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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1576 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-55-of-1997 / Section 257.1576
Electric patrol vehicle; equipment; exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), each electric patrol vehicle authorized under section 4 shall have all of the following equipment:

(a) Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle.

(b) Not less than 2 head lamps that enable the operator of the vehicle to see a person not less than 100 feet to the front of the vehicle.

(c) Not less than 2 rear lamps that comply with section 697 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.697.

(d) A windshield of safety glass as defined in section 711 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.711.

(e) A horn as defined in section 706(a) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.706.

(f) Safety belts designed and installed with brackets and of sufficient strength to hold a passenger during a collision.

(g) A parking brake sufficient to hold the vehicle in a stopped position.

(h) Reflectors that reflect an amber or red color as required for motor vehicles by section 690 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.690.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an electric patrol vehicle that has 3 wheels or less shall have all of the following equipment:

(a) Brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold the vehicle.

(b) One or 2 headlamps that enable the operator of the vehicle to see a person not less than 100 feet to the front of the vehicle.

(c) At least 1 rear lamp that complies with section 697 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.697.

(d) A horn as defined in section 706(a) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.706.

(e) A parking brake sufficient to hold the vehicle in a stopped position.

(f) Reflectors that reflect an amber or red color as required for motor vehicles by section 690 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.690.

(3) A political subdivision may, by ordinance, exempt an electric patrol vehicle from subsection (1) or (2).

History: 1997, Act 55, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997; Am. 2018, Act 90, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5705 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5705
Small business clean air assistance program; creation; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5705.

The program is created in the department of commerce. The program shall develop adequate mechanisms for all of the following:

Developing, collecting, and coordinating information on compliance methods and technologies for small businesses.

Encouraging lawful cooperation among small businesses and other persons to further compliance with the clean air act and part 55.

Assisting small business with information regarding pollution prevention and accidental release detection and prevention, including, but not limited to, providing information concerning alternative technologies, process changes, and products and methods of operation that help reduce air pollution.

Establishing a compliance assistance program that assists small businesses in determining applicable requirements for compliance and the procedures for obtaining permits efficiently in a timely manner under the clean air act or part 55, or both.

Providing mechanisms and access to information so that small businesses receive notification of their rights under the clean air act and part 55 in a manner and form that assures reasonably adequate time for small businesses to evaluate their compliance methods or applicable proposed or final rules or standards under the clean air act and part 55.

Informing small businesses of their obligations under the clean air act and part 55, including mechanisms for referring small businesses to qualified auditors or to the state if the state elects to provide audits to determine compliance with the clean air act and part 55. To the extent permissible by state and federal law, audits shall be separate from the formal inspection and compliance program.

Providing information on how to obtain consideration from the department on requests from small businesses for modifications of any work practice, technological method of compliance, or the schedule of milestones for reductions of emissions preceding an applicable compliance date.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.1004 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-106-of-1974 / Section 35.1004
Powers of administrative board and legislature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The state administrative board shall provide by resolution, from time to time, for the issuance and sale of serial notes or serial bonds at the lowest possible cost and the legislature is authorized to provide for the amounts and method of and eligibility for payment of the sums herein directed.

History: 1974, Act 106, Eff. Nov. 5, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.79508 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.79508
Administration of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79508.

Grants made under this part are subject to the applicable requirements of part 196. The department shall administer this part in compliance with the applicable requirements of part 196, including the reporting requirements to the legislature of the grants provided under this part.

History: Add. 1998, Act 285, Eff. Dec. 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.169b — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-550-of-2016 / Section 446.169b
Assurance of discontinuance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9b.

(1) If the attorney general has authority to institute an action under section 9c, the attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of a practice that is alleged to be unlawful under section 5 from the person that is alleged to have engaged, be engaging, or be about to engage in the practice. An assurance under this section does not constitute an admission of guilt and is not admissible in any other proceeding. The assurance may include a stipulation for 1 or more of the following:

(a) The voluntary payment by the person of the costs of investigation.

(b) An amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action.

(c) An amount for restitution to an aggrieved person.

(2) An assurance of discontinuance under this section must be in writing and may be filed with the circuit court of Ingham County. The clerk of the court shall maintain a record of filings under this section. Unless rescinded by the parties or voided by a court for good cause, the assurance may be enforced in the circuit court by the parties to the assurance. The assurance may be modified by the parties or by a court for good cause.

History: 2016, Act 550, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.164 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.164
Desertion following marriage to escape prosecution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 164.

Desertion following marriage to escape prosecution for rape, etc.-Any man or boy, who being the father of a child born out of wedlock, shall marry any woman or girl for the purpose of escaping prosecution therefor, and any man or boy who shall marry any woman or girl for the purpose of escaping prosecution for rape or seduction, and shall afterwards desert her without good cause, shall be guilty of a felony: Provided, That no prosecution shall be brought under this section after 5 years from the date of the marriage.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.164
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32722 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32722
Presumption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32722.

(1) For new or increased large quantity withdrawals developed on or after February 28, 2006 and prior to the implementation date of the assessment tool under section 32706a, there is a rebuttable presumption that the withdrawal will not cause an adverse resource impact in violation of section 32721 under either of the following circumstances:

(a) The location of the withdrawal is more than 1,320 feet from the banks of an affected stream reach.

(b) The withdrawal depth of the well is at least 150 feet.

(2) If the assessment tool determines that a withdrawal is a zone A or a zone B withdrawal and is not likely to cause an adverse resource impact, there is a rebuttable presumption that the withdrawal under the conditions that were the basis for the assessment tool's determination will not cause an adverse resource impact in violation of section 32721.

(3) If the department determines, based upon a site-specific review, or in connection with a permit or approval issued under section 32723 or the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023, that a withdrawal is not likely to cause an adverse resource impact, there is a rebuttable presumption that the withdrawal under the conditions that were the basis of the department's determination will not cause an adverse resource impact in violation of section 32721.

(4) A presumption under this section is not valid if the capacity to make the withdrawal is not developed within 18 months after the withdrawal is registered. A presumption under this section may be rebutted by a preponderance of evidence that a new or increased large quantity withdrawal from the waters of the state has caused or is likely to cause an adverse resource impact.

History: Add. 2006, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 28, 2006; Am. 2008, Act 183, Imd. Eff. July 9, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.271 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-288-of-1929 / Section 730.271
Directed verdicts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

The justices shall have the same power to direct a verdict for either party as is had by judges of circuit courts of this state in similar cases.

History: 1929, Act 288, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 16517; CL 1948, 730.271
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.90 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-321-of-1937 / Section 35.90
Modification and repeals of prior law.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

Modification of prior laws. All laws or parts of laws relating to beneficiaries of the veterans administration inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1929, as amended, being sections 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, 828 and 829 of the Compiled Laws of 1929, is hereby repealed. Except where inconsistent with this act, the general guardianship laws of this state, and the laws establishing the practice in such matters, including rights of appeal, shall be applicable to such beneficiaries and their estates.

History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937; CL 1948, 35.90
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.576 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-26-of-1875 / Section 457.576
Governing law; amendment of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

All corporations formed under this act shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act; and the legislature may alter and amend this act at any time.

History: 1875, Act 26, Eff. Aug. 3, 1875; How. 4564; CL 1897, 8088; CL 1915, 10562; CL 1929, 10763; CL 1948, 457.576
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.40110a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.40110a
Open season for moose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 40110a.

The legislature hereby authorizes the establishment of the first open season for moose. The commission may issue orders pertaining to moose for each of the purposes listed in section 40113a, including, but not limited to, orders establishing the first open season for moose.

History: Add. 2010, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.941 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-208-of-1949 / Section 125.941
Neighborhood areas in municipalities; improvement, declared to be public use and public purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It is hereby found and declared that many residential neighborhood areas in the municipalities of this state are in danger of becoming blighted, with the consequent impairment of taxable values upon which in large part, municipal revenues depend; that such areas can prove detrimental or inimical to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens and to the economic welfare of the municipality; that in order to improve and maintain the general character of the municipality, it may be necessary to improve, or better, such areas; that the conditions found in such areas cannot be efficiently and economically remedied, with due regard to the general welfare of the public, without public participation in the planning, property acquisition and disposal, and the financing thereof; that the purposes of this act are to improve such areas by acquiring and developing properties within such areas for the protection of the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the municipality, to preserve existing values of other properties within or adjacent to such areas, and to preserve the taxable value of the property within such areas; and the necessity in the public interest for provisions herein enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination to be a public use and a public purpose.

History: 1949, Act 208, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 556.128 — MI Code / Chapter 556 / Act Act-224-of-1967 / Section 556.128
Reserved power of revocation; effect on creditors and purchasers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

When the grantor in a conveyance reserves to himself an unqualified power of revocation, he is thereafter deemed still to be the absolute owner of the estate conveyed, so far as the rights of his creditors and purchasers are concerned. If the grantor dies without exercising such power, the executor or other legal representative of the grantor may reach the estate conveyed on behalf of any creditor whose claim has been filed and allowed in the grantor's probate estate but not paid because the assets of the probate estate are insufficient to satisfy his claim. This section shall not confer upon the executor or other legal representative of the grantor the right to obtain on behalf of creditors any of the proceeds of life insurance policies or other distributions from qualified pension, profit sharing and stock bonus plans that might be payable as a result of the death of the grantor.

History: 1967, Act 224, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 1970, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1108 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1108
Violation of shipping paper requirements as honest error; relief; coordination for operation of common telephone diversion verification number assignment system.
Status: in_force

Sec. 108.

The department shall provide for relief where a shipment of motor fuel is legitimately diverted from the represented destination state after the shipping paper has been issued by the terminal operator or where the terminal operator failed to cause proper information to be printed on the shipping paper.

The relief is subject to all of the following requirements:

That the shipper, the transporter, or an agent of either provides notification before the diversion or correction to the department if an intended diversion or correction is to occur.

That a verification number be assigned and manually added to the face of the shipping paper.

That the relief provisions are consistent with the refund provisions of this act.

If a person alleged to be in violation of sections 101 to 107 establishes to the department's satisfaction that the violation was the result of honest error made in the context of a good-faith and reasonable effort to properly account for and report motor fuel shipments and tax, the person shall not be subject to the civil penalties set forth in this act for violating those provisions.

The department may coordinate with other states, Canadian provinces, and the federation of tax administrators for the operation of a common telephonic diversion verification number assignment system.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20717 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.20717
Prohibited conduct; development of policies and procedures; exception for insufficient time.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20717.

(1) A freestanding birth center shall not do any of the following:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, use general or regional anesthesia, including epidural anesthesia. Local anesthesia, nitrous oxide, and other forms of pain relief may be administered at the freestanding birth center if all of the following are met:

( i ) It is determined to be clinically necessary by a health care provider.

( ii ) It is administered by a health care provider who is acting within the scope of the health care provider's practice.

( iii ) It is used according to the freestanding birth center's policies and procedures and according to the professionally recognized standards of practice described in section 20727.

(b) Use pharmacologic agents to induce, stimulate, or augment labor, or bring about cervical ripening, during the first or second stages of labor or before labor. A freestanding birth center may use pharmacologic agents during the delivery of a placenta and in the postpartum period.

(c) Perform surgical procedures other than the following:

( i ) Episiotomies.

( ii ) Repairs of perineal lacerations.

( iii ) Circumcisions.

( iv ) Newborn frenulum revisions.

( v ) Any other surgical procedure that is authorized by the department by rule.

(d) Use vacuum extractors or vaginal forceps.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), permit a patient to deliver at the freestanding birth center if any of the following limiting factors apply:

( i ) Fetal gestation is less than 36 weeks and 0 days.

( ii ) Labor has not started before fetal gestation of 42 weeks and 1 day.

( iii ) Any other limiting factor established by rule under section 20727 is present in the patient or the clinical needs of the patient fall outside the scope of practice of a health care provider at the freestanding birth center.

(2) A freestanding birth center shall develop policies and procedures for assessing a patient seeking perinatal care to determine whether it is appropriate for the patient to deliver at the freestanding birth center.

(3) A freestanding birth center may permit a patient who meets a limiting factor described in subsection (1) or in rules promulgated under section 20727 to deliver at the freestanding birth center if there is insufficient time to convey the responsibility for the care of the patient to a hospital before the fetus is born.

History: Add. 2024, Act 252, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.35305 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.35305
Hearing; judicial review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35305.

(1) If an applicant for a permit or a special exception or the owner of the property immediately adjacent to the proposed use is aggrieved by a decision of the department in regard to the issuance or denial of a permit or special exception under this part, the applicant or owner may request a formal hearing on the matter involved. The hearing shall be conducted by the department as a contested case hearing in the manner provided for in the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(2) Following the hearing provided for under subsection (1), a decision of the department in regard to the issuance or denial of a permit or special exception under this part is subject to judicial review as provided for in the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2012, Act 297, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.22 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-207-of-1941 / Section 29.22
Violations; penalties; exception for certain temporary door locking device or system.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person that violates this act, or that maintains a fire hazard in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, the owner of a firm or vehicle operated in this state that is operated in violation of this act or a rule promulgated under this act must pay a civil fine of $200.00, if the violation creates a fire hazard or a likelihood that hazardous material will be released. Each civil fine collected must be deposited in the general fund of this state.

(2) A member of the board who intentionally violates section 3b(6) is subject to the penalties prescribed under the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(3) If the board arbitrarily and capriciously violates section 3b(9) the board is subject to the penalties prescribed in the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(4) A labeled fire door assembly with a temporary door locking device or system that is installed in accordance with section 4i of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504i, or section 1d of 1937 PA 306, MCL 388.851d, does not violate this act.

History: 1941, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; Am. 1945, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1945; CL 1948, 29.22; Am. 1970, Act 212, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 1970; Am. 1973, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1974; Am. 1978, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978; Am. 1980, Act 247, Eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Am. 2020, Act 154, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2020; Am. 2025, Act 61, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81109 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81109
Making application to department of state for issuance of ORV certificate of title; transactions by electronic means required; security interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81109.

(1) The purchaser or other transferee of an ORV subject to the titling provisions of this part shall, except as provided in subsection (2), apply to the department of state for issuance of a certificate of title to the ORV. The application shall be filed within 15 days after the date of purchase or transfer.

(2) A dealer selling ORVs at retail, within 15 days after delivering an ORV to a retail purchaser, shall apply to the department of state for issuance of an ORV certificate of title in the purchaser's name. The purchaser of the ORV shall sign the application and other papers necessary to enable the dealer to secure the title from the department of state. If the ORV was not previously titled, the application shall be accompanied by a manufacturer's certificate of origin.

(3) At the request of the applicant, the department of state shall process an application for an ORV certificate of title on an expedited basis.

(4) An application filed with the department of state pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by the fee or fees prescribed in section 81110.

(5) The department of state may require that all transactions concerning ORV security interests be conducted by electronic means, as determined by the department of state. In that case, if an ORV is subject to a security interest, the department of state is not required to issue a certificate of title to the owner of the ORV or a lienholder if it maintains a record of title electronically. After all security interests have been terminated, or for purposes of retitling the ORV in another state or any other purpose considered appropriate by the department of state, the department of state may issue a paper copy of the ORV title to the ORV owner.

(6) An ORV sale transaction in which a security interest is entered by electronic means shall include a document recording entry of the electronic security interest and information regarding the financial institution that holds the security interest. When a secured party is presented with payment in satisfaction of the security interest, a secured receipt in a form approved by the department of state may be produced and submitted to the department of state in lieu of the certificate of title for purposes of transferring ownership in the ORV.

(7) Beginning January 1, 1992, a person who violates this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1996; Am. 2018, Act 519, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019