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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.314 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-424-of-1988 / Section 287.314
Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for each violation of this act.

History: 1988, Act 424, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.203 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-109-of-1945 / Section 331.203
County levy, hospitals; tax limitation, special fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The board of supervisors of any county coming within the provisions of section 2 of this act, is hereby authorized and empowered to raise by taxation necessary funds for the purpose of acquiring, owning, constructing, equipping, maintaining and operating a hospital for the treatment of contagious or infectious diseases and for the treatment of indigent persons suffering from any physical ailment or impairment, and for temporary detention of mentally ill patients, both non-indigent and indigent. In no case shall a tax for the original acquisition and construction exceed in any 1 year 1 mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation of said county. If deemed expedient by said board, moneys for acquisition or construction purposes hereunder may be raised by taxation during successive years, and said board of supervisors may also appropriate from any unexpended moneys in the general fund of the county for such purposes. All money raised by taxation within the county, and all moneys appropriated by said board of supervisors for such purposes, shall constitute a special fund for acquisition or construction and equipment of the hospital. Moneys raised by taxation or appropriated by the board of supervisors for acquisition or construction purposes, and subsequently found not to be needed therefor, may be used to defray the expenses of operation and maintenance.

History: 1945, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1945; CL 1948, 331.203; Am. 1956, Act 168, Imd. Eff. Apr. 16, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17965 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17965
Renewal; continuing education.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17965.

Subject to section 16204, the board shall, by rule, require as a condition of renewal of a license the furnishing of evidence of at least 18 hours, or the equivalent acceptable to the board, of continuing education for each 3-year license cycle. The courses shall be approved by the board and shall include subjects related to the practice of massage therapy.

History: Add. 2008, Act 471, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2486 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2486
Notice of appeal; informal conference; reaffirming, modifying, or revoking decision; hearing; petition for redress.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2486.

Upon receipt of a notice from a local health department that the local health department wishes to appeal a department decision relative to the implementation of sections 2471 to 2498, the department shall schedule an informal conference to be attended by representatives of the jurisdiction affected by the decision and representatives of the department. After the conference the department may reaffirm, modify, or revoke its decision.

Upon request, a local health department adversely affected by a decision of the department as to service eligibility, development priorities, allowable services, minimum activities necessary for substantial compliance, a decision under section 2235, or the level of reasonable and allowable costs shall be granted a hearing. The local governing entity may pursue further appeal by petition to the appropriate circuit court for redress.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1384 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-105-of-2015 / Section 123.1384
Information employer must request, require, or exclude on employment application or during interview process; regulation by local governmental body prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A local governmental body shall not adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, local policy, or local resolution regulating information an employer or potential employer must request, require, or exclude on an application for employment or during the interview process from an employee or a potential employee. This section does not prohibit an ordinance, local policy, or local resolution requiring a criminal background check for an employee or potential employee in connection with the receipt of a license or permit from a local governmental body.

History: 2015, Act 105, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2015; Am. 2018, Act 84, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VI § 11 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VI § 11
Circuit courts; judicial circuits, sessions, number of judges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The state shall be divided into judicial circuits along county lines in each of which there shall be elected one or more circuit judges as provided by law. Sessions of the circuit court shall be held at least four times in each year in every county organized for judicial purposes. Each circuit judge shall hold court in the county or counties within the circuit in which he is elected, and in other circuits as may be provided by rules of the supreme court. The number of judges may be changed and circuits may be created, altered and discontinued by law and the number of judges shall be changed and circuits shall be created, altered and discontinued on recommendation of the supreme court to reflect changes in judicial activity. No change in the number of judges or alteration or discontinuance of a circuit shall have the effect of removing a judge from office during his term.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VI, § 11, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.41904 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.41904
Prohibitions against discharge of firearms; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41904.

Any prohibition against discharge of firearms made under authority of this part does not apply to peace officers or members of any branch of the armed forces in the discharge of their proper duties. The department may authorize the use of firearms to prevent or control the depredations of birds or animals in situations where significant damages are being caused by wildlife.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.9e — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-176-of-1939 / Section 423.9e
Bargaining unit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9e.

The commission, after consultation with the parties, shall determine such a bargaining unit as will best secure to the employees their right of collective bargaining. The unit shall be either the employees of 1 employer employed in 1 plant or business enterprise within this state, not holding executive or supervisory positions, or a craft unit, or a plant unit, or a subdivision of any of the foregoing units. If the group of employees involved in the dispute was recognized by the employer or identified by certification, contract, or past practice, as a unit for collective bargaining, the commission may adopt that unit.

History: Add. 1947, Act 318, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 423.9e; Am. 1965, Act 282, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 1976, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.275 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-261-of-1927 / Section 123.275
Application of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Nothing in this act shall in any way impair, impeach, or in any way affect any right of action in law or in equity that may now exist in addition to the provisions of this act for the prevention of building plants or works, named in this act, nor shall this act in any way affect the right of any city or village to enact ordinances for their protection against such building plants or works in this act named. This act shall not apply to sewage disposal tanks, settling basins, apparatus or screens for the treatment of sewage matter, where the same are located within the confines of any city or village whose sewage constitutes part of the total sewage entering such a facility.

History: 1927, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 2486; CL 1948, 123.275; Am. 1962, Act 21, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1839 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1839
Purchase of goods or services; preference.
Status: in_force

Sec. 239.

A public university shall not use funds appropriated in section 236 for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods and services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable value. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.244 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.244
Filing fees to supreme court; waiver; costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 244.

The following fees shall be paid to the supreme court clerk and may be taxed as costs when costs are allowed by the supreme court:

The sum of $375.00 for an application for leave to appeal.

The sum of $375.00 for an original proceeding.

The sum of $150.00 for a motion for immediate consideration or a motion to expedite appeal, except that a prosecuting attorney is exempt from paying a fee under this subdivision in an appeal arising out of a criminal proceeding, if the defendant is represented by a court-appointed lawyer.

The sum of $75.00 for all other motions.

Fifty cents per page for a certified copy of a paper, from a public record.

The sum of $5.00 for certified docket entries.

The sum of $1.00 for certification of a copy presented to the clerk.

Fifty cents per page for a copy of an opinion; however, 1 copy must be given without charge to the attorney for each party in the case.

A person who is unable to pay a filing fee may ask the supreme court to waive the fee by filing a motion and an affidavit disclosing the reason for that inability.

History: Add. 2003, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.3106a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.3106a
Satisfaction of remedial obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3106a.

Corrective action measures conducted pursuant to part 213 satisfy remedial obligations under this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.35325 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.35325
Purchase of lands or interests in lands; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35325.

The department or local units of government may purchase lands or interests in lands from a willing seller in critical dune areas for the purpose of maintaining or improving the critical dune areas and the environment of the critical dune areas in conformance with the zoning ordinance, or the model zoning plan if the local unit of government does not have an approved zoning ordinance. Interests that may be purchased may include easements designed to provide for the preservation of critical dune areas and to limit or eliminate development in critical dune areas.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.535b — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.535b
Transporting or shipping stolen firearm or stolen ammunition as felony; receiving, concealing, storing, bartering, selling, disposing of, pledging, or accepting as security for a loan a stolen firearm as felony; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 535b.

A person who transports or ships a stolen firearm or stolen ammunition, knowing that the firearm or ammunition was stolen, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

A person who receives, conceals, stores, barters, sells, disposes of, pledges, or accepts as security for a loan a stolen firearm or stolen ammunition, knowing that the firearm or ammunition was stolen, is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 1990, Act 321, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.103 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.103
Agreements as to eligibility for supplementary benefits and medical assistance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

A person receiving benefits under title 16 of the social security act or a person who, except for the amount of his income is otherwise eligible to receive benefits, may receive supplementary benefits from the state department in accordance with rules of the state department and to the extent appropriations are available.

The director may enter into an agreement with the secretary of the federal department of health, education and welfare pursuant to title 16 of the social security act, in which the secretary will, on behalf of the state, determine eligibility and make state supplementary payments to eligible persons.

The director may enter into an agreement with the secretary, pursuant to title 16 of the social security act, in which the secretary will determine eligibility for medical assistance in the case of aged, blind, or disabled persons under the state's plan approved under title 19.

History: Add. 1973, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.490 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.490
Safe keeping of public moneys.
Status: in_force

Sec. 490.

Safe keeping of public moneys-All moneys which shall come into the hands of any officer of the state, or of any officer of any county, or of any township, school district, highway district, city or village, or of any other municipal or public corporation within this state, pursuant to any provision of law authorizing such officer to receive the same, shall be denominated public moneys within the meaning of this section.

It shall be the duty of every officer charged with the receiving, keeping or disbursing of public moneys to keep the same separate and apart from his own money, and he shall not commingle the same with his own money, nor with the money of any other person, firm, or corporation.

No such officer shall, under any pretext, use, or allow to be used, any such moneys for any purpose other than in accordance with the provisions of law; nor shall he use the same for his own private use, nor loan the same to any person, firm or corporation without legal authority so to do.

In all cases where public moneys are authorized to be deposited in any bank, or to be loaned to any individual, firm or corporation, for interest, the interest accruing upon such public moneys shall belong to and constitute a general fund of the state, county or other public or municipal corporation, as the case may be.

In no case shall any such officer, directly or indirectly, receive any pecuniary or valuable consideration as an inducement for the deposit of any public moneys with any particular bank, person, firm or corporation.

The provisions of this section shall apply to all deputies of such officer or officers, and to all clerks, agents and servants of such officer or officers.

Any officer who shall wilfully or corruptly draw or issue any warrant, order or certificate for the payment of money in excess of the amount authorized by law, or for a purpose not authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in this section.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 2 years or by a fine of not more than 1,000 dollars: Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall prevent a prosecution for embezzlement in cases where the facts warrant the same.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.490
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1388 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-311-of-1972 / Section 125.1388
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Act No. 273 of the Public Acts of 1972, being sections 125.1371 to 125.1378 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.

History: 1972, Act 311, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.12 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.12
Suit; conduct, power of court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Suits to annul or affirm a marriage, or for a divorce, shall be conducted in the same manner as other suits in courts of equity; and the court shall have the power to award issues, to decree costs, and to enforce its decrees, as in other cases.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84; CL 1857, 3233; CL 1871, 4744; How. 6234; CL 1897, 8627; CL 1915, 11403; CL 1929, 12734; CL 1948, 552.12
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.342e — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-196-of-1973 / Section 15.342e
Posting notices of protections and obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2e.

An employer shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep his or her employees informed of their protections and obligations under this act.

History: Add. 1980, Act 481, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.261 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-379-of-1927 / Section 213.261
Condemnation; service of process on unknown claimants.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

If there be any person interested in any land that is now or may hereafter be subject to any condemnation proceedings, whose name appears in the records of any public office as having at any time claimed any right, title, interest or estate in the subject matter of such proceedings, or any portion thereof, or any lien or charge thereon, without having conveyed or released the same or who might at any time under the provisions or legal effect of any instrument of record, claim or be entitled to claim any benefits thereunder, and it is not known whether such person is living or dead, or where he may reside, if living, or whether the title, interest, claim, lien or possible right has been by him assigned to any person or persons, or if dead, whether he has personal representatives or heirs living, or where they or some of them may reside, or whether such title, interest, claim, lien or possible right has been disposed of by will, it shall be lawful to make such person, and everyone claiming under him, defendants in such suit or proceeding, by naming such person and adding the words,-"or his unknown heirs, devisees, legatees and assigns", and he or they shall be served by process or notice, as required by law to be served in condemnation proceedings, by publication or otherwise, as provided in sections 12371 to 12378 inclusive, and sections 12449 to 12452 inclusive, as amended, of the Compiled Laws of the state of Michigan of 1915, the same being the several sections providing for substituted service on unknown, concealed or non-resident defendants. Upon such publication as hereinbefore provided, the said owner or claimant so named and described and/or his unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, and assigns, and the land in said notice described, shall thereby be subjected to the jurisdiction of the court, the commission or the commissioners, as the case may be.

History: 1927, Act 379, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 3915; CL 1948, 213.261
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1214a — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-149-of-1999 / Section 38.1214a
Trustee of bankruptcy trust; service; removal; vacancy on board; meetings; business conducted at public meeting; publication of summary annual report on public website; "appointing authority" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4a.

(1) A trustee of a bankruptcy trust serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The appointing authority may, after providing 30 days' notice to a trustee, remove the trustee without cause. The appointing authority may immediately remove a trustee for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.

(2) The board of trustees, by a vote of 2/3 of the voting members serving, may, after providing 30 days' notice to a trustee, request that the appointing authority remove the trustee if the board determines that allowing the trustee to serve could cause loss of confidence in the administration of the bankruptcy trust and that removing the trustee is in the best interest of the bankruptcy trust beneficiaries. The board, by a majority vote of the voting members serving, may recommend that the appointing authority immediately remove a trustee for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.

(3) If there is a vacancy on the board of trustees, the vacancy must be filled in a manner provided by the court or the plan for adjustment.

(4) The board of trustees shall meet at least quarterly.

(5) The business that the board of trustees may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(6) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board of trustees in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(7) The board of trustees shall prepare and publish on a public website a summary annual report that includes the bankruptcy trust's administrative expenditures and expenditures related to a member of the board attending educational conferences that are paid by the bankruptcy trust, if any.

(8) As used in this section, "appointing authority" is the authority identified by the court or the plan for adjustment.

History: Add. 2016, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.555 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-198-of-1974 / Section 207.555
Application for industrial exemption certificate; filing; contents; notice to assessing and taxing units; hearing; application fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

After the establishment of a district, the owner or lessee of a facility may file an application for an industrial facilities exemption certificate with the clerk of the local governmental unit that established the plant rehabilitation district or industrial development district. The application shall be filed in the manner and form prescribed by the commission. The application shall contain or be accompanied by a general description of the facility and a general description of the proposed use of the facility, the general nature and extent of the restoration, replacement, or construction to be undertaken, a descriptive list of the equipment that will be a part of the facility, a time schedule for undertaking and completing the restoration, replacement, or construction of the facility, and information relating to the requirements in section 9.

Upon receipt of an application for an industrial facilities exemption certificate, the clerk of the local governmental unit shall notify in writing the assessor of the assessing unit in which the facility is located or to be located, and the legislative body of each taxing unit that levies ad valorem property taxes in the local governmental unit in which the facility is located or to be located. Before acting upon the application, the legislative body of the local governmental unit shall afford the applicant, the assessor, and a representative of the affected taxing units an opportunity for a hearing.

The local governmental unit may charge the applicant an application fee to process an application for an industrial facilities exemption certificate. The application fee shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the local governmental unit in processing the application or 2% of the total property taxes abated under this act for the term that the industrial facilities exemption certificate is in effect, whichever is less. A local governmental unit shall not charge an applicant any other fee under this act.

History: 1974, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974; Am. 1976, Act 224, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1976; Am. 1996, Act 323, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996