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Mich. Comp. Laws § 555.302 — MI Code / Chapter 555 / Act Act-193-of-1947 / Section 555.302
Trusts of property for employees; accumulation of trust income.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The income arising from any trust within the classifications mentioned in the preceding section may be permitted to accumulate in accordance with the terms of such trust for as long a time as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the same was created, notwithstanding any existing law or laws limiting the period during which trust income may be accumulated.

History: 1947, Act 193, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 555.302
Mich. Comp. Laws § 791.507 — MI Code / Chapter 791 / Act Act-415-of-1982 / Section 791.507
Executive secretary; appointment; functions and duties; compensation; expenses.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

There shall be an executive secretary of the council who shall be appointed by the council upon recommendations from the director of the department. The executive secretary shall be an employee of the department and shall perform such functions and duties as may be assigned by the council. The executive secretary shall receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses within the amounts appropriated under section 8.

History: 1982, Act 415, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.1003 — MI Code / Chapter 408 / Act Act-154-of-1974 / Section 408.1003
Meanings of words and phrases.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The words and phrases defined in sections 4 to 6 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them for the purposes of this act.

History: 1974, Act 154, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.3117 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.3117
Obligation modified, supplemented, or nullified by separate agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3117.

Subject to applicable law regarding exclusion of proof of contemporaneous or previous agreements, the obligation of a party to an instrument to pay the instrument may be modified, supplemented, or nullified by a separate agreement of the obligor and a person entitled to enforce the instrument, if the instrument is issued or the obligation is incurred in reliance on the agreement or as part of the same transaction giving rise to the agreement. To the extent an obligation is modified, supplemented, or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation.

History: 1962, Act 174, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964; Am. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.57 — MI Code / Chapter 43 / Act Act-34-of-1978 / Section 43.57
Constructing or maintaining fence; decision or agreement to divide costs binding on heirs and assigns of parties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

If there is a decision made for the division of costs of constructing or maintaining a fence by a fence viewer, or through mutual written agreement of the parties recorded in the office of the clerk of each township, city, and village or in the office of the county register of deeds where the land is located, the decision or agreement shall bind the heirs and assigns of the parties until terminated by mutual written agreement recorded in a similar manner or by a subsequent decision of a fence viewer based upon a change of circumstances.

History: 1978, Act 34, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.83a — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-4-of-1937-Ex-Sess- / Section 38.83a
Teacher in probationary period; individualized development plan; performance evaluation; basis.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

The controlling board of a probationary teacher's employing school district shall ensure that the teacher is provided with an individualized development plan developed by appropriate administrative personnel in consultation with the individual teacher and that the teacher is provided with at least an annual year-end performance evaluation each year during the teacher's probationary period. The annual year-end performance evaluation shall be based on classroom observations and shall include at least an assessment of the teacher's progress in meeting the goals of his or her individualized development plan. The controlling board shall determine the format and number of the classroom observations in consultation with teachers and school administrators. A performance evaluation shall be conducted in accordance with section 1249 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1249.

History: Add. 1993, Act 59, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1993; Am. 2011, Act 101, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2305 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-96-of-1987 / Section 125.2305
Mobile home code; promulgation; rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) After consultation with and considering comments from representatives of the manufactured housing industry and other interested parties, the department shall promulgate the mobile home code subject to section 4. The code shall consist of rules governing all of the following:

(a) The licensure, density, layout, permits for construction, construction of mobile home parks including standards for roads, utilities, open space, or proposed recreational facilities, and safety measures sufficient to protect health, safety, and welfare of mobile home park residents, except water supply, sewage collection and treatment, and drainage facilities which are regulated by the department of environmental quality.

(b) The business, sales, and service practices of mobile home dealers.

(c) The business practices of mobile home installers and repairers.

(d) The licensure and regulations of mobile home installers and repairers.

(e) The setup and installation of mobile homes inside mobile home parks or seasonal mobile home parks.

(f) The regulation of the responsibilities, under the mobile home warranty, of the mobile home components manufacturer, the mobile home assembler or manufacturer, and the mobile home dealer, including the time period and relationships of each under the warranty, and the remedies available, if any, if the responsible parties cease to operate as a business.

(g) Abuses relating to all of the following:

( i ) Consumer deposits, except utility deposits from consumers who are direct customers of utilities regulated by the Michigan public service commission.

( ii ) Detailed listing of furnishings and fixtures by a manufacturer of a new mobile home or a mobile home dealer for a used mobile home.

( iii ) Disclosure and delivery of manufacturer's warranties.

( iv ) Used mobile homes. A mobile home dealer shall provide detailed listing of its service records for used mobile homes which are being sold by the dealer and of which the dealer has knowledge.

(h) Applications for and issuance of certificates of title for mobile homes.

(2) As part of the code, the department shall also promulgate rules governing the licensure, density, layout, permits for construction, and construction of seasonal mobile home parks, including standards for roads, utilities, open space, proposed recreational facilities, and safety measures sufficient to protect the health, safety, and welfare of seasonal mobile home park residents, except water supply, sewage collection and treatment, and drainage facilities, which shall be regulated by the department of environmental quality.

(3) The rules promulgated for seasonal mobile home parks may impose a less stringent standard than the rules promulgated for mobile home parks.

History: 1987, Act 96, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1987; Am. 2006, Act 328, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4325 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4325
Budget; cost of handling and auditing funds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 325.

(1) The director of the authority shall prepare and submit for the approval of the board a budget for the operation of the authority for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be prepared in the manner and contain the information required of municipal departments. Before the budget may be adopted by the board, it shall be approved by the governing body. Funds of the municipality shall not be included in the budget of the authority except those funds authorized in this part or by the governing body.

(2) The governing body may assess a reasonable pro rata share of the funds for the cost of handling and auditing the funds against the funds of the authority, other than those committed for designated purposes, which cost shall be paid annually by the board pursuant to an appropriate item in its budget.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8101 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.8101
District court; establishment; court of record; judicial districts; city located in more than one district.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8101.

A district court is established in the state. The district court is a court of record. The state is divided into judicial districts of the district court each of which is an administrative unit subject to the superintending control of the supreme court.

When a city is located in more than 1 district, the provisions of section 8251 as to where the district court is required to sit shall apply only to that part of such city lying within the particular county or district. A city having a population in excess of 20,000 which is located in more than 1 district is a part of the district containing the greater portion of the population of the city.

History: Add. 1968, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Am. 1973, Act 22, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 454.77 — MI Code / Chapter 454 / Act Act-13-of-1897 / Section 454.77
Labor associations; board of trustees, powers; officers, appointment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

The management and control of the business, affairs and property of such corporation shall be vested in said board of trustees, and said board shall have power to borrow any money, and cause to be made and issued any bonds and mortgages authorized by section 4 of this act. Said trustees shall appoint from their number a president, secretary and treasurer, who shall perform the duties of their respective offices in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees.

History: 1897, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Feb. 18, 1897; CL 1897, 7440; CL 1915, 9812; CL 1929, 10283; CL 1948, 454.77
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1534 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.1534
Completion of requirements for teaching certificate by deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing person; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1534.

For a deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing person who has completed all of the requirements for a teaching certificate under this act, other than the student teaching experience with hearing students, and who is verified as having successfully completed the student teaching experience in a special program serving deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing students, upon that person's request, the department shall issue to that person a teaching certificate limited to teaching deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing students in appropriate programs.

History: Add. 1978, Act 608, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1979; Am. 2016, Act 133, Eff. Aug. 24, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1011b — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-191-of-1968 / Section 123.1011b
Resolution calling for referendum on question of annexation; conditions; filing; order; referendum and election resolution not passed; approval of annexation; applicability of section; section as alternative to referendum and election process provided for in MCL 117.9(5).
Status: in_force

Sec. 11b.

If the commission, after determining the validity of a petition or resolution for annexation, has ordered a public hearing pursuant to section 9 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 117.9 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and if on the date the petition or resolution was filed more than 100 persons resided in the area proposed for annexation, the legislative body of each city and township affected by the proposed annexation may pass a resolution calling for a referendum on the question of annexation. If a copy of each resolution passed by the legislative body of each affected city and township is filed with the commission and the commission approves the annexation, the commission, in its order approving the annexation, shall order that a referendum on the question of annexation be held in each affected city and township. If a resolution calling for a referendum on the question of annexation is not passed by each affected city and township and filed with the commission, the referendum and election shall be subject to section 9(5) of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended. However, if a referendum in each affected city and township is ordered pursuant to this section and if the majority of the electorate voting on the question in each city and township in which a referendum was held, voting separately, approve the annexation, the annexation shall be effective on a date set by order of the commission, otherwise the annexation shall not take effect.

This section shall apply to all petitions or resolutions for annexation filed with the commission after May 1, 1982.

This section is an alternative to the referendum and election process provided for in section 9(5) of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, and does not supersede section 9(5) of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended.

History: Add. 1982, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.765 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.765
Oral impact statement at sentencing; physical presence of defendant; remote option; 2018 PA 153 may be cited as "Rebekah Bletsch law".
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

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

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

(3) 2018 PA 153, which amended this section and sections 43 and 75, may be cited as the "Rebekah Bletsch law".

History: 1985, Act 87, Eff. Oct. 9, 1985; Am. 1988, Act 21, Eff. June 1, 1988; Am. 1993, Act 341, Eff. May 1, 1994; Am. 2000, Act 503, Eff. June 1, 2001; Am. 2018, Act 153, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2018; Am. 2023, Act 178, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2093 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2093
Severability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 93.

If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause, or provision of this act shall be adjudged unconstitutional or ineffective, no other section, subsection, paragraph, clause, or provision of this act shall on account thereof be deemed invalid or ineffective and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, subsection, paragraph, clause, or provision of this act in any 1 or more instances or under any 1 or more circumstances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance or under any other circumstance.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.684 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-216-of-1985 / Section 552.684
Effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.

This act shall take effect on March 1, 1986.

History: 1985, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.9104 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.9104
Rules; availability of information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9104.

The department, with the assistance of the department of agriculture, shall promulgate rules for a unified soil erosion and sedimentation control program, including provisions for the review and approval of site plans, land use plans, or permits relating to soil erosion control and sedimentation control. The department shall notify and make copies of proposed rules available to county enforcing agencies, municipal enforcing agencies, and authorized public agencies for review and comment before promulgation.

The department shall make available to county enforcing agencies, municipal enforcing agencies, and authorized public agencies educational information on soil erosion and sedimentation control techniques and the benefits of implementing soil erosion and sedimentation control measures. County enforcing agencies and municipal enforcing agencies shall distribute this information to persons receiving permits under a county program or a local ordinance and to other interested persons.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2000, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 561.15 — MI Code / Chapter 561 / Act Act-52-of-1944-1st-Ex-Sess- / Section 561.15
State agencies; reproductions of deeds, conveyances, plats, or patents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A department or agency of this state shall supply to the register of deeds of a county described in section 2 on request a certified reproduction pursuant to the records media act of each deed, conveyance, plat, or patent in its possession relating to the title to land in the county and which, by order of the court, the register of deeds is required to rerecord. The court may order the register of deeds to obtain and rerecord such a reproduction, and the reproduction, when so rerecorded, has the same force and effect as the original record. The court may order the register of deeds to obtain and record a reproduction of a United States patent to land in the county.

History: 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 52, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944; CL 1948, 561.15; Am. 1992, Act 184, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.223 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.223
Application for certificate of authority; fee; withdrawal of application; reapplication fee; disposition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 223.

Any insurer making application for an original certificate of authority to transact insurance, or applying for a reissuance of a certificate of authority after the certificate has been terminated for any reason, shall pay to the commissioner the fee of $500.00 for examination, investigation, and processing of the application. If the application is withdrawn for any reason, the examination fee shall not be refunded. Any reapplication for an original certificate, after withdrawal, shall be subject to the same fee of $500.00 as in the case of an original application. The fees shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.

History: Add. 1962, Act 50, Imd. Eff. Apr. 17, 1962; Am. 1981, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1471 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-346-of-1966 / Section 125.1471
Consumer housing cooperatives; incorporation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 71.

Consumer housing cooperatives shall be incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan general corporation act and the provisions of this chapter.

History: Add. 1968, Act 343, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 399.273 — MI Code / Chapter 399 / Act Act-488-of-2004 / Section 399.273
Ronald Wilson Reagan memorial monument fund; creation; tax status; credit and use of money.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The Ronald Wilson Reagan memorial monument fund is created as a separate fund in the department of treasury. The state treasurer shall seek appropriate federal tax status for the monument fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the monument fund the money appropriated to the monument fund, money received for the monument fund under section 5 of the Ronald Wilson Reagan memorial monument fund commission act, and all interest that accrues on money in the monument fund. The commission may use money in the monument fund as described in the Ronald Wilson Reagan memorial monument fund commission act.

History: 2004, Act 488, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.82149 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.82149
Operation of snowmobile prohibited; issuance of order without expiration date; notice; expiration of order; conditions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 82149.

If a person is charged with, or convicted of, a violation of section 82127(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), former section 15a(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Act No. 74 of the Public Acts of 1968, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 82127(1), (2), or (3), and the person fails to answer a citation or a notice to appear in court, or for any matter pending, or fails to comply with an order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim's rights assessments, the court shall immediately give notice by first-class mail sent to the person's last known address that if the person fails to appear within 7 days after the notice is issued or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim's rights assessments, within 14 days after the notice is issued, the secretary of state will issue an order with no expiration date that the person not operate a snowmobile. If the person fails to appear within the 7-day period or fails to comply with the order or judgment of the court, including, but not limited to, paying all fines, costs, and crime victim rights assessments, within the 14-day period, the court shall immediately inform the secretary of state who shall immediately issue the order and send a copy to the person by personal service or first-class mail sent to the person's last known address.

An order imposed under subsection (1) remains in effect until both of the following occur:

The court informs the secretary of state that the person has appeared before the court and that all matters relating to the violation are resolved.

The person has paid to the court a $25.00 administrative order processing fee.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 50.61 — MI Code / Chapter 50 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 50.61
County clerk; bond; penal sum; approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.

As determined by the county board of commissioners, the county clerk either shall be covered by a blanket bond or shall give a bond to the people of the state, in the penal sum of $2,000.00, to be approved by the circuit judge, for the faithful discharge of the duties of the county clerk's office.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14; Am. 1853, Act 72, Eff. May 16, 1853; CL 1857, 402; CL 1871, 538; How. 571; CL 1897, 2570; CL 1915, 2431; CL 1929, 1312; CL 1948, 50.61; Am. 1964, Act 255, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1964; Am. 1978, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979