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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8707 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8707
Conservation practices; on-site evaluations; review and evaluation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8707.

(1) The director, in conjunction with Michigan State University Extension and Michigan State University AgBioResearch, and in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the department of environmental quality, and other professional and industry organizations, shall develop conservation practices for approval by the commission of agriculture and rural development and upon approval shall promote their implementation.

(2) The director, in conjunction with Michigan State University, the department of environmental quality, and other persons the director considers appropriate, shall develop protocols for voluntary on-site evaluations. The on-site evaluations shall be designed to do all of the following:

(a) Provide farmers with the ability to voluntarily determine the relative risk of current practices in relation to sources of contamination.

(b) Provide farmers with the ability to determine the degree to which farm operations are in accord with MAEAP standards and applicable law.

(c) Prioritize operational changes on farms to protect groundwater and surface waters from sources of contamination.

(d) Guide farmers to appropriate technical and educational materials.

(e) Provide farmers with the opportunity for verification.

(f) Provide landowners with the ability to voluntarily assess the value of managing areas of the land that are not utilized for traditional or production agriculture practices for environmental, ecological, and economic benefits.

(3) The director, in conjunction with the council, shall review and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation practices approved under subsection (1).

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2000, Act 100, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2000; Am. 2011, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2011; Am. 2013, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2013; Am. 2015, Act 118, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1611j — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1611j
School loan bond redemption fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11j.

From the state school aid fund money appropriated in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $23,000,000.00 for 2025-2026 for payments to the school loan bond redemption fund in the department of treasury on behalf of districts and intermediate districts. Notwithstanding section 296 or any other provision of this act, funds allocated under this section are not subject to proration and must be paid in full.

History: Add. 2002, Act 191, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 2002; Am. 2003, Act 158, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Am. 2004, Act 351, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2004; Am. 2005, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 22, 2005; Am. 2005, Act 155, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Am. 2006, Act 342, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Am. 2007, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Apr. 30, 2007; Am. 2007, Act 92, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007; Am. 2008, Act 112, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2008; Am. 2008, Act 268, Eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Am. 2009, Act 73, Imd. Eff. July 9, 2009; Am. 2009, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2009; Am. 2010, Act 110, Eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Am. 2010, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2010; Am. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2011, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 58, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 48, 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 § 288.504 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-266-of-2001 / Section 288.504
Temporary license or permit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.

The director may issue a temporary license or permit for activities regulated by this act if the director determines that issuance of the license or permit will not be detrimental to the protection of the public health, safety, or welfare or will not cause an imminent threat of financial loss to producers.

History: 2001, Act 266, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.4608 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.4608
Applicability of article to certain funds transfer; inconsistency; "electronic fund transfer act" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4A108.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this article does not apply to a funds transfer any part of which is governed by the electronic fund transfer act.

(2) This article applies to a funds transfer that is a remittance transfer as defined in 15 USC 1693o-1, unless the remittance transfer is an electronic fund transfer as defined in 15 USC 1693a.

(3) In a funds transfer to which this article applies, in the event of an inconsistency between an applicable provision of this article and an applicable provision of the electronic fund transfer act, the provision of the electronic fund transfer act governs to the extent of the inconsistency.

(4) As used in this section, "electronic fund transfer act" means the electronic fund transfer act, 15 USC 1693 to 1693r.

History: Add. 1992, Act 100, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1992; Am. 2014, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 10, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.11b — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.11b
Report to legislature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11b.

Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this section, the state board shall prepare and submit to the committees of the legislature with responsibility for education legislation a report that does all of the following:

Details the mandates imposed on school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies, and on their boards, by this act, the state school aid act of 1979, other state statute, or rule.

Makes recommendations on mandates that should be eliminated by law.

Makes recommendations on mandates applying to school districts, intermediate school districts, or public school academies, or their boards, that should, by legislation, be made subject to waiver by the state board or superintendent of public instruction and on proposed requirements for obtaining such a waiver.

History: Add. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.666a — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.666a
Sealing devices for ballot boxes or containers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 666a.

In addition to the supplies furnished under section 666, the secretary of state shall furnish to each county clerk devices to enable ballot boxes or other ballot containers to be sealed easily and securely with self-sealing metal seals.

History: Add. 1969, Act 127, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 2000, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.356 — MI Code / Chapter 429 / Act Act-317-of-1975 / Section 429.356
Establishment and purpose of testing and computation procedures; hearing; correction of labels; suspension of appliance sales; forwarding evidence of mislabeling.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The commission shall establish in accordance with the federal guidelines testing and computation procedures for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of information provided on labels. The commission, following a hearing, may order the correction of inaccurate or misleading labels and may order the suspension of sale of an appliance pending completion of corrective measures. The commission shall forward evidence of possible mislabeling to the appropriate federal authority administering energy labeling programs and to the attorney general.

History: 1975, Act 317, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.947 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-233-of-1964 / Section 390.947
State higher education facilities commission; gifts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The commission may receive gifts, grants, bequests, devises, moneys or properties, real, personal or mixed, to carry out the purposes of this act.

History: 1964, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.645a — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-44-of-1984 / Section 290.645a
Renewable fuels fund; creation; deposits; investment; funds at close of fiscal year; disbursement; department as administrator; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5a.

(1) The renewable fuels fund is created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the renewable fuels fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the renewable fuels fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(2) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund described in subsection (1) on a quarterly basis to the department. Beginning not later than February 1, 2009, the department shall submit to the state treasurer a summary of expenditures during the preceding year of the money received under this section.

(3) The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(4) The department shall administer the fund to do 1 or more of the following:

(a) Promote the production and use of alternative fuels.

(b) Award grants to selected recipients to improve the production of alternative fuels in this state.

(c) Encourage the development of motor fuel quality standards for renewable fuels under this act.

(d) Provide incentives to retailers who sell renewable fuels.

(e) Promote the sale of vehicles that can be powered by renewable fuels.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Renewable fuels" includes, but is not limited to, biodiesel, biodiesel blend, hydrogen fuel, and E85 fuel.

(b) "E85 fuel" means that term as defined in section 78 of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2078.

History: Add. 2008, Act 321, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2781 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-146-of-2000 / Section 125.2781
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "obsolete property rehabilitation act".

History: 2000, Act 146, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5529 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5529
Administrative fine; limitation; petition for review of fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5529.

The department may assess an administrative fine of up to $10,000.00 for each instance of violation and, if the violation continues, for each day of continued noncompliance, if the department, on the basis of available information, finds that the person has violated or is in violation of this part or a rule promulgated under this part, has failed to obtain a permit required under this part, violates an order under this part, or has failed to comply with the terms of a permit issued under this part. If a single event constitutes an instance of violation of any combination of this part, a rule promulgated under this part, or a permit issued or order entered under this part, the amount of the administrative fine for that single event shall not exceed $10,000.00 for that violation. The assessment of an administrative fine may be either a part of a compliance order or a separate order issued by the department.

The authority of the department under this section is limited to matters where the total administrative fine sought does not exceed $100,000.00 and the first alleged date of violation occurred within 12 months prior to initiation of the administrative action. Except as may otherwise be provided by applicable law, the department shall not condition the issuance of a permit on the payment of an administrative fine assessed pursuant to this section.

Within 28 days of being assessed an administrative fine from the department, a person may file a petition with the department for review of this fine. Review of the fine shall be conducted pursuant to the contested case procedures of the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.271 to 24.287 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If issued as part of a consent order issued pursuant to section 5528, only the amount of the administrative fine and the alleged violation on which the fine is based are subject to the contested case procedures of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1502 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-477-of-1988 / Section 390.1502
Student athlete or immediate family member; giving or promising money or things of value; prohibited purposes; aiding and abetting; “person” defined; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Except as provided in subsection (3), a person shall not give, offer, promise, or attempt to give any money or other thing of value to a student athlete or immediate family member of a student athlete for either of the following purposes:

To induce, encourage, or reward the student athlete's application, enrollment, or attendance at an institution of higher education in order to have the student athlete participate in intercollegiate sporting events, contests, exhibitions, or programs at that institution.

To induce, encourage, or reward the student athlete's participation in an intercollegiate sporting event, contest, exhibition, or program.

A person shall not aid or abet any act described in subsection (1).

As used in subsection (1), "person" does not include any of the following:

An institution of higher education or any of its officers or employees if the institution, officer, or employee is acting in accordance with an official written policy of the institution which is in compliance with rules promulgated by the department.

An intercollegiate athletic award approved or administered by the institution of higher education that the student athlete attends.

An immediate family member of the student athlete.

Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who engages in conduct knowing or having reason to know that the conduct is in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $50,000.00, or 3 times the amount given, offered, or promised to the student athlete or immediate family member of the student athlete, whichever is greater, or not more than 1 year imprisonment, or both. The prosecuting attorney of a county where a violation of this section occurs shall enforce this section.

History: 1988, Act 477, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.452 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-94-of-1899 / Section 458.452
Articles; execution; certificate of consent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The persons desiring to organize such church shall execute and acknowledge, before any person authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds, articles of incorporation, in writing, whereby they shall agree to organize a church which shall be governed by the discipline, rules, usages and ministerial appointments of the Evangelical association. To such articles of incorporation the pastor in charge shall attach a certificate assuring his consent.

History: 1899, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1899; CL 1915, 10963; CL 1929, 10984; CL 1948, 458.452
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.105j — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.105j
Pharmacy benefit manager; reimbursement; reporting requirements; confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105j.

(1) By January 15, 2024 and by January 15 for each year after 2024, each pharmacy benefit manager that receives reimbursement, either directly or through a Medicaid contracted health plan, for medical services must submit all of the following information to the department for the previous fiscal year:

(a) The total number of prescriptions that were dispensed.

(b) The aggregate wholesale acquisition cost for each drug on its formulary.

(c) The aggregate amount of rebates, discounts, and price concessions that the pharmacy benefit manager received for each drug on its formulary. The amount of rebates shall include any utilization discounts the pharmacy benefit manager receives from a manufacturer.

(d) The aggregate amount of administrative fees that the pharmacy benefit manager received from all pharmaceutical manufacturers.

(e) The aggregate amount identified in subdivisions (b) and (c) that was retained by the pharmacy benefit manager and did not pass through to the department or to the Medicaid contracted health plan.

(f) The aggregate amount of reimbursements the pharmacy benefit manager pays to contracting pharmacies.

(g) Any other information considered necessary by the department.

(2) By March 1, 2024 and by March 1 of each year after 2024, the department shall submit the information provided under subsection (1) to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office.

(3) Any nonaggregated information submitted under this section is confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person by the department. Information received under this section is not a public record of the department.

History: Add. 2023, Act 279, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.8101 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.8101
Effective date; applicable provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8101.

This act takes effect April 1, 2000.

Except as provided elsewhere in this act, on this act's effective date, all of the following apply:

The act applies to a governing instrument executed by a decedent dying after that date.

The act applies to a proceeding in court pending on that date or commenced after that date regardless of the time of the decedent's death except to the extent that in the opinion of the court the former procedure should be made applicable in a particular case in the interest of justice or because of the infeasibility of applying this act's procedure.

A fiduciary, including a person administering the estate of a minor or incompetent, holding an appointment on that date continues to hold the appointment, but has only the powers conferred by this act and is subject to the duties imposed with respect to an event occurring or action taken after that date.

This act does not impair an accrued right or an action taken before that date in a proceeding. If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period of time that commences to run by the provision of a statute before this act's effective date, the provision remains in force with respect to that right.

A rule of construction or presumption provided in this act applies to a governing instrument executed before that date unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1401f — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1401f
Health care corporation; access to obstetrician-gynecologist.
Status: in_force

Sec. 401f.

A health care corporation certificate that requires a member to designate a participating primary care provider and provides for annual well-woman examinations and routine obstetrical and gynecologic services shall permit a female member to access an obstetrician-gynecologist for annual well-woman examinations and routine obstetrical and gynecologic services.

A health care corporation shall not require prior authorization or referral for access under subsection (1) to an obstetrician-gynecologist who participates with the health care corporation. A health care corporation may require prior authorization or referral for access to a nonparticipating obstetrician-gynecologist.

A description of the benefit provided by this section shall be included by the health care corporation in a communication sent to the individual or group purchaser of coverage.

History: Add. 1998, Act 412, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.848a — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-305-of-2000 / Section 450.848a
Strict compliance exception for 2020 to 2021; applicability to transactions under uniform commercial code.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18a.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, for the period beginning April 30, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021, strict compliance with section 18 is suspended to permit each state department to send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons without a determination from or approval by the department of technology, management, and budget.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, this act applies to a transaction that is governed by the uniform commercial code and entered into on or after April 30, 2020 and before July 1, 2021. During the time period described in this subsection, to the extent there is a conflict between the uniform commercial code and this act, the uniform commercial code controls.

(3) As used in this section, "the uniform commercial code" means the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101 to 440.9994.

History: Add. 2020, Act 247, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 2020; Am. 2020, Act 335, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article IX § 33 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article IX § 33
Definitions applicable to sections 25 to 32.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

Definitions. The definitions of this section shall apply to Section 25 through 32 of Article IX, inclusive.

"Total State Revenues" includes all general and special revenues, excluding federal aid, as defined in the budget message of the governor for fiscal year 1978-1979. Total State Revenues shall exclude the amount of any credits based on actual tax liabilities or the imputed tax components of rental payments, but shall include the amount of any credits not related to actual tax liabilities. "Personal Income of Michigan" is the total income received by persons in Michigan from all sources, as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Commerce or its successor agency. "Local Government" means any political subdivision of the state, including, but not restricted to, school districts, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, charter counties, authorities created by the state, and authorities created by other units of local government. "General Price Level" means the Consumer Price Index for the United States as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor or its successor agency.

History: Add. Initiated Law, approved Nov. 7, 1978, Eff. Dec. 23, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1291 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-392-of-2012 / Section 123.1291
Advance or loan of money from local governing body to authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.

The governing body of the local government comprising the authority may advance or loan to the authority any money required for administrative expenses or for the purpose of obtaining maps, plans, designs, specifications, and cost estimates of a proposed lighting system. An advance or loan may be included as a part of any bond issue by the authority under this act and repaid to the local government upon the sale of the bonds.

History: 2012, Act 392, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.99 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.99
Certifying checks; insufficient funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 99.

Certifying checks without amount thereof actually standing to credit of drawer-It shall not be lawful for any officer, clerk, agent or employe of a bank to certify a check unless the amount thereof actually stands to the credit of the drawer upon the books of the bank, or to resort to any device, or receive any fictitious obligations, direct or collateral, in order to evade the provisions of this prohibition; and any officer, clerk, agent or employe who shall attempt any such evasion shall be guilty of a felony.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.99