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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.683 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.683
Driving or moving vehicle in unsafe condition; condition and adjustment of parts and equipment; stopping and inspecting vehicle; citation; training requirements as motor carrier enforcement officer; additional parts and accessories; exceptions; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 683.

(1) A person shall not drive or move or the owner shall not cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is in such an unsafe condition as to endanger a person, or that does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in sections 683 to 711, or that is equipped in a manner in violation of sections 683 to 711. A person shall not do an act forbidden or fail to perform an act required under sections 683 to 711.

(2) A police officer on reasonable grounds shown may stop a motor vehicle and inspect the motor vehicle, and if a defect in equipment is found, the officer may issue the driver a citation for a violation of a provision of sections 683 to 711.

(3) In order to be classified as a motor carrier enforcement officer, a police officer must have training equal to the minimum training requirements, including any annual training updates, established by the department of state police for an officer of the motor carrier division of the department of state police. A police officer who has received training equal to these minimum training requirements before the effective date of this section is considered a motor carrier enforcement officer for purposes of this act.

(4) Sections 683 to 711 shall not prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on a vehicle that are not inconsistent with those sections.

(5) The provisions of sections 683 to 711 with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors, except as specifically provided in sections 683 to 711.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in section 698 or 707d, a person who violates a provision of sections 683 to 711 with respect to equipment on vehicles is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 2000, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 15, 2000; Am. 2005, Act 179, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7340 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7340
Selling, distributing, delivering, or furnishing product containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine; prohibition; exceptions; violation as felony; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7340.

(1) A person shall not sell, distribute, deliver, or otherwise furnish a product that contains any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, a salt or optical isomer of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, or a salt of an optical isomer of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine to an individual if the sale is transacted through use of the mail, internet, telephone, or other electronic means.

(2) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A pediatric product primarily intended for administration to children under 12 years of age according to label instructions.

(b) A product containing pseudoephedrine that is in a liquid form if pseudoephedrine is not the only active ingredient.

(c) A product that the state board of pharmacy, upon application of the manufacturer or certification by the United States drug enforcement administration as inconvertible, exempts from this section because the product has been formulated in such a way as to effectively prevent the conversion of the active ingredient into methamphetamine.

(d) A person who dispenses a product described in subsection (1) pursuant to a prescription.

(e) A person who, in the course of his or her business, sells or distributes products described in subsection (1) to either of the following:

( i ) A person licensed by this state to manufacture, deliver, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, prescription drug, or other drug.

( ii ) A person who orders those products described in subsection (1) for retail sale pursuant to a license issued under the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51 to 205.78.

(f) A manufacturer or distributor who donates product samples to a nonprofit charitable organization that has tax-exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, a licensed practitioner, or a governmental entity.

(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 2006, Act 261, Eff. Oct. 1, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.1909 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-213-of-1982 / Section 449.1909
Activities not considered to be transacting business in state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 909.

Without excluding other activities which may not constitute transacting business in this state, a foreign limited partnership is not considered to be transacting business in this state, for the purposes of this act, solely because it is carrying on in this state any 1 or more of the following activities:

Maintaining or defending an action or suit or an administrative or arbitrative proceeding, or effecting the settlement thereof or the settlement of a claim or dispute.

Holding meetings of its partners or carrying on any other activities concerning its internal affairs.

Maintaining a bank account.

Maintaining an office or agency for the transfer, exchange, and registration of its securities, or appointing and maintaining a trustee or depository with relation to its securities.

Effecting sales through an independent contractor.

Soliciting or procuring orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, where such orders require acceptance without this state before becoming binding contracts.

Borrowing money, with or without security.

Securing or collecting debts or enforcing any right in property securing the same.

Transacting any business in interstate commerce.

Conducting an isolated transaction not in the course of a number of repeated transactions of like nature.

This section does not apply in determining the contacts or activities which may subject a foreign limited partnership to service of process or taxation in this state or to regulation under any other act of this state.

History: 1982, Act 213, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.65 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-141-of-1939 / Section 285.65
Revocation of license; application for new license; events; notice of event.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department may revoke a grain dealer's license, but the grain dealer may apply for a new license, if any of the following events occur:

The licensee is a party to a merger, consolidation, conversion, or similar transaction. The department may decide not to revoke the license if the successor to the licensee is licensed under this act and executes a successor's agreement acceptable to the department.

Fifty percent or more of the shares, other than publicly traded shares, or other ownership interests in the licensee are sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred. The department may decide not to revoke the license if the transferee is licensed under this act and executes a successor's agreement acceptable to the department.

Fifty percent or more of the property and assets of the licensee are sold, leased, exchanged, or otherwise transferred. The department may waive this requirement if the transferee is licensed under this act and executes a successor's agreement acceptable to the department.

The licensee ceases to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, cannot pay its debts as they become due, or is insolvent under an applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law.

If the grain dealer has 100 or more stockholders, members, partners, or owners, as applicable, more than 1/2 of the grain dealer's board of directors or other governing body or board are replaced with different individuals.

The name of the grain dealer is changed.

If an event described in subsection (1) occurs, the grain dealer shall file a notice of the event with the department within 1 business day of the event.

History: 1939, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 285.65; Am. 1976, Act 259, Imd. Eff. Aug. 12, 1976; Am. 1982, Act 33, Eff. Sept. 12, 1982; Am. 1996, Act 311, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1996; Am. 2002, Act 80, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1498m — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1498m
Objection to hospitalization; violation as misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 498m.

An objection to the hospitalization of a minor may be made to the court by any of the following persons:

A person found suitable by the court.

The minor's parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis if the request for hospitalization was made by the minor pursuant to section 498d(3) or by a peace officer pursuant to section 498h(6).

The minor who has been hospitalized, if the minor is 14 years of age or older.

An objection made to the court pursuant to subsection (1) shall be made in writing not more than 30 days after the admission of a minor to a hospital, and may be made subsequently within not more than 30 days after the receipt of the periodic review of the minor's suitability for continued hospitalization as provided for in section 498 l . The objection shall state the basis on which it is being raised.

If a minor who has been hospitalized for not less than 7 days pursuant to this chapter informs a hospital employee of the minor's desire to object to hospitalization, the hospital employee or a person designated by the hospital shall assist the minor in properly submitting an objection to hospitalization pursuant to this section. An employee of the hospital shall not interfere with or fail to act upon a minor's objection to hospitalization. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: Add. 1984, Act 186, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.968 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-190-of-2000 / Section 287.968
Conviction; costs and attorney fees; findings of violations; remedies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

(1) A court may allow the department to recover reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred in a prosecution resulting in a conviction for a violation of section 16 or 17.

(2) The director, upon finding that a person has violated any provisions of this act or an order issued by the director as a result of an informal or administrative hearing may do any of the following:

(a) Issue a warning.

(b) Impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000.00, plus the costs of investigation, for each violation after notice and an opportunity for a hearing. A person aggrieved by an administrative fine issued under this section may request a hearing pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

(c) Issue an appearance ticket as described and authorized by sections 9a to 9g of chapter 4 of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.9a to 764.9g.

(3) The director shall advise the attorney general of the failure of any person to pay an administrative fine imposed under this section. The attorney general shall bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the fine. Civil penalties collected shall be paid to the general fund.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the director may bring an action to do either or both of the following:

(a) Obtain a declaratory judgment that a method, activity, or practice is a violation of this act.

(b) Obtain an injunction against a person who is engaging in a method, activity, or practice that violates this act.

(5) The remedies under this act are cumulative and use of 1 remedy does not bar the use of another unless otherwise prohibited by law.

History: 2000, Act 190, Eff. June 1, 2001; Am. 2006, Act 561, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.727 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-205-of-1956 / Section 722.727
Fees; assessment in order of filiation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

No fees for commencement of suit, filing fee, decree or judgment fee, or stenographer fee shall be required in proceedings under this act, but the court may assess such fees against the father in the order of filiation.

History: 1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 442.312a — MI Code / Chapter 442 / Act Act-90-of-1970 / Section 442.312a
Written receipt as condition to commission on consignment; contents; effect of prior contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2a.

An art dealer may accept a work of fine art for a commission on consignment only if before or at the time of acceptance the art dealer delivers to the consignor a written receipt describing the works of fine art delivered to the art dealer and the consignment nature of the delivery.

Except as provided in this subsection, this section applies to a work of fine art accepted on consignment on and after the effective date of this section. If a work of fine art is accepted under a contract in existence before the effective date of this section, this section is applicable to that work of fine art, the proceeds of sale from that work of fine art, and the art dealers involved in the transaction, only to the extent that the provisions of this act do not conflict with that contract.

History: Add. 1982, Act 396, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.961 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-77-of-1960 / Section 390.961
Guarantees of loans; appropriations to guaranty fund; guarantees of parent loans; authorization, ratification, and confirmation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

All guarantees of loans by the state department of education pursuant to this act made before February 15, 1974 are considered to have been made by the department for the authority and are authorized, ratified, and confirmed. If the authority is requested by any holder of such a guarantee to reissue the guarantee in its own name, it shall do so. All state appropriations to the guaranty fund of the loan program administered by the state department of education pursuant to this act made before February 15, 1974 are authorized, ratified, and confirmed, and any money in or investments of the guaranty fund of the loan program after that date shall be transferred to and administered, disbursed, and reported on by the authority in accordance with this act.

All guarantees of parent loans by the authority pursuant to section 428d of part B of title IV of Public Law 89-329, 20 U.S.C. 1078-2, are authorized, ratified, and confirmed.

History: Add. 1974, Act 19, Imd. Eff. Feb. 15, 1974; Am. 1990, Act 117, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.532 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-6-of-1873 / Section 211.532
Collection process; irregularities; voluntary payment; officer to account.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

That whenever moneys shall have been thus voluntarily paid as taxes or assessments to any officer assuming to act under any law of this state, and he shall fail to pay the same over according to the requirements of such law, or of his warrant or other process, any defect, irregularity, or illegality in the proceedings, or any want of authority to assess or levy such taxes or assessment, shall not be set up as a defense to any suit or proceeding brought or instituted to compel such payment by him, or to hold him or his sureties responsible for his neglect to make the same, but he shall make payment the same as if no such defect, irregularity, illegality, or want of authority had occurred or existed.

History: 1873, Act 6, Eff. July 31, 1873; How. 1207; CL 1897, 3983; CL 1915, 4197; CL 1929, 3749; CL 1948, 211.532
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.860 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.860
Submitting questions of assuming bonded indebtedness or increasing constitutional limitation on taxes; form; payment of bonded indebtedness; applicability of MCL 380.864.
Status: in_force

Sec. 860.

(1) If the petitions filed with a school district filing official under section 853 request submission of the question of assuming the bonded indebtedness of 1 or more of the school districts proposing consolidation, or the question of increasing the constitutional limitation on taxes of the consolidated school district for operating purposes to the school electors at the consolidation election, the school district filing official shall include the question or questions in the notice of the election ballot questions filed with each of the election units.

(2) A request for including assumption by the consolidated school district of the bonded indebtedness of 1 or more of the districts proposing consolidation shall be stated on the petition after the names of the school districts to be consolidated in substantially the following form:

"We petition that the question of assumption and payment by the proposed consolidated school district of the bonded indebtedness of _______________________________________ be (name of school district or districts) submitted to the electors at the same election in which the proposed consolidation is submitted", and if applicable,

"We petition that the question of assumption and payment

by the proposed consolidated school district of the bonded

indebtedness of _______________________________________ be

(name of school district or districts)

submitted to the electors at the same election in which the

proposed consolidation is submitted", and if applicable,

"We petition that the question of increasing the constitutional limitation on taxes which may be assessed against all property in the proposed consolidated school district by _____ mills for a period of _____ years, ___ to ___, inclusive, for operating purposes, be submitted to the electors at the same election with the question of consolidating the above listed districts".

(3) If the school electors approve the consolidation of school districts and the assumption of the bonded indebtedness of an original district, the consolidated school district shall assume the obligation of the bonded indebtedness. The consolidated school district shall pay the bonded indebtedness by spreading debt retirement taxes uniformly over the territory of the consolidated district. Section 864 applies to the debt retirement tax levies, the continuing obligations of the original school districts, and the rights and remedies of a bondholder.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977; Am. 2003, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.21776 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.21776
Transfer or discharge of patient; plan; counseling services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21776.

The licensee, with the approval of the department, shall develop a plan to effectuate the orderly and safe transfer or discharge of a patient. The patient and the patient's family or representative shall be consulted in choosing another facility. The patient shall receive counseling services before the move to minimize the adverse effects of transfer trauma. The department shall assure that counseling will be available if the patient requires counseling after transfer or discharge.

History: Add. 1978, Act 493, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.9f — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 764.9f
Appearance ticket; definition; consecutive numbering; form; contents; modification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9f.

(1) As used in sections 9c to 9g, "appearance ticket" means a complaint or written notice issued and subscribed by a police officer or other public servant authorized by law or ordinance to issue it directing a designated person to appear in a designated local criminal court at a designated future time in connection with his or her alleged commission of a designated violation or violations of state law or local ordinance. The appearance tickets must be numbered consecutively, provide a space for the defendant's cellular telephone number and electronic mail address, if applicable, be in a form required by the attorney general, the state court administrator, and the director of the department of state police, and consist of the following parts:

(a) The original which must be a complaint or notice to appear by the officer and filed with the court.

(b) The first copy which must be the abstract of court record.

(c) The second copy which must be retained by the local enforcement agency.

(d) The third copy which must be delivered to the alleged violator.

(2) With the prior approval of the state officials listed in subsection (1), an appearance ticket may be appropriately modified as to content or number of copies to accommodate law enforcement and local court procedures and practices.

History: 1988, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1988; Am. 1996, Act 81, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1996; Am. 1998, Act 264, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999; Am. 1999, Act 76, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Am. 2020, Act 393, Eff. Apr. 1, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.442 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-462-of-1996 / Section 15.442
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Enhanced access" means a public record's immediate availability for public inspection, purchase, or copying by digital means. Enhanced access does not include the transfer of ownership of a public record.

"Geographical information system" means an informational unit or network capable of producing customized maps based on a digital representation of geographical data.

"Operating expenses" includes, but is not limited to, a public body's direct cost of creating, compiling, storing, maintaining, processing, upgrading, or enhancing information or data in a form available for enhanced access, including the cost of computer hardware and software, system development, employee time, and the actual cost of supplying the information or record in the form requested by the purchaser.

"Person" means that term as defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232.

"Public body" means that term as defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232.

"Public record" means that term as defined in section 2 of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232.

"Reasonable fee" means a charge calculated to enable a public body to recover over time only those operating expenses directly related to the public body's provision of enhanced access.

"Software" means a set of statements or instructions that when incorporated in a machine-usable medium is capable of causing a machine or device having information processing capabilities to indicate, perform, or achieve a particular function, task, or result.

"Third party" means a person who requests a geographical information system or output from a geographical information system under this act. However, third party does not include a person for whom a fee authorized under this act is waived in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement described in section 3.

History: 1996, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996; Am. 1998, Act 550, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1999