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Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.610 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-203-of-1965 / Section 28.610
Investigation of alleged violations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) The commission may investigate alleged violations of this act or rules promulgated under this act.

(2) In conducting an investigation, the commission may hold hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and order testimony to be taken at a hearing or by deposition. A hearing held under this section shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 4 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.271 to 24.287. A final decision or order issued by the commission is subject to judicial review as provided in chapter 6 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.301 to 24.306. A petition for judicial review of a final decision or order of the commission shall be adjudicated only in the court of claims.

(3) The commission may issue a subpoena to do either of the following:

(a) Compel the attendance of a witness to testify at a hearing or deposition and give testimony.

(b) Produce books, papers, documents, or other items.

(4) If a subpoena issued by the commission is not obeyed, the commission may petition the court of claims to require the attendance of a witness or the production of books, papers, documents, or other items. The court of claims may issue an order requiring an individual to appear and give testimony or produce books, papers, documents, or other items. Failure to obey an order of the court of claims may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.

(5) The commission has standing to commence an action in the court of claims to compel compliance with this act or 1982 PA 302, MCL 18.421 to 18.429, or an administrative rule promulgated under this act or 1982 PA 302, MCL 18.421 to 18.429.

History: 1965, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966; Am. 1998, Act 237, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998; Am. 2010, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010; Am. 2016, Act 289, Eff. Jan. 2, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 447.202 — MI Code / Chapter 447 / Act Act-359-of-1990 / Section 447.202
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

“Department” means the department of agriculture.

“Director” means the director of the department of agriculture.

“Person” means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, governmental agency, or any other legal entity.

“Qualifying financial institution” means a state or national chartered bank, a state or federal chartered credit union, a state or federal chartered savings and loan association, or savings bank, or an institution under the farm credit act of 1971, Public Law 92-181, 85 Stat. 583.

History: 1990, Act 359, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.439 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.439
Polygamy; definition; felony.
Status: in_force

Sec. 439.

Polygamy-Any person who has a former husband or wife living, who shall marry another person, or shall continue to cohabit with such second husband or wife, in this state, he or she shall, except in the cases mentioned herein, be guilty of the crime of polygamy, a felony.

The provisions of this section shall not extend to any person whose husband or wife shall have voluntarily remained beyond the sea, or shall have voluntarily withdrawn from the other and remained absent for the space of five years next preceding such marriage, the party marrying again, not knowing the other to be living within that time, nor to any person who shall have good reason to believe such husband or wife to be dead, nor to any person who has been legally divorced from the bonds of matrimony.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.439
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.544b — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.544b
Candidates for judicial office; affidavit of qualifications to be filed with nominating petitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 544b.

Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not qualify as a candidate for any judicial office of this state unless the person files an affidavit with his or her nominating petitions on a form prescribed by the secretary of state stating that he or she possesses the constitutional qualifications set forth in section 19 of article VI of the state constitution.

In cases where candidates for judicial office are nominated at political party conventions, the chairperson and secretary of the party shall file the affidavit with the secretary of state not more than 1 business day after the conclusion of the convention.

History: Add. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 57, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963; Am. 1999, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8232 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8232
Reorganization; plan; adoption requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8232.

No such transformation shall take place until after its plan has been approved by the commissioner, either with or without a hearing as herein provided, and until such approved plan has been adopted by a majority vote of the board of directors or board of trustees of such society; and, if submitted to the supreme governing body, until such approved plan has also been adopted by a majority vote of the said supreme governing body present and voting.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.51101 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.51101
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51101.

As used in this part:

(a) "Ad valorem general property tax" means taxes levied under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.

(b) "Commercial forest" or "commercial forestland" means forestland that is determined to be a commercial forest under section 51104.

(c) "Declassify" or "declassification" means the removal of the commercial forest designation pursuant to section 51116.

(d) "Forestland" means a tract of land that may include nonproductive land that is intermixed with productive land that is an integral part of a managed forest and that meets all the following:

( i ) Does not have material natural resources other than those resources suitable for forest growth or the potential for forest growth.

( ii ) Is not used for agricultural, mineral extraction except as provided in section 51113, grazing, industrial, developed recreational, residential, resort, commercial, or developmental purposes.

( iii ) The owner agrees to develop, maintain, and actively manage the land as a commercial forest through planting, natural reproduction, or other silvicultural practices.

(e) "Forest management plan" means a written plan prepared and signed by a registered forester or a natural resources professional that prescribes measures to optimize production, utilization, and regeneration of forest resources. The forest management plan shall include schedules and timetables for the various silvicultural practices used on commercial forestlands, including, but not limited to, timber harvesting and regeneration.

(f) "Fund" means the commercial forest fund created under section 51112.

(g) "Natural resources professional" means a person who is acknowledged by the department as having the education, knowledge, experience, and skills to identify, schedule, and implement appropriate forest management practices needed to achieve the purposes of this part on land subject to or to be subject to this part.

(h) "Owner" means a person who holds title to the surface estate of forestland subject to this part. However, if land is purchased on a land contract, the owner includes the person who holds the land contract vendee's interest and does not include the person who holds the land contract vendor's interest.

(i) "Personal use" means use for any noncommercial purpose.

(j) "Registered forester" means a person registered under part 535.

(k) "Silvicultural practices" means the management and manipulation of forest vegetation for the protection, growth, and enhancement of forest products.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2006, Act 383, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006; Am. 2018, Act 116, Eff. July 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.838 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-448-of-1976 / Section 460.838
Board of commissioners; retention of general manager of joint agency; policies; retention of independent certified public accounting firm; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.

Not more than 90 days after the initial election of officers of the board of commissioners of the joint agency, the board of commissioners shall:

Retain a general manager of the joint agency, on either an acting or permanent basis.

Establish broad policies covering all major operations of the joint agency.

Retain an independent certified public accounting firm to provide annual financial audits.

Adopt rules specifying quality control standards for contractual professional services in accordance with rules establishing those criteria promulgated by the department of licensing and regulation or a board or commission within that department.

History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.1083 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-330-of-1968 / Section 338.1083
Installation or operation of security alarm systems; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

A security alarm system may not be installed or operated in this state unless the security alarm system is either installed by a security alarm system contractor licensed under this act or is installed by the owner or occupant of a residence in his or her residence.

History: Add. 1975, Act 190, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1975; Am. 2000, Act 411, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.12108 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.12108
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2108.

For each calendar year the commissioner shall compile and publish an annual report in the form and containing information the commissioner determines necessary to reasonably summarize the operations of the bureau during the year.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.35 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.35
Assistants to director; employment, expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

The secretary of state is authorized to employ such assistants to the director of elections and incur such expenses as shall be necessary in carrying out the supervision of the election laws of this state.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.5m — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-207-of-1941 / Section 29.5m
Remote control terminal at which tank filled by pipeline; high level alarm system; equipment; sounding of audible trouble alarm.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5m.

In addition to the requirements specified in section 5j, each remote control terminal at which a tank filled by pipeline is located shall be equipped with a high level alarm system which is fail-safe and will provide an audible trouble signal at the remote control point. The audible trouble alarm shall sound upon the occurrence of any of the following:

A loss of the main electrical operating power.

An electrical break or ground fault in the alarm initiating circuit or the signaling device circuit.

The derangement of the high level alarm system control equipment.

The removal of initiating devices.

The electrical derangement of the signaling devices.

History: Add. 1981, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.504 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-325-of-1990 / Section 399.504
Railroad history museum; operation; purpose; programs; dissemination of information; training personnel; library; removal, sale, or transfer of personal property given to department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 204.

The department's bureau of history shall operate the railroad history museum and associated premises as part of its statewide museum system.

The railroad history museum shall be dedicated to recounting and interpreting the role of the railroad industry in the development of the social, economic, and human history of the state of Michigan.

The programs undertaken at the railroad history museum may include research, restoration, and conservation efforts, with the intent of preserving and interpreting the documents, artifacts, engines, and rolling stock associated with the state's rail system.

The department may disseminate information concerning the railroad industry in Michigan and how the railroad industry helped to build, shape, and define America and assisted in opening frontiers and industrializing Michigan. Information may be disseminated in any appropriate form, including, but not limited to, publications, seminars, special exhibits, and public presentations.

As part of its railroad history museum program, the department may train persons in railroad industry research, interpretation, preservation, and conservation.

The department may maintain and operate a railroad library and archives at the railroad history museum or at another facility acquired to operate in conjunction with the railroad history museum.

All documents, artifacts, and other personal property given to the department under section 201 shall not at any time be permanently removed from the railroad history museum, sold, or permanently transferred to another museum.

History: 1990, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1032 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1032
“Veterans Memorial Highway"; "Bataan and Corregidor Veterans Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the portion of highway I-69 between the western city limit of the city of Flint and the eastern city limit of the city of Port Huron shall be known as the "Veterans Memorial Highway".

(2) The portion of highway I-69 between Center Road and Belsay Road in the city of Burton shall be known as the "Bataan and Corregidor Veterans Memorial Highway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001; Am. 2019, Act 168, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1542 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-269-of-1989 / Section 691.1542
Sport shooting ranges; civil liability or criminal prosecution; state rules or regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to other protections provided in this act, a person who owns or operates or uses a sport shooting range that conforms to generally accepted operation practices in this state is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of the range if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time of construction or initial operation of the range.

In addition to other protections provided in this act, a person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range that conforms to generally accepted operation practices is not subject to an action for nuisance, and a court of the state shall not enjoin or restrain the use or operation of a range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time of construction or initial operation of the range.

Rules or regulations adopted by any state department or agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of decibel level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere do not apply to a sport shooting range exempted from liability under this act. However, this subsection does not restrict the application of any provision of the generally accepted operation practices.

History: 1989, Act 269, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 78.4 — MI Code / Chapter 78 / Act Act-278-of-1909 / Section 78.4
Petition; presentation; action of county board of commissioners; resolution; vote; review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A petition under section 2 shall be addressed to the county board of commissioners of the county in which the territory to be affected by the proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries is located. The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the county board of commissioners not less than 30 days before the board of commissioners convenes in regular session, or in a special session called for the purpose of considering the petition. The board of commissioners shall determine if the petition complies with the requirements of this act and if the statements contained in the petition are correct. If a majority of the board determines that the petition does not comply with the requirements of this act or that the statements contained in the petition are not correct, the board shall not conduct further proceedings on the petition. If the board determines that the petition complies with the requirements of this act and that the statements contained in the petition are correct, the board shall, by resolution, provide that the question of making the proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries be submitted to the qualified electors of the district to be affected at the next general election, or at a special election before the next general election on a regular election day established under section 641 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.641, that is held 60 days or more after the adoption of the resolution.

After the adoption of a resolution submitting the ballot question to a vote of the electors, neither the sufficiency nor legality of the petition under section 2 may be questioned in any proceeding.

History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 2846; CL 1929, 1766; CL 1948, 78.4; Am. 2003, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.304 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-125-of-1871 / Section 453.304
Pomological and horticultural societies; articles, registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The articles of association, duly acknowledged by each stockholder, together with a certificate, signed by the secretary, stating the amount of subscription paid in, must be registered in the office where the association is located, in a book kept for that purpose, and a copy of the same must be forwarded to the secretary of state.

History: 1871, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1871; CL 1871, 3173; How. 2318; CL 1897, 5979; CL 1915, 7881; CL 1929, 10239; CL 1948, 453.304
Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.16 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 764.16
Arrest by private person; situations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

A private person may make an arrest-in the following situations:

For a felony committed in the private person's presence.

If the person to be arrested has committed a felony although not in the private person's presence.

If the private person is summoned by a peace officer to assist the officer in making an arrest.

If the private person is a merchant, an agent of a merchant, an employee of a merchant, or an independent contractor providing security for a merchant of a store and has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has violated section 356c or 356d of the Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.356c and 750.356d of the Michigan Compiled Laws, in that store, regardless of whether the violation was committed in the presence of the private person.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17150; CL 1948, 764.16; Am. 1988, Act 19, Eff. June 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.496 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.496
Commission on disability concerns; type II transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 396.

The commission on disability concerns established under executive order 1995-10, MCL 395.351, and to which powers and duties described in 1968 PA 11, MCL 395.301 to 395.307, were transferred by a type II transfer to the department of consumer and industry services.

History: Add. 1972, Act 281, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 1972; Am. 1998, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.586 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-378-of-2004 / Section 28.586
Law enforcement agency; requirement of public funding, liability insurance, and written policies; documentation; failure to maintain standards.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) A law enforcement agency created under this act shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) The agency shall be funded by the appropriation of public funds only.

(b) The agency shall maintain liability insurance.

(c) The agency shall establish and abide by written policies pertaining to all of the following:

( i ) The authority of its law enforcement officers, including the extent of those officers' authority to enforce the criminal laws of this state and other state laws, local ordinances, and ordinances and regulations of the public body. If the law enforcement officers of that agency are granted any additional authority through deputization by a county sheriff or chief of police, the written policies shall describe that authority.

( ii ) The specific geographic boundaries of the agency's jurisdiction.

( iii ) The authority and responsibility of the chief law enforcement officer of the agency.

( iv ) Employee discipline.

( v ) The legal status of agencies and personnel who respond to mutual aid requests.

( vi ) Any other written policy or procedure consistent with a policy or procedure implemented by the sheriff or chief of police whose approval is required under section 4.

( vii ) The requirement to maintain employment history records under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

( viii ) Any other policy or procedure required by statute.

(d) The agency shall develop and maintain an organizational chart describing the structure of the agency and the responsibilities and authority within the agency and shall develop and maintain written employment position descriptions for all personnel in the agency.

(2) A public body that creates a law enforcement agency under this act shall present written documentation of compliance with this section to each county prosecuting attorney and sheriff, or chief of police when applicable, before approval is granted under section 4. A copy of this documentation shall be filed with the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards along with written approval from all affected prosecuting attorneys, sheriffs, or chiefs of police.

(3) The public body shall maintain compliance with the requirements of this section. Failure to maintain these minimum standards shall constitute just cause for the county prosecuting attorneys and sheriffs or chiefs of police, by unanimous written approval, to withdraw the approval granted under section 4. Before withdrawal of that approval, the prosecuting attorney and sheriff or chief of police shall hold not fewer than 2 public hearings in the law enforcement agency's jurisdiction on the question of whether maintenance of minimum standards has failed.

History: 2004, Act 378, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2004; Am. 2016, Act 298, Eff. Jan. 2, 2017