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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8395 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8395
Parking violations bureau; establishment; purpose; operating expense; operation by downtown development authority; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8395.

(1) A city, village, or township may establish a parking violations bureau to accept civil infraction admissions in parking violation cases and to collect and retain civil fines and costs as prescribed by ordinance. Beginning August 1, 1979, a parking violations bureau may also accept pleas of guilty in parking violation cases if the violation occurred before August 1, 1979, and may collect and retain fines and costs as prescribed by ordinance at the time the violation occurred. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the expense of operating parking violations bureaus shall be borne by the city, village, or township and the personnel of the bureau shall be city, village, or township employees.

(2) A city, village, or township may designate a downtown development authority located in that city, village, or township to operate a parking violations bureau under this section. The administration, expenses, personnel, distribution of parking violation revenue, and related matters shall be determined by a written agreement between the downtown development authority and the legislative body of the city, village, or township in which the downtown development authority is located.

(3) As used in this section, "downtown development authority" means an authority as defined under section 1 of 1975 PA 197, MCL 125.1651.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1978, Act 511, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1979, Act 67, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 2005, Act 287, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.280 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-246-of-1931 / Section 41.280
Assessment of benefits against township and parcels of land; review; assessment against state lands; numbering of districts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The commissioners shall apportion the percentage of the total cost of the improvement which the township at large shall be taxed to pay by reason of the benefit to the public convenience and welfare, which shall not exceed 25% of the total cost of the improvement, and may apportion a percentage of the total cost of the improvement, to be borne by the board of county road commissioners from the county road fund, and shall also apportion the percentage of the benefits to accrue to any piece or parcel of land by reason of the construction of that improvement over and above the sum of the percent assessed against the township at large and the percentage, if any, apportioned to the board of county road commissioners to be paid from the county road fund as provided in this section, which percent of benefit shall be apportioned upon and assessed against the lands benefited, according to the benefits received, and which apportionment shall be announced at the time and place of hearing objections to and equalizing the apportionment of benefits. The assessments of percent benefits shall be subject to review and correction and may be reviewed in the manner provided in this act. All appeals in this act provided for shall be from the apportionment of the percent of benefits. Any state lands, except state tax homestead or state swamp lands under the control of the department of natural resources, benefited by any such improvement, shall be liable to assessment in the same manner as are privately owned lands. The amount of any assessment on state land shall be certified by the board of county road commissioners, and shall be paid by the state treasurer. Payment shall be made out of any funds in the state treasury appropriated for that purpose. In any case where an assessment is imposed by the board of county road commissioners under this act the state shall have the same right of appeal as is given to owners of other lands. The board of county road commissioners shall designate each assessment district by number, by which number it shall thereafter be known. Whenever any state land is assessed for benefits, the board of county road commissioners shall give 10 days' notice to the state treasurer of the time and place of the hearing of objections on account of the assessment.

History: 1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 41.280; Am. 2002, Act 373, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.51503c — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.51503c
Prescribed burn; notice of location; record of attempts to notify; contents of notice; violation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51503c.

(1) Before conducting a prescribed burn, the department shall attempt to notify by telephone and electronic mail the township supervisor and the primary public safety answering point of each township where the prescribed burn is to take place. The department shall maintain a record of the notification attempts. The notice shall include all of the following:

(a) The location, expected date, and estimated number of acres of the prescribed burn.

(b) The name, electronic mail address, and telephone number of the person in charge of the prescribed burn.

(2) A violation of this section is not subject to section 51512.

History: Add. 2017, Act 60, Eff. Sept. 26, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.52 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-55-of-1967 / Section 12.52
Relief of state treasurer from liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

In carrying out the duties imposed under section 1, the state treasurer shall be relieved from all legal liabilities which might attach to his actions.

History: 1967, Act 55, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.533 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-5-of-1956 / Section 730.533
Conciliation division; transfer to regular division; costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

Either party to a suit in the conciliation division shall be entitled to make demand, before the commencement of the hearing in his cause, to transfer the cause to the regular division; the conciliator shall then transfer the cause to the regular division of the court. At the termination of the suit, the judge hearing the same shall have discretion to save the opposite party harmless from costs caused by the transfer to the regular division, if in his opinion the cause should have been heard in the conciliation division.

History: Add. 1957, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.821 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.821
Disposition and use of fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 821.

For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990 and each fiscal year thereafter, $120,000.00 or 5% of the revenue from the road test fees, whichever is greater, shall be deposited in the transportation economic development fund from behind-the-wheel road test fees collected pursuant to section 309 in connection with the issuance of a vehicle group designation or indorsement. The balance of the revenue from these fees shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund and shall be used to cover administrative costs of the department of state associated with new duties imposed with respect to commercial vehicles pursuant to Act No. 346 of the Public Acts of 1988.

History: Add. 1989, Act 280, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1502 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-366-of-2014 / Section 722.1502
Motion to set aside order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

In a proceeding under this act, a party may file a motion to set aside the order entered under section 6(3) or contesting a child's paternity as provided in the revocation of paternity act, 2012 PA 159, MCL 722.1431 to 722.1445.

History: 2014, Act 366, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.626 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-284-of-1964 / Section 141.626
Capital gains and losses; determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

Capital gains and capital losses, other than gains and losses on securities issued by the government of the United States, shall be included in income only to the extent of that portion of the gains or losses which occur after the effective date of this ordinance. In determining the amount of gain or loss, the taxpayer may use net proceeds from the sale or exchange less fair market value as of the effective date of this ordinance. The fair market value of property shall be determined by an appraisal or similar reliable evidence. The fair market value of a security shall be the last quoted price on the last business day prior to the effective date. For a security traded over the counter the last quoted price shall be the last bid price on the last business day prior to the effective date. The taxpayer may determine the gain or loss on a transaction in the same manner as for federal income tax purposes taking into account only that portion thereof which occurs after the effective date. The portion of that gain or loss includible in computing taxable income will be the same proportion of the total gain or loss as the period of time the property was held after the effective date of the ordinance bears to the total time the property was held. In any city adopting this ordinance which had a valid local income tax ordinance in effect on January 1, 1964, capital gains and losses shall be included to the extent of that portion of such gains or losses which occur after the effective date of the original city income tax ordinance.

If capital losses exceed capital gains in a taxable year, the unused portion may be utilized to the same extent and on the same basis as under the federal internal revenue code.

History: 1964, Act 284, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.622 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-77-of-1951 / Section 211.622
Specific tax on mining property before production of ore or construction of plants.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Before the first calendar year in which production of merchantable ore from a low grade iron ore mining property has been established on a commercial basis, or before the period of construction of the plants for the beneficiation or treatment of low grade iron ore and the period of experimental operation of the plants, the low grade iron ore mining property shall be subject to a specific tax equal to the rated annual capacity of the plant in gross tons multiplied by .55% of the mine value per gross ton, based upon the projected natural iron analysis of the iron ore pellets or of the concentrated and/or agglomerated products, multiplied by the percent of construction completion of the low grade iron ore mining property.

History: 1951, Act 77, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1951; Am. 1959, Act 147, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1978, Act 537, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.522 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-266-of-2001 / Section 288.522
Conduct as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

A person, alone or through an agent, as the agent of any other person, or as the officer or agent of any firm or corporation, who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $250.00 and not more than $2,500.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both:

Violates this act, the pasteurized milk ordinance adopted under this act, or a rule promulgated under this act.

Provides false or fraudulent information on an application or in response to a request from the director.

History: 2001, Act 266, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2723 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2723
Evidence of market price; time, place, surprise.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2723.

If an action based on anticipatory repudiation comes to trial before the time for performance with respect to some or all of the goods, any damages based on market price (section 2708 or section 2713) shall be determined according to the price of such goods prevailing at the time when the aggrieved party learned of the repudiation.

If evidence of a price prevailing at the times or places described in this article is not readily available the price prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described or at any other place which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would serve as a reasonable substitute for the one described may be used, making any proper allowance for the cost of transporting the goods to or from such other place.

Evidence of a relevant price prevailing at a time or place other than the one described in this article offered by one party is not admissible unless and until he has given the other party such notice as the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1901 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-154-of-2023 / Section 380.1901
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act may be cited as the "clean drinking water access act".

History: 2023, Act 154, Eff. Oct. 24, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 53.151 — MI Code / Chapter 53 / Act Act-378-of-1921 / Section 53.151
Scope of act; referendum on adoption; tract index, establishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The provisions of this act shall apply only to counties having a population of 900,000 and upwards and those counties that now have county abstract books and are operating abstract offices: Provided, That upon the petition of not less than 8 per centum of the electors of any county not coming within the provisions of this act according to the vote cast for secretary of state in said county at the last general election presented to the board of supervisors of such county at any regular or special meeting of said board, it shall be the duty of said board to submit to the electors of said county the proposal for said county to own and operate an abstract office and the books, indexes, etc., necessary for the conducting of such abstract office, at the next general election or at a special election called for that purpose: And provided further, That any county in which such proposition shall have been so submitted it shall require a majority vote of the ballots cast on such proposition favoring such proposition before the same shall be adopted: Provided further, That the board of supervisors of any county having a population less than 900,000 may establish and provide for a tract index in said county by a majority vote of the board of supervisors, and no petition signed by electors shall be required to be filed with the board of supervisors to authorize the establishment and maintenance of such tract indexes. All acts or parts of acts whether local or general in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

History: 1921, Act 378, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 1390; Am. 1941, Act 32, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 53.151
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1722 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1722
Protection of recipient from abuse or neglect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 722.

A recipient of mental health services shall not be subjected to abuse or neglect.

The department, each community mental health services program, each licensed hospital, and each service provider under contract with the department, community mental health services program, or licensed hospital shall ensure that appropriate disciplinary action is taken against those who have engaged in abuse or neglect.

A recipient of mental health services who is abused or neglected has a right to pursue injunctive and other appropriate civil relief.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Aug. 6, 1975; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3138 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3138
Advising persons in writing; statement on membership certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1138.

Prior to accepting a person as a member or any membership fee or member capital, a cooperative shall advise the person in writing of the items in subdivisions (a) to (g). A cooperative shall also conspicuously state on each membership certificate the items in subdivisions (a), (e), and (f):

A statement that the corporation is a cooperative subject to this act and under what act it is organized.

A statement that the purpose of becoming a member of a cooperative is to assure access to the goods, services, and facilities of the cooperative and not to gain profit.

A statement of voting rights and rights to notice of meetings of members.

A statement of the qualifications for admission to and retention of membership and the right of the cooperative to terminate membership, if any.

A statement of the restrictions, if any, on the transfer of memberships.

A statement of the rights to redemption of a member capital, if any, or a statement that member capital is not redeemable.

A statement of the right of members to call special meetings or cause a mail ballot, to receive annual reports, and to secure other material information concerning the cooperative.

History: Add. 1984, Act 209, Eff. Nov. 1, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1518 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1518
Considerations and standards; applicability; appeal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 518.

The considerations set forth in section 509(4) and the standards set forth in section 516 shall only apply for purposes of this act and may be appealed only as specifically provided in this act. An appeal from a final determination of an independent hearing officer shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 6 of the administrative procedures act, except that the appeal shall be taken within 30 days after the final determination, upon leave granted, in the court of appeals.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.778 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-185-of-1957 / Section 123.778
Court commissioners; determination of necessity, damages, report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 48.

The court commissioners shall determine whether it is necessary to take for public use or benefit the property described in the petition, and if so, shall appraise the damages to be paid as compensation for each piece or parcel of property, and shall report such decision in writing, signed by them or a majority of them, at or before the time fixed for that purpose, but it shall not be necessary for the court commissioners to report on all of the property at one time.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4412d — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4412d
Conveyance or lease of public facilities at less than fair market value or below market rates.
Status: in_force

Sec. 412d.

(1) If an authority determines that a sale price or rental value at below market rate will assist in increasing employment or private investment in a development area, the authority may determine a sale price or rental value for public facilities owned or developed by the authority at below market rate.

(2) If public facilities are conveyed or leased at less than fair market value or at below market rates, the terms of the conveyance or lease shall include legal and equitable remedies and rights to assure that the public facilities are used as eligible property. Legal and equitable remedies and rights may include penalties and actual or liquidated damages. If public facilities for public benefit are provided to private owners or users of eligible property, the terms of the conveyance or lease shall include a benefit to the private owner or user.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81107 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81107
Manufacturer's certificate of origin.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81107.

A person shall not sell or otherwise transfer an ORV to a dealer, to be used by the dealer for purposes of display and resale, without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's certificate of origin executed in accordance with this section. A dealer shall not purchase or otherwise acquire a new ORV without obtaining a manufacturer's certificate of origin.

A manufacturer's certificate of origin shall contain the following information:

A description of the ORV, including year, make, model or series, and vehicle identification number.

Certification of the date of the transfer of the ORV to the dealer.

The dealer's name and address.

Certification that this transaction is the first transfer of the new ORV in ordinary commerce.

The transferor's signature and address.

An assignment of a manufacturer's certificate of origin shall be printed on the reverse side of the certificate. The assignment shall include the name and address of the transferee, a certification that the ORV is new, and a warranty that the title at the time of delivery is subject only to the secured interests set forth in the assignment.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.269 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.269
County road commissioner; appointment to fill vacancy; oath; bond; term.
Status: in_force

Sec. 269.

If a vacancy occurs in the office of county road commissioner, a qualified person shall be appointed to fill the vacancy by the county board of commissioners. The person appointed shall take the oath of office, give bond in the manner required by law, and hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and qualified. However, in a county in which county road commissioners are elected, if the vacancy occurs more than 7 days before the nominating petition filing deadline as provided in section 254 for the general November election that is not the general November election at which a successor in office would be elected if there were no vacancy, the person appointed shall hold office only until a successor is elected at the next general November election in the manner provided by law and qualifies for office. The successor shall hold the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1968, Act 156, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1990, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990; Am. 2014, Act 94, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.230 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.230
Recovery of penalty; disposition of funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 230.

Every penalty provided for by this code, if not otherwise provided for, shall be sued for and recovered in the name of the people by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the insurer or the agent or agents so violating shall be situated; and shall be paid into the treasury of said county; such penalties may also be sued for and recovered in the name of the people, by the attorney general, and, when sued for and collected by him, shall be paid into the state treasury.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2302 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2302
Proceeding on behalf of minor's child.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.

A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016