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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.925 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.925
Board of law examiners; applicants for admission; rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 925.

The board of law examiners has charge of the investigation and examination of all persons who initially apply for admission to the bar of this state. The board may adopt suitable regulations, subject to approval by the supreme court, concerning the performance of its functions and duties. Regulations adopted pursuant to this section need not be published pursuant to Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 24.71 to 24.82, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1948, as amended. The board has the power of subpoena, and the authority to administer oaths, and to take testimony under oath, which may be exercised by any member of the board in cases of applicants for admission to the bar.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.236 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-101-of-1979 / Section 21.236
Fiscal note for rules requiring disbursement; request for appropriation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

For rules promulgated under a state law which require a disbursement under this act, the state agency promulgating the rules shall prepare and submit a fiscal note to the joint committee on administrative rules and to the director. The fiscal note shall include an estimate of the cost of the rule during the first 3 fiscal years of the rule's operation. The department shall submit a request for an appropriation, if necessary, for all rules approved pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended. The legislature shall then appropriate the amount required in an appropriation bill introduced as a result of the request.

History: 1979, Act 101, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1883 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1883
Aggregate academic status of students; P-20 longitudinal data system; review.
Status: in_force

Sec. 283.

(1) Using the data provided to the center as required by section 244 of this act, the center shall use the P-20 longitudinal data system to inform interested Michigan high schools and the public regarding the aggregate academic status of its students. The center shall work with the public universities and the Michigan Association of State Universities and in cooperation with the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.

(2) Michigan high schools shall systematically inform the public universities about the use of information received under this section in a manner prescribed by the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals in cooperation with the Michigan Association of State Universities.

(3) The center shall conduct a review of the statewide longitudinal data system and associated data collection processes to identify strategies that would allow for the legal dissemination of student directory information for all students in grades 11 and 12 to Michigan public and independent nonprofit postsecondary institutions.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2019, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.215 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-137-of-1929 / Section 455.215
Marshal; powers, compensation, removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The board of trustees may appoint a marshal, whose duties shall be to enforce the by-laws of said corporation. Said marshal shall have the authority of a deputy sheriff in maintaining peace and order and the enforcement of law on the lands under the jurisdiction of the corporation, and in addition thereto shall be vested with authority to make arrests, in accordance with law, for the violation of the by-laws of said corporation. Compensation of said marshal shall be fixed and paid by said corporation and the said corporation shall alone be responsible for his acts; he may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the trustees, with or without cause; in the discharge of his duties in respect to any matter that is an offense against the general laws of the state, his fees and charges shall be regulated and paid in the same manner as other officers.

History: 1929, Act 137, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 10377; CL 1948, 455.215
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3642 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-403-of-2004 / Section 338.3642
Summary suspension.
Status: in_force

Sec. 42.

(1) After it conducts an investigation, the department may issue an order summarily suspending a license based on an affidavit by an individual who is familiar with the facts set forth in the affidavit, or, if appropriate, based on an affidavit made on information and belief, that an imminent threat to the integrity of the sport, the public interest, or the welfare and safety of a contestant exists.

(2) A person whose license is summarily suspended under this section may petition the department to dissolve the order. If it receives a petition to dissolve a summary suspension order under this subsection, the department may deny the request to dissolve the order, grant the request to dissolve the order, or immediately schedule a hearing to decide whether to grant or deny the request to dissolve the order.

(3) At a hearing described in subsection (2), an administrative law hearings examiner shall dissolve the summary suspension order, unless sufficient evidence is presented that an imminent threat to the integrity of the sport, the public interest, or the welfare and safety of a contestant exists that requires emergency action and continuation of the department's summary suspension order.

(4) The record created at a hearing described in subsection (2) to dissolve a summary suspension order shall become part of the record on the complaint at any subsequent hearing in a contested case on the complaint.

(5) A summary suspension of a contestant under section 48(5) for refusal or failure to submit to a drug test or for the presence of controlled substances, alcohol, enhancers, stimulants, performance enhancing drugs, or other drugs or substances prohibited by rules promulgated by the department, or derivatives or metabolites of controlled substances, alcohol, enhancers, stimulants, performance enhancing drugs, or other drugs or substances prohibited by rules promulgated by the department, shall proceed under this section.

History: 2004, Act 403, Eff. Feb. 20, 2005; Am. 2015, Act 183, Eff. Feb. 10, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.45102 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.45102
Violation of part; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 45102.

A person who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or a fine of not less than $10.00 or more than $100.00, or both.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.2104 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-213-of-1982 / Section 449.2104
Effective date; repeal of MCL 449.201 to 449.231.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1104.

The effective date of this act is January 1, 1983 and, except as otherwise provided in section 1105, Act No. 110 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being sections 449.201 to 449.231 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.

History: 1982, Act 213, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.1101 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-268-of-1986 / Section 4.1101
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "legislative council act".

History: 1986, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17103 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17103
Use of titles, words, or initials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17103.

Beginning on the effective date of rules promulgated under section 17117, an individual shall not use the titles "licensed midwife" or "l.m.", or similar words or initials that indicate that the individual is licensed as a midwife, unless the individual is licensed under this part.

History: Add. 2016, Act 417, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7523a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7523a
Stay of civil forfeiture during pending criminal proceedings; forfeiture hearing; burden of proof; return of property; applicability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7523a.

(1) If section 7521a applies to a forfeiture case under this article, the seized property is subject to forfeiture under section 7521, and a person has filed a claim as provided under section 7523, a civil forfeiture action under this act must be stayed during the pendency of the applicable criminal proceedings. The civil forfeiture action must proceed after the defendant is convicted of, or enters a guilty plea to, the offense involved, or 1 or more of the events described in section 7521a(2) applies.

(2) At the forfeiture hearing, the plaintiff must prove 1 or both of the following, as applicable:

(a) The property is subject to forfeiture as provided in section 7521(1).

(b) If a person, other than the person who has been convicted of a violation of this article or entered into a plea agreement in connection with a violation of this article as provided under section 7521a(1), claims an ownership or security interest in the property, that the person claiming the interest in the property had prior knowledge of or consented to the commission of the crime.

(3) If the plaintiff fails to meet the burden of proof under subsection (2), property seized under section 7522 must be returned to the owner not more than 14 days from the date the court issues a dispositive order.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 7521a, property must be returned to the owner not more than 14 days after the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) A warrant is not issued against a person for the commission of a crime within 90 days after the property was seized.

(b) All charges against the person relating to the commission of a crime are dismissed.

(c) The person charged with committing a crime is acquitted of the crime.

(d) In the case of multiple defendants, all persons charged with committing a crime are acquitted of the crime.

(e) Entry of a court order under this article for the return of the property.

(5) A party to a forfeiture proceeding may seek an extension of the time periods described in this section for good cause. The court may grant a motion for an extension under this subsection for good cause shown.

(6) This section does not apply to forfeiture proceedings in which the aggregate fair market value of the property and currency seized exceeds $20,000.00, excluding the value of contraband, if the forfeiture proceedings were initiated in connection with the seizure of property by law enforcement officers appointed by a public airport authority created under section 110 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.110, or by a regional airport authority created under section 139 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.139.

History: Add. 2019, Act 8, Eff. Aug. 7, 2019; Am. 2022, Act 87, Imd. Eff. May 26, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.607 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-293-of-1937 / Section 125.607
Powers; procedure for exercising.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Procedure for exercising powers. The exercise of a state public body of the powers herein granted shall be by resolution or ordinance in the manner and with such notice as is now or hereafter may be prescribed by the city or village charter or the law of this state.

History: 1937, Act 293, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; Am. 1938, Ex. Sess., Act 6, Imd. Eff. Sept. 8, 1938; CL 1948, 125.607
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50522 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50522
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50522.

The authority may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11904 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11904
Additional powers of municipality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11904.

A municipality may do any of the following:

Include in a contract with a municipality or person provisions to the effect that the municipality will require all residential waste subject to its jurisdiction and police power under applicable law or charter and collected within its limits, whether by a municipality or person operating under contract with the municipality, to be disposed of at the waste management project. If so included, the municipality shall enact legislation with appropriate penalties to make the requirement effective. However, a township, by resolution, may disapprove the collection of waste within the township boundaries by a county.

Provide by contract with a municipality or person for the ownership of a waste management project after all indebtedness with respect to the project has been retired.

Provide that rates or charges to users and beneficiaries of the service furnished by the waste management project shall be a lien on the premises for which the services have been provided, and that amounts delinquent for 3 months or more may be certified annually to the proper tax assessing officer or agency of the municipality, to be entered upon the next tax roll against the premises to which the services have been rendered. The charges shall be collected and the lien enforced in the same manner as provided for the collection of taxes assessed upon the tax roll and the enforcement of a lien for unpaid taxes. The time and manner of certification and other details in respect to the collection of the rates and charges and the enforcement of the lien shall be prescribed by the governing body of the municipality. The municipality may authorize a person or municipality to impose, levy, and collect rates or charges against users and beneficiaries of the service furnished by the waste management project. The municipality may agree with a municipality or person that the rates and charges shall be a lien on the premises serviced, and may further agree that the collection of the rates and charges imposed may be collected and the lien enforced in the same manner as provided in this subsection for the collection of rates and charges and the enforcement of a lien by the municipality.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.1543 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-436-of-2012 / Section 141.1543
Findings; declarations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) That the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state would be materially and adversely affected by the insolvency of local governments and that the fiscal accountability of local governments is vitally necessary to the interests of the citizens of this state to assure the provision of necessary governmental services essential to public health, safety, and welfare.

(b) That it is vitally necessary to protect the credit of this state and its political subdivisions and that it is necessary for the public good and it is a valid public purpose for this state to take action and to assist a local government in a financial emergency so as to remedy the financial emergency by requiring prudent fiscal management and efficient provision of services, permitting the restructuring of contractual obligations, and prescribing the powers and duties of state and local government officials and emergency managers.

(c) That the fiscal stability of local governments is necessary to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state and it is a valid public purpose for this state to assist a local government in a condition of financial emergency by providing for procedures of alternative dispute resolution between a local government and its creditors to resolve disputes, to determine criteria for establishing the existence of a financial emergency, and to set forth the conditions for a local government to exercise powers under federal bankruptcy law.

(d) That the authority and powers conferred by this act constitute a necessary program and serve a valid public purpose.

History: 2012, Act 436, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 803.228 — MI Code / Chapter 803 / Act Act-73-of-1988 / Section 803.228
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

This act shall take effect October 1, 1988.

History: 1988, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988; Am. 1988, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30328 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.30328
Applicability to "navigable waters" and "waters of the United States" as defined under federal law.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30328.

For the purposes of this part, the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities exercised by the department because of federal approval of Michigan's permit program under section 404(g) and (h) of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1344, apply only to "navigable waters" and "waters of the United States" as defined under section 502(7) of the federal water pollution control act, 33 USC 1362, and further refined by federally promulgated rules and court decisions that have the full effect and force of federal law. Determining whether additional regulation is necessary to protect Michigan waters beyond the scope of federal law is the responsibility of the Michigan legislature based on its determination of what is in the best interest of the citizens of this state.

History: Add. 2013, Act 98, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5307 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5307
Project planning documents; review; approval or disapproval; extension of review period; notice of deficiencies; review of subsequent submittals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5307.

(1) The department shall review, generally in priority order, any planning documents for projects in the fundable range and either approve or disapprove a planning document within 120 days after notifying the municipality of its inclusion in the intended use plan submitted under section 5306. Upon determination by the department that a project is complex and warrants additional review, the department shall notify the municipality and may extend the review period described in this subsection for not more than 60 days.

(2) If a planning document is disapproved, the department shall notify the municipality of any deficiencies that need to be corrected. The municipality shall correct any deficiencies and submit an amended planning document to the department within 45 days after receiving notice under this subsection.

(3) The department shall review subsequent submittals and either approve or disapprove an amended planning document within 90 days after the amended planning document is submitted.

(4) If an amended planning document is not approved, the department shall notify the municipality of the deficiencies.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. Act 132, Imd. Eff. June 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 419.101 — MI Code / Chapter 419 / Act Act-329-of-1937 / Section 419.101
Peace officers; disability, total, partial; compensation, maximum; medical care.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any peace officer, either elective or appointive, of the state of Michigan, or of any political subdivision thereof, who shall suffer disability as a result of active duty in enforcing the laws of the state of Michigan, or of an adjoining state, shall, in addition to the compensation hereinafter provided be furnished reasonable medical, surgical and hospital services during the period or periods of such disability.

During the period or periods such officer, by reason of such disability, is unable to earn any income, he shall be deemed to be totally disabled and shall receive the sum of $18.00 per week: Provided, however, That in cases where such peace officer shall be inducted into service temporarily and shall be disabled as a result of such temporary service, he shall be deemed to be totally disabled for such period of time as he shall be unable to earn wages or income from his regular employment or occupation.

During the period or periods such officer, by reason of such disability, is able to earn less than his regular income, he shall be deemed to be partially disabled and shall receive as weekly compensation the difference between his average weekly wages or income before such disability starts, and the average weekly wages or income which he receives thereafter, not exceeding $18.00 per week: Provided, however, That in cases where such peace officer shall be inducted into service temporarily and shall be disabled as a result of such temporary service, he shall be deemed to be partially disabled for such period of time as he shall be unable to earn his regular wages or income from his regular employment or occupation.

Provided, That the total compensation to any such peace officer shall not exceed the total sum of $5,000.00.

History: 1937, Act 329, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1937; Am. 1939, Act 164, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 34, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 419.101
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.229 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.229
Preparation and form of new plat; filing copies; caption; approval; distribution of copies; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 229.

(1) If the court orders a plat to be vacated, corrected, or revised in whole or in part, the court shall also direct plaintiff to prepare, in the form required by this act for a final plat, either a new plat of the part of the subdivision affected by the judgment or a new plat of the entire subdivision if the court's judgment affects a major part of the subdivision.

(2) Five true copies of the new plat, accompanied by a copy of the court's judgment, shall be filed with the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth. The caption of the new plat shall include a statement that it is a corrected or revised plat of all or part of the same subdivision covered by the original plat.

(3) After the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth has examined the new or amended plat for compliance with the court judgment and the provisions of this act for the making and filing of original final plats and has approved the new or amended plat, the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall distribute 1 copy each to the register of deeds, clerk of the municipality, county treasurer, and county road commission. One copy shall be filed in the office of the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.

(4) Fees for recording and filing documents as required by this section shall be the same as for an original final plat.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978; Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.812 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-470-of-2016 / Section 399.812
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this act.

History: 2016, Act 470, Eff. Apr. 5, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 201.15 — MI Code / Chapter 201 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 201.15
Vacancies in certain county offices; temporary appointment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

When at any time there shall be in either of the offices of county clerk or prosecuting attorney, no officer duly authorized to execute the duties thereof, the judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which the county where such vacancy exists shall be situated may appoint some suitable person to perform the duties of either of said officers for the time being; and when at any time there shall be in either of the offices of sheriff, coroner, register of deeds or county surveyor, no officer duly authorized to execute the duties thereof some suitable person may be appointed by the county clerk and prosecuting attorney of the county to perform the duties of either of said offices for the time being.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 15; Am. 1851, Act 172, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1851; CL 1857, 487; CL 1871, 629; How. 663; CL 1897, 1169; CL 1915, 255; CL 1929, 3362; CL 1948, 201.15