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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6031 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6031
Substantial compliance with notice requirements; commencement of action challenging validity of certain acts or commissioner's decision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6031.

If a mutual company complies substantially and in good faith with the notice requirements of this chapter, the mutual company's failure to give a member any required notice does not impair the validity of any action taken under this chapter. The commissioner may convene an appropriate hearing at any time for purposes of determining the existence of good faith and substantial compliance by the mutual company.

An action challenging the validity of or arising out of acts taken or proposed to be taken under this chapter, other than an action challenging the commissioner's decision approving or disapproving the plan, shall be commenced within 30 days after the eligible members have approved the plan. An action challenging the validity of the commissioner's decision approving or disapproving the plan shall be commenced within 30 days after the commissioner's decision is announced.

History: Add. 2000, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.123 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-6-of-1919-Ex-Sess- / Section 286.123
Expense; payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any expense incurred or money appropriated under this act shall be treated as a general county or township expense, as the case may be, and shall be payable as other general county and township expenses are now payable.

History: 1919, Ex. Sess., Act 6, Imd. Eff. June 25, 1919; CL 1929, 5145; CL 1948, 286.123
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2201 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.2201
Surviving spouse's right to elective share.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2201.

Subject to sections 2203 to 2205, upon an individual's death, the individual's surviving spouse has the right described by section 2202.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 566.34 — MI Code / Chapter 566 / Act Act-434-of-1998 / Section 566.34
Transfer with intent to defraud.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is voidable as to a creditor, whether the creditor's claim arose before or after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred, if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation in either of the following circumstances:

(a) With actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor of the debtor.

(b) Without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation, and the debtor did either of the following:

( i ) Was engaged or was about to engage in a business or a transaction for which the remaining assets of the debtor were unreasonably small in relation to the business or transaction.

( ii ) Intended to incur, or believed or reasonably should have believed that the debtor would incur, debts beyond the debtor's ability to pay as they became due.

(2) In determining actual intent under subsection (1)(a) or (4), consideration may be given, among other factors, to whether 1 or more of the following occurred:

(a) The transfer or obligation was to an insider.

(b) The debtor retained possession or control of the property transferred after the transfer.

(c) The transfer or obligation was disclosed or concealed.

(d) Before the transfer was made or obligation was incurred, the debtor had been sued or threatened with suit.

(e) The transfer was of substantially all of the debtor's assets.

(f) The debtor absconded.

(g) The debtor removed or concealed assets.

(h) The value of the consideration received by the debtor was reasonably equivalent to the value of the asset transferred or the amount of the obligation incurred.

(i) The debtor was insolvent or became insolvent shortly after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.

(j) The transfer occurred shortly before or shortly after a substantial debt was incurred.

(k) The debtor transferred the essential assets of the business to a lienor that transferred the assets to an insider of the debtor.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), a creditor that makes a claim for relief under subsection (1) has the burden of proving the elements of the claim for relief by a preponderance of the evidence.

(4) A qualified disposition is fraudulent as to the creditor whose claim arose after the qualified disposition only if the qualified disposition was made with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor of the debtor. With respect to a qualified disposition, a creditor has the burden of proving the elements of the claim for relief by clear and convincing evidence.

History: 1998, Act 434, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998; Am. 2016, Act 331, Eff. Mar. 8, 2017; Am. 2016, Act 552, Eff. Apr. 10, 2017; Am. 2022, Act 145, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.11115b — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.11115b
Corrective actions; satisfaction of remedial action obligations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11115b.

Corrective actions conducted pursuant to this part satisfy a person's remedial action obligations under part 201 and remedial obligations under part 31 for that release or threat of release.

History: Add. 1995, Act 37, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.703a — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-466-of-1988 / Section 287.703a
Determination of extraordinary emergency; notice to governor; recommendations; proclamation of state emergency; emergency order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

(1) If the director determines that a disease or condition in animals in this state poses an extraordinary emergency to the animal industry, public health, or human food chain of this state, the director shall notify the governor of the determination and the reasons for this determination. The director shall recommend to the governor the procedures the director considers necessary to eliminate the threat.

(2) Upon being notified, the governor may issue a proclamation declaring a state of emergency. After proclamation of a state of emergency by the governor, the governor may expedite necessary procedures to control the spread of, or to eradicate, the disease or condition.

(3) The director may develop, implement, and enforce a scientifically based extraordinary emergency order if the director determines that a delayed response to a specific reportable animal disease or condition in animals will cause a significant impact on animals, an animal industry, or public health. The extraordinary emergency order shall be specific and shall consider the impact on animals and product movement. An extraordinary emergency order shall not be in effect for more than 72 hours without notification to and advice from the impacted animal industry and in no case shall remain effective for longer than 6 months. The director shall act in consultation with the director of the department of health and human services if there is an extraordinary emergency causing a significant impact on public health.

History: Add. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.246 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.246
Special plates; expiration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 246.

Every special plate issued hereunder shall expire on the last day of February of each calendar year.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1960, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1965, Act 277, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1965
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.4214 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.4214
Participation in surplus; provision required.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4214.

There shall be a provision that the insurer shall annually ascertain and apportion any divisible surplus accruing on the policy.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.587 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.587
Sheriff, constable, or other officer; wilful neglect to execute process; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 587.

A sheriff, constable, or other officer who wilfully neglects to execute any:

attachment,

summons,

precept to summon a jury,

warrant to apprehend a witness or any other person, or

any other process authorized to be issued by any judge which is directed and delivered to him may be fined by the judge who issued the process in a sum not exceeding $100.00.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.727c — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.727c
“Citation” defined; numbering, form, and parts of citation; modification and optional use of citation; complaint signed by police officer as made under oath; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 727c.

As used in this act, "citation" means a complaint or notice upon which a police officer shall record an occurrence involving 1 or more vehicle law violations by the person cited. Each citation shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form as determined by the secretary of state, the attorney general, the state court administrator, and the director of the department of state police and shall consist of the following parts:

The original which shall be a complaint or notice to appear by the officer and shall be filed with the court in which the appearance is to be made.

The first copy which shall be retained by the local traffic enforcement agency.

The second copy which shall be delivered to the alleged violator if the violation is a misdemeanor.

The third copy which shall be delivered to the alleged violator if the violation is a civil infraction.

With the prior approval of the state officials enumerated in subsection (1), the citation may be appropriately modified as to content or number of copies to accommodate law enforcement and local court procedures and practices. Use of this citation for other than moving violations is optional.

For purposes of this act, a complaint signed by a police officer shall be treated as made under oath if the violation alleged in the complaint is either a civil infraction or a misdemeanor or ordinance violation for which the maximum permissible penalty does not exceed 93 days in jail or a fine, or both, and occurred or was committed in the signing officer's presence or under circumstances permitting the officer's issuance of a citation under section 625a or 728(8), and if the complaint contains the following statement immediately above the date and signature of the officer:

"I declare under the penalties of perjury that the statements above are true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief."

History: Add. 1967, Act 212, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967; Am. 1978, Act 510, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1979, Act 66, Eff. Aug. 1, 1979; Am. 1983, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 29, 1984; Am. 1999, Act 73, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.7 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-13-of-1921 / Section 285.7
Declaration of necessity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

This act is hereby declared to be immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety.

History: 1921, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1921; CL 1929, 5007; CL 1948, 285.7
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.17603 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.17603
Use of certain titles or words.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17603.

Beginning the effective date of this part, an individual shall not use the titles "speech-language pathologist", "speech pathologist", "speech therapist", "speech correctionist", "speech clinician", "language therapist", "language pathologist", "logopedist", "communicologist", "aphasiologist", "phoniatrist", "voice therapist", and "voice pathologist", or similar words that indicate that the individual is a speech-language pathologist, unless the individual is licensed under this part as a speech-language pathologist.

History: Add. 2008, Act 524, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.54b — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-167-of-1933 / Section 205.54b
Deductible sales of gasoline; statement of transferee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4b.

Any taxpayer, who does not include in the amount of his gross proceeds used for the computation of the tax on sales of gasoline pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (f) of section 4a by reason of the filing with him by the transferee of a statement in a form approved by the department of revenue, shall not hereafter be subject to the requirements of this act as to any portion of such sales of gasoline which are not used by the transferee for the purposes described in said statement: Provided, That this section shall also apply to and be effective in relation to similar transactions of the taxpayer subsequent to January 1, 1949.

History: Add. 1955, Act 131, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1955
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.2131 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-244-of-2005 / Section 487.2131
Business of providing deferred presentment service transactions; license required; scope of act; application process and timeline; bulletin, order, or rule.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not engage in the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions after June 1, 2006 without a license under this act. A separate license is required for each location from which the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions is conducted.

(2) This act does not apply to a state or nationally chartered bank or a state or federally chartered savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union whose deposits or member accounts are insured by an agency of the United States government.

(3) By January 1, 2006, the commissioner by administrative bulletin, order, or rule shall establish an application process and an application timeline for license applications under this act.

(4) A person may continue to engage in the business of providing deferred presentment service transactions in this state after June 1, 2006 and without a license until 1 of the following occurs:

(a) The person fails to meet its applications deadline.

(b) The commissioner acts on the person's complete application.

History: 2005, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2831 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2831
New certificate of birth; establishment; requirements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2831.

The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for an individual born in this state when the registrar receives any of the following:

(a) A report of adoption as provided in section 2829, a report of adoption prepared and filed under the laws of another state or foreign country, or a certified copy of the adoption order, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of live birth. However, the state registrar shall not establish a new certificate of live birth if so requested by the court ordering the adoption; the adopting parent; or the adoptee, if the adoptee is an adult.

(b) A request that a new certificate be established and the evidence required by the department proving that the individual's parentage has been established.

(c) A request that a new certificate be established to show a sex designation other than that designated at birth. The request must be accompanied by a form approved by the director and signed by the individual indicating a sex designation. If the form is accompanied by a court order changing the name of the individual, the new certificate must also reflect the new legal name. The state registrar may not require any additional document or certification other than the form, or, if applicable, the court order, required under this subdivision.

(d) A judgment or a parentage judgment under section 203 or 308 of the assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act, 2024 PA 24, MCL 722.1803 and 722.1908, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of live birth.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978; Am. 1996, Act 307, Eff. June 1, 1997; Am. 2024, Act 25, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025; Am. 2024, Act 230, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.347 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.347
Primaries; provisions governing; recounts; duties of township clerk.
Status: in_force

Sec. 347.

Except as otherwise provided in this act, the laws governing nominating petitions, the conduct of general primary elections, the furnishing of ballots, and the depositing, counting, and canvassing of ballots shall, as near as may be, apply to primaries held under the provisions of this chapter. Recounts shall be conducted by the board of county canvassers. All duties that, under the parts of this act relating to general elections or primary elections, fall upon the county clerk shall be performed in the same manner by the township clerk.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1955, Act 271, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1955; Am. 2013, Act 51, Imd. Eff. June 11, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 570.567 — MI Code / Chapter 570 / Act Act-481-of-2002 / Section 570.567
Rights of possession.
Status: in_force

Sec. 27.

Subject to section 29, if the special tool builder has not been paid the amount claimed in the notice required under section 25 within 90 days after the notice required under section 25 has been received by the customer and the end user, the special tool builder has a right to possession of the special tool and may enforce the right to possession of the special tool by judgment, foreclosure, or any available judicial procedure. The special tool builder may do 1 or more of the following:

Take possession of the special tool. The special tool builder may take possession without judicial process if this can be done without breach of the peace.

Sell the special tool in a public auction.

History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4505 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4505
Usurpation of office; determination; judgment for relator; proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4505.

In actions brought against persons for usurpation of office, the judgment may determine the right of the defendant to hold the office. If a party plaintiff alleges that he is entitled to the office, the court may decide which of the parties is entitled to hold the office.

If judgment is rendered in favor of a party who is averred to be entitled to the office, he is entitled, after taking the oath of office, and executing any official bond which is required by law, to take the office. Such party shall be given all the books and papers in the custody of the defendant, or within his power, belonging to the office.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4706 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4706
Annexation or consolidation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 706.

If a development area is part of an area annexed to or consolidated with another municipality, the authority managing that development area shall become an authority of the annexing or consolidated municipality. Obligations of that authority incurred under a development or tax increment plan, agreements related to a development or tax increment plan, and bonds issued under this part shall remain in effect following the annexation or consolidation.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4203b — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4203b
Ratification and validation of ordinance and actions; compliance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 203b.

(1) An ordinance enacted by a municipality that has a population of less than 50,000 establishing an authority, creating a district, or approving a development plan or tax increment financing plan, or an amendment to an authority, district, or plan, and all actions taken under that ordinance, including the issuance of bonds, are ratified and validated notwithstanding that notice for the public hearing on the establishment of the authority, creation of the district, or approval of the development plan or tax increment financing plan, or on the amendment, was not published, posted, or mailed at least 20 days before the hearing, if the notice was published or posted at least 15 days before the hearing or the authority was established in 1984 by a village that filed the ordinance with the secretary of state not later than March 1986. This section applies only to an ordinance adopted by a municipality before February 1, 1991, and shall include any bonds or amounts to be used by the authority to pay the principal of and interest on bonds that have been issued or that are to be issued by the authority, the incorporating municipality, or a county on behalf of the incorporating municipality. An authority for which an ordinance or amendment to the ordinance establishing the authority has been published before February 1, 1991 is considered for purposes of section 203(4) to have promptly filed the ordinance or amendment to the ordinance with the secretary of state if the ordinance or amendment to the ordinance is filed with the secretary of state before October 1, 1991. As used in this section, "notice was published" means publication of the notice occurred at least once.

(2) A development plan and tax increment financing plan approved by a resolution adopted by the village council of a village having a population of less than 3,000 before June 15, 1988 rather than by adoption of an ordinance is ratified and validated, if an amendment to the plans was adopted by the village council in compliance with sections 18 and 19.

(3) A development plan and tax increment financing plan approved by a resolution adopted by the village council of a village having a population of less than 7,000 before June 1, 1998 rather than by adoption of an ordinance is ratified and validated if an amendment to the plans was adopted by the village council in compliance with sections 18 and 19.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.67 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-280-of-1939 / Section 400.67
Relief financed by federal funds; denial or revocation of application, appeal, hearing, investigation; decision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 67.

If any application for aid financed in whole or in part by federal funds is not acted upon by the county department of social welfare within a reasonable time after the filing of the application, or is denied or revoked, in whole or in part, the applicant may appeal to the state department in the manner and form prescribed by the state department and an opportunity for a fair hearing shall be granted by said department as provided in section 9. The state department may also, upon its own motion, review any decision of a county department of social welfare, and may consider any such application upon which a decision has not been made by the county department of social welfare within a reasonable time. The state department may make such additional investigation as it may deem necessary, and shall make such decision as to the granting of aid financed in whole or in part by federal funds and the amount thereof to be granted the applicant as in its opinion is justified and in conformity with the laws of this state. In such cases the decisions of the state department shall be binding upon the county department of social welfare involved and shall be complied with by such county department.

History: 1939, Act 280, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1939; CL 1948, 400.67; Am. 1957, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1965, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 1965