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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.857 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.857
Jury trial.
Status: in_force

Sec. 857.

If a party to a proceeding in the probate court would have had a right before January 1, 1971 to demand a jury to determine a particular issue of fact in the circuit court upon a de novo appeal from that proceeding to the circuit court, that party shall on and after January 1, 1971 have the right to demand a jury to determine that issue of fact in the probate court proceeding.

When a jury is demanded pursuant to law in a proceeding in the probate court, the jury shall be summoned and selected in accordance with sections 1301 to 1354. With respect to jurors any examination, challenge, replacement, oath or other practice which is not governed by the provisions of sections 1301 to 1354 shall be governed by rules adopted by the supreme court.

If a jury trial is demanded in any proceeding by a party having a right to have a jury determine an issue, the demanding party shall pay into court a jury fee in an amount equal to the jury fee required in the circuit court in the same county but not to exceed $30.00, which fee shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the county. A jury fee shall not be required from a party demanding a jury trial in the juvenile division of the probate court or under Act No. 258 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being sections 330.1001 to 330.2106 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.811 — MI Code / Chapter 205 / Act Act-174-of-2004 / Section 205.811
Controlling effect; parties to agreement; construction of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Any provision of the agreement or any application of a provision of the agreement to any person or circumstance that is inconsistent with any law of this state does not have effect.

The agreement authorized by this act binds and inures only to the benefit of this state and the other member states. No person, other than a member state, is an intended beneficiary of the agreement. Any benefit to a person other than this state is established by the law of this state and the other member states and not by the terms of the agreement.

Nothing in the agreement shall be construed to limit the authority of the courts in this state. A person has all the rights, remedies, and obligations provided for in 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31. A person does not have any cause of action or defense under the agreement because of this state's approval of the agreement or on the ground that the department's action or inaction is inconsistent with the agreement.

A law of this state, or the application of a law, may not be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the agreement.

No provision of the agreement authorized by this act in whole or in part invalidates or amends any provision of the law of this state. Adoption of the agreement by this state does not amend or modify any law of this state.

History: 2004, Act 174, Eff. July 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1863 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-52-of-2025 / Section 691.1863
Transitional provision.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

This act applies to a civil action filed or cause of action asserted in a civil action on or after the effective date of this act.

History: 2025, Act 52, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2507 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2507
Party or support enforcement agency; receipt of documents required for registering order; enforcement; registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 507.

(1) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state.

(2) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order according to this act.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 31.12 — MI Code / Chapter 31 / Act Act-202-of-1959 / Section 31.12
Emergency successor; oath of office, filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

Promptly after his designation in writing to the secretary of state by the designating authority, each emergency interim successor shall take the oath of office for the office to which he has been designated, and no other oath shall be required. The oath shall be administered by any person authorized to administer oaths in this state, and filed with the secretary of state.

History: 1959, Act 202, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 1969, Act 145, Imd. Eff. July 31, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.255 — MI Code / Chapter 560 / Act Act-288-of-1967 / Section 560.255
Lot numbers use.
Status: in_force

Sec. 255.

When a subdivision plat has been recorded, the lots in that plat shall be described by the caption of the plat and the lot number for all purposes, including those of assessment, taxation, sale and conveyance.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Mich. Comp. Laws § 331.73a — MI Code / Chapter 331 / Act Act-38-of-1969 / Section 331.73a
Refunding bonds; issuance; purposes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43a.

Refunding bonds of an authority created or incorporated under this act, issued pursuant to section 14(2) or 32, may be issued in 1 or more series, to refund any series of bonds or notes, in whole or in part, issued by that authority, issued by any other authority created or incorporated under this act, or issued for the benefit of a hospital by an economic development corporation incorporated pursuant to the economic development corporations act, Act No. 338 of the Public Acts of 1974, being sections 125.1601 to 125.1636, or in the case of the state authority by an entity for the benefit of a hospital, whether the bonds to be refunded have or have not matured, are or are not redeemable on the date of the issuance of the refunding bonds, or are or are not subject to redemption prior to maturity. The bonds may be issued partly to refund bonds and partly for any other purpose authorized by this act. Refunding bonds shall not be issued to refund bonds that do not mature or will not be redeemed pursuant to the plan of refunding within 40 years after the date of issuance of the refunding bonds. The refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount greater than the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded, as may be necessary to effect the refunding pursuant to the plan of refunding. Refunding bonds shall not be issued unless the authority issuing the bonds is reasonably satisfied that the hospital facility and other revenues pledged will produce sufficient revenues to meet the principal and interest on the refunding bonds, other costs, expenses, and charges in connection with the issuance of the refunding bonds, and the charges or obligations of the hospital which may be prior to or equal to the refunding bonds promptly as they become due; and that the hospital is otherwise soundly financed.

Refunding bonds may be issued for any 1 or more of the following purposes:

To reduce debt service costs on the basis of the total amount of debt service to be paid on the refunding bonds as compared with the total amount of debt service that would be required to be paid on the bonds to be refunded should the refunding not occur.

To reduce debt service costs on the basis of the present value of debt service to be paid on the refunding bonds as compared with the present value of debt service that would be required to be paid on the bonds to be refunded should the refunding not occur.

To produce a repayment schedule on the refunding bonds more favorable to the hospital than the repayment schedule on the bonds to be refunded.

To eliminate restrictions or requirements determined by the authority to be excessively burdensome to the hospital.

History: Add. 1978, Act 277, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1978; Am. 1992, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1992; Am. 1994, Act 428, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 798.18 — MI Code / Chapter 798 / Act Act-287-of-1988 / Section 798.18
Conditional effective date.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 691 of the 84th Legislature is enacted into law.

History: 1988, Act 287, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1012 — MI Code / Chapter 388 / Act Act-287-of-1964 / Section 388.1012
Superintendent of public instruction; continuance in office.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

The superintendent of public instruction elected under the 1908 constitution shall serve as superintendent of public instruction until June 30, 1965.

History: 1964, Act 287, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 430.5 — MI Code / Chapter 430 / Act Act-281-of-1927 / Section 430.5
Certificate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

Upon granting registration as aforesaid, the administrator shall issue a certificate to the petitioners, showing that a search of his or her records fails to disclose any conflict between the name, badge, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia proposed to be registered, and any other name, badge, button, decoration, charm, emblem, rosette, or other insignia registered pursuant thereto.

History: 1927, Act 281, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 8981; CL 1948, 430.5; Am. 1984, Act 183, Eff. Oct. 1, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.752 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-258-of-2003 / Section 124.752
Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The legislature finds that there exists in this state a continuing need to strengthen and revitalize the economy of this state and local units of government in this state and that it is in the best interests of this state and local units of government in this state to assemble or dispose of public property, including tax reverted property, in a coordinated manner to foster the development of that property and to promote economic growth in this state and local units of government in this state. It is declared to be a valid public purpose for a land bank fast track authority created under this act to acquire, assemble, dispose of, and quiet title to property under this act. It is further declared to be a valid public purpose for a land bank fast track authority created under this act to provide for the financing of the acquisition, assembly, disposition, and quieting of title to property, and for a land bank fast track authority to exercise other powers granted to a land bank fast track authority under this act. The legislature finds that a land bank fast track authority created under this act and powers conferred by this act constitute a necessary program and serve a necessary public purpose.

History: 2003, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.202 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-97-of-1907 / Section 390.202
Department of veterinary science; classrooms, staff, course of study, degrees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

The said state board of agriculture may provide suitable accommodations for class and demonstrating rooms; may appoint such professors of veterinary science and such tutors, demonstrators and other instructors as may from time to time be necessary; may furnish all necessary apparatus and appliances for the study of veterinary science; may prescribe and regulate the course of study; may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary, and may grant to each student satisfactorily completing the prescribed course of study a diploma and confer upon each such student the degree of "Doctor of Veterinary Science."

History: 1907, Act 97, Eff. Sept. 28, 1907; CL 1915, 1278; CL 1929, 7883; CL 1948, 390.202
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1619 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-182-of-1986 / Section 38.1619
Reserve for undistributed investment income; amounts to be transferred; providing contingency reserves or meeting requirements of other reserve accounts; insufficient balance.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The reserve for undistributed investment income is the account to which is credited all interest, dividends, and other income from the investment of retirement system assets; all gifts, bequests, and rewards offered or due to the members of the department received by the retirement system; all unclaimed accumulated contributions and retirement allowances; and all other money received by the retirement system, the disposition of which is not specifically provided. There shall be transferred from the reserve for undistributed investment income all amounts required to credit interest to the reserve for employee contributions, reserve for employer contributions, and the reserve for retired benefit payments; and to fund the reserve for administrative expenses. Whenever the department determines the balance in the reserve for undistributed investment income is more than sufficient to cover current charges to the reserve, all or any part of the excess may be used to provide contingency reserves or to meet special requirements of the other reserve accounts of the retirement system. Whenever the balance in the reserve for undistributed investment income is insufficient to meet the current charges to the account, the amount of the insufficiency shall be transferred from the reserve for employer contributions.

History: 1986, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.6505 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.6505
Access to records; requests in writing; identification of record; reasonable charge.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6505.

Access to records of the department and the department of state shall be in accordance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Requests for access to records shall be in writing and shall identify the specific record.

There shall be a reasonable charge for the reproduction and mailing of identifiable records.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 250.1009b — MI Code / Chapter 250 / Act Act-142-of-2001 / Section 250.1009b
"SPC Robert Friese Memorial Highway."
Status: in_force

Sec. 9b.

Business Route 127 in Clare County shall be known as the "SPC Robert Friese Memorial Highway".

History: Add. 2018, Act 115, Eff. July 25, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.454 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-94-of-1899 / Section 458.454
Articles of incorporation; execution in duplicate; filing articles and certificate; body politic or corporation; powers, rights, and privileges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Such articles of incorporation shall be executed in duplicate. One copy shall be retained by such corporation, and 1 copy shall be filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce. When said articles of incorporation and said certificate of the preacher in charge shall have been filed with the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, the said persons so signing said articles of association, and their associates and fellow members of said church, and all that may thereafter become members of said church as shown by its records from time to time shall thereby become and thenceforth be a body politic or corporation by the name expressed in said articles of incorporation, with all the powers, rights, and privileges appertaining to religious corporations by the law of this state.

History: 1899, Act 94, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1899; CL 1915, 10965; CL 1929, 10986; CL 1948, 458.454; Am. 1982, Act 444, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.791 — MI Code / Chapter 780 / Act Act-87-of-1985 / Section 780.791
Additional notices to victim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 41.

The prosecuting attorney, or, pursuant to an agreement under section 48a, the court, upon and in accordance with the request of the victim, shall give the victim notice of all of the following:

The offenses for which the juvenile was adjudicated or convicted.

The victim's right to make an impact statement at the disposition hearing or sentencing.

The time and place of the disposition or sentencing proceeding.

If a report is to be prepared for the juvenile's disposition or for a sentencing in a proceeding that is a designated case, the person preparing the report shall give notice to the victim of all of the following:

The victim's right to make an impact statement for use in preparing the report.

The address and telephone number of the person who is to prepare the report.

The fact that the report and any statement of the victim included in the report will be made available to the juvenile unless exempted from disclosure by the court.

A notice under subsection (1) or (2) shall inform the victim that his or her impact statement may be oral or written and may include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:

An explanation of the nature and extent of any physical, psychological, or emotional harm or trauma suffered by the victim.

An explanation of the extent of any economic loss or property damage suffered by the victim.

An opinion of the need for and extent of restitution and whether the victim has applied for or received compensation for loss or damage.

The victim's recommendation for an appropriate disposition or sentence.

History: Add. 1988, Act 22, Eff. June 1, 1988; Am. 1993, Act 341, Eff. May 1, 1994; Am. 2000, Act 503, Eff. June 1, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 49.102 — MI Code / Chapter 49 / Act Act-203-of-1972 / Section 49.102
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

“Council” means the prosecuting attorneys coordinating council.

“Executive secretary” means the executive secretary of the council.

“Office” means the office of prosecuting attorneys coordination as created in section 3.

History: 1972, Act 203, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1972
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.111 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-87-of-1873 / Section 322.111
Conveyance of lands; approval; record, admissible as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

When by any treaty or law of the United States it shall have been, or shall hereafter be required that permission or consent or approval of the United States be given to the lease, sale, alienation, or conveyance of any lands situate in this state, such permission, consent, or approval by the president of the United States to such sale, lease, alienation or conveyance, and the petition or prayer in writing soliciting that the consent, permission, or approval be made, may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the lands or any of them may be situated; and the record or a transcript of the record, certified by the register in whose office the same may have been recorded, may be read in evidence in any court within this state without further proof thereof; but the effect of such evidence may be rebutted by other competent evidence.

History: 1873, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1873; How. 5220; CL 1897, 1271; CL 1915, 410; CL 1929, 5799; CL 1948, 322.111
Mich. Comp. Laws § 110.17 — MI Code / Chapter 81 / Act Act-215-of-1895 / Section 110.17
Improvement before tax levy prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

No public work, improvement or expenditure shall be commenced, nor any contract therefor be let or made, except as herein otherwise provided, until a tax or assessment shall have been levied to pay the cost and expense thereof, and no such work or improvement shall be paid for, or contracted to be paid for, except from the proceeds of the tax or assessment thus levied, or from the proceeds of bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of said tax.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895; CL 1897, 3305; CL 1915, 3227; CL 1929, 2151; CL 1948, 110.17
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.5521 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.5521
Emissions control fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5521.

The emissions control fund is created within the state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money 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.

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

Upon the expenditure or appropriation of funds raised through fees in this part for any purpose other than those specifically listed in this part, authorization to collect fees under this part is suspended until such time as the funds expended or appropriated for purposes other than those listed in this part are returned to the emissions control fund.

Beginning October 1, 1994 and thereafter money shall be expended from the fund, upon appropriation, only for the following purposes as they relate to implementing the operating permit program required by title V:

Preparing generally applicable rules or guidance regarding the operating permit program or its implementation or enforcement.

Reviewing and acting on any application for a permit, permit revision, or permit renewal, the development of an applicable requirement as part of the processing of a permit, or permit revision or renewal.

General administrative costs of running the operating permit program, including the supporting and tracking of permit applications, compliance certification, and related data entry.

Implementing and enforcing the terms of any operating permit, not including any court costs or other costs associated with an enforcement action.

Emissions and ambient monitoring.

Modeling, analysis, or demonstration.

Preparing inventories and tracking emissions.

Providing direct and indirect support to facilities under the small business clean air assistance program created in part 57.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995; Am. 1998, Act 245, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3731 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-370-of-2010 / Section 338.3731
List of licensed PEOs; availability to public.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

The department shall maintain a list of PEOs licensed under this act. The list shall be readily available to the public by electronic or other means.

History: 2010, Act 370, Eff. July 1, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.63 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-240-of-1943 / Section 38.63
Contributions by employer and participant.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63.

This section is subject to the vesting requirements of section 64.

A qualified participant's employer shall contribute to the qualified participant's account in Tier 2 an amount equal to 4% of the qualified participant's compensation.

A qualified participant may periodically elect to contribute up to 3% of his or her compensation to his or her Tier 2 account. The qualified participant's employer shall make an additional contribution to the qualified participant's Tier 2 account in an amount equal to the contribution made by the qualified participant under this subsection.

A qualified participant may make contributions in addition to contributions made under subsection (3) to his or her Tier 2 account as permitted by the state treasurer and the internal revenue code. The qualified participant's employer shall not match contributions made by the qualified participant under this subsection.

History: Add. 1996, Act 487, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997