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Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.177 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.177
Educational foundations; inspection by state board of education, time; annual report, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 177.

Same; inspection by state board of education; annual report. Every such educational corporation shall be visited and inspected by the state board of education, in person or through visitors or inspectors appointed by them, at least once every 3 years. Said state board of education shall at the time of visitation ascertain and publish information upon all matters pertaining to the condition, management, instruction and practices of such corporations, and shall file a copy of their report with the Michigan corporation and securities commission. Upon evidence that the property is at any time less than is required by law, or that any such educational corporation is not otherwise complying with the provisions of this act, they shall serve notice on such corporation to remedy the defects within a reasonable time to be fixed in such notice, and in case the deficiency is not corrected within the time fixed by them, they may institute proceedings at law for the dissolution of such corporation. Such trustees shall be required, on or before the first day of December, annually, to report to the state board of education, a statement of the name of each trustee, officer, teacher and the number of students of such institution, with a statement of its property, the amount of stock subscribed, donated and bequeathed, and the amount actually paid in, and such other information as will tend to exhibit its condition and operations.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1939, Act 162, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 450.177
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1615 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1615
Right to legal counsel; appointment of counsel; preferred counsel; compensation of appointed counsel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 615.

A respondent is entitled to be represented by legal counsel.

Unless an appearance has been entered on behalf of the respondent, the court, within 48 hours of its receipt of a petition together with the other documents required by section 612, shall appoint counsel to represent the respondent. Counsel may be appointed from a system or organization that provides legal counsel to indigents, or that has been established for the purpose of providing representation in the proceedings governed by this chapter.

If the respondent prefers counsel other than the counsel appointed, if preferred counsel agrees to accept the appointment, and the court is notified of the preference by the respondent or preferred counsel, the court shall replace the initially appointed counsel with preferred counsel.

If the respondent is indigent, the court shall compensate appointed counsel from court funds in an amount which is reasonable and based upon time and expenses.

The supreme court by court rule may establish the compensation to be paid for counsel of indigents and may require that counsel be appointed from a system or organization that serves developmentally disabled or indigent people.

History: Add. 1978, Act 527, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26404 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-111-of-1998 / Section 333.26404
Exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Section 3 does not prohibit the use of state funds for scientific research or cell-based therapies not specifically prohibited by that section.

History: 1998, Act 111, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2526 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-229-of-2013 / Section 445.2526
Duration of security freeze.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

A security freeze on a consumer's credit report shall remain in place until 1 of the following occurs:

(a) The freeze is temporarily lifted at the consumer's request under section 14.

(b) The freeze is removed at the consumer's request under section 17.

(c) The freeze is removed by the consumer reporting agency because the freeze was placed based on a material misrepresentation of fact by the consumer. However, if a consumer reporting agency intends to remove a security freeze under this subdivision, the consumer reporting agency must notify the consumer in writing of its intent at least 5 business days before removing the security freeze.

History: 2013, Act 229, Eff. Jan. 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3865 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-33-of-2008 / Section 125.3865
Capital improvements program of public structures and improvements; preparation; basis.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.

(1) To further the desirable future development of the local unit of government under the master plan, a planning commission, after adoption of a master plan, shall annually prepare a capital improvements program of public structures and improvements, unless the planning commission is exempted from this requirement by charter or otherwise. If the planning commission is exempted, the legislative body either shall prepare and adopt a capital improvements program, separate from or as a part of the annual budget, or shall delegate the preparation of the capital improvements program to the chief elected official or a nonelected administrative official, subject to final approval by the legislative body. The capital improvements program shall show those public structures and improvements, in the general order of their priority, that in the commission's judgment will be needed or desirable and can be undertaken within the ensuing 6-year period. The capital improvements program shall be based upon the requirements of the local unit of government for all types of public structures and improvements. Consequently, each agency or department of the local unit of government with authority for public structures or improvements shall upon request furnish the planning commission with lists, plans, and estimates of time and cost of those public structures and improvements.

(2) Any township may prepare and adopt a capital improvement program. However, subsection (1) is only mandatory for a township if the township, alone or jointly with 1 or more other local units of government, owns or operates a water supply or sewage disposal system.

History: 2008, Act 33, Eff. Sept. 1, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.772 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-274-of-1984 / Section 445.772
Unlawful contract, combination, or conspiracy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

A contract, combination, or conspiracy between 2 or more persons in restraint of, or to monopolize, trade or commerce in a relevant market is unlawful.

History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.72 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-469-of-2008 / Section 446.72
Retail establishment; use of toilet facility by customer; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

A retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow a customer to use that facility during normal business hours if all of the following are met:

(a) The customer requesting use of the employee toilet facility suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device.

(b) Two or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the customer requests use of the employee toilet facility.

(c) The customer provides the retail establishment with a copy of a statement on a prescription form that indicates the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition or utilizes an ostomy device, signed by a doctor.

(d) The retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the public.

(e) The employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer or an obvious security risk to the retail establishment.

(f) A public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer.

History: 2008, Act 469, Eff. Mar. 31, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1453 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1453
Court hearing; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 453.

(1) The court shall cause notice of a petition and of the time and place of any hearing to be given to the subject of the petition, his or her attorney, the petitioner, the prosecuting or other attorney provided for in section 457, the hospital director of any hospital in which the subject of a petition is hospitalized, the spouse of the subject of the petition if his or her whereabouts are known, the guardian, if any, of the subject of the petition, and other relatives or persons as the court may determine. Notice shall be given at the earliest practicable time and sufficiently in advance of the hearing date to permit preparation for the hearing.

(2) Within 4 days of the court's receipt of the documents described in section 452(1)(a), the court shall cause the subject of the petition to be given a copy of the petition, a copy of each clinical certificate executed in connection with the proceeding, notice of the right to a full court hearing, notice of the right to be present at the hearing, notice of the right to be represented by legal counsel, notice of the right to demand a jury trial, and notice of the right to an independent clinical evaluation.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 2016, Act 320, Eff. Feb. 14, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.1 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.1
Community college act of 1966; short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community college act of 1966".

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3125 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3125
Priorities in claiming property protection benefits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3125.

A person suffering accidental property damage shall claim property protection insurance benefits from insurers in the following order of priority: insurers of owners or registrants of vehicles involved in the accident; and insurers of operators of vehicles involved in the accident.

History: Add. 1972, Act 294, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.633 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-384-of-2006 / Section 256.633
Original or renewal driver education provider certificate; issuance; identifying number; classification; validity; duration; transfer or assignment prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) The secretary of state may issue an original or renewal driver education provider certificate if the secretary of state is satisfied the applicant meets the requirements for that certificate under this act. A driver education provider that conducts commercial vehicle driver training must be registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration through the training provider registry. The secretary of state may assign an identifying number to a driver education provider and put that number on the provider's certificate. The secretary of state may indicate the adult, teen, or commercial vehicle driver training classification applicable on the driver education provider's certificate.

(2) A driver education provider certificate issued under this act is valid for 2 years. The original expiration date is exactly 2 years from the date the secretary of state issues the provider an original certificate. A provider's renewal certificate expires 2 years after its issuance on the same day and month that the original certificate expired.

(3) A person shall not transfer or assign a driver education provider certificate to another person, and any purported transfer or assignment is not effective.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2022, Act 192, Imd. Eff. Oct. 4, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 803.302 — MI Code / Chapter 803 / Act Act-150-of-1974 / Section 803.302
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "County juvenile agency" means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act, 1998 PA 518, MCL 45.622.

(b) "Department" means the department of health and human services.

(c) "Public ward" means either of the following:

( i ) A youth accepted for care by a youth agency who is at least 12 years of age when committed to the youth agency by the juvenile division of the probate court or the family division of circuit court under section 18(1)(e) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, if the court acquired jurisdiction over the youth under section 2(a) or (d) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, and the act for which the youth is committed occurred before his or her eighteenth birthday.

( ii ) A youth accepted for care by a youth agency who is at least 14 years of age when committed to the youth agency by a court of general criminal jurisdiction under section 1 of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1, if the act for which the youth is committed occurred before his or her eighteenth birthday.

(d) "Youth agency" means either the department or a county juvenile agency, whichever has responsibility over a public ward.

History: 1974, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1974; Am. 1988, Act 76, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988; Am. 1996, Act 253, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Am. 1996, Act 417, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Am. 1998, Act 517, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999; Am. 2019, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.352 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-260-of-1978 / Section 393.352
Commission for blind; creation; appointment of members; chairperson; appointment and evaluation of director of commission; terms, compensation, and expenses of members; officers; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The commission for the blind is created in the department of labor. The commission consists of 5 members appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Three of the members shall be blind persons. One of the members shall be designated by the governor to serve as the chairperson. The commission shall recommend to the director of the department a person to serve as director of the commission from a list of eligible persons certified and submitted by the department of civil service who shall be classified as a civil service employee, and the director of the department may appoint or reject that person. Should that person be rejected, the procedure shall be repeated until a director is appointed. The commission shall evaluate the performance of the director annually and submit its evaluation and recommendations to the director of the department.

The members shall serve for terms of 3 years except of those members first appointed, 2 shall serve for terms of 3 years, 2 for 2 years, and 1 shall serve for 1 year. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term.

The compensation and the schedule of reimbursement of expenses shall be established annually by the legislature.

The members shall elect their own officers as necessary.

A majority of the members appointed constitutes a quorum.

History: 1978, Act 260, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.11a — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-156-of-1851 / Section 46.11a
Armistice day celebration; appropriation by board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

The board of supervisors is hereby authorized to appropriate such sum as they deem fit for the purpose of a public celebration on Armistice day. The board shall provide for the expenditure of this money in any way they see fit.

History: Add. 1927, Act 280, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 1131; CL 1948, 46.11a
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.286 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-78-of-1971 / Section 14.286
Action to enforce act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

The attorney general may bring an action in the circuit court for the county where the charitable trust is located or in the circuit court for Ingham county to do any of the following:

Require the trustee of a charitable trust subject to this act to comply with this act.

Enjoin a violation of this act.

Surcharge the trustee of a trust subject to this act who acts or fails to act in violation of the applicable provisions of sections 5 and 6.

History: 1971, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.481 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-96-of-2014 / Section 15.481
Short title; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "regulatory boards and commissions ethics act".

(2) As used in this act:

(a) "Board" means a board, commission, committee, or subcommittee in the department that has authority in regulatory actions concerning private individuals or entities.

(b) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(c) "Immediate family member" means a grandparent, parent, parent-in-law, stepparent, sibling, spouse, child, or stepchild.

History: 2014, Act 96, Eff. July 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.875c — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-260-of-2008 / Section 722.875c
Guardianship assistance; successor guardian.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5c.

(1) Subject to provisions of this act, the department may pay guardianship assistance to an eligible successor guardian on behalf of an eligible child.

(2) The successor guardian shall apply for guardianship assistance under this act to the department.

(3) The preceding guardianship assistance agreement may be transferred to a successor guardian who has been appointed by the court. This occurs when the successor guardian enters into a written, binding guardianship assistance agreement with the department.

(4) Payment of guardian assistance shall not be made to a successor guardian until the court appoints a successor guardian. If the successor guardian began caring for the child before the court appoints the successor guardian, guardianship assistance payments can be made retroactively to either the date of death of the relative guardian, the date of incapacity of the relative guardian, or the date the successor guardian assumed care of the child, whichever is later.

(5) A successor guardian may be eligible to receive guardianship assistance on behalf of an eligible child if the department determines that all of the following apply:

(a) A guardianship assistance agreement for the child was in effect before the appointment of the successor guardian.

(b) The successor guardian was appointed by the court as a result of the death or incapacitation of the preceding guardian.

(c) The preceding guardian had an active guardianship assistance agreement for the child before his or her death or incapacitation.

(d) The successor guardian meets all of the conditions set forth in this act.

History: Add. 2015, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.376 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-248-of-1987 / Section 207.376
Disposition of tax collections; creation of airport parking fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The collections from the tax imposed under section 3(1) shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the airport parking fund which is hereby created within the state treasury.

History: 1987, Act 248, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20713 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.20713
Owner, operator, governing body of freestanding birth center; responsibilities and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20713.

The owner, operator, and governing body of a freestanding birth center licensed under this article:

(a) Are responsible for all phases of the operation of the freestanding birth center, selection of health care providers, and quality of care rendered in the freestanding birth center.

(b) Shall cooperate with the department in the enforcement of this article and require that the health care providers and other personnel working in the freestanding birth center and for whom a state license or registration is required be currently licensed or registered.

(c) Subject to sections 20719 and 20721, shall ensure that health care providers are of a sufficient number to maintain safety and quality of care and have the qualifications, training, and skills necessary to meet operational needs and the needs of a patient, considering the caseload and size of the freestanding birth center.

History: Add. 2024, Act 252, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.9 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-232-of-1863 / Section 486.9
Assessment; notice to non-resident.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

In case any person upon whom an assessment shall have been made, as is herein provided, shall be a non-resident of the county in which said water-power is located, or absent, so that personal demand cannot be made upon him by the treasurer for the payment of such assessment, then in such case the treasurer shall give notice of such assessment by inserting a notice in some daily paper published in the town or city where such canal is located, in each issue, for 4 successive weeks, if a daily paper be published therein, if not, then in a weekly paper published in the county where said canal is located, once in each week for 4 successive weeks, specifying the fact of such assessment, and the name or description of the interest so assessed, and the amount of the assessment: Provided, That in case the directors shall so direct, it shall be lawful to include 1 or more assessments upon the same person or interest in 1 notice, and by a notice by mail directed to the owners' reputed place of residence, and the publication aforesaid, and the giving of notice by mail as aforesaid, shall be deemed equivalent to a personal demand in the cases specified in this section after the publication and mailing said notices as aforesaid.

History: 1863, Act 232, Eff. June 22, 1863; Am. 1871, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1871; CL 1871, 2753; How. 3882; CL 1897, 6775; CL 1915, 8875; CL 1929, 11810; CL 1948, 486.9
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.726b — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-218-of-1979 / Section 400.726b
Adult foster care; description of services to patients or residents with alzheimer's disease; contents; “represents to the public” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26b.

Beginning not more than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, an adult foster care large group home, an adult foster care small group home, or an adult foster care congregate facility that represents to the public that it provides inpatient or residential care or services, or both, to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions shall provide to each prospective patient, resident, or surrogate decision maker a written description of the services provided by the home or facility to patients or residents with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions. A written description shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

The overall philosophy and mission reflecting the needs of residents with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions.

The process and criteria for placement in or transfer or discharge from a program for residents with alzheimer's disease or related conditions.

The process used for assessment and establishment of a plan of care and its implementation.

Staff training and continuing education practices.

The physical environment and design features appropriate to support the function of residents with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions.

The frequency and types of activities for residents with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions.

Identification of supplemental fees for services provided to patients or residents with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions.

As used in this section, "represents to the public" means advertises or markets the facility as providing specialized Alzheimer's or dementia care services.

History: Add. 2000, Act 476, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1302 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1302
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 8 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1980, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1980