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Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.535 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-288-of-2008 / Section 15.535
Expenditures; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) Except for expenditures upon dissolution that are made as prescribed in section 5 or as provided for an anonymous contribution under section 13, a person shall make expenditures from a legal defense fund only for administration of the fund, attorney fees, or related legal costs, which shall not include direct or indirect payments for media purchases, media consulting, or mass mailings. An expenditure from a legal defense fund shall be made for the legal defense of only the 1 elected official for whom the fund was established.

(2) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as follows:

(a) If the person is an individual, by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(b) If the person is other than an individual, by a fine of not more than $10,000.00.

History: 2008, Act 288, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.13 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-141-of-1982 / Section 445.13
Definitions; A to E.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

"Applicant" means any person attempting to secure a permit.

"Department" means the department of commerce.

"Executive director" means the chief administrator of the office.

History: 1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.623 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-173-of-1958 / Section 550.623
Violation; penalty; license or authority, suspension or revocation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates an order of the commissioner after it has become final, and while such order is in effect, shall, upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of the court, forfeit and pay to the state a sum not to exceed the $250.00 which may be recovered in a civil action, except that if such violation is found to be willful, the amount of such penalty shall be a sum not to exceed the $1,000.00. The commissioner, in his discretion, may revoke or suspend the license or certificate of authority of the person guilty of such violation.

History: 1958, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.913 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-23-of-2025 / Section 205.913
Distribution of revenue.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), the revenue collected under this act must be deposited in the following manner:

(a) For the 2025-2026 state fiscal year, $3,000,000.00 to the comprehensive road funding fund and the balance to the neighborhood road fund created in section 13c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663c.

(b) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), beginning with the 2026-2027 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, $500,000.00 to the comprehensive road funding fund and the balance to the neighborhood road fund created in section 13c of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663c.

(2) For the 2027-2028 state fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall adjust the amount to be deposited to the comprehensive road funding fund under subsection (1)(b) for inflation, as measured by the ratio of the average published monthly Consumer Price Index values for the previous fiscal year to the published monthly Consumer Price Index values for the fiscal year prior to the previous fiscal year, minus 1. If the calculated change in the Consumer Price Index is negative, the adjustment for that fiscal year is zero. As used in this subsection, "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

History: 2025, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95108 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-284-of-1998 / Section 324.95108
Payment on outstanding bonds; costs; annual executive budget.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

After the issuance of the bonds authorized by this act, there shall be appropriated from the general fund of the state each fiscal year a sufficient amount to pay promptly, when due, the principal of and interest on all outstanding bonds authorized by this act and the costs incidental to the payment of the bonds.

The governor shall include the appropriation provided for in subsection (1) in his or her annual executive budget recommendations to the legislature.

History: 1998, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.114 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-367-of-1982 / Section 129.114
Contract between financial institution and local unit; required provisions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Before surplus funds are placed in an investment pool, the financial institution and the local unit shall enter into a written contract which shall include, at a minimum, the following provisions:

The minimum amount of money which may be deposited in the investment pool.

The procedure for the deposit and withdrawal of the money.

The amount of the fee for managing the investment pool, if a management fee is to be charged of the participant by the financial institution.

The terms for distribution of earnings in excess of any management fee, and for the allocation of losses, to participants, in a manner which equitably reflects the differing amounts of their respective investments and the differing periods of time for which such amounts were in custody of the investment pool.

History: 1982, Act 367, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.14b — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.14b
Family planning services; notice of availability, contents; referral, drugs and appliances, rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14b.

The director, and under his supervision, county, city and district departments of social welfare, may provide written or oral notice to recipients of public assistance of the availability of advice and treatment in family planning. Such notice shall include a statement that receipt of public assistance is in no way dependent upon a request or nonrequest for family planning services. No effort shall be made to suggest or persuade recipients to request or not request family planning services. The director, and under his supervision, county, city and district departments of social welfare may make available upon request of recipients of public assistance advice and treatment in family planning by referral upon request of the recipient to a licensed medical doctor, licensed osteopathic physician, public agency or, on a contractual basis, to a private agency of the recipient's choice. Necessary drugs and recognized medical appliances for use in family planning may also be made available through licensed pharmacists upon prescription issued by a licensed physician. Such family planning services shall be made available in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director under law.

History: Add. 1965, Act 302, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1965; Am. 1966, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1024a — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1024a
"Brian Derks Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 24a.

The portion of highway M-37 in Newaygo County beginning at the southern city limit of the city of White Cloud and continuing north to the intersection of highway M-37 and 3 Mile Road shall be known as the "Brian Derks Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2015, Act 196, Eff. Feb. 14, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1453 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1453
Appropriations from restricted revenues; limitation on expenditure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 453.

If appropriations are made in a budget act from restricted revenues including federal and matching revenues, the amount to be expended from the restricted revenue shall not exceed the amount appropriated in the budget act or the amount paid in, together with the balances carried forward from the previous fiscal year, whichever is the lesser.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.841 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.841
Valuation of certain bonds or other evidences of debt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 841.

Subject to subsection (2), all bonds or other evidences of debt having a fixed term and rate of interest held by an insurer, if amply secured and not in default as to principal or interest, may be valued as follows:

If purchased at par, at the par value.

If purchased above or below par, on the basis of the purchase price adjusted so as to bring the value to par at maturity and so as to yield in the meantime the effective rate of interest at which the purchase was made, or in lieu of such method, according to the accepted method of valuation as approved by the commissioner.

The purchase price of a bond or evidence of debt under subsection (1) shall not be taken at a higher figure than the actual market value at the time of purchase, plus actual brokerage, transfer, postage, or express charges paid in the acquisition of the securities.

The commissioner shall have full discretion in determining the method of calculating values under this section, but a method or valuation shall not be inconsistent with any applicable valuation or method used by insurers in general.

History: Add. 1992, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.316 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-517-of-2012 / Section 129.316
Conditional effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The provisions of this act are effective only if Iran is a state sponsor of terror as defined under section 2 of the divestment from terror act, 2008 PA 234, MCL 129.292.

History: 2012, Act 517, Eff. Apr. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3010 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3010
Short title of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3010.

This chapter may be referred to and cited as the "asbestos bankruptcy trust claims transparency act".

History: Add. 2018, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1807 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-187-of-1990 / Section 257.1807
Definitions; S, T.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) "School bus" means a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of 11 or more passengers, including the driver, used for the transportation of preprimary, primary, or secondary school pupils to or from school or school-related events or a multifunction school activity bus manufactured after September 2, 2003 as defined in 49 CFR 571.3, 49 CFR 571.108, and 49 CFR 571.131. School bus does not include a vehicle operated by a public transit agency or authority. A vehicle that is not a school bus is not subject to this act. For the purposes of this act, a parent, or legal guardian transporting his or her child or another child with written permission of the other child's parent or legal guardian on a school-related event is not subject to this act.

(2) "Type I school bus" means a school bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds.

(3) "Type II school bus" means a school bus with a gross vehicle rating of 10,000 pounds or less.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990; Am. 1992, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 1992; Am. 2000, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2000; Am. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.254 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-143-of-1943 / Section 141.254
Saving clause; pledging allocated revenues prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Should any provision or section of this act be held to be invalid for any reason, such holding shall not be construed as affecting the validity of any remaining portion of such section or of this act, it being the legislative intent that this act shall stand, notwithstanding the invalidity of any such provisions or section. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed as permitting any board of county road commissioners to pledge future revenues derived from state collected taxes returned to such county for county road purposes which are by law required to be allocated to (1) any city or village, (2) the relief of assessment districts established under provisions of Act No. 59 of the Public Acts of 1915, as amended, or (3) the reduction of taxes for the payment of bonds.

History: 1943, Act 143, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 141.254; Am. 1951, Act 227, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.810 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-470-of-2016 / Section 399.810
Confidentiality of records.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) A record obtained by the archives from a governmental agency that maintained the material on a confidential basis shall be kept confidential pursuant to the terms of a written agreement. The written agreement shall be signed by the director or a representative of the department and a representative of the donating agency, shall specify the terms and conditions under which the record is to be kept confidential, and may include a provision for releasing the record for research purposes if the name of each individual identified in the record is protected from disclosure.

(2) If the archives obtains a record from a person under a written agreement specifying that the record is confidential, the archives shall keep the record confidential and not make the record open to public inspection or copying for the period stated in the agreement, which shall not be more than 20 years, or shall terminate at the death of the person, whichever occurs first.

(3) This section applies only to a record that is exempt from the disclosure requirements of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, before receipt by the archives.

(4) A public record that is classified as confidential, including, but not limited to, birth records and death records, shall be made available for inspection and copying 75 years after the creation of that record. However, birth name indexes shall be made available after 100 years and a birth record shall be made available for inspection and copying 110 years after the creation of that record.

History: 2016, Act 470, Eff. Apr. 5, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1755 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-175-of-2018 / Section 550.1755
Waiver request; notification of member months, rate, and insurance providers by tier.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) If the department of health and human services has not already submitted an application to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to request a waiver, for a period of not less than 5 years, of the broad-based and uniformity provisions of section 1903(w)(3)(B) and (C) of title XIX of the social security act, 42 USC 1396b, relating to the assessment imposed under this act, the department of health and human services shall submit the request before October 1, 2018 and as necessary thereafter to implement this act.

(2) Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the department of health and human services shall notify the department of the number of member months and the rate to be imposed on these member months under section 7(1)(a)( i ) for the 2018-2019 state fiscal year and identify the specialty prepaid health plans subject to the assessment under this act.

(3) Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, the department of insurance and financial services shall provide the department with a list of insurance providers by tier that are subject to the assessment under this act.

History: 2018, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.187 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.187
State board of tax appeals; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 87.

The state board of tax appeals created under section 8 of Act No. 122 of the Public Acts of 1941, being section 205.8 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of treasury.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1241b — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1241b
Construction, alteration, repair, or rebuilding of state building or facility; energy efficiency of materials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 241b.

The department shall consider the energy efficiency of all materials used in the construction, alteration, repair, or rebuilding of a building or facility owned or operated by this state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 38, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26337 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-522-of-1996 / Section 333.26337
Acquisition of assets by employee or employee group; bid or proposal; notice of proposed employment agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

An employee of the institute or a group composed in whole or in part of employees of the institute may bid on or make a proposal to acquire the assets and enter into 1 or more agreements related to the conveyance of all or a portion of the assets to the employee or group.

When acting with the knowledge or upon the direction of the commission or in entering into an agreement to accept employment with a potential acquirer of the assets, an employee of the institute shall not be considered to have violated Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1973, being sections 15.341 to 15.348 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the employee provided written notice to the commission of the proposed employment agreement and the terms of that agreement before its execution.

History: 1996, Act 522, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.209 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-273-of-1917 / Section 446.209
Interest on loans; rate; storage charge; time of payment; computation; fee or excess charge prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) A licensed pawnbroker may charge on any loan a rate of interest that does not exceed 3% per month and is not required to accept any interest less than 50 cents on a single loan. A pawnbroker may also charge $3.00 per month or fraction of a month for the storage of unencumbered personal property under any single pledge or pawn.

(2) A pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's agent or employee shall not charge or receive interest on a loan that exceeds the amounts established in this act.

(3) Interest on a loan is not payable in advance and shall be computed on unpaid monthly balances without compounding.

(4) A pawnbroker is not entitled to any examination fee and shall not make any charge that exceeds the amounts established in this act.

History: 1917, Act 273, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 9692; CL 1948, 446.209; Am. 1965, Act 252, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966; Am. 1998, Act 233, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1998; Am. 2004, Act 585, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005; Am. 2018, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 14, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 488.8 — MI Code / Chapter 488 / Act Act-322-of-1978 / Section 488.8
Funds transfer facility; reliable service; protection of privacy; safety and soundness of funds; compliance with antitrust laws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

A funds transfer facility shall provide reliable service to the person with protection of privacy of personal financial information.

A funds transfer facility shall not impair the safety and soundness of a person's funds.

Persons subject to this act shall act and conduct their affairs in a manner which complies with the antitrust laws of this state or the United States to assure a free and open competitive economy in this state.

History: 1978, Act 322, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.1389 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-431-of-1984 / Section 18.1389
Withholding of payment to municipality; purpose; report; “municipality” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 389.

The department or the department of treasury may withhold all or part of any payment that a municipality is entitled to receive under a budget act to the extent the withholdings are a component part of a plan, developed and implemented under the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, for financing an outstanding obligation upon which the municipality defaulted. Amounts withheld shall be used to pay, on behalf of the municipality, unpaid amounts or subsequently due amounts, or both, of principal and interest on the outstanding obligation upon which the municipality defaulted.

Within 30 days after any amount is withheld from any municipality pursuant to this section, the department withholding the payment shall report in writing the name of the municipality and the amount that is being withheld from that municipality to the appropriations committees and the fiscal agencies.

For purposes of this section, "municipality" means that term as defined in section 103 of the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2103.

History: 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985; Am. 1988, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988; Am. 2002, Act 188, Imd. Eff. Apr. 24, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.115o — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-116-of-1973 / Section 722.115o
Operation of child care center, group child care home, or family child care home; criminal history check; issuance of license prohibited; revocation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5o.

(1) Except as provided in section 5n(14), the department shall not issue a license to operate a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home under this act without requesting a criminal history check as required by section 5n.

(2) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that an applicant for a license to operate a child care center under this act has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall not issue a license to that applicant.

(3) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that an applicant for renewal of a license to operate a child care center under this act has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall not renew that license.

(4) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that a current child care center licensee has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall revoke the license of that licensee.

(5) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that an applicant for a license to operate a group child care home or family child care home under this act or an adult member of the household has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall not issue a license to that applicant.

(6) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that an applicant for renewal of a license to operate a group child care home or family child care home under this act or an adult member of the household has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall not renew a license to that applicant.

(7) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that a current group child care home or family child care home licensee under this act or an adult member of the household has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall revoke that licensee's license.

History: Add. 2017, Act 256, Eff. Mar. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.146 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.146
Representative in congress; vacancy, creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 146.

The office of representative in congress shall become vacant on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of such office: The death of the incumbent; his resignation; his removal from office; the decision of a competent tribunal declaring void his election; or his refusal or neglect to take his oath of office.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955