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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1484 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1484
Surplus; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 84.

As used in this chapter, the term "surplus" shall not be deemed to include any increase in assets of any limited dividend housing corporation organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, by reason of reduction of mortgage, by amortization or similar payments or realized from the sale or disposition of any assets of a limited dividend housing corporation to the extent such surplus can be attributed to any increase in market value of any real property or tangible personal property accruing during the period the assets were owned and held by the limited dividend housing corporation.

History: Add. 1970, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.266 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-63-of-1917 / Section 457.266
Powers of corporation as to property of subordinate chapters.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Said corporation may hold real or personal estate, or both, of subordinate chapters and may do all things in law relating thereto as trustee, and may convey the same as above under the direction of such subordinate chapter and the rules, regulations and by-laws of the grand chapter in relation thereto.

History: 1917, Act 63, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 10633; CL 1948, 457.266
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.358 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.358
Reduction of benefits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 358.

Net weekly benefits payable under section 351, 361, or lump sum benefits under section 835, shall be reduced by 100% of the amount of benefits paid or payable to the injured employee under the Michigan employment security act, 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, MCL 421.1 to 421.75, for identical periods of time.

History: Add. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Am. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.670 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.670
Local primaries and elections; ballots, forms, stationery and supplies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 670.

For all local primaries and elections, the election commissioners of the various cities and townships shall furnish, at the expense of their respective cities and townships all ballots, forms, stationery, and supplies required for the proper conduct of primaries and elections. These supplies must conform generally with the supplies furnished for general primaries and elections.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.321 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-298-of-1992 / Section 14.321
Actions to obtain declaratory judgment or injunctions; action to recover actual damages; class action; appointing receiver or ordering sequestration of assets; cost of notice; limitation on damages resulting from bona fide error; statute of limitations; asserting defense or counterclaim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Whether or not he or she seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person may bring an action to do either or both of the following:

Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is unlawful under this act.

Enjoin in accordance with the principles of equity a person who is engaging or is about to engage in a method, act, or practice which is unlawful under this act.

Except in a class action, a person who suffers loss as a result of a violation of this act may bring an action to recover actual damages or $250.00, whichever is greater, together with reasonable attorneys' fees.

A person who suffers loss as a result of a violation of this act may bring a class action on behalf of persons residing or injured in this state for the actual damages caused by any method, act, or practice that is unlawful under this act.

The court after a hearing may appoint a receiver or order sequestration of the defendant's assets if it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant threatens or is about to remove, conceal, or dispose of his or her assets to the detriment of members of the class.

If at any stage of proceedings brought under subsection (3) the court requires that notice be sent to the class, a person may petition the court to require the defendant to bear the cost of notice. In determining whether to impose the cost on the defendant or the plaintiff, the court shall consider the probability that the person will succeed on the merits of his or her action.

If the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of this act resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid the error, the amount of recovery shall be limited to actual damages.

An action under this section shall not be brought more than 6 years after the occurrence of the method, act, or practice which is the subject of the action. When a person commences an action against another person, the defendant may assert, as a defense or counterclaim, any claim under this act arising out of the transaction on which the action is brought.

History: 1992, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.541 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.541
River, creek, or watercourse; petition to inclusion in jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 541.

A petition meeting the requirements of this chapter as to petitioners, execution and filing may request, for reasons of public health, that jurisdiction be assumed over all or a specified part of the bed, tributaries, banks and flood plains of a river, creek or watercourse, not part of an established drain. The petition shall describe the existing or threatened conditions which cause or increase the danger of flooding, pollution, desecration or obstruction of such river, creek or watercourse, and shall specify, in general terms, the works, property acquisition, actions or procedures deemed necessary to remove or lessen such danger.

History: Add. 1965, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.554 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-163-of-1962 / Section 287.554
Ritual slaughter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit, abridge or in any way hinder the religious freedom of any person or group. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, ritual handling or other preparation of livestock for ritual slaughter are exempted from the terms of this act. For the purposes of this section, the term "ritual slaughter" means slaughter in accordance with subsection (g) of section 1. To conform with the provisions and intent of this act, animals not previously rendered insensible, and to be slaughtered in accordance with a humane method as defined in subsection (g) of section 1, shall be slaughtered immediately following total suspension from the floor.

History: 1962, Act 163, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17070 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17070
Granting renewal; notice of denial; right to hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17070.

If the applicant meets the requirements for renewal as set forth in this part or rules promulgated under this part, the task force shall direct the board to grant a renewal.

If an applicant is determined by the task force not to have met the requirements for renewal, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the reasons for denial and shall have the right to a hearing.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8149 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8149
Audits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8149.

The circuit court may cause audits, as it considers desirable, to be made of the books of the commissioner relating to any receivership established under this chapter and a report of each audit shall be filed with the commissioner and with the court. The books, records, and other documents of the receivership shall be made available to the auditor at any time without notice. The expense of each audit shall be considered a cost of administration of the receivership.

History: Add. 1989, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4230 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4230
Dissolution of authority; disposition of property and assets; reinstatement of authority; contesting validity of proceedings, findings, and determinations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 230.

(1) An authority that has completed the purposes for which it was organized shall be dissolved by ordinance of the governing body. The property and assets of the authority remaining after the satisfaction of the obligations of the authority belong to the municipality.

(2) An authority established under this part before December 31, 1988, that is dissolved by ordinance of the governing body before September 30, 1990 and that is reinstated by ordinance of the governing body after notice and public hearing as provided in section 203(2) shall not be invalidated pursuant to a claim that, based upon the standards set forth in section 203(1), a governing body improperly determined that the necessary conditions existed for the reinstatement of an authority under this part if at the time the governing body established the authority the governing body determined or could have determined that the necessary conditions existed for the establishment of an authority under this part or could have determined that establishment of an authority under this part would serve to promote economic growth and notwithstanding that the boundaries of the downtown district are altered at the time of reinstatement of the authority.

(3) In the resolution of intent, the municipality shall set a date for the holding of a public hearing on the adoption of a proposed ordinance reinstating the authority. The procedure for publishing the notice of hearing, holding the hearing, and adopting the ordinance reinstating the authority shall be as provided in section 203(2), (4), and (5).

(4) The validity of the proceedings, findings, and determinations reinstating an authority shall be conclusive unless contested in a court of competent jurisdiction within 60 days after the last of the following occurs:

(a) Publication of the ordinance reinstating the authority as adopted.

(b) Filing of the ordinance reinstating the authority with the secretary of state.

(c) May 27, 1993.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1099ee — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1099ee
Admission into family treatment court; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1099ee.

Before an individual is admitted into a family treatment court, the court shall find on the record, or place a statement in the court file establishing all of the following:

(a) That the individual has a substance use disorder and is an appropriate candidate for participation in the family treatment court as determined by the preadmission screening, evaluation, or assessment.

(b) That the individual understands the consequences of entering the family treatment court and agrees to comply with all court orders and requirements of the family treatment court and treatment providers.

(c) That either the individual is not a violent offender or, subject to subdivisions (d) and (e), the family treatment court judge, the lawyer-guardian ad litem, and the prosecuting attorney, in consultation with any known victim in the instant case, consent to the violent offender being admitted to the family treatment court.

(d) The individual is not currently charged with first degree murder or criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, or third degree.

(e) The individual has never been convicted of first degree murder, criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, or child sexually abusive activity.

(f) That an individual has completed a preadmission screening, evaluation, or assessment under section 1099dd and has agreed to cooperate with any future evaluation or assessment as directed by the family treatment court.

(g) The terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties.

History: Add. 2024, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1541 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-269-of-1989 / Section 691.1541
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Generally accepted operation practices" means those practices adopted by the commission of natural resources that are established by a nationally recognized nonprofit membership organization that provides voluntary firearm safety programs that include training individuals in the safe handling and use of firearms, which practices are developed with consideration of all information reasonably available regarding the operation of shooting ranges. The generally accepted operation practices shall be reviewed at least every 5 years by the commission of natural resources and revised as the commission considers necessary. The commission shall adopt generally accepted operation practices within 90 days of the effective date of section 2a.

"Local unit of government" means a county, city, township, or village.

"Person" means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, club, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

"Sport shooting range" or "range" means an area designed and operated for the use of archery, rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other similar sport shooting.

History: 1989, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12545 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12545
Violation as misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12545.

A person who violates sections 12541 to 12543 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.864 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-51-of-1993 / Section 388.864
Removal; circumstances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Asbestos or asbestos-containing material shall not be removed from an educational facility unless 1 or more of the following circumstances exist:

The removal is required under section 112 of part A of title I of the clean air act, chapter 360, 84 Stat. 1685, 42 U.S.C. 7412.

The removal is required under title II of the toxic substances control act, Public Law 94-469, 15 U.S.C. 2641 to 2656.

The exposure level of asbestos fibers in an educational facility exceeds .01 fibers longer than 5 microns per cubic centimeter of air calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average during periods of normal building occupancy as determined by the testing methods described in section 2.

The cost of an operations and maintenance plan exceeds the cost of removal, and removal complies with standards as mandated under title II of the toxic substances control act, Public Law 94-469, 15 U.S.C. 2641 to 2656.

Removal of the material is incidental to normal maintenance or repair.

History: 1993, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 442.324 — MI Code / Chapter 442 / Act Act-121-of-1970 / Section 442.324
Additional rights and liabilities created; rights of art merchant as buyer; liability of art merchant making good faith warranty; applicability of art multiples sales act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The rights and liabilities created by this act are in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent, except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable.

An art merchant who, as buyer, is excluded from obtaining the benefits of an express warranty under this act shall not be deprived of the benefits of any other provision of law.

An art merchant whose warranty of authenticity of authorship was made in good faith shall not be liable for damages beyond the return of the purchase price which the art merchant received.

This act shall not apply, and the art multiples sales act shall apply, to a right, liability, or obligation prescribed by the art multiples sales act, except as provided by that act.

History: 1970, Act 121, Eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Am. 1987, Act 54, Eff. Dec. 9, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5221 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5221
Proof of claims; notice; filing; list of creditors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5221.

Within 10 days after receiving such trust, the assignee shall give notice to all creditors personally or by mail (accompanied by blank proof of claim) requiring them to prove their claims within 90 days thereafter by a proof of claim to be filed with the assignee, or in default thereof, that the assignee will proceed to distribute the estate as soon as practicable without reference to claims not proved when dividends are paid. It shall not be obligatory upon the assignee to receive proofs of claim after the expiration of said 90 day period except upon order of the court, and the court shall not allow any claim by any creditor so notified to be received after the expiration of 1 year from the date on which the assignment is filed. Within 10 days after the expiration of said 90 day period the assignee shall serve personally or by mail upon each of the creditors a complete list of all creditors who have filed proof of claim giving in each instance the name, post office address and amount claimed. After the expiration of 20 days from the time when said notice is given, the assignee shall file all proofs of claim with the clerk of the court accompanied by any notices of contest which he may decide to make.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 36.102 — MI Code / Chapter 36 / Act Act-560-of-2016 / Section 36.102
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Authority" means the Michigan veterans' facility authority created under section 3.

(b) "Authority board" or "board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(c) "Bond" means a bond, note, or other obligation issued by the authority under this act.

(d) "Department" means the department of military and veterans affairs.

(e) "Develop" means to plan, acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, maintain, renew, renovate, repair, replace, lease, equip, furnish, market, promote, manage, or operate.

(f) "Michigan veteran homes" means the administrative entity that centrally manages and operates veterans' facilities in this state.

(g) "Veteran" means an individual who meets both of the following:

( i ) Is a veteran as defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.

( ii ) Was honorably discharged.

(h) "Veterans' facility" means a long-term care facility and ancillary facilities for veterans and their dependents as determined by the authority.

History: 2016, Act 560, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2017; Am. 2020, Act 351, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1526b — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1526b
Professional development training; response to sexual assault or harassment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1526b.

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy, together with a local organization that receives funding from the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board and that serves the geographic area of the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy, is encouraged to provide all educators and school personnel who have contact with pupils training at least every 5 years in responding to pupils who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment. This training may be provided as part of the professional development provided under section 1527. If a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy is located in an area without a local organization that receives funding from the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board, the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy is encouraged to provide the training described in this section together with the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board or the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.

History: Add. 2023, Act 57, Eff. Oct. 10, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1309 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1309
Conduct constituting suspension; action by teacher; report; supervision; conference; return by student; adoption of local policy by school board; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1309.

If a teacher in a public school has good reason to believe that a pupil's conduct in a class, subject, or activity constitutes conduct for which the pupil may be suspended from a class, subject, or activity according to the local policy required under subsection (2), the teacher may cause the pupil to be suspended from the class, subject, or activity for up to 1 full school day. The teacher shall immediately report the suspension and the reason for the suspension to the school principal and send the pupil to the school principal or the school principal's designee for appropriate action. If that action requires the continued presence of the pupil at school, the pupil shall be under appropriate supervision. As soon as possible after a suspension under this section, the teacher shall ask the parent or guardian of the pupil to attend a parent-teacher conference regarding the suspension. Whenever practicable, a school counselor, school psychologist, or school social worker shall attend the conference. A school administrator shall attend the conference if the teacher or the parent or guardian so requests. During a suspension under this section, the pupil shall not be returned that school day to the class, subject, or activity from which he or she was suspended without the concurrence of the teacher of the class, subject, or activity and the school principal.

A school board shall adopt a local policy specifying the types of conduct for which a pupil may be suspended from a class, subject, or activity by a teacher under this section. This policy shall be included in the school board's code of student conduct.

As used in this section:

"School board" means that term as defined in section 1311a.

"School principal" means the chief administrator of a school.

History: Add. 1999, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.316 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.316
Operator's or chauffeur's license; filing and indexing applications; records.
Status: in_force

Sec. 316.

The secretary of state shall file each application for an operator's or chauffeur's license and index the application by name and number. The secretary of state shall maintain suitable records of licenses issued, applications for licenses denied, and a record of licenses which have been revoked, canceled, or suspended. The secretary of state shall note upon those records each conviction, civil infraction determination, and probate court finding of the person to whom the license is granted, as provided in this act, and shall preserve those records for not less than 6 years after the date of application.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979; Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 2004, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1403 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-220-of-1976 / Section 37.1403
Educational institution; plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 403.

An educational institution may adopt and carry out a plan to eliminate present effects of past discriminatory practices or assure equal opportunity with respect to persons with disabilities if the plan is filed with the commission, under rules of the commission and the commission has not disapproved the plan.

History: 1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1998, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 12, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.626 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-518-of-1998 / Section 45.626
Applicability of act; eligibility requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

This act does not apply to a county unless that county is eligible for a transfer of title IV-E funds from the state under the waiver granted in 1997 by the United States department of health and human services for part 3 of the family independence agency's request under the child welfare demonstration project.

History: 1998, Act 518, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999