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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4312 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4312
Borrowing money; issuing negotiable revenue bonds; full faith and credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 312.

(1) The authority may borrow money and issue its negotiable revenue bonds pursuant to the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140. Revenue bonds issued by the authority shall not, except as hereinafter provided, be considered a debt of the municipality or of the state.

(2) The municipality by majority vote of the members of its governing body may pledge its full faith and credit limited tax to support the authority's revenue bonds.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1561 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1561
Indemnification of certain persons generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 561.

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

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1987, Act 1, Eff. Mar. 1, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7340c — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7340c
Soliciting or attempting to solicit another person to obtain ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; violation; penalty; other violation; report to state police; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7340c.

(1) A person shall not solicit another person to purchase or otherwise obtain any amount of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine knowing that it is to be used for the purpose of illegally manufacturing methamphetamine.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

(3) A person who attempts to violate subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(4) This section does not prohibit the person from being charged with, convicted of, or sentenced for any other violation of law committed by the person while violating this section.

(5) If a person is convicted of violating this section, the court shall report the violation to the department of state police.

(6) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Ephedrine" includes the salts and isomers and salts of isomers of ephedrine.

(b) "Pseudoephedrine" includes the salts and isomers and salts of isomers of pseudoephedrine.

History: Add. 2014, Act 217, Eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 125, Eff. Aug. 23, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.426h — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-157-of-1905 / Section 41.426h
Township park commission; dissolution; validation; ratification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6h.

Action taken by a township board to dissolve a township park commission that was approved by a majority of the township voters voting on the question at the November 2006 general election is validated and ratified, and the township park commission is dissolved.

History: Add. 2008, Act 496, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.762 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-71-of-1965 / Section 722.762
Agreements with county maintaining work camps.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The board of supervisors of any county not having a county rehabilitation work camp or the legislative body of any municipality either within or without the county maintaining a county rehabilitation work camp may enter into agreements with a county maintaining such camps.

History: 1965, Act 71, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3305 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-135-of-1986 / Section 338.3305
Investigation; grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking license; applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 305.

The department, in its own discretion, upon a recommendation by the board, or upon the written complaint of an aggrieved party or of a state agency or political subdivision, may investigate the acts of an asbestos abatement contractor under this act. After an investigation, the department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this act if an asbestos abatement contractor is found to be not in compliance with this act or the rules promulgated under this act. In addition, the department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for any of the following:

A willful or negligent act that causes any person to be exposed to asbestos in violation of this act, a rule promulgated under this act, or other state or federal law pertaining to the public health and safety aspects of asbestos demolition, renovation, and encapsulation.

Falsification of records.

Continued failure to obtain or renew a license.

Deliberate misrepresentation of an act in applying for a license.

Permitting any person who has not received the proper training and certification under state or federal law to come in contact with asbestos or be responsible for an asbestos abatement project.

If the license of a business entity is denied, suspended, or revoked under this act, the denial, suspension, or revocation applies to each partner, trustee, director, officer, or person exercising control of the business entity.

History: 1986, Act 135, Eff. July 2, 1986; Am. 1993, Act 55, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1289 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1289
Professional entity as surviving entity of merger or conversion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 289.

(1) A professional corporation that is the surviving entity of a merger or conversion shall only have as shareholders licensed persons that are permitted to be shareholders under this chapter.

(2) A professional corporation organized to provide services in a learned profession may merge with, or convert into, only other corporations or entities whose shareholders, members, partners, and managers, following the merger or conversion as applicable, are licensed persons permitted to be shareholders under this chapter.

History: Add. 2012, Act 569, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.4904 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.4904
State sewer construction fund; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4904.

The proceeds of the sale of $50,000,000.00 of the bonds authorized by former Act No. 76 of the Public Acts of 1968 or part 45, or any series of the bonds, and any premiums and accrued interest received on the delivery of the bonds, shall be deposited with the state treasurer in the state sewer construction fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only for specific eligible collecting sewer projects approved, as provided in section 4912, by the appropriations committees and by the legislature by concurrent resolution adopted by a roll call vote of a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house. A concurrent resolution shall include all or part of the projects on the priority list of eligible projects reported to the legislature by the department as provided in section 4912, but in case of a part only it shall be the entire part containing all projects on the list having priorities higher than those of projects not included in the resolution and shall not include projects lower in the order of priority. The income from temporary investments of the proceeds shall be deposited in the general fund.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1995, Act 61, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.24 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-156-of-1851 / Section 46.24
Construction of bridges over unnavigable streams; authority of board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

Every such board of supervisors shall have power to make general rules and regulations as to the kind of bridges, and the mode of constructing the same over any such stream, as mentioned in section 21 of this act, when such stream shall not be navigable for boats or vessels of 15 tons burden, or to grant permission for building the same, without the notice or hearing above provided, in such manner as shall be judged proper with reference to the passage of boats, rafts and timber.

History: 1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851; CL 1857, 360; CL 1871, 490; How. 496; CL 1897, 2497; CL 1915, 2287; CL 1929, 1146; CL 1948, 46.24
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1484 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1484
System of reporting and general framework to be used in evaluations of internal control systems; development; modification; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 484.

(1) The state budget director, in consultation with the auditor general, shall develop a system of reporting and a general framework which shall be used by the principal departments in performing evaluations on their respective internal control systems.

(2) The state budget director, in consultation with the auditor general, may modify the format for the report or the framework for conducting the evaluations after giving 30 days' notice to each principal department head and the senate and house appropriations committees.

History: Add. 1986, Act 272, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986; Am. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999; Am. 2018, Act 389, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3916 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3916
Disposition of unclaimed assets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3916.

(1) In exchange for suitable receipts and following a court order if the administration is supervised, a fiduciary making final distribution shall deposit with the county treasurer the money or personal property the fiduciary has that belongs to any of the following:

(a) An heir, devisee, trust beneficiary, or claimant whose whereabouts the fiduciary cannot ascertain after diligent inquiry.

(b) An heir, devisee, trust beneficiary, or claimant who declines to accept the money awarded to the person.

(c) A person if the right of the person is the subject of appeal from an order of the court.

(2) As an alternative to deposit with the county treasurer under subsection (1), if the amount involved for a person described under subsection (1)(a) or (b) is $1,000.00 or less, the fiduciary may distribute the amount as part of the residue of the decedent's estate or to those entitled to the trust fund balance. If the fiduciary has property other than money that belongs to a person described in subsection (1)(a) or (b), the fiduciary may sell the property for the purpose of reducing it to money to be deposited with the county treasurer.

(3) The fiduciary shall retain or file the county treasurer's receipt for property deposited under this section in the same fashion as though the fiduciary paid or delivered the money or property to, and received a receipt from, the heir, devisee, trust beneficiary, or claimant.

(4) The dollar amount described in this section must be adjusted as provided in section 1210.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.709 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-292-of-1989 / Section 124.709
Regional cultural institutions and local recreation and cultural facilities; development or enhancement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 59.

A metropolitan region council may be established solely to develop or enhance regional cultural institutions and local recreation and cultural facilities, other than facilities that are primarily designed or used for professional sports, within the geographic boundaries of qualified counties participating in the council.

History: Add. 1998, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.881 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-199-of-1996 / Section 286.881
Failure to comply with act or rules; authority of department to deny, suspend, revoke, or limit registration or permit; conduct of proceeding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or limit a registration or permit if an applicant, registrant, or permittee fails to comply with or violates this act or rules promulgated under this act.

A proceeding relative to the suspension or revocation of a registration or permit shall be conducted pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1996, Act 199, Eff. Aug. 16, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.79506 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.79506
Issuance of grants.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79506.

The department, with the approval of the commission, shall issue grants under this part for projects that the department determines meet the requirements of this part and will contribute to the revitalization of waterfronts throughout the state that are not being used in a manner that maximizes economic and public value.

History: Add. 1998, Act 285, Eff. Dec. 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.22255 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.22255
Procedural rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22255.

The department, with the approval of the commission, may promulgate procedural rules to implement this part.

History: Add. 1988, Act 332, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988; Am. 2002, Act 619, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.133 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-119-of-1919 / Section 213.133
Discontinuance prohibited after verdict; further proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

The common council shall not have the power to discontinue proceedings under this act after the rendition of the verdict of the jury that it is necessary to take the absolute title in fee to the property for public use and awarding compensation therefor, but they may direct the city attorney, corporation counsel, or other law officer of the city, to move for a new trial, or to arrest the proceedings, or to take an appeal to the supreme court, and in any such case the same proceedings shall be taken as are hereinbefore prescribed in the case of like proceedings on the part of any respondent, except that no bond shall be required.

History: 1919, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 3833; CL 1948, 213.133
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2011 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2011
Unfair methods of competition; unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2011.

An unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance includes an insurer providing a commission or other compensation to the insurer's representative or agent for the sale or service of a disability policy or rider issued to an individual eligible for medicare, unless the amount of the commission or compensation paid in the first year of the policy is not more than the amount of the commission or compensation that the insurer's representative or agent receives for the policy in each of the 2 subsequent, consecutive annual renewal periods.

An unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance includes an insurer issuing a disability policy or rider to an individual eligible for medicare that provides for a new preexisting condition limitation waiting period if coverage is converted to or replaced by a new or other form of similar coverage with the same insurer or any of the insurer's affiliates. If the preexisting condition limitation waiting period in the original or replaced policy has not expired, the replacing policy may include the remaining term of the preexisting condition limitation waiting period of the replaced policy. This subsection does not apply to an increase in benefits voluntarily selected by the individual.

History: Add. 1989, Act 131, Eff. Nov. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1453 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1453
Exceptions to provisions of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1453.

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following:

Risk retention groups as defined in section 1801.

Captive insurers owned by another organization whose exclusive purpose is to insure risks of the parent organization and affiliated companies or, in the case of groups and associations, owned by the insureds whose exclusive purpose is to insure risks of member organizations or group members and their affiliates.

History: Add. 1994, Act 227, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1363 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-554-of-2008 / Section 141.1363
Chief executive officer; appointment; compensation; duties; responsibilities; service; powers; bond; certain conduct prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) A board may appoint and fix the compensation of a chief executive officer for the authority. If the board appoints a chief executive officer, the board shall prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the chief executive officer in addition to any duties and responsibilities imposed upon the chief executive officer under this act. A chief executive officer of an authority shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(2) A chief executive officer shall supervise, and be responsible for, the day-to-day operation of the authority, including the control, supervision, management, and oversight of convention facilities, the issuance of bonds and notes approved by the board, the negotiation and establishment of compensation and other terms and conditions of employment for any employees of the authority, the negotiation, supervision, and enforcement of contracts entered into by the authority and approved by the board, and the supervision of contractors of the authority in their performance of their duties. A board may delegate to the chief executive officer of an authority the power and responsibility to execute and deliver, and sign for, contracts, leases, obligations, and other instruments as have been approved by the board.

(3) A chief executive officer of an authority shall have all powers as are incident to the performance of his or her duties that are prescribed by this act or by the board. All actions of the chief executive officer of an authority shall be in conformance with the policies of the board and in compliance with applicable law.

(4) A board shall require the chief executive officer of an authority and any treasurer or chief financial officer of the authority to post a suitable bond of not less than $50,000.00 issued by a responsible bonding entity, with the cost of the premium of the bond paid by the authority.

(5) All actions of the chief executive officer of an authority shall be in conformance with policies adopted by the board and in compliance with applicable law.

(6) The board of an authority shall not authorize the chief executive officer of the authority to do any of the following:

(a) Appoint a successor to the chief executive officer.

(b) Approve of a contract or a contract amendment.

(c) Appoint or hire legal counsel for the board.

(d) Prescribe ethical standards for the board or authority employees.

History: 2008, Act 554, Eff. Jan. 20, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.922 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-316-of-2000 / Section 286.922
Reciprocity agreement with another state, country, or private certifying organization.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

The department may enter into a reciprocity agreement with a state or country that has an organic program that has been determined by the director to be substantially equivalent. This includes, but is not limited to, certification standards for organic producers or handlers or products, licensure, or other state regulation of certifying agents.

In a state or country that the director has determined to have no organic program including, but not limited to, certification standards for organic producers or handlers or products, licensure, or other regulation of certifying agents, the director may enter into a reciprocity agreement with private certifying organizations upon demonstration to the director's satisfaction that their program, including certification standards, meets or exceeds those established under this act, rules adopted under this act, or both.

History: 2000, Act 316, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.431a — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.431a
Powers of board as to real and personal property; proceeds from sale of real property; bylaws and regulations; eminent domain proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 431a.

The board of the first class school district may take, use, hold, lease, sell, and convey real and personal property, including property received by gift, devise, or bequest, for the use of the public school within and without its corporate limits. Proceeds from the sale of real property shall be credited to accounts of the school district as provided in section 1262. The first class school district board has the power to purchase, lease, and take by the right of eminent domain all property; erect and maintain or lease all buildings; employ and pay all persons; and do all other things in its judgment necessary for the proper establishment and management of the public schools. If the question under section 410 is approved in the first class school district, then the chief executive officer appointed under section 420 has the powers and shall perform the duties of the board of the first class school district under this subsection.

The first class school district board may adopt and revise as appropriate bylaws and regulations for conducting the business of the board and, if the question under section 410 is not approved in the first class school district, for the control and government of all schools, school property, and pupils in the first class school district.

If property is sought to be taken by eminent domain, proceedings may be brought under 1911 PA 149, MCL 213.21 to 213.25, or the uniform condemnation procedures act, 1980 PA 87, MCL 213.51 to 213.75.

History: Add. 1981, Act 96, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 1982, Act 71, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2004, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2004