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MI Comp L § 54.261 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.261 - Short Title.

54.261 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “state survey and remonumentation act”. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of the state survey and remonumentation commission, with the exception of powers and duties of the executive director, from the department of commerce to the director of the department of consumer and industry services, see E.R.O. No. 1996-2, compiled at MCL 445.2001 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of the powers and duties of the executive director of the survey and remonumentation commission to the director of the department of consumer and industry services, and the abolishment of the position, see E.R.O. No. 1996-2, compiled at MCL 445.2001 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
MI Comp L § 54.262 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.262 - Definitions.

54.262 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Commission" means the state survey and remonumentation commission created in section 3.  (b) "County plan" means a county monumentation and remonumentation plan and perpetual monument maintenance plan established under section 8.  (c) "County representative" means the individual obligated to perform the duties of county representative under section 9.  (d) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.  (e) "Fund" means the state survey and remonumentation fund created in section 11.  (f) "Monumentation" means all land surveying activities performed by a surveyor to monument a protracted public land survey corner under this act and in accordance with the laws of this state.  (g) "Original public land survey corner" means a corner established and monumented pursuant to orders and instructions issued by the United States government for the purposes of delineating United States public lands and private lands or subdividing public lands for conveyance.  (h) "Property controlling corner" means either of the following:  (i) A position misidentified as and used as an original public land survey corner or as a protracted public land survey corner that serves to control property lines.  (ii) Any other corner approved by the department, acting in consultation with the commission.  (i) "Protracted public land survey corner" means either of the following:  (i) A closing quarter section position along a township or range line or a center quarter section position that was not actually monumented on the ground in the field notes of the original United States government survey, but that serves to complete the nominal half-mile grid of government corners.  (ii) A monumented position that is not an original public land survey corner, lying on a section line or quarter line near a body of water, that serves to define the section line or quarter line in lieu of a submerged government position or an omitted meander position.  (j) "Remonumentation" means all land surveying activities performed by a surveyor to perpetuate a previously monumented original public land survey corner, protracted public land survey corner, or property controlling corner as provided in this act.  (k) "Surveyor" means a professional surveyor who is licensed to practice professional surveying under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2001 to 339.2014. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 6, 1998 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 260, Eff. Dec. 22, 2010 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.263 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.263 - State Survey and Remonumentation Commission; Creation; Membership; Terms; Vacancy; Compensation; Expenses.

54.263 State survey and remonumentation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; compensation; expenses.Sec. 3.  (1) The state survey and remonumentation commission is created in the department.   (2) The commission shall consist of 7 members. By January 1, 2015, the governor shall appoint the members, with the advice and consent of the senate, as follows:  (a) Two members shall be appointed to represent the general public.  (b) One member must be a grant administrator appointed under section 9a.  (c) The remaining 4 members must be surveyors, 1 of whom must also be serving as a county representative. The 4 members appointed under this subdivision must be residents of the following areas of this state:  (i) One must be a resident of the Upper Peninsula, 1 must be a resident of the area of the Lower Peninsula that is north of the survey township line lying between survey township 16 north and survey township 17 north, and 1 must be a resident of the area of the Lower Peninsula that is south of the survey township line lying between survey township 16 north and survey township 17 north.  (ii) One must be a member at large, and may be a resident of any area of this state.  (3) Of the 7 members first appointed to the commission after the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 9a, 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 2 for terms of 2 years each, 2 for terms of 3 years each, and 2 for terms of 4 years each. At the expiration of the term of a member, the governor shall appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. If there is a vacancy in the office of a member of the commission, the governor shall appoint a successor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for the unexpired term.  (4) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed from the fund for actual and necessary expenses in accordance with standards established annually by the legislature for similar boards or commissions. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.264 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.264 - Commission; Chairperson; Meetings.

54.264 Commission; chairperson; meetings.Sec. 4.  At the commission's first meeting, 1 member of the commission shall be selected by a majority of the commission members to be chairperson. The commission shall meet at least 2 times each year, at a time and place agreed upon by the commission. The chairperson may call special meetings at a time and place determined by the chairperson. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.265 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.265 - Conduct of Business at Public Meetings; Public Notice; Writings.

54.265 Conduct of business at public meetings; public notice; writings. Sec. 5.  (1) The business that the commission performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.  (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991
MI Comp L § 54.267 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.267 - Employee as Surveyor.

54.267 Employee as surveyor.Sec. 7.  The employee in direct charge of the state survey and remonumentation section in the department that performs services for the director of the department under this act must be a surveyor. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.269 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.269 - County Surveyor as County Representative for Surveying Projects.

54.269 County surveyor as county representative for surveying projects.Sec. 9.  The county surveyor in each county in this state shall perform the duties of county representative for all surveying projects approved or initiated under this act. If a county does not have a county surveyor, the county board of commissioners shall appoint a licensed professional surveyor to perform the duties described in this section. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.269a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.269a - Grant Administrator; Appointment; Responsibilities.

54.269a Grant administrator; appointment; responsibilities.Sec. 9a.  A county board of commissioners shall appoint a grant administrator to be responsible for and oversee the county's obligations and money associated with this act. History: Add. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.269b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.269b - County Peer Review Group as Panel of Surveyors; Appointment; Responsibilities.

54.269b County peer review group as panel of surveyors; appointment; responsibilities.Sec. 9b.  A county board of commissioners shall appoint a county peer review group to act as a panel of surveyors to review and provide advice on original public land survey corners or protracted public land survey corners presented by surveyors before the county accepts the original public land survey corners or protracted public land survey corners for filing under its county plan. History: Add. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.270 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.270 - Conducting Monumentation or Remonumentation Under Negotiated Contract; Cost.

54.270 Conducting monumentation or remonumentation under negotiated contract; cost.Sec. 10.  (1) Any monumentation or remonumentation conducted under section 8(3) shall be conducted under a negotiated contract. The department shall prepare specifications for each contract negotiated by the department and monitor the field work and notes of work done under each contract to ensure compliance with those specifications.  (2) The department shall pay the cost of any contracts under this section from the fund. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.271 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.271 - State Survey and Remonumentation Fund; Creation as Separate Fund; Administration; Deposit of Money, Interest, and Earnings; Gifts or Donations From Individuals or Corporations; Establishment of Restricted Subaccounts.

54.271 State survey and remonumentation fund; creation as separate fund; administration; deposit of money, interest, and earnings; gifts or donations from individuals or corporations; establishment of restricted subaccounts.Sec. 11.  (1) The state survey and remonumentation fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund. The fund shall be administered by the department.  (2) Money deposited in the fund, and all interest and earnings generated by the fund, shall not lapse at the end of a fiscal year, but shall remain in the fund to be expended as provided in this act.   (3) The fund may accept money received as gifts or donations, or money received from individuals or corporations to be used for purposes of this act.  (4) The department may direct the department of treasury to establish restricted subaccounts within the fund as necessary to administer the fund. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 76, Imd. Eff. Mar. 24, 2006 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.273 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.273 - Application for Annual Grant; Form.

54.273 Application for annual grant; form.Sec. 13.  An application for an annual grant authorized under this act must be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the department. The department may require the applicant to provide any information reasonably necessary to allow the department to make a determination required by this act. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.274 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.274 - Grant; Conditions.

54.274 Grant; conditions.Sec. 14.  (1) The department shall not make a grant under section 12(1)(a) unless all of the following conditions are met:  (a) The applicant files an application for the grant on or before December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the grant is made.  (b) The applicant demonstrates to the department the capability to carry out the county plan.   (c) The applicant demonstrates to the department that it has not completed its monumentation and remonumentation plan described in section 8(2)(a).  (2) The department shall make a grant under section 12(1)(c) if the applicant demonstrates to the department that it has completed its monumentation and remonumentation plan described in section 8(2)(a) or if the applicant voluntarily chooses to proceed to the program described in section 8(2)(d). History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.275 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.275 - Grant Recipient to Obtain Authorization for Significant Change to Plan; Revocation or Withholding of Grant.

54.275 Grant recipient to obtain authorization for significant change to plan; revocation or withholding of grant.Sec. 15.  (1) A recipient of a grant made under section 12(1)(a), (b), or (d) shall obtain authorization from the department before implementing a change that significantly alters the approved grant.  (2) The department may revoke a grant made by it under this act or withhold payment if the recipient of the grant fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant, or with requirements of this act or the rules promulgated under this act.  (3) The department may withhold a grant until the department determines that the recipient is able to proceed with the implementation of the applicant's county plan. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.276 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.276 - Records.

54.276 Records.Sec. 16.  (1) The department, upon request, shall provide copies or certified copies of records in its possession to the public, other state agencies or officers, or local governmental agencies. The department may charge a reasonable fee for providing the records.  (2) A certified copy of a record provided by the department is admissible in court as evidence, without further identification, if the substance of the record is properly admissible in the proceeding. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.277 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.277 - Rules.

54.277 Rules.Sec. 17.  (1) The department shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to implement this act.  (2) In promulgating rules under this section, or in adopting a guideline related to the administration of this act, the department shall consult with and consider recommendations provided to it by the commission.  (3) After the enactment of the amendatory act that added this subsection, the department shall promulgate rules to implement this act as amended by that amendatory act. Before the promulgation of rules under this subsection, the department may continue to administer this act under previously promulgated rules to the extent that the rules do not conflict with this act as amended by that amendatory act. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.277a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.277a - Contested Case Proceeding.

54.277a Contested case proceeding.Sec. 17a.  If a county is aggrieved by a decision of the department that affects the county made under this act or the rules promulgated under this act, the county may contest the decision of the department as a contested case under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. History: Add. 2014, Act 166, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2014
MI Comp L § 54.278 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.278 - Effective Date.

54.278 Effective date. Sec. 18.  This act shall take effect January 1, 1991. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991
MI Comp L § 54.279 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 54 - Surveyors|Act 345 of 1990 - State Survey and Remonumentation Act (54.261 - 54.279)|Section 54.279 - Conditional Effective Date.

54.279 Conditional effective date. Sec. 19.  This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 381 of the 85th Legislature is enacted into law. History: 1990, Act 345, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991 Compiler's Notes: Senate Bill No. 381, referred to in this section, was filed with the Secretary of State December 21, 1990, and became P.A. 1990, No. 346, Eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
MI Comp L § 55.261 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 55 - Notaries Public|Act 238 of 2003 - Michigan Law on Notarial Acts (55.261 - 55.315)|Section 55.261 - Short Title.

55.261 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan law on notarial acts". History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 361, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019
MI Comp L § 55.263 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 55 - Notaries Public|Act 238 of 2003 - Michigan Law on Notarial Acts (55.261 - 55.315)|Section 55.263 - Definitions; a to I.

55.263 Definitions; A to I.Sec. 3.  As used in this act:  (a) "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by an individual in the presence of a notary public that he or she has signed a record for the purposes stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that he or she signed the record with the proper authority and signed it as the act of the person identified in the record.  (b) "Cancellation" means the nullification of a notary public commission due to an error or defect or because the notary public is no longer entitled to the commission.  (c) "Credential analysis" means a process or service by which a third party affirms the validity of an identity document described in section 25(6)(c) through a review of public and proprietary data sources conducted remotely.  (d) "Department" means the department of state.  (e) "Electronic" means relating to technology that has electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.  (f) "Electronic notarization system" means a set or system of applications, programs, hardware, software, or technologies designed to enable a notary public to perform electronic notarizations.  (g) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the record.  (h) "Identity proofing" means a process or service by which a third party provides a notary public with a reasonable means to verify the identity of an individual through a review of personal information from public or proprietary data sources conducted remotely.  (i) "Information" includes data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, and databases.  (j) "In a representative capacity" means any of the following:  (i) For and on behalf of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, or other legal entity as an authorized officer, manager, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative of the entity.  (ii) As a public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative in the capacity recited in the record.  (iii) As an attorney in fact for a principal.  (iv) In any other capacity as an authorized representative of another person.  (k) "In the presence of" means either of the following:  (i) In the same physical location with and close enough to see, hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with another individual.  (ii) Interacting with another individual by means of audio and visual communication technology that is part of a remote electronic notarization platform approved under section 26b or 2-way real-time audiovisual technology that meets the requirements under section 26c. History: 2003, Act 238, Eff. Apr. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 360, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 249, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 2020