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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1022c — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-261-of-1957 / Section 38.1022c
Health insurance fund; creation; disposition; disbursement; contributions; payroll deductions; nonrefundable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22c.

The health insurance fund is created in the retirement system. The retirement system shall deposit into the health insurance fund the member contributions for health benefits required by this section, subscriber co-payments, payments under section 79, regular interest from the income fund, and state appropriations. The retirement system shall disburse from the health insurance fund the premiums or portion of the premiums for dental, hospital, and medical coverage insurance as required by sections 50b and 79.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member shall make contributions to the health insurance fund of 1% of each payment of salary received that is attributable to service performed on and after January 1, 1995. Beginning on the effective date of section 36a, a member who first became a member of Tier 1 on or before January 1, 1995 shall make contributions to the health insurance fund of 9% of each payment of salary received by the member for service as a member. Beginning on the effective date of section 36a, a member who first became a member of Tier 1 after January 1, 1995 shall make contributions to the health insurance fund of 7% of each payment of salary received by the member for service as a member. The increased contributions required under this subsection by the amendatory act that added section 36a will continue unless suspended by the board under section 36a. The contributions shall be made by payroll deductions and each member is considered to consent to the deductions as a condition of membership in the retirement system.

Except as otherwise provided by this act, membership contributions to the health insurance fund are not refundable.

History: Add. 1994, Act 359, Eff. Dec. 31, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 486, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997; Am. 1998, Act 501, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1999; Am. 2002, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.671 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act E-R-O-No-1975-2 / Section 331.671
Transfer of nursing home rate setting functions from department of public health to department of social services.
Status: in_force

WHEREAS, a review of the Nursing Home Rate Setting functions of the Bureau of Health Care Administration, Michigan Department of Public Health, and the cost, audit and rate setting functions of the Bureau of Medical Assistance, Michigan Department of Social Services, reveal significant overlap and duplication; and

WHEREAS, such duplication and overlap of these primarily fiscal functions create confusion and internal problems for providers (nursing homes, hospitals, and medical care facilities) and result in loss of program effectiveness; and

WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the executive branch or assignment of functions among its units which he considers necessary for efficient administration.

THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM G. MILLIKEN, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of Article V, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, do hereby order the following:

1. All the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Department of Public Health with respect to nursing home rate setting is hereby transferred to the Department of Social Services.

2. All records, personnel and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds used, held, employed, available, or to be made available to the Department of Public Health, Division of Nursing Home Rate Setting, are transferred to the Department of Social Services.

In fulfillment of the requirements of Article V, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution, the provisions of this Order shall become effective February 20, 1976.

History: 1975, E.R.O. No. 1975-2, Eff. Feb. 20, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.679 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-33-of-1978 / Section 722.679
Injunction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

A prosecuting attorney may commence an action in the circuit court against a person, other than a person described in section 6, to enjoin that person from disseminating to a minor sexually explicit matter that is harmful to minors.

History: 1978, Act 33, Eff. June 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.373 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-9-of-1938-Ex-Sess- / Section 390.373
Michigan college of mining and technology; board of control, borrowing power, issuance of obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

In carrying out the above power, said board may borrow money, pledging the rents and income received from the residence halls and housing units in excess of all operating expenses, for the discharge of loans so executed, and/or pledging the fees charged the students for the use and maintenance of social centers provided for them under this act and any revenue derived from the operation of the said centers for the discharge of loans so executed: Provided, That any obligations issued under the provisions of this act shall contain the provisions of section 4 of this act printed on the face thereof.

History: 1938, Ex. Sess., Act 9, Imd. Eff. Sept. 8, 1938; Am. 1945, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1945; CL 1948, 390.373
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.57a — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.57a
State treasurer to prescribe practice for county treasurers; failure of county treasurer to comply; state treasurer to complete work; expense borne by county; state treasurer to furnish to county treasurers changes in tax laws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 57a.

It is the duty of the state treasurer to prescribe uniform practices, forms, and methods that shall be used by the several county treasurers of this state in carrying out this act. All proceedings under the authority of this act shall be conducted in conformity with the uniform practices prescribed by the state treasurer. On the neglect or failure on the part of any county treasurer to abide by the uniform practices and use the uniform forms prescribed, the state treasurer may give notice in writing to the county clerk and to the county board of commissioners, or in lieu of the board of commissioners, the board of county auditors in counties having a county board of auditors, which notice shall state the facts constituting the alleged neglect or failure. If the alleged neglect or failure is not corrected within 10 days after giving the notice, the state treasurer shall have complete power and authority, by himself or herself or his or her deputy or authorized agents, to enter the office of the county treasurer and complete the work in the office in conformity with the uniform practices, the expenses of that work to be charged back to the county, which expense shall be paid from the general fund of the county.

The state treasurer shall, within 30 days after the final adjournment of the legislature in every year, furnish the county treasurers with instructions relative to changes made in the tax laws of this state with respect to the duties of the township treasurers and county treasurers in connection with the collection of taxes. The several county treasurers shall, within 7 days after the receipt of those instructions, forward a copy of the instructions to each township treasurer in his or her respective county. The instructions shall contain all changes made since the filing of the previous instructions. In case of the furnishing of the first instructions to county treasurers under the provisions of this section, all changes of tax collection procedure as well as instructions with respect to tax collection procedures shall be furnished.

History: Add. 1939, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1939; CL 1948, 211.57a; Am. 1953, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1953; Am. 2002, Act 620, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3424 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3424
Fiduciary powers; considerations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.

In passing upon applications for permission to exercise full fiduciary powers under section 421, the commissioner shall take into consideration the following, and he or she may grant or refuse the application accordingly:

The sufficiency of the capital and surplus of the applying savings bank.

Any other facts or circumstances that he or she deems proper.

Without regard to the capital and surplus requirements under subsection (1), the commissioner may grant to a savings bank the limited trust power to act as executor, administrator, custodian, conservator, guardian, or to serve as a testamentary trustee.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.13712 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.13712
Discontinuing branch operations; transfer of functions to principal office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3712.

If a bank or foreign bank permanently discontinues the operations of any branch, foreign bank agency, or foreign bank branch, all functions of the branch, foreign bank agency, or foreign bank branch shall be considered transferable to, and treated as a part of, the principal office of the bank or, in the case of a foreign bank, the principal office in this country.

A bank, out-of-state bank, national bank, or foreign bank shall notify the commissioner in writing before discontinuing operations of a branch, foreign bank agency, or foreign bank branch.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1207c — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1207c
Jail diversion fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 207c.

(1) The jail diversion fund is created within the state treasury.

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

(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year must remain in the fund and must not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The department of treasury is the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(5) The department shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, for the following purposes:

(a) Making grant distributions as provided in sections 207d and 207f.

(b) Contracting with an independent organization to evaluate grant recipients.

(c) Paying the reasonable expenses of staff services to administer and enforce the statutory requirements of the grant fund.

History: Add. 2021, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.651 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-70-of-1955 / Section 123.651
Exhibition areas for display of commercial, industrial, and agricultural products.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any city may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend and operate, within or without its corporate limits, exhibition areas for the display of commercial, industrial and agricultural products and parking facilities used in connection therewith. Such exhibition areas shall include all necessary real or personal property used or useful in connection therewith and including, but not by way of limitation, exhibition buildings, community buildings, stadiums, auditoriums, arenas, convention halls, recreational facilities and parking facilities used in connection therewith. Such facilities at any one location may be operated independently or jointly with those at one or more other locations. The legislative body of the city is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, and to accept gifts and devises of real estate for the purposes of the aforementioned exhibition areas.

History: 1955, Act 70, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.426d — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-157-of-1905 / Section 41.426d
Township bonds; acquisition of lands for parks and places of recreation; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6d.

The township park commission may request that the township board submit to the voters of the township the question of the issuance of township bonds, the proceeds of which shall be used in the acquisition of lands for township parks and places of recreation. A majority vote of the qualified voters voting shall authorize the issuance of township bonds. The issuance of township bonds shall be governed by the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. However, if the township has no outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, and the amount of the total proposed acquisition cost is less than 1 per cent of the assessed valuation of the township, the township board may authorize and direct the township park commission to purchase or condemn designated lands for township parks and places of recreation and may pay annually to the township park commission the available portions of contingent funds of the township necessary to pay for the acquisition of the lands. The township board shall determine the maximum amount to be paid for these lands and if acquisition is made by purchase instead of condemnation, shall also prescribe the terms of payment.

History: Add. 1989, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989; Am. 2002, Act 228, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1118 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-274-of-2000 / Section 287.1118
Correction of conditions leading to seizure; return to owner; court approval; notice of seizure and intent to forfeit; delivery of notice; notice to prosecuting attorney or attorney general.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

A law enforcement officer may return a seized large carnivore to the owner of the large carnivore if the law enforcement officer is satisfied that the conditions resulting in the seizure have been corrected. If the large carnivore was seized pursuant to process issued by a court, the law enforcement officer shall obtain approval of the court before returning the large carnivore.

Unless the large carnivore has been returned, the law enforcement officer shall, within 10 days after the large carnivore is seized, give written notice of the seizure and intent to forfeit the large carnivore to each of the following persons:

The owner of the large carnivore.

Any person who was injured or whose property was damaged by the large carnivore.

The notice required under subsection (2) shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail. If the name and address of the person are not reasonably ascertainable or personal delivery of the notice cannot reasonably be accomplished, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the large carnivore was seized for 10 successive publishing days. Proof of written notice or publication shall be filed with the court having jurisdiction over the seizure or forfeiture.

The law enforcement officer shall immediately after seizure of the large carnivore notify the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the large carnivore was seized or, if the attorney general is actively handling a case involving or relating to the large carnivore, the attorney general of the seizure of the large carnivore and any intent to forfeit the large carnivore under this act.

History: 2000, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.54 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-14-of-1926-Ex-Sess- / Section 141.54
Ballots; form, contents, distribution, counting; authorizing vote; levy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

It shall be the duty of the board of election commissioners of such county to prepare the necessary ballots for the use of the electors in voting upon the question referred to in this act. The said question shall be printed upon a ballot separate and distinct from all other ballots, which ballot shall be in the following form:

Instruction to Voter.

Mark a cross in the square to the left of the word "Yes" or "No."

"To authorize the board of supervisors to levy a tax of ..... each year for a period of ..... years, to create a sinking fund to be used for .......................................................................................

.................................................. [ ]"Yes".

.................................................. [ ]"No".

There shall be inserted in the above blanks the amount of the tax to be assessed each year, not exceeding 2 mills in any case, the number of years for which the tax is to be levied and the purpose for which the sinking fund to be created shall be used. The ballots so prepared shall be distributed by the board of election commissioners within the same time and in the same manner that ballots are distributed prior to a general election. All ballots upon which an elector marks a cross in the square to the left of the word "Yes," shall be counted in favor of levying the tax stated in the resolution of the board of supervisors, and all ballots upon which an elector marks a cross in the square to the left of the word "No", shall be counted against the question of levying the tax stated in the resolution of the board of supervisors. All ballots cast at any election on such question, shall be received, counted, canvassed and returned in the manner now governing for the election of county officers. If at any election a majority of the electors voting on such question shall decide in favor of authorizing the board of supervisors to levy the tax in the amount and for the period of years set forth in said resolution, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to levy said tax, commencing with the next annual tax roll following said election and continuing for the full period of years as set forth in said resolution.

History: 1926, Ex. Sess., Act 14, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1926; CL 1929, 1259; CL 1948, 141.54
Mich. Comp. Laws § 249.34 — MI Code / Chapter 249 / Act Act-96-of-1931 / Section 249.34
Disbursements; fund from which paid.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

All money required to carry out the state's share of such contracts shall be paid out of the state highway fund.

History: 1931, Act 96, Imd. Eff. May 11, 1931; CL 1948, 249.34
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6102 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6102
Violation; penalty; separate offenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6102.

A person who is convicted of violating this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. Each occurrence is a separate offense.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.904 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-331-of-1976 / Section 445.904
Exemptions; burden of proof.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) This act does not apply to either of the following:

(a) A transaction or conduct specifically authorized under laws administered by a regulatory board or officer acting under statutory authority of this state or the United States.

(b) An act done by the publisher, owner, agent, or employee of a newspaper, periodical, directory, radio or television station, or other communications medium in the publication or dissemination of an advertisement unless the publisher, owner, agent, or employee knows or, under the circumstances, reasonably should know of the false, misleading, or deceptive character of the advertisement or has a direct financial interest in the sale or distribution of the advertised goods, property, or service.

(2) Except for the purposes of an action filed by a person under section 11, this act does not apply to or create a cause of action for an unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive method, act, or practice that is made unlawful by any of the following:

(a) The banking code of 1999, 1999 PA 276, MCL 487.11101 to 487.15105.

(b) 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.1 to 460.11.

(c) The motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43.

(d) The savings bank act, 1996 PA 354, MCL 487.3101 to 487.3804.

(e) The credit union act, 2003 PA 215, MCL 490.101 to 490.601.

(3) This act does not apply to or create a cause of action for an unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive method, act, or practice that is made unlawful by chapter 20 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.2001 to 500.2093, if either of the following is met:

(a) The method, act, or practice occurred on or after March 28, 2001.

(b) The method, act, or practice occurred before March 28, 2001. However, this subdivision does not apply to or limit a cause of action filed with a court concerning a method, act, or practice if the cause of action was filed in a court of competent jurisdiction on or before June 5, 2014.

(4) The burden of proving an exemption from this act is upon the person claiming the exemption.

History: 1976, Act 331, Eff. Apr. 1, 1977; Am. 1993, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1993; Am. 2000, Act 432, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001; Am. 2003, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 2003; Am. 2014, Act 251, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.3115a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.3115a
Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; “minor offense” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3115a.

Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a person who alters or causes the alteration of a floodplain in violation of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500.00 for each occurrence.

A person who commits a minor offense is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 for each violation. A law enforcement officer may issue and serve an appearance ticket upon a person for a minor offense pursuant to sections 9a to 9g of chapter IV of the code of criminal procedure, Act No. 175 of the Public Acts of 1927, being sections 764.9a to 764.9g of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

A person who willfully or recklessly violates a condition of a floodplain permit issued under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500.00 per day.

As used in this section, "minor offense" means either of the following violations of this part if the department determines that restoration of the affected floodplain is not required:

The failure to obtain a permit under this part.

A violation of a permit issued under this part.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1844 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1844
Longitudinal data system data; inclusion in statewide P-20 longitudinal data system.
Status: in_force

Sec. 244.

By October 15 of each year, a public university receiving funds in section 236 shall provide its longitudinal data system data set for the preceding academic year to the center for inclusion in the statewide P-20 longitudinal data system described in section 94a. If the state budget director finds that a university has not complied with this section, the state budget director is authorized to withhold the monthly operations installments provided to that university under section 241 until the state budget director finds that the university has complied with this section.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.382 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-216-of-1929 / Section 565.382
Affidavit of mortgage renewal; time limitation, effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Every mortgage not renewed by the affidavit of the owner or 1 of the owners thereof, or by the affidavit of the agent or attorney of the owner or owners, showing the amount remaining unpaid on said mortgage, or by extension agreement, filed in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the lands are situated which are covered by said mortgage, within 30 years after the due date as set forth in said mortgage, or when no due date is set forth in said mortgage, then within 30 years after the recording of said mortgage, shall be considered as discharged.

History: 1929, Act 216, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1929; CL 1929, 13357; CL 1948, 565.382; Am. 1951, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951