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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.530 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.530
Twenty-ninth judicial circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 530.

The twenty-ninth judicial circuit consists of the counties of Clinton and Gratiot and has 2 judges.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1978, Act 164, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1978; Am. 2013, Act 33, Imd. Eff. May 20, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Jan. 26, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.2151 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-345-of-2016 / Section 257.2151
Violation of act or rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.

All of the following apply to a person that violates this act or rules or an order promulgated or issued under this act:

(a) The person is subject to denial of a registration or renewal of a registration.

(b) The attorney general or the proper prosecuting attorney may institute appropriate criminal proceedings under this act against the person with or without reference from the department.

(c) The department or any other person, to enforce compliance with this act, may bring an action in a circuit court in any county in which the limousine carrier, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company has solicited or sold its services, whether or not that person purchased or used the limousine carrier's, taxicab carrier's, or transportation network company's services or is personally aggrieved by a violation of this act. The court may award damages, issue equitable orders in accordance with the Michigan court rules to restrain conduct in violation of this act, and award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party.

History: 2016, Act 345, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1448b — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1448b
Other civil actions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 48b.

If a judgment has been obtained in any other civil action for the money, or part thereof, demanded in the complaint in an action to foreclose a mortgage on real estate or a land contract held by the authority, no proceeding shall be had in the action to foreclose unless the sheriff or other proper officer has returned an execution as unsatisfied, in whole or in part, and certified that he or she can find no property of the defendant out of which to satisfy the execution except the mortgaged premises.

After a complaint has been filed to foreclose a mortgage on real estate or land contract held by the authority, while it is pending, and after a judgment has been rendered upon it, no separate proceeding shall be had for the recovery of the debt secured by the mortgage, or any part of it, unless authorized by the court.

History: Add. 1981, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.408 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-149-of-2019 / Section 432.408
Sports betting supplier license; application; nonrefundable fee; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

(1) The board may issue a sports betting supplier license to a sports betting supplier. A person that is not licensed under this section shall not provide goods, software, or services as a sports betting supplier to a sports betting operator.

(2) On application by an interested person, the board may issue a provisional sports betting supplier license to an applicant for a sports betting supplier license. A provisional license issued under this subsection allows the applicant for the sports betting supplier license to conduct business with a sports betting operator before the sports betting supplier license is issued to the applicant. A provisional license issued under this subsection expires on the date provided by the board. The board shall not issue a provisional internet sports betting supplier license to an internet sports betting platform provider under this subsection until board rules as described in section 10(1) are in effect.

(3) A sports betting supplier license issued under subsection (1) is valid for the 5-year period after the date of issuance. A sports betting supplier license is renewable after the initial 5-year period for additional 5-year periods if the board determines that the sports betting supplier continues to meet the eligibility and suitability standards under this act.

(4) A person may apply to the board for a sports betting supplier license as provided in this act and the rules promulgated under this act.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an application under this section must be made on forms provided by the board and include the information required by the board.

(6) An application under this section must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in an amount to be determined by the board, not to exceed $5,000.00. The board may assess additional fees for the cost related to the licensure investigation.

(7) The board shall keep all information, records, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data supplied to or used by the board in the course of its review or investigation of an application for a sports betting supplier license or renewal of a sports betting supplier license confidential. The materials described in this subsection are exempt from disclosure under section 13 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.

(8) A sports betting supplier shall pay a license fee of $5,000.00 to the board at the time an initial sports betting supplier license is issued to the sports betting supplier and $2,500.00 each year after the initial license is issued.

(9) The board shall deposit all application and license fees paid under this act into the fund.

(10) An institutional investor that holds for investment purposes only less than 25% of the equity of an applicant under this section is exempt from the licensure requirements of this act.

History: 2019, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8115 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8115
Stay of action or proceeding; purpose; duties of rehabilitator; statute of limitations; laches; standing of guaranty association.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8115.

A court in this state before which an action or proceeding in which the insurer is a party, or is obligated to defend a party, is pending when a rehabilitation order against the insurer is entered shall stay the action or proceeding for 90 days and such additional time as is necessary for the rehabilitator to obtain proper representation and prepare for further proceedings. The rehabilitator shall take action respecting the pending litigation as he or she considers necessary in the interests of justice and for the protection of creditors, policyholders, and the public. The rehabilitator shall consider immediately all litigation pending outside this state and shall petition the courts having jurisdiction over that litigation for stays if necessary to protect the insurer's estate.

A statute of limitations or defense of laches shall not run with respect to an action by or against an insurer between the filing of a petition for appointment of a rehabilitator for that insurer and the order granting or denying that petition. An action by or against the insurer that might have been commenced when the petition was filed may be commenced for at least 60 days after the order of rehabilitation is entered or the petition is denied.

A guaranty association or foreign guaranty association covering life or health insurance or annuities shall have standing to appear in a court proceeding concerning the rehabilitation of a life or health insurer if the association is or may become liable to act as a result of the rehabilitation.

History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3339 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3339
Compliance review committee; construction of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 339.

A compliance review committee shall evaluate and seek to improve all of the following:

Loan policies or underwriting standards.

Asset quality.

Financial reporting to federal or state government or regulatory agencies.

Compliance with federal or state statutory or regulatory requirements.

Except as provided in subsection (3), all of the following apply to a compliance review committee:

Compliance review documents are confidential and are not subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in a civil action.

Individuals serving on a compliance review committee or acting under the direction of a compliance review committee shall not be required to testify in a civil action about the contents of a compliance review document or conclusions of a compliance review committee or about the actions taken by a compliance review committee.

Compliance review documents delivered to individuals who are not members of the compliance review committee, or to other entities including state, federal, or foreign governmental or regulatory agencies, shall remain confidential and are not discoverable or admissible in evidence in a civil action.

This section does not apply to any civil action initiated by a federal or state regulatory agency.

This section shall not be construed to limit the testimony that can be required about matters other than the contents of a compliance review document or conclusions or actions of a compliance review committee. This section does not limit the discovery or admissibility in a civil action of any documents other than compliance review documents.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.104a — MI Code / Chapter 555 / Act Act-174-of-1941 / Section 555.104a
Audit; financial report; contents; items to be excluded from report; availability; advertising common trust fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

(1) At least once during each 12-month period, a financial institution administering a fund shall arrange for an audit of the fund by auditors responsible only to the board of directors of the financial institution.

(2) At least once during each 12-month period, a financial institution administering a fund shall prepare a financial report of the fund based on the audit required in subsection (1). The report shall disclose the fund's fees and expenses, a list of investments in the fund, the cost and current market value of each investment, and a statement covering the period after the previous report that shows all of the following, organized by type of investment:

(a) A summary of purchases, including costs.

(b) A summary of sales, including profit or loss and any other investment changes.

(c) Income to and disbursements from the fund.

(d) A description of any investments in default.

(3) A financial institution shall not publish in the report described in subsection (2) any predictions or representations as to future performance. In addition, with respect to common trust funds, a financial institution shall not publish the performance of individual funds other than those administered by the financial institution or its affiliates.

(4) A financial institution administering a fund shall provide a copy of the report described in subsection (2), or provide notice that a copy of the report is available upon request without charge, to each person who ordinarily would receive a regular periodic accounting with respect to each participating account. The financial institution may provide a copy of the report to prospective customers and may provide a copy of the report upon request to any person for a reasonable charge.

(5) A financial institution shall not advertise or publicize any common trust fund except in connection with the advertisement of the general fiduciary services of the financial institution.

History: Add. 2004, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.412 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-43-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 141.412
Local unit of government; public hearing on proposed budget; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

A local unit shall hold a public hearing on its proposed budget. The local unit shall give notice of the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the local unit at least 6 days before the hearing. The notice shall include the time and place of the hearing and shall state the place where a copy of the budget is available for public inspection. The notice shall also include the following statement printed in 11-point boldfaced type: "The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.".

History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 43, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963; Am. 1995, Act 40, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.221 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-79-of-1937 / Section 141.221
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of this act:

"Municipality" means any local unit of government of this state which may now or may hereafter operate any public utility pursuant to law for the purpose of supplying bus or street railway transportation, including all plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with the operation of any public utility for the purpose of supplying street railway or bus transportation, except any gas or electric utility, or water supply systems, including all plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with obtaining a water supply system, the treatment of water or the distribution of water, or both, except any gas or electric utility.

"Governing" means the council, common council, or commission of a municipality.

"Fiscal year" means the 12-month period as may be determined by statute, charter, or ordinance as the fiscal year of the municipality.

History: 1937, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1937; Am. 1947, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 141.221; Am. 1983, Act 50, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.801 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-412-of-1976 / Section 286.801
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Bee disease" means American or European foulbrood, sacbrood, bee paralysis, parasites of bees, or other disease or abnormal condition of the egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages of bees.

"Bees" means any life stage of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera L.

"Director" means the director of the department of agriculture.

"Exotic strain of bees" means African or Africanized bees or any other developed strain of bees known to be harmful but not known to be present ordinarily in this state.

History: 1976, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977; Am. 1982, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982; Am. 1984, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1984; Am. 1993, Act 108, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.136 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-382-of-1972 / Section 432.136
Advertising of millionaire party.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

(1) A millionaire party licensee may advertise the event if the advertising complies with rules promulgated under this article.

(2) An advertisement under this section must state the purposes for which the proceeds from the event will be used.

History: Add. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1203 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1203
Application; form; information; business plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

(1) An applicant for a license under this act shall file an application with the commissioner. Subject to subsection (2), the commissioner shall establish the form of the application and the information the applicant must provide on or with the application form.

(2) For purposes of section 303, an application for a license under this act shall include a business plan. If the applicant is applying for a license as a business development enterprise, the business plan must include the objective of providing public benefit.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986; Am. 2012, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.46704 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.46704
Construction of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46704.

Nothing in this part confers upon the department the power to alter any provisions of the statutes relating to forfeitures, penalties, or license fees.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.121a — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.121a
Issuance of notes; requirement that delinquent tax revenues be fixed and sufficient; statutory lien.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21a.

(1) Delinquent tax revenues shall be fixed before the issuance of the notes and shall be sufficient to provide for all of the following:

(a) The payment of the interest on and the principal of notes payable from the delinquent tax revenues when the notes become due and payable.

(b) The creation of any reserve for the notes as required in the order authorizing the issuance of those notes.

(2) The county treasurer shall covenant and agree in the order authorizing the issuance of the notes and on the face of each note to collect at all times the amounts pledged to repay the notes which shall be sufficient to provide for the amounts described in subsection (1). The amounts pledged that are fixed and established pursuant to the order shall not be subject to revision or change.

(3) Notes issued and sold under this section shall be secured by a statutory lien on the delinquent taxes and, to the extent held in the delinquent tax revolving fund, on all other property and assets and any revenues derived from the delinquent taxes and other property or assets. The lien shall automatically attach without further action or authorization by the county treasurer. The lien on the delinquent taxes and all other property and assets and any revenues derived from the delinquent taxes and other property or assets that are held in the delinquent tax revolving fund shall be valid and binding from the time the notes are executed and delivered. The lien shall automatically attach and be effective, binding, and enforceable against the county, the county treasurer, its successors, transferees, and creditors, and all others asserting rights in the secured property, irrespective of whether those parties have notice of the lien and without the need for any physical delivery, recordation, filing, or further act. In addition, the amounts collected which are subject to the lien shall be held in trust for the owners of the notes authorized by this section. Any property eligible to be conveyed and properly conveyed to a land bank fast track authority as tax reverted property, as defined by section 3(q) of the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.753, or to this state or a person, city, village, township, or county pursuant to section 78m or 78r of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.78m and 211.78r, shall be released from any lien created under this section.

History: Add. 2016, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.20 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.20
“Highway or street” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

"Highway or street" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47306 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47306
Commercial fishing law; setting of nets or hook lines prohibited; connecting waters.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47306.

A person shall not place or set any kind of a net or set hook lines or take or attempt to take any kind of fish with a net or set hook lines, except minnow seines as provided in section 47309, in any of the connecting waters between Lake Superior and Lake Huron and the connecting waters between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. For the purposes of this part, the connecting waters between Lake Superior and Lake Huron are all of that part of the straits of St. Mary in this state, extending from a line drawn from Birch point range front light to the most westerly point of Round island, thence following the shore of Round island to the most northerly point thereof, thence from the most northerly point of said Round island to Point Aux Pins light, Ontario, to a line drawn east and west from the most southerly point of Little Lime island; and the connecting waters of Lake Huron and Lake Erie are all of the St. Clair river and all of lake St. Clair and all of the Detroit river extending from fort Gratiot light in Lake Huron to a point in the lower Detroit river where the center line of Oak street, city of Wyandotte, Wayne county, Michigan, extended due east, would intersect the international boundary line. The boundary line between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron is a line extending due north from old Mackinac point lighthouse across the straits of Mackinac.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.230a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.230a
Motorcycle without visible vehicle identification number; seizure; procedure; “person” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 230A.

A police officer who finds a motorcycle that does not have a visible vehicle identification number may seize the motorcycle to determine if the motorcycle is stolen or otherwise in violation of law.

A police officer who seizes a motorcycle under subsection (1) shall do all of the following:

Secure and transport the motorcycle in a manner and to a place that will protect it from damage.

Determine, if possible, whether or not the motorcycle is stolen.

If necessary, facilitate an examination of the motorcycle by a forensic laboratory specialist or other trained specialist to determine if the vehicle identification number can be restored or otherwise located.

Unless otherwise required by law, return the motorcycle to the person from whom it was seized or to the lawful owner, within 30 calendar days after the date of the seizure.

A police agency holding a motor vehicle unlawfully beyond the 30 calendar days prescribed in subsection (2) is liable for damages.

A person may enforce the provisions of this section by filing a civil action in the district court that has jurisdiction of the place where the motorcycle was seized. The district court shall conduct a hearing on the action within 10 days from the date of the filing in a manner prescribed in the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.

A person who prevails in an action authorized under subsection (4) shall be awarded costs and actual attorney fees.

As used in this section, "person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

History: Add. 2000, Act 408, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.251 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-107-of-1969 / Section 259.251
Continuing airport loan program; creation; administration; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A continuing airport loan program is created to be administered by the department of state highways and transportation through the aeronautics commission for the purpose of making loans to counties, cities, townships, and incorporated villages, or any combination thereof to assist in the construction and improvement of publicly owned airports and landing fields.

History: 1969, Act 107, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969; Am. 1975, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Aug. 8, 1975