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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5245 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5245
Board of directors; quorum; special meetings; consent to action taken without meeting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5245.

(1) A majority of the board of directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and the acts of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present are the acts of the board of directors.

(2) On written notice of the time and place and purpose or purposes of any special meeting, any of the directors, in-between regular meetings of the board of directors, may consent in writing to any specific action to be taken by the corporation, and if approved by a majority of the directors at the special meeting, including those consenting in writing, the action is as valid a corporation action as though authorized at a regular meeting of the directors. The minutes of approval and action must be fully recorded, each written consent must be made a part of the minutes, and the minutes and written consent must be reviewed at the next regular meeting of the board of directors.

(3) Unless prohibited by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, action required or permitted to be taken under authorization voted at a meeting of the board or a committee of the board may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all members of the board then in office or of the committee consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission. The written consents must be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee. The consent has the same effect as a vote of the board or committee for all purposes.

(4) The board of directors may permit 1 or more directors to participate in a regular or special meeting of the board, or a committee of the board, or conduct the meeting, by means of electronic communication devices that enable all participants in the meeting to communicate with each other. A director participating in a meeting under this subsection is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

History: Add. 1966, Act 170, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 2006, Act 290, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006; Am. 2020, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020; Am. 2023, Act 28, Imd. Eff. May 8, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.28 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.28
Old age assistance; amount; aid by persons not responsible for support, effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

The amount of assistance shall be fixed with due regard to the condition of the individual and community and the circumstances in each case. When an applicant is not receiving adequate support from a husband or wife responsible under the laws of this state to furnish such support, free board and lodging supplied to an applicant because of his or her necessity by a friend or relative who is not responsible for applicant's support shall not be grounds for refusing aid.

History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 186, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; Am. 1945, Act 225, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1945; Am. 1947, Act 301, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1947; Am. 1948, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1948; CL 1948, 400.28; Am. 1949, Act 77, Eff. July 1, 1949; Am. 1951, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 2, Imd. Eff. Aug. 23, 1951; Am. 1954, Act 45, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954; Am. 1956, Act 25, Eff. July 1, 1956; Am. 1957, Act 286, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1957; Am. 1964, Act 202, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964; Am. 1966, Act 228, Eff. Aug. 1, 1966; Am. 1970, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.116 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-119-of-1919 / Section 213.116
Jury to be empaneled.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

On the return day of the summons or on some subsequent day to which the proceedings shall have been adjourned, if no sufficient cause to the contrary has been shown, the court shall make an order that a jury be empaneled in the cause. Such jury shall be composed of 12 freeholders of the county and not directly interested in said proceedings and shall be selected and empaneled as follows: The sheriff, under-sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county shall, on the same day or at an adjourned day, make a list of 24 resident freeholders of such county, and the city attorney, corporation counsel or other law officer of the city, in person or by an assistant or deputy, and the respondents collectively, shall each have the right to strike 6 names from the list of persons written down as aforesaid, and, subject to objection for cause, the 12 persons whose names are left on the list shall compose the jury for the trial of the cause, and shall be summoned to attend at such time as the court shall direct, by a venire issued by the clerk of the court, and to be served by 1 of the officers aforesaid. If the respondents neglect or refuse to strike 6 names from said list, it shall be done by the judge of the court, and in case any of the persons to be summoned cannot be found in the county, or being summoned do not attend, or shall be excused for cause or otherwise, talesmen possessing the necessary qualifications may be summoned as jurors in the case by such sheriff or sheriff's officer, or other authorized person, and the practice and proceedings under this act, except as herein provided, relative to empaneling, summoning and excusing jurors and talesmen, and imposing penalties or fines upon them for non-attendance, shall be the same as the practice and proceedings of the circuit courts of the state relative to petit jurors in civil cases in such courts.

History: 1919, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 3816; CL 1948, 213.116
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1913 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1913
Process; substituted service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1913.

Service of process may be made,

upon an individual nonresident defendant having any of the contacts, ties or relations with this state as specified in chapter 7 of this act, by service of a summons and a copy of the complaint upon such agent, employee, representative, salesman or servant of the defendant as may be found within the state, and by sending a summons and a copy of the complaint by registered mail addressed to the defendant at his last known address.

upon an infant defendant, by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with a person having the care and control of him with whom he resides, or with his legal guardian, or

upon a defendant who has been judicially declared incompetent and for whom a guardian has been appointed and is acting, by leaving a summons and a copy of the complaint with the guardian.

If the individual defendant is in a state institution a copy of the complaint shall also be mailed to the attorney general.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.361 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-260-of-1978 / Section 393.361
Concessions; qualifications of applicant; limitation on number.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The qualifications of an applicant to operate a concession shall be determined according to qualifications established by the commission. A blind person shall not operate more than 1 concession.

History: 1978, Act 260, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1421a — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1421a
Legislative and judicial access to state financial management system.
Status: in_force

Sec. 421a.

The legislative and judicial branches of government shall have uninterrupted access to all capabilities of the state financial management system.

A person who deliberately interrupts access violates this section and is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000.00 per day for each separate violation of this section.

History: Add. 1994, Act 301, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 772.10 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 772.10
Appellate court to affirm order, discharge appellant, or require appellant to enter into new recognizance; costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The circuit court or the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, before which the appeal is taken may affirm the order of the judge, discharge the appellant, or require the appellant to enter into a new recognizance with sufficient sureties in a sum and for a period not exceeding 5 years, as the appellate court considers proper. The circuit court or recorder's court of the city of Detroit also may order the payment of the costs of the prosecution as the court considers just.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17397; CL 1948, 772.10; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981; Am. 1994, Act 71, Eff. July 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.42 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.42
Presidential electors; selection at state political party conventions, certification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

In the year in which presidential electors are to be elected under section 43, each political party in this state shall choose at its fall state convention a number of candidates for electors of president and vice-president of the United States equal to the number of senators and representatives in congress that this state is entitled to elect. The chairperson and the secretary of the state central committee of each political party shall, within 1 business day after the conclusion of the state convention, forward by registered or certified mail a certificate containing the names of the candidates for electors to the secretary of state. The candidates for electors of president and vice-president who shall be considered elected are those whose names have been certified to the secretary of state by that political party receiving the greatest number of votes for those offices at the next November election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 1956, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1956; Am. 1999, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5311 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5311
Order of approval; certification of eligibility; establishment of interest rates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5311.

(1) The department shall review a complete application for assistance for a project in the fundable range. If the department approves the application for assistance, the department shall issue, subject to section 5310, an order of approval to establish the specific terms of the assistance. The order of approval must include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) The term of the assistance.

(b) The maximum principal amount of the assistance.

(c) The maximum rate of interest or method of calculation of the rate of interest that will be used, or the premium charged.

(2) The order of approval must incorporate all requirements, provisions, or information included in the application and other documents submitted to the department during the application process.

(3) After issuance of the order, the department shall certify to the authority that the municipality is eligible to receive assistance.

(4) The department shall annually establish the interest rates to be assessed for projects receiving assistance under this part. In establishing interest rates under this section, the department may provide for a different level of subsidy. The interest rates must be in effect for loans made during the next state fiscal year.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. Act 132, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.213 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.213
Financing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 113.

A developer, residential builder, or sales agent shall not require that a prospective purchaser of a condominium unit obtain financing from a specific financial institution exclusively.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978; Am. 2000, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.44a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.44a
“Probate court disposition” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44a.

"Probate court disposition" means the entry of an order of disposition for a juvenile found to be within the court's jurisdiction under chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32.

History: Add. 1993, Act 359, Eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Am. 1998, Act 356, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.85 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.85
Secretary of state or attorney general; election, recount of votes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 85.

The votes cast for any candidate for the office of secretary of state or attorney general at any election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 4, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.15 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-72-of-1917 / Section 449.15
Partners; joint and severable liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(Nature of partner's liability). Except as otherwise provided by section 46, all partners are liable for both of the following:

Jointly and severally for everything chargeable to the partnership under sections 13 and 14.

Jointly for all other debts and obligations of the partnership. However, a partner may enter into a separate obligation to perform a partnership contract.

History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 9855; CL 1948, 449.15; Am. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.125b — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.125b
Contract between authority and bond holder; provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 125b.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings of the local government with respect to any outstanding bonds, notes, or any and all evidences of indebtedness or liability assumed by an authority pursuant to this chapter shall constitute a contract between the authority and the holders of the bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness or liability, and shall have their provisions enforceable against the authority or any or all of its successors or assigns, by mandamus or any other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding in law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with law.

Bonds, notes, or any and all evidences of indebtedness or liability that are assumed by an authority under this chapter are payable solely from and secured solely by the sources of revenue that were pledged to those bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness or liability under the ordinance, resolution, or other proceedings of the local government, and do not constitute a full faith and credit obligation of the authority.

Nothing in this chapter or in any other law shall be held to relieve an authority from any bonded or other debt or liability lawfully contracted by the local government with respect to the airport and outstanding as of the effective date of the transfer of the operational jurisdiction over the airport to the authority.

An authority shall not take any action to impair the rights or remedies of the holders of the bonds or other obligations of the local government that owns the airport that were lawfully issued prior to the transfer of operational jurisdiction of the airport to the authority.

Upon the transfer of operational jurisdiction over the airport to an authority, trustees, paying agents, and registrars for any obligation of the local government that has been assumed by the authority pursuant to section 117 shall perform all of their duties and obligations and provide all notices related to those obligations as if the authority were the issuer of the obligations. These trustees, paying agents, and registrars shall care for and consider all revenues and funds pledged to secure obligations of the local government that have been assumed by the authority pursuant to section 117 as revenues and funds of the authority. The authority shall indemnify and hold harmless these trustees, paying agents, and registrars from liability incurred in compliance with this subsection.

History: Add. 2002, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.403 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-511-of-1988 / Section 791.403
Office of community corrections; creation; office as autonomous entity; composition; appointment of administrator; state community corrections advisory board; creation; appointment, representation, and terms of members; vacancy; expenses; chairperson.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) An office of community corrections is created within the department. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the office shall exercise its powers and duties including budgeting and management as an autonomous entity, independent of the director of the department. The office consists of an administrator and staff as the director of the department may appoint to carry out the duties of the office. The director of the department or his or her designee may appoint the administrator of the office or may administer the assigned functions in other ways to promote efficient administration.

(2) A state community corrections advisory board is created in the office of community corrections. The state community corrections advisory board may conduct activities it considers necessary to advise the director of the department in matters related to community corrections.

(3) The governor shall appoint, and the senate shall confirm, the 13 members of the state board as follows:

(a) One member who is a county sheriff.

(b) One member who is a chief of a city police department.

(c) One member who is a judge of the circuit court.

(d) One member who is a judge of the district court.

(e) One member who is a county commissioner.

(f) One member who is a member of city government.

(g) One member who represents an existing community alternatives program.

(h) One member who is the director of the department of corrections or his or her designee.

(i) One member who is a county prosecutor.

(j) One member who is a criminal defense attorney.

(k) Three members who are representatives of the general public.

(4) The governor shall ensure fair geographic representation of the state board membership and that minority persons and women are fairly represented.

(5) Members of the state board shall serve for terms of 4 years each, except that of the members first appointed, 5 shall serve for terms of 4 years each, 4 shall serve for terms of 3 years each, and 4 shall serve for terms of 2 years each.

(6) A vacancy on the state board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(7) Members of the state board shall serve without compensation, but the department shall reimburse the members for actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings.

(8) The governor shall annually appoint a chairperson from among the members of the board. The chairperson shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

History: 1988, Act 511, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 2014, Act 466, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1211 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.1211
Granting license to individual licensed to perform cosmetology services in another state; application; qualifications; applicant for licensure having qualifications acquired outside United States; proof of training or experience; determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1211.

(1) An individual who is licensed to perform cosmetology services under the laws of another state may submit an application to the department, and the department shall without examination issue a license to perform those services if the department determines that all of the following are met:

(a) The applicant is at least 17 years old.

(b) The applicant is of good moral character, and the requirements for registration or licensure in the particular state were substantially equal to the requirements then in effect in this state.

(c) The applicant establishes that sanctions have not been imposed against him or her by a similar licensing or registration board of any other state.

(2) Years or months of experience may be substituted for hours of training in a ratio of 100 hours of training credited for each 6 months of experience.

(3) An individual who is applying for licensure based on qualifications he or she acquired outside of the United States shall provide proof of training or experience, or both. The department may determine whether or not an applicant is eligible for a license without examination.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 1997, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997; Am. 2020, Act 20, Eff. Apr. 26, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.557 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-387-of-2012 / Section 124.557
Certain costs as transportation purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The costs of planning, administering, constructing, reconstructing, financing, and maintaining state, county, city, and village roads, streets, and bridges designed primarily for the use of motor vehicles using tires, including the costs of reasonable appurtenances to those state, county, city, and village roads, streets, and bridges, are a transportation purpose within the meaning of section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, when such costs are to facilitate a public transportation system that moves individuals or goods with vehicles using tires.

History: 2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 279.37 — MI Code / Chapter 279 / Act Act-157-of-1953 / Section 279.37
Drain taxes assessed at large; defect in proceedings not legalized or waived.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to include that portion of the drain taxes assessed at large against such county or against any state trunk line highway in such county. Nothing in this act contained, or in the proceedings taken under the provisions of this act, shall be construed to legalize or waive any defect or defects in the proceedings in the establishment of any drain project or projects in any such county.

History: 1953, Act 157, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2613 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2613
Casualty to identified goods; total loss; partial loss, option of buyer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2613.

Where the contract requires for its performance goods identified when the contract is made, and the goods suffer casualty without fault of either party before the risk of loss passes to the buyer, or in a proper case under a "no arrival, no sale" term (section 2324) then

if the loss is total the contract is avoided; and

if the loss is partial or the goods have so deteriorated as no longer to conform to the contract the buyer may nevertheless demand inspection and at his option either treat the contract as avoided or accept the goods with due allowance from the contract price for the deterioration or the deficiency in quantity but without further right against the seller.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964