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Mich. Comp. Laws § 129.94 — MI Code / Chapter 129 / Act Act-20-of-1943 / Section 129.94
Funds accumulated under eligible deferred compensation plan; deposit; investment; existing investments ratified and validated.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

As used in this section:

"Eligible deferred compensation plan" means a deferred compensation plan established and maintained by a governing body, which plan meets the requirements of section 457 of the internal revenue code.

"Financial institution" means a state or nationally chartered bank, a state or federally chartered savings bank, a state or federally chartered savings and loan association, or a state or federally chartered credit union, which financial institution is insured by an agency or instrumentality of the federal government.

"Governing body" means the legislative or governing body of a county, city, village, township, or special assessment district, or an agency, board, or commission of a county, city, village, or township.

The governing body, by resolution, may authorize its treasurer or chief fiscal officer to deposit funds received under an eligible deferred compensation plan in a financial institution authorized by law to do business in this state or with an authorized deferred compensation agent appointed by the governing body. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the treasurer or chief fiscal officer, as authorized by resolution of the governing body, may place funds accumulated under an eligible deferred compensation plan with a financial institution authorized to do business in this state, a state or federally licensed investment company or insurance company authorized to do business in this state, or trust established by public employers for the commingled investment of the amounts held under deferred compensation and retirement plans, which funds shall be invested by the financial institution, insurance company, investment company, or trust as directed by the governing body. The investment of eligible deferred compensation plan funds shall be in the manner and for the purposes described in section 457 of the internal revenue code.

The investment of funds accumulated under an eligible deferred compensation plan of a governing body prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, which investments otherwise meet the requirements of this section, are ratified and validated.

History: Add. 1988, Act 285, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.80 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.80
Tenses; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80.

The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future, the present.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6301 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6301
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6301.

For the purposes of this part, the words and phrases contained in sections 6302 to 6304 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.832 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-468-of-2002 / Section 445.832
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Appliance" means a refrigerator, dehumidifier, freezer, oven, range, microwave oven, washer, dryer, dishwasher, trash compactor, or window room air conditioner.

(b) "Customer" means a member of the general public who seeks the services of a service dealer for the repair, maintenance, or service of an appliance that he or she uses personally and not as part of a business or commercial enterprise.

(c) "Service dealer" means a person that, for compensation, engages or offers to engage in repairing, servicing, or maintaining an appliance. Service dealer does not include a contractor that is licensed under article 8 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5801 to 339.5819.

History: 2002, Act 468, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2002; Am. 2016, Act 414, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.791 — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-410-of-2012 / Section 211.791
Administration of tax by department.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The minerals severance tax levied under this act shall be administered by the department.

History: 2012, Act 410, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.253 — MI Code / Chapter 169 / Act Act-388-of-1976 / Section 169.253
Contribution or expenditure by dependent minor.
Status: in_force

Sec. 53.

For the purposes of sections 49 to 53 a contribution or expenditure by a dependent minor shall be reported in the name of the minor but shall be counted against the contribution limitations of the minor's parent or guardian, as set forth in section 52.

History: 1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977; Am. 1977, Act 304, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.74205 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.74205
Enforcement of part; duty of peace officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 74205.

It is the duty of any peace officer, including conservation officers, to enforce this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 404.51 — MI Code / Chapter 404 / Act Act-46-of-1925 / Section 404.51
Private charitable institutions or agencies; county subsidy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The board of supervisors of each county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the provisions of this act, to appropriate such sums of money as it may deem advisable to subsidize private charitable institutions or agencies rendering service to people residing within the state who might otherwise become public charges.

History: 1925, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 1925; CL 1929, 8292; CL 1948, 404.51
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.817 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.817
Active service; definition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 417.

For the purposes of establishing eligibility for retirement pay, "active service" shall consist of any of the following:

Active service in the Michigan national guard or Michigan defense force as an officer or enlisted man or both.

Federal service in response to a call or order of the president in time of declared national emergency when such service is not voluntary.

Voluntary active duty in the service of the United States by members of the state military establishment, not in response to a call or order of the president in time of declared national emergency, shall be considered as active service only when such duty is in support of a national guard mission. Any fractional part of a year amounting to 6 months or more is counted as a complete year. Active service is terminated by an honorable separation from the Michigan national guard or defense force.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.222 — MI Code / Chapter 169 / Act Act-388-of-1976 / Section 169.222
Duties of committee treasurer or other designated individual; preservation and inspection of committee records; violation; civil fine.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

A committee treasurer or other individual designated on the statement of organization as responsible for the committee's record keeping, report preparation, or report filing shall keep detailed accounts, records, bills, and receipts as required to substantiate the information contained in a statement or report filed pursuant to this act or rules promulgated under this act. The treasurer shall record the name and address of a person from whom a contribution is received. The records of a committee shall be preserved for 5 years and shall be made available for inspection as authorized by the secretary of state. A treasurer or other individual designated as responsible for the committee's record keeping, report preparation, or report filing who knowingly violates this section is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00.

History: 1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977; Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989; Am. 1999, Act 237, Eff. Mar. 10, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.363 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-469-of-1980 / Section 15.363
Civil action in circuit court for injunctive relief or actual damages; “damages” defined; clear and convincing evidence required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A person who alleges a violation of this act may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both within 90 days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this act.

An action commenced pursuant to subsection (1) may be brought in the circuit court for the county where the alleged violation occurred, the county where the complainant resides, or the county where the person against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has his or her principal place of business.

As used in subsection (1), "damages" means damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of this act, including reasonable attorney fees.

An employee shall show by clear and convincing evidence that he or she or a person acting on his or her behalf was about to report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of a law of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or the United States to a public body.

History: 1980, Act 469, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1982, Act 146, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.57 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-325-of-1982 / Section 801.57
Failure of certain actions to reduce population to level prescribed in MCL 801.56(1); equal reduction of original sentences.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

If the actions taken pursuant to sections 5 and 6 do not reduce the county jail's population to the level prescribed in section 6(1) within 28 days of the declaration of the county jail overcrowding state of emergency, the original sentences, not including good time, of all prisoners sentenced to and housed in the county jail on that date shall be equally reduced by the sheriff by the least possible percentage reduction necessary, not to exceed 30%, to reduce the county jail's prisoner population to the level prescribed in section 6(1).

History: 1982, Act 325, Eff. Feb. 8, 1983; Am. 1988, Act 399, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1083 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1083
Energy waste reduction credit; grant; expiration; carrying forward excess credits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 83.

(1) One energy waste reduction credit shall be granted to a provider for each megawatt hour of annual incremental energy savings achieved through energy waste reduction.

(2) An energy waste reduction credit expires as follows:

(a) When used by a provider to comply with its energy waste reduction standard.

(b) When substituted for a renewable energy credit under section 28.

(c) As provided in subsection (3).

(3) If a provider's incremental energy savings in any year exceed the applicable energy waste reduction standard, the associated energy waste reduction credits may be carried forward and applied to the next year's energy waste reduction standard. However, all of the following apply:

(a) The number of energy waste reduction credits carried forward shall not exceed 1/3 of the next year's standard. Any energy waste reduction credits carried forward to the next year shall expire that year. Any remaining energy waste reduction credits shall expire at the end of the year in which the incremental energy savings were achieved, unless substituted, by an electric provider, for renewable energy credits under section 28.

(b) Energy waste reduction credits shall not be carried forward if, for its performance during the same year, the provider accepts a financial incentive under section 75. The excess energy waste reduction credits shall expire at the end of the year in which the incremental energy savings were achieved, unless substituted, by an electric provider, for renewable energy credits under section 28.

History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008; Am. 2016, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 20, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 443.52 — MI Code / Chapter 443 / Act Act-303-of-1909 / Section 443.52
Warehouse receipts; issuance of duplicate not marked, penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods, knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word “duplicate,” except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in section 14, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or by a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, or by both.

History: 1909, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 6614; CL 1929, 9615; CL 1948, 443.52
Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.117 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-149-of-1869 / Section 485.117
Tolls; collection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

Whenever said tolls are prescribed as aforesaid, the directors of the corporation may collect the same by action of assumpsit from persons using such improved portions of such stream. The proceedings in such action shall be in accordance with the practice of the courts in which such action is commenced in actions of assumpsit.

History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869; CL 1871, 2732; Am. 1881, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1881; How. 3861; CL 1897, 6737; CL 1915, 8838; CL 1929, 11773; CL 1948, 485.117
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.831 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.831
Powers, duties, and compensation of probate judges of county having 2 or more probate judges; power vested in chief probate judge; selection, powers, and duties of probate judges in counties of 1,000,000 or more.
Status: in_force

Sec. 831.

The probate judges of a county having 2 or more probate judges shall have equal powers, duties, and compensation except that the power of nomination, appointment, and removal of the several employees as provided by law for the probate court in that county, and of the offices connected therewith and the general direction and control of the business of the court, including the division of the work between the judges, shall be vested in a chief probate judge selected as follows:

If the county has less than 1,000,000 in population, then in the probate judge having served for the longest period continuously, or if 2 or more judges were elected at the same election and served the same number of years continuously, then in the judge receiving the highest vote at the last election.

If the county has 1,000,000 or more in population, then in the probate judge who is chosen by the several probate judges in the county, or if a judge does not receive a majority vote of the probate judges, then in the probate judge of that county selected by the Governor.

The selection provided for in this section in counties of 1,000,000 or more in population shall be made within 15 days after the commencement of each year and the judge so selected shall exercise the duties and powers therein provided for the full calendar year then commencing, until his successor is selected, or is designated by the governor.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.479 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-59-of-1915 / Section 247.479
Clerical errors; correction of omissions, descriptions, acreage, apportionment of benefits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 79.

At such meeting, the county road commissioners, or the state highway commissioner, shall correct the errors aforesaid. Such meeting may be adjourned from time to time, public announcement of such adjournment being made in each case. Where lands within the boundaries of the assessment district as established have been omitted by clerical mistake from the apportionment of benefits, or from the special assessment roll, they may be added thereto, and shall be assessed their proportionate share of the cost of the improvement. Where lands have been erroneously described, they shall be correctly described as near as may be. Where the acreage of any parcel is erroneously stated to be more or less than it really is, such acreage shall be correctly stated as near as may be. Where the apportionment of benefits has already been determined by the state highway commissioner, or by the appellate boards, upon an acreage basis, the tax or apportionment upon any parcel where the acreage was wrong in the first instance shall be increased or reduced as the case may be, proportionate to the increase or decrease of the acreage of that parcel. Where any parcel of land is charged on the roll with an assessment that is improper because of some clerical error, such assessment shall be corrected.

History: Add. 1917, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1917; Am. 1919, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 4394; CL 1948, 247.479
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2921 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2921
Board of governors as manager of pool; appointment, election, qualifications, and term of members; time of election; allotment of votes; increasing number of governors; vacancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2921.

The pool shall be managed by a board, composed of 13 governors, each of whom shall serve for a term of 1 year. Four governors shall be appointed by the commissioner, 2 of whom shall be representative of insurance agents and 2 of whom shall be representative of the general public. Nine governors shall be elected by the participating members of the pool. The election shall be held within 60 days after the annual determination of aggregate assessable premiums for members of the pool. Each participating member shall be allotted votes equal to the number of whole dollars of aggregate assessable premiums written by the member during the preceding calendar year. Each participating member may divide its allotted votes among not more than 3 candidates' seats on the board. At least 4 members of the board of governors shall be from participating domestic members and shall be representative of all classifications of insurers to the degree possible. The number of governors may be increased by amendment of the plan of operation to a maximum of 21 governors. Two additional representatives of the general public shall be appointed by the commissioner, if the number of governors is increased. Other additional governors shall be elected by the participating members. At no time, however, shall representatives of the general public comprise more than 1/3 of the total membership of the board.

Any vacancy on the board for a governor representing participating members shall be filled by a vote of the remaining governors representing those members.

If at any time the participating members fail to elect the required number of governors within the time prescribed or a vacancy remains unfilled for more than 15 days, the commissioner may appoint the governors necessary to constitute a full board.

History: Add. 1968, Act 262, Eff. Aug. 1, 1968; Am. 1971, Act 74, Eff. Aug. 1, 1971; Am. 1979, Act 145, Eff. Mar. 1, 1980; Am. 1980, Act 461, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 434.152 — MI Code / Chapter 434 / Act Act-238-of-1957 / Section 434.152
Personal effects without intrinsic or commercial value of certain state hospital patients; applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The provisions of this act do not apply to property subject to the provisions of the uniform unclaimed property act, or to property subject to the provisions of Act No. 203 of the Public Acts of 1937, being sections 28.401 to 28.406 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The provisions of this act apply to personal effects of no intrinsic or commercial value of deceased, discharged, or escaped state hospital patients.

History: 1957, Act 238, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1995, Act 46, Eff. Jan. 1, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 393.365 — MI Code / Chapter 393 / Act Act-260-of-1978 / Section 393.365
Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

The business which the commission or any committee appointed under this act may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission or committee held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1978, Act 260, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.1123 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-497-of-1980 / Section 570.1123
Petition by receiver for authority to complete construction of improvements, borrow money, grant security, or sell real property under foreclosure; sale; redemption period; purchase of real property by lien claimant or mortgagee; right, title, and interest vested in grantee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 123.

The receiver may petition the court for authority to complete construction of improvements to the real property in full or in part, to borrow money to complete the construction, and to grant security, by way of mortgage or otherwise, for the borrowings. The priority of the security shall be determined by the court. A petition for authority to complete construction of improvements shall not be granted unless the court finds that the value added to the real property which will result from the construction is likely to exceed the cost of the additional construction, including all estimated overhead and administrative costs, together with interest on any funds that are to be borrowed for the construction. The receiver also may be authorized by the court to borrow funds for other purposes, including such purposes as preserving and operating the real property.

The receiver may petition the court for authority to sell the real property interest under foreclosure for cash or on other terms as may be ordered by the court. The sale may be by private or public sale and shall be held in the manner directed by the court. A sale under this subsection shall become final upon the entry of an order of confirmation by the court, unless the court allows a period for redemption. The redemption period, if allowed, shall not exceed 4 months.

Any lien claimant or mortgagee may purchase the real property at a sale on foreclosure or a sale by the receiver, and may apply on the purchase price any sums which would be payable to him or her from the proceeds of the sale.

Pursuant to section 119(3) and subject to section 121(1), a sale by the receiver, upon becoming final, shall vest in the grantee named in the deed all the right, title, and interest in the real property which the owner, co-owner, lessee, or co-lessee whose interest is being foreclosed had at the date of the execution of the contract for the improvement or at any time thereafter.

History: 1980, Act 497, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Am. 1981, Act 191, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11720 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11720
Temporary variance from act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11720.

(1) The director may grant a temporary variance from a requirement of this part added by the 2004 amendatory act that amended this part if all of the following requirements are met:

(a) The variance is requested in writing.

(b) The requirements of this part cannot otherwise be met.

(c) The variance will not create or increase the potential for a health hazard, nuisance condition, or pollution of surface water or groundwater.

(d) The activity or condition for which the variance is proposed will not violate any other part of this act.

(2) A variance granted under subsection (1) shall be in writing and shall be posted on the department's website.

History: Add. 2004, Act 381, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2004