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Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.14 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-242-of-2023 / Section 37.14
Denial of full and equal access; complaint process; remedy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Any individual who believes that they were denied full and equal access to a covered entity because of their national origin has the right to separately seek a remedy with the department of civil rights pursuant to the complaint process described in section 3(d).

History: 2023, Act 242, Eff. Feb. 28, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1310d — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1310d
Suspension or expulsion of pupil; factors; exercise of discretion; rebuttable presumption; section inapplicable for possession of firearm in weapon free school zone; consideration of factors mandatory; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1310d.

(1) Before suspending or expelling a pupil under section 1310, 1311(1), 1311(2), or 1311a, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy, or a superintendent, school principal, or other designee under section 1311(1), shall consider each of the following factors:

(a) The pupil's age.

(b) The pupil's disciplinary history.

(c) Whether the pupil is a student with a disability.

(d) The seriousness of the violation or behavior committed by the pupil.

(e) Whether the violation or behavior committed by the pupil threatened the safety of any pupil or staff member.

(f) Whether restorative practices will be used to address the violation or behavior committed by the pupil.

(g) Whether a lesser intervention would properly address the violation or behavior committed by the pupil.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), this section applies to give the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy, or its designee, discretion over whether or not to suspend or expel a pupil under section 1310, 1311(1), 1311(2), or 1311a. In exercising this discretion with regard to a suspension of more than 10 days or an expulsion, there is a rebuttable presumption that a suspension or expulsion is not justified unless the board or board of directors, or its designee, can demonstrate that it considered each of the factors listed under subsection (1). For a suspension of 10 or fewer days, there is no rebuttable presumption, but the board or board of directors, or its designee, shall consider each of the factors listed under subsection (1).

(3) This section does not apply to a pupil being expelled under section 1311(2) for possessing a firearm in a weapon free school zone.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (3), consideration of the factors listed in subsection (1) is mandatory before suspending or expelling a student under section 1310, 1311(1), 1311(2), or 1311a. The method used for consideration of the factors is at the sole discretion of the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy, or its designee.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Expel" means to exclude a pupil from school for disciplinary reasons for a period of 60 or more school days.

(b) "Firearm" means that term as defined in section 1311.

(c) "Suspend" means to exclude a pupil from school for disciplinary reasons for a period of fewer than 60 school days.

(d) "Weapon free school zone" means that term as defined in section 1311.

History: Add. 2016, Act 360, Eff. Aug. 1, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.922 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-295-of-1969 / Section 390.922
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Authority" means the Michigan higher education facilities authority created by this act.

"Institution for higher learning" or "institution" means a private or nonpublic, nonprofit educational institution within the state authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the high school level.

"Educational facility" means a structure available for use as a dormitory or other housing facility, including housing facilities for students, a dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, and maintenance, storage, or utility facility, and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of an institution for higher education, including parking and other facilities or structures essential or convenient for the orderly conduct of the institution for higher education, and shall include lands and interests in lands and landscaping, site preparation, furniture, equipment, machinery, and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended, and any improvements necessary to a particular facility to make the facility more energy efficient. Educational facility does not include items as books, fuel, supplies, or other items the costs of which are customarily deemed to result in a current operating charge and does not include any facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place of religious worship, nor a facility which is used or to be used primarily in connection with a part of the program of a school or department of divinity for a religious denomination.

"Bond" includes a note or other obligation issued by the authority for borrowed money, including refunding bonds.

"Educational loan" means a loan made by the authority to an institution.

History: 1969, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969; Am. 1971, Act 56, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972; Am. 1972, Act 306, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973; Am. 1975, Act 305, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1975; Am. 1982, Act 409, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 66.10 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 66.10
Appeals to circuit court; proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

A person convicted of a violation of an ordinance of the village in an action commenced by warrant as set forth in section 7 may appeal the judgment to the circuit court for the county in which the village is located, by appeal, and the time for the appeal, the proceedings for the appeal, the bond or security to be given on the appeal, and the proceedings and disposition of the cause in the circuit court shall be the same as in misdemeanor cases on appeal from the court that tried the village ordinance violation. In actions to which the village is a party, brought to recover a fine for a violation of a village ordinance, either party may appeal from the judgment to the circuit court, and similar proceedings shall be had on that appeal and similar bond or security shall be given as in cases of appeal in civil actions before the court that tried the village ordinance violation, except that the village shall not be required to give a bond or security on that appeal.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2764; CL 1915, 2635; CL 1929, 1544; CL 1948, 66.10; Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978; Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4301 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4301
Habeas corpus; provisions of chapter; applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4301.

The provisions of sections 4301 to 4379 shall be construed to apply to every writ of habeas corpus authorized to be issued under any statute of this state, insofar as they are consistent with the statute granting the right to habeas corpus.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.23 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-209-of-1911 / Section 2.23
State flag.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The state flag shall be blue charged with the arms of the state.

History: 1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 1100; CL 1929, 136; CL 1948, 2.23
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.1902 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.1902
Michigan natural resources trust fund; establishment; contents; receipts; investment; report on accounting of revenues and expenditures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1902.

(1) In accordance with section 35 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, the Michigan natural resources trust fund is established in the state treasury. Subject to section 1904, the trust fund shall consist of all bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by the state under provisions of leases for the extraction of nonrenewable resources from state-owned lands. However, the trust fund shall not include bonuses, rentals, delayed rentals, and royalties collected or reserved by the state from the following sources:

(a) State-owned lands acquired with money appropriated from the former game and fish protection fund or the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010.

(b) State-owned lands acquired with money appropriated from the subfund account created by former section 4 of former 1976 PA 204.

(c) State-owned lands acquired with money appropriated from related federal funds made available to the state under the Pittman-Robertson wildlife restoration act, 16 USC 669 to 669i, or the Dingell-Johnson sport fish restoration act, 16 USC 777 to 777m.

(d) Money received by the state from net proceeds allocable to the nonconventional source production credit contained in section 45k of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 45k, as provided for in section 503.

(2) In addition to the revenues described in subsection (1), the trust fund may receive appropriations, money, or other things of value.

(3) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the trust fund. The state treasurer shall have the same authority to invest the assets of the trust fund as is granted to an investment fiduciary under the public employee retirement system investment act, 1965 PA 314, MCL 38.1132 to 38.1141.

(4) The department shall annually prepare a report containing an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund. This report shall identify the interest and earnings of the trust fund from the previous year, the cumulative total amount of unexpended interest and earnings held by the trust fund, the investment performance of the trust fund during the previous year, and the total amount of appropriations from the trust fund during the previous year. This report shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over issues pertaining to natural resources and the environment.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1996; Am. 2002, Act 52, Eff. Sept. 21, 2002; Am. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006; Am. 2012, Act 619, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 4, 2018; Am. 2018, Act 597, Eff. Dec. 19, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.1305 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.1305
Hearing aid dealer or salesperson; license; application; qualifications of applicant; specialized educational course of training; accepting basic home study course in place of examination; waiver of examination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1305.

An individual wishing to sell or fit a hearing aid in connection with the sale of a hearing aid as a dealer shall make application to the department. An individual employed by a dealer as a hearing aid salesperson shall make application to the department.

An applicant for a license as a hearing aid dealer shall be issued a license if the applicant is over 18 years of age, is of good moral character, is a graduate of an accredited high school or secondary school, has served as a licensed hearing aid salesperson for a period of 2 years under the direction and supervision of a licensed hearing aid dealer, and passes a written examination as prescribed by the department and the board.

An applicant for a license as a hearing aid salesperson shall be issued a license if the applicant is at least 18 years of age, is of good moral character, is a graduate from an accredited high school or secondary school, successfully completes additional training and education as may be required by the department, passes a written examination as prescribed by the department and the board, and has served at least 6 months as a trainee licensed by the department.

The department and the board shall encourage the establishment of a specialized educational course of training for an individual wishing to become a licensed hearing aid dealer or hearing aid salesperson.

In place of the written examination provided in subsection (2), the department may accept successful completion of the basic home study course conducted by the national hearing aid society or may waive the examination provided for in subsection (2) when proof satisfactory to the department and the board is submitted showing that the applicant has successfully passed an examination given by the official hearing aid examining board in another state, if the examination and passing requirements at the time taken, were substantially equal to those required by the department.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 83, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1981; Am. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95233 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-10-of-2013 / Section 324.95233
Marina dredging loan origination program; establishment; requirements; limitation on loan amount.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The state treasurer may establish a marina dredging loan origination program as provided in this act.

(2) The program shall meet all of the following:

(a) A qualified financial institution shall make marina dredging loans before March 1, 2014.

(b) A person receiving a marina dredging loan shall pay an interest rate authorized under this act and established by the qualified financial institution.

(c) This state shall pay loan origination fees, on a first come first serve basis, for administrative costs incurred by the qualified financial institution equal to 5% of the original principal amount of the loan.

(3) A marina dredging loan shall comply with all of the following:

(a) Interest shall be set by the qualified financial institution at a rate of not more than the higher of 2.5% or the adjusted prime rate minus 0.75%. As used in this subdivision, "adjusted prime rate" means that term as it is defined in section 23 of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.23.

(b) The term of the loan shall not be more than 5 years.

(c) The first principal payment required under the loan shall not occur before 24 months after the issuance of the loan.

(4) A marina dredging loan shall not exceed $500,000.00 per eligible marina.

History: 2013, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.289 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-339-of-1919 / Section 287.289
Dogs imported temporarily.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

None of the provisions of this act shall be construed to require the licensing of any dog imported into this state, for a period not exceeding 30 days, for show, trial, breeding or hunting purposes.

History: 1919, Act 339, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 5274; CL 1948, 287.289
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1047 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-98-of-2017 / Section 123.1047
Noncompliance with act; civil action or injunctive relief; court costs and attorney fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) If a local governmental body is allegedly not complying with this act, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney of the county in which the local governmental body serves, or educational institution or private school aggrieved by the local governmental body may provide written notice of noncompliance to the local governmental body. If the local governmental body fails to cure the noncompliance within 30 days after receiving the written notice of noncompliance, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney of the county in which the local governmental body serves, or educational institution or private school aggrieved by the local governmental body may commence a civil action to compel compliance or to enjoin further noncompliance with this act.

(2) An action for injunctive relief against a local governmental body must be commenced in the circuit court, and venue is proper in any county in which the local governmental body serves. If an educational institution or private school commences an action for injunctive relief, that educational institution or private school is not required to post security as a condition for obtaining a preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order.

(3) If a local governmental body is not complying with this act, and an educational institution or private school commences a civil action against the local governmental body for injunctive relief to compel compliance or to enjoin further noncompliance with the act and succeeds in obtaining relief in the action, the educational institution or private school may recover court costs and reasonable attorney fees for the action.

History: 2017, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 13, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.1a — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.1a
Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, on and after the effective date of a passenger railroad maximum speed limit specified in a final order of the director of the state transportation department, an ordinance of a village prescribing the maximum speed limit of locomotives used in passenger train operations or of passenger railroad trains shall not be enforceable as to a speed limit other than the limit set forth in the order.

History: Add. 1984, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.317 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-89-of-1933 / Section 451.317
Fiduciary's relation to security holders; reports of purchases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

All mortgagors and all persons who are depositaries, solicitors, and members of protective committees shall be deemed to be in a fiduciary relationship to the holders or owners of the securities with respect to which they are mortgagors, depositaries, solicitors, and members of protective committees, respectively, whether or not such holders or owners have deposited their securities and/or consented to the protective committee agreement; and every purchase by a mortgagor, depositary, solicitor or member of a protective committee of securities with respect to which such purchaser is the mortgagor, depositary, solicitor or member of a protective committee, respectively, shall be forthwith disclosed in writing to the commission by such purchaser.

History: 1933, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1933; Am. 1937, Act 212, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1937; CL 1948, 451.317
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.954 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-62-of-1956 / Section 257.954
Inspection of code.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Upon adoption of the code by reference, the city, township, or village clerk shall maintain in his or her office a copy of the code for inspection by the public or a person charged under the code.

History: 1956, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1979, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.665 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.665
Polling places; forms, stationery and supplies; provision, delivery, approval by state bureau of elections.
Status: in_force

Sec. 665.

All forms, stationery and supplies required by the several boards of precinct election inspectors for all federal, state, district and county primaries and elections shall be furnished in accordance with sections 666, 667, 668, 669 and 670 of this act. All forms, stationery and supplies to be provided by the secretary of state and the boards of county election commissioners shall be delivered to the county clerks who shall, in turn, deliver them to the several city and township clerks at the time official ballots are delivered, and said ballots, as well as all forms, stationery and supplies referred to in sections 666, 667, 668, 669 and 670 of this act, shall be delivered by said city and township clerks to the several boards of precinct election inspectors in sufficient time for use at any such primary or election. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any publisher, printer or supplier to offer for sale to any county, city, village or township clerk or election commission any of the following until such shall have been approved by the state bureau of elections:

Statements of returns

Tally books and poll books

Combined tally and statement books

Certificates of electors sworn to disability

Envelopes for transmitting tally books, statement books, poll books and election certificates

Wrappers for securing voted ballots

Applications for ballots

Anything which is required by the election law to be approved, prescribed or recommended by the secretary of state or state director of elections.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to forms printed on the direct order of any county, city, village or township clerk or election commission.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 1957, Act 198, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.51 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-14-of-1926-Ex-Sess- / Section 141.51
Creation of sinking fund for public buildings and sites; tax referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The board of supervisors of any county are hereby authorized to levy a tax of not to exceed 2 mills on the assessed valuation of said county each year for a period of not to exceed 10 years, for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to be used for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of public buildings; provided the proposition of levying such tax to create such sinking fund shall be submitted to the electors of the county and approved by a majority of those voting thereon in the manner provided in this act.

History: 1926, Ex. Sess., Act 14, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1926; CL 1929, 1256; CL 1948, 141.51
Mich. Comp. Laws § 435.371 — MI Code / Chapter 435 / Act Act-42-of-2023 / Section 435.371
Women Veterans Recognition Day.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) The legislature recognizes all of the following:

(a) Women have proudly served the United States in many military roles throughout its history. The roles include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

( i ) Soldiers, disguised as men, during the American Revolution and the American Civil War.

( ii ) Nurses in World War I.

( iii ) Combat helicopter pilots in Afghanistan.

(b) Women have served as an informal part of the United States Armed Forces since its inception. Women have served as a formal part of the United States Armed Forces since the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901.

(c) In 1917, the United States Navy announced that it would allow women to enlist. During World War I, approximately 12,000 women served in the United States Navy as couriers and translators, among other roles. By 1945, the end of World War II, there were approximately 280,000 women in the United States Armed Forces.

(d) Women were permitted to serve as permanent members of the United States Armed Forces with the enactment of the women's armed services integration act of 1948, but the federal law restricted women to not more than 2% of the enlisted force for each branch of the United States Armed Forces. A subsequent act in 1967 lifted the restriction and allowed women to achieve higher military rank.

(e) Laws passed since the 1970s have formally granted veteran status to women with World War II service; have recognized the many contributions made by women veterans; and have allowed women veterans more equal status and access to benefits, opportunities, and programs from the federal government, state governments, and veteran service organizations.

(f) More than 2,000,000 women veterans live in the United States, and approximately 48,000 women veterans reside in this state.

(2) In recognition of women veterans, the legislature declares that June 12 of each year shall be known as "Women Veterans Recognition Day".

History: 2023, Act 42, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2023