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MI Comp L § 567.255 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.255 - Failure to Pay or Deliver Property; Penalties; Waiver.

567.255 Failure to pay or deliver property; penalties; waiver. Sec. 35.  (1) A person who fails to pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this act shall pay to the administrator interest at the current monthly rate of 1 percentage point above the adjusted prime rate per annum per month on the property or value of the property from the date the property should have been paid or delivered. The term "adjusted prime rate" means the average predominant prime rate quoted by not less than 3 commercial banks to large businesses, as determined by the department of treasury. The adjusted prime rate is to be based on the average prime rate charged by not less than 3 commercial banks during the 12-month period ending on September 30. The resulting current monthly interest rate based on the 12-month period ending September 30 will become effective on January 1 of the following year.  (2) A person who willfully fails to render any report or perform other duties required under this act shall pay a civil penalty of $100.00 for each day the report is withheld or the duty is not performed, but not more than $5,000.00.  (3) A person who willfully fails to pay or deliver property to the administrator as required under this act shall pay a civil penalty equal to 25% of the value of the property that should have been paid or delivered.  (4) A person who willfully refuses after written demand by the administrator to pay or deliver property to the administrator as required under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00, nor more than $25,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.  (5) The administrator or an authorized representative of the administrator may waive interest and civil fines imposed under this section. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.256 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.256 - Agreement to Compensate for Recovery of Property; Enforcement; Agreement Between Locator and Apparent Unclaimed Property Owner.

567.256 Agreement to compensate for recovery of property; enforcement; agreement between locator and apparent unclaimed property owner.Sec. 36.  (1) An agreement to pay compensation to recover or assist in the recovery of property reported under section 18, made within 24 months after the date payment or delivery is made under section 20, is unenforceable.  (2) A written agreement between a locator and an apparent owner of unclaimed property is subject to subsection (1). History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2016
MI Comp L § 567.256a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.256a - Receipt of Unclaimed Property Account Information by Locator; Value; Format; Registration of Locator; Prohibition.

567.256a Receipt of unclaimed property account information by locator; value; format; registration of locator; prohibition.Sec. 36a.  (1) The administrator may sell or otherwise provide unclaimed property account information to a locator for unclaimed accounts that remain unclaimed for not less than 24 months after the date payment or delivery is made under section 20 if the value of the unclaimed property is $10,000.00 or more. The administrator shall provide the unclaimed property account information in an electronic searchable format. The unclaimed property account information may include all of the following:  (a) The name of the apparent owner.  (b) The last known address of the apparent owner, as reported by the holder.  (c) The relationship code, if any.  (d) The type and amount of property and cash value of the property.  (2) Before the department provides information to a locator under subsection (1), the locator shall register with the department in a form and manner determined by the department and pay a fee to the department of $1,200.00. The fees collected under this subsection shall be used by the department to register and monitor locators under this act. The locator shall renew its registration and pay a fee of $1,200.00 every 4 years. To register, a locator shall provide the department a primary business address and telephone number, and the name, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the individual who will be the primary point of contact with the department. A locator is ineligible for registration if, within the immediately preceding 10 years, the individual, a current officer or owner of an entity, or a current employee of the individual or entity who performs or directs locator services was convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a breach of fiduciary duty.  (3) A locator who receives unclaimed property account information from the administrator under subsection (1) shall not distribute that information to other locators or any other person, other than the apparent owner, for compensation. History: Add. 2016, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 6, 2016
MI Comp L § 567.257 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.257 - Property Held, Due, and Owing in Foreign Country; Applicability of Act.

567.257 Property held, due, and owing in foreign country; applicability of act. Sec. 37.  This act does not apply to any property held, due, and owing in a foreign country and arising out of a foreign transaction. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.257a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.257a - Exemptions; "Association" Defined.

567.257a Exemptions; "association" defined.Sec. 37a.  (1) Except with respect to property described in sections 7 and 17, this act does not apply to any credit balances, overpayments, deposits, refunds, discounts, rebates, credit memos, or unidentified remittances created on or after April 1, 2009 and issued, held, due, or owing in any transactions between 2 or more associations. This exemption does not apply to outstanding checks, drafts, or other similar instruments.  (2) As used in this section, "association" means a business association, a public corporation, or any other commercial entity, including a sole proprietorship. History: Add. 2012, Act 144, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2012
MI Comp L § 567.258 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.258 - Duty Arising Before Effective Date of Act.

567.258 Duty arising before effective date of act. Sec. 38.  (1) This act does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before the effective date of this act to report, pay, or deliver property. A holder who did not comply with the law in effect before the effective date of this act is subject to the applicable enforcement and penalty provisions that then existed and they are continued in effect for the purpose of this subsection, subject to section 30(2).  (2) The initial report filed under this act for property that was not required to be reported before the effective date of this act but that is subject to this act must include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the 10-year period preceding the effective date of this act as if this act had been in effect during that period. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.259 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.259 - Administrator as Successor to State Board of Escheats.

567.259 Administrator as successor to state board of escheats. Sec. 39.  The administrator is the successor to the state board of escheats created by former Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1947. A reference to the state board of escheats in any other provision of law is considered a reference to the administrator under this act. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.260 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.260 - Rules.

567.260 Rules. Sec. 40.  The administrator may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.261 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.261 - Applicability and Construction of Act.

567.261 Applicability and construction of act. Sec. 41.  This act shall be applied and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.262 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.262 - Applicability of Act to Property Subject to Another Statute.

567.262 Applicability of act to property subject to another statute. Sec. 42.  This act shall not apply to unclaimed, lost, or abandoned property, if the loss, abandonment, or failure to claim the property is the subject of another statute of this state that specifies to whom ownership of the property shall devolve. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.263 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.263 - Repealed. 1997, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1997.

567.263 Repealed. 1997, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1997. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to hiring of additional personnel or independent contractors.
MI Comp L § 567.264 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.264 - Repeal of MCL 567.11 to 567.76.

567.264 Repeal of MCL 567.11 to 567.76. Sec. 44.  Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 567.11 to 567.76 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is repealed. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 567.265 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 567 - Escheats|Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)|Section 567.265 - Effective Date.

567.265 Effective date. Sec. 45.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1996. History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
MI Comp L § 570.101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 187 of 1905 - Public Buildings and Public Works; Bond of Contractor (570.101 - 570.105)|Section 570.101 - Building, Repairing, or Ornamenting Public Works; Bond of Contractor Required; Exceptions.

570.101 Building, repairing, or ornamenting public works; bond of contractor required; exceptions. Sec. 1.  When public buildings or other public works are about to be built, repaired, or ornamented under contract at the expense of the state, or of any county, city, village, township, or school district thereof, it shall be the duty of the board of officers or agents, contracting on behalf of the state, county, city, village, township, or school district, to require sufficient security by bond for the payment by the contractor of all subcontractors and for the payment for all labor performed and materials and certain supplies furnished and used in the erection, repairing, or ornamenting of the public buildings or works. However, if the contractor is a common carrier as defined in section 3 of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 462.3 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or the designated operator of a state subsidized railroad, the contractor may provide an irrevocable letter of credit from a state or national bank or a state or federally chartered savings and loan association instead of the bond. History: 1905, Act 187, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 14827 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 384, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 13132 ;-- CL 1948, 570.101 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Feb. 17, 1982 Former Law: See Act 94 of 1883, being How., §§ 8411a to 8411c, which was amended by Act 45 of 1885, being CL 1897, §§ 10743 to 10745.
MI Comp L § 570.103 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 187 of 1905 - Public Buildings and Public Works; Bond of Contractor (570.101 - 570.105)|Section 570.103 - Bond of Contractor on Public Works; Execution, Sureties, Conditions.

570.103 Bond of contractor on public works; execution, sureties, conditions. Sec. 3.  Such bond shall be executed by such contractor to the people of the state of Michigan in such amount and with such sureties as shall be approved by the board of officers or agents acting on behalf of the state, county, city, village, township, or school district as aforesaid, and shall be conditioned for the payment by such contractor to any subcontractor or by any such contractor or subcontractor as the same may become due and payable of all indebtedness which may arise from said contractor to a subcontractor or party performing labor or furnishing materials or supplies or any subcontractor to any person, firm or corporation on account of any labor performed or materials or supplies furnished in the erection, repairing or ornamentation of such building, improvement or works: Provided, however, That the principal contractor shall not be required to make payment to a subcontractor of sums due from the subcontractor to parties performing labor or furnishing materials or supplies, except upon the receipt or the written orders of such parties to pay the sums due them to subcontractors. Such bond shall be deposited with and held by such board of officers or agents for the use of any party interested therein. History: 1905, Act 187, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 14829 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 384, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 13134 ;-- CL 1948, 570.103
MI Comp L § 570.104 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 187 of 1905 - Public Buildings and Public Works; Bond of Contractor (570.101 - 570.105)|Section 570.104 - Bond of Contractor on Public Works; Prosecution, Recovery.

570.104 Bond of contractor on public works; prosecution, recovery. Sec. 4.  Such bond may be prosecuted and a recovery had at any time within 1 year after the completion and acceptance of the project, by any person, firm or corporation to whom any money shall be due and payable on account of having performed any labor or furnished any materials or supplies in the erection, repairing or ornamentation of any such building or works, in the name of the people of this state for the use and benefit of such person, firm or corporation: Provided, however, That in the case of a suit for the benefit of the subcontractor, he shall be required to allege and prove that he has paid to all parties entitled thereto the full sums due to them for labor, materials or supplies contracted for by him: And provided further, That in no case brought under the provisions of this act shall the people of this state be liable for costs. History: 1905, Act 187, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 14830 ;-- Am. 1925, Act 384, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 13135 ;-- CL 1948, 570.104
MI Comp L § 570.105 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 187 of 1905 - Public Buildings and Public Works; Bond of Contractor (570.101 - 570.105)|Section 570.105 - Bond of Contractor on Public Works; Definitions.

570.105 Bond of contractor on public works; definitions.  Sec. 5.  The words "materials" and "supplies" as used herein shall include coal, wood, form lumber, gasoline, kerosene and lubricating and fuel oils necessarily used in connection with or consumed in constructing, repairing and ornamenting public buildings and public works, and the term "labor" as used herein shall include the hauling other than by steam or electric railway to or away from the public buildings or other public works being built, repaired or ornamented, any refuse, materials or dirt accumulated or used in connection with or consumed in the construction, repairing or ornamentation of such public buildings or other public works. History: Add. 1925, Act 384, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 13136 ;-- CL 1948, 570.105
MI Comp L § 570.151 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 259 of 1931 - Building Contract Fund (570.151 - 570.153)|Section 570.151 - Building Contract Fund; Status as a Trust Fund.

570.151 Building contract fund; status as a trust fund. Sec. 1.  In the building construction industry, the building contract fund paid by any person to a contractor, or by such person or contractor to a subcontractor, shall be considered by this act to be a trust fund, for the benefit of the person making the payment, contractors, laborers, subcontractors or materialmen, and the contractor or subcontractor shall be considered the trustee of all funds so paid to him for building construction purposes. History: 1931, Act 259, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 570.151 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 104, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 570.152 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 259 of 1931 - Building Contract Fund (570.151 - 570.153)|Section 570.152 - Building Contract Fund; Fraudulent Detention or Use by Contractor or Subcontractor, Penalty.

570.152 Building contract fund; fraudulent detention or use by contractor or subcontractor, penalty. Sec. 2.  Any contractor or subcontractor engaged in the building construction business, who, with intent to defraud, shall retain or use the proceeds or any part therefor, of any payment made to him, for any other purpose than to first pay laborers, subcontractors and materialmen, engaged by him to perform labor or furnish material for the specific improvement, shall be guilty of a felony in appropriating such funds to his own use while any amount for which he may be liable or become liable under the terms of his contract for such labor or material remains unpaid, and may be prosecuted upon the complaint of any persons so defrauded, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than 100 dollars or more than 5,000 dollars and/or not less than 6 months nor more than 3 years imprisonment in a state prison at the discretion of the court. History: 1931, Act 259, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 570.152 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 570.153 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 259 of 1931 - Building Contract Fund (570.151 - 570.153)|Section 570.153 - Building Contract Fund; Evidence of Fraudulent Detention or Use.

570.153 Building contract fund; evidence of fraudulent detention or use. Sec. 3.  The appropriation by a contractor, or any subcontractor, of any moneys paid to him for building operations before the payment by him of all moneys due or so to become due laborers, subcontractors, materialmen or others entitled to payment, shall be evidence of intent to defraud. History: 1931, Act 259, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 570.153 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 570.201 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 254 of 1909 - Lien for Labor on Property of Coal, Shale, or Clay Mining Corporations (570.201 - 570.201)|Section 570.201 - Labor Lien on Property of Coal, Shale or Clay Mining Corporation; Precedence, Enforcement.

570.201 Labor lien on property of coal, shale or clay mining corporation; precedence, enforcement. Sec. 1.  Every person who shall furnish or perform any labor for any corporation, organized for the purpose of mining coal, shale or clay, and every bona fide holder of any draft or order for the payment of money due for any such labor issued or drawn by an officer, clerk or agent of any such corporation, shall have a lien for the amount due thereon or therefor upon all the real and personal property of such corporation. Said lien shall take precedence of all other debts, judgments or decrees, liens or mortgages against such corporation, except liens accruing to this state for taxes, fines or penalties, and every such lien may be proceeded on, enforced and collected out of such real and personal property, or either of the same, in the same manner and under the same regulations, limitations and conditions as near as may be as are provided for by the law for the enforcement and collection of other liens on real or personal property as the case may be: Provided, That in the enforcement of any lien provided for in this act, it shall not be necessary to file, prove, or produce any written contract relative to the labor on which such lien is based. History: 1909, Act 254, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 14841 ;-- CL 1929, 13196 ;-- CL 1948, 570.201
MI Comp L § 570.252 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 146 of 1937 - Lien for Labor and Materials for Oil or Gas Wells, Pipe Lines, or Equipment (570.251 - 570.266)|Section 570.252 - Lien for Labor or Material for Oil or Gas Well or Pipe Line; Contractors or Sub-Contractors.

570.252 Lien for labor or material for oil or gas well or pipe line; contractors or sub-contractors. Sec. 2.  Any person, firm or corporation who shall furnish any such material, machinery or supplies, as described in section 1 of this act, to a contractor or a sub-contractor, or any person who shall perform such labor for a contractor or a sub-contractor, or who as an artisan or day laborer in the employ of such contractor or sub-contractor, shall perform any such labor, shall have a lien the same as provided in section 1 of this act, from the same time and in the same manner and to the same extent as the original contractor for the amount due for such material, machinery, tools, supplies or labor, as provided in section 1 of this act, and such lien shall be enforced in the same manner and within the same time as provided for the enforcement of the lien of such original contractor.  History: 1937, Act 146, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 570.252