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Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.287 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-169-of-1975 / Section 400.287
Professional fund raiser; application for license; bond; renewal of license; registration or reregistration of professional solicitor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

A person shall not act as a professional fund raiser for a charitable organization or charitable purpose before he has filed an application for a license with the attorney general or after the expiration or cancellation of a license or renewal thereof. Applications for license shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the attorney general. The applicant when making application, shall file with and have approved by the attorney general a bond in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor, in the sum of $10,000.00. The bond shall run to the people of the state and to any person including charitable organizations who may have a cause of action against the obligor of the bond for any malfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of the solicitation. The aggregate limit of liability of the surety to the state and to all the persons shall not exceed the sum of the bond. Application for renewal of licenses when effected shall be for a period of 1 year, or a part thereof, expiring on June 30, and may be renewed for additional 1-year periods upon written application, under oath, in the form prescribed by the attorney general and the filing of the bond.

A person shall not act as a professional solicitor in the employ of a professional fund raiser required to be licensed before he has registered with the attorney general or after the expiration or cancellation of registration. Application for registration or reregistration shall be in writing, under oath, in the form prescribed by the attorney general. Registration or reregistration when effected shall be for a period of 1 year, or a part thereof, expiring on June 30, and may be renewed upon written application, under oath, in the form prescribed by the attorney general for additional 1-year periods.

History: 1975, Act 169, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975; Am. 1976, Act 368, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1159 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1159
Salary; thirty-ninth circuit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1159.

In the thirty-ninth circuit, the stenographer shall be paid an annual salary of $12,000.00.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1966, Act 304, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Am. 1975, Act 129, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.312 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.312
Sessions of court; office space.
Status: in_force

Sec. 312.

The court of appeals shall hold such sessions as are necessary to dispose of the matters before it.

The court of appeals shall hold court sessions at such places as the supreme court shall direct.

Except as otherwise provided by law or by supreme court rule, the offices of the court of appeals shall be located in the city of Lansing.

The department of administration shall furnish the court with suitable space and equipment in the city of Lansing, and at such other locations as the court shall hold court sessions.

History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.946a — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-208-of-1949 / Section 125.946a
Issuance of bonds or notes; purpose; securing payment by pledge of loan, grant, or contribution; bonds or notes not indebtedness within meaning of debt limitation or restriction; inapplicability of charter provisions; tax exemption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6a.

A municipality may issue bonds or notes from time to time in its discretion to finance the undertaking of any project authorized by this act including, but not limited to, the payment of principal and interest on any advances or loans made for surveys and plans for any project authorized by this act. The bonds or notes shall be made payable, as to both principal and interest, solely from the income, proceeds, revenues and funds of the municipality derived from or held in connection with its undertaking and carrying out of any projects under this act. Payment of the bonds or notes, both as to principal and interest, may be further secured by a pledge of any loan, grant, or contribution due or to become due from the federal government or other source, in aid of any projects of the municipality under this act. Bonds or notes issued under this section shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or charter debt limitation or restriction, and shall not be subject to the provisions of any charter relating to the authorization, issuance, or sale of bonds or notes and may be issued without vote of the electors of the municipality. Bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this section are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and, together with interest on the bonds and notes and income on the bonds and notes, shall be exempted from all taxes. Bonds or notes issued under this section are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

History: Add. 1957, Act 298, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1983, Act 38, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1983; Am. 2002, Act 285, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.12709 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.12709
Inspection of violation; order; notice of suspension of certificate of registration; petition for hearing; revocation of certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12709.

When the department or local health department determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of sections 12701 to 12715 or a rule or the construction code promulgated under section 12714, the department or the local health department shall investigate the violation. If the department or local health department establishes that a violation has been committed, the department or the local health department shall order the responsible person to make the proper corrections.

When the department finds that the holder of a certificate of registration has engaged in a practice in violation of sections 12701 to 12715 or a rule, construction code, or order issued pursuant to those sections, the department may give written notice to the holder of the certificate of registration that the certificate of registration is suspended. A person who receives notice from the department that his or her certificate of registration is suspended, upon request, shall be granted a hearing before the department or an authorized representative of the department. If a petition for a hearing is not filed within 30 days after the day on which the certificate of registration was suspended, the certificate of registration is automatically revoked.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.710 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.710
Proposed constitutional amendment or question; proof copies of ballots, filing, public inspection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 710.

The county board of election commissioners shall place on file at the office of the county clerk, at least 58 days before any election, a proof copy of the official ballot containing the names of candidates for public office to be voted for at the election. The proof copies must be open for public inspection.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2022, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1473 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-240-of-2020 / Section 691.1473
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Gross negligence" means conduct so reckless as to demonstrate a substantial lack of concern for whether an injury results.

(b) "Health care facility" means an entity that is 1 or more of the following:

( i ) A health facility or agency as defined in section 20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106.

( ii ) A state-owned surgical center.

( iii ) A state-operated outpatient facility.

( iv ) A state-operated veterans facility.

( v ) A facility used as surge capacity for any of the health care facilities described in this subdivision.

(c) "Health care provider" means an individual that is 1 or more of the following:

( i ) An individual licensed under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.

( ii ) An individual permitted to engage in the practice of a health profession under section 16171(c) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16171.

( iii ) Emergency medical services personnel as defined in section 20904 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20904.

( iv ) A student, volunteer, or any other licensed health care professional at a health care facility.

(d) "Health care services" means services provided to an individual by a health care facility or health care provider regardless of the location where those services are provided, including the provision of health care services via telehealth or other remote method.

(e) "Willful misconduct" means conduct or a failure to act that was intended to cause harm.

History: 2020, Act 240, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.2305 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.2305
Meetings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2305.

(1) The first meeting of the roundtable shall be convened by the director within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.

(2) The director shall convene the roundtable at least twice each calendar year, except that if the amendatory act that added this section takes effect after September 30, the roundtable shall convene at least once the first calendar year. The roundtable may advise the director on the need for a more frequent meeting schedule.

(3) The meetings of the roundtable shall be open to the general public and shall be held in a place available to the general public.

(4) The department shall provide notice of each meeting of the roundtable by posting on the department website and such other means as the department determines appropriate.

(5) At least 1 meeting of the roundtable each year shall be held in a rural community. At such a meeting, the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the roundtable on issues within its purview.

(6) The department shall prepare a summary of each meeting of the roundtable including a department response to issues raised during the roundtable meeting. The department shall do both of the following:

(a) Post the summary on its website.

(b) Provide a copy of the summary to the members of the roundtable, any member of the public requesting a copy, and to the standing committees.

History: Add. 2005, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1864 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-94-of-1979 / Section 388.1864
Michigan Future Farmers of America Association.
Status: in_force

Sec. 264.

Included in the appropriation in section 236 for fiscal year 2025-2026 for Michigan State University is $80,000.00 for the Michigan Future Farmers of America Association. This $80,000.00 allocation must not supplant any existing support that Michigan State University provides to the Michigan Future Farmers of America Association.

History: Add. 2011, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Am. 2012, Act 201, Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2013, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Am. 2014, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Am. 2015, Act 85, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2016, Act 249, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 108, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Am. 2018, Act 265, Eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Am. 2019, Act 62, Eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Am. 2020, Act 165, Eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Am. 2021, Act 86, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Am. 2022, Act 144, Eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Am. 2023, Act 103, Eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Am. 2024, Act 120, Eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Am. 2025, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.953 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-203-of-1994 / Section 722.953
Purpose of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The purposes of this act are all of the following:

(a) To assist foster parents to provide a stable, loving family environment for children who are placed outside of their homes on a temporary basis.

(b) To help eliminate barriers to the adoption of children and to promote the provision of a stable and loving family environment to children who are without permanent families.

(c) To promote the well-being and safety of all children who receive foster care or are adopted under the laws of this state.

(d) To protect and assist prospective adoptive families as they negotiate the adoption process.

(e) To regulate child placing agencies who certify foster parents and serve adoptees and adoptive families in this state.

(f) To regulate adoption attorneys who facilitate direct placement adoptions.

(g) To ensure foster parents and prospective adoptive parents receive all applicable resources as described in section 8a.

(h) To ensure that the department develops and maintains a specific policy of the provisions described in sections 8b, 8c, and 8d to provide to children placed in foster care. The specific policy described in sections 8b, 8c, and 8d shall be known as the children's assurance of quality foster care policy.

History: 1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Am. 2014, Act 524, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015; Am. 2018, Act 489, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7312 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7312
Rates; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7312.

The rates of every title insurer shall be filed pursuant to the applicable provisions of chapter 24.

History: Add. 1966, Act 221, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.105 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-187-of-1905 / Section 570.105
Bond of contractor on public works; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The words "materials" and "supplies" as used herein shall include coal, wood, form lumber, gasoline, kerosene and lubricating and fuel oils necessarily used in connection with or consumed in constructing, repairing and ornamenting public buildings and public works, and the term "labor" as used herein shall include the hauling other than by steam or electric railway to or away from the public buildings or other public works being built, repaired or ornamented, any refuse, materials or dirt accumulated or used in connection with or consumed in the construction, repairing or ornamentation of such public buildings or other public works.

History: Add. 1925, Act 384, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 13136; CL 1948, 570.105
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.832 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.832
Seal, records, books, files, and papers; possession; maintenance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 832.

The clerk of the probate court shall have possession of the seal, records, books, files, and papers belonging to the probate court in the respective county or probate court district and, in accordance with supreme court rules, shall maintain every record created by or filed with the probate court.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979; Am. 2013, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2703 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2703
Pending actions, prosecutions, or proceedings; predecessor act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 703.

(1) The predecessor act exclusively governs all actions, prosecutions, or proceedings that are pending or may be maintained or instituted on the basis of facts or circumstances occurring before the effective date of this act, but a civil action shall not be maintained to enforce any liability under the predecessor act unless commenced within any period of limitation that applied when the cause of action accrued or within 3 years after the effective date of this act, whichever is earlier.

(2) All effective registrations under the predecessor act, all administrative orders relating to the registrations, statements of policy, interpretative opinions, declaratory rulings, no action determinations, and all conditions imposed upon the registrations under the predecessor act remain in effect for the same time period they would have remained in effect if this act had not been enacted. They are considered to have been filed, issued, or imposed under this act, but are exclusively governed by the predecessor act.

(3) The predecessor act exclusively governs any offer or sale made within 1 year after the effective date of this act pursuant to an offering made in good faith before the effective date of this act on the basis of an exemption available under the predecessor act.

History: 2008, Act 551, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 773.3 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 773.3
Inquest; oath or affirmation to be administered jurors; view of body by jurors not required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

When the jurors summoned have appeared, the magistrate shall administer an oath or affirmation in substance as follows: "You do solemnly swear or affirm that you will diligently inquire in behalf of the people of this state, when, in what manner, and by what means, the deceased came to his or her death and that you will make a true inquest according to your knowledge and the evidence as brought before you".

The jurors need not view the body of the deceased.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17405; CL 1948, 773.3; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.125 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-149-of-1869 / Section 485.125
Taxation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

Each and every company formed under this act, shall pay to the treasurer of the state of Michigan an annual tax at the rate of 1 per cent on the whole amount of capital paid in upon the capital stock of said company, which tax shall be estimated upon the last preceding report of said company, and shall be paid to the said treasurer on the first Monday in July of each year, and shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon all the property of said company.

History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869; CL 1871, 2740; How. 3869; CL 1897, 6745; CL 1915, 8846; CL 1929, 11781; CL 1948, 485.125
Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.132 — MI Code / Chapter 16 / Act Act-380-of-1965 / Section 16.132
Commission on legislative apportionment; transfer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.

The commission on legislative apportionment created under article 4, section 6 of the state constitution, is transferred by a type I transfer to the department of state.

History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.171 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-470-of-2002 / Section 129.171
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "agency financing reporting act".

History: 2002, Act 470, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1865 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-530-of-2012 / Section 550.1865
Health care sharing ministry; establishment; operation; business of insurance prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

An eligible entity may establish and operate a health care sharing ministry under this act. An eligible entity that establishes and operates a health care sharing ministry in compliance with this act is not engaged in the business of insurance in this state and the entity and ministry are not subject to the insurance laws of this state.

History: 2012, Act 530, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.337 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-199-of-1962 / Section 408.337
Chief inspector; inspection service.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

The department, with the advice and consent of the board, shall employ or retain a person qualified in engineering and training who shall be designated chief inspector. The chief inspector and such additional inspectors and other employees as may be necessary to properly administer this act may be hired on a temporary basis or borrowed from other state departments, or the department may contract with persons, partnerships or corporations for such inspection services on an independent basis.

History: 1962, Act 199, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1962
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3101c — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3101c
Standard certified statement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3101c.

The commissioner shall prescribe a standard certified statement that automobile insurers shall use to show pursuant to section 227a(1)(a) of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.227a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, that a vehicle is insured under a 6-month prepaid, noncancelable policy.

History: Add. 1995, Act 288, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.5 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-234-of-1925 / Section 120.5
Formation; procedure, referendum, effective date of creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Any city or township, or any 2 or more whole contiguous cities or townships, or any combination thereof, by resolution of their respective governing bodies, approved by a majority vote of the electors may form a port district. The resolution shall designate the name of the port district and the cities or townships to be included in the port district. The proposition to create the port district shall be submitted at a general or special election held simultaneously in each city or township having indicated its desire to become a part of the port district, and the date of such election shall be set forth in the resolution. The procedures relative to conducting the election shall be as nearly as may be in the same form as provided herein for the formation of a port district coterminous with a county and when not so provided in conformity with the general election laws or the charter of each city. The creation of the port district shall become effective upon the filing with the secretary of state and county clerk of the county in which the cities or townships are located, of certified copies of each resolution, each election notice, and each official canvass of votes showing that in each city or township the proposition was approved by a majority of the electors voting on the proposition.

History: 1925, Act 234, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 2294; CL 1948, 120.5; Am. 1958, Act 178, Imd. Eff. Apr. 18, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.741 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.741
Limited jurisdiction; bond by plaintiff.
Status: in_force

Sec. 741.

In all civil actions where sections 705, 715, 725 or 735 constitute the basis of jurisdiction of a defendant, on such defendant's motion the court shall require the plaintiff to post a bond to such defendant with 2 or more sureties to be approved by the judge or clerk of court, or with a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the sum to be fixed by the court conditioned that in the event judgment is not rendered in favor of such plaintiff, so much of the penalty of said bond as may be required shall be applied to the satisfaction of any judgment for court costs and to defray the actual expenses of such defendant incurred in defending the action (but not to include attorney's fees). If plaintiff prevails in the action, he may tax as costs in the case his reasonable expense in procuring the bond furnished.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963