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MI Comp L § 400.234c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.234c - Conduct by Financial Institution.

400.234c Conduct by financial institution. Sec. 4c.  This act does not prohibit a financial institution from doing any of the following:  (a) Assessing and collecting fees and other charges from an account holder or depositor including, but not limited to, fees and charges for the maintenance and activities on an account.  (b) Charging back or recouping a deposit to an account.  (c) Setting off a debt owed to the financial institution from an account held by the financial institution.  (d) Exercising a banker's lien on an account held by the financial institution for a debt owed to the financial institution.  (e) Disclosing information received from the office to an employee, agent, or representative of the financial institution or an affiliate of the financial institution for the purpose of complying with this act and otherwise dealing with a customer or account holder of the financial institution or an affiliate of the financial institution. History: Add. 1998, Act 112, Eff. June 30, 1998
MI Comp L § 400.235 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.235 - Availability and Purposes of Information.

400.235 Availability and purposes of information.Sec. 5.  (1) The information obtained by the office shall be available to a governmental department, board, commission, bureau, agency, political subdivision of any state, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the federal government for purposes of administering, enforcing, and complying with state and federal laws governing child support and domestic relations matters. Unless otherwise precluded by state or federal law, the information obtained by the office is also available for purposes specified in 45 CFR 303.21. The office shall not release information regarding the use or payment history of an electronic access or debit card. Information pertaining to this type of account, if needed, shall be obtained from the recipient of support or the recipient's financial institution.   (2) The office shall not release information on an address or other information concerning an adult responsible for a child to another adult responsible for the child if the release is prohibited by a court order or if the office has reason to believe that release of information may result in physical or emotional harm to that adult or to the child. The office shall notify the federal government, and courts and agents of courts, about domestic violence or child abuse under part D of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 651 to 660 and 663 to 669b. History: 1971, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 209, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 112, Eff. June 30, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 548, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005
MI Comp L § 400.236 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.236 - State Disbursement Unit; Establishment; Processes and Procedures; Collection; Electronic Disbursement.

400.236 State disbursement unit; establishment; processes and procedures; collection; electronic disbursement.Sec. 6.  (1) The state disbursement unit is established as the direct responsibility of the office. The SDU shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and computer-driven technology to the maximum extent feasible, efficient, and economical to receive and disburse support and fees.  (2) The SDU is the single location to which a payer or source of income subject to this section shall send a support or fee payment. The SDU shall disburse a support payment to the recipient of support within 2 business days after the SDU receives the support payment. Not less than twice each calendar month, the SDU shall disburse fees that it receives to the appropriate county treasurer or office of the friend of the court.  (3) If a payer or source of income attempts to make a support or fee payment to the SDU and the payment transaction fails due to nonsufficient funds, the SDU may take actions to collect from the payer or source of income the support or fee payment amount, plus an amount for the expense of those actions.  (4) By not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, the SDU shall disburse support electronically, in not fewer than 3 counties in this state, to either the recipient of support's account in a financial institution or to a special account that may be accessed by the recipient of support by an electronic access card. By not later than 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, the SDU shall disburse support electronically either to the recipient of support's account in a financial institution or to a special account that may be accessed by the recipient of support by an electronic access card. This subsection does not apply under any of the following circumstances:  (a) If electronic transfer is not feasible to meet federal requirements on the disbursement of child support payments.  (b) If the support payment is from a source that is nonrecurring or that is not expected to continue in a 12-month period.  (c) The recipient of support is a person with a mental or physical disability that imposes a hardship in accessing an electronically transferred payment.  (d) The recipient of support is a person with a language or literacy barrier that imposes a hardship in accessing an electronically transferred payment.  (e) The recipient of support's home and work addresses are more than 30 miles from an automated teller machine and more than 30 miles from a financial institution where funds in the recipient's account may be accessed. History: Add. 1999, Act 161, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 548, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005
MI Comp L § 400.236a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.236a - Repealed. 2009, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010

400.236a Repealed. 2009, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010 Popular Name: The repealed section pertained to child support bench warrant enforcement fund.
MI Comp L § 400.237 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.237 - Transition Schedule.

400.237 Transition schedule. Sec. 7.  (1) The department shall develop a schedule for the transition from receipt and disbursement of support and fees by offices of the friend of the court to centralized receipt and disbursement by the state disbursement unit. The schedule may provide for the transition to take place in stages so that, during the transition period, the SDU is responsible for the receipt and disbursement of the support and fee payments of less than all the payers and recipients of support whose cases are administered by a particular office of the friend of the court. In developing the schedule, the department shall consult with other state agencies and with local agencies.  (2) In accordance with section 9 of the friend of the court act, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.509, and the transition schedule developed under subsection (1), SDU receipt and disbursement applies to the case of a payer or recipient of support starting on the date specified in a notification to the office of the friend of the court, which administers the case, that the SDU is prepared to receive and disburse support and fees for the case or for a class of cases to which the case belongs. As of the date that SDU receipt and disbursement of support and fees applies to a particular support order, a provision in the order directing support and fees to be paid to an office of the friend of the court shall be considered to direct the payments to the SDU. History: Add. 1999, Act 161, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999
MI Comp L § 400.238 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.238 - Disposition of Money Received as Support Payment; Interest; Duties of Contractor; Audit; Disclosure of Information.

400.238 Disposition of money received as support payment; interest; duties of contractor; audit; disclosure of information. Sec. 8.  (1) 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.  (2) Interest that accrues on a payment after its receipt and before its disbursement is payable to the state general fund to offset program costs.  (3) 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.  (4) 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.  (5) 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
MI Comp L § 400.239 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.239 - Transition to Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees.

400.239 Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. Sec. 9.  The department, the SDU, and each office of the friend of the court shall cooperate in the transition to the centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. An office of the friend of the court shall continue to receive and disburse support and fees through the transition, based on the schedule developed as required by section 7, and modifications to that schedule as the department considers necessary. History: Add. 1999, Act 161, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 564, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
MI Comp L § 400.252 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 22 of 1919 (Ex. Sess.) - County Juvenile Officers (400.251 - 400.254)|Section 400.252 - County Juvenile Officer or Assistant County Juvenile Officer; Options; Election.

400.252 County juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer; options; election. Sec. 2.  A person employed as a county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer as of September 30, 1980 shall elect 1 of the following options before October 1, 1980:  (a) To receive the applicable salary specified in section 1(3) or (4) and the expenses specified in section 1(5), and to participate in the retirement program provided by the state employees' retirement system in Act No. 240 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 38.1 to 38.47 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and fringe benefits provided by the state civil service commission rules for members in state classified service, including retirement and insurance programs, sick leave, annual leave, and holidays as provided in section 1(7) and subject to section 4.  (b) To receive the applicable salary specified in section 1(3) or (4), the expenses specified in section 1(5), the fringe benefits prescribed in section 1(8), and the retirement program provided by the state employees' retirement system in Act No. 240 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended. A person electing this option shall not participate in, nor be subject to, the fringe benefits provided by the state civil service commission rules for members in state classified service.  (c) To receive the salary, expenses, and fringe benefits provided by the county to juvenile court employees under section 3. This option shall not be elected without the approval of the presiding judge of the probate court for the county. History: 1919, Ex. Sess., Act 22, Eff. Sept. 25, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 8204 ;-- CL 1948, 400.252 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980
MI Comp L § 400.253 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 22 of 1919 (Ex. Sess.) - County Juvenile Officers (400.251 - 400.254)|Section 400.253 - Employment of County Juvenile Officer or Assistant County Juvenile Officer Subject to Section; Salary, Expenses, and Fringe Benefits; Annual Grant; Salary Adjustment; “Population” Defined.

400.253 Employment of county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer subject to section; salary, expenses, and fringe benefits; annual grant; salary adjustment; “population” defined.Sec. 3.  (1) This section shall apply to a person who commences employment as a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer after September 30, 1980, and to a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(c).  (2) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer subject to this section shall be employed in the same manner as other juvenile court employees are employed in the county in which the officer serves and shall receive only the salary, expenses, and fringe benefits provided by the county in which the officer serves.  (3) The state shall make an annual grant to each county for the employment of county juvenile officers and assistant county juvenile officers. The amount of the grant is established as follows:   Population of County Grant   Less than 75,000 $ 17,200.00   75,001 to 150,000 $ 33,200.00   150,001 to 250,000 $ 49,300.00   250,001 to 500,000 $ 81,400.00   More than 500,000 $ 113,500.00    (4) The amount of the grant established in subsection (3) shall be reduced by $17,200.00 for each county juvenile officer and by $16,200.00 for each assistant county juvenile officer serving in the county who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b). Subject to approval by the senate and house appropriations committees, the amount of the grant designated in subsection (3) shall be adjusted annually by the same percentage as the annual salary adjustment made for state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.  (5) A grant made under this section shall be paid by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state and shall be subject to audit by the auditor general. A grant made under this section shall be used solely for the purpose stated in subsection (3).  (6) As used in this section, "population" means the most recent population projection for this state issued by the department of management and budget. History: Add. 1971, Act 212, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 374, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 400.254 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 22 of 1919 (Ex. Sess.) - County Juvenile Officers (400.251 - 400.254)|Section 400.254 - Fringe Benefits of County Juvenile Officer or Assistant County Juvenile Officer Electing Option Under MCL 400.252(a); Conditions.

400.254 Fringe benefits of county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer electing option under MCL 400.252(a); conditions. Sec. 4.  The fringe benefits of a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) are subject to the following conditions:  (a) Annual leave accumulated before October 1, 1978, under a formal county policy shall be credited to the officer's annual leave balance. This leave may be used during the officer's service. When the officer separates from service as an officer, the time credited under this subdivision shall be subtracted from the officer's annual leave balance before payment by this state of the unused annual leave.  (b) Sick leave accumulated before October 1, 1978, under a formal county policy shall be credited to the officer's sick leave balance. This leave may be used during the officer's service and shall be included in the sick leave balance for purposes of long-term disability insurance computation. Upon retirement or death or separation from service as an officer, the time credited under this subdivision shall be subtracted from the officer's sick leave balance before payment by this state of a prorated amount for unused sick leave.  (c) For purposes of longevity computation, a person shall not be considered to have begun service as an officer before October 1, 1978.  (d) For purposes of determining earned sick leave, annual leave, and longevity, a biweekly work period shall consist of the standard number of hours during a standard 2-week period worked by the employees of the probate court of the county in which the officer serves. History: Add. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980
MI Comp L § 400.261 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 21 of 1929 - Annual Meeting of County Agents (400.261 - 400.263)|Section 400.261 - Annual Meeting of County Agents; Time, Place, Purpose.

400.261 Annual meeting of county agents; time, place, purpose. Sec. 1.  Hereafter on such day in the month of either September, October or November of each year, as the director of the state welfare department shall designate, the said director may call a meeting of the county agents of the respective counties of the state to meet in the city of Lansing for the purpose of planning the work pertaining to the duties of their office for the ensuing year. History: 1929, Act 21, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 8205 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 400.261
MI Comp L § 400.262 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 21 of 1929 - Annual Meeting of County Agents (400.261 - 400.263)|Section 400.262 - Annual Meeting of County Agents; Adjournment; Registration; Certificate of Attendance.

400.262 Annual meeting of county agents; adjournment; registration; certificate of attendance. Sec. 2.  The director of the state welfare department shall have the power to adjourn such meeting to a future date, and in case of such adjournment shall give notice to each county agent. The respective county agents shall, upon attending said meeting, register with the director of the state welfare department, and at the close of said meeting the said director shall issue to each county agent so attending a certificate showing the attendance at such meeting. History: 1929, Act 21, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 8206 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 400.262
MI Comp L § 400.263 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 21 of 1929 - Annual Meeting of County Agents (400.261 - 400.263)|Section 400.263 - Annual Meeting of County Agents; Expenses of Attendance.

400.263 Annual meeting of county agents; expenses of attendance. Sec. 3.  The county agents of the state shall be paid their necessary and actual expenses in attending such meeting by the county treasurer of their respective counties, if approved by the board of supervisors, upon presentation by said county agent of a certificate so issued by the director of the state welfare department, showing his attendance at such meeting. History: 1929, Act 21, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 8207 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 400.263
MI Comp L § 400.271 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 169 of 1975 - Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act (400.271 - 400.294)|Section 400.271 - Short Title.

400.271 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "charitable organizations and solicitations act". History: 1975, Act 169, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975
MI Comp L § 400.274 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 169 of 1975 - Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act (400.271 - 400.294)|Section 400.274 - Copies of Contracts and Soliciting Materials.

400.274 Copies of contracts and soliciting materials. Sec. 4.  (1) True and correct copies of the contracts of professional fund raisers shall be kept on file in the offices of the charitable organization and the professional fund raiser during the term of employment and for 6 years subsequent to the date the solicitation of contributions provided for therein actually terminates.  (2) Copies of all soliciting materials shall be supplied upon request of the attorney general. History: 1975, Act 169, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975
MI Comp L § 400.275 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 169 of 1975 - Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act (400.271 - 400.294)|Section 400.275 - Examination of Registration Statement; Registration; Exceptions; Charge Not Required.

400.275 Examination of registration statement; registration; exceptions; charge not required.Sec. 5.  (1) The attorney general shall examine the registration statement of a charitable organization that is submitted in proper form and is supported by material information required under this act. If the registration statement and supporting information conforms to the requirements of this act and any rules promulgated under this act, the attorney general shall register the charitable organization, unless the organization has materially misrepresented or omitted information required or the organization has acted or is acting in violation of this act or rules promulgated hereunder. If registered, the effective date of the registration is the date the registration statement was received by the attorney general.  (2) Registration of a charitable organization shall be without charge to the charitable organization or its agents and representatives if the purpose of registration is soliciting and receiving contributions and donations or selling memberships or otherwise raising money from the public for the specified charitable purpose. History: 1975, Act 169, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 368, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 1976 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 377, Eff. Mar. 30, 2011