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Mich. Comp. Laws § Article VIII § 9 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article VIII § 9
Public libraries, fines.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment and support of public libraries which shall be available to all residents of the state under regulations adopted by the governing bodies thereof. All fines assessed and collected in the several counties, townships and cities for any breach of the penal laws shall be exclusively applied to the support of such public libraries, and county law libraries as provided by law.

History: Const. 1963, Art. VIII, § 9, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2958 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2958
Source and construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2958.

Sections 2951 to 2957 derive from "Annex to Convention of October 26, 1973, Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will". In interpreting and applying this part, regard shall be had to its international origin and to the need for uniformity in its interpretation.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.712 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-176-of-2012 / Section 28.712
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Missing senior or vulnerable adult" means a resident of this state who is 1 of the following:

( i ) At least 60 years of age and is believed to be incapable of returning to his or her residence without assistance and is reported missing by a person familiar with that individual.

( ii ) A vulnerable adult, as that term is defined in section 145m of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.145m, who is reported missing by a person familiar with that individual.

( iii ) A person who is missing and suffering from senility or a physical or mental condition that subjects the person or others to personal and immediate danger.

(b) "Person familiar with the missing senior or vulnerable adult" means a missing senior's or vulnerable adult's guardian, custodian, or guardian ad litem or an individual who provides the missing senior or vulnerable adult with home health aid services, possesses a health care power of attorney for the missing senior or vulnerable adult, has proof that the missing senior or vulnerable adult has a medical condition, or otherwise has information regarding the missing senior or vulnerable adult.

History: 2012, Act 176, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.5 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-38-of-1883 / Section 123.5
Division of territory; joint settlement meeting, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

As soon after the said change of boundary as practicable either any city or township, the boundary of which has been changed, may give notice to the other cities or townships, the boundaries of which have been changed by such division, to meet with said city or township giving the notice for a settlement of the matters in difference between said cities or city and township growing out of the said division and change of boundary, which notice may be served, in case of cities, upon the mayor of the city, and in case of townships upon the township clerk, and such notice shall specify the object for which it is given, the place of meeting, which shall be in 1 of said cities or townships, and the time of such meeting, which shall not be less than 20 days after service of such notice as aforesaid.

History: 1883, Act 38, Eff. Sept. 8, 1883; How. 3109f; CL 1897, 3466; CL 1915, 3456; CL 1929, 2338; CL 1948, 123.5
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.2059 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.2059
"Mark V. Ingram II Freeway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 1059.

Highway M-21 beginning at the intersection of M-21 and I-75 in Genesee county and continuing east to the intersection of M-21 and I-475 shall be known as the "Mark V. Ingram II Freeway".

History: Add. 2012, Act 537, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 18.421 — MI Code / Chapter 18 / Act Act-302-of-1982 / Section 18.421
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

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

(b) "Commission" means the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards created in section 3 of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.603, or, by the express delegation of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards, its executive director and staff.

(c) "Criminal justice in-service training" means a criminal justice program that includes education or training that is designed and intended to enhance the direct delivery of criminal justice services by participants who are authorized to receive education or training as provided in this act.

(d) "Eligible entity" means a governmental agency of the executive branch of this state or a subdivision of this state that is established and maintained in accordance with the laws of this state and that is authorized by the laws of this state to employ or appoint law enforcement officers licensed under sections 9 and 9a of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.609 and 28.609a.

(e) "Grant awards" means funds paid to grantees from the Michigan justice training fund as provided in this act.

(f) "Grantee" means an entity eligible to receive grant awards from the Michigan justice training fund, including any of the following or a combination of any of the following:

( i ) An agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, council, or authority of this state or of a city, village, township, or county.

( ii ) A state-supported college or university.

( iii ) A community college.

( iv ) Any agency or entity of the judicial branch of government of this state.

(g) "Law enforcement agency" means an entity that is established and maintained in accordance with the laws of this state and that is authorized by the laws of this state to appoint or employ law enforcement officers.

(h) "Law enforcement distribution" means funds paid to eligible entities as provided in this act.

(i) "Law enforcement officer" means an individual licensed under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.614.

(j) "MCOLES information and tracking network" means the commission's web-enabled information system for the licensing, reporting, and tracking of personnel and training records for Michigan law enforcement officers.

(k) "Michigan justice training fund" means the Michigan justice training fund created in this act.

( l ) "Professional association" means a national, state, or local police union, or an association or fraternal organization of police officers, correctional officers, or prosecuting attorneys.

History: 1982, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1982; Am. 1989, Act 158, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1989; Am. 2016, Act 290, Eff. Jan. 2, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.171 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-213-of-1957 / Section 399.171
Appropriation; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The governing body of a city, village, township, or county in this state may raise and appropriate money for the purpose of fostering any activity or project which the governing body of the village, city, township, or county determines will advance the historical interests of the village, city, township, or county.

History: 1957, Act 213, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1974, Act 209, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1974; Am. 1976, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2035 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act E-R-O-No-2014-5 / Section 445.2035
Renaming of division on deaf and hard of hearing to division on deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing; renaming of advisory council on deaf and hard of hearing to advisory council on deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing.
Status: in_force

WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power in the Governor; and

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or in the assignment of functions among its units that the Governor considers necessary for efficient administration; and

WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 provides that each principal department shall be under the supervision of the Governor, unless otherwise provided by the Constitution; and

WHEREAS, Act No. 72 of the Public Acts of 1937, as amended, being Section 408.201 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, created the Division on Deafness and the Advisory Council on Deafness within the Department of Labor; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 2011-4, being Section 445.2030 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, transferred the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing (formerly the Division on Deafness and the Advisory Council on Deafness) from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (formerly the Department of Labor and Economic Growth) to the Department of Civil Rights; and

WHEREAS, the current names of the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing do not accurately describe the entire population served by those entities; and

WHEREAS, the Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing has requested a name change in order to better reflect the population it represents; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary in the interests of efficient administration and the effectiveness of government to effect changes in the organization of the Executive Branch of government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Richard D. Snyder, Governor of the state of Michigan, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the state of Michigan of 1963 and the laws of the state of Michigan, do hereby order the following:

The Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing is hereby renamed the Division on Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing.

The Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing is hereby renamed the Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing.

This order does not otherwise affect any programs that serve deafblind persons or the state agency responsible for maintaining such programs.

In fulfillment of the requirements of Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, this Order shall be effective 60 days after the filing of this Order.

History: 2014, E.R.O. No. 2014-5, Eff. Nov. 24, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.259 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.259
Liability of railroad company for loss or damage by fire.
Status: in_force

Sec. 259.

A railroad company building, owning, or operating a railroad in this state is liable for all loss or damage to property by fire originating from engines passing over the roads, fires set by company employees by order of the officers of the road, or otherwise originating in the constructing or operating of the railroad. However, a railroad company is not liable if it proves to the satisfaction of the court or jury that the fire originated from fire by engines whose machinery or smokestack was in good order and properly managed, or fires originating in building, operating, or repairing the railroad, and that all reasonable precautions had been taken to prevent their origin, and that proper efforts had been made to extinguish the fire in case of their extending beyond the limits of the road, when the existence of the fire is communicated to any of the officers of the company.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.2 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-207-of-1941 / Section 29.2
Administration and enforcement of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Except as otherwise provided in this act, the administration and enforcement of this act are the responsibility of the bureau.

History: 1941, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 29.2; Am. 1965, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1965; Am. 1973, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1974; Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.804 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-448-of-1976 / Section 460.804
Definitions; M.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

"Municipal bond" means a bond or note or other evidence of indebtedness payable from ad valorem taxes which a governmental unit may issue.

"Municipal electric utility system" means a system owned by a municipality or combination of municipalities to furnish heat, power, and light.

"Municipality" means a city, county, incorporated village, township, or metropolitan district of this state, or a board, agency, or commission thereof, owning a system or facility for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power and energy for public or private use, or proposing to own such a system or facility.

History: 1976, Act 448, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.26214 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-204-of-1987 / Section 333.26214
Local monitoring committee; establishment; purpose; powers and duties; disbandment; duration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Within 30 days of the designation by the authority of the candidate sites, the governing body of a municipality in which a candidate site is located shall establish a local monitoring committee to represent the interests of the citizens of the municipality in which the candidate site is located. Each governing body shall determine the size and membership of its local monitoring committee. The local monitoring committees shall assure the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the protection of the environment in the municipality in which the candidate site is located. Each of the local monitoring committees may do all of the following:

Represent the interests of the municipality in which the candidate site is located in proceedings regarding the selection of the host site.

Independently review site characterization data.

Prepare for the possible designation of the candidate site as the host site.

Seek funding from the authority to fulfill the responsibilities of the local monitoring committee.

Provide for independent technical assistance to fulfill the responsibilities of the local monitoring committee.

Present recommendations to the authority and the review board established pursuant to section 13 regarding provisions and stipulations that would mitigate the concerns of the municipality that is represented by the local monitoring committee if it is selected as the host site.

The local monitoring committees for the municipalities that are not selected as the host site community shall disband upon the designation by the commissioner of the host site community.

The local monitoring committee of the host site shall continue in existence through the period of institutional control. The local monitoring committee for the host site community may do all of the following:

Evaluate and submit comments to the department, department of natural resources, and the authority regarding the application for a construction and operating license submitted by the authority.

Select a representative for the local monitoring committee or a technical advisor, or both, to inspect and monitor at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner the construction of the disposal site and the monitoring and operation of the completed disposal site, site closure and stabilization, postclosure operation and maintenance and institutional control, with due regard as determined by the authority to the safety of the representative of the committee and the technical advisor.

Engage in any other activities that are mutually agreed upon between the local monitoring committee and the authority or the department, or both.

Negotiate and enter arbitration with the authority as provided in section 16.

History: 1987, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987; Am. 1994, Act 434, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.27 — MI Code / Chapter 557 / Act Act-216-of-1981 / Section 557.27
Married woman entering contract jointly or severally with other person.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

A married woman may enter into a written contract jointly or severally with another person.

History: 1981, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6413 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.6413
Court of claims in court of appeals district.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6413.

The court of claims shall sit in the court of appeals district where a court of appeals judge serving as a judge of the court of claims sits, unless otherwise determined by the chief judge of the court of claims.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1978, Act 164, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Am. 2013, Act 164, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2025 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2025
Actions by fund; equal opportunity criteria; considerations when entering transaction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

All actions taken by the fund shall be necessary or convenient to achieve the purposes and objectives of this act or of the fund. The fund shall establish criteria to assure equal opportunity to women, minorities, and small businesses. When deciding whether to enter into a transaction, the fund shall consider whether:

The project is economically sound.

The project can be successfully completed.

The project is located or will locate in this state.

The project can be partially financed through ordinary means at reasonable terms.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1029 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1029
Director or officer of insurer; prohibited conduct.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1029.

(1) A director or officer of an insurer shall not directly or indirectly do either of the following:

(a) Make or cause to be made a materially false or misleading statement to an accountant in connection with any audit, review, or communication required under this chapter.

(b) Omit to state, or cause another person to omit to state, any material fact necessary in order to make statements made, in light of the circumstances under which the statements were made, not misleading to an accountant in connection with any audit, review, or communication required under this chapter.

(2) A director or officer of an insurer, or any other person acting under the direction thereof, shall not directly or indirectly take any action to coerce, manipulate, mislead, or fraudulently influence any accountant engaged in the performance of an audit under this chapter if that person knew or should have known that the action, if successful, could result in rendering the insurer's financial statements materially misleading. Actions that, if successful, could result in rendering the insurer's financial statements materially misleading include, but are not limited to, actions taken at any time with respect to the professional engagement period to coerce, manipulate, mislead, or fraudulently influence an accountant to do any of the following:

(a) To issue or reissue a report on an insurer's financial statements that is not warranted under the circumstances due to material violations of statutory accounting principles prescribed by the commissioner, generally accepted auditing standards, or other professional or regulatory standards.

(b) Not to perform audit, review, or other procedures required by generally accepted auditing standards or other professional standards.

(c) Not to withdraw an issued report.

(d) Not to communicate matters to an insurer's audit committee.

History: Add. 2008, Act 342, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.199 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.199
Cleaning out drain; apportionment of cost; use of surplus in drain fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 199.

In case the necessity for cleaning out any drain arises from the act or neglect of any land owner, said act or neglect shall be taken into consideration by the commissioner in making the apportionment. In case the cost of cleaning out shall be lessened by the tiling of the source of the drain under section 425 of this act, the commissioner may take that into consideration in making the apportionment of benefits against the land so tiled, but in no case shall said benefits be considered to be less than 50% of the benefits to such land if it were not tiled. Should there be a surplus in any drain fund, the commissioner or drainage board, as the case may be, may, in their discretion, without application or notice, pay out of such funds a reasonable compensation for cleaning out any obstruction that may accumulate in the particular drain for which the fund was raised.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § Schedule § 5 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Schedule § 5
State elective executive officers and senators, 2 and 4 year terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this constitution, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the attorney general and state senators shall be elected at the general election in 1964 to serve for two-year terms beginning on the first day of January next succeeding their election. The first election of such officers for four-year terms under this constitution shall be held at the general election in 1966.

History: Const. 1963, Schedule, § 5, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1754 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-284-of-1972 / Section 450.1754
Rights of shareholders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 754.

Shareholders of a corporation that proposes to issue, directly or through a subsidiary, its shares, obligations, or securities in the course of a merger, acquisition of some or all of the outstanding shares of another corporation or interests in another entity, or acquisition of some or all of the assets other than cash of a corporation or other entity, have the rights to receive notice and to vote on the proposed merger or acquisition provided in section 703a(2) and to receive dissenters' rights as provided in section 762 if both of the following apply:

The securities to be issued or delivered in the acquisition are or may be converted into shares of the acquiring corporation's common stock.

The number of the acquiring corporation's common shares to be issued or delivered, plus those initially issuable upon conversion or exchange of any other securities to be issued or delivered, will exceed 100% of the number of its common shares outstanding immediately prior to the acquisition plus the number of its common shares, if any, initially issuable upon conversion or exchange of any other securities then outstanding.

History: Add. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Am. 2001, Act 57, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.21 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-233-of-1875 / Section 485.21
Canal or improvement, purchase by county; procedure; operation; sale to United States.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

Any county through which any such improved river or stream shall pass, or in which the greater part of any such improvements have been constructed, or which any canal shall have been constructed, within the provisions of this act, shall have the right to purchase any such canal or improvement by paying to any such company the amount of their capital stock and the amount of all subsequent expenditure in repairing, altering or enlarging any such canal or improvements, and interest, at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, on said amounts, deducting from the amount of interest the net proceeds of any such company; and the board of supervisors of any such county to take the management of any such canal or improvement so purchased; to receive and collect tolls the same as provided for in this act; to appoint proper officers for the management of the same, with proper salaries for their services, and shall be entitled to the privileges and remedies provided in this act. Any corporation organized under this act may convey its property and franchises to the United States, and such conveyance shall extinguish the power of the county to purchase the same.

History: 1875, Act 233, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1875; Am. 1879, Act 216, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 3840; CL 1897, 6716; CL 1915, 8817; CL 1929, 11752; CL 1948, 485.21