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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.83 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.83
"Specialty court", "specialty court program", and "specialty court interlock program" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 83.

As used in this act:

(a) "Specialty court" or "specialty court program" means any of the following:

( i ) A drug treatment court, as that term is defined in section 1060 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060, in which the participant is an adult.

( ii ) A DWI/sobriety court, as that term is defined in section 1084 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084.

( iii ) A hybrid of the programs under subparagraphs ( i ) and ( ii ).

( iv ) A mental health court, as that term is defined in section 1090 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1090.

( v ) A veterans treatment court, as that term is defined in section 1200 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1200.

(b) "Specialty court interlock program" means a program as that term is defined in section 1084 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1084.

History: Add. 2020, Act 383, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021; Am. 2023, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Sept. 19, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1594 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1594
Repeal of executive reorganization orders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 594.

The following executive reorganization orders are rescinded and the assigned compiled law numbers shall be considered as repealed:

Executive Reorganization Order Numbers Compiled Law Numbers 1970-2 10.111 and 18.22 1971-2 18.21 1972-3 10.112 1973-4 18.22

Executive Reorganization Order Numbers

Compiled Law Numbers

1970-2

10.111 and 18.22

1971-2

18.21

1972-3

10.112

1973-4

18.22

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5639 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5639
Failure to make report or wilful false statement as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5639.

A physician, hospital or clinic administrator, or employer who fails to make a report or who wilfully makes a false statement in a report required by section 5611(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2421d — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2421d
Judicial review of final action in contested case; award of costs and fees; finding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2421d.

If the court awards costs and fees to a prevailing party upon judicial review of the final action of a presiding officer in a contested case pursuant to section 125 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.325 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the court shall award those costs and fees provided for in section 123 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being section 24.323 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the court finds that the position of the state involved in the contested case was frivolous.

History: Add. 1984, Act 197, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 90.5 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 90.5
Contents, form, and issuance of warrant; law governing proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A warrant shall be in the name of the people of the state of Michigan and shall set forth the substance of the offense complained of, and shall be substantially of the form and be issued upon complaint made, as provided by law in misdemeanor cases in the district court.

Except as otherwise provided in this act, the proceedings relating to the arrest and custody of the accused during the pendency of the suit, the pleadings, proceedings upon the trial of the cause, in procuring the attendance and testimony of witnesses, in the rendition of judgment, and in the execution of judgment, shall be governed by, and conform as nearly as practicable to the provisions of law regulating the proceedings in misdemeanor cases in the district court.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3093; CL 1915, 3007; CL 1929, 1931; CL 1948, 90.5; Am. 1978, Act 539, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.391 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-236-of-1929 / Section 565.391
Waiver of mortgage priority; recording; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The holder of a mortgage of property located in this state that is the mortgagee named in the mortgage or a person to whom the mortgage has been properly assigned of record may waive the priority of the mortgage in favor of another lien or mortgage by executing a separate instrument acknowledged in the same manner as required for deeds and other instruments for the transfer of an interest in real estate. The waiver is effective to the extent of the lien of the mortgage waived. Recording of the waiver is constructive notice of the waiver to all persons dealing with the mortgage or with property described in the mortgage from the date the waiver is recorded. A waiver recorded under this section must be recorded in the same manner as are discharges of mortgages, and the register of deeds is entitled to the same fee as is charged for recording a real estate mortgage under section 2567 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2567.

History: 1929, Act 236, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 13360; CL 1948, 565.391; Am. 2018, Act 192, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1752 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1752
Reports for determination of allocation of funds; information; reports of educational progress.
Status: in_force

Sec. 152.

Except for reports due on other dates specified in this act, each district and intermediate district shall furnish to the center or the department, as applicable, before the first Monday in November of each year those reports the department considers necessary for the determination of the allocation of funds under this act. In order to receive funds under this act, each district and intermediate district shall also furnish to the center or the department, as applicable, the information the department considers necessary for the administration of this act, including information necessary to determine compliance with article 16, and for the provision of reports of educational progress to the senate and house committees responsible for education, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees responsible for appropriations to school districts, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director, as appropriate. This section does not require a district or intermediate district to submit any information to both the center and the department.

History: 1979, Act 94, Eff. Oct. 1, 1979; Am. 1980, Act 320, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 1980; Am. 1989, Act 197, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1990, Act 207, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990; Am. 1991, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1991; Am. 1993, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Am. 2000, Act 297, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2000; Am. 2004, Act 351, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13702 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.13702
Definitions; A to H.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13702.

"Above ground vault" means an engineered structure with a floor, walls, and a roof constructed at least partially above grade that is designed in a manner that is compatible with the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under this part.

"Above or below ground canisters" are individual, engineered modular containers that contain 1 or more waste packages that are approved by the department, in compliance with applicable federal law, and designed in a manner that meets all of the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under this part.

"Authority" means the low-level radioactive waste authority created in the low-level radioactive waste authority act, Act No. 204 of the Public Acts of 1987, being sections 333.26201 to 333.26226 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

"Below ground vault" means an engineered structure with a floor, walls, and a roof constructed entirely below grade that is designed in a manner that is compatible with the requirements of this part and the rules promulgated under this part.

"Candidate site" means a site designated by the authority as a possible host site.

"Carrier" means a person authorized pursuant to this part who is engaged in the transportation of waste by air, rail, highway, or water.

"Collector" means a person authorized pursuant to this part who receives prepackaged waste from a generator and who does not treat or repackage that waste.

"Compact" means a contractual, cooperative agreement among 2 or more states to provide for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste, that is reflected in the passage of statutes by the participating states.

"Disposal" means the isolation of waste from the biosphere by emplacement in the disposal site or as otherwise authorized in section 13709(3).

"Disposal site" means a geographic location in this state upon which the disposal unit and any other structures and appurtenances are located, the property upon which any monitoring equipment is located, and the isolation distance from the disposal unit to adjacent property lines.

"Disposal unit" means the portion of the disposal site into which waste is placed for disposal.

"Host site" means the candidate site that is designated by the commissioner as the location for the disposal site in this state.

History: Add. 1987, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987; Am. 1994, Act 435, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.29217 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-220-of-2020 / Section 333.29217
Appeal of denied application; hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 217.

(1) If the department denies an application for a registration, the applicant may appeal the denial by submitting a written request for a hearing to the department. The applicant must submit the request to the department not more than 15 days after the date of the denial.

(2) The department shall conduct a hearing requested under this section pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: 2020, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19103 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.19103
Definitions; P to W.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19103.

"Private entity" means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation, or association that is not a local unit of government.

"Recycling project" means a project in which materials that otherwise would become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and returned for conversion into raw materials or products.

"Resource recovery" means the processing or collecting of solid wastes so as to produce materials or energy that may be used in manufacturing, agriculture, heat production, or other productive processes or purposes designed to reuse materials or products or to conserve natural resources.

"Site separated material" means glass, metals, wood, paper products, plastics, rubber, textiles, or any other material approved by the department that is separated from solid waste for conversion into raw materials or new products.

"Solid waste" means solid waste as defined in part 115.

"Solid waste transfer facility" means a solid waste transfer facility as defined in part 115.

"Source separated material" means glass, metals, wood, paper products, plastics, rubber, textiles, or any other material approved by the department that is separated at the source of generation for conversion into raw material or new products.

"Waste-to-energy" means a process that is specifically designed to recover energy through the combustion or volume reduction of solid waste.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.29 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-354-of-1925 / Section 254.29
Bridge over race; expense, collection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

The expense so incurred may be recovered by such commissioner or commissioners in an action of assumpsit, or, at the option of said commissioner or commissioners, may be certified to the clerk of the township in which such mill or water works are situated and, when so certified, shall be assessed upon any property of such owner, owners, occupiers or possessors situated in such township and collected in the same manner as other taxes are assessed and collected.

History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4550; CL 1948, 254.29
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.414b — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-138-of-2014 / Section 408.414b
Training hourly wage; employee less than 18 years of age; displacement prohibited; violation; civil fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4b.

(1) An employer may pay a new employee who is less than 20 years of age a training hourly wage of $4.25 for the first 90 days of that employee's employment. The hourly wage authorized under this subsection is in lieu of the minimum hourly wage otherwise prescribed by this act.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), the minimum hourly wage for an employee who is less than 18 years of age is 85% of the general minimum hourly wage established in section 4.

(3) An employer shall not displace an employee to hire an individual at the hourly wage authorized under this section. As used in this subsection, "displace" includes termination of employment or any reduction of hours, wages, or employment benefits.

(4) A person who violates subsection (3) is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00.

History: 2014, Act 138, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5739 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5739
Responsibility or liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 739.

(1) This article shall not be construed to relieve from or lessen the responsibility or liability of any party owning, operating, controlling, or installing any electric wiring, device, appliance, or equipment for damages to persons or property caused by any defect in that wiring, device, appliance, or equipment.

(2) The state of Michigan shall not be held as assuming any responsibility or liability described in subsection (1) by reason of an inspection or examination authorized under this article, the issuance of a certificate of approval, or the issuance of a license or certificate under this article.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3403 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3403
Purchase of corporation stock by savings bank; limitation on aggregate investments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 403.

Except as otherwise provided by this act, with the approval of the commissioner, a savings bank may purchase the shares of stock of any corporation whose primary purpose is to provide capital to banks largely owned or controlled by individuals classified as racial minorities. All such investments in the aggregate shall not exceed an amount equal to 2% of the capital and surplus of the savings bank.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.321 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-426-of-1988 / Section 287.321
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Dangerous animal" means a dog or other animal that bites or attacks a person, or a dog that bites or attacks and causes serious injury or death to another dog while the other dog is on the property or under the control of its owner. However, a dangerous animal does not include any of the following:

An animal that bites or attacks a person who is knowingly trespassing on the property of the animal's owner.

An animal that bites or attacks a person who provokes or torments the animal.

An animal that is responding in a manner that an ordinary and reasonable person would conclude was designed to protect a person if that person is engaged in a lawful activity or is the subject of an assault.

Livestock.

"Livestock" means animals used for human food and fiber or animals used for service to human beings. Livestock includes, but is not limited to, cattle, swine, sheep, llamas, goats, bison, equine, poultry, and rabbits. Livestock does not include animals that are human companions, such as dogs and cats.

"Owner" means a person who owns or harbors a dog or other animal.

"Provoke" means to perform a willful act or omission that an ordinary and reasonable person would conclude is likely to precipitate the bite or attack by an ordinary dog or animal.

"Serious injury" means permanent, serious disfigurement, serious impairment of health, or serious impairment of a bodily function of a person.

"Torment" means an act or omission that causes unjustifiable pain, suffering, and distress to an animal, or causes mental and emotional anguish in the animal as evidenced by its altered behavior, for a purpose such as sadistic pleasure, coercion, or punishment that an ordinary and reasonable person would conclude is likely to precipitate the bite or attack.

History: 1988, Act 426, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.538 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.538
Claims authorized under MCL 418.501a; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 538.

The trustees may authorize payments from the private employer group self-insurers security fund for claims authorized under section 501a. A claim may be made against the PEGSISF by request through the funds administrator or by filing a petition for hearing with the agency.

History: Add. 2014, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.312 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-152-of-2019 / Section 432.312
Statewide responsible gaming database.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

(1) The board may develop responsible gaming measures, including a statewide responsible gaming database identifying individuals who are prohibited from establishing an internet wagering account or participating in internet gaming offered by an internet gaming operator. The executive director of the board may place an individual's name in the responsible gaming database if any of the following apply:

(a) The individual has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, or a crime involving gaming.

(b) The individual has violated this act or another gaming-related law.

(c) The individual has performed an act or has a notorious or unsavory reputation such that the individual's participation in internet gaming under this act would adversely affect public confidence and trust in internet gaming.

(d) The individual's name is on a valid and current exclusion list maintained by this state or another jurisdiction in the United States.

(2) The board may promulgate rules for the establishment and maintenance of the responsible gaming database.

(3) An internet gaming operator, in a format specified by the board, may provide the board with names of individuals to be included in the responsible gaming database.

(4) An internet gaming operator or its internet gaming platform provider shall offer responsible gambling services and technical controls to authorized participants, consisting of both temporary and permanent self-exclusion for all internet games offered and the ability for authorized participants to establish their own periodic deposit and internet wagering limits and maximum playing times.

(5) An authorized participant may voluntarily prohibit himself or herself from establishing an internet wagering account with an internet gaming operator. The board may incorporate the voluntary self-exclusion list into the responsible gaming database and maintain both the self-exclusion list and the responsible gaming database in a confidential manner.

(6) The self-exclusion list and responsible gaming database established under this section and any information and records used by the board in the administration of the self-exclusion list and responsible gaming database are exempt from disclosure under section 13 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.

History: 2019, Act 152, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.120 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.120
Jurors, appraisers, etc.; accepting bribe.
Status: in_force

Sec. 120.

Juror, etc., accepting bribe-Any person summoned as a juror or chosen or appointed as an appraiser, receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, commissioner, auditor, arbitrator or referee who shall corruptly take anything to give his verdict, award, or report, or who shall corruptly receive any gift or gratuity whatever, from a party to any suit, cause, or proceeding, for the trial or decision of which such juror shall have been summoned, or for the hearing or determination of which such appraiser, receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, commissioner, auditor, arbitrator, or referee shall have been chosen or appointed, shall be guilty of a felony.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.120
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2045 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2045
Guardian ad litem for unborn persons.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2045.

If in an action or proceeding, other than in probate court, it appears that a person not in being may become entitled to a property interest, real or personal, legal or equitable, involved in or affected by the action or proceeding, and the interest of the unborn person is not or cannot otherwise properly be represented and protected, the court, upon its own motion, or upon the motion of any party, may appoint a suitable person to appear and act as guardian ad litem of the unborn person. The guardian ad litem is authorized to engage counsel and do whatever is necessary to defend and protect the interest of the unborn person. A judgment or order made after the appointment shall be conclusive upon the unborn person for whom a guardian was appointed.

The guardian ad litem may be removed by the court which appointed him, without notice, when it appears to the court to be for the best interests of the ward. The guardian ad litem may be allowed reasonable compensation by the court appointing him, to be paid and taxed as a cost of the proceedings as directed by the court.

History: Add. 1968, Act 292, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 99.1 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 99.1
Council; powers to establish and regulate markets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The council of any city shall have the power to erect market houses, establish and regulate markets and market places for the sale of meats, fish, vegetables and other provisions and articles necessary to the sustenance, convenience and comfort of the inhabitants; to prescribe the time for opening and closing the same; the kind and description of articles which may be sold; and the stands and places to be occupied by the venders.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3150; CL 1915, 3064; CL 1929, 1988; CL 1948, 99.1
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.517 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-78-of-1935 / Section 38.517
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

As used in this act:

"Appointing power" means each person or group of persons who, acting singly or in conjunction, as a mayor, city manager, council, common council, commission, or otherwise, is or are vested by law with power and authority to select, appoint, or employ any person to hold any office, place, position, or employment subject to civil service.

"Appointment" means selection, promotion, appointing, or employing any person to hold any office, place, or position of employment subject to civil service.

"City" means a city, village, or other municipality that has a full-time paid fire or police department, or both.

"Commission" means the civil service commission created by this act.

"Commissioner" means any 1 of the 3 commissioners of the commission.

"Examination" means any test, process, evaluation, or any other procedure used to determine a candidate's merit, suitability, or fitness for the position for which he or she is applying.

"Full-time paid member" means an officer, fire fighter, or police officer who is paid regularly by the city and devotes his or her whole time to fire fighting, law enforcement, or related activities.

"Municipality" means a township, charter township, city, or incorporated village.

History: 1935, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1935; Am. 1945, Act 287, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1945; CL 1948, 38.517; Am. 1951, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951; Am. 1986, Act 155, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1986