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Mich. Comp. Laws § 777.52 — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 777.52
Prior low severity felony convictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 52.

(1) Prior record variable 2 is prior low severity felony convictions. Score prior record variable 2 by determining which of the following apply and by assigning the number of points attributable to the one that has the highest number of points:

(a) The offender has 4 or more prior low severity felony convictions 30 points (b) The offender has 3 prior low severity felony convictions 20 points (c) The offender has 2 prior low severity felony convictions 10 points (d) The offender has 1 prior low severity felony conviction 5 points (e) The offender has no prior low severity felony convictions 0 points

(a) The offender has 4 or more prior low severity felony convictions

30 points

(b) The offender has 3 prior low severity felony convictions

20 points

(c) The offender has 2 prior low severity felony convictions

10 points

(d) The offender has 1 prior low severity felony conviction

5 points

(e) The offender has no prior low severity felony convictions

0 points

(2) As used in this section, "prior low severity felony conviction" means a conviction for any of the following, if the conviction was entered before the sentencing offense was committed:

(a) A crime listed in offense class E, F, G, or H.

(b) A felony under a law of the United States or another state that corresponds to a crime listed in offense class E, F, G, or H.

(c) A felony that is not listed in offense class M2, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, or H and that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of less than 10 years.

(d) A felony under a law of the United States or another state that does not correspond to a crime listed in offense class M2, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, or H and that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of less than 10 years.

History: Add. 1998, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 15, 1998; Am. 2006, Act 655, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2007
Mich. Comp. Laws § 558.12 — MI Code / Chapter 558 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 558.12
Alternative dower rights before assignment; occupation, profits and rents receipts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

When a widow is entitled to dower in the lands of which her husband died seized, she may continue to occupy the same with the children or other heirs of the deceased, or may receive 1/3 part of the rents, issues and profits thereof, so long as the heirs or others interested do not object, without having the dower assigned.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 66; CL 1857, 2783; CL 1871, 4280; How. 5744; CL 1897, 8929; CL 1915, 11661; CL 1929, 13079; CL 1948, 558.12
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.113c — MI Code / Chapter 722 / Act Act-116-of-1973 / Section 722.113c
Smoking on premises of group child care home or family child care home during hours of operation prohibited; smoking during other hours; notice to parent or legal guardian.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3c.

An individual shall not smoke on the premises of a group child care home or family child care home during the hours of operation of the group child care home or family child care home. The operator of a group child care home or family child care home may permit smoking on the premises during a period other than the hours of operation of that group child care home or family child care home if the operator has provided to a parent or legal guardian of each child participating in a group child care home or family child care home activity notice that smoking on the premises occurs or may occur when the group child care home or family child care home is not in operation. The operator of a group child care home or family child care home shall conspicuously post on the premises a notice that specifies that smoking on the premises is prohibited during the hours of operation of the group child care home or family child care home.

History: Add. 1993, Act 219, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 2007, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2007; Am. 2017, Act 257, Eff. Mar. 28, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3634 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-403-of-2004 / Section 338.3634
Rules; determination of applicant's financial stability; presence of applicant at commission meeting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.

(1) The director, in consultation with the commission, may promulgate rules for the application and approval process for promoters. Until the rules are promulgated, the applicant shall comply with the standards described in subsection (2).

(2) The rules regarding the application process described in subsection (1) shall include at least the following:

(a) An initial application processing fee in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of processing a promoter's license, but not less than $250.00.

(b) A requirement that the applicant provide background information concerning the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or concerning the principal officers or members of, and each individual who has at least a 10% ownership interest in the applicant if the applicant is not an individual, with emphasis on his or her business experience.

(c) Information from the applicant concerning past and present civil lawsuits, judgments, and filings under the bankruptcy code that are not more than 7 years old.

(d) Any other relevant and material information considered necessary by the director after consultation with the commission.

(3) The department may consult with the commission on issues related to the determination of an applicant's financial stability and shall refer the application to the commission if clear and convincing grounds for approval of the financial stability aspect of the application do not exist.

(4) As part of the approval process for promoters, the commission may require that the applicant or a representative of the applicant is present at the commission meeting at which the application is considered.

History: 2004, Act 403, Eff. Feb. 20, 2005; Am. 2005, Act 49, Imd. Eff. June 23, 2005; Am. 2007, Act 196, Eff. Mar. 27, 2008; Am. 2015, Act 183, Eff. Feb. 10, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 289.49 — MI Code / Chapter 289 / Act Act-211-of-1893 / Section 289.49
Annual report to governor; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

The published annual report of the dairy and food commissioner which shall be made to the governor, shall include a complete accounting of all moneys received by the department from every source, and the amount expended by the department.

History: Add. 1905, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 1905; CL 1915, 6378; CL 1929, 5419; CL 1948, 289.49
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.7417 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.7417
Product producing same or similar effect as scheduled ingredient; sale or offer to sell prohibited; violation; penalty; "named product" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7417.

(1) A person who knows that a named product contains or previously contained an ingredient that was designated to be a schedule 1 controlled substance shall not sell or offer to sell any other product while representing that it contains an ingredient that produces the same or a substantially similar physiological or psychological effect as that scheduled ingredient. This subsection does not apply to a product approved by the federal food and drug administration.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.

(3) As used in this section, "named product" means either of the following:

(a) A product having a designated brand name.

(b) A product having a street or common name with application sufficient to identify the product as a specific product within this state or within a local unit of government.

History: Add. 2012, Act 183, Eff. July 1, 2012
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2654 — MI Code / Chapter 125 / Act Act-381-of-1996 / Section 125.2654
Resolution by governing body; adoption; notice; public hearing; proceedings establishing authority; presumption of validity; exercise of powers as essential governmental function.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) A governing body may declare by resolution adopted by a majority of its members elected and serving its intention to create and provide for the operation of an authority.

(2) In the resolution of intent, the governing body shall set a date for holding a public hearing on the adoption of a proposed resolution creating the authority. The notice of the public hearing shall state the date, time, and place of the hearing. At that hearing, a citizen, taxpayer, official from a taxing jurisdiction whose millage may be subject to capture under a brownfield plan, or property owner of the municipality has the right to be heard in regard to the establishment of the authority.

(3) Not more than 30 days after the public hearing, if the governing body intends to proceed with the establishment of the authority, the governing body shall adopt, by majority vote of its members elected and serving, a resolution establishing the authority. The adoption of the resolution is subject to all applicable statutory or charter provisions with respect to the approval or disapproval by the chief executive or other officer of the municipality and the adoption of a resolution over his or her veto. This resolution shall be filed with the secretary of state promptly after its adoption.

(4) The proceedings establishing an authority shall be presumptively valid unless contested in a court of competent jurisdiction within 60 days after the filing of the resolution with the secretary of state.

(5) The exercise by an authority of the powers conferred by this act shall be considered to be an essential governmental function and benefit to, and a legitimate public purpose of, the state, the authority, and the municipality or units.

History: 1996, Act 381, Eff. Sept. 16, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 145, Imd. Eff. June 6, 2000; Am. 2005, Act 101, Imd. Eff. July 22, 2005; Am. 2012, Act 502, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012; Am. 2016, Act 471, Eff. Apr. 5, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 460.1151 — MI Code / Chapter 460 / Act Act-295-of-2008 / Section 460.1151
Expedited siting certificate; application; contents.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.

An application for an expedited siting certificate shall contain all of the following:

(a) Evidence that the proposed transmission line received any required approvals from the applicable regional transmission organization.

(b) The planned date for beginning construction of the proposed transmission line.

(c) A detailed description of the proposed transmission line, its route, and its expected configuration and use.

(d) Information addressing potential effects of the proposed transmission line on public health and safety.

(e) Information indicating that the proposed transmission line will comply with all applicable state and federal environmental standards, laws, and rules.

(f) A description and evaluation of 1 or more alternate transmission line routes and a statement of why the proposed route was selected.

(g) Other information reasonably required by commission rules.

History: 2008, Act 295, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 3.168 — MI Code / Chapter 3 / Act Act-124-of-1960 / Section 3.168
Reciprocity on exemptions and privileges.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

In the absence of a compact, agreement or arrangement with any jurisdiction, the board may examine the laws and requirements of the jurisdiction and declare the extent and nature of the exemptions and privileges to be extended to the owners or operators of vehicles properly registered or licensed in the other jurisdiction, which in the judgment of the board, shall be equivalent to the exemptions and privileges which are extended by the laws of the jurisdiction, to vehicles properly registered or licensed in this state, or to the owners or operators of vehicles properly licensed in this state.

History: 1960, Act 124, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1960
Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.1407 — MI Code / Chapter 487 / Act Act-89-of-1986 / Section 487.1407
Dividend and distribution policies; buying back share of stock or membership interest.
Status: in_force

Sec. 407.

A licensee shall not pay, or obligate itself to pay, a cash dividend or distribution or dividend and distribution in kind to its owners, unless that payment is consistent with a dividend and distribution policy that has been adopted by the licensee and approved by the commissioner. In reviewing dividend and distribution policies under this section, the commissioner shall protect against unsafe or unsound acts which could threaten the viability of the licensee as an ongoing BIDCO but be flexible in recognizing the special characteristics of BIDCOs and the diverse range of potentially appropriate dividend policies for BIDCOs. The commissioner may at any time withdraw any previous approval of a dividend and distribution policy if the commissioner determines that the withdrawal is necessary to prevent unsafe or unsound acts.

Without the prior approval of the commissioner, a licensee shall not buy back, or obligate itself to buy back a share of stock or a membership interest from an owner.

History: 1986, Act 89, Imd. Eff. May 1, 1986; Am. 1997, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1997
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1939 — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Act-33-of-2009 / Section 445.1939
Warrantor; prohibited conduct; indemnification; "products" and "warranted products" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.

(1) A warrantor shall not do any of the following:

(a) Fail to perform all of its warranty obligations with respect to a warranted product.

(b) In any written notice of a factory campaign to recreational vehicle owners and dealers, fail to include the expected date by which necessary parts and equipment, including tires and chassis or chassis parts if required, will be available to dealers to perform the campaign work. The warrantor shall provide sufficient parts to the dealer to perform the campaign work. If the number of parts provided to the dealer under this subdivision exceed the dealer's requirements to perform the campaign work, the dealer may return unused parts to the warrantor for credit after completion of the campaign.

(c) Subject to section 23, fail to compensate a dealer for authorized repairs of warranted products damaged during the manufacturing process, or damaged while in transit to the dealer if the warrantor selected the carrier.

(d) Fail to compensate a dealer for authorized warranty service under this section in accordance with the applicable schedule of compensation provided to the dealer under section 17 if the warranty service is performed in a timely and competent manner.

(e) Intentionally misrepresent in any way to a purchaser of a warranted product that any warranty concerning the manufacture, performance, or design of the warranted product is made by the dealer either as a warrantor or co-warrantor.

(f) Require a dealer to make warranties to customers in any manner related to the manufacture of a warranted product.

(2) A warrantor shall indemnify the dealer for any money paid or costs incurred by a dealer in connection with a claim or cause of action asserted against the dealer, to the extent that payment or those costs are based on the negligence or intentional conduct of the warrantor. A warrantor may not limit the obligation to indemnify described in this subsection by agreement with the dealer. The dealer shall provide a warrantor with a copy of any claim or complaint in which an allegation described in this subsection is made within 10 days after receiving that claim or complaint.

(3) As used in this section and section 21:

(a) "Products" mean new recreational vehicles or parts, accessories, or components of new recreational vehicles.

(b) "Warranted products" mean products subject to a warranty from a specific warrantor.

History: 2009, Act 33, Eff. Dec. 1, 2009
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.32609 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.32609
Sawlog stumpage value; reservation of payments; "sawlog stumpage value" defined; report and payments due; disposition of payments; overdue payment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 32609.

(1) The state reserves a payment of 15% of the sawlog stumpage value of each submerged log that is removed from unpatented lands. As used in this subsection, "sawlog stumpage value" means the price received from recovered submerged logs.

(2) The holder of a submerged log removal permit under this part shall provide the department with a detailed report and all payments due under this section within 30 days after the close of each calendar quarter. The report shall include an accurate scaling at dockside of all submerged logs removed, by species. The permittee shall provide for an independent agent, approved by the department in writing, to conduct the scaling and species determination.

(3) All payments received under this section shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund.

(4) After a permittee is notified in writing that a payment under this section is overdue, the department may order suspension of the submerged log removal permit until the payment is submitted in full. The permittee shall not resume submerged log removal operations until the department provides written authorization for the operations to resume.

History: Add. 2000, Act 278, Imd. Eff. July 10, 2000; Am. 2011, Act 218, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.2152 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.2152
List of certain real property owned by state and controlled by department; furnishing list to state tax commission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2152.

For the purpose of this subpart, the department shall furnish the state tax commission with a list of all real property owned by the state and controlled by the department that was or is acquired on or after January 1, 1933 by purchase from the owner or owners of the real property and the Mason game farm, showing all descriptions.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.602 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-291-of-1972 / Section 287.602
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

"Cattle" means ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals sold for slaughter, ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals produced in this state to be fed for slaughter, and ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals to be fed for slaughter and sold in this state more than 30 days after arrival in this state.

"Commission" means the state beef industry commission.

"Department" means the state department of agriculture.

"Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation, company, association, society, or trust, or other business unit or organization.

"Market agency" means a person, including a producer, who sells, offers for sale, markets, distributes, trades, or processes cattle which have been purchased or acquired from a producer or other, or which is marketed on behalf of a producer, and includes meat packing firms and their agents which purchase or consign to purchase cattle. The owner or operator of a livestock sales yard is the exclusive market agency for sales made at that yard.

"Producer" means a person who raises or feeds cattle for market.

"Director" means the director of the state department of agriculture.

History: 1972, Act 291, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1972; Am. 1983, Act 154, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1001 — MI Code / Chapter 38 / Act Act-261-of-1957 / Section 38.1001
Retirement system; creation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A retirement system to establish a means of providing retirement allowances, survivors' allowances, and other benefits for members and their survivors and other beneficiaries, is created.

History: 1957, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1960, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.636 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-200-of-1957 / Section 123.636
Intermunicipality study committee; gifts and grants from governmental units and from private sources.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

The intermunicipal committee may accept gifts and grants from the federal government, state government and local governments, also from private individuals, foundations or agencies, if the grants are made for furtherance of the objectives for which the committee is established.

History: 1957, Act 200, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.238 — MI Code / Chapter 400 / Act Act-174-of-1971 / Section 400.238
Disposition of money received as support payment; interest; duties of contractor; audit; disclosure of information.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

While held by the state disbursement unit, money the SDU receives as a support payment is the money of the recipient of support, is not public revenue, and shall not be deposited in the state treasury. While held by the state disbursement unit, money the SDU receives as a support payment is not subject to levy, execution, garnishment, or offset.

Interest that accrues on a payment after its receipt and before its disbursement is payable to the state general fund to offset program costs.

If a contractor operates the state disbursement unit, the contractor is directly responsible to the office. The office shall not enter a contract for operation of the SDU until the state budget director approves each contract provision that governs the accounting system to be used by the contractor. In addition to auditing by a private sector accounting firm, the contractor operating the SDU is subject to audit by the state executive branch and by the auditor general or an independent public accounting firm appointed by the auditor general. The auditor general or an independent public accounting firm appointed by the auditor general shall conduct an audit of the SDU not less than 1 year, but within 2 years, after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section and not less than every 2 years after that initial audit. The department shall cooperate with the auditor general.

Except for disclosure in a manner authorized by law, rule, or regulation, a person shall not disclose information regarding a payer or recipient of support that is provided to the SDU for the purpose of receipt or disbursement of support or fees. A person that violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

A contractor or subcontractor, or an officer or employee of a contractor or subcontractor, that operates the SDU who negligently discloses information regarding a payer or recipient of support is liable for actual damages or $1,000.00, whichever is greater, plus costs and attorney fees. A contractor or subcontractor, or an officer or employee of a contractor or subcontractor, that operates the SDU who intentionally discloses information regarding a payer or recipient of support is liable for 3 times actual damages or $3,000.00, whichever is greater, plus costs and attorney fees. Each negligent or intentional disclosure that gives rise to liability under this section is a separate cause of action for which separate damages may be awarded.

History: Add. 1999, Act 161, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999
Mich. Comp. Laws § 401.4 — MI Code / Chapter 401 / Act Act-146-of-1925 / Section 401.4
Failure of relatives to provide support; hearing, order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

The court to which such application may be made, shall proceed in a summary way to hear the proofs and allegations of the parties, and shall order such of the relatives aforesaid of such poor person, as appear to be of sufficient ability and as appear to owe a duty of support under this act, to relieve and maintain such poor person, and shall therein specify the sum which will be sufficient for the support of such poor person, and how it is to be paid.

History: 1925, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 8211; CL 1948, 401.4; Am. 1953, Act 148, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953