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Mich. Comp. Laws § 566.108 — MI Code / Chapter 566 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 566.108
Statute of frauds; contract for interest in lands other than one year lease; sales at auction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Every contract for the leasing for a longer period than 1 year, or for the sale of any lands, or any interest in lands, shall be void, unless the contract, or some note or memorandum thereof be in writing, and signed by the party by whom the lease or sale is to be made, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized in writing: Provided, That whenever any lands or interest in lands shall be sold at public auction and the auctioneer or the clerk of the auction at the time of the sale enters in a sale book a memorandum specifying the description and price of the land sold and the name of the purchaser, such memorandum, together with the auction bills, catalog or written or printed notice of sale containing the name of the person on whose account the sale is made and the terms of sale, shall be deemed a memorandum of the contract of sale within the meaning of this section.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 80; CL 1857, 3179; CL 1871, 4694; How. 6181; CL 1897, 9511; CL 1915, 11977; Am. 1917, Act 83, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 13413; CL 1948, 566.108
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1769a — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1769a
Michigan schools for the deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing; information about residential programs; interference with right or ability prohibited; educational placement options; violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 169a.

(1) A board member, official, or employee of a district or intermediate district shall provide any information received from the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind about its residential program to parents and guardians of pupils who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing and to any residents of the district or intermediate district who request the information.

(2) Upon determining that a pupil is deaf or hard of hearing, a district or intermediate district shall provide to the pupil's parent or legal guardian information, provided by the Michigan coalition for deaf and hard of hearing persons, on educational placement options for deaf and hard of hearing children.

(3) Upon determining that a pupil is blind, a district or intermediate district shall provide to the pupil's parent or legal guardian information, provided by the Michigan federation for the blind, on educational placement options for blind children.

(4) A district or intermediate district that violates this section shall forfeit an amount equal to 5% of the funds due to the district or intermediate district under this article.

History: Add. 1996, Act 300, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Am. 1997, Act 93, Eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7402 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7402
Creating trust; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7402.

(1) A trust is created only if all of the following apply:

(a) The settlor has capacity to create a trust.

(b) The settlor indicates an intention to create the trust.

(c) The trust has a definite beneficiary or is either of the following:

( i ) A charitable trust.

( ii ) A trust for a noncharitable purpose under section 7409 or a trust for the care of an animal under section 7408.

(d) The trustee has duties to perform.

(e) The same person is not the sole trustee and sole beneficiary.

(2) A trust beneficiary is definite if the trust beneficiary can be ascertained now or in the future, subject to any applicable rule against perpetuities.

(3) A power in a trustee to select a trust beneficiary from an indefinite class is valid only in a charitable trust.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010; Am. 2024, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1507 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-17-of-1963 / Section 691.1507
Member of national ski patrol system rendering emergency care; liability for acts or omissions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A person who is a registered member of the national ski patrol system and who, in good faith and while on patrol as a member of the national ski patrol system, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of acts or omissions by the person in rendering the emergency care, except acts or omissions amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.

History: Add. 1987, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1987; Am. 2006, Act 43, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.575 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.575
Department of civil rights; creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 475.

There is hereby created a department of civil rights.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2042 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2042
Center for assistance to local government; establishment and operation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

The fund shall establish and operate a center for assistance to local government.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.811r — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.811r
Fund-raising plate; boy scouts of America; fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 811r.

(1) The secretary of state shall develop under section 811e and issue under section 811f a fund-raising plate recognizing the boy scouts of America. The secretary of state in conjunction with the boy scouts of America shall design the fund-raising plates authorized in this section.

(2) The boy scouts of America fund is created within the state treasury. 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. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money from the sale of fund-raising plates recognizing the boy scouts of America to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the boy scouts of America fund established under subsection (2).

(4) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund established under subsection (2) on a quarterly basis to the boy scouts of America.

History: Add. 2011, Act 66, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.80e — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.80e
Locations for flying of aircraft; limitations; altitude.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80e.

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, an aircraft shall not be flown at the following locations:

Over any congested area of a city or village at an altitude below that which, if a power unit fails, will permit an emergency landing without undue hazard to persons or property on the surface, and in no case less than 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet from the aircraft.

Over any other area at an altitude of less than 500 feet (153 meters) above the surface, except over open water or sparsely populated areas, in which case the aircraft shall not be operated less than 500 feet from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.

A helicopter may be flown at altitudes less than the minimums prescribed in subsection (1), if the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the surface.

History: Add. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5514 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5514
Department of environmental quality; prohibited acts; "wood heater" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5514.

(1) The department of environmental quality shall not do any of the following:

(a) Promulgate a rule limiting emissions from wood heaters.

(b) Enforce against a manufacturer, distributor, or consumer a federal regulation limiting emissions from wood heaters and adopted after May 1, 2014.

(2) As used in this section, "wood heater" means a wood stove, pellet stove, wood-fired hydronic heater, wood burning forced-air furnace, or masonry wood heater designed for heating a home or business.

History: Add. 2014, Act 417, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.42710 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.42710
Orders; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42710.

The department may issue orders considered necessary by the department to protect the public interest and to provide for the proper administration of this part. Orders under this part shall be issued according to the procedure for the issuance of orders provided for in part 401.

The department may promulgate rules designating certain game that do not require protection under this part and that may be possessed, propagated, purchased, or sold without a license.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.652 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.652
Stopping before entering or crossing highway from alley, private road, or driveway; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 652.

The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from an alley, private road, or driveway shall come to a full stop before entering the highway and shall yield right of way to vehicles approaching on the highway.

A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1959, Act 234, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.108 — MI Code / Chapter 409 / Act Act-90-of-1978 / Section 409.108
Failure or refusal to issue work permit; appeal; procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The failure or refusal of the issuing officer or the director, as applicable, to issue a work permit may be appealed in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, by the minor who applied for the permit, the parent or guardian of the minor, or the person or agency to whom custody of the minor has been awarded. An appeal may be taken in the same manner from the revocation of a permit.

History: 1978, Act 90, Eff. June 1, 1978; Am. 2024, Act 196, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.992 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-169-of-1990 / Section 445.992
Lease contract for motor vehicle; statement required; signature or initials of lessee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

A lease contract for a motor vehicle shall have a statement in a separate paragraph in the lease contract or on a separate sheet of paper attached to the lease contract advising the lessee that the early termination payoff balance of the motor vehicle as determined by the lessor may be different than the actual cash value of the motor vehicle as determined by the insurer of the vehicle.

If under the terms of the contract the lessee is required to pay to the lessor the difference between the early termination payoff balance as determined by the lessor and the actual cash value as determined by the insurer, a statement explaining this fact shall be included in the lease contract immediately after the statement required by subsection (1). A space for the signature or initials of the lessee shall appear adjacent to the statement and the lessee shall place his or her signature or initials in that space indicating that he or she has read this statement and understands its content.

History: 1990, Act 169, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3407 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3407
Acquisition, development, or improvement of real estate; limitation on investment of assets; powers of savings bank.
Status: in_force

Sec. 407.

A savings bank may invest not more than 10% of its total assets in the acquisition and development of real estate for sale, or for the improvement of real estate by construction or rehabilitation of residential or commercial units for sale or rental purposes. For purposes of this section, a savings bank may purchase, take, lease as lessee, or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, use, sell, lease as lessor, pledge, grant a security interest in, convey, or otherwise dispose of real estate. The investment by a savings bank may be direct or indirect as a stockholder in a corporation, member of a limited liability company, or limited partner in a partnership or limited liability partnership.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1123 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-202-of-2024 / Section 400.1123
Definitions; B to D.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Bureau" means the bureau of community action and economic opportunity created in section 5.

(b) "Chief elected official" means a chairperson of a county board of commissioners, a county executive, a city mayor, a township supervisor, a village president, or the chief elected official's designee.

(c) "Commission" means the commission on community action and economic opportunity created in section 6.

(d) "Community action agency" means an agency designated according to section 8.

(e) "Community social and economic program" means a program provided under section 675 of the community services block grant act, 42 USC 9904.

(f) "Department" means the department or agency designated by the governor to receive and distribute community services block grant funds under 42 USC 9901 to 9924.

(g) "Director" means the director of the department designated by the governor under subdivision (f).

History: 2024, Act 202, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1066c — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-227-of-1985 / Section 141.1066c
School loan revolving fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16c.

The authority shall establish a school loan revolving fund and shall establish accounts and subaccounts with the school loan revolving fund as it determines is necessary or appropriate to operate the school loan revolving fund. The authority may fund the school loan revolving fund with proceeds of bonds or notes issued by the authority, revenues of the authority, contributions from this state including contributions resulting from the assignment of the right to receive loan repayments on qualified loans made or authorized by this state under a school loan act, or repayments of loans made from the school loan revolving fund. Funds deposited in the school loan revolving fund may be used only by the authority to make qualified loans to school districts at the times and in the amounts approved by this state under the provisions of a school loan act, for the purpose of funding a reserve fund established by the authority, for the purpose of securing bonds or notes issued by the authority to provide funds for the school loan revolving fund, for the purpose of acting as a surety for the payment of bonds or notes that provide direct or indirect state sponsorship or support to a school district, and for the purpose of paying the costs of the authority to administer the fund. Loans to school districts from the school loan revolving fund with respect to qualified bonds as defined in a school loan act shall be treated as state loans as described in section 16 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.

History: Add. 2005, Act 93, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7214 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7214
Reciprocal insurance exchanges; actions and suits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7214.

Subscribers at a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange shall only sue or be sued in the name or designation adopted by them.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.106a — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-12-of-1869 / Section 456.106a
Conveyance of land.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6a.

The corporation shall not convey any part or portions of land owned by it if the land is part of the plan or design of the cemetery adopted and recorded as provided in section 6 unless at least $5,000.00 for each acre so conveyed is allocated to the irrevocable endowment fund established in section 7 of this act.

History: Add. 1964, Act 54, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.106 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.106
Cooperative corporations; distribution of dividends; reserves; distribution of cooperative dividends; determining annual privilege fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 106.

The shareholders of every cooperative corporation shall provide in the bylaws what percent upon the paid-up capital stock of the corporation, not exceeding 8% per annum, shall be first paid and distributed to the holders of the paid-up capital stock as dividends before dividing the surplus earnings or profits, as provided in this act, and whether or not the dividends shall be cumulative. The bylaws shall further provide what amount or percentage of the annual profit and earnings of the business, over and above the dividends to shareholders shall be retained and kept in the treasury of the corporation as a reserve, and in what manner, method, and proportion the surplus annual earnings and profits of the business of the corporation, in excess of the dividends and reserves, shall be divided up and distributed as a cooperative dividend, under the cooperative plan or principle adopted by the corporation among shareholders or members doing business with the corporation; and may also provide for cooperative dividends to nonstockholders or nonmembers. For the purposes of determining the amount owing by the cooperative corporation as an annual privilege fee, the balance of the reserve in excess of 30% of the paid-up capital of the corporation shall be considered as surplus.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1941, Act 327, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 450.106; Am. 1978, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.291 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-270-of-1931 / Section 213.291
Condemnation awards; application to payment of taxes and special assessments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In the case of property taken in any condemnation proceedings, the award shall first be applied to the payment of all delinquent taxes and/or delinquent special assessments and current taxes and current special assessments which have become due and payable. In case such award shall be insufficient to pay all of such taxes and/or special assessments, such award shall be applied pro rata to the payment of such taxes and/or special assessments, and such payment shall be deemed satisfaction of such taxes and/or special assessments as to the property so taken and the petitioner shall be entitled to a receipt from the proper tax collecting officer or officers so stating. In case title to such property passes, by virtue of such proceedings after the date upon which the assessment roll is required to be completed and before the tax becomes due and payable, the unit of government, board, department or commission that is the petitioner in the condemnation proceeding shall pay such taxes and special assessments when the same become due and payable. Where lands have been bid in to the state at tax sales and the period of redemption has not expired, the amount required to redeem from such sale shall be considered as unpaid taxes.

History: 1931, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1941, Act 365, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; Am. 1947, Act 24, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1947; CL 1948, 213.291
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.971c — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.971c
Incumbent deemed to have filed; appearance of name on ballot.
Status: in_force

Sec. 971c.

Unless the incumbent declines within 10 days after the filing of a recall petition, the incumbent shall, without filing, be deemed to have filed for the recall election and his or her name shall appear on the recall election ballot.

History: Add. 2012, Act 417, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.61 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.61
Minimum sentence ranges for class M2.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.

The following are the minimum sentence ranges for class M2:

PRIOR RECORD VARIABLE LEVEL Offense Variable A B C D E F Level 0 1-9 10-24 25-49 50-74 75+ points points points points points points I 0-49 points 90-150 144-240 162-270 180-300 or life 225-375 or life 270-450 or life II 50-99 points 144-240 162-270 180-300 or life 225-375 or life 270-450 or life 315-525 or life III 100+ points 162-270 or life 180-300 or life 225-375 or life 270-450 or life 315-525 or life 365-600 or life

PRIOR RECORD VARIABLE LEVEL

Offense Variable

A

B

C

D

E

F

Level

0

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-74

75+

points

points

points

points

points

points

I

0-49 points

90-150

144-240

162-270

180-300 or life

225-375 or life

270-450 or life

II

50-99 points

144-240

162-270

180-300 or life

225-375 or life

270-450 or life

315-525 or life

III

100+ points

162-270 or life

180-300 or life

225-375 or life

270-450 or life

315-525 or life

365-600 or life

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.516 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-195-of-1943 / Section 35.516
Governing law.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

This act shall take immediate effect, and its provisions shall be controlling notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute of this state.

History: 1943, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1943; CL 1948, 35.516
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.102 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-232-of-1919 / Section 14.102
Intervention; venue of actions at law, service of process.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any action at law brought by the attorney general in the name of the state or of the people of the state, for the use and benefit thereof, may be begun in the circuit court in and for the county of Ingham, and may be prosecuted to final judgment and satisfaction thereof, with like effect as though the cause of action arose in such county. In any such case process issued out of and under the seal of said court may be served anywhere within the state of Michigan.

History: 1919, Act 232, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 188; CL 1948, 14.102
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.14102 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.14102
Safe deposit and storage department; lien for unpaid rental and storage charges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4102.

If a bank operates a safe deposit and storage department, the legal liability of the bank on account of any loss to a customer shall not exceed the sum of $10,000.00 for any 1 box or compartment, including all property accepted for storage outside of the box or compartment. The bank may contract with the renter to have the renter assume all risks arising from the use of the box, compartment, or storage.

The bank shall have a lien for unpaid rental and storage charges on the contents of any box or compartment and any property accepted for storage outside of the box or compartment. If the charges are not paid within 1 year from the date of accrual, the bank may sell the property at public auction upon like notice as is required by law for sales on execution. After retaining from the proceeds of sale the amount of all charges due and owing at the time of the sale, and the reasonable expenses of the sale, the bank shall pay the balance, if any, upon proper showing to the persons entitled to the balance. The bank may fairly and in good faith purchase all or any part of the property at the sale.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000