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Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.208 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-91-of-1887 / Section 485.208
Directors; stockholders; quorum; voting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

A majority of the directors of every such corporation convened according to the by-laws, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and those holding a majority of stock at any meeting of the stockholders shall be capable of transacting the business of the meeting, and at each meeting of the stockholders each share of stock shall be entitled to 1 vote. Stockholders may appear and vote in person or by proxy.

History: 1887, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1887; How. 3873h; CL 1897, 6757; CL 1915, 8857; CL 1929, 11792; CL 1948, 485.208
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8513 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8513
Additional powers of district court magistrate; judicial immunity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8513.

(1) When authorized by the chief judge of the district and whenever a district judge is not immediately available, a district court magistrate may conduct the first appearance of a defendant before the court in all criminal and ordinance violation cases, including acceptance of any written demand or waiver of preliminary examination and acceptance of any written demand or waiver of jury trial. However, this section does not authorize a district court magistrate to accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere not expressly authorized under section 8511 or 8512a. A defendant neither demanding nor waiving preliminary examination in writing is deemed to have demanded preliminary examination and a defendant neither demanding nor waiving jury trial in writing is considered to have demanded a jury trial.

(2) If authorized by the chief judge of the district, a district court magistrate may do any of the following:

(a) Approve and grant petitions for the appointment of an attorney to represent an indigent defendant accused of any misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or ordinance violation punishable by imprisonment.

(b) Suspend payment of court fees by an indigent party in any civil, small claims, or summary proceedings action, until after judgment has been entered.

(c) Upon written authorization of the prosecuting or city attorney, sign a nolle prosequi dismissing any criminal or ordinance violation case over which the district court has jurisdiction and release any bail bond or bail bond deposit to the persons entitled to the bail bond or deposit. However, if the preliminary examination or trial has commenced or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere has been accepted by a district court judge, the dismissal order may be entered only by that judge or his or her alternate.

(d) Execute and issue process to carry into effect authority expressly granted by law to district court magistrates.

(3) A district court magistrate, for acts expressly authorized by the chief judge and by law, has judicial immunity to the extent accorded a district court judge.

History: Add. 1984, Act 278, Eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Am. 2008, Act 95, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 2008; Am. 2014, Act 384, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.295a — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-222-of-1972 / Section 28.295a
Prohibited conduct; violation as felony; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5a.

A person who makes a false representation or false certification to obtain personal information under this act, or who uses personal information for a purpose other than a permissible purpose identified in section 8 or 10, is guilty of a felony.

A person who is convicted of a second violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 2 years or more than 7 years, or by a fine of not less than $1,500.00 or more than $7,000.00, or both.

A person who is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 5 years or more than 15 years, or by a fine of not less than $5,000.00 or more than $15,000.00, or both.

History: Add. 1997, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.443 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.443
Drainage districts; consolidation; existing drain, recognition and credit, exemption from special assessment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 443.

When in any consolidated district it shall be necessary to construct a new drain on or near the line or any part of the line of an existing, operating drain so as to make the old existing drain in whole or in part unnecessary, recognition and credit shall be given for such existing drain or part thereof as follows:

The assessing authorities shall make a determination of the value of benefits which, except for the construction of the new drain, could reasonably have been anticipated from the continued operation of the existing drain or part thereof.

The property or municipal corporation which paid the assessment for the existing drain or part thereof shall be exempt from any special assessment to pay for the new drain to the extent of the value so determined.

The assessing authorities, in assessing for benefits and apportionment of costs and expenses for any new drain in a consolidated district which has been laid on or near the line or any part of the line of an existing, operating drain so as to make the existing drain in whole or in part unnecessary, shall give effect to this exemption.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.3302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.3302
Definitions; G to W.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3302.

As used in this part:

"General permit" means a permit for a category of activities that the department determines will not negatively impact human health and will have no more than minimal short-term adverse impacts on the natural resources and environment.

"Lake management plan" means a document that contains all of the following:

A description of the physical, chemical, and biological attributes of a waterbody.

A description of the land uses surrounding a waterbody.

A detailed description of the historical and planned future management of the waterbody.

"Violation of this part" means a violation of a provision of this part or a permit, certificate of coverage, or order issued under or rule promulgated under this part.

"Waters of the state" or "waterbody" means groundwaters, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands and all other watercourses and waters within the jurisdiction of this state including the Great Lakes bordering this state.

History: Add. 2004, Act 246, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.519 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.519
Illegal or fraudulent registration; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 519.

A township or city clerk or assistant clerk shall not register an individual if the clerk knows or has good reason to believe that the individual is not a resident and qualified. An individual shall not register as an elector if he or she knows or has good reason to believe that he or she is not a resident and qualified. An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2018, Act 125, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2612 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2612
Severability clause.
Status: in_force

Sec. 612.

If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this act are severable.

History: 2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1498c — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1498c
Definitions; P to S.
Status: in_force

Sec. 498c.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Person in loco parentis" means a person who is not the parent or guardian of a minor, but who has either legal custody of a minor or physical custody of a minor and is providing support and care for the minor.

"Suitable for hospitalization" means a determination concerning a minor that all of the following criteria are met:

The minor is a minor requiring treatment.

The minor is in need of hospitalization and is expected to benefit from hospitalization.

An appropriate, less restrictive alternative to hospitalization is not available.

History: Add. 1984, Act 186, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984; Am. 1995, Act 290, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 1998, Act 524, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 259.6 — MI Code / Chapter 259 / Act Act-327-of-1945 / Section 259.6
Definitions; L to O.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

As used in this act:

"Landing area" means an area of an airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility used or intended for use in landing, taking off, or taxiing of aircraft, excluding area and facilities for shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo.

"Landing field" means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft.

"Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, component parts, appliances, or accessories.

"Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state.

"Operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" means the use of aircraft for the purpose of air navigation, including the navigation or piloting of aircraft. Any person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, whether with or without the right of legal control in the capacity of owner, lessee, or otherwise, of the aircraft, is engaging in the operation of aircraft.

History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945; CL 1948, 259.6; Am. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996; Am. 2002, Act 35, Eff. May 15, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.167a — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.167a
State transportation department; receipt of plat.
Status: in_force

Sec. 167a.

Within 10 days of receipt of the plat under section 161(2)(d), the state transportation department shall do 1 of the following:

(a) Approve the plat and notify the proprietor of its approval.

(b) Reject the plat and notify the proprietor directly, giving the reasons in writing. The commission shall send a copy of the letter of rejection to the chairperson of the county plat board.

History: Add. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.630 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.630
Purpose and construction of chapter.
Status: in_force

Sec. 630.

It is the purpose and intention of this chapter to provide an additional and alternate method of apportioning drainage costs under chapters 20 and 21 to public corporations other than the state and counties. Therefore, this chapter when employed shall be construed to be integrated with chapters 20 and 21 and all provisions of those chapters inconsistent with this chapter shall not be applicable, but all other provisions of those chapters shall remain in full force and effect.

History: Add. 1976, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 10, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.105 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.105
Definitions; A to G.
Status: in_force

Sec. 105.

"Active traffic control devices" means those traffic control devices located at or in advance of grade crossings, activated by the approach or presence of a train, such as flashing light signals, automatic gates and similar devices, manually operated devices, and a crossing watchperson, all of which display to operators of approaching vehicles positive warning of the approach or presence of a train.

"Alcoholic liquor" means that term as defined in section 105 of the Michigan liquor control code, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1105.

"Bridge" means a structure including supports erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway, having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 feet between undercopings of abutments or spring lines of arches, or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes where the clear distance between openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening.

"Bridge carrying railroad traffic" means any bridge carrying a railroad track on which locomotives, railroad cars, or railroad maintenance machinery may be operated or moved. Bridge carrying railroad traffic includes unloading pits, turntables, and ferry aprons which meet the physical criteria for the definition of a bridge.

"Department" means the Michigan department of transportation.

"Diagnostic study team" means a group of knowledgeable individuals from the department, road authorities, railroads, and others who meet and, using crossing safety management principles, evaluate conditions at proposed or existing crossings and assist the department in making determinations concerning safety needs.

"Flagger" means a person, other than a railroad employee, clearly visible to approaching traffic at all times, who controls highway traffic through work areas using a hand-held paddle sign during daylight hours and approved lights and reflectorized paddle signs at night.

"Grade crossing" means the point at which any railroad intersects with any public street or highway, or a nonmotorized trail.

"Grade separation" means an intersection of a railroad and a highway at different levels with either the railroad above or below the highway.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994; Am. 2002, Act 658, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1171 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1171
Suicide prevention and awareness; instruction and professional development; availability of model programs and materials to school districts and public school academies; notice to parents; cause of action or legal duty not created; section known as "Chase Edwards law."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1171.

(1) The board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy is encouraged to provide age-appropriate instruction for pupils and professional development for school personnel concerning the warning signs and risk factors for suicide and depression and the protective factors that help prevent suicide. The instruction and professional development shall be designed to achieve the following goals:

(a) To prevent both fatal and nonfatal suicide behaviors among youth.

(b) To increase pupil awareness of the warning signs and risk factors for suicide and depression.

(c) To improve access to appropriate prevention services for vulnerable youth groups.

(2) The board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy is encouraged to work with school personnel and local or state organizations and resources specializing in suicide prevention and awareness.

(3) The department shall develop or select model programs and materials on suicide prevention and awareness that are appropriate for the purposes of this section, such as the Michigan model for comprehensive school health education, and shall make those model programs and materials available to school districts and public school academies.

(4) If a school district or public school academy provides instruction described in subsection (1), the board of the school district or board of directors of the public school academy shall notify the parents of all pupils of each school in which the instruction is provided about the instruction using the communication method the school district or public school academy normally uses for regular communications with parents.

(5) Failure of a school district or public school academy to comply with subsection (4) does not create a cause of action or constitute a breach of any legal duty in a civil action.

(6) This section shall be known as the "Chase Edwards law".

History: Add. 2006, Act 324, Imd. Eff. July 20, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.182 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-566-of-1978 / Section 15.182
Holding incompatible offices.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Except as provided in section 3, a public officer or public employee shall not hold 2 or more incompatible offices at the same time.

History: 1978, Act 566, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.9701 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.9701
“This amendatory act” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9701.

As used in this part, "this amendatory act" means the amendatory act that added this part.

History: Add. 2000, Act 348, Eff. July 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.305 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.305
Board; meetings; quorum; voting by proxy prohibited; conduct of meeting; availability of files.
Status: in_force

Sec. 305.

A board shall meet as often as necessary to fulfill its duties under this act, but shall meet not less than 2 times a year and at other dates set by the director. A majority of the members appointed and serving shall constitute a quorum. A member of a board shall not vote by proxy. A board shall conduct its meetings pursuant to Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

The files of the board shall be available to the public under section 208.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.586k — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-180-of-1981 / Section 400.586k
Older persons' abuse prevention fund; establishment; administration; contributions; creation of older persons' abuse prevention project; duties of office; pilot programs; report; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6k.

There is established in the state treasury an older persons' abuse prevention fund, to be administered by the office. The fund shall consist of contributions of money from individuals, corporations, or other associations, and any money appropriated to the fund. No state general purpose or general fund money shall be appropriated to the fund.

With the fund, the office shall create an older persons' abuse prevention project, for which the office shall do all of the following:

Administer the older persons' abuse prevention fund for the purpose of implementing the older persons' abuse prevention project.

Develop an older persons' abuse prevention program in cooperation with the department of social services, department of public health, department of mental health, department of state police, the office of substance abuse services, and representatives of local police agencies.

Disseminate information about the aging process.

Evaluate and approve proposals from community organizations for grants from the older persons' abuse prevention fund. Proposals may be submitted directly to the office or may be submitted to any area agency on aging, which shall forward the proposal to the office. A grant from the older persons' abuse prevention fund shall be for a purpose consistent with the older persons' abuse prevention program and shall be expended as determined by an interagency review panel, of which the director or the director's designee shall be the chairperson.

If sufficient contributions have been made to the fund, the office shall develop and implement 2 pilot programs for purposes of this section. The pilot programs shall be established in cooperation with community organizations that provide services to older persons and that have adequate facilities, staff, and expertise to provide services for the prevention of the abuse of older persons. The pilot programs shall be implemented not later than 18 months after the effective date of this section. Not later than 2 years after the pilot programs are implemented, the office shall report to the legislature on the results of the pilot programs.

As used in this section, "abuse of older persons" includes the following types of abuse involving an older person: physical abuse, emotional or social abuse, financial abuse, or environmental abuse.

History: Add. 1988, Act 235, Eff. Oct. 7, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5461a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5461a
Lead-based paint activities; training program; accreditation required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5461a.

A person shall not provide or offer to provide a training program for lead-based paint activities unless the training program is accredited under the appropriate discipline under this part. A person providing an accredited training program shall comply with the standards for accreditation and training certification prescribed in this part and the rules promulgated under this part.

The department shall accredit a training program if the training program is registered by the department under the department's voluntary registration program by August 30, 1998 if the training program submits an application under section 5462.

History: Add. 1998, Act 220, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1806 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1806
Certificate of dissolution; filing; time of effectiveness; conditions; date stamp as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 806.

(1) A certificate of dissolution filed with the administrator is effective at the time the certificate is first received by the administrator, not the date of filing, if all of the following are met:

(a) The dissolution is pursuant to an agreement under section 488 or is commenced under section 804.

(b) The administrator receives the certificate of dissolution after June 21, 2003 and before June 30, 2003.

(c) The corporation published notice of dissolution of the corporation under section 842a after June 21, 2003 and before June 30, 2003.

(d) The certificate does not set forth a subsequent effective time, not later than 90 days after the date the certificate is received by the administrator.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1), the administrator's date stamp on the certificate of dissolution is evidence of the date the administrator received the certificate. If there are multiple date stamps on the certificate, the earliest date stamp is evidence of the date the administrator first received the certificate.

History: Add. 2008, Act 402, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6235 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6235
Judgment; payment by installments; statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6235.

The statute of limitations shall not run against a judgment during the time it is payable in installments as provided in this chapter.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.25a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.25a
“Autocycle” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25a.

"Autocycle" means a motorcycle that is equipped with safety belts, rollbar or roll hoops, handlebars or a steering wheel, and equipment otherwise required on a motorcycle, has not more than 3 wheels in contact with the roadway at any 1 time, and is not equipped with a straddle seat.

History: Add. 1984, Act 328, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1984; Am. 2017, Act 94, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 564, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019