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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.803p — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.803p
Authentic Michigan registration plate; fee; certification; registration certificate; transferability; validity; revocation of registration.
Status: in_force

Sec. 803p.

The owner of an historic vehicle may use an authentic Michigan registration plate of the same year as the model year in which the vehicle was manufactured instead of an historic vehicle registration plate issued under section 803a by presenting the authentic plate number and year to the secretary of state at the time of registration. The owner of an historic vehicle may purchase an authentic Michigan registration plate from another person and restore the plate to its authentic condition for use pursuant to this section. An authentically restored plate shall be considered an authentic Michigan registration plate.

The owner of an historic vehicle applying to use an authentic Michigan registration plate under this section shall pay a fee of $35.00, shall certify that the vehicle for which the registration is requested is owned and operated solely as an historic vehicle, and shall certify that the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the highways of this state. The registration certificate need not specify the weight of the historic vehicle. The registration issued under this section is not transferable to another historic vehicle.

A registration issued under this section shall remain valid until the registrant either sells, transfers, or scraps the vehicle or modifies the vehicle in a manner that requires the issuance of a new certificate of title for the vehicle under this act.

After a hearing and for cause shown, the secretary of state may revoke a registration issued under this section for failure of the applicant to comply with this section, for use of the vehicle for which the registration was issued for purposes other than those enumerated in section 20a, or because the vehicle is not safe to operate on the highways of this state.

History: Add. 1996, Act 404, Eff. Dec. 21, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.240 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.240
Liability for use or ownership of vehicle after transfer of endorsed certificate of title; conditions; violation of subsection (2); civil infraction; fine; towing and storage fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 240.

(1) The owner of a motor vehicle who has made a bona fide sale by transfer of his or her title or interest and who has delivered possession of the vehicle and the certificate of title to that vehicle properly endorsed to the purchaser or transferee is not liable for any damages or a violation of law that subsequently results from the use or ownership of the vehicle by another, if the owner, other than a licensed dealer, satisfies the conditions prescribed under subsection (2).

(2) The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a licensed dealer, shall satisfy 1 of the following conditions:

(a) Accompany the purchaser of the vehicle to a secretary of state branch office to assure that the title of the vehicle being sold is transferred.

(b) Maintain a record of the sale for not less than 18 months. As used in this subdivision, "record of the sale" means either a photocopy of the reassigned title or a form or document that includes the name, address, driver license number, and signature of the person to whom the vehicle is sold and the purchase price and date of sale of the vehicle.

(3) A person who violates subsection (2) is responsible for a civil infraction and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of $15.00.

(4) A person who violates subsection (2) is presumed to be the last titled owner and to be liable for towing fees and daily storage fees for an abandoned motor vehicle.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1999, Act 267, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1999; Am. 2004, Act 493, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.381 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.381
School district organized as community district; political subdivision and public body corporate; name; jurisdiction; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 381.

(1) A school district organized as a community district shall be governed by this part, by the provisions of article 2 not inconsistent with this part, and by articles 3 and 4.

(2) A community district is a political subdivision and public body corporate separate and distinct from this state and other school districts in this state.

(3) The name of a school district governed by this part shall include the name of the city, village, or township with the greatest population located within the geographic boundaries of the community district, the word "school" or "schools", and the word "community" or "district", or both.

(4) Subject to section 12b, a school district governed by this part shall be under the jurisdiction of and governed by the school board of the community district provided for by section 384.

(5) As used in this part:

(a) "Authorizing body" means that term as defined in section 501, 521, or 551, as applicable.

(b) "Transfer date" means that term as defined in section 12b.

History: Add. 2016, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2016; Am. 2018, Act 601, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.2087 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-186-of-2012 / Section 445.2087
Remedies; exemption or release of person from certain requirements prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

(1) The remedies under this act are cumulative and do not affect the ability or right of any person to bring any action under this or any other civil, criminal, or regulatory act or ordinance that is otherwise not prohibited by law.

(2) This act does not exempt or release any person from the following:

(a) Obtaining and maintaining a license under any other statute or ordinance.

(b) Complying with the requirements of any other statute or ordinance.

History: 2012, Act 186, Eff. Dec. 18, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.17 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.17
Applicability of chapter to certain felonies; chapters 751 to 830.
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.

This chapter applies to the following felonies enumerated in chapters 751 to 830 of the Michigan Compiled Laws as set forth in sections 17a to 17g of this chapter.

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998; Am. 1999, Act 67, Eff. Aug. 1, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 178, Eff. Sept. 18, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 279, Eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 300, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001; Am. 2001, Act 136, Eff. Feb. 1, 2002; Am. 2002, Act 28, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 774.20 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 774.20
Jurors; sitting together and hearing proofs and allegations; agreement on verdict or discharge; officer to take charge of jury.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

After the jury is sworn, the jurors shall sit together and hear the proofs and allegations in the case, which shall be delivered in public and in the presence of the accused. After hearing the proofs and allegations, the jury shall be kept together in some convenient place, until they agree on a verdict or are discharged by the municipal court. An officer of the court shall be sworn to take charge of the jury, in the same manner as in a trial in a municipal court in a civil proceeding.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17445; CL 1948, 774.20; Am. 1980, Act 506, Imd. Eff. Jan. 22, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9133 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.9133
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9133.

The department may promulgate rules to implement this part which shall include rules to establish the plan developed under section 9101 and to implement sections 9121 and 9131.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 254.23 — MI Code / Chapter 254 / Act Act-354-of-1925 / Section 254.23
Movable span bridge; rules, posting, duty of commissioner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 23.

The commissioners having charge of movable span bridges shall cause to be posted in each commissioner's or operator's shelter rules and regulations governing the operation of the structure and all parts appertaining thereto, and shall see that every operator complies with such regulations. Such regulations shall be in accordance with the specifications of the state highway department as applying to movable bridges and with such other regulations in regard to signals, lights, etc., as may be prescribed by the war department of the United States government or as may be otherwise existent for the control of navigation.

History: 1925, Act 354, Imd. Eff. May 27, 1925; CL 1929, 4544; CL 1948, 254.23
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.315 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.315
Process; style, execution, seal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 315.

All writs and process issuing out of the court of appeals shall be styled: "In the name of the people of the state of Michigan," and shall run into and be executed in any county of the state.

The seal of the court of appeals affixed to, or impressed upon, any writ or process in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive evidence that the writ or process was issued by the court of appeals in all cases where such writ or process may be lawfully issued.

History: Add. 1964, Act 281, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.204c — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.204c
Handling explosive materials while under influence of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance; prohibition; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 204c.

(1) A person shall not handle any explosive materials while under the influence of an alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Alcoholic liquor" means that term as defined in section 1d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1d.

(b) "Controlled substance" means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7104.

(c) "Explosive materials" means that term as defined in 18 USC 841.

History: Add. 2018, Act 29, Eff. May 22, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 556.203 — MI Code / Chapter 556 / Act Act-187-of-2023 / Section 556.203
Applicability of act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 103.

This act applies to all powers of attorney except the following:

(a) A power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the power, including a power given to or for the benefit of a creditor in connection with a credit transaction.

(b) A patient advocate designation under section 5506 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506.

(c) A delegation of a parent's or guardian's power regarding care, custody, or property of a minor child or ward under section 5103 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5103.

(d) A proxy or other delegation to exercise voting rights or management rights with respect to an entity.

(e) A power created on a form prescribed by a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality for a governmental purpose.

History: 2023, Act 187, Eff. July 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.83105 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.83105
Forest recreation activities; volunteers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 83105.

The department may appoint persons to function as volunteers for the purpose of facilitating forest recreation activities. While a volunteer is serving in such a capacity, the volunteer has the same immunity from civil liability as a department employee and shall be treated in the same manner as an employee under section 8 of 1964 PA 170, MCL 691.1408.

A volunteer under subsection (1) shall not carry a firearm when functioning as a volunteer.

History: Add. 1998, Act 418, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.38 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-167-of-2008 / Section 460.38
Notice of rate change or other changes; time period; publication.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

(1) A cooperative electric utility that is member-regulated shall publish notice of any rate change or any change in billing practices and service rules or terms and conditions of service at least 30 days prior to the effective date of the change.

(2) The notice under this section shall be sent by first-class mail to all members or may be published in a periodical issued by an association of cooperative electric utilities and mailed to each member of record of the cooperative electric utility.

History: 2008, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 26, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.610a — MI Code / Chapter 290 / Act Act-283-of-1964 / Section 290.610a
Inspection fee; fees and expenses for special services; disposition of monies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10a.

(1) A fee shall not be charged for the regular inspection of any weights and measures or commodity subject to this act. A fee shall be charged to the owner or responsible party of any weights and measures or commodity subject to this act under either of the following circumstances:

(a) The inspection is a reinspection of any weights and measures or a lot sample of a commodity subject to this act that has been tested and found incorrect.

(b) The inspection is performed at the request of the owner or responsible party.

(2) The director shall establish the fees and expenses for special services, including fees for voluntary registration and type evaluation. Money collected by the department for special services, fees, and civil fines shall be paid into the general fund and credited to the department for weights and measures programs.

History: Add. 1975, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Aug. 26, 1975; Am. 2002, Act 208, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 2002; Am. 2012, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.4401 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.4401
Effect of adjudication for or against personal representative.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4401.

An adjudication rendered in any jurisdiction in favor of or against a personal representative of the estate is as binding on the local personal representative as if the local personal representative were a party to the adjudication.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1860 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-162-of-1995 / Section 445.1860
Written complaint alleging violation of act; duty of commissioner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

Upon receipt of a written complaint alleging a violation of this act by a regulated lender, the commissioner shall do 1 of the following:

Investigate the complaint if the regulated lender is chartered, licensed, or regulated by the commissioner.

If the regulated lender is not subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner, forward the complaint to the appropriate regulatory or investigatory authority.

History: 1995, Act 162, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.1310 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.1310
Subordination.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1310.

An obligation may be issued as subordinated to performance of another obligation of the person obligated, or a creditor may subordinate its right to performance of an obligation by agreement with either the person obligated or another creditor of the person obligated. Subordination does not create a security interest as against either the common debtor or a subordinated creditor.

History: Add. 2012, Act 86, Eff. July 1, 2013
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.357 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.357
Candidate for township office; death or disqualification; write-in.
Status: in_force

Sec. 357.

If a candidate of a political party, after having been nominated for a township office, dies, moves from the township, or becomes disqualified for any reason, the township board of election commissioners shall provide a blank space or spaces on the official ballots that affords every elector of the political party an opportunity to vote for a candidate to fill the vacancy by writing in the name of his or her selection.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955; Am. 2012, Act 276, Eff. Aug. 16, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.422d — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-2-of-1968 / Section 141.422d
Definitions; D to S.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2d.

"Depository library" means a depository library designated under section 10 of the library of Michigan act, 1982 PA 540, MCL 397.20.

"Legislative body" means any of the following:

The council, commission, or other entity vested with the legislative power of a village.

The council or other entity vested with the legislative power of a city.

The board of education of a local school district.

The board of education of an intermediate school district.

The township board of a township.

The county board of commissioners of a county.

The board of county road commissioners of a county.

The board of directors of a public school academy established under part 6a of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.501 to 380.507.

The official body to which is granted general governing powers over an authority or organization of government established by law that may expend funds of the authority or organization. As used in this act, legislative body does not include an intermunicipality committee established under 1957 PA 200, MCL 123.631 to 123.637.

"Library of Michigan" means the library of Michigan created under section 3 of the library of Michigan act, 1982 PA 540, MCL 397.13.

"Local unit" does not include an intermunicipality committee established under 1957 PA 200, MCL 123.631 to 123.637. Except as used in sections 14 to 20a, local unit means a village, city, or township or an authority or commission established by a county, village, city, or township resolution, motion, ordinance, or charter. As used in sections 14 to 20a, local unit means any of the following:

A village.

A city.

A school district.

An intermediate school district.

A public school academy established under part 6a of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.501 to 380.507.

A township.

A county.

A county road commission.

An authority or organization of government established by law that may expend funds of the authority or organization.

"Revenue" means an addition to the assets of a fund that does not increase a liability, does not represent the recovery of an expenditure, does not represent the cancellation of a liability without a corresponding increase in any other liability or a decrease in assets, and does not represent a contribution of fund capital in enterprise or in internal service funds.

"Surplus" means an excess of the assets of a fund over its liabilities and reserves.

History: Add. 1978, Act 621, Eff. Apr. 1, 1980; Am. 1981, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1981; Am. 1996, Act 401, Eff. Dec. 18, 1996; Am. 1999, Act 142, Imd. Eff. Oct. 22, 1999; Am. 2000, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5101 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.5101
General definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5101.

As used in parts 1 to 4 of this article:

"Best interests of the minor" means the sum total of the following factors to be considered, evaluated, and determined by the court:

The love, affection, and other emotional ties existing between the parties involved and the child.

The capacity and disposition of the parties involved to give the child love, affection, and guidance and to continue educating and raising the child in the child's religion or creed, if any.

The capacity and disposition of the parties involved to provide the child with food, clothing, medical care or other remedial care recognized and permitted under the laws of this state in place of medical care, and other material needs.

The length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment, and the desirability of maintaining continuity.

The permanence, as a family unit, of the existing or proposed custodial home.

The moral fitness of the parties involved.

The mental and physical health of the parties involved.

The child's home, school, and community record.

The child's reasonable preference, if the court considers the child to be of sufficient age to express a preference.

The party's willingness and ability to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child relationship between the child and his or her parent or parents.

Domestic violence regardless of whether the violence is directed against or witnessed by the child.

Any other factor considered by the court to be relevant to a particular dispute regarding termination of a guardianship, removal of a guardian, or parenting time.

"Claim" includes, in respect to a protected individual, a liability of the protected individual, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, and a liability of the estate that arises at or after the appointment of a conservator, including expenses of administration.

"Conservator" includes, but is not limited to, a limited conservator described in section 5419(1).

"Visitor" means an individual appointed in a guardianship or protective proceeding who is trained in law, nursing, or social work, is an officer, employee, or special appointee of the court, and has no personal interest in the proceeding.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.874 — MI Code / Chapter 141 / Act Act-395-of-1980 / Section 141.874
Marketing program; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A marketing program may include all or any of the following:

Provisions for establishing and paying the costs of advertising, marketing, and promotional programs to encourage convention business or tourism in the assessment district.

Provisions for assisting transient facilities within the assessment district in promoting convention business or tourism.

Provisions for the acquisition of personal property considered appropriate by the bureau in furtherance of the purposes of the marketing program.

Provisions for the hiring of and payment for personnel employed by the bureau to implement the marketing program.

Provisions for contracting with organizations, agencies, or persons for carrying out activities in furtherance of the purposes of the marketing program.

Programs for establishing and paying the costs of research designed to encourage convention business or tourism in the assessment district.

Provisions for incurring any other expense or cost which the board, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, considers reasonably related to promotion of the convention business or tourism within the assessment district.

Procedures for election of the board.

History: 1980, Act 395, Imd. Eff. Jan. 7, 1981; Am. 1984, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1984
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.504 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-7-of-1967-Ex-Sess- / Section 124.504
Joint exercise of powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

A public agency of this state may exercise jointly with any other public agency of this state, with a public agency of any other state of the United States, with a public agency of Canada, or with any public agency of the United States government any power, privilege, or authority that the agencies share in common and that each might exercise separately.

History: 1967, Ex. Sess., Act 7, Eff. Mar. 22, 1968; Am. 2002, Act 439, Imd. Eff. June 13, 2002