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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.70103 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.70103
Technical advice and guidance; duty to collect and disseminate data and information; other duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70103.

The state recreation and cultural arts section shall provide technical advice and guidance to the political subdivisions of this state and other interested groups and agencies in the planning and development of recreation programs, areas, and facilities including but not limited to creative and cultural activities, and programs for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and the culturally deprived. The section shall collect and disseminate necessary data and information relating to its duties and shall maintain a cooperative relationship with the tourist, resort, and educational extension services of the universities, the Michigan travel commission, Michigan's 4 regional tourist associations, and the various federal agencies.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 86, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.114a — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-12-of-1869 / Section 456.114a
Witness fee; prohibition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14a.

A corporation established under the provisions of this act shall not charge a fee for witnessing the lowering of a casket into the ground.

History: Add. 1996, Act 110, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.438 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-23-of-1950-Ex-Sess- / Section 259.438
State; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The term "state" when used in this act means the state of Michigan.

History: 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1950
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1713 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1713
Calling meeting of board of directors of licensee or of owners of licensee; notice; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 713.

If the commissioner considers it expedient, the commissioner may call a meeting of the board of directors of a licensee by giving notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting not less than 5 days before the meeting to each director either by personal service or by registered or certified mail sent to the director's last known address as shown in the records of the commissioner.

If the commissioner considers it expedient, the commissioner may call a meeting of the owners of a licensee by giving notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting not less than 5 days before the meeting to each owner either by personal service or by registered or certified mail sent to the owner's last known address as shown by the books of the licensee. The licensee shall pay the expenses of the notice and of a meeting called under this subsection.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986; Am. 1997, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article V § 24 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article V § 24
Executive residence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

An executive residence suitably furnished shall be provided at the seat of government for the use of the governor. He shall receive an allowance for its maintenance as provided by law.

History: Const. 1963, Art. V, § 24, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.115 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-12-of-1925 / Section 250.115
Trunk line highway; abandonment of part of right of way; easement for public utilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

When the board of county road commissioners or the governing body of the city or village to whose jurisdiction any trunk line highway would return upon relinquishment of jurisdiction by the state, by resolution, indicates that it does not wish to accept jurisdiction of the entire width of the right of way of such trunk line highway, the highway commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to absolutely discontinue and abandon that part of the width of the right of way not accepted. Upon the absolute abandonment and discontinuance of any part of the width of the right of way of a state trunk line highway, public utilities shall have the easement and right to maintain, alter or remove all facilities existing in that portion of such highway absolutely discontinued and abandoned, and the highway commissioner shall make note of such easement and right in the order of discontinuance and abandonment. The commissioner shall record the order in the appropriate register of deeds office. The recording of the order shall constitute the final and absolute abandonment of the portion of the width designated.

History: Add. 1962, Act 62, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 74.22 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 74.22
Placing property outside corporate limits; procedure; resolution, board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

In case any person or persons want their property placed without the corporate limits of any village, they may make application to the board of supervisors of the county in which such village is located, to change the boundaries thereof in such manner as will place the property of the person or persons applying therefor without the corporate limits of such village. Such application shall be filed with the county clerk of each county at least 10 days prior to the annual session in October of such board of supervisors, and shall be signed by 100 taxpayers of the village, or by 1/10 of the taxpayers of such village. Any person intending to apply to the board of supervisors to have his property placed without the corporate limits of any village shall give or cause to be given at least 15 days' notice of such application to the clerk of said village and by posting the same in at least 3 conspicuous public places within such village. Upon receiving the application aforesaid, the board of supervisors shall have power, by resolution, to change the boundaries of such village, as described and mentioned in such application.

History: Add. 1897, Act 182, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1897; CL 1897, 2955; CL 1915, 2839; CL 1929, 1748; CL 1948, 74.22
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.204 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-220-of-1935 / Section 400.204
Michigan children's institute; commitment order; transportation; expense; communication with child's attorney.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Within 30 days after an order is made committing a child to the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute, the court shall send to the superintendent a certified copy of the petition, the order of disposition in the case, and the report of the physician who examined the child. Upon receipt of the order the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute shall notify the court of the child's placement so that the court may cause the child to be transported to that placement. The expense of the child's transportation shall be audited by the auditor general or a certified public accountant appointed by the auditor general and paid from the general fund in the same manner as the expense of conveying children to other institutions of the state.

During the time a child is committed to the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute, the superintendent and the child's attorney may communicate with each other regarding issues of commitment, placement, and permanency planning; and if the child's attorney has an objection or concern regarding such an issue, the superintendent and the child's attorney shall consult with each other regarding that issue.

History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935; Am. 1943, Act 207, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 400.204; Am. 1997, Act 171, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1524 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-460-of-2014 / Section 722.1524
Abduction prevention measures in child-custody proceeding; court order; petition; warrant to take physical custody of child.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) A court on its own motion may order abduction prevention measures in a child-custody proceeding if the court finds that the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child.

(2) A party to a child-custody determination or another individual or entity having a right under the law of this state or any other state to seek a child-custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this act.

(3) A prosecutor or the attorney general may seek a warrant to take physical custody of a child under section 9 or other appropriate prevention measures.

History: 2014, Act 460, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2962 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2962
Rejection of goods in lessee's possession; rights and obligations of lessee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A512.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to goods that threaten to decline in value speedily (section 2A511) and subject to any security interest of a lessee (section 2A505(5)) the following rules apply:

The lessee, after rejection of goods in the lessee's possession, shall hold them with reasonable care at the lessor's or the supplier's disposition for a reasonable time after the lessee's seasonable notification of rejection.

If the lessor or the supplier gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection, the lessee may store the rejected goods for the lessor's or the supplier's account or ship them to the lessor or the supplier or dispose of them for the lessor's or the supplier's account with reimbursement in the manner provided in section 2A511.

Except as otherwise provided by this section, the lessee has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.

Action by the lessee pursuant to subsection (1) is not acceptance or conversion.

History: Add. 1992, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 30, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.887b — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-383-of-1980 / Section 141.887b
Master plan; annual meeting; disapproval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7b.

(1) The vice-president of the travel bureau and the president or chief administrative officer of the bureau shall meet periodically, but at least once each year, to discuss the master plan and the annual marketing plan approved by the board.

(2) The bureau and the travel bureau shall coordinate their marketing program activities and annual marketing plan activities with the master plan with a goal of maximizing the impact of tourism and convention business on the economy of this state.

(3) The director shall disapprove of the bureau's annual marketing plan within 30 days of the meeting provided for in subsection (1) upon finding that it is detrimental to the master plan or the travel bureau's promotional programs. The bureau shall not implement an annual marketing plan that is disapproved by the travel bureau. If the director does not disapprove of an annual marketing plan within the 30-day period, the annual marketing plan shall be considered approved and may be implemented by the bureau.

History: Add. 2018, Act 625, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.421 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-29-of-1970 / Section 290.421
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

(a) "Commission" means the potato industry commission.

(b) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.

(c) "Director" means the director of the department.

(d) "Grower" means any business unit, including a family operation, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, or other business organization engaged in the business of growing potatoes for market.

(e) "Shipper" means a person engaged in the shipment of potatoes, whether as owner, agent, or otherwise; or engaged in the processing of potatoes for human or animal consumption in any form or for any other commercial use.

(f) "Shipment of potatoes" means, and a shipment of potatoes shall be considered to take place, when potatoes are loaded within this state in a rail car, truck, or other conveyance in which the potatoes are to be transported for sale or otherwise put into the channel of trade and commerce.

(g) "Hundredweight" means a 100-pound unit or a combination of packages making a 100-pound unit, or the equivalent in metric units, of any shipment of potatoes.

(h) "Retailer" means a person who sells directly to the consumer in small quantities or broken lots.

(i) "Rule" means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(j) "Processor" means a person engaged in canning, freezing, dehydrating, chipping, fermenting, distilling, extracting, preserving, or changing the form of potatoes for the purpose of consumption or for any other commercial use.

(k) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other business unit.

History: 1970, Act 29, Imd. Eff. June 10, 1970; Am. 1980, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 1980; Am. 2013, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1731 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-366-of-2020 / Section 390.1731
"Postsecondary educational institution" defined; prohibition on rules, requirement, standard, or limitation on college athletes earning compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) As used in this act, "postsecondary educational institution" means a public or private institution in this state that offers a degree or course of study beyond the twelfth grade and receives state or federal funding of any kind.

(2) A postsecondary educational institution shall not uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student of that institution from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics based upon the student earning compensation as a result of the student's use of his or her name, image, or likeness rights. Earning compensation from the use of a student's name, image, or likeness rights shall not affect a student's scholarship eligibility or renewal.

History: 2020, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.155 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.155
Hazards surrounding state-owned airport, field, and facility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 155.

Whenever any obstructions of whatever nature shall be determined to be a hazard adjacent to or surrounding a state-owned airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility, the commission shall notify the state administrative board of the hazard with an order for its abatement, and the state administrative board may institute proper proceedings in the name of and for the state of Michigan for the abatement of the hazard. Failure to effectively comply with an order shall subject the airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility to either restrictive use of the airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility, or its entire closing, in the interest of the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and the safe use of aeronautical facilities in this state.

History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945; CL 1948, 259.155; Am. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.111b — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-382-of-1972 / Section 432.111b
Supplier of equipment, charity game tickets, or numeral game tickets; license; fee; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11b.

(1) An applicant for a license or renewal of a license to operate as a supplier of equipment, charity game tickets, or numeral game tickets to qualified organizations licensed under this act shall submit a written application to the bureau on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(2) An applicant under this section shall pay an annual license fee of $300.00 at the time of the application.

(3) A supplier's license issued under this section expires at 12 midnight on September 30 of each year.

(4) The commissioner shall require suppliers authorized to sell charity game tickets, numeral game tickets, or both, to post a performance bond of not less than $50,000.00 and not greater than $1,000,000.00.

(5) A supplier shall remit to the bureau an amount equal to the qualified organization's purchase price of the charity game tickets less an amount that shall not be less than the sum of $.008 for each ticket sold plus 1.0% of the total resale value for all charity game tickets sold.

(6) For each numeral game sold, the supplier shall issue to the licensed organization an invoice listing the manufacturer and serial number of each game.

(7) A supplier shall collect a fee from a qualified organization for each game of numeral tickets sold that equals $5.00 per 1,000 tickets or any portion of 1,000 tickets.

(8) A supplier shall remit the fees collected under subsection (7) to the bureau by the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the numeral game is sold. The commissioner may assess a late fee of 25% of the amount due against a supplier who fails to remit the fees by the required filing date.

(9) A supplier shall only display, offer for sale, sell, or otherwise make available to a qualified organization numeral game tickets that have been obtained from a manufacturer.

(10) A person who is directly or indirectly connected to the sale, rental, or distribution of bingo equipment, or the sale of charity game tickets or numeral game tickets, or a person residing in the same household as the supplier shall not be involved directly or indirectly with the rental or leasing of a facility used for an event.

(11) A supplier licensed under this section shall submit to the bureau a report as required by the commissioner regarding the sale or rental of equipment and the sale of charity game tickets and numeral game tickets.

History: Add. 1999, Act 108, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000; Am. 2006, Act 427, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 2006; Am. 2019, Act 159, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.732 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-218-of-1979 / Section 400.732
Notices required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

The department shall notify the clerk of the city, village, or township where a proposed adult foster care facility is to be located at least 45 days before the issuance of a license.

The department shall notify the clerk of the city, village, or township of all newly licensed adult foster care facilities within 30 days after the issuance of a license.

The department shall notify the clerk of the city, village, or township of the location of all licensed adult foster care facilities within the boundaries of that city, village, or township within 30 days after receipt of the request.

History: 1979, Act 218, Eff. Mar. 27, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2563 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2563
Indemnification for expenses of director, officer, or nondirector volunteer successful in defense of action, suit, or proceeding referred to in MCL 450.2561 or 450.2562.
Status: in_force

Sec. 563.

Unless otherwise provided by law or under the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, to the extent that a director, officer, or nondirector volunteer of a corporation is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in section 561 or 562, or in defense of a claim, issue, or matter in the action, suit, or proceeding, or has established that the corporation is required to assume the person's liabilities under section 209(1)(d) or (e), the corporation shall indemnify the person for actual and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding and an action, suit, or proceeding brought to enforce the mandatory indemnification provided in this section.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 1987, Act 170, Eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Am. 1993, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1993; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1433 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1433
General reserve fund; creation; payments into fund; use of fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

The authority shall create and establish a special fund, referred to as general reserve fund, and, subject to agreements with bondholders and noteholders, shall pay into the fund all fees and charges collected by the authority on loans made from and residential mortgages acquired with the proceeds of the sale of bonds and any moneys which the authority shall transfer from the capital reserve fund. Such moneys and any other moneys paid into the general reserve fund, in the discretion of the authority but subject to agreements with bondholders and noteholders, may be used by the authority (a) for the repayment of advances from the state in accordance with the provisions of repayment agreements between the authority and the director of the budget, (b) to pay all costs, expenses, and charges of financing, including fees and expenses of trustees and paying agents, (c) for transfers to the capital reserve fund, (d) for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds or notes issued by the authority when they shall become due whether at maturity or on call for redemption and for the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid where the bonds or notes are redeemed prior to their stated maturities, and to purchase bonds or notes, or (e) for such other corporate purposes of the authority as the authority in its discretion shall determine and provide.

History: 1966, Act 346, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1976, Act 410, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.8302 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.8302
Purchaser of security; rights acquired.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8302.

Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security acquires all rights in the security that the transferor had or had power to transfer.

A purchaser of a limited interest acquires rights only to the extent of the interest purchased.

A purchaser of a certificated security who as a previous holder had notice of an adverse claim does not improve its position by taking from a protected purchaser.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1987, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1987; Am. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998; Am. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001