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Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2401 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2401
Issuance of support order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 401.

(1) If a support order entitled to recognition under this act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if either of the following apply:

(a) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state.

(b) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state.

(2) The tribunal may issue a temporary child-support order if the tribunal determines that a temporary child-support order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is any of the following:

(a) A presumed father of the child.

(b) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated.

(c) Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing.

(d) An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing.

(e) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child.

(f) An acknowledged father as provided by the acknowledgment of parentage act, 1996 PA 305, MCL 722.1001 to 722.1013.

(g) The mother of the child.

(h) An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated.

(3) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders under section 305.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.581 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.581
Sheriff and deputy; attendance at court sessions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 581.

The sheriff of the county, or his deputy, shall attend the circuit court, probate court, and district court sessions, when requested by these courts, and the sessions of other courts as required by law. The judge in his discretion:

shall fix, determine, and regulate the attendance at court sessions of the sheriff and his deputies;

may fine the sheriff and his deputies for failure to attend.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.524 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-266-of-2001 / Section 288.524
Restraining order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.

In addition to the remedies otherwise provided in this act, the department may apply to circuit court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating this act or any rule promulgated pursuant to this act, irrespective of whether there exists an adequate remedy at law.

History: 2001, Act 266, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 483.155 — MI Code / Chapter 483 / Act Act-165-of-1969 / Section 483.155
Records and reports; inspection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any person who engages in the transportation of gas or who owns or operates pipeline facilities shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports and provide such information as the commission may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether the person has acted or is acting in compliance with the standards established pursuant to this act. Upon the request of an officer, employee or agent of the commission, the person shall permit the commission or person authorized by it to inspect his books, papers, records and other relevant documents to determine whether the person has acted or is acting in compliance with the standards established pursuant to this act.

History: 1969, Act 165, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6500 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6500
Applicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6500.

This chapter applies only to pools formed to transact liability insurance as defined in section 6506, on the cooperative or assessment plan.

History: Add. 1986, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.116 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.116
Duties of department with respect to juvenile court probation staff; consultation and assistance services; plan for voluntary transfer of county juvenile court probation staff to department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 116.

With respect to juvenile court probation staff in a county that is not a county juvenile agency, the department shall do all of the following:

Develop and recommend to the supreme court standards and qualifications for employment and other criteria designed to develop an adequate career service.

Maintain information as to court employment needs and assist in recruiting qualified personnel.

Provide, with legislative approval, a statewide system of preservice and inservice training, which may include full or part-time scholarships.

Develop recommendations regarding the functions of the office of county juvenile officer.

The department may provide consultation and assistance services to the juvenile probation service of the court in a county that is not a county juvenile agency.

The department shall develop a plan that permits the voluntary transfer of county juvenile court probation staff in a county that is not a county juvenile agency to the department by the joint concurrence of the county board of commissioners or county executive, as applicable, and the chief judge of the family division of circuit court. The plan shall include procedures for negotiations between the state, as represented by the department, and the affected county board of commissioners or county executive, the county family independence agency board, and the chief judge of the family division of circuit court for that county. The plan shall afford juvenile court probation staff transferred under the plan the opportunity to be employed in the state classified civil service in compliance with procedures established by the Michigan civil service commission. The plan shall enable the court to maintain sufficient staff to enforce court orders and to perform the preliminary inquiry and monitoring of court wards required by chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32. The plan shall be submitted to the legislature not later than 18 months after the effective date of this subsection.

As used in this section, "county juvenile agency" means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act.

History: Add. 1969, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 8, 1969; Am. 1972, Act 301, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1978, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 516, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1423 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1423
"Employer" and "former qualified participant" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 123.

(1) "Employer" means a reporting unit.

(2) "Former qualified participant" means an individual who was a qualified participant and who terminates the employment upon which his or her participation is based for any reason.

History: Add. 2010, Act 75, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.3202 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-49-of-2002 / Section 484.3202
Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The legislature finds that certain areas of this state are not being adequately served with broadband services and that, for the benefit of the people of this state and the improvement of their health, welfare, and living conditions, the improvement of the economic and educational welfare of this state, and the improvement of its public safety and security, it is essential that broadband infrastructure be expanded to provide broadband services throughout this state and that the private sector should be encouraged to invest in the deployment of broadband services and networks and that financing by this authority will encourage broadband investment. This act shall provide a method to assure that economic, technological, and logistical integrated broadband services are provided throughout this state on a nondiscriminatory basis. The provision of affordable broadband services and networks will assure the long-term growth of and the enhancement and delivery of services by the educational, medical, commercial, and governmental entities within this state, including, but not limited to, municipalities and counties, public safety facilities, judicial and criminal facilities, telemedical facilities, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, libraries, community centers, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and residential properties. To increase the speed and availability at which affordable broadband services become available in this state, it is declared to be a valid public purpose to assist in the financing and refinancing of the private and public sectors' development of a statewide broadband infrastructure. It is further declared to be a valid public purpose for the authority created under this act to issue bonds and notes to provide for financing or refinancing to broadband developers and broadband operators, to make loans and provide joint venture and partnership arrangements subject to section 7(2) and (3) to broadband developers and broadband operators, to enter into contracts for the lease or management of all or portions of the broadband infrastructure, and to enter into joint venture and partnership arrangements and partnerships with persons that will acquire, construct, develop, create, maintain, own, and operate all or portions of the broadband infrastructure. The legislature finds that the authority created and powers conferred by this act constitute a necessary program and serve a necessary public purpose.

History: 2002, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.254 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.254
Rehearing; order; request; conduct; evidence; amending or vacating decision or order; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.

The department shall provide for a rehearing of a matter that was subject to a hearing, pursuant to this section. A rehearing may be ordered by the hearings administrator after a review of the record of the hearing. A rehearing may be held upon the request of a party or upon the department's own motion.

A rehearing shall be ordered if any of the following occurs:

The record of testimony made at the hearing is inadequate for purposes of judicial review.

The hearing was not conducted pursuant to applicable statutes or policies and rules of the department and the departure from the statute, rule, or policy resulted in material prejudice to either party.

The prisoner's due process rights were violated.

The decision of the hearings officer is not supported by competent, material, and substantial evidence on the record as a whole.

It is determined, based on fact, that the hearings officer conducting the hearing was personally biased in favor of 1 of the parties.

A request for a rehearing shall be filed within 30 days after the final decision or order is issued after the initial hearing. A rehearing shall be conducted in the same manner as an original hearing. The evidence received at the rehearing shall be included in the record for department reconsideration and for judicial review. A decision or order may be amended or vacated after the rehearing.

Pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the department shall promulgate the rules necessary to implement this chapter.

History: Add. 1979, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 1, 1980; Am. 1983, Act 155, Eff. Oct. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1207 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-296-of-2010 / Section 123.1207
Articles of incorporation; contents; adoption; amendment; publication; filing; effectiveness.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) To initiate the establishment of an authority, articles of incorporation shall be prepared by a majority of the members of the county board of commissioners of the county establishing the authority. The articles of incorporation shall include all of the following:

(a) The name of the authority.

(b) The size of the board of the authority, which shall be composed of an odd number of members and shall not exceed 15 members; the qualifications and terms of office of board members; the manner of appointing the members of the board of the authority; and the filling of vacancies in the office of board member.

(c) The purpose of the authority.

(d) The method of dissolution of the authority.

(e) Any other matters considered advisable.

(2) The articles shall be adopted and may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the county board of commissioners of the county establishing the authority.

(3) Before the proposed articles or proposed amendments to the articles are adopted, the proposed articles or amendments shall be published not less than once in a newspaper generally circulated within the county. The adoption of proposed articles or amendments by the county shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the articles or amendments by the clerk of the county.

(4) Upon adoption of the articles or amendments to the articles by the county, a printed copy of the articles or the amended articles shall be filed with the secretary of state by the clerk of the county.

(5) The authority's articles of incorporation, or amendments to the articles, take effect upon filing with the secretary of state.

History: 2010, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.134 — MI Code / Chapter 474 / Act Act-432-of-1982 / Section 474.134
Violation of act or rule as civil infraction; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.

A motor carrier, or an officer or agent of a motor carrier, that requires or permits a driver or operator to drive or operate a bus in violation of this act, or a rule promulgated under this act, is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.

History: Add. 1984, Act 73, Eff. Sept. 1, 1984; Am. 1989, Act 233, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989; Am. 2016, Act 349, Eff. Mar. 21, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.405 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.405
Supreme court justices; election, recount of votes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 405.

The votes cast for any candidate for justice of the supreme court at any election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1109 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1109
Definitions; S.
Status: in_force

Sec. 109.

(1) "Services in a learned profession" means services provided to the public by a dentist, an osteopathic physician, a physician, a surgeon, a doctor of divinity or other clergy, or an attorney-at-law. The term does not include services provided to residents of a nursing home, as defined in section 20109 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20109, by a dentist, osteopathic physician, physician, or surgeon who is an employee or independent contractor of the nursing home.

(2) "Shareholder" means a person that holds units of proprietary interest in a corporation and is considered to be synonymous with "member" in a nonstock corporation.

(3) "Shares" means the units into which proprietary interests in a corporation are divided and is considered to be synonymous with "membership" in a nonstock corporation.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1973, Act 98, Imd. Eff. Aug. 8, 1973; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1993, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 2012, Act 569, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013; Am. 2015, Act 158, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6231 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6231
Garnishment without order prohibited and void; notice of order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6231.

The garnishment of any money due or to become due for the personal work and labor of the defendant upon a judgment made payable in installments either by the court order or agreement of parties is prohibited, excepting upon the written order of the judge. Any writ of garnishment issued without the order is void. The order may be made following due notice to the defendant if installments are due.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.703 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-281-of-2023 / Section 15.703
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Blind trust" means a qualified blind trust or qualified diversified trust as those terms are defined in 5 CFR 2634.403.

(b) "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(c) "Department" means the department of state.

(d) "Earned income" means salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, commissions, or other compensation or earnings from employment earned during the reporting period.

(e) "Form" means the financial disclosure form provided under section 6 and published by the department in accordance with section 11.

(f) "Gift" means any item a public officer receives that is required to be reported by a lobbyist or lobbyist agent under 1978 PA 472, MCL 4.411 to 4.431.

(g) "Honorarium" means that term as defined in section 7 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.207.

(h) "Liabilities" means what a person owes to another person, including, but not limited to, mortgages or other debts. For purposes of this act, a debt does not include a revolving debt, an unsecured debt that is from a financial institution or the federal government, or a debt owed by a business entity.

(i) "Lobbyist" means that term as defined in section 5 of 1978 PA 472, MCL 4.415.

(j) "Lobbyist agent" means that term as defined in section 5 of 1978 PA 472, MCL 4.415.

(k) "Public officer" means all of the following:

( i ) A state representative.

( ii ) A state senator.

( iii ) The attorney general.

( iv ) The governor.

( v ) The lieutenant governor.

( vi ) The secretary of state.

( l ) "Report" means the financial disclosure report required under section 10 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963. The report must be in the form provided under section 6.

(m) "Reporting period" means the preceding calendar year.

(n) "Spouse" means an individual who is lawfully married to a public officer as described under 26 CFR 301.7701-18.

(o) "Unearned income" means income that is not earned from employment, including, but not limited to, financial prize, unemployment benefits, annuities, stock dividends, deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing, or retirement income. Unearned income does not include inheritance money or a familial gift.

History: 2023, Act 281, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 3, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.290 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-169-of-1975 / Section 400.290
Grounds for injunction, court order, or judgment; additional remedies; actions by attorney general; assurance of discontinuance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

(1) In addition to any other action authorized by law, the attorney general may bring an action to enjoin an act or practice prohibited under this act. After finding that a person has engaged in or is engaging in a prohibited act or practice, a court may enter any appropriate order or judgment, including, but not limited to, an injunction, an order of restitution, or an award of reasonable attorney fees and costs. A court may award to this state a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each violation of this act against a person that is subject to this act; against an officer, director, shareholder, or controlling member of a person subject to this act; against any other person that directly engaged in, authorized, or was otherwise legally responsible for the prohibited act or practice; or against any combination of those persons. A court may order an injunction under this subsection if it finds that a violation of this act has occurred, or finds that an injunction would promote the public interest, without a finding of irreparable harm.

(2) In addition to any other remedy, a person that violates an injunction or other order entered under subsection (1) shall pay to this state a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each violation, which may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general.

(3) The attorney general may exercise the authority granted in this section against a charitable organization or person that operates under the guise or pretense of being a charitable organization or other person that is exempt from this act and is not in fact a charitable organization or person entitled to that exemption.

(4) In addition to any other action authorized by law, the attorney general may issue a cease and desist order, issue a notice of intended action, or take other action in the public interest. The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any method, act, or practice that violates this act from any person alleged to be engaged in or to have been engaged in that method, act, or practice. An assurance of discontinuance may include a stipulation for the voluntary payment of the costs of investigation, for an amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action or as restitution to an aggrieved person, or for the voluntary payment to another person if in the public interest. An assurance of discontinuance shall be in writing and shall be filed with the circuit court for Ingham county. An action resolved by an assurance of discontinuance may be reopened by the attorney general at any time for enforcement by a court or for further proceedings in the public interest. Evidence of a violation of an assurance of discontinuance is prima facie evidence of a violation of this act in any subsequent proceeding brought by the attorney general.

History: 1975, Act 169, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975; Am. 2010, Act 377, Eff. Mar. 30, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.72 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-38-of-1969 / Section 331.72
Bonds and notes; authorization; type; payment; interest; denominations; form; registration privileges; execution; redemption; sale; revised municipal finance act inapplicable; bonds and notes subject to agency financing reporting act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

The notes and bonds authorized by the state authority or local authority shall be authorized by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members of the authority. The notes and bonds shall be serial bonds, term bonds, or term and serial bonds and shall bear a date and mature at a time, not exceeding 50 years from the date of issue, as the resolution provides. The notes and bonds shall bear interest at the rate or rates as may be set, reset, or calculated from time to time or may bear no interest as provided in the resolution. The notes and bonds shall be in denominations, be in a form, either coupon or registered or both, carry registration privileges, be executed in a manner, be payable in a medium of payment, at a place or places and, at the times, and be subject to the terms of redemption as the resolution provides. The notes and bonds of the authority may be sold by the authority, at public or private sale, at a price or prices as the authority determines. The bonds may be sold at a discount. The bonds shall not be sold at a price that would make the interest costs on the money borrowed exceed 10% or the maximum interest permitted by the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, whichever is greater. Except as otherwise provided in this act, bonds and notes issued under this act are not subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

The issuance of bonds and notes under this act is subject to the agency financing reporting act.

History: 1969, Act 38, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1969; Am. 1970, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1970; Am. 1974, Act 137, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1974; Am. 1974, Act 347, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974; Am. 1992, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1992; Am. 2002, Act 436, Imd. Eff. June 10, 2002