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Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.603 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-291-of-1972 / Section 287.603
Commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; lists.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The state beef industry commission is created within the department. The commission shall be composed of 11 members, 2 of whom shall be ex officio and without vote. The following voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for terms of 3 years:

Two members engaged in the raising, breeding, or growing of cattle or calves for beef production.

Three members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production.

One member engaged as a dairyman in the production of fluid milk.

One member who is an executive of a meat packing company which purchases cattle and processes beef.

One member engaged in the operation of a public livestock marketing firm.

One member engaged in retail sales of beef.

One ex officio member shall be selected by the director and 1 by the chairperson of the animal science department of Michigan state university.

The governor shall select a minimum of 2 of the members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production from a list submitted by the Michigan cattlemen's association, inc. The list submitted shall contain twice the number of names required to fill the available positions. The governor shall solicit similar lists of qualified candidates for other commission vacancies from appropriate industry organizations.

History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972; Am. 1983, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983; Am. 1984, Act 143, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.326 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-199-of-1962 / Section 408.326
Rules; proposed legislation establishing fee schedule.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The board shall promulgate rules for the safe construction, installation, repair, use, operation, maintenance, and inspection of all ski areas and ski lifts as the board finds necessary for protection of the general public while using ski areas and ski lifts. The rules shall be reasonable and based upon generally accepted engineering standards, formulas, and practices.

The board, with the advice of the commissioner, shall propose legislation to establish the fee schedule for permits, inspections, and plan review activities. The fees shall reflect the actual costs and expenses of the department for issuing permits and conducting inspections and plan reviews.

History: 1962, Act 199, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1962; Am. 1976, Act 364, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976; Am. 1981, Act 86, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.828a — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.828a
Information to be mailed to victim of serious misdemeanor; form to receive notices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78a.

(1) Upon the written request of a victim of a serious misdemeanor, the sheriff shall mail to the victim the following, as applicable, about a prisoner who has been sentenced to imprisonment under the jurisdiction of the sheriff for commission of that serious misdemeanor:

(a) Within 30 days after the request, notice of the sheriff's calculation of the earliest release date of the prisoner, with all potential good time or disciplinary credits considered if the sentence of imprisonment exceeds 90 days. The victim may request 1-time only notice of the calculation described in this subdivision.

(b) Notice that a prisoner has had his or her name legally changed while imprisoned in the county jail or within 2 years of release from the county jail.

(c) Notice that the prisoner has been placed on day parole or work release.

(2) When a defendant is sentenced to probation or a term of imprisonment, the prosecuting attorney shall provide the victim with a form the victim may submit to receive the notices provided for under this section or section 77b or 78b. The form must include the address of the court, prosecuting attorney, or sheriff's department, as applicable, to which the form may be sent and a statement that the victim may use the address designated by the department of the attorney general to receive notices if the victim is a program participant as that term is defined in section 3 of the address confidentiality program act.

History: Add. 1993, Act 341, Eff. May 1, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 105, Eff. Apr. 1, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 503, Eff. June 1, 2001; Am. 2006, Act 461, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007; Am. 2020, Act 277, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47325 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47325
Daily report of catch; failure to file; penalty; suspension or denial of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47325.

(1) A person taking fish for the market in any of the waters mentioned in this part shall keep an accurate report of each day's catch in a format determined by the department. The department may issue orders requiring catch activity reports to be submitted twice monthly and specifying the information required, consistent with any consent decree, decree, federal court order, memorandum of understanding, or other legally binding agreement. Catch activity reports must be submitted twice monthly to the department, except that all commercial fishers must report more frequently if a consent decree, decree, federal court order, memorandum of understanding, or other legally binding agreement establishes more frequent reporting.

(2) A person who fails to submit a report required under this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine as follows:

(a) For the first violation during a calendar year, $100.00.

(b) For a second or subsequent violation during a calendar year, $200.00.

(3) The license of any person who fails to submit reports for 2 or more reporting periods, and who has been cited by the department for each violation, may be suspended by the department until the delinquent reports are submitted to the department. The boat and nets for which a license is suspended shall not be used for commercial fishing by any person until the suspension has been lifted and the license restored. A person shall not sell or transfer ownership of a license suspended by the department until the suspension has been lifted and the license restored. A person who fails to make the report or reports as described in this section must be denied a new license or a renewal of that person's license until this part has been complied with.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2023, Act 239, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6534 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6534
Contingency reserve; deposit with state treasurer; use of deposit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6534.

Every pool subject to this chapter shall maintain a contingency reserve at all times at least equal to 2/7 of the total premium income for the preceding calendar year but not less than $300,000.00 and shall maintain a deposit with the state treasurer of the kind and amount and for the purposes specified in section 411. The deposit with the state treasurer may be used by the pool for purposes of calculating the contingency reserve. This contingency reserve shall be in addition to the ordinary reserves maintained for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, including those claims which have been incurred but not reported and the reserve required under section 6532.

History: Add. 1986, Act 173, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986; Am. 1990, Act 350, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 447.158 — MI Code / Chapter 447 / Act Act-157-of-1986 / Section 447.158
Guarantee or export insurance for eligible export transaction; requirements; fees; determinations; condition to provision of guarantee or export insurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The authority may provide a guarantee or export insurance for an eligible export transaction. Any guarantee or export insurance entered into by the authority under this act shall not constitute a general obligation of this state. Guarantees or export insurance provided by the authority under this act shall not be terminated, canceled, or otherwise revoked except in accordance with the terms of the guarantee or export insurance; shall be conclusive evidence that the guarantee or export insurance complies fully with the provisions of this act; and shall be valid and incontestable in the hands of a holder in due course of a guaranteed eligible export loan.

The authority may charge reasonable fees for providing guarantee or export insurance pursuant to this section to a participating financial institution.

Before providing financing for an eligible export transaction, a participating financial institution shall determine the exporter's viability, the economic benefits to be derived from the eligible export transaction, the prospects for repayment, and any other facts that it considers necessary in order to determine that the guarantee or export insurance is consistent with the purposes of this act.

The authority shall provide the guarantee only if, and to the extent that, the authority determines in its sole discretion that at least 1 of the following is true:

The guarantee is reasonably necessary in order to stimulate or facilitate the making of an eligible export transaction including, without limitation, the making of the eligible export transaction upon terms that will enable the transaction to be reasonably competitive with transactions in other states or in foreign countries.

The guarantee is reasonably necessary in order to stimulate or facilitate the resale of an eligible export loan to a holder in due course that otherwise would not purchase the eligible export loan and documentation is provided by the financial institution indicating refusal to provide a loan sufficient for the eligible export transaction.

The authority may condition the provision of guarantee or export insurance under this section upon such other terms and conditions as the authority considers desirable to carry out the purposes of this act.

History: 1986, Act 157, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986; Am. 1990, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2507 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-42-of-2003 / Section 445.2507
Violation; penalty; separate violations; evidence; defense.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), a person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

A person who violates section 4 or violates this act in the furtherance of another crime is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.

Each commercial e-mail sent in violation of this act is a separate violation under this section.

An e-mail service provider does not violate this act as a result of either of the following:

Being an intermediary between the sender and recipient in the transmission of an unsolicited commercial e-mail that violates this act.

Provides transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail over the provider's network or facilities.

It is prima facie evidence that the sender is in violation of this section if the recipient is unable to contact the sender through the return e-mail address provided by the sender under section 3.

It is a defense to a case brought under this section or an action under section 8 that the unsolicited commercial e-mail was transmitted accidentally or as a result of a preexisting business relationship. The burden of proving that the commercial e-mail was transmitted accidentally or as a result of a preexisting business relationship is on the sender.

History: 2003, Act 42, Eff. Sept. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5255 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5255
Compensation of assignee; application; notice to creditors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5255.

The assignee shall receive for his services, such compensation as may be allowed by the court. In the event of an estate being administered by more than 1 assignee or by successive assignees, the court shall apportion the compensation between them according to the services actually rendered so that there shall not be paid to the assignees for the administering of any estate a greater amount than 1 assignee would be entitled to. The court may in its discretion withhold all compensation from any assignee who has been removed for cause. Ten days' notice by mail shall be given to the creditors of all applications for the allowance to the assignee of compensation and expenses, stating the amount of compensation and the items of expenses for which allowance is asked.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.786 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-177-of-2004 / Section 28.786
Grants or gifts; prohibited fund-raising activities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The commission may accept on behalf of the monument fund grants or gifts from the federal government, an individual, a public or private corporation, organization, or foundation, or any other source. The acceptance and use of federal funds by the commission does not commit state money and does not obligate the legislature to continue the purposes for which federal money is made available. The commission shall transmit money received under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the monument fund.

A person shall not solicit or collect money for the monument fund through the use of telemarketing.

A person shall not conduct any fund-raising activities in the name of the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument fund without prior written approval from the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument fund commission.

A person shall not use the name or logo of the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument fund or commission in any fund-raising activity without prior written approval of the commission.

A person who violates subsection (2), (3), or (4) is guilty of a misdemeanor for each separate violation, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

History: 2004, Act 177, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.78117 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.78117
Township ordinances regulating activities at public boating access site; scope.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78117.

A township may by ordinance regulate activities at a public boating access site owned by the department and located on an inland lake or stream. However, the scope of the ordinance shall not exceed the scope of applicable rules promulgated or orders issued by the department under section 504.

History: Add. 2006, Act 466, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1661 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-351-of-1994 / Section 691.1661
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "equine activity liability act".

History: 1994, Act 351, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13732 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.13732
Manifest as condition to processor accepting delivery of waste; certification; contents; transportation of waste; forwarding copy of certified manifest to generator; retaining copy of manifest; preparation of manifest; compliance; records; packaging waste; labeling containers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13732.

A processor shall not accept the delivery of waste unless the waste is accompanied by a manifest.

A processor shall certify on the manifest the receipt of waste, the amount, and the type of waste received for processing, and shall include on the manifest the processor's identification number. A processor shall provide for the transportation of waste only by a person holding a carrier's permit authorized under this part.

A processor shall forward a copy of the certified manifest to the generator within 10 days of receiving the waste. The processor shall retain a copy of each manifest for a period of 3 years. The retention period required by this subsection shall be automatically extended during the course of an unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as required by the director.

A processor shall prepare a manifest for each shipment of waste it transfers to a person holding a carrier's permit issued under this part. A processor shall comply with the requirements of section 13726(c) to (k).

A processor shall maintain any records necessary to trace a generator's shipment from the point of receipt by the processor to the point of transfer to a carrier.

A processor shall package waste in accordance with applicable federal requirements, this part, and any requirements under the low-level radioactive waste authority act.

If a processor places waste in a different container than the container in which the generator places that waste, the processor shall label each new container of waste with the generator's identification number, an identification number that corresponds to the number listed on the manifest by the generator for that waste, the processor's identification number, and the identification number listed on the manifest by the processor for that repackaged waste.

History: Add. 1987, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.608 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.608
Certifying and recording names of delegates; notification of delegates; certification of delegates to county conventions; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 608.

(1) The county clerk shall certify the names of the electors elected as delegates, naming the political party upon whose ballot the delegates were elected.

(2) The county clerk shall maintain a record of those elected as delegates among the records of the clerk's office.

(3) No later than 7 days following the primary election, the county clerk shall notify each delegate elected of his or her election as delegate.

(4) The county clerk shall certify the following to the chairperson of the committee of each political party of the county:

(a) The delegates elected by the political party as delegates to the county conventions.

(b) The names of all persons nominated as candidates of a political party for county office and for state legislative office who are delegates at large under section 599(5), when those names become available to the county clerk.

(5) As used in this section, "persons nominated as candidates of a political party for county office and for state legislative office who are delegates at large under section 599(5)" means incumbent county officials, incumbent state legislators, and unsuccessful candidates for county offices and state legislative offices who were candidates at the last prior regular or special election held for the respective office.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1972, Act 60, Imd. Eff. Feb. 22, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 325, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1976; Am. 1983, Act 181, Imd. Eff. Oct. 25, 1983; Am. 1988, Act 116, Imd. Eff. May 2, 1988; Am. 2018, Act 611, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § Schedule § 16 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Schedule § 16
Voters, ballots, effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Every registered elector may vote on the adoption of the constitution. The board of election commissioners in each county shall cause to be printed on a ballot separate from the ballot containing the names of the nominees for office, the words: Shall the revised constitution be adopted? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. All votes cast at the election shall be taken, counted, canvassed and returned as provided by law for the election of state officers. If the revised constitution so submitted receives more votes in its favor than were cast against it, it shall be the supreme law of the state on and after the first day of January of the year following its adoption.

History: Const. 1963, Schedule, § 16, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.84 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.84
State department; jurisdiction over district and county departments, rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 84.

In respect to matters in which a district department of social welfare differs from a county department of social welfare, the state department shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations relating to organization, operation and procedure affecting such district or city department, which rules and regulations shall be binding upon all persons and authorities concerned.

History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; CL 1948, 400.84; Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.205 — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-109-of-1945 / Section 331.205
Board of supervisors; advertising for bids and letting of contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Contracts for the acquisition or construction and the equipment of any hospital to be acquired, erected, operated and maintained under the provisions of this act shall be let by the board of supervisors of the county. In the case of construction, such work may be let as an entirety or in sections, whichever may be deemed most advantageous. In all cases where the cost of construction or the purchasing of equipment exceeds the sum of $500.00, bids shall be advertised for in 1 or more newspapers published or circulated within the county concerned not less than 2 weeks prior to the date when bids are to be received. The board of supervisors may adopt reasonable rules and regulations concerning the manner of advertising for bids and the letting of contracts. In all cases the right to reject any and all bids presented shall be reserved. Each contract let hereunder shall provide, that the work shall be done or the material purchased subject to the approval of the board of supervisors of the county or by any committee of said board of supervisors selected for that purpose.

History: 1945, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1945; CL 1948, 331.205
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1101 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1101
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act".

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.884 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.884
Boards of canvassers; clerks and assistants for conduct of recount.
Status: in_force

Sec. 884.

The boards of canvassers shall employ assistants and clerks as are considered necessary for conducting a recount.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2024, Act 74, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1311m — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1311m
Strict discipline academy; compliance with public employees health benefit act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1311m.

If the board of directors of a strict discipline academy provides medical, optical, or dental benefits to employees and their dependents, the board of directors shall provide those benefits in accordance with the public employees health benefit act and shall comply with that act.

History: Add. 2007, Act 107, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007