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Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.942 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-233-of-1964 / Section 390.942
State higher education facilities commission; plan for participation in federal grant program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The commission shall prepare a state plan for participation in the grant program authorized by the higher education facilities act of 1963, as enacted by the congress of the United States, being Public Law 88-204, 88th Congress, 77 Statutes 363, and amendments thereto, shall submit the state plan to the federal commissioner of education in accordance with appropriate federal law, and shall be responsible for the administration of the plan.

History: 1964, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.32 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.32
Township board of review; quorum; conscription of absent members; second meeting alternative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

If from any cause a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board of review, it shall be the duty of the supervisor, or, in his absence, any other member of the board present, to notify each absent member to attend at once, and it shall be the duty of the member so notified to attend without delay. If from any cause the second meeting of such board of review herein provided for is not held at the time fixed therefor, then and in that case it shall meet on the next Monday thereafter, and proceed in the same manner and with like powers as if such meeting had been held as hereinbefore provided.

History: 1893, Act 206, Eff. June 12, 1893; CL 1897, 3855; CL 1915, 4026; CL 1929, 3420; CL 1948, 211.32
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.211 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-109-of-1945 / Section 331.211
Construction of act as to tuberculosis patient care.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

No part of this act shall be construed to affect, alter or be in derogation of any statute of this state pertaining to the care, treatment, reporting, isolation, commitment or hospitalization of persons afflicted with tuberculosis.

History: 1945, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1945; CL 1948, 331.211
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1321 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1321
Cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

(1) If the administrator determines after notice and a hearing that a person has violated this act or a rule promulgated under this act, directly or through an agent or employee, he or she may issue an order requiring the person to cease and desist from the violation or to take an affirmative action that in the judgment of the administrator would carry out the purposes of this act.

(2) If the administrator makes a finding of fact in writing that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing an order, he or she may issue a temporary cease and desist order. Before issuing the temporary cease and desist order, the administrator when possible by telephone or otherwise shall give notice of the proposal to issue a temporary cease and desist order to the facility. A temporary cease and desist order shall include in its terms a provision that on request the administrator shall hold a hearing within 30 days to determine whether or not the order shall become permanent.

History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975; Am. 2016, Act 430, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.82113 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.82113
Registration decal; display; issuance; expiration of certificate of registration; awarding certificate of number.
Status: in_force

Sec. 82113.

The owner of a snowmobile having been issued a certificate of registration for the snowmobile shall affix to each side of the forward half of the cowl above the footwell of the snowmobile the registration decal assigned to that snowmobile. The registration decal shall be as prescribed by the department. Beginning July 1, 1999, the registration decal shall include the registration expiration date and the registration number and shall contain 2 letters and 4 numbers. The numbers shall contrast so as to be distinctly visible and legible. A number other than the number awarded to the snowmobile on the registration certificate, or granted reciprocity under this part, shall not be attached or otherwise displayed on the snowmobile.

Not earlier than 90 days before the expiration date of a certificate, a registration decal or other device may be issued indicating that the certificate of registration is in full force and effect.

A certificate of registration shall expire pursuant to section 82105.

The department of state may award a certificate of number directly or may authorize a person to act as its agent for the awarding of a certificate of number.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1997, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Am. 1997, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997; Am. 1998, Act 297, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.2609 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.2609
Board duties and responsibilities; advice to governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2609.

(1) The board shall advise the governor and any state office, agency, or department specified by the governor on issues affecting the protection of the environment or the management of natural resources of this state. The board's duty to provide advice is limited to the specific advice requested from time to time by the governor. Any advice provided by the board is not legally binding on or enforceable against any individual, governmental entity, private entity, or other person.

(2) The board shall not review or advise on any application, recommendation, or decision regarding a permit, license, or environmental impact statement.

(3) Advice provided by the board shall be based on the following factors:

(a) Objective reasoning.

(b) Sound science.

(c) All of the following factors to the extent the governor specifies in the request under section 2611 that these factors are relevant to the decision for which the board's advice is sought:

( i ) Relative and realistic risk to human health and the environment.

( ii ) Analogous practices used or positions taken by the federal government and regulatory bodies in other states.

( iii ) Economic reasonableness.

(d) Other relevant factors as specified by the governor in the request.

History: Add. 2018, Act 269, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.426f — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-157-of-1905 / Section 41.426f
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6f.

The township park commission shall make a detailed annual report concerning township parks and places of recreation to the township board and to the state treasurer, in the form and containing information that the state treasurer directs.

History: Add. 1989, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.54 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.54
Board of trustees; election of members; terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.

(1) A community college district is directed and governed by a board of trustees, that consists of 7 members except as provided in subsection (4), elected at large in the territory of the district or proposed district on a nonpartisan basis. At the organizational election, the electors shall elect 3 members for 6-year terms, 2 for 4-year terms, and 2 for 2-year terms. After the initial terms, the electors shall elect members for 6-year terms.

(2) If an organizational election is held at the same time as a regular school election in November, the term of office of each member elected shall commence on January 1 following the organizational election.

(3) If an organizational election is held on a date other than the date of a regular school election, each board member shall take office on the fifteenth day following the date of the organizational election. Regular terms of office shall commence on January 1 following the next regular school election. If the organizational election is held on a date other than the regular election date of the component school districts, the first year of the term of office of each of the members elected to the first board of trustees shall extend for the period of time remaining until January 1 following the date of the regular election of the component districts held not less than 1 year nor more than 2 years from the date of the organizational election.

(4) If a county is annexed to a community college district under this chapter, the electors of the annexed county shall elect 2 additional members to the board of trustees of the community college district, elected at large in the annexed county on a nonpartisan basis for a term of 6 years. The term of office of an additional member shall commence 15 days after the date of certification of his or her election, at either a general election or a special election of the annexed county held within 6 months after the election approving of the annexation. Each additional member, and his or her replacement if a vacancy occurs during the 6-year term, shall be an elector of the annexed county. After the initial 6-year term, the 2 additional board positions are abolished, and the board of trustees shall consist of 7 members, elected as provided in subsection (1).

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966; Am. 2000, Act 488, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001; Am. 2003, Act 306, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2016, Act 374, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1211b — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1211b
Temporary license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1211b.

The commissioner may issue a temporary insurance producer license for a period not to exceed 180 days without requiring an examination if the commissioner considers that the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an insurance business in the following cases:

To the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or becomes mentally or physically disabled to allow adequate time for the sale of the insurance business owned by the producer or for the recovery or return of the producer to the business or to provide for the training and licensing of new personnel to operate the producer's business.

To a member or employee of a business entity licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability of an individual designated in the business entity application or the license.

To the designee of a licensed insurance producer entering active service in the armed forces of the United States of America.

In any other circumstance where the commissioner considers that the public interest will best be served by the issuance of this license.

The commissioner may by order limit the authority of any temporary licensee if he or she considers it necessary to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor who is a licensed producer or insurer and who assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license if the interest of insureds or the public is endangered. A temporary license may not continue after the owner or the personal representative disposes of the business.

History: Add. 2001, Act 228, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2903 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2903
Severability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 903.

If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.752 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-2-of-1935 / Section 487.752
Construction of act as to effect of state laws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

No law of this state prescribing the nature, amount or form of security or deposit, or requiring security upon which loans or advances of credit may be made, or prescribing or limiting interest rates upon loans or advances of credit, or prescribing or limiting the period for which loans or advances of credit may be made, or prescribing or limiting the investment in loans or advances of credit, shall be deemed to apply to security given, furnished or accepted, or to loans, advances of credit, or purchases made, pursuant to section 1 of this act: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this act shall, directly or indirectly, authorize or permit any institution subject to its terms to invest in loans or make advances of credit or purchase securities pursuant to section 1 hereof in an amount greater than now authorized by the respective statutes which govern the organization and management of such institutions.

History: 1935, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1935; CL 1948, 487.752
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.113 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-93-of-1974 / Section 287.113
Application for license; qualifications of applicant; investigation and information; fee; display of license; separate license for each business location; license nontransferable; expiration and renewal of license; renewal fee; deposit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The department shall require an applicant for license to furnish information it considers necessary to determine that the applicant is of good reputation and character, adequately financed to carry out the business that it intends to pursue, and sufficiently knowledgeable in the business. The department may conduct further investigation and require further information that it considers necessary to establish the sufficiency of the application.

(2) Upon filing an application, the applicant shall pay a fee of $100.00 for each license until September 30, 2012 and $25.00 for each license after September 30, 2012.

(3) The license shall be displayed prominently in the licensee's place of business. An applicant shall obtain a separate license for each business location. Licenses are not transferable and expire on the following January 1.

(4) A licensee may renew his or her license upon paying a renewal fee of $50.00 until September 30, 2012 and $25.00 after September 30, 2012.

(5) The department shall deposit administrative and noncriminal fines received under this act and license fees and other administrative fees received under this section in the agriculture licensing and inspection fees fund created in section 9 of the insect pest and plant disease act, 1931 PA 189, MCL 286.209, to be used, pursuant to appropriation, by the director in administering and carrying out those duties required by law under this act.

History: 1974, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1974; Am. 2003, Act 86, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2003; Am. 2007, Act 80, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3713 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3713
Rights, obligations, and relations of converted and converting organization.
Status: in_force

Sec. 713.

If a conversion becomes effective under this act, all of the following shall apply:

The converted organization shall be considered a continuation of the body corporate of the converting organization.

The title to all property, real or personal, including any rights that may be attached to the property, or any thing in action, is immediately transferred and vested in the converted organization to the same extent as it was in the converting organization.

All assets, rights, privileges, or interests belonging or attributed to the converting organization are immediately transferred and vested in the converted organization to the same extent as they were in the converting organization.

All liabilities, restrictions, and disabilities of the converting organization, its shareholders, or its officers are immediately transferred to the converted organization to the same extent as they were in the converting organization.

If the converting organization is acting in any fiduciary capacity under the laws of this state, the following apply:

All rights, privileges, and obligations of the converting organization shall remain unimpaired and shall continue in the converted organization irrespective of the date when the fiduciary relationship was created.

If the converting organization had been appointed by a court or governmental tribunal, agency, or officer, the converted organization shall file an affidavit with the appointing authority setting forth the fact of conversion, the name of the converted organization, the location of its principal office, and the amount of its capital and surplus.

The converted organization acting as a fiduciary by appointment of a court is subject to removal by a court of competent jurisdiction.

The converted organization may retain and continue to operate any existing branch, or open any approved branch, of the converting organization.

Any rights or remedies of the depositors, creditors, or other persons transacting business with the converting organization shall not be reduced or impaired as the result of a conversion.

Whether or not it maintains a presence in this state, a converted organization or any of its successors in interest is subject to service of process in a proceeding in this state for enforcement of any obligation incurred in this state by the converting organization.

An action or proceeding against the converting organization in a court or other governmental tribunal may be prosecuted to judgment as if the conversion had not taken place, or the converted organization may be substituted in place of the converting organization. This subsection shall not create any new cause of action against the converting organization as a result of the conversion.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 482, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1266 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-62-of-1963 / Section 125.1266
Construction of act; cumulative powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

This act shall be construed as granting cumulative authority for the exercise of the various powers herein conferred, and neither said powers nor any bonds issued hereunder shall be affected or limited by any other statutory or charter provision now or hereafter in force, other than as may be provided herein, it being the purpose and intention of this act to create full, separate and complete additional powers. The various powers conferred herein may be exercised independently and notwithstanding that no bonds are issued hereunder.

History: Add. 1966, Act 340, Imd. Eff. Sept. 21, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.856 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.856
Change of venue; procedure; contested venue.
Status: in_force

Sec. 856.

The venue of all proceedings or any portion thereof may be changed for the convenience of the parties and witnesses or when an impartial trial cannot be had, to the probate court in any other county upon petition of an interested party or upon the motion of the probate judge who has or would have jurisdiction. Copies of documents, as specified by the petitioner, which are on file in the court where the proceedings are pending, together, with any original instrument as specified, shall, without payment therefor, thereupon be transmitted by the probate court to the probate court in the county granted venue. After venue is changed, any notice of hearing which is required to be published shall be published in the county from which venue was changed.

In cases of contested venue, proceedings shall be stayed except in the probate court in the county where first filed until final determination there of venue.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32508 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32508
Lands conveyed; taxation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32508.

All lands conveyed or leased under this part are subject to taxation and the general property tax laws and other laws as other real estate used and taxed by the governmental unit or units within which the land is or may be included.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.157 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-220-of-1929 / Section 290.157
Enforcement; right of entry for inspection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The commissioner of agriculture is hereby charged with the enforcement of this act and is given power unto himself and his inspectors to enter into and upon any premises where potatoes are graded or packed or stored to inspect the same as to grade, pack and condition. The commissioner of agriculture shall enforce the provisions of this act through state inspectors.

History: 1929, Act 220, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 5609; Am. 1937, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; CL 1948, 290.157; Am. 1956, Act 50, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.10 — MI Code / Chapter 701 / Act Act-288-of-1939 / Section 712A.10
Designation of probation officer or county agent as referee; duties of referee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) and sections 14, 14a, and 14b of this chapter, the judge may designate a probation officer or county agent to act as referee in taking the testimony of witnesses and hearing the statements of parties upon the hearing of petitions alleging that a child is within the provisions of this chapter, if there is no objection by parties in interest. The probation officer or county agent designated to act as referee shall do all of the following:

(a) Take and subscribe the oath of office provided by the constitution.

(b) Administer oaths and examine witnesses.

(c) If a case requires a hearing and the taking of testimony, make a written signed report to the judge containing a summary of the testimony taken and a recommendation for the court's findings and disposition.

(2) If a child is before the court under section 2(a)(1) of this chapter, a probation officer or county agent who is not licensed to practice law in this state shall not be designated to act as a referee in any hearing for the child, except the preliminary inquiry or preliminary hearing. This subsection does not apply to a probation officer or county agent who has been designated to act as a referee by the judge before January 1, 1988 and who is acting as a referee as of January 1, 1988.

History: Add. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944; CL 1948, 712A.10; Am. 1988, Act 92, Eff. June 1, 1988; Am. 2012, Act 163, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.165 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.165
Compliance with master deed, bylaws, rules, and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.

Each unit co-owner, tenant, or nonco-owner occupant shall comply with the master deed, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the condominium project and this act.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.165 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-124-of-1960 / Section 3.165
Jurisdiction for registration and licensing of vehicles.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

In administering the provisions of this act, the board may determine the proper jurisdiction for the registration or licensing for all vehicles whose owners or operators seek the privileges and benefits of this act. The board, in determining the jurisdiction where owners or operators must register or license their vehicles in order to be eligible for the privileges and benefits of this act, may require the vehicles to be registered or licensed in any of the following jurisdictions:

The jurisdiction where the person registering the vehicle maintains his legal residence.

The jurisdiction in which the person registering the vehicle operates a commercial enterprise or a branch of a commercial enterprise.

The jurisdiction in which the vehicle is most frequently dispatched, garaged, serviced, maintained, operated or otherwise controlled in or from.

The jurisdiction where, because of an agreement or arrangement between 2 or more jurisdictions, or pursuant to a declaration, the board designates as the domicile of such vehicle.

History: 1960, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1960