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Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.11 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.11
Execution of deed in foreign country; governing law; acknowledgment; certificate, seal; validation of certain deeds; record as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

If such deed be executed in any foreign country it may be executed according to the laws of such country, and the execution thereof may be acknowledged before any notary public therein or before any minister plenipotentiary, minister extraordinary, minister resident, charge d'affaires, commissioner, or consul of the United States, appointed to reside therein; which acknowledgment shall be certified thereon by the officer taking the same under his hand, and if taken before a notary public his seal of office shall be affixed to such certificate: Provided, That all deeds of land situated within this state, heretofore or hereafter made in any foreign country, and executed in the presence of 2 witnesses, who shall have subscribed their names to the same as such, and the execution thereof shall have been acknowledged by the persons executing the same before any 1 of the officers authorized by this section to take such acknowledgment, and such acknowledgment shall have been certified thereon, as above required, shall be deemed between the parties thereto and all parties claiming under or through them, as valid and effectual to convey the legal estate of the premises therein described; and whenever such deed has been recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the proper county such record shall be effectual for all purposes of a legal record, and the record of such deed, or a transcript thereof, may be given in evidence as in other cases: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall impair the rights of any person under a purchase heretofore made in good faith and on valuable consideration.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65; CL 1857, 2730; CL 1871, 4213; How. 5661; Am. 1889, Act 217, Eff. Oct. 2, 1889; Am. 1889, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1889; CL 1897, 8965; CL 1915, 11697; CL 1929, 13287; CL 1948, 565.11
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.406 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.406
Military stores, larceny, embezzlement or destruction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 406.

Larceny, embezzlement or destruction of military stores-Any person who, during any war, rebellion or insurrection against the United States, or against this state, shall wilfully and maliciously embezzle, steal, injure, destroy or secrete any arms or ammunition, or military stores or equipments of the United States, or of this state, or of any officer, soldier or soldiers in the service of the United States, or of this state, or shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, remove or injure any buildings, machinery or material used or intended to be used in the making, repairing or storing of any arms, ammunition, military stores or equipments for the service of the United States, or of this state, whether such buildings, machinery or materials be public or private property, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or by a fine of not more than 2,500 dollars.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.406
Mich. Comp. Laws § 29.376 — MI Code / Chapter 29 / Act Act-291-of-1966 / Section 29.376
Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

The council shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to carry out its duties under this act.

History: 1966, Act 291, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968; Am. 2017, Act 144, Eff. Jan. 31, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.180 — MI Code / Chapter 46 / Act Act-342-of-1939 / Section 46.180
Audit of financial records and accounts; disbursement of funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

The board of auditors shall audit the financial records and accounts for the construction or acquisition of any improvements or facilities by the county authorized herein. All funds for the purchase of land, construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements or facilities authorized by the county board of commissioners shall be disbursed by direction of the county agency and paid by the county treasurer. In counties not having a board of auditors, the county board of commissioners shall perform the duties designated herein for the board of auditors.

History: 1939, Act 342, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 353, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; CL 1948, 46.180; Am. 1953, Act 186, Imd. Eff. June 9, 1953; Am. 1974, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Mar. 19, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1038 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1038
“Disabled American Veterans Highway.”
Status: in_force

Sec. 38.

Highway M-121 in Genesee county shall be known as the "Disabled American Veterans Highway".

History: 2001, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 26, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.44105 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.44105
Maintenance and investment of corpus, interest, and earnings of trust fund; crediting certain amount to game and fish protection account.
Status: in_force

Sec. 44105.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) , the corpus of the trust fund and the interest and earnings of the trust fund shall be maintained and invested by the state treasurer as provided in section 44104.

(2) For each lifetime license issued under this part, the state treasurer shall credit annually to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund provided for in section 2010 from the accumulated interest and earnings of the trust fund, and from the corpus of the trust fund if the accumulated interest and earnings of the trust fund are insufficient, that amount of money that the department would have received had the holder of the lifetime license purchased the equivalent annual license during the license year. For a comprehensive lifetime hunting and fishing license, the equivalent annual license for purposes of calculations required by this section shall be the annual sportsperson license available pursuant to section 43521.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2004, Act 587, Eff. Dec. 23, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.134 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-94-of-1933 / Section 141.134
Liberal construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.

This act, being necessary for and to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the counties, cities, incorporated villages, townships, school districts, port districts, and metropolitan districts of the state of Michigan, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

History: 1933, Act 94, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1933; CL 1948, 141.134
Mich. Comp. Laws § 433.19 — MI Code / Chapter 433 / Act Act-328-of-1976 / Section 433.19
Ordinance prohibiting keeping of racing pigeons.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

A city, village, township, or county shall not enact an ordinance which prohibits the orderly keeping of racing pigeons.

History: 1976, Act 328, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.2227 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-152-of-1979 / Section 338.2227
Employment or consulting agent or operator of personnel agency; fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

Fees for a person licensed or seeking licensure as an employment or consulting agent or for a person licensed or seeking licensure to operate a personnel agency under article 10 of the occupational code, MCL 339.1001 to 339.1022, are as follows:

(a) Application processing fees: ( i ) Personnel agency $ 225.00 ( ii ) Employment or consulting agent 30.00 ( iii ) Office or stockholder change 25.00 (b) Examination fee 50.00 (c) Examination review 20.00 (d) License fee, per year: ( i ) Personnel agency 125.00 ( ii ) Employment or consulting agent as follows: (A) If paid after September 30, 2027 30.00 (B) Beginning October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2027 40.00

(a)

Application processing fees:

( i )

Personnel agency

$ 225.00

( ii )

Employment or consulting agent

30.00

( iii )

Office or stockholder change

25.00

(b)

Examination fee

50.00

(c)

Examination review

20.00

(d)

License fee, per year:

( i )

Personnel agency

125.00

( ii )

Employment or consulting agent as follows:

(A)

If paid after September 30, 2027

30.00

(B)

Beginning October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2027

40.00

History: 1979, Act 152, Eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Am. 1980, Act 295, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Am. 1988, Act 461, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Am. 1992, Act 252, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 1992; Am. 2003, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2003; Am. 2007, Act 77, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2007; Am. 2012, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Am. 2015, Act 75, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Am. 2019, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2019; Am. 2023, Act 131, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.5217 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-407-of-2016 / Section 339.5217
Annual report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 217.

The department shall prepare and publish an annual report describing the activities of the department and each board. The annual report shall be filed with the governor and the legislature.

History: 2016, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1554 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-260-of-1988 / Section 691.1554
Community dispute resolution fund; creation; purpose; administration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The program shall be funded by the community dispute resolution fund which is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state court administrator.

History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.551 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.551
Governor as commander-in-chief of Michigan National Guard; order to active state service; order by adjutant general; conditions; order by governor under other circumstances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.

(1) The governor is the commander-in-chief of the Michigan National Guard. He or she may order to active state service any members of the Michigan National Guard in case of riot, tumult, breach of the peace, or resistance of process, or for service in aid of civil authority, whether state or federal, or in time of actual or imminent public danger, disaster, crisis, catastrophe, or other public emergency within this state or to respond to acts or threats of terrorism or to safeguard military or other vital resources of this state or of the United States. If the governor and his or her legal successor are absent or disabled or cannot be communicated with, the adjutant general, if he or she believes the danger great and imminent, may order out, in the name of the governor, such troops of the Michigan National Guard as he or she believes necessary to meet the emergency.

(2) In circumstances other than those described in subsection (1), the governor may order any member of the Michigan National Guard to active state service for duties in support of the full-time operation of the Michigan National Guard. However, a member of the Michigan National Guard who is called to active service under this subsection does not have any police powers or arrest authority.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967; Am. 2013, Act 99, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2013; Am. 2016, Act 311, Eff. Jan. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1142 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1142
Action or proceeding not to be prosecuted or maintained against convening authority, member of military court, or officer or person acting under convening authority or reviewing proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 142.

An action or proceeding shall not be prosecuted or maintained against the convening authority or member of a military court or officer or person acting under the convening authority or reviewing the proceedings on account of the approval, imposition, or execution of a sentence or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution or service of any process or mandate of a military court.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.428 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-2-of-1968 / Section 141.428
Contents of audit report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Every audit report shall do all of the following:

State that the audit has been conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and with the standards prescribed by the state treasurer.

State that financial statements in such reports have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and with applicable rules and regulations of any state department or agency. Any deviations from such principles, rules, or regulations shall be described.

Disclose any material deviations by the local unit from generally accepted accounting practices or from applicable rules and regulations of any state department or agency.

Disclose any fiscal irregularities, including but not limited to any deviations from the requirements of section 4; defalcations; misfeasance; nonfeasance; or malfeasance that came to the auditor's attention.

History: 1968, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1968; Am. 1996, Act 400, Eff. Dec. 18, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.1163 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-403-of-2000 / Section 207.1163
Mackinac bridge bond indebtedness; advances.
Status: in_force

Sec. 163.

The appropriations made in section 161 shall be considered as advances in aid of reducing the bonded indebtedness of the Mackinac bridge. At such time as all principal and interest for all outstanding bonds, previously issued by the Mackinac bridge authority and, if the bonds are refunded in accordance with 1966 PA 13, MCL 254.361 to 254.372, all principal and interest on the refunding bonds has been paid, the authority responsible for setting tolls for the Mackinac bridge shall continue to charge tolls as are considered necessary by the authority to reimburse the Michigan transportation fund for all advances made pursuant to this act. At such time as reimbursement has been made for the sums advanced under this act and those sums advanced pursuant to section 7 of 1952 PA 214, MCL 254.317, the Mackinac bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated as a free bridge.

History: 2000, Act 403, Eff. Apr. 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 453.343 — MI Code / Chapter 453 / Act Act-188-of-1921 / Section 453.343
Report; effect of failure or refusal to file; false statement as perjury.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

If the secretary of an association fails or refuses to make or file the report, he shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00 for each neglect or refusal, to be recovered by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the association holds its fairs, in the name of the state. In addition to the penalty, the association shall not thereafter receive public moneys for its support and it shall be unlawful for a public officer to pay to an association so offending any public moneys, during the continuance of the failure to comply with this act. A person making a false statement in a report required by this act is guilty of perjury.

History: 1921, Act 188, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 10247; CL 1948, 453.343; Am. 1972, Act 205, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 218, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 429.353 — MI Code / Chapter 429 / Act Act-317-of-1975 / Section 429.353
Specifications and contents of label.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A label of energy use and efficiency shall be prominent, readable, and visible to the consumer at time of purchase, and shall include information as specified by federal guidelines.

History: 1975, Act 317, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.234 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.234
Firearm; discharge; intentionally aimed without malice; misdemeanor; penalty; exception; "peace officer" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 234.

(1) A person who discharges a firearm while it is intentionally but without malice aimed at or toward another person, without injuring another person, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

(2) This section does not apply to a peace officer of this state or another state, or of a local unit of government of this state or another state, or of the United States, performing his or her duties as a peace officer. As used in this section, "peace officer" means that term as defined in section 215.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.234; Am. 2005, Act 303, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 66.3 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 66.3
Record of ordinances; authentication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Upon enactment, each ordinance shall be recorded by the clerk of the council in a book to be called "the record of ordinances," and the president and clerk shall authenticate each ordinance by placing his or her official signature upon the ordinance.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2757; CL 1915, 2628; CL 1929, 1537; CL 1948, 66.3; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.54 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-204-of-1958 / Section 2.54
Constitutional convention delegates; compensation and mileage allowance for president.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The president of the convention shall receive the same compensation and mileage as is paid to other delegates, and no more.

History: 1958, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.321 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-227-of-1972 / Section 213.321
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

"Business" means a lawful activity, except farming operations, conducted primarily for the purchase, sale, lease or rental of real or personal property, for the manufacture, processing or marketing of products, commodities or other personal property, the sale of services to the public or outdoor advertising and includes nonprofit organizations.

"Displaced person" means a person who vacates real property or removes his personal property therefrom pursuant to a program undertaken by a state agency which results in the acquisition of the real property in whole or in part, or in an order to vacate the real property.

"Farming operations" means a lawful activity conducted primarily for the production of an agricultural product or commodity, including timber, for sale or home use, in customarily sufficient quantities as to be capable of contributing materially to the income of the owner or operator.

"State agency" means any department, agency or instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; a combination thereof or a corporation within the state which has the power of eminent domain. No state agency shall supersede any already established boards, commissions or agencies created by the state statute or federal rules that remove citizens' participation in any city of 1,000,000 or more.

History: 1972, Act 227, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1158a — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-222-of-1975 / Section 390.1158a
Talent investment fund; creation; deposit of money and other assets; money remaining at close of fiscal year; administration; use of fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8a.

(1) The talent investment fund is created within the state treasury.

(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the talent investment fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the talent investment fund in accordance with section 4(h). The state treasurer shall credit to the talent investment fund interest and earnings from talent investment fund investments.

(3) Money in the talent investment fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the talent investment fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(4) The department of treasury may be the administrator of the talent investment fund for auditing purposes.

(5) The department of treasury shall expend money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for the purpose of enhancing the economic talent of Michigan residents, increasing access to academic and technical credentials or certifications, improving educational opportunities, or other purposes as provided by law.

History: Add. 2018, Act 228, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.151 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-147-of-1935 / Section 254.151
State bridge commission; issuance of revenue bonds for public works.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Issuance of revenue bonds for public works. The state bridge commission hereinafter created is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase and to construct, or partly acquire and partly construct, and to improve, enlarge, reconstruct, own, equip, operate and maintain the public works hereinafter specified, and to issue revenue bonds, payable solely from earnings, to pay the cost of such works.

History: 1935, Act 147, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1935; CL 1948, 254.151
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.829 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-174-of-2004 / Section 205.829
Liability of registered seller; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

A seller registered under the agreement is not liable for any uncollected or nonremitted sales or use tax on transactions with purchasers in this state before the date of registration if the seller was not licensed or registered under the general sales tax act or the use tax act in this state in the 12-month period preceding the effective date of this state's participation in the agreement. The seller is also not responsible for any penalty or interest that may be due on those transactions. This subsection applies only if the seller is registered in this state within 12 months of the effective date of this state's participation in the agreement.

Subsection (1) does not apply to the following:

Any tax liability of the registered seller for transactions that are subject to sales or use tax in this state in which the registered seller is the purchaser.

Any sales or use taxes already paid or remitted to this state or to taxes collected by the seller.

Any transactions for which the seller received notice of the commencement of an audit and the audit is not finally resolved, including related administrative or judicial processes.

Subsection (1) applies to the seller absent the seller's fraud or intentional misrepresentation of a material fact only if the seller continues to be registered under the agreement and continues collection and remittance of applicable sales and use taxes in this state for at least 36 months. The statute of limitations applicable to assessing a tax liability is tolled during this 36-month period.

History: 2004, Act 174, Eff. July 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.20 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 552.20
Real and personal property or money in lieu thereof; delivery or payment to trustee; investment; application of income.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

Upon every divorce, and upon every divorce from bed and board for any cause, if any real and personal estate of either party, or money in lieu of the real or personal estate is awarded to either party as provided in section 19, the court, instead of ordering it to be delivered or paid to either party, may order it to be delivered or paid to a trustee or trustees, to be appointed by the court, upon trust to invest it, and to apply the income from it to the support and maintenance of either party, and of the children of the marriage, or any of them, in the manner as the court shall direct.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84; CL 1857, 3241; CL 1871, 4752; How. 6242; CL 1897, 8635; CL 1915, 11411; CL 1929, 12742; CL 1948, 552.20; Am. 1970, Act 182, Imd. Eff. Aug. 3, 1970; Am. 1990, Act 243, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990