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Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5409 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5409
Payment of fee as condition to issuance of license; establishment of fees on per year basis.
Status: in_force

Sec. 409.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 411, the department shall not issue a license to a person that has completed the requirements for a license or that seeks to renew a license until the person has paid the license fee.

(2) The department shall establish license fees on a per year basis. If licenses are established by rules promulgated by the department under section 207 as biennial or triennial renewals, the fee required shall be 2 or 3 times, as appropriate, the per year amount.

(3) Unless otherwise provided under this act or rules promulgated under this act, an applicant must complete all requirements for licensure within 1 year after the department received the license application or the department mails a notice of an incomplete application to the applicant at the applicant's last known physical or electronic address on file with the department, whichever is later. If the requirements for licensure are not completed within that period, the fees paid are forfeited to the department and the application is void. To obtain a license under this act, a person whose application is void under this subsection must submit a new application and fees and meet the standards in effect on the date the department receives the new application.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 775.15 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 775.15
Accused unable to procure witness; subpoena, fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

If any person accused of any crime or misdemeanor, and about to be tried therefor in any court of record in this state, shall make it appear to the satisfaction of the judge presiding over the court wherein such trial is to be had, by his own oath, or otherwise, that there is a material witness in his favor within the jurisdiction of the court, without whose testimony he cannot safely proceed to a trial, giving the name and place of residence of such witness, and that such accused person is poor and has not and cannot obtain the means to procure the attendance of such witness at the place of trial, the judge in his discretion may, at a time when the prosecuting officer of the county is present, make an order that a subpoena be issued from such court for such witness in his favor, and that it be served by the proper officer of the court. And it shall be the duty of such officer to serve such subpoena, and of the witness or witnesses named therein to attend the trial, and the officer serving such subpoena shall be paid therefor, and the witness therein named shall be paid for attending such trial, in the same manner as if such witness or witnesses had been subpoenaed in behalf of the people.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17485; CL 1948, 775.15
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2530 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2530
Deposit of fees in friend of the court fund; exception; appropriation by county board of commissioners; remitting sums collected to state; appropriation by legislature; remittance to law enforcement agency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2530.

Except in any judicial circuit in which employees serving in the circuit court are employees of the state judicial council, the county treasurer shall deposit all fees collected under section 2529(1)(d) and 1/2 of the costs collected under sections 31, 32, and 44 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.631, 552.632, and 552.644 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, in a fund created for that purpose to be known as the friend of the court fund. The county treasurer shall create the friend of the court fund as an interest bearing account, and interest earned shall be credited to the account to be used as provided in this section.

The county board of commissioners shall appropriate all sums in this fund and additionally shall annually appropriate from the county general fund an amount not less than the total amount appropriated for the office of the friend of the court in the county's last fiscal year ending before July 1, 1983, for the purpose of fulfilling the statutory obligations of the friend of the court as provided in the friend of the court act, Act No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.501 to 552.535 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.601 to 552.650 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Money transmitted to the county treasurer under section 31 of Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982 shall supplement and not supplant other money appropriated by the county for friend of the court functions as measured by amounts appropriated by the county for those functions in previous and current fiscal years.

In a judicial circuit in which employees serving in the circuit court are employees of the state judicial council, the county treasurer shall remit all sums collected under section 2529(1)(d) and 1/2 of the costs collected under sections 31, 32, and 44 of Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982 to the state as provided in section 595(4). As provided in section 595(1), the legislature annually shall appropriate the amount received under this subsection for the purpose of fulfilling the statutory obligations of the friend of the court in the third judicial circuit as provided in Act No. 294 of the Public Acts of 1982 and Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982.

The county treasurer shall remit 1/2 of the costs actually paid by a payer as ordered by the court under section 31, 32, or 44 of Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982 to the law enforcement agency that executes the bench warrant issued for the arrest of that payer.

History: Add. 1982, Act 297, Eff. July 1, 1983; Am. 1996, Act 10, Eff. June 1, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.902a — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.902a
Merger of teachers for purpose of making layoff and recall determinations; standards and procedures; applicability of subsection (1); altering provisions of subsection (1); applicability of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 902a.

Upon the annexation of 1 school district by another, the teachers of the annexed and annexing school districts shall be merged for the purpose of making determinations in the layoff and recall of those teachers. The teachers of the annexed school district shall be merged with the teachers of the annexing school district as if those teachers had been employed in the annexing school district for the length of time equal to their accumulated seniority with the annexed school district at the date of the annexation, according to the applicable standards in the annexed school district for acquired seniority. Layoff and recall determinations shall then be made according to the standards and procedures in effect in the annexing school district. A teacher on layoff in the annexed or the annexing district on the date of the annexation shall not displace any teacher who is actively employed with either school district at the time of the annexation. Teachers on layoff in the annexed and annexing school district at the time of the annexation shall be merged with each other in the same manner as those actively employed and shall be considered for assignment for the next available vacancy for which they are certified, if applicable, and qualified. This subsection shall not apply to teachers of annexed and annexing school districts in which the annexation takes place after June 30, 1986.

The provisions of subsection (1) may be altered by a future collective bargaining agreement after the annexation has been complete for 2 years.

This section shall not apply to any school district in which annexation has been complete for 3 years.

This section shall only apply to school districts located in a county with a population of more than 2,000,000.

This section shall not apply after June 30, 1988.

History: Add. 1982, Act 284, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1982; Am. 1985, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767A.6 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767A.6
Motion to order compliance with subpoena; filing; notice; hearing; court order; order violating statutory privilege or constitutional right prohibited; further protections; disclosure by reporter of informant or related information; circumstances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

If a person files an objection to, or fails or refuses to answer any question or to produce any record, document, or physical evidence set forth in an investigative subpoena, the prosecuting attorney may file a motion with the judge who authorized the prosecuting attorney to issue the subpoena for an order compelling the person to comply with that subpoena. The prosecuting attorney shall serve notice of the motion under applicable court rules.

If the prosecuting attorney files a motion with the court for an order under subsection (1), the court shall hold a hearing on the motion. The person has the right to appear and be heard regarding the motion and to have legal counsel present.

If the court determines the question or evidentiary request of the prosecuting attorney is appropriate and within the scope of the authorization, the court shall order the person to answer the question or to produce the record, document, or physical evidence.

If the court determines the question or request is inappropriate or outside the scope of the authorization, the court may order the prosecuting attorney to modify the question or the request or may disallow the question or the request.

The court shall not compel the person to answer a question or produce any record, document, or physical evidence if answering that question or producing that record, document, or physical evidence would violate a statutory privilege or a constitutional right. Upon motion by the person and for good cause shown, the court may make any further order in the proceedings that justice requires to protect the person from unreasonable annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, burden, or expense.

A reporter or other person who is involved in the gathering or preparation of news for broadcast or publication is not required to disclose the identity of an informant, any unpublished information obtained from an informant, or any unpublished matter or documentation, in whatever manner recorded, relating to a communication with an informant, in any inquiry conducted under this chapter. A reporter or other person who is involved in the gathering or preparation of news for broadcast or publication is subject to an inquiry under this chapter only under the following circumstances:

To obtain information that has been disseminated to the public by media broadcast or print publication.

If the reporter or other person is the subject of the inquiry.

History: Add. 1995, Act 148, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.300 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.300
Insurance company; killing or injuring animals to defraud.
Status: in_force

Sec. 300.

Killing or injuring animals with intent to defraud insurance company-Any person who shall injure or kill any horse, mule or other live stock which shall be insured by any insurance company authorized to do business in this state, when such killing or injury shall be with the wilful intent on the part of such person to defraud such insurance company, whether such person shall be the owner of such insured property or not shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than 1,000 dollars.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.300
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12707 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12707
Record required; contents; copies; forms; sufficiency of record for drive point well.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12707.

Not later than 60 days after the completion of a well, a well drilling contractor shall provide the owner with a copy and the department, or local health department, with 2 copies of a record indicating the well owner's name, location of the well, well depth, geologic materials and thicknesses of materials penetrated, amount of casing, static water levels, and any other information which may be required by the rules and construction code promulgated under section 12714. The department or local health department shall send 1 copy of the record to the director of the department of natural resources not later than 30 days after its receipt from the well drilling contractor. Standard forms for the record shall be provided by the department or the contractor's forms may be used if approved by the department. A record for a drive point well where no earth materials are removed from the well bore is sufficient if the owner's name, well location, depth, casing, static water level, and screen data are stated.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.901 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-33-of-1993 / Section 4.901
Appointment of certified public accounting firm; audits; scope and frequency; reports.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Beginning October 1, 1993, the auditor general shall appoint a certified public accounting firm to biennially conduct a financial audit of the transactions and accounts of the legislative branch of this state, including both houses of the legislature and all legislative agencies, commissions, and councils.

Beginning October 1, 1993, the auditor general or a certified public accounting firm appointed by the auditor general shall, at a minimum, every 4 years conduct operational audits of the transactions and accounts of the legislative branch of this state, including both houses of the legislature and all legislative agencies, commissions, and councils.

The auditor general, in consultation with the house oversight and ethics committee and the senate government operations committee shall determine the scope and frequency of each operational audit conducted pursuant to subsection (2). Each operational audit shall address internal controls, management practices, and compliance with laws, rules, and regulations of the respective houses of the legislature and all legislative agencies, commissions, and councils, as deemed appropriate by the auditor general.

The completed audit reports shall be submitted to the governor and each house of the legislature.

History: 1993, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2468 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2468
Examination of rating organizations; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2468.

The commissioner may make or cause to be made an examination of each rating organization licensed in this state under section 2436, each advisory organization referred to in section 2462, and of each group, association, or other organization referred to in section 2464. The reasonable costs of the examination shall be paid by the rating organization, advisory organization, or group, association, or other organization examined upon presentation to it of a detailed account of those costs. The officer, manager, agents, and employees of the rating organization, advisory organization, or group, association, or other organization may be examined at any time under oath and shall exhibit all books, records, accounts, documents, or agreements governing its method of operation. The examination is subject to the procedure provided for in section 222 relating to examinations of insurance companies.

Instead of an examination under subsection (1), the commissioner may accept the report of an examination made by the insurance supervisory official of another state, pursuant to the laws of that state.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 2002, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3929 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3929
Increasing premiums prohibited; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3929.

The premiums charged to an insured for long-term care insurance shall not increase due to either of the following:

The increasing age of the insured at ages beyond 65.

The duration the insured has been covered under the policy.

History: Add. 1992, Act 84, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2719 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2719
Contractual modification or limitation of remedies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2719.

Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section and of the preceding section on liquidation and limitation of damages

the agreement may provide for remedies in addition to or in substitution for those provided in this article and may limit or alter the measure of damages recoverable under this article, as by limiting the buyer's remedies to return of the goods and repayment of the price or to repair and replacement of nonconforming goods or parts; and

resort to a remedy as provided is optional unless the remedy is expressly agreed to be exclusive, in which case it is the sole remedy.

Where circumstances cause an exclusive or limited remedy to fail of its essential purpose, remedy may be had as provided in this act.

Consequential damages may be limited or excluded unless the limitation or exclusion is unconscionable. Limitation of consequential damages for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods is prima facie unconscionable but limitation of damages where the loss is commercial is not.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.21 — MI Code / Chapter 557 / Act Act-216-of-1981 / Section 557.21
Status of property acquired by woman before or after marriage; earnings of married woman.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

If a woman acquires real or personal property before marriage or becomes entitled to or acquires, after marriage, real or personal property through gift, grant, inheritance, devise, or other manner, that property is and shall remain the property of the woman and be a part of the woman's estate. She may contract with respect to the property, sell, transfer, mortgage, convey, devise, or bequeath the property in the same manner and with the same effect as if she were unmarried. The property shall not be liable for the debts, obligations, or engagements of any other person, including the woman's husband, except as provided in this act.

A married woman has the absolute right to have, hold, own, retain, and enjoy earnings acquired by the married woman as the result of her personal efforts and those earnings shall be considered the property of the married woman as described in subsection (1).

History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.6241 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.6241
Premises of applicant; inspection; compliance; facility visit; health and sanitation matters; other matters; conduct.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6241.

The director or the personnel of another department or agency acting at the request of the director may enter the premises of an applicant for a license or a licensee at any reasonable time to make an inspection to determine whether the applicant or licensee is complying with this part and rules promulgated under this part. A local health department may visit a facility at the request of the director to advise as to matters affecting health and the sanitation of the buildings used or other matters designated by the director. The inspections shall be conducted in accordance with standards established in rules.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 2012, Act 501, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.355 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-17-of-1877 / Section 457.355
Subordinate lodges; chartering; existing lodges; regulation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Such corporation when duly formed shall have power to institute and charter subordinate lodges of said order within this state and from time to time to make, ordain, constitute and establish such general laws and by-laws, ordinances and regulations for the government of such subordinate lodges not repugnant to law or to the constitution or regulations of the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias as to them shall seem proper and necessary, and in case of violation or non-compliance with such ordinances, by-laws and regulations to revoke and annul the charter granted to such subordinate lodges: Provided, That the existing subordinate lodges heretofore duly chartered by the grand lodge of Michigan (or the United States), shall be subject to the control of the said grand lodge under this act as heretofore and in the same manner, and to the same extent as those that may hereafter be instituted and chartered under this act.

History: 1877, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Mar. 1, 1877; How. 4555; CL 1897, 8005; CL 1915, 10466; CL 1929, 10669; CL 1948, 457.355
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1206b — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1206b
Nonresident insurance producer license; prelicensing education or examination; exemption; application as resident licensee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1206b.

An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who was previously licensed for the same qualifications in another state is not required to complete any prelicensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that state or if the application is received within 90 days of the cancellation of the applicant's previous license and if the prior state issues a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state's producer database records, maintained by the national association of insurance commissioners, its affiliates, or its subsidiaries, indicate that the producer is or was licensed in good standing for the qualification requested.

A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this state shall apply within 90 days after establishing legal residence to become a resident licensee pursuant to section 1205. Prelicensing education or examination is not required of that person to obtain any qualification previously held in the prior state except where the commissioner determines otherwise by rule.

History: Add. 2001, Act 228, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.679a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.679a
Limited access highway; pedestrians and certain vehicles prohibited; bicycles permitted on paths; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 679a.

A person shall not operate a motorcycle with less than a 125 cubic centimeter engine, moped, farm tractor, or other self-propelled farm implement, nor shall a pedestrian, bicycle, except as provided in this section, or other nonmotorized traffic be permitted on a limited access highway in this state. Bicycles shall be permitted on paths constructed separately from the roadway and designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.

A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: Add. 1961, Act 164, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961; Am. 1964, Act 222, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1969, Act 134, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1970; Am. 1974, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1974; Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979