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Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.101a — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-164-of-1913 / Section 449.101a
Certificate of copartnership; signers authorized to conduct business as partners for 5 years; renewal certificate; filing, fee, forms, and duration; notice; destruction of certificate; imposition of fees by certain charter counties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1a.

The certificate when acknowledged and filed as required in section 1 shall authorize the persons signing it to conduct their business as partners for 5 years. Within 90 days before the expiration date, a renewal certificate may be filed with the county clerk upon payment of a fee of $10.00 on forms to be provided by the county clerk. The renewal certificate will extend the right to the persons signing the certificate to conduct their business as partners for an additional 5-year period after the date of expiration of the original certificate or renewal if it has previously been renewed.

Between the ninetieth day and the thirtieth day before the expiration date of an outstanding certificate, the county clerk shall mail to the persons whose certificate will expire, renewal certificate blank forms, in triplicate, together with a notice on a form to be provided by the county clerk that the certificate authorizing .......... and .......... etc., et al. to carry on a business as partners expires at 5 p.m. on the ..... day of .........., and, that failure to file a renewal certificate and pay a fee of $10.00 before the expiration date above mentioned will constitute a violation of section 6 rendering the persons liable to the punishment provided for in section 6. The notice required in this section shall be mailed by the county clerk to the last known address of persons whose certificates or renewal certificates will expire as stated on the original or renewal certificate. Six years after an original or renewal certificate has expired the county clerk may destroy the certificate.

A charter county with a population of more than 2,000,000 may impose by ordinance a different amount for the fees required by this section. A charter county shall not impose a fee which is greater than the cost of the service for which the fee is charged.

History: Add. 1955, Act 138, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955; Am. 1977, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1977; Am. 1984, Act 293, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 12.292 — MI Code / Chapter 12 / Act Act-267-of-2011 / Section 12.292
Legal claims; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, any legal action against the authority shall be brought in the Michigan court of appeals, which has exclusive jurisdiction. However, any legal actions against the authority seeking money damages shall be brought in the court of claims for this state, which has exclusive original jurisdiction with respect to actions against the authority seeking money damages.

History: 2011, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.15g — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 764.15g
Determination that person arrested is parolee; notice to department of corrections; compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15g.

(1) When a person is arrested and taken into custody with or without a warrant as allowed under this chapter, the peace officer who made the arrest, the law enforcement agency employing that officer, or a central dispatch service for the law enforcement agency shall promptly use the law enforcement information network to determine whether the person arrested is a parolee under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections. If the person arrested is a parolee, the peace officer who made the arrest, the law enforcement agency employing that officer, or a central dispatch service for the law enforcement agency shall promptly give to the department of corrections, by telephonic or electronic means, notice of all of the following:

(a) The identity of the person arrested.

(b) The fact that information in databases managed by the department of corrections and accessible by the law enforcement information network provides reason to believe the person arrested is a parolee under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections.

(c) The charge or charges for which the person was arrested.

(2) The requirement to give notice to the department of corrections under subsection (1) is complied with if the notice is transmitted to any of the following:

(a) The department by a central toll-free telephone number that is designated by the department for that purpose and that is in operation 24 hours a day and is posted in the department's database of information concerning the status of parolees.

(b) A parole agent serving the county where the arrest occurred.

(c) The supervisor of the parole office serving the county where the arrest occurred.

History: Add. 2006, Act 543, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.882 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-515-of-2012 / Section 3.882
Jurisdictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) The State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Agreement is made and entered into by and among such of the jurisdictions as shall enact or adopt this agreement. For the purposes of this agreement, the term participating jurisdictions may initially include any or all of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin, and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Other states and provinces may hereafter become a participating jurisdiction to this agreement and for that purpose, the term "states" is taken to mean the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all United States territorial possessions. The term "province" means the 10 political units of government within Canada.

(2) The purpose of this agreement is to provide for the possibility of mutual assistance among the participating jurisdictions entering into this agreement in managing any emergency or disaster when the affected participating jurisdiction or jurisdictions ask for assistance, whether arising from natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, or civil emergency aspects of resource shortages.

(3) This agreement also provides for the process of planning mechanisms among the agencies responsible for mutual cooperation, including civil emergency preparedness exercises, testing, or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by participating jurisdictions or subdivisions of participating jurisdictions during emergencies, with such actions occurring outside emergency periods.

History: 2012, Act 515, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.1123 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-35-of-2022 / Section 211.1123
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Department" means the department of treasury.

(b) "Eligible personal property" means personal property exempt under section 9p of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9p, and qualified heavy equipment rental personal property acquired or brought into this state during the tax year by a qualified renter and rented from a qualified renter business location.

(c) "Fund" means the qualified heavy equipment rental personal property exemption reimbursement fund created in section 9(1).

(d) "Local tax collecting unit" means a township or city that assesses and collects property taxes pursuant to the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.

(e) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or any other legal entity.

(f) "Qualified heavy equipment rental personal property", "qualified renter", "qualified renter business location", and "rent" or "rental" mean those terms as defined in section 9p of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.9p.

(g) "Qualified heavy equipment rental personal property specific tax" and "tax" mean the specific tax levied under section 5.

(h) "Rental price" means the total amount of the consideration for renting qualified heavy equipment rental personal property, excluding any separately stated charges, fees, and costs, such as delivery and pickup fees, damage waivers, environmental mitigation fees, sales or use taxes, or insurance.

(i) "Reporting periods" means the quarterly periods ending on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 for which a qualified renter must report and remit the tax collected under this act.

History: 2022, Act 35, Eff. Mar. 23, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1026 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1026
Presumption as to use or consumption of motor fuel on public roads or highways.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

Except as otherwise provided in section 32, there is an irrebuttable presumption that all motor fuel delivered in this state into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle licensed or required to be licensed for use on the public roads or highways of this state is to be used or consumed on the public roads or highways in this state for producing or generating power for propelling the motor vehicle. This presumption does not apply to that portion of the motor fuel used or consumed by a commercial motor vehicle outside of this state.

There is a rebuttable presumption, subject to proof of exemption under this act, that all motor fuel removed from a terminal in this state, or imported into this state other than by a bulk transfer within the bulk transfer/terminal system or delivered into an end user's storage tank, is to be used or consumed on the public roads or highways in this state in producing or generating power for propelling motor vehicles. This presumption does not apply to that portion of the motor fuel used or consumed by a licensed commercial motor vehicle outside of this state.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.639 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-106-of-1985 / Section 207.639
Effective date of excise tax.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The excise tax imposed pursuant to this act shall take effect on the first day of the calendar month, but not less than 29 days, after a facility becomes a convention hotel as certified by the state treasurer.

History: 1985, Act 106, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.994 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-169-of-1990 / Section 445.994
Refusal to sign lease contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

If a lessee does not agree to sign a lease contract in the space provided adjacent to the notice required by this act, the lessor may refuse to lease a motor vehicle to the lessee.

History: 1990, Act 169, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.9 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.9
Judgment of divorce; residency requirement; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

A judgment of divorce shall not be granted by a court in this state in an action for divorce unless the complainant or defendant has resided in this state for 180 days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the complainant or defendant has resided in the county in which the complaint is filed for 10 days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.

A person may file a complaint for divorce in any county in the state without meeting the 10-day requirement set forth in subsection (1) if all of the following apply and are set forth in the complaint:

The defendant was born in, or is a citizen of, a country other than the United States of America.

The parties to the divorce action have a minor child or children.

There is information that would allow the court to reasonably conclude that the minor child or children are at risk of being taken out of the United States of America and retained in another country by the defendant.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84; CL 1857, 3230; CL 1871, 4741; How. 6231; Am. 1887, Act 137, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887; Am. 1895, Act 202, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; Am. 1897, Act 116, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 8624; Am. 1899, Act 210, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899; CL 1915, 11400; CL 1929, 12731; Am. 1931, Act 139, Imd. Eff. May 21, 1931; Am. 1941, Act 2, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; Am. 1947, Act 323, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 552.9; Am. 1953, Act 174, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1956, Act 95, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1957, Act 257, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1958, Act 227, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1958; Am. 1959, Act 174, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1974, Act 344, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974; Am. 1989, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 27, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.2 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-10-of-1969 / Section 15.2
Bonds; conditions, coverage; departmental problems.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The director of the department of administration or his designated agent is authorized to determine, after consultation with the director of the department of commerce, the condition of each such bond and whether a single state bond for all state officers and employees or departmental bonds, shall best serve the state. In determining adequate coverage, the department of administration is authorized to obtain bond coverage with provisions relative to departmental problems of a unique nature, including loss deductible or coinsurance provisions.

History: 1969, Act 10, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.292 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-188-of-1881 / Section 565.292
Unrecorded deeds; failure to record or deliver to grantee; penalty; civil liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

If such grantor shall neglect or refuse to record such deed or deliver the same to such grantee after having been requested so to do, as provided in the preceding section, within the time above limited, he shall be liable to said grantee, his heirs, representatives or assigns, in the penal sum of 100 dollars damages, and also for all actual damages occasioned by such neglect or refusal to the person or persons entitled thereto, to be recovered in an action on the case with costs of suit.

History: 1881, Act 188, Eff. Sept. 10, 1881; How. 5715; CL 1897, 9030; CL 1915, 11765; CL 1929, 13343; CL 1948, 565.292
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.51 — MI Code / Chapter 43 / Act Act-34-of-1978 / Section 43.51
“Fence” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act,“fence” means a structure or natural barrier which is sufficient to confine an animal as defined in section 1 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 433.11 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1978, Act 34, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.81 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-81-of-1903 / Section 128.81
Cemetery lots; deposit for care with county treasurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any person residing in the state of Michigan, or elsewhere, may, during his lifetime, by will, or otherwise, deposit any sum of money with any county treasurer in the state of Michigan, which sum shall not be less than 50 dollars, for the care of any 1 lot, the interest only of which is to be used for the purpose of caring for such cemetery lot or lots in any cemetery within the state of Michigan, an accurate description of said lots, where and in what cemetery located, to be deposited by the person so depositing said money, giving the name of the county and township, village or city in which said cemetery is located, giving the number of the lot or lots, if said cemetery is platted, if not platted, then by giving the name of some person whose name shall be cut on a stone or monument on the lot or lots in the cemetery which he may wish to designate: Provided, This section shall not affect any municipality or association that has at this time provision for such deposit of money and laws governing the maintenance of cemetery lots.

History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903; CL 1915, 2397; CL 1929, 1278; CL 1948, 128.81
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.1114a — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-497-of-1980 / Section 570.1114a
Construction lien recorded by unlicensed person.
Status: in_force

Sec. 114a.

(1) The owner of residential property on which a construction lien has been recorded by a person who was not licensed as described in section 114, or any person affected by the lien, may bring an action to discharge the lien.

(2) If the court in an action under subsection (1) determines that the person who recorded the lien was not licensed as required, the person is liable to the person who brought the action for all damages that result from the recording and any attempts to enforce the lien, including actual costs and attorney fees.

(3) A person who brings an action to recover for the performance of an act or contract for which a license is required as described in section 114 shall allege in the complaint and has the burden of proving that he or she was properly licensed.

History: Add. 2006, Act 497, Eff. Jan. 3, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2008 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2008
Audit of insured's payroll expenditures; purpose; request; failure to complete payroll audit or final audit as unfair or deceptive act or practice; failure to pay premium adjustment or dividend on timely basis as unfair or deceptive act or practice; “timely basis” defined; interest; applicability of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2008.

Upon the written request of an insured, an insurer shall audit or cause to be audited an insured's payroll expenditures for the purpose of determining the proper worker's compensation insurance premiums. The written request of the insured shall include a statement that the insured has reason to believe that there has been not less than a 20% change in payroll expenditures and the reasons for that belief. The audit shall be completed within 120 days of the receipt of the written request, if all required information to complete the audit has been made available. Only 1 audit per calendar year conducted at the request of the insured is required under this subsection.

Except for a final audit, it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance for an insurer to fail to complete a payroll audit which is required pursuant to the terms of a policy within 120 days after the date specified in the policy for the commencement of an audit, if all required information to complete the audit has been made available. It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance if a final audit is not completed by an insurer within 120 days after the date of termination of the policy, if all required information to complete the audit has been made available.

An insurer shall pay on a timely basis to its insured any adjustment in a premium, any dividend, a retrospective premium adjustment, or any similar amount which is due. It is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance for an insurer to not pay these amounts on a timely basis. As used in this section, "timely basis" means the following, as applicable:

If the amount is due pursuant to a payroll audit, within 60 days after the completion of that audit.

If the policy specifies a date on which an amount is due, on or before that date.

If the date the amount is due is not specified in the policy, within 60 days after the expiration of the policy.

In the case of a retrospective premium adjustment, as specified in the policy, or 9 months after expiration of the policy.

In the case of a dividend, within 60 days after determination of the specific amount due.

When an adjustment in a premium, a dividend, a retrospective premium adjustment, or a similar amount due an insured is not paid on a timely basis, the amount due shall bear simple interest from the applicable date specified in subsection (3) at the rate of 12% per annum. This interest shall be paid in addition to and at the time of payment of the amount due.

This section only applies to worker's compensation insurance.

History: Add. 1982, Act 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.118 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-149-of-1869 / Section 485.118
Lien on floatables; sale, procedure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18.

Such company shall have a lien upon all logs, rafts, timber or lumber or other floatables driven, rafted or run through such stream or waters upon which toll shall be due, for such toll, and may sell a sufficient quantity of such logs, timber or lumber, or other floatables to satisfy said claim or demand, with the expense of such sale, at public auction on not less than 10 days' notice, either personally served upon such owner, or posted in 3 or more conspicuous places in the township where such logs are held, and in either case, by posting a like notice, also, in the office of such company, of the mark, description and supposed owner of such logs, timber or lumber, and the charges for which the same is to be sold.

History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869; CL 1871, 2733; How. 3862; CL 1897, 6738; CL 1915, 8839; CL 1929, 11774; CL 1948, 485.118
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.2801 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-34-of-2001 / Section 141.2801
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 801.

This act takes effect March 1, 2002.

History: 2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.953 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-62-of-1956 / Section 257.953
Amendment of code; adoption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

If the commissioner of the state police shall thereafter amend such code, any city, township or village which has adopted such code by reference may adopt such amendment by reference by the same procedure as required for the adoption of the original code, or such amendment may be adopted by enacting an ordinance setting forth the entire text of such amendment.

History: 1956, Act 62, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5309 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5309
Board; compensation and expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 309.

Annually, the legislature shall fix the per diem compensation of a member of a board. Travel or other expenses incurred by a member of a board in the performance of an official function is payable by the department under the standardized travel regulations of the department of technology, management, and budget.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.50151 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.50151
Cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments; refund; interest; payments as lien on forest land; filing lien; legal action.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50151.

All cost-share payments, loans, or annual incentive payments advanced to a member under this subpart shall be refunded to the district if either of the following applies:

The member files an application for rezoning pursuant to local zoning laws permitting use of the land in a manner incompatible with timber production within 10 years after the date an agreement covering the land was signed under section 50148.

The board finds that a member has not complied with the forest management plan required under section 50148.

The refund shall bear interest from the date of occurrence of an activity described in subsection (1) until repayment, at the average annual rate being earned by the state on money deposited in the investment account of the general fund of this state.

If the member fails to refund the payments or loans within 30 days after written demand by the district, the amount of the payments, together with interest due, shall become a lien upon the forest land upon which the forest practices were conducted as of the date of the event specified in subsection (1). The board shall file the lien in the office of the register of deeds in each county in which the forest land is located. The district may request the prosecuting attorney of a county in which a lien is filed to bring legal action on behalf of the district to recover the debt.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995