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Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.553 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-302-of-1921 / Section 388.553
Private, denominational and parochial schools; teachers, qualifications, examinations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

No person shall teach or give instruction in any of the regular or elementary grade studies in any private, denominational or parochial school within this state who does not hold a certificate such as would qualify him or her to teach in like grades of the public schools of the state: Provided, however, That any person who shall have taught in any elementary school or schools of the standard specified in this act for a period of 10 years or more preceding the passage of this act, shall, upon filing proof of service with the superintendent of public instruction, be entitled to a certificate by said superintendent of public instruction in such form as he shall prescribe, to teach in any of the said schools within the state: Provided further, That teaching in such schools shall be equivalent to teaching in the public schools for all purposes in obtaining a certificate: Provided further, That the teachers affected by this act may take any examination as now provided by law and that the superintendent of public instruction may direct such other examinations at such time and place as he may see fit. In all such examinations 2 sets of questions shall be prepared in subjects ordinarily written on Saturday, 1 of which sets shall be available for use on Wednesday by applicants who observe Saturday as their Sabbath: Provided further, That any certificate issued under or by virtue of this act shall be valid in any county in this state for the purpose of teaching in the schools operated under this act: Provided further, That any person holding a certificate issued by the authorities of any recognized or accredited normal school, college or university of this or other state shall be entitled to certification as now provided by law: Provided, however, That teachers employed in such private, denominational or parochial schools when this act takes effect shall have until September first, 1925, to obtain a legal certificate as herein provided.

History: 1921, Act 302, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 8153; CL 1948, 388.553
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.507 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.507
Execution of transfer of registration request; comparison of signatures; certification; filing application for transfer; proper name of street or resident house number; notice; eligibility to vote.
Status: in_force

Sec. 507.

(1) A registered elector who has removed from 1 election precinct of a township, city, or village to another election precinct of the same township, city, or village and has not recorded the removal with the local clerk shall execute a transfer of registration request, listing the new residence address over his or her signature, with the election board in the precinct in which he or she is registered at the next ensuing primary or election.

(2) If an elector's signature contained in the qualified voter file is available in the polling place, the inspector of election in charge of the registration records shall compare the digitized signature provided by the qualified voter file with the signature and, if the signatures correspond, then the inspector shall certify the fact by affixing his or her initials upon the request. If an elector's signature is not contained in the qualified voter file, the election official shall process the transfer of registration request in the same manner as transfer of registration requests are processed when a voter registration list is used in the polling place. The applicant for transfer, after having signed an application to vote as provided in section 523, shall then be permitted to vote in the precinct for that primary or election only. The application for transfer shall be filed with the township, city, or village clerk who shall transfer the elector's registration pursuant to the application. If the name of a street or resident house number in a township, city, or village is changed, the township, city, or village clerk shall make the change to show the proper name of the street or resident house number in the registration records and notify the county clerk of the change. It is not necessary for the elector to change his or her registration to reflect the change in order to be eligible to vote.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, Act 235, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1989, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989; Am. 2005, Act 71, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61718 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61718
Lien for costs; responsibility for costs; subrogation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61718.

Subject to reasonable limitations as set out in the plan of unitization, the unit shall have a first and prior lien for costs incurred pursuant to the plan of unitization upon the leasehold estate and other oil and gas rights, exclusive of a 1/8 share of gross production that is attributable to a lessor's royalty interest, in and to each separately owned tract, and the interest of the owners thereof in and to the unit production and equipment in possession of the unit, in the form and manner as provided in Act No. 146 of the Public Acts of 1937, being sections 570.251 to 570.266 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The interest of the person who by lease, contract, or otherwise is responsible for the cost of developing and operating a given portion of the unit area in the absence of unitization is primarily responsible for costs as allocated by the plan of unitization, and resort may be had to the entire 7/8 of gross production, including, but not limited to, overriding royalties, oil and gas payments, and royalty interests in excess of 1/8 of gross production but which would not otherwise be responsible for allocated costs, only if the person primarily responsible fails to pay the allocated costs pursuant to the unit plan. Persons whose allowable share of production is made secondarily responsible under this section to the extent that their interest is foreclosed are subrogated to all of the rights of the unit to the interest or interests primarily responsible.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1113 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-198-of-1965 / Section 257.1113
Death or injury by unidentified vehicle or driver; adding secretary as defendant; condition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

Where an action has been commenced in respect of the death of or injury to any person occasioned in this state by a motor vehicle and it is alleged that the death or injury was caused or contributed to by another motor vehicle, the identity of which and the owner and the driver thereof cannot be established, the secretary may be added as a defendant on the application of any party and shall be added as a defendant on his own application. The secretary may not be added as a defendant under this section unless physical contact by the unidentified motor vehicle with the plaintiff or with the vehicle occupied by the plaintiff or with such other vehicle which was involved in the accident has been established.

History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965; Am. 1965, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1965; Am. 1968, Act 223, Eff. July 1, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.534 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-280-of-1996 / Section 289.534
Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

In addition to the penalties otherwise provided in this act, the department of agriculture may apply to circuit court for injunctive relief restraining any person from violating this act, irrespective of whether an adequate remedy at law exists.

History: 1996, Act 280, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2079a — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2079a
"PFC Shane Cantu Veterans Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1079a.

The portion of highway M-71 between the eastern city limit of the city of Owosso and the western city limit of the city of Corunna shall be known as the "PFC Shane Cantu Veterans Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2018, Act 70, Eff. June 17, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.2008 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-124-of-2024 / Section 722.2008
Prohibited activities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

It is against the National CASA/GAL standards and the Michigan CASA Association standards for a CASA volunteer to do any of the following:

(a) Accept compensation for the duties and responsibilities of the volunteer's appointment.

(b) Have an association that creates a conflict of interest with the volunteer's duties.

(c) Be related to a party or attorney involved in the case.

(d) Be employed in a position that may result in a conflict of interest or give rise to the appearance of a conflict.

(e) Use the CASA volunteer position to seek or accept gifts or special privileges.

History: 2024, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1016 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-250-of-2006 / Section 487.1016
Travel expenses; recovery of fees and fines; collection; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

(1) In addition to any fees established by the commissioner, a licensee shall pay the actual travel, lodging, and meal expenses incurred by any agency employee who travels outside of this state to examine the records of the licensee or investigate the licensee. An agency employee who incurs expenses under this subsection shall comply with any applicable provisions of the standardized travel regulations issued by the department of management and budget and civil service commission.

(2) If any fees or fines provided for in this act are not paid when required, the commissioner may maintain an action against the licensee for the recovery of the fees or fines, interest, costs, and reasonable legal fees.

(3) The fees and civil and administrative fines collected under this act shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the agency and used only for the operation of the agency.

History: 2006, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.945 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-411-of-2012 / Section 286.945
Rural development fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The rural development fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) State or federal appropriations, transfers, or grants.

(b) Gifts, bequests, or donations.

(c) Funds generated under the nonferrous metallic minerals extraction severance tax act.

(3) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall have the same authority to invest the assets of the fund as is granted to an investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1140m. The state treasurer shall comply with the divestment from terror act, 2008 PA 234, MCL 129.291 to 129.301, in making investments under this act. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(5) The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(6) The department shall annually compile a report containing an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the fund prepared by the state treasurer. The report shall identify the interest and earnings of the fund from the previous year, the investment performance of the fund during the previous year, and the total amount of appropriations from the fund during the previous year. The report shall also include a status report for projects funded under this act and the criteria used by the department for the allocation of funds. The report shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over issues pertaining to agriculture and rural development.

History: 2012, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5919 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5919
Notice of adoption of conversion plan; right of member to rescind or cancel policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5919.

All members whose policies become effective after the proposed plan has been adopted by the board of directors and before the effective date of the plan shall be given written notice of the plan of conversion on or before the forty-fifth day after the effective date of the plan. The notice shall specify the member's right to rescind or cancel the member's policy, as provided in subsection (2). A copy of the description of the plan provided to members pursuant to section 5903(5) shall accompany the notice. The form of the notice shall be filed with and approved by the commissioner.

A member of a life or health insurance company entitled to receive the notice described in subsection (1) is entitled to rescind the member's policy and receive a full refund of any amounts paid for the policy or contract within 10 days after he or she has received the notice. Each member of a property or casualty insurance company entitled to receive the notice provided for in subsection (1) shall be advised of the member's right of cancellation and to a pro rata refund of unearned premiums.

History: Add. 1995, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.508 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.508
Seventh judicial circuit; county; number of judges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 508.

The seventh judicial circuit consists of the county of Genesee and has 9 judges. Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2007.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1965, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 1966, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1966; Am. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1976; Am. 2001, Act 253, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002; Am. 2006, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.822 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-277-of-1966 / Section 445.822
Executive committee on consumer affairs; members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

There is hereby established a committee of public officials to be officially known as the executive committee on consumer affairs and to consist of 3 members who shall be the secretary of state, the attorney general and the head of the department of commerce.

History: 1966, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2072 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-161-of-1988 / Section 487.2072
Conditional effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 84th Legislature are enacted into law:

House Bill No. 5209.

House Bill No. 5210.

House Bill No. 5211.

House Bill No. 5212.

House Bill No. 5213.

House Bill No. 5364.

History: 1988, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IV § 29 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article IV § 29
Local or special acts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

The legislature shall pass no local or special act in any case where a general act can be made applicable, and whether a general act can be made applicable shall be a judicial question. No local or special act shall take effect until approved by two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in each house and by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the district affected. Any act repealing local or special acts shall require only a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house and shall not require submission to the electors of such district.

History: Const. 1963, Art. IV, § 29, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.401 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.401
Supreme court justices; resignation, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 401.

Any person duly elected to the office of justice of the supreme court who desires to resign shall file a written notice containing the effective date of such resignation with the court administrator and a copy with the governor and secretary of state.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 61, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.321 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-317-of-1968 / Section 15.321
Public servants, contracts with public entities; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Public servant" includes all persons serving any public entity, except members of the legislature and state officers who are within the provisions of section 10 of article 4 of the state constitution as implemented by legislative act.

"Public entity" means the state including all agencies thereof, any public body corporate within the state, including all agencies thereof, or any non-incorporated public body within the state of whatever nature, including all agencies thereof.

History: 1968, Act 317, Eff. Sept. 1, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1130 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1130
Salary; tenth circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1130.

In the tenth circuit, the stenographer of each division shall be paid an annual salary of $12,000.00.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1966, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Am. 1975, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.549a — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.549a
Forty-ninth judicial circuit; counties; number of judges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 549a.

The forty-ninth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Mecosta and Osceola and has 1 judge. Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2007.

History: Add. 1976, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1976; Am. 2006, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.453 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-123-of-1915 / Section 565.453
Affidavit; use as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The affidavit, whether recorded before or after the passage of this act, may be received in evidence in any civil cause, in any court of this state and by any board or officer of the state in any suit or proceeding affecting the real estate and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts and circumstances therein contained.

History: 1915, Act 123, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 11738; CL 1929, 13366; CL 1948, 565.453; Am. 1965, Act 178, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3016 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3016
Application of foreign corporation to conduct affairs in state; certificate; attachment; fees; issuance of certificate; duration of authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1016.

(1) A foreign corporation shall attach a certificate to an application for authority to conduct affairs in this state under section 1015 that states that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, is executed by the official of the jurisdiction who has custody of the records that pertain to corporations, and is dated not more than 30 days before the date the application is filed. If the certificate is in a foreign language, the foreign corporation shall attach a translation of the certificate under oath of the translator to the certificate.

(2) If a foreign corporation files an application described in subsection (1), accompanied by the filing and franchise fees prescribed by law, the administrator shall issue to the foreign corporation a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in this state. When a certificate of authority is issued, the foreign corporation is authorized to conduct in this state any affairs of the character set forth in its application that a domestic corporation formed under this act may lawfully transact. The authority granted under this subsection continues so long as the foreign corporation retains its authority to conduct its affairs in the jurisdiction of its incorporation and its authority to conduct affairs in this state is not surrendered, suspended, or revoked.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1626d — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1626d
Reimbursement payments to intermediate districts for tax revenues under the brownfield redevelopment financing act, MCL 125.2665b.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26d.

(1) From the state school aid fund money appropriated under section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $14,400,000.00 for 2025-2026 for reimbursements to intermediate districts as required under section 15b of the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2665b.

(2) The amounts reimbursed under subsection (1) must be used by the intermediate district only for the purposes for which the property taxes were originally levied.

(3) The Michigan strategic fund and the Michigan economic development corporation shall work with the department of treasury in identifying the amount of tax revenues that are to be reimbursed under subsection (1).

(4) Notwithstanding section 17b, the department of treasury shall make payments under this section on a schedule determined by the department of treasury.

History: Add. 2021, Act 48, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.667 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-281-of-1967 / Section 206.667
Alternative to apportionment provisions of part; rebuttable presumption; filing of return.
Status: in_force

Sec. 667.

(1) If the apportionment provisions of this part do not fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state, the taxpayer may petition for or the state treasurer may require the following, with respect to all or a portion of the taxpayer's business activity, if reasonable:

(a) Separate accounting.

(b) The inclusion of 1 or more additional or alternative factors that will fairly represent the taxpayer's business activity in this state.

(c) The use of any other method to effectuate an equitable allocation and apportionment of the taxpayer's tax base.

(2) An alternate method may be used only if it is approved by the department.

(3) The apportionment provisions of this part shall be rebuttably presumed to fairly represent the business activity attributed to the taxpayer in this state, taken as a whole and without a separate examination of the specific elements of the tax base unless it can be demonstrated that the business activity attributed to the taxpayer in this state is out of all appropriate proportion to the actual business activity transacted in this state and leads to a grossly distorted result or would operate unconstitutionally to tax the extraterritorial activity of the taxpayer.

(4) The filing of a return or an amended return is not considered a petition for the purposes of subsection (1).

History: Add. 2011, Act 38, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Am. 2011, Act 189, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.7 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.7
Retirement system; actuarial valuation of assets and liabilities; investigation of mortality, service, and compensation of members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The retirement board shall collect and keep in convenient form such data as shall be necessary for an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system; and for making an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service, compensation, and other experience of the members, retirants and beneficiaries of the retirement system. At least once in each 5 year period, the retirement board shall cause an actuarial investigation to be made into the mortality, service, compensation, and other experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system. Upon the basis of such actuarial investigation the retirement board shall adopt such tables as are deemed necessary for the proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of this act.

History: 1943, Act 240, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 38.7; Am. 1955, Act 237, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1955