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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.807 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-239-of-1992 / Section 287.807
Definitions; D to F.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

"Department" means the Michigan department of agriculture.

"Differential test" means an official test approved by the director designed to distinguish swine which are positive for pseudorabies field strain virus associated antibodies from swine that have antibodies due to vaccination with a differential vaccine.

"Differential vaccine" is a veterinary biological approved by the director which produces a pseudorabies antibody response that can be differentiated from the field strain virus antibody response by a differential test.

"Direct movement" means transfer of swine to a destination without unloading the swine en route and without exposure to any other livestock.

"Director" means the director of the Michigan department of agriculture or his or her authorized representative.

"Domestic animal" means any species of animal living under the husbandry of man.

"Exposed swine" means any swine that has been in contact with an animal infected with pseudorabies or brucellosis, including all swine from a known infected herd or any swine moved into a livestock auction market.

"Feeder pig" means immature swine weighing less than 120 pounds intended for feeding to market age and weight for slaughter. Feeder pig does not include intact boars, post-parturient females, animals kept, sold, or offered for sale, for breeding, as companion animals, or for research.

"Feeder pig monitored herd" means a swine breeding herd that has been sampled and tested negative by an official pseudorabies serologic test on the following schedule: 10 head-test all, 11 - 35 head-test 10, 36 or more-test 30% or 30, whichever is less or according to a schedule as prescribed by the director. Breeding herds in regions recognized as stage III of the pseudorabies eradication program by the United States department of agriculture, animal and plant health inspection service, veterinary services, or in an equivalent low prevalence area as determined by the director are considered feeder pig monitored herds.

"Feedlot" means a premises used only to feed livestock in preparation for slaughter.

"Feral swine" means swine which have lived any part of their life as free-roaming and not under the husbandry of man.

History: 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.1037 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-370-of-1974 / Section 35.1037
Bonds; negotiable; tax exempt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

Bonds issued under this act shall be fully negotiable under the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101 to 440.11102, and the bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from all taxation by this state or any of its political subdivisions.

History: 1974, Act 370, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1974; Am. 2000, Act 349, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1042 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1042
Persons required to take oath or affirmation in presence of accused; examination of witnesses on oath or affirmation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

Before performing their respective duties, interpreters and, in general and special courts-martial, members, military judges, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, and reporters shall take an oath or affirmation in the presence of the accused to perform their duties faithfully.

Each witness before a military court shall be examined on oath or affirmation.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12543 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12543
Consulting and cooperating with local health officers; training for employees; assistance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12543.

The department or an authorized representative of the department shall consult and cooperate with local health officers and shall provide training for employees thereof and otherwise assist in the effective administration of sections 12541 to 12545.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4161 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4161
Copy of annuity policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4161.

For a consumer purchasing an individual annuity, the consumer shall be given a copy of the annuity policy within a reasonable time after the annuity is accepted and issued.

History: Add. 2012, Act 544, Eff. June 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.226 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Initiated-Law-1-of-1996 / Section 432.226
Ownership and disclosure threshold.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

For purposes of sections 5, 6, and 7a, the ownership and disclosure threshold as to any company whose stock is widely held, publicly traded, and regulated by the securities and exchange commission shall be beneficial ownership of more than a 5% interest in the company, provided, however, the board shall have the authority, by rule or order, to establish a reporting threshold below 5% if the company knew or should have known the identity of the person holding the interest below 5%.

History: Add. 1997, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61521 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61521
Unlawful acts; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61521.

A person who, for the purpose of evading this part or of evading a rule promulgated or an order issued under this part, intentionally makes or causes to be made false entry or statement of fact in a report required by this part or by a rule promulgated or an order issued under this part, or who, for that purpose, makes or causes to be made false entry in an account, record, or memorandum kept by a person in connection with this part, or of a rule promulgated or an order issued under this part; or who, for that purpose, omits to make, or causes to be omitted, full, true, and correct entries in the accounts, records, or memoranda, of all facts and transactions pertaining to the interest or activities in the petroleum industry of that person as may be required by the supervisor under authority given in this part or by any rule promulgated or any order issued under this part; is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or a fine of not more than $3,000.00, or both.

A person who for the purpose of evading this part or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this part removes from the jurisdiction of the state, or mutilates, alters, or by other means falsifies a book, record, or other paper pertaining to transactions regulated by this part is subject to the penalties prescribed in the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.3116 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-48-of-2002 / Section 484.3116
Cable franchise.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

This act does not affect the requirement of a cable operator to obtain a cable franchise from a municipality.

History: 2002, Act 48, Eff. Nov. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2190 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2190
Effective date of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2190.

This chapter takes effect April 1, 2013.

History: Add. 2012, Act 361, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1937 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-92-of-2005 / Section 388.1937
False statement or unauthorized use of proceeds; violation as felony; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

A person who knowingly makes a false statement or conceals material information for the purpose of obtaining qualification of a bond issue under this act or for the purpose of obtaining a qualified loan under this act, or who knowingly uses all or part of the proceeds of a qualified loan obtained under this act for any purpose not authorized by this act, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: 2005, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.365 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-223-of-1976 / Section 18.365
Information, emergency award, or final awards inadmissible in criminal proceeding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

For purposes of this act, information relating to the filing of a claim by a claimant before the commission or proceedings before the commission, an emergency award made by the commission pursuant to section 9, or final awards made by the commission pursuant to section 11 are inadmissible in a criminal proceeding.

History: 1976, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1996, Act 519, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997; Am. 2022, Act 77, Eff. Aug. 12, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.32 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-207-of-1941 / Section 29.32
Suspension of certification; hearing; affirming, reversing, or modifying decision to suspend certification; revocation of certification; recertification; accepting plans and specifications for approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

(1) The certification of a firm under section 26 may be suspended by the bureau pending a hearing by the board as specified in section 3c, if the firm documents the installation or modification of a fire alarm system or fire suppression system and the system does not comply with applicable state law or if the firm installs, tests, services, inspects, or maintains a fire alarm system or a fire suppression system in a manner not in compliance with applicable state law. After the hearing, the board may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the bureau to suspend a firm's certification or may revoke the firm's certification. A firm whose certification is revoked under this section may be recertified only after an additional hearing before the board.

(2) The bureau shall not accept for approval under section 29(1) plans or specifications submitted by an architect or professional engineer who has failed to provide corrected plans and specifications before the installation of a fire alarm system or fire suppression system for which previous plans and specifications have been disapproved. The bureau may accept for approval under section 29(1) plans and specifications submitted by that architect or engineer only after a hearing before the board.

History: Add. 1982, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 28, 1982; Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.60 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-205-of-1941 / Section 252.60
Limited access highways; federal aid.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Each governmental unit that is a party to any such contract or contracts for the construction of limited access highways is also authorized to make an additional irrevocable pledge for a fixed period of not exceeding 30 years, of any contributions or funds received, or to be received, from the federal government or any of its agencies, or from any other source for or in aid of the project or combined projects provided for in said contract or contracts.

History: Add. 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 22, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1950
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.763a — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.763a
Providing victim with form to receive certain notices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13a.

(1) When a defendant is sentenced to probation, sentenced to a term of imprisonment, ordered to be placed in a juvenile facility, or hospitalized in or admitted to a hospital or a facility, the prosecuting attorney shall provide the victim with a form the victim may submit to receive the notices provided for under section 18b, 19, 19a, 20, or 20a. The form must include the address of the court, the department of corrections, the sheriff, the department of health and human services, the county juvenile agency, or the hospital or facility, as applicable, to which the form may be sent and a statement that the victim may use the address designated by the department of the attorney general to receive notices if the victim is a program participant as that term is defined in section 3 of the address confidentiality program act.

(2) If the defendant is sentenced to probation, the department of corrections or the sheriff, as applicable, shall notify the victim if the probation is revoked and the defendant is sentenced to the department of corrections or to jail for more than 90 days. The notice must include a form the victim may submit to the department of corrections or the sheriff to receive notices under section 19, 20, or 20a.

(3) If the department of corrections determines that a defendant who was, in the defendant's judgment of sentence, not prohibited from being or permitted to be placed in the special alternative incarceration unit established under section 3 of the special alternative incarceration act, 1988 PA 287, MCL 798.13, meets the eligibility requirements of section 34a(2) and (3) of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.234a, the department of corrections shall notify the victim, if the victim has submitted a written request for notification under section 19, of the proposed placement of the defendant in the special alternative incarceration unit not later than 30 days before placement is intended to occur. In making the decision on whether or not to object to the placement of the defendant in a special alternative incarceration unit as required by section 34a(4) of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.234a, the sentencing judge or the judge's successor shall review an impact statement submitted by the victim under section 14.

History: Add. 1993, Act 341, Eff. May 1, 1994; Am. 1998, Act 523, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 503, Eff. June 1, 2001; Am. 2005, Act 184, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Am. 2006, Act 461, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Am. 2020, Act 276, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.1108 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-268-of-1986 / Section 4.1108
Legislative service bureau; drafting duties; publication of general laws in force; publication of public and local acts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 108.

The bureau shall:

At the request of the members of the legislature, draft bills and resolutions or amendments to, or substitutes for, bills and resolutions; draft conference committee reports; and examine, check, and compare pending bills with other pending bills and existing laws to avoid so far as possible contrary or conflicting provisions.

At the request of the members of the legislature, draft joint rules of the legislature or rules of the house of representatives or the senate, or amendments to those rules.

Prepare a definite plan for the order, classification, arrangement, printing, and binding of the general laws in force.

Prepare catchlines, indexes, and tables for the public and local acts of each session of the legislature.

History: 1986, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VI § 23 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VI § 23
Judicial vacancies, filling; appointee, term; successor; new offices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

A vacancy shall occur in the office of judge of any court of record or in the district court by death, removal, resignation or vacating of the office, and such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor. The person appointed by the governor shall hold office until 12 noon of the first day of January next succeeding the first general election held after the vacancy occurs, at which election a successor shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term. Whenever a new office of judge in a court of record, or the district court, is created by law, it shall be filled by election as provided by law. The supreme court may authorize persons who have been elected and served as judges to perform judicial duties for limited periods or specific assignments.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VI, § 23, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. H.J.R. F, approved Aug. 6, 1968, Eff. Sept. 21, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.31114 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.31114
Minimum level of stream flow; determination by watershed council or department; request.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31114.

A river management board may request a watershed council to seek a determination of minimum levels of stream flow in accordance with sections 31112 and 31113, or the board may request the department to make the determinations if a watershed council has not been formed for the larger watershed of which the district is a part, or when an appropriately established council fails to act within 90 days upon the district's request.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1143 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1143
Salary; twenty-third circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1143.

In the twenty-third circuit, the stenographer shall be paid an annual salary of $12,000.00.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1966, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Am. 1975, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.311 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-191-of-1877 / Section 449.311
Saving clause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

That no amendment, modification, or repeal of this act shall affect anything duly done, right acquired, liability incurred or penalty, forfeiture or other punishment incurred or to be incurred, in respect of any offense against the provisions of this act before such amendment, modification, or repeal comes into operation.

History: 1877, Act 191, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877; How. 2375; CL 1897, 6089; CL 1915, 7960; CL 1929, 9919; CL 1948, 449.311
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2844a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2844a
Dental examination of dead body; forwarding records to law enforcement agency; entering information into national crime information center; cancellation of information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2844a.

(1) In deaths investigated by the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner where he or she is not able to establish and verify, as required under section 5 of 1953 PA 181, MCL 52.205, the identity of the dead body by visual means, fingerprints, DNA, or other definitive identification procedures, the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner may have a qualified dentist, as determined by the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner, carry out a dental examination of the dead body. If the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner, with the aid of the dental examination and other identifying findings, is still not able to establish the identity of the dead body, the county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner shall forward the dental examination records to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency shall enter the information from the dental examination records into the national crime information center pursuant to section 8 of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258.

(2) If a person reported missing has not been found within 30 days, the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation for the missing person shall request the family or next of kin of the missing person to give them written consent to contact and request from the dentist of the missing person the person's dental records. The information from the dental records of the missing person shall be entered into the national crime information center by the law enforcement agency pursuant to section 8 of 1968 PA 319, MCL 28.258.

(3) If a person reported missing has been found, the law enforcement agency that entered the information under subsection (2) shall cancel the information.

History: Add. 1980, Act 418, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1981; Am. 1990, Act 149, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1990; Am. 2006, Act 570, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5919 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5919
Risk reduction, HCV information package, and AIDS information package.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5919.

The department shall utilize the fund to develop, in cooperation with institutions of higher education, a risk reduction, HCV information package, and AIDS information package that shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding testing, counseling, transmission, prevention, and treatment.

History: Add. 1987, Act 258, Eff. July 1, 1988; Am. 2006, Act 238, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.16 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-232-of-1863 / Section 486.16
Contracts made by board of directors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

The said board of directors shall have power to make all necessary contracts in the name of the corporation to carry out the duties imposed upon them by this act, which contract shall be signed by the president of the board, if in writing, in the corporate name thereof.

History: 1863, Act 232, Eff. June 22, 1863; Am. 1871, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1871; CL 1871, 2760; How. 3889; CL 1897, 6782; CL 1915, 8882; CL 1929, 11817; CL 1948, 486.16
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.251 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.251
Removal of person from train by conductor or employee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 251.

If a person refuses to pay his or her fare, or refuses to obey the regulations established for the convenience and safety of passengers, the conductor of the train or an employee of the railroad company may remove the person from the train at any usual stopping place.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.411 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-319-of-2002 / Section 2.411
Official historical society of state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The historical society of Michigan is designated the official historical society of this state.

History: 2002, Act 319, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1509c — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-230-of-1972 / Section 125.1509c
Effect of delinquent payment of civil fine, costs, or assessment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9c.

(1) A city that, pursuant to section 8b, has assumed responsibility for administration and enforcement of this act within its political boundary may by ordinance provide that a person is not eligible to apply for a building permit under section 10, a certificate of use and occupancy under section 13, or a variance under section 15 if the person or the owner of the affected or proposed building or structure is delinquent in paying a civil fine, costs, or a justice system assessment imposed by an administrative hearings bureau established in that city pursuant to section 4q of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.4q.

(2) An ordinance adopted under subsection (1) does not apply to an applicant if the applicant became the owner of the property by foreclosure or by taking a deed in lieu of foreclosure and is 1 of the following:

(a) A government-sponsored enterprise. As used in this subdivision, "government-sponsored enterprise" means that term as defined in 2 USC 622(8), or the Michigan state housing development authority created under the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1401 to 125.1499c.

(b) A financial institution. As used in this subdivision, "financial institution" means that term as defined in section 4(c) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2004.

(c) A mortgage servicer, as that term is defined in section 1a of the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445.1651a, that is subject to the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445.1651 to 445.1684.

(d) A credit union service organization that is organized under the laws of this state or the United States.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to an application for a building permit if the work authorized under the building permit will correct, in whole or in part, the blight violation that was the subject of the delinquent payment referred to in subsection (1).

History: Add. 2013, Act 190, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014