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Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.20 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-151-of-1851 / Section 390.20
Board of regents; meetings; notice; conducting business; quorum; adjournment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.

The meetings of the board shall be called in the manner the regents prescribe which gives public notice of the time, date, and place of the meetings in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The business which the board may perform shall be conducted in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. Five regents shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and a smaller number may adjourn from time to time.

History: 1851, Act 151, Eff. July 5, 1851; CL 1857, 2202; CL 1871, 3500; How. 4924; CL 1897, 1800; CL 1915, 1175; CL 1929, 7783; CL 1948, 390.20; Am. 1977, Act 253, Imd. Eff. Dec. 6, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5559 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5559
Spectacles and contact lenses as medical devices; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5559.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), spectacles and contact lenses are medical devices and are subject to the requirements of this part for the protection of consumers.

(2) This part does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A diagnostic contact lens that is used by a licensee during an examination and evaluation.

(b) An optical instrument or device that is not intended to correct or enhance vision.

(c) An optical instrument or device that is not made, designed, or sold specifically for a particular individual.

History: Add. 2014, Act 269, Eff. Sept. 30, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.81124 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.81124
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 81124.

If the department finds that rules are necessary to implement the regulatory provisions of this part or to clarify the intent of this part, the department shall promulgate rules.

History: Add. 1995, Act 58, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 446.161 — MI Code / Chapter 446 / Act Act-550-of-2016 / Section 446.161
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "bad-faith patent infringement claims act".

History: 2016, Act 550, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 556.207 — MI Code / Chapter 556 / Act Act-187-of-2023 / Section 556.207
Meaning and effect of power of attorney.
Status: in_force

Sec. 107.

The meaning and effect of a power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the power was executed.

History: 2023, Act 187, Eff. July 1, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.666 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-18-of-1933-Ex-Sess- / Section 125.666
Enabling ordinances or resolutions; loan by commission; housing project to include purchase by nonprofit entity; use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

For the purposes of this act, any borrower is authorized to adopt or enact an ordinance or ordinances, or a resolution or resolutions if the borrower is a commission, providing for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds as stated in this act, and any and all other appropriate ordinances and resolutions considered necessary or desirable to effectuate the full intent and purposes of this act. The manner and procedure of enacting any ordinances or resolutions shall be as provided by law, except as may be expressly provided for by this act.

If a commission is the borrower under this act, the commission may loan any amount of the borrowed money to the incorporating unit, which may execute any deed, mortgage, lease, contract, or other agreement with respect to property for which bonds or notes were issued. If the commission makes a loan to the incorporating unit under this subsection, the incorporating unit has all powers granted under this act to a borrower for purposes of securing repayment of the loan.

A housing project or combined housing project for which obligations may be issued under this act includes a housing project to be purchased or developed by a nonprofit entity with the proceeds of a loan from a borrower.

The proceeds of obligations issued under this act and other funds available to an incorporating unit or commission may be used to make loans for defraying the cost of purchasing, acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending, or repairing a housing project.

History: 1933, Ex. Sess., Act 18, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1934; CL 1948, 125.666; Am. 1996, Act 338, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.2910 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.2910
Goods as accessions; priority of interests; right to remove goods; reimbursement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A310.

Goods are accessions when they are installed in or affixed to other goods.

The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into before the goods became accessions is superior to all interests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4).

The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into at the time or after the goods became accessions is superior to all subsequently acquired interests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4) but is subordinate to interests in the whole existing at the time the lease contract was made unless the holders of such interests in the whole have in writing consented to the lease or disclaimed an interest in the goods as part of the whole.

The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract described in subsection (2) or (3) is subordinate to the interest of either of the following:

A buyer in the ordinary course of business or a lessee in the ordinary course of business of any interest in the whole acquired after the goods became accessions.

A creditor with a security interest in the whole perfected before the lease contract was made to the extent that the creditor makes subsequent advances without knowledge of the lease contract.

When under subsections (2) or (3) and (4) a lessor or a lessee of accessions holds an interest that is superior to all interests in the whole, the lessor or the lessee may ( i ) on default, expiration, termination, or cancellation of the lease contract by the other party but subject to the provisions of the lease contract and this article, or ( ii ) if necessary to enforce his or her other rights and remedies under this article, remove the goods from the whole, free and clear of all interests in the whole, but he or she must reimburse any holder of an interest in the whole who is not the lessee and who has not otherwise agreed for the cost of repair of any physical injury but not for any diminution in value of the whole caused by the absence of the goods removed or by any necessity for replacing them. A person entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the party seeking removal gives adequate security for the performance of this obligation.

History: Add. 1992, Act 101, Eff. Sept. 30, 1992
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.301 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-23-of-2008 / Section 28.301
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card act".

History: 2008, Act 23, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 490.101 — MI Code / Chapter 490 / Act Act-215-of-2003 / Section 490.101
Short title.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "credit union act".

History: 2003, Act 215, Eff. June 1, 2004
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.7935 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.7935
Cooperation of insured with association; assignment of rights; indemnification from catastrophic claims association; options.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7935.

Each insured entitled to the protection of this chapter shall cooperate with the association in accordance with the insured's policy in the same manner as the insured would have been required to cooperate with his or her insurer if it were not in receivership. Each insured shall be considered to have assigned to the association any right to make claim against the receiver for a refund of unearned premium for the period of coverage provided by the association beginning on the date of receivership.

An insured or claimant entitled to the benefits of this chapter shall be considered to have assigned to the association, to the extent of any payment received from the association, his or her rights against the estate of the insolvent insurer, rights under the policy under which his or her claim arose, and any other rights the insured or claimant may have against another person for payment of the covered claim paid by the association.

The association shall be entitled to receive, to the extent of the amount paid or payable by the association by reason of a covered claim, any amount recoverable by the receiver or the insolvent insurer by way of right of indemnification from the catastrophic claims association created in section 3104.

The association shall be entitled to any option to take possession of, right of salvage in, or other right to proceeds from the sale or disposition of insured property which is the subject matter of a covered claim, to which the insolvent insurer would have been entitled had it paid the claim.

History: Add. 1969, Act 277, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969; Am. 1980, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 64.7 — MI Code / Chapter 61 / Act Act-3-of-1895 / Section 64.7
Clerk; duties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the clerk shall do all of the following:

Have charge of all the books, vouchers, and documents relating to the accounts, contracts, debts, and revenues of the corporation.

Countersign and register all bonds issued, and keep a list of all property belonging to the village, and of all its debts and liabilities.

Keep a complete set of books, exhibiting the financial condition of the village in all its departments, funds, resources, and liabilities, with a proper classification, and showing the purpose for which each fund was raised.

Keep an account of all the money received for each of the several funds of the village, and credit all check disbursements drawn, keeping an account with each fund.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895; CL 1897, 2733; CL 1915, 2603; CL 1929, 1513; CL 1948, 64.7; Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.432 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-148-of-1975 / Section 451.432
Rules; decisions, orders, and rulings; electronic filing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 22.

The director may promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, make specific decisions, make orders and rulings that include demands and findings, and take other necessary action for the implementation and enforcement of this act.

The director may in his or her discretion provide for electronic filing of any document filed with the director or department under this act.

History: 1975, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976; Am. 2000, Act 255, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.266 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-345-of-1990 / Section 54.266
Duties of department; expediting county's plan; payment or reimbursement of costs; interaction with commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

(1) The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Coordinate the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the land survey records and monuments of the public land survey system in this state, including, but not limited to, all pertinent field notes, plats, documents, and monuments.

(b) Establish a policy to maintain and provide safe storage of records required to be filed with the department under this act.

(c) Coordinate memoranda of understanding with other state, federal, and local agencies to promote the activities necessary, incidental, or appropriate to promote this act.

(d) Foster, encourage, and promote county plans for each county in this state and, after submission of county plans, review the plans for approval.

(e) Coordinate and administer a grant program for grants to counties to implement this act.

(f) By October 1 in each odd-numbered year, submit a report to the legislature and each county board of commissioners. The report must include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

( i ) A summary of the department's activities regarding administration of this act.

( ii ) An assessment of the progress of the implementation of county monumentation and remonumentation plans throughout this state.

( iii ) A statement regarding the amount of money that was received and disbursed from the fund.

( iv ) An assessment of how much money is necessary to carry out the county plans in this state.

( v ) An assessment of whether the money received in the fund is adequate to implement this act.

( vi ) Recommendations including, but not limited to, the level of funding that is necessary to implement this act.

( vii ) A statement of the amount of money disbursed from the fund to each grantee, the average amount of money spent per corner by each grantee, and the percentage of work in its county plan completed by each grantee.

(2) If a county elects to expedite the county's plan as provided in section 8, the department shall enter into a contract described in section 8(4) to pay or reimburse the costs of expediting the plan. The amount expended or borrowed for expediting the county's plan shall be paid from the fund as provided in section 12(2).

(3) In performing its duties under this act, if the department is required to interact in any way with the commission and if the initial members of the commission have not been appointed and their appointment consented to by the senate under section 3 as amended by the amendatory act that added this subsection, the department may proceed with its duties under this act without the required interaction until the initial members are appointed and their appointment consented to.

History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Am. 1998, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 6, 1998; Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.4504 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-23-of-1993 / Section 450.4504
Membership interest as personal property.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.

A membership interest is personal property and may be held in any manner in which personal property may be held. A husband and wife may hold a membership interest in joint tenancy in the same manner and subject to the same restrictions, consequences, and conditions that apply to the ownership of real estate held jointly by a husband and wife under the laws of this state, with full right of ownership by survivorship in case of the death of either.

A member has no interest in specific limited liability company property.

History: 1993, Act 23, Eff. June 1, 1993; Am. 2002, Act 686, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 486.61 — MI Code / Chapter 486 / Act Act-39-of-1883 / Section 486.61
Furnishing and use of water; rent, collection.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

Such company may furnish water to other persons or companies for mining, manufacturing, milling, domestic, municipal, or agricultural purposes, on such rent as shall be agreed upon by and between it and those desiring to obtain it, or it may use the same for such purposes itself in any class of manufacturing purposes. It is authorized to bring suit to enforce the payment of such rent in any proper court of the county where its principal office is located.

History: 1883, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1883; How. 3895k; CL 1897, 6799; CL 1915, 8899; CL 1929, 11834; CL 1948, 486.61
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.21328 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.21328
Agreements.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21328.

The department may enter into an agreement with a local unit of government or a state or federal agency to aid in the implementation or enforcement of this part and to obtain financial assistance.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 206.1069 — MI Code / Chapter 206 / Act Act-259-of-2018 / Section 206.1069
Use of money as matching funds for federal grant.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Money from the fund may be used as matching funds for a federal grant if those funds are to be used for the purposes described under section 5.

History: 2018, Act 259, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.3134 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.3134
Cooperative organized on member capital basis, member fee basis, or basis combining member capital and membership fee; powers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1134.

A cooperative which is organized on a member capital basis or on a basis combining member capital and membership fee may provide for any of the following, if such provision is set forth in the articles or bylaws:

A maximum member capital to be held by any 1 member.

Transfer of member capital pursuant to section 304(6).

Mandatory contribution or contributions of member capital as a condition or conditions of admission to or retention of membership, including but not limited to initial capital contributions, surcharges, and distributions of net savings pursuant to section 1135.

A dividend on membership capital, not to exceed 8% per year.

Special assessments on members.

A cooperative which is organized on a membership fee basis or on a basis combining member capital and membership fee may provide for either or both of the following as a condition or conditions of admission to or retention of membership in the cooperative, if such a provision is set forth in its articles or bylaws:

The charging of a nonredeemable initial or periodic membership fee or fees.

Nonredeemable special assessments on members.

History: Add. 1984, Act 209, Eff. Nov. 1, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 752.953 — MI Code / Chapter 752 / Act Act-319-of-2014 / Section 752.953
Information and notice to be provided to sexual assault victim.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

(1) Within 24 hours after the initial contact between a sexual assault victim and the investigating law enforcement agency, that investigating law enforcement agency shall give the sexual assault victim a written copy of, or access to, the following information:

(a) Contact information for a local community-based sexual assault services program, if available.

(b) Notice that he or she can have a sexual assault evidence kit administered and that he or she cannot be billed for this examination as provided in section 5a of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.355a.

(c) Notice that he or she may choose to have a sexual assault evidence kit administered without being required to participate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law enforcement as provided in section 5a of 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.355a.

(d) Notice of the right to request information under sections 5 and 6.

(e) Notice of the right to request a personal protection order as provided in section 2950 or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a.

(2) The information and notice provided under subsection (1) shall also include the notice required under the William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act, 1985 PA 87, MCL 780.751 to 780.834.

(3) The Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board, in consultation with law enforcement, shall develop a sample notice card for sexual assault victims. The card shall be made available electronically to Michigan law enforcement agencies no later than June 30, 2015.

(4) Beginning not later than September 30, 2015, law enforcement agencies shall provide sexual assault victims with the information required in subsection (1).

History: 2014, Act 319, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.63a — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-87-of-1980 / Section 213.63a
Duplicative payment prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13a.

A person is not entitled to a payment in connection with the acquisition of all or part of that person's property under this act if that payment would be duplicative of any grant or other payment received under any state or federal statute or regulation.

History: Add. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.8195 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.8195
Society subject to chapter 20.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8195.

Each society authorized to do business in this state shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 20 relating to unfair trade practices except that chapter 20 shall not be construed as applying to or affecting the right of a society to determine its eligibility requirements for membership, or be construed as applying to or affecting the offering of benefits exclusively to members or persons eligible for membership in the society by a subsidiary corporation or affiliated organization of the society.

History: Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1268 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.1268
Mailing and electronic mail address; mailing of notice or process.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1268.

(1) When applying for a certificate, the applicant shall report his or her mailing and electronic mail address to the director. A certificate holder shall notify the director of a change in his or her mailing or electronic mail address within 30 days after the change. The director shall maintain the mailing and electronic mail address of each certificate holder on file.

(2) A notice of hearing or service of process may be served upon a certificate holder in an action or proceeding for a violation of this act by mailing the notice or process by first-class mail to the certificate holder's mailing address reported to the director under subsection (1).

History: Add. 2014, Act 566, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.9109 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.9109
Agreement between public agency or county or municipal enforcing agency and conservation district; purpose; reviews and evaluations of agency's programs or procedures; agreement between person engaged in agricultural practices and conservation district; notification; enforcement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9109.

An authorized public agency, county enforcing agency, or municipal enforcing agency may enter into an agreement with a conservation district for assistance and advice in overseeing and reviewing compliance with soil erosion and sedimentation control procedures and in reviewing existing or proposed earth changes, earth change plans, or site plans with regard to technical matters pertaining to soil erosion and sedimentation control. In addition to or in the absence of such agreements, conservation districts may perform periodic reviews and evaluations of the authorized public agency's, county enforcing agency's, or municipal enforcing agency's programs or procedures pursuant to standards and specifications developed in cooperation with the respective districts and as approved by the department. These reviews and evaluations shall be submitted to the department for appropriate action.

A person engaged in agricultural practices may enter into an agreement with the appropriate conservation district to pursue agricultural practices in accordance with and subject to this part, the rules promulgated under this part, and any applicable local ordinance. If a person enters into an agreement with a conservation district, the conservation district shall notify the county enforcing agency or municipal enforcing agency or the department in writing of the agreement. Upon entering into the agreement under this subsection, a person is not subject to permits required under this part, but is required to develop project specific soil erosion and sedimentation control plans and is subject to the remedies provided for in this part for violations of this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995; Am. 2000, Act 504, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001