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Mich. Comp. Laws § 26.5 — MI Code / Chapter 26 / Act Act-385-of-1927 / Section 26.5
Contract; terms; bond; failure to complete, forfeiture of contract.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The successful bidder shall make a contract according to the terms of his proposal and the provisions of this act, which shall be made and considered part thereof, within 30 days after notice that the same is accepted, and shall also file with the state treasurer a bond in the penal sum of 10,000 dollars, conditioned to fulfill said contract in all particulars. Said bond shall be signed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Michigan and shall be the joint and several obligation of said company and the person bound by such contract. If the successful bidder shall fail to complete his contract, or shall forfeit the same for any cause, the said board shall relet the contract as soon thereafter as practicable, in the manner provided by section 3 of this act, and said contractor shall also pay to the state all expense thereof, and said board may also complete any part of such first or any subsequent contract not fulfilled at the reletting of the same at the expense of such contractor.

History: 1927, Act 385, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 527; CL 1948, 26.5
Mich. Comp. Laws § 798.11 — MI Code / Chapter 798 / Act Act-287-of-1988 / Section 798.11
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "special alternative incarceration act".

History: 1988, Act 287, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 328.203 — MI Code / Chapter 328 / Act Act-70-of-1954 / Section 328.203
Violation of act; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any person who shall wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1954, Act 70, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1092 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-295-of-2012 / Section 445.1092
Homeowner protection fund; administration; receipt, deposit, and investment of money and assets; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; expenditures.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

(1) The homeowner protection fund is created in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund. Except for auditing purposes, the state treasurer shall administer the fund in consultation with the department of the attorney general. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall receive for deposit into the fund money allocated to this state from the April 4, 2012 consent judgments affecting the 5 largest defendant mortgage loan servicers in United States v Bank of America Corp , No. 12-0361-RMC (United States District Court for the District of Columbia). The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.

(2) Money in the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation, in a manner and for purposes consistent with the consent judgments referred to in subsection (1).

History: 2012, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.583 — MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act Act-25-of-1836 / Section 565.583
Register; duties, fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

It shall be the duty of the register of the county applying for a copy of records to transcribe the same in the book or books to be provided for that purpose as aforesaid; and the said register shall receive for his services the fees allowed to registers for recording deeds, to be paid out of the county treasury; and the register to whom application may be made as aforesaid is hereby authorized and directed to permit the register first mentioned in this section to have the use of the books and records in his office for the purpose aforesaid.

History: 1836, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 1836; CL 1857, 2768; CL 1871, 4261; How. 5696; CL 1897, 9002; CL 1915, 11734; CL 1929, 13380; CL 1948, 565.583
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.391 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-301-of-1969 / Section 123.391
Authorization for giving gifts and contributions; source; legislative approval.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Any municipality owning or operating any public utility may authorize the giving of gifts or contributions from the operating revenues of the utility in such amounts and for such purposes as shall be determined by the governing body of the public utility to be in the public interest, subject to the approval of the legislative body of the municipality.

History: 1969, Act 301, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.1002 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-246-of-2000 / Section 287.1002
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Animal control officer" means a county animal control officer as described in sections 29a and 29b of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289a and 287.289b, or a city, village, or township animal control officer as described in section 29c of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289c.

(b) "Animal control shelter" or "animal protection shelter" means an animal control shelter or animal protection shelter, respectively, registered with the department under section 6 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.336.

(c) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.

(d) "Dog" means an animal of the species Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris .

(e) "Expert on wolf-dog cross identification" means an individual who has, cumulatively, no fewer than 10 years of training and field experience in wolf and wolf-dog cross behavioral and morphological characteristics and who is recognized as an expert at the state and national levels by others in the same field.

(f) "Facility" means an indoor or outdoor cage, pen, or similar enclosure where a wolf-dog cross is kept.

(g) "Law enforcement officer" means:

( i ) A sheriff or sheriff's deputy.

( ii ) A village or township marshal.

( iii ) An officer of the police department of a city, village, or township.

( iv ) An officer of the Michigan state police.

( v ) A peace officer who is trained and licensed or certified under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615.

( vi ) A conservation officer appointed by the department of natural resources.

( vii ) An animal control officer.

( viii ) A law enforcement officer of the federal government authorized to enforce any federal law regulating animals.

(h) "Livestock" means that term as defined in section 3 of the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.703.

(i) "Local unit" means a city, village, township, or county.

(j) "Permit" means a permit issued under section 4.

(k) "Permitting agency" means the agency of a local unit that issues permits under section 4.

( l ) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

(m) "Pet shop" means a pet shop licensed by the department under section 3 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.333.

(n) "Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.

(o) "Wolf" means an animal of the species Canis rufus or Canis lupus, but does not include an animal of the species Canis lupus familiaris .

(p) "Wolf-dog cross" means a canid resulting from the breeding of any of the following:

( i ) A wolf with a dog.

( ii ) A wolf-dog cross with a wolf.

( iii ) A wolf-dog cross with a dog.

( iv ) A wolf-dog cross with a wolf-dog cross.

History: 2000, Act 246, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000; Am. 2016, Act 299, Eff. Jan. 2, 2017; Am. 2019, Act 137, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.276 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-35-of-1909 / Section 457.276
Membership; election of officers and trustees; terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Every such corporation shall elect annually a president, vice president and secretary and shall have power to provide by its by-laws for succession to its original membership and for new membership; and shall provide by its by-laws for election from its members of a board of trustees, and shall fix the number and term of office of such trustees: Provided, Such board shall consist of not less than 5 in number and such term of office shall not exceed 3 years.

History: 1909, Act 35, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; CL 1915, 10439; CL 1929, 10640; CL 1948, 457.276
Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.915 — MI Code / Chapter 207 / Act Act-236-of-2022 / Section 207.915
Annual report to legislature.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

(1) The department shall annually prepare and submit to the committees of the house of representatives and senate responsible for tax policy and economic development issues a report on the utilization of attainable housing districts, based on the information filed with the commission.

(2) After this act has been in effect for 3 years, the department shall prepare and submit to the committees of the house of representatives and senate responsible for tax policy and economic development issues an economic analysis of the costs and benefits of this act in the 3 qualified local governmental units in which it has been most heavily utilized.

History: 2022, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Dec. 13, 2022
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1324 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.1324
Jurors; selection; information; contents; district court district.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1324.

From time to time, the chief judge of each court of record in the county shall order the board to select jurors for jury service. Each such order shall contain all of the following information:

A time limit within which the selection shall be completed.

The number of jurors to be selected for a panel.

The number of panels to be selected.

The court or courts in which each panel shall serve.

The period of service of each panel, subject to section 1343.

Upon the order of the chief circuit judge, jury panels or parts of jury panels selected for any court in the county may be used for jury selection in any court of record in the county, if jurors on the panel or part of a panel selected for such use are otherwise eligible to serve as jurors in the particular court.

If a city located in more than 1 county is placed entirely within a single district of the district court pursuant to chapter 81, the supreme court by rule shall specify the procedure for compiling the second jury list for that district court district so as to include names and addresses of residents from the parts of the counties which comprise that district.

History: Add. 1968, Act 326, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1968, Act 354, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1969, Act 326, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969; Am. 2004, Act 12, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.607 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-173-of-1956 / Section 205.607
Domicile of decedents for death tax purposes, settlement of disputes; application of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

This act shall be applicable only to cases in which each of the states involved in the dispute has in effect therein a law substantially similar hereto. Except, nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the application of this act or any part hereof where any of the other states involved in the dispute have in effect therein a law empowering the tax authority to voluntarily enter into a binding arbitration or compromise agreement and such an agreement is so entered into.

History: 1956, Act 173, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.94dd — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-94-of-1937 / Section 205.94dd
Improvements to real property included within transformational brownfield plan; applicability of tax levy applied to tangible personal property; "eligible property" and "transformational brownfield plan" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4dd.

The tax levied under this act does not apply to tangible personal property acquired by a person engaged in the business of altering, repairing, or improving real estate for others, or to the manufacture of a product as described under section 3a(1)(f) or (g), if the property or product is to be affixed to or made a structural part of improvements to real property included within a transformational brownfield plan, to the extent that those improvements are included as eligible activities described in section 2(o)( v ) of the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2652, on eligible property that is included in a transformational brownfield plan. As used in this section, "eligible property" and "transformational brownfield plan" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2652.

History: Add. 2017, Act 49, Eff. July 24, 2017; Am. 2023, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2023
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4712 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4712
Financing sources; disposition of money received.
Status: in_force

Sec. 712.

(1) The activities of the authority shall be financed from 1 or more of the following sources:

(a) Donations to the authority for the performance of its functions.

(b) Money borrowed and to be repaid as authorized by sections 713 and 714.

(c) Revenues from any property, building, or facility owned, leased, licensed, or operated by the authority or under its control, subject to the limitations imposed upon the authority by trusts or other agreements.

(d) Proceeds of a tax increment financing plan established under sections 715 to 717.

(e) Proceeds from a special assessment district created as provided by law.

(f) Money obtained from other sources approved by the governing body of the municipality or otherwise authorized by law for use by the authority or the municipality to finance a development program.

(2) Money received by the authority and not covered under subsection (1) shall immediately be deposited to the credit of the authority, subject to disbursement under this part. Except as provided in this part, the municipality shall not obligate itself, and shall not be obligated, to pay any sums from public funds, other than money received by the municipality under this section, for or on account of the activities of the authority.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.223 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-48-of-1982 / Section 421.223
Michigan business and industrial training program; development; emphasis.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

The department, in cooperation with the departments of commerce and education, shall develop a Michigan business and industrial training program. The program shall emphasize employee training specifically designed to accommodate the needs of individual employers. The program shall encourage the expansion of existing businesses and industries within this state, promote retention of existing jobs within this state, prevent out of state business and industrial migration, and assist in the in-migration of out of state businesses and industries.

History: 1982, Act 48, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.271 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-80-of-1891 / Section 390.271
Agricultural college endowment; legislative assent; acceptance of money.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That the legislative assent required by section 2 of act of congress, approved August thirtieth, 1890, being an act entitled, "An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an act of congress approved July second, 1862," is hereby given and the moneys thereby given are accepted under the conditions and terms in said act named.

History: 1891, Act 80, Eff. Oct. 2, 1891; CL 1897, 1873; CL 1915, 1268; CL 1929, 7898; CL 1948, 390.271
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.41 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-199-of-1929 / Section 123.41
Referendum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The township board, village council, common council, commission, or other legislative body of any township or village of this state, having a population not exceeding 10,000 inhabitants, upon petition of 10 per centum of the qualified voters of such township or village shall submit the question to the people as to whether such village or township, as the case may be, shall come under the provisions of this act and, if adopted by a majority vote of the qualified voters participating in said election, then this act shall be in full force and effect.

History: 1929, Act 199, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 2375; CL 1948, 123.41
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.404 — MI Code / Chapter 247 / Act Act-299-of-1996 / Section 247.404
Sign specifications; symbols; multiple signs; location.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The size, location, design, and arrangement of each tourist-oriented directional sign subject to this act shall conform to the specifications for signs contained in the state manual of uniform traffic control devices.

The department shall develop optional, standardized symbols for different types of activities associated with eligible attractions. The symbols may be used on signs in conjunction with other directional information. If more than 1 eligible attraction requires a sign at the same location, multiple signs may be combined on the same panel in accordance with the state manual of uniform traffic control devices.

Signs governed by this act may be erected at locations the department determines appropriate to ensure adequate sight distance, intersection vehicle maneuvers, and public safety.

History: 1996, Act 299, Imd. Eff. June 19, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.12 — MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.12
Acceptance of Wagner-Peyser act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

This state hereby accepts the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser act.

The state employment service is established in the employment security commission which shall be so administered as to cooperate with any federal agency charged with the administration of the Wagner-Peyser act and to conform with the requirements of the Wagner-Peyser act. Free public employment offices which shall be designated as the state employment service offices shall be established and maintained by the commission in such number and such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this act and for the purpose of performing such functions as are within the purview of the Wagner-Peyser act. The commission is designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purpose of the Wagner-Peyser act.

The commission is authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of any federal agency charged with the administration of the Wagner-Peyser act, to establish and operate in each employment service office established in the state, a department or division, the sole function and purpose of which shall be to secure and make available, insofar as is possible, suitable employment for persons over 45 years of age.

All moneys made available by, or received by this state under said act of congress, shall be paid into the administration fund created by this act, and said moneys are appropriated and made available to the state employment service to be expended only for the uses and purposes for which same are received, as provided by this act and by said Wagner-Peyser act.

For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the commission is authorized to enter into agreements with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private, nonprofit organization, and as a part of any such agreement the commission may accept moneys, services, or quarters as a contribution to the administration fund.

"Employment office" means a free public employment office or branch thereof which is operated by this state or another state as a part of a state controlled system of public employment offices, or by a federal agency which is charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation program or of free public employment offices.

"Wagner-Peyser act" means the act passed by the congress of the United States of America, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of said system, and for other purposes," approved June 6, 1933, being 48 statutes 113; United States code, title 29, section 49(c), as amended, known as the Wagner-Peyser act.

History: 1936, Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 24, 1936; Am. 1939, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 22, 1939; Am. 1941, Act 364, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1941; CL 1948, 421.12; Am. 1951, Act 251, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1951; Am. 1955, Act 178, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955; Am. 1963, Act 124, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963; Am. 1971, Act 231, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.124 — MI Code / Chapter 389 / Act Act-331-of-1966 / Section 389.124
Board of trustees; additional powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 124.

The board of trustees may do all of the following:

(a) Contract with, appoint, and employ a suitable person as chief executive officer of the community college. The person employed as chief executive officer shall not be a member of the board of trustees and shall possess at least an earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The chief executive officer shall hold office for a term fixed by the board of trustees, not to exceed 5 years, shall perform duties as the board of trustees may determine, and shall make reports in writing to the board of trustees and to the department of education annually, or more often if required, in regard to all matters pertaining to the educational interests of the community college district.

(b) Delegate to the chief executive officer of the community college the board's authority to do any of the following:

( i ) Select and employ personnel of the community college. If the chief executive officer provides medical, optical, or dental benefits to employees and their dependents under this subparagraph, the chief executive officer shall provide those benefits in accordance with the public employees health benefit act and shall comply with that act.

( ii ) Pay claims and demands against the community college.

( iii ) Purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire personal property for the community college.

( iv ) Invest community college funds, subject to section 142(4).

( v ) Subject to terms and conditions established by the board of directors, accept contributions, capital grants, gifts, donations, services, or other financial assistance from any public or private entity.

(c) Appoint and employ a business manager responsible to the chief executive officer of the community college for the community college district and fix his or her term of office.

(d) Select and employ other administrative officers, teachers, and other employees and engage services as necessary to effectuate its purposes.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966; Am. 1997, Act 135, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1997; Am. 2007, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Am. 2008, Act 237, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.45703 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.45703
License; application; form; fee.
Status: in_force

Sec. 45703.

A person shall not take, catch, or kill mussels in any of the inland waters of this state without applying to the department on a form provided for that purpose by the department. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.00, if the applicant is a resident of this state, and a fee of $50.00, if the applicant is a nonresident of this state.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 200.64 — MI Code / Chapter 200 / Act Act-144-of-1921 / Section 200.64
Candidates declared nominees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The candidates receiving the highest number of votes on each political party ballot, for the office designated, shall be declared the nominees for such offices of such party at the ensuing annual village election.

History: 1921, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 2969; CL 1948, 200.64