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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.401 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.401
Plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 401.

(1) Within each judicial circuit, subject to approval by the supreme court and to the limitations contained in sections 410, 841, and 8304, a plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall be adopted by a majority vote of all of the judges of the trial courts in the plan unless a majority of all of the judges of the trial courts in that judicial circuit vote not to have a plan of concurrent jurisdiction. If a majority of all of the judges of the trial courts in a judicial circuit vote not to have a plan of concurrent jurisdiction, the chief judge of the circuit court of that judicial circuit shall report the results of that vote to the state court administrator.

(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section may provide for 1 or more of the following:

(a) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.

(b) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the district court.

(c) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.

(d) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the district court.

(e) The district court and 1 or more district judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.

(f) The district court and 1 or more district judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.

(g) If there are multiple district court districts within the judicial circuit, 1 or more district judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of judge of another district court district within the judicial circuit.

(3) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section shall provide for the transfer or assignment of cases between the trial courts affected by the plan and to individual judges of those courts as necessary to implement the plan and to fairly distribute the workload among those judges.

(4) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section may include agreements as to other matters involving the operation of the trial courts participating in the plan, as approved by the supreme court.

(5) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction becomes effective upon the approval of the plan by the supreme court.

(6) This section does not apply to the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, which have district court districts of the third class.

History: Add. 2002, Act 678, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003; Am. 2012, Act 338, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61717 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61717
Property rights as amended or modified.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61717.

Property rights, leases, contracts, and all other rights and obligations shall be regarded as amended and modified to the extent necessary to conform to the provisions and requirements of this part and to any valid and applicable plan of unitization or order of the supervisor made pursuant to this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1241 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-195-of-1996 / Section 390.1241
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "police officer's and fire fighter's survivor tuition grant act".

History: 1996, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 15, 1996; Am. 2012, Act 470, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.777 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-274-of-1984 / Section 445.777
Action by attorney general or prosecuting attorney for injunctive or other equitable relief and civil penalties; assessment of penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The attorney general or a prosecuting attorney, with the permission of, or at the request of, the attorney general, may bring an action for appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief and civil penalties in the name of the state for a violation of this act. The court may assess for benefit of the state a civil penalty of not more than $50,000. 00 for each violation of this act.

History: 1984, Act 274, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1504 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-477-of-1988 / Section 390.1504
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The department shall promulgate rules to establish standards for the giving and receiving of money and things of value as described in sections 2(1) and 3(1), pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1988, Act 477, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1043 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-544-of-2008 / Section 722.1043
Children's advocacy center fund; creation; deposit of money into fund; investment; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; department of human services as administrator.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) The children's advocacy center fund is created within the state treasury.

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

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

(4) The department of human services shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

History: 2008, Act 544, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.302 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-179-of-1947 / Section 123.302
Authority; articles of incorporation, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

Said articles of incorporation shall state the name of such authority, the names of the various municipalities creating the same, the purpose or purposes for which it is created, the powers, duties and limitations of the authority and its officers, the method of selecting its governing body, officers and employees, the person or persons who are charged with the responsibility of causing the articles of incorporation to be published and printed copies to be certified and filed as above provided or who are charged with any other responsibility in connection with the incorporation of said authority, all of which shall be subject to the provisions of the constitution and statutes of the state of Michigan and particularly of this act.

History: 1947, Act 179, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 123.302
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2862 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2862
Powers of corporation under reorganization; issuing shares of capital stock and bonds for consideration specified in plan of reorganization.
Status: in_force

Sec. 862.

The corporation, in the manner provided in section 861, but without limiting the generality or effect of that section, may amend or repeal its bylaws; constitute or reconstitute and classify or reclassify its board of directors, and name, constitute, or appoint directors and officers in place of or in addition to any director or officer then in office; amend its articles of incorporation, and make any change in its capital or capital stock, or any other amendment, change, alteration, or provision, authorized by this act; be dissolved, transfer any part of its assets, and merge or consolidate as permitted by this act, change the location of its registered office, and remove or appoint a resident agent; authorize and fix the terms, manner, and conditions of the issuance of bonds, debentures, or other obligations, whether or not convertible into shares of its capital stock of any class, or bearing warrants or other evidences of optional rights to purchase or subscribe for shares of its capital stock of any class, and lease its property and franchises.

Irrespective of any other provision of this act, the corporation may issue its shares of capital stock and its bonds for the consideration specified in the plan of reorganization after confirmation of the plan.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3015 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3015
Additional asbestos trust claim filed after judgment; jurisdiction of trial court to reopen and adjust judgment; time for filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3015.

(1) If a plaintiff or person on the plaintiff's behalf files an additional asbestos trust claim after obtaining a judgment in an asbestos action, and if that asbestos trust was in existence at the time the plaintiff obtained the judgment, the trial court, on a motion by a defendant or judgment debtor seeking sanctions or other relief, has jurisdiction to reopen and adjust the judgment by the amount of any subsequent asbestos trust payments obtained by the plaintiff and order any other relief that the court considers proper.

(2) A defendant or judgment debtor shall file any motion under this section within a reasonable time and not more than 1 year after the judgment was entered.

History: Add. 2018, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 2, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 330.1405 — MI Code / Chapter 330 / Act Act-258-of-1974 / Section 330.1405
Veterans administration facilities; agreement to accept patient; rights of patient.
Status: in_force

Sec. 405.

Any medical or psychiatric facility operated by the United States veterans administration may if it agrees accept patients under any applicable provision of this chapter and may at its discretion avail itself of any other provision of this chapter.

Any patient hospitalized pursuant to subsection (1) shall be entitled to invoke the provisions of this chapter.

History: 1974, Act 258, Eff. Nov. 6, 1974
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.424 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-204-of-1967 / Section 124.424
Acquisition of transportation operating facilities; negotiation; condemnation or arbitration, election; competition with common carriers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

The authority shall endeavor to acquire facilities, assets and rights of existing and operating private or public transportation systems, however no liability other than for equipment and facilities shall be assumed or contracted for, by good faith negotiation and contract and in so doing shall not be required to comply with any statutory or charter limitations or prerequisites to such acquisition. If such contract provides only for operation of the transportation system by the authority or for acquisition without consideration, the transaction shall not be deemed to be a sale of a public utility within any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation or any revenue bond ordinance. In the event that negotiation does not result in a settlement, the authorities shall request in writing to the party owning such facilities and such party shall elect in writing within 15 days of such request between condemnation under the provisions of this act or binding final arbitration under the rules and procedures of the American arbitration association. Such election shall be limited to condemnation or arbitration and shall be final. Until such time as the authority shall have acquired the routes of a common carrier of persons certified by the Michigan public service commission and which common carrier is subject to the provisions of this act and not exempt under the provisions of section 6(c) the authority shall not operate competitive service over the same routes with such common carrier, except for existing competing service which is operated by a company acquired by the authority.

History: 1967, Act 204, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967; Am. 1970, Act 250, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 462.217 — MI Code / Chapter 462 / Act Act-354-of-1993 / Section 462.217
Annual meeting; statement of affairs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 217.

At each annual meeting of stockholders the board of directors shall present a clear and full statement of the affairs of the railroad company for the preceding year.

History: 1993, Act 354, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.713 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-114-of-1984 / Section 3.713
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

As used in the interstate compact on the placement of children:

"Appropriate public authorities" with reference to this state means the department of social services and that department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article III of the compact.

"Appropriate authority in the receiving state" with reference to this state means the director of social services.

"Executive head" with reference to this state means the governor, who may appoint a compact administrator in accordance with Article VII of the compact.

History: 1984, Act 114, Imd. Eff. May 29, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5851b — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5851b
Court action by minor victim of criminal sexual conduct; exception to period of limitations; right to bring action under MCL 600.5851; "adjudication" and "criminal sexual conduct" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5851b.

(1) Notwithstanding sections 5805 and 5851, an individual who, while a minor, is the victim of criminal sexual conduct may commence an action to recover damages sustained because of the criminal sexual conduct at any time before whichever of the following is later:

(a) The individual reaches the age of 28 years.

(b) Three years after the date the individual discovers, or through the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, both the individual's injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the criminal sexual conduct.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1), it is not necessary that a criminal prosecution or other proceeding have been brought as a result of the conduct or, if a criminal prosecution or other proceeding was brought, that the prosecution or proceeding resulted in a conviction or adjudication.

(3) Regardless of any period of limitation under subsection (1) or sections 5805 or 5851, an individual who, while a minor, was the victim of criminal sexual conduct after December 31, 1996 but before 2 years before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section may commence an action to recover damages sustained because of the criminal sexual conduct within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section if the person alleged to have committed the criminal sexual conduct was convicted of criminal sexual conduct against any person under section 520b of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, and the defendant admitted either of the following:

(a) That the defendant was in a position of authority over the victim as the victim's physician and used that authority to coerce the victim to submit.

(b) That the defendant engaged in purported medical treatment or examination of the victim in a manner that is, or for purposes that are, medically recognized as unethical or unacceptable.

(4) This section does not limit an individual's right to bring an action under section 5851.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Adjudication" means that term as defined in section 5805.

(b) "Criminal sexual conduct" means that term as defined in section 5805.

History: Add. 2018, Act 183, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1588 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1588
Complaint against parent; warrant; hearing; determination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1588.

The attendance officer, after giving the formal notice prescribed in section 1587, shall determine whether the parent or other person in parental relation has complied with the notice. The attendance officer shall make a complaint against the parent or other person in parental relation having the legal charge and control of the child who fails to comply to the court having jurisdiction in the county of residence for refusal or neglect to send the child to school. The court shall issue a warrant upon the complaint and shall proceed to hear and determine it in the same manner as is provided for other cases under its jurisdiction.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.2119 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.2119
Underwriting rules to be in writing; inconsistent transactions prohibited; uniform application of underwriting rules required; adoption of underwriting rules by insurer with more than 1 rating plan; underwriting rules for new applicants and for renewals; filing and public inspection of underwriting rules; order prohibiting use of inconsistent underwriting rule.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2119.

(1) Each insurer subject to this chapter shall put in writing all underwriting rules used by the insurer. An insurer shall not transact automobile or home insurance inconsistently with its underwriting rules.

(2) An insurer shall apply its underwriting rules uniformly and without exception throughout this state, so that every applicant or insured conforming with the underwriting rules will be insured or renewed, and so that every applicant or insured not conforming with the underwriting rules will be refused insurance or nonrenewed, when the information becomes available to the insurer.

(3) An insurer with more than 1 rating plan for automobile insurance contracts providing identical coverages shall not adopt underwriting rules that would permit a person to be insured, for automobile insurance, under more than 1 of the rating plans.

(4) An insurer may establish underwriting rules for new applicants that are different than rules for renewals of existing insureds only if the applicants or existing insureds are not eligible persons. Underwriting rules pertaining to renewals of existing insureds who are not eligible persons may be based on a contractual obligation of the insurer not to cancel or nonrenew.

(5) For informational purposes, an insurer shall file with the commissioner its underwriting rules before their use in this state. All filed underwriting rules shall be available for public inspection. If the commissioner finds that an underwriting rule is inconsistent with this chapter, the commissioner, after a hearing held under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, shall by order prohibit further use of the underwriting rule.

(6) This section does not prohibit an insurer from insuring persons who are not eligible persons under underwriting rules established under this section and sections 2117, 2118, and 2120.

History: Add. 1979, Act 145, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981; Am. 1980, Act 461, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 1981; Am. 2012, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.80212 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.80212
Boating safety certificate; issuance; use of LEIN.
Status: in_force

Sec. 80212.

(1) The department shall issue a boating safety certificate to each individual who successfully completes a boating safety course as described in section 80211 and passes an examination prescribed by the department.

(2) The department shall consider the number of examinations that are administered under this section when calculating the state aid to counties under section 80117.

(3) The department shall not issue a boating safety certificate to an individual unless the individual has successfully completed a boating safety course and passed an examination as described in subsection (1). A boating safety certificate issued under this section is valid, unless revoked, for the life of the person who earned the certificate.

(4) The department of natural resources shall develop and, in conjunction with the department of state police, implement a process using the L.E.I.N., or any other appropriate system that limits access to law enforcement, to allow law enforcement agencies of this state to verify that an individual has obtained a boating safety certificate.

(5) As used in this section, "L.E.I.N." means the law enforcement information network regulated under the C.J.I.S. policy council act, 1974 PA 163, MCL 28.211 to 28.215.

History: Add. 2000, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2000; Am. 2012, Act 120, Eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Am. 2018, Act 400, Eff. Mar. 19, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5923 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5923
HIV and HCV testing; counseling; costs.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5923.

(1) The department shall utilize the fund to provide HIV testing free of charge to all residents of this state and all nonresident students enrolled in and attending a public or private college, university, or other postsecondary educational institution in this state. If additional funds are available, the department shall utilize the fund to provide HCV testing free of charge to residents of this state who are identified as high-risk and do not have health insurance, coverage, or benefits. All HIV and HCV testing under this section shall be performed by the department or a licensed clinical laboratory designated by the department.

(2) As a condition of receiving an HIV or HCV test under this section, the department shall require an individual who requests an HIV or HCV test to undergo counseling both before and after the test. The counseling may be provided by local health department personnel or an individual designated by the local health department who has undergone training approved by the department. The counseling shall be conducted pursuant to protocols approved by the department. If the counseling required under this subsection is provided by a local health department or an individual designated by the local health department, the cost of the counseling shall be paid by the local health department out of the distribution of funds made under section 5(c) of the health and safety fund act, 1987 PA 264, MCL 141.475. If a distribution of funds is not made under section 5(c) of the health and safety fund act, 1987 PA 264, MCL 141.475, the cost of counseling provided under this subsection by a local health department or an individual designated by the local health department shall be paid by the department.

(3) A person who provides HIV or HCV testing or counseling under this section shall be reimbursed for the cost of the testing or counseling only by the department or a local health department, and shall not bill the individual receiving the services or any other person including, but not limited to, a third party payer.

History: Add. 1987, Act 258, Eff. July 1, 1988; Am. 2006, Act 238, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1111 — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1111
"Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway".
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.

The portion of highway US-131 in Kalamazoo County between highway I-94 and Parkview Avenue shall be known as the "Master Sergeant Gregory T. Kuhse Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2026, Act 8, Eff. July 27, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.53 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-251-of-1966 / Section 120.53
Cooperation and agreements with United States; conduct of studies, research programs; purpose, approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The department may cooperate and enter into agreements with the United States and any agency or department thereof in the conduct of studies, research programs and related investigations designed to make available to port districts of this state, information to assist in stimulating, increasing or developing traffic within the port districts; but in no case shall the department obligate the state without legislative approval. To the greatest extent possible, any such studies shall be conducted in conjunction with port districts of this state.

History: 1966, Act 251, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966