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Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.821 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.821
Meeting of board of county canvassers; place; time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 821.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the board of county canvassers shall meet at the office of the county clerk no later than 9 a.m. on the Thursday after any election held in the county. The county clerk or the county clerk's staff shall determine the meeting date and time for the board of county canvassers.

(2) If, at an election held on the May regular election date, a ballot question appears on the ballot concerning an authorized millage that is subject to a millage reduction as provided in section 34d of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34d, the board of county canvassers shall meet to canvass and certify the results of the vote on that proposition after May 31 and before June 15 following the election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1969, Act 138, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1969; Am. 1988, Act 275, Eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 614, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2521 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2521
Regular or special meetings of board; location; notice; attendance or participation as waiver of notice; participation by means of conference telephone or other remote communication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.

(1) A board may hold regular or special meetings of the board either in or outside of this state.

(2) A board may hold a regular meeting with or without notice as prescribed in the bylaws. A board may hold a special meeting after giving notice as prescribed in the bylaws. A director's attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him or her of the meeting unless he or she at the beginning of the meeting, or when he or she arrives, objects to the meeting or the transacting of business at the meeting and after objecting does not vote for or assent to any action taken at the meeting. Unless required under the bylaws, notice or a waiver of notice of a meeting does not have to specify the business to be transacted or the purpose of, the regular or special meeting.

(3) Unless otherwise restricted in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a member of the board or of a committee designated by the board may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other means of remote communication if all individuals who are participating in the meeting can communicate with the other participants. Participation in a meeting under this subsection constitutes attendance in person at the meeting.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2008, Act 9, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.35 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 768.35
Plea of guilty; investigation by judge; sentence; refusal to accept.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

Whenever any person shall plead guilty to an information filed against him in any court, it shall be the duty of the judge of such court, before pronouncing judgment or sentence upon such plea, to become satisfied after such investigation as he may deem necessary for that purpose respecting the nature of the case, and the circumstances of such plea, that said plea was made freely, with full knowledge of the nature of the accusation, and without undue influence. And whenever said judge shall have reason to doubt the truth of such plea of guilty, it shall be his duty to vacate the same, direct a plea of not guilty to be entered and order a trial of the issue thus formed.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17328; CL 1948, 768.35
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.221 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.221
Stock as personal estate; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 221.

The stock of a railroad company is considered personal estate and is transferable in the manner and under such restrictions and conditions as may be provided for in the by-laws, but any certificate of stock issued before payment in full, shall show on its face, or by indorsement, the amount paid thereon. A share of stock shall not be transferred on the books of the company until paid in full, without the consent of the board of directors.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1105 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1105
Reduction from liability by ceding insurer to assuming insurer not meeting requirements of MCL 500.1103; security.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1105.

An asset or a reduction from liability for the reinsurance ceded by a ceding insurer to an assuming insurer that does not meet the requirements of section 1103 is allowed in an amount not to exceed the liabilities carried by the ceding insurer. In addition, any asset or reduction from liability for reinsurance ceded is allowed under this section only to the extent that it is consistent with any rules promulgated by the director under section 1106 regarding the valuation of reserve credits or assets, the amount and forms of security supporting reinsurance agreements, or the circumstances under which credit will be reduced or eliminated. The reduction must be in the amount of funds held by or on behalf of the ceding insurer, including funds held in trust for the ceding insurer, under a reinsurance contract with the assuming insurer as security for the payment of obligations under the reinsurance contract, if the security is held in the United States subject to withdrawal solely by, and under the exclusive control of, the ceding insurer and, for a trust, held in a qualified United States financial institution. This security may be in the form of any of the following:

(a) Cash.

(b) Securities that may be valued by the director under sections 841 and 842 and are approved for investment by insurers under chapter 9, including those considered exempt from filing as defined by the purposes and procedures manual of the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(c) Clean, irrevocable, unconditional letters of credit, issued or confirmed by a qualified United States financial institution no later than December 31 of the year for which filing is being made, and in the possession of the ceding insurer on or before the filing date of its annual statement. Letters of credit that meet applicable standards of issuer acceptability on the date the letters of credit are issued or confirmed are, notwithstanding the issuing or confirming institution's subsequent failure to meet applicable standards of issuer acceptability, acceptable as security until their expiration, extension, renewal, modification, or amendment, whichever occurs first.

(d) Any other form of security acceptable to the director.

History: Add. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994; Am. 2000, Act 283, Imd. Eff. July 10, 2000; Am. 2018, Act 91, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7301a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7301a
Licensing activities subject to certain provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7301a.

Licensing activities conducted under this part are subject to sections 16201, 16203, 16299, 16303, 16305, 16307, 16309, and 16313 and article 8.

History: Add. 1988, Act 462, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 2006, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006; Am. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3055 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3055
Foreign corporation conducting affairs in state without certificate of authority; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1055.

In addition to any other liability imposed by law, a foreign corporation conducting affairs in this state without a certificate of authority shall forfeit to the state a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for each calendar month, not more than 5 years prior thereto, in which it has conducted affairs in this state without a certificate of authority. This penalty shall not exceed $10,000.00. The penalty shall be recovered with costs in an action prosecuted by the attorney general.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.811z — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.811z
Fund-raising plate recognizing be the match; be the match fund; creation; transfer of donation money; disbursement; state treasurer as administrator; expenditure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 811z.

(1) No later than September 1, 2015, the secretary of state shall develop under section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate recognizing be the match. The secretary of state shall design the fund-raising plates authorized in this section.

(2) The be the match fund is created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing be the match to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the be the match fund created under subsection (2).

(4) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the be the match fund created under subsection (2) on a quarterly basis to be the match.

(5) The state treasurer shall be the administrator of the be the match fund created under subsection (2) for auditing purposes.

(6) Money from the be the match fund shall be expended on research, technology, patient support, and education regarding bone marrow donation and transplantation and the testing of new be the match registrants.

History: Add. 2014, Act 390, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.29603 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-220-of-2020 / Section 333.29603
Investigations; registration suspension; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 603.

(1) If a grower violates or is suspected of violating section 602(a), (b), (c), or (e), the department shall investigate and may suspend the grower's registration for not more than 60 days.

(2) If the department suspends a registration under this section, the department shall notify the grower in writing that the registration is suspended.

(3) If a registration is suspended under this section, the grower shall not harvest or remove industrial hemp from the location where the industrial hemp was located at the time the department issued the notice of suspension, except as authorized in writing by the department.

History: 2020, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50513 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50513
Bonds or notes; authority of board member, executive director, or other officer of authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50513.

Within limitations that shall be contained in the issuance or authorization resolution of the authority, the authority may authorize a member of the board, the executive director, or other officer of the authority to do 1 or more of the following:

Sell and deliver, and receive payment for notes or bonds.

Refund notes or bonds by the delivery of new notes or bonds whether or not the notes or bonds to be refunded have matured or are subject to redemption.

Deliver notes or bonds, partly to refund notes or bonds and partly for any other authorized purpose.

Buy notes or bonds so issued and resell those notes or bonds.

Approve interest rates or methods for fixing interest rates, prices, discounts, maturities, principal amounts, denominations, dates of issuance, interest payment dates, redemption rights at the option of the authority or the holder, the place of delivery and payment, and other matters and procedures necessary to complete the transactions authorized.

Direct the investment of any and all funds of the authority.

Approve the terms of a contract, including, but not limited to, a contract for the sale or cutting of timber, and execute and deliver the contract subject to the restrictions of this part.

Approve terms of any insurance contract, agreement for a line of credit, a letter of credit, a commitment to purchase notes or bonds, an agreement to remarket bonds or notes, an agreement to manage payment, revenue, or interest rate exposure, or any other transaction to provide security to assure timely payment of a bond or note.

Perform any power, duty, function, or responsibility of the authority.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7303 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7303
Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7303.

To the extent there is no conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented or among those being represented with respect to a particular question or dispute, all of the following apply:

(a) A conservator, plenary guardian, or partial guardian having authority to act with respect to the trust may represent and bind the estate that the conservator, plenary guardian, or partial guardian controls.

(b) An agent under a durable power of attorney having authority to act with respect to the trust may represent and bind the principal if a conservator, plenary guardian, or partial guardian has not been appointed.

(c) A guardian having authority to act with respect to the trust may represent and bind the ward if a conservator of the ward's estate has not been appointed and no agent under a durable power has authority to act.

(d) A trustee may represent and bind the beneficiaries of the trust.

(e) A personal representative of a decedent's estate may represent and bind persons interested in the estate.

(f) A parent may represent and bind the parent's minor or unborn child if a conservator, plenary guardian, or partial guardian has not been appointed.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2004, Act 314, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004; Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.966 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-132-of-1999 / Section 211.966
Certification of property as abandoned.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

If a local unit of government complies with the procedures set forth in sections 3 and 4 and an owner or a person with a legal interest in the property has not responded to the notice provided under section 4, the local unit of government may certify the property as certified abandoned property.

History: 1999, Act 132, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1011a — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1011a
"Sergeant Joe Johnson Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

The portion of highway US-23 in Genesee County beginning at the intersection of highway US-23 and Thompson Road and extending north to the intersection of highway US-23 and Bristol Road shall be known as the "Sergeant Joe Johnson Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2017, Act 19, Eff. June 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.382 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-250-of-1929 / Section 390.382
Suits or actions; institution, process, abatement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any such action or suit authorized by section 1 of this act to be brought by said board of control may be instituted by authority of a vote and in the name of the board of control of the Michigan college of mining and technology, or its successor; and in any such suit where said board of control, or its successor, is made a party defendant, service of process may be had upon such board of control, or its successor, by serving any process in the usual way upon the chairman or secretary of such board of control or its successor, which shall constitute full and complete service upon said board of control or its successor, and each member thereof. No death, resignation or other change in the membership of said board of control, or its successor, shall affect any such suit after the same has been instituted or service of process had as aforesaid upon such board of control or its successor.

History: 1929, Act 250, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 7935; CL 1948, 390.382
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3407 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3407
Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3407.

All of the following apply in a contested case:

A petitioner who seeks to establish intestacy has the burden of establishing prima facie proof of death, venue, and heirship.

A proponent of a will has the burden of establishing prima facie proof of due execution in all cases and, if the proponent is also a petitioner, prima facie proof of death and venue.

A contestant of a will has the burden of establishing lack of testamentary intent or capacity, undue influence, fraud, duress, mistake, or revocation.

A party has the ultimate burden of persuasion as to a matter with respect to which the party has the initial burden of proof.

If a will is opposed by a petition for probate of a later will revoking the former, the court shall first determine whether the later will is entitled to probate. If a will is opposed by a petition for a declaration of intestacy, the court shall first determine whether the will is entitled to probate.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.413 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-138-of-2014 / Section 408.413
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

An employer shall not pay any employee at a rate that is less than prescribed in this act.

History: 2014, Act 138, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1103 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1103
Securing public property taken in performance of duty; giving notice and turning over to proper authority captured or abandoned property; prohibited acts; punishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

(1) A person subject to this code shall secure all public property taken in the performance of his or her duty and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in the person's possession, custody, or control.

(2) A person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial directs if the person commits 1 of the following acts:

(a) Fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (1).

(b) Buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, from which the person receives or expects a profit, benefit, or advantage to the person or another directly or indirectly connected with the person.

(c) Engages in looting or pillaging.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 2005, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.621i — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-213-of-1965 / Section 780.621i
Michigan set aside fund; creation; expenditures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1i.

(1) The Michigan set aside fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The state treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(5) The department of state police, the department of technology, management, and budget, and the state court administrative office shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for 1 or more of the following purposes:

(a) Implementation costs associated with changes made to this act by the amendatory act that added this section.

(b) System upgrades necessitated by the changes made to this act by the amendatory act that added this section.

(c) Staffing needs necessitated by the changes made to this act by the amendatory act that added this section.

History: Add. 2020, Act 193, Eff. Apr. 11, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2453 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2453
Transaction of business as Michigan investment market; registration required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 453.

Beginning May 1, 2015, a person shall not transact business in this state as a Michigan investment market unless the person is registered under this article as a Michigan investment market.

History: Add. 2014, Act 355, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 2014; Am. 2014, Act 415, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2235 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2235
Written notice to insured under worker's compensation insurance policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2235.

At least annually, in conjunction with a renewal notice, a bill, or other notice of payment due issued in connection with a policy of worker's compensation insurance, an insurer shall send to each insured a written notice containing all of the following statements:

A description of the insured's right to all pertinent rating information within a reasonable time after making a written request and paying reasonable charges.

A description of the procedures whereby an insured or an insured's representatives may request a review of the way in which the insured's rates and premiums have been determined, including a statement of the insured's right to appeal the result of the review to the commissioner.

Relevant information regarding the right of an insured to obtain a payroll audit under section 2008.

Relevant information regarding the right of an insured to request a conference with a management representative to review reserve or redemption decisions by the insurer under section 2419.

History: Add. 1982, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 115.21 — MI Code / Chapter 115 / Act Act-391-of-1913 / Section 115.21
Representation on board of supervisors; cities not exceeding 350 inhabitants.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Whenever it shall appear upon a census being taken as provided for hereinafter, that the total population of any city, whether such city has been incorporated by virtue of a local act or acts, or under the general laws of the state relating to the incorporation of cities, does not exceed 350 inhabitants, actually residing therein, such city shall not be entitled thereafter to more than 1 representative on the board of supervisors of the county in which such city is located, the provisions of any general law heretofore passed or any local act having application to such city, or the county in which located, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 221.20e — MI Code / Chapter 220 / Act Act-283-of-1909 / Section 221.20e
Applicability of rules for civil actions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20e.

Except as therein otherwise provided, the proceedings taken under sections 20a to 20h, shall be in the same manner and governed by the same rules as for civil actions.

History: Add. 1974, Act 336, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2482 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2482
Minimum expenditure for health services; waiving maintenance of local funding; certain services considered health services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2482.

The total local appropriations for a local health department expended for health services shall be not less in any year than in the local health department's full fiscal year immediately before the effective date of this part. However, the department may waive maintenance of local funding in extraordinary circumstances.

For purposes of this section, services for which funds under Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, were being used on the effective date of this part are considered health services.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978