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Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.57 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-39-of-1883 / Section 486.57
Capital stock; subscriptions; increase, procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The directors of any such company may at any time receive subscriptions to stock in said company until the whole amount mentioned in their articles of association shall be subscribed, and whenever, in the judgment of the directors, it shall be necessary to increase the capital stock of any such company for the extension or more perfect completion of such proposed work, or to provide lands and buildings needful for its use, it shall be competent for such directors, with the approval or ratification of the holders of a majority of the capital stock, at any lawful meeting of the stockholders, to provide for such increase, and in all cases where such capital stock is increased, a certificate thereof shall be signed, certified and filed as hereinbefore required in the case of original articles of association.

History: 1883, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1883; How. 3895g; CL 1897, 6795; CL 1915, 8895; CL 1929, 11830; CL 1948, 486.57
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61511 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61511
False swearing as perjury; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61511.

If a person who is required to give an oath under this part, or by any rule promulgated or order issued by the supervisor, willfully swears falsely in regard to any matter or thing respecting which the oath is required, or willfully makes any false affidavit required or authorized by this part, or by any rule promulgated or order issued by the supervisor, that person is guilty of perjury, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or less than 6 months.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.757 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-184-of-1994 / Section 290.757
Inspection; seizure; forfeiture; deposit of proceeds from sale of seized ginseng; inspection fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The director may inspect any ginseng sold, held, or transported in this state. A person shall not resist agents of the department who request to inspect ginseng. A person shall not hinder a ginseng inspection by misrepresenting or concealing facts.

The director shall not certify and may seize ginseng cultivated, harvested, collected, or otherwise acquired in violation of this act, or in violation of a rule promulgated under this act. Seized ginseng is forfeited to the state and may be disposed of as determined by the director. The director may certify and sell seized ginseng. Proceeds from the sale of seized ginseng shall be deposited into the ginseng management program fund.

The department shall charge an inspection fee based on an hourly rate established by the insect pest and plant disease act, Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 286.201 to 286.226 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or rules promulgated pursuant to Act No. 189 of the Public Acts of 1931, for certification of both cultivated and wild ginseng.

History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.903h — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-331-of-1976 / Section 445.903h
Vehicle rental transaction; inclusion of vehicle license cost recovery fee; amount; fee in excess of costs; duties of car rental company; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3h.

(1) At the time a car rental company provides a consumer with a price quote or estimate for a vehicle rental transaction, and in the rental agreement, the car rental company shall do either of the following:

(a) Provide an estimated total price for the vehicle rental transaction.

(b) Disclose the existence of any vehicle license cost recovery fee and any other separately stated mandatory fee.

(2) If a vehicle license cost recovery fee is included as a separately stated mandatory fee in a vehicle rental transaction, the amount of the fee shall be based on the car rental company's good-faith estimate of the car rental company's average per vehicle portion of the total annual costs to license, title, and register its vehicles. If the total amount of the vehicle license recovery fees collected by a car rental company under this section in any calendar year exceeds the car rental company's actual costs to license, title, and register rental vehicles for that calendar year, the car rental company shall do both of the following:

(a) Retain the excess amount.

(b) Adjust the vehicle license recovery fees for the following calendar year by reducing the fees by an amount equal to the excess amount collected in the preceding calendar year.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Car rental company" means a person whose primary business is renting vehicles to consumers under rental agreements for periods of 90 days or less.

(b) "Estimated total price" means an estimated total for a vehicle rental transaction based on the duration of the vehicle rental transaction, the rental rate, and any mandatory fees.

(c) "Mandatory fee" means a fee, charge, or surcharge that a car rental company includes in every vehicle rental transaction. A fee, charge, or surcharge associated with optional products and services available for purchase by a consumer at the time of rental is not a mandatory fee.

(d) "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.33.

(e) "Vehicle license cost recovery fee" means a charge that may be included in a vehicle rental transaction originating in this state to recover costs incurred by a car rental company to license, title, and register rental vehicles.

History: Add. 2008, Act 310, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 433.123 — MI Code / Chapter 433 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 433.123
Pounds; injury, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

If any person shall wilfully injure any pound maintained by any township, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days at the discretion of the court.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 18; CL 1857, 627; CL 1871, 790; How. 820; CL 1897, 2438; CL 1915, 2230; CL 1929, 1086; CL 1948, 433.123
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.1132 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-202-of-2024 / Section 400.1132
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The department, in consultation with the commission, shall promulgate rules to implement this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: 2024, Act 202, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3236 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3236
Deed of sale; effect upon failure to redeem; prior liens.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3236.

Unless the premises described in such deed shall be redeemed within the time limited for such redemption as hereinafter provided, such deed shall thereupon become operative, and shall vest in the grantee therein named, his heirs or assigns, all the right, title, and interest which the mortgagor had at the time of the execution of the mortgage, or at any time thereafter, except as to any parcel or parcels which may have been redeemed and canceled, as hereinafter provided; and the record thereof shall thereafter, for all purposes be deemed a valid record of said deed without being re-recorded, but no person having any valid subsisting lien upon the mortgaged premises, or any part thereof, created before the lien of such mortgage took effect, shall be prejudiced by any such sale, nor shall his rights or interests be in any way affected thereby.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.184 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-175-of-2004 / Section 205.184
Sale of auctioned item; tax credit or refund; calculation; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

(1) A qualified person who paid a tax under the general sales tax act may calculate a credit and seek a refund from the department equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of a qualified sale of an auctioned item in excess of the fair market value of that auctioned item.

(2) A qualified person may not seek a credit or refund from the department under this section for any portion of a qualified sale of an auctioned item for which a tax under the general sales tax act was collected from the purchaser, unless the tax collected was refunded to the purchaser.

(3) A qualified person seeking a credit or refund under this section shall obtain and retain in its records a certification of fair market value supplied by the donor of an auctioned item on a form prescribed by the department.

(4) At the option of the qualified person, the credit calculated under this section may be applied to reduce the tax due under the general sales tax act, in accordance with the procedures implementing those sales tax payment obligations.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "General sales tax act" means the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51 to 205.78.

(b) "Qualified person" means an organization not operated for profit that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501.

(c) "Qualified sale" means a sale made by a qualified person through a charitable auction.

History: Add. 2006, Act 577, Eff. Mar. 4, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.241 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-289-of-1925 / Section 28.241
Department of state police; responsibility for criminal and juvenile identification and records; apparatus and materials.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The department of state police is responsible for criminal and juvenile identification and records. The department shall be supplied with the necessary apparatus and materials for collecting, filing, and preserving criminal and juvenile records filed with the department.

History: 1925, Act 289, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1925; CL 1929, 567; Am. 1931, Act 197, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931; CL 1948, 28.241; Am. 1986, Act 231, Eff. June 1, 1987; Am. 1988, Act 40, Eff. June 1, 1988; Am. 2001, Act 187, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.1015 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-16-of-2018 / Section 554.1015
Selection, appointment, removal, and compensation of receiver; establishment by court rule; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) Except as provided in this act, the procedure for the selection, appointment, removal, and compensation of a receiver, or a professional engaged under section 15, under this act is as established by the court rules.

(2) The court that appoints a receiver under this act has exclusive jurisdiction to direct the receiver and determine any controversy related to the receivership or receivership property.

History: 2018, Act 16, Eff. May 7, 2018; Am. 2020, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1236 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-46-of-1966 / Section 125.1236
County economic development commission; additional powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The commission, in addition to its other powers and duties, may:

Accept, with the approval of the board or boards of supervisors, grants of funds made by the state, the United States, or any department or agency thereof, or other public or private agency or individual.

Enter into contracts with boards, commissions and agencies, both public and private, and with individuals to carry out the purposes of this act.

Act as the county's or region's official liaison agency with state and federal agencies concerned with economic development programs.

History: 1966, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1803 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-187-of-1990 / Section 257.1803
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 5 to 7 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586i — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-180-of-1981 / Section 400.586i
State, local, or regional long-term care ombudsman and trained volunteers; access to long-term care facility; applicability of visitation restriction; “access” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6i.

(1) The state long-term care ombudsman, the local or regional long-term care ombudsmen, and their trained volunteers must be granted access to any long-term care facility for the purpose of carrying out section 6h.

(2) If a restriction is placed on the ability to visit a resident of a long-term care facility, that visitation restriction does not apply to a representative of the long-term care ombudsman program. A representative of the long-term care ombudsman program must be allowed access to the long-term care facility to carry out the duties required under this act.

(3) At the request of the long-term care ombudsman or a representative of the long-term care ombudsman program, the long-term care facility must make a good-faith effort to facilitate a virtual, outdoor, window, or telephonic communication visit within 24 hours after receiving the request.

(4) If necessary to protect the health of residents or staff at a long-term care facility, an individual entering a long-term care facility to carry out his or her duties under this act must take proper precautions, including, but not limited to, obtaining appropriate screening and use of personal protective equipment.

(5) As used in this section, "access" means the right to do all of the following:

(a) Enter a long-term care facility, and identify himself or herself, at any time during that long-term care facility's regular business hours or regular visiting hours, and at any other time when access may be required by the circumstances to be investigated.

(b) Seek consent from a resident to communicate privately and without restriction with that resident.

(c) Communicate privately and without restrictions with a resident who consents to communication.

(d) Observe all resident areas of the facility except the living area of a resident who protests the observation.

(e) Obtain the name and contact information of the resident's representative, if any, when needed to perform the functions and duties set forth in section 6h.

(f) Review and, upon request, receive copies of all licensing and certification records maintained by the state that are not confidential or that can be released without specific approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services with respect to long-term care facilities.

History: Add. 1987, Act 35, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1987; Am. 2021, Act 159, Eff. Mar. 30, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.1015 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-181-of-2016 / Section 206.1015
Michigan junior achievement fund; creation; purpose; administrator; amounts credited under MCL 206.435; interest and earnings; other appropriations, money, or value; investment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The Michigan junior achievement fund is created in the department to provide funds for donation to any junior achievement organization located in this state to assist each organization in achieving its goals of inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. The department shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(2) The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts appropriated for this purpose under section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435.

(3) The fund shall consist of the money credited to the fund pursuant to section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435, any interest and earnings accruing from the saving and investment of that money, and other appropriations, money, or other things of value received by the fund.

(4) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund.

History: 2016, Act 181, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.839 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.839
Probate judge, probate register, or employee of probate court; prohibitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 839.

A probate judge, probate register, or employee of the probate court shall not be:

A fiduciary or appraiser of an estate under the jurisdiction of the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge, probate register, or employee.

An attorney or counsel in an action or matter which may depend upon, or relate to, a sentence or order made or entered by the probate judge in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge, probate register, or employee.

An attorney or counsel for or against a fiduciary appointed under the jurisdiction of the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge, probate register, or employee, in any action or proceeding brought by or against the fiduciary as such or in any action or proceeding relating to the official conduct of that fiduciary.

A probate judge shall not have a partner practicing in the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge. Unless he is a party to the proceeding, a probate judge shall not be directly or indirectly interested in the costs of a proceeding that is brought in the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge.

A clerk or employee of the probate court may not be an appraiser, referee, or divider of an estate which is under the jurisdiction of the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a clerk or employee.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.753 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Territorial-Laws-of-1833-Vol-III / Section 390.753
Board of trustees; membership; quorum; classes of trustees; terms; annual ballot; honorary trustees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The board of trustees may, by a resolution adopted by 2/3 of its members, fix the number of members to constitute the board. However, the number of trustees constituting the board of trustees shall be at least 15 and not more than 54. Nine trustees constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board. At the first meeting of the board, the trustees shall divide themselves into 3 classes of 1/3 of the whole number of each as nearly as possible. The term of office of the first class shall terminate at the expiration of the first year; of the second class shall terminate at the end of the second year; and of the third class shall terminate at the end of the third year, so that 1/3 of the number of trustees are chosen by the board annually by ballot.

(2) The board may elect any number of nonvoting honorary trustees. Honorary trustees are not included in the number of trustees constituting the board of trustees.

History: 1833, Territorial Laws, Vol. III, approved Apr. 22, 1833; Am. 1887, Local Act 390, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 1887; Am. 1941, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1941; CL 1948, 390.753; Am. 1955, Act 50, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1955; Am. 1985, Act 203, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986; Am. 2010, Act 62, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 397.567 — MI Code / Chapter 397 / Act Act-89-of-1977 / Section 397.567
Compliance with certification requirements as qualification for state aid.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

A cooperative library and public library shall conform to certification requirements for personnel as established by the department in order to qualify for state aid.

History: 1977, Act 89, Imd. Eff. Aug. 2, 1977; Am. 2001, Act 65, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1475 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-161-of-2000 / Section 390.1475
Management contract; term; termination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) A management contract shall be for a term of years specified in the management contract.

(2) The treasurer may terminate a management contract based on the criteria specified in the management contract.

History: 2000, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2000; Am. 2007, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8171 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8171
Waiver of society's laws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8171.

A society's laws may provide that a subordinate body and its subordinate officers or members shall not have the power or authority to waive any of the provisions of the society's laws and shall be binding on the society and every member and beneficiary of a member.

History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.383 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.383
Disqualification of commissioner; appointment in case of intercounty drain.
Status: in_force

Sec. 383.

In the case of a drain affecting more than 1 county, and any commissioner shall be disqualified to make the apportionments thereon, a commissioner for the county shall be appointed in the manner herein provided, with powers and duties mentioned in this act.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2302 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-453-of-1976 / Section 37.2302
Public accommodations or services; prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.

Except where permitted by law, a person shall not do any of the following:

(a) Deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status.

(b) Print, circulate, post, mail, or otherwise cause to be published a statement, advertisement, notice, or sign that indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status, or that an individual's patronage of or presence at a place of public accommodation is objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977; Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024