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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.223 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.223
Registration certificate; carrying; electronic accessibility; display; viewing on electronic device; digital photograph; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 223.

(1) A registration certificate shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by or electronically accessible to the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display a paper or electronic copy of the registration certificate upon demand of a police officer.

(2) If a person displays an electronic copy of his or her registration certificate using an electronic device, the police officer shall only view the electronic copy of the registration certificate and shall not manipulate the electronic device to view any other information on the electronic device. A person who displays an electronic copy of his or her registration certificate using an electronic device as provided in this subsection shall not be presumed to have consented to a search of the electronic device. A police officer may require the person to electronically forward the electronic copy of the registration certificate to a specified location provided by the police officer. The police officer may then view the electronic copy of the registration certificate in a setting in which it is safe for the officer to verify that the information contained in the electronic copy of the registration certificate is valid and accurate. This state, a law enforcement agency, or an employee of this state or a law enforcement agency is not liable for damage to or loss of an electronic device that occurs as a result of a police officer's viewing an electronic copy of a registration certificate in the manner provided in this section, regardless of whether the police officer or the owner or operator of the vehicle was in possession of the electronic device at the time the damage or loss occurred.

(3) A digital photograph of a valid registration certificate satisfies the requirements of subsection (1).

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

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 2007, Act 143, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 2007; Am. 2017, Act 59, Eff. Sept. 26, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.817 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.817
Separate waiting area for victim; safeguards.
Status: in_force

Sec. 67.

The court shall provide a waiting area for the victim separate from the defendant, defendant's relatives, and defense witnesses if such an area is available and the use of the area is practical. If a separate waiting area is not available or practical, the court shall provide other safeguards to minimize the victim's contact with defendant, defendant's relatives, and defense witnesses during court proceedings.

History: Add. 1988, Act 21, Eff. June 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.12 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-87-of-1855 / Section 456.12
Officers; notice of election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Any person attending any meeting for the election of officers of any corporation organized under this act, and elected thereat, to any office, shall be deemed to have been duly notified of his election; the clerk of such corporation shall, within 2 days after the election of any person to office, who was not present at the election, notify such person of his election.

History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855; CL 1857, 1728; CL 1871, 3385; How. 4739; CL 1897, 8373; CL 1915, 11133; CL 1929, 10412; CL 1948, 456.12
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.782 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-185-of-1957 / Section 123.782
Compensation of court commissioners; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

The court shall fix the compensation of the court commissioners and determine the amount of their necessary expenses incurred in connection with such proceeding.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.2010 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-124-of-2024 / Section 722.2010
Access to documents, records, or information; notification of all proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) A CASA volunteer has access to all documents, records, or information that are accessible to the court that appoints the CASA volunteer and related to a case to which the CASA volunteer is assigned. A CASA volunteer must cooperate with all government agencies, service providers, professionals, school districts, school personnel, parents, families, and other involved individuals and entities. The CASA volunteer must engage in regular visits with the CASA child.

(2) The CASA volunteer must be notified in a timely manner of all hearings, meetings, and other proceedings concerning the case to which the CASA volunteer has been appointed.

History: 2024, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.215 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-357-of-1968 / Section 15.215
Compensation commission compensation, expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The members of the commission shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to be paid from the appropriation made to the department of civil service.

History: 1968, Act 357, Eff. Sept. 20, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.337 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.337
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 337.

This act shall apply to any individual, partnership, association, or corporation, and their respective lessees, trustees, or receivers, appointed by a court, while engaged in the operation of a railroad within this state, or while owning, leasing, or otherwise having under his or her or their jurisdiction or control the land on which, or adjacent to which, there may be located and operated any railroad track or sidetrack that is a part of or is in any way connected with a railroad.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.9304 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.9304
Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9304.

The local law of a bank's jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a deposit account maintained with that bank.

The following rules determine a bank's jurisdiction for purposes of this part:

If an agreement between the bank and the debtor governing the deposit account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction for the purpose of this part, this article, or this act, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction.

If subdivision (a) does not apply and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the agreement is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction.

If neither subdivision (a) nor (b) applies and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the deposit account is maintained at an office in a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction.

If none of the preceding subdivisions apply, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified in an account statement as the office serving the customer's account is located.

If none of the preceding subdivisions apply, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the chief executive office of the bank is located.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1978, Act 369, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Am. 1987, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1987; Am. 1998, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998; Am. 1998, Act 488, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.274 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-339-of-1919 / Section 287.274
Application for license blanks and tags; issuance of dog licenses and tags; fee; return of unused tags, books, and receipts; contents of receipt; paying over money; resolution providing that clerk perform duties of treasurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Every township or city treasurer shall, on or before December 1 each year, apply to the county treasurer for necessary license blanks and tags for the ensuing year and shall issue dog licenses and tags in a manner prescribed for issuing licenses by the county treasurer. Every township or city treasurer shall receive for the services of licensing dogs a reasonable fee at a rate determined by the county board of commissioners for each dog license issued.

Each township or city treasurer shall not later than March 1 each year, or June 1 each year for a county operating under section 6(3)(b) or (c), return to the county treasurer all unused tags, and the book or books from which dog licenses have been issued, containing receipts properly filled out, and showing the name of the person issued each license and the number of each license issued and a full description of each dog licensed. The township or city treasurer shall on or before March 1 each year, or June 1 each year for a county operating under section 6(3)(b) or (c), pay over all money received for issuing licenses less the amount set by the board of commissioners to be retained by the township or village for each license issued.

A city may, by resolution of its legislative body, provide that its clerk shall perform the duties by this act imposed on the treasurer. Upon the adoption of the resolution, the treasurer of a city is not required to issue licenses under this act but the clerk of the city shall perform, in the manner and under the terms and conditions, and with the same compensation, all of the duties imposed upon city treasurers by this act.

A township treasurer, city treasurer, or city clerk may enter an agreement with the county treasurer for the county treasurer to perform the duties of the township treasurer, city treasurer, or city clerk under this act.

History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; Am. 1921, Act 310, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; Am. 1925, Act 322, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 5258; Am. 1933, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1933; Am. 1947, Act 168, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 287.274; Am. 1977, Act 317, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1978; Am. 1998, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1998; Am. 2000, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2511 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2511
Payment by buyer; tender, check.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2511.

Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller's duty to tender and complete any delivery.

Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it.

Subject to the provisions of this act on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (section 3802), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.293 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-72-of-1979 / Section 21.293
Reporting estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions under MCL 431.101 et seq.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

The governor shall report an estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions granted pursuant to Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 431.101 to 431.126 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The estimate shall include revenue foregone by any deductions or credits granted under the act.

History: 1979, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2086a — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2086a
Financial aid to nonprofit corporation; powers and duties of corporation; fund as party to venture agreement; provisions of venture agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 86a.

The fund may provide financial aid to a nonprofit corporation which has as its only purposes the same purposes as this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (2), a corporation receiving financial aid under this section has the same powers and duties provided in this chapter.

The fund shall be made a party to a venture agreement made by a corporation receiving financial aid under this section. The venture agreement shall provide that the fund obtain royalties, rights, or other benefits from or in a targeted invention, product, device, or technique; a related or derivative invention, product, device, or technique; or other applicant revenues, which royalties, rights, or other benefits are obtained by the corporation in exchange for the granting of financial aid to an applicant.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1987, Act 278, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1405 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1405
Brewpub license; requirements for issuance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 405.

(1) Subject to section 407, the commission shall issue a brewpub license to a person that is licensed as a food service establishment under the food law, 2000 PA 92, MCL 289.1101 to 289.8111, and that at the time of application for the brewpub license is licensed and continues to be licensed as 1 or more of the following:

(a) Class C.

(b) Tavern.

(c) Class A hotel.

(d) Class B hotel.

(2) A brewpub shall possess the necessary equipment for a satisfactory operation that must be maintained in good working order and in a sanitary condition.

(3) Agricultural products processed by a manufacturer must comply with state law and with rules of the United States Department of Agriculture.

(4) Each location of a brewpub must have a manufacturing operation on the licensed premises that complies with subsection (5). A brewpub shall apply for and obtain a license for each location of the brewpub. In determining the 18,000-barrel threshold, all brands and labels of the brewpub produced in this state must be combined.

(5) Beer must be manufactured under federal malt beverage regulations published in 27 CFR 25.1 to 25.301, which are hereby adopted by reference.

(6) Each brewpub shall submit to the commission, on forms acceptable to the commission and postmarked not later than January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year, a beer tax report of all beer sold under its brewpub license during the preceding quarter. Each brewpub shall also submit, with the beer tax report, the payment of the required beer excise tax due under section 409.

(7) A brewpub must be the holder of a "brewers notice" as issued by the United States Department of Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in accordance with 27 CFR 25.61 to 25.85.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998; Am. 2014, Act 353, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2014; Am. 2020, Act 118, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1950 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1950
Placement of insurance with insurer which is neither an authorized insurer nor an eligible unauthorized insurer; duties of licensee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1950.

Notwithstanding section 1920(1), a resident of this state may obtain insurance from an unauthorized insurer in this state through a licensee under this chapter. Unless the resident insists that the insurance be placed with an unauthorized insurer which is not recognized by the commissioner as eligible, the licensee shall first attempt to place the insurance with authorized insurers or, if that is not possible, with eligible unauthorized insurers before placing the insurance with an unauthorized insurer not recognized as eligible, and shall certify to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner that these attempts were made. If the insurance is placed with an insurer which is neither an authorized insurer nor an eligible unauthorized insurer, upon obtaining coverage, the licensee shall do all of the following:

Mail or deliver to the resident the following notice: "This insurance has been placed with an insurer not licensed by the state of Michigan nor recognized by the insurance commissioner as an eligible unauthorized insurer. In case of any dispute relative to the terms or conditions of the policy or the practices of the insurer, the insurance commissioner may not be able to assist in the dispute. In case of insolvency, payment of claims is not guaranteed." A copy of the notice shall be filed with the commissioner.

Collect from the resident insured appropriate premium taxes and report the transaction to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. If the resident insured fails to pay the taxes when due, the insured shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00, plus accrued interest from the inception of the insurance.

History: Add. 1980, Act 341, Eff. June 23, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2705 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2705
Choice of law as to meaning and effect of governing instrument.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2705.

The meaning and legal effect of a governing instrument other than a trust are determined by the local law of the state selected in the governing instrument, unless the application of that law is contrary to the provisions relating to the elective share described in part 2 of this article, the provisions relating to exempt property and allowances described in part 4 of this article, or another public policy of this state otherwise applicable to the disposition.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6539 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6539
Repeal of MCL 257.1051 to 257.1076.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6539.

Act No. 83 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 257.1051 to 257.1076 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed January 1, 1996.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 488.5 — MI Code / Chapter 488 / Act Act-322-of-1978 / Section 488.5
Definitions; P to U.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

“Person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, or unincorporated organization.

“Reasonable fees” means transaction, rental, or other periodic charges which are directly related to the cost of furnishing a particular service, and which are proportionate to actual usage of the service by all persons using the service competing in the same market area and may include a return on invested capital and an initial entry fee charged for the purpose of recovering noncapitalized development costs. The fees shall be negotiated on a fair and equitable basis between the parties who shall not conspire to set a fee with the purpose of destroying or preventing competition.

“Savings and loan association” means an association established under Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended, being sections 489.501 to 489.920 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or a federal savings and loan association established under the laws of the United States having its main office in this state.

“Unauthorized use” means either of the following:

Any transaction not known to the customer and not effectuated with the express permission of the customer.

Any transaction effectuated under physical duress.

History: 1978, Act 322, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.645 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.645
Driving onto or from limited access roadway; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 645.

A person shall not drive a vehicle onto or from a limited access roadway except at entrances and exits established by public authority.

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

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3406w — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3406w
Temporary emergency and early refills for prescription drugs; inapplicable after March 31, 2021.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3406w.

(1) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, an insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a health insurance policy that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall do both of the following:

(a) Provide coverage for an emergency refill of up to a 60-day supply of any covered maintenance prescription drug.

(b) Provide coverage for an early refill of any 30-day or 60-day covered maintenance prescription drug to allow for up to a 90-day supply, without regard to whether the pharmacy is mail order or in person.

(2) This section does not apply after March 31, 2021.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Emergency refill" means a refill where, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, failure to refill the prescription may interrupt the patient's ongoing care and have a significant adverse effect on the patient's well-being as provided in section 17713 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17713.

(b) "Maintenance prescription drug" means a prescription drug that meets the requirements under section 3406t(1)(b)( i ) to ( iii ).

History: Add. 2020, Act 322, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1014j — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1014j
Signs throughout workplace; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14j.

An employer subject to the standard incorporated by reference in section 14a and to sections 14b to 14 l shall post signs throughout the workplace advising employees of all of the following:

(a) The location of the safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals produced or used in the workplace and the name of the person from whom to obtain the sheets.

(b) That the employer is prohibited from discharging or discriminating against an employee who exercises the rights regarding information about hazardous chemicals in the workplace afforded by the standard incorporated by reference in section 14a and by sections 14b to 14 l .

(c) That, as an alternative to requesting the employer for a safety data sheet for a hazardous chemical in the workplace, the employee may obtain a copy of the safety data sheet from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. The sign shall include the address and telephone number of the division of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs that has the responsibility of responding to such requests.

History: Add. 1986, Act 80, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 1986; Am. 2012, Act 447, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.216a — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-119-of-1980 / Section 207.216a
Administration of tax; tax due member jurisdictions of international fuel tax agreement; tax debt; refund claim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6a.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the tax imposed by this act shall be administered under 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31. In case of conflict between 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31, and this act, this act shall prevail.

(2) Tax due to other member jurisdictions of the international fuel tax agreement that is incurred by a person while operating on a current, suspended, or revoked license issued by the department under the international fuel tax agreement is considered tax imposed by this act and a tax debt due to this state.

(3) For motor fuel or alternative fuel purchased on or after January 1, 2017, a refund claim involving the payment of a tax that was paid under this act or in connection with a return filed under this act may not be filed more than 18 months after the date the motor fuel or alternative fuel was purchased.

History: Add. 1996, Act 584, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997; Am. 2015, Act 178, Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52709 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.52709
Forestry funds; accounting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52709.

A separate account of all revenue and expense of all funds appropriated or invested, or both, to the forestry commission shall be kept by the financial officer of the municipality and the funds may be expended upon the warrant of 2 members of the forestry commission.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995