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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.681 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.681
Bus; fire extinguisher required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 681.

A person, owner, or motor carrier shall not drive a bus or cause or permit a bus to be driven or moved, unless the bus is equipped with properly filled fire extinguishers as follows:

If the bus is used to transport hazardous materials and required to be marked or placarded pursuant to 49 C.F.R. parts 100 to 199, a fire extinguisher having an underwriters laboratories rating of 10 B:C or more.

If the bus is not used to transport hazardous materials, either a fire extinguisher having an underwriters laboratories rating of 5 B:C or more, or 2 fire extinguishers having an underwriters laboratories rating of 4 B:C or more.

The fire extinguishers required by this section shall be securely mounted on the vehicle in a location readily accessible for use. The fire extinguishers shall be designed, constructed, and maintained to permit a determination of whether they are fully charged and in proper operating condition.

A fire extinguisher, required under this section, must have an extinguishing agent that does not need protection from freezing.

A fire extinguisher, required under this section, must not use a vaporizing liquid that gives off vapors more toxic than those shown as having toxicity rating of 5 or 6 in the underwriters' laboratories classification of comparative life hazard of gases and vapors.

Each fire extinguisher required under this section must be labeled or marked with its underwriters' laboratories rating.

History: Add. 1988, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.33707 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.33707
Contracts; borrowing funds from federal government.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33707.

Contracts entered into under this part involving the financial ability of the incorporated city, incorporated village, township, or county to meet all obligations and liabilities imposed by the contracts as to cost of lands, easements, rights-of-way, construction, or the maintenance and operation costs of the project or projects are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821. Any incorporated city, incorporated village, or township, or the board of county road commissioners of any county when directed by the county board of commissioners, authorized to contract with the federal government or any agency of the federal government under this part, may borrow funds from the federal government or any agency of the federal government to implement this part, which borrowings shall be subject to existing statutes and charter limitations that are applicable to the borrowing. The revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, applies to those borrowings.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2002, Act 219, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.271 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-226-of-2005 / Section 129.271
Duties of state before payment or discharge of bonds and ancillary facilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) This state hereby pledges and agrees with the authority, and the owners of the bonds and benefited parties, that until all bonds and ancillary facilities, together with the interest on the bonds and ancillary facilities and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of owners of bonds or benefited parties, are fully paid and discharged, that this state will do all of the following:

(a) Irrevocably direct the escrow agent under the master settlement agreement to transfer the TSRs directly to the authority or its assignee.

(b) Enforce the authority's rights to receive the TSRs to the full extent permitted by the terms of the master settlement agreement.

(c) Not amend the master settlement agreement in any manner that would materially impair the rights of the owners of the bonds or of the benefited parties.

(d) Not limit or alter the rights of the authority to fulfill the terms of its agreements with owners of the bonds or benefited parties.

(e) Not in any way impair the rights and remedies of owners of the bonds or benefited parties or the security for the bonds or ancillary facilities, provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to preclude this state's regulation of smoking, and the taxation and regulation of the sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products.

(f) Not fail to enforce the qualifying statute.

(g) Not amend, supersede, or repeal the qualifying statute in any way that would materially adversely affect the amount of any payment to, or materially impair the rights of, the authority, owners of the bonds, or the benefited parties.

(2) The state budget director is authorized and directed to include the pledge and agreement made under this section in sale agreements and the authority is authorized and directed to include the pledge and agreement in any contract with the owners of the bonds and benefited parties.

(3) Prior to the date that is 1 year and 1 day after the authority no longer has any bonds or ancillary facilities outstanding, the authority shall have no authority to file a voluntary petition under chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code or such corresponding chapter or sections as may, from time to time, be in effect, and neither any public officer or any organization, entity, or other person shall authorize the authority to be or become a debtor under chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code or any successor or corresponding chapter or sections during that period. This state hereby covenants with the owners of the bonds and benefited parties that this state will not limit or alter the denial of the authority under this subsection during the period referred to in this subsection. The authority is authorized and directed to include this covenant as an agreement of this state in any contract with the owners of the bonds and benefited parties.

History: 2005, Act 226, Imd. Eff. Nov. 21, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.786 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-185-of-1957 / Section 123.786
Lis pendens; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.

It shall be the duty of any attorney filing a petition under this chapter to file a lis pendens in the office of the register of deeds.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.34 — MI Code / Chapter 429 / Act Act-242-of-1969 / Section 429.34
Certificate of registration; issuance; contents; refusal to register mark; notice; certificate as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this act, the administrator shall issue a certificate of registration to the registrant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the administrator and shall set forth the name and business address and, if a corporation, the state of incorporation, of the registrant, the description or a reproduction of the mark and the general class of goods or services to which appropriated, a description of the goods or services on which the mark is used, the date claimed for first use of the mark anywhere and the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state, the registration date and term of the registration.

If the administrator refuses to register a mark the applicant shall be notified and the reason for the refusal stated in writing.

Any certificate of registration issued by the administrator, or a copy thereof duly certified by the administrator, shall be admissible in evidence as competent and sufficient proof of the registration of such mark in any action or judicial proceedings in any court of this state and shall be evidence of registrant's right to use the mark throughout this state in connection with the goods or services specified in the certificate, subject to any conditions and limitations stated therein, but shall not preclude an opposing party from proving any legal or equitable defense or defect which might have been asserted if such mark had not been registered.

History: 1969, Act 242, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970; Am. 1984, Act 203, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 567.239 — MI Code / Chapter 567 / Act Act-29-of-1995 / Section 567.239
Notice; publication in newspaper; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

(1) The administrator shall cause a notice to be published once every 6 months in a newspaper that has statewide circulation.

(2) The published notice shall be entitled "notice to persons and entities who may be owners of abandoned property" and contain all of the following:

(a) A statement of the number of new properties that have been added to the department of treasury website and that the list of new properties will be available for not less than 1 year.

(b) The department's website address. The website shall enable persons and entities to search for their abandoned property.

(c) The department's telephone number for persons and entities wishing to contact the department via telephone in search of their abandoned property.

(d) A statement that anyone interested in searching the department of treasury website may search the internet at his or her local public library.

(3) The website shall contain all of the following:

(a) The name of any person for whom property has been added to the unclaimed property division database.

(b) A statement that information concerning the property may be obtained by any person possessing an interest in the property by addressing an inquiry to the administrator.

(c) A claim form.

(d) A statement informing an owner of property held by the administrator how to file a claim with the administrator to receive his or her property.

(4) The administrator is not required to publish on the website any items of less than $50.00 unless the administrator considers publication of 1 or more of those items to be in the public interest.

(5) This section is not applicable to sums payable on travelers checks, money orders, and other written instruments presumed abandoned under section 5.

History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1997, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1997; Am. 2004, Act 82, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004; Am. 2004, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.493 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-31-of-2025 / Section 32.493
Michigan National Guard member benefit fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The Michigan National Guard member benefit fund is created in the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer shall deposit money and other assets received from any source in the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of money in the fund and credit interest and earnings from the investments to the fund.

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

(4) The department is the administrator of the fund for audits of the fund.

(5) The department shall expend money from the fund, on appropriation, to support implementing and administering all of the following acts or programs:

(a) The Michigan national guard tuition assistance act, 2014 PA 259, MCL 32.431 to 32.434.

(b) The Michigan National Guard child care assistance act.

(c) A Tricare premium reimbursement program if established under state law.

History: 2025, Act 31, Eff. Dec. 9, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.111l — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.111l
Children participants in WIC program; lead testing required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111 l .

Beginning October 1, 2006, the department and the department of community health shall require that all children participants in the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC program) receive lead testing. Federal funds provided for administration of the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC program) shall not be used to implement or administer the provisions of this section.

History: Add. 2006, Act 286, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.10c — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-156-of-1851 / Section 46.10c
Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10c.

A petition under section 11(m) asking that an ordinance or act of incorporation be submitted to electors or under section 16b, 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 146, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.391 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-26-of-1969 / Section 390.391
Lake Superior state university; establishment; location; powers of board of control.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

There is established a state institution of higher education having authority to grant baccalaureate degrees known as Lake Superior state university to be located at Sault Ste. Marie. The institution shall be maintained by the state and its facilities shall be made available equally and upon the same basis to all qualified residents of this state. The institution shall be governed by a board of control which shall be a body corporate. Until changed by resolution of the board, the body corporate shall be known as the "board of control of Lake Superior state university".

In addition to other powers granted by law, the board has all of the following powers:

General supervision of the university.

Control and direction of all expenditures from the university's funds.

The right to sue and be sued.

Adoption of a seal and altering of a seal.

As used in this act, "board" means the board of control of Lake Superior state university.

History: 1969, Act 26, Eff. Jan. 1, 1970; Am. 1987, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.329 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-90-of-1905 / Section 457.329
Governing law; amendment of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

All corporations, formed under this act, shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 230 of the Compiled Laws of 1897 of this state, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act; and the legislature may alter or amend this act at any time.

History: 1905, Act 90, Imd. Eff. May 3, 1905; CL 1915, 10458; CL 1929, 10661; CL 1948, 457.329
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.707d — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.707d
Violations; penalties; liability; prima facie evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 707d.

A person who violates section 707c(2), (4), or (6) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $100.00.

A person who violates section 707b or 707c(1), (3), or (5) is responsible for a civil infraction.

A person who, at the time of installation, knowingly installs a muffler or exhaust system which exceeds the decibel limits of this act shall be liable to the person who receives a citation for violation of 707c for the amount of not less than $100.00, plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs.

If it is shown that the noise level of a motor vehicle is in excess of the DBA levels established in this act, that evidence shall be prima facie evidence that the motor vehicle was producing excessive noise in violation of this act.

A violation of section 707c(4) or (6) by a dealer licensed under this act is prima facie evidence of a fraudulent act under section 249.

History: Add. 1978, Act 73, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1978; Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.65 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.65
Hearings within county department; rules for procedure; review by board.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.

The board shall prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of hearings within the county department, and provide adequate procedure for a fair hearing of appeals and complaints by any applicant for or recipient of aid, relief, or assistance under the jurisdiction of the board. Such hearing may be conducted by the director or by any agent designated by him, but shall be subject to a review by the board, upon filing of a request in writing.

History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; CL 1948, 400.65; Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.845 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.845
Certifying correctness of statement; certificate of determination; certificate of election; declaration of vacancy; publication of constitutional amendment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 845.

The members of the board of state canvassers shall certify as to the correctness of the statement provided for in section 844 and subscribe their names to the statement. The members of the board of state canvassers shall determine which persons have been duly elected to each office and which constitutional amendments and propositions, if any, have been approved or rejected. The board shall certify the determinations and deliver the statement and certificate of determinations to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall file and preserve the statement and certificate of determinations in his or her office and shall immediately execute and deliver a certificate of election to each person elected. If the secretary of state receives notice before the certificate of determinations is issued that the person to whom the certificate of election is to be issued died, withdrew from the district, was declared legally incapacitated by a court having jurisdiction, or submitted to the secretary of state an affidavit declaring that person's intention to refuse the certificate of election, then the secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of election and the office shall be declared vacant as of the commencement of the term of office to which that person would otherwise have been elected. The secretary of state shall also publish any amendment to the constitution that is approved and ratified with the laws enacted by the legislature at its next succeeding session.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1956, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956; Am. 1976, Act 162, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1976; Am. 1999, Act 217, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000; Am. 2003, Act 119, Imd. Eff. July 29, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8310a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8310a
Agricultural pesticide dealer's license; distribution, sale, or offer for sale; applicant as person in charge; form; information to be provided; out-of-state business location; report; denial, suspension, or revocation of license; exemption from requirements of subsection (1).
Status: in_force

Sec. 8310a.

(1) A person that is not licensed under section 8310 shall not engage in distributing, selling, or offering for sale agricultural pesticides except as authorized under an annual license for each place of business issued by the department pursuant to part 13.

(2) The applicant for a license under subsection (1) shall be the individual in charge of each business location.

(3) The application for a license under subsection (1) shall be on a form provided by the director and shall contain information regarding the applicant's proposed operations and other information considered pertinent by the director.

(4) A person licensed under subsection (1) who operates from a business location outside this state shall do either of the following:

(a) Continuously maintain in this state a registered office and a resident agent, which agent may be an individual resident in this state whose business office or residence is identical with the registered office, a domestic corporation or limited liability company, or a foreign corporation or limited liability company authorized to transact business in this state and having a business office identical with the registered office. The person licensed under subsection (1) shall file with the department the name, address, and telephone number of the resident agent and shall maintain and make available records required by this part and part 87.

(b) Maintain and make available to the department records required by this part and part 87 and pay all costs incurred by the department in auditing the records if they are held at an out-of-state location.

(5) An agricultural pesticide dealer who distributes an agricultural pesticide into this state shall report to the agricultural pesticide registrant all of the following information concerning that distribution:

(a) The product name.

(b) The EPA registration number.

(c) The amount of pesticide sold or distributed.

(d) The wholesale value of pesticide sold or distributed.

(e) The date of sale or distribution.

(f) The sales or distribution invoice number.

(g) The name and address of the consignee.

(6) The director may deny, suspend, or revoke an agricultural pesticide dealer's license for any violation of this part or an order issued under this part, or upon conviction under this part, FIFRA, or a state pesticide law of a reciprocating state committed by the dealer or the dealer's officer, agent, or employee. The director shall inform an applicant who is denied an agricultural pesticide dealer's license of the reasons why the license was denied.

(7) A pesticide registrant who distributes agricultural pesticides into this state is exempt from subsection (1).

History: Add. 2008, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008; Am. 2015, Act 118, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.615 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-438-of-1976 / Section 207.615
Transfer and assignment of certificate; approval; notice; hearing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A commercial housing facilities exemption certificate may be transferred and assigned by its holder to a new owner or lessee of the new facility but only with the approval of the local governmental unit and the commission. The new owner or lessee shall apply for the transfer, and notice and hearing shall be provided, in the same manner as prescribed in section 3 for the application for a certificate.

History: 1976, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12914 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12914
Rules prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12914.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act to the contrary, the department shall not promulgate rules to implement or administer the provisions of this part that were added by the amendatory act that added this section.

History: Add. 2009, Act 188, Eff. May 1, 2010