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Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.31 — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.31
Local or public improvements; approval; determination of necessity; special assessments; bonds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.

Each charter township may make local or public improvements by paving streets that are not a part of the county highway system, laying curbs and gutters, installing elevated structures for foot travel over highways within the township with the written approval of the director of the state transportation department if the highways are state highways or with the written approval of the board of county road commissioners if the highways are county roads, laying sidewalks, installing solid waste disposal systems, steam generation and distribution, paving streets that are a part of the county highway system with the consent of and according to specifications of the county road commission, laying storm and sanitary sewers and separating storm water drainage and footing drains from sanitary sewers on privately owned property for a public purpose, installing water systems, and installing street and highway lighting systems, and further may maintain or operate these improvements. The township board of each charter township may determine the necessity of the local or public improvement and may determine that the whole or any part of the expense of the local or public improvement shall be defrayed by special assessment upon lands abutting upon and adjacent to or otherwise benefited by the improvement. A special assessment under this section shall be made in all respects as provided for the making of special assessments under 1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 to 41.738. Each charter township may borrow money and issue bonds therefor in anticipation of the payment of special assessments, which may be an obligation of the special assessment district or may be both an obligation of the special assessment district and a general obligation of the township. Bonds issued under this act shall be issued in accordance with 1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 to 41.738.

History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 42.31; Am. 1960, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1960; Am. 1964, Act 34, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1964; Am. 1973, Act 82, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1973; Am. 1979, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1979; Am. 2002, Act 576, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21715 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21715
Nursing home; programs of planned and continuing nursing and medical treatment required; employment of or contract with licensed or authorized individual; services; dental treatment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21715.

(1) A nursing home shall provide:

(a) A program of planned and continuing nursing care under the charge of a registered nurse.

(b) A program of planned and continuing medical treatment under the charge of physicians. A nursing home, regardless of its status as a legal entity, may employ or contract with an individual licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in a health profession under part 170 or 175 to provide the program of planned and continuing nursing care and medical treatment under this subsection, which care and treatment include direct clinical services to residents.

(2) A nursing home shall provide nursing care and medical treatment that consist of services given to residents who are subject to prolonged suffering from illness or injury or who are recovering from illness or injury. A nursing home shall provide the care and treatment within the ability of the nursing home to provide and shall include the functions of medical treatment including the diagnosis and treatment of an illness; nursing care via assessment, planning, and implementation; evaluation of a resident's health care needs; and the carrying out of required treatment prescribed by a physician.

(3) A nursing home may provide dental treatment under the supervision of a dentist. A nursing home, regardless of its status as a legal entity, may employ or contract with a dentist who is licensed under part 166.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979; Am. 2015, Act 156, Eff. Jan. 18, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 308.142 — MI Code / Chapter 308 / Act Act-179-of-1935 / Section 308.142
Person; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The word “person” as used in this act, shall be construed to include 1 or more persons, firms, partnerships or associations.

History: 1935, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 21, 1935; CL 1948, 308.142
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.325 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-298-of-1992 / Section 14.325
Prosecuting attorney; powers and authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

A prosecuting attorney may conduct an investigation pursuant to this act and may institute and prosecute an action under this act in the same manner as the attorney general.

History: 1992, Act 298, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.693 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-80-of-1909 / Section 457.693
Filing copy of articles of association and charter with department of commerce; signers of articles, associates, and successors as body politic and corporate; power and authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A copy of said articles of association, together with a copy of the charter of the Grand Lodge of Kalevan Ritarit, shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, and thereupon the persons who have signed such articles of association, their associates and successors shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name expressed in such articles of association, and by that name they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in the law, capable to purchase, take, receive, hold, and enjoy to them and their successors, estate, real, personal and mixed, of using and being used, and to have a common seal which may be altered or changed at their pleasure: Provided, That the value of such real, personal, and mixed estate shall not exceed the sum of $50,000.00. They and their successors shall have power and authority to give, grant, bargain, sell, lease, release, demise, and dispose of said real, personal, and mixed estate or any part thereof at their will and pleasure, and the proceeds, rents, gains, profits, and income shall be devoted to the protection and aid of its members and their families and to no other purpose.

History: 1909, Act 80, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 10635; CL 1929, 10834; CL 1948, 457.693; Am. 1982, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.409m — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.409m
Appeals court judges; primary or election, recount of votes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 409m.

The votes cast for any candidate for judge of the court of appeals at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.

History: Add. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 60, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6091 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6091
Sale of real estate pursuant to judgment; notice; procedure; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6091.

Any person duly authorized by an order of the court to sell real estate in pursuance of any judgment, except as otherwise provided by order of the court or by a rule of court, shall give notice of, and conduct the sale as in the case of sale of real estate on execution. The person making the sale shall have the same power and authority and be subject to the same liability as in the case of sale of realty on execution. All lawful fees for advertising and conducting the sale shall be added to the amount due on the judgment and collected therewith.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.64 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.64
Governor and lieutenant governor; oath of office, deposit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 64.

Every person elected to the office of governor or lieutenant governor, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath as provided in section 1 of article 11 of the state constitution and deposit same with the secretary of state.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 34, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.56c — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-167-of-1933 / Section 205.56c
Aviation fuel; informational report; "aviation fuel" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6c.

(1) Beginning April 1, 2016 and each calendar quarter thereafter, each taxpayer making sales at retail of aviation fuel shall, on or before the last day of the month in the month that immediately follows the end of a calendar quarter, file an informational report with the department on a form prescribed by the department showing all of the following for the immediately preceding calendar quarter:

(a) The entire amount of the taxpayer's taxable sales at retail of aviation fuel.

(b) The gross proceeds of the taxpayer's business from taxable sales at retail of aviation fuel.

(c) The amount of tax for which the taxpayer is liable from sales at retail of aviation fuel.

(d) The number of taxable gallons of aviation fuel sold by the taxpayer at each airport and the gross proceeds from the sales of those gallons of aviation fuel.

(e) Any other information the department considers necessary for the proper administration of this act.

(2) The report required under this section shall not include any remittance for tax, and does not constitute a return or otherwise alleviate the taxpayer's obligations under section 6.

(3) A taxpayer required to file the informational report under this section that fails or refuses to file the informational report within the time and in the manner specified in this section shall be liable for a penalty of $10.00 per day for each day for each separate failure or refusal up to, but not exceeding, a maximum penalty of $500.00 for each separate violation. The department may waive the penalty if the taxpayer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the failure to file was due to reasonable cause.

(4) As used in this section, "aviation fuel" means fuel as that term is defined in section 4 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.4.

History: Add. 2015, Act 262, Eff. Mar. 22, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.235 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-174-of-1971 / Section 400.235
Availability and purposes of information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The information obtained by the office shall be available to a governmental department, board, commission, bureau, agency, political subdivision of any state, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the federal government for purposes of administering, enforcing, and complying with state and federal laws governing child support and domestic relations matters. Unless otherwise precluded by state or federal law, the information obtained by the office is also available for purposes specified in 45 CFR 303.21. The office shall not release information regarding the use or payment history of an electronic access or debit card. Information pertaining to this type of account, if needed, shall be obtained from the recipient of support or the recipient's financial institution.

(2) The office shall not release information on an address or other information concerning an adult responsible for a child to another adult responsible for the child if the release is prohibited by a court order or if the office has reason to believe that release of information may result in physical or emotional harm to that adult or to the child. The office shall notify the federal government, and courts and agents of courts, about domestic violence or child abuse under part D of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 651 to 660 and 663 to 669b.

History: 1971, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971; Am. 1985, Act 209, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986; Am. 1998, Act 112, Eff. June 30, 1998; Am. 2004, Act 548, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.270 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.270
County road commissioner; primary or election, recount of votes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 270.

The votes cast for any candidate for county road commissioner at any primary or election shall be subject to recount as provided in chapter 33 of this act.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1410b — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1410b
Premium for group conversion certificate after January 1, 2014; determination; rating factors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 410b.

Notwithstanding section 410a(8), for a certificate delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2014, the premium for a group conversion certificate under section 410a shall be determined only by using the rating factors set forth in section 3474a of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.3474a.

History: Add. 2013, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 18, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1048 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1048
Refund claim; requirements; filing date; investigation; deduction in lieu of refund; interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 48.

In order to make a refund claim under this act, a person shall do all of the following:

File the claim on a form or in a format prescribed by the department.

Provide the information required by the department including, but not limited to, all of the following:

The total amount of motor fuel purchased based on the original invoice unless the department waives this requirement.

The total amount of tax paid.

A statement that the fuel was used for an exempt purpose or by an exempt user.

A statement that the fuel was paid for in full.

A statement printed on the form that the claim is made under penalty of perjury.

Comply with any specific requirement described in sections 32 to 47.

Sign the claim.

File the claim not more than 18 months after the date the motor fuel was purchased.

For purposes of this section, the filing date of a claim is the earlier of the date the claim was postmarked by the United States postal service or the date the claim was received by the department.

The department may make any investigation it considers necessary before refunding tax paid under this act to a person but in any case may investigate a refund after the refund has been issued and within 4 years from the date of issuance of refund.

In any case where a refund would be payable to a licensee who files a report under this act, the licensee may claim a deduction on the report filed under section 70 in lieu of the refund. If a licensee claims a deduction on the report, the licensee shall attach the claim for refund form to the report.

The department shall pay interest on a refund claim in accordance with the requirements of section 30 of 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.30.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.44 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-19-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess- / Section 2.44
Great seal; impression on certain documents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

An impression of the great seal shall be placed on the following documents but no others:

Extraditions.

Warrants issued under extradition proceedings.

Pardons.

Commutations of sentences.

Appointments by the governor to public office.

Railroad police commissions.

Notary public commissions.

Governor's proclamations including those calling extraordinary sessions of the legislature.

Land patents.

Farm centennial certificates issued where land has been in the family for 100 years or more.

Military commissions issued under authority of the adjutant general.

Certifications of the holding of office by the administrative board members, county clerks and notaries public.

Certifications of the qualifications of elected and appointed officials.

Trademark registration certificates.

Copies of records and documents required by law to be filed with or maintained by the secretary of state for the purpose of authenticating their genuineness.

History: 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21534 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21534
Hospice care information provided by hospital.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21534.

Upon the request of a patient, a patient's physician, a member of the patient's family, the patient's designated patient advocate, or the patient's legal guardian, a hospital shall provide information orally and in writing to the requesting party regarding hospice and palliative care services and the availability of hospice care in the area in which the hospital is located. The hospital shall provide the information whether or not the hospital provides hospice care.

History: Add. 2001, Act 219, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.982 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-120-of-1961 / Section 125.982
Principal shopping district project or business improvement project; methods or criteria for financing costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The cost of the whole or any part of a principal shopping district project or business improvement district project as authorized in this chapter may be financed by 1 or more of the following methods:

Grants and gifts to the local governmental unit or district.

Local governmental unit funds.

The issuance of general obligation bonds of the local governmental unit subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

The issuance of revenue bonds by the local governmental unit under the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140, or under any other applicable revenue bond act. The issuance of the bonds shall be limited to the part or parts of the district project that are public improvements.

The levying of special assessments against land or interests in land, or both.

Any other source.

Beginning January 1, 2000, the proceeds of a bond, note, or other obligation issued to finance a project authorized under this chapter shall be used for capital expenditures, costs of a reserve fund securing the bonds, notes, or other obligations, and costs of issuing the bonds, notes, or other obligations. The proceeds of the bonds, notes, or other obligations shall not be used for operational expenses of a district.

History: 1961, Act 120, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1961; Am. 1980, Act 287, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1980; Am. 1984, Act 260, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 1984; Am. 1992, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1992; Am. 1999, Act 49, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1999; Am. 2001, Act 261, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2002; Am. 2003, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Nov. 26, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.4301 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.4301
Demand items; recovery of settlement; time of dishonor; return of items.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4301.

(1) If a payor bank settles for a demand item other than a documentary draft presented otherwise than for immediate payment over the counter before midnight of the banking day of receipt the payor bank may revoke the settlement and recover the settlement if, before it has made final payment and before its midnight deadline, it does any of the following:

(a) Returns the item.

(b) Returns an image of the item, if the party to which the return is made has entered into an agreement to accept an image as a return of the item and the image is returned in accordance with that agreement.

(c) Sends a record providing notice of dishonor or nonpayment if the item is unavailable for return.

(2) If a demand item is received by a payor bank for credit on its books, it may return the item or send notice of dishonor and may revoke any credit given or recover the amount thereof withdrawn by its customer, if it acts within the time limit and in the manner specified in subsection (1).

(3) Unless previous notice of dishonor has been sent, an item is dishonored at the time when for purposes of dishonor it is returned or notice sent in accordance with this section.

(4) An item is returned when 1 of the following occurs:

(a) As to an item presented through a clearing-house, when it is delivered to the presenting or last collecting bank or to the clearing-house or is sent or delivered in accordance with its rules.

(b) In all other cases, when it is sent or delivered to the bank's customer or transferor or pursuant to his or her instructions.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993; Am. 2014, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Apr. 10, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 769.9 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 769.9
Indeterminate sentence inapplicable where only punishment is life imprisonment; indeterminate sentence in cases where imprisonment for life discretionary; indeterminate sentence in cases involving major controlled substance offense.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The provisions of this chapter relative to indeterminate sentences shall not apply to a person convicted for the commission of an offense for which the only punishment prescribed by law is imprisonment for life.

In all cases where the maximum sentence in the discretion of the court may be imprisonment for life or any number or term of years, the court may impose a sentence for life or may impose a sentence for any term of years. If the sentence imposed by the court is for any term of years, the court shall fix both the minimum and the maximum of that sentence in terms of years or fraction thereof, and sentences so imposed shall be considered indeterminate sentences. The court shall not impose a sentence in which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment with a minimum for a term of years included in the same sentence.

In cases involving a major controlled substance offense for which the court is directed by law to impose a sentence which cannot be less than a specified term of years nor more than a specified term of years, the court in imposing the sentence shall fix the length of both the minimum and maximum sentence within those specified limits, in terms of years or fraction thereof, and the sentence so imposed shall be considered an indeterminate sentence.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17337; CL 1948, 769.9; Am. 1957, Act 193, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1978, Act 77, Eff. Sept. 1, 1978