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Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.907 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-196-of-1989 / Section 780.907
Disbursements for crime victim's rights services; priority; financial incentive programs; administrative costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The department shall direct and authorize the state treasurer in writing to disburse money from the fund to pay for crime victim's rights services as required under this act. The department may direct and authorize the state treasurer in writing to disburse money from the fund to pay for crime victims' compensation as provided in section 4(2).

The department shall make the implementation of crime victim's rights a priority, and may develop financial incentive programs to enhance the delivery of crime victim's rights services under this act.

The department shall make disbursements under this act to the treasurer of a unit of government, and the treasurer shall transmit that money to courts, departments, and local agencies within that unit of government as the department directs. The department may withhold a distribution to a unit of government until the treasurer of that unit of government has distributed all previous disbursements made by the department to courts, departments, and local agencies within that unit of government.

The department shall receive disbursements for its administrative costs as authorized by appropriation.

History: 1989, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 30, 1989; Am. 1993, Act 345, Eff. May 1, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.528 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-5-of-1956 / Section 730.528
Provisions applicable to municipal judges and municipal courts; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 28.

All the provisions of general statutes, local or special acts, or charter provisions, relating to justices of the peace and to justice courts in any city, shall apply to the municipal judges and to the municipal court of any city affected by the provisions of this act. The legislative body of any city may provide for a fixed fee not exceeding $5.50 if the amount in controversy does not exceed $600.00, and a fee not exceeding $11.00 in all other civil cases except as otherwise provided by law. Nothing in this section shall be considered to change the fees for jurors, witness fees and mileage, attorney fees, or constable's fees and mileage which are provided by statute.

History: 1956, Act 5, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956; Am. 1957, Act 79, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1986, Act 148, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.1101 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-213-of-1982 / Section 449.1101
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Administrator” means the chief officer of the Michigan department of commerce or his or her designated representative.

“Certificate of limited partnership” means the certificate, and the certificate as amended or restated, referred to in section 201.

“Contribution” means any cash, property, services rendered, or a promissory note or other binding obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services, which a partner contributes to a limited partnership in the capacity of a partner.

“Event of withdrawal of a general partner” means an event that causes a person to cease to be a general partner as provided in section 402.

“Foreign limited partnership” means a partnership formed under the laws of any state other than this state and having as partners 1 or more general partners and 1 or more limited partners.

“General partner” means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a general partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a general partner.

“Limited partner” means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a limited partner.

“Limited partnership” and “domestic limited partnership” means a partnership formed by 2 or more persons under the laws of this state and having 1 or more general partners and 1 or more limited partners.

“Partner” means a limited or general partner.

“Partnership agreement” means any valid agreement, written or oral, of the partners as to the affairs of a limited partnership and the conduct of its business.

“Partnership interest” means a partner's share of the profits and losses of a limited partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets.

“Person” means a natural person, partnership, domestic or foreign limited partnership, trust, estate, association, or corporation, or any other legal entity.

“State” means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

History: 1982, Act 213, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.51 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-315-of-1919 / Section 285.51
Agricultural interest, promotion; farm bureau, tax; county agent and assistants, approval, compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

In order to promote the agricultural interests of the various counties of this state and to provide for agricultural extension work, each county of the state through its board of supervisors is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate to said end with the Michigan agricultural college and with any department or bureau of the United States government; and may enter into agreements with reference thereto. The board of supervisors in any county may appropriate money, or raise money by taxation, for the purpose hereof, and may establish a farm bureau to act as the representative of the board and of the county in all such cooperative work. Subject to the approval of the state board of agriculture or of the proper representatives thereof, the board may appoint a county agricultural agent and necessary assistants, whose duty it shall be to aid in carrying out the purpose of this act. The compensation and expenses of any person so employed, or such portion thereof as shall under the terms of any agreement between the county and the Michigan agricultural college or any department or bureau of the federal government, be payable by the county, shall be fixed and provided for by the board.

History: 1919, Act 315, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 5041; CL 1948, 285.51
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.6001 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.6001
Definitions; A to F.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1001.

As used in this article:

(a) "Adopted", in reference to a rule or ordinance, means properly passed.

(b) "Advisory board" means each of the following:

( i ) The building officials advisory board described in section 1005.

( ii ) The barrier free design board created in section 5 of 1966 PA 1, MCL 125.1355.

( iii ) The electrical administrative board described in section 705.

( iv ) The board of mechanical rules described in section 805.

( v ) The state plumbing board described in section 1105.

(c) "Approved" means reviewed and found acceptable by the commission.

(d) "Building official" means a construction code enforcement person working as an inspector, or plan reviewer, or actively engaged in the administration and enforcement of adopted building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing codes, or any combination of these codes.

(e) "Commission" means the state construction code commission created in section 3a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1503a.

(f) "Education or training program" means formal or informal courses, seminars, correspondence programs, and other teaching aids approved by the commission for building officials, plan reviewers, and inspectors.

(g) "Fire protection system" means that term as defined in the Michigan building code.

(h) "Fire protection system inspector" means an individual who meets the qualifications established under this article and is responsible for the inspection of fire protection systems in accordance with the design and installation standards referenced by the Michigan building code.

(i) "Fire protection system plan reviewer" means an individual who meets the qualifications established under this article and is responsible for the review of fire protection system plans in accordance with the design and installation standards referenced by the Michigan building code.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.262d — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-232-of-1953 / Section 791.262d
Prisoners who are 18 to 22 years of age; development of rehabilitation plans; programming; report; "correctional facility" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 62d.

(1) The department shall develop rehabilitation plans for prisoners in the custody of the department who are approximately 18 to 22 years of age that specifically take the prisoner's age into consideration.

(2) The department shall provide, to the extent it is able to do so, programming designed for youth rehabilitation for prisoners in the custody of the department who are approximately 18 to 22 years of age. The department shall consult with the administrators of the family divisions of the circuit courts in this state and seek recommendations regarding the selection of programming designed for youth rehabilitation.

(3) The programming under subsection (2) may include, but not be limited to, both of the following:

(a) Mentoring programs provided by individuals with no misdemeanor or felony convictions.

(b) Career skills evaluation and career counseling.

(4) The department shall submit an annual report to the senate and house committees responsible for legislation concerning corrections issues detailing all of the following regarding prisoners in the custody of the department who are approximately 18 to 22 years of age:

(a) The number of these prisoners who are in the custody of the department, and the security classification at which each of these prisoners is housed.

(b) The number of these prisoners housed at each correctional facility in this state.

(c) The number, if any, of these prisoners who have been moved from 1 correctional facility to another in a manner that interrupted the prisoner's programming.

(d) The number of these prisoners who have completed programming, and if so, what specific programming was completed by the prisoners.

(5) As used in this section, "correctional facility" means a facility operated by the department, or by a private entity under contract with the department, that houses prisoners under the jurisdiction of the department.

History: Add. 2017, Act 16, Eff. June 29, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 4.1945 — MI Code / Chapter 4 / Act Act-240-of-2013 / Section 4.1945
Michigan state capitol commission; establishment; membership; compensation; expenses; quorum; vote; compliance with open meetings act; writings subject to freedom of information act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) The Michigan state capitol commission is established.

(2) The commission shall consist of the following members:

(a) The secretary of the senate.

(b) The clerk of the house of representatives.

(c) Two individuals, jointly appointed by the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, who have expertise and experience in operations, maintenance, or restoration of historic structures.

(d) Two individuals, appointed by the governor, at least 1 of whom has expertise and experience in historic preservation.

(3) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation. However, members of the commission may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as members of the commission.

(4) A majority of the members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the commission. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission is required for official action of the commission.

(5) The business that the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(6) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

History: 2013, Act 240, Eff. Mar. 14, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7208 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7208
Trust proceedings; initiation by notice; interested persons.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7208.

A proceeding under section 7203 is initiated by filing a petition in the court and giving notice to interested persons as provided in section 1401. The court may order notification of additional persons. A judgment or order binds each person who is given notice of the proceeding even if not all interested persons are notified.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.929 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-316-of-2000 / Section 286.929
Violation of act or rule; administrative fine; misdemeanor; penalty; affirmative defense; felony.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

Upon finding that a person subject to this act violated a provision of this act or rule promulgated under this act, the department may impose an administrative fine of not more than $500.00 for the first offense and not more than $1,000.00 for a second or subsequent offense and the actual costs of the investigation of the violation.

Except as otherwise provided for under this act, a person subject to this act who violates any provision of this act or rules promulgated under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $250.00 or more than $2,500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.

In defense of an action filed under this act and in addition to any other unlawful defense, a person may present evidence as an affirmative defense that, at the time of the alleged violation, he or she was in compliance with this act and rules promulgated under this act.

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this act, a person who knowingly violates section 23(2) and section 27(3)(c) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 plus twice the amount of any economic benefit associated with the violation, or both.

History: 2000, Act 316, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7413 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7413
Cy pres.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7413.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) or (3), if a particular charitable purpose becomes unlawful, impracticable, or impossible to achieve, no alternative taker is named or provided for, and the court finds the settlor had a general, rather than a specific, charitable intent, all of the following apply:

(a) The trust does not fail, in whole or in part.

(b) The trust property does not revert to the settlor or the settlor's successors in interest.

(c) The court may apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust by directing that the trust property be applied or distributed, in whole or in part, in a manner consistent with the settlor's general charitable intent.

(2) If the terms of a charitable trust confer a power on the trustee, or another person designated in the trust or gift, to modify or terminate either the charitable trust, a charitable gift to the trust, or the charitable purpose of the trust or gift in favor of another charitable trust, gift, or purpose, the terms of the trust prevail over the power of the court to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust.

(3) A provision in the terms of a charitable trust that would result in distribution of the trust property to a noncharitable beneficiary prevails over the power of the court to apply cy pres to modify or terminate the trust only if, when the provision takes effect, either of the following applies:

(a) The trust property is to revert to the settlor and the settlor is still living.

(b) Less than 50 years have elapsed since the date of the trust's creation.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.195 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.195
Further right of way; damages.
Status: in_force

Sec. 195.

In case it shall be necessary to secure further right of way and allow damages therefor, for any work contemplated by this chapter, the commissioner shall take all the necessary steps to obtain such right of way as are prescribed by chapter 4, being sections 71 to 84, inclusive, of this act.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.185 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-566-of-1978 / Section 15.185
Action of public officer or employee; validity; judicial relief or remedy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

An action of a public officer or public employee shall not be absolutely void by reason of this act. An action of a public officer or public employee shall be voidable only by discretionary action of a court of competent jurisdiction, as prescribed in section 4. However, any judicial relief or judicial remedy shall operate prospectively only.

History: 1978, Act 566, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3201 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-135-of-1986 / Section 338.3201
Asbestos abatement contractors licensing board; created; purpose; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 201.

There is created an asbestos abatement contractors licensing board in the department, which shall assist the department in administering and carrying out the provisions of this act. The board shall consist of 7 members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

Of the 7 members appointed pursuant to subsection (1), 3 shall represent asbestos abatement contractors, 3 shall represent asbestos abatement laborers, and 1 shall represent the general public and be experienced in public health areas. Of the 3 members representing asbestos abatement laborers, no 2 shall belong to the same labor organization as defined in section 2 of Act No. 176 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 423.2 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Each member shall serve for a term of 3 years or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Of the members first appointed, 1 labor representative and 1 asbestos abatement contractor representative shall have a term of 1 year; 1 labor representative and 1 asbestos abatement contractor representative shall have a term of 2 years; and 1 labor representative, 1 asbestos abatement contractor representative, and 1 general public representative shall have a term of 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties under this act.

History: 1986, Act 135, Eff. July 2, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11533 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11533
Promulgation of rules for implementation of part 115.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11533.

The department may promulgate rules to implement this part. The rules may include, but are not limited to, standards for any of the following:

(a) Hydrogeologic investigations.

(b) Monitoring.

(c) Liner materials.

(d) Leachate collection and treatment, if applicable.

(e) Groundwater separation distances.

(f) Environmental assessments.

(g) Gas control.

(h) Soil erosion.

(i) Sedimentation control.

(j) Groundwater and surface water quality.

(k) Noise.

( l ) Air pollution odors.

(m) The use of floodplains and wetlands.

(n) Managed materials transporting units.

(o) Grants.

(p) Materials management planning.

(q) Closure and postclosure.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2004; Am. 2022, Act 247, Eff. Mar. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.13309 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.13309
Exhibition of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13309.

A license shall be exhibited at all times in the customer area of a class IV installation in a conspicuous place.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.492 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-20-of-1867 / Section 565.492
Conveyance made under court order; indexing, record as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

When a deed or other conveyance made by an executor, administrator, guardian, commissioner, sheriff, marshal or person acting under authority of an order of court, is left for record, the register of deeds shall enter in the indexes of the officer or person the names of the testators, wards or persons who owned the estate, and from whom it passes when the same appear by such deed, and also the name of such executor, administrator, guardian, commissioner, sheriff, marshal, or other person executing the same; and when a decree or order for the partition of land, or the commissioner return thereof, is so left for record, the register shall enter in the indexes the names of all the persons whose estates plainly appear to be affected thereby. And all such deeds, the record, or a certified copy of such record, shall be in all courts and places prima facie evidence of the regularity of all the proceedings required by law anterior to such deeds, and of the authority of the grantor therein named to execute such deed or deeds.

History: 1867, Act 20, Eff. June 27, 1867; CL 1871, 4255; How. 5678; CL 1897, 8983; CL 1915, 11715; CL 1929, 13373; CL 1948, 565.492
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.226c — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.226c
Reflectorized reflector plates, tabs, and stickers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 226c.

Beginning with the registration plates manufactured in the year 1970 and succeeding years they shall be treated with an effective and dependable reflective material according to specifications promulgated by the department of administration in conjunction with the department of state highways, the department of state and the department of corrections. In any year during which registration plates are not furnished, the department shall furnish for each annual registration a reflective tab or sticker designating the year of registration.

History: Add. 1969, Act 44, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.13910 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.13910
Definitions; person acting in best interests of bank or shareholders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3910.

For the purposes of sections 3904, 3905, 3906, 3907, 3908, and 3909:

"Fines" includes any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan.

"Other enterprise" includes employee benefit plans.

"Serving at the request of the bank" includes any service as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the bank that imposes duties on, or involves services by, the director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or its beneficiaries.

A person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be considered to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the bank or its shareholders as referred to in section 3904.

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.143 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-34-of-1917 / Section 123.143
Sale of water; purchasers not city or village; rights and powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Where water is sold to purchasers other than cities and villages in such outside territory, such corporations shall exercise all the powers and have all the rights and remedies in connection with such water system in such outside territory, the sale, and delivery of water therefrom, the fixing of water rates and the collection thereof, and all other matters incident to its operation which they possess by law within their own territorial limits.

History: 1917, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1917; CL 1929, 2447; CL 1948, 123.143