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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.235a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.235a
Licensed dealer or junk dealer purchasing vehicle for purpose of destroying or junking vehicle; acceptance and disposition of certificate of title; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 235a.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this act or of the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205.91 to 205.111, a licensed dealer or junk dealer who purchases a vehicle for the purpose of destroying or junking the vehicle may accept a certificate of title that has been assigned to the transferor by a properly indorsed assignment on the certificate of title as required by the secretary of state. The dealer shall write the word "junk" on the face of the certificate of title above the signature of the dealer or an authorized agent of the dealer and forward the certificate to the secretary of state, together with a fee of $5.00 instead of a fee or tax otherwise applicable. This section does not apply to a transfer unless the fee and certificate of title are received by the secretary of state within 10 days after the date of the vehicle's purchase by the dealer. A certificate of title shall not again be issued for the vehicle.

History: Add. 1960, Act 79, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1980, Act 398, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981; Am. 1987, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987; Am. 2005, Act 317, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.70302 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.70302
Federal aid programs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70302.

The department may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any federal program respecting outdoor recreation. The department may enter into contracts and agreements with the United States or any appropriate agency of the United States, keep financial and other records relating to those contracts and agreements, and furnish to appropriate officials and agencies of the United States reports and information as may be reasonably necessary to enable the officials and agencies to perform their duties under the programs. In connection with obtaining the benefits of any such program, the department shall coordinate its activities with and represent the interests of all agencies and subdivisions of the state having interests in the planning, development, and maintenance of outdoor recreation resources and facilities.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.453 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-168-of-1967 / Section 3.453
Pictured Rocks national lakeshore; reservations and exceptions of mining and mineral rights.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any such deed and cession shall reserve all mineral, coal, oil and gas rights, but not including sand, gravel, clay or other nonmetallic minerals, to the state of Michigan, together with the right to explore for, mine and remove such minerals from these lands, but no drilling, mining or mineral removal operation of any kind shall be conducted upon the surface of these lands or in the water area.

History: 1967, Act 168, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1015 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-250-of-2006 / Section 487.1015
Fee schedule; expiration and renewal of license.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) By December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall establish a schedule of fees to be paid by applicants and licensees during the next calendar year. In establishing license fees, the commissioner shall consider each licensee's business volume and number of locations and any other business factors he or she considers reasonable in order to generate funds sufficient to pay, but not to exceed, the office's reasonably anticipated costs of administering this act.

(2) A license issued under this act expires on December 31 of each year unless earlier suspended, surrendered, or revoked under this act. A licensee may renew a license by filing an application for a license renewal, in the form and medium prescribed by the commissioner, and paying the license fee for the renewal year, on or before the December 1 preceding the renewal year. The commissioner shall not renew a license if the license fee for the renewal term is not paid.

History: 2006, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.625 — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-518-of-1998 / Section 45.625
Request by county executive, chief executive officer, or manager required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The board of commissioners of a county that has adopted a charter under 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 45.521, shall not proceed under section 3 or 4 unless requested by the county executive or chief administrative officer.

The 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, shall not proceed under section 3 or 4 unless requested by the county executive or county manager.

History: 1998, Act 518, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.484 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-167-of-1917 / Section 125.484
Multiple dwellings; regulation; application; lodgers prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 84.

Lodgers prohibited. The health officer or such other appropriate public official as the mayor may designate may prohibit in any multiple dwelling the letting of lodgings therein by any of the tenants occupying such multiple dwelling, and may prescribe conditions under which lodgers or boarders may be taken in multiple-dwellings. It shall be the duty of the owner in the case of multiple-dwellings to see that the requirements of the health officer or such other appropriate public official as the mayor may designate in this regard are at all times complied with, and a failure to so comply on the part of any tenant, after due and proper notice from said owner or from the health officer or such other appropriate public official as the mayor may designate shall be deemed sufficient cause for the summary eviction of such tenant and the cancellation of his lease. The provisions of this section may be extended to private dwellings and 2 family dwellings, as may be found necessary by the health officer, or by such other appropriate public official as the mayor may designate.

History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 2572; CL 1948, 125.484
Mich. Comp. Laws § 42.30 — MI Code / Chapter 42 / Act Act-359-of-1947 / Section 42.30
Annual audit of accounts; results, filing, public inspection; annual report of township business.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.

An independent audit shall be made of all accounts of the township government at least annually and more frequently if deemed necessary by the township board. Such audit shall be made by qualified accountants experienced in municipal accounting. The results of such audit shall be on file in the office of the township clerk and available to the public for inspection. An annual report of the township business shall be made available to the public by the township board in such form as will disclose pertinent facts concerning the activities and finances of the township government.

History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 42.30
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.8201 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.8201
Licensing; purpose.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8201.

To protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents of this state, the department shall license facilities under this article to cultivate, manufacture, and test pharmaceutical-grade cannabis in this state. The department shall implement, administer, and enforce this article to ensure that a safe, pure, dosage-consistent grade of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis is available to eligible patients who are residents of this state.

History: Add. 2013, Act 268, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.319 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.319
Medical or vocational rehabilitation services.
Status: in_force

Sec. 319.

(1) An employee who has suffered an injury covered by this act shall be entitled to prompt medical rehabilitation services. When as a result of the injury he or she is unable to perform work for which he or she has previous training or experience, the employee shall be entitled to such vocational rehabilitation services, including retraining and job placement, as may be reasonably necessary to restore him or her to useful employment. If such services are not voluntarily offered and accepted, the director on his or her own motion or upon application of the employee, carrier, or employer, after affording the parties an opportunity to be heard, may refer the employee to an agency-approved facility for evaluation of the need for, and kind of service, treatment, or training necessary and appropriate to render the employee fit for a remunerative occupation. Upon receipt of such report, the director may order that the training, services, or treatment recommended in the report be provided at the expense of the employer. The director may order that any employee participating in vocational rehabilitation shall receive additional payments for transportation or any extra and necessary expenses during the period and arising out of his or her program of vocational rehabilitation. Vocational rehabilitation training, treatment, or service shall not extend for a period of more than 52 weeks except in cases when, by special order of the director after review, the period may be extended for an additional 52 weeks or portion thereof. If there is an unjustifiable refusal to accept rehabilitation pursuant to a decision of the director, the director shall order a loss or reduction of compensation in an amount determined by the director for each week of the period of refusal, except for specific compensation payable under section 361(1) and (2).

(2) A party may appeal an order of the director under subsection (1) to the Michigan compensation appellate commission within 15 days after the order is mailed to the parties.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969; Am. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985; Am. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.82 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-35-of-1897 / Section 457.82
Articles of association; execution, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Any 25 or more persons, residents of this state, being members of a national society of Colonial Dames of America in Michigan, desiring to be incorporated, may make and execute articles of association under their hands and seals, which shall be acknowledged before some officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and shall set forth:

First, The names and places of residence of the persons associating in the first instance;

Second, The corporate name by which the association shall be known, provided that no persons associating under this act shall be allowed to take the same name as any association heretofore incorporated; the place of its principal business office, and the period for which it is incorporated, which shall not exceed 30 years;

Third, The object and purpose of the association, which shall be to collect manuscripts, traditions, relics and mementoes of by-gone days for preservation, and to hold from time to time, as the society may direct, a loan exhibition to commemorate the success of the American revolution and consequent birth of our glorious republic; to diffuse healthful and intelligent information in whatever concerns the past and tends to create popular interest in American history; and, with a true spirit of patriotism, seek to inspire genuine love of country in every heart within its range of influence; and to teach the young that it is a sacred obligation to do justice and honor to heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, sufferings and achievements are worthy of praise.

History: 1897, Act 35, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 7864; CL 1915, 10301; CL 1929, 10583; CL 1948, 457.82
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.11101 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-276-of-1999 / Section 487.11101
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "banking code of 1999".

History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 435.131 — MI Code / Chapter 435 / Act Act-198-of-1939 / Section 435.131
Seventh Day Adventists; application of Sunday laws.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Whenever in the statutes of this state, rights, privileges, immunities or exemptions are given or duties and responsibilities are imposed on persons who conscientiously believe the seventh day of the week ought to be observed as the sabbath, said sabbath or seventh day shall mean and be construed in accordance with the worship and belief of such persons to include the period from sunset on Friday evening to sunset on Saturday evening.

History: 1939, Act 198, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; CL 1948, 435.131
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article I § 26 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article I § 26
Affirmative action programs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.

(1) The University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and any other public college or university, community college, or school district shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

(2) The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

(3) For the purposes of this section "state" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the state itself, any city, county, any public college, university, or community college, school district, or other political subdivision or governmental instrumentality of or within the State of Michigan not included in sub-section 1.

(4) This section does not prohibit action that must be taken to establish or maintain eligibility for any federal program, if ineligibility would result in a loss of federal funds to the state.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications based on sex that are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

(6) The remedies available for violations of this section shall be the same, regardless of the injured party's race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin, as are otherwise available for violations of Michigan anti-discrimination law.

(7) This section shall be self-executing. If any part or parts of this section are found to be in conflict with the United States Constitution or federal law, the section shall be implemented to the maximum extent that the United States Constitution and federal law permit. Any provision held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this section.

(8) This section applies only to action taken after the effective date of this section.

(9) This section does not invalidate any court order or consent decree that is in force as of the effective date of this section.

History: Add. Initiated Law, approved Nov. 7, 2006, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5715 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5715
Report or other information as public information; availability; confidentiality of medical information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5715.

A departmental report under section 5703 or 5713, or other compilation of information collected under this part, unless it discloses the identity of an individual who does not consent to the disclosure, is public information, and shall be made available in accordance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Medical information about an individual that is gathered under this part is confidential and shall be subject to the same requirements of confidentiality as provided in section 2631 for data or records concerning medical research projects.

History: Add. 1987, Act 48, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1987
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.407 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.407
Examination fee; forfeiture; reexamination fee; publication of application deadline.
Status: in_force

Sec. 407.

An individual who is required to take an examination shall pay an examination fee before being scheduled for an examination.

An individual who is scheduled for examination or reexamination and who fails to appear shall forfeit the examination fee.

An individual who fails all or part of an examination may be reexamined, if eligible, after paying for the complete examination or such parts of the examination as must be repeated.

The department shall publish in its application instructions the deadline by which applications must be received in order for an applicant to be scheduled for a required examination.

History: Add. 1988, Act 463, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.793 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.793
Appearance and statement of victim; notice of disposition; physical presence of juvenile; remote option; 2018 PA 153 may be cited as "Rebekah Bletsch law".
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.

(1) The victim has the right to appear and make an oral impact statement at the juvenile's disposition or sentencing. If the victim is physically or emotionally unable to make the oral impact statement, the victim may designate any other person 18 years of age or older who is neither the defendant nor incarcerated to make the statement on the victim's behalf. The other person need not be an attorney. The victim may elect to remotely provide the oral impact statement under this section.

(2) On request, the prosecuting attorney, or, in accordance with an agreement under section 48a, the court, shall notify the victim of the disposition of the juvenile's offense not more than 30 days after the disposition is made.

(3) Unless the court has determined, in its discretion, that the juvenile is behaving in a disruptive manner or presents a threat to the safety of any individuals present in the courtroom, the juvenile must be physically present in the courtroom at the time a victim makes an oral impact statement under subsection (1). In making its determination under this subsection, the court may consider any relevant statement provided by the victim regarding the juvenile being physically present during that victim's oral impact statement. This subsection applies to cases in which the sentencing of the juvenile occurs after May 22, 2018.

(4) 2018 PA 153, which amended this section and sections 15 and 75, may be cited as the "Rebekah Bletsch law".

History: Add. 1988, Act 22, Eff. June 1, 1988; Am. 1993, Act 341, Eff. May 1, 1994; Am. 2000, Act 503, Eff. June 1, 2001; Am. 2018, Act 153, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2018; Am. 2023, Act 178, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.278 — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act Act-246-of-1931 / Section 41.278
Contracts for construction of improvement; bids, notice, procedure; commencement of construction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

On the making of the said final order, the commissioners shall proceed to let the contract for the construction of the proposed improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, said bidder to furnish adequate security for the performance of the same, in a sum to be fixed by the commissioners: Provided, That no contract shall be let or rolls spread under the provisions of this act when 25 per cent or more of the total tax levied for all purposes upon real property within the assessment district shall have been delinquent for 1 or more years. The commissioners shall give notice of the letting of such contract by publishing a notice thereof in some newspaper of general circulation in the county, at least once in each week for 2 weeks, and may publish notice thereof in other newspapers if they shall deem the same advisable. At least 1 publication of the notice shall be made not less than 10 days prior to the date of letting. They may reserve the right to reject any and all bids. If rejected, the same procedure for obtaining bids shall be repeated, or if deemed advisable by the commissioners, they shall proceed with the construction of said proposed improvement in the same manner and with the same authority, when applicable, as they have to build roads under the provisions of the county road law. After the bids have been received or as soon thereafter as practicable, the commissioners shall enter into the necessary contract for the construction of the proposed improvement with the party whose bid shall be accepted by them and who shall have furnished the bonds required. The commissioners shall take such action as may be necessary to commence construction of the proposed improvements, or cause such construction to be commenced, within 6 months, or if weather does not then permit, as soon thereafter as the weather does permit after making said final order.

History: 1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 41.278; Am. 1952, Act 241, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1607 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1607
Contribution by local governmental unit to support of community college; uniform tuition and fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1607.

A county, township, or other governmental unit, by action of its governing body may contribute annually toward the support of a community college maintained by a school district pursuant to this part. Tuition and fees charged by the school district for enrollment in the community college shall be uniform throughout a county, township, or governmental unit making an annual contribution to the community college.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.567 — MI Code / Chapter 15 / Act Act-152-of-2011 / Section 15.567
Applicability of requirements to medical benefit plans of public employees and elected public officials; scope; effect of certain sections found to be invalid.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) The requirements of this act apply to medical benefit plans of all public employees and elected public officials to the greatest extent consistent with constitutionally allocated powers, whether or not a public employee is a member of a collective bargaining unit.

(2) If a court finds the requirements of section 3 to be invalid, the expenditure limit in section 4 shall apply to a public employer that does not exempt itself under section 8, except that the requirement for a majority vote of the governing body of the public employer in section 4 shall not apply. If a court finds section 4 to be invalid, the expenditure limit in section 3 shall apply to each public employer that does not exempt itself under section 8.

History: 2011, Act 152, Imd. Eff. Sept. 27, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.360 — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-227-of-1915 / Section 290.360
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The provisions of this act shall not take effect until January 1, 1916.

History: 1915, Act 227, Eff. Jan. 1, 1916; CL 1915, 2240; CL 1929, 1098; CL 1948, 290.360
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.4 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-230-of-1941 / Section 322.4
Notice of sale; deed of conveyance; documents attached; quitclaim deed.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

An affidavit of the publisher of the notice of sale required under section 2 shall be attached to the deed conveying real estate under this act, together with a copy of the notice of sale, showing the dates of publication of the notice. A copy of the resolution of the state administrative board approving the sale, certified by the secretary of the state administrative board, shall also be attached to the deed of conveyance. The conveyance of the property shall be by quitclaim deed, executed by the state treasurer for and on behalf of the people of this state.

History: 1941, Act 230, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1941; CL 1948, 322.4; Am. 2002, Act 705, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002