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Mich. Comp. Laws § 485.115 — MI Code / Chapter 485 / Act Act-149-of-1869 / Section 485.115
Tolls; power of board to fix; jurisdiction of corporation; annual statement, contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

Whenever any portion of said work shall be completed to the satisfaction of said board of control, and it is so far useful that in the opinion of said board of control tolls should be paid for the use thereof, said board may fix the tolls to be paid for the use of such portion until the whole of said work is completed; and whenever said improvements have been completed and accepted by said board of control, the rates of toll which any company organized under this act may charge for running rafts, timbers, logs or lumber through said improved stream shall be fixed by said board of control, and may be graduated with reference to the distance run upon the portion of said stream improved by said company, and shall not be increased without the consent of said board, but may be changed from time to time by said board; but such toll shall not at any time be increased so that the sum shall amount to more than 15 per cent a year upon the actual cost of such improvements after deducting the necessary expenses and repairs; and the said board shall, as far as may be practicable, so fix the rates of toll on timber, logs, and lumber, that the same shall not at any time exceed the sum of 25 cents per 1,000 feet, board measure, on any stream where 10,000,000 of feet or less are run in any 1 year; 20 cents per 1,000 feet, board measure, on any stream where 30,000,000 of feet or less are run in any 1 year; nor more than 15 cents per 1,000 feet, board measure, on any stream where from 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 of feet are run in any 1 year; nor more than 10 cents per 1,000 feet, board measure, on any stream where from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000 of feet are run in any 1 year; nor more than 5 cents per 1,000 feet, board measure, on any stream where from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 of feet or more are run in any 1 year; and the collection of such tolls shall be confined strictly to that part or portion of a river or stream so improved, and to that class of floatables benefited by the improvement; and nothing in this act shall be construed to give jurisdiction to any corporation over any portion of a river or stream other than the portion specifically improved by such corporation. Such corporation shall cause to be made out and filed with said board of control, at or before its meeting on the last Wednesday in March, each year, the affidavit of its president or 1 of its directors, setting forth in detail, upon his best information and belief, what amount of timber, logs, and lumber will be run through any section or sections of the river improved by the company during that year, and that the official has made due and reasonable inquiry on the subject from persons lumbering on the river, and otherwise.

History: 1869, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Apr. 5, 1869; Am. 1871, Act 194, Eff. July 18, 1871; CL 1871, 2730; How. 3859; CL 1897, 6735; CL 1915, 8836; CL 1929, 11771; CL 1948, 485.115
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.627h — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-238-of-1975 / Section 722.627h
Appeal of director's decision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7h.

Before the release of specified information under section 7d and except as provided in section 7g, an individual required to be notified under section 7g may appeal the director's decision to the circuit court. If an appeal is filed and the department notified before the release, the specified information shall not be released until the decision to release is upheld by the circuit court. If the director denies a request to release specified information under section 7d, within 30 days after notice of the denial, the person whose request is denied may file an appeal of the denial with the circuit court. The court shall uphold a decision to release or to deny release of specified information unless the court finds that the director's decision was an abuse of the director's discretion based upon the criteria for releasing or not releasing specified information prescribed by sections 7c to 7i.

Proceedings on an appeal filed under this section are confidential, and any record of these proceedings shall not be released unless the court upholds a decision to release specified information or reverses the denial of a request for release. The court shall conduct its review so that a person whose request for specified information was denied does not have access to that specified information during the appeal proceedings.

If the court reverses the director's decision to release or to deny release of specified information in an appeal under this section, the court may order the department to pay the appellant's costs and reasonable attorney fees that are related to the appeal.

History: Add. 1998, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 1, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.861 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.861
Postcertification recounts; administrative process; denial of petitions for investigation or audit; liberal construction of chapter; "precinct" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 861.

(1) A board of canvassers is authorized to conduct postcertification recounts of election results under procedures described in this chapter, and all recounts in this state must be conducted under the procedures described in this chapter.

(2) A recount conducted under this chapter by a board of canvassers is an administrative process limited to determining the number of votes cast on ballots for each candidate seeking a particular office or determining the number of votes cast for or against a ballot question.

(3) A recount is not an investigation or an audit of the conduct of an election, and a recount does not assess the qualifications of electors participating in an election or the manner in which ballots are applied for or issued to electors. If a board of canvassers receives a petition to conduct an investigation or an audit of the conduct of an election, a petition to assess the qualifications of electors participating in an election or the manner in which ballots are applied for or issued to electors, or a petition to do anything other than conduct a recount as described in subsection (2), the board of canvassers must deny that petition.

(4) This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the purpose of fair, impartial, uniform, and expeditious recounts in this state.

(5) As used in this chapter, "precinct" means any of the following:

(a) An election day precinct.

(b) A precinct at an absent voter counting board.

(c) A precinct at an early voting site.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 38, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963; Am. 2024, Act 74, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 557.252 — MI Code / Chapter 557 / Act Act-39-of-1948-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 557.252
Repeal of community property act; effect.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

This act shall not impair or affect any right acquired prior to the time this act takes effect, but the same may be enjoyed as fully and to the same extent as if this act had not been passed, under and according to the law in force at the time such right was acquired, except as provided in sections 3 and 4 of this act.

History: 1948, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 39, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1948; CL 1948, 557.252
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3320 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3320
Guardian; authority to agree to division; report; infants; infant as married woman; delivery of guardianship property to probate court guardian; disharge of circuit court guardian.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3320.

The circuit court may direct and authorize general guardians or guardians ad litem to agree to a division or a sale of the entire premises or of as much of the premises as, in the opinion of the court, is incapable of partition, or of as much of the premises as the best interest of the ward requires to be sold.

The guardian shall report on oath to the court the partition or sale he made under the court's direction and if the court approves and confirms the sale the court shall enter an order authorizing the guardian to execute conveyances of the rights of the ward to the purchaser of that portion of the estate, or to execute a release of the rights of the ward to the portion of the estate which in the division falls to the shares of the other joint tenants or tenants in common. Those deeds shall be valid and effectual to convey the share and interest of the ward.

If any part of his estate is sold an infant shall be deemed a ward of the court and the court shall direct an order for securing, investing, and applying the proceeds of the sale, and for requiring security from the guardian for that purpose.

If the infant is a married woman the court may, upon petition, appoint her husband as her guardian and he shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

When a guardian has been appointed by the probate court, the circuit court guardian shall deliver all guardianship property and funds to the probate court guardian and upon receipt therefor, the guardian appointed by the circuit court shall be discharged.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 1964, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1417 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1417
Hospice care; contracts with health care corporation; description of benefit.
Status: in_force

Sec. 417.

A health care corporation shall offer to include benefits for hospice care in each certificate that provides benefits for inpatient hospital care.

A health care corporation may enter into contracts with health care providers for the rendering of hospice care. A contracting health care provider shall be a licensed hospice under article 17 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.20101 to 333.22260 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and shall meet the standards set by the corporation for contracting health care providers.

If benefits for hospice care are provided, a description of the hospice benefit shall be included in communications sent to the individual or group purchaser of coverage.

History: Add. 1984, Act 369, Eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Am. 1994, Act 235, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.13c — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.13c
“Electric personal assistive mobility device” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13c.

"Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a self-balancing nontandem 2-wheeled device, designed to transport only 1 person at a time, having an electrical propulsion system with average power of 750 watts or 1 horsepower and a maximum speed on a paved level surface of not more than 15 miles per hour.

History: Add. 2002, Act 494, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5835 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5835
Accrual of claim; life insurance; presumption of death.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5835.

In actions on life insurance contracts where the claim is based on the 7-year presumption of death, the claim accrues at the end of the 7 years, for the purpose of computing the running of the period of limitations.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.119 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-119-of-1919 / Section 213.119
Jury; use of petition, map, blank verdict, form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

To assist the jury in arriving at their verdict the court may allow the jury, when they retire, to take with them the petition filed in the case and a map showing the location of the public utility proposed to be taken for public use and may also submit to them a blank verdict, which may be as follows:

PART I.

PART I.

We find that it is .................. necessary to take the absolute title in fee to the private property described in the petition in this cause, for the use of the public.

PART II.

PART II.

The just compensation to be paid for such private property we have ascertained and determined, and hereby award as follows:

Description of the property to be taken. Owners, occupants and others interested in each parcel. Compensation. To whom payable. The different descriptions of the property and the names of the occupants, owners and others interested therein, may be inserted in said blank verdict, under the direction of the court, before it is submitted to the jury, or it may be done by the jury.

Description of the property to be taken.

Owners, occupants and others interested in each parcel.

Compensation.

To whom payable.

The different descriptions of the property and the names of the occupants, owners and others interested therein, may be inserted in said blank verdict, under the direction of the court, before it is submitted to the jury, or it may be done by the jury.

History: 1919, Act 119, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919; CL 1929, 3819; CL 1948, 213.119
Mich. Comp. Laws § 105.17 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 105.17
Circuit court; jurisdiction; proceedings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

Upon filing the return to the probate court, as mentioned in the preceding section, the circuit court shall have jurisdiction of the case. The parties may proceed to trial by jury without reference to any term of court upon the question as to the amount of damages to be awarded; but the finding of the jury before the probate court as to the necessity of taking the land shall be held to be conclusive. The appeal of 1 or more persons interested in any judgment of confirmation shall not in any way affect said judgment as to other persons interested therein who do not appeal.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; Am. 1899, Act 136, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1899; CL 1915, 3152; CL 1929, 2076; CL 1948, 105.17
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.1302 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-350-of-1980 / Section 550.1302
Bylaws generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.

The board of directors shall adopt initial bylaws and may amend or repeal those bylaws or adopt new bylaws, subject to the prior approval or certification by the attorney general. The bylaws may contain any provision for the regulation and management of the affairs of the health care corporation not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation, this act, or any other applicable provision of law.

The initial bylaws, and any new bylaws, amendments, or repealers shall be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval. The attorney general shall approve the initial bylaws, new bylaws, amendments, or repealers if the attorney general determines that they comply with this act.

If the attorney general disapproves all or any part of the initial bylaws, new bylaws, amendments, or repealers, he or she shall return them to the board with a written statement setting forth the reasons for the disapproval and any recommendations for change which he or she may wish to suggest, not later than 30 days following their receipt. Bylaws, amendments, and repealers not returned to the health care corporation within this 30-day period shall be considered to comply with this act and shall be considered approved.

History: 1980, Act 350, Eff. Apr. 3, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1001 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-246-of-2000 / Section 287.1001
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "wolf-dog cross act" and is enacted in memory of Angie Nickerson.

History: 2000, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2483 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.2483
Conditions for reimbursement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2483.

A local health department desiring reimbursement under sections 2471 to 2498 shall:

Submit annually to the department a program statement approved by the local governing entity defining the status of the current required and allowable services the local health department provides. After review and approval by the department, the program statement shall serve as a basis of determining priorities for local development with appropriate state policy and technical assistance.

Submit annually to the department the budget approved by the local governing entity. The budget shall reflect the program statement and include the required services which the local health department provides, other health services proposed for state reimbursement as allowable services, and services proposed for full local or categorical state or federal funding. After review, the department shall determine the services eligible as allowable services for state reimbursement. Determinations regarding proposed allowable services shall be made annually for each local health department.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.1532 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-195-of-1990 / Section 390.1532
State's members of Midwestern Higher Education Commission; nonvoting member; vacancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) This state's members of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission created in section 1 must consist of all of the following:

(a) The governor or the governor's designee.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the senate majority leader.

(c) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(d) Two at-large members, appointed by the governor.

(2) In addition to this state's members listed in subsection (1), the governor shall appoint the designee of the state board of education and the director or designee of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential to serve as nonvoting members of this state's delegation. These individuals are not members of the Midwestern Higher Education Commission and do not have a vote in decisions made by this state's members.

(3) A vacancy in a position in this state's delegation to the Midwestern Higher Education Commission must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as that specific position was filled under subsection (1).

History: 1990, Act 195, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1990; Am. 2024, Act 151, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 33.2 — MI Code / Chapter 33 / Act Act-184-of-1893 / Section 33.2
Enrollment provisions applicable; compensation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

For making and returning such separate enrollment and designation, all officials and other persons charged therewith shall receive the same fees and compensation, to be paid in the same manner, as are prescribed by law for the making and return of the general enrollment of persons liable for military duty; and all other provisions of law relative to the making and returning of such enrollment and the powers and duties of officials and other persons charged therewith shall be equally applicable to the making and returning of the separate enrollment and designation provided for by the terms of this act, and to all officials and other persons charged therewith and to any default or neglect of any official or other person charged therewith, unless expressly provided to the contrary by the terms of this act.

History: 1893, Act 184, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1893; CL 1897, 1717; CL 1915, 1001; CL 1929, 765; CL 1948, 33.2
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1022 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-246-of-2000 / Section 287.1022
Applicability of MCL 287.1004, 287.1005, 287.1006, 287.1008, and 287.1014.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

Sections 4, 5, and 6 do not apply to any of the following:

An animal control shelter or animal protection shelter.

A person licensed or approved by the department of natural resources of this state or by the United States fish and wildlife service of the United States department of the interior.

A zoological park approved or accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association.

A person approved by the association of sanctuaries.

A law enforcement officer acting under the authority of this act.

A veterinarian temporarily in possession of a wolf-dog cross to provide veterinary care for or humanely euthanize the wolf-dog cross.

Sections 4, 5, 6(1)(d) to (5)(b), 8, and 14(3) do not apply to a person who is not a resident of this state and who is in this state only for the purpose of travel between locations outside of this state.

History: 2000, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95106 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-284-of-1998 / Section 324.95106
Performance of acts by secretary of state.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The secretary of state shall perform all acts necessary to properly submit the question prescribed by section 5 to the electors of this state qualified to vote on the question at the next general November election.

History: 1998, Act 284, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1068 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1068
Individual charged in criminal case; factors for admission to drug treatment court.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1068.

(1) If the individual being considered for admission to a drug treatment court is charged in a criminal case or, in the case of a juvenile, is alleged to have engaged in activity that would constitute a criminal act if committed by an adult, his or her admission is subject to all of the following conditions:

(a) The offense or offenses allegedly committed by the individual must be related to the abuse, illegal use, or possession of a controlled substance or alcohol.

(b) The individual, if an adult, must plead guilty to the charge or charges on the record. The individual, if a juvenile, must admit responsibility for the violation or violations that he or she is accused of having committed.

(c) The individual must waive, in writing, the right to a speedy trial, the right to representation at drug treatment court review hearings by an attorney, and, with the agreement of the prosecutor, the right to a preliminary examination.

(d) The individual must sign a written agreement to participate in the drug treatment court.

(2) In the case of an individual who will be eligible for discharge and dismissal of an offense, delayed sentence, or deviation from the sentencing guidelines, the prosecutor must approve of the admission of the individual into the drug treatment court in conformity with the memorandum of understanding under section 1062.

(3) An individual shall not be admitted to, or remain in, a drug treatment court pursuant to an agreement that would permit a discharge or dismissal of a traffic offense upon successful completion of the drug treatment court program.

(4) In addition to rights accorded a victim under the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834, the drug treatment court must permit any victim of the offense or offenses of which the individual is charged, any victim of a prior offense of which that individual was convicted, and members of the community in which either the offenses were committed or in which the defendant resides to submit a written statement to the court regarding the advisability of admitting the individual into the drug treatment court.

(5) An individual who has waived his or her right to a preliminary examination and has pled guilty or, in the case of a juvenile, has admitted responsibility, as part of his or her application to a drug treatment court and who is not admitted to a drug treatment court, shall be permitted to withdraw his or her plea and is entitled to a preliminary examination or, in the case of a juvenile, shall be permitted to withdraw his or her admission of responsibility.

History: Add. 2004, Act 224, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Am. 2010, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3406y — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.3406y
Nonopioid directive form; enrollment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3406y.

An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in this state a policy of health insurance shall provide a nonopioid directive form to insureds upon enrollment. As used in this section, "nonopioid directive form" means that term as defined in section 9145 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9145.

History: Add. 2022, Act 42, Imd. Eff. Mar. 23, 2022