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Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.553 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.553
Self-insurers' security fund or private employer group self-insurers security fund; subrogation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 553.

The self-insurers' security fund or the private employer group self-insurers security fund, after paying an injured employee, shall have all the rights of the injured employee as a creditor of the insolvent employer to the extent of benefits it paid. The trustees of the fund shall have the right and obligation to obtain reimbursement to the fund from an insolvent employer for any funds paid out as benefits to the employees of the insolvent employer, including expenses pertinent to payments or recovery thereof.

History: Add. 1971, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1971; Am. 2014, Act 234, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.707c — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-72-of-1857 / Section 390.707c
Volunteer trustee or nontrustee volunteer; liability for claim for monetary damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7c.

A claim for monetary damages for an act or omission of a volunteer trustee or a nontrustee volunteer shall not be brought or maintained against that volunteer trustee or nontrustee volunteer. The claim shall be brought and maintained against the college.

History: Add. 2011, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.629 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-332-of-2020 / Section 460.629
Failure to collect and remit assessments; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

A person that fails to collect or remit an assessment under this act shall pay to the commission the amount due, plus both of the following:

(a) A late fee of 10% of the amount due.

(b) An additional late fee of 1% of the amount due for each month the payment is overdue.

History: 2020, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.971 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-448-of-2014 / Section 554.971
Cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the department determines that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this act or a rule promulgated or order issued under this act, or that a person has materially aided, is materially aiding, or is about to materially aid an act, practice, or course of business constituting such a violation, the department may issue an order directing the person to cease and desist from engaging in the act, practice, or course of business or to take other action necessary to comply with this act.

(2) Before issuing an order under subsection (1), the department shall notify the person. The notice shall include the proposed order, the reasons for the proposed order, and a statement that, if a hearing is requested in writing within 15 days after issuance of the notice of intent, a hearing will be conducted on the matter within 45 days after receipt of the request, unless the person consents to a later date. If a hearing is not timely requested, the department shall issue an order under subsection (1). If a hearing is timely requested, the department, after notice and an evidentiary hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, may enter a cease and desist order or find that a violation has not occurred.

(3) A person that knowingly authorizes, directs, or aids in violation of a final cease and desist order, or who knowingly fails to comply with the terms of a final cease and desist order, may be fined not more than $10,000.00.

History: 2014, Act 448, Eff. Apr. 2, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.283 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-55-of-1911 / Section 455.283
Reorganized corporations; time limit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any such corporation whose term has already expired may take advantage of this act at any time within 5 years of the date of such expiration, and any such corporation whose term shall hereafter expire may be so reorganized and renewed within 3 years of such expired term.

History: 1911, Act 55, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 10059; CL 1929, 10387; CL 1948, 455.283
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.52 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-282-of-1964 / Section 3.52
Repeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Act No. 249 of the Public Acts of 1963, being sections 3.11 and 3.12 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.

History: 1964, Act 282, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.275 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-74-of-1997 / Section 432.275
Registration forms; preparation and publication of summaries by department; dissemination to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Twice a year, the department shall prepare and publish summaries of the registration forms received. The summaries shall include a list of the names of the persons who hold casino interests. The summaries shall be given wide public dissemination.

History: 1997, Act 74, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.54 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-39-of-1889 / Section 455.54
Powers, privileges, and liabilities of incorporated association; limitation on land holdings; voting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) An association incorporated under this act has all the general powers and privileges and is subject to all the liabilities of a corporation. The association may have a common seal; may sue and be sued in all the courts of this state; and, subject to subsection (2), may acquire, hold, and possess within any 1 county any real and personal property for the purposes described in its articles of association.

(2) An association incorporated under this act shall not at any time own or hold more than 1,000 acres of land.

(3) If authorized by a majority vote of the members of an association incorporated under this act voting at any annual meeting or any special meeting called expressly for that purpose or pursuant to a general bylaw adopted and recorded, the trustees of the association may sell, give, grant, and convey or lease all or part of the association's real property to any party and on the terms and subject to the provisions, reservations, and restrictions that the trustees deem advisable.

History: 1889, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1889; How. 3983d-9; CL 1897, 7642; CL 1915, 10065; CL 1929, 10330; CL 1948, 455.54; Am. 1982, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982; Am. 2006, Act 45, Imd. Eff. Mar. 2, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2708 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2708
Nonacceptance or repudiation; seller's damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2708.

Subject to subsection (2) and to the provisions of this article with respect to proof of market price (section 2723), the measure of damages for nonacceptance or repudiation by the buyer is the difference between the market price at the time and place for tender and the unpaid contract price together with any incidental damages provided in this article (section 2710), but less expenses saved in consequence of the buyer's breach.

If the measure of damages provided in subsection (1) is inadequate to put the seller in as good a position as performance would have done then the measure of damages is the profit (including reasonable overhead) which the seller would have made from full performance by the buyer, together with any incidental damages provided in this article (section 2710), due allowance for costs reasonably incurred and due credit for payments or proceeds of resale.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1166c — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1166c
Computer science course requirements; high school.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1166c.

(1) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each public high school shall offer at least 1 computer science course to pupils enrolled in the public high school, as determined by the district, intermediate school district, or public school academy.

(2) The computer science course described in subsection (1) must meet the following criteria:

(a) It must meet or exceed standards established by the state board of education.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the public high school must make a good-faith effort to offer the course in an in-person setting. If an in-person setting is not feasible for purposes of meeting the requirement under this subdivision, the public high school may offer the course through a virtual or distance-based option. The requirement to make a good-faith effort to offer the course in an in-person setting does not apply to a public high school that operates entirely virtually.

(c) It must be listed as an option on the school's catalog of courses, as confirmed by the district, intermediate school district, or public school academy.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Computer science" means the study of computers and algorithmic processes, including, but not limited to, their principles, hardware and software designs, implementation, and impact on society, and is a study that focuses on teaching students how to create new technologies and not solely the use of technology.

(b) "Public high school" means a public school that offers at least 1 of grades 9 to 12.

History: Add. 2024, Act 206, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.155 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-59-of-1851 / Section 484.155
Telegraph lines; construction, restrictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Such association is authorized to enter upon, and construct, and maintain lines of telegraph through, along, and upon any of the public roads and highways, or across or under any of the waters within the limits of this state, by the erection of the necessary fixtures, including posts, piers, or abutments for sustaining the cords or wires of such lines: Provided, That the same shall not be so constructed as to incommode the public use of said roads or highways, or injuriously interrupt the navigation of said waters; nor shall this act be so construed as to authorize the construction of any bridge across any of the waters of this state: And provided, further, That this act shall not be construed to authorize any such association to injure, deface, tear, cut down, or destroy any tree or shrub planted along the margin of any highway in this state, or purposely left there for shade or ornament. Said association, instead of running or placing their wires on posts, may, if they choose, run or place the same under ground, with a suitable or proper covering for the protection of the same; and any part of this act, or any law made or to be made, providing for the appraisement of damages to any person injured by the construction or maintenance of such line or lines, shall be construed to include damages occasioned by the construction of said lines under ground, as provided by this act.

History: 1851, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1851; CL 1857, 2053; Am. 1863, Act 240, Eff. June 22, 1863; CL 1871, 2629; Am. 1873, Act 28, Eff. July 31, 1873; Am. 1875, Act 129, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1875; How. 3697; CL 1897, 6671; CL 1915, 8771; CL 1929, 11667; CL 1948, 484.155
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8714 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8714
Confirmation of adverse impact on groundwater; powers and authority of director.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8714.

(1) Upon confirmation of an adverse impact on groundwater, the director may, upon reasonable notice, require a person to furnish any information that the person may have relating to the identification, nature, and quantity of pesticides and fertilizers that are or have been used on a particular site and to current or past production practices that may have impacted groundwater quality. This information shall be treated as confidential business information and is not subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(2) The director may, upon written request, authorize persons to land-apply materials contaminated with pesticides or fertilizers at agronomic rates. This authorization shall prescribe appropriate operational control activities to protect the application location and shall identify both the location of remediation and the location or locations where such a land application will take place.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2011, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.14306 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.14306
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14306.

The department shall prepare and deliver, before January 1 of each year, a report detailing the efforts the department has undertaken during the previous fiscal year to implement this part. The annual report shall be delivered to the legislature, the governor, and the chairpersons of the appropriations committees in the senate and the house of representatives for their use in evaluating future appropriations for the department to implement this part. The annual report may include the information generated pursuant to sections 14303 and 14304 and may recommend changes in policies and regulatory approaches that will encourage pollution prevention.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 289, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.210a — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-164-of-1877 / Section 397.210a
Free public library in city; establishment; petition for tax; notice; library fund; preparing and reporting estimate of money necessary for support and maintenance; tax additional to tax limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10a.

(1) Fifty voters of a city may present to the clerk of the city a petition asking that a tax be levied for the establishment of a free public library in that city and specifying a rate of taxation not to exceed 2 mills on the dollar. The tax may be of unlimited duration or the petition may specify the number of years for which the tax shall be levied. The clerk, in the next legal notice of the regular election in that city, shall give notice that at the election every voter may vote upon the proposition. The notice shall specify the rate and any duration of taxation mentioned in the petition.

(2) If a majority of all the votes cast in the city upon the proposition is for the tax for a free public library, the tax specified in the notice shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other general taxes of that city for the period, if any, specified in the petition, and shall be placed in a fund to be known as the "library fund".

(3) If the free public library is established under this section, and a governing board is elected and qualified as provided in section 11, the board, on or before the first Monday in September in each year, shall prepare an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the support and maintenance of the free public library for the ensuing year, not to exceed 2 mills on the dollar of the taxable property of the city. Unless any period specified in the petition for the levy of the tax has expired, the governing board shall report the estimate to the legislative body of the city. The legislative body shall raise by tax upon the taxable property in the city the amount of the estimate in the same manner that other general taxes are raised in the city.

(4) A tax levied under this section shall be in addition to any tax limitation imposed by a city charter.

History: Add. 1911, Act 178, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 3441; CL 1929, 8069; Am. 1931, Act 248, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 397.210a; Am. 1980, Act 521, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1986, Act 133, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1986; Am. 1994, Act 81, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1994; Am. 2014, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.1045 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-255-of-2018 / Section 206.1045
Lions of Michigan Foundation fund; creation; purpose; amounts credited under MCL 206.435; investments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The Lions of Michigan Foundation fund is created in the department to provide funds for donation to the Lions of Michigan Foundation to assist Michigan Lions Clubs and other charities deliver services aimed at helping children and adults with sight and hearing deficiencies and improve the quality of life of people in this state with unmet needs.

(2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts appropriated for this purpose under section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435.

(3) The fund shall consist of the money credited to the fund pursuant to section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435, any interest and earnings accruing from the saving and investment of that money, and other appropriations, money, or other things of value received by the fund.

(4) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund.

History: 2018, Act 255, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18111 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18111
Limited license; criteria; restricted practice; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18111.

(1) Subject to subsection (3), the department may grant a limited license to an individual who meets both of the following criteria:

(a) Is not less than 18 years of age.

(b) Has received, from an accredited college or university approved by the department, a master's or doctoral degree in counseling from a qualified program, or a degree determined by the department in consultation with the board to be substantially equivalent to a counseling degree from a qualified program. The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate rules to establish standards to approve qualified programs.

(2) A limited license granted under this section must require that the individual confine his or her practice to a program of counseling experience under the supervision of a licensed professional counselor.

(3) The department in consultation with the board shall promulgate rules under section 16145 as necessary or appropriate to supplement the requirements for licensure under this part as a limited licensed counselor, including adopting updated standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs or a successor organization.

History: Add. 1988, Act 421, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 2019, Act 96, Eff. Jan. 27, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.16911 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.16911
Reports; appointment of scrap tire advisory committee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16911.

(1) The department shall annually report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for issues pertaining to natural resources and the environment on the utilization of revenues of the fund.

(2) In 2006 and every third year thereafter, the department shall prepare a report on the effectiveness of this part in encouraging the reuse of scrap tires and ensuring the safe storage of scrap tires. The report shall include recommendations for such changes to this part, including any further description of the uses of money described in section 16908(2)(c), (d), and (e) as the department finds necessary and appropriate. The department shall submit the report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for issues pertaining to natural resources and the environment.

(3) The director of the department shall appoint a scrap tire advisory committee of individuals interested in the management of scrap tires to advise the department on the implementation of this part. In addition to such other issues as the department may request the committee to consider, the committee shall advise the department on the report required by subsection (2) and the relevance of a national standard or specification under section 16901(1)(f).

History: Add. 2006, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006; Am. 2014, Act 543, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.54p — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-167-of-1933 / Section 205.54p
Property offered to or made structural part of sanctuary; exemption; “regularly organized church or house of religious worship” and “sanctuary” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4p.

A sale of tangible personal property purchased by a person engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, or improving real estate for others if the property is to be affixed to or made a structural part of a sanctuary is exempt from the tax under this act.

As used in this section:

"Regularly organized church or house of religious worship" means a religious organization qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501.

"Sanctuary" means only that portion of a building that is owned and occupied by a regularly organized church or house of religious worship that is used predominantly and regularly for public worship. Sanctuary includes a sanctuary to be constructed that will be owned and occupied by a regularly organized church or house of religious worship and that will be used predominantly and regularly for public worship.

History: Add. 1998, Act 274, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1998; Am. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1202 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-154-of-1976 / Section 390.1202
Michigan internship program; purposes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The purposes of the Michigan internship program shall be:

To provide immediate personnel assistance to government agencies through the work of students concerned with government affairs.

To provide constructive service-learning opportunities for students seeking to participate in the solution of government problems.

To encourage young people to consider careers in government programs.

To provide additional avenues of communications between institutions of higher learning and government programs by making the resources of the universities and colleges more accessible to government agencies and providing a means for relating curriculum, teaching, and research to contemporary societal needs as expressed in government programs.

History: 1976, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1236 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1236
Services program; review of expenditures; withdrawal of funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 236.

At intervals during the year, the department shall review the expenditures of each community mental health services program, and if the department determines that funds that have been allocated to a program are not needed by that program, the department may, with the concurrence of the board, withdraw the funds. Funds so withdrawn may be reallocated by the department to other community mental health services programs. The department may withdraw funds that have been allocated to a community mental health services program when the funds are being expended in a manner not provided for in the approved contract and operating budget. The department shall establish standards related to the frequency and timing of expenditure reviews described in this section.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996