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Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1222 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1222
Property acquired through installment lease agreement as public property; exemption from property tax.
Status: in_force

Sec. 222.

Property acquired for the state or a state agency through an installment lease agreement is public property and shall be considered exempt for purposes of the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the state as lessee under the installment lease agreement is required to pay any taxes or reimburse the lessor for any payments the lessor has made.

History: Add. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1165 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-100-of-1990 / Section 141.1165
Rules relating to administration and enforcement; adoption, amendment, and repeal; collection and disposition of taxes and payments; special ruling; examination of books, papers, and records.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The administrator may adopt, amend and repeal rules relating to the administration and enforcement of this ordinance, but not in conflict with the ordinance, subject to the approval of the city governing body. The rules, amendments and repeals, after approval by the city governing body, shall become effective upon being published in the official newspaper of the city.

The administrator shall enforce this ordinance and the rules. The administrator shall prepare, adopt and make available to taxpayers and other persons all forms necessary for compliance with this ordinance.

The city treasurer shall collect all taxes and payments due under this ordinance and deposit them in a designated city depository.

A taxpayer, public utility, or resale customer desiring a special ruling on a matter pertaining to this ordinance or rules shall submit in writing to the administrator all the facts involved and the ruling sought. A taxpayer, public utility, or resale customer, aggrieved by a special ruling may appeal as provided in section 14.

The administrator or his or her duly authorized agent may examine the books, papers and records of any person, public utility, resale customer, taxpayer or his or her agent or representative, for the purpose of verifying the accuracy and completeness of a return filed, or, if no return was filed, to ascertain the tax, penalties or interest due under this ordinance.

History: 1990, Act 100, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1336 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1336
Reserve for undistributed investment income; pension stabilization subaccount.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the reserve for undistributed investment income is the account to which all income from the investment of assets, all gifts and bequests received by the retirement system, and all other money received by the retirement system the disposition of which is not specifically provided for is credited. The retirement board shall determine the income, interest, and dividends attributable to the health advance funding subaccount created by section 34(2). The income, interest, and dividends attributable to the health advance funding subaccount shall be credited to the health advance funding subaccount. In each fiscal year, the retirement board shall transfer from the reserve for undistributed investment income all amounts necessary to credit the interest required under this act to the reserve for employee contributions, the reserve for employer contributions, the reserve for member investment plan, the reserve for retired benefit payments, and the reserve for health benefits, to fund the reserve for administrative expenses, and any supplemental payments required pursuant to section 104a.

The pension stabilization subaccount is the account to which the amounts transferred pursuant to subsection (3) to the reserve for undistributed investment income are credited. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no amounts shall be transferred from the stabilization subaccount to any other reserve. The director of the department may transfer part or all of the pension stabilization subaccount to the reserve for employer contributions. After the department has transferred the entire balance of the pension stabilization subaccount to the reserve for employer contributions created by section 30, the pension stabilization subaccount created by this subsection shall be closed and subsection (3) shall no longer apply.

Beginning on the designated date, if the actuarial valuation prepared pursuant to sections 41 and 41a demonstrates that as of the beginning of a fiscal year, and after all credits and transfers required by this act for the previous fiscal year have been made, the sum of the actuarial value of assets and the actuarial present value of future normal cost contributions exceeds the actuarial present value of benefits, an amount equal to the excess shall be credited to the pension stabilization subaccount pursuant to subsection (2) and shall be debited against the reserve for employer contributions.

History: Add. 1989, Act 194, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1989; Am. 1997, Act 143, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1997; Am. 2002, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2531 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2531
Oath of office; administration without fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2531.

No fee may be charged by any officer, for administering the oath of office to any member of the legislature, to any military officer, or to any other public officer.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.58 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.58
Board of cemetery trustees; chairperson; clerk; powers; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.

The board of cemetery trustees shall appoint 1 of their number chairperson and the village clerk shall be clerk of the board, and the council may by ordinance invest the board with such powers and authority as may be necessary for the care, management, and preservation of the cemetery, including the cemetery grounds, tombs, monuments, and appurtenances. The board shall perform such other duties as the council may prescribe.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2826; CL 1915, 2697; CL 1929, 1606; CL 1948, 67.58; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4026 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4026
Table of loan values and options; provision required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4026.

Except for universal life insurance policies, each life insurance policy shall contain a table showing in figures the loan values and the options available under the policies each year upon default in premium payments during at least the first 20 years of the policy. Universal life insurance policies shall clearly describe and illustrate calculations used to determine loan values and the options available under the policies upon default in premium payments.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1993, Act 349, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.806b — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-286-of-1964 / Section 247.806b
Film production located in state; authorization by director or commission to use property; exception; cooperation with Michigan film office; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6b.

(1) The director or the commission may authorize a person engaged in the production of a film in this state to use without charge property owned by or under the control of the commission for the purpose of producing a film under terms and conditions established by the director or commission. The economic and other benefits to this state of film production located in this state shall be deemed to be the value received by this state in exchange for the use of property under this section.

(2) The director or the commission shall not authorize the use of property owned by or under the control of the commission for the production of a film that includes obscene matter or an obscene performance or for a production for which records are required to be maintained with respect to any performer under 18 USC 2257.

(3) The department and the commission shall cooperate with the Michigan film office in providing the office with information about potential film locations owned by or under the control of the commission and the use of property owned by or under the control of the commission.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Film" means single media or multimedia entertainment content for distribution or exhibition to the general public by any means and media in any digital media format, film, or videotape, including, but not limited to, a motion picture, a documentary, a television series, a television miniseries, a television special, interstitial television programming, long-form television, interactive television, music videos, interactive games, video games, commercials, internet programming, an internet video, a sound recording, a video, digital animation, or an interactive website.

(b) "Michigan film office" means the office created under chapter 2A of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029 to 125.2029g.

(c) "Obscene matter or an obscene performance" means matter described in 1984 PA 343, MCL 752.361 to 752.374.

History: Add. 2008, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1456 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1456
Low and moderate income housing; financing for small scale housing developments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.

In special circumstances where the authority deems it appropriate in order to accomplish the purposes of this act, the authority may provide the necessary financing for small scale housing developments built primarily for low income families and individuals eligible for lower rentals or carrying charges under this chapter, and may waive the requirement that no more than 25% of the dwelling units in any particular project may be made available to low income families under this section.

History: 1966, Act 346, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1209 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1209
Establishment of annual schedule of fees; payment; action for recovery of fees or penalties; failure to submit report; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 209.

The commissioner shall establish annually a schedule of fees sufficient to pay for the bureau's costs of enforcing this act. The fees shall be as follows:

For filing an application for a license, not less than $2,500.00 or more than $8,000.00.

For filing an application for approval to acquire control of a licensee, not less than $1,250.00 or more than $6,000.00.

For filing an application for approval for a licensee to merge with another corporation, an application for approval for a licensee to purchase all or substantially all of the business of another person, or an application for approval for a licensee to sell all or substantially all of its business or of the business of any of its offices to another licensee, not less than $1,250.00 or more than $6,000.00. Two or more applications relating to the same merger, purchase, or sale may be filed, for the same fee as for filing a single application.

For annual license renewal, not less than $2,500.00 or more than $8,000.00, payable at a time prescribed by the commissioner. A license renewal fee not paid when due is subject to a penalty of $25.00 for each day the fee is delinquent or $1,000.00, whichever is less.

For examination of the licensee, not less than $40.00 or more than $70.00 per hour for each examiner involved in the examination. If the commissioner examines a licensee or a subsidiary of a licensee, within 10 days after receiving a statement from the commissioner, the licensee shall pay the fee, plus travel expenses.

A fee for filing an application with the commissioner is nonrefundable and is to be paid at the time the application is filed with the commissioner.

If any fees or penalties provided for in this act are not paid when required, the attorney general may maintain an action against the delinquent licensee to recover the fees or penalties together with interest and costs.

A licensee or an affiliate or subsidiary of a licensee that fails to submit a report as required by section 215 is subject to a penalty of $25.00 for each day the report is delinquent or $1,000.00, whichever is less.

Money collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the financial institutions bureau and used only for the operation of the financial institutions bureau.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986; Am. 1992, Act 74, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1042b — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1042b
"Peter C. Lemon Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 42b.

The portion of highway US-23 in Iosco County beginning at the intersection with M-55 in Tawas City and extending south to the Tawas River Bridge shall be known as the "Peter C. Lemon Highway".

History: Add. 2019, Act 166, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article X § 2 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article X § 2
Eminent domain; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation therefore being first made or secured in a manner prescribed by law. If private property consisting of an individual's principal residence is taken for public use, the amount of compensation made and determined for that taking shall be not less than 125% of that property's fair market value, in addition to any other reimbursement allowed by law. Compensation shall be determined in proceedings in a court of record.

"Public use" does not include the taking of private property for transfer to a private entity for the purpose of economic development or enhancement of tax revenues. Private property otherwise may be taken for reasons of public use as that term is understood on the effective date of the amendment to this constitution that added this paragraph.

In a condemnation action, the burden of proof is on the condemning authority to demonstrate, by the preponderance of the evidence, that the taking of a private property is for a public use, unless the condemnation action involves a taking for the eradication of blight, in which case the burden of proof is on the condemning authority to demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence, that the taking of that property is for a public use.

Any existing right, grant, or benefit afforded to property owners as of November 1, 2005, whether provided by this section, by statute, or otherwise, shall be preserved and shall not be abrogated or impaired by the constitutional amendment that added this paragraph.

History: Const. 1963, Art. X, § 2, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. S.J.R. E, approved Nov. 7, 2006, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.541 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-46-of-1952 / Section 4.541
Legislative committees; inspection of records and files of state departments, boards, institutions, and agencies; subpoena duces tecum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any standing or select committee of the senate or the house of representatives, and any joint select committee of the senate and house of representatives, shall be authorized to subpoena and have produced before any such committee, or inspect the records and files of any state department, board, institution or agency; and it shall be the duty of any state department, board, institution or agency to produce before the committee as required by the subpoena, or permit the members of any such committee to inspect its records and files. Such records and files shall be subpoenaed, examined or used only in connection with the jurisdiction and purposes for which the committee was created.

History: 1952, Act 46, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 435.331 — MI Code / Chapter 435 / Act Act-115-of-2004 / Section 435.331
“Michigan Manufacturing Day”.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In recognition of the importance of manufacturing to the development of the state and its economy, the legislature declares that the Friday in the second full week of May shall be known as "Michigan Manufacturing Day".

History: 2004, Act 115, Imd. Eff. May 21, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2206 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2206
Employer, labor organization, or employment agency; prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 206.

(1) An employer, labor organization, or employment agency shall not print, circulate, post, mail, or otherwise cause to be published a statement, advertisement, notice, or sign relating to employment by the employer, or relating to membership in or a classification or referral for employment by the labor organization, or relating to a classification or referral for employment by the employment agency, that indicates a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination, based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status.

(2) Except as permitted by rules promulgated by the commission or by applicable federal law, an employer or employment agency shall not do any of the following:

(a) Make or use a written or oral inquiry or form of application that elicits or attempts to elicit information concerning the religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status of a prospective employee.

(b) Make or keep a record of information described in subdivision (a) or disclose that information.

(c) Make or use a written or oral inquiry or form of application that expresses a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status of a prospective employee.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.68 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.68
Minimum sentence ranges for class G.
Status: in_force

Sec. 68.

The following are the minimum sentence ranges for class G:

PRIOR RECORD VARIABLE LEVEL Offense Variable A B C D E F Level 0 1-9 10-24 25-49 50-74 75+ points points points points points points I 0-9 points 0-3 0-6 0-9 0-11 0-17 2-17 II 10-15 points 0-6 0-9 0-11 0-17 2-17 5-23 III 16+ points 0-9 0-11 0-17 2-17 5-23 7-23

PRIOR RECORD VARIABLE LEVEL

Offense Variable

A

B

C

D

E

F

Level

0

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-74

75+

points

points

points

points

points

points

I

0-9 points

0-3

0-6

0-9

0-11

0-17

2-17

II

10-15 points

0-6

0-9

0-11

0-17

2-17

5-23

III

16+ points

0-9

0-11

0-17

2-17

5-23

7-23

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 434.151 — MI Code / Chapter 434 / Act Act-238-of-1957 / Section 434.151
Lost, unclaimed or abandoned personal property in custody of state; application of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The provisions of this act shall apply to:

Personal property of patients in state hospitals remaining after the death, discharge, release or escape of the patient and unclaimed by the patient, his or her relatives or heirs or personal or legal representative.

Personal property of prisoners in state prisons remaining unclaimed after the death, discharge, release or escape of a prisoner and unclaimed by the prisoner, his relatives or heirs, or personal or legal representatives.

Personal property lost or abandoned by the owners thereof in or on state owned property administered by the department of conservation and turned into the custody of said department.

Personal property lost or abandoned by the owners thereof in or on other property owned, leased or rented by the state of Michigan for the use of state departments, boards and institutions.

History: 1957, Act 238, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1542 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-269-of-1974 / Section 445.1542
Documents subject to MCL 15.231 to 15.246; publication of information; disclosure of information withheld from public inspection; evidence sought under subpoena.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

Filings, reports, and other papers and documents filed with the department under this act shall be subject to the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The department may publish information filed with it or obtained by it, if the action is in the public interest. The department or its examiners, investigators, assistants, clerks, or deputies shall not disclose information withheld from public inspection except among themselves or when necessary or appropriate in a proceeding or investigation under this act or to other federal or state regulatory agencies. This act shall neither create nor derogate from any privilege which exists at common law or otherwise when documentary or other evidence is sought under a subpoena directed to the department.

History: 1974, Act 269, Eff. Oct. 15, 1974; Am. 1984, Act 92, Eff. June 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.816 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-227-of-1967 / Section 408.816
Fees for services; determination; payment; deposits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Fees for the following matters shall be determined by the board subject to section 15:

Commission.

Certificate of competency examination.

Elevator contractor license.

Contractor examination.

Permit, each elevator or device.

Certificate of operation.

Appeal for hearing before board.

Inspection by general inspector.

Special.

Fees shall be paid to the director. Fees received by the director shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund. These funds shall be disbursed only as appropriated by the legislature.

History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 2004, Act 269, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.362 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-5-of-1935 / Section 3.362
Lighthouse on St. Clair flats; appropriation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

There is hereby appropriated the sum of 2,250 dollars from the general fund of the state to carry out the provisions of section 1.

History: 1935, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1935; CL 1948, 3.362
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.159 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-272-of-1909 / Section 128.159
Possession by township; writ of possession.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Such township may, at any time after making the payment or deposit hereinbefore required, enter upon and take possession of such real estate for the use of said township. And it shall be the duty of the county clerk of said county, on the request of said township, to issue out of and under the seal of the circuit court of said county a writ of possession as awarded in such order or decree; which writ shall be directed to the sheriff of said county, and shall be tested and made returnable, and shall be substantially, so far as may be, in the same form provided for writs of possession in actions of ejectment; and it shall be the duty of such sheriff thereupon to remove the respondent or respondents in such proceedings, and all persons holding under them, or either of them, from the real estate described in such decree and in such writ, and deliver the possession thereof, with the appurtenances, to such township.

History: 1909, Act 272, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 5131; CL 1929, 3875; CL 1948, 128.159