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Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.740 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-267-of-2001 / Section 288.740
Mobile frozen dessert plant; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 180.

A person that owns or operates a mobile frozen dessert plant shall ensure all of the following:

A mobile frozen dessert plant meets all requirements of this act exclusive of toilet facilities.

A mobile frozen dessert plant has a potable water supply tank, of sufficient capacity, tilted toward a capped drain cock. The water inlet pipes shall be of removable flexible copper or other approved tubing with the nozzle for the hose connection capped and fully protected when not being used. A hose for connection to a potable water supply shall be provided and used exclusively for that purpose.

A mobile frozen dessert plant has a suitable waste tank with a capacity at least equal to the water supply tank that is tilted toward a drain cock with an adequate method of gauging the contents. It shall be emptied and flushed as often as necessary at an approved location, in order to maintain sanitary conditions.

A mobile frozen dessert plant has a refrigerated box of ample capacity for storage of the various ingredients carried that need refrigeration and constructed of noncorrosive material, the floor of which is pitched toward a drain. Temperature shall be maintained at 45°F (7°C) or lower in the refrigerated box, and it shall be equipped with an indicating thermometer.

Mix to be frozen in a mobile frozen dessert plant is packaged in a single service container of 5 gallons or less at the place of manufacture.

A mobile frozen dessert plant has a refrigerated syrup rail with a holding plate to maintain temperatures of 50°F (10 °C) or below.

A mobile frozen dessert plant has a refuse can located within the mobile plant and a waste can or container for deposit of cups, papers, and other refuse by customers outside the mobile plant. Both shall be kept clean and so located as not to create a nuisance.

Utensils, equipment, and multiuse containers in a mobile frozen dessert plant are washed and sanitized in the mobile plant after each day's use.

History: 2001, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.155 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-159-of-1883 / Section 457.155
Property; holding, disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Every corporation formed pursuant to the provisions of this act may take and hold personal and real property so far as the same may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of the organization, not exceeding 50,000 dollars in amount and may convey, incumber, and deal with the same as it may from time to time determine by a majority vote of all members in good standing: Provided, That no property held and owned by such corporation shall be sold or incumbered except at a regular or special meeting of the assembly, 5 days' written notice of which shall have been given to every member in good standing and at the time being within the jurisdiction, which notice shall briefly state the disposition intended to be made of such property, describing it, and shall be signed by the district recording secretary or recording secretary, as the case may be, and with the seal of the assembly attached.

History: 1883, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1883; How. 4577p; CL 1897, 7872; CL 1915, 10309; CL 1929, 10591; CL 1948, 457.155
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1157 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1157
Rules; creation and contents of application forms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 157.

Subject to section 114a, the department shall promulgate rules to implement sections 156 to 161. The rules shall include an adoption by reference of the standards and criteria used by the department of education in the identification of eligible minors. The department shall also consult with the department of education on the implementation and coordination of the family support subsidy program.

The department shall create application forms and shall make the forms available to community mental health services programs for determining the eligibility of applicants. The forms shall require at least the following information, which constitutes the eligibility criteria for receipt of a family subsidy:

A statement that the family resides in this state.

Verification that the eligible minor meets the definition in section 100a.

A statement that the eligible minor resides, or is expected to reside, with his or her parent or legal guardian or, on a temporary basis, with another relative.

A statement that the family is not receiving a medical subsidy for the eligible minor under section 115h of the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 400.115h of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Verification that the taxable income for the family for the year immediately preceding the date of application did not exceed $60,000.00, unless it can be verified that the taxable income for the family for the year in which the application is made will be less than $60,000.00.

History: Add. 1983, Act 249, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1983; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1332 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1332
Transportation for pupils; nonmandatory and noncredit events; fees; rules; additional school buses; insurance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1332.

The board of a school district may collect a fee for transporting pupils enrolled in grades K to 12 to or from nonmandatory and noncredit events sponsored by the school district. Fees charged shall cover expenses for the trips involved, under rules promulgated by the state board.

A board of education shall not purchase additional school buses for the sole purpose of implementing this section.

Insurance to indemnify the school district, its officers, or employees against liability for damages arising out of the use of school buses shall be obtained before fees or fares are charged.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2803 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2803
Definitions; A to F.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2803.

(1) "Abortion" means a medical treatment that is intended to terminate a diagnosable intrauterine pregnancy for a purpose other than to produce a live birth. Abortion does not include the use or prescription of a drug or device that prevents pregnancy or a medical treatment used to remove a dead fetus or embryo whose death was the result of a spontaneous abortion.

(2) "Allowable individual" means an individual who is the subject of a birth record that is only available through the office of the state registrar and who meets any of the following:

(a) The individual was born in the jurisdiction of the office of the local registrar where the certified copy of the birth record is being sought.

(b) If the individual was adopted, the individual's adoption was ordered by a probate court that is located in the jurisdiction of the office of the local registrar where the certified copy of the birth record is being sought.

(3) "Dead body" means a human body or fetus, or a part of a dead human body or fetus, in a condition from which it may reasonably be concluded that death has occurred.

(4) "Fetal death" means the death of a fetus that has completed at least 20 weeks of gestation or weighs at least 400 grams. Fetal death includes a stillbirth. The definition of fetal death must conform in all other respects as closely as possible to the definition recommended by the federal agency responsible for vital statistics.

(5) "Fetal remains" means a dead fetus or part of a dead fetus that has completed at least 10 weeks of gestation or has reached the stage of development that, upon visual inspection of the fetus or part of the fetus, the head, torso, or extremities appear to be supported by skeletal or cartilaginous structures. Fetal remains do not include the umbilical cord or placenta.

(6) "File" means to present a certificate, report, or other record to the local registrar for registration by the state registrar.

(7) "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, interment, or other legal disposition of a dead body or fetal remains.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 2002, Act 562, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Am. 2012, Act 499, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013; Am. 2020, Act 54, Eff. June 1, 2020; Am. 2023, Act 209, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1486 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1486
Writ of habeas corpus.
Status: in_force

Sec. 486.

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the filing or deprive any individual of the benefits of a writ of habeas corpus.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.9 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.9
Unemployment insurance agency; subpoenas, issuance; enforcement; immunity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

(1) The unemployment insurance agency or its duly appointed agents may examine or copy the books, records, and papers of any employing unit relating to any requirement pertaining to this act. Any member of the unemployment insurance agency or its duly authorized agents may issue a subpoena that requires any person to do any of the following:

(a) Appear before the unemployment insurance agency or its duly authorized agents at any reasonable time and place.

(b) Be examined with reference to any matter within the scope of the inquiry or investigation being conducted by the unemployment insurance agency.

(c) Produce any books, records, or papers pertaining to the question involved.

(2) Any member of the unemployment insurance agency or its duly authorized agents may administer an oath or affirmation to a witness in any matter before the unemployment insurance agency, certify to official acts, and take depositions.

(3) If a person disobeys a subpoena, the unemployment insurance agency or the party on whose behalf the subpoena was issued may invoke the aid of any circuit court of this state to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, and papers pertaining to the question involved. Any of the circuit courts of this state within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on may, if the refusal to obey a subpoena continues, issue an order requiring the person to appear before the unemployment insurance agency or its duly authorized agents and to produce books, records, and papers if so ordered and give evidence touching the matter in question. The circuit court may punish any failure to obey its order as a contempt of court.

(4) An individual is not excused from testifying or from producing any books, records, or papers in any investigation, or upon any hearing, when ordered to do so by the unemployment insurance agency or its duly authorized agents, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, may tend to incriminate the individual or subject the individual to a criminal penalty. An individual must not be prosecuted or subjected to any criminal penalty for, or on account of, any transaction made or thing concerning which the individual is compelled, upon the claiming of the individual's privilege to testify. An individual who testifies is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in testifying.

History: 1936, Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 24, 1936; CL 1948, 421.9; Am. 1951, Act 251, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1951; Am. 1970, Act 14, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1970; Am. 2024, Act 240, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article II § 10 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article II § 10
Limitations on terms of office of members of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate from Michigan.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

No person shall be elected to office as representative in the United States House of Representatives more than three times during any twelve year period. No person shall be elected to office as senator in the United States Senate more than two times during any twenty-four year period. Any person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate for a period greater than one half of a term of such office, shall be considered to have been elected to serve one time in that office for purposes of this section. This limitation on the number of times a person shall be elected to office shall apply to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 1993.

The people of Michigan hereby state their support for the aforementioned term limits for members of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and instruct their public officials to use their best efforts to attain such a limit nationwide.

The people of Michigan declare that the provisions of this section shall be deemed severable from the remainder of this amendment and that their intention is that federal officials elected from Michigan will continue voluntarily to observe the wishes of the people as stated in this section, in the event any provision of this section is held invalid.

This section shall be self-executing. Legislation may be enacted to facilitate operation of this section, but no law shall limit or restrict the application of this section. If any part of this section is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts of this section shall not be affected but will remain in full force and effect.

History: Add. Initiated Law, approved Nov. 3, 1992, Eff. Dec. 19, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.357a — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.357a
Larceny of livestock.
Status: in_force

Sec. 357a.

Larceny of livestock-Any person who shall commit the offense of larceny by stealing the livestock of another shall be guilty of a felony.

The term "livestock" shall apply to horses, stallions, colts, geldings, mares, sheep, rams, lambs, bulls, bullocks, steers, heifers, cows, calves, mules, jacks, jennets, burros, goats, kids and swine.

History: Add. 1943, Act 171, Eff. July 30, 1943; CL 1948, 750.357a
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.528 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.528
Cancellation of bond or certificate of insurance, returning money or securities deposited as proof of financial responsibility, or waiving requirement of filing proof; conditions; certification; refusal of application by person whose proof is cancelled or returned; reestablishment of proof.
Status: in_force

Sec. 528.

The secretary of state shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of a bond or certificate of insurance, or the secretary of state shall direct and the state treasurer shall return to the person entitled to the money or securities, money or securities deposited pursuant to this chapter as proof of financial responsibility, or the secretary of state shall waive the requirement of filing proof, in any of the following events:

After 3 years from the date the proof was required if, during the 3-year period before the request, the secretary of state has not received a record of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail which would require the suspension or revocation of the license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege of the person by or for whom the proof was furnished.

If the person on whose behalf the proof was filed is deceased or if the person is permanently disabled and unable to operate a motor vehicle.

If the person who has given proof surrenders the license and registration to the secretary of state.

The secretary of state shall not consent to the cancellation of a bond or the return of money or securities if an action for damages upon a liability covered by the proof is pending, a judgment upon the liability is unsatisfied, or if the person who has filed the bond or deposited the money or securities has within 1 year immediately preceding the request been involved as an operator or owner in a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury or damage to the person or property of others. A certification of the applicant as to the nonexistence of the facts described in this subsection, that the applicant has been released from liability, or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable for the injury or damage, shall be sufficient evidence of the nonexistence of those facts, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, in the records of the secretary of state.

If a person whose proof has been canceled or returned under subsection (1)(c) applies for a license or registration within a period of 3 years from the date proof was originally required, the application shall be refused unless the applicant reestablishes the proof for the remainder of the 3-year period.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1964, Act 171, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1980, Act 398, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.19708 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.19708
Funds; transfer; use; deposit of certain bonds in determination of allocation and transfer; audit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19708.

(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), and (4), the state treasurer shall transfer money in the fund as follows:

(a) In aggregate, not more than $290,000,000.00 of the money in the fund shall be deposited into the state water pollution control revolving fund created in section 16a of the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1066a.

(b) In aggregate, not more than $710,000,000.00 of the money in the fund shall be deposited into the strategic water quality initiatives fund created in section 5204.

(2) Money in the fund may be used by the department of treasury to pay for the cost of issuing bonds and the costs incurred under section 19703(3).

(3) Bonds that are directly deposited into the state water pollution control revolving fund or strategic water quality initiatives fund as authorized by section 19703 shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining the allocation and transfer of money set forth in subsection (1).

(4) Not later than December 14, 2012, the auditor general shall conduct an audit of the fund to assure that the money in the fund has been expended in compliance with law. Not later than December 14, 2014, the auditor general shall update its initial audit to assure that money in the fund has been expended in compliance with law.

History: Add. 2002, Act 397, Eff. Nov. 5, 2002; Am. 2005, Act 256, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 2005; Am. 2010, Act 232, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 2010; Am. 2012, Act 562, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1312 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1312
Key number; first jury list; compilation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1312.

The board shall apply the key number uniformly to the names on the list received pursuant to section 1310 and compile a list or card index, to be known as the first jury list, which shall include every name and only those names as the application of the key number has designated. The board shall do this as follows:

(a) Select by a random method a starting number between 0 and the key number.

(b) Count down the list the number of names to reach the starting number. That name shall be placed on the first jury list.

(c) Continue from that name counting down the list, beginning to count again with the number 1, until the key number is reached. That name shall be placed on the first jury list.

(d) Repeat the process provided in subdivision (c) until the whole list has been counted and the names placed on the first jury list.

(e) The board shall then remove from the first jury list the name of any person who its records show served, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, as a petit or grand juror in any court of record in the county at any time in the preceding 1 year.

(f) The board, with the approval of the chief circuit judge, may remove from the first jury list the name of any person who has been convicted of a felony and is therefore disqualified from serving as a juror pursuant to section 1307a(1)(e).

History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Am. 1986, Act 104, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004; Am. 2005, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.636 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-46-of-2004 / Section 28.636
Benefit payment; prohibitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

A benefit payment shall not be made under this act if any of the following apply:

The personal injury that resulted in death or permanent and total disability was caused by the intentional misconduct of the public safety officer or by his or her intent to bring about the injury.

The public safety officer was voluntarily intoxicated at the time the personal injury occurred.

The public safety officer was performing his or her duties in a grossly negligent manner at the time the personal injury occurred.

The injury was the direct and proximate result of the actions of an individual to whom payment would be made under this act.

History: 2004, Act 46, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.650 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-295-of-1982 / Section 552.650
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50.

Except as provided in section 49, this act shall take effect July 1, 1983.

History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1061 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1061
Voluntary green pricing program.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.

An electric provider shall offer to its customers the opportunity to participate in a voluntary green pricing program under which the customer may specify, from the options made available by the electric provider, the amount of electricity attributable to the customer that will be renewable energy. If the electric provider's rates are regulated by the commission, the program, including the rates paid for renewable energy, must be approved by the commission. The customer is responsible for any additional costs incurred and shall accrue any additional savings realized by the electric provider as a result of the customer's participation in the program. If an electric provider has not yet fully recovered the incremental costs of compliance, both of the following apply:

(a) A customer that receives at least 50% of the customer's average monthly electricity consumption through the program is exempt from paying surcharges for incremental costs of compliance.

(b) Before entering into an agreement to participate in a commission-approved voluntary green pricing program with a customer that will not receive at least 50% of the customer's average monthly electricity consumption through the program, the electric provider shall notify the customer that the customer will be responsible for the full applicable charges for the incremental costs of compliance and for participation in the voluntary renewable energy program as provided under this section.

History: Add. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 33.33 — MI Code / Chapter 33 / Act Act-184-of-1893 / Section 33.33
Honorary commissions; issuance by governor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

The governor may issue honorary commissions at his pleasure to individuals who will promote the best interests of the state, particularly in the areas of water safety, water recreational facilities, boating facilities and improved marine recreational developments and assist in the promotion and expansion of recruiting, training and educational facilities of marine oriented associations.

History: 1893, Act 184, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1893; CL 1897, 1748; CL 1915, 1030; CL 1929, 776; CL 1948, 33.33; Am. 1969, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.133 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-371-of-1972 / Section 397.133
Eligibility of library for membership in network; connection to state library; agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A library shall maintain a collection of at least 1,000,000 volumes in order to be eligible for membership in the network. A library shall be connected to the state library by means of electronic equipment and shall agree to supply for interlibrary loan any volume in its collection, not in use, except rare volumes, reference works, books on reserve for course work, volumes of serials, fragile materials, and all other library materials which are not loaned under its regulations.

History: 1972, Act 371, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973