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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1810 — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-187-of-1990 / Section 257.1810
Transportation of pupils; federal motor vehicle safety standards; restrictions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.

(1) Each school bus owned or operated by a public or private nonpublic school, an agent of a school, a private business, or a unit of government for the transportation of pupils to or from school or school-related events shall meet or exceed the federal motor vehicle safety standards applicable to the construction and sale of that school bus and for all seating positions in that vehicle. A school or an agent of a school may transport pupils with disabilities in mobile seating devices in accordance with federal standards specifically applicable to such pupils, their wheelchairs, and related wheelchair securement and occupant protection systems.

(2) A vehicle, other than a school bus, with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of 11 or more passengers, including the driver, shall not be used to transport pupils to or from school or school-related events. This subsection does not apply to motor buses that are described in section 10a.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990; Am. 1996, Act 191, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1996; Am. 2000, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2000; Am. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6842 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6842
Failure to make assessment; penalty.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6842.

Any person being a resident of this state, acting as president, secretary or other officer of any such mutual insurance company, doing business in this state under authority of this chapter, who shall wilfully refuse, or neglect to make assessments as provided in section 6840 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 nor less than $500.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 6 months nor more than 1 year, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.6828 — MI Code / Chapter 500 / Act Act-218-of-1956 / Section 500.6828
Financial report to members; penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6828.

It shall be the duty of the secretary of each mutual insurance company doing business in this state under the authority of this chapter to make out and deliver by mail or otherwise to the last known post office address as shown by the company's records each year to each individual member of such company a copy of the financial report required by law to be made by such company to the commissioner.

Any person, being a resident of this state, acting as secretary of any such mutual insurance companies, doing business in this state, who shall wilfully refuse, or neglect to make out and deliver the reports, as provided in subsection (1), above, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100.00.

History: 1956, Act 218, Eff. Jan. 1, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 455.57 — MI Code / Chapter 455 / Act Act-39-of-1889 / Section 455.57
Board of trustees; quorum, vacancy; election of officers, terms.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

Such trustees shall be known and designated as the board of trustees. They shall elect a president, vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer from their members, who shall hold their offices for 1 year and until their successors shall be elected. They shall discharge the usual duties attached to such offices and such other duties as may be prescribed by the by-laws or general directions of the association. Two-thirds of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and any vacancy in the board may be filled by the board, and the trustee or trustees so appointed shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the association.

History: 1889, Act 39, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1889; How. 3983e-2; CL 1897, 7645; CL 1915, 10068; CL 1929, 10333; CL 1948, 455.57
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.62502 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.62502
Waste prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 62502.

A person shall not cause surface or underground waste in the drilling, development, production, operation, or plugging of wells subject to this part.

History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2208 — MI Code / Chapter 552 / Act Act-255-of-2015 / Section 552.2208
Response to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more orders.
Status: in_force

Sec. 208.

In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more child-support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least 1 of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.661 — MI Code / Chapter 390 / Act Act-162-of-1969 / Section 390.661
State school of osteopathic medicine; establishment; location; dean; operation by board of control.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

A school of osteopathic medicine is established and shall be located as determined by the state board of education at an existing campus of a state university with an existing school or college of medicine. The school must be headed by an osteopathic physician serving as the dean of the school of osteopathic medicine. The dean shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of the school in osteopathic medicine. The school shall be maintained by the state and its facilities shall be made equally available and on the same basis to all qualified residents of this state. Clinical services in osteopathy shall be given chiefly in affiliated osteopathic hospitals. The conduct of the affairs of the school shall be vested in the board of control of the institution of higher education to which the school is assigned.

History: 1969, Act 162, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1969
Mich. Comp. Laws § 432.313 — MI Code / Chapter 432 / Act Act-152-of-2019 / Section 432.313
Prohibited conduct; violations; penalties.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.

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

(a) Offer internet gaming for play in this state if the person is not an internet gaming operator unless this act does not apply to the internet gaming under section 4(4).

(b) Knowingly make a false statement on an application for a license to be issued under this act.

(c) Knowingly provide false testimony to the board or an authorized representative of the board while under oath.

(d) Willfully fail to report, pay, or truthfully account for any license fee, tax, or payment imposed by this act, or willfully attempt in any way to evade or defeat the license fee, tax, or payment.

(e) Knowingly, with the intent to cheat, alter, tamper with, or manipulate any game, platform, equipment, software, hardware, devices, or supplies used to conduct internet gaming, in order to alter the odds or the payout, or to disable the game, platform, equipment, software, hardware, devices, or supplies from operating in the manner authorized by the board, or knowingly, with the intent to cheat, offer or allow to be offered any game, platform, equipment, software, hardware, devices, or supplies that have been altered, tampered with, or manipulated in such a manner.

(f) Open, maintain, or use in any way an internet wagering account or make or attempt to make an internet wager if the individual is under the age of 21, or knowingly allow an individual under the age of 21 to open, maintain, or use in any way an internet wagering account or make or attempt to make an internet wager.

(g) Claim, collect, or take, or attempt to claim, collect, or take, money or anything of value from an internet gaming operator with the intent to defraud, or to claim, collect, or take an amount greater than the amount won.

(2) A person that violates subsection (1)(a) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $100,000.00, or both.

(3) A person that violates subsection (1)(b) to (g) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a $10,000.00 fine.

(4) The board may consider a person's violation of subsection (1) in determining whether to issue a license under this act to the person.

(5) The attorney general or a county prosecuting attorney may bring an action to prosecute a violation of subsection (1) in the county in which the violation occurred or in Ingham County.

History: 2019, Act 152, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5315 — MI Code / Chapter 600 / Act Act-236-of-1961 / Section 600.5315
Exemptions by agreement; support of children.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5315.

If all creditors sign a written agreement so to do, the debtor may be paid more than the amounts herein provided for. If the petitioner is required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction to pay money for the support and maintenance of children, then upon the filing with the court of a certified copy of the order, there shall be exempted such further sum as may be required to comply with the order, which the clerk shall forward to the person or official named in the order to receive the same.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.302 — MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-288-of-1957 / Section 213.302
Property of public college, university or hospital; determination of relative necessity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.

No property of any public hospital or public college or public university shall be taken by the public or by any corporation for public use unless there has been a determination that the public use for which the property is to be taken is more necessary to the public than the present use or any reasonably contemplated future use to which it is or may be put by the public hospital or public college or public university.

History: 1957, Act 288, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1957
Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425 — MI Code / Chapter 28 / Act Act-372-of-1927 / Section 28.425
Concealed pistol application kits.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.

(1) County clerks shall provide concealed pistol application kits during normal business hours and free of charge to individuals who wish to apply for licenses to carry concealed pistols. Each kit shall only contain all of the following:

(a) A concealed pistol license application form provided by the director of the department of state police.

(b) The fingerprint cards under section 5b(10), if required.

(c) Written information regarding the procedures involved in obtaining a license to carry a concealed pistol.

(d) Written information identifying entities that offer the training required under section 5b(7)(c), if maintained by the county clerk.

(2) A county clerk shall not deny an individual the right to receive a concealed pistol application kit under this section.

(3) An individual who is denied an application kit under this section and obtains an order of mandamus directing the county clerk to provide him or her with the application kit shall be awarded his or her actual and reasonable costs and attorney fees for obtaining the order.

(4) The department of state police shall provide the application kits required under this section to county clerks in an electronic format. The department of state police shall not charge a fee for the kits.

History: Add. 2000, Act 381, Eff. July 1, 2001; Am. 2015, Act 3, Eff. Dec. 1, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.43a — MI Code / Chapter 211 / Act Act-206-of-1893 / Section 211.43a
Delay in receipt of tax roll; fees for unpaid taxes; delinquent tax return.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43a.

That whenever any township, city or county treasurer does not receive the tax roll within the time specified under the provisions of section 43 of this act by reason of any delay caused by an appeal to the board of state tax commissioners as provided by Act No. 201, Public Acts of 1913, such treasurer shall receive taxes appearing on such roll with the additional charge of 1 per cent for a collection fee for the period of 30 days after the receipt of the tax roll, except in counties, cities or townships where some special provision is made by law for a collection fee the treasurer shall comply with such special provisions during said 30-day period. On all taxes unpaid at the expiration of said 30-day period he shall add 4 per cent, and on or before the expiration of 60 days from the receipt of said tax roll by said township or city treasurer he shall make a return to the county treasurer of the uncollected taxes assessed on real and personal property as provided by section 55 of this act.

History: Add. 1917, Act 1, Imd. Eff. Feb. 27, 1917; CL 1929, 3433; CL 1948, 211.43a
Mich. Comp. Laws § 395.367 — MI Code / Chapter 395 / Act Act-256-of-2024 / Section 395.367
Awards; documentation requirements; noncompliance; repayment.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.

(1) An individual must not receive more than $3,000.00 for an award under this act and must not receive more than 1 award under this act.

(2) Not more than 6 months after receiving a scholarship under this act, the individual shall be working toward completion of doula training or have completed doula training, and shall provide the department with documentation demonstrating that the individual is serving as a doula or is working toward completion of doula training. The department shall accept any of the following as documentation required under this subsection:

(a) A letter from a health care professional who verifies the individual is serving as a doula and the health care professional works with the individual.

(b) A letter from a client who received services from the individual acting as the client's doula.

(c) Any other documentation the department determines is sufficient to demonstrate the requirements of this subsection.

(3) If an individual does not comply with subsection (2), the department shall seek repayment of the award.

History: 2024, Act 256, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1144 — MI Code / Chapter 32 / Act Act-523-of-1980 / Section 32.1144
Appointing and removing person or persons to execute or serve process, mandate, or order.
Status: in_force

Sec. 144.

Each summary court-martial and the president of any other court-martial and of a court of inquiry may appoint and remove 1 or more persons subject to this code to execute or serve a process, mandate, or order issued under authority of this code by the president or court officer.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.21 — MI Code / Chapter 37 / Act Act-241-of-2023 / Section 37.21
Short title; legislative intent; definitions.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) This act may be cited as the "meaningful language access to state services act".

(2) It is the intent of the legislature that in implementing this act each covered entity be guided by federal Executive Order No. 13166, 65 Fed. Reg. 50121 (Aug. 11, 2000), and related implementing provisions of federal law, regulation, and guidance in providing language access services, whether or not the covered entity receives federal funding.

(3) As used in this act:

(a) "Covered entity" means a state department, agency, or entity.

(b) "Limited English proficiency" means the inability to understand or to effectively express oneself in spoken or written English as a result of one's national origin and the individual has not developed fluency in the English language.

(c) "Meaningful language access" means the ability to receive information and to participate in and benefit from public services offered by a covered entity.

(d) "Office of global Michigan" means that term as defined in the statewide meaningful language access coordination act.

(e) "Oral language services" includes various methods to provide verbal information and interpretation, such as staff interpreters, bilingual staff, telephone interpreter programs, televideo interpretation services, and private interpreter programs.

(f) "Vital documents" means printed or electronic documents that provide important information necessary to access or participate in services, programs, and activities of a covered entity, including, but not limited to, applications, outreach materials, and written notices of rights, denials, losses, or decreases in benefits or services.

History: 2023, Act 241, Eff. Feb. 28, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.16126 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.16126
Registration board; membership.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16126.

A registration board shall be composed of a majority of members registered in the profession which that board registers. The board shall include at least 1 public member. The director shall be an ex officio member without vote, but is not a member for the purposes of section 5 of article 5 of the state constitution of 1963 or for determining a quorum.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 53.143 — MI Code / Chapter 53 / Act Act-378-of-1921 / Section 53.143
System of abstracts of title; appropriation, powers of board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

Any board of supervisors so acting may appropriate money within the limits allowed by law, enter into or authorize contracts, appoint and employ or authorize the appointment or employment of agents and servants to have charge of, perform labor on and have the care and custody of the books, records, systems and other property of the county and do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

History: 1921, Act 378, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921; CL 1929, 1382; CL 1948, 53.143
Mich. Comp. Laws § 458.535 — MI Code / Chapter 458 / Act Act-265-of-1949 / Section 458.535
United Missionary churches; execution of obligations or contracts by acting trustees, validity.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

It is further provided, that the execution by the acting trustees of said corporation, in proper form, of any deed, mortgage, note, bond or other obligation or contract of said corporation, shall be prima facie evidence of the proper appointment of said trustees, and that the necessary steps have been taken to give them full authority to make such transaction.

History: 1949, Act 265, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.61a — MI Code / Chapter 41 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 41.61a
Township appraisal; employment of independent appraisal firm.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61a.

Any township board may employ an independent appraisal firm to make a township-wide appraisal or to assist the supervisor as directed and authorized by the board in performing his assessing duties. Such appraisal firm shall be paid out of the general fund of the township.

History: Add. 1958, Act 6, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
Mich. Comp. Laws § 120.116 — MI Code / Chapter 120 / Act Act-639-of-1978 / Section 120.116
Revenue bonds; trust agreement.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.

Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company, within or without the state. The trust agreement may pledge or assign the rentals and other revenues of the authority, but shall not convey or mortgage part or all of a project. The trust agreement shall contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including convenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition or construction of a project and the extension, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, operation, repair, and insurance of a project and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all money and may contain provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction and operation of a project. The trust agreement shall set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action by the bondholders and may contain any other provisions the authority may consider reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.

History: 1978, Act 639, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 14.134 — MI Code / Chapter 14 / Act Act-375-of-1927 / Section 14.134
Action by attorney general; settlement and compromise of claims and accounts.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

For the purpose of carrying out this act, the attorney general may bring actions and the collection department may settle and compromise claims and accounts and receive and issue receipts for collections and payments subject to the supervisory control of the state administrative board. A claim or account in the amount of more than $750.00 shall not be compromised or settled at a greater discount than 15%, without the approval of the state administrative board.

History: 1927, Act 375, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1927; CL 1929, 194; CL 1948, 14.134; Am. 1983, Act 233, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20172 — MI Code / Chapter 333 / Act Act-368-of-1978 / Section 333.20172
Policies and procedures; publication and distribution.
Status: in_force

Sec. 20172.

The department may publish and distribute written policies and procedures in the form of departmental letters necessary to the effective administration of this article.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.665 — MI Code / Chapter 124 / Act Act-292-of-1989 / Section 124.665
Election of chairperson and other officers; chairperson as principal executive officer; meetings; powers and duties; appointments to other agencies.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.

A metropolitan area council shall have a chairperson. The chairperson shall act as principal executive officer and shall preside at the meetings of the council. Meeting times and places shall be fixed by the council and special meetings may be called by a majority of the delegates on the council or by the chairperson. The chairperson shall have such powers and duties as provided in the articles.

In addition to the chairperson, a metropolitan area council shall have other officers as may be provided in the articles. The chairperson and other officers shall be elected by the council and shall be council delegates. However, a secretary and treasurer need not be council delegates.

If provided in the articles, a metropolitan area council may appoint an executive director to serve at the council's pleasure as the principal administrator for the council. The director shall not be a delegate, shall be selected on the basis of training and experience, and shall have the powers and duties as provided in the council bylaws adopted pursuant to section 21.

If specifically authorized by law, a metropolitan area council may make appointments to other governmental agencies.

History: 1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990; Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3809 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.3809
Secured claims.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3809.

A personal representative shall pay a secured claim on the basis of the amount allowed if the creditor surrenders the security. Otherwise, the personal representative shall pay on the basis of 1 of the following:

If the creditor exhausts the security before receiving payment, upon the amount of the claim allowed less the fair value of the security.

If the creditor does not have the right to exhaust the security or has not done so, upon the amount of the claim allowed less the value of the security determined by converting it into money according to the terms of the agreement under which the security was delivered to the creditor or by the creditor and personal representative by agreement, arbitration, compromise, or litigation.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000