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Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.272 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-174-of-1931 / Section 35.272
United Spanish war veterans; articles of association, execution, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The commander, senior vice-commander, junior vice-commander, adjutant and quartermaster, of the Department of Michigan, United Spanish War Veterans, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which articles of association shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, and shall set forth:

First, The names of the officers above mentioned and their places of residence;

Second, The corporate name by which the association shall be known in law;

Third, The object and purpose of such association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the order known as the United Spanish War Veterans, and the period for which it is incorporated, which shall not exceed 30 years.

History: 1931, Act 174, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1931; CL 1948, 35.272
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.961h — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-31-of-1948-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 123.961h
Redemption of bonds prior to maturity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11h.

The commission may make provision in the ordinance or resolution authorizing the bonds for the redemption thereof prior to maturity.

History: Add. 1973, Act 110, Imd. Eff. Aug. 19, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1302 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-182-of-1990 / Section 141.1302
Redistribution of federal payments; purposes; ratio; apportionment of money among local school districts and townships.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

A county that receives a payment under section 33 of title III of the Bankhead-Jones farm tenant act, 7 U.S.C. 1012, shall redistribute that payment in a ratio of 75% to local school districts for school purposes and 25% to townships for the improvement of county roads within those townships. The treasurer of the county shall apportion among the local school districts and townships, in an equitable manner consistent with criteria determined by resolution of the county board of commissioners, money redistributed under this section.

History: 1990, Act 182, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.182 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-10-of-1927 / Section 456.182
Resolution of directors; special meeting; transfer of cemetery to municipal corporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the governing board of the legal entity, as applicable, may at a regular meeting pass a resolution containing the substance of the contract of conveyance proposed to be entered into between the legal entity and a municipal corporation and calling a special meeting of the owners, partners, members, or stockholders for the purpose of authorizing that transfer.

A cemetery may be transferred to a municipal corporation in which the cemetery is located pursuant to a court order issued as a result of a receivership or conservatorship action conducted under section 9 of the cemetery regulation act, 1968 PA 251, MCL 456.529, without a resolution executed by the governing board of the legal entity under subsection (1).

History: 1927, Act 10, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 10459; CL 1948, 456.182; Am. 2002, Act 551, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1111 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-152-of-2006 / Section 123.1111
Funeral or memorial service; ordinances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A local unit of government may pass such ordinances as it considers necessary to protect and preserve the peace and respect toward those attending or conducting a funeral or memorial service.

History: 2006, Act 152, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.79 — MI Code / Chapter 51 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 51.79
Survival of action against sheriff or deputies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79.

Any action for the malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of a sheriff or any of his deputies, may be prosecuted against the executors or administrators of such sheriff, in like manner as if the cause of action survived at common law.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14; CL 1857, 420; CL 1871, 561; How. 589; CL 1897, 2588; CL 1915, 2450; CL 1929, 1332; CL 1948, 51.79
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.477 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.477
Petition and initiative petition; official declaration of sufficiency or insufficiency by board of state canvassers; publication of statement of purpose; expense; effectiveness of law that is subject of referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 477.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board of state canvassers shall make an official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency of a petition under this chapter at least 2 months before the election at which the proposal is to be submitted. The board of state canvassers shall make an official declaration of the sufficiency or insufficiency of an initiative petition no later than 100 days before the election at which the proposal is to be submitted. The board of state canvassers may not count toward the sufficiency of a petition described in this section any valid signature of a registered elector from a congressional district submitted on that petition that is above the 15% limit described in section 471. If the board of state canvassers declares that the petition is sufficient, the secretary of state shall send copies of the statement of purpose of the proposal as approved by the board of state canvassers to the several daily and weekly newspapers published in this state, with the request that the newspapers give as wide publicity as possible to the proposed amendment or other question. Publication of any matter by any newspaper under this section must be without expense or cost to this state.

(2) For the purposes of the second paragraph of section 9 of article II of the state constitution of 1963, a law that is the subject of the referendum continues to be effective until the referendum is properly invoked, which occurs when the board of state canvassers makes its official declaration of the sufficiency of the referendum petition. The board of state canvassers shall complete the canvass of a referendum petition within 60 days after the petition is filed with the secretary of state, except that 1 15-day extension may be granted by the secretary of state if necessary to complete the canvass.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1999, Act 219, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000; Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012; Am. 2018, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.572 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-267-of-2001 / Section 288.572
Definitions; D.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

As used in this act:

(a) "Dairy animal" means any domesticated lactating mammal, including a cow, goat, sheep, water buffalo, or other hooved mammal, which is managed and milked to obtain milk for human consumption.

(b) "Dairy farm" means any place or premises where 1 or more dairy animals are kept for milking purposes, and from which a part or all of the milk is provided, sold, or offered for sale.

(c) "Dairy plant" or "milk plant" means any place, premises, or establishment where milk or dairy products are collected, handled, processed, stored, pasteurized, aseptically processed, packaged, or prepared for distribution.

(d) "Dairy product", "manufactured dairy product", or "milk product" means products that include, but are not limited to, evaporated milk, condensed skim milk, condensed milk, condensed buttermilk, condensed milk solids, concentrate milk, nonfat dry milk, dry milk, dry cream, dry whey, dry buttermilk, butter, buttermilk, cheese, cheese products, ice cream, sherbet, frozen desserts, dairy confections, or novelties, related dairy products with butter fat or milk solids substitutions, filtered milk components, infant formula manufactured with dairy ingredients, whey, whey cream, and other products for human consumption not regulated under the grade A milk law of 2001 or as determined appropriate by the director.

(e) "Department" means the Michigan department of agriculture.

(f) "Director" means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her designee.

(g) "Distributor" means a person other than a producer or processor who offers for sale, holds for sale, or sells at wholesale milk or dairy products. A distributor's facilities include warehousing, refrigerated storage, and refrigerated distribution vehicles.

(h) "Dry milk product" means a product resulting from the drying of milk or a dairy product.

(i) "Dryer" means equipment that dries milk or a dairy product.

History: 2001, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002; Am. 2008, Act 147, Eff. June 27, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.933 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-295-of-1969 / Section 390.933
Nondiscrimination covenant.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The authority shall require that use of educational facilities assisted under this act shall be consistent with the requirements in section 2(c) and shall be open to all regardless of race, religion, color, sex, or national origin, except that there may be restrictions on the basis of sex in the assignment of student living facilities assisted under this act, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction or alteration of educational facilities assisted under this act shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin. The educational institution to which an educational loan is made shall covenant with the authority that the nondiscrimination provision shall be enforced.

History: 1969, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969; Am. 1972, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973; Am. 1983, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.128 — MI Code / Chapter 51 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 51.128
New sheriff; election, certificate of qualification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

Whenever any new sheriff shall be elected in the place of any other, or upon the expiration of any sheriff's office, and shall have qualified and given the security required by law, the clerk of the county shall grant a certificate, under the seal of the circuit court for the county, that the person so elected has qualified and given such security.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 147; CL 1857, 427; CL 1871, 569; How. 597; CL 1897, 2600; CL 1915, 2464; CL 1929, 1356; CL 1948, 51.128
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6422 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6422
Court of claims; practice and procedure; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6422.

(1) Practice and procedure in the court of claims shall be in accordance with the statutes and court rules prescribing the practice in the circuit courts of this state, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(2) The supreme court may adopt special rules for the court of claims.

(3) All fees in the court of claims shall be at the rate established by statute or court rule for actions in the circuit courts of this state and shall be paid to the clerk of the court of claims.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 2013, Act 164, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.104 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-187-of-1905 / Section 570.104
Bond of contractor on public works; prosecution, recovery.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Such bond may be prosecuted and a recovery had at any time within 1 year after the completion and acceptance of the project, by any person, firm or corporation to whom any money shall be due and payable on account of having performed any labor or furnished any materials or supplies in the erection, repairing or ornamentation of any such building or works, in the name of the people of this state for the use and benefit of such person, firm or corporation: Provided, however, That in the case of a suit for the benefit of the subcontractor, he shall be required to allege and prove that he has paid to all parties entitled thereto the full sums due to them for labor, materials or supplies contracted for by him: And provided further, That in no case brought under the provisions of this act shall the people of this state be liable for costs.

History: 1905, Act 187, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; CL 1915, 14830; Am. 1925, Act 384, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 13135; CL 1948, 570.104
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.206 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-72-of-1937 / Section 408.206
Conducting business of council at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The business which the council may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the council in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with 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.

History: Add. 1988, Act 434, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.6b — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.6b
“Civil infraction determination” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6b.

"Civil infraction determination" means a determination that a person is responsible for a civil infraction by 1 of the following:

An admission of responsibility for the civil infraction.

An admission of responsibility for the civil infraction, "with explanation".

A preponderance of the evidence at an informal hearing or formal hearing on the question under section 746 or 747.

A default judgment, for failing to appear as directed by a citation or other notice, at a scheduled appearance under section 745(3) (b) or (4), at a scheduled informal hearing under section 746, or at a scheduled formal hearing under section 747.

History: Add. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.232 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-119-of-1980 / Section 207.232
Disposition of money.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

Money received and collected by the department under this act and after the payment of the necessary expenses incurred in the administration of this act, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Michigan transportation fund.

History: 1980, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 14, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.43 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.43
Discharge of mortgage; recording of certificate; reproduced documents; reference to liber and page containing certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

Every certificate described in section 42 of this chapter, and the proof or acknowledgment of the certificate, shall be recorded at full length, and a reference shall be made to the liber and page, or other unique identifying number, containing the certificate, in the minutes of the discharge of the mortgage made by the register upon the mortgage. If the register of deeds is authorized by the board of commissioners to reproduce deeds, mortgages, maps, instruments, or writings, as provided in section 2 of 1964 PA 105, MCL 691.1102, and the mortgage does not exist in a hard copy medium, it is not necessary for him or her to make reference to the liber and page containing the certificate on the liber and page containing the mortgage. Instead, reference to the liber and page containing the certificate shall be made in the index to the permanent index of mortgages.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65; CL 1857, 2762; CL 1871, 4245; How. 5703; CL 1897, 9009; CL 1915, 11744; CL 1929, 13317; CL 1948, 565.43; Am. 1959, Act 22, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 1959; Am. 1992, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992; Am. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.8511 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.8511
Priority of claims.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8511.

Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), if a securities intermediary does not have sufficient interest in a particular financial asset to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements to that financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the securities intermediary who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claims of entitlement holders, other than the creditor, have priority over the claim of the creditor.

A claim of a creditor of a securities intermediary who has a security interest in a financial asset held by a securities intermediary has priority over claims of the securities intermediary's entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to that financial asset if the creditor has control over the financial asset.

If a clearing corporation does not have sufficient financial assets to satisfy both its obligations to entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to a financial asset and its obligation to a creditor of the clearing corporation who has a security interest in that financial asset, the claim of the creditor has priority over the claims of entitlement holders.

History: Add. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.356 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-46-of-1975 / Section 4.356
Administrative process; investigation or hearing discretionary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The ombudsman shall advise a complainant to pursue all administrative remedies open to the complainant. The ombudsman may request and shall receive from the department a progress report concerning the administrative processing of a complaint. After administrative action on a complaint, the ombudsman may conduct further investigation on the request of a complainant or on his or her own initiative.

The ombudsman need not conduct an investigation on a complaint brought before the ombudsman. A person is not entitled as a right to be heard by the ombudsman.

History: 1975, Act 46, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 197, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2171 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-244-of-2005 / Section 487.2171
Rules; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.

(1) The director may promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to enforce and administer this act.

(2) By October 31, 2025, and by each October 31 thereafter through October 31, 2031, the director shall submit a report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives concerned with banking and financial services issues that includes the following information:

(a) The number of persons engaged in the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions in this state during the immediately preceding calendar year.

(b) A general report on the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions in this state during the immediately preceding calendar year. The report must include information about the number of licensees, the number of customers, and the number and amount of transactions, reported in the following format:

( i ) A summary of the deferred presentment service transaction program fees received by the department.

( ii ) Statewide statistics concerning transaction volumes by month, transaction amounts, fees, and averages, active license locations, the total number of customers, and drawer usage of repayment plans.

( iii ) Statistics, reported by county or zip code, concerning provider locations, transaction volumes, total amount of advances, total fees for advances, average advance amounts, average advance fees, the total number of repeat drawers, and the total number of licensee locations.

(c) The name and street address of each licensee in this state during the immediately preceding calendar year.

(d) The number of complaints filed with the department against licensees and nonlicensees arising from transactions that took place in this state for the immediately preceding calendar year.

(e) Any additional information that the director considers relevant.

(3) Beginning October 31, 2025, and on October 31 of each year thereafter through October 31, 2031, the department shall publish on its website the report described in subsection (2).

History: 2005, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 2005; Am. 2024, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.631 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-206-of-1957 / Section 259.631
Community airport; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

As used in this act, "community airport" means any location, either on land or water, which is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, which provides facilities for the shelter, supply or care of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, all appurtenant rights of way and runway clear zones as designated by the civil aeronautics authority, whether heretofore or hereafter established.

History: 1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 454.102 — MI Code / Chapter 454 / Act Act-42-of-1887 / Section 454.102
Arbeiter bunds; articles of association, member executing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any such societies, not less than 15, desiring to form an incorporated union or bund under this act, shall delegate 1 of their members, by appropriate resolution, to be entered in the records of such societies, to act in executing articles of association under this act.

History: 1887, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1887; How. 3934k; CL 1897, 7442; CL 1915, 9814; CL 1929, 10285; CL 1948, 454.102
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1406 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-332-of-1965 / Section 445.1406
Unauthorized charges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 406.

A person shall not charge, collect, or receive from a buyer, directly or indirectly, any further or other amount for costs, credit investigation charges, insurance premiums, examination, appraisal, service, brokerage, commission, interest, discount, expense, fee, fine, penalty, or other thing of value in connection with a home improvement installment contract, home improvement charge agreement, or home improvement charge sale, other than the charges authorized by this act. Any such unauthorized charge shall be unenforceable. Any payment of an unauthorized charge shall be applied to the next maturing installment, or, if a contract has been fully paid or a balance is not owing under an agreement, shall be remitted to the buyer and the buyer shall be entitled to recover all such unauthorized charges.

History: 1965, Act 332, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966; Am. 1985, Act 202, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.441 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.441
Borrowing to pay awards in condemnation proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 441.

The board of the first class school district, with the consent of the legislative body of the city, may authorize the financial officers of the school district to borrow for not more than 1 year, on the best terms obtainable, sums necessary to pay awards in condemnation proceedings. If the question under section 410 is approved in the first class school district, then the chief executive officer appointed under section 420 has the powers and shall perform the duties of the board of the first class school district under this section.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2004, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3211 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3211
Circuit court subpoena to appear; petition by commissioner; scope; failure to appear as contempt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 211.

The commissioner may petition the circuit court for the county in which the examination is being carried on to issue a subpoena on behalf of the bureau requiring a person to appear before the bureau and be examined under oath with reference to any matter within the scope of an examination of a savings bank under this act, and to produce books, records, or papers. A failure to obey the subpoena of the circuit court may be punished by the circuit court as a contempt of the circuit court.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996