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Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.17 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-233-of-1875 / Section 485.17
Taxation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

All corporations formed or existing under this act shall be liable to be assessed for all real and personal estate held by them in this state, as provided by law for the assessment of other real and personal estate, and shall pay thereon a tax for township, village, city, county, state and other purposes, the same as other real and personal estate; and such tax shall be assessed, collected and paid in the same manner as other taxes on real and personal estate are required to be assessed, collected, and paid: Provided, That the capital stock of such corporations shall not be taxed as capital stock: And provided further, That if any of the property of any such corporation is now exempt from taxation, nothing herein contained shall impair or effect [affect] such exemption during the continuance thereof.

History: 1875, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1875; Am. 1879, Act 66, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1879; How. 3836; CL 1897, 6712; CL 1915, 8813; CL 1929, 11748; CL 1948, 485.17
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1162 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1162
Mackinac bridge tolls; reduction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 162.

It is the intent of the legislature that the authority responsible for setting tolls for the Mackinac bridge will use the appropriation provided in section 161 to reduce the tolls to as near as possible to $1.50 per passenger car and pickup and a proportional reduction for all other classes of vehicles.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.620 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.620
Automobile insurance (limited); definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 620.

"Automobile insurance (limited)" is insurance upon automobiles, whether stationary or being operated under their own power, which shall include all or any of the hazards of fire, explosion, transportation, collision, loss by legal liability for damage to property resulting from the maintenance and use of automobiles, and loss by burglary or theft or both, but shall not include insurance against loss by reason of bodily injury to the person.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.251 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-308-of-1976 / Section 287.251
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Department" means the department of natural resources.

"Director" means the director of the department of natural resources.

"Livestock" means cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry located in this state.

"Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity.

History: 1976, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Oct. 28, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.34128 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.34128
Tax assessment rolls; contents; permanent installment payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34128.

The chairperson of the irrigation board, at the direction of the irrigation board, shall prepare a tax assessment roll in each year for the collection of taxes for the current year and shall certify it to the county clerk on or before the first day of the annual meeting of the county board of commissioners. In each roll, he or she shall add to the amount to be collected interest on all unpaid installments to the date of tax collection. To the roll for the last year, he or she shall add a further amount, if any, as may be necessary, together with outstanding uncollected taxes, to pay all outstanding bonds and interest on the bonds to maturity. If the roll is made payable in more than 1 installment, a permanent assessment roll may be maintained in the office of the county treasurer, subject to the direction of the board of county auditors, in counties having such a board, and of the county board of commissioners in other counties, showing the total cost, the number of installments, and the amount of each annual assessment, together with interest charges on the assessment, which shall be carried in a separate column. If the roll is made payable in more than 1 installment, and the total amount of any assessment is $10.00 or less, exclusive of interest, then the assessment shall be payable in 1 installment; but if the assessment exceeds $10.00 and is made payable in more than 1 installment, then no installment, exclusive of interest, shall be less than $10.00, excepting the final installment, which shall be payable in the amount of the actual balance.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2496 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2496
Derivative proceeding; discontinuance or settlement; court approval required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 496.

A derivative proceeding shall not be discontinued or settled without the court's approval. If the court determines that a proposed discontinuance or settlement will substantially affect the interests of the corporation's shareholders or members or a class of shareholders or members, the court shall direct that notice be given to the shareholders or members affected and the court may determine whether 1 or more of the parties to the action shall bear the expense of giving the notice, in the amount as the court determines and finds to be reasonable under the circumstances. The court shall award the cost of the notice as special costs of the action, recoverable in the same manner as statutory taxable costs.

History: Add. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.93 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.93
Bank bonds in state treasury, removing or destroying.
Status: in_force

Sec. 93.

Removing or destroying bank bonds in state treasury-Any person who shall take from the state treasury, contrary to the provisions of law, or shall deface or destroy any of the bonds therein deposited by any of the banks of this state, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.93
Mich. Comp. Laws § 49.155 — MI Code / Chapter 49 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 49.155
Opinions of prosecuting attorney or county corporation counsel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.

The prosecuting attorney, or county corporation counsel in a county which has employed an attorney in lieu of the prosecuting attorney to represent the county in civil matters, shall give opinions, in cases where this state, a county, or a county officer may be a party or interested, when required by a civil officer in the discharge of the officer's respective official duties relating to an interest of the state or county.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14; CL 1857, 395; CL 1871, 531; How. 553; CL 1897, 2558; CL 1915, 2407; CL 1929, 1288; CL 1948, 49.155; Am. 1978, Act 535, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.14101 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.14101
Banking powers generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4101.

Subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in this act or in a bank's articles, the bank may engage in the business of banking and a business related or incidental to banking, and for that purpose, without specific mention in its articles, shall have and exercise the powers and means appropriate to effect the purpose for which the bank is incorporated, powers conferred by former 1969 PA 319 and by this act, and the following corporate powers:

To make contracts.

To sue and be sued, complain, and defend in its corporate name as fully as a natural person.

To make, alter, amend, and repeal bylaws not inconsistent with its articles or with law for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the bank.

To enter into agency relationships with affiliated depository institutions. A bank or an affiliated depository institution in its capacity as an agent under this subdivision may do any or all of the following:

Receive deposits.

Permit withdrawals of deposits.

Renew time deposits.

Close loans.

Service loans.

Receive loan payments.

Engage in any activity specifically authorized by this act or by order or declaratory ruling of the commissioner.

To contract, upon 30 days' advance written notice to the commissioner, unless the commissioner objects in writing within 30 days after receipt of the written notice, with a person for the person to act as an agent of the bank in an agency office and engage in any of the activities set forth in section 4109.

A bank has and may exercise the following additional powers:

As authorized by order or declaratory ruling of the commissioner, to exercise at a branch such additional powers consistent with the safe and sound conduct of the business of banking as are granted by the laws of the state, territory, protectorate, or foreign country where the branch is located.

As authorized by order or declaratory ruling of the commissioner, to exercise further powers consistent with the safe and sound conduct of the business of banking or of a business related or incidental to banking as are granted by the laws of the United States or of any state or political subdivision of the United States to financial service providers.

To own and operate a messenger service or to own or invest in an entity that operates a messenger service.

To engage in any aspect of the insurance and surety business as an agent, broker, solicitor, or insurance counselor as provided under the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.100 to 500.8302, and to own an insurance agency in whole or in part as provided under that act.

To provide brokerage services for the offer, sale, or purchase of a security or commodity contract.

In addition, a bank has the powers granted by order or declaratory ruling of the commissioner.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.113 — MI Code / Chapter 429 / Act Act-241-of-1959 / Section 429.113
Violation of act; penalty; civil action; damages; relief; allegation and proof of compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) A person that violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each container possessed in violation of this act is a separate offense.

(2) A person may bring a civil action against a person that violates section 2(1) for damages or equitable relief. In an action for damages, the person may recover actual damages or $2,000.00, whichever is greater, for each violation of section 2(1) and costs and reasonable attorney fees.

(3) A person who brings an action in a court in this state to collect payment for transferring liquefied petroleum or carbonic gas into or out of a stationary liquefied petroleum or carbonic gas container must allege and prove that the person complied with section 2(1) in the transfer of the gas to prevail in that action.

History: 1959, Act 241, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 2006, Act 505, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 208.1513 — MI Code / Chapter 208 / Act Act-36-of-2007 / Section 208.1513
Administration of tax; rules; forms; preparation and publication of statistics.
Status: in_force

Sec. 513.

(1) The tax imposed by this act shall be administered by the department of treasury pursuant to 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31, and this act. If a conflict exists between 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31, and this act, the provisions of this act apply.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(3) The department shall prescribe forms for use by taxpayers and may promulgate rules in conformity with this act for the maintenance by taxpayers of records, books, and accounts, and for the computation of the tax, the manner and time of changing or electing accounting methods and of exercising the various options contained in this act, the making of returns, and the ascertainment, assessment, and collection of the tax imposed under this act.

(4) The tax imposed by this act is in addition to all other taxes for which the taxpayer may be liable.

(5) The department shall prepare and publish statistics from the records kept to administer the tax imposed by this act that detail the distribution of tax receipts by type of business, legal form of organization, sources of tax base, timing of tax receipts, and types of deductions. The statistics shall not result in the disclosure of information regarding any specific taxpayer.

History: 2007, Act 36, Eff. Jan. 1, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.551 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-200-of-1937 / Section 445.551
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

For the purposes of this act:

"Consumer" shall mean an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation who buys for own use or for the use of another but not for re-sale.

"Second-hand watch" means:

A watch which, as a whole, the case thereof, or the movement thereof, has previously been sold to a consumer: Provided, however, That a watch which has been so sold, and is thereafter returned within 60 days from the date of such sale, either through an exchange or for credit, to the same person who sold such watch to the consumer, shall not be deemed to be a second-hand watch for the purpose of this act, if such person keeps a written or printed record setting forth the name and address of the consumer, the date of the sale to the consumer, the name of the watch or its maker, and the serial numbers (if any) on the case and the movement of the watch or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks, the aforesaid record to be kept for at least 3 years from the date of the sale of the watch and to be open for inspection during all business hours by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such person is engaged in business; or

Any watch whose case or movement, serial numbers or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks have been erased, defaced, removed, altered or covered.

History: 1937, Act 200, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 445.551
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2217 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-234-of-1992 / Section 38.2217
Court fee fund; applicability of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 217.

A court fee fund is created in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall deposit into the court fee fund all money received from the executive secretary pursuant to section 304(4). The state treasurer shall, if funds remain in the court fee fund after the transfer described in subsection (3), transmit a portion of the money in the court fee fund, not exceeding $2,200,000.00 in any fiscal year, to the court equity fund created by section 151b of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.151b. If the court fee fund exceeds $2,200,000.00 in any fiscal year and $2,200,000.00 is transmitted to the court equity fund, an amount may be appropriated from the court fee fund for operational expenses of trial courts. Operational expenses may include the payment of salaries of trial court judges other than judges of the district court. Any money remaining in the court fee fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the court fee fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if the retirement board establishes an arrangement and fund described in section 6 of the public employee retirement benefit preservation act, the benefits that are required to be paid from that fund shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be paid from a portion of the money in the court fee fund and any earnings on those amounts or other eligible funds. The retirement board shall determine the amount of the employer contributions or other eligible funds that shall be allocated to that fund and deposit that amount in that fund.

The state treasurer shall, if funds remain in the court fee fund after the transfer described in subsection (2), transmit a portion of the money in the court fee fund and any earnings on those amounts to the reserve for health benefits created by section 214 to pay expected health care costs for the subsequent fiscal year that are not covered as a result of employee contributions under sections 305(1) and 714(6), and to pay, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 in each fiscal year, any health care costs not paid from the reserve for health benefits since fiscal year 1996-1997.

This section applies unless the department receives notification from the United States internal revenue service that this section will cause the retirement system to be disqualified for tax purposes under the internal revenue code.

History: 1992, Act 234, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993; Am. 1996, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997; Am. 1998, Act 99, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1998; Am. 2002, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.834 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.834
Effective date of article; applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 84.

This article shall take effect June 1, 1988.

This article shall apply only to misdemeanors committed on or after June 1, 1988.

History: Add. 1988, Act 21, Eff. June 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7916 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7916
Property and casualty guaranty association; servicing facilities; designation; reimbursement; authority; approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7916.

In accordance with its plan of operation the association may designate 1 or more of its members as servicing facilities but a member may decline such designation. Each servicing facility shall be reimbursed by the association for any expenses it incurs and for any payments it makes on behalf of the association. Each servicing facility shall have authority to perform any functions of the association that the governors lawfully may delegate to it and to do so on behalf of and in the name of the association. The designation of servicing facilities shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

History: Add. 1969, Act 277, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.101 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.101
Financial institutions act; violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

Any officer, clerk, agent or employe of a bank, industrial bank, trust company, safe and collateral deposit company, or any other financial institution governed by the provisions of the Michigan financial institutions act, who shall knowingly aid or assist in a violation of any of the provisions of "the Michigan financial institutions act," or acts and parts of acts amendatory thereof, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than 2,500 dollars.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1937, Act 172, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1937; CL 1948, 750.101
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.356 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 322.356
Ineffectual certificate of purchase; surrender, refund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.

In case of any sale made by mistake, or not in accordance with law, or obtained by fraud, the same shall be void; and no certificate of purchase issued thereon shall be of any effect, but the holder of any such certificate shall be required to surrender the same to the commissioner, who shall thereupon refund the amount paid in the like funds received by him on such certificate.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 60; CL 1857, 2498; CL 1871, 3871; How. 5316; CL 1897, 1389; CL 1915, 572; CL 1929, 5940; CL 1948, 322.356
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7305 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7305
Unearned premium reserves.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7305.

Every title insurer authorized to transact title insurance in this state shall establish and maintain, except as provided in subsection (4), an unearned premium reserve on business done in this state which at all times and for all purposes shall be deemed and constitute unearned portions of the risk premiums and shall be charged as a reserve liability for the title insurer in determining its financial condition.

The unearned premium reserve shall be cumulative and shall consist of the following:

The unearned premium reserve established by each title insurer pursuant to section 817, in respect to gross premiums received prior to January 1, 1967.

Five percent of the gross premiums received by it in each month commencing with January 1, 1967, for all policies of title insurance and reinsurance and coinsurance agreements.

Commencing January 1, 1969, and on January 1 of each year thereafter, there shall be released from the unearned premium reserve an amount equal to 1/10 of that portion thereof originally placed therein in respect to each year more than 10 in the past. The amounts so released from the unearned premium reserve shall no longer constitute a part thereof and may be used for any lawful purposes.

A foreign title insurer authorized to transact title insurance in this state may establish an unearned premium reserve on its title insurance done in this state in accordance with the laws of the state under which the insurer is organized, if the reserves are mandatory under such laws and are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this section.

History: Add. 1966, Act 221, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61730 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61730
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61730.

The action of the supervisor shall be final with respect to jurisdiction for an appeal before any regulatory agency of this state, but any person may seek relief before the commission or in the courts as provided under the laws of the state, and the taking of an appeal as provided in this part is not a prerequisite to seeking relief in the courts. The place of initiation of proceedings for review shall be limited to the circuit court of the county of Ingham, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all suits brought against the supervisor or any agent or employee of the supervisor, on account of any matter arising under this part. A temporary restraining order or injunction shall not be granted in any such suit except after due notice and upon a showing of irreparable harm by the appealing party.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.152 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-42-of-1842 / Section 458.152
Membership.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

All persons now members of said association, and every person who shall hereafter pay 1 dollar or more to the treasurer of the corporation and request to become a member thereof, shall be and continue members of the corporation so long as they shall continue to pay annually 1 dollar or more to the treasurer of the corporation, and no longer, and all persons who are life members of said association, and every person who shall hereafter pay at any 1 time, to the treasurer of the corporation, 10 dollars or more, and request to become a life member of the corporation, shall be life members of said corporation.

History: 1842, Act 42, Eff. Mar. 19, 1842; CL 1929, 10914; CL 1948, 458.152
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1801 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-134-of-1990 / Section 445.1801
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "motor fuel distribution act".

History: 1990, Act 134, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990