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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1206 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1206
Commencement of out-of-state proceeding; jurisdiction; communication; dismissal of proceeding by in-state court; modification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 206.

Except as otherwise provided in section 204, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this article if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this act, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under section 207.

Except as otherwise provided in section 204, before hearing a child-custody proceeding, a court of this state shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties as required by section 209. If the court determines that, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this act, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this act does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the child-custody proceeding.

In a proceeding to modify a child-custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the child-custody determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child-custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may do any of the following:

Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement.

Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement.

Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.467h — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.467h
District court judges; certificate of election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 467h.

The secretary of state shall file in his office and preserve the original statement and determination of the board of state canvassers of the result of the election and shall forthwith execute and deliver to the persons thereby declared to be elected to the office of judge of the district court a certificate of election certified by him and under the great seal of the state.

History: Add. 1968, Act 155, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.7502 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.7502
Negotiation; rights acquired.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7502.

(1) Subject to sections 7205 and 7503, a holder to which a negotiable document of title is duly negotiated acquires all of the following:

(a) Title to the document.

(b) Title to the goods.

(c) All rights accruing under the law of agency or estoppel, including rights to goods delivered to the bailee after the document was issued.

(d) The direct obligation of the issuer to hold or deliver the goods according to the terms of the document free of any defense or claim by the issuer except those arising under the terms of the document or under this article. However, in the case of a delivery order, the bailee's obligation accrues only upon the bailee's acceptance of the delivery order and the obligation acquired by the holder is that the issuer and any indorser will procure the acceptance of the bailee.

(2) Subject to section 7503, title and rights acquired by due negotiation are not defeated by any stoppage of the goods represented by the document of title or by surrender of the goods by the bailee and are not impaired even if any of the following occur:

(a) The due negotiation or any prior due negotiation constituted a breach of duty.

(b) Any person has been deprived of possession of a negotiable tangible document or control of a negotiable electronic document by misrepresentation, fraud, accident, mistake, duress, loss, theft, or conversion.

(c) A previous sale or other transfer of the goods or document has been made to a third person.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 2012, Act 87, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19304 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.19304
Submission of question to electors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19304.

The question of borrowing a sum not to exceed $660,000,000.00 and the issuance of the general obligation bonds of the state for the purposes set forth in this part shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of the state qualified to vote on the question in accordance with section 15 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, at the general election following September 9, 1988, the effective date of former Act No. 326 of the Public Acts of 1988. The question submitted to the electors shall be substantially as follows:

"Shall the state of Michigan borrow a sum not to exceed $660,000,000.00 and issue general obligation bonds of the state, pledging the full faith and credit of the state for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, to finance environmental protection programs that would clean up sites of toxic and other environmental contamination and contribute to a regional Great Lakes protection fund, address solid waste problems, treat sewage and other water quality problems, and reuse industrial sites and preserve open space, the method of repayment of the bonds to be from the general fund of this state?

Yes........

No......... .".

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.104 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-313-of-1929 / Section 286.104
Cultivated black currant declared public nuisance; destruction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The cultivated black currant is hereby declared a public nuisance. Planting, possessing, growing, propagating, selling or offering for sale plants, roots, or cuttings of cultivated black currants within the state is hereby prohibited. Such roots, cuttings or plants now planted or growing may be destroyed by the commissioner or his agents.

History: 1929, Act 313, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1929; CL 1929, 5134; CL 1948, 286.104
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2805 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2805
Protection of bona fide purchasers; personal liability of recipient.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2805.

Section 2803 does not obligate a person who purchases property for value and without notice, or who receives a payment or other item of property in partial or full satisfaction of a legally enforceable obligation, to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, and such a person is not liable under section 2803 for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit. However, a person who, not for value, receives a payment, an item of property, or another benefit to which the person is not entitled under section 2803 is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit, to the person who is entitled to it under section 2803.

If this section and sections 2803 and 2804 are, or a part of those sections is, preempted by federal law with respect to a payment, an item of property, or another benefit covered by these sections, a person who, not for value, receives the payment, item of property, or another benefit to which the person is not entitled under these sections is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of the property or benefit, to the person who would have been entitled to it if these sections or a part of these sections were not preempted.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.206 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-267-of-1947 / Section 2.206
Maps, duplicates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The maps referred to in the above compact are the original maps on file with the report of the representatives of the Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin boundary conference in the office of the secretary of state of Wisconsin, duplicates of which original maps shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the state of Michigan by the state geologist.

History: 1947, Act 267, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 2.206
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.311 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.311
Panels; quorum; rotation; assignment of judges and cases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 311.

Unless otherwise provided by supreme court rule, the court of appeals shall sit in panels consisting of not less than 3 judges.

A majority of the judges assigned to a panel shall constitute a quorum for hearing cases and transacting business before the panel.

The rotation of panels and the assignment of judges and cases shall be in accordance with rules of the supreme court.

History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964; Am. 1974, Act 144, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.3401 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.3401
Liability; signature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3401.

A person is not liable on an instrument unless ( i ) the person signed the instrument, or ( ii ) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under section 3402.

A signature may be made ( i ) manually or by means of a device or machine, and ( ii ) by the use of any name, including a trade or assumed name, or by a word, mark, or symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1246 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1246
Release of allocations; approval; total authorized cost or sufficient appropriation; establishment or revision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 246.

The release of allocations may be approved when the legislature has specified either a total authorized cost or has appropriated an amount sufficient to complete the designated project. The authorized cost and program scope of state agency, community college, and university projects shall only be established or revised by specific reference in a budget act.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 1999, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1999; Am. 2012, Act 430, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.72 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-87-of-1980 / Section 213.72
Lease, sale, or conveyance of property; terms; record.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

If property is acquired by an agency, the agency may lease, sell, or convey any portion not needed, on whatever terms the agency considers proper. A record of the leases and sales, showing the appraised value, the sale price, and other pertinent information, shall be kept in the office of the agency.

History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1012 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1012
Duties of employee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

An employee shall:

Comply with rules and standards promulgated, and with orders issued pursuant to this act.

Not remove, displace, damage, destroy, or carry off a safeguard furnished or provided for use in a place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person.

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1043 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1043
Hearing; conduct of proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

Proceedings in a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures applicable to the trial of contested cases under Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended.

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1853 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-187-of-1990 / Section 257.1853
Drivers of school buses; qualifications; records; background check; prohibition on smoking; alcoholic liquor or controlled substance on bus; third party reimbursement or certain benefits not required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.

(1) A driver of a school bus shall, at a minimum, meet the following qualifications:

(a) The requirements of sections 49 and 51.

(b) The requirements to ensure that a person is qualified to operate a school bus found in 49 CFR 391.41 to 391.49, including the appendices of each section.

(c) An employer who has reason to believe that a driver is not physically qualified to drive may require a physical examination for that driver at more frequent intervals. If an employer requests a physical examination under this subdivision, the employer shall indicate in writing what physical impairment the driver is to be examined for and shall only be entitled to that portion of the examination results that pertain to that impairment. An examination requested by the employer under this subdivision must be paid for by the employer.

(d) A copy of the medical certificate for a driver must be carried by that driver while he or she is operating a school bus.

(2) A record of each employed school bus driver, including a copy of his or her medical certificate, department of education certification, driver license, certificate of road test application for employment, and any other information that relates to driver qualification or ability to safely drive a school bus, must be maintained in the employer's administrative office.

(3) A school shall submit transportation safety related documents, such as driver qualification records, and vehicle maintenance records upon request for inspection and copying to motor carrier officers or vehicle safety inspectors of the department of state police.

(4) Upon receipt of an application from a person for the position of school bus driver, a school shall request from the department of state police a background check to determine whether the person was convicted of any of the following offenses:

(a) Criminal sexual conduct in any degree.

(b) Assault with intent to commit criminal sexual conduct.

(c) An attempt to commit criminal sexual conduct in any degree.

(d) Felonious assault on a child, child abuse, or cruelty, torture, or indecent exposure involving a child.

(e) A violation of section 145c of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145c.

(5) A person shall not smoke on a school bus.

(6) A person shall not possess or consume alcoholic liquor or a controlled substance on a school bus.

(7) This section does not require new or additional third party reimbursement or worker's compensation benefits for services rendered.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990; Am. 2002, Act 647, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002; Am. 2004, Act 131, Imd. Eff. June 3, 2004; Am. 2006, Act 108, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006; Am. 2010, Act 93, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2010; Am. 2021, Act 131, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.210 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.210
Insurance commissioner; regulatory powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 210.

The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations in addition to those now specifically provided for by statute as he may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes and to execute and enforce the provisions of the insurance laws of this state in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.

History: Add. 1966, Act 73, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.12 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-189-of-1941 / Section 458.12
Methodist churches; amendment of articles of incorporation to effect change.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The articles of association of any ecclesiastical corporation heretofore incorporated under any general or special act of this state as a Methodist Episcopal Church or as a Methodist Protestant Church in the name of which the word "Episcopal" or the word "Protestant" appears after the word "Methodist" are hereby amended by deleting from the name of each of such corporations the word "Episcopal" or the word "Protestant" as the case may be. Such change in the name of any such corporation shall become operative ipso facto upon the effective date of this act without the filing of any amendment to the articles of association of any such corporation.

History: 1941, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 458.12
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47329 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47329
Commercial fishing licenses; application; contents; “overall length” defined; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47329.

A person desiring a license under this part shall submit an application for that license to the department on oath when required on a form provided for that purpose by the department, accompanied by the fee required under this part. The application shall state the name and residence of the applicant, the manner in which he or she proposes to fish, the name or number of the tug, launch, boat, scow, or skiff, the overall length and the gross tonnage of the boat, the value of the boat, the name of the port from which the boat will operate, the number and kind of net or nets and hooks or other gear which he or she intends to use, the value of the buildings and grounds, and such other information as may be required for statistical purposes.

As used in this section, "overall length" means the minimum distance between the extreme outside end of the bow and the stern considering the nearest whole number of feet. The amount of the license fee to be paid shall be based on the overall length of the boat or boats, if a boat is used.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 567.224a — MI Code / Chapter 567 / Act Act-29-of-1995 / Section 567.224a
Exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), property is not subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if its value is $25.00 or less.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to property described in section 11a or dividends.

History: Add. 2015, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.257 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-40-of-1899 / Section 458.257
Powers of vestry; owner of pew or slip.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The vestry shall have the care and management of all the temporal affairs of such church, and they shall have authority, in the corporate name, to lease or to purchase and hold such real estate as shall be reasonably necessary for a church building, chapel, parish house, lecture and school rooms, and for dwellings for the ministers thereof; but it shall not be lawful for such corporation to hold or use any real estate for any other purpose for a longer period than 10 years. The said vestry shall also have power to alienate or encumber any of the property of said corporation, but they shall not have power or authority to alienate or encumber any real estate purchased or held for any of the purposes above enumerated, without being first authorized to do so by a vote of the congregation of the parish, at the annual meeting or at a special meeting called for such purpose, and no other person shall vote at such special meeting except those qualified to vote at the annual meeting; nor shall it be lawful to encumber or alienate any such property without the previous consent of the bishop, acting with the advice and consent of the standing committee of the diocese in which such property is situated. Said vestry shall have authority to erect, alter, repair, enlarge, take down or remove and rebuild any church or other building belonging to such corporation, provided such vestry shall first have obtained from the parish authority so to do, in the manner hereinbefore provided for alienating or encumbering the property thereof. No owner of any pew or slip in such church shall be held to be the owner of any interest in the land whereon the same is erected.

History: 1899, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1899; CL 1915, 10934; CL 1929, 10942; CL 1948, 458.257
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.851 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-296-of-1969 / Section 247.851
Transfer of jurisdiction over highways; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Highway authority" means the state highway commission, a board of county road commissioners or the governing body of a city or village.

"Highway" means a highway, road or street.

"Board" means the highway jurisdiction determination board.

History: 1969, Act 296, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5112 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5112
Notice of violation of MCL 500.5106; hearing; findings and conclusions; order to cease and desist; additional orders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5112.

Upon probable cause to believe that an acquiring insurer has been or is engaged in any practice in violation of section 5106, the commissioner shall give notice, pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to the acquiring insurer, setting forth the general nature of the complaint against it. Before the issuance of a notice of hearing, the commissioner or his or her designee shall give the acquiring insurer an opportunity to confer and discuss the possible complaint and proceedings with the commissioner or his or her representative and the matter may be disposed of summarily by the parties.

If, after opportunity for a contested case hearing held pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, the commissioner determines that the acquiring insurer has violated any provision of section 5106, the commissioner shall reduce his or her findings and conclusions to writing and shall issue and cause to be served upon the acquiring insurer a copy of the findings and conclusions and an order requiring the acquiring insurer to cease and desist from engaging in the violation. The commissioner may also order any of the following:

Payment of a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00 for each violation but not to exceed an aggregate penalty of $50,000.00, unless the acquiring insurer knew or reasonably should have known that it was in violation of section 5106, in which case the penalty shall not be more than $10,000.00 for each violation and shall not exceed an aggregate penalty of $100,000.00 for all violations committed in a 6-month period.

Suspension or revocation of the acquiring insurer's certificate of authority if it knowingly and persistently violated section 5106.

History: Add. 1993, Act 200, Eff. Dec. 28, 1994