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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2605 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-123-of-1995 / Section 125.2605
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

As used in this act:

"Board" means the board of directors of an enterprise community development corporation.

"Chief executive officer" means the mayor or city manager of a city, the president of a village, the supervisor of a township, or the county executive of a county or, if a county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of commissioners.

"Corporation" means an enterprise community development corporation organized under this act.

"Enterprise community" means an area designated as an enterprise community by the United States department of housing and urban development or the United States department of agriculture.

"Governing body" means the body in which the legislative powers of a municipality are vested.

"Municipality" means a county, city, village, or township.

"Strategic plan" means a plan agreed to by this state and a municipality concerning an enterprise community that includes both of the following:

Certification of the authority to adopt a strategic plan in an application for nomination as an enterprise community under applicable federal regulations.

A written commitment of this state and the municipality to adhere to the plan.

"Substantial interest" means 1 or more of the following:

Owning real property or a business located in the enterprise community.

Having a substantial demonstrable interest in real property or in a business located in the enterprise community.

Engaging in activities to improve the social and economic conditions of the enterprise community.

History: 1995, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1341a — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1341a
Issuance of shares pro rata and without consideration; share dividend.
Status: in_force

Sec. 341a.

Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, shares may be issued pro rata and without consideration to the corporation's shareholders or to the shareholders of 1 or more classes or series. An issuance of shares under this subsection is a share dividend.

Shares of 1 class or series may not be issued as a share dividend in respect of shares of another class or series unless the articles so authorize, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued approve the issue, or there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued.

History: Add. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.34113 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.34113
Commissioners of irrigation; oath of office; annual accounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34113.

Before entering upon their duties, commissioners shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office. The commissioners shall make a true account of their activities to the department at least once annually.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1701 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1701
Action to enjoin violation or enforce compliance; restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or writ of mandamus; appointment of receiver or conservator; bond.
Status: in_force

Sec. 701.

If in the opinion of the commissioner, a person violates, or there is reasonable cause to believe that a person is about to violate this act, the commissioner may bring an action in the name of the people of this state in a circuit court to enjoin the violation or to enforce compliance with this act. Upon a proper showing, a restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or writ of mandamus shall be granted, and a receiver or a conservator may be appointed for the defendant or the defendant's assets. The court shall not require the commissioner to post a bond in an action brought under this act.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.682c — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.682c
Operation of commercial snow removal vehicle; yellow or amber light required; civil infraction and fine; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 682c.

(1) A person shall not operate a commercial snow removal vehicle to remove snow or ice on a public street or highway or in a parking lot accessible for use by the public unless the vehicle is operated with at least 1 flashing, rotating, or oscillating yellow or amber light that is clearly visible in a 360-degree arc from a distance of 500 feet when in use.

(2) A person who owns or leases a commercial snow removal vehicle shall not knowingly allow a person to operate that vehicle in violation of subsection (1).

(3) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) "Commercial snow removal vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with a plow or other device that is used to remove snow or ice for payment or other remuneration.

(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

History: Add. 2012, Act 262, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012; Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.33101 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.33101
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33101.

As used in this part:

"Agreement" means the document entitled "Great Lakes protection fund agreement" signed by the governor on February 26, 1989.

"Great Lakes protection fund" or "fund" means the Great Lakes protection fund approved in the agreement.

"Great Lakes toxic substance control agreement" means the document entitled "Great Lakes toxic substance control agreement" signed by the governor on May 21, 1986.

"Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978" means the "Great Lakes water quality agreement of 1978" between the United States and Canada signed November 22, 1978, including the phosphorous load reduction supplement signed October 7, 1983, and as amended by protocol signed November 18, 1987.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1014a — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-287-of-1964 / Section 388.1014a
Records of grades attained by students at former educational institutions; central depository; availability to public of records and other writings; custody of records; transcripts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14a.

The trustees or officers of a college or other institution of learning, whether incorporated or not, upon going out of existence or ceasing to function as an educational institution, shall turn over the records of all grades attained by its students to the state board of education. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall be the central depository for these records.

The records and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The superintendent of public instruction shall have the supervision, care, custody, and control of these records, and shall, when requested, prepare transcripts necessary for a former student. The transcripts shall be certified by the superintendent of public instruction and shall be considered and accepted as evidence for all purposes, the same as the original record.

History: Add. 1976, Act 374, Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 1977, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 6, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 493.70 — MI Code / Chapter 493 / Act Act-125-of-1981 / Section 493.70
Making or offering to make secondary mortgage loan; terms and conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

A licensee or registrant shall not make or offer to make a secondary mortgage loan except on the terms and conditions authorized by this act and the rules promulgated under this act.

History: 1981, Act 125, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981; Am. 1997, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Am. 2008, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2008; Am. 2009, Act 77, Eff. July 31, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1801 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-239-of-1995 / Section 550.1801
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "group health plan act".

History: 1995, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.386 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.386
Malicious destruction of property; machinery and appliances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 386.

Maliciously injuring or destroying machinery and appliances used for pumping, signaling or hoisting of men or materials in mines-Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously cut, break, obstruct, injure or destroy or cause to be cut, broken, obstructed, injured or destroyed, any pump, pumprod, man-engine, ladder, ladderway, skip, skip-track, car, car-track, bell, signal, rope, cable, cage, air-compressor, steam boiler, electric generator, or any other appliance or thing whether herein particularly mentioned or not, the same being above ground or under ground in any mine, used for or connected with the hoisting or pumping apparatus, or means of conveyance or escape from any mine; or any stull, timber, plank, platform or other appliance or other thing, whether herein particularly mentioned or not, used for or connected with securing or upholding rock, or used for or connected with the purpose of securing the safety of workmen, the same being under ground in any mine; or shall do the like to any engine house, boiler house, electrical generator house, shaft house or any other structure above ground containing machinery or appliances used for or connected with the pumping, signaling or hoisting of men or materials, or with securing the safety of workmen underground, such mine not being then and there an abandoned mine, shall be guilty of felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 20 years, or by fine of not more than 10,000 dollars.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.386
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2111 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-224-of-1985 / Section 125.2111
Adoption of ordinance establishing proposed enterprise zone; public hearing; notice; vote; boundaries.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Beginning in 1994, the governing body of the local governmental unit shall hold a public hearing on the adoption of an ordinance establishing the proposed enterprise zone. Notice of the public hearing shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the local governmental unit, not less than 20 or more than 40 days before the date of the hearing. Notice shall also be mailed to the property owners of record in the proposed enterprise zone not less than 20 days before the hearing. Failure to receive the notice does not invalidate the hearing. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the hearing, and shall describe the boundaries of the proposed enterprise zone. A citizen, taxpayer, or property owner of the local governmental unit has the right to be heard in regard to the establishment of the enterprise zone and the proposed boundaries.

After the public hearing required by subsection (2), if the governing body of the local governmental unit intends to proceed with the establishment of the enterprise zone, it shall adopt, by majority vote of its members elected and serving, an ordinance establishing the enterprise zone. The ordinance shall include the boundaries of the zone and a finding that the zone meets the requirements of this act.

For an enterprise zone established after 1993, the boundaries of an enterprise zone established under this act shall be the same as the boundaries of the empowerment zone, rural enterprise community, or enterprise community.

History: 1985, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1986; Am. 1994, Act 311, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.17 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-282-of-1905 / Section 207.17
Taxes on public utilities, payment into general fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

All taxes collected under this act shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.

History: 1905, Act 282, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; CL 1915, 4229; CL 1929, 3568; CL 1948, 207.17; Am. 1964, Act 90, Eff. July 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.511 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-223-of-1889 / Section 211.511
Waste injunction; township treasurer; duties; order of authorized tribunal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That when any person, co-partnership, company or corporation shall neglect or refuse to pay any tax assessed on the lands of such person, co-partnership, company, or corporation after such tax shall have become a lien upon said lands and before the expiration of the warrant attached to his tax roll, the township treasurer shall make application for and be entitled to an injunction to restrain waste on any of such lands upon which the taxes shall remain unpaid, and to prevent the cutting of any timber standing or growing thereon, or the removal of any timber, wood or logs, or the tearing down or removing of any buildings therefrom. Any circuit judge or circuit court commissioner of the county in which such lands are situated may on application of such township treasurer make an order restraining any person, co-partnership, company or corporation from committing waste on any such lands by the cutting of any timber standing or growing thereon or the removal of any timber, wood or logs, or the tearing down or removal of any buildings therefrom.

History: 1889, Act 223, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1889; How. 1170-n-1; CL 1897, 3979; Am. 1901, Act 34, Eff. Sept. 5, 1901; CL 1915, 4190; CL 1929, 3745; CL 1948, 211.511
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.15 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-173-of-1891 / Section 457.15
By-laws and rules; officers, powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Said corporation [corporations] shall have full power and authority to make and establish rules, regulations, and by-laws for regulating and governing all the affairs and business of said corporation, not contrary to the laws of this state or the United States, and to designate, elect, or appoint, from among their number, such officers, under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution or charter of said lodge, who shall have the supervision, control and management of the affairs of said corporations.

History: 1891, Act 173, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1891; CL 1897, 7799; CL 1915, 10235; CL 1929, 10532; CL 1948, 457.15
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.417a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.417a
Vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft subject to conditional sales contract, security agreement, or lease contract; written consent required for lease or sublease; violation as misdemeanor; court action; construction of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 417a.

A person other than the buyer shall not assist, cause, arrange, or induce the buyer of a vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is subject to a conditional sales contract or security agreement to lease or sublease the vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft to another person without first obtaining written consent to the lease or sublease from the holder of the security agreement.

A person other than a party to the lease shall not assist, cause, arrange, or induce the lessee of a vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft that is subject to a lease contract to sublease the vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft to another person without first obtaining written consent to the sublease from the lessor under the lease contract.

A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

A person who suffers a loss as a result of a violation of this section may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover 1 or more of the following:

An injunction or restraining order enjoining a person from engaging in a method, act, or practice which is a violation of this section.

Any other equitable relief.

This section shall not be construed to limit the rights or duties a person may have under any other law.

History: Add. 1994, Act 140, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.312a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.312a
Motorcycle indorsement; issuance, suspension, revocation, cancellation, or renewal; special restricted license to operate moped; requirements; expiration; duration; fees; violation as civil infraction or misdemeanor; fines or penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 312a.

(1) An individual, before operating a motorcycle, other than an autocycle, upon a public street or highway in this state, shall procure a motorcycle indorsement on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license. The license must be issued, suspended, revoked, canceled, or renewed in accordance with and governed by this act.

(2) An individual, before operating a moped upon a highway, shall procure a special restricted license to operate a moped unless the individual has a valid operator's or chauffeur's license. A special restricted license to operate a moped may be issued to an individual 15 years of age or older if the individual satisfies the secretary of state that he or she is competent to operate a moped with safety. The secretary of state shall not require a road test before issuance of a special restricted license to operate a moped.

(3) A special restricted license to operate a moped expires on the birthday of the individual it is issued to in the fourth year following the date of issuance. A license must not be issued for a period longer than 4 years. An individual issued a license to operate a moped shall pay $7.50 for an original license and $6.00 for a renewal license. The money received and collected under this subsection must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The secretary of state shall refund out of the fees collected to each county or municipality, acting as an examining officer, $2.50 for each applicant examined for an original license and $1.00 for a renewal license.

(4) An individual who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a civil infraction or guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a) For a first violation, the individual is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $250.00.

(b) For a violation that occurs after 1 or more prior judgments, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

History: Add. 1956, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 16, 1956; Am. 1959, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1969, Act 134, Eff. June 1, 1970; Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2013, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 2013; Am. 2016, Act 318, Eff. Feb. 7, 2017; Am. 2020, Act 382, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.501b — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.501b
Assessments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 501b.

If the director determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the remedies available under R 408.43s of the Michigan administrative code will be insufficient to meet the obligations of the trust, the director may assess private employer group self-insurers to the extent necessary to secure payment of benefits for which the private employer group self-insurers security fund may become responsible under this act and associated overhead and administrative expenses. The assessments shall be apportioned among the private employer group self-insurers based on each self-insurer group's proportion of the total paid losses, as defined in section 551(3)(b), of each private group self-insurer paid by private employer self-insured groups in the prior year. An assessment made under this section is payable to the PEGSISF.

History: Add. 2014, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1008 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-59-of-2016 / Section 700.1008
Disclosure of other digital assets of deceased user to personal representative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Unless the user prohibited disclosure of digital assets or the court directs otherwise, a digital custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of a deceased user a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the user and digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, of the user if the personal representative gives the digital custodian all of the following:

(a) A written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form.

(b) A copy of the death certificate of the user.

(c) A certified copy of the letters of authority of the personal representative, a small-estate affidavit, or a court order.

(d) If requested by the digital custodian, any of the following:

( i ) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the digital custodian to identify the user's account.

( ii ) Evidence linking the account to the user.

( iii ) An affidavit stating that disclosure of the user's digital assets is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.

( iv ) A finding of the court that:

(A) The user had a specific account with the digital custodian, identifiable by the information specified in subparagraph ( i ).

(B) Disclosure of the contents of electronic communications of a user is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.

History: 2016, Act 59, Eff. June 27, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7813 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7813
Duty to locate trust property and compel delivery; retention of reserve for payment of expenses; improper distribution or payment from trust; wrongful conversion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7813.

(1) A trustee shall take reasonable steps to locate trust property and to compel a former trustee or other person to deliver trust property to the trustee.

(2) A resigning trustee or a trustee being replaced by a successor may retain a reasonable reserve for the payment of debts, taxes, and expenses, including attorney fees and other expenses incidental to the allowance of the trustee's accounts.

(3) Unless the distribution or payment can no longer be questioned because of adjudication, estoppel, or other limitation, a distributee or claimant that receives property that is improperly distributed or paid from a trust shall return the property and any income and gain from the property since distribution, if the recipient has the property. If the recipient does not have the property, the recipient shall pay the value of the property as of the date of distribution or payment and any income and gain from the property since distribution.

(4) If a person embezzles or wrongfully converts trust property, or refuses, without colorable claim of right, to transfer possession of trust property to the current trustee upon demand, the person is liable in an action brought by the current trustee, or the beneficiary of the trust for the benefit of the trust, for double the value of any property embezzled, converted, or wrongfully withheld from the current trustee.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010