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Mich. Comp. Laws § 2.16 — MI Code / Chapter 2 / Act Act-89-of-1965 / Section 2.16
State stone.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The Petoskey stone is hereby adopted as the official stone of the state of Michigan.

History: 1965, Act 89, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.573d — MI Code / Chapter 445 / Act Initiated-Law-1-of-1976 / Section 445.573d
Unclaimed deposits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3d.

Unclaimed deposits on returnable containers are considered to be the property of the person purchasing the returnable container and are not the property of the distributor or manufacturer who originated the deposit.

History: Add. 1989, Act 148, Eff. July 27, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.4821 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.4821
Execution on forfeited recognizance; redemption of real estate.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4821.

If any recognizance to the people of this state is forfeited, judgment shall be for the amount of the penalty of the recognizance. Execution shall be awarded and executed upon such judgment in the same manner as upon judgments in personal actions, and with like effect. If any real estate is sold by virtue of an execution awarded on such judgment, it may be redeemed as in other cases.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.2403 — MI Code / Chapter 450 / Act Act-162-of-1982 / Section 450.2403
Special meeting of shareholders or members; court order; quorum.
Status: in_force

Sec. 403.

The board may call a special meeting of shareholders or members or the officers, directors, shareholders, or members may call a special meeting as provided in the bylaws. Notwithstanding any provision in the bylaws concerning the call of a special meeting, if it receives an application from the holders of not less than 10% of all the shares or from not less than 10% of all the members entitled to vote at a meeting, the circuit court for the county in which the principal place of business or registered office is located, for good cause shown, may order the call of a special meeting of shareholders or members and that it is held at the time and place, after the notice, and for the transaction of the business that is designated in the order. At any meeting ordered by the court under this section, the shareholders or members that are present in person or by proxy and that have voting powers constitute a quorum for transaction of the business designated in the order.

History: 1982, Act 162, Eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Am. 2014, Act 557, Imd. Eff. Jan. 15, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 128.87 — MI Code / Chapter 128 / Act Act-81-of-1903 / Section 128.87
Cemetery deposits; county liability.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Every county in this state having any such cemetery fund, shall always be held accountable and liable for any and all such cemetery money in an action brought by any person having deposited such fund, or his heirs, or by any cemetery board, or township board, wherever the cemetery is located within the state of Michigan.

History: 1903, Act 81, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903; CL 1915, 2403; CL 1929, 1284; CL 1948, 128.87
Mich. Comp. Laws § 339.2513 — MI Code / Chapter 339 / Act Act-299-of-1980 / Section 339.2513
Filing bond or posting cash deposit as condition precedent to issuance of license or removal of suspension; action by injured person.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2513.

If an application for a license is made by a person whose license has been denied, suspended, or revoked as a result of disciplinary action for violation of this article or of the rules promulgated under this article, the department may require as a condition precedent to the issuance of a license to the applicant or the removal of suspension, that the applicant file or have on file with the department a bond for a period not to exceed 5 years, issued by an admitted surety insurer or cash in a sum to be fixed by the department, based upon the magnitude of the operations of the applicant, not to exceed the sum of $5,000.00 in which this state shall appear as the insured. If the department orders the filing of a bond or the posting of a cash deposit, a person injured by an unlawful act or omission of the applicant may bring an action in a proper court on the bond or a claim against the cash deposit for the amount of the damage suffered as a result to the extent covered by the bond or cash deposit.

History: 1980, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 1980
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3224 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.3224
Sale of distinct parcels.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3224.

If the mortgaged premises consist of distinct farms, tracts, or lots not occupied as 1 parcel, they shall be sold separately, and no more farms, tracts, or lots shall be sold than shall be necessary to satisfy the amount due on such mortgage at the date of the notice of sale, with interest and the cost and expenses allowed by law but if distinct lots be occupied as 1 parcel, they may in such case be sold together.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 286.684 — MI Code / Chapter 286 / Act Act-94-of-2018 / Section 286.684
Planting seed potatoes in combined seed lots; certified seed required; exception; conditions; permission.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, and except as otherwise permitted under this section, seed potatoes in combined seed lots that are sufficient to plant 1 or more acres as determined by the director by rule may only be planted if the seed potatoes are certified seed. Seed potatoes imported into this state must meet the minimum standards in the state national harmonization program and in any active applicable quarantine or rule.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2021, a potato grower may plant uncertified potatoes if both of the following conditions are met:

(a) The potatoes were grown and stored as part of that grower's farming operations.

(b) The uncertified potatoes are no more than 1 field year from certified seed potatoes.

(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, in any year that there is an insufficient volume of any cultivar of certified seed potatoes and seed potatoes meeting the requirements of this section, potato growers may apply to the advisory committee for permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes. Upon recommendation from the advisory committee, the director may grant applying growers permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes for only that growing season.

History: 2018, Act 94, Eff. June 24, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.77 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.77
“Truck tractor” defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 77.

"Truck tractor" means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, except that a truck tractor and semitrailer engaged in the transportation of automobiles may transport motor vehicles on part of the power unit.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949; Am. 1985, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1985
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.545 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act Act-433-of-1998 / Section 554.545
Accounting.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.

A minor who is not less than 14 years of age, the minor's legal representative, an adult member of the minor's family, a transferor, or a transferor's legal representative may petition the court for either of the following:

An accounting by the custodian or the custodian's legal representative.

A determination of responsibility, as between the custodial property and the custodian personally, for claims against the custodial property, unless the responsibility has been adjudicated in an action under section 22 to which the minor or the minor's legal representative was a party.

A successor custodian may petition the court for an accounting by the predecessor custodian.

In a proceeding under this act or in any other proceeding, the court may require or permit a custodian or the custodian's legal representative to account.

If a custodian is removed under section 24, the court shall require an accounting and order delivery of the custodial property and records to the successor custodian and the execution of all instruments required for transfer of the custodial property.

History: 1998, Act 433, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.459 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.459
Transporting person for prostitution; sale of travel services for purposes of prostitution or human trafficking; conduct against minor; felony; "travel services" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 459.

(1) A person shall not knowingly transport or cause to be transported, or aid or assist in obtaining transportation for, by any means of conveyance, into, through, or across this state, any person for the purpose of prostitution or with the intent and purpose to induce, entice, or compel that person to become a prostitute. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.

(2) A person shall not knowingly sell or offer to sell travel services that include or facilitate travel for the purpose of engaging in what would be a violation of this chapter, concerning prostitution, or of chapter LXVIIA, concerning human trafficking, if the violation occurred in this state. Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who violates this subsection is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

(3) If a person violates subsection (2) and the violation involves conduct against a minor, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.

(4) A person who violates this section may be prosecuted, indicted, tried, and convicted in any county or city in or through which he or she shall transport or attempt to transport any person in violation of this section.

(5) As used in this section, "travel services" means transportation by air, sea, or ground, hotel or other lodging accommodations, package tours, or the provision of vouchers or coupons to be redeemed for future travel, or accommodations for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.459; Am. 2014, Act 331, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2014; Am. 2016, Act 485, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.3207 — MI Code / Chapter 338 / Act Act-135-of-1986 / Section 338.3207
Asbestos abatement contractor; license required; exception.
Status: in_force

Sec. 207.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), an asbestos abatement contractor shall not engage in any activity involving the demolition, renovation, or encapsulation of friable asbestos materials without first receiving a license from the department.

(2) The licensing requirement of subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following if engaged in an asbestos abatement project that is incidental to the primary licensed trade and involves not more than 160 square feet or 260 linear feet of friable asbestos materials:

(a) A business entity licensed under article 7 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5701 to 339.5739.

(b) A business entity licensed under article 8 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.5801 to 339.5819.

(c) A business entity licensed under article 11 of the skilled trades regulation act, MCL 339.6101 to 339.6133.

(d) A business entity licensed as a residential builder or a residential maintenance and alteration contractor under article 24 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412.

History: 1986, Act 135, Eff. July 2, 1986; Am. 1990, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 12, 1990; Am. 1993, Act 55, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1993; Am. 1998, Act 132, Imd. Eff. June 24, 1998; Am. 2016, Act 411, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017
Mich. Comp. Laws § 457.153 — MI Code / Chapter 457 / Act Act-159-of-1883 / Section 457.153
Certified copy of articles with affidavit attached as evidence.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

A copy of such articles of association with an affidavit attached, as provided in section 1 of this act, duly certified by the corporation and securities bureau of the department of commerce, shall in all the courts of this state be prima facie evidence of the existence and incorporation of said local assembly.

History: 1883, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1883; How. 4577n; CL 1897, 7870; CL 1915, 10307; CL 1929, 10589; CL 1948, 457.153; Am. 1982, Act 447, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.212 — MI Code / Chapter 423 / Act Act-336-of-1947 / Section 423.212
Collective bargaining representative; petition; investigation; notice; hearing; election by secret ballot; certification of results; consent election.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.

When a petition is filed, in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission:

By a public employee or group of public employees, or an individual or labor organization acting in their behalf, alleging that 30% or more of the public employees within a unit claimed to be appropriate for such purpose wish to be represented for collective bargaining and that their public employer declines to recognize their representative as the representative defined in section 11, or assert that the individual or labor organization, which is certified or is being currently recognized by their public employer as the bargaining representative, is no longer a representative as defined in section 11; or

By a public employer or his representative alleging that 1 or more individuals or labor organizations have presented to him a claim to be recognized as the representative defined in section 11; The commission shall investigate the petition and, if it has reasonable cause to believe that a question of representation exists, shall provide an appropriate hearing after due notice. If the commission finds upon the record of the hearing that such a question of representation exists, it shall direct an election by secret ballot and shall certify the results thereof. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the waiving of hearings by stipulation for the purpose of a consent election in conformity with the rules of the commission.

History: Add. 1965, Act 379, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965; Am. 1976, Act 18, Imd. Eff. Feb. 20, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.95165 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-318-of-2008 / Section 324.95165
Rules.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

The department may promulgate rules to implement this act pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

History: 2008, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.124 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-639-of-1978 / Section 120.124
Operating budget.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.

The authority shall submit in writing a detailed estimate of the budget required for the business and conduct of an authority's affairs, initially, for a 2-year period, and annually thereafter to the governing bodies of its constituent units, the department of commerce, and the department of state highways and transportation for approval. The state shall provide 50% of the operating budget of the authority, to be included in the department of state highways and transportation budget which shall be subject to legislative approval. Fifty percent of the operating budget of an authority in which not more than 1 county and not more than 1 city participate shall be funded equally by the participating county and city.

A city or county creating or participating in an authority may appropriate for the use of the authority, and include in its levy for general fund purposes, an amount considered proper. However, the total amount permitted by law to be levied by a city or county for general fund purposes shall not be considered increased by this section.

As used in this section, "operating budget" means solely operation and maintenance expenses of an authority not included in the cost of a specific project, and interest on notes, but excludes amounts for debt service on bonds and amounts for acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, or extension of port facilities.

History: 1978, Act 639, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.183 — MI Code / Chapter 750 / Act Act-328-of-1931 / Section 750.183
Facilitating escape of or assisting prisoners; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 183.

Any person who conveys into any jail, prison, or other like place of confinement, any disguise or any instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing, adapted or useful to aid any prisoner in making his or her escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner there lawfully committed or detained, or shall by any means whatever, aid or assist any prisoner in his or her endeavor to escape therefrom, whether such escape be effected or attempted, or not, and every person who shall forcibly rescue any prisoner, held in custody upon any conviction or charge of an offense, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 7 years; or, if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or intended, was charged with an offense not capital, nor punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, then the offense mentioned in this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931; CL 1948, 750.183; Am. 2002, Act 672, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.16101 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.16101
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16101.

As used in this part:

"Degradable" means capable of being broken down by biodegradation, photodegradation, or chemical degradation into component parts within 360 days under exposure to the elements.

"Label" means a molded, imprinted, or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product.

"Plastic" means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.

"Plastic bottle" means a rigid plastic container with a capacity of 16 ounces or more that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container.

"Plastic product" means a plastic bottle and any other rigid plastic container.

"Rigid plastic container" means any container composed predominantly of plastic resin and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form that directly holds a substance or material and has a capacity of 8 ounces or more.

"PETE" means polyethylene terephthalate.

"HDPE" means high density polyethylene.

"V" means vinyl.

"LDPE" means low density polyethylene.

"PP" means polypropylene.

"PS" means polystyrene.

"OTHER" means multilayer.

"D" means degradable.

History: 1994, Act 451, Eff. Mar. 30, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.11 — MI Code / Chapter 554 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 554.11
Future estate; remainder.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.

When a future estate is dependent upon a precedent estate, it may be termed a remainder, and may be created and transferred by that name.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 62; CL 1857, 2595; CL 1871, 4078; How. 5527; CL 1897, 8793; CL 1915, 11529; CL 1929, 12931; CL 1948, 554.11
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1851 — MI Code / Chapter 691 / Act Act-52-of-2025 / Section 691.1851
Short title; purpose and intent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) This act may be cited as the "uniform public expression protection act".

(2) The purpose and intent of this act is to do all of the following:

(a) Establish that it is the public policy of this state to promote the rights of citizens to vigorously participate in government.

(b) Protect citizens from the chilling effect of retributive and abusive strategic lawsuits against public participation, commonly referred to as SLAPP suits.

(c) Enact substantive law to minimize the damage of lawsuits described in subdivision (b) by shifting the burden of litigation back to the party bringing the lawsuit, by doing all of the following:

( i ) Providing for expedited judicial review.

( ii ) Providing for a stay on discovery and other time and money consuming maneuvers during the expedited judicial review.

( iii ) Proscribing the evidence that may be considered in the expedited judicial review.

( iv ) Establishing the burden of proof for the expedited judicial review.

( v ) Providing for sanctions.

History: 2025, Act 52, Eff. Mar. 24, 2026
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.421 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.421
Obstructions; removal; expenses, notice; livestock; criminal complaint.
Status: in_force

Sec. 421.

Whenever any person shall obstruct any established drain, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to cause such obstruction to be removed. Any lessening of the area of a drain, which area shall be a cross section of the drain, shall be deemed to be an obstruction. The person causing such obstruction shall be liable for the expense attendant upon the removal thereof, together with the charges of the commissioner, and the same shall be a lien upon the lands of the party causing or permitting such obstruction, and all of the expense shall by the commissioner be reported to the board of supervisors, together with the report of his doings in the premises, and by said board ordered spread upon the land of the offending party, should the same remain unpaid: Provided, That the offending party causing such obstruction shall be given a notice in writing of at least 5 days to remove such obstruction. This provision as to obstruction of any drain shall not apply where the obstruction was caused by natural causes, but the owner of the stock who shall permit his horses, cattle, pigs and other stock to obstruct any drain by tramping in it shall be deemed to be the party causing such obstruction. Nothing contained in this section shall in any way impede or bar the right of any person to make criminal complaint under any existing law for any obstruction of a drain.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.841 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-125-of-1925 / Section 123.841
Fire department employees; period of duty; days off duty; work hours per week.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

It shall be unlawful for any municipality, or any officer or employee thereof, in municipalities which maintain or may hereafter maintain an organized paid or part-paid fire department, to require any person in the employ of the fire department who is engaged in fire fighting or subject to the hazards thereof to be on duty in such employment more than 24 hours, or to be off duty less than 24 consecutive hours out of any 48-hour period. All persons in the employ of any organized paid or part-paid fire department who are engaged in fire fighting or subject to the hazards thereof shall be entitled to an additional 24 consecutive hours off duty in every 12-day period, beginning July 1, 1966, thereby requiring firemen to work not more than an average of 63 hours per week, and effective July 1, 1967, an additional 24 consecutive hours off duty in every 6-day period, thereby requiring firemen to work not more than an average of 56 hours per week.

History: 1925, Act 125, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925; CL 1929, 2725; Am. 1937, Act 38, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937; Am. 1941, Act 57, Eff. Jan. 10, 1942; Am. 1947, Act 335, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947; CL 1948, 123.841; Am. 1965, Act 115, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
Mich. Comp. Laws § 168.939 — MI Code / Chapter 168 / Act Act-116-of-1954 / Section 168.939
Election inspector; duty to furnish information to prosecuting attorney.
Status: in_force

Sec. 939.

It shall be the duty of every inspector of election, knowing, or having reason to believe, that an offense punishable under the provisions of this act has been committed, to give information thereof to the prosecuting attorney without delay, and such prosecuting attorney shall adopt effective measures for the prosecution of all persons believed to be guilty of such offense.

History: 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955