Act 170, Eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Am. 1993, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1993; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article V § 20 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article V § 20
Reductions in expenditures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

No appropriation shall be a mandate to spend. The governor, with the approval of the appropriating committees of the house and senate, shall reduce expenditures authorized by appropriations whenever it appears that actual revenues for a fiscal period will fall below the revenue estimates on which appropriations for that period were based. Reductions in expenditures shall be made in accordance with procedures prescribed by law. The governor may not reduce expenditures of the legislative and judicial branches or from funds constitutionally dedicated for specific purposes.

History: Const. 1963, Art. V, § 20, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.608 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-250-of-1982 / Section 722.608
Federal funds, gifts, grants, bequests, and donations; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The state board may do any of the following:

Accept federal money granted by congress or executive order for the purposes of this act as well as gifts, grants, bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations. The acceptance and use of federal money does not commit state money and does not place an obligation upon the legislature to continue the purposes for which the federal money is made available.

Enter into a contract with a charitable organization licensed under the charitable organizations and solicitations act, Act No. 169 of the Public Acts of 1975, being sections 400.271 to 400.294 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the solicitation of contributions to be used exclusively for the purposes prescribed by section 9. A contract under this subdivision shall include provisions for at least all of the following:

A reasonable administrative fee not to exceed 10% for contributions obtained by the charitable organization.

An independent audit of the charitable organization in regard to the solicitation.

Appropriate bonding by the charitable organization.

Plan, manage, or conduct a campaign to solicit gifts, bequests, grants, or donations of money or property, or pledges of gifts, bequests, grants, or donations.

Money received in the manner described in this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the trust fund and shall be made available for expenditure as appropriated by the legislature.

History: 1982, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 1982; Am. 1995, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.836 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-285-of-1965 / Section 338.836
Display of unauthorized badge, shield, identification card, or license; violation; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

(1) A person shall not possess or display a badge or shield that purports to indicate that the holder is a private detective, private investigator, or professional investigator.

(2) A licensee may request authorization to provide employee identification cards only upon the express authorization of the department as to format and content.

(3) A person shall not display any badge, shield, identification card, or license that might mislead the public into thinking that the holder is a licensed professional investigator.

(4) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and any unauthorized badge, shield, identification card, or license shall be confiscated by any law enforcement officer of the state. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

History: 1965, Act 285, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 2002, Act 474, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Am. 2008, Act 146, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2062 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-161-of-1988 / Section 487.2062
Investigation of business activities; examination of books, accounts, records, and files; additional reports; audit and management letter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The commissioner at any time may investigate the business activities as the commissioner considers necessary, may examine the books, accounts, records, and files used and maintained by any licensee, and may require the licensee to furnish additional reports relating to the licensee's business.

The commissioner may accept an audit and management letter regarding the affairs of any licensee under this act, if made by a certified public accountant.

History: 1988, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Am. 1992, Act 76, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992; Am. 1999, Act 275, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.854 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-459-of-1982 / Section 325.854
Toxic substance loan repayment fund; establishment; deposits; use of fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A toxic substance loan repayment fund is established in the department.

All payments of principal, interest, fees, charges, and other receipts from the servicing of loans made pursuant to former Act No. 273 of the Public Acts of 1978, shall be deposited into the toxic substance loan repayment fund.

The state treasurer may use the fund to pay the costs of servicing loans made pursuant to former Act No. 273 of the Public Acts of 1978, including any costs incurred by the state in protecting the state's interest in those loans, and may establish a reserve to cover anticipated servicing costs.

History: 1982, Act 459, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.233 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-188-of-1899 / Section 205.233
Tax on generation-skipping transfer for residents and nonresidents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

A tax is imposed upon every generation-skipping transfer in which the original transferor is a resident of this state at the date of the transfer made by the original transferor. The tax is equal to the maximum allowable federal credit under the internal revenue code for state generation-skipping transfer taxes paid to the states. This tax shall be reduced by the amount of all generation-skipping taxes paid to states other than this state, which amount shall not exceed an amount equal to the proportional share of that maximum allowable federal credit that the gross value of all transferred real and tangible personal property subject to generation-skipping transfer taxes located in states other than this state bears to the gross value of all transferred property subject to generation-skipping taxes wherever located.

A tax is imposed upon every generation-skipping transfer in which the original transferor is not a resident of this state at the date of the transfer by the original transferor but in which the property transferred includes real or tangible personal property located in this state. The tax is an amount equal to the proportional share of the maximum allowable federal credit under the internal revenue code for state generation-skipping transfer taxes paid to the states that the gross value of all transferred real and tangible personal property subject to generation-skipping transfer taxes located in this state bears to the gross value of all transferred property subject to generation-skipping transfer taxes wherever located.

History: Add. 1993, Act 54, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1708 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-46-of-1991 / Section 38.1708
Creation, assignment, or recognition of alternate payee's right to interest in benefit share not prohibited assignment under retirement system.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The creation, assignment, or recognition of a right of an alternate payee to an actual interest in a share of a benefit that is or will become payable to a participant pursuant to an EDRO under this act is not a prohibited assignment under a retirement system.

History: 1991, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2815 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2815
Renewal of corporate existence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 815.

A corporation whose term has expired may renew its corporate existence, if a proceeding under section 851 is not pending, in the following manner:

(a) The board adopts a resolution to renew the corporation's corporate existence.

(b) If the corporation is organized on a stock or membership basis, the corporation submits the proposed renewal for approval at a meeting of shareholders or members. The corporation shall give notice to each shareholder or member of record that is entitled to vote at the meeting within the time and in the manner provided under this act for the giving of notice of meetings of shareholders or members. The notice shall state that a purpose of the meeting is to vote on the renewal of corporate existence. At the meeting, shareholders or members that are entitled to vote on the renewal shall vote on the proposed renewal and the renewal is adopted if a majority of the votes held by shareholders or members of the corporation that are entitled to vote on the renewal are cast in favor of the renewal. Unless a greater vote is required in the articles of incorporation or in a bylaw adopted by the shareholders or members, a proposed renewal is also adopted if a majority of votes that are held by shareholders or members present in person or by proxy at the meeting are cast in favor of the renewal and due notice of the time, place, and object of the meeting is given by mail, at the last known address, to each shareholder or member that is entitled to vote on the renewal at least 20 days before the date of the meeting or by publication in a publication distributed to its shareholders or members at least 20 days before the date of the meeting.

(c) If the corporation is organized on a directorship basis, renewal is authorized if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of directors who are then in office.

(d) If renewal of the corporate existence of a corporation is approved, a certificate of renewal shall be executed and filed on behalf of the corporation that includes all of the following:

( i ) The name of the corporation.

( ii ) The date and place of the meeting of shareholders or members at which the renewal of existence was approved, if any.

( iii ) A statement that renewal was approved by the requisite vote of the directors and the shareholders or members under subdivision (b), or of the directors under subdivision (c).

( iv ) The duration of the corporation, if other than perpetual.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.606a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.606a
Maintenance of highway by state or local government; duty; immunity from tort liability; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 606a.

The state transportation department, a board of county road commissioners, a county board of commissioners, and a county, city, or village have no duty to maintain any highway under their jurisdiction in a condition reasonably safe and convenient for the operation of low-speed vehicles.

The state transportation department, a board of county road commissioners, a county board of commissioners, and a county, city, or village are immune from tort liability for injuries or damages sustained by any person arising in any way out of the operation or use of a low-speed vehicle on maintained or unmaintained highways, shoulders, and rights-of-way over which the state transportation department, the board of county road commissioners, the county board of commissioners, or the county, city, or village has jurisdiction. The immunity provided by this subsection does not apply to actions which constitute gross negligence. Gross negligence is defined as conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury results.

History: Add. 2000, Act 82, Eff. July 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 800.323 — MI Code / Chapter 800 / Act Act-15-of-1968 / Section 800.323
Commission of corrections; authority and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The authority and duties contained in this act are vested in the commission of corrections.

History: 1968, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1968; Am. 1980, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.576 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-267-of-2001 / Section 288.576
Definitions; O to R.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

As used in this act:

(a) "Offering for sale" means selling, offering to sell, holding for sale, preparing for sale, trading, bartering, offering as a gift as an inducement for sale of, and advertising for sale in any media.

(b) "Other security" means a mutually acceptable producer security agreement, acceptable to the director, approved and signed by the milk buyer and all milk sellers selling milk to that milk buyer.

(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, cooperative, association, firm, trustee, educational institution, state or local government unit, or corporation.

(d) "Processor" means the owner or operator of a dairy plant.

(e) "Producer" means a person who owns or operates a dairy farm and sells or distributes milk produced on that farm including a person who markets milk on behalf of a producer pursuant to a marketing agreement.

(f) "Receiving station" means any place, premise, or establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled, stored, or cooled and is prepared for further transporting.

(g) "Registered name" means either a name that is registered as "doing business as" at the county clerk's office in the county in which the producer or processor resides or that is registered with the state of Michigan as a legal entity registered to do business within the state under an assumed name. Registered name includes, but is not limited to, incorporations, corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and similar entities.

(h) "Rerun" means a frozen dessert that is not placed in its final container immediately after passing through the freezing process and is intended to be melted and reprocessed or refrozen.

(i) "Retail" means selling or offering for sale dairy products directly to a consumer.

(j) "Retail food establishment" means an operation that sells or offers to sell food directly to a consumer. Retail food establishment includes both a retail grocery and a food service establishment but does not include a food processing plant.

History: 2001, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002; Am. 2008, Act 147, Eff. June 27, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.27 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 554.27
Remainder on contingency defeating prior estate; construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

A remainder may be limited on a contingency, which in case it should happen, will operate to abridge or determine the precedent estate; and every such remainder shall be construed a conditional limitation and shall have the same effect as such a limitation would have by law.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 62; CL 1857, 2611; CL 1871, 4094; How. 5543; CL 1897, 8809; CL 1915, 11545; CL 1929, 12947; CL 1948, 554.27
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1223 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1223
Selection of board; adoption of bylaws; first meeting; quorum; election of officers; transaction of business.
Status: in_force

Sec. 223.

Before or after filing of the articles of incorporation a majority of the incorporators, at a meeting or by written instrument, shall select a board and may adopt bylaws. On or after the filing date of the articles any member of the board may call the first meeting of the board upon not less than 3 days notice by mail to each director. A majority of the directors constitutes a quorum for the first meeting of the board. At the first meeting, the board may adopt bylaws, elect officers and transact such other business as may come before the meeting.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2814 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2814
City clerk or city department as local registrar; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2814.

A city having a population of less than 40,000 and an institution located within the city limits may request the state registrar to approve the governing body's appointment of a city clerk or a city department as a local registrar.

The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this section.

History: Add. 1985, Act 20, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.814 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-227-of-1967 / Section 408.814
Certificates of competency, commissions and licenses; suspension or revocation; grounds, hearing, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

A certificate of competency, commission or elevator contractor license may be suspended or revoked by the director upon recommendation of the board for incompetence, neglect, misrepresentation or failure to comply with the requirements of this act, or with the rules made by the board. Such a document shall not be suspended or revoked until a hearing has been conducted after at least 15 days' written notice has been mailed to the holder of the document by ordinary mail. The hearing shall be held before the board not more than 30 days after the date of the notice, unless the hearing date is extended for cause shown.

History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1111 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-198-of-1965 / Section 257.1111
Default in installment payment; suspension of licenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

When a person is in default of any installment payment for a period of 10 days, or fails to maintain proof of financial responsibility as required by this act, the secretary shall forthwith suspend the operator's or chauffeur's license and vehicle registration of the person.

History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965; Am. 1967, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.121 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.121
Offering condominium unit or project for sale; liabilities and penalties; duties of developer; compliance by association of co-owners.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

A condominium unit located within this state shall not be offered for its initial sale in this state unless the offering is made in accordance with this act or the offering is exempt by rule of the administrator. An interest in a condominium unit located outside of this state which is offered for sale in this state is not subject to this act.

In addition to other liabilities and penalties, a developer who violates this section is subject to section 115.

Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), a condominium project or condominium unit which was approved under former Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963, may be offered for sale without further compliance with this act.

A developer of a condominium project which was approved under former Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963 shall do all of the following:

Provide documents as provided in section 84a.

Establish an escrow account pursuant to section 103b or 173(1)(a)( ii ).

Provide notice of conversion pursuant to section 104(2) if the condominium project is a conversion condominium project.

An association of co-owners of a condominium project approved under former Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963 shall comply with section 68.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978; Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983; Am. 1983, Act 113, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.682 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.682
Election officials; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 682.

Any person employed as an inspector of election, or in any other official capacity at any election, primary election, or on any board of canvassers or board of registration, shall, except as otherwise specifically provided, receive reasonable compensation as allowed by the township board of any township, board of commissioners of any county, or the legislative body of any city, as applicable.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.524 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.524
Twenty-third judicial circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 524.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the twenty-third judicial circuit consists of the counties of Alcona, Arenac, Iosco, and Oscoda and has 2 judges. For purposes of the November 2008 general election only, the term of the candidate for circuit judge in this circuit who receives the highest number of votes is 8 years, and the term of the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes is 6 years.

(2) Beginning on the earlier of the following dates, the twenty-third judicial circuit has 1 judge:

(a) The date on which a vacancy occurs in the office of circuit judge in the twenty-third judicial circuit, unless the vacancy occurs after the vacating judge has been defeated in a primary or general election.

(b) The beginning date of the term for which an incumbent circuit judge in the twenty-third judicial circuit no longer seeks election or reelection to that office.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1978, Act 164, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1978; Am. 2002, Act 92, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003; Am. 2012, Act 35, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2012; Am. 2014, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.5 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-293-of-1968 / Section 722.5
Earnings of unemancipated minor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The earnings of an employed unemancipated minor may be paid directly to him unless his parents or his guardian give notice to the employer that future payments should be made to the parents or guardian.

History: 1968, Act 293, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968