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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13111 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.13111
Local codes, regulations, or ordinances; variance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13111.

(1) A local governing entity of a local health department authorized to enforce this part under section 13108 may adopt and enforce local codes, ordinances, or regulations that are more stringent than the minimum applicable standards set forth in this part, rules promulgated under this part, or any safety standards or other requirements issued by the department applicable to body art facilities. This part shall not relieve the applicant or a licensee from the responsibility for securing a local permit or complying with applicable local codes, regulations, or ordinances that are in addition to this part.

(2) A local health department may grant a variance to a body art facility from a requirement of this part if the local health department determines that the variance will not create or increase the potential for a health hazard or nuisance and that the activity or condition for which the variance is proposed will not violate any other provisions of this part. The applicant or licensee shall request the variance in writing, which writing shall include all of the following:

(a) A statement of the proposed variance and a citation to the requirement of this part for which the variance is requested.

(b) An analysis of the rationale for the variance.

(c) A description of the alternative methods the applicant or licensee will utilize to ensure that the variance will not create or increase the potential for any health hazard or nuisance.

(3) A variance granted under subsection (2) shall be in writing and shall be maintained in the records of the local health department for that body art facility.

History: Add. 2007, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2007; Am. 2010, Act 375, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1381 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-311-of-1972 / Section 125.1381
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Safety glazing material" means any glazing material, such as tempered glass, laminated glass, wire glass or rigid plastic, which meets the test requirements of ANSI Standard Z-97.1-1972 and which are so constructed, treated or combined with other materials as to minimize the likelihood of cutting and piercing injuries resulting from human contact with the glazing material.

"Hazardous locations" means those installations, to be glazed or reglazed in commercial and public buildings or structures, known as framed or unframed glass entrance doors; and those installations, to be glazed or reglazed in residential buildings and other structures used as dwellings, commercial buildings and public buildings, known as sliding glass doors, storm doors, shower doors, bathtub enclosures and fixed glazed panels of over 300 square inches in area adjacent to entrance and exit doors and interior doorways which because of their location present a barrier in the normal path traveled by persons going into, through or out of these buildings or because of their size and design may be mistaken as means of ingress, passage or egress; and any other installation, glazed or to be glazed of over 300 square inches in area, wherein a person knows or should have known that the use of other than safety glazing materials would constitute an unreasonable hazard whether or not the glazing in such doors, panels, enclosures and other installations is transparent.

History: 1972, Act 311, Eff. July 1, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.944 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.944
Accounts receivable; includable as qualified assets.
Status: in_force

Sec. 944.

Qualified assets for purposes of section 901 include the value of any amounts receivable from insurers authorized to transact insurance in this state.

History: Add. 1969, Act 318, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970; Am. 2002, Act 462, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1490 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1490
Definitions; court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of firm; familial relationship with party or attorney; disclosure required; financial interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1490.

As used in this section and sections 1491, 1492, and 1493:

"Blanket contract" means a contract under which a court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or court reporting firm agrees to perform all court reporting or court recording services for a client for 2 or more cases at a rate of compensation fixed in the contract.

"Court reporting firm" means a business entity that provides the services of court reporters, court recorders, or stenomask reporters.

"Owner" means a person who has any ownership interest in a court reporting firm.

A court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of a court reporting firm shall not provide or arrange to provide court reporting or recording services if he or she is a relative, employee, attorney, or counsel of any of the parties, or is a relative or employee of an attorney or counsel of any of the parties, without disclosing that familial relationship.

A court reporter, court recorder, stenomask reporter, or owner of a court reporting firm shall not provide or arrange to provide court reporting or recording services if he or she is financially interested in the action.

History: Add. 1998, Act 249, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.287 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-265-of-1988 / Section 397.287
Bonds as debt of district library; withdrawal of participating municipality from district library.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Bonds issued pursuant to this act are debt of the district library and not of the participating municipalities. If a participating municipality withdraws from a district library, taxes imposed for payment of bonds approved as provided in this act before the adoption of the resolution to withdraw shall continue to be levied within the district as if the municipality did not withdraw from the district library until the principal of and interest on those bonds are paid in full.

History: 1988, Act 265, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1988; Am. 1989, Act 25, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.738 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-185-of-1957 / Section 123.738
Acquiring systems or making lake improvements outside corporate limits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

A county operating under this act may acquire outside its corporate limits any part of a water supply system which is necessary for the purpose of securing a source of supply and may acquire outside its corporate limits any part of a sewage disposal system or refuse system which is necessary for the purpose of disposing, including treatment or incineration, of its sewage or refuse. A county operating under this act may also acquire any part of a water supply system, a sewage disposal system, a refuse system or make lake improvements, or acquire erosion control systems in an adjoining county or counties upon the consent expressed by contract with or resolution of the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in such adjoining county or counties in which such part of the system or lake improvements is to be located or which is to be served by such part of the system. The exercise by any county of such powers outside its corporate limits shall be subject to all constitutional provisions relating thereto.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957; Am. 1964, Act 42, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967; Am. 1970, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970; Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2736 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-77-of-2010 / Section 38.2736
Assets not subject to certain processes of law.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The assets of the irrevocable trust and the ability of a member or past member of a retirement system to receive retirement health care benefits shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or other process of law and shall be unassignable.

History: 2010, Act 77, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.13307 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.13307
Debts, obligations, and liabilities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3307.

A bank in dissolution or its liquidating agent or committee shall act on all claims filed and notify all claimants of the action taken or to be taken on their respective claims within 6 months of the last date for filing the claims.

Before making a distribution of assets to shareholders, a bank in dissolution shall pay or make provision to satisfy its debts, obligations, and liabilities. Compliance with this section requires, to the extent a reasonable estimate is possible, that provision be made to satisfy those debts, obligations, and liabilities anticipated to arise after the date the certificate of termination is filed under section 3301(9).

Provision need not be made to satisfy any debt, obligation, or liability that is or is reasonably anticipated to be barred under section 3304 or 3305.

The fact that the assets provided by the bank in dissolution for the satisfaction of its debts, obligations, and liabilities are insufficient to satisfy claims arising after a certificate of termination is filed under section 3301(9) shall not create a presumption that the bank in dissolution has failed to comply with this section.

After payment of or adequate provision to satisfy the debts, obligations, or liabilities of the bank in dissolution has been made, the remaining assets shall be distributed to shareholders according to their respective rights and interests. The distribution may be made in cash, in kind, or both.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.627 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-518-of-1998 / Section 45.627
County juvenile agency; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A county juvenile agency shall provide or contract for provision of all of the following:

An effective program of supervision and care for juveniles committed to the county juvenile agency by the family division of circuit court or court of general criminal jurisdiction.

Appropriate county juvenile agency services.

Appropriate services and facilities necessary for public wards it is responsible for.

A county juvenile agency may do any of the following:

Operate training schools or programs, halfway houses, youth camps, diagnostic centers, detention facilities, short-term treatment centers, group homes, or other facilities.

Provide institutional care, boarding care, halfway house care, supervision in the community, or other juvenile programs or services.

Obtain appropriate services from state, local, or private agencies, if those services meet all applicable state and local government licensing standards.

Provide appropriate juvenile justice services to any juvenile.

Except as otherwise provided, a county juvenile agency shall pay the providers of services or materials for which it has contracted within 45 days after receiving a request for payment as provided in the contract.

A county juvenile agency shall negotiate with providers for prepayment contract clauses that do not exceed 33%.

Unless a county juvenile agency has negotiated a different prepayment contract clause as provided in subsection (4), payments for residential care services shall be not less than 1/4 of the anticipated total cost when care is first provided, not less than 1/4 of the anticipated total cost when 1/3 of the care is provided, not less than 1/4 of the anticipated total cost when 2/3 of the care is provided, and the balance owed when care is completed.

If 1 or more appropriate juvenile residential care providers located or doing business in this state have bed space available, a county juvenile agency shall use that space rather than a space available by a provider located or doing business in another state. This requirement does not apply if the provider located or doing business in another state offers a specialized program that is not available in this state.

A county juvenile agency shall not use religion, race, color, national origin, or sex as a criterion for discriminating against or granting preferential treatment in contracting with providers.

History: 1998, Act 518, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.494 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.494
Final order of determination; recording effect on private rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 494.

The recording of the description does not appropriate, terminate or lessen any private rights in property, real or personal, except such as shall be voluntarily released by written agreement or conveyance or as shall be condemned as provided in this chapter, or pursuant to applicable law. The recording of the description constitutes a regulation and limitation, for reasons of public health, of the use of the public and private property therein described to remove or lessen the danger of flooding, pollution, desecration or obstruction of the river, creek or watercourse, or part thereof, involved.

History: Add. 1965, Act 194, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.356 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-223-of-1976 / Section 18.356
Validity of claim; investigation and examination; claims arising from death of individual; total compensation; willful noncooperation; hearing; decision; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

When a claim is accepted for filing, an investigation and examination shall be conducted to determine the validity of the claim. The investigation shall include an examination of papers filed in support of the claim, official records and reports concerning the crime, and an examination of medical and hospital reports relating to the injury upon which the claim is based. All claims which arise from the death of an individual as a direct result of a crime shall be considered together, and the total compensation awarded for all claims which arise from the death of an individual shall not exceed the maximum aggregate award.

A claim shall be investigated and determined regardless of whether the alleged criminal was apprehended, prosecuted, convicted, acquitted, or found not guilty of the crime in question, unless the disposition is a direct result of willful noncooperation by the victim or other claimant with the law enforcement agency or the prosecuting attorney. In the event of determination of willful noncooperation by the victim or other claimant, the commission shall reject the claim.

A claim may be decided on the basis of the papers filed in support of the claim and the report of the investigation of the claim. If the person authorized to decide a claim under section 3(2) is convinced that a decision should not be made without a hearing, that person may request the commission to conduct a hearing under section 7. At the hearing any relevant evidence, not legally privileged, is admissible.

After an examination of the papers filed in support of a claim and the report of investigation, and if no hearing is requested under subsection (3), a decision granting or denying the award shall be made.

A written report setting forth the decision and reasons for the decision shall be sent to the claimant.

History: 1976, Act 223, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 1985, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 1985; Am. 1996, Act 519, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1279c — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1279c
Use of tests to measure pupils' values or attitudes prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1279c.

The state board, the superintendent of public instruction, the board of each school district, and each public school academy shall ensure that the Michigan educational assessment program (MEAP) tests and the Michigan merit examination are not used to measure pupils' values or attitudes.

History: Add. 1993, Act 335, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1993; Am. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996; Am. 2004, Act 596, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.43549 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.43549
Violation of MCL 324.43548; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43549.

A person who violates section 43548, in addition to other penalties provided by law, forfeits the right to issue licenses and sportcards and forfeits the right to retain any percentage of the license or sportcard fees not received by the department within 48 hours after the date and time the license or sportcard fees should have been deposited as required by the department.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 1996, Act 585, Eff. Mar. 1, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.8512f — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.8512f
Release of fertilizer on impervious turf; application of fertilizer on frozen or saturated turf.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8512f.

(1) A person who releases fertilizer on an impervious surface shall do both of the following:

(a) Promptly contain the fertilizer.

(b) Either legally apply the fertilizer to turf or another appropriate site or return the fertilizer to an appropriate container.

(2) A person shall not apply a fertilizer to turf if the soil is frozen or saturated with water.

History: Add. 2010, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.958 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-237-of-2022 / Section 207.958
Separate finding; contents; compliance; requirements; applicability; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

(1) If the taxable value of the property proposed to be exempt pursuant to an application under consideration, considered together with the aggregate taxable value of property exempt under certificates previously granted and currently in force under this act or under 1974 PA 198, MCL 207.551 to 207.572, exceeds 5% of the taxable value of the qualified local governmental unit, the legislative body of the qualified local governmental unit shall make a separate finding and shall include a statement in its resolution approving the application that exceeding that amount must not have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the qualified local governmental unit or impairing the financial soundness of an affected taxing unit.

(2) The legislative body of the qualified local governmental unit shall not approve an application for a certificate unless the applicant agrees to provide the legislative body of the qualified local governmental unit with an income certification for the income-qualified household residing within each residential dwelling unit of the qualified residential facility each year that the income-qualified household resides in that residential dwelling unit.

(3) A qualified local governmental unit may develop and implement an audit program that includes, but is not limited to, the audit of the information submitted under subsection (2) or may contract with an independent third-party auditor to audit the information submitted under subsection (2). The qualified local governmental unit may require the applicant to cover the cost of the independent third-party auditor. The total number of residential dwelling units to be reserved for income-qualified households may be negotiated by the qualified local governmental unit but must not be less than 30% of the total number of residential dwelling units on the property or 1 residential dwelling unit, whichever is greater.

(4) If an income-qualified household currently residing within a residential dwelling unit reserved for an income-qualified household has an increase in adjusted household income between the time an income certification is conducted and the next income certification in the following year and that household is no longer an income-qualified household, then that formerly qualified household may continue to reside as occupants within that residential dwelling unit only for the remainder of their lease agreement. However, the next available residential dwelling unit on the property shall be reserved for an income-qualified household. Under no circumstances shall all residential dwelling units on the property be occupied by households whose adjusted household income is more than 120% of the countywide area median income for greater than 12 consecutive months.

History: 2022, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.653 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-281-of-1967 / Section 206.653
Franchise tax.
Status: in_force

Sec. 653.

(1) Every financial institution with substantial nexus in this state is subject to a franchise tax. The franchise tax is imposed upon the tax base of the financial institution as determined under section 655 after allocation or apportionment to this state, at the rate of 0.29%.

(2) For purposes of this section, a financial institution has substantial nexus in this state if the financial institution satisfies any of the following:

(a) Has a physical presence in this state for a period of more than 1 day during the tax year.

(b) Actively solicits sales in this state and has gross receipts of $350,000.00 or more sourced to this state. As used in this subdivision, "actively solicits" means that term as defined under section 621.

(c) Has an ownership interest or a beneficial interest in a flow-through entity, directly or indirectly through 1 or more other flow-through entities, that has substantial nexus in this state as provided under this section or section 621.

(3) The tax under this chapter is in lieu of the tax levied and imposed under chapter 11 of this part.

History: Add. 2011, Act 38, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Am. 2011, Act 183, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.236 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-442-of-1976 / Section 15.236
FOIA coordinator.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

A public body that is a city, village, township, county, or state department, or under the control of a city, village, township, county, or state department, shall designate an individual as the public body's FOIA coordinator. The FOIA coordinator shall be responsible for accepting and processing requests for the public body's public records under this act and shall be responsible for approving a denial under section 5(4) and (5). In a county not having an executive form of government, the chairperson of the county board of commissioners is designated the FOIA coordinator for that county.

For all other public bodies, the chief administrative officer of the respective public body is designated the public body's FOIA coordinator.

An FOIA coordinator may designate another individual to act on his or her behalf in accepting and processing requests for the public body's public records, and in approving a denial under section 5(4) and (5).

History: 1976, Act 442, Eff. Apr. 13, 1977; Am. 1996, Act 553, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997