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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3175 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3175
Discharge of mortgage on real property, land contract or tax lien; action; evidence of payment; lapse of 15 years; judgment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3175.

When a recorded mortgage on real property, land contract, or tax lien (except tax liens held by the state or any political subdivision of the state) on lands or property has been paid or satisfied or when 15 years have elapsed since the debt or lien secured by the mortgage, land contract, or tax lien became due and payable or since the last payment made upon it, and no civil action or proceedings have been commenced to collect the same and in case of tax deeds when no service of notice to interested persons (of any kind) has been filed with the county clerk, the owner of the land or property may institute an action in the circuit courts to discharge the mortgage, land contract or tax lien.

If it appears to the court at the trial, either by the production in evidence of the original mortgage, land contract, tax lien, bond or bonds, promissory notes to secure the payment of which the mortgage was given, or by any other competent evidence, that the debt or lien secured by the mortgage, land contract, or tax lien has been fully paid both in principal and interest; or if it appears to the court by competent evidence that the debt or lien has been past due for 15 years, or that 15 years have elapsed since the last payment was made on the debt or lien and that no action or proceeding has been commenced to foreclose or perfect the mortgage, land contract, or tax lien the court shall enter judgment to that effect which contains within it the names of the witnesses and the nature of the evidence by which the facts have been made to appear. A minute of this shall be entered in the court's journal. A copy of the judgment, signed by the judge of the court and attested by the clerk of the court under the seal of the court shall be delivered to the plaintiff and may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county or counties in which the mortgage, land contract, or tax lien is recorded in the same manner and with the same effects in all respects as if it were a formal discharge of the mortgage, land contract, or tax lien duly executed by the mortgagee or owner of the land contract or tax lien.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.923 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-12-of-1947 / Section 35.923
Payment to veteran; maximum for domestic and foreign service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Each veteran shall be paid for domestic service $10.00 for each month or major fraction thereof and shall be paid for foreign service $15.00 for each month or major fraction thereof. If the veteran be deceased, payment shall be made to the beneficiary. No payment made under this section on account of any 1 veteran shall exceed $500.00.

History: 1947, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1947; CL 1948, 35.923
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.613 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-57-of-1988 / Section 124.613
Tax levy by municipality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

Any incorporating municipality or a municipality otherwise granted taxing authority under state law may levy a tax on all of the taxable property within the limits of the political subdivision, and appropriate, grant, or contribute the proceeds of the tax to an authority for the purposes of this act or to provide sufficient money to fulfill its contractual obligation to the authority, which tax shall be within charter, statutory, and constitutional limitations.

History: 1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.990l — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-120-of-1961 / Section 125.990l
Dissolution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10 l .

(1) Upon written petition duly signed by 30% of the property owners of assessable property within a zone area and submitted no sooner than 2 years following the adoption of the business improvement zone and zone plan, the board shall place on the agenda of the next annual meeting, if the next annual meeting is to be held not later than 63 days after receipt of the written petition or a special meeting not to be held later than 63 days after receipt of the written petition, the issue of dissolution of the business improvement zone. Notice of the next annual meeting or special meeting described in this subsection must be provided to all property owners by first-class mail not less than 14 days before the date of the annual or special meeting. The notice must include the specific location and the scheduled date and time of the meeting.

(2) The business improvement zone is dissolved upon a vote of more than 50% of the property owners of assessable property voting at the meeting, using proportional voting if applicable under the zone plan. A dissolution does not take effect until the later of the end of the second calendar year after the vote for dissolution or all contractual liabilities of the business improvement zone have been paid and discharged.

(3) Upon dissolution of a business improvement zone, the board shall dispose of the remaining physical assets of the business improvement zone. The proceeds of any physical assets disposed of by the business improvement zone and all money collected through assessments that is not required to defray the expenses of the business improvement zone must be refunded on a pro rata basis to persons from whom assessments were collected. If the board finds that the refundable amount is so small as to make impracticable the computation and refunding of the money, it may be transferred to the treasurer of the city or village in which the business improvement zone is located for deposit in the treasury of the city or village to the credit of the general fund.

(4) Upon dissolution of a business improvement zone, any remaining assets of the business improvement zone must be transferred to the treasurer of the city or village in which the business improvement zone is located for deposit in the treasury of the city or village to the credit of the general fund.

History: Add. 2001, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002; Am. 2013, Act 126, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 2013; Am. 2020, Act 91, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2020; Am. 2023, Act 80, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.871 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.871
Decedents' estates; fees; payment; final accounting; receipt.
Status: in_force

Sec. 871.

(1) In all decedents' estates in which proceedings are instituted for probate, the probate court shall charge and collect the following fees as an expense of administration on the value of all assets, as of the date of death of the decedent, as follows:

(a) In an estate of value of less than $1,000.00, $5.00 plus 1% of the amount over $500.00.

(b) In an estate of value of $1,000.00 or more, but less than $3,000.00, $25.00.

(c) In an estate of value of $3,000.00 or more but less than $10,000.00, $25.00 plus 5/8 of 1% of the amount over $3,000.00.

(d) In an estate of value of $10,000.00 or more but less than $25,000.00, $68.75 plus 1/2 of 1% of the amount over $10,000.00.

(e) In an estate of value of $25,000.00 but less than $50,000.00, $143.75 plus 3/8 of 1% of the amount over $25,000.00.

(f) In an estate of value of $50,000.00 but less than $100,000.00, $237.50 plus 1/4 of 1% of the amount over $50,000.00.

(g) In an estate of value of $100,000.00 to $500,000.00, $362.50 plus 1/8 of 1% of the amount over $100,000.00.

(h) For each additional $100,000.00 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $500,000.00, $62.50.

(i) For each additional $100,000.00 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $1,000,000.00, $31.25.

(2) Beginning March 28, 2013, in calculating a fee under subsection (1), if real property that is included in the estate is encumbered by or used as security for an indebtedness, the amount of the indebtedness must be deducted from the value of the real property.

(3) The fees in subsection (1), rounded to the whole dollar, are due and payable to the probate court on or before the closing of the estate or within 1 year after the commencement of probate proceedings, whichever occurs first. The probate court shall not accept a final accounting until the fees are paid in full and shown as part of the final accounting. An official receipt must be issued to the payer when the fees are collected.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979; Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005; Am. 2012, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013; Am. 2018, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1303 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1303
Concurrent jurisdiction; removal; purpose and policy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1303.

(1) In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by section 1302 and other laws, the court has concurrent legal and equitable jurisdiction to do all of the following in regard to an estate of a decedent, protected individual, ward, or trust:

(a) Determine a property right or interest.

(b) Authorize partition of property.

(c) Authorize or compel specific performance of a contract in a joint or mutual will or of a contract to leave property by will.

(d) Ascertain if individuals have survived as provided in this act.

(e) Determine cy pres or a gift, grant, bequest, or devise in trust or otherwise as provided in 1915 PA 280, MCL 554.351 to 554.353.

(f) Hear and decide an action or proceeding against a distributee of a fiduciary of the estate to enforce liability that arises because the estate was liable upon some claim or demand before distribution of the estate.

(g) Impose a constructive trust.

(h) Hear and decide a claim by or against a fiduciary or trustee for the return of property.

(i) Hear and decide a contract proceeding or action by or against an estate, trust, or ward.

(j) Require, hear, or settle an accounting of an agent under a power of attorney.

(2) If the probate court has concurrent jurisdiction of an action or proceeding that is pending in another court, on the motion of a party to the action or proceeding and after a finding and order on the jurisdictional issue, the other court may order removal of the action or proceeding to the probate court. If the action or proceeding is removed to the probate court, the other court shall forward to the probate court the original of all papers in the action or proceeding. After that transfer, the other court shall not hear the action or proceeding.

(3) The underlying purpose and policy of this section is to simplify the disposition of an action or proceeding involving a decedent's, a protected individual's, a ward's, or a trust estate by consolidating the probate and other related actions or proceedings in the probate court.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2016, Act 287, Eff. Dec. 26, 2016; Am. 2016, Act 490, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1024 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-250-of-2006 / Section 487.1024
Proposed change of control of licensee; request for approval; additional information; approval by commissioner; determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

(1) If there is a proposed change of control of a licensee, the licensee shall do all of the following:

(a) Give the commissioner written notice of a proposed change of control 30 days or more before the proposed change of control.

(b) Request approval of the proposed change of control.

(c) Pay a nonrefundable fee with the notice, in an amount prescribed by the commissioner.

(2) After review of a request for approval under subsection (1), the commissioner may require the licensee to provide additional information concerning each proposed control person of the licensee. However, the commissioner shall only require that the licensee provide additional information of the same type required of the licensee or any control person of the licensee as part of the licensee's original license or renewal application.

(3) The commissioner shall approve a request for change of control under subsection (1) if, after investigation, the commissioner determines that the person or group of persons requesting approval has the experience, character, and general fitness to operate the licensee in a lawful and proper manner.

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a public offering of securities.

History: 2006, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.326 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-200-of-1969 / Section 247.326
Permit; issuance requirements; revocation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

A permit shall not be issued unless all the requirements of this act, and of rules made pursuant to section 5, are met. A permit may be revoked by the highway authority issuing it if at any time the permitted object, use, or activity fails to meet the requirements of this act or rules made in accordance with section 5. This section does not apply to a permit issued by a city under the city motor vehicle racing act of 1981.

History: 1969, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969; Am. 1981, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.330 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-227-of-1972 / Section 213.330
Contracts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

A state agency may enter into contracts with any state or federal agency, or individual, firm or corporation, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.

History: 1972, Act 227, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.243 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.243
Deficiency; assessment, collection, review, appeal; embezzlement; payment from county general fund, conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 243.

Whenever the amount assessed for the construction of any drain shall not be sufficient to complete the same, and to pay all the costs and incidental expenses or to pay the principal and interest on bonds if such are issued, a further assessment shall be made to meet the deficit or additional expense. Such further assessment shall be apportioned, assessed, levied and collected as provided in the first instance, and on the same percentage, and shall be collected in 1 year, but there shall be no review of nor appeal from such further assessment: Provided, That whenever by reason of the embezzlement or other wrongful act of any county official or by reason of the conspiracy of any county official with any other person or persons to defraud any drainage district, township or county, there shall be any deficiency as aforesaid, the board of supervisors of any county traversed by the drain may provide for the payment, out of the general fund of the county, of all or any part of such additional assessment as may be apportioned to that part of the drainage district within such county, or for the refunding to taxpayers of any such assessment which may have been paid.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 24.241a — MI Code / Chapter 24 / Act Act-306-of-1969 / Section 24.241a
Request by legislator for copies of proposed rules or changes in rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41a.

A member of the legislature may annually submit a written or electronic request to the office of regulatory reform requesting that a copy of all proposed rules or changes in rules, or any designated proposed rules or changes in rules submitted to the office of regulatory reform for its approval, be mailed or electronically transmitted to the requesting member upon his or her receipt by the office of regulatory reform.

History: Add. 1971, Act 171, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971; Am. 1999, Act 262, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2004, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.7107 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.7107
Bottled water; approval of source and water supply; maximum levels of substances; labeling of water dispensing machine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7107.

Bottled water shall be obtained from a water supply approved by the department of environmental quality and in compliance with the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023.

A copy of the current sanitary survey report from the department of environmental quality under the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023, and the water sample results required under that act shall be available at the bottling plant for the director to demonstrate approval of the source and supply of the water.

Bottled water shall not contain any substance in excess of the maximum contaminant level adopted for drinking water under the safe drinking water act, 1976 PA 399, MCL 325.1001 to 325.1023.

A water dispensing machine shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled with the declaration of identity of the product dispensed.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.538 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-136-of-1891 / Section 457.538
Governing law; amendment of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

All corporations formed under this act shall be [subject] subjected to the provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of this state, so far as the same may be applicable to corporations formed under this act, and the legislature may alter and amend this act at any time.

History: 1891, Act 136, Eff. Oct. 2, 1891; CL 1897, 8065; CL 1915, 10539; CL 1929, 10744; CL 1948, 457.538
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.793 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-208-of-2024 / Section 4.793
Council; approval of budget; expenditure of funds; employment of personnel.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The council shall establish procedures for approving the budget of the office, for expending money in the budget, and for the employment of personnel for the office.

(2) The personnel for the office must consist of not fewer than all of the following individuals:

(a) The liaison.

(b) Two tribal legislative policy advisors, who are responsible for legislative and policy work on behalf of the liaison.

History: 2024, Act 208, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.882 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-81-of-1954 / Section 752.882
Property destruction, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any person who, because of carelessness, recklessness or negligence, but not wilfully or wantonly, shall cause or allow any bow or arrow under his control to be used so as to destroy or injure the property of another, real or personal, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days or by a fine of not more than $100.00, if the injury to such property shall not exceed the sum of $50.00, but in the event that such injury shall exceed the sum of $50.00, then said offense shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or by a fine not exceeding $500.00.

History: 1954, Act 81, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1807 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1807
Insurer to file notice of termination or cancellation of contract or policy; effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 807.

The insurer shall file with the commission, at Lansing, Michigan, at least 30 days before the effectiveness of any termination or cancellation of the contract or policy, a notice giving the date at which it is proposed to terminate or cancel the contract or policy. Any termination of the contract or policy shall not be effective as far as the insured covered by the policy is concerned until 30 days after such notice of the proposed termination or cancellation is received by the commission.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16521 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16521
Michigan board of acupuncture; creation; membership; terms of office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16521.

(1) The Michigan board of acupuncture is created in the department and consists of the following 13 voting members, each of whom must meet the requirements of part 161:

(a) Seven acupuncturists or, until 36 months after the effective date of the rules promulgated under section 16525, 7 registered acupuncturists. The members appointed under this subdivision must meet the requirements of section 16135.

(b) Three physicians licensed under part 170 or 175, at least 1 of whom has met the requirement in section 16513(2)(b).

(c) Three public members.

(2) The terms of office of individual members of the board created under this part, except those appointed to fill vacancies, expire on June 30 of the year in which the term expires pursuant to section 16122.

History: Add. 2006, Act 30, Eff. July 1, 2006; Am. 2006, Act 397, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2006; Am. 2010, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 20, 2010; Am. 2019, Act 140, Eff. Mar. 4, 2020; Am. 2020, Act 136, Imd. Eff. July 8, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.691 — MI Code / Chapter 256 / Act Act-384-of-2006 / Section 256.691
Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71.

(1) If the secretary of state determines after notice and opportunity for a hearing that a person has committed a violation listed in section 69(1), the secretary of state may issue an order requiring the person to cease and desist from the unlawful method, act, or practice or to take an affirmative action that in the judgment of the secretary of state will carry out the purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, payment of restitution to a customer.

(2) If the secretary of state makes a finding of fact in writing that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by a delay in issuing an order, the secretary of state may issue a temporary cease and desist order. Before issuing a temporary cease and desist order, the secretary of state, when possible by telephone or otherwise, shall notify the person, the driver education provider, or the driver education instructor of the secretary of state's intention to issue a temporary cease and desist order. A temporary cease and desist order shall include in its terms a provision stating that upon request a hearing shall be held within 30 days to determine whether or not the order shall become permanent.

History: 2006, Act 384, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006