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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.215 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.215
False representation as peace officer or medical examiner; violation; penalty; “peace officer” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 215.

(1) An individual who is not a peace officer or a medical examiner shall not do any of the following:

(a) Perform the duties of a peace officer or a medical examiner.

(b) Represent to another person that he or she is a peace officer or a medical examiner for any unlawful purpose.

(c) Represent to another person that he or she is a peace officer or a medical examiner with the intent to compel the person to do or refrain from doing any act against his or her will.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an individual who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(3) An individual who, in violation of subsection (1), performs the duties of a peace officer to commit or attempt to commit a crime or represents to another person that he or she is a peace officer to commit or attempt to commit a crime is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(4) A sentence imposed under subsection (3) may be ordered to be served consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed for another violation arising from the same transaction.

(5) As used in this section, "peace officer" means any of the following:

(a) A sheriff or deputy sheriff of a county of this state or another state.

(b) An officer of the police department of a city, village, or township of this state or another state.

(c) A marshall of a city, village, or township.

(d) A constable.

(e) An officer of the Michigan state police.

(f) A conservation officer.

(g) A security employee employed by the state pursuant to section 6c of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6c.

(h) A motor carrier officer appointed pursuant to section 6d of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6d.

(i) A police officer or public safety officer of a community college, college, or university who is authorized by the governing board of that community college, college, or university to enforce state law and the rules and ordinances of that community college, college, or university.

(j) A park and recreation officer commissioned under section 1606 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1606.

(k) A state forest officer commissioned under section 83107 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.83107.

( l ) A federal law enforcement officer.

(m) An investigator of the state department of attorney general.

(n) A railroad police officer appointed, commissioned, and acting as provided in section 367 of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354, MCL 462.367.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.215; Am. 1957, Act 41, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1991, Act 145, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003; Am. 2003, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Am. 2018, Act 448, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4626 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4626
Preservation of historical sites.
Status: in_force

Sec. 626.

(1) A public facility, building, or structure that is determined by the municipality to have significant historical interests shall be preserved in a manner considered necessary by the municipality in accordance with laws relative to the preservation of historical sites.

(2) An authority shall refer all proposed changes to the exterior of sites listed on the state register of historic sites and the National Register of Historic Places to the applicable historic district commission created under the local historic districts act, 1970 PA 169, MCL 399.201 to 399.215, or the Michigan state housing development authority for review.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2013 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2013
Issuing license to person holding certificate of qualification or registration of another state or national council; equivalency; temporary license prohibited; review of application of individual seeking relicensure or reinstatement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2013.

The department, upon application, shall issue a license to a person who holds an appropriate certificate of qualification or registration issued by proper authority of a board of registration examiners of another state or national council acceptable to the department and the board, if the requirements for the registration of architects, professional engineers, or professional surveyors under which the certificate of qualification or registration was issued are determined to be equivalent by the appropriate board. A board under this article shall not issue a temporary license as provided under section 213.

The appropriate board shall review the application of an individual who seeks relicensure or reinstatement 3 or more years after the expiration of the individual's most recent license if the individual does not meet the requirements for licensure in force at the time of application for relicensure or reinstatement.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 1992, Act 103, Eff. Sept. 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4314 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4314
Transmitting and expending tax increment revenues; disposition of surplus funds; abolition of tax increment financing plan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 314.

(1) The municipal and county treasurers shall transmit to the authority tax increment revenues.

(2) The authority shall expend the tax increment revenues received for the development program only in accordance with the tax increment financing plan. Surplus funds may be retained by the authority for the payment of the principal of and interest on outstanding tax increment bonds or for other purposes that, by resolution of the board, are determined to further the development program. Any surplus funds not so used shall revert proportionately to the respective taxing bodies. These revenues shall not be used to circumvent existing property tax laws or a local charter that provides a maximum authorized rate for levy of property taxes. The governing body may abolish the tax increment financing plan when it finds that the purposes for which the plan was established are accomplished. However, the tax increment finance plan shall not be abolished, allowed to expire, or otherwise terminate until the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued pursuant to section 315 have been paid or funds sufficient to make the payment have been segregated.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.875d — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-260-of-2008 / Section 722.875d
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5d.

The department may promulgate rules according to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, that are necessary to implement and administer the program under this act in compliance with federal law.

History: Add. 2015, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1042 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1042
“Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

The portion of highway M-59 from the intersection with I-96 in Livingston county and extending east to the intersection with I-94 in Macomb county, excluding the section of highway M-59 between the city of Pontiac and the city of Utica, shall be known as the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2951 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2951
Default; rights and remedies; self-help; enforcement covering real property and goods.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A501.

(1) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease agreement and this article.

(2) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in this article and, except as limited by this article, as provided in the lease agreement.

(3) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement may reduce the party's claim to judgment, or otherwise enforce the lease contract by self-help or any available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure, including administrative proceeding, arbitration, or the like, in accordance with this article.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 1305(1) or this article or the lease agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in subsections (2) and (3) are cumulative.

(5) If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking enforcement may proceed under this part as to the goods, or under other applicable law as to both the real property and the goods in accordance with that party's rights and remedies in respect of the real property, in which case this part does not apply.

History: Add. 1992, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 30, 1992; Am. 2012, Act 86, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.11 — MI Code / Chapter 561 / Act Act-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 561.11
Amending bill; additional publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The circuit court may permit the amendment of the bill of complaint filed under the provisions of this act, in which case publication shall not be necessary unless the amendment involves the description of property: Provided, That additional publication shall be required only as to property described in the amendment and no such amendment shall operate to stay any proceedings as to property other than that described in the amendment.

History: 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944; CL 1948, 561.11
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1617 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-182-of-1986 / Section 38.1617
Reserve for retired benefit payments; transfer between reserve for employer contributions and reserve for retired benefit payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The reserve for retired benefit payments is the account from which shall be paid all retirement allowances and residual refunds of accumulated contributions.

At the end of each year in which a biennial actuarial valuation is prepared, the balance in the reserve for retired benefit payments shall be brought into balance with the actuarial present value of retirement allowances in payment status by a transfer between the reserve for employer contributions and the reserve for retired benefit payments. The pending transfer shall be taken into account by the actuary when making the next biennial actuarial valuation.

History: 1986, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.85 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-86-of-1929 / Section 286.85
Treatment by owner or commissioner; expense, enforcement of payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The commissioner of agriculture shall have power, and it is made his duty to require on the part of the owner all necessary treatment, by spraying or otherwise, of all cherry trees within the state, whether in field, lot, orchard or elsewhere. The owner or person having charge of cherry trees or cherry orchards shall, within the time limit provided, administer such treatment or cause the same to be administered as set forth in the rules and regulations of the commissioner of agriculture. In case the owner or person in charge of such cherry trees or cherry orchards shall refuse or neglect to carry out any and all instructions given by the commissioner of agriculture within the time limit provided, the commissioner of agriculture or his authorized agents may take the action so required and shall employ such aid as may be necessary to carry out his own orders or those of his inspector or inspectors as the case may be. The commissioner of agriculture shall render a bill against the owner for the full amount of such expenses. If the owner refuses or neglects to pay said bill within 30 days, it shall be certified to the supervisor of the township in which the property on which the work was done, is located. The supervisor shall cause all such expenditures to be severally levied on the lands on which such expenditures were made, and the same shall become a lien upon said land and shall be assessed and collected as other taxes are assessed and collected. When collected, they shall be paid by the collecting official direct to the commissioner of agriculture, who shall deposit the same into the general fund of the state.

History: 1929, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1929; CL 1929, 5116; CL 1948, 286.85
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17j — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.17j
Purchase of combined total of more than 10 years prohibited; purchase of service credit in separate increments; future purchases not barred; refund; actuarial cost.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17j.

On and after June 23, 1987, a member who is otherwise entitled to purchase service credit under section 17g, 17h, 17i, 17k, 17 l , 17m, or 17n shall not purchase a combined total of more than 10 years of service credit under those sections.

On and after June 23, 1987, a member who under section 17c, 17g, 17h, 17i, 17k, 17 l , 17m, 17n, or 18(2) is otherwise entitled to purchase service credit may purchase the service credit in separate increments equal to 1 or more full years, or a remaining fraction of a year, if any, or both. Partial purchase of service credit under this section does not bar future purchases otherwise in compliance with this section and the provisions of this act authorizing the purchase, but computation of the amount of payment due shall be made separately for each purchase.

If a member who made payment under this section dies and a retirement allowance is not payable or if the member leaves service with this state before his or her retirement allowance becomes effective, the payment made by the member shall be refunded upon request to the member, to the person designated by the member in writing to the board, or if a person is not designated, then to the member's legal representative or estate.

Actuarial cost shall be equal to the product of subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), as follows:

A percentage, determined by the retirement board and the department, that when multiplied by a member's compensation, as determined under subdivision (b), results in the average actuarial present value of the additional benefits resulting from the crediting of 1 additional year of service. The percentage may vary because of age, credited service, or benefit coverage. An increase or decrease in the percentage under this subdivision shall not become effective before the expiration of 6 months or more after the retirement board notifies the members of the increase or decrease.

A member's compensation. The member's compensation shall be the member's full-time or equated full-time compensation earned in the fiscal year immediately before the fiscal year in which the application to purchase and payment for the service are made. The compensation amount used shall not be less than the highest compensation previously earned by the member.

The number of years, including any fraction of a year, of credited service a member elects to purchase up to the maximum allowed.

History: Add. 1987, Act 57, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1987; Am. 1989, Act 9, Eff. July 1, 1989; Am. 1998, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 1, 1998; Am. 2002, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.6 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.6
Incriminating answers of witnesses; order granting immunity; use of truthful testimony or other information against witness in criminal case; transcript; applicability of secrecy provisions; scope of order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Upon inquiry, a witness shall not be required to answer any questions or be convicted for contempt upon refusal to do so If the answers might tend to incriminate him or her.

Upon written motion by the prosecuting attorney or a duly authorized representative of the state in a proceeding described in section 3 of this chapter, the judge may enter a written order granting immunity to the witness. The order shall set forth verbatim the questions the witness refused to answer. A true copy of the motion and order shall be delivered to the witness before he or she answers the questions in the inquiry. The order granting immunity shall extend to all related questions which may be asked of the witness after entry of the order until the judge advises the witness that the immunity no longer applies.

Truthful testimony compelled under the order granting immunity and any information derived directly or indirectly from that truthful testimony shall not be used against the witness in a criminal case, except for impeachment purposes or in a prosecution for perjury or otherwise failing to comply with the order.

All questions and the witness's answers shall be transcribed under the judge's direction. A true copy of the transcript, duly certified by the judge, shall be delivered to the witness as soon as practicable.

The provisions for secrecy provided for in section 3 of this chapter apply to all copies of the motion, order, and transcript delivered to the witness. However, the witness may disclose that information to his or her attorney if his or her testimony or any information derived directly or indirectly from that testimony is used against the witness in violation of subsection (3).

An order granting immunity does not extend beyond the scope of an inquiry described in this section or beyond the particular questions set forth in the motion, order, or transcript.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17220; CL 1948, 767.6; Am. 1949, Act 311, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1951, Act 276, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951; Am. 1999, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2065 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2065
"Staff Sergeant Ergin V. Osman Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1065.

The portion of highway M-29 beginning at Gratiot avenue and extending east to the border between Macomb county and St. Clair county shall be known as the "Staff Sergeant Ergin V. Osman Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2014, Act 495, Eff. Mar. 31, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8202 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8202
Conservation programs; establishment; purpose; coordination with departments of natural resources and environmental quality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8202.

The department may establish conservation programs designed to encourage the voluntary use of conservation practices in the state.

In implementing the conservation programs established under this part, the department, in coordination with the departments of natural resources and environmental quality, may do 1 or more of the following:

Enter into contracts with 1 or more persons for the implementation of conservation practices on his or her land.

Enter into contracts or other agreements with 1 or more persons to administer or promote conservation programs, or to implement conservation practices.

Provide payments, financial incentives, or, upon verification of the implementation of conservation practices, reimbursement for rental payments or for costs of conservation practice implementation, or both.

Promote the use of conservation practices.

Recognize and provide awards for persons who have implemented conservation practices.

Monitor and verify compliance with conservation plans.

Enforce contracts or other agreements entered into under this part.

Terminate contracts or other agreements entered into under this part in accord with terms established in the contract or other agreement.

In carrying out its responsibilities under this part, the department shall coordinate with the departments of natural resources and environmental quality and other applicable partners.

History: Add. 2001, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 317.251 — MI Code / Chapter 317 / Act Act-164-of-1933 / Section 317.251
Goguac Lake Sanctuary; establishment, rights of owners, shooting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, molest, catch, injure, destroy, or kill any wild water fowl, wild shore birds, wild game birds, or any other birds, or any wild animals, during the open season thereon, within, upon or above the waters of Goguac Lake or Minges Brook in the township of Battle Creek, Calhoun county, Michigan, or upon or above the territory within 80 rods from the shore line of said lake, or upon or above the territory within 80 rods of the shore line of Minges Brook, between the west line of section 23 and the east line of section 25 in said township of Battle Creek, Calhoun county, Michigan. The territory herein described is hereby set aside as a refuge district to be known as the Goguac Lake Sanctuary: Provided, That this act shall not in any way operate to exempt from taxation any otherwise taxable property within the territorial limits herein described: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting any property owner or lessee within the confines of the Goguac Lake Sanctuary from hunting, shooting or trapping hawks, crows, sparrows, starlings, rodents, rabbits, owls, gophers, skunks and weasels or other carnivorous birds or animals on their own property for the protection of the same: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting the city of Battle Creek from destroying rodents insofar as the same is necessary for the protection of the water supply of Battle Creek: Provided further, That in order to prevent the frightening away of the wild life herein intended to be protected in said Goguac Lake Sanctuary, all shooting in said Goguac Lake Sanctuary, except as heretofore expressly permitted and in case of emergency, and except organized trap or target shooting on club or recreational premises, is hereby prohibited and declared unlawful.

History: 1933, Act 164, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933; Am. 1939, Act 163, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 317.251