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Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.612 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-295-of-1982 / Section 552.612
Compliance with order as discharge of liability to payer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Compliance by the source of income with a notice of income withholding operates as a discharge of the source's liability to the payer as to that portion of the payer's income affected.

History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983; Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 86.11 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 86.11
Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

A petition under section 3 of chapter I, section 40 of chapter VII, section 11 or 13 of chapter XXVIII, or section 1 of chapter XXXIII, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

History: Add. 1998, Act 149, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.6
"Chauffeur" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), "chauffeur" means any of the following:

(a) A person who operates a motor vehicle as a motor carrier under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42, or a motor carrier of passengers as defined in section 3 of the motor bus transportation act, 1982 PA 432, MCL 474.103.

(b) A person who is employed for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more.

(c) A person who operates a bus or school bus.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1)(b), a person shall be considered to be employed for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle when the person's employment customarily involves transporting for gain or hire any merchandise for display, sale, or delivery.

(3) "Chauffeur" does not include any of the following:

(a) A farmer or an employee of a farmer operating a vehicle exclusively in connection with the farming operations of the farmer.

(b) A fire fighter or a member of a fire department operating an ambulance.

(c) Emergency medical services personnel operating an ambulance. As used in this subdivision, "emergency medical services personnel" means that term as defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20904.

(d) State transportation department employees whose work consists of operating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more for the purpose of transporting highway and bridge maintenance materials and supplies for all aspects of state trunkline maintenance, including winter maintenance and facilities maintenance.

(e) County road commission employees and other employees of local units of government who do not drive their own vehicles and whose work consists of hauling road building materials and supplies for the road commission or for other municipal purposes.

(f) A person operating a motor vehicle for a volunteer program who only receives reimbursement for the costs of operating the motor vehicle.

(g) A person who operates a motor home for personal pleasure.

(h) A parent or parent's designee for the purpose of transporting pupils to or from school and school related events.

(i) A transportation network company driver.

(j) A limousine driver.

(k) A taxicab driver.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1980, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1980; Am. 1990, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990; Am. 1992, Act 134, Eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Am. 1992, Act 297, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992; Am. 2002, Act 534, Eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Am. 2016, Act 348, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.495 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.495
Assessment of cost; hearing; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 495.

Before any work, other than preparation of the description and the approval, adoption and recording of the same, is done or rights in or ownership of property is acquired by the drainage board, pursuant to a petition filed under section 491, the drainage board shall make a determination, following notice and a hearing as provided in this chapter, which may be the hearing provided for in section 492, as to the public corporations to be assessed for the cost of the work or acquisition. After the hearing and the determination to proceed with the work, the drainage board shall proceed in the same manner as is provided for other drain projects in this chapter and the drainage board shall have the rights and powers so provided.

History: Add. 1965, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 81.1 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 81.1
Fourth class cities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That all cities within the state of Michigan heretofore incorporated and made subject to the provisions of this act or which shall hereafter be incorporated under the provisions of this act, and containing a population not exceeding 10,000 according to the last preceding federal or state census, shall be cities of the fourth class.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 2956; CL 1915, 2872; CL 1929, 1796; CL 1948, 81.1
Mich. Comp. Laws § 78.18 — MI Code / Chapter 78 / Act Act-278-of-1909 / Section 78.18
Charter commission; prosecuting attorneys to give advice; charter vote prerequisites.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties, to give advice to any and all charter commissions of this state, as to whether proposed charters contravene the constitution and general laws of this state, and such other information in relation to the formation, amendment or revision of charters as they may require. Every charter framed or revised by a charter commission, and every amendment to a village charter, whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of a village shall, before its submission to a vote of the electors be presented to the governor of the state. If he shall approve it, he shall sign it; if not he shall return the charter to the commission, and amendment to the legislative body of the village, with his objections thereto, and any information or recommendations he may see fit to submit, which shall be spread at large on the journal of the body receiving them, and it shall reconsider it. On such reconsideration, if 2/3 of the members agree to pass it, it shall be submitted to the voters.

History: 1909, Act 278, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; Am. 1913, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1913; CL 1915, 2860; CL 1929, 1780; CL 1948, 78.18
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2686 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2686
Diagnostic, assessment, or treatment procedures not prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2686.

Sections 2685 to 2691 shall not prohibit or regulate diagnostic, assessment, or treatment procedures, the purpose of which is to determine the life or status or improve the health of the embryo, fetus, or neonate involved or the mother involved.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.966 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.966
Levy of school operational millage; certification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 966.

If territory is attached to a school district effective before September 1 of a year, school operational millage for that year shall be levied on property in the territory by the attaching school district. If territory is attached to a school district effective on or after September 1 of a year, school operational millage for that year shall be levied on property in the territory by the school district from which the territory is detached. The school officials of the district entitled to levy school operational millage upon the transferred territory shall certify the school operational millage, and the territory over which it is to be spread, to the proper taxing officials when certifying the taxes to be levied by the school district.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3402f — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3402f
Blanket disability insurance policy; provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3402f.

An insurer shall include in a blanket disability insurance policy the applicable provisions of sections 3406 to 3466 and all of the following provisions:

(a) That the policy and the application signed by the policyholder constitute the entire contract between the parties. The insurer's identification of what constitutes the entire contract creates a rebuttable presumption that the identified items are the entire contract.

(b) That a statement made by the policyholder, in the absence of fraud, is a representation and not a warranty. An insurer shall not use a statement made by the policyholder as a defense to a claim under the policy, unless the statement is contained in a written application.

(c) That individuals who are eligible for coverage, on application of the policyholder, will be added to the group or class originally insured.

History: Add. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.206a — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-137-of-1929 / Section 455.206a
Election and registration; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6a.

For the foregoing purpose the said board of trustees or board of directors shall cause a notice of such election and notice of registration to be published in 4 succeeding issues of some newspaper printed within the county in which such territory is situated and having circulation within the affected territory, for 4 weeks immediately preceding such election. If no newspaper be published in such county, then such notice shall be published in a newspaper published in an adjacent county.

History: Add. 1939, Act 133, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1939; CL 1948, 455.206a
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.293 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-256-of-1897 / Section 457.293
Filing articles of association with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; powers; evidence of existence and incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Said articles of association shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce and thereupon the persons who shall have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed in such articles of association; and by that name, they, and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, and they and their successors may have a common seal and the same may be changed and altered at pleasure; and a certified copy of the records of the articles of association under the seal of the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce where the said records are kept shall be received as prima facie evidence in all courts in this state of the existence and due incorporation of such corporation.

History: 1897, Act 256, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1897; CL 1897, 7985; CL 1915, 10429; CL 1929, 10644; CL 1948, 457.293; Am. 1982, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8412 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8412
Waiver of rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8412.

Unless a party removes a small claims action to the district court pursuant to section 8408(4), all parties to an action in the small claims division shall be considered to have waived the right to counsel, the right to trial by jury, the right to recover more than the applicable jurisdictional amount as prescribed by section 8401, and any right of appeal, except that if the action is heard before a district court magistrate pursuant to section 8427, the parties have a right to an appeal to the small claims division of the district court as provided by section 8427. The affidavit prescribed in section 8402 shall contain a statement that the plaintiff understands that he or she has waived these rights.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 496, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Am. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.529a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.529a
Carjacking; felony; penalty; “in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle” defined; consecutive sentence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 529a.

A person who in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle uses force or violence or the threat of force or violence, or who puts in fear any operator, passenger, or person in lawful possession of the motor vehicle, or any person lawfully attempting to recover the motor vehicle, is guilty of carjacking, a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years.

As used in this section, "in the course of committing a larceny of a motor vehicle" includes acts that occur in an attempt to commit the larceny, or during commission of the larceny, or in flight or attempted flight after the commission of the larceny, or in an attempt to retain possession of the motor vehicle.

A sentence imposed for a violation of this section may be imposed to run consecutively to any other sentence imposed for a conviction that arises out of the same transaction.

History: Add. 1994, Act 191, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Am. 2004, Act 128, Eff. July 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 404.1 — MI Code / Chapter 404 / Act Act-178-of-1929 / Section 404.1
Joint county medical care facility; committees, selection of site, officers, report; action of supervisors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any 2 or more counties within this state no one of which has a population of 1,000,000 or more persons may co-operate for the establishment, maintenance and operation of a joint county medical care facility. The board of supervisors of any county may appoint a committee to confer with a like committee similarly chosen by the board of supervisors in any other county or counties and may appoint a committee of 3 for the purpose of selecting a site for a joint county medical care facility. At such meeting the committees shall organize into a joint committee and shall select 1 of the members of such committee chairman and a second member secretary. A full report of the results of such meeting shall be made to the board of supervisors of each county concerned at the last ensuing meeting thereof. Thereupon each said board of supervisors shall have the power to take action with reference to the establishment, maintenance and operation of such joint county medical care facility, as is granted by the statutes of this state with reference to the construction of a medical care facility by a single county, in so far as such provisions are applicable.

History: 1929, Act 178, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 8283; CL 1948, 404.1; Am. 1953, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.35 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 446.35
Auctioneers; practice without delivery of bond, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

If any person shall act as an auctioneer in the sale of any goods or property liable to the payment of duties under the provisions of this chapter, without first having delivered to the county treasurer the bond herein required, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 500 dollars.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 21; CL 1857, 982; CL 1871, 1167; How. 1276; CL 1897, 5341; CL 1915, 7030; CL 1929, 9678; CL 1948, 446.35
Mich. Comp. Laws § 317.201 — MI Code / Chapter 317 / Act Act-184-of-1929 / Section 317.201
Wild life sanctuaries; establishment, dedication, application.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The conservation commission is hereby given power to establish state wild life sanctuaries and may by appropriate resolution accept as such, privately owned lands, when the owners or lessees thereof shall file with said commission an application dedicating such lands for such purposes. The commission may accept such dedication only after it shall have determined that the application is made in good faith, that the said lands are suitable for the declared purposes, that the dedication and operation of the proposed wild life sanctuary will tend to increase the supply of desirable wild life in that vicinity and will otherwise be in the public interest. Applications shall not be approved for areas of less than 20 acres nor for more than 1,500 acres or for periods of less than 5 years.

History: 1929, Act 184, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 6113; CL 1948, 317.201
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.289 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-72-of-1979 / Section 21.289
Reporting estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions granted pursuant to MCL 324.80101 to 324.80124.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The governor shall report an estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions granted pursuant to sections 80101 to 80124 of part 801 (marine safety) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.80101 to 324.80124 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The estimate shall include revenue foregone by any deductions or credits granted under the act.

History: 1979, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1979; Am. 1996, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.715 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-385-of-1984 / Section 207.715
Transfer of certificate; filing application for approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A holder of a certificate may transfer the certificate as provided in this section.

If the holder of a certificate is an owner of the facility, a purchaser of that owner's interest must apply to the local governmental unit for approval of the transfer of the certificate. The application shall be filed prior to the effective date of the sale.

If the holder of a certificate is a lessee of a facility, an assignee of that lessee's interest in the facility must apply to the local governmental unit for approval of the transfer of the certificate. The application shall be filed prior to the effective date of assignment of the interest in the facility.

Notice of the application shall be given and a public hearing held as provided in section 6(2).

If the owner of a facility is the holder of the certificate, a new lessee is not required to apply for transfer of the certificate.

If the lessee of a facility is the holder of the certificate, a sublessee is not required to apply for transfer of the certificate.

History: 1984, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.504 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.504
Third judicial circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.

(1) The third judicial circuit consists of the county of Wayne and has the following number of judges:

(a) Until 12 noon, January 1, 2015, 60 judges.

(b) Beginning 12 noon, January 1, 2015, 56 judges. The 4 judgeships eliminated from this circuit at 12 noon, January 1, 2015 shall be the judgeships of 4 of the judges who are not eligible to run for reelection in 2014 due to constitutional limitation on March 27, 2014.

(2) Subject to section 550, this judicial circuit may have 1 additional judge effective January 1, 2023.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1963, Act 172, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1965, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 1972, Act 169, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1972; Am. 1974, Act 145, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1974; Am. 1978, Act 164, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1978; Am. 1980, Act 129, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1980; Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Am. 2001, Act 254, Eff. Mar. 22, 2002; Am. 2002, Act 715, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003; Am. 2011, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2011; Am. 2014, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2014; Am. 2022, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 9, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8037 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8037
Business court; judges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8037.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (7), a business court consists of sitting circuit judges assigned by the supreme court in a number reasonably reflecting the caseload of the business court. While sitting as a judge of a business court, a circuit judge may exercise the jurisdiction of the business court as provided by law.

(2) A circuit judge assigned as a judge of a business court is assigned for a term of 6 years and may be reassigned at the expiration of the judge's term.

(3) The term of a judge of a business court expires on April 1, 2019, and on April 1 of every sixth year after that.

(4) If a circuit judge acting as a business court judge before whom a case has been tried or a motion heard is disabled or absent from the place where court is held, another circuit judge designated to sit as the judge of a business court may continue to hear, determine, and sign all matters that his or her predecessor could have heard, determined, and signed.

(5) If a circuit judge designated to sit as a judge of the business court leaves office for any reason before signing a judgment and after a finding of fact or rendering an opinion upon proof submitted and argument of counsel disposing of all or part of the issues in the case involved, a successor as judge of the business court may proceed with that action in a manner consistent with the finding of fact or opinion. The successor judge has the same powers as if the finding of fact had been made or the opinion had been rendered by the successor judge.

(6) If a circuit judge leaves office while sitting as a judge of a business court, the supreme court may assign a circuit judge to serve for the remainder of the judge's term on the business court.

(7) A concurrent jurisdiction plan adopted under chapter 4 and approved by the supreme court may provide that 1 or more probate judges or district judges within the circuit may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the business court.

History: Add. 2012, Act 333, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013