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Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.1302 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.1302
Agreements; "unless otherwise agreed"; implication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1302.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) or elsewhere in this act, the effect of any provision of this act may be varied by agreement.

(2) The obligations of good faith, diligence, reasonableness, and care prescribed by this act may not be disclaimed by agreement. The parties, by agreement, may determine the standards by which the performance of those obligations is to be measured if those standards are not manifestly unreasonable. Whenever this act requires an action to be taken within a reasonable time, a time that is not manifestly unreasonable may be fixed by agreement.

(3) The presence in certain provisions of this act of the phrase "unless otherwise agreed", or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement under this section.

History: Add. 2012, Act 86, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80193 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80193
Failure to answer citation or notice to appear in court or comply with judgment or order; notice of issuance of order without expiration date; conditions terminating order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80193.

If a person is charged with, or convicted of, a violation of section 80176(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 80176(1), (2), or (3), and the person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court, or for any matter pending, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim's rights assessments, the court shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after the notice is issued or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim's rights assessments, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state will issue an order with no expiration date that the person not operate a vessel on the waters of this state. If the person fails to appear within the 7-day period or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, within the 14-day period, the court shall immediately inform the secretary of state who shall immediately issue the order and send a copy to the person by personal service or first-class mail sent to the person's last known address.

An order imposed under subsection (1) remains in effect until both of the following occur:

The court informs the secretary of state that the person has appeared before the court and that all matters relating to the violation are resolved.

The person has paid to the court a $25.00 administrative order processing fee.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.9g — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-176-of-1939 / Section 423.9g
Copy or statement of most recent offer submitted by employer to bargaining unit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9g.

When a vote is held pursuant to this act on the question of calling a strike, the commission, if so requested by the employer or by the collective bargaining unit to be affected by the strike, shall cause to be either printed on the ballot or affixed thereto a copy or statement of the most recent offer submitted by the employer to the bargaining unit representing the employees in the course of collective bargaining negotiations between the employer and the unit.

History: Add. 1947, Act 318, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 423.9g; Am. 1976, Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.631 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-238-of-1975 / Section 722.631
Privileged communications.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Any legally recognized privileged communication except that between attorney and client or that made to a member of the clergy in his or her professional character in a confession or similarly confidential communication is abrogated and shall not constitute grounds for excusing a report otherwise required to be made or for excluding evidence in a civil child protective proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to this act. This section does not relieve a member of the clergy from reporting suspected child abuse or child neglect under section 3 if that member of the clergy receives information concerning suspected child abuse or child neglect while acting in any other capacity listed under section 3.

History: 1975, Act 238, Eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Am. 2002, Act 693, Eff. Mar. 1, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 775.8 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 775.8
Expenses of certain witnesses for people; certified copy of order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The clerk of the court by which such order shall be made, shall immediately make out and deliver a certified copy thereof to the person in whose favor the same is made, without any fee for such service.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17478; CL 1948, 775.8
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.669 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.669
Items to be provided by city or township board of election commissioners.
Status: in_force

Sec. 669.

For a federal, state, district, or county primary or election, a city or township board of election commissioners shall provide, at the expense of the respective city or township, each of the following:

(a) For each election precinct, a ballot container approved under section 24j to be utilized in the precinct.

(b) For each polling place, a United States flag and any additional items needed to display the flag. The flag must measure not less than 3 feet wide and 5 feet long. The election inspectors shall ensure that the flag is displayed at or in each polling place during an election.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2000, Act 207, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000; Am. 2018, Act 120, Eff. Dec. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 395.89 — MI Code / Chapter 395 / Act Act-232-of-1964 / Section 395.89
State board of education; biennial report to governor and state legislature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

The state board shall make at the close of each biennium a biennial report to the governor and to the legislature in regard to the administration of this act. The report shall contain a statement of the expenditures of all moneys, both federal and state, for the purposes mentioned in this act.

History: 1964, Act 232, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.193 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-158-of-2009 / Section 46.193
Control; regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a county board of commissioners establishes a farmers market or flea market pursuant to section 1, the county board of commissioners shall have control of the farmers market or flea market and may issue regulations for the use and operation of the farmers market or flea market.

(2) If a county board of commissioners of a county that has adopted an optional unified form of county government under 1973 PA 139, MCL 45.551 to 45.573, establishes a farmers market or flea market pursuant to section 1, the county executive or county manager of that county shall have control of the farmers market or flea market and may issue regulations for the use and operation of the farmers market or flea market.

(3) If a county board of commissioners of a county that has adopted a charter under 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 45.521, establishes a farmers market or flea market pursuant to section 1, the county executive or chief administrative officer of that county shall have control of the farmers market or flea market and may issue regulations for the use and operation of the farmers market or flea market.

History: 2009, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Dec. 11, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.202 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.202
Michigan corrections commission; election of chairperson and other officers; meetings; quorum; powers and duties; conducting business at public meeting; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The commission shall elect annually a chairperson and other officers as it considers expedient. A meeting shall be held not less than once each month or at other times as considered necessary. A majority of the total membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall constitute the responsible authority for the administration of the correctional facilities, correctional industries, parole, and probation of the state, subject to the limitations set forth in this act. The commission shall determine all matters relating to the unified development of the correctional facilities, correctional industries, parole, and probation of the state and shall coordinate and adjust the agencies and correctional facilities within its jurisdiction so that each shall form an integral part of a general system.

The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting 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.

History: 1953, Act 232, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1978, Act 413, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 1978; Am. 1987, Act 79, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 436.1407 — MI Code / Chapter 436 / Act Act-58-of-1998 / Section 436.1407
Brewpub license; additional requirements; renewal and revocation of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 407.

(1) The commission shall grant a brewpub license to a person that, in addition to complying with section 405, does all of the following:

(a) Pays the fee as prescribed in section 525.

(b) Provides evidence to the commission that not less than 25% of the gross sales of the restaurant during the 1-year licensure period are derived from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consumption on the premises.

(c) Complies with section 405(3) to (7).

(2) The commission shall renew a brewpub license of a person who does all of the following:

(a) Pays the fee as prescribed in section 525.

(b) Provides evidence to the commission that not less than 25% of the gross sales of the restaurant during the 1-year licensure period are derived from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consumption on the premises.

(c) Complies with section 405(3) to (7).

(3) The commission shall revoke a brewpub license if, during the 1-year licensure period, less than 25% of the gross sales of the restaurant are derived from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consumption on the premises.

History: 1998, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1998; Am. 2020, Act 105, Imd. Eff. July 1, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1428 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-300-of-1980 / Section 38.1428
Tier 2; administrative expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 128.

The administrative expenses of Tier 2 shall be paid by the qualified participants, former qualified participants, and refund beneficiaries who have not closed their accounts in a manner determined by the department.

History: Add. 2010, Act 75, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.36 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 15.36
Oath of office; official bond; time; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 36.

The state officers named in this chapter, the lieutenant governor, deputy secretary of state, and deputy treasurer, shall each, before entering on the execution of his or her office, and within 20 days after receiving official notice of his or her election or appointment, or within 20 days after the commencement of the term of service for which he or she was elected or appointed, take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed in the state constitution of 1963, and deposit the oath of office, with his or her bond, if a bond is required by law, with the secretary of state, who shall file and preserve the oath of office and bond in his or her office.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 12; CL 1857, 281; CL 1871, 361; How. 330; CL 1897, 150; CL 1915, 183; CL 1929, 384; CL 1948, 15.36; Am. 2002, Act 365, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.643 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.643
Distance between vehicles; violation as civil infraction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 643.

(1) The operator of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of the vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person shall not operate a motor vehicle with a gross weight, loaded or unloaded, in excess of 5,000 pounds outside the corporate limits of a city or village, within 500 feet of a like vehicle described in this subsection, moving in the same direction, except when overtaking and passing the vehicle.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4), a distance of not less than 500 feet shall be maintained between 2 or more driven vehicles being delivered from 1 place to another.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a vehicle in a platoon.

(5) A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 2016, Act 332, Imd. Eff. Dec. 9, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.304 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-738-of-2002 / Section 124.304
Noncompliance; order limiting or suspending local unit's authority.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

After notice and hearing as provided under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, the department of treasury may issue an order limiting or suspending the authority of a local unit to make electronic transactions under this act for failure to comply with the requirements of this act or with the requirements of the local unit's ACH policy.

History: 2002, Act 738, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.383a — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-156-of-1967 / Section 38.383a
Availability of program to state supported institution of higher education's employees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

A state supported institution of higher education that before January 1, 1970 was part of another institution of higher education that had authority under this act to make the optional retirement program available to its eligible employees is authorized to continue making the optional retirement program available to the state supported institution of higher education's employees on and after its separation from the other institution of higher education.

History: Add. 1994, Act 296, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95201 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-396-of-2002 / Section 324.95201
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Great Lakes water quality bond authorization act".

History: 2002, Act 396, Imd. Eff. May 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.26 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-209-of-1911 / Section 2.26
State coat-of-arms; use on official letterheads and documents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

No pictorial device other than the arms of the state shall be used in the public offices at the capitol for letter headings and envelopes used for official business. Persons printing and circulating public documents under the authority of the state, when they use a vignette, shall place upon the title pages of the documents the device of the state arms herein prescribed without alterations or additions.

History: 1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 1103; CL 1929, 139; CL 1948, 2.26
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.353 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-237-of-1879 / Section 565.353
Land contract; execution and acknowledgment in foreign country.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

If any such contract be executed in any foreign country, it may be executed and acknowledged according to the provisions contained in section 11 of chapter 150 Compiled Laws of 1871, providing for the execution of deeds in any foreign country.

History: 1879, Act 237, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879; How. 5711; CL 1897, 9037; CL 1915, 11772; CL 1929, 13352; CL 1948, 565.353
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.490 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-95-of-1981 / Section 445.490
Violation of MCL 445.483(1) or 445.485 as felony; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

A dealer who violates section 3(1) or 5 is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or a fine of $5,000.00, or both.

History: 1981, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 11, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7816 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7816
General powers of trustee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7816.

(1) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise all of the following:

(a) Powers conferred by the terms of the trust.

(b) Except as limited by the terms of the trust, all of the following:

( i ) All powers over the trust property that an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property.

( ii ) Any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management, and distribution of the trust property.

( iii ) Any other powers conferred by this article.

(2) The exercise of a power is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16106a — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16106a
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16106a.

"Impaired" or "impairment" means the inability or immediately impending inability of a health professional to practice his or her health profession in a manner that conforms to the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing practice for that health profession due to the health professional's substance abuse, chemical dependency, or mental illness or the health professional's use of drugs or alcohol that does not constitute substance abuse or chemical dependency. As used in this section:

(a) "Chemical dependency" means a group of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms that indicate that an individual has a substantial lack of or no control over the individual's use of 1 or more psychoactive substances.

(b) "Mental illness" means that term as defined in section 400 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1400.

(c) "Substance abuse" means substance use disorder as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100d.

History: Add. 1993, Act 80, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 2012, Act 501, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1971 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1971
Service of papers; proof of service; filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1971.

Except as otherwise provided by sections 1912 to 1960, proof of service of all papers required or permitted to be served may be by written acknowledgment of service, by affidavit of the person making service, or by any other proof satisfactory to the court. Proof of such service shall be filed at or prior to the time of hearing.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 325.2001 — MI Code / Chapter 325 / Act Act-323-of-1978 / Section 325.2001
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan health planning and health policy development act".

History: 1978, Act 323, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978; Am. 1988, Act 309, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 288.651 — MI Code / Chapter 288 / Act Act-267-of-2001 / Section 288.651
Seizure of milk, dairy products, or equipment; findings; condemnation or destruction; removal of tag or transfer to another container prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 91.

The director may seize or hold for investigation any milk, dairy product, or equipment which the director may have reason to believe constitutes or may be contributing to an imminent or substantial health hazard or is in violation of this act. Seized milk, dairy products, or equipment shall not be disposed of until a release is obtained from the director. The director shall complete his or her action on any such seized item within a reasonable time, and the farm, plant, or station shall be promptly notified of the director's decision. The director may collect and retain evidence to verify the determination of an imminent health hazard.

Whenever the director finds in any dairy farm, dairy plant, receiving station, transfer station, or vehicle any milk or dairy product which contains any unwholesome substance, or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, such milk or dairy product shall be declared an imminent or substantial health hazard. The director shall condemn or destroy the milk or dairy product or in any other manner render the same unsalable as human food. A person shall not remove a condemnation or seizure tag attached to any container of condemned milk or cream, or transfer condemned milk to another container and sell or offer for sale the condemned milk for human consumption.

History: 2001, Act 267, Eff. Feb. 8, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.531 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.531
Certificate; application; temporary certificates; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 131.

An owner shall apply for a certificate of compliance. Inspection and issuance of certificates shall be in accordance with the requirements of this act and with procedures established by the enforcing agency. The enforcing agency may authorize the issuance of temporary certificates without inspection for those premises in which there are no violations of record as of the effective date of this article, and shall issue such temporary certificates upon application in cases where inspections are not conducted within a reasonable time. Temporary certificates shall also be issued for premises with violations of record, whether existing before or after the effective date of this article, when the owner can show proof of having undertaken to correct such conditions, or when the municipality has been authorized to make repairs, or when a receiver has been appointed, or when an owner rehabilitation plan has been accepted by the court.

An application for a certificate shall be made when the owners, or any of them, enroll in the registry of owners and premises. If the owner fails to register, any occupant of unregistered or uncertified premises may make application.

A fee of $10.00 shall be paid by the applicant at the time the certificate is issued.

History: Add. 1968, Act 286, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.30b — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-156-of-1851 / Section 46.30b
County board of commissioners; compensation of chairperson; advancing funds to county officer for anticipated expenses; accounting; return of unused funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30b.

The county board of commissioners by resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members, may provide a per diem rate of compensation for the chairperson in an amount larger than the amount established for other members of the board.

Notwithstanding subsection (1), for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, the compensation of the chairperson of the county board of commissioners shall be determined by that commission.

The county board of commissioners, by resolution, may authorize the county treasurer to advance funds to a county officer for anticipated expenses in connection with county business. The county officer shall make a complete accounting of all funds advanced and return the unused funds.

History: Add. 1962, Act 77, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963; Am. 1963, Act 27, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1963; Am. 1978, Act 477, Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2203 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2203
Seals.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2203.

The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such a contract or offer.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964