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Mich. Comp. Laws § 74.2 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 74.2
Village not to own stock.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

No village shall become the owner or holder of stock or shares in any incorporated company.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2936; CL 1915, 2821; CL 1929, 1730; CL 1948, 74.2
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.639 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-388-of-2008 / Section 445.639
Payment amount; purchase or lease.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) The amount of payment a reverse vending machine manufacturer may receive under section 7 for retrofitting a single reverse vending machine under section 5 is the total cost of retrofitting that reverse vending machine or $5,000.00, whichever is less.

(2) A dealer that operates a reverse vending machine at a location in a county of this state that borders another state, or in a county in the Lower Peninsula that is contiguous with a county of this state that borders another state, may elect to purchase or lease a new reverse vending machine that meets the requirements of the reverse vending machine antifraud act to replace that existing reverse vending machine rather than have that existing reverse vending machine retrofitted under section 5. All of the following apply if a dealer purchases or leases a new reverse vending machine from a reverse vending machine manufacturer under this subsection:

(a) The reverse vending machine manufacturer shall submit an application for payment in the form prescribed by the department. The reverse vending machine manufacturer shall include with the application a copy of the dealer's purchase order for the new reverse vending machine.

(b) A reverse vending machine manufacturer may not apply money received under this subsection to the purchase price of a new reverse vending machine that does not meet the requirements of the reverse vending machine antifraud act.

(c) The dealer shall operate the new reverse vending machine at the same location as the reverse vending machine it replaces. However, if the dealer ceases retail sale of beverages in beverage containers at that location, the dealer may move that reverse vending machine to another location and operate the reverse vending machine at that different location.

(d) The amount of a payment to a reverse vending machine manufacturer under this section shall not exceed that part of the price of the new reverse vending machine attributable to the cost of installation of the machine's vision technology or $5,000.00, whichever is less. The reverse vending machine manufacturer must reduce the purchase price of the new reverse vending machine to the dealer by the amount of any payment to the reverse vending machine manufacturer under this subdivision.

(e) The reverse vending machine manufacturer may not apply for or receive payment under this act for retrofitting a reverse vending machine if the reverse vending machine manufacturer received money for a new reverse vending machine to replace that existing reverse vending machine under this subsection.

(f) For purposes of this act, the department shall consider the replacement of a reverse vending machine with a new reverse vending machine under this section as a retrofitting of a reverse vending machine.

History: 2008, Act 388, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5234 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5234
Stockholders and members; voting rights, quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5234.

A majority of the shares entitled to vote on a particular subject matter at any meeting of the stockholders shall constitute a quorum for such vote unless otherwise provided by law or in the articles or in any bylaw adopted by the stockholders. A minimum of 10 members present in person shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of those insurers having members only and no stockholders, unless a larger number is specified in the articles or in any bylaw adopted by the members.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.70301 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.70301
Outdoor recreation; comprehensive plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70301.

The department is authorized to prepare, maintain, and keep up-to-date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of the state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.195 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.195
Breaking, escaping, or leaving jail as felony; penalty; section inapplicable to person leaving jail pursuant to day parole; “jail” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 195.

A person lawfully imprisoned in a jail for a term imposed for a misdemeanor who breaks jail and escapes, breaks jail though an escape is not actually made, escapes, leaves the jail without being discharged from the jail by due process of law, or attempts to escape from the jail, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

A person lawfully imprisoned in a jail for a term imposed for a felony who breaks jail and escapes, breaks jail though an escape is not actually made, escapes, leaves the jail without being discharged from the jail by due process of law, or attempts to escape from the jail, is guilty of a felony. A person who violates this subsection shall be imprisoned for the unexpired portion of the term of imprisonment the person was serving at the time of the violation, and any term of imprisonment imposed for the violation of this subsection shall begin to run at the expiration of that prior term of imprisonment.

This section does not apply to a person who left the jail pursuant to a day parole granted for any purpose under section 1 of Act No. 60 of the Public Acts of 1962, being section 801.251 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and who is absent from the jail after the time he or she was required to return to the jail unless the person has the intent to escape from imprisonment.

As used in this section, "jail" means a facility that is operated by a local unit of government for the detention of persons charged with, or convicted of, criminal offenses or ordinance violations, or persons found guilty of civil or criminal contempt.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.195; Am. 1987, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 30, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IV § 43 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article IV § 43
Bank and trust company laws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

No general law providing for the incorporation of trust companies or corporations for banking purposes, or regulating the business thereof, shall be enacted, amended or repealed except by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in each house.

History: Const. 1963, Art. IV, § 43, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.223 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.223
Selling firearms and ammunition; violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 223.

(1) A person who knowingly sells a firearm without complying with section 2 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.

(2) A person who knowingly sells a firearm more than 26 inches in length to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the person who sold the firearm asked to see and was shown a driver license or identification card issued by a state that identified the purchaser as being 18 years of age or older.

(3) A seller shall not sell a firearm or ammunition to a person if the seller knows that either of the following circumstances exists:

(a) The person is under indictment for a felony. As used in this subdivision, "felony" means a violation of a law of this state, or of another state, or of the United States that is punishable by imprisonment for 4 years or more.

(b) The person is prohibited under section 224f from possessing, using, transporting, selling, purchasing, carrying, shipping, receiving, or distributing a firearm.

(4) A person who violates subsection (3) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.223; Am. 1969, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 1990, Act 321, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991; Am. 1992, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Oct. 13, 1992; Am. 1992, Act 221, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993; Am. 2012, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Am. 2023, Act 18, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.705 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-72-of-1857 / Section 390.705
Powers of corporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The said corporation shall be capable of suing and being sued and receiving by gift, will or bequest, property, real and personal, and of holding and conveying the same. The said corporation shall have power to make and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure.

History: 1857, Act 72, Eff. May 19, 1857; CL 1915, 11078; CL 1929, 8132; CL 1948, 390.705
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1502 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-269-of-1974 / Section 445.1502
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

"Advertisement" means a written or printed communication or a communication by means of recorded telephone message or spoken on radio, television, or similar communications media, published in connection with an offer or sale of a franchise.

"Department" means the department of attorney general.

"Franchise" means a contract or agreement, either express or implied, whether oral or written, between 2 or more persons to which all of the following apply:

A franchisee is granted the right to engage in the business of offering, selling, or distributing goods or services under a marketing plan or system prescribed in substantial part by a franchisor.

A franchisee is granted the right to engage in the business of offering, selling, or distributing goods or services substantially associated with the franchisor's trademark, service mark, trade name, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol designating the franchisor or its affiliate.

The franchisee is required to pay, directly or indirectly, a franchise fee.

"Franchisee" means a person to whom a franchise is granted.

"Franchisor" is a person who grants a franchise and includes a subfranchisor.

"Area franchise" means a contract or agreement between a franchisor and a subfranchisor whereby the subfranchisor is granted the right, for consideration given in whole or in part for such right, to sell or negotiate the sale of franchises in the name or on behalf of the franchisor; unless specifically stated otherwise, franchise includes area franchise.

"Subfranchisor" is a person to whom an area franchise is granted.

History: 1974, Act 269, Eff. Oct. 15, 1974; Am. 1984, Act 92, Eff. June 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1505a — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-269-of-1974 / Section 445.1505a
Franchise opportunities handbook.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5a.

The department, in cooperation with the Michigan consumers council, shall prepare and make available to an interested agency or person a franchise opportunities handbook containing information to be used by a potential franchisee in evaluating a franchise offering.

History: Add. 1984, Act 92, Eff. June 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.52 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-182-of-1943 / Section 46.52
Finance committee; compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Each member of the finance committee shall receive, as full compensation for the member's services on the committee, a per diem to be fixed by the county board of commissioners, not to exceed the per diem paid members of the county board of commissioners for attendance at sessions of the board, together with mileage not to exceed the mileage paid members of the county board of commissioners for travel necessary to attend sessions of the board, while attending meetings of the committee. The compensation and expenses provided in this section for a member of the finance committee shall be in addition to the other fees received by the member for services as a member of the county board of commissioners. However, members of the finance committee are not entitled to compensation and mileage for attending a meeting of the committee during a regular or special session of the county board of commissioners.

History: 1943, Act 182, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 46.52; Am. 1955, Act 5, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955; Am. 1988, Act 217, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.503 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-78-of-1935 / Section 38.503
Civil service commission; members, qualifications.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

No person shall be appointed a member of said commission who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a resident of said city, village or municipality for a period of 1 year and an elector of said county for a period of at least 3 years immediately preceding such appointment. No commissioner shall hold any other elective office, place or position under the United States, state of Michigan, or any city, county or other political subdivision thereof; nor shall any commissioner serve on any political committee or take any active part in the management of any political campaign. Not more than 2 of the said commissioners, at any 1 time, shall be adherents of the same political party.

History: 1935, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1935; CL 1948, 38.503; Am. 1949, Act 271, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2895 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2895
Inspection or copying of information contained in system of vital statistics.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2895.

The state registrar or a local registrar or an agent or employee of the state or local registrar shall not disclose or permit the inspection or copying of information contained in the system of vital statistics except as authorized by this part or the procedures adopted under section 2896.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2050 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2050
"Lance Corporal Justin Ellsworth Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1050.

The portion of highway US-127 in Isabella County beginning at the exit to US-127 business route and extending north to the Pickard Road exit shall be named the "Lance Corporal Justin Ellsworth Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2020, Act 226, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.966 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-424-of-1984 / Section 445.966
Payment of filing fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Payment of filing fees shall not be required in an action or filing for a voluntary assurance by the attorney general or prosecuting attorney pursuant to this act.

History: 1984, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.241 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-190-of-1867 / Section 46.241
Mutilated archives; preservation, copying and binding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That whenever, in the opinion of the board of supervisors of any county in this state, from the defaced or mutilated condition of any assessment rolls, returns of township treasurers, or other papers, on file, under the provisions of law, in the office of the treasurer of such county, and for their better preservation, it shall be necessary that the same be copied or bound or both, that it shall be lawful and shall be the duty of such board of supervisors to authorize and order the copying or binding, or both, of such archives.

History: 1867, Act 190, Eff. June 27, 1867; CL 1871, 5956; How. 7534; CL 1897, 2508; CL 1915, 2326; CL 1929, 1180; CL 1948, 46.241
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.59 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.59
Payment of administrative expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 59.

The administrative expenses of Tier 2 shall be paid by the qualified participants, former qualified participants, and refund beneficiaries who have not closed their accounts in a manner determined by the state treasurer.

History: Add. 1996, Act 487, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5919 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5919
Miniature hobby locomotive; inspection; report; fee; inspection and certification by club; "public display or use" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 919.

(1) The department shall inspect annually a miniature hobby locomotive that is operating in a public display or use. The inspection shall be conducted by a deputy inspector or special inspector or by a miniature hobby locomotive club in the manner described in subsection (3). The inspector shall file a copy of the inspection report with the chief inspector and provide a copy of the inspection report to the owner of the miniature hobby locomotive.

(2) The fee for an inspection under subsection (1) that is conducted by a deputy or special inspector is $15.00. If the owner demonstrates that the miniature hobby locomotive boiler complies with the applicable rules governing miniature hobby locomotives, the department shall issue a certificate of inspection to that owner for the locomotive.

(3) A miniature hobby locomotive club may apply to the board for approval to inspect and certify boilers used in miniature hobby locomotives and the board shall grant that approval if the board determines that the club complies with and applies the inspection and certification standards established in the rules. After approval and authorization by the board, the miniature hobby locomotive club may inspect boilers and certify to the board that a miniature hobby locomotive complies with the standards contained in the rules.

(4) As used in this section, "public display or use" means display to or use by the general public and not by the owner or the owner's family.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5413 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5413
Electronic continuing education tracking system; agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 413.

(1) The department may enter into an agreement with an entity that is not an agency of a state or the federal government to provide an electronic continuing education tracking system that provides an electronic record of the continuing education courses, classes, or programs completed by all of the individuals who are licensed or registered under this act and are subject to continuing education requirements under this act.

(2) All of the following apply to an electronic system provided by an agreement under subsection (1):

(a) All continuing education tracking provided by the system must accurately reflect the continuing education requirements under this act and rules promulgated under this act.

(b) A confirmation of completion of continuing education requirements generated by the system is considered verification of completion of those requirements for renewal of a license or registration and for purposes of any audit of licensees or registrants conducted by the department.

(c) The system must provide access to continuing education information about an individual who is licensed or registered under this act to the individual, to the appropriate board for the individual's occupation, and to the department.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.35903 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.35903
Cleanup effort conducted on state land; part or agreement construed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35903.

This part or an agreement under this part shall not be construed to prohibit a cleanup effort from being conducted on any state land.

History: Add. 1996, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1996; Am. 2018, Act 78, Eff. June 17, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.941 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-232-of-1978 / Section 487.941
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services in the department of labor and economic growth.

(b) "Emergency" means a condition or occurrence that has or may, directly or indirectly, interfere physically with the conduct of normal business operations of 1 or more offices of a financial institution, or which poses an imminent or existing threat to the safety and security of a person or property, or both. An emergency may arise as a result of a fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, wind, rain, snowstorm, labor dispute or strike, power failure, transportation failure, fuel shortage, interruption of a communication facility, shortage of housing or food, robbery or attempted robbery, actual or threatened enemy or terrorist attack, epidemic or other catastrophe, riot, civil commotion, or any other act of lawlessness or violence.

(c) "Financial institution" means a state chartered bank, savings bank, credit union, or savings and loan association over which the commissioner has regulatory authority for purposes of this act.

(d) "Office" means a place at which a financial institution transacts its business or conducts operations related to its business.

(e) "Officer" means a person designated by the board of directors of a financial institution to carry out this act.

History: 1978, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1978; Am. 2006, Act 134, Imd. Eff. May 12, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.1125 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-35-of-2022 / Section 211.1125
Qualified heavy equipment rental personal property specific tax; levy; amount; collection and remission by qualified renter; exception; rate adjustment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, in addition to all other taxes, the qualified heavy equipment rental personal property specific tax is levied on each transaction of a qualified renter for renting eligible personal property as provided in this section.

(2) The tax under this section is a state specific tax imposed directly on the customer of a qualified renter in an amount equal to 2% of the rental price of the eligible personal property net of any customer credits given at the end of the rental.

(3) A qualified renter shall collect the tax under this section as part of each rental payment made by the customer renting the eligible personal property and shall remit the tax to the department as provided in this act.

(4) The tax under this section does not apply to the rental of eligible personal property to the United States or any agency, department, administration, or political subdivision of the United States, to any federally recognized Indian tribes, to this state, to any local governmental entity in this state, or to any other public body corporate in this state.

(5) Before October 1, 2024, the department shall divide the total 2020, 2021, and 2022 property tax by the total 2020, 2021, and 2022 calculated specific tax as reported under section 9p(2)(c) of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9p. If the result is less than 0.95 or greater than 1.05, the specific tax rate under this act for 2025 and subsequent years must equal the result multiplied by 2%, rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

History: 2022, Act 35, Eff. Mar. 23, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.6302 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.6302
Registration in beneficiary form; sole or joint tenancy ownership.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6302.

Only an individual whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by 1 individual or multiple ownership by 2 or more with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may obtain registration in beneficiary form. Multiple owners of a security registered in beneficiary form hold as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as tenants by the entireties, and not as tenants in common.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000