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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.49 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.49
"Railroad train" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 49.

"Railroad train" means an engine or other motor, with or without cars coupled to the engine or motor, operated on railroad tracks.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 2021, Act 43, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16227 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16227
Suspension or revocation of license or registration; other sanction or action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16227.

(1) For an offense committed within 2 years after a previous offense of the same kind, a disciplinary subcommittee shall suspend the license or registration for a period of at least 180 days or revoke the license or registration.

(2) Section 16226 and this section do not limit any other sanction or additional action a disciplinary subcommittee is authorized to impose or take.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1993, Act 79, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 2014, Act 97, Eff. July 1, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17i — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.17i
Full-time service with federal government or as state employee with another state; purchase of service credit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17i.

A member may elect to purchase service credit for not more than 5 years of full-time service with the federal government, or as a state employee with another state, upon request and presentation of documentation of the employment rendered which is verifiable from official federal or state government retirement system records or other acceptable documentation as determined by the retirement board, and upon payment to the board of an amount which is equal to the actuarial cost multiplied by the member's full-time or equated full-time fiscal year compensation for the fiscal year in which payment is made multiplied by each year and fraction of a year of service to be purchased, up to the maximum. For the purpose of computing payment under this subsection, the compensation amount used shall not be less than the highest fiscal year compensation previously received by the member as a member of the system. A member may not purchase service credit under this section for service with the federal government that may be purchased under section 18.

Service credit purchased under this section shall not be used to satisfy the minimum number of years of service credit required to receive a retirement allowance under this act.

Service credit purchased under this section shall not be creditable toward retirement under this act if the member is eligible to receive a pension or annuity for the same service from another retirement system.

If a member who made payment under this section dies and a retirement allowance is not payable or if the member leaves service with the state before his or her retirement allowance becomes effective, the payment made by the member shall be refunded upon request to the member, to the person designated by the member in writing to the board, or if a person is not designated, then to the member's legal representative.

History: Add. 1987, Act 57, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1987; Am. 1987, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1143 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-321-of-2000 / Section 123.1143
Tax election; ballots provided by county election commission; conduct; list of qualified electors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The county election commission of each county in which all or part of a participating municipality is located shall provide ballots for an election for a tax under section 11 for each participating municipality or part of a participating municipality located within the county.

An election for a tax shall be conducted by the city and township clerks and election officials of the municipalities located within the territory of the authority.

If an election on a proposal for a tax is to be held in conjunction with a general election or state primary election and if a participating village is located within a nonparticipating township, the township clerk and election officials shall conduct the election. Not later than 45 days preceding the election, the village clerk shall provide to the township clerk a list containing the name, address, and birth date of each qualified and registered elector of the village residing in the territory of the authority. Not later than 15 days before the election, the village clerk shall provide to the township clerk information updating the list as of the close of registration. A person appearing on the list as updated is eligible to vote in the election by special ballot.

History: 2000, Act 321, Eff. Dec. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.66 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.66
Governor or lieutenant governor; vacancy, creation; impeachment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 66.

The office of governor or lieutenant governor shall become vacant upon the happening of any of the following events: Death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office for cause; his ceasing to be a resident of the state; his conviction of an infamous crime, or an offense involving the violation of his oath of office; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring his election void; or his neglect or refusal to take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and deposit the same in the manner and within the time prescribed by law.

Any person holding the office of governor or lieutenant governor may be removed from office upon conviction in impeachment proceedings as provided in section 7 of article 11 of the state constitution.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 34, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.902 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-259-of-1955 / Section 390.902
Junior and community college funds; distribution to public school districts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The public school districts entitled to any distribution hereunder shall include those public school districts which now maintain an approved junior college, community college, or university, and those public school districts which may hereafter secure the approval of the state superintendent of public instruction with the advice and counsel of the state board of education for the establishment of such a college.

History: 1955, Act 259, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.11 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-87-of-1855 / Section 456.11
Officers; acceptance of office, bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

All persons elected or appointed to any office under any corporation organized under this act shall, within 10 days after such election or appointment, file with the clerk a written acceptance of the office together with a bond, if required, or said office will be vacant.

History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855; CL 1857, 1727; CL 1871, 3384; How. 4738; CL 1897, 8372; CL 1915, 11132; CL 1929, 10411; CL 1948, 456.11
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.392 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.392
Opening of new school prohibited; circumstances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 392.

The board of a community district shall not open a new school if both of the following circumstances exist:

(a) The proposed school would operate at the same location as a public school that currently is on the list under federal accountability requirements as provided under the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95, of the public schools in this state determined to be among the lowest achieving 5% of public schools in this state or has been on the list under federal accountability requirements as provided under the every student succeeds act, Public Law 114-95, during the immediately preceding 3-year period of the public schools in this state determined to be among the lowest achieving 5% of public schools in this state.

(b) The proposed school would have substantially the same leadership and substantially the same curriculum offerings as the school that previously operated at that location.

History: Add. 2016, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 601, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019; Am. 2023, Act 34, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.815 — MI Code / Chapter 555 / Act Act-159-of-2004 / Section 555.815
Asset-backed security; allocation of payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 415.

As used in this section, “asset-backed security” means an asset whose value is based upon the right it gives the owner to receive distributions from the proceeds of financial assets that provide collateral for the security. Asset-backed security includes an asset that gives the owner the right to receive from the collateral financial assets only the interest or other current return or only the proceeds other than interest or current return. Asset-backed security does not include an asset to which section 401 or 409 applies.

If a trust receives a payment from interest or other current return and from other proceeds of the collateral financial assets of an asset-backed security, the trustee shall allocate to income the portion of the payment that the payer identifies as being from interest or other current return and shall allocate the balance of the payment to principal.

If a trust receives 1 or more payments in exchange for the trust's entire interest in an asset-backed security in 1 accounting period, the trustee shall allocate the payments to principal. If a payment is 1 of a series of payments that will result in the liquidation of the trust's interest in the security over more than 1 accounting period, the trustee shall allocate 10% of the payment to income and the balance to principal.

History: 2004, Act 159, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.264 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.264
Statement of assessments upon township at large furnished township treasurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 264.

The supervisor shall, at the time of the delivery of his assessment roll to the township treasurer, also furnish him with an itemized statement of the several amounts assessed upon the township at large for each particular drain, naming the drain.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1076 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-227-of-1985 / Section 141.1076
Severability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

If a section, subsection, subdivision, clause, or provision of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or is ineffective, the remainder of this act shall be valid and effective. Any other section, subsection, subdivision, clause, or provision of this act shall not on account of that judgment be considered invalid or ineffective and the inapplicability or invalidity of a section, subsection, subdivision, clause, or provision of this act in 1 or more instances or under 1 or more circumstances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance or under any other circumstance.

History: 1985, Act 227, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 87.6 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 87.6
City clerk; powers, duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The city clerk shall keep the corporate seal, and all the documents, official bonds, papers, files and records of the city, not by this act or the ordinances of the city entrusted to some other officer; he shall be clerk of the council; shall attend its meetings, record all its proceedings, ordinances and resolutions, and shall countersign and register all licenses granted; he shall, when required, make and certify under the seal of the city copies of the papers and records filed and kept in his office; and such copies shall be evidence in all places of the matters therein contained, to the same extent as the original would be; he shall possess and exercise the powers of a township clerk, so far as the same are required to be performed within the city; and he shall have authority to administer oaths and affirmations.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3028; CL 1915, 2944; CL 1929, 1868; CL 1948, 87.6
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.385 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-588-of-1978 / Section 45.385
Conditional effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bills No. 1488, 1490, 1492, 1494 and 1493 of the 1978 regular session of the legislature are enacted into law.

History: 1978, Act 588, Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32904 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32904
Reports, analysis, and inventory to be submitted by governor to legislature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32904.

The governor, with the assistance of the office of the Great Lakes, shall prepare and submit to the legislature the following:

An annual report, submitted by December 31 of each year, on the state of the Great Lakes.

A comprehensive analysis, in the governor's annual budget message, of all the funds from state and federal sources that the governor recommends be expended for the protection, enhancement, and management of the Great Lakes.

A comprehensive inventory, submitted by August 2, 1986, of all state, federal, interstate, and international agencies, programs, and projects associated with the protection, enhancement, and management of the Great Lakes.

A report, submitted by February 2, 1987, on the status of the agreement between the United States and Canada known as the Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978, and recommending steps to be taken to execute the state's obligations in that agreement and to promote the state's role and objectives in the renegotiation of that agreement.

A report, submitted by August 2, 1987, listing the priority research needs with respect to the Great Lakes.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.502 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-83-of-1887 / Section 457.502
Grand lodge; incorporators; articles of association, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any 10 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of a grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of the state of Michigan, that has been duly chartered by the supreme lodge of the said order, and including in their number the grand master workman, the grand recorder and the grand receiver of said grand lodge, desiring to become incorporated, may make and sign articles of association, setting forth their names, official titles, and place of residence, the corporate name by which the association shall be known in the law, the place of its business office, the period for which it is incorporated, not exceeding 30 years, and the purposes of the association, which shall be to promote the general welfare of the fraternity known as the Ancient Order of United Workmen, to improve the mental, moral and social condition of the members of said fraternity, and to provide for the relief of the families and heirs of deceased members of the said fraternity.

History: 1887, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1887; How. 4577y; CL 1897, 8048; CL 1915, 10520; CL 1929, 10726; CL 1948, 457.502
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.8115 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.8115
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8115.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out this article. The rules shall address, but are not required to be limited to addressing, all of the following subjects:

(a) If not specifically provided for in this article, activities necessary for the compliance with or enforcement of or activities that constitute a violation of this article, including, but not limited to, procedures and grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking a license or registration card under this article.

(b) Instructions for access by local health departments and law enforcement officers.

(c) All forms necessary or convenient for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this article.

(d) Activities that constitute or result in misrepresentation or unfair, deceptive practices.

(e) Procedures and forms for issuing enhanced pharmaceutical-grade cannabis registration cards.

(f) Regulating the manufacturing, inventory, storage, disposal, and sale of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis and specifying legitimate sources for obtaining seed to cultivate pharmaceutical-grade cannabis.

(g) The quarterly reporting by licensed facilities of their inventory, which shall include the number of plants under cultivation, the amount of dried plant material, the amount of destroyed plants, and all sales.

(h) Compliance with federal regulatory requirements.

(i) Health and sanitary requirements for licensed facilities.

(j) Record keeping, record retention, record storage, and record security requirements for pharmaceutical-grade cannabis licensed facilities.

(k) Audit requirements for licensed facilities, which shall include self reporting of inventory on a monthly basis, subject to inspection by designated state and federal authorities.

( l ) Physical security requirements for pharmaceutical-grade cannabis that at a minimum include lighting and alarms.

(m) The reporting and transmittal of monthly sales and income tax payments for licensed facilities.

(n) Authorization for the department of treasury to have access to licensing information to ensure sales and income tax payments for licensed facilities.

(o) Activities that constitute lawful and unlawful financial arrangements between licensed facilities.

(p) The quantity of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis plants and dried plant material that a licensed facility may possess in its inventory at any time.

(q) Other matters necessary for the fair, impartial, stringent, and comprehensive implementation, administration, and enforcement of this article to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of this state.

(2) The department of licensing and regulatory affairs may begin promulgation of the rules required under this article at the time marihuana, including pharmaceutical-grade cannabis, is rescheduled by federal authority. However, implementation and enforcement of this article shall not occur sooner than 180 days after that federal authority reschedules marihuana.

History: Add. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20902 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.20902
Definitions; A to D.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20902.

"Advanced life support" means patient care that may include any care a paramedic is qualified to provide by paramedic education that meets the educational requirements established by the department under section 20912 or is authorized to provide by the protocols established by the local medical control authority under section 20919 for a paramedic.

"Aircraft transport operation" means a person licensed under this part to provide patient transport, for profit or otherwise, between health facilities using an aircraft transport vehicle.

"Aircraft transport vehicle" means an aircraft that is primarily used or designated as available to provide patient transportation between health facilities and that is capable of providing patient care according to orders issued by the patient's physician.

"Ambulance" means a motor vehicle or rotary aircraft that is primarily used or designated as available to provide transportation and basic life support, limited advanced life support, or advanced life support.

"Ambulance operation" means a person licensed under this part to provide emergency medical services and patient transport, for profit or otherwise.

"Basic life support" means patient care that may include any care an emergency medical technician is qualified to provide by emergency medical technician education that meets the educational requirements established by the department under section 20912 or is authorized to provide by the protocols established by the local medical control authority under section 20919 for an emergency medical technician.

"Clinical preceptor" means an individual who is designated by or under contract with an education program sponsor for purposes of overseeing the students of an education program sponsor during the participation of the students in clinical training.

"Disaster" means an occurrence of imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from a natural or man-made cause, including but not limited to, fire, flood, snow, ice, windstorm, wave action, oil spill, water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, utility failure, hazardous peacetime radiological incident, major transportation accident, hazardous materials accident, epidemic, air contamination, drought, infestation, or explosion. Disaster does not include a riot or other civil disorder unless it directly results from and is an aggravating element of the disaster.

History: Add. 1990, Act 179, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1990; Am. 2000, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article I § 5 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article I § 5
Freedom of speech and of press.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Every person may freely speak, write, express and publish his views on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of such right; and no law shall be enacted to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.

History: Const. 1963, Art. I, § 5, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.821 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-227-of-1967 / Section 408.821
Violations of act or rules; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Except as provided in subsection (2), a person, firm, or corporation who violates this act or a rule promulgated by the board, or who fails or neglects to pay the fees authorized in this act, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than $50.00, and for each subsequent offense by a fine of not more than $100.00, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both.

A member of the elevator safety board who intentionally violates section 8(2) with regard to a meeting shall be subject to the penalties provided in Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976 for violations of that act.

A person, firm, or corporation who operates or continues to operate an elevator, sealed out of service, without the approval of the director shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $25.00 for each day the elevator is operated without the approval in addition to the penalties provided in subsection (1).

History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 1977, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2714 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2714
Accepted goods; buyer's damages for breach.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2714.

Where the buyer has accepted goods and given notification (subsection (3) of section 2607) he may recover as damages for any nonconformity of tender the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the seller's breach as determined in any manner which is reasonable.

The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the difference at the time and place of acceptance between the value of the goods accepted and the value they would have had if they had been as warranted, unless special circumstances show proximate damages of a different amount.

In a proper case any incidental and consequential damages under the next section may also be recovered.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.278 — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-306-of-1969 / Section 24.278
Stipulations; disposition of cases, methods.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78.

The parties in a contested case by a stipulation in writing filed with the agency may agree upon any fact involved in the controversy, which stipulation shall be used as evidence at the hearing and be binding on the parties thereto. Parties are requested to thus agree upon facts when practicable.

Except as otherwise provided by law, disposition may be made of a contested case by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, waiver, default or other method agreed upon by the parties.

History: 1969, Act 306, Eff. July 1, 1970; Am. 1970, Act 40, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1970