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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8401 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8401
Small claims division; creation; judge; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8401.

A small claims division is created in each district as a division of the district court. A judge of the district court shall sit as judge of the small claims division. The jurisdiction of the small claims division shall be confined to cases for the recovery of money in which the amount claimed does not exceed the following:

(a) Beginning September 1, 2012, $5,000.00.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2015, $5,500.00.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2018, $6,000.00.

(d) Beginning January 1, 2021, $6,500.00

(e) Beginning January 1, 2024, $7,000.00.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 496, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Am. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Am. 1991, Act 192, Eff. July 1, 1992; Am. 1999, Act 27, Eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Am. 2012, Act 142, Eff. Sept. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.255 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-188-of-1899 / Section 205.255
Application of rules of interpretation and construction; “value or gross value of property” explained.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.

If not otherwise provided for in this act, the rules of interpretation and construction applicable to the internal revenue code shall apply to and be followed in the interpretation of this act.

The value or gross value of property under this act shall be the value of that property as finally determined for federal transfer tax purposes. That value is conclusive and is not subject to challenge in this state.

History: Add. 1993, Act 54, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.426 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-2-of-1968 / Section 141.426
Certified public accountants; cost.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Local units may retain certified public accountants to perform such audits. If any unit fails to provide for an audit, the state treasurer shall either conduct the audit or appoint a certified public accountant to perform it. The entire cost of any such audits will be borne by the local unit.

History: 1968, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.254 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-70-of-1997 / Section 432.254
Distribution of funds; authorization; use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The director of the department of community health, after consulting with the racing commissioner, the commissioner of the state lottery, and the chairperson of the Michigan gaming control board, shall authorize the distribution of funds from the compulsive gaming prevention fund to be used exclusively for the treatment, prevention, education, training, research, and evaluation of pathological gamblers and their families.

History: 1997, Act 70, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.954 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-190-of-2000 / Section 287.954
Cervidae livestock operation as agricultural enterprise.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) A cervidae livestock operation is an agricultural enterprise and is considered to be part of the farming and agricultural industry of this state. The director of the department of agriculture shall assure that cervidae livestock operations are afforded all rights, privileges, opportunities, and responsibilities of other agricultural enterprises.

(2) Cervidae livestock operations are a form of agriculture. Cervidae livestock facilities and their equipment are considered to be agricultural facilities and equipment. Uses related to the farming of cervidae are considered agricultural uses.

(3) Cervidae products and cervidae species lawfully produced, purchased, possessed, or acquired from within this state or imported into this state are the exclusive and private property of the owner.

(4) An owner harvesting privately owned cervidae species from a registered cervidae livestock facility is exempt from possession limits and closed seasons involving cervidae imposed in parts 401, 411, and 427 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.40101 to 324.40120, 324.41101 to 324.41105, and 324.42701 to 324.42714. This act does not give a cervidae livestock operation authority to take free-ranging animals in violation of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.101 to 324.90106, unless under a permit issued by the department.

(5) Any movement, importing, or exporting of cervidae species or cervidae products shall be in compliance with the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.745.

History: 2000, Act 190, Eff. June 1, 2001; Am. 2006, Act 561, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.76a — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.76a
Operation of aircraft; registration required; registration certificate; application forms; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 76a.

A person shall not operate nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, except as provided in this act, an aircraft of a type required to be registered, which is not registered or for which a current certificate of registration has not been issued, or for which the current fee has not been paid.

A person shall not operate nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, except as provided in this act, an aircraft of a type required to be registered, unless there is carried in, as required by this act, a valid registration certificate issued by the commission for the current registration year.

An application for registration shall be made on forms provided by the commission, and shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant. The registration shall be issued subject to approval of the commission. Fees shall be paid to the commission in the form of cash paid in person or in the form of a check, money order, or bank draft made payable to the state of Michigan.

History: Add. 1976, Act 191, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1976; Am. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.126 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-149-of-1869 / Section 485.126
Stockholder's liability; recovery prerequisites.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

The stockholders of every company organized in pursuance of this act, shall be jointly and severally personally liable for the payment of all debts and demands against such association, which shall be contracted, or which shall be, or shall become due during the time of their holding such stocks, for any labor or services done or performed for such company; but no stockholder shall be proceeded against for the collection of any debt or demand against such company, until judgment thereon shall have been obtained against the association, and an execution on such judgment shall have been returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, or unless such association shall be dissolved.

History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869; CL 1871, 2741; How. 3870; CL 1897, 6746; CL 1915, 8847; CL 1929, 11782; CL 1948, 485.126
Mich. Comp. Laws § 474.123 — MI Code / Chapter 474 / Act Act-432-of-1982 / Section 474.123
Emergency certificate of authority for transportation of passengers; duration; waiver of fees; exemptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

(1) The department may grant an emergency certificate of authority to a motor carrier if there is an immediate and urgent need for the transportation of passengers to a point or between points within this state. An emergency certificate of authority granted by the department under this section, unless suspended or revoked for good cause, is valid for the time specified by the department.

(2) The department may waive any or all applicable fees or other requirements under this act for a certificate granted under subsection (1).

(3) The department may exempt a motor carrier that is providing transportation to or from a special event of statewide significance from this act.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a person that operates a streetcar, trolley, light rail vehicle, or tram as part of a public transportation system and is not otherwise considered a motor carrier under this act is not a motor carrier for purposes of this act and is exempt from this act.

History: 1982, Act 432, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1982; Am. 1989, Act 233, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1989; Am. 2016, Act 458, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3941a — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3941a
Inapplicability of section to life insurance policies or riders containing accelerated benefits; development of suitability standards.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3941a.

(1) This section does not apply to life insurance policies or riders containing accelerated benefits for long-term care.

(2) Every insurer or other entity marketing long-term care insurance shall do all of the following:

(a) Develop and use suitability standards to determine whether the purchase or replacement of long-term care insurance is appropriate for the needs of the applicant.

(b) Train its producers in the use of and require producers to use its suitability standards.

(c) Maintain a copy of its suitability standards and make them available for inspection upon request by the commissioner.

(d) To determine whether the applicant meets the developed suitability standards, the insurer shall make reasonable efforts to obtain all of the following information:

( i ) The applicant's ability to pay for the proposed coverage and other pertinent financial information related to the purchase of the coverage.

( ii ) The applicant's goals or needs with respect to long-term care and the advantages and disadvantages of insurance to meet these goals or needs.

( iii ) The values, benefits, and costs of the applicant's existing insurance, if any, when compared to the values, benefits, and costs of the recommended purchase or replacement.

(3) If the insurer determines that the applicant does not meet its suitability standards, or if the applicant has declined to provide the necessary information, the insurer may reject the application for long-term care insurance.

History: Add. 2006, Act 442, Imd. Eff. Oct. 19, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1939 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1939
State mental health advisory council on deafness; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; duties; report; expenses; meetings; election of chairperson.
Status: in_force

Sec. 939.

(1) The state mental health advisory council on deafness is created in the department as a successor to the mental health advisory council on the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. The council shall consist of 12 members appointed by the governor. At least 4 members shall be deaf persons as defined in section 2 of the deaf persons' interpreters act, 1982 PA 204, MCL 393.502. The remaining members shall be persons knowledgeable in the area of deafness, mental health, or both. The members shall be appointed for 2-year terms beginning on April 1, except that in the first year, 6 members shall be appointed for a 1-year term, and 6 members shall be appointed for a 2-year term. A vacancy on the council shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(2) The state mental health advisory council on deafness shall advise and assist the director of the department on mental health services, policies, and programs for the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. The council is responsible for all of the following:

(a) Identifying and assessing current needs of deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing persons with mental health problems.

(b) Monitoring mental health program delivery to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing persons.

(c) Recommending programs, policy development, and training that shall ensure quality service delivery of specialized mental health services to meet the needs of deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing persons.

(3) The state mental health advisory council on deafness shall report its findings and recommendations at least annually to the department, citizens mental health advisory council, the governor, and the house and senate appropriations committees.

(4) The members of the state mental health advisory council on deafness shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses by the department.

(5) The first meeting each year of the state mental health advisory council on deafness shall be called by a majority of the members at which time a chairperson shall be elected. The council shall meet at least 4 times a year and at the call of the chairperson.

History: Add. 1984, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1984; Am. 1990, Act 263, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 1990; Am. 2016, Act 239, Eff. Sept. 22, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.694 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-80-of-1909 / Section 457.694
Rules and by-laws; officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Every corporation organized under and in pursuance of this act 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 repugnant to nor inconsistent with the constitution, rules, regulations and edicts of the grand lodge of the order, or the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States, and may elect and appoint from its members such officers under such name and style as shall be in accordance with the constitution of the grand lodge of the order.

History: 1909, Act 80, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 10636; CL 1929, 10835; CL 1948, 457.694
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.247 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.247
Special plates; manufacturers and transporters, record of uses; inspection by peace officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 247.

Every manufacturer or transporter shall keep a written record of the vehicles upon which such special plates are used and the time during which each set of plates is used on a particular vehicle, which record shall be open to inspection by any peace officer.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1958, Act 55, Eff. July 1, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.152 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-159-of-1883 / Section 457.152
Local assembly; body corporate and politic; name; powers; certified copy of articles and affidavit as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

When the foregoing requirements are complied with, the local assembly shall be a body corporate and politic by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name shall be a person in law, capable of suing and being sued, and a copy of said articles of association and affidavit duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall be prima facie evidence in all the courts of this state of the existence and incorporation of said local assembly.

History: 1883, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1883; How. 4577m; CL 1897, 7869; CL 1915, 10306; CL 1929, 10588; CL 1948, 457.152; Am. 1982, Act 447, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.202 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-58-of-1915 / Section 456.202
Articles of agreement; signing, acknowledgment, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The articles of agreement of every corporation formed under the provisions of this act shall be signed by the persons associating in the first instance, and acknowledged before some person authorized by the laws of this state to take the acknowledgment of deeds, and shall state:

The object for which it is organized.

The amount of land which it owns or proposes to purchase, and the town and county in which the same is situated.

The amount of its capital stock and the number of shares into which the same shall be divided.

The name by which such corporation shall be known.

The names of those who shall constitute the first board of directors, and the name of the first treasurer.

The names of the subscribers to the articles of association, and the number of shares subscribed by each, toward the required capital.

The term of duration of such corporation, which shall not exceed 30 years.

History: 1915, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 11178; CL 1929, 10463; CL 1948, 456.202
Mich. Comp. Laws § 765.15 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 765.15
Bail; cash, check, or security; disposition upon forfeiture or discharge of bond or bail.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

If bond or bail is forfeited, the court shall enter an order upon its records directing the disposition of the cash, check, or security within 45 days of the order. The treasurer or clerk, upon presentation of a certified copy of such order, shall dispose of the cash, check, or security pursuant to the order. The court shall set aside the forfeiture and discharge the bail or bond, within 1 year from the time of the forfeiture judgment, in accordance with subsection (2) if the person who forfeited bond or bail is apprehended, the ends of justice have not been thwarted, and the county has been repaid its costs for apprehending the person.

If bond or bail is discharged, the court shall enter an order with a statement of the amount to be returned to the depositor. If the court ordered the defendant to pay a fine, costs, restitution, assessment, or other payment, the court shall order the fine, costs, restitution, assessment, or other payment collected out of cash bond or bail personally deposited by the defendant under this chapter, and the cash bond or bail used for that purpose shall be allocated as provided in section 22 of chapter XV. Upon presentation of a certified copy of the order, the treasurer or clerk having the cash, check, or security shall pay or deliver it as provided in the order to the person named in the order or to that person's order.

If the cash, check, or security is in the hands of the sheriff or any officer other than the treasurer or clerk, the officer holding it shall dispose of the cash, check, or security as the court orders upon presentation of a certified copy of the court's order.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17177; CL 1948, 765.15; Am. 1970, Act 78, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970; Am. 1970, Act 226, Eff. Apr. 1, 1970; Am. 1993, Act 343, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.292a — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-233-of-1955 / Section 124.292a
Additional security for payment of municipality's contractual obligations; pledging full faith and credit and state sales tax moneys; resolution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12a.

A municipality contracting with the authority, either under section 7, section 10, or section 12, as additional security for the payment of its contractual obligations, may by resolution of its governing body, irrevocably pledge its full faith and credit, and may further irrevocably pledge not to exceed 25% of the money derived from the state sales tax levied pursuant to law, and from time to time returned to it under section 10 of article 9 of the state constitution of 1963, to the payment of its contractual obligations. The resolution may also authorize and direct the county treasurer or other official charged with the disbursement of those funds, to withhold and pay over to the authority sufficient of the money to make up any deficiency in funds to meet its contractual obligations.

History: Add. 1957, Act 299, Imd. Eff. June 19, 1957; Am. 1981, Act 154, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 74.6 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 74.6
Changing boundaries; order, copy to secretary of state, evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Whenever the council of any village shall determine by resolution to alter the boundaries of such village, either by taking in lands and premises adjoining thereto or by taking out any lands and premises included in such village, or both, they shall petition the board of supervisors of the county in which such lands and premises affected thereby are situated to make such change. Such petition shall contain a description by metes and bounds of the lands and premises proposed to be added to or taken out of such village, and shall set forth the reasons for the proposed change, and shall contain a copy of the resolution of the council in relation thereto, and shall be signed by the president and clerk of such village. Before such petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors notice shall be given by the clerk of the time and place when the same will be presented for consideration, by publishing the same in a newspaper published in such village for at least 3 weeks immediately preceding the presentation of the same, and if no newspaper is published in such village, then by posting the same in at least 3 of the most public places within the village, and in at least 3 of the most public places of the territory directly affected thereby. Such notice shall also contain a description of the premises proposed to be taken in or out of the boundaries of such village. At the time of presenting such petition all parties interested may appear before such board of supervisors and be heard touching the proposed boundaries of such village, and after such hearing and due consideration of such petition, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to order and determine as to whether the prayer contained in the petition or any part thereof shall be granted, and they shall make an order of such determination, which order shall be entered upon their records, and thereupon the boundaries of such village shall be fixed and shall exist as provided in such order, and a certified copy thereof shall be transmitted to the clerk of such village and to the secretary of state, and such order shall be prima facie evidence of such change of boundaries of such village and of the regularity of such proceedings in all courts and places.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2940; CL 1915, 2825; CL 1929, 1734; CL 1948, 74.6
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7024 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7024
Powers of MEWA.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7024.

Every MEWA, unless otherwise provided, or inconsistent with this chapter, shall have power:

To have succession, by its name, for the term stated in its trust agreement, which shall be in perpetuity unless otherwise specified.

To sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity or to be a party to any proceedings before any board or commission or other public body of this state or any other state or government; suits at law may be maintained by the MEWA against any of its members for any cause relating to the business of the MEWA.

To have a seal which may be altered at pleasure and to use the seal by causing it or a facsimile of the seal to be impressed or affixed or reproduced, or otherwise.

To appoint such officers and agents as the business of the MEWA shall require and to allow them suitable compensation.

To make, alter, amend, and repeal bylaws for the regulation and government of its affairs.

To conduct its business in this state, other states, the District of Columbia, the territories and colonies of the United States and in foreign countries and the territories and colonies thereof and have 1 or more offices out of this state and to acquire, purchase, hold, mortgage, pledge, assign, transfer and convey real and personal property out of this state subject to the provisions of this chapter.

History: Add. 1986, Act 121, Eff. July 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1175 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1175
Wayne and Kent counties; offices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1175.

In the counties of Wayne and Kent, the county auditor shall provide a suitable office for the use of the reporters or recorders contiguous to the office of the clerk of the county.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987