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Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.235 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-312-of-1969 / Section 423.235
Selection and designation of impartial arbitrator or chair of arbitration panel; Michigan employment relations commission panel of arbitrators; appointment, terms, qualifications, and removal of members; qualifications and training for service as chair of arbitration panel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) Not later than 7 days after a request from 1 or both parties, the employment relations commission shall select from its panel of arbitrators, as provided in subsection (2), 3 persons as nominees for impartial arbitrator or chair of the arbitration panel. Not later than 5 days after the selection, each party may peremptorily strike the name of 1 of the nominees. Not later than 7 days after this 5-day period, the commission shall designate 1 of the remaining nominees as the impartial arbitrator or chair of the arbitration panel.

(2) The employment relations commission shall establish and appoint a panel of arbitrators, known as the Michigan employment relations commission panel of arbitrators. The commission shall appoint members for indefinite terms. Members shall be impartial, competent, and reputable citizens of the United States and residents of this state, and shall qualify by taking and subscribing the constitutional oath or affirmation of office. The commission may at any time appoint additional members to the panel of arbitrators and may remove existing members without cause.

(3) The employment relations commission shall establish the qualifications and training that are necessary for an individual to serve as the chair of an arbitration panel under this act. The commission may waive the qualifications and training requirements for an individual who has served as a commission-appointed chair of an arbitration panel in an arbitration proceeding under this act before July 20, 2011.

History: 1969, Act 312, Eff. Oct. 1, 1969; Am. 1976, Act 84, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1976; Am. 2011, Act 116, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011; Am. 2023, Act 172, Imd. Eff. Oct. 24, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.955 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-424-of-1984 / Section 445.955
Advertising requirements; requirements as to items displayed or offered under rental-purchase agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

An advertisement for any rental-purchase agreement shall not state that a specific lease of any property at specific amounts or terms is available unless the lessor usually and customarily leases or will lease the property at those amounts or terms.

An advertisement shall not state that a payment or a periodic payment is due at the start of a lease without disclosing both the payment due at the start of the lease, the periodic payment, all other charges payable by the lessee, and the total of all periodic payments necessary to obtain ownership.

Every item displayed or offered under a rental-purchase agreement shall have clearly and conspicuously indicated in arabic numerals, so as to be readable and understandable by visual inspection, each of the following stamped upon or affixed to the item:

The cash price of the item.

The amount of a periodic payment.

The total number of periodic payments required for ownership.

History: 1984, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2763 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-128-of-1999 / Section 125.2763
Urban homestead program; operation; availability of single-family public housing properties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

By resolution, and subject to federal and state law, a local governmental unit may authorize a housing commission within that local governmental unit or a nonprofit community organization under contract with the housing commission to operate an urban homestead program in single-family public housing to administer a homesteading program that makes single-family public housing properties available to eligible buyers to purchase under this act. In the resolution, the local governmental unit shall designate whether the housing commission or the nonprofit community organization shall be the administrator under this act. In the resolution, the local governmental unit shall also provide an appeals process to applicants and qualified buyers who are adversely affected by a decision of the administrator.

History: 1999, Act 128, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63110 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63110
Scope of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63110.

This part does not apply to activities subject to part 632.

History: Add. 2004, Act 449, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.585 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.585
Sheriff and deputy, coroner; power of the county.
Status: in_force

Sec. 585.

Whenever the sheriff, a deputy, coroner, or a constable encounters resistance in serving process or reasonably believes that resistance will be encountered, he may take the power of the county and proceed therewith to serve the process.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.498 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.498
Clerk of township or city; office hours, days, and place for receiving applications for registration; public notice; agreement to jointly publish public notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 498.

(1) In a township or city in which the clerk does not maintain regular daily office hours, the township board or the legislative body of the city may require that the clerk of the township or city shall be at the clerk's office or other designated place for the purpose of receiving applications for registration on the days that the board or legislative body designates.

(2) The clerk of each township or city shall give public notice of the days and hours that the clerk will be at the clerk's office or other designated place for the purpose of receiving registrations before an election or primary election by publication of the notice in a newspaper published or of general circulation in the township or city and, if considered advisable by the township or city clerk, by posting written or printed notices in at least 2 of the most conspicuous places in each election precinct. The publication or posting must be made not less than 30 days before election day. The notice of registration must include the offices to be filled that will appear on the ballot. If the notice of registration is for an election that includes a ballot proposal, a caption or brief description of the ballot proposal along with the location where an elector can obtain the full text of the ballot proposal must be stated in the notice.

(3) A county clerk may enter into an agreement with the clerk of 1 or more townships or cities in the county or the clerks of 1 or more cities or townships in a county may enter into an agreement to jointly publish the notice required in subsection (2). The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the cities and townships listed in the notice.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1967, Act 188, Eff. July 1, 1967; Am. 1969, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1970; Am. 1973, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1973; Am. 1977, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1977; Am. 1980, Act 171, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 61, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 127, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1981; Am. 1982, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 1982; Am. 1984, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1984; Am. 2005, Act 71, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018; Am. 2018, Act 603, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2505 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2505
Board; number, term, election or appointment, and resignation of directors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 505.

(1) The bylaws shall fix the number of directors or establish the manner for fixing the number, unless the articles of incorporation fix the number, subject to the following:

(a) The board of a private foundation and board of a corporation formed to provide care to a dentally underserved population under section 16625 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16625, shall consist of 1 or more directors.

(b) The board of a corporation that is not described in subdivision (a) shall consist of 3 or more directors.

(2) The articles of incorporation or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders, members, or incorporators of a corporation that is organized on a stock or membership basis may specify the term of office and the manner of election or appointment of directors. If the articles of incorporation or bylaws do not specify the term of office or manner of election or appointment of directors, the first board of directors shall hold office until the first annual meeting of shareholders or members. At the first annual meeting of shareholders or members and at each subsequent annual meeting the shareholders or members shall elect directors to hold office until the succeeding annual meeting, except as provided in section 506.

(3) The articles of incorporation or a bylaw of a corporation that is organized on a directorship basis shall specify the term of office and the manner of election or appointment of directors.

(4) A director shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her resignation or removal. A director may resign by written notice to the corporation. A resignation of a director is effective when it is received by the corporation or at a later time if a later time is stated in the notice of resignation.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2008, Act 222, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.839 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-305-of-2000 / Section 450.839
Attribution of electronic record or signature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it is the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable.

The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (1) is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including any agreements of the parties, and otherwise as provided by law.

History: 2000, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.79a — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.79a
Aircraft inspection; access.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79a.

The commission may cause an aircraft to be inspected at any time to determine its compliance with the registration requirements of this act. The owner, operating agency, or airman shall give the inspector or officer representing the commission unhindered and uninterrupted access to the aircraft and to the shelter or field where the aircraft is located in order to conduct the inspection provided for in this section.

History: Add. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.401 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-541-of-1978 / Section 18.401
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Application" means a formal request for the funding of an adult or juvenile justice project by a state or local entity or a combination of state and local entity, prepared pursuant to state or federal law.

"Commission" means the state commission on criminal justice created in section 2.

"Director" means the director of the office of criminal justice.

"Office" means the office of criminal justice created in section 3.

"Plan" means a comprehensive adult or juvenile justice plan developed under federal or state law requirements.

History: 1978, Act 541, Eff. Dec. 31, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3805 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3805
Action to abate; parties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3805.

The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney or any resident of the county in which a nuisance described in section 3801 is located, or a city, village, or township attorney for the city, village, or township in which the nuisance is located may maintain an action for equitable relief in the name of the state of Michigan, on the relation of the attorney general, prosecuting attorney, resident, or city, village, or township attorney to abate the nuisance and to perpetually enjoin any person, or a servant, agent, or employee of the person, who owns, leases, conducts, or maintains the building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or place from permitting or suffering the building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or place owned, leased, conducted, or maintained by the person, or any other building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or place conducted or maintained by the person to be used for any of the purposes or acts or by any of the persons described in section 3801. After an injunction is granted under this section it is binding on the defendant throughout this state.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 2014, Act 387, Eff. Mar. 18, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2637 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2637
Procedures protecting confidentiality and regulating disclosure of data and records.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2637.

The department shall establish procedures pursuant to section 2678 to protect the confidentiality of, and regulate the disclosure of, data and records contained in a departmental data system or system of records.

The procedures established under subsection (1) shall be consistent with the policy established under sections 2611 and 2613.

Except as provided in section 2640, the procedures established under subsection (1) shall specify the data contained in a departmental data system or system of records that shall not be disclosed unless items identifying a person by name, address, number, symbol, or any other identifying particular are deleted.

The procedures established under subsection (1) shall regulate the use and disclosure of data contained in a departmental data system or system of records released to researchers, other persons, including designated medical research projects as described in section 2631, or governmental entities. A person who receives data pursuant to this section shall not disclose an item of information contained in the data except in conformance with the authority granted by the department and with the purpose for which the data was originally requested by the researcher. The director may contract with researchers or other persons to implement and enforce this subsection. A contract made pursuant to this subsection shall do both of the following:

Require the department to provide monitoring to assure compliance with this section.

Provide for termination if this section or the contract is violated.

An officer or employee of the department shall not disclose data contained in a departmental data system or system of records except as authorized in the procedures adopted pursuant to this section.

The department periodically shall review the procedures adopted under this section.

A person whose contract is terminated pursuant to subsection (4)(b) is not eligible to make a subsequent contract with the department.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 496, Eff. Mar. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2809 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2809
Protection of bona fide purchasers; personal liability of recipient.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2809.

Section 2807 does not obligate an individual who purchases property from a former spouse, a relative of a former spouse, or another person for value and without notice, or who receives from a former spouse, a relative of a former spouse, or another person a payment or other item of property in partial or full satisfaction of a legally enforceable obligation, to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, and such a person is not liable under section 2807 for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit. However, a former spouse, relative of a former spouse, or other person who, not for value, received a payment, item of property, or another benefit to which that person is not entitled under section 2807 is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit, to the person who is entitled to it under section 2807.

If this section and sections 2807 and 2808 are, or a part of 1 of those sections is, preempted by federal law with respect to a payment, an item of property, or another benefit covered by these sections, a former spouse, relative of the former spouse, or another person who, not for value, receives a payment, an item of property, or another benefit to which that person is not entitled under these sections is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit, to the person who would have been entitled to it if these sections or a part of 1 of these sections were not preempted.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2409 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2409
Withdrawal of registration by broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 409.

Withdrawal of registration by a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative is effective 60 days after an application to withdraw is filed or within a shorter period as provided by rule or order under this act, unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending when the application is filed. If a proceeding is pending, withdrawal is effective when and on conditions required by rule or order under this act. The administrator may institute a revocation or suspension proceeding under section 412 within 1 year after the withdrawal became effective automatically and issue a revocation or suspension order as of the last date on which registration was effective if a proceeding is not pending.

History: 2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.940 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-337-of-2018 / Section 408.940
Applicability of act; payment in accordance with minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) This act does not apply to an employer that is subject to the minimum wage provisions of the fair labor standards act of 1938, 29 USC 201 to 219, unless the application of those federal minimum wage provisions to the employer would result in a lower minimum hourly wage than provided under this act. If an employer is subject to this act only by application of this subsection, this act does not apply to the employer's employee who is exempt from the minimum wage requirements of the fair labor standards act of 1938, 29 USC 201 to 219.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an employee must be paid in accordance with the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of sections 4 and 4a if the employee meets either of the following conditions:

(a) The employee is employed in domestic service employment to provide companionship services as that term is defined in 29 CFR 552.6 for individuals who, because of age or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves and is not a live-in domestic service employee as described in 29 CFR 552.102.

(b) The employee is employed to provide childcare, but is not a live-in domestic service employee as described in 29 CFR 552.102. However, the requirements of sections 4 and 4a do not apply if the employee meets all the following conditions:

( i ) Is younger than the age of 18.

( ii ) Provides services on a casual basis as that term is defined in 29 CFR 552.5.

( iii ) Provides services that do not regularly exceed 20 hours per week, in the aggregate.

(3) This act does not apply to individuals employed in summer camps for not more than 4 months or to employees who are covered under section 14 of the fair labor standards act of 1938, 29 USC 214.

(4) This act does not apply to agricultural fruit growers, pickle growers and tomato growers, or other agricultural employers who traditionally contract for harvesting on a piecework basis, as to those employees used for harvesting, until the board has acquired sufficient data to determine an adequate basis to establish a scale of piecework and determines a scale equivalent to the prevailing minimum wage for that employment. The piece rate scale must be equivalent to the minimum hourly wage in that, if the payment by unit of production is applied to a worker of average ability and diligence in harvesting a particular commodity, the worker receives an amount not less than the hourly minimum wage.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, subsection (1)(a) and (b) and subsection (2) do not deprive an employee or any class of employees of any right that existed on September 30, 2006 to receive overtime compensation or to be paid the minimum wage.

History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019; Am. 2018, Act 368, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019; 2018, Act 337, Eff. Feb. 21, 2025; Am. 2025, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2025