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Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.692 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-153-of-1975 / Section 290.692
Enforcement; complaint; investigation; hearing; powers and duties of hearing officer; judicial order; contempt; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) For the purpose of enforcing this act, the department of agriculture may receive sworn complaints with respect to violations or threatened violations of this act. The director of the department of agriculture, or his or her authorized representatives, shall make all necessary investigations, examinations, or inspections of violations or threatened violations specified in the sworn complaint filed with the department.

(2) The department of agriculture shall complete an investigation within 30 days after the filing of the complaint.

(3) If, upon investigation, the director of the department of agriculture considers there is reasonable cause to believe that a violation of this act has occurred, the director or his or her authorized representative shall, within 75 days after the filing of the complaint, provide notice and opportunity for a hearing under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to determine whether a purchaser has failed to comply with this act.

(4) A hearing officer designated by the director of the state office of administrative hearings and rules shall preside at the hearing and may administer oaths and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of such books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents as are considered material to a just determination of the issues in dispute, and for that purpose may issue subpoenas. If a person refuses to obey a subpoena or refuses to be sworn or to testify or if a witness, party, or attorney is guilty of contempt while in attendance at a hearing, the hearing officer may, or the attorney general if requested shall, invoke the aid of the circuit court within the jurisdiction in which the hearing is being held to issue an appropriate order. Failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as contempt.

(5) The department may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: 1975, Act 153, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1975; Am. 2006, Act 221, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2805 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2805
Dissolution under agreement under MCL 450.2488; effectiveness.
Status: in_force

Sec. 805.

Dissolution under an agreement under section 488 becomes effective by executing and filing a certificate of dissolution on behalf of the corporation that states the name of the corporation and that the corporation is dissolved under an agreement under section 488.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.738 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.738
Voting; ballots; folding; deposit in ballot box; rejection for exposure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 738.

Before leaving the booth or voting compartment, the elector shall fold his or her ballot or each of the ballots so that no part of the face shall be exposed, and with the detachable corner on the outside. Upon leaving the booth, the elector shall at once deliver in public view the ballot or ballots to the inspector designated to receive the ballot or ballots. Except as provided in subsection (2), the inspector shall tear off the corner of the ballot, where perforated, containing the number and shall then in the presence of the elector and the board of inspectors deposit each ballot in the proper ballot box without opening the ballot.

If an elector shows his or her ballot or any part of the ballot to any person other than a person lawfully assisting him or her in the preparation of the ballot or a minor child accompanying that elector in the booth or voting compartment under section 736a, after the ballot has been marked, to disclose any part of the face of the ballot, the ballot shall not be deposited in the ballot box, but shall be marked "rejected for exposure", and shall be disposed of as are other rejected ballots. If an elector exposes his or her ballot, a note of the occurrence shall be entered on the poll list opposite his or her name and the elector shall not be allowed to vote at the election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1996, Act 213, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.625d — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.625d
Refusal to submit to chemical test; court order; report to secretary of state; form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 625d.

(1) If a person refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to a chemical test offered under section 625a(6), a test shall not be given without a court order, but the officer may seek to obtain the court order.

(2) A written report shall immediately be forwarded to the secretary of state by the peace officer. The report shall state that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person had committed a crime described in section 625c(1), and that the person had refused to submit to the test upon the request of the peace officer and had been advised of the consequences of the refusal. The form of the report shall be prescribed and furnished by the secretary of state.

History: Add. 1967, Act 253, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 1968, Act 335, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1980, Act 515, Eff. Apr. 1, 1981; Am. 1982, Act 310, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983; Am. 1991, Act 95, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Am. 1994, Act 211, Eff. Nov. 1, 1994; Am. 2014, Act 315, Eff. Jan. 12, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12101 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12101
“Environmental health” defined; general definitions and principles of construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12101.

As used in this article, "environmental health" means the area of activity which deals with the protection of human health through the management, control, and prevention of environmental factors which may adversely affect the health of individuals. This activity is concerned with the existence of substances, conditions, or facilities in quantities, of characteristics, and under conditions, circumstances, or duration which are or can be injurious to human health.

In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.20301 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.20301
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20301.

As used in this part:

"Hazardous material" means a chemical or other material which is or may become injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to the environment.

"Remedial action" means an activity to protect the public health, safety, welfare, or the environment and includes, but is not limited to, cleanup, removal, containment, or isolation of spills.

"Spill" means any leaking, pumping, pouring, emptying, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing of a hazardous material in a quantity which is or may become injurious to the public health, safety, welfare, or to the environment.

"Volunteer" means an individual who is designated as a volunteer by the public entity designated by the governor and is acting solely on behalf of that entity without remuneration beyond reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the assistance.

"Waters of the state" means all groundwaters, lakes, rivers, streams, and other watercourses including the Great Lakes and their connecting waterways within the jurisdiction of the state.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.291b — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-165-of-1917 / Section 247.291b
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1b.

As used in this act:

(a) "Crashworthy" means that term as defined in the Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices.

(b) "Freeway" means that term as defined in section 18a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.18a.

(c) "Highway" includes roads and streets.

(d) "Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices" means the manual on uniform traffic control devices adopted under section 608 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.608.

(e) "Suitable barrier" means a barrier that conforms to the Michigan manual on uniform traffic control devices.

History: Add. 2023, Act 164, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2214 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-179-of-1991 / Section 484.2214
Community resource information and referral entity; designation as 2-1-1 answering point; designation as 2-1-1 coordinating agency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 214.

(1) The commission shall issue orders that assign the telephone digits 2-1-1 to community resource information and referral answering points established under subsection (3) and prescribe appropriate interconnection orders to carry out the intent of this section.

(2) Each provider of basic local exchange service in this state shall assign the telephone number 2-1-1 only to a community resource information and referral answering point established under subsection (3).

(3) The commission shall designate a community resource information and referral entity to be the 2-1-1 answering point for various geographical areas within this state. In making its determination, the commission shall consider all of the following:

(a) The recommendations of Michigan 2-1-1, inc.

(b) Whether the relevant state-endorsed community collaborative bodies are in agreement.

(c) Whether the entity has established a framework to assure the provision of coverage of the 2-1-1 telephone number 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

(d) Whether the entity meets 2-1-1 standards adopted by the Michigan alliance for information and referral systems.

(4) Each community resource information and referral entity designated by the commission to be the 2-1-1 answering point for a particular geographical area within the state shall establish the framework to provide sufficient resources to operate the 2-1-1 telephone number 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

(5) Not later than April 1, 2006, the commission shall designate an entity to serve as the state 2-1-1 coordinating agency. The designated agency shall assist and provide information and resources in implementing 2-1-1 service in this state. The designated agency shall also coordinate the providing of 2-1-1 services of the community resource information and referral entities designated under subsection (3).

(6) Before a state agency or local unit of government implements a community resource information or referral service, the state agency or local unit of government shall consult with the state 2-1-1 coordinating agency designated by the commission under subsection (5).

(7) By 2008, the commission shall issue orders that assign the telephone digits 2-1-1 to a statewide central routing system connecting regional community resource information and referral answering points established under subsection (3). Each provider of basic local exchange service in the state will reassign the telephone number 2-1-1 to the central system without additional charge.

History: Add. 2000, Act 295, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2000; Am. 2005, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.506 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-69-of-1929 / Section 460.506
Review of order or decree.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Any order or decree of the Michigan public service commission shall be subject to review in the manner provided for in section 26 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1909, being section 462.26 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1929, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 23, 1929; CL 1929, 11092; CL 1948, 460.506; Am. 1987, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2023 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2023
Automatic insurance on debtor contracting credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2023.

It is an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance for an insurer, unless required by law or statutory administrative rule or unless provided for by contract, to automatically write insurance on a debtor who has contracted credit based on the principle that the insurance is applicable unless specifically rejected by the debtor, unless the premium or such other identifiable charge as may be applicable is paid in full by the creditor.

History: Add. 1968, Act 240, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1968; Am. 1976, Act 273, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.250 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.250
Insurers; stock transfer; officers or directors; appointment; notice to director; grounds for removal; hearing; order; civil immunity; review; "insurer" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 250.

(1) All insurers licensed to do business in this state shall notify the director within 30 days of any transfer of stock that results in any 1 person holding 10% or more of the voting shares of an insurer. In addition, a domestic insurer shall notify the director within 30 days of the appointment or election of any new officers or directors.

(2) If, after proceedings under section 249, the director has reason to believe that an officer or director is untrustworthy or has abused his or her trust and that continuation as an officer or director is hazardous or injurious to the insurer, the policyholders, or the public, the director shall hold a hearing. After the hearing and after written findings that the officer or director is untrustworthy or has abused his or her trust and that continuation as an officer or director is hazardous or injurious to the insurer, the policyholders, or the public, the director may order the removal of the officer or director.

(3) If the insurer does not comply with a removal order under subsection (2) within 30 days, the director may suspend or revoke the insurer's certificate of authority until the insurer complies with the order.

(4) Any action under this section taken by an insurer or its directors or officers pursuant to an order of the director under this act must be considered to be in good faith and not be the basis for subjecting the insurer or its directors or officers to civil liabilities.

(5) An order of the director issued under this section is subject to review as provided in section 244.

(6) As used in this section, "insurer" includes a nonprofit dental care corporation operating under 1963 PA 125, MCL 550.351 to 550.373.

History: Add. 1967, Act 262, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 2002, Act 684, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002; Am. 2016, Act 276, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.202 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-267-of-1947 / Section 2.202
Boundaries in Lake Superior.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

That the western boundary of the state of Michigan in the waters of lake Superior and the eastern boundary in the waters of lake Superior of the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin be and it hereby is finally fixed and established as the line marked M-N on the map, which line is more particularly described as follows:

Starting at Point M, the point where the line through the middle of the main channel of the Montreal river enters lake Superior;

Thence in a direct line to Point N, the point where a line drawn through the most easterly point of Pigeon Point and the most southerly point of Pine Point intersects the international boundary, on a true azimuth of 23° 27' 24", a distance of 108.86 statute miles.

The latitude and longitude of the named control points is:

Point M: Latitude 46°34'05" Point N: Latitude 48°00'50" Longitude 90°25'05" Longitude 89°29'00"

Point M:

Latitude

46°34'05"

Point N:

Latitude

48°00'50"

Longitude

90°25'05"

Longitude

89°29'00"

History: 1947, Act 267, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 2.202
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.63505 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.63505
Exclusive jurisdiction of department over surface coal mining and reclamation operations in state; construction of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63505.

The department has exclusive jurisdiction over all surface coal mining and reclamation operations in this state. This part shall not be construed as preempting a zoning ordinance enacted by a local unit of government or impairing a land use plan adopted pursuant to a law of this state by a local unit of government.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.337 — MI Code / Chapter 551 / Act Act-155-of-1964 / Section 551.337
Referrals to agencies outside court; conferences.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The director of a circuit court family counseling service shall advise spouses fully of the existence of qualified family counseling services outside the court so that they may freely make an informed choice of the outside service. In order to assure maximum use of community resources, referrals to agencies outside the court shall be made unless otherwise requested. The family counseling service may hold conferences with the spouse, spouses, or members of the family, or may refer parties to other qualified family counselors, family counseling agencies, or social welfare agencies, religious agencies or advisors, physicians, psychiatrists, private agencies, or other qualified persons. The referrals shall be made, when in the judgment of the director, the interest of the family would thereby be as well or better served.

History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.5106 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.5106
Provisions applicable to acquiring insurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5106.

On and after the effective date of the transfer, any acquiring insurer shall be subject to the following:

The acquiring insurer shall assume, indemnify, and hold the state of Michigan and any of its subdivisions harmless from and against all existing liabilities of the state accident fund under policies of workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance issued by the state accident fund before the effective date of the transfer.

The acquiring insurer shall, in a manner similar to that of the state accident fund in the year before the effective date of the transfer, provide worker's compensation insurance to insureds with premiums less than $10,000.00 adjusted annually according to the increase or decrease in the United States department of labor consumer price index as computed for each calendar year. The acquiring insurer shall not adopt or undertake any underwriting practices or procedures in connection with workers' compensation insurance that discriminate against insureds solely on the basis of the size of the premium of the insured.

The acquiring insurer shall maintain investment securities, cash, and reserve funds acquired in the transfer and those generated from doing business in Michigan, on deposit or in custody within the state of Michigan.

For a period of 5 years after the effective date of the transfer, the acquiring insurer shall administer the workers' disability compensation fund of the state of Michigan at the acquiring insurer's direct cost plus reasonably allocated overhead. Any agreement evidencing such arrangement shall be terminable by the state of Michigan 1 year after the effective date of the transfer upon 6 months' written notice.

For a period of at least 1 year after the effective date of the transfer, the acquiring insurer shall recognize the collective bargaining representatives of employees as constituted on the effective date of the transfer.

For a period of 1 year after the effective date of the transfer, the acquiring insurer shall employ, on terms and conditions determined by the acquiring insurer, and subject to the right of the acquiring insurer to terminate employment for good cause, the employees, other than those employees also employed by the department of attorney general, on the payroll of the state accident fund as of the effective date of the transfer.

Within 90 days after the effective date of the transfer, the acquiring insurer shall notify each holder of a policy of insurance, the obligations of which are assumed by the acquiring insurer that the acquiring insurer is now the insurer under the policy, that the acquiring insurer is not a state agency, and that the acquiring insurer is a member of the property and casualty guaranty association created under chapter 79.

The acquiring insurer shall file the applications described in section 5108.

History: Add. 1993, Act 200, Eff. Dec. 28, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21765 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21765
Policies and procedures; copy of rights enumerated in MCL 333.20201; reading or explaining rights; staff observance of rights, policies, and procedures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21765.

(1) A nursing home shall establish written policies and procedures to implement the rights protected under section 20201. The policies shall include a procedure for the investigation and resolution of patient complaints. The policies and procedures shall be subject to approval by the department. The policies and procedures shall be clear and unambiguous, shall be printed in not less than 12-point type, shall be available for inspection by any person, shall be distributed to each patient and representative, and shall be available for public inspection.

(2) Each patient shall be given a copy of the rights enumerated in section 20201 at the time of admission to a nursing home. A patient of a nursing home at the time of the implementation of this section shall be given a copy of the rights enumerated in section 20201 as specified by rule.

(3) A copy shall be given to a person who executes a contract pursuant to section 21766 and to any other person who requests a copy.

(4) If a patient is unable to read the form, it shall be read to the patient in a language the patient understands. In the case of a developmentally disabled individual, the rights shall be explained in a manner that the person is able to understand and the explanation shall be witnessed by a third person. In the case of a minor or a person who has a legal guardian, both the patient and the parent or legal guardian shall be fully informed of the policies and procedures.

(5) A nursing home shall ensure that its staff is familiar with and observes the rights enumerated in section 20201 and the policies and procedures established under this section.

History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979; Am. 2014, Act 66, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.2 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-230-of-1897 / Section 455.2
Articles of association; signing, acknowledgment, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Such articles of association shall be signed by the persons associating in the first instance, and be duly acknowledged before some officer of this state, authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgment of deeds, and shall set forth:

First, The name by which the corporation shall be known in the law;

Second, Definitely and distinctly the purposes for which the corporation is formed;

Third, The amount of the capital stock, which shall in no case be more than 100,000 dollars, and the number of shares thereof which shall be of the par value of 25 dollars;

Fourth, The names of the stockholders; their respective residences, and the number of shares held by each;

Fifth, The city, village or township where the office of the corporation shall be located;

Sixth, The term of existence of such corporation which shall not exceed 30 years;

Seventh, The number of directors of the corporation.

History: 1897, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1897; CL 1897, 7619; CL 1915, 10035; CL 1929, 10305; CL 1948, 455.2
Mich. Comp. Laws § 255.10 — MI Code / Chapter 255 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 255.10
County line waters; prosecution by either county.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

When any offense mentioned in either of the 2 last preceding sections, shall be committed on waters dividing 2 counties, the persons so offending may be prosecuted in either of such counties.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 29; CL 1857, 1125; CL 1871, 1332; How. 1470; CL 1897, 4305; CL 1915, 4790; CL 1929, 4595; CL 1948, 255.10