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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80301 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80301
Additional definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80301.

As used in this part:

"Highly restricted personal information" means an individual's photograph or image, social security number, digitized signature, and medical and disability information.

"Personal information" means information that identifies an individual, including an individual's driver identification number, name, address not including zip code, and telephone number.

"Watercraft" means a contrivance used or designed for navigation on water, including a vessel, boat, motor vessel, steam vessel, vessel operated by machinery either permanently or temporarily affixed, scow, tugboat, or any marine equipment that is capable of carrying passengers, except a ferry.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1997, Act 102, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.227 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.227
Military establishment and state military board; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 127.

The military establishment and the state military board created under Act No. 84 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 32.1 to 32.85 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, are transferred by a type I transfer to the department of military affairs.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.294 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-233-of-1955 / Section 124.294
Constituent municipalities; additional powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

The powers herein granted shall be in addition to those granted by any charter or other statute.

History: 1955, Act 233, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6013 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6013
Reorganization plan; membership meeting; notice; quorum; vote; proxy; voter eligibility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6013.

All eligible members shall be given notice of the members' meeting to vote upon the plan of reorganization. The notice shall briefly but fairly describe the proposed plan, including identifying in reasonable detail the benefits and risks, and shall inform the member of member rights to vote on the plan. A plan summary or copy of the plan shall accompany the notice. The notice shall be mailed to each member's last known address shown on the mutual company's records, within 45 days after the commissioner's approval of the plan. The meeting to vote upon the plan shall be set for a date that is not less than 45 days after the date when the notice of the members' meeting is mailed by the mutual company. If the meeting to vote upon the plan is held during the mutual company's annual meeting of policyholders, only 1 combined notice of meeting is required.

The plan of reorganization shall be adopted at a meeting with a quorum present upon receiving the affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the votes cast by eligible members.

Members entitled to vote upon the proposed plan may vote in person or by proxy. Certified copies of any forms of proxies to be solicited from eligible members, together with the related proxy statement and any other soliciting materials, shall be filed with the plan and approved by the commissioner before their use.

Each eligible member may cast votes upon each matter coming to a vote in accordance with any rights or classifications of members as provided in the mutual insurer's articles of incorporation or bylaws. If the articles of incorporation or bylaws are silent, each eligible member may cast 1 vote.

History: Add. 2000, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.5 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-176-of-1939 / Section 423.5
Employment relations commission; compensation and expenses of commissioners and employees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A commissioner shall receive such compensation as is appropriated by the legislature. Commissioners and employees of the commission shall be entitled to actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this act. The compensation and expenses of commissioners and employees of the commission shall be paid in accordance with the accounting laws of the state.

History: 1939, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1939; CL 1948, 423.5; Am. 1957, Act 253, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1957; Am. 1969, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969; Am. 1976, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.251 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-220-of-1982 / Section 285.251
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan family farm development act".

History: 1982, Act 220, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.131 — MI Code / Chapter 51 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 51.131
Former sheriff; instrument of delivery to successor; new sheriff, acknowledgment of receipt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.

At the time of such delivery, the said former sheriff shall execute an instrument, reciting the property, process, documents and prisoners delivered, specifying particularly, the process or other authority by which each prisoner was committed, and is detained, and whether the same be returned or delivered to such new sheriff; which instrument shall be delivered to such new sheriff, who shall acknowledge in writing upon a duplicate thereof, the receipt of the property, process documents, and prisoners therein specified, and shall deliver such duplicate and acknowledgment to the said former sheriff.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 147; CL 1857, 430; CL 1871, 572; How. 600; CL 1897, 2603; CL 1915, 2467; CL 1929, 1359; CL 1948, 51.131
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.394 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.394
Abandoned and vacated drains; disposal of funds, payments by township treasurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 394.

In case any person who might be entitled to be paid any sum of money in accordance with this act because of a special assessment or tax paid by him for the construction of such drain shall have died, payment as aforesaid shall be made to his personal representatives or to those entitled under the law to take and receive any personal property of which such person so dying may have been possessed at the time of his death. In case of any payment made by a firm that shall have been dissolved, payment to any member of said firm shall be deemed a compliance herewith on the part of the township treasurer: Provided, however, That if no person who was a member of such firm is surviving or can be found, payment may be made to the distributees of any member: Provided further, That when any person claiming an interest in the amount to which any firm would, if still in existence, be entitled shall notify the township treasurer to withhold payment pending a determination of the rights of various claimants, it shall be the duty of the township treasurer to retain the amount involved for such a reasonable time as will permit such determination to be made. In all cases where a corporation that would, if existing, be entitled to receive a payment of money under the provisions of this act has been dissolved and its affairs wholly wound up, and in all cases where it is impossible to find the person or persons entitled to any sum of money herein, such amount or amounts shall, after a lapse of 2 years from and after the publication of notice provided for in section 393 hereof, be paid over by the township treasurer into the general fund of the township.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.17327 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.17327
Electronic waste recycling fund; creation; deposit of money or assets; investment; money at close of fiscal year; administrator of fund; expenditures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17327.

(1) The electronic waste recycling fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) 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.

(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The department of environmental quality shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(5) Money from the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, for the administrative expenses of the department in implementing this part.

History: Add. 2008, Act 394, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.59 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-38-of-1969 / Section 331.59
Contents of resolution authorizing bonds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

A resolution authorizing bonds or an issue of bonds under this chapter may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds, as to:

The use and disposition of the rentals received under the agreement, or the income from hospital loans and mortgages owned by the local authority, and payment of principal and interest on the loans and mortgages, including the creation of reserves or sinking funds, and the regulation and disposition of the reserves and sinking funds.

The limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of a sale of notes or bonds may be applied, and pledging those proceeds to secure the payment of the notes or bonds or of an issue of notes or bonds.

The limitations on the issuance of additional notes or bonds and the terms and conditions upon which additional notes or bonds may be issued.

The maintenance and repair costs of the hospital facilities, which costs may be assumed by the lessee hospital, in which event provision need not be made for rental payments to meet the costs.

The insurance to be carried on the hospital facilities and the use and disposition of insurance moneys.

The terms and conditions upon which the holder of the bonds, or a portion of the bonds, or any trustees therefor, shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver by a court which has jurisdiction in the proceedings, and which receiver may enter and take possession of the hospital facilities and lease and maintain the facilities, prescribe rentals, and collect, receive, and apply all income and revenues thereafter arising from the facilities in the same manner and to the same extent as the hospital authority might do.

The procedure by which the terms of a contract with noteholders or bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of notes or bonds the holders of which must consent to an amendment or abrogation, and the manner in which the consent may be given.

The vesting in 1 or more trustees of the property, rights, powers, remedies, and duties which the local authority considers necessary or convenient.

History: 1969, Act 38, Imd. Eff. July 14, 1969; Am. 1978, Act 277, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.811v — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.811v
Fund-raising plate and matching collector plate; ducks unlimited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 811v.

No later than June 1, 2014, the secretary of state shall develop and may issue a fund-raising plate and a matching collector plate recognizing ducks unlimited. The words "ducks unlimited" shall be inscribed on the plates. The secretary of state shall transfer the fund-raising donations received from the sale of the plates described in this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the ducks unlimited fund created under section 811w.

History: Add. 2013, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.2007 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-124-of-2024 / Section 722.2007
Appointment of CASA volunteer by the court; memorandum of understanding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) A court may appoint a CASA volunteer in a proceeding brought under section 2 or 19b of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2 and 712A.19b, when, in the court's opinion, a child who may be affected by the proceeding requires services that a CASA volunteer can provide and the court finds that appointing a CASA volunteer is in the best interests of the child.

(2) A CASA volunteer must be appointed according to a court order. The court order must specify the CASA volunteer as a friend of the court acting on the court's authority. The CASA volunteer acting as a friend of the court shall offer as evidence a written report with recommendations consistent with the best interests of the child, subject to all pertinent objections.

(3) A memorandum of understanding between a court and a CASA program is required in a county in which a CASA program is established. The memorandum of understanding must set forth the roles and responsibilities of the CASA volunteer.

(4) The CASA volunteer's appointment ends when 1 of the following occurs:

(a) When the court's jurisdiction over the CASA child ends.

(b) Upon discharge by the court on its own or another party's motion.

(c) With the approval of the court, at the request of the program director.

History: 2024, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.41a — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-199-of-1929 / Section 123.41a
Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

A petition under section 1 or 6, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.

History: Add. 1998, Act 180, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4203 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4203
Articles of organization; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

The articles of organization shall contain all of the following:

The name of the limited liability company.

The purposes for which the limited liability company is formed. It is sufficient to state substantially, alone or with specifically enumerated purposes, that the limited liability company may engage in any activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under this act.

The street address, and the mailing address if different from the street address, of the limited liability company's initial registered office and the name of its initial resident agent at that address.

If the business of the limited liability company is to be managed by managers, a statement that the business is to be managed by or under the authority of managers.

The maximum duration of the limited liability company, if other than perpetual.

The articles of organization may contain any provision not inconsistent with this act or another statute of this state, including any provision that is required or permitted to be in an operating agreement under this act.

The articles of organization need not set out the powers of the limited liability company as described in section 210.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 1997, Act 52, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997; Am. 2002, Act 686, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.601a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.601a
Private road open to general public; contract; enforcement of act; cost and posting of signs; contracts not affected; "private road that is open to the general public" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 601a.

(1) A county, city, township, or village may contract with a person who owns or is in charge of a private road that is open to the general public, at that person's request or with that person's consent, to enforce provisions of this act on that private road.

(2) Subject to subsection (1) and section 906, a peace officer may enter upon a private road that is open to the general public to enforce provisions of this act if signs meeting the requirements of the Michigan manual of uniform traffic control devices are posted on the private road.

(3) The owner or person in charge of a private road open to the general public who enters into a contract as described in subsection (1) is responsible for the cost and the posting of signs described in subsection (2).

(4) This section does not affect a contract entered into between a county, city, township, or village and the person who owns or is in charge of a private road open to the general public before December 29, 2006.

(5) As used in this section, "private road that is open to the general public" does not include a road that is under the control of a mobility research center, regardless of whether a private research entity or a corporation is using the road under an agreement with the mobility research center.

History: Add. 2006, Act 549, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006; Am. 2011, Act 115, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2011; Am. 2016, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1046 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-250-of-2006 / Section 487.1046
Civil fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 46.

The commissioner may assess a civil fine against a person that violates this act, a rule promulgated or an order or ruling issued by the commissioner under this act, or any other applicable state or federal law in an amount that does not exceed $10,000.00 per day for each day the violation continues, plus this state's costs and expenses for the investigation and prosecution of the matter, including reasonable attorney fees.

History: 2006, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1531h — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1531h
Teacher certification database system; establishment; implementation; funding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1531h.

(1) Not later than July 1, 2010, the department shall establish and implement a teacher certification database system that provides for at least all of the following:

(a) The ability for teachers to renew a professional teaching certificate online.

(b) Online credit card payment capability, to result in processing of teaching certificate applications and issuance of teaching certificates within 48 to 72 hours for in-state applicants and within 3 weeks for out-of-state applicants who have provided a complete application, as determined by the department.

(c) A central registry that documents each teacher's professional development activities and completion of state board continuing education units.

(d) Improved compatibility with the registry of educational personnel data reporting system.

(e) Improved efficiency of the teacher preparation institution web-based teacher certification recommendation process.

(f) Improved capacity to generate reports about the number of certificates and endorsements issued.

(g) Improved quality control through customization of the system.

(2) The department shall fund the system required under subsection (1) from the fee increases in section 1538 that result from the amendatory act that added this section.

History: Add. 2007, Act 144, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.159 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-59-of-1851 / Section 484.159
Annual report; contents; failure to make, liability of directors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Every such corporation shall, annually, within 10 days from the first of January, make a report which shall state the amount of capital and the amount actually paid in, the investment of any portion of the earnings of such company in its business, and the whole amount of money which has at any time been borrowed and then remaining unpaid; the commencement, general route, termination and length of the lines of the wires of such company, and the names of the places through which they pass; which report shall be signed by the president and a majority of the directors, and shall be verified by the oath of the president or secretary of such corporation, and filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the business of any such company is carried on, and a duplicate thereof in the office of the secretary of state; and if any such company shall fail so to do, all the directors thereof shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debts of the company then existing, and that shall be contracted before such report shall be made.

History: 1851, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1851; CL 1857, 2057; CL 1871, 2633; How. 3701; CL 1897, 6675; CL 1915, 8775; CL 1929, 11671; CL 1948, 484.159
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27904 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-282-of-2016 / Section 333.27904
Confidentiality; exemption from disclosure; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) The information in the system is confidential and is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. Information in the system may be disclosed pursuant to subsection (2) or for purposes of enforcing this act; the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430; and the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(2) A licensee may, in writing, authorize the department to disclose the licensee's information in the system described in section 3(2)(a) to (c) to a financial institution identified in the authorization. Upon receiving written authorization under this subsection, the department shall disclose the licensee's information described in section 3(2)(a) to (c) to a financial institution identified in the authorization.

History: 2016, Act 282, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 439, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6506 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6506
Powers of limited liability pool; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6506.

The powers of a limited liability pool formed pursuant to this chapter shall be limited to the issuance of liability insurance policies for commercial, or other industrial, professional, or business liabilities as designated by the commissioner pursuant to this section. If, after holding a public hearing, the commissioner determines that liability insurance for a business or class of businesses, including, but not limited to, 4-year institutions of higher learning, child day care centers, nonprofit organizations, or a profession or class of professions is not readily available or is not available at a reasonable premium, the commissioner shall designate that business or class of businesses or profession or class of professions as eligible to be issued liability insurance policies by a limited liability pool formed pursuant to this chapter.

History: Add. 1986, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.244 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-289-of-1925 / Section 28.244
Cooperation with bureaus in other states, federal bureau of investigation, and United States justice department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The commanding officer shall cooperate with the bureaus in other states and with the federal bureau of investigation and the United States justice department, to develop and carry on a complete interstate, national, and international system of criminal identification and records.

History: 1925, Act 289, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1925; CL 1929, 570; Am. 1931, Act 197, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931; CL 1948, 28.244; Am. 1986, Act 231, Eff. June 1, 1987