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Mich. Comp. Laws § 48.37 — MI Code / Chapter 48 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 48.37
Deputy; appointment, duties, oath, and bond; employment and bond of personnel; liability for acts, defaults, and misconduct; prosecution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 37.

The county treasurer shall appoint a deputy, who, in the absence of the treasurer from the office, or in case of a vacancy in the office, or a disability of the treasurer to perform the duties of the office, may perform all the duties of the office of treasurer, until the vacancy is filled or the disability is removed. The county treasurer may revoke those appointments at any time. The deputy shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and filing a bond, if the county board of commissioners determines that an individual bond is necessary. The treasurer may employ personnel necessary and approved by the county board of commissioners. In a county having a civil service, employment of personnel shall be in accordance with Act No. 370 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, being sections 38.401 to 38.428 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. All appointments and revocations of appointments shall be in writing. A treasurer shall not be responsible for the acts, defaults, and misconduct in office of a deputy or any other employee in the treasurer's office accruing without the knowledge or negligence of the treasurer. Each employee, before entering upon the duties of office, shall execute and file an individual bond, for the faithful performance of duties in the amount, form, and manner prescribed by the county board of commissioners, if the county board of commissioners determines that an individual bond is necessary. The deputy or other employee shall be liable for the deputy's or employee's acts, defaults, and misconduct in office in the same manner as the treasurer or the treasurer's executors and administrators would otherwise be liable, and actions for those acts, defaults, and misconduct shall be prosecuted directly against the deputy or other employee, and the appropriate surety.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 14; CL 1857, 379; CL 1871, 513; How. 521; CL 1897, 2536; CL 1915, 2363; CL 1929, 1263; CL 1948, 48.37; Am. 1958, Act 115, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958; Am. 1978, Act 635, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.51 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-297-of-1929 / Section 128.51
Circuit court in chancery; jurisdiction to vacate cemeteries.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

That, whenever the trustees of an incorporated village, or the common council of any city, shall, by a resolution adopted by them, determine that the dead bodies buried in any private or public cemetery located in such city or village should be removed therefrom for the reason that such cemetery shall impede the establishment, maintenance, development or enhancement of any public improvement by such city or village, the circuit court in chancery of the county in which such cemetery is located, upon such findings, and under the conditions hereinafter set forth, is hereby authorized to vacate the same, or any part thereof, on petition made to such court, as hereinafter provided.

History: 1929, Act 297, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1929; CL 1929, 2668; CL 1948, 128.51
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.1 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.1
Courts of record; jurisdiction over prosecutions upon information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The several circuit courts of this state, the recorders' courts and any court of record having jurisdiction of criminal causes, shall possess and may exercise the same power and jurisdiction to hear, try and determine prosecutions upon informations for crimes, misdemeanors and offenses, to issue writs and process and do all other acts therein as they possess and may exercise in cases of like prosecutions upon indictments.

History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927; CL 1929, 17215; CL 1948, 767.1
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.608 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-295-of-1982 / Section 552.608
Limitation on amount of income withheld.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The total amount of income withheld under this act under all orders to withhold income for current support, past due support, fees, and health care coverage premiums effective against a payer shall not exceed 50% of the payer's disposable earnings as that term is defined in 15 USC 1672.

History: Add. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986; Am. 1995, Act 236, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996; Am. 2009, Act 193, Eff. Mar. 28, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2311 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2311
Fees or dues required as condition of shareholding or membership; fixing; enforcement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 311.

A corporation may fix in the bylaws, or the bylaws may authorize the board to fix, an amount as fees or dues which shareholders or members may be required to pay initially or periodically as a condition of shareholding or admission or retention of membership. The corporation may make bylaws necessary to enforce this requirement, including provisions for cancellation of shares or termination of membership for nonpayment of dues or obligations and for reissuance of shares or reinstatement of membership.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2064 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-270-of-1984 / Section 125.2064
Considerations prior to certification.
Status: in_force

Sec. 64.

The fund shall also consider, prior to certifying a minority venture capital company or a MESBIC, all of the following:

The current and proposed composition of the board of directors of the minority venture capital company or MESBIC and the relevant experience of the members of the board.

Whether the minority venture capital company or MESBIC has a reasonable likelihood of being financially sound in the long run and capable of earning for its investors a reasonable rate of return.

The current availability of minority venture capital in the geographic area in which the minority venture capital company or MESBIC will conduct business and the current availability of minority venture capital in the area for products or processes similar to those funded or to be funded by the minority venture capital company or MESBIC.

The percentage of the minority venture capital company or MESBIC owned by minorities.

History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5807 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5807
Damages for breach of contract; specific performance; period of limitations; bond; deed; mortgage; surety bond; appeal bond; public obligations; other actions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5807.

(1) A person may not bring or maintain an action to recover damages or money due for breach of contract or to enforce the specific performance of a contract unless, after the claim first accrued to the person or to someone through whom the person claims, the person commences the action within the applicable period prescribed by this section.

(2) The period of limitations on an action charging a surety on a bond of a personal representative or guardian is 4 years after the discharge of the personal representative or guardian.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section or another statute of this state, the period of limitations is 10 years for an action founded on a bond of a public officer.

(4) The period of limitations on an action founded on a bond executed under sections 80 and 81 of 1846 RS 16, MCL 41.80 and 41.81, is 2 years after the expiration of the year for which the constable was elected.

(5) The period of limitations is 10 years for an action founded on a covenant in a deed or mortgage of real estate.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in another statute of this state, the period of limitations is 2 years for an action charging a surety for costs.

(7) The period of limitations is 2 years for an action brought on a bond or recognizance given on appeal from a court in this state.

(8) The period of limitations is 10 years for an action on a bond, note, or other like instrument that is the direct or indirect obligation of, or was issued by although not the obligation of, this state or a county, city, village, township, school district, special assessment district, or other public or quasi-public corporation in this state.

(9) The period of limitations is 6 years for an action to recover damages or money due for breach of contract that is not described in subsections (2) to (8).

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963; Am. 2018, Act 15, Eff. May 7, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 550.527 — MI Code / Chapter 550 / Act Act-386-of-1996 / Section 550.527
Offer to purchase policy or certificate; notice to insurer.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

An offer to purchase a life insurance policy or certificate from the viator shall be transmitted to the insurer providing the life insurance policy, who may advise the viator of other alternatives which may be available under the policy. The notice required by this section shall be transmitted by the provider of the viatical settlement contract.

History: 1996, Act 386, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.253a — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-150-of-1962 / Section 423.253a
Strikes or lockouts; solicitation or advertisement for employees, referrals, notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3a.

No person, partnership, agency, firm or corporation, or officer or agent thereof, shall recruit, solicit or advertise for employees, or refer persons to employment, in place of employees involved in a lawful strike or lockout, without adequate notice to the person, and in the advertisement, that there is a strike or lockout at the place at which employment is offered and that the employment offered is in place of employees involved in the strike or lockout.

History: Add. 1965, Act 18, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.590 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act Act-66-of-1959 / Section 322.590
Criminal liability of owner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

This act does not relieve an owner of any animal of any criminal liability or penalty which may be otherwise provided by law for allowing or permitting animals to graze or run at large on lands owned by or under the control of the department.

History: 1959, Act 66, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960; Am. 2010, Act 70, Imd. Eff. May 13, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.859 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-205-of-1951 / Section 38.859
Political subdivision; plan to provide for appropriations to contribution fund.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.

Each plan made under section 8 shall provide that the political subdivision will appropriate to the contribution fund created under section 13 of this act for each year that the plan is in effect an amount equal to the subdivision's share of the cost of administration of this act by the department, such amount to be not greater than 5 per centum of the contributions made by the subdivision under the requirements of section 11.

History: 1951, Act 205, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.567 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-150-of-1967 / Section 32.567
Military forces of another state; pursuit of insurrectionist, saboteur, or enemy into this state; surrender of captives; construction of section.
Status: in_force

Sec. 167.

A military force of another state which is in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this state, until the military or police forces of this state or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture the persons pursued. The pursuing forces may arrest or capture such persons within this state while in fresh pursuit. Any person who is captured or arrested by the military forces of another state, while in this state, shall be surrendered without unnecessary delay to the military or police forces of this state to be dealt with according to law. This section shall not be construed to make unlawful an arrest in this state otherwise lawful, nor to repeal or prevent the application of any provision of law on the fresh pursuit of criminals.

History: 1967, Act 150, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4202 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4202
Authority; establishment; restriction; public body corporate; powers generally.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a municipality may establish 1 authority. If, before November 1, 1985, a municipality establishes more than 1 authority, those authorities may continue to exist as separate authorities. Under the conditions described in section 203a, a municipality may have more than 1 authority within that municipality's boundaries. A parcel of property shall not be included in more than 1 authority created by this part.

(2) An authority shall be a public body corporate which may sue and be sued in any court of this state. An authority possesses all the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of its incorporation. The enumeration of a power in this part shall not be construed as a limitation upon the general powers of an authority.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5117 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.5117
Individual with serious communicable disease or infection; order authorizing care; report; authority not restricted; financial liability for care.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5117.

(1) A local health department that knows that an individual who has a serious communicable disease or infection, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis or sexually transmitted infection, but not including HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, regardless of the individual's domicile, is in the local health department's jurisdiction and requires care, immediately shall furnish the necessary care in accordance with requirements established by the department under section 5111(2)(g). The local health department shall issue an order authorizing the care.

(2) The local health department promptly shall report the action taken under this section to the county department of human services of the individual's probable place of domicile.

(3) This section does not restrict the authority of the local health department in furnishing care to the individual, pending determination by the local health department or, upon its request, by the county department of human services of the probable place of domicile of the individual.

(4) Financial liability for care rendered under this section shall be determined in accordance with part 53.

History: Add. 1988, Act 491, Eff. Mar. 30, 1989; Am. 1994, Act 200, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1994; Am. 2010, Act 119, Imd. Eff. July 13, 2010; Am. 2016, Act 65, Eff. July 4, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 52.201f — MI Code / Chapter 52 / Act Act-181-of-1953 / Section 52.201f
County medical examiner and deputies; removal.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1f.

The county board of supervisors shall remove from office any county medical examiner or upon request of the county medical examiner any deputy county medical examiner, after hearing, who fails to discharge properly the duties of his office. In counties having a civil service system, the removal of the county medical examiner shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the civil service system.

History: Add. 1969, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 54.236 — MI Code / Chapter 54 / Act Act-9-of-1964 / Section 54.236
Presentation of coordinates for recording; contents of recording document.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

Coordinates based on either Michigan coordinate system described in this act, purporting to define the position of a point or a land boundary corner, shall not be presented to be recorded unless the recording document contains an estimate, expressed as a standard deviation, of the positional tolerance of the coordinates being recorded. The recording document shall also contain a description of the nearest first or second order horizontal geodetic control monument from which the coordinates being recorded were determined and the method of survey for that determination. If the position of the described first or second order geodetic control monument is not published by the NOAA/NGS, the recording document shall contain a certificate signed by a land surveyor licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 339.2001 to 339.2014 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, which certificate states that the described control monument and its coordinates have been established and determined in conformance with the specifications given in section 5 or 5a.

History: 1964, Act 9, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1988, Act 154, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1988
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.4328 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-57-of-2018 / Section 125.4328
Authority district part of area annexed to or consolidated with another municipality; authority of annexing or consolidated municipality; effect of obligations, agreements, and bonds.
Status: in_force

Sec. 328.

Notwithstanding the limitation provided by section 302(1) on having more than 1 authority, if an authority district is part of an area annexed to or consolidated with another municipality, the authority managing that authority district shall become an authority of the annexing or consolidated municipality. All obligations of that authority incurred pursuant to development plans or tax increment plans, all agreements related to the plans, and bonds issued pursuant to this part shall remain in effect following the annexation or consolidation.

History: 2018, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 1, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 456.29 — MI Code / Chapter 456 / Act Act-87-of-1855 / Section 456.29
Records of rights of burial; form.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

A record shall be kept by each corporation organized under this act, of the rights of burial disposed of by such corporation, in the following form:

No. The .......... for .........., to them paid by .........., of .........., hereby grant unto .......... right of burial in their grounds, and embracing in reference to this map, .........., subject, nevertheless, to assessment and forfeiture, as provided by law.

Dated, .................... 18..... .

Countersigned, .........., President. .......... Clerk.

History: 1855, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1855; CL 1857, 1745; CL 1871, 3402; How. 4756; CL 1897, 8390; CL 1915, 11150; CL 1929, 10429; CL 1948, 456.29
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.204 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.204
Conversion condominium project; notice; termination of tenancy.
Status: in_force

Sec. 104.

Except for the requirements of subsection (2), this section shall not apply to a business condominium unit.

Before offering any unit for sale, the developer of a conversion condominium project shall notify each existing tenant of any unit in the proposed conversion condominium project of all of the following:

The proposed conversion.

The right of a prospective purchaser to receive the disclosure documents enumerated in section 84a.

The right to remain in the unit of residence for 120 days after receipt of this notice, or until expiration of the term of the lease, whichever is longer.

The right to terminate tenancy after receipt of this notice upon 60 days' notice to the developer. The notice shall be physically delivered or sent by first class mail to each unit, addressed to the tenant. A tenancy in a conversion condominium, whether month to month or otherwise, shall not be terminated by the lessor without cause within 120 days after delivery of notice under this subsection, or until expiration of the term of the lease, whichever is longer.

A tenant who receives notice under subsection (2) may terminate his or her tenancy, at any time, if notice of termination of tenancy is given to the developer not less than 60 days before the date of termination.

If a developer of a conversion condominium project desires to take reservations before delivery of the notice required under subsection (2), the developer shall, before taking any reservations, notify each existing tenant of any unit in the proposed conversion condominium of both of the following:

The tenant's lease is not affected by the taking of reservations for units in the proposed conversion condominium.

If a conversion condominium project is established, the tenant may obtain from the developer a full statement of the rights and options available to the tenant.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978; Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.839 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.839
Capital notes.
Status: in_force

Sec. 839.

A domestic insurer may issue capital notes under this section.

A capital note issued by a domestic insurer may provide for interest payments at fixed or adjustable rates, for sinking fund payments, and for payments and redemptions of principal under the terms of the capital note.

The issuance of a capital note is not subject to the commissioner's prior approval.

A capital note shall be treated as a liability in the computation of statutory surplus and shall be reported as a liability on the domestic insurer's annual statement filed with the commissioner under section 438.

In a liquidation proceeding pursuant to chapter 81, a capital note is a similar obligation under section 8142(1)(h).

A capital note may be included in a domestic insurer's total adjusted capital. For a capital note to be so included, the commissioner may require the capital note to contain other features as the commissioner determines are adequate and appropriate to ensure that the insurer continues to be safe, reliable, and entitled to public confidence.

As used in this section:

"Capital note" means a debt instrument that complies with this section.

"Total adjusted capital" means the sum of an insurer's statutory capital and surplus as determined under the annual statement filed with the commissioner under section 438.

History: Add. 1998, Act 457, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1305 — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-195-of-2001 / Section 722.1305
Registered child-custody determination; enforcement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 305.

A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child-custody determination made by a court of another state.

A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify except in accordance with article 2, a registered child-custody determination of another state.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Mich. Comp. Laws § 449.34 — MI Code / Chapter 449 / Act Act-72-of-1917 / Section 449.34
Dissolution; liability of partner.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.

(Right of partner to contribution from copartners after dissolution). Except as otherwise provided by section 46, if dissolution is caused by the act, death, or bankruptcy of a partner, each partner is liable to his or her copartners for his or her share of any liability created by any partner acting for the partnership as if the partnership had not been dissolved unless this dissolution is caused by 1 of the following:

The dissolution being by act of any partner and the partner acting for the partnership had knowledge of the dissolution.

The dissolution being by the death or bankruptcy of a partner and the partner acting for the partnership had knowledge or notice of the death or bankruptcy.

History: 1917, Act 72, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917; CL 1929, 9874; CL 1948, 449.34; Am. 1994, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 1994
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.61738 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.61738
Orders of supervisor; recording; notice.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61738.

A certified copy of any order of the supervisor issued under this part is entitled to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the counties where all or any portion of the unit area is located, and such recordation shall constitute notice to all persons in interest, their heirs, successors, and assigns.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995