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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4230 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4230
Settlement of claim upon death of insured; provision required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4230.

There shall be a provision that when a policy shall become a claim by the death of the insured, settlement shall be made upon receipt of due proof of death, or not later than 2 months after receipt of such proof.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.281 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-149-of-1848 / Section 322.281
School and university lands; new certificates, issuance; payment of interest on original.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the commissioner of the state land office be, and he hereby is authorized and required, upon being satisfied that no injury can result to the particular trust fund to be affected thereby, whether the same be the university or school fund, and upon the surrender of any original certificate, of purchase of any such university or school lands, to issue 1 or more new certificates, in lieu of said original one, to the persons who shall exhibit to such commissioner satisfactory evidence of being entitled thereto, and upon receiving from any such person or persons the full amount of interest due upon such original certificate up to and including the last preceding annual payment required thereby.

History: 1848, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1848; CL 1857, 2519; CL 1871, 3893; How. 5333; CL 1897, 1351; CL 1915, 526; CL 1929, 5926; CL 1948, 322.281
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.644 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.644
Life, disability, and loss of position insurers; limit of risk.
Status: in_force

Sec. 644.

For provisions as to limit of risk applicable to life, disability, and loss of position insurers operating on the cooperative or assessment plan see section 6446.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32304 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32304
Environmental study.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32304.

By April 1, 1972, the department shall make or cause to be made an environmental study of the shoreland to determine all of the following:

The environmental areas.

The areas of marshes along and adjacent to the shorelands.

The marshes and fish and wildlife habitat areas that should be protected by shoreland zoning or regulation.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1626 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-479-of-2006 / Section 390.1626
Payments; installments; adjustment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) Subject to proration under subsection (3) and adjustment under subsection (4), a student who meets the eligibility requirement of section 4(3)(c)( ii ) and the other applicable eligibility requirements under section 4 and this section shall receive a Michigan promise grant in the amount of $4,000.00.

(2) Except for a student who is enrolled in a program described in subsection (3), the department shall pay a grant under subsection (1) as follows:

(a) One thousand dollars paid in the student's first academic year of enrollment at an approved postsecondary educational institution.

(b) One thousand dollars paid in the student's second academic year of enrollment at an approved postsecondary educational institution.

(c) The remainder of the amount of the grant after completion of 2 academic years of enrollment at an approved postsecondary educational institution. However, the student is not eligible for this installment, and forfeits any remaining grant amount to which he or she is otherwise entitled under this act, unless the student earned an associate's degree, earned a 2-year certificate of completion in a vocational education program, completed a comparable vocational training program approved by the department, or completed 50% or more of the academic requirements for the award of a bachelor's degree at an approved postsecondary educational institution within 4 years of his or her initial enrollment in that institution and meets 1 of the following:

( i ) Has a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5.

( ii ) If the student completed a vocational education program that does not record grades or grade point averages for its students, has successfully completed that program.

(3) Subject to adjustment under subsection (4), a student who meets the eligibility requirement of section 4(3)(c)( ii ) and the other applicable eligibility requirements under section 4 and this section, and who is enrolled in a vocational training program that as determined by the department generally requires less than 2 years or fewer than 1,800 clock hours, as applicable, to complete, shall receive a prorated amount of the amount described in subsection (1) determined by the department to reflect the number of clock hours necessary to complete the program.

(4) If in any fiscal year the department determines that the amount appropriated by the legislature for the payment of Michigan promise grants under this act is not sufficient to pay each eligible student the amount required under this section for the academic year, the department shall adjust the Michigan promise grant amounts paid under this section by prorating the amounts as necessary to reflect the available resources and amounts appropriated in that fiscal year. The department shall notify the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the majority leader of the senate in writing at least 30 days before implementing a proration under this subsection.

History: 2006, Act 479, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.59 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.59
Board of cemetery trustees; duties; directions of council.
Status: in_force

Sec. 59.

Said board subject to the directions and ordinances of the council, shall have the care and management of any such cemetery or burial place or places and shall direct the improvements and embellishments of the grounds, cause such grounds to be laid out into lots, avenues and walks, the lots to be numbered and the avenues and walks to be named and plats thereof to be made and recorded in the office of the village clerk. The board shall fix the price of lots and make the sales thereof. The conveyances of such lots shall be executed on behalf of the village by the clerk and be recorded in his office at the expense of the purchasers.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2827; CL 1915, 2698; CL 1929, 1607; CL 1948, 67.59
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.112 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-379-of-1984 / Section 493.112
Wilful and intentional violation as misdemeanor; conduct barring recovery and entitling consumer to attorney fees and court costs; authorized actions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Any licensee who wilfully and intentionally violates this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Any licensee who enters into a credit card arrangement which does not comply with sections 10 and 11 or who violates section 10 or 11, except as a result of accidental or bona fide error, is barred from the recovery of any interest or other charges, attorney fees, or court costs and the consumer shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and court costs from the licensee.

Whether or not he or she seeks damages or has an adequate remedy at law, a person, a county prosecutor, or the attorney general may bring an action to:

Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice is a violation of this act.

Enjoin in accordance with the principal of equity a person who is engaging or is about to engage in a method, act, or practice which violates this act.

Except as limited by subdivision (d), recover actual damages resulting from a violation of this act, or $250.00, whichever is greater, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and the costs of bringing the action. Recovery in class actions shall be limited to actual damages without attorneys' fees and the cost of bringing the action.

If the licensee establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure to comply with sections 10 and 11 or the violation of section 10 or 11 was not wilful and intentional, the amount recovered pursuant to subdivision (c) shall not exceed actual damages.

History: 1984, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.76 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-321-of-1937 / Section 35.76
Guardian for incompetent; prima facie evidence of necessity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Prima facie evidence of necessity for guardian-incompetent.

Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward a certificate of the administrator, or his duly authorized representative, setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such veterans administration; and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such person by the veterans administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.

History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937; CL 1948, 35.76
Mich. Comp. Laws § 426.154 — MI Code / Chapter 426 / Act Act-238-of-1879 / Section 426.154
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any person who shall knowingly do any act or thing declared unlawful in any of the sections of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 200 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, and upon a second conviction, for a like misdemeanor, he shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 500 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 1 year and the court may enforce the payment of any fine imposed under the provisions of this act, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 1 year.

History: 1879, Act 238, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 2052; CL 1897, 5092; CL 1915, 6667; CL 1929, 8761; CL 1948, 426.154
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.560 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-345-of-1937 / Section 38.560
Investments; transfer and disposition of certain assets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Any and all cash assets and funds on hand not necessary for immediate payment of pensions or benefits under this act shall be invested subject to all the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions imposed by the statutes of this state upon life insurance companies in making and disposing of their investments, and as provided by law relating to investment authority of public employee retirement systems under Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1965, being sections 38.1132 to 38.1140i of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and any and all assets of every description of the pension or retirement fund created by any city, village, or municipality under this act shall be transferred and deposited to the credit of the newly created retirement system under this act.

History: 1937, Act 345, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; Am. 1947, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1947; CL 1948, 38.560; Am. 1965, Act 33, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966; Am. 1989, Act 7, Imd. Eff. May 3, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.315 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-198-of-2003 / Section 285.315
Farm produce insurance authority; creation; powers, duties, and functions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The farm produce insurance authority is created as a public body corporate and politic. The authority is within, but not a part of, the department. The authority shall exercise its prescribed statutory powers, duties, and functions independently of the director, the department, and the commission of agriculture. The budgeting, procurement, and related functions of the authority shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the board.

History: 2003, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.639 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.639
Driving to left side of roadway; limitations; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 639.

A vehicle shall not be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:

When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within a distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction.

When the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100 feet of a bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.

The limitations of subsection (1) shall not apply upon a 1-way roadway.

A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18814 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18814
Conduct not considered practice of veterinary medicine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18814.

An individual is not engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine in this state who:

Administers to livestock owned by that individual, except when the title is vested in him or her for the purpose of circumventing this act.

Conducts experimentation and scientific research in the development of methods, techniques, or treatments directly or indirectly applicable to the problems of medicine and who in connection therewith uses animals.

Conducts routine vaccination and pullorum testing of poultry under supervision of the national poultry improvement plan as administered by the official state agency and the United States department of agriculture.

Is a regularly employed veterinarian of the United States department of agriculture or a full-time veterinary food inspector while engaged in the inspection of animals as food for human consumption.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 427.204 — MI Code / Chapter 427 / Act Act-145-of-1897 / Section 427.204
Sale of unclaimed property; surplus proceeds refunded.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Such keeper of a hotel, inn, boarding house, lodging house, or furnished apartment shall make an entry of the articles sold and the balance of the proceeds of the sale, if any, and within 10 days from such sale, shall, upon demand, refund such balance and surplus to such guest, boarder or person leaving the articles sold.

History: 1897, Act 145, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 5320; CL 1915, 6950; CL 1929, 8794; Am. 1931, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 427.204
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4703 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4703
Conflict between provision of act and provision of chapter; chapter as controlling; sections applicable to SPFCs; exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4703.

(1) No provisions of this act, other than those specifically referenced in this chapter, apply to an SPFC, and those provisions apply only as modified by this chapter. If a conflict occurs between a provision of this act and a provision of this chapter, this chapter controls.

(2) Sections 210 to 222, 226 to 238, 244 to 251, 2057 to 2062, and 4673 and chapter 45 apply to SPFCs.

(3) The commissioner, by rule, regulation, or order, may exempt an SPFC or its protected cells, on a case-by-case basis, from provisions of this chapter that the commissioner determines to be inappropriate given the nature of the risks to be insured.

History: Add. 2008, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.22 — MI Code / Chapter 555 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 555.22
Authorized payment to trustee; protection of payor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

No person who shall actually and in good faith make any payment to a trustee, which the trustee as such is authorized to receive, shall be responsible for the application thereof according to the trust; nor shall any right or title derived by such person from the trustee, in consideration of such payment, be impeached or called in question, in consequence of any misapplication of such payment by the trustee.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 63; CL 1857, 2652; CL 1871, 4135; How. 5584; CL 1897, 8850; CL 1915, 11586; CL 1929, 12988; CL 1948, 555.22
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2401 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2401
Meanings of words and phrases; general definitions and principles of construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2401.

For purposes of this part, the words and phrases defined in sections 2403 to 2408 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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 § 168.806 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.806
Duplicate statements of returns; contents, certificate as to correctness.
Status: in_force

Sec. 806.

(1) The election inspectors shall then prepare duplicate statements of the returns showing the whole number of votes cast for all offices voted that are to be canvassed by the board of county canvassers, the names of the persons for whom the votes were given, and the number each person received. The election inspectors shall also prepare duplicate statements of the results on any proposed constitutional amendment or other propositions submitted to the voters at the election that are to be canvassed by the board of county canvassers, showing the whole number of votes cast, the number of votes cast for, and the number of votes cast against the proposed constitutional amendment or other proposition.

(2) Each member of the board of election inspectors shall sign the certificate on the statement of returns as to the correctness of the returns and that the ballots have been packaged, sealed, and indorsed in the manner specified.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1968, Act 65, Eff. July 1, 1968; Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1632e — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1632e
Great start readiness program reserve fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32e.

(1) The great start readiness program reserve fund is created as a separate account in the state school aid fund for the purpose of supporting the great start readiness program.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the great start readiness program reserve fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the great start readiness program reserve fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the great start readiness program reserve fund interest and earnings from great start readiness program reserve fund investments.

(3) Money in the great start readiness program reserve fund at the close of the fiscal year remains in the great start readiness program reserve fund and does not lapse to the state school aid fund or the general fund.

(4) The department of treasury is the administrator of the great start readiness program reserve fund for auditing purposes.

(5) Money available in the great start readiness program reserve fund must not be expended without a specific appropriation.

(6) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 only, $200,000,000.00 from the state school aid fund is deposited into the great start readiness program reserve fund.

History: Add. 2023, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 21, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5866 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5866
Revival of barred claim; written acknowledgment of obligor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5866.

Express or implied contracts which have been barred by the running of the period of limitation shall be revived by the acknowledgment or promise of the party to be charged. But no acknowledgment or promise shall be recognized as effective to bar the running of the period of limitations or revive the claim unless the acknowledgment is made by or the promise is contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged by the action.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4411 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4411
Revenue bonds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.

(1) The authority may borrow money and issue its negotiable revenue bonds pursuant to the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.135. Except as provided in subsection (2), revenue bonds issued by the authority shall not be considered a debt of the municipality or of the state.

(2) The municipality by a majority vote of the members of its governing body may make a limited tax pledge to support the authority's revenue bonds or, if authorized by the voters of the municipality, may pledge its full faith and credit to support the authority's revenue bonds.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.441 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.441
Probate judges; resignation, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 441.

Any person duly elected to the office of judge of probate who desires to resign shall file a written notice containing the effective date of such resignation with the court administrator and a copy with the governor and secretary of state.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 58, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.177 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-470-of-2002 / Section 129.177
Filing; form; manner; noncompliance; electronic format.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Within 15 business days of completing the issuance of any security, an agency shall file all of the following with the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department:

A copy of the security.

A proof of publication of the notice of sale, if applicable.

A copy of the award resolution including a detail of the annual interest rate and call features on the security, if any.

A copy of the legal opinion regarding the legality and tax status of the security.

A copy of the notice of rating of the security received from a recognized rating agency, if any.

A copy of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the security.

A copy of the official statement, if any.

The failure to comply with subsection (1) does not invalidate any of the securities reported under this act.

The department may require that the filings to the department required by this act be filed in an electronic format prescribed by the department.

History: 2002, Act 470, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3813 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3813
Disability coverage; medicare supplement buyer's guide; applicability of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3813.

An insurer that issues a policy that provides health insurance coverage to a person eligible for Medicare by reason of age shall provide the prospective policyholder with a Medicare supplement buyer's guide in written or electronic format, which must be furnished at the time of application, and the insurer shall obtain, in written or electronic format, acknowledgment of receipt of the buyer's guide. However, for direct response solicitation policies, the guide must be furnished with the policy in written or electronic format and the insurer need not obtain acknowledgment of receipt. This section does not apply to policies that provide accidental death benefits for travel or other accidents, or if the medical expense or indemnity payments are only incidental to the accidental death benefits for travel or other accidents.

History: Add. 1992, Act 84, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1992; Am. 2018, Act 429, Eff. Mar. 20, 2019