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MI Comp L § 66.2a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.2a - Recreational Trailway; Posting Ordinance; Prohibited Operation of Vehicle as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

66.2a Recreational trailway; posting ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; penalty. Sec. 2a.  (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway.  (2) The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in a place, or in a manner prohibited by an ordinance is a municipal civil infraction, whether or not so designated by the ordinance. A civil fine ordered for a municipal civil infraction described in this subsection shall not exceed the maximum amount of a fine provided by the ordinance or $500.00, whichever is less. An act or omission described in this subsection is not a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a violation or crime that section 2 of chapter VI prohibits an ordinance from designating as a municipal civil infraction. History: Add. 1994, Act 87, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 66.3 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.3 - Record of Ordinances; Authentication.

66.3 Record of ordinances; authentication. Sec. 3.  Upon enactment, each ordinance shall be recorded by the clerk of the council in a book to be called "the record of ordinances," and the president and clerk shall authenticate each ordinance by placing his or her official signature upon the ordinance. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2757 ;-- CL 1915, 2628 ;-- CL 1929, 1537 ;-- CL 1948, 66.3 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 66.3a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.3a - Codification of Ordinances.

66.3a Codification of ordinances. Sec. 3a.  A village may codify, recodify, and continue in code the village's ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full. The ordinance adopting the code and ordinances repealing, amending, continuing, or adding to the code shall be published as required by section 4 of this chapter. The publication shall state where a copy of the entire code can be reviewed and obtained. The ordinance adopting the code may amend, repeal, revise, or rearrange ordinances or parts of ordinances by references to the title only.  History: Add. 1979, Act 18, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1979 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 66.5 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.5 - Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998.

66.5 Repealed. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to laws, regulations, or ordinances as proof in court.
MI Comp L § 66.6 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.6 - Violation of Ordinance; Commencement of Prosecution; Judicial District; Powers of Court.

66.6 Violation of ordinance; commencement of prosecution; judicial district; powers of court. Sec. 6.  (1) an action for violation of an ordinance shall be commenced not more than 2 years after the violation occurs.  (2) An action for the violation of an ordinance shall be brought in the district court or municipal court in the judicial district in which the village is located unless the person alleged to have violated the ordinance admits responsibility at a parking violations bureau or a municipal ordinance violations bureau as permitted by law. That court may hear, try, and determine causes and actions arising under an ordinance of the village, and impose sanctions for a violation of an ordinance as provided in the ordinance. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2760 ;-- CL 1915, 2631 ;-- CL 1929, 1540 ;-- CL 1948, 66.6 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 66.7 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.7 - Violation of Ordinance; Civil Action to Recover Penalty; Warrant; Law Governing Proceedings.

66.7 Violation of ordinance; civil action to recover penalty; warrant; law governing proceedings. Sec. 7.  If a penalty is incurred for the violation of an ordinance, and a provision is not made for the imprisonment of the offender upon conviction of the violation, the penalty may be recovered in a civil action. If a corporation incurs a penalty for the violation of an ordinance, the corporation shall be sued in a civil action. Except in the case of a civil infraction action or an action against a corporation, an action for a violation of an ordinance of the village may be commenced by warrant for the arrest of the offender. The warrant shall be in the name of the people of this state, shall set forth the substance of the offense complained of, and shall be substantially in the form, and be issued upon complaint made, as provided by law in misdemeanor cases. The proceedings relating to the arrest and custody of the accused during the pendency of the action, the pleadings, and the proceedings upon the trial of the cause, in procuring the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and in the rendition of judgments and the execution of judgments, except as otherwise provided by this act, are governed by and shall conform as nearly as may be to the provisions of law regulating proceedings in misdemeanor cases. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2761 ;-- CL 1915, 2632 ;-- CL 1929, 1541 ;-- CL 1948, 66.7 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 66.8 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.8 - Use of County Jail; Expenses.

66.8 Use of county jail; expenses. Sec. 8.  Every village shall be allowed the use of the jail of the county in which it is located, for the confinement of all persons sentenced to imprisonment under the ordinances of the village, or under any of the provisions of this act; and the sheriff, or other keeper of the jail, or other place of confinement or imprisonment, shall receive and safely keep any person committed until lawfully discharged. The expense of receiving and keeping a prisoner shall be borne by the county if the imprisonment is for a violation of a penal law of this state and by the village if the imprisonment is for a violation of a village ordinance. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2762 ;-- CL 1915, 2633 ;-- CL 1929, 1542 ;-- CL 1948, 66.8 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 66.9 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.9 - Sufficient Statement of Cause; Right to Trial by Jury; Selecting and Summoning Jurors; Inhabitant of Village as Juror; Applicability of Section to Civil Infraction.

66.9 Sufficient statement of cause; right to trial by jury; selecting and summoning jurors; inhabitant of village as juror; applicability of section to civil infraction. Sec. 9.  (1) An action for the violation of an ordinance need not state or set forth the ordinance, or the provisions of the ordinance in a complaint, warrant, process, or pleading, but shall recite the ordinance's title or subject and the ordinance's section number.  (2) It is a sufficient statement of the cause of action in a complaint or warrant to set forth substantially, and with reasonable certainty, as to time and place, the act complained of, and to allege the act to be in violation of an ordinance of the village, referring to the ordinance by its title and the section number and effective date. Either party may require a trial by jury in an action for violation of the ordinance.  (3) The jury, except when other provision is made, shall consist of 6 persons. In actions commenced by warrant, the jury shall be selected and summoned as in misdemeanor cases before the court in which the prosecution for the village ordinance violation is brought. In a civil action to recover penalties for a village ordinance violation, the jury shall be selected and summoned as in any other civil action before the court in which the action is brought. An inhabitant of the village is not incompetent to serve as a juror in a cause in which the village is a party or interested, on account merely of the interest that the inhabitant may have, in common with the inhabitants of the village, in the results of the action.  (4) This section does not apply to an ordinance violation that constitutes a civil infraction. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2763 ;-- CL 1915, 2634 ;-- CL 1929, 1543 ;-- CL 1948, 66.9 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 66.10 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.10 - Appeals to Circuit Court; Proceedings.

66.10 Appeals to circuit court; proceedings. Sec. 10.  A person convicted of a violation of an ordinance of the village in an action commenced by warrant as set forth in section 7 may appeal the judgment to the circuit court for the county in which the village is located, by appeal, and the time for the appeal, the proceedings for the appeal, the bond or security to be given on the appeal, and the proceedings and disposition of the cause in the circuit court shall be the same as in misdemeanor cases on appeal from the court that tried the village ordinance violation. In actions to which the village is a party, brought to recover a fine for a violation of a village ordinance, either party may appeal from the judgment to the circuit court, and similar proceedings shall be had on that appeal and similar bond or security shall be given as in cases of appeal in civil actions before the court that tried the village ordinance violation, except that the village shall not be required to give a bond or security on that appeal. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2764 ;-- CL 1915, 2635 ;-- CL 1929, 1544 ;-- CL 1948, 66.10 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 66.11 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.11 - Village Lockup or Holding Facility.

66.11 Village lockup or holding facility. Sec. 11.  The council shall have power to provide and maintain a village lockup or holding facility, and may provide for the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment or detention under the ordinances of the village. All persons sentenced to confinement and all persons imprisoned on execution for nonpayment of fines for violation of the ordinances of the village in the lockup or holding facility may be kept at hard labor during the term of their imprisonment, either within or without the prison, under such regulations as the council may prescribe. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2765 ;-- CL 1915, 2636 ;-- CL 1929, 1545 ;-- CL 1948, 66.11 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 66.12 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.12 - Security for Costs; Filing by Complaining Witness; Liability.

66.12 Security for costs; filing by complaining witness; liability. Sec. 12.  In prosecutions for violations of the ordinances of the village, commenced by a person other than an officer of the village, the court may require the complaining witness to file security for the payment of the costs of the proceedings, in case the defendant is determined not to be responsible. But the judge or magistrate before whom the complaint is made or trial is had shall order that the complaining witness is not liable for the payment of costs if the magistrate or judge determines that there was probable cause for the making of the complaint. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2766 ;-- CL 1915, 2637 ;-- CL 1929, 1546 ;-- CL 1948, 66.12 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 66.13 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.13 - Fines; Payment.

66.13 Fines; payment. Sec. 13.  Except in cases in which a fine is paid to a parking violations bureau or a municipal ordinance violations bureau pursuant to section 8395 or 8396 of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 600.8395 and 600.8396 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a fine imposed for a violation of an ordinance of the village shall be received by the clerk of the court in which judgment or conviction was had. If the fine is collected upon execution, the person receiving the fine shall immediately pay the money collected to that clerk. If the defendant is committed, the fine and costs imposed shall be paid to the sheriff or other keeper of the jail or prison, who shall, within 30 days after receiving payment, pay the money to that clerk for distribution pursuant to law. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2767 ;-- CL 1915, 2638 ;-- CL 1929, 1547 ;-- CL 1948, 66.13 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 16, Eff. May 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 66.14 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VI - Chapter VI Ordinances. (66.1...66.14)|Section 66.14 - Suit Against Collector; Failure to Pay Over Fines; Larceny.

66.14 Suit against collector; failure to pay over fines; larceny. Sec. 14.  If a person who collects a fine or part of a fine fails to pay over the amount collected pursuant to section 13, the village attorney may sue the person in the name of the village to recover the fine. If the failure to pay over the fine is willful, the person is guilty of larceny and shall be punished accordingly. History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2768 ;-- CL 1915, 2639 ;-- CL 1929, 1548 ;-- CL 1948, 66.14 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 67.1a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64)|Section 67.1a - Locomotives; Enforceability of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit.

67.1a Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit. Sec. 1a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, on and after the effective date of a passenger railroad maximum speed limit specified in a final order of the director of the state transportation department, an ordinance of a village prescribing the maximum speed limit of locomotives used in passenger train operations or of passenger railroad trains shall not be enforceable as to a speed limit other than the limit set forth in the order. History: Add. 1984, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1984
MI Comp L § 67.1a[1] (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VII - Chapter VII Powers of Council. (67.1...67.64)|Section 67.1a[1] - Powers and Immunities of Village.

67.1a[1] Powers and immunities of village. Sec. 1a.  (1) Unless otherwise provided or limited in this chapter, the village is vested with all powers and immunities, expressed or implied, that villages are, or hereafter may be, permitted to exercise under the constitution and laws of the state of Michigan. The enumeration of particular powers or immunities in this act is not exclusive.  (2) The village may do all of the following:  (a) Exercise all municipal powers in the management and control of municipal property and in the administration of the municipal government whether such powers are expressly enumerated or not.   (b) Do any act to advance the interests, good government, and prosperity of the village.  (c) Through its regularly constituted authority, pass and enforce all laws, ordinances, resolutions, and rules relating to its municipal concerns subject to the constitution and laws of the state.  (3) The powers of the village under this act shall be liberally construed in favor of the village and shall include those fairly implied and not prohibited by law or constitution.   (4) The specific powers listed in section 1 of this chapter shall not be construed as limiting the general powers set forth in subsections (1), (2), and (3). History: Add. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998 Compiler's Notes: Section 1a, as added by Act 255 of 1998, was compiled as MCL 67.1a[1] to distinguish it from another section 1a, deriving from Act 13 of 1984 and pertaining to enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit of locomotives.
MI Comp L § 68.1-68.22 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36)|Section 68.1-68.22 - Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.

68.1-68.22 Repealed. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974.
MI Comp L § 68.31 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36)|Section 68.31 - Expense of Local Public Improvement or Repair; Special Assessments.

68.31 Expense of local public improvement or repair; special assessments. Sec. 31.  The council of the village by adopting a resolution pursuant to section 5 of chapter V may determine that the whole or a part of the expense of a local public improvement or repair shall be defrayed by special assessments upon the property specially benefited. History: Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 68.32 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36)|Section 68.32 - Ordinance Providing Special Assessment Procedure; Contents; Additional Assessments; Disposition of Excess Assessments; Payment of Future Due Installments.

68.32 Ordinance providing special assessment procedure; contents; additional assessments; disposition of excess assessments; payment of future due installments. Sec. 32.  The complete special assessment procedure to be used, including the time when special assessments may be levied; the kinds of local public improvements for which a hearing is required on the resolution levying the special assessments; the preparing of plans and specifications; estimated costs; the preparation, hearing, and correction of the special assessment roll; the collection of special assessments; the assessment of single lots or parcels; and any other matters concerning the making of improvements by the special assessment method, shall be provided by ordinance. The ordinance shall authorize additional assessments, if the prior assessment proves insufficient to pay for the improvement or is determined to be invalid, in whole or in part, and shall provide for the refund of excess assessments; however, if the excess is less than 5% of total cost as defined by ordinance, it may be placed in the general fund of the village. The payment of future due installments of a special assessment against a parcel of land may be made at any time in full, with interest accrued to the due date of the next installment. History: Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 29, Imd. Eff. Feb. 24, 1978
MI Comp L § 68.33 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36)|Section 68.33 - Special Assessment as Lien and Debt; Collection.

68.33 Special assessment as lien and debt; collection. Sec. 33.  From the date of confirmation of a roll levying a special assessment, the full amount of the assessment and the interest thereon shall constitute a lien on the premises subject thereto and that amount shall be a debt of the person to whom assessed until paid and, in case of delinquency, may be collected as delinquent village property taxes or by a suit against the person. History: Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974
MI Comp L § 68.34 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36)|Section 68.34 - Action to Contest Collection of Special Assessment; Illegal Assessment Roll.

68.34 Action to contest collection of special assessment; illegal assessment roll. Sec. 34.  An action to contest the collection of a special assessment shall be instituted under the tax tribunal act, 1973 PA 186, MCL 205.701 to 205.779.  History: Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998
MI Comp L § 68.35 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-VIII - Chapter VIII Improvements and Assessments. (68.1...68.36)|Section 68.35 - Bonds.

68.35 Bonds. Sec. 35.  The village council may borrow money and issue bonds of the village therefor in anticipation of the payment of special assessments in 1 or more special assessment districts, which bonds may be an obligation of the special assessment district or may be both an obligation of the special assessment district and a general obligation of the village. The village council may issue general obligation bonds to defray that portion of the cost and expense of a local public improvement chargeable to the village at large. History: Add. 1974, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Jan. 30, 1974
MI Comp L § 69.1 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 61 - 75 - Villages|Act 3 of 1895 - The General Law Village Act (61.1 - 75.12)|3-1895-IX - Chapter IX Finance and Taxation. (69.1... 69.27)|Section 69.1 - Authority of Council to Levy Taxes; General Fund.

69.1 Authority of council to levy taxes; general fund. Sec. 1.  (1) Actions taken by the council under this chapter are subject to the voting requirements of section 5 of chapter V. However, the council shall not increase a tax or impose a special assessment except by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of council.  (2) The council may raise, by general tax upon the real and personal property liable to taxation in the village (exclusive of taxes for highway and street purposes and not otherwise provided for in this act), a sum not exceeding in any 1 year 1-1/4% of the assessed value of that property, to defray the general expenses and liabilities of the village, and to carry into effect the powers in this act granted. The money so raised constitutes a "general fund".  History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2852 ;-- CL 1915, 2726 ;-- CL 1929, 1635 ;-- CL 1948, 69.1 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 254, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998