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Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.22 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-214-of-1899 / Section 35.22
Soldiers' relief commission; membership; appointment; terms; chairperson; secretary; vacancy; oath of office; compensation; removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) The judge of probate in each county shall appoint 3 veterans as that term is defined in 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61 to 35.62, who are residents of the county and who were honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses, or members of the women's auxiliaries of the United States Armed Forces, to a commission to be known as the "soldiers' relief commission" of the county, with the powers and duties as provided in this act.

(2) Of the persons appointed under subsection (1), 1 of the persons shall be appointed for a term of 1 year; 1 for a term of 2 years; and 1 for a term of 3 years, and at the expiration of the term for which each of the persons was appointed, his or her successor shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The persons so appointed shall organize by the selection of 1 of their number as chairperson and 1 as secretary, and in the event of the death, resignation, change of residence or other disability of any member of the commission, creating a vacancy, the judge of probate shall fill the vacancy by an appointment for the unexpired term. The members shall each file the constitutional oath of office with the probate court, and receive the proper certificate of their appointment. They are entitled to reasonable compensation for their services, to be fixed and paid by the county board of commissioners of their respective counties. The judge of probate may remove any member of the commission for cause.

History: 1899, Act 214, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899; CL 1915, 1693; CL 1929, 855; Am. 1931, Act 257, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1943, Act 114, Eff. July 30, 1943; Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 23, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 1944; CL 1948, 35.22; Am. 1955, Act 225, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955; Am. 1969, Act 53, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1969; Am. 2016, Act 208, Eff. Sept. 20, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1400b — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1400b
Time frame; Sundays and legal holidays excluded.
Status: in_force

Sec. 400b.

A reference to a time frame under this chapter of 12 hours to 168 hours or an equivalent amount of days excludes Sundays and legal holidays.

History: Add. 2016, Act 320, Eff. Feb. 14, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.683 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-94-of-2018 / Section 286.683
Distribution of certified seed potatoes; documents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, a person who distributes combined seed lots sufficient to plant 1 or more acres in this state as determined by the director by rule must distribute only certified seed potatoes, except that the person may distribute uncertified seed potatoes to a grower that has been granted permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes under section 4(3).

(2) All seed lots of seed potatoes required to be certified seed under subsection (1) must at the time of distribution, be accompanied by all of the following documents:

(a) An official tag or bulk certificate indicating their status as certified seed.

(b) A certificate of shipping point inspection.

(c) A North American plant health certificate issued by the certifying authority for seed potatoes imported from outside of this state.

(d) Any other documentation necessary to provide the information required by subsection (3).

(3) The documents described in subsection (2) must provide the following:

(a) A description of the grade of the seed potatoes.

(b) The findings of field inspections and postharvest inspections conducted on each seed lot of seed potatoes.

(c) The field year of the seed potatoes.

(d) Evidence that the seed potatoes were tagged and, if imported from outside this state, packed and sealed under the certification standards of the state, territory, or country in which they were grown.

History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.553 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.553
Nominating petitions; insufficiency, notice to candidate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 553.

In case it is determined that the nominating petitions of any candidate do not comply with the requirements of this act, or if for any other cause such candidate is not entitled to have his name printed upon the official primary ballots, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state or county or city clerk to immediately notify such candidate of such fact, together with a statement of the reasons why his name was not certified to the respective boards of election commissioners.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17529 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17529
Standards of medical practice for medical services involving vaginal or anal penetration; promulgation of rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17529.

The department may promulgate rules that provide guidance to licensees on generally accepted standards of medical practice for medical services involving vaginal or anal penetration, including internal pelvic floor treatments but excluding medical services that primarily relate to a patient's urological, gastrointestinal, reproductive, gynecological, or sexual health, that are performed to measure a patient's temperature, or that are performed for the purpose of rectally administering a drug or medicine. If the department promulgates rules under this section, the department shall consult with appropriate professional associations and other interested stakeholders.

History: Add. 2023, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 10, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.971 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-338-of-2018 / Section 408.971
Other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or standard, including collective bargaining agreement; scope and limitation of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) This act provides minimum requirements pertaining to earned sick time and shall not be construed to preempt, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or standard, including a collective bargaining agreement, that provides for greater accrual or use of time off, whether paid or unpaid, or that extends other protections to employees.

(2) This act does not do any of the following:

(a) Prohibit an employer from providing more earned sick time than is required under this act.

(b) Diminish any rights provided to any employee under a collective bargaining agreement.

(c) Subject to section 12, preempt or override the terms of any collective bargaining agreement in effect prior to the effective date of this act.

(d) Prohibit an employer from establishing a policy that permits an employee to donate unused accrued earned sick time to another employee.

History: 2018, Act 338, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019; Am. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019; 2018, Act 338, Eff. Feb. 21, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.41335 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.41335
Trade show for aquatic species; written notice required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41335.

Subject to section 41329(2), a person shall not conduct a trade show for selling or trading aquatic species unless the person has given the department not less than 10 days' advance written notice of the time, date, and location of the trade show.

History: Add. 2018, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 10.72 — MI Code / Chapter 10 / Act Act-1-of-1968 / Section 10.72
Members; appointment, term, vacancies, officers, expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The governor shall appoint by and with the advice and consent of the senate the members of the commission for terms of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed, 5 each shall be appointed for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the balance of the unexpired term. The governor shall designate a chairman and a vice-chairman from the members of the commission. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the commission. The commission may appoint such other officers as it deems necessary. The members of the commission shall be reimbursed only for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

History: 1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.621 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.621
Accidents; fixtures on or adjacent to highway; notification of owner; exhibition of driver's license; reports.
Status: in_force

Sec. 621.

The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such accident and of his name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon request exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license and, if such owner cannot be found, shall forthwith report such accident to the nearest or most convenient police officer.

The officer receiving such report or his commanding officer shall forward each individual report to the director of state police on forms prescribed by him which shall be completed in full by the investigating officer. The director of state police shall analyze each report relative to the cause of the reported accident and shall prepare for public use the information compiled from the reports.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1966, Act 171, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967; Am. 1967, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.101a — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-200-of-1945 / Section 565.101a
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

As used in this act:

(a) "Claimant" means a person that holds an interest, claim, or charge on land and records a notice of claim under section 3 with the office of the register of deeds of the county in which that land is located.

(b) "Mineral interest" means an interest in minerals in any land if the interest in minerals is owned by a person other than the owner of the surface of the land. Mineral interest does not include an interest in oil or gas or an interest in sand, gravel, limestone, clay, or marl.

(c) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, organization, governmental entity, trust, trustee, or other legal entity. Person includes a property owners' association.

(d) "Property owners' association" means any of the following:

( i ) A person or an unincorporated association with a voting membership that is made up of owners of land or the owners' agents, or a combination of the owners of land and the owners' agents, that is either of the following:

(A) Responsible for the operation or management of land.

(B) Authorized to enforce a document recorded with the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the land is located that subjects the land to any use or other restriction or obligation.

( ii ) An association of co-owners as that term is defined in section 3 of the condominium act, 1978 PA 59, MCL 559.103.

History: Add. 1997, Act 154, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1997; Am. 2025, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1803 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-239-of-1995 / Section 550.1803
“Plan” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act, "plan" means a group health plan as defined in section 607 of part 6 of subtitle B of title 1 of the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, 29 U.S.C. 1167, and subject to that act.

History: 1995, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1011a — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-191-of-1968 / Section 123.1011a
Jurisdiction over annexation petitions or resolutions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11a.

The commission shall have jurisdiction over petitions or resolutions for annexation as provided in section 9 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended.

History: Add. 1972, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.643 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-183-of-1956 / Section 390.643
Board of governors; election, term.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

There is established a "board of governors of Wayne state university" to consist of 8 members who shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the election laws of this state. The president of the university shall be ex officio a member of the board without the right to vote and shall preside at meetings of the board.

History: 1956, Act 183, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 1956; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 51, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1809 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1809
Payment of judgment and costs; time; failure or neglect to pay judgment and costs; punitive damages; action against insurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 809.

Except as otherwise provided for by law or the Michigan court rules, when an action for damages brought under this act has been reduced to a judgment, the insurer shall, within 90 days from the date of the judgment, pay the judgment together with the costs in full, unless the judgment has been paid or settled by the insured. If the insurer fails or neglects to pay the judgment and costs within 90 days, it shall be subject to punitive damages in the amount of $1,000.00, in addition to the amount of the judgment and interest on the judgment. The amount of the judgment, with interest on the judgment, and the punitive damages provided for in this section may be recovered by the person or persons entitled to damages under the judgment in an action against the insurer in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1052 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1052
“Matt McNeely Boulevard.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

The portion of highway M-85 located in the city of Detroit between Outer drive and highway I-75 shall also be known as "Matt McNeely Boulevard".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 252.204 — MI Code / Chapter 252 / Act Act-219-of-1966 / Section 252.204
Screening or removal of nonconforming junkyards; removal cost.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any junkyard lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act which does not conform to the requirements for exception in section 3 and any other junkyard along any highway hereafter designated as an interstate or primary highway and which does not conform to the requirements for exception in section 3, shall be screened or removed by the state highway department as a cost of constructing state trunk line highways. Nonconforming junkyards existing on the effective date of this act shall be removed or screened by July 1, 1970.

History: 1966, Act 219, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1313a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1974 / Section 257.1313a
Training to mechanics or mechanic trainees; approval of school, academy, or similar establishment; contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13a.

(1) The administrator shall evaluate and may approve a school, academy, or other similar establishment that intends to provide training to mechanics or mechanic trainees under this act.

(2) All of the following apply to the approval of a school, academy, or similar establishment by the administrator under subsection (1):

(a) An establishment seeking approval shall submit an application for approval to the administrator. The administrator shall determine the form and content of the application. The application shall include supporting materials required by the administrator.

(b) The administrator shall review an application and supporting materials submitted under subdivision (a) and shall approve, deny approval of, or withdraw approval from the training program offered to mechanics and mechanic trainees by the establishment.

(c) In evaluating an establishment for approval, the administrator shall consider all of the following factors:

( i ) Accreditation or lack of accreditation by a recognized accreditation agency.

( ii ) Quantity and quality of classroom training provided.

( iii ) Course objectives.

( iv ) Number, quality, and age of tools, equipment, and materials made available to students.

( v ) Percentage of class time spent in hands-on training.

( vi ) Qualifications of instructors and other staff.

( vii ) Quality, quantity, and accessibility of records maintained by the establishment.

( viii ) Class size and location.

( ix ) Quality of testing administered.

( x ) Other related factors the administrator considers relevant.

(3) The administrator may contract with approved educational institutions to provide training or testing required under this act.

History: Add. 2016, Act 430, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.53 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-180-of-1849 / Section 453.53
State agricultural society; annual report to legislature, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

It shall be the duty of the Michigan state agricultural society to transmit to the president of the senate, for the use of the legislature, in the month of January, annually, a report and statement of its proceedings, specifying the nature of the encouragement proposed by it, and the object for which, and persons to whom, premiums have been awarded; embracing also such accurate details of the modes of cultivation, of keeping stock, and of other important incidents, as will acquaint farmers and others with the precise manner in which the valuable results recorded can be again obtained; and presenting such other matter as the society may judge most useful in promoting a greater and more general progress in practical agriculture.

History: 1849, Act 180, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1849; CL 1857, 1682; CL 1871, 2158; How. 2290; CL 1897, 5941; CL 1915, 7817; CL 1929, 10204; CL 1948, 453.53
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.270 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.270
Monitoring of telephone communications; conditions; disclosure of obtained information; evidence in criminal prosecution; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70.

(1) A correctional facility may monitor telephone communications over telephones available for use by prisoners in the correctional facility if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The director promulgates rules under which the monitoring is to be conducted, and the monitoring is conducted in accordance with those rules. The rules shall include provisions for minimizing the intrusiveness of the monitoring and shall prescribe a procedure by which a prisoner may make telephone calls to his or her attorney, and any federal, state, or local public official if requested by that public official, that are not monitored.

(b) The monitoring is routinely conducted for the purpose of preserving the security and orderly management of the correctional facility, interdicting drugs and other contraband, and protecting the public, and is performed by employees of the department or, in the case of a correctional facility operated by a private contractor under section 20g or 20j, is conducted by employees of the private contractor.

(c) Notices are prominently posted on or near each telephone subject to monitoring informing users of the telephone that communications over the telephone may be monitored.

(d) In addition to the posting of notices under subdivision (c), the prisoners in the correctional facility are given reasonable notice of the rules promulgated under subdivision (a).

(e) Each party to the conversation is notified by voice that the conversation is being monitored.

(2) A correctional facility shall disclose information obtained under this section regarding a crime or attempted crime to any law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over that crime or attempted crime.

(3) Evidence obtained under this section regarding a crime or attempted crime may be considered as evidence in a criminal prosecution for that crime or attempted crime.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Correctional facility" includes a correctional facility operated under section 20g or 20j by the department or a private contractor.

(b) "Monitor" means to listen to or record, or both.

History: Add. 1993, Act 255, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1993; Am. 1998, Act 512, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1999; Am. 2012, Act 599, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5709 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5709
Applicant for licensure; conditions for sitting for examination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 709.

An applicant for a license who meets the requirements described in article 2 may sit for an examination if he or she does all of the following, as applicable:

(a) Establishes, in a manner satisfactory to the board, that he or she meets the experience requirement or an equivalent of that experience requirement for the particular class of licensure by submitting a notarized statement from current and past employers.

(b) For an applicant for a fire alarm specialty license, establishes, in a manner satisfactory to the board, that he or she meets the certification level under the standards of the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technology, or the equivalent as determined by the board, at the level required for the particular class of fire alarm specialty licensure.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.72 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-221-of-1959 / Section 286.72
Director as legal seed certifying officer; rules; standards; sale and advertising for sale of group of seed having common characteristics within species; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The director of the department of agriculture is the legal seed certifying officer of this state and may promulgate rules governing the certification of seed as to variety, type, strain, or other genetic character and the labeling of certified seed, and may adopt general seed certification standards in cooperation with certifying agencies. The rules authorized by this section shall be promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The director of the department of agriculture may permit the sale and advertising for sale as certified seed of a group of seed having common characteristics within a species even though the seed does not meet the requirements of this act or the rules promulgated under this act for certified seed if all of the following conditions are met:

The director determines, with the concurrence of the director of the Michigan agricultural experiment station, that there is an inadequate supply in this state of a group of seed having common characteristics within a species.

The seed has been certified by the official certifying agency of another state and is advertised and sold bearing the state of origin certification.

Reasonable and timely notice is given to persons affected by the director's determination under this subsection.

If the director exercises the authority provided under subsection (2), the director shall issue a list of the seed permitted for sale.

History: 1959, Act 221, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1986, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.612 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-438-of-1976 / Section 207.612
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The commission may promulgate rules necessary for the administration of this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1976, Act 438, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977