FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1511 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.1511
Language invoking standard of prudent investor rule.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1511.

The following terms or similar language in a governing instrument, unless otherwise limited or modified, authorize any investment or strategy permitted under the Michigan prudent investor rule:

"Investments permissible by law for investment of trust funds".

"Legal investments".

"Authorized investments".

"Using the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital".

"Prudent man rule".

"Prudent trustee rule".

"Prudent person rule".

"Prudent investor rule".

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.505 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-134-of-1966 / Section 207.505
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The following instruments and transfers shall be exempt from this act:

Instruments where the value of the consideration is less than $100.00.

Instruments evidencing contracts or transfers which are not to be performed wholly within this state insofar as such instruments include land lying outside of this state.

Written instruments which this state is prohibited from taxing under the constitution or statutes of the United States.

Instruments or writings given as security or any assignment or discharge thereof.

Instruments evidencing leases, including oil and gas leases, or transfers of such leasehold interests.

Instruments evidencing any interests which are assessable as personal property.

Instruments evidencing the transfer of rights and interests for underground gas storage purposes.

Instruments (i) in which the grantor is the United States, the state, any political subdivision or municipality thereof, or officer thereof acting in his official capacity; (ii) given in foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure of a loan made, guaranteed or insured by the United States, the state, any political subdivision or municipality thereof or officer thereof acting in his official capacity; (iii) given to the United States, the state, or 1 of their officers as grantee, pursuant to the terms or guarantee or insurance of a loan guaranteed or insured by the grantee.

Conveyances from a husband or wife or husband and wife creating or disjoining a tenancy by the entireties in the grantors or the grantor and his or her spouse.

Judgments or orders of courts of record making or ordering transfers, except where a specific monetary consideration is specified or ordered by the court therefor.

Instruments used to straighten boundary lines where no monetary consideration is given.

Instruments to confirm titles already vested in grantees, such as quitclaim deeds to correct flaws in titles.

Land contracts whereby the legal title does not pass to the grantee until the total consideration specified in the contract has been paid.

Instruments evidencing the transfer of mineral rights and interests.

Instruments creating a joint tenancy between 2 or more persons where at least 1 of the persons already owned the property.

History: 1966, Act 134, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 1967, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1967; Am. 1968, Act 327, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 67, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 67.20 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 67.20
Obstructions, encroachments; removal; offenders, punishment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

The council shall have the power to prohibit and prevent obstructions and incumbrances in and encroachments upon the public highways, streets, and alleys of the village, and remove the same; and to punish those who shall obstruct, encumber, encroach or maintain any encroachment, upon or in any such highway, street or alley; and to require all such persons to remove every such obstruction, incumbrance or encroachment.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2788; CL 1915, 2659; CL 1929, 1568; CL 1948, 67.20
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2101 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2101
Uniform commercial code-sales; short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2101.

This article shall be known and may be cited as "uniform commercial code-sales".

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.2127 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-92-of-2000 / Section 289.2127
Manager food safety training; conditions for requiring.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2127.

After a conference with the owner of a retail food establishment for a repeated failure to correct a priority item or priority foundation item violation, the director may require certain individuals to complete manager food safety training for that food establishment.

History: 2000, Act 92, Eff. Nov. 8, 2000; Am. 2012, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.707 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-175-of-1952 / Section 247.707
Prohibition of pledges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Nothing in this act contained shall be construed as permitting any city or village to pledge such portion of the future revenues derived from state collected taxes returned to such city or village for road purposes which are pledged by law, ordinance, resolution or contract for the payment of bonds.

History: 1952, Act 175, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.265d — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.265d
Occurrences requiring entry in law enforcement information network; occurrences requiring certain information to be made available on line; time limitation; scope of entry; “state correctional facility” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65d.

If 1 or more of the following occur, the department shall make an entry in the law enforcement information network:

A prisoner escapes from a state correctional facility.

A parole violation warrant is issued.

If 1 or more of the following occur, the department shall make available on line to the law enforcement information network, by way of the corrections management information system, the following information:

A prisoner is transferred into a community residential program.

A prisoner is transferred into a minimum custody correctional facility of any kind, including a correctional camp or work camp.

A person's parole status changes.

An entry under subsection (1), or information under subsection (2), shall be entered or made available not later than 24 hours after the event occurs, and shall include the prisoner's name and former name, if any, physical descriptors, the remaining term of his or her sentence, and any other information determined relevant by the department.

As used in this section, "state correctional facility" means a facility or institution which houses a prisoner population under the jurisdiction of the department.

History: Add. 1988, Act 401, Eff. Sept. 24, 1989; Am. 1996, Act 104, Eff. Apr. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.34101 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.34101
Irrigation districts; conditions and limitations for withdrawal of waters from Great Lakes; enforcement of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34101.

This part is applicable in counties with a population of 400,000 or less to the use of water from the Great Lakes only, which for the purposes of this part include those portions of those lakes and streams tributary to the Great Lakes where the natural water levels are controlled by and at essentially the same water level as the Great Lake involved.

Water shall not be withdrawn from the Great Lakes if it is being used within the confines of an irrigation district under this part which cannot reasonably be expected to benefit agricultural crops or other agricultural operations for improvement of the food supply and water shall not be withdrawn from the Great Lakes under this part at any place or at any time or in any amount or amounts for a single irrigation district or for the sum of all irrigation districts and water from the Great Lakes shall not be stored or transmitted by or for any irrigation district, authorized to be created by this part, in any manner or by any means or with the aid of any dam or other device that does 1 or more of the following:

Will materially injure other users of the waters of the Great Lakes and connecting channels.

Will significantly affect the levels of the Great Lakes and prejudice the state in its relations with other states bordering on the Great Lakes.

Will adversely affect the state in its development and maintenance of fish and wildlife resources.

Will be detrimental to the health and welfare of the people of the state.

The department shall enforce and implement the conditions and limitations of this section in performing all duties placed upon it by the terms of this part, and for this purpose the department may call upon any officer, board, department, school, university, or other state institution and the officers or employees of any officer, board, department, school, university, or other state institution for assistance considered necessary to implement this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 59, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27409 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-281-of-2016 / Section 333.27409
State operating license as revocable privilege.
Status: in_force

Sec. 409.

A state operating license is a revocable privilege granted by this state and is not a property right. Granting a license does not create or vest any right, title, franchise, or other property interest. A licensee or any other person shall not lease, pledge, or borrow or loan money against a license.

History: 2016, Act 281, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 582, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.551 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-139-of-1973 / Section 45.551
Optional unified form of county government; authorization; effect of adoption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A county which has not adopted a charter, or elected a charter commission which has not been dissolved pursuant to Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 45.501 to 45.521 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may adopt an optional unified form of county government. A unified form of government adopted pursuant to this act shall supersede the existing form of government of the county.

History: 1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.767 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-184-of-1994 / Section 290.767
Prohibited conduct by dealer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

A dealer shall not do any of the following:

Buy or otherwise acquire uncertified ginseng without written authorization from the director.

Buy, acquire, or sell ginseng without creating and maintaining an accurate record of all of the following information:

Seller's or purchaser's name and address.

Grower's license number, dealer's license number, or collector's name and address, and ginseng certificate number.

Green weight and dry weight of wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng, compiled separately, and county where the ginseng was harvested or collected.

Year the ginseng was harvested or collected.

Date of the transaction.

Sell or export ginseng harvested in this state without first obtaining a ginseng certificate.

History: 1994, Act 184, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 768.37 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 768.37
Under influence of or impairment by alcoholic liquor or drug as defense prohibited; exception; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 37.

Except as provided in subsection (2), it is not a defense to any crime that the defendant was, at that time, under the influence of or impaired by a voluntarily and knowingly consumed alcoholic liquor, drug, including a controlled substance, other substance or compound, or combination of alcoholic liquor, drug, or other substance or compound.

It is an affirmative defense to a specific intent crime, for which the defendant has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she voluntarily consumed a legally obtained and properly used medication or other substance and did not know and reasonably should not have known that he or she would become intoxicated or impaired.

As used in this section:

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

"Consumed" means to have eaten, drunk, ingested, inhaled, injected, or topically applied, or to have performed any combination of those actions, or otherwise introduced into the body.

"Controlled substance" means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7104.

History: Add. 2002, Act 366, Eff. Sept. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61714 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61714
Order for unit operation not to affect title; property; acquisition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61714.

Except to the extent that the parties specifically agree otherwise, an order for unit operations shall not be construed to result in a transfer of all or any part of the title of any person to the oil and gas rights in any tract in the unit area. All property, whether real or personal, that may be acquired in the conduct of unit operations shall be acquired for the account of the persons to whom its cost is allocated, and in that proportion subject to any lien the unit may have thereon to secure payment of unit expense.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.133 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.133
Incorporation of fraternal or secret societies; parent lodge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 133.

Incorporation of fraternal, etc., societies. Any number of persons, not less than 3, may become incorporated for the purpose of forming a secret society or lodge for benevolent, charitable, social, educational or mutual aid purposes or for any other similar purpose or purposes not prohibited by law. Such corporations shall be governed by the provisions of this act relating to corporations generally except as specifically otherwise provided. All societies, fraternal or otherwise, having for their principal purposes the teaching, practice and extending of benevolence, charity and fraternity under the form of secret rituals with a lodge form of government as commonly understood, desiring to be incorporated to more effectually carry out such purposes, shall hereafter incorporate under the provisions of this act. No such society or lodge whose parent organization is incorporated under the laws of any other country or state shall be permitted to organize or incorporate any subordinate state or local jurisdiction or lodge within this state without first applying for and receiving permission to do business within this state as such foreign corporation.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.133
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.269b — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.269b
Inmate reentry services; applicants from nonprofit faith-based, business and professional, civic, and community organizations; screening, approval, and registration of organizations; denial; posting of telephone number and application on public Internet website; endorsement or sponsorship by department prohibited; required participation by inmate prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 69b.

(1) Subject to the policies and procedures adopted under subsection (2) for screening and approving applicants, the department shall allow representatives from all nonprofit faith-based, business and professional, civic, and community organizations to apply to be registered with the department under this section for the purpose of providing inmate reentry services. Reentry services include, but are not limited to, counseling, providing information on housing and job placement, and money management assistance.

(2) The department shall develop and adopt policies and procedures for screening, approving, and registering organizations, and representatives from those organizations listed under subsection (1) that apply to provide inmate reentry services. The department may deny approval and registration to an organization, or a representative from an organization listed under subsection (1) if the department determines that the organization or representative does not meet the department's screening guidelines. The department and each of the correctional facilities in this state retain the discretion to deny entry into a correctional facility at any time to a representative of an organization listed under subsection (1) regardless of whether that representative previously applied to and was registered with the department to provide inmate reentry services within a correctional facility.

(3) The department shall post a department telephone number and provide an application for registration on its public Internet website for use by representatives from an organization described in subsection (1) who wish to provide inmate reentry services to obtain information and to begin the application process for registration with the department.

(4) The department shall not endorse or sponsor any faith-based reentry program or endorse any specific religious message. The department shall not require an inmate to participate in a faith-based program.

History: Add. 2017, Act 6, Eff. June 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1157 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1157
Record of transaction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1157.

For at least 10 years after expiration of each contract of reinsurance transacted by a reinsurance intermediary, the reinsurance intermediary will keep a complete record for each transaction showing all of the following:

The type of contract, limits, underwriting restrictions, classes or risks, and territory.

Period of coverage, including effective and expiration dates, cancellation provisions, and notice required of cancellation.

Reporting and settlement requirements of balances.

Rate used to compute the reinsurance premium.

Names and addresses of assuming reinsurers.

Rates of all reinsurance commissions, including the commissions on any retrocessions handled by the reinsurance intermediary.

Related correspondence and memoranda.

Proof of placement.

Details regarding retrocessions handled by the reinsurance intermediary including the identity of retrocessionaires and percentage of each contract assumed or ceded.

Financial records, including, but not limited to, premium and loss accounts.

When the reinsurance intermediary procures a reinsurance contract on behalf of a licensed ceding insurer as follows:

If directly from any assuming reinsurer, written evidence that the assuming reinsurer has agreed to assume the risk.

If placed through a representative of the assuming reinsurer, other than an employee, written evidence that the reinsurer has delegated binding authority to the representative.

History: Add. 1994, Act 226, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2351 — MI Code / Chapter 484 / Act Act-179-of-1991 / Section 484.2351
Providers of basic local exchange service or basic local exchange and toll service; applicability of article.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.

Until January 1, 2000 and except for section 361, this article does not apply to providers who, together with any affiliated providers, provide basic local exchange service or basic local exchange and toll service to less than 250,000 end-users in this state on January 1, 1996.

History: Add. 1995, Act 216, Imd. Eff. Nov. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.749 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-186-of-1973 / Section 205.749
Fees; Michigan tax tribunal fund; creation; deposit of fees; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 49.

(1) The tribunal by rule shall prescribe filing fees and other fees to be paid in connection with a proceeding before the tribunal. The fees shall be paid to the clerk of the tribunal and by order of the tribunal may be taxed as costs.

(2) The residential property and small claims division of the tribunal shall not charge fees or costs on appeals of principal residence property as defined in rules promulgated by the tax tribunal.

(3) The Michigan tax tribunal fund is created in the department of labor and economic growth as a separate interest bearing fund. All fees collected pursuant to this act shall be deposited in the Michigan tax tribunal fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the Michigan tax tribunal fund. Money in the Michigan tax tribunal fund shall remain in the Michigan tax tribunal fund at the close of the fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund. Money in the Michigan tax tribunal fund shall be used solely for operation of the tribunal.

History: 1973, Act 186, Eff. July 1, 1974; Am. 1980, Act 437, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1981; Am. 2008, Act 126, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.1038 — MI Code / Chapter 35 / Act Act-370-of-1974 / Section 35.1038
Bonds as investment securities.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act are hereby made securities in which all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital, belonging to them or within their control.

History: 1974, Act 370, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.624 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.624
Prior actions and bonds validated; contest prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 624.

Actions heretofore taken by a drainage district or a public corporation and bonds heretofore issued under this act as originally adopted or subsequently amended are hereby validated. A district acting under this act as originally adopted or subsequently amended, or a public corporation shall not contest the validity of any bonds or any assessment which provides the security therefor or any action taken by the district or public corporation after the bonds are sold and delivered and consideration therefor is received.

History: Add. 1973, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.29 — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.29
Quarterly statement of estimated and actual income and expenses; submission by supervisor to township board; reduction of appropriations, exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

At the beginning of each quarterly period during the fiscal year, and more often if required by the township board, the supervisor or the township superintendent, as the case may be, shall submit to the township board data showing the relation between the estimated and actual income and expenses to date; and if it shall appear that the income is less than anticipated, the township board may reduce appropriations, except amounts required for debt and interest charges, to such a degree as may be necessary to keep expenditures within the cash income.

History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 42.29
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.733 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-186-of-1973 / Section 205.733
Tax tribunal; adoption and effect of seal; process.
Status: in_force

Sec. 33.

The tribunal shall adopt a seal, which when impressed upon a document issued by the tribunal, raises a rebuttable presumption of the validity and authenticity of the document.

Process shall be styled: "In the name of the people of the state of Michigan", shall be effective anywhere in the state and may be served by an officer or person authorized to serve process issued by a circuit court.

History: 1973, Act 186, Eff. July 1, 1974