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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3103 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-110-of-2006 / Section 125.3103
Notice; publication; mail or personal delivery; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

(1) Except as otherwise provided under this act, if a local unit of government conducts a public hearing required under this act, the local unit of government shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the local unit of government not less than 15 days before the date of the hearing.

(2) Notice required under this act shall be given as provided under subsection (3) to the owners of property that is the subject of the request. Notice shall also be given as provided under subsection (3) to all persons to whom real property is assessed within 300 feet of the property that is the subject of the request and to the occupants of all structures within 300 feet of the subject property regardless of whether the property or structure is located in the zoning jurisdiction. Notification need not be given to more than 1 occupant of a structure, except that if a structure contains more than 1 dwelling unit or spatial area owned or leased by different persons, 1 occupant of each unit or spatial area shall be given notice. If a single structure contains more than 4 dwelling units or other distinct spatial areas owned or leased by different persons, notice may be given to the manager or owner of the structure, who shall be requested to post the notice at the primary entrance to the structure.

(3) The notice under subsection (2) is considered to be given when personally delivered or when deposited during normal business hours for delivery with the United States postal service or other public or private delivery service. The notice shall be given not less than 15 days before the date the request will be considered. If the name of the occupant is not known, the term "occupant" may be used for the intended recipient of the notice.

(4) A notice under this section shall do all of the following:

(a) Describe the nature of the request.

(b) Indicate the property that is the subject of the request. The notice shall include a listing of all existing street addresses within the property. Street addresses do not need to be created and listed if no such addresses currently exist within the property. If there are no street addresses, other means of identification may be used.

(c) State when and where the request will be considered.

(d) Indicate when and where written comments will be received concerning the request.

History: 2006, Act 110, Eff. July 1, 2006; Am. 2008, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.759 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-180-of-1991 / Section 207.759
Repeal of MCL 141.851 to 141.855.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1971, being sections 141.851 to 141.855 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed.

History: 1991, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1452 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-147-of-2000 / Section 141.1452
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Assistance" means that term as it is defined in part 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5401 to 324.5418.

"Community water supply" means that term as it is defined in part 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5401 to 324.5418.

"Department" means the department of environmental quality.

"Governmental unit" means a governmental unit as defined in section 3 of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1053, that is eligible for reimbursement of project planning costs under section 5404(3)(b) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5404.

"Noncommunity water supply" means that term as it is defined in part 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5401 to 324.5418.

"Water supplier" means that term as it is defined in part 54 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5401 to 324.5418.

History: 2000, Act 147, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 102.7 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 102.7
Thoroughfares; grade changes, damage to property owner; compensation, assessment, procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Whenever the grade of any street or sidewalk shall have been heretofore, or shall hereafter be established, and improvements shall thereafter be made by the owner or occupant of the adjacent property in conformity to such grade, such grade shall not be changed without compensation to the owner for all damages to such property resulting therefrom, to be ascertained by a jury as provided in chapter 25 of this act, or said damages may be ascertained and agreed upon by and between such city and the owner or occupant of such premises. Whenever such damage shall be ascertained or agreed upon as heretofore provided, such damages, or such part thereof as the council shall deem equitable and just, shall be paid by the city, or the council may cause such damages, or such part thereof as may be just and proper, to be assessed upon such real estate as may be benefited by reason of the change of such grade, and whenever the council shall determine to assess such damages, or any part thereof, upon the property benefited, it shall determine and define a district in said city which in its judgment is benefited by the improvement out of which said damages arise, and shall cause the same to be assessed upon such district, which said assessment shall be upon the owners or occupants of the taxable real estate in said district, in proportion as nearly as may be to the advantage or benefit each lot, parcel, or subdivision is deemed to acquire by the improvement out of which such damages arise, but the property on account of which such damages were awarded shall not be included in said district. The assessment shall be made, and the amount levied and collected in the same manner as other assessments on a district deemed to be benefited in the grading and improvement of streets, as provided for in this act; and all of the provisions of chapter 24 of this act, relative to special assessments and the collection thereof, shall apply thereto. Such damages, when collected as aforesaid, and when determined upon by said city, shall be paid to the person entitled thereto.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3179; CL 1915, 3093; CL 1929, 2017; CL 1948, 102.7
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.26 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-354-of-1925 / Section 254.26
Permit for alteration of watercourses; costs, payment, contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

The person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom any such permit shall hereafter be issued, shall pay the full cost of all bridges and bridge approach work made necessary by such proposed alteration, and every such permit shall require the person, firm, corporation or municipality to whom the same is issued, his, their or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, to bear and pay such part of the cost of the reconstruction of such bridges and approaches, or of existing bridges and approaches, and of the maintenance of all such bridges and approaches as the commissioner or commissioners having jurisdiction of the matter shall determine to be caused by such alteration. Such commissioner or commissioners may contract with any such person, firm, corporation or municipality relative to present and future costs of construction, reconstruction, repairs and maintenance of such bridges and approaches.

History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4547; CL 1948, 254.26
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30915 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30915
Special assessments; liens.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30915.

All special assessments contained in any special assessment roll, including any part of the special assessment payment that is deferred, constitute a lien, from the date of confirmation of the roll, upon the respective parcels of land assessed. The lien shall be of the same character and effect as the lien created for taxes in each local unit of government and shall include accrued interest and penalties. A judgment, decree, or any act of the board vacating a special assessment does not destroy or impair the lien upon the premises assessed for the amount of the assessment as may be equitably charged against the premises, or as by a regular mode of proceeding might be lawfully assessed on the premises.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 62.7 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 62.7
Qualifications for office; void votes; “in default” defined; oath.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A person shall not be elected to an office unless he or she is an elector of the village.

A person in default to the village is not eligible for any office in the village. All votes in an election for or any appointment of a person in default to the village are void. As used in this subsection, "in default" means delinquent in payment of property taxes or a debt owed to the village if 1 of the following applies:

The taxes remain unpaid after the last day of February in the year following the year in which they are levied, unless the taxes are the subject of an appeal.

Another debt owed to the village remains unpaid 90 days after the due date, unless the debt is the subject of an administrative appeal or a contested court case.

Not more than 30 days after receiving notice of his or her election or appointment, an officer of the village shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of the state and file the oath with the clerk. An officer who fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be considered to have declined the office.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2705; CL 1915, 2575; CL 1929, 1485; CL 1948, 62.7; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.423 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-370-of-1941 / Section 38.423
Violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

Except as provided in section 12a and subsections (2) and (3), a person who knowingly violates this act, and a person who neglects or refuses to perform a duty required of the person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. When 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, the officer who wilfully neglected to perform the duty, or wilfully permitted the omission or nonperformance of the duty or act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under this act, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00, nor more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

A person who intentionally violates this act with regard to the holding of a meeting as required in section 11 shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for violations of that act.

A person who arbitrarily and capriciously violates this act with regard to a writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission as required under section 11 shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for violations of that act.

History: 1941, Act 370, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 38.423; Am. 1977, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977; Am. 1982, Act 517, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.863 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-301-of-2020 / Section 780.863
Certification training program for application assistants and victim advocates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) The department of the attorney general shall develop and offer a training program for application assistants and victim advocates to obtain certification under this act.

(2) The department of the attorney general shall certify a person applying for certification as an application assistant or as a victim advocate under this act if that person has completed the training program under subsection (1). The department of the attorney general shall make available on its website the names and contact information of the application assistants and victim advocates.

(3) An application assistant or victim advocate who provides assistance in accordance with this act does not violate section 916 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.916.

History: 2020, Act 301, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2313b — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2313b
Express warranty; extension; merchant or warrantor to give purchaser writing stating time period.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2313b.

An express warranty covering goods sold to a purchaser in this state shall be extended by a period equal to the number of days prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b), if the cumulative number of days is more than either 10 days or 10% of the number of days of the warranty. A merchant or warrantor shall at the time the goods are repaired give the purchaser a writing stating the time period prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b):

The date from which the goods are delivered to the merchant or the warrantor for a warranteed repair to the date the purchaser is informed that the necessary repair has been completed.

The date from which the merchant or warrantor attempts to make a warranteed repair to the goods at the purchaser's residence, domicile, or place of business to the date the necessary repairs are completed. In addition to this time period, the number of days preceding the date the merchant or warrantor begins a repair during which the goods were inoperative due to the need for a warranteed repair beginning with the date the purchaser notifies the merchant or warrantor in writing that the goods are inoperative and the merchant or warrantor receives the notice.

History: Add. 1978, Act 133, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.416 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-59-of-1864-Ex-Sess- / Section 570.416
Motion for additional security.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

If such complainant shall at any time become satisfied that his security has become imperiled, he may by motion founded upon affidavit filed, and upon notice served with copy of papers, move the court or judge thereof to direct the giving of additional security, which motion shall be summarily heard and determined, and such order made therein as justice shall require.

History: 1864, Ex. Sess., Act 59, Eff. May 7, 1864; CL 1871, 6662; How. 8250; CL 1897, 10803; CL 1915, 14906; CL 1929, 13152; CL 1948, 570.416
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5826 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5826
Approval of hospital, facilities, and specialists.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5826.

The department may approve for the rendering of services under this part a hospital maintaining clinical services and convalescent and educational facilities, including qualified instructional service, and attending medical and surgical specialists approved by the department.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.459 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-197-of-1883 / Section 322.459
Taxes and other sums; payment, refund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Any person applying for any of the lands under the provisions of this act, excepting those claiming under the last proviso of section 3 of this act, shall pay to the state treasurer the sum of 10 cents per acre and all taxes assessed upon the same since the date of his or his grantor's purchase of the same from either of the original parties mentioned in section 1 of this act as returned by the township treasurer of the respective townships where the same are situated, but without interest or other charges, and all taxes except as provided in this section, which have been paid to the state treasurer by any person who has received patents for any of said lands under the provisions of Act No. 275 of the legislature of the state of Michigan of 1881, approved June 11, 1881, shall be refunded to such person or to his heirs or assigns by the said state treasurer, and be paid out of the general fund in the state treasury from any moneys in said fund not otherwise appropriated.

History: 1883, Act 197, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883; How. 5466i; CL 1897, 1430; CL 1915, 644; CL 1929, 5993; CL 1948, 322.459
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.321 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.321
City officers; qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term, and removal; list of candidates; quorum; election or appointment of successor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) and sections 322, 327, 641, 642, 644e, 644f, 644g, and 646a, the qualifications, nomination, election, appointment, term of office, and removal from office of a city officer must be in accordance with the charter provisions governing the city.

(2) Within 3 days after the last day on which a candidate for a city office may withdraw, the city clerk shall deliver to the county clerk of the county in which the city is located a list setting forth the name and address of each candidate for a city office.

(3) If the membership of the legislative body of a city governed by the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.1 to 117.38, is reduced to less than a quorum, unless another method of appointing members of the legislative body is provided by the city charter, members of the legislative body are appointed as provided in this subsection. The board of county election commissioners of the county in which the largest portion of the population of the city resides shall appoint the number of members of the legislative body required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the legislative body. A member of the legislative body appointed under this subsection shall hold the office only until the member's successor is elected and qualified. The successor shall be elected at a special or regular election on the next regular election date that is not less than 60 days after the appointment is made. The successor shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term. A member who is appointed under this subsection shall not vote on the appointment of himself or herself to an elective or appointive city office.

(4) Notwithstanding another provision of law or charter to the contrary, an appointment to an elective or appointive city office made by a quorum constituted by appointments under this section expires upon the election and qualification of a sufficient number of members of the legislative body so that the elected members constitute a quorum.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1980, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Apr. 1, 1980; Am. 1982, Act 505, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1994, Act 277, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 627, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.63 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-13-of-1968 / Section 554.63
Existing termination rights limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A right of termination under a terminable interest which was created prior to the effective date of this act is unenforceable if the specified contingency does not occur within 30 years after the terminable interest was created or within 1 year after the effective date of this act, whichever is later.

History: 1968, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.62 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-113-of-1915 / Section 128.62
Cemetery day.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The third Wednesday in August of each year is hereby designated as “cemetery day” and is set aside as a day upon which the people in townships may devote a portion of their time to the improvement of their cemeteries. The township boards shall direct the manner of making such improvements.

History: 1915, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 11191; CL 1929, 2677; CL 1948, 128.62
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.528 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.528
Riots and unlawful assemblies; destroying dwelling house or other property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 528.

Riotously destroying dwelling house or other property-Any of the persons so unlawfully assembled, who shall demolish, pull down, destroy or injure, or who shall begin to demolish, pull down, destroy or injure any dwelling house or any other building, or any ship or vessel, shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be answerable to any person injured, to the full amount of the damage, in an action of trespass.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.528
Mich. Comp. Laws § 113.19 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 113.19
Vacating incorporation of city; deposit of books and records with county clerk; bond or other indebtedness, procedure and time for payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

Upon the vacation of the incorporation of any city, under the provisions of the preceding sections, it shall be the duty of the officers of such city to forthwith deposit all books, papers, records, and files, relating to the organization of, or belonging to such city, which are in their custody as such officers, with the county clerk of the county in which such city or the principal part thereof is located, for safe keeping and reference. Upon the vacation or discontinuance of any city incorporation, under the preceding sections, the indebtedness of such city, whether bonded or otherwise, if any there be, shall be assessed, levied and collected upon the territory embraced within the boundaries of such city immediately prior to such vacation. It shall be the duty of the supervisor or supervisors of the township or townships in which the territory formerly embraced within the limits of any vacated city (within 1 year from the date of the vacation of such city, except when such indebtedness falls due at some specified time, in which case such assessment shall be made so as to meet such indebtedness when the same falls due), to levy upon the assessment roll or rolls of his township upon the property formerly embraced within the limits of such city, the indebtedness of such city, or such portion of the same as shall be apportioned to the part of the territory formerly constituting such city as lies within his township as hereinafter provided. The taxes so assessed and levied shall be collected the same as other taxes, and shall be placed in a separate fund and applied to the payment of such indebtedness and the manner of the payment of such indebtedness shall be fixed by the board of supervisors in the resolution to be passed by said board vacating the incorporation of such city.

History: Add. 1931, Act 223, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 113.19