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Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.47349 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.47349
Fishing in certain water of upper Lake Huron with fishing devices; prohibition; exceptions; spearing through ice for certain fish; open season.
Status: in_force

Sec. 47349.

A person shall not take or catch fish of any kind with gill nets, pound nets, trap nets, seines, or other device of any kind, except a hook and line, in those waters of upper Lake Huron within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point where the north line of town 41 north intersects the shore of the mainland south of the village of Detour, in Chippewa county; thence due east to Drummond Island; thence northerly and easterly along the shore of Drummond Island to a point where the section line between sections 23 and 24, town 43 north, range 6 east, on Poe Point, meets the waters edge; thence northwesterly to a point on the international boundary line where it intersects a line drawn due north from the most westerly end of Chippewa Point; thence due north to the international boundary line; thence westerly along said international boundary line to a point where it intersects a line drawn due east through the most southerly point of Little Lime Island; thence due west from said point to the mainland; thence following the shore of the mainland southeasterly to the point of beginning. However, nets with meshes not less than 4-1/2 inches and set hook lines may be used from December 15 to April 1 of each year in these waters except in that portion of Potagannissing Bay lying southerly of a line drawn from the most northerly part of Dix Point on section 19, town 42 north, range 5 east, to Chippewa Point on section 30, town 43 north, range 6 east, on Drummond Island, Chippewa county, where no device for taking fish other than a hook and line shall be used at any time. A person shall not take or catch fish of any kind with gill nets, pound nets, trap nets, seines, or other device of any kind, except a hook and line, in the waters on the south side of Drummond Island lying north of a line beginning at the most southerly part of Cream City Point on section 22, town 41 north, range 5 east, thence easterly to Traverse Point, thence easterly to Scammon Point, thence southeasterly to the most southerly part of Long Point on section 29, town 41 north, range 7 east. A person may use spears through the ice of such waters during the months of January and February for taking carp, suckers, mullet, redhorse, sheepshead, lake trout, smelt, northern pike, muskellunge, sturgeon, whitefish, ciscoes, pilot fish or menominee whitefish, catfish, bullheads, herring, perch, pike-perch, shad, dogfish, and garpike.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.107 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-69-of-1887 / Section 455.107
Lots and plots; purchase agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Associations formed under the provisions of this act may agree with the person or persons from whom its lands, or any part thereof may be purchased, to pay for such lands, as the purchase price thereof, any specified part or portion of the proceeds of all sales of lots and plots made from such lands, in which case the part or portion of such proceeds so agreed upon shall be first appropriated and applied to the payment of the purchase money of the lands so acquired, and the residue thereof shall be applied and distributed in all respects as provided in the last preceding section in respect to the residue of proceeds therein mentioned. The part or portion of the proceeds constituting the purchase price of the lands may be divided into as many equal shares as may be agreed upon between the association and the person or persons from whom the said lands are purchased; and the said shares shall entitle the owners thereof to such number of votes at any election for trustees of the association, and shall be transferable on the books of the association in such manner as shall also be agreed upon between the said parties. In all cases where lands shall be purchased and agreed to be paid for in the manner herein provided, the price for lots or plots specified in the agreement between the association and the person or persons from whom the said lands are purchased, shall not be changed without the written consent of a majority in interest of such persons, their heirs, representatives and assigns.

History: 1887, Act 69, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1887; How. 3983f-7; CL 1897, 7660; CL 1915, 10091; CL 1929, 10356; CL 1948, 455.107
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.14 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-141-of-1982 / Section 445.14
Definitions; O to S.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

"Office" means the office of business permits created in section 5.

"Permit" means any state agency permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, or similar form of permission required by law or state agency rule for the formation and operation of a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. Permit includes a permit issued pursuant to the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being sections 333.1101 to 333.25211 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Permit does not include the issuance of any occupational license required for the practicing of a trade or a profession that pertains to a business undertaking.

"Person" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, or other organization required to obtain 1 or more permits.

"State agency" means any agency, department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, or council of the state, or a public corporation or authority at least 1 of whose members is appointed by the governor.

History: 1982, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1061 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1061
Release from bond or cash deposit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.

If the surety of a bond provides the department with a written request for a release from the bond, the surety is released from any liability to the state accruing on the bond more than 60 days after the date of the request. The release does not affect any liability accruing before the expiration of the 60-day period. After receiving a written request for release, the department shall promptly notify the licensee furnishing the bond that a release has been requested. If the licensee does not obtain a new bond that meets the requirements of this act and does not file the new bond with the department within the 60-day period, the department may revoke the licensee's license.

Sixty days after a licensee makes a written request to the department for release of a cash deposit, the cash deposit is canceled as security for any obligation accruing after the expiration of the 60-day period. However, the department may retain all or part of the cash deposit for up to 4 years and 1 day as security for any obligations accruing before the effective date of the cancellation. Any part of the deposit that is not retained by the department shall be released to the licensee. Before the expiration of the 60-day period, the licensee may be required to provide the department with a bond that satisfies the requirements of this act. The department may cancel the license if the licensee does not provide the bond required by this subsection.

A licensee who filed a bond or other security under this act may request that the department return, refund, or release the bond or security if the department determines that the licensee has continuously complied with the provisions of this act for the previous 4 years. However, if the department determines that the revenues of the state would be jeopardized by a return, refund, or release of the bond or security, the department may retain the bond or security, or having released it, may reimpose a requirement for bond or security to protect the revenues of this state. If requested by a licensee, the department's determination may be reviewed in accordance with 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 776.21 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 776.21
“Law enforcement officer” and “victim” defined; submitting victim to polygraph examination or lie detector test; giving polygraph examination or lie detector test to defendant upon request.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.

As used in this section:

"Law enforcement officer" means a police officer of a county, city, village, township, or this state; a college or university public safety officer; a prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, or an investigator for the office of prosecuting attorney; or any other person whose duty is to enforce the laws of this state.

"Victim" means a person who is a victim of a crime under sections 520b to 520e and 520g of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.520b to 750.520e and 750.520g of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

A law enforcement officer shall not request or order a victim to submit to a polygraph examination or lie detector test. A law enforcement officer shall not inform a victim of the option of taking a polygraph examination or lie detector test unless the victim inquires concerning such a test or as provided by subsection (3).

A law enforcement officer shall inform the victim when the person accused of a crime specified in subsection (1)(b) has voluntarily submitted to a polygraphic examination or lie detector test and the test indicates that the person may not have committed the crime.

Subsections (2) and (3) apply only to a polygraph examination or lie detector test which is requested, ordered, or given in regard to a person being a victim.

A defendant who allegedly has committed a crime under sections 520b to 520e and 520g of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, shall be given a polygraph examination or lie detector test if the defendant requests it.

History: Add. 1980, Act 454, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1186 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-591-of-2002 / Section 390.1186
Duration of payments.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Recipients of scholarship assistance under this act shall continue to receive scholarship payments only during periods that the authority finds that the recipient is both of the following:

Enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in a nursing program.

Maintaining satisfactory progress as determined by the eligible institution.

History: 2002, Act 591, Imd. Eff. Oct. 17, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.423 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-148-of-1975 / Section 451.423
Initial fee; consent of creditor; presumption.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

(1) When a licensee establishes a debt management plan for a debtor, the licensee may charge and receive an initial fee of $50.00.

(2) A licensee shall attempt to obtain consent to participate in a debt management plan from at least 51%, in number or dollar amount, of the debtor's creditors within 90 days after establishing the debt management plan. If the required consent is not actually received by the licensee, the licensee shall provide notice to the debtor of the lack of required consent and the debtor may, at its option, close the account. If the debtor decides to close the account, any unexpended funds shall be returned to the debtor or disbursed as directed by the debtor.

(3) For purposes of subsection (2), a licensee may seek the consent of a creditor to participate in a debt management plan by sending a notice of a debt management plan to the creditor by an appropriate means including by telephone, facsimile, electronic means, or first-class mail. If the creditor does not respond within 14 days after the notice is sent, the licensee may presume that the creditor has given consent. However, this subsection does not require that a licensee send notice of a debt management plan to all of a debtor's creditors.

(4) If a payment under the debt management plan is sent to the creditor, the licensee may presume acceptance of the payment and plan by the creditor 7 days after sending the payment. As an alternative to sending notice under subsection (3), a licensee may seek the consent of a creditor for purposes of subsection (2) by sending a payment to the creditor under the terms of the debt management plan.

History: 1975, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976; Am. 2000, Act 255, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000; Am. 2014, Act 362, Eff. Mar. 16, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.644 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-78-of-1893 / Section 457.644
Property; holding, disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Corporations formed pursuant to this act may take and hold personal and real property so far as may be necessary for the proper purposes of said order; and may manage, direct, control, encumber, dispose of and deal with the same in such manner as may be by the constitution and laws of said order determined from time to time.

History: 1893, Act 78, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1893; CL 1897, 8125; CL 1915, 10599; CL 1929, 10800; CL 1948, 457.644
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.693 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-267-of-2001 / Section 288.693
Examination of test results and inspection of dairy farms; frequency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 133.

The department may examine test results and inspect dairy farms as frequently as the department determines necessary to assure compliance with this act. Upon receipt of a written request from a person who purchases milk produced at a dairy farm subject to this act, the department shall provide that person with a copy of the department's inspection reports for the dairy farm.

History: 2001, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3143 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3143
Alternative notice of regular meeting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1143.

Instead of the notice required in section 404, written notice of the time, place, and purposes of a regular meeting of members may be given by a means specified in the bylaws and accessible to all members, if the date of regular meeting is established in the bylaws and the notice is made accessible to all members at least 15 days before the meeting.

History: Add. 1984, Act 209, Eff. Nov. 1, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2516b — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2516b
Rescission of rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2516b.

R 339.22205 to R 339.22301, R 339.22309 to R 339.22311, R 339.22317 to R 339.22319, R 339.22323 to R 339.22329, and R 339.22339 to R 339.22405 of the Michigan Administrative Code are rescinded.

History: Add. 2016, Act 502, Eff. Mar. 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.3303 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-354-of-1996 / Section 487.3303
Organization of savings bank to serve depository institutions; application.
Status: in_force

Sec. 303.

Any number of depository institutions may apply to organize a savings bank exclusively to serve depository institutions or their officers, directors, employees, and affiliates.

Any number of depository institutions may apply to organize a savings bank to engage exclusively in providing trust services and other services as may be authorized by order or declaratory ruling of the commissioner.

A depository institution may apply to the commissioner for permission to organize a savings bank under this section. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and set forth the information the commissioner requires.

The commissioner shall examine the information contained in the application and make any other investigation the commissioner considers necessary pertaining to the organization of the new savings bank. The commissioner shall issue to the applicants, within the time period provided in section 214, written notice of approval or disapproval of the application.

Except as otherwise provided by rule, a savings bank organized under this section is not subject to the provisions of section 302, but shall comply with all other provisions of this act.

The shares of stock of a stock savings bank organized under this section shall be owned exclusively by depository institutions.

As used in this section, "applicant" means the depository institutions making an application under this section.

History: 1996, Act 354, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 482, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.322 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-152-of-2019 / Section 432.322
Application of act to sale of internet lottery games.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

This act does not prohibit selling internet lottery games, including, but not limited to, digital representations of lottery games.

History: 2019, Act 152, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2428 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2428
Local health officer; appointment; qualifications; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2428.

A local health department shall have a full-time local health officer appointed by the local governing entity or in case of a district health department by the district board of health. The local health officer shall possess professional qualifications for administration of a local health department as prescribed by the department.

The local health officer shall act as the administrative officer of the board of health and local health department and may take actions and make determinations necessary or appropriate to carry out the local health department's functions under this part or functions delegated under this part and to protect the public health and prevent disease.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2090n — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2090n
Rural jobs and capital investment creation fund; creation; deposit of money or other assets; investment; interest and earnings; money remaining in fund; use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 90n.

(1) The rural jobs and capital investment creation fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund interest and earnings from rural jobs and capital investment creation fund investments.

(3) Money in the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The fund shall be the administrator of the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund for auditing purposes.

(5) The fund shall expend money from the rural jobs and capital investment creation fund, upon appropriation, only to make grants, loans, or other types of economic assistance to rural jobs and capital investment funds in this state.

History: Add. 2018, Act 423, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1035 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1035
Submission of contested issue in domestic relations action; history of coercive or violent relationship or presence of coercion or violence; inquiry and screening by mediator; "domestic relations action" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1035.

(1) Except as provided in this subsection, unless a court first conducts a hearing under the court rules to determine whether mediation is appropriate, the court shall not submit a contested issue in a domestic relations action, including postjudgment proceedings, if either of the following applies:

(a) A personal protection order has been issued under section 2950 or 2950a or another order has been entered protecting 1 party and restraining the other party. However, the court may order mediation if the protected party requests mediation.

(b) One or both of the parties are involved in a child abuse or neglect proceeding. However, the court may order mediation if a parent protected by an order in the proceeding requests mediation.

(2) In a domestic relations mediation, the mediator shall make reasonable inquiry as to whether either party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with the other party. A reasonable inquiry includes the use of the domestic violence screening protocol for mediation provided by the state court administrative office as directed by the supreme court.

(3) A mediator shall make reasonable efforts throughout the domestic relations mediation process to screen for the presence of coercion or violence that would make mediation physically or emotionally unsafe for any participant, or that would impede the achievement of a voluntary and safe resolution of issues.

(4) As used in this section, "domestic relations action" means any of the following:

(a) An action for divorce, separate maintenance, annulment of marriage, affirmation of marriage, paternity, family support under the family support act, 1966 PA 138, MCL 552.451 to 552.459, the custody of minors under the child custody act of 1970, 1970 PA 91, MCL 722.21 to 722.31, or grandparenting time under section 7b of the child custody act of 1970, 1970 PA 91, MCL 722.27b.

(b) A proceeding that is ancillary or subsequent to an action listed in subdivision (a) and that relates to any of the following:

( i ) The custody of a minor.

( ii ) Parenting time with a minor.

( iii ) The support of a minor, spouse, or former spouse.

History: Add. 2016, Act 93, Eff. Aug. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.108 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-123-of-1893 / Section 393.108
County charges; superintendents of poor; duties; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

It shall be the duty of the superintendents of the poor of the several counties of this state to send or cause to be sent to said school all such persons as are entitled to admission therein, who are a charge upon their respective counties or any township therein. Such superintendents of the poor shall, before sending any pupils to said school under the provisions of this section, cause them to be decently and comfortably clothed, and shall provide them with comfortable clothing while they remain at said school, and defray their traveling expenses in going to and returning from said institution, and provide them with such articles of necessity and convenience as are required by the rules and regulations of said school to be furnished by the pupils therein, and shall also pay the board of such pupils during the usual annual vacation, if they are permitted to remain at said institution during such vacation. All persons entitled to admission to said school who are not a charge upon any county, but who, on account of their poverty, are unable to furnish themselves with proper clothing and other articles required by the rules and regulations of said school, shall receive the same aid from the superintendents of the poor of their respective counties while attending said school as is provided in this section for those who are a county charge. All expenses incurred by the superintendents of the poor under this section shall be a proper charge against their respective counties and shall be defrayed out of the poor fund of such county.

History: 1893, Act 123, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1893; CL 1897, 2016; CL 1915, 1475; CL 1929, 7991; CL 1948, 393.108
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.422c — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-2-of-1968 / Section 141.422c
Definitions; E to G.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2c.

"Expenditure" means the cost of goods delivered or services rendered, whether paid or unpaid, including expenses, debt retirement not reported as a liability of the fund from which retired, or capital outlay.

"General appropriations act" means the budget as adopted by the legislative body or as otherwise given legal effect pursuant to a charter provision in effect on the effective date of this section.

History: Add. 1978, Act 621, Eff. Apr. 1, 1980; Am. 2000, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001