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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.72 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-4-of-1937-Ex-Sess- / Section 38.72
“Certificated” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The term "certificated" means holding a valid teaching certificate, as defined by the state board of education. For the purpose of this section, an individual is considered to be holding a valid teaching certificate if the individual has on file with his or her employing school district either an appropriate teaching certificate issued by the state board of education or, if the individual's application for a teaching certificate has not been confirmed or rejected by the state board, written evidence from the individual's teacher education college that he or she meets the requirements described in section 1535 of the school code of 1976, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 380.1535 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1937, Ex. Sess., Act 4, Eff. Sept. 1, 1937; CL 1948, 38.72; Am. 1967, Act 216, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967; Am. 1993, Act 59, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1438 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-316-of-1986 / Section 390.1438
Prohibited promises or guarantees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Nothing in this act or in an advance tuition payment contract entered into pursuant to this act shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the trust or the state that a person will be admitted to a state institution of higher education or to a particular state institution of higher education, will be allowed to continue to attend a state institution of higher education after having been admitted, or will be graduated from a state institution of higher education.

History: 1986, Act 316, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1955 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-180-of-2022 / Section 388.1955
Promulgation of rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department shall promulgate any rules necessary for the implementation of this act.

History: 2022, Act 180, Imd. Eff. July 25, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1870c — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1870c
Payment to Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College; costs of waiving tuition for North American Indians.
Status: in_force

Sec. 270c.

For fiscal year 2025-2026, from the amount appropriated in section 236 to Northern Michigan University for costs incurred under the North American Indian tuition waiver, $105,700.00 is to be paid to Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College for the costs of waiving tuition for North American Indians under 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253. It is the intent of the legislature that Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College provide the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential the necessary information for the community college to be included in the report required under section 268.

History: Add. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.9518 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.9518
Information statement concerning inaccurate or wrongfully filed record.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9518.

(1) A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record indexed there under the person's name if the person believes that the record is inaccurate or was wrongfully filed.

(2) An information statement under subsection (1) must do all of the following:

(a) Identify the record to which it relates by both of the following:

( i ) The file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates.

( ii ) If the information statement relates to a record filed or recorded in a filing office described in section 9501(1)(a), the date that the initial financing statement was filed or recorded and the information specified in section 9502(2).

(b) Indicate that it is an information statement.

(c) Provide the basis for the person's belief that the record is inaccurate and indicate the manner in which the person believes the record should be amended to cure any inaccuracy or provide the basis for the person's belief that the record was wrongfully filed.

(3) A person may file in the filing office an information statement with respect to a record filed there if the person is a secured party of record with respect to the financing statement to which the record relates and believes that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under section 9509(4).

(4) An information statement under subsection (3) must do all of the following:

(a) Identify the record to which it relates by both of the following:

( i ) The file number assigned to the initial financing statement to which the record relates.

( ii ) If the information statement relates to a record filed or recorded in a filing office described in section 9501(1)(a), the date and time that the initial financing statement was filed or recorded and the information specified in section 9502(2).

(b) Indicate that it is an information statement.

(c) Provide the basis for the person's belief that the person that filed the record was not entitled to do so under section 9509(4).

(5) The filing of an information statement does not affect the effectiveness of an initial financing statement or other filed record.

History: Add. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001; Am. 2012, Act 88, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1677 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-173-of-1987 / Section 445.1677
Period within which to file application for license and proof of financial responsibility, to pay fees, or to register.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

Any mortgage broker, mortgage lender, or mortgage servicer engaged in activities covered by this act on the effective date of this act shall have 90 days after the effective date of this act in which to file an application for a license together with proof of financial responsibility as required by section 4, and to pay any required fees, or to register and pay any required registration fee. During the 90-day period, and until the commissioner acts on the application, the applicant shall be entitled to operate without a license but shall otherwise comply with all other provisions of this act.

History: 1987, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Nov. 18, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.1724 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-295-of-1972 / Section 338.1724
Review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

A person affected by a final administrative decision of the board may have such decision reviewed in accordance with the provisions of law.

History: 1972, Act 295, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2665b — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-381-of-1996 / Section 125.2665b
Reimbursement to intermediate school districts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15b.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, and each year thereafter, from the state school aid fund this state shall reimburse each intermediate school district for any tax increment revenues captured by an authority under this act for property taxes levied for operating purposes under section 625a, sections 681 to 690, or sections 1722 to 1729 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.625a, 380.681 to 380.690, and 380.1722 to 380.1729.

(2) The amounts reimbursed under subsection (1) shall be used by the intermediate school district only for the purposes for which the property taxes were originally levied.

(3) The Michigan strategic fund and the Michigan economic development corporation shall work with the department of treasury in identifying the amount of tax revenues captured by an authority that are to be reimbursed under subsection (1).

History: Add. 2020, Act 279, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 89.6 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 89.6
Approved ordinances; publication; certificate; plumbing, electric, building codes, adoption; publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Within 1 week after the passage of any ordinance the same shall be published in some newspaper printed and circulated within the city, and the clerk shall immediately after such publication enter upon the record of ordinances, in a blank space to be left for such purpose under the recorded ordinance, a certificate stating in what newspaper and of what date such publication was made, and sign the same officially, and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence that legal publication of such ordinance has been made: Provided, however, That each city shall have power to adopt any plumbing code, electrical code, or building code which has been promulgated by the state of Michigan, or by any department, board, or other agency thereof, or by any organization or association which is organized and conducted for the purpose of developing any such code or codes by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance and without publishing any such code in full: Provided, That said code is clearly identified in said ordinance and that the purpose of said code shall be published with the adopting ordinance and that printed copies thereof are kept in the office of the city clerk, available for inspection by and distribution to the public at all times, and that the publication shall contain a notice to the effect that a complete copy of said code is available for public use and inspection at the office of the city clerk.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3087; CL 1915, 3003; CL 1929, 1927; CL 1948, 89.6; Am. 1951, Act 28, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 71.7 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 71.7
Water works; ordinances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The council may enact such ordinances, and adopt such resolutions, as may be necessary for the care, protection, preservation, and control of the water works, and all the fixtures, appurtenances, apparatus, buildings, and machinery connected therewith or belonging thereto, and to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, and the powers herein conferred in respect to the construction, management and control of such water works.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2896; CL 1915, 2770; CL 1929, 1679; CL 1948, 71.7
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.509 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-294-of-1982 / Section 552.509
Duties of office regarding support payments providing statement of account to parties; initiating and carrying out proceedings to enforce order regarding custody, parenting time, health care coverage or support; enforcement orders entered in other state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) The office may accept a support payment made in cash or by cashier's check or money order. If the office accepts such a payment, the office shall transmit the payment to the SDU and shall inform the payer of the SDU's location and the requirement to make payments through the SDU.

(2) Promptly after November 3, 1999, each office shall establish and maintain the support order and account records necessary to enforce support orders and necessary to record obligations, support and fee receipt and disbursement, and related payments. Each office shall provide the SDU with access to those records and shall assist the SDU to resolve support and fee receipt and disbursement problems related to inadequate identifying information.

(3) The office shall provide annually to each party, without charge, 1 statement of account upon request. Additional statements of account shall be provided at a reasonable fee sufficient to pay for the cost of reproduction. Statements provided under this subsection are in addition to statements provided for administrative and judicial hearings.

(4) The office shall initiate and carry out proceedings to enforce an order in a friend of the court case regarding custody, parenting time, health care coverage, or support in accordance with this act, the support and parenting time enforcement act, and supreme court rules.

(5) Upon request of a child support agency of another state, the office shall initiate and carry out certain proceedings to enforce support orders entered in the other state without the need to register the order as a friend of the court case in this state. The order shall be enforced using automated administrative enforcement actions authorized under the support and parenting time enforcement act.

History: 1982, Act 294, Eff. July 1, 1983; Am. 1995, Act 241, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 144, Eff. Mar. 25, 1996; Am. 1996, Act 365, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Am. 1998, Act 63, Eff. Aug. 10, 1998; Am. 1999, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999; Am. 2002, Act 571, Eff. June 1, 2003; Am. 2004, Act 210, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Am. 2014, Act 382, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.656 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-225-of-1966 / Section 408.656
Promulgation of definitions, codes, and rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The department shall promulgate and formulate definitions, codes, and rules for the safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation and inspection of all carnival-amusement rides as the department finds necessary for the protection of the general public who use carnival and amusement rides. The definitions, codes, and rules shall be reasonable and based on generally accepted engineering standards, formulas, and practices and shall be promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: 1966, Act 225, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966; Am. 2014, Act 163, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.662 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-225-of-1966 / Section 408.662
Erection or alteration of ride; notice of intent, plans, or diagrams; inspection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

(1) Before a new carnival or amusement ride is erected, or whenever any additions or alterations are made that change the structure, mechanism, classification, or capacity of any carnival or amusement ride, the owner shall file with the department a notice of his or her intention and any plans or diagrams requested by the director.

(2) After an addition or alteration is made under this section, the owner shall request an inspection from the department and the carnival or amusement ride must be inspected before the owner may operate the carnival or amusement ride.

History: 1966, Act 225, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966; Am. 2022, Act 97, Eff. Sept. 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.502 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-5-of-1956 / Section 730.502
Name of court; title of judges, entitlement of papers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

It shall be the duty of the clerk or judge of each of said justice courts to start using the new designation "municipal court" and "municipal judge" upon the effective date of this act, and said clerk or judge shall give public notice of said changes by public notice printed in some newspaper of general circulation in said city at least 10 days prior to the effective date hereof. Said court shall hereafter be designated and known as the municipal court of said city, and the judge or judges thereof shall bear the title and be designated as municipal judges of said court; and all process, writs and other papers and documents shall be entitled in said municipal court to the same effect and purpose as though the title or term "justice" were in continued use. Nothing herein contained shall in any way affect pending litigation, past records or dockets, except future process, executions and documents necessary to the proper functioning of said court shall be in the name of the municipal court of said city.

History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1822 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1822
Annual independent audit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 222.

Each community college shall have an annual audit of all income and expenditures performed by an independent auditor and shall furnish the independent auditor's management letter and an annual audited accounting of all general and current funds income and expenditures including audits of college foundations to the center before November 15 of each year. The center shall provide this information to members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the auditor general, the department of labor and economic opportunity, the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential, and the state budget director. If a community college fails to furnish the audit materials, the monthly state operations installments must be withheld from that college until the information is submitted. All reporting must conform to the requirements set forth in the "2001 Manual for Uniform Financial Reporting, Michigan Public Community Colleges". A community college shall make the information the community college is required to provide under this section available to the public on its website.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.269a — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.269a
Subjecting visitor to pat down search; condition; waiver; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 69a.

(1) A visitor to a state correctional facility shall not be subjected to a pat down search unless every person performing or assisting in performing the pat down search is of the same sex as the person being searched. If the necessary personnel are not readily available, a visitor at his or her option may waive the provisions of this subsection by signing a waiver provided by the department of corrections.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Pat down search" means a search of a person in which the person conducting the search touches the body or clothing, or both, of the person being searched to detect the presence of concealed objects.

(b) "State correctional facility" means a facility or institution that houses prisoners under the jurisdiction of the department.

History: Add. 1990, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1990; Am. 1998, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1999; Am. 2012, Act 599, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.418b — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-116-of-1923 / Section 41.418b
Use of pesticide for weed control in inland lake; “pesticide” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8b.

A pesticide shall not be used for weed control in an inland lake except with the consent of, and under the supervision of, the department of natural resources.

As used in this section, "pesticide" means that term as defined in section 8305 of part 83 (pesticide control) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being section 324.8305 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1989, Act 82, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989; Am. 1996, Act 35, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3220 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3220
Cancellation; reasons.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3220.

Subject to the following provisions no insurer licensed to write automobile liability coverage, after a policy has been in effect 55 days or if the policy is a renewal, effective immediately, shall cancel a policy of automobile liability insurance except for any 1 or more of the following reasons:

That during the 55 days following the date of original issue thereof the risk is unacceptable to the insurer.

That the named insured or any other operator, either resident of the same household or who customarily operates an automobile insured under the policy has had his operator's license suspended during the policy period and the revocation or suspension has become final.

History: Add. 1966, Act 342, Eff. Nov. 1, 1966; Am. 1970, Act 161, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.274 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-78-of-1971 / Section 14.274
Trustee of private foundation or split interest trust; duties, and powers generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Except as provided in section 7, a trustee of a private foundation trust or a split interest trust has the duties and powers conferred upon him by this act.

History: 1971, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.156 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-250-of-1931 / Section 397.156
Appropriation for regional libraries; budget, disbursement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Sums necessary for the establishment and operation of regional libraries shall be provided by the boards of supervisors of each of the counties included in such region by an appropriation from the general fund of the respective counties, or by a tax levy for this purpose authorized by a vote of the qualified electors in each of the counties. A budget shall be proposed annually by the board of trustees of the regional library to the boards of supervisors of the counties in the region. Upon approval of such budget by a majority of each of said boards of supervisors, the proposed budget shall be effective in all counties in the region. All appropriations shall be paid to the board of trustees and disbursed under its direction by the county treasurer of the county designated by the regional library board as depository for the regional library fund.

History: 1931, Act 250, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1945, Act 20, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; Am. 1947, Act 159, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 397.156; Am. 1956, Act 149, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1961, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.4 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.4
Retirement board; vacancies, vacation of office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any vacancy occurring 90 days or more before the expiration of the term of any employee or retirant member of the retirement board shall be filled by appointment by the governor. The person thus appointed shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.

Any employee or retirant member of the retirement board who fails to attend the scheduled meetings of the retirement board for 3 consecutive months or longer, without valid excuse, shall be considered as having resigned from board membership and the retirement board shall declare his office vacated as of the adoption of a proper resolution, and shall notify the governor of the vacancy.

History: 1943, Act 240, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 38.4; Am. 1955, Act 237, Eff. Oct. 24, 1955; Am. 1970, Act 119, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.363 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.363
Larceny by false personation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 363.

Larceny by false personation-Any person who shall falsely personate or represent another, and in such assumed character shall receive any money, or other property whatever, intended to be delivered to the party so personated, with intent to convert the same to his own use, shall be deemed by so doing, to have committed the crime of larceny, and shall be punished as provided in the first section of this chapter.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.363
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.668a — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-51-of-1951 / Section 247.668a
Michigan transportation fund; payment of notes, bonds, or other indebtedness; notes and bonds not general obligations of state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18a.

Subject to the provisions and the limitations set forth in this act, money in the Michigan transportation fund, distributed as provided in this act, may be expended for the payment of the principal and interest on notes and bonds issued or other indebtedness incurred by a governmental unit for transportation purposes as defined by law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the notes or bonds shall be payable solely from the proceeds of taxes restricted to use for the purposes described in section 9 of article 9 of the state constitution of 1963, which are deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Michigan transportation fund and are distributed pursuant to this act. The notes and bonds shall not be general obligations of this state, which shall be specifically stated on the face of each note or bond sold.

History: Add. 1957, Act 262, Eff. July 1, 1957; Am. 1978, Act 444, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1978