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Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.24 — MI Code / Chapter 117 / Act Act-279-of-1909 / Section 117.24
Charters or amendments; filing; effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

If the charter, or any amendment thereto, whether of cities incorporated under the provisions of this act, or under an existing charter of the city heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of the city, be approved, then 2 printed copies thereof, with the vote for and against duly certified by the city clerk shall, within 30 days after the vote is taken, be filed with the secretary of state, and a like number with the county clerk of the county in which such city is located and shall thereupon become law, unless a different date for the taking effect of such charter or charter amendment, or any part thereof, is specifically set forth therein.

History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; Am. 1913, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1913; CL 1915, 3327; CL 1929, 2260; Am. 1941, Act 175, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 117.24
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.54h — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-167-of-1933 / Section 205.54h
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4h.

Sales to the United States, its unincorporated agencies and instrumentalities, any incorporated agency or instrumentality of the United States wholly owned by the United States or by a corporation wholly owned by the United States, the American Red Cross and its chapters and branches, and this state or its departments and institutions or any of its political subdivisions are exempt from the tax under this act.

History: Add. 2004, Act 173, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1640 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-660-of-2002 / Section 445.1640
Action by attorney general or prosecuting attorney.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney for the county where an alleged violation occurred may bring an action against a person to do 1 or more of the following:

Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, act, or practice of the person is a violation of this act.

Enjoin a person who is engaging or about to engage in a method, act, or practice that is a violation of this act.

Obtain a civil fine of not more than $10,000.00 for the first offense and not more than $20,000.00 for the second and any subsequent offense.

History: 2002, Act 660, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.131 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-536-of-2008 / Section 37.131
Commission; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The commission shall do all of the following:

(a) Stimulate and encourage the study and review of the status of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.

(b) Develop a unified policy and plan of action to serve the needs of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.

(c) Advise the governor, the legislature, and the office concerning the coordination and administration of state programs serving Asian Pacific Americans.

(d) Make recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding changes in state programs, statutes, and policies.

(e) Advise the governor and legislature of the nature, magnitude, and priorities of the problems of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.

(f) Review and advise the governor and the legislature on this state's policies concerning Asian Pacific American affairs.

(g) Secure appropriate recognition of Asian Pacific American accomplishments and contributions to this state.

(h) Review and approve the annual report by the office of Asian Pacific American affairs as described in section 15(j).

(i) Make recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding methods of overcoming discrimination against Asian Pacific Americans in public and private employment and civil and political rights.

(j) Work to ensure equal access to all levels of education for Asian Pacific Americans.

(k) Promote methods to ensure equal access to state services for Asian Pacific Americans.

( l ) Cooperate with and coordinate activities with the commission on Spanish-speaking affairs, the Michigan women's commission, and any other commission that deals with minority or ethnic affairs.

(m) Monitor, evaluate, investigate, advocate, and initiate programs for the betterment of Asian Pacific Americans in this state.

(n) Serve as a reporting agency for incidents of anti-Asian and anti-Pacific islander American harassment in this state.

(o) Promote public awareness of Asian and Pacific islander cultures.

History: 2008, Act 536, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.995 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-132-of-2007 / Section 287.995
Grants proposals; solicitation; entities receiving grants; purposes; limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The department shall solicit proposals for grants under this act.

(2) The department shall approve proposals for funding under this act. Only the following entities shall receive grants from the fund:

(a) An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter.

(b) An organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code that is based in this state and whose primary purpose is to increase the number of dogs and cats that are sterilized and adopted.

(3) The department shall make grants to animal control shelters or animal protection shelters for only 1 or more of the following purposes:

(a) Increase the number of dogs and cats that are sterilized and adopted.

(b) Provide information to the public about the value of sterilization and adoption of dogs and cats.

(c) Improve knowledge of the proper care of animals pursuant to state animal anticruelty laws by educating the public and training personnel authorized by law to enforce state animal anticruelty laws.

(d) Support and enhance programs that provide for the care and protection of animals pursuant to state anticruelty laws.

(e) Purchase equipment and supplies for programs that receive grants under this act.

(4) The department shall make grants to organizations described in subsection (2)(b) only for 1 or both of the following purposes:

(a) To increase the number of dogs and cats that are sterilized and adopted.

(b) To provide information to the public about the value of sterilization and adoption of dogs and cats.

(5) The department shall not approve a grant under this act to an organization described in subsection (2)(b) unless the organization has complied with section 9a of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.339a.

(6) A grant received under this act shall not be used to replace funds otherwise designated by a grantee to support similar programs or projects if existing funds for those programs or projects are included in the grantee's budget before receiving a grant under this act.

History: 2007, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1507b — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1507b
Sex education and instruction; curriculum requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1507b.

Instruction under section 1507 in sex education and instruction under section 1169 on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome shall emphasize that abstinence from sex is a positive lifestyle for unmarried young people because abstinence is the only protection that is 100% effective against unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Material and instruction in the sex education curriculum under section 1507 that discusses sex shall be age-appropriate, shall not be medically inaccurate, and shall do at least all of the following:

Discuss the benefits of abstaining from sex until marriage and the benefits of ceasing sex if a pupil is sexually active.

Include a discussion of the possible emotional, economic, and legal consequences of sex.

Stress that unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are serious possibilities of sex that are not fully preventable except by abstinence.

Advise pupils of the laws pertaining to their responsibility as parents to children born in and out of wedlock.

Ensure that pupils are not taught in a way that condones the violation of the laws of this state pertaining to sexual activity, including, but not limited to, sections 158, 335a, 338, 338a, 338b, and 520b to 520e of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.158, 750.335a, 750.338, 750.338a, 750.338b, and 750.520b to 750.520e.

Teach pupils how to say "no" to sexual advances and that it is wrong to take advantage of, harass, or exploit another person sexually.

Teach refusal skills and encourage pupils to resist pressure to engage in risky behavior.

Teach that the pupil has the power to control personal behavior. Pupils shall be taught to base their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, a sense of responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations such as respect for self and others.

Provide instruction on healthy dating relationships and on how to set limits and recognize a dangerous environment.

Provide information for pupils about how young parents can learn more about adoption services and about the provisions of the safe delivery of newborns law, chapter XII of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712.1 to 712.20.

Include information clearly informing pupils that having sex or sexual contact with an individual under the age of 16 is a crime punishable by imprisonment and that 1 of the other results of being convicted of this crime is to be listed on the sex offender registry on the internet for up to 25 years.

This section does not prohibit a public school from offering sex education with behavioral risk reduction strategies, as defined by law, that are not 100% effective against unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

History: Add. 2004, Act 165, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.241 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.241
Firefighter; obstructing and disobeying; interfering with public service facility during riot or civil disturbance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 241.

Any person who, while in the vicinity of any fire, willfully disobeys any reasonable order or rule of the officer commanding any fire department at the fire, when the order or rule is given by the commanding officer or a firefighter there present, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

During a riot or other civil disturbance, any person who knowingly and willfully hinders, obstructs, endangers, or interferes with any person who is engaged in the operation, installation, repair, or maintenance of any essential public service facility, including a facility for the transmission of electricity, gas, telephone messages, or water, is guilty of a felony.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.241; Am. 1968, Act 328, Eff. July 3, 1968; Am. 2002, Act 270, Eff. July 15, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81117 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81117
Off-road vehicle account.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81117.

(1) Money in the off-road vehicle account shall be used only for the following:

(a) Signage for and improvement, maintenance, and construction of ORV trails, routes, or areas.

(b) The administration and enforcement of this part.

(c) The leasing of land.

(d) The acquisition of easements, permits, or other agreements for the use of land for ORV trails, routes, or areas.

(e) The restoration of any of the natural resources of this state on public land that are damaged due to ORV use in conjunction with the plan required by section 81123.

(f) One dollar of the revenue from each fee collected under section 81116 shall be used for the purposes of sections 81129 and 81130.

(2) All revenue from each fee collected under section 81116 shall be deposited in the off-road vehicle account.

(3) All funds allocated under this part shall be for projects that are open to the public.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2003, Act 111, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Am. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.205f — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-62-of-1933 / Section 211.205f
County clerk; transmittal to local clerks for submission of question.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5f.

The county clerk, within 3 days after passage of a resolution to submit the question to the electors of the county, shall transmit a certified copy of the initiatory petition, the suggested tax rate limitations submitted by the county tax allocation board, and the resolution submitting the questions to a vote, to the clerk of each city and township in the county who shall conduct the election on the question in the same manner as provided by law for other county elections.

History: Add. 1964, Act 278, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2103 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2103
Court as tribunal; support enforcement agency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

(1) The court is the tribunal of this state.

(2) The title IV-D agency as defined by section 2 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.602, is the support enforcement agency of this state.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 772.12 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 772.12
Discharge of person committed upon giving required security.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

A person committed for not finding sureties, or for refusing to recognize, as required by the court may be discharged from custody by the judge who entered the order or any other judge from the same court and judicial district when the person gives the security required.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17399; CL 1948, 772.12; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981; Am. 1994, Act 71, Eff. July 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.327 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.327
Bridges carrying railroad traffic; inspection; applicability of section and MCL 462.331 to 462.335.
Status: in_force

Sec. 327.

All bridges carrying railroad traffic shall be inspected as set forth in this act. This section and sections 331 through 335 shall apply until federal law is enacted requiring the periodic inspection of bridges carrying railroad traffic.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.469 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-246-of-1965 / Section 38.469
Civil service commission; offices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The commission shall be provided with suitable offices, examination rooms, and accommodations for itself and staff, as may be required to suit the public convenience and carry on the work of the commission.

History: 1965, Act 246, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4349 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4349
Custody of prisoner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4349.

The court or judge issuing the writ of habeas corpus may commit the prisoner to the custody of such individual or individuals as the court or judge considers proper.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.296 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.296
State board of education and boards of state universities; recall.
Status: in_force

Sec. 296.

Any person elected to membership on the state board of education, the board of regents of the University of Michigan, the board of trustees of Michigan State University, or the board of governors of Wayne State University shall be subject to recall as provided in chapter 36 of this act.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 81.10 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 81.10
Village deemed fourth class city; division into wards.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Immediately upon filing the declaration of incorporation mentioned in section 7, in the office of the secretary of state, as in that section directed, the council shall proceed to divide the newly incorporated city into wards. If such city contains a population of less than 5,000 persons, they shall divide it into 3 wards; if it contains a population of 5,000 and upwards, it may be divided into 4 wards; and a greater number of wards may be established upon the basis of population as provided in section 2, chapter 3 of this act. The division shall be so made as to make the territory and population of the wards as nearly equal as may be.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 2965; CL 1915, 2881; CL 1929, 1805; CL 1948, 81.10
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.967 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-88-of-2013 / Section 206.967
Expenditure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The money, interest, and earnings of the fund shall be expended solely for donation to the greater Michigan chapter of the Alzheimer's association for distribution to the greater Michigan and Michigan Great Lakes chapters of the Alzheimer's association.

History: 2013, Act 88, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1103 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1103
Report to commission on centralized and distributed electricity storage systems.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

By December 31, 2024, and each year thereafter, an electric provider whose rates are regulated by the commission shall submit a report to the commission documenting the centralized and distributed electricity storage systems in its service territory.

History: Add. 2023, Act 235, Eff. Feb. 27, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.69 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-359-of-1941 / Section 247.69
Board of supervisors; auditing accounts of commissioner; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The board of supervisors or other official body appointing any commissioner shall audit the accounts of the commissioner, both for his services and for the money expended or labor employed by him; and they shall provide for their payment as they now do for other county or municipal expenses.

History: 1941, Act 359, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 247.69
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.405 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-137-of-1885 / Section 408.405
Construction of act as to exempt employees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to domestic or farm laborers, or other laborers who agree to work more than 10 hours per day.

History: 1885, Act 137, Eff. Sept. 19, 1885; How. 1997a-9; CL 1897, 5457; CL 1915, 5591; CL 1929, 8490; CL 1948, 408.405
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.62 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-301-of-1923 / Section 46.62
Finance committee; compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Each member of the finance committee who is a member of the county board of commissioners shall receive, as full compensation for the member's services on the committee, a per diem to be fixed by the county board of commissioners, together with necessary traveling and other expenses. The compensation and expenses shall be in addition to the other fees received by the member for services as a member of the county board of commissioners.

History: 1923, Act 301, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923; CL 1929, 1220; CL 1948, 46.62; Am. 1955, Act 45, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955; Am. 1988, Act 218, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.52710 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.52710
Special forestry fund; creation; payments in lieu of property taxes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52710.

Any income from forest land shall be paid into the general fund of the municipality and may be set up in a special forestry fund by the municipality. A forestry commission and the townships and school districts in which its municipal forest lies by agreement shall determine a formula under which the forestry commission shall make payments to the townships and school districts in lieu of general property taxes which would otherwise be levied against the land and forests comprising the municipal forest.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5127 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5127
Minor infected with sexually transmitted infection or HIV; consent to treatment; informing spouse, parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis; financial responsibility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5127.

(1) Subject to section 5133, the consent to the provision of medical or surgical care, treatment, or services by a hospital, clinic, or physician that is executed by a minor who is or professes to be infected with a sexually transmitted infection or HIV is valid and binding as if the minor had achieved the age of majority. The consent is not subject to later disaffirmance by reason of minority. The consent of any other person, including a spouse, parent, or guardian, or person in loco parentis, is not necessary to authorize the services described in this subsection to be provided to a minor.

(2) For medical reasons a treating physician, and on the advice and direction of the treating physician, a physician, a member of the medical staff of a hospital or clinic, or other health professional, may inform the spouse, parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis as to the treatment given or needed. The information may be given to or withheld from these persons without consent of the minor and notwithstanding the express refusal of the minor to the providing of the information.

(3) A spouse, parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of a minor is not financially responsible for surgical care, treatment, or services provided under this section.

History: Add. 1988, Act 491, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 2016, Act 69, Eff. July 4, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.16 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 45.16
County courthouse, jail, offices, and other buildings; location, construction, maintenance, and expense thereof; examination of plan for jail.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Each organized county shall, at its own cost and expense, provide at the county seat thereof a suitable courthouse, and a suitable and sufficient jail and fireproof offices and all other necessary public buildings, and keep the same in good repair. However, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1851, as amended, being section 46.11 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, a jail may be located anywhere in the county. Before the plan of any jail which has been duly authorized to be built shall be determined or accepted, or contracted for, the plan shall be submitted to the department of corrections for its examination and opinion, and such department shall carefully examine and give the benefit of its study and experience in such matter to the counties submitting such plans and report its opinion to the county clerk of the county so submitting plans. No contract for the erection of any county jail shall be valid or binding, nor shall any money be paid out of the county treasury for the construction of a jail until such opinion has been filed with the county clerk of the county submitting such plans.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13; CL 1857, 315; CL 1871, 446; Am. 1877, Act 61, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877; How. 452; Am. 1897, Act 226, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 2454; CL 1915, 2251; CL 1929, 1109; CL 1948, 45.16; Am. 1971, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Sept. 21, 1971
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3228 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3228
Sale; purchase by mortgagee or assigns.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3228.

The mortgagee, his assigns, or his or their legal representatives, may, fairly and in good faith, purchase the premises so advertised, or any part thereof, at such sale.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.903 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-348-of-1990 / Section 565.903
Priority of recorded mortgage amended to become future advance mortgage.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Except as otherwise provided by this act, if a recorded mortgage has been or is amended to become a future advance mortgage, it shall have priority with respect to a future advance secured by the mortgage as if the future advance was made at the time the amendment was recorded.

History: 1990, Act 348, Eff. Apr. 1, 1991; Am. 1992, Act 35, Eff. July 1, 1992