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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.43550 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.43550
Format of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43550.

The department shall select the format of the license.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.401 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-104-of-1905 / Section 457.401
Social Order of Moose; incorporation of lodges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That grand and subordinate lodges of the Social Order of Moose, of the state of Michigan, may be incorporated in pursuance of provisions of this act.

History: 1905, Act 104, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1905; CL 1915, 10624; CL 1929, 10685; CL 1948, 457.401
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.43506 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.43506
Definitions; O to R.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43506.

(1) "Open season" means the time during which game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, and aquatic species may be legally taken or killed. Open season includes both the first and last day of the season or period.

(2) "Reptile" means a turtle, snake, lizard, or any other member of the class reptilia.

(3) "Resident" means or refers to any of the following:

(a) A person who resides in a settled or permanent home or domicile within the boundaries of this state with the intention of remaining in this state.

(b) A student who is enrolled in a full-time course at a college or university within this state and who resides in the state during the school year.

(c) A person regularly enlisted or commissioned as an officer in the armed forces of the United States and officially stationed in this state.

(d) A person regularly enlisted or commissioned as an officer in the armed forces of the United States who, at the time of enlistment, was a resident of this state and has maintained his or her residence in this state for purposes of obtaining a driver license or voter registration, or both.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997; Am. 2006, Act 282, Imd. Eff. July 10, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.228 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.228
Examinations and investigations of insurers; report of crimes to attorney general.
Status: in_force

Sec. 228.

If it appears from an examination or other investigation made by the commissioner or if it appears from a report made to the commissioner pursuant to this act that a crime has been committed under a provision of this act or other law of the state, the commissioner shall immediately report the crime to the attorney general in writing, and the attorney general shall take such action on the report as the facts warrant.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957; Am. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.203 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.203
Justices; election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203.

Justices of the supreme court shall be elected in the manner provided by the constitution and the election laws of the state.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.214 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.214
Corrections commission; estimation of needs and cost, submission to department of administration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

The commission shall prepare for submission to the department of administration the estimated needs and costs to operate the department, and the several penal institutions under the jurisdiction of the department, in accordance with the requirements of the laws of this state.

History: 1953, Act 232, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2212 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-234-of-1992 / Section 38.2212
Reserve for retirement benefits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.

The reserve for retirement benefits is created. The retirement system shall pay all retirement allowances and residual accumulated contributions of deceased retirees from the reserve for retirement benefits. The retirement system shall credit to the reserve for retirement benefits a member's accumulated contributions at the time of retirement as provided in section 210. Each year following receipt of the annual actuarial valuation, the retirement system shall bring the balance in the reserve for retirement benefits into balance with the actuarial present value of retirement allowances in payment status by a transfer to or from the reserve for employer contributions. The actuary shall take into account the pending transfer when preparing the annual actuarial valuation.

History: 1992, Act 234, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2568 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.2568
Automation fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2568.

Each county in this state shall establish an automation fund, and that fund shall receive money deposited by the register of deeds of the county in accordance with section 2567. The county treasurer shall direct investment of the fund and shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.

The county register of deeds of each county shall expend the fees credited to the fund under section 2567 subject to an appropriation under the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a, for upgrading technology in the register of deeds office, with priority given to upgrading search capabilities. Upgrading includes the design and purchase of equipment and supplies, and implementation of systems and procedures that allow the register of deeds to receive, enter, record, certify, index, store, search, retrieve, copy, and otherwise process by automated procedures and advanced technology documents, instruments, abstracts, maps, plats, and other items recorded and maintained by the register of deeds.

Not later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, each register of deeds shall begin to implement procedures to process and make available all items recorded, compiled, or maintained by that register of deeds, using the automated procedures and advanced technology described in subsection (2) to the maximum extent feasible utilizing the fund created under subsection (1).

Four years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the register of deeds of each county shall prepare a report to the legislature that addresses, but is not limited to, each of the following issues:

The progress that has been made by the register of deeds since the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section in achieving a goal of timely processing of recordable instruments.

The extent to which the register of deeds has made records in the register's possession computer accessible by way of internet websites or other on-line media.

The reports required under subsection (4) may be compiled into a single report by an agent of the county registers of deeds before it is submitted to the legislature.

History: Add. 2002, Act 698, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.102 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.102
Cooperative corporations; membership, regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 102.

Same; membership. The shareholders of every co-operative corporation may also provide in their articles or by-laws, the necessary qualifications of shareholders or members, together with provisions limiting, prescribing or regulating the transfer of such membership, and the terms and conditions under which, if at all, membership or certificates of stock may be transferred. No sale, transfer or assignment of membership rights or of any stock in any co-operative corporation shall be valid unless made in accordance with its articles or by-laws; nor shall any purchase and sale of any such shareholder's stock or privileges in such corporation made under execution, or in the course of bankruptcy proceedings, or by any legal process or by operation of law, give any person any shareholder's or membership right, title or interest in and to such corporation, unless in accordance with its articles or by-laws.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.102
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.293 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-234-of-2008 / Section 129.293
Scrutinized companies; identification by fiduciary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, the fiduciary shall make its best efforts to identify all scrutinized companies in which the fiduciary has direct or indirect holdings or has a current option to have such holdings in the future. The efforts may include 1 or more of the following:

(a) Reviewing and relying, as appropriate in the fiduciary's judgment, on publicly available information regarding companies with business operations in a state sponsor of terror, including information provided by nonprofit organizations, research firms, international organizations, and government entities.

(b) Contacting asset managers contracted by the fiduciary that invest in companies with business operations in a state sponsor of terror.

(c) Contacting other institutional investors that have divested from or engaged with companies that have business operations in a state sponsor of terror.

(d) Reviewing the laws of the United States regarding the levels of business activity that would cause application of sanctions against companies conducting business or investing in countries that are designated state sponsors of terror.

History: 2008, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.515 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.515
Board of trustees; powers and duties; funds administrator; office space; clerical assistance; expenses; legal advice and representation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 515.

(1) The trustees shall have general authority to carry out the purposes of this chapter, shall make such rules as they consider necessary, shall maintain records and institute systems and procedures or take any other administrative action as they consider necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(2) The trustees may appoint an administrative officer to be referred to as the funds administrator who shall perform duties as shall be designated or delegated by the trustees.

(3) The worker's compensation agency shall provide the trustees of the funds with suitable office space and clerical assistance. All other expenses authorized by the trustees for the proper administration of the funds, including but not limited to, the salary and expenses of the funds administrator and the investigation, determination and defense of claims against the funds shall be borne ratably by and paid from the assets of the funds. The trustees may secure legal advice and be represented by the attorney general or any assistant designated by the attorney general in any matter involving the affairs of the funds. The self-insurers' security fund and the private employer group self-insurers security fund shall be represented by an assistant attorney general who is not representing the second injury fund or the silicosis and dust disease fund. The cost of such services and expenses in connection therewith shall be borne ratably by and paid from the funds. All expenses so incurred and charged to the funds shall be accounted for on a fiscal year basis.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969; Am. 1971, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1971; Am. 2014, Act 233, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.66a — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-167-of-1933 / Section 205.66a
Duty of assessing officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16a.

It shall be the duty of each assessing officer of each city, village or township in preparing the annual property tax roll of personal property to show on the assessment roll the sales tax license number of each person engaged in the business of making retail sales of tangible personal property subject to tax under this act. It shall be the duty of each said assessing officer to immediately report to the department of revenue the name and address and type of business of any person found in the business of making such retail sales and not licensed to do so as required by section 3 of this act.

Any city, village or township clerk, marketmaster, or any other state, county or municipal official whose duty it is to issue licenses or permits to engage in a business involving the sale at retail of tangible personal property subject to tax under this act shall, before issuing such license or permit, require proof that the person to whom such license or permit is to be issued is the holder of a sales tax license as required by section 3 of this act or has applied to the department of revenue for such license.

Any city, village, township or state officer who shall receive information which leads him to believe that a person making retail sales subject to tax under this act is about to close his business or cease making retail sales shall immediately notify the department of revenue of this fact in order that the department may make such investigation as may be necessary to protect the interests of the state.

History: Add. 1949, Act 272, Eff. July 1, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.9 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.9
State treasurer as custodian of retirement system funds; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

All bonds or other obligations purchased according to section 8 shall be placed in the hands of the state treasurer, who is hereby designated as custodian of the bonds or other obligations, and it shall be his or her duty to collect the principal and the interest on the bonds or other obligations as they become due and payable, and deposit the principal and interest when collected into the retirement system's funds provided for bonds or other obligations. The administrative board may sell any of the bonds or other obligations upon like resolution, and the proceeds of the bonds or other obligations shall be paid by the purchaser to the state treasurer upon delivery to him or her of those bonds or other obligations by the state treasurer.

The state treasurer shall be the custodian of all other funds of the retirement system and all disbursements shall be paid by the state treasurer upon vouchers authorized by the retirement board and bearing the signature of the authorized officer of the retirement board. The state treasurer shall give a separate and additional bond in an amount as may be established by the retirement board in the sum of not to exceed $100,000.00 which bond shall be approved by the attorney general and shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of his or her duties as custodian of the funds of the retirement system. The cost of the bond shall be paid out of the expense fund of the retirement board. The bond shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in his or her office.

The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to deposit any portion of the funds of the retirement system not needed for immediate use in the same manner and subject to all the provisions of law with respect to the deposit of state funds by the state treasurer, and all interest earned on retirement system's funds as may be deposited by the state treasurer under this act shall be collected by him or her and placed to the credit of the retirement fund.

History: 1943, Act 240, Eff. July 30, 1943; Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 1944; CL 1948, 38.9; Am. 2002, Act 372, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.1057 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-234-of-1988 / Section 35.1057
Dissolution of commission; disposition and use of balance remaining in monument fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

After the completion of the construction of the Vietnam veterans memorial monument pursuant to section 5 and payment of all amounts due in connection with the construction of the monument, the commission is dissolved.

After the construction of the Vietnam veterans memorial monument under section 5 and the construction of the veterans memorial park under section 5a, any amount remaining in the monument fund shall remain in the monument fund.

After the construction of the Vietnam veterans memorial monument under section 5 and the construction of the veterans memorial park under section 5a, the department of management and budget shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only to maintain the Vietnam veterans memorial monument and the veterans memorial park.

The state treasurer shall credit the money received from the secretary of state pursuant to section 217d(12) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.217d, to the monument fund.

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

History: 1988, Act 234, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1988; Am. 1992, Act 121, Eff. July 9, 1992; Am. 2002, Act 637, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.351 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-7-of-1949 / Section 141.351
Transfer of unexpended balances by townships or municipalities to county.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The several townships, cities and incorporated villages of this state, by a majority vote of the electors thereof voting at any general or special election called for that purpose, are hereby authorized to appropriate and transfer any unexpended balances or portions thereof in its general or contingent fund to the county in which it is situated, such revenues to be credited to the general fund of the county, to be disbursed for such purpose or purposes as may be designated by the electors in voting on the proposition, and, in case of no designation, as shall be determined by the board of supervisors of the county.

History: 1949, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Mar. 3, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.448 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-23-of-1950-Ex-Sess- / Section 259.448
Airport zoning regulations; conflict, determination by commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

In the event of conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted under this act and any other zoning regulations applicable to the same area, whether such other regulations were adopted by the political subdivision which adopted the airport zoning regulations or by some other political subdivision, or by a joint airport zoning board, and whether the conflict be with respect to the height of structures or trees, the use of land, or any other matter, those limitations or requirements which may be determined by the commission to be most conducive to airport and air travel safety shall govern and prevail.

History: 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1950
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1211 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-296-of-2010 / Section 123.1211
Powers of authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

An authority may do 1 or more of the following:

(a) Provide funding to an art institute services provider to support the provision of art institute services.

(b) Levy a tax as provided in section 17.

(c) Enter into contracts incidental or necessary for the accomplishment of this act.

(d) Contract for or retain professional services.

History: 2010, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.42106 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.42106
Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42106.

A person who violates this part or any rule promulgated under section 42102 or 42104, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00 and costs of prosecution, or both.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.682 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-94-of-2018 / Section 286.682
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Advisory committee" means the seed potato advisory committee created in section 6.

(b) "Certified seed" means a class of seed that meets the requirements of 1959 PA 221, MCL 286.71 to 286.75, and the rules promulgated under that act.

(c) "Certifying authority" means the official seed-certifying agency of this state or the authorized seed potato certifying agency of another state, territory, or country.

(d) "Cultivar" means unique variety.

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

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

(g) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, barter, deliver, supply, furnish, or otherwise provide seed potatoes.

(h) "Field year" means the number of years a particular seed lot has been grown in the field after greenhouse propagation.

(i) "Fund" means 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.

(j) "Hundredweight" means a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds.

(k) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

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

(m) "Seed lot" means all the seed potatoes of the same variety that are of a single class and specific seed source and are harvested from a field or stored together in a specific storage facility.

(n) "Seed potato" means the tuber that is used for the reproduction of the potato.

(o) "State national harmonization program" means the state national harmonization program for seed potatoes developed by the plant protection and quarantine program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the United States Department of Agriculture.

History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5473 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5473
Administration and enforcement of part.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5473.

The legislature shall annually appropriate to the department an amount sufficient to administer and enforce this part. These funds shall be offset by funds received from federal agencies in the form of grants or other funding provisions. All funds generated by this part shall be deposited into the general fund to be used exclusively by the department to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this part. With fees collected pursuant to this part and funds appropriated by the legislature, the department shall conduct compliance activities that assure the quality of training and protection of worker's and public health and safety. Such activities include, but are not limited to, unannounced inspections of lead abatement project sites.

History: Add. 1998, Act 220, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 475.3 — MI Code / Chapter 475 / Act Act-254-of-1933 / Section 475.3
Temporary authority for service by motor carrier; validity; duration; presumption not created; applicable law and rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The commission may, in its discretion and upon a proper application that includes a specific definition of the authority sought, and without hearings or other proceedings, grant temporary authority for service by a motor carrier by motor vehicle. The commission may grant temporary authority unless a safety or fitness-related issue exists. The temporary authority, unless suspended or revoked for good cause, shall be valid for not more than 60 days after the date of issuance. The grant of temporary authority does not create a presumption that the commission will grant corresponding permanent authority.

(2) Transportation service rendered under a temporary authority is subject to all applicable provisions of this act and to the rules of the commission.

History: Add. 1943, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1943; CL 1948, 475.3; Am. 1982, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982; Am. 1993, Act 352, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1994; Am. 2014, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17556 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17556
Exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17556.

This part does not apply to a student in training to become a physician's assistant while performing duties assigned as part of the training.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978