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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5123 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5123
Initial examination or third trimester of pregnant woman or woman recently delivering infant; test specimens required; exceptions; record; availability of test results and records.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5123.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a physician or an individual otherwise authorized by law to provide medical treatment to a pregnant woman shall take or cause to be taken at the time of the woman's initial examination test specimens of the woman for the purpose of performing tests for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B, and take or cause to be taken during the third trimester of the woman's pregnancy test specimens of the woman for the purpose of performing tests for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis in accordance with guidelines established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and shall submit the specimens to a clinical laboratory approved by the department for the purpose of performing tests approved by the department for the infections described in this subsection.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), if, when a woman appears at a health care facility to deliver an infant or for care in the immediate postpartum period having recently delivered an infant outside a health care facility, no record of results from the tests required under subsection (1) is readily available to the physician or individual otherwise authorized to provide care in such a setting, then the physician or individual otherwise authorized to provide care shall take or cause to be taken test specimens of the woman and shall submit the specimens to a clinical laboratory approved by the department for the purpose of performing tests approved by the department for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if, in the professional opinion of a physician, the tests are medically inadvisable or the woman does not consent to be tested. The woman may orally communicate her decision to decline the testing.

(4) The physician or other individual described in subsections (1) and (2) shall make and retain a record showing the date the tests required under subsections (1) and (2) were ordered and the results of the tests. If the tests were not ordered by the physician or other person, the record must contain an explanation of why the tests were not ordered.

(5) The test results and the records required under subsection (4) are not public records, but are available to a local health department and to a physician who provides medical treatment to the woman or her offspring.

History: Add. 1988, Act 491, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 200, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994; Am. 2016, Act 68, Eff. July 4, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 538, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 169.244 — MI Code / Chapter 169 / Act Act-388-of-1976 / Section 169.244
Prohibited contributions or expenditures; delivery or return of contribution; joint fund-raiser; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44.

(1) A person shall not make a contribution to another person with the agreement or arrangement that the person receiving the contribution will then transfer that contribution to a particular candidate committee.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 21a, 44a, 45, and 71, a candidate committee shall not make an expenditure or other disbursement except to further the nomination or election of the candidate for which it is formed. A candidate committee shall not make a contribution to or an independent expenditure on behalf of another candidate committee. This subsection does not prohibit the purchase of tickets to another candidate committee's fund-raising event that does not exceed $100.00 per candidate committee in any calendar year.

(3) An individual, other than a committee treasurer or the individual designated as responsible for the record keeping, report preparation, or report filing for a committee, who obtains possession of a committee's contribution for the purpose of delivering the contribution to another committee shall deliver the contribution to that committee, that committee's treasurer, or that committee's agent, or return the contribution to the payor, not later than 10 business days after obtaining possession of the contribution.

(4) Two or more persons, other than individuals, may hold a joint fund-raiser if the receipts and expenses of the fund-raiser are shared proportionately.

(5) A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

History: 1976, Act 388, Eff. June 1, 1977; Am. 1989, Act 95, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 411, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1994; Am. 2017, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Sept. 20, 2017; Am. 2023, Act 284, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.537 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-162-of-1955 / Section 290.537
Selection of material for analysis; inspection; seizure.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The director of agriculture by any duly authorized agent is hereby authorized to select from any package of liming material exposed for sale in this state a quantity not exceeding 2 pounds, for a sample, such sample to be used for the purpose of an official analysis and for comparison with the certificate filed with the director of agriculture and with the certificate affixed to the package on sale. The director of agriculture, his deputy or any authorized agent of the director, shall have free access during reasonable business hours to all premises where liming materials are manufactured, sold or stored, and is authorized at all times to seize or stop-sale any and all liming materials, that are unlicensed, misbranded, fail to meet guarantee or otherwise fail to comply with the provisions of this act.

History: 1955, Act 162, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1955; Am. 1965, Act 94, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.8119 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.8119
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8119.

By January 31 of each calendar year, the department shall submit to the legislature an annual report for the previous calendar year that contains all of the following information:

(a) The total amount of fees collected under this article.

(b) All costs related to performing the duties of the department under this article.

(c) Fines, suspensions, or license revocations that were imposed by the department under this article.

(d) Any other information the department considers appropriate under this article.

History: Add. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.4902 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.4902
State sewer construction fund; grants; funding.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4902.

Grants to local agencies shall be funded from the state sewer construction fund for collecting sewer projects in the descending order of their priority as established by the department under sections 4909 to 4912.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.18817 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.18817
Use of marihuana or industrial hemp.
Status: in_force

Sec. 18817.

(1) A veterinarian may consult with an owner on the use of marihuana or industrial hemp on an animal of the owner.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Industrial hemp" means that term as defined in section 7106.

(b) "Marihuana" means that term as defined in section 7106.

History: Add. 2020, Act 280, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.302 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-113-of-1869 / Section 486.302
Certificate; contents, filing and recording; body corporate, name.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any number of persons not less than 5, who shall associate according to the provisions of this act, under any name assumed by them, to form a company for the purpose of supplying any city, town or village, or the inhabitants thereof, with water for any and all, purposes, shall under their hands and seals, make and acknowledge before some person authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments of deeds, a certificate which shall specify:

First. The name by which such company shall be known;

Second. The object for which such company shall be formed;

Third. The amount of capital stock of such company, and the number of shares into which the same is divided;

Fourth. The amount of capital stock actually paid in;

Fifth. The names of the stockholders, their respective residences, and the number of shares held by each;

Sixth. The name of the city, town or village, and county in which the operations of the company are to be carried on, and the place in this state where the office for the transaction of business is located;

Seventh. The term of years the corporation is to exist, not exceeding 30;

And shall cause the same to be filed with the secretary of state of this state, and recorded in the county clerk's office of the county or counties in which such company shall conduct its business. They shall become incorporated under the name and style provided in such certificate, and are hereby authorized to carry on the operations named in such certificate of incorporation, and shall with their successors and assigns be deemed a body politic and corporate in fact and in name, under any name assumed by them in their articles of association.

History: 1869, Act 113, Imd. Eff. Apr. 3, 1869; CL 1871, 3356; How. 3111; CL 1897, 8501; CL 1915, 11283; CL 1929, 11876; CL 1948, 486.302
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.475 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-196-of-1986 / Section 124.475
Revenues pledged for payment of debt service on bonds or notes subject to statutory lien; substitution of other security.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

The revenues pledged for payment of debt service on bonds or notes shall be and remain subject to a statutory lien until the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes unless the resolution authorizing the bonds or notes provides for earlier discharge of the lien by substitution of other security. The pledge of revenues and any statutory lien that exists for the payment of debt service on bonds or notes shall be effective for all purposes without the delivery of any evidence in this regard or any recording.

History: 1986, Act 196, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.81 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-118-of-1984 / Section 801.81
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as “the prisoner reimbursement to the county act.”

History: 1984, Act 118, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.246 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.246
Advertising rates; fees of judge of probate and other officers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 246.

Newspaper publishers shall receive legal rates for advertising. The judge of probate shall receive 10 cents per folio for making exemplified copies of any proceedings had in the probate court and $2.00 for the appointment of special commissioners, including certified copy of the order of the appointment. Special commissioners may be appointed to determine the necessity of drains and the necessity of taking property for the use of such improvement and appraise damages therefor. Members of boards of review, boards of determination, surveyors and attorneys employed, shall present their account for services rendered and expenses under oath to the board of county auditors in a county having a board of auditors or to the judge of probate in other counties, and it shall be the duty of said board or judge to audit and allow the said accounts and direct the same to be paid from the revolving drain fund of the county: Provided, That in case the board of determination or special commissioners determine said proposed drain is not necessary, payment for all such service shall be made from the general fund of the county.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.491 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-95-of-1981 / Section 445.491
Action against dealer; grounds; damages, costs, and attorneys' fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

A person who has a precious item stolen, embezzled, or converted from him or her may bring an action for 3 times the amount of the damages, costs of suit, and reasonable attorneys' fees against any dealer who, by himself or herself or through his or her agent or employee, received or purchased the precious item knowing it was stolen, embezzled, or converted.

History: 1981, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 11, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.450 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-59-of-1915 / Section 247.450
Determination; certification, finality.
Status: in_force

Sec. 50.

The several boards of review shall certify to the county road commissioners, or the state highway commissioner, their finding and determination upon any appeal, which finding and determination as to the per cent of benefits to be assessed upon particular tracts, or parcels of lands benefited, shall be final and conclusive.

History: 1915, Act 59, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 4720; Am. 1917, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1917; CL 1929, 4365; CL 1948, 247.450
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.137 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-327-of-1931 / Section 450.137
Parent corporations; management, secretary.
Status: in_force

Sec. 137.

Same; management, secretary. The fiscal and business affairs of every such parent corporation shall be managed by such executive officers, committees, directors or trustees as the articles shall prescribe, who shall severally have such powers and liabilities as may be prescribed in the articles or in by-laws made pursuant thereto. The articles shall in all cases state the name of the committee having authority to enact the original by-laws of the parent corporation, and when and how the members thereof shall be elected or appointed and for how long such committee shall hold office. Every such parent society shall designate an officer who shall be its secretary whose powers and duties shall conform to those prescribed in this act for secretaries of corporations generally.

History: 1931, Act 327, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 450.137
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.94gg — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-94-of-1937 / Section 205.94gg
Storage, use, or consumption of eligible fuel; exemption; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4gg.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2026, the storage, use, or consumption of eligible fuel is exempt from the tax under this act.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

(b) "Eligible fuel" means motor fuel, alternative fuel, and leaded racing fuel, except that eligible fuel does not include any of the following:

( i ) Motor fuel that is sold for use in aircraft if the purchaser paid the privilege tax imposed by section 203 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.203, on the motor fuel and the purchaser is registered under section 94 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1094, if required to be registered under that section.

( ii ) Aviation fuel on which the privilege tax is due under section 203 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.203.

( iii ) Motor fuel on which the privilege tax imposed under section 203 of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.203, has been paid and that is identified on the shipping paper or invoice as aviation fuel and sold as aviation fuel.

( iv ) Motor fuel or alternative fuel sold for residential, commercial, or industrial use for heating, cooling, or ventilation purposes, such as for use in home or building utility systems, furnaces, boilers, space heaters, water heaters, dryers and similar appliances, and heat pumps, including, but not limited to, motor fuel or alternative fuel that is exempt from the use tax at the additional rate of 2% approved by the electors on March 15, 1994 under section 4n.

( v ) Liquified petroleum gas, unless the liquified petroleum gas is used or for use as those terms are defined in section 151(j) of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

(c) "Leaded racing fuel" means that term as defined in section 4 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1004.

(d) "Liquified petroleum gas" means that term as defined in section 151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

(e) "Motor fuel" means that term as defined in section 4 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1004.

History: 2025, Act 19, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.410 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.410
Selection of ballot designation by local election official; content; approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 410.

At the next November general election occurring after the expiration of 5 years after the initial appointment of a school reform board under part 5a for a first class school district, the local elections official of the city with the greatest population located within the boundaries of the school district shall present the question under subsection (2) to the school electors of the first class school district. The local election official may select a ballot designation for the question.

At the November general election described in subsection (1), the following question shall be presented to the school electors of the first class school district:

"Shall the _______________ (name of school district) be reapportioned into 9 single-member election districts with district residency requirements, shall a new school board be elected according to these election districts to serve in the district, and shall the school district be governed by a chief executive officer nominated by the mayor of the city with the greatest population located within the boundaries of the school district and approved by this newly elected board? According to state law, a "yes" vote will result in the establishment of the 9 election districts, election of a school board, and appointment of a chief executive officer as described in this question, and a "no" vote will result in the school district being governed by the governance structure otherwise provided for a first class school district under part 6 of the revised school code, consisting of an 11-member school board for the school district with 4 members elected at large and 7 members elected from election districts and with the school district governed by the 11-member school board.

Yes ______

No ______".

If a majority of the school electors of the first class school district voting on the question vote yes on the question under this section, the question is approved.

History: Add. 2004, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.811p — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.811p
Olympic education-training center; design; logo; transfer and disbursement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 811p.

(1) A fund-raising plate or collector plate recognizing the Olympic education-training center in this state shall bear an appropriate logo, the design of which the Olympic education-training center shall submit to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall confer with the department of state police to ensure that the design will not compromise the ability of law enforcement agencies to accurately identify specific vehicles.

(2) Registration plates bearing an Olympic education-training center logo shall not be a duplication of another registration plate. The Olympic education-training center shall comply with section 803m(2), (3)(c) and (d), and (4)(c) and (d).

(3) Fund-raising donations for plates recognizing the Olympic education-training center collected under section 811f or 811g shall be transferred by the secretary of state to the state treasurer, who shall credit the funds to the Olympic education-training center fund. The money in the Olympic education-training center fund shall, upon appropriation, be distributed to the Olympic education-training center.

History: Add. 2006, Act 562, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 492.135 — MI Code / Chapter 492 / Act Act-27-of-1950-Ex-Sess- / Section 492.135
Installment sale contract; sales outside state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 35.

Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the enforcement in the state of Michigan of an obligation arising from the sale of a motor vehicle made outside of the state of Michigan under an installment sale contract valid in such other state, entered into or executed by the buyer outside of the state of Michigan, whether or not such buyer was a resident of this state or the seller a licensee at the time they entered into such contract.

History: 1950, Ex. Sess., Act 27, Eff. Mar. 31, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.854 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-210-of-2005 / Section 207.854
Status report by local government.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

Not later than October 15 each year, each qualified local governmental unit granting a commercial rehabilitation exemption shall report to the commission on the status of each exemption. The report must include the current value of the property to which the exemption pertains, the value on which the commercial rehabilitation tax is based, and a current estimate of the number of jobs retained or created by the exemption.

History: 2005, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.12 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-230-of-1897 / Section 455.12
By-laws and rules; amendment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The stockholders shall have the power to make such reasonable by-laws not inconsistent with the laws of this state, or of the United States, as they shall deem proper for the management, control and disposition of the property, affairs and concerns of said corporation and may by such by-laws provide that the water within and in front of the lands and premises of such corporation shall be kept in a good sanitary condition, and by such by-laws, empower the board of directors of such corporation to prohibit any persons from carrying on the business of carrying goods, baggage or passengers on the lands of the association or the highways, streets or alleys thereof without a license from said board of directors first being had; to provide for the protection of the property of such corporation and occupants of its lands and premises from loss or damage by fire; to protect the occupants of its grounds from contagious diseases and to remove therefrom any and all persons afflicted with any such disease; to prevent and prohibit on its grounds vice and immorality, and the selling of any spirituous or fermented liquors; to prohibit and abate all nuisances; to compel persons occupying any part of its said lands and premises to keep the same in good sanitary condition and to regulate the erection of buildings on the lots assigned and leased to the stockholders, and may provide that the capital stock of such corporation shall not be transferred without the consent of the board of directors first being had; and may provide rules and regulations for the management, control and maintenance of any hotel, club house or other buildings for entertainment, comfort or convenience of said corporation and its stockholders, and may regulate and determine the persons and number thereof which may be entertained or cared for at such hotel, club house or other building. All such by-laws, rules and regulations may be altered or amended by the stockholders in a meeting assembled at their will and pleasure.

History: 1897, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1897; CL 1897, 7629; CL 1915, 10045; CL 1929, 10315; CL 1948, 455.12