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Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.277 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-17-of-1980 / Section 423.277
Oaths; witnesses; production of books and documents; subpoenas; invoking aid of circuit court; order of circuit court; contempt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The arbitration panel may administer oaths and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents that it considers to be material to a just determination of the issues in dispute. For this purpose, the arbitration panel may issue subpoenas. If a person refuses to obey a subpoena, or to be sworn or to testify, or if a witness, party, or attorney is guilty of contempt while in attendance at a hearing, the arbitration panel may, or the attorney general if requested shall, invoke the aid of the circuit court within the jurisdiction in which the hearing is being held, which court shall issue an appropriate order. The court may punish a failure to obey the order as contempt.

History: 1980, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.553c — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.553c
School of excellence; management agreement with educational management organization; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 553c.

(1) Beginning with management agreements described in this section that are entered into or renewed after the effective date of this section, if the board of directors of a school of excellence enters into or renews a management agreement with an educational management organization to carry out the operations of the school of excellence, both of the following apply:

(a) The management agreement shall require the educational management organization to provide to the board of directors at least annually all the same information that a school district is required to disclose under section 18(2) of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1618, for the most recent school fiscal year for which that information is available.

(b) Within 30 days after receiving the information under subdivision (a), the board of directors shall make all of the information it receives under subdivision (a) available through a link on the school of excellence's website homepage, in a form and manner prescribed by the department.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Educational management organization" means an entity that enters into a management agreement with a school of excellence.

(b) "Entity" means a partnership, nonprofit or business corporation, or any other association, corporation, trust, or other legal entity.

(c) "Management agreement" means an agreement to provide comprehensive educational, administrative, management, or instructional services or staff to a school of excellence.

(d) "School fiscal year" means the period that begins July 1 and ends June 30.

History: Add. 2011, Act 277, Eff. Mar. 28, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.644 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-160-of-1966 / Section 286.644
Authorization or expenditure of federal and other funds, limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The authorization provided in section 1 does not include authorization for any expenditures in excess of funds obtainable from the federal government for the purpose provided in section 1 and funds obtainable from non-governmental sources for this purpose and such other funds as may hereafter be appropriated by the state legislature and expressly designated for such purpose, and provided that the acceptance of such funds does not obligate the state to continue those programs after the federal and other funds are no longer available, and that such federal and other funds shall be allotted for expenditure only after approval by the state budget director.

History: 1966, Act 160, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2062 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2062
"Sgt. Henry E. Plant Memorial Grand River Bridge Non-Motorized Trail."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1062.

The nonmotorized multiuse lane on the bridge along the portion of highway M-231 over the Grand river and connecting Robinson township and Crockery township in Ottawa county shall be known as the "Sgt. Henry E. Plant Memorial Grand River Bridge Non-Motorized Trail".

History: Add. 2014, Act 496, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2638 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2638
Violation; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2638.

A person who discloses confidential information in violation of sections 2631 to 2633 or who violates section 2637 or a rule implementing section 2637 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both, and if the person is an employee of the department shall be subject to immediate dismissal.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.21 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.21
First township meeting; choosing moderator, clerk, and inspectors; oath; conduct of proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

At the first township meeting of the electors in any township, the registered electors present, between the hours of 9 and 10 a.m., shall choose 1 of their number as moderator, 1 of their number as clerk, and 2 others of their number as inspectors, who shall take the oath of office prescribed by section 1 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963, and shall conduct the proceedings of the meeting in all respects as other township meetings of the electors are required by law to be conducted.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 16; CL 1857, 513; CL 1871, 656; How. 692; CL 1897, 2291; CL 1915, 2070; CL 1929, 976; CL 1948, 41.21; Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.64 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-99-of-1871 / Section 457.64
Directors; powers; ex-officio members.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The management and direction of the interests, affairs, and property of such association shall be vested in a board of directors of not less than 5, nor more than 20, of whom the officers of such association shall be ex-officio members of said board.

History: 1871, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1871; CL 1871, 3128; How. 4607; CL 1897, 7852; CL 1915, 10288; CL 1929, 10570; CL 1948, 457.64
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4008 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4008
Life insurance; provisions required; single premium policies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4008.

No policy of life insurance shall be issued in this state unless it contains the provisions set forth in sections 4010 through 4036.

Any of such provisions or portion thereof relating to premiums not applicable to single premium policies, shall to that extent not be incorporated therein.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.358 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-237-of-1879 / Section 565.358
Land contract mortgage; document; form; execution, acknowledgment, and recording; identification of encumbered interest; perfection of mortgage; priority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Any document that would be sufficient to constitute a real estate mortgage upon an interest in real property shall constitute a land contract mortgage upon the vendor's or vendee's interest.

A land contract mortgage shall be in a form and shall be executed, acknowledged, and recorded in the same manner as provided for real estate mortgages.

A land contract mortgage need not specifically identify the interest encumbered as a vendor's or vendee's interest.

A land contract mortgage that is recorded in the manner provided for real estate mortgages is perfected for all purposes, without filing, under the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 172, MCL 440.1101 to 440.11102, any notice to the nonmortgaging vendor or the nonmortgaging vendee or the taking of possession of the original land contract document or otherwise. A land contract mortgage perfected in accordance with this section takes priority as a matter of law over all other mortgages, liens, security, or other interests in such vendor's or vendee's interests except those as to which a real estate mortgage would be subordinate.

History: Add. 1998, Act 106, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.350i — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-107-of-1941 / Section 41.350i
Public hearing; objections; determination; equitable change.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20i.

The township board shall hold the public hearing required by section 20e and hear and consider all objections relative to the establishment of the special assessment district authorized by section 20b, the boundaries of the district, the properties to be included in the district, the total amount so proposed to be assessed, and the respective individual assessments so proposed on the individual properties of the district. After the hearing, the township board shall determine whether or not the district shall be established and the assessments levied. The township board may change the district authorized by section 20b or the special assessments of the district as it considers equitable in accordance with the fire protection benefits conferred.

History: Add. 1989, Act 83, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.5 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712A.5
Jurisdiction over juvenile after 19 years of age.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The court does not have jurisdiction over an individual after he or she attains the age of 19 years, except as provided in section 2a of this chapter. A commitment of a juvenile to a private or public institution or agency is not valid after the juvenile has reached the age beyond which the court does not have continuing jurisdiction under section 2a of this chapter. Commitments to a private or incorporated institution or agency do not divest the court of jurisdiction unless the juvenile is adopted in a manner provided by law.

History: Add. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944; CL 1948, 712A.5; Am. 1972, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1972; Am. 1996, Act 409, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Am. 2021, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.856 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-459-of-1982 / Section 325.856
Suspension of repayment; duration; preparation, execution, and filing of termination statements and other documents; transfer of unexpended, unencumbered, or unreserved money in fund to general fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

After a showing of financial need, the requirement for repayment of a loan granted under former Act No. 273 of the Public Acts of 1978 may be suspended for a period of not more than 5 years beginning on January 1, 1983 by the department of treasury.

The department, with the assistance of the department of attorney general, shall prepare, execute, and file all termination statements and other documents necessary to effectuate this section.

All money in the fund which is unexpended, unencumbered, or unreserved at the end of each fiscal year of the state shall be transferred to the general fund of the state.

History: 1982, Act 459, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1140f — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-314-of-1965 / Section 38.1140f
Transferring and holding securities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20f.

An investment fiduciary may use 1 or more nominees to facilitate transfer of a system's securities and may hold the securities in safekeeping with the federal reserve system, a clearing corporation, or a custodian bank which is a member of the federal reserve system.

History: Add. 1982, Act 55, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2702 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2702
Meaning of group legal expense insurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2702.

Group legal expense insurance is that form of voluntary legal expense insurance covering not less than 5 employees or members, with or without their eligible dependents, written under a master policy issued to any governmental corporation, unit, agency, or department thereof, or to any corporation, partnership, individual employer, or any association, upon application of any executive officer or trustee of such association having a constitution or bylaws, and formed in good faith for purposes other than that of obtaining insurance where officers, members, employees, or classes or departments thereof may be insured for their individual benefit.

History: Add. 1982, Act 501, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.2012 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-323-of-1978 / Section 325.2012
Providing policy direction and guidance to office of health and medical affairs; prohibited delegation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The council shall provide policy direction and guidance to the office in the performance of activities or functions related to the council's powers, duties, or activities.

The council shall not delegate its responsibility for the final approval of the state health plan.

History: 1978, Act 323, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978; Am. 1988, Act 309, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.231 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-235-of-1849 / Section 457.231
Grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons; body corporate, powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Michigan; by that name and style are hereby incorporated and declared a body politic and corporate in deed and law with succession, and shall be in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleded [impleaded], answering and being answered, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of action, suits, complaints, matters, and causes whatsoever, and that they and their successors shall have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure.

History: 1849, Act 235, Eff. Apr. 2, 1849; Am. 1871, Act 342, Eff. July 18, 1871; CL 1915, 10415; CL 1929, 10616; CL 1948, 457.231
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1153 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-100-of-1990 / Section 141.1153
Uniform rules governing appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The state commissioner of revenue shall publish uniform rules in accordance with and subject to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, governing the form and manner of appeal from a final determination by a city affecting a utility, resale customer, utility user, or other person and purporting to be made under or in administration of the uniform city utility users tax ordinance. The rules shall provide for at least 30 days after notice of a final assessment, denial of claim for refund, or special ruling in which the appeal may be filed. They shall provide to the utility, resale customer, utility user, or other person or his or her duly authorized representative and to the city an opportunity to present evidence and argument and to examine witnesses relating to the matter under appeal. Promptly after completion of the hearing, the commissioner shall affirm, reverse or modify by written order the action of the city which is the subject matter of the appeal, and shall furnish a copy of his or her order and opinion thereon to the utility, resale customer, utility user, or other person and to the duly authorized official of the city.

History: 1990, Act 100, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.118 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-382-of-1972 / Section 432.118
Period of ineligibility after revocation or forfeiture of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

(1) A licensee whose license is revoked for violating this act or a rule promulgated under this act is ineligible to apply for a license for 2 years.

(2) A person convicted of an offense under section 51 or any other gambling offense is ineligible to serve as an officer of a licensee or to participate in conducting bingo, a millionaire party, raffle, numeral game, or charity game for 1 year after the conviction becomes final. If the person is licensed under this act, the person shall forfeit the license and is ineligible to apply for the issuance or reissuance of the license for 1 year after the conviction becomes final.

History: 1972, Act 382, Eff. Apr. 1, 1973; Am. 1976, Act 193, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1976; Am. 1981, Act 229, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1982; Am. 1999, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000; Am. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26241 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-135-of-2007 / Section 333.26241
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "prostate cancer research fund act".

History: 2007, Act 135, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.127 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-639-of-1978 / Section 120.127
Employees of port authority; transfer and payment of sick leave and annual leave; salary rate; job seniority and pension rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

The employees of an authority, existing on the effective date of this act, of a city or county which creates or participates in an authority created under this act shall become the employees of that succeeding authority.

Each employee at his or her option may transfer all or part of accumulated sick leave and shall be paid 1/2 of all unused accumulated sick leave not transferred. The employee also may transfer all or part of accumulated annual leave not to exceed more than 27 days and shall be paid for all unused accumulated annual leave not transferred.

The transferred employee shall continue at his or her present salary rate, and if greater than that paid in the constituent unit for similar work, shall remain at the current level until matched by that constituent unit.

Job seniority and pension rights shall be credited as if first employed by the constituent unit.

History: 1978, Act 639, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17961 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17961
Examination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17961.

(1) The board shall provide that applicants pass an examination that measures entry level competence before issuance of a license under this part.

(2) For licensure purposes under this part, the board shall adopt only those examinations that meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Are statistically validated through a job analysis under current standards for educational and professional testing.

(b) Has examination standards that comply with pertinent state and federal equal employment opportunity guidelines.

(c) Are available to all potential candidates for licensure.

History: Add. 2008, Act 471, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2408 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2408
Review of filings by commissioner; purpose; waiting period; extension; effective date of filing; special filing; section inapplicable to worker's compensation insurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2408.

The commissioner shall review filings as soon as reasonably possible after they have been made in order to determine whether the filings meet the requirements of this chapter.

Subject to the exception specified in subsection (3), each filing whether or not accompanied by supporting information shall be on file for a waiting period of 15 days before it becomes effective, which period may be extended by the commissioner for 1 additional period not to exceed 15 days if the commissioner gives written notice within the waiting period to the insurer or rating organization which made the filing that he or she needs additional time for the consideration of the filing. Upon written application by the insurer or rating organization, the commissioner may authorize a filing which he or she has reviewed to become effective before expiration of the waiting period or any extension thereof. A filing whether or not accompanied by supporting information shall be considered to meet the requirements of this chapter unless disapproved by the commissioner within the waiting period or extension thereof. Except, if a filing is not accompanied by supporting information and the information is required by the commissioner under section 2406(1), the filing shall be considered to meet the requirements of this chapter unless disapproved by the commissioner within 15 days after the information is furnished.

Any special filing with respect to a surety or guaranty bond required by law, or by court or executive order, or by order, rule, or regulation of a public body, not covered by a previous filing, shall become effective when filed and shall be considered to meet the requirements of this chapter until such time as the commissioner reviews the filing and so long thereafter as the filing remains in effect.

This section shall not apply to worker's compensation insurance filings made pursuant to section 2406(3), (4), and (5).

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1982, Act 8, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.25 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 45.25
Arbitration commissioners; meeting; determination, finality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

Such commissioners shall meet at such time as they may appoint, and after being duly sworn faithfully and impartially to perform their duties as such commissioners, shall proceed to examine into the merits of the matters aforesaid, and shall make such determination in relation thereto as to them, or a majority of them shall appear to be just and equitable, which determination shall be entered at length by the clerks of the respective counties so interested as aforesaid, upon the journals of the board of supervisors thereof, and shall be final and conclusive between such parties.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13; CL 1857, 324; CL 1871, 456; How. 462; CL 1897, 2464; CL 1915, 2261; CL 1929, 1118; CL 1948, 45.25
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8823 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8823
Failure of defendant to appear at scheduled appearance, informal hearing, or formal hearing; failure of officer to appear at informal hearing; failure of prosecutor to appear at formal hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8823.

If the defendant fails to appear as directed by the citation or other notice, at a scheduled appearance under section 8815(3)(b) or (4), at a scheduled informal hearing, or at a scheduled formal hearing, the court shall enter a default judgment against the defendant.

Unless the court has granted an adjournment for good cause shown, the court shall enter a judgment for the defendant if the law enforcement officer who issued the citation for a state civil infraction fails to appear at a scheduled informal hearing or if the prosecuting attorney fails to appear or is unable to proceed at a scheduled formal hearing, but the defendant is not entitled to costs of the action.

History: Add. 1995, Act 54, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.107 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.107
Cooperative corporations; surplus earnings, distribution; failure, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 107.

Same; surplus earnings. The surplus earnings and profits of every co-operative corporation shall be distributed to those entitled thereto at such times as the by-laws may provide, which shall be as often as once in each year. If any such corporation shall fail for 5 consecutive years to pay the dividend upon its paid-up capital stock in accordance with the provisions of its by-laws, a majority of the shareholders may petition the circuit court in chancery, in the county in which the registered office of such corporation is located, for the dissolution of such corporation. If, upon the hearing the court finds the allegations of the petition are substantially true, such corporation may be dissolved, its business wound up and its property distributed as the court may order and decree.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.107
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.382 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-588-of-1978 / Section 45.382
Notification of surety companies; contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

In obtaining bond coverage under this act, the county board of commissioners shall notify all surety companies authorized to do business in the county of this act and shall contract for adequate coverage.

History: 1978, Act 588, Eff. Jan. 8, 1979