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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.36104a — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.36104a
Permitted use; criteria; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36104a.

(1) In determining whether a use is a permitted use, the state land use agency shall consider the following criteria:

(a) Whether the use adversely affects the productivity of farmland or adversely affects the character of open space land.

(b) Whether the use materially alters or negatively affects the existing conditions or use of the land.

(c) Whether the use substantially alters the agricultural use of farmland subject to a development rights agreement or substantially alters the natural character of open space land subject to an open space easement.

(d) Whether the use results in a material alteration of an existing structure to a nonagricultural use.

(e) Whether the use conforms with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a use authorized under section 36104c or 36104e.

History: Add. 1996, Act 233, Imd. Eff. June 5, 1996; Am. 2023, Act 230, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 566.222 — MI Code / Chapter 566 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 566.222
Grant or assignment of trust to be in writing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Every grant or assignment of any existing trust in lands, goods or things in action, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the party making the same, or by his agent lawfully authorized, shall be void.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 82; CL 1857, 3199; CL 1871, 4714; How. 6204; CL 1897, 9534; CL 1915, 11999; CL 1929, 13435; CL 1948, 566.222
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17905 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17905
License; requirements; continuing education rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17905.

(1) The department shall issue a license under this article as an athletic trainer to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Applies to the department on a form provided by the department.

(b) Meets the requirements for licensure in rules promulgated under section 17904.

(c) Pays the fees prescribed in section 16336.

(2) The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules under this subsection to establish continuing education requirements for athletic trainers. The rules must adopt, by reference, the continuing education standards for athletic trainers issued by the Board of Certification, Inc. that are in existence on the effective date of the amendatory act that amended this subsection. The department, in consultation with the board, may adopt any updates or amendments to the standards described in this subsection by rule. Notwithstanding the requirements of part 161, beginning with the license cycle after the effective date of the rules promulgated under this subsection, an individual must meet the continuing education requirements established under this subsection. The department, in consultation with the board, shall promulgate rules to require licensees seeking renewal to furnish evidence acceptable to the department and the board of the successful completion, during the preceding license cycle, of those continuing education requirements.

History: Add. 2006, Act 54, Eff. Dec. 1, 2006; Am. 2015, Act 166, Eff. Jan. 26, 2016; Am. 2020, Act 19, Imd. Eff. Jan. 27, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1415 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1415
Shareholder meeting; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 415.

Unless a greater or lesser quorum is provided in the articles of incorporation, in a bylaw adopted by the shareholders or incorporators, or in this act, shares entitled to cast a majority of the votes at a meeting constitute a quorum at the meeting. The shareholders present in person or by proxy at the meeting may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum. Whether or not a quorum is present, the meeting may be adjourned by a vote of the shares present.

When the holders of a class or series of shares are entitled to vote separately on an item of business, this section applies in determining the presence of a quorum of the class or series for transaction of the item of business.

History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Am. 1974, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1974; Am. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 1997, Act 118, Imd. Eff. Oct. 24, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1573 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-198-of-1984 / Section 125.1573
Designation of business incubation centers; purpose; title to or lease of building; priority of proposals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Upon receipt of a petition from a community board pursuant to section 5, the department shall designate, in whole or in part, not more than 10 vacant or nearly vacant buildings as business incubation centers for the purpose of encouraging and assisting, as described in this act, the establishment and expansion of small businesses within this state. A community board described in section 4, a local governmental unit, or an educational institution may hold title to the building or may lease the building from the title holder.

In designating business incubation centers, priority shall be given to those proposals that the department determines conform with all of the following:

Will generate a significant number of jobs.

Are supported by 2 or more proximate local governmental units, or 1 local governmental unit and at least 1 educational unit, each of which agrees to contribute monetarily or in kind to the center.

Are supported by local representatives of business, labor, and education.

Have financial commitment of at least 50% of the projected unreimbursed costs of the establishment and maintenance of the center for a 3-year period. As used in this subdivision:

"Costs of the establishment" includes the fair market rental value of the center.

"Unreimbursed costs" means total costs less rental receipts.

History: 1984, Act 198, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.560b — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.560b
Name appearing on ballot; change; appearance of given and middle name; nickname; common law name; married name; violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 560b.

(1) A candidate required to indicate a name change on the affidavit of identity under section 558 shall be listed on the ballot with his or her current name and former name as prescribed by the secretary of state.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), both a candidate's given name and surname that he or she was given at birth, and only those names, shall appear on the ballot, except under 1 of the following circumstances:

(a) The name in question, whether a given name, a surname, or otherwise, is a name that was formally changed.

(b) The candidate is subject to subsection (1).

(c) The name in question, whether a given name, a surname, or otherwise, is 1 of the following:

( i ) A name that was changed in a certificate of naturalization issued by a federal district court at the time the individual became a naturalized citizen at least 10 years before filing as a candidate.

( ii ) A name that was changed because of marriage.

( iii ) A name that was changed because of divorce, but only if to a legal name by which the individual was previously known.

(3) A candidate may specify that both his or her given name and middle name, or only a middle name, shall appear on the ballot. A candidate may specify that either an initial or a recognized diminutive for the candidate's given or middle name, or for both, shall appear on the ballot. In addition, a candidate may specify that a common law name used in accordance with Michigan department of state guidelines for use of a common law name on a driver license or state personal identification card shall appear on that ballot.

(4) A candidate is prohibited from specifying that a nickname that is not a recognized diminutive of the candidate's common law name, given name, or middle name appear on the ballot. A married individual is prohibited from specifying that his or her spouse's given name, or an alternative for that given name otherwise permitted under subsection (3), appear on the ballot.

(5) A ballot that would violate this section shall not be produced, printed, or distributed.

History: Add. 2002, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2002; Am. 2012, Act 128, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2092 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2092
"Michigan Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1092.

The portion of highway M-52 in Shiawassee County that extends from the southern city limit of the city of Owosso to the northern city limit of the City of Perry shall be known as the "Michigan Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2020, Act 162, Imd. Eff. Sept. 17, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.445 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-23-of-1950-Ex-Sess- / Section 259.445
Airport zoning regulations; incorporation into zoning ordinance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion thereof, may be incorporated in and made a part of such comprehensive zoning regulations, and may be administered and enforced as an integral part thereof.

History: 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 23, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1950
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.4953 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.4953
Powers of court with respect to funds transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4A503.

For proper cause and in compliance with applicable law, a court may restrain ( i ) a person from issuing a payment order to initiate a funds transfer, ( ii ) an originator's bank from executing the payment order of the originator, or ( iii ) the beneficiary's bank from releasing funds to the beneficiary or the beneficiary from withdrawing the funds. A court may not otherwise restrain a person from issuing a payment order, paying or receiving payment of a payment order, or otherwise acting with respect to a funds transfer.

History: Add. 1992, Act 100, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VI § 12 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VI § 12
Circuit judges; nomination, election, term.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Circuit judges shall be nominated and elected at non-partisan elections in the circuit in which they reside, and shall hold office for a term of six years and until their successors are elected and qualified. In circuits having more than one circuit judge their terms of office shall be arranged by law to provide that not all terms will expire at the same time.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VI, § 12, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.287 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-72-of-1979 / Section 21.287
Reporting estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions under MCL 257.801 to 257.810.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The governor shall report an estimate of revenue foregone from exemptions granted pursuant to sections 801 to 810 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.801 to 257.810 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The estimate shall include revenue foregone by any deductions or credits granted under the act.

History: 1979, Act 72, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1385 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-105-of-2015 / Section 123.1385
Payment of wage higher than state minimum wage; requirement by local governmental body prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

A local governmental body shall not adopt, enforce, or administer an ordinance, local policy, or local resolution requiring an employer to pay to an employee a wage higher than the state minimum hourly wage rate determined under section 4 of the workforce opportunity wage act, 2014 PA 138, MCL 408.414, or, if applicable to the employer, the minimum wage provisions of the fair labor standards act of 1938, 29 USC 201 to 219, unless those federal minimum wage provisions would result in a lower minimum hourly wage than provided under state law.

History: 2015, Act 105, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.265 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-463-of-1996 / Section 4.265
Act as severable.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

If any portion of this act or application of any portion of this act to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid by a court, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid portions or application, if the remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end this act is declared to be severable.

History: 1996, Act 463, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.52 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-38-of-1949 / Section 554.52
Sections repealed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 23 of chapter 62 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being sections 554.14, 554.15, 554.16, 554.17, 554.18, 554.19, 554.20 and 554.23, respectively, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, concerning perpetuities and the suspension of the absolute power of alienation, are hereby repealed.

History: 1949, Act 38, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VII § 12 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VII § 12
Navigable streams, permission to bridge or dam.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

A navigable stream shall not be bridged or dammed without permission granted by the board of supervisors of the county as provided by law, which permission shall be subject to such reasonable compensation and other conditions as may seem best suited to safeguard the rights and interests of the county and political subdivisions therein.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 12, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1316 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1316
Information to shareholders; expense; bond; examination or investigation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1316.

All statements, amendments, or other material filed pursuant to section 1311 or 1312 and all notices of hearings held pursuant to section 1315, shall be mailed by the insurer to its shareholders within 5 business days after the insurer has received them. The expenses of mailing shall be borne by the person making the filing. As security for the payment of the expenses, the person shall file with the commissioner an acceptable bond or other deposit in an amount to be determined by the commissioner. At the acquiring party's expense, the commissioner may conduct such examination or investigation as the commissioner is empowered to do under section 224.

History: Add. 1970, Act 136, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1970; Am. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1705 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1705
Second opinion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 705.

If an applicant for community mental health services has been denied mental health services, the applicant, his or her guardian if one has been appointed, or the applicant's parent or parents if the applicant is a minor may request a second opinion of the executive director. The executive director shall secure the second opinion from a physician, licensed psychologist, registered professional nurse, or master's level social worker, or master's level psychologist.

If the individual providing the second opinion determines that the applicant has a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a developmental disability, or is experiencing an emergency situation or urgent situation, the community mental health services program shall direct services to the applicant.

History: Add. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47308 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47308
Set hook lines, spears, and gill nets; use permitted; marketing prohibited; unused bait.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47308.

Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may use in the waters of Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, and Erie, and the bays of those lakes, within the jurisdiction of this state, set hook lines or spears for the purpose of taking fish; and for the purpose of securing bait for use in baiting said hook lines, a person may use gill nets as provided in section 47309. However, a person shall not market or possess for the purpose of marketing any fish taken in bait nets. All unused bait, fresh or old, shall be taken ashore.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.911 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.911
Collection agency manager's license or collection agency license; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 911.

The department shall issue a collection agency manager's license or a collection agency license to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:

Has a high school diploma or demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the applicant possesses the equivalent of a high school education.

Has had at least 6 months of full-time experience in the collection of accounts.

Has passed the examination approved by the department.

Is at least 18 years of age.

Is of good moral character.

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
Mich. Comp. Laws § 770.2 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 770.2
Motion for new trial.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Except as provided in section 16, in a case appealable as of right to the court of appeals, a motion for a new trial shall be made within 60 days after entry of the judgment or within any further time allowed by the trial court during the 60-day period.

In a misdemeanor or ordinance violation case appealable as of right from a municipal court in a city that adopts a resolution of approval under section 23a of the Michigan uniform municipal court act, 1956 PA 5, MCL 730.523a, or from a court of record to the circuit court, a motion for a new trial shall be made within 20 days after entry of the judgment.

In a misdemeanor or ordinance violation case appealable de novo to the circuit court, a motion for a new trial shall be made within 20 days after entry of the judgment.

If the applicable period of time prescribed in subsection (1) or (2) has expired, a court of record may grant a motion for a new trial for good cause shown. If the applicable time period prescribed in subsection (3) has expired and the defendant has not appealed, a municipal court may grant a motion for new trial for good cause shown.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17356; CL 1948, 770.2; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981; Am. 1981, Act 205, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Am. 1998, Act 407, Eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.35a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.35a
“Operate” or “operating” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35a.

"Operate" or "operating" means 1 or more of the following:

(a) Being in actual physical control of a vehicle. This subdivision applies regardless of whether or not the person is licensed under this act as an operator or chauffeur.

(b) Causing an automated motor vehicle to move under its own power in automatic mode upon a highway or street regardless of whether the person is physically present in that automated motor vehicle at that time. This subdivision applies regardless of whether the person is licensed under this act as an operator or chauffeur. As used in this subdivision, "causing an automated motor vehicle to move under its own power in automatic mode" includes engaging the automated technology of that automated motor vehicle for that purpose.

History: Add. 1978, Act 139, Eff. May 1, 1979; Am. 1980, Act 515, Eff. Apr. 1, 1981; Am. 2013, Act 231, Eff. Mar. 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11531 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11531
Solid waste removal; frequency; disposal; ordinance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11531.

(1) A municipality or county shall ensure that all solid waste is removed from the site of generation frequently enough to protect the environment, natural resources, and the public health, safety, and welfare and is delivered to a materials management facility that meets the requirements of section 11508(1)(a), except waste that is permitted by state law or rules promulgated by the department to be disposed of at the site of generation.

(2) An ordinance adopted before February 8, 1988 by a county or municipality incidental to the financing of a publicly owned disposal area or areas under construction that directs that all or part of the solid waste generated in that county or municipality be directed to the disposal area or areas is an acceptable means of compliance with subsection (1), notwithstanding that the ordinance, in the case of a county, has not been approved by the governor. This subsection does not validate or invalidate an ordinance adopted on or after February 8, 1988 as an acceptable means of compliance with subsection (1).

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2022, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.24 — MI Code / Chapter 557 / Act Act-216-of-1981 / Section 557.24
Contract by married woman; liability of husband for breach of contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A married woman may enter into a contract with respect to her separate property as described in section 1. She may bring an action to enforce the contract, recover damages for breach of the contract, or seek other remedy with respect to the contract as provided by law. The married woman shall be personally liable upon the contract and a judgment entered against the woman may be satisfied out of the separate property as described in section 1.

The husband of a married woman shall not be liable for breach of a contract which was entered into by the married woman and which relates to the separate property of the married woman as provided in subsection (1) unless the husband acted as a surety, co-signor, or guarantor on the contract.

History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1287 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-392-of-2012 / Section 123.1287
Property as public property; exemption from taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

(1) The property of an authority created under this act is public property devoted to an essential public and governmental purpose. Income of an authority is for a public and governmental purpose.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the property of an authority created under this act and its income, activities, and operations are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of this state or a political subdivision of this state. Property of an authority and its income, activities, and operations that are leased to private persons are not exempt from any tax or special assessment of this state or a political subdivision of this state. Property of an authority is exempt from any ad valorem property taxes levied under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, or other law of this state authorizing the taxation of real or personal property. An authority is an entity of government for purposes of section 4a(1)(a) of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.54a, and section 4(1)(h) of the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205.94.

History: 2012, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012