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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1908 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-24-of-2024 / Section 722.1908
Court judgment of parentage under surrogacy agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 308.

(1) Before, on, or after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement that complies with this part, a party to the agreement may commence an action in the family division of the circuit court for entry of a parentage judgment. The requested parentage judgment may be issued before or after the child's birth as requested by the parties. The surrogate and all intended parents are necessary parties to the action. The complaint must be accompanied by a certification from the attorney representing the intended parent or parents and from the attorney representing the surrogate that the surrogacy agreement complies with the requirements of this part and a statement from all parties to the surrogacy agreement that they knowingly and voluntarily entered into the surrogacy agreement and that all parties are requesting the judgment of parentage. On receipt of the complaint and accompanying certifications, the court must, without holding a hearing unless the surrogate challenges the accuracy of the attorney certificates, enter a judgment of parentage that does all of the following, without additional proceedings or documentation:

(a) Declares that each intended parent is a parent of the child and orders that parental rights and duties vest immediately on the birth of the child exclusively in each intended parent.

(b) Declares that the surrogate and the surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, are not the parents of the child.

(c) To protect the privacy of the child and the parties, orders the court records sealed.

(d) If necessary, orders that the child be surrendered to the intended parent or parents.

(e) Awards other relief the court determines necessary and proper.

(2) The court may issue an order or judgment under subsection (1) before or after the birth of the child. The court must stay enforcement of the order or judgment until the birth of the child.

(3) Neither the state nor the department nor the hospital where the child is or is expected to be born are necessary parties to an action under subsection (1).

(4) A certificate of live birth of a child must comply with this act and must be established as provided under part 28 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2801 to 333.2899.

History: 2024, Act 24, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.532 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.532
Venue of actions; appointment of circuit judge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 532.

Any action arising from the provisions of this chapter except such actions as may be brought directly in the supreme court may be brought in the circuit court of any county in which any part of the intercounty drain involved is located: Provided, That on request by any party to said action made prior to the time said action is instituted, or within 30 days after receipt of service of process, the presiding circuit judge of Michigan shall appoint a circuit judge to hear said action.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2116 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-224-of-1985 / Section 125.2116
Effect of transferring employment from 1 or more local governmental units.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

If the location of a new facility or qualified new business in an enterprise zone will have the effect of transferring employment from 1 or more other local governmental units, a business may be certified as a qualified business if the governing body of each local governmental unit from which employment will be transferred consents by resolution to the certification. The governing body of each local governmental unit from which employment is to be transferred or, if a business is moving within a local governmental unit to an enterprise zone, the governing body of that local governmental unit, shall by resolution either approve or deny the transfer. If denied, the reasons for denial shall be included in the resolution. A copy of the resolution shall be filed with the authority within 20 days after adoption.

History: 1985, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1986; Am. 1994, Act 311, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1014 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-191-of-1968 / Section 123.1014
Election on consolidation; form of ballot; expenses; canvass; returns; commissioners.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

The ballot to be used in an election on consolidation shall be substantially in the following form:

"For consolidation of the cities (and villages) of ............... and ............... (naming each city or village) [ ] yes [ ] no"

Each municipality proposed for consolidation shall bear its own election expenses, the results shall be canvassed by the canvassing board of each municipality, and the returns thereof made to the commission. The nominations, qualifications of commissioners, form of ballot, election and all other things to be done in the election of commissioners, shall be as provided in section 15 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended. The nomination and election in each municipality shall be separate, and the members of the charter commission from each municipality shall be the sole judge of the membership and qualifications of the commissioners elected from such municipality. If only 1 commissioner is to be elected from a municipality and his qualifications are challenged, not less than a majority of the other charter commissioners elected and serving shall be the sole judges of the qualifications of such commissioner.

History: 1968, Act 191, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1972, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.252 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.252
Possession of counterfeit notes with intent to utter same as true.
Status: in_force

Sec. 252.

Possession of counterfeit notes, etc., with intent to utter same-Any person who shall have in his possession at the same time, 10 or more similar false, altered, forged or counterfeit notes, bills of credit, bank bills or notes of this state, or any of its political subdivisions or municipalities, payable to the bearer thereof, or to the order of any person, such as are mentioned in the preceding sections of this chapter, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to utter the same as true, and thereby to injure and defraud as aforesaid, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 7 years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1934, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1934; CL 1948, 750.252
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.528 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-265-of-1949 / Section 458.528
United Missionary churches; board of trustees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The secular affairs of said church shall be managed by a board of trustees elected and organized according to the provisions of the book of discipline of the United Missionary church, who shall hold their office until their successors are elected and accept their trust unless they previously forfeit their membership, in which case they shall also forfeit their office as a trustee.

History: 1949, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.22 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 801.22
Keeper's calendar of prisoners; contents, delivery to court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

It shall be the duty of the keeper of every county prison to present to every circuit court to be held in his county, at the opening of such court, a calendar stating-

First, The name of every prisoner then detained in such prison;

Second, The time when such prisoner was committed, and by virtue of what process or precept; and

Third, The cause of the detention of every such person.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 171; Am. 1850, Act 275, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 1850; CL 1857, 6150; CL 1871, 8039; Am. 1875, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875; How. 9655; CL 1897, 2671; CL 1915, 2543; CL 1929, 17689; CL 1948, 801.22
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40101 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.40101
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 40101.

For purposes of this part, the words and phrases defined in sections 40102 to 40104 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5355 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5355
Notices; manner of giving; change of employment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5355.

All notices provided for in this chapter may be given by registered mail with return receipt demanded, and if the return receipt is not received the court may order the same served as process is served in said court, and the cost thereof shall be paid by the petitioner. When and if the petitioner changes his employer he shall notify the clerk of the court and execute a new assignment of his wages and the clerk shall notify the new employer.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.213 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.213
Corrections commission; gifts, donations, bonds, real or personal property; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

The commission may receive on behalf of the state of Michigan any grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift or assignment of money, bonds or choses in action, or of any property, real or personal, and accept the same, so that the right and title to the same shall pass to the state of Michigan; and all such bonds, notes or choses in action, or the proceeds thereof when collected, and all other property or thing of value so received by the commission shall be used for the purposes set forth in the grant, devise, bequest, donation, gift or assignment: Provided, That such purposes shall be within the powers conferred on said commission. Whenever it shall be necessary to protect or assert the right or title of the commission to any property so received or derived as aforesaid, or to collect or reduce into possession any bond, note, bill or chose in action, the attorney general is directed to take the necessary and proper proceedings and to bring suit in the name of the commission on behalf of the state of Michigan in any court of competent jurisdiction, state or federal, and to prosecute all such suits.

History: 1953, Act 232, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.203 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-273-of-1917 / Section 446.203
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Chief executive officer" means any of the following:

( i ) For a city, the mayor.

( ii ) For a village, the village president.

( iii ) For a township or charter township, the township supervisor.

( iv ) For a county, the county executive or, if there is no county executive, the person designated by a resolution of the county board of commissioners.

(b) "Governmental unit" means a city, township, charter township, county, or incorporated village.

(c) "Internet drop-off store" means a person, corporation, or firm that contracts with other persons, corporations, or firms to offer its personal property or other valuable thing for sale, purchase, consignment, or trade through means of an internet website and meets the conditions described in section 1(3).

(d) "Local police agency" means the police agency of the city, village, or township, or if none, the county sheriff of the county in which the internet drop-off store conducts business.

(e) "Pawnbroker" means a person, corporation, or member, or members of a copartnership or firm, who loans money on deposit, or pledge of personal property, or other valuable thing, other than securities or printed evidence of indebtedness, or who deals in the purchasing of personal property or other valuable thing on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price.

History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 9686; CL 1948, 446.203; Am. 2002, Act 469, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002; Am. 2006, Act 292, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.681 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-285-of-2016 / Section 400.681
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "foster child identification theft protection act".

History: 2016, Act 285, Eff. Dec. 26, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 108.2 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 108.2
Board of public works; officers, election, duties; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Said board shall, within 10 days after their first appointment and annually thereafter during the month of May, organize and elect 1 of their number president. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The city clerk shall be ex officio clerk of said board, but shall have no vote therein. It shall be his duty to perform all the clerical labor required by said board, and he shall have charge of all its books, records, accounts and papers.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3268; CL 1915, 3186; CL 1929, 2110; CL 1948, 108.2
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.21 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.21
Payment of principal sum on court order; bonds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Such trustees shall also pay over the principal sum to either party and children of the marriage, when ordered by the court, in such proportions, and at such times as the court shall direct, regard being had, in the disposition of the income, as well as of the principal sum, to the situation and circumstances of either party and their children; and the trustees shall give such bonds as the court shall require, for the faithful performance of their trust.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84; CL 1857, 3242; CL 1871, 4753; How. 6243; CL 1897, 8636; CL 1915, 11412; CL 1929, 12743; CL 1948, 552.21; Am. 1970, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.863 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.863
Error as to ballot question; recount petition by ballot question committee or elector; good faith winning.
Status: in_force

Sec. 863.

If a ballot question committee participates in an election in which there was a ballot question on the ballot and that ballot question committee believes that, but for error, the outcome of the ballot question would have been the opposite result, that ballot question committee may file a recount petition of the votes cast on that ballot question in any precinct. If a ballot question committee that participates in an election in which there was a ballot question on the ballot files a recount petition, that ballot question committee must file that recount petition in good faith and the number of votes requested to be recounted must, at a minimum, be greater than the difference between the "yes" votes and the "no" votes on the proposed ballot question. The ballot question committee must use the form as required under section 865(3). If a ballot question committee did not participate in an election in which there was a ballot question on the ballot, any elector who voted in that election may file a recount petition concerning that ballot question in the same manner as provided for a ballot question committee under this section.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1976, Act 141, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1976; Am. 2003, Act 302, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2012, Act 586, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 2013; Am. 2024, Act 74, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.811 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-286-of-1964 / Section 247.811
State highway commission; compensation, expenses, meetings, offices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The members of the commission and the director shall receive, in addition to compensation that may be appropriated, all reasonable and necessary expenses while performing their duties. The members of the commission are not required to devote their full time to their duties, but shall participate in all activities necessary to perform their duties and functions. Except as provided in section 6, commission meetings shall be called by the chairman or as prescribed by the commission. The main office of the commission shall be located in Lansing, but the commission may meet anywhere in the state.

History: 1964, Act 286, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.6u — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-3-of-1939 / Section 460.6u
Study; review of performance-based regulation systems; report; authority of commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6u.

(1) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the commission shall commence a study in collaboration with representatives of each customer class, utilities whose rates are regulated by the commission, and other interested parties regarding performance-based regulation, under which a utility's authorized rate of return would depend on the utility achieving targeted policy outcomes.

(2) In the study required under this section, the commission shall review performance-based regulation systems that have been implemented in another state or country, including, but not limited to, the RIIO (revenue = incentives + innovation + outputs) model utilized in the United Kingdom.

(3) In reviewing various performance-based regulation systems, the commission shall evaluate, but not be limited to, all of the following factors:

(a) Methods for estimating the revenue needed by a utility during a multiyear pricing period, and a fair return, that uses forecasts of efficient total expenditures by the utility instead of distinguishing between operating and capital costs.

(b) Methods to increase the length of time between rate cases, to provide utilities with more opportunity to retain cost savings without the threat of imminent rate adjustments, and to encourage utilities to make investments that have extended payback periods.

(c) Options for establishing incentives and penalties that pertain to issues such as customer satisfaction, safety, reliability, environmental impact, and social obligations.

(d) Profit-sharing provisions that can spread efficiency gains among consumers and utility shareholders and can reduce the degree of downside risk associated with attempts at innovation.

(4) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the commission shall report and make recommendations in writing to the legislature and governor based on the result of the study conducted under this section.

(5) This section does not limit the commission's authority to authorize performance-based regulation.

History: Add. 2016, Act 341, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 488.27 — MI Code / Chapter 488 / Act Act-322-of-1978 / Section 488.27
Unjust denial of access; unfairly discriminatory sharing requirements; arbitration; judgment; redress in circuit court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

A financial institution seeking to share a funds transfer facility pursuant to this act, and believing that it has been unjustly denied access or that the sharing requirements for its participation are unfairly discriminatory may seek a settlement of the dispute by arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American arbitration association applicable to commercial arbitration if all parties have agreed to arbitration, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and may be entered in a court having jurisdiction; or seek redress in the circuit court in the appropriate jurisdiction.

History: 1978, Act 322, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5207 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5207
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 207.

(1) The department, in consultation with the appropriate board, shall promulgate any rules it considers necessary and appropriate to implement and administer articles 1 to 6 and to enable the department to fulfill its responsibilities under this act.

(2) The department, in consultation with the appropriate board, shall promulgate rules to establish the fees for licenses, examinations, and inspections. The fees shall reflect the actual costs and expenses of the department in issuing licenses and conducting inspections. The fees in effect on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this act shall continue in effect until the department promulgates rules under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to any specific fee if the amount of that fee is established in this act.

(3) The department, in consultation with the appropriate board, shall promulgate rules to establish the fee schedules for other items, including, but not limited to, variance requests, product approvals, or special inspections. The fees shall reflect the actual costs and expenses of the department for those items.

(4) The department may promulgate rules to set the minimal standards of acceptable practice for an occupation.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.18 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-151-of-1851 / Section 390.18
Branches of university; limitations; support.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

As soon as the income of the university interest fund will admit, it shall be the duty of the board of regents to organize and establish branches of the university, 1 at least, in each judicial circuit or district of the state, and to establish all needful rules and regulations for the government of the same. They shall not give to any such branch the right of confering degrees, nor appropriate a sum exceeding 1,500 dollars, in any 1 year, for the support of any such branch.

History: 1851, Act 151, Eff. July 5, 1851; CL 1857, 2200; CL 1871, 3498; How. 4922; CL 1897, 1798; CL 1915, 1173; CL 1929, 7781; CL 1948, 390.18
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.1020 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-16-of-2018 / Section 554.1020
Acquisition of property after appointment as receiver; security agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this act, property that a receiver or owner acquires after appointment of the receiver is subject to a security agreement entered into before the appointment to the same extent as if the court had not appointed the receiver.

History: 2018, Act 16, Eff. May 7, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1627 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-351-of-1984 / Section 445.1627
Contract for sale or transfer of residential property subject to mortgage; provisions in boldface type.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Each contract for the sale or transfer of residential property which is subject to a mortgage shall provide in boldface type substantially as follows:

"Seller understands that consummation of the sale or transfer of the property described in this agreement shall not relieve the seller of any liability that seller may have under the mortgage(s) to which the property is subject, unless otherwise agreed to by the lender or required by law or regulation."

History: 1984, Act 351, Eff. Oct. 15, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.11b — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 769.11b
Credit time served prior to sentence; lack of bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11b.

Whenever any person is hereafter convicted of any crime within this state and has served any time in jail prior to sentencing because of being denied or unable to furnish bond for the offense of which he is convicted, the trial court in imposing sentence shall specifically grant credit against the sentence for such time served in jail prior to sentencing.

History: Add. 1965, Act 73, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966