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Mich. Comp. Laws § 21.141 — MI Code / Chapter 21 / Act Act-105-of-1855 / Section 21.141
Loan to eligible municipality; approval; compliance; warrant; limitation on total amount of loans; sale, assignment, transfer, or repurchase of loans; "board" defined.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

(1) The state treasurer shall make a loan from surplus funds to an eligible municipality, as municipality is defined in section 1 of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931, if the loan is approved under the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942.

(2) A loan made under subsection (1) shall comply with the requirements of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942, relating to the terms, conditions, rate of interest, and amount of the loan.

(3) Upon approval of a loan by the board and execution of a note of indebtedness to this state by an authorized representative of the municipality, including, but not limited to, an emergency manager for the municipality if the municipality is in receivership under the local financial stability and choice act, 2012 PA 436, MCL 141.1541 to 141.1575, the state treasurer shall issue a warrant to the municipality in an amount equal to the amount of the loan.

(4) For state fiscal years beginning before October 1, 2011, the total amount of loans made from surplus funds pursuant to this section in any 1 state fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000.00 plus the amount of any loans authorized by section 3(2) of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.933. For state fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2018, the total amount of loans made from surplus funds pursuant to this section in any 1 state fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000.00 plus the amount of any loans authorized by section 3(2) of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.933, with no loan to a single municipality exceeding $4,000,000.00 in a state fiscal year. For the period beginning on October 1, 2011 and ending on September 30, 2018, loans made from surplus funds pursuant to this section may include both of the following:

(a) Loans to municipalities other than school districts in amounts authorized under section 3(1)(a) of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.933.

(b) Loans to school districts in amounts authorized under section 3(1)(b) of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.933.

(5) The state treasurer may sell, assign, transfer, or repurchase loans made from surplus funds under this section or from the proceeds of the sale, assignment, or transfer of a loan under section 6a of the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.936a. The state treasurer shall use surplus funds to repurchase a loan under this subsection.

(6) As used in this section, "board" means the local emergency financial assistance loan board created pursuant to the emergency municipal loan act, 1980 PA 243, MCL 141.931 to 141.942.

History: Add. 1980, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1980; Am. 1987, Act 284, Eff. Apr. 11, 1988; Am. 2012, Act 287, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 2012; Am. 2015, Act 116, Imd. Eff. July 7, 2015
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.698a — MI Code / Chapter 257 / Act Act-300-of-1949 / Section 257.698a
Vehicular traffic hazard; front and rear warning lamps.
Status: in_force

Sec. 698a.

Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps which may be used for the purpose of warning the operators of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing, and when so equipped may display such warning in addition to any other warning signals required by this act. The lamps used to display such warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display such warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and shall show simultaneously flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red. These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.

History: Add. 1962, Act 166, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7910 — MI Code / Chapter 700 / Act Act-386-of-1998 / Section 700.7910
Personal liability of trustee; limitation.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7910.

(1) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administration of the trust estate unless the trustee fails to reveal the trustee's representative capacity.

(2) A trustee is personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership or control of the trust estate property or for a tort committed in the course of administration of the trust estate only if the trustee is personally at fault.

(3) A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of the trust estate, or on a tort committed in the course of trust administration may be asserted against the trust estate by proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.

(4) The question of liability as between the trust estate and the trustee individually may be determined in a proceeding for accounting, surcharge, or indemnification or in another appropriate proceeding.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010; Am. 2010, Act 325, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.151 — MI Code / Chapter 418 / Act Act-317-of-1969 / Section 418.151
Employers subject to act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.

The following constitutes employers subject to this act:

The state; each county, city, township, incorporated village, and school district; each incorporated public board or public commission in this state authorized by law to hold property and to sue or be sued generally; and any library in a county with a population less than 600,000 established under Act No. 138 of the Public Acts of 1917, being sections 397.301 to 397.305 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the library board by resolution expresses its intention to be considered as a separate employer from the county where it is located for purposes of this act.

Every person, firm, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, and private corporation, including any public service corporation, who has any person in service under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, unless those employees excluded according to the provisions of section 161(5) comprise all of the employees of the person, firm, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969; Am. 1982, Act 202, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1982; Am. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985; Am. 1995, Act 206, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.3420 — MI Code / Chapter 440 / Act Act-174-of-1962 / Section 440.3420
Conversion.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3420.

The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument is also converted if it is taken by transfer, other than a negotiation, from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the instrument for a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or receive payment. An action for conversion of an instrument may not be brought by ( i ) the issuer or acceptor of the instrument or ( ii ) a payee or endorsee who did not receive delivery of the instrument either directly or through delivery to an agent or a co-payee.

In an action under subsection (1), the measure of liability is presumed to be the amount payable on the instrument, but recovery may not exceed the amount of the plaintiff's interest in the instrument.

A representative, other than a depository bank, who has in good faith dealt with an instrument or its proceeds on behalf of one who was not the person entitled to enforce the instrument is not liable in conversion to that person beyond the amount of any proceeds that it has not paid out.

History: Add. 1993, Act 130, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993
Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.107 — MI Code / Chapter 324 / Act Act-451-of-1994 / Section 324.107
Editorial changes; effect; intent.
Status: in_force

Sec. 107.

It is the intention of the legislature that editorial changes in the language of statutes codified as parts within this act not be construed as changes to the meanings of those statutes.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995
Mich. Comp. Laws § 801.54 — MI Code / Chapter 801 / Act Act-325-of-1982 / Section 801.54
Notice of declaration of county jail overcrowding state of emergency.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.

Upon the declaration of a county jail overcrowding state of emergency pursuant to section 3, the sheriff shall notify both of the following persons in writing, by first-class mail, personal delivery, or electronic communications, that a county jail overcrowding state of emergency has been declared:

(a) The judges and county officials notified pursuant to section 2.

(b) The chief law enforcement official of each state, county, and municipal law enforcement agency located in the county.

History: 1982, Act 325, Eff. Feb. 8, 1983; Am. 2007, Act 140, Eff. Feb. 11, 2008
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.223 — MI Code / Chapter 287 / Act Act-122-of-1883 / Section 287.223
Duration of original brand; renewal and transfer; application forms and fees; disposition of fees.
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.

An original brand shall be issued for 10 years and may be renewed for 10-year periods. Application for renewal shall be made within 90 days of the date of expiration.

A brand may be transferred and is valid for 5 years from the date of transfer. A transferred brand may be renewed for 10-year periods.

Application for an original brand or for renewal or transfer of a brand shall be made on forms prescribed by the secretary of state.

An application shall be accompanied by a fee of $50.00 for an original brand, $20.00 for renewal of a brand, and $10.00 for transfer of a brand.

Fees collected by the secretary of state under this act shall be credited to the general fund.

History: Add. 1982, Act 52, Eff. Oct. 1, 1982
Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.29 — MI Code / Chapter 280 / Act Act-40-of-1956 / Section 280.29
Surveys; use of books, equipment, field notes, profiles, blueprints, specifications, estimates, engineers.
Status: in_force

Sec. 29.

The county shall furnish the commissioner with all necessary books and papers for use in the survey, and such office equipment as shall be necessary in making profiles, blueprints and specifications in any drainage district. The surveyor or engineer shall file with the commissioner all field notes, blueprints, profiles, estimates and all other papers in his possession relating to said drain. The board of supervisors of any county may employ an engineer who shall perform under this act the services required to be performed by an engineer or surveyor.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.134 — MI Code / Chapter 559 / Act Act-59-of-1978 / Section 559.134
Leasehold condominium project; lease terms; required contents of master deed; termination of co-owner's leasehold interest by lessor prohibited.
Status: in_force

Sec. 34.

The terms of a lease in a leasehold condominium project shall not be unconscionable to prospective co-owners as determined at the time of signing the lease.

If the condominium project is a leasehold condominium project, then with respect to any ground lease or other leases the expiration or termination of which shall or may terminate the condominium project, the master deed shall identify precisely the location of the leased property and the master deed shall contain the following:

The date upon which each lease is due to expire.

A statement as to whether any land and improvements will be owned by the co-owners in fee simple, and if so, then all of the following:

A description of the land and improvements which will be owned by the co-owners in fee simple, including without limitation a legal description by metes and bounds of the land.

A statement of any rights the co-owners shall have to remove the improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease involved.

A statement of the rights the co-owners shall have to redeem the reversion or any of the reversions, or a statement that they shall not have those rights.

After the recording of the master deed, a lessor who consented in writing to the master deed or a successor in interest to the lessor shall not terminate any part of the leasehold interest of a co-owner who makes timely payment of the share of the rent to the person or persons designated in the master deed for the receipt of the rent and who otherwise complies with all covenants which, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978; Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1008 — MI Code / Chapter 123 / Act Act-191-of-1968 / Section 123.1008
Review of proposed incorporations; certifying nonconformance of petition; return of petition; public hearing; commencement of time period; notice of hearing; sufficiency or legality of petition.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

The commission shall review proposed incorporations considering the criteria established by section 9.

If the commission finds that a petition does not conform to this act, to Act No. 278 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, or Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, to the extent that the requirements are not superseded by this act, or to the rules of the commission, it shall certify the nonconformance, stating the reasons for the nonconformance, and return the petition to the person from whom it was received with the certificate.

At least 60 days but not more than 220 days after the filing with the commission of a sufficient petition proposing incorporation, the commission shall hold a public hearing at a convenient place in the area proposed to be incorporated. At the public hearing the reasonableness of the proposed incorporation based on the criteria established in this act shall be considered. If section 6 prohibits the commission's acting on a petition because 1 or more petitions or resolutions have priority the time period provided in this section shall commence on the date upon which the prohibition ceases.

The commission shall give notice of the hearing in the manner required by section 4a(1) and by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least 7 days before the date of the hearing, and by certified mail to the clerks of municipalities and townships affected, at least 30 days before the date of the hearing. After the commission has entered its order for a public hearing on an incorporation proposal, neither the sufficiency nor legality of the petition shall be questioned in a proceeding.

History: 1968, Act 191, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968; Am. 1972, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1973; Am. 1978, Act 599, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1979
Mich. Comp. Laws § 767.7c — MI Code / Chapter 760 / Act Act-175-of-1927 / Section 767.7c
Grand jury convened by court of appeals; procedure; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7c.

The court of appeals of this state, acting in a 3-judge panel consistent with the Michigan court rules, may convene a grand jury with jurisdiction over 2 or more counties in this state as follows:

If a petition is filed under section 7b(1) by the attorney general, the court of appeals may convene a grand jury with jurisdiction over 2 or more of the counties named in the petition.

If a petition is filed under section 7b(2) by 2 or more attorneys who are county prosecuting attorneys in this state, the court of appeals may convene a grand jury with jurisdiction over 2 or more of the counties named in the petition in which the attorneys are prosecuting attorneys.

History: Add. 1989, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1989
Mich. Comp. Laws § Article II § 8 — MI Code / Chapter 1 / Act CONSTITUTION-OF-MICHIGAN-OF-1963 / Section Article II § 8
Recalls.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.

Laws shall be enacted to provide for the recall of all elective officers except judges of courts of record upon petition of electors equal in number to 25 percent of the number of persons voting in the last preceding election for the office of governor in the electoral district of the officer sought to be recalled. The sufficiency of any statement of reasons or grounds procedurally required shall be a political rather than a judicial question.

History: Const. 1963, Art. II, § 8, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Mich. Comp. Laws § 322.306 — MI Code / Chapter 322 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 322.306
Unimproved lands; non-payment, repossession and resale.
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.

In case of non-payment, either of principal or interest when due, according to the provisions of the preceding section, or according to the terms of the certificate of sale, as the case may be, such certificate shall become void and of no effect from the time of such failure, and the commissioner may take immediate possession thereof and resell the same.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 60; CL 1857, 2449; CL 1871, 3822; How. 5267; CL 1897, 1330; CL 1915, 505; CL 1929, 5905; CL 1948, 322.306
Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.905 — MI Code / Chapter 380 / Act Act-451-of-1976 / Section 380.905
Assumption of bonded indebtedness; resolution; approval; uniform levy of debt retirement taxes; final responsibility.
Status: in_force

Sec. 905.

If a school district which has bonded indebtedness proposes to annex a school district which has no bonded indebtedness, the resolution of the board of the annexing school district prescribed by section 901 may provide that the annexation shall become effective only if the school electors of the district to be annexed approve the assumption of the bonded indebtedness at the same election at which the school electors of the district to be annexed approve the annexation.

If the assumption of bonded indebtedness and annexation are approved by the school electors, the annexing school district shall levy debt retirement taxes uniformly over the territory of the combined school district. The assumption of the bonded indebtedness by the district shall not release the original territory from the final responsibility of paying the bonded obligation.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Mich. Comp. Laws § 451.2459 — MI Code / Chapter 451 / Act Act-551-of-2008 / Section 451.2459
Records; examination or inspection; report.
Status: in_force

Sec. 459.

(1) A Michigan investment market that is registered or is required to register under this article must make a written or electronic record of each transaction conducted between users through the Michigan investment market, maintain that record for at least 7 years after the date of the transaction, and provide a written or electronic copy of the record for a particular transaction to each user involved in that transaction.

(2) In addition to the records described in subsection (1), a Michigan investment market that is registered or is required to register under this article shall make and maintain the accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books, and other records required by rule or order of the administrator and shall maintain those records in a form of data storage established by the administrator by rule or order.

(3) The records of a Michigan investment market that is registered or is required to register under this article are subject to reasonable periodic, special, or other examinations or inspections by a representative of the administrator, in or outside of this state, as the administrator considers necessary or appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors. An examination or inspection may be made at any time and without prior notice. The administrator may reasonably request paper or electronic copies and remove for examination or inspection copies of all records the administrator reasonably considers necessary or appropriate to conduct the examination or inspection. The administrator may assess a reasonable charge for conducting an examination or inspection under this subsection.

(4) In January of each year, the Michigan investment market must file a report with the administrator that includes a record of each transaction the Michigan investment market effected in the preceding calendar year.

History: Add. 2014, Act 355, Imd. Eff. Oct. 21, 2014
Mich. Comp. Laws § 730.401 — MI Code / Chapter 730 / Act Act-179-of-1951 / Section 730.401
Juries in justice courts; impaneling and drawing.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

Juries in civil and criminal cases in justice courts or in any court having the civil and criminal jurisdiction of justices of the peace, in cities, and having a clerk, may be impaneled and drawn in the manner prescribed in this act.

History: 1951, Act 179, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.515d — MI Code / Chapter 45 / Act Act-293-of-1966 / Section 45.515d
Licensing requirements subject to the local government occupational licensing act.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15d.

Any occupational licensing requirements imposed under this act are subject to the local government occupational licensing act.

History: Add. 2018, Act 503, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2018
Mich. Comp. Laws § 285.151 — MI Code / Chapter 285 / Act Act-80-of-1941 / Section 285.151
State fair grounds; occupancy by national or home guard; authorization.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.

The state administrative board is hereby authorized to permit the national guard and/or home guard to use any of the buildings of the state situated on the state fairground property in the city of Detroit: Provided, That such use shall not interfere with the holding of the annual state fair.

History: 1941, Act 80, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1941; CL 1948, 285.151