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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 495 of 2006 - Contracts With State and Local Government Subject to Patient's Right to Independent Review (550.1951 - 550.1953) › Section 550.1952 - Entities Contracting With State or Local Government for Costs of Health Care Services Under Self-Funded Plan; Duties.

550.1952 Entities contracting with state or local government for costs of health care services under self-funded plan; duties.
Sec. 2.
(1) An entity that contracts with a state or local unit of government to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services provided under a self-funded plan established or maintained by that state or local unit of government for its employees shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish procedures and make available to persons covered by the plan internal reviews as though the entity were an insurer subject to section 2213 of the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.2213.
(b) Establish procedures and make available to persons covered by the plan external reviews in the same manner and subject to all the obligations, conditions, and consequences as though the entity were a health carrier under the patient's right to independent review act, 2000 PA 251, MCL 550.1901 to 550.1929.
(2) The commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services shall provide external reviews under subsection (1)(b) to a person covered by the plan as though that person were a covered person under the patient's right to independent review act, 2000 PA 251, MCL 550.1901 to 550.1929.
History:
2006, Act 495, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 495 of 2006 - Contracts With State and Local Government Subject to Patient's Right to Independent Review (550.1951 - 550.1953) › Section 550.1953 - Exceptions.

550.1953 Exceptions.
Sec. 3.
This act does not apply to a self-funded plan that provides coverage only for dental, vision care, or any other limited supplemental benefit.
History:
2006, Act 495, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2001 - Short Title; Intent; Establishment.

550.2001 Short title; intent; establishment.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "elder prescription insurance coverage act".
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the EPIC program defray the cost of obtaining medically necessary prescription drugs by elderly Michigan residents under the conditions specified in this act.
(3) The elder prescription insurance coverage program is established within the department of community health.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2002 - Definitions.

550.2002 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of community health.
(b) "EPIC program" means the elder prescription insurance coverage program created in section 3 or any other state program, federal program, or combination of state programs and federal programs, providing services to the population specified in section 3.
(c) "Federal poverty guidelines" means the poverty guidelines updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services under authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
(d) "Household income" means all income received by all persons of a household in a tax year while members of a household.
(e) "Medicaid" means the program for medical assistance established under title XIX of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1396 to 1396f, 1396g-1 to 1396r-6, and 1396r-8 to 1396v, and administered by the department under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.
(f) "MEPPS" means the Michigan emergency pharmaceutical program for seniors.
(g) "Michigan resident" means an individual who establishes residence for a period of 3 months in a settled or permanent home or domicile within the state with the intention of remaining in this state. An individual is a resident until the individual establishes a permanent residence outside this state.
(h) "Prescription" and "prescription drug" mean those terms as defined in section 17708 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17708.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2004 - Expedited Enrollment Process; Temporary Eligibility Card or Voucher; Eligibility Requirements.

550.2004 Expedited enrollment process; temporary eligibility card or voucher; eligibility requirements.
Sec. 4.
(1) The department shall establish an expedited enrollment process or provide an emergency voucher if an otherwise eligible EPIC applicant immediately needs to obtain a medically necessary prescription.
(2) The department shall give an applicant enrolled under subsection (1) a temporary EPIC program eligibility card or an emergency voucher that is valid for up to 90 days from the issue date.
(3) Eligibility requirements for emergency vouchers shall not be more restrictive than the requirements established for the Michigan emergency pharmaceutical program for seniors previously funded in the annual appropriation for the department.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2005 - Brand Name Drug; Copayment.

550.2005 Brand name drug; copayment.
Sec. 5.
Except as otherwise specified in this section, if an enrollee chooses to have a prescription filled with a brand name drug when a recognized generic drug is available, a copayment is required. For the initial year of operation, the copayment amount is $15.00. For subsequent years, the amount of a copayment applied under this section may be established by the legislature. Nothing in this section shall be construed as allowing therapeutic substitution. The department shall develop a mechanism, with the advice of the advisory committee established in section 7, that will specify when drugs should be dispensed as written and not subject to the $15.00 copayment. These recommendations shall be presented to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees not later than September 1, 2001.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2006 - Program Benefits; Duties of Department.

550.2006 Program benefits; duties of department.
Sec. 6.
In providing program benefits, the department may do all of the following:
(a) Enter into a contract with a private individual, corporation, or agency to manage the EPIC program. A contract entered into under this subdivision shall be awarded through a competitive bidding process.
(b) Use procedures and rebate amounts specified under section 1927 of title XIX of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8, to secure quarterly rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturers for outpatient drugs dispensed to participants in EPIC.
(c) For products distributed by the pharmaceutical manufacturers not providing quarterly rebates as listed in subdivision (b), require preauthorization.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2007 - Other Senior Focused Entities; Utilization and Assistance; Establishment of Advisory Committee.

550.2007 Other senior focused entities; utilization and assistance; establishment of advisory committee.
Sec. 7.
(1) To assist in implementing this act, the department may utilize the office of services to the aging, area agencies on aging, senior citizens centers, or other senior focused entities, to provide outreach, enrollment assistance, and education services to potentially eligible seniors for both the EPIC and medicaid programs.
(2) To assist in determining the coverage appropriate under the provisions of this act, the department shall establish an advisory committee. The committee shall consist of consumer representatives, members with knowledge in the areas of pharmacology, geriatrics, development and review of budgetary issues and practice, and policy development, and 1 member of each appropriations committee, or his or her designee, as appointed by the respective chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees. The advisory committee shall meet at least once each year.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2008 - Reports.

550.2008 Reports.
Sec. 8.
The department shall provide quarterly reports to the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies, that include quantified data as to the number of program applicants and enrollees, the amount of expenditures, and the number of enrollees subsequently found eligible for medicaid. Each report shall also contain an estimate of whether or not the current rate of expenditures will exceed the existing amount of money appropriated for the EPIC program in the current fiscal year. If the estimate indicates that the program would end the year in deficit, the department and the department of management and budget shall take 1 or more of the following actions:
(a) Request a supplemental appropriation for the EPIC program.
(b) Request a transfer of spending authority from any surplus appropriation within the department.
(c) Suspend further enrollment in the EPIC program.
(d) Increase copayments for new applicants. In no case shall an adjustment in program cost sharing result in a cost to an eligible senior in excess of 5% of the eligible senior's household income.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 550 - General Insurance Laws › Act 499 of 2000 - Elder Prescription Insurance Coverage Act (550.2001 - 550.2009) › Section 550.2009 - Program Not as Entitlement; Limitation on Benefits; Epic as Payer of Last Resort; Use of Automated System; Pharmacy Dispensing Fee.

550.2009 Program not as entitlement; limitation on benefits; EPIC as payer of last resort; use of automated system; pharmacy dispensing fee.
Sec. 9.
(1) The program created by this act is not an entitlement. Benefits are limited to the level supported by the money explicitly appropriated in this or other acts for the EPIC program.
(2) Except as allowed in section 3(4), the EPIC program is a payer of last resort. If the federal government establishes a pharmaceutical assistance program that covers EPIC eligible seniors under medicare or another program, the EPIC program shall cover only eligible costs not covered by the federal program. This subsection does not require payment by a local prescription drug discount program or a local emergency prescription drug assistance program for a prescription drug covered under the EPIC program.
(3) The EPIC program shall utilize an automated pharmacy claims adjudication and prospective drug utilization review system. This automated system shall contain those edits necessary to reduce the risk of adverse drug reactions in the enrolled population.
(4) The pharmacy dispensing fee payable under the EPIC program shall be equal to the current medicaid dispensing fee.
History:
2000, Act 499, Eff. Oct. 1, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.1 - Marriage Between Individuals of Same Sex as Invalid Contract.

551.1 Marriage between individuals of same sex as invalid contract.
Sec. 1.
Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman. As a matter of public policy, this state has a special interest in encouraging, supporting, and protecting that unique relationship in order to promote, among other goals, the stability and welfare of society and its children. A marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex is invalid in this state.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 551.1, which pertained to allowable age for contracting marriage, was repealed by Act 37 of 1951 , Eff. Sept. 28, 1951.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.2 - Marriage as Civil Contract; Consent; License; Solemnization.

551.2 Marriage as civil contract; consent; license; solemnization.
Sec. 2.
So far as its validity in law is concerned, marriage is a civil contract between a man and a woman, to which the consent of parties capable in law of contracting is essential. Consent alone is not enough to effectuate a legal marriage on and after January 1, 1957. Consent shall be followed by obtaining a license as required by section 1 of Act No. 128 of the Public Acts of 1887, being section 551.101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or as provided for by section 1 of Act No. 180 of the Public Acts of 1897, being section 551.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and solemnization as authorized by sections 7 to 18 of this chapter.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3205 ;-- CL 1871, 4720 ;-- How. 6210 ;-- CL 1897, 8589 ;-- CL 1915, 11363 ;-- CL 1929, 12691 ;-- CL 1948, 551.2 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 44, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.3 - Incapacity; Persons Man Prohibited From Marrying.

551.3 Incapacity; persons man prohibited from marrying.
Sec. 3.
A man shall not marry his mother, sister, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or cousin of the first degree, or another man.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3206 ;-- CL 1871, 4721 ;-- How. 6211 ;-- CL 1897, 8590 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 257, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 11364 ;-- CL 1929, 12692 ;-- CL 1948, 551.3 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.4 - Incapacity; Persons Woman Prohibited From Marrying.

551.4 Incapacity; persons woman prohibited from marrying.
Sec. 4.
A woman shall not marry her father, brother, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, mother's brother, or cousin of the first degree, or another woman.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3207 ;-- CL 1871, 4722 ;-- How. 6212 ;-- CL 1897, 8591 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 257, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- CL 1915, 11365 ;-- CL 1929, 12693 ;-- CL 1948, 551.4 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 324, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.5 - Bigamy Prohibited.

551.5 Bigamy prohibited.
Sec. 5.
No marriage shall be contracted whilst either of the parties has a former wife or husband living, unless the marriage with such former wife or husband, shall have been dissolved.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3208 ;-- CL 1871, 4723 ;-- How. 6213 ;-- CL 1897, 8592 ;-- CL 1915, 11366 ;-- CL 1929, 12694 ;-- CL 1948, 551.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.6 - Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.

551.6 Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to prohibition of certain marriages.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.8 - Repealed. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983.

551.8 Repealed. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to examination of parties on oath.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.9 - Solemnization of Marriage; Form; Declaration by Parties; Witnesses.

551.9 Solemnization of marriage; form; declaration by parties; witnesses.
Sec. 9.
In the solemnization of marriage, no particular form shall be required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare, in the presence of the person solemnizing the marriage and the attending witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife; and in every case, there shall be at least 2 witnesses, besides the person solemnizing the marriage, present at the ceremony.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3212 ;-- CL 1871, 4727 ;-- How. 6217 ;-- CL 1897, 8596 ;-- CL 1915, 11370 ;-- CL 1929, 12698 ;-- CL 1948, 551.9 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.14 - Unlawful Marriage by Person Authorized to Solemnize Marriage; Penalty.

551.14 Unlawful marriage by person authorized to solemnize marriage; penalty.
Sec. 14.
If a person authorized to solemnize marriages knowingly joins any persons in marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall forfeit for each offense a sum not exceeding $500.00.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3217 ;-- CL 1871, 4728 ;-- How. 6218 ;-- CL 1897, 8597 ;-- CL 1915, 11371 ;-- CL 1929, 12699 ;-- CL 1948, 551.14 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.15 - Ceremony Performance With Knowledge of Lack of Authority or Legal Impediment; Penalty.

551.15 Ceremony performance with knowledge of lack of authority or legal impediment; penalty.
Sec. 15.
If any person shall undertake to join others in marriage, knowing that he is not lawfully authorized so to do, or knowing of any legal impediment to the proposed marriage, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 1 year, or by a fine not less than 50 nor more than 500 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3218 ;-- CL 1871, 4729 ;-- How. 6219 ;-- CL 1897, 8598 ;-- CL 1915, 11372 ;-- CL 1929, 12700 ;-- CL 1948, 551.15
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.16 - Want of Jurisdiction or Authority to Solemnize Marriage; Affect on Marriage.

551.16 Want of jurisdiction or authority to solemnize marriage; affect on marriage.
Sec. 16.
A marriage solemnized before an individual professing to be a district judge, common pleas court judge, district court magistrate, municipal judge, judge of probate, judge of a federal court, mayor, the county clerk or, in a county having more than 2,000,000 inhabitants, an employee of the county clerk designated by the clerk to solemnize marriages, or a minister of the gospel or cleric or religious practitioner shall not be considered or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity of the marriage be affected, on account of a want of jurisdiction or authority by that individual if the marriage was consummated with a full belief on the part of the individuals married, or either of them, that they were lawfully joined in marriage.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3219 ;-- CL 1871, 4730 ;-- How. 6220 ;-- CL 1897, 8599 ;-- CL 1915, 11373 ;-- CL 1929, 12701 ;-- CL 1948, 551.16 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 175, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1979 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 419, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.17 - Denominational Modes of Solemnization; Effect of Chapter.

551.17 Denominational modes of solemnization; effect of chapter.
Sec. 17.
The preceding provisions of this chapter, so far as they relate to the manner of solemnizing marriages, shall not affect marriages among the people called Friends or Quakers; nor marriages among people of any other particular denomination, having, as such, any peculiar mode of solemnizing marriages; but such marriages may be solemnized in the manner heretofore used and practiced in their respective societies or denominations.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3220 ;-- CL 1871, 4731 ;-- How. 6221 ;-- CL 1897, 8600 ;-- CL 1915, 11374 ;-- CL 1929, 12702 ;-- CL 1948, 551.17
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18) › R-S-1846-551-1-83 - Chapter 83 Chapter 83. of Marriage and the Solemnization Thereof. (551.1...551.18) › Section 551.18 - Certificates and Records of Marriage as Evidence.

551.18 Certificates and records of marriage as evidence.
Sec. 18.
The original certificates and records of marriage made by the person solemnizing the marriage as prescribed in this chapter, and the record thereof made by the county clerk, or a copy of such record duly certified by such clerk, shall be received in all courts and places, as presumptive evidence of the fact of the marriage.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3221 ;-- CL 1871, 4732 ;-- How. 6222 ;-- CL 1897, 8601 ;-- CL 1915, 11375 ;-- CL 1929, 12703 ;-- CL 1948, 551.18 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 352 of 1921 - Marriage of Individuals Under Eighteen (551.51 - 551.51) › Section 551.51 - Age of Consent; Effect of Act on Powers of Probate Judge.

551.51 Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge.
Sec. 1.
(1) A marriage in this state shall not be contracted by an individual who is under 18 years of age. A marriage, if entered into in this state by an individual under 18 years of age, is void.
(2) This section applies to a marriage entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.
History:
1921, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 12704 ;-- CL 1948, 551.51 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 71, Eff. Sept. 19, 2023
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.101 - Marriage License; Requirements; Place to Obtain, Delivery to Person Officiating.

551.101 Marriage license; requirements; place to obtain, delivery to person officiating.
Sec. 1.
It shall be necessary for all parties intending to be married to obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of the county in which either the man or woman resides, and to deliver the said license to the clergyman or magistrate who is to officiate, before the marriage can be performed. If both parties to be married are non-residents of the state it shall be necessary to obtain such license from the county clerk of the county in which the marriage is to be performed.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222a ;-- Am. 1889, Act 256, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1889 ;-- CL 1897, 8602 ;-- CL 1915, 11376 ;-- CL 1929, 12705 ;-- CL 1948, 551.101
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.103a - Marriage License; Time of Delivery; Solemnization of Marriage Required.

551.103a Marriage license; time of delivery; solemnization of marriage required.
Sec. 3a.
A marriage license shall not be delivered within a period of 3 days including the date of application. However, the county clerk of each county, for good and sufficient cause shown, may deliver the license immediately following the application. If the county clerk delivers the license immediately following the application, the person applying for the license shall pay a fee to be determined by the county board of commissioners, which the county clerk shall deposit into the general fund of the county. A marriage license issued is void unless a marriage is solemnized under the license within 33 days after the application.
History:
Add. 1925, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 12708 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 112, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 551.103a ;-- Am. 1955, Act 227, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 104, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1975 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 270, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 578, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.104 - Certificate Completion; Officiating Person Duty; Original License Return; Record.

551.104 Certificate completion; officiating person duty; original license return; record.
Sec. 4.
It shall be the duty of the clergyman or magistrate, officiating at a marriage, to fill in the spaces of the certificate left blank for the entry of the time and place of the marriage, the names and residences of 2 witnesses, and his own signature in certification that the marriage has been performed by him and any and all information required to be filled in in the spaces left blank in the certificate shall be typewritten or legibly printed. He shall separate the duplicate license and certificate, and deliver the half part designated duplicate to 1 of the parties, so joined in marriage, and within 10 days return the original to the county clerk issuing the same. It shall be the duty of such clergyman or magistrate to keep an accurate record of all marriages solemnized in a book used expressly for that purpose.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222d ;-- CL 1897, 8605 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 244, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11379 ;-- CL 1929, 12709 ;-- CL 1948, 551.104 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 96, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.105 - County Clerk; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.

551.105 County clerk; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.
Sec. 5.
Any county clerk who shall refuse to give a license to persons properly applying and legally entitled to be married, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than 25 dollars or more than 100 dollars, or in default of payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of 30 days.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222e ;-- CL 1897, 8606 ;-- CL 1915, 11380 ;-- CL 1929, 12710 ;-- CL 1948, 551.105
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.106 - Person Officiating at Marriage; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.

551.106 Person officiating at marriage; violation of act, misdemeanor, penalty.
Sec. 6.
Any clergyman or magistrate who shall join together in marriage parties who have not delivered to him a properly issued license, as provided for in this act, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of 100 dollars, or in default of payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of 90 days.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222f ;-- CL 1897, 8607 ;-- CL 1915, 11381 ;-- CL 1929, 12711 ;-- CL 1948, 551.106
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.107 - Failure to Return Certificate; Misdemeanor, Penalty.

551.107 Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty.
Sec. 7.
Any person, whose duty it shall be to return a marriage certificate to the county clerk, who shall neglect to return said certificate, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding 100 dollars or 90 days' imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222g ;-- CL 1897, 8608 ;-- CL 1915, 11382 ;-- CL 1929, 12712 ;-- CL 1948, 551.107
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.108 - Marriage License; False Statement in Application, Perjury.

551.108 Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury.
Sec. 8.
Any person applying for a marriage license who shall swear to a false statement therein, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be prosecuted therefor under the general laws of the state.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222h ;-- CL 1897, 8609 ;-- CL 1915, 11383 ;-- CL 1929, 12713 ;-- CL 1948, 551.108
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.109 - Filing Reports of Marriage; Record.

551.109 Filing reports of marriage; record.
Sec. 9.
The reports of marriage sent by the county clerks of the counties of the state to the department of public health shall be preserved on file in that department, and a proper record shall be made and kept.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222i ;-- CL 1897, 8610 ;-- CL 1915, 11384 ;-- CL 1929, 12714 ;-- CL 1948, 551.109 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 430, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.110 - License, Certificate or Certified Copy Record as Evidence.

551.110 License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence.
Sec. 10.
The record of any license to marry, or of any marriage certificate, in any county clerk's office, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any court or proceedings in this state, with the same force and effect as if the original were produced, both as to the facts therein contained and as to the genuineness of the signatures thereto.
History:
1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222j ;-- CL 1897, 8611 ;-- CL 1915, 11385 ;-- CL 1929, 12715 ;-- CL 1948, 551.110
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111) › Section 551.111 - License or Certificate Errors; Evidence, Correction.

551.111 License or certificate errors; evidence, correction.
Sec. 11.
Whenever it is alleged that the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate or license of marriage heretofore registered in this state, the county clerk of the county in which the certificate or license of marriage has been recorded shall require such evidence to be presented in the form of an affidavit or otherwise as may be necessary to establish the alleged facts and when so established the original record shall be changed to accord with the same. Such evidence shall be approved by the circuit court by ex parte order.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Repealed - Act 207 of 1937 - Antenuptial Physical Examination (551.151 - 551.154)

ANTENUPTIAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Act 207 of 1937
551.151-551.154 Repealed. 1972, Act 272, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1972;—1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1979.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 180 of 1897 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204) › Section 551.201 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity; Order.

551.201 Issuance of marriage license without publicity; order.
Sec. 1.
(1) When an individual desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to an individual of the opposite sex a secret, the probate judge may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any individual making application, under oath, if there is good reason expressed in the application and determined to be sufficient by the probate judge.
(2) The probate judge may authorize an order nunc pro tunc regarding the date to appear on the marriage license.
History:
1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8612 ;-- Am. 1899, Act 232, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 11387 ;-- CL 1929, 12717 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 551.201 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 209, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Sept. 19, 2023
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 180 of 1897 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204) › Section 551.202 - Application for Marriage License; Form; Fee; Performing Marriage Ceremony; Permit; Record; Marriage Certificate; Execution of Papers in Duplicate; Delivery of Marriage Certificate to Parties.

551.202 Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties.
Sec. 2.
Each application made under this act for a marriage license shall be in the usual form and shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.00, $2.00 of which the judge of probate shall keep for services rendered, and $1.00 of which the judge of probate shall forward to the state registrar for deposit in the state general fund. The judge of probate, upon the filing of an application under this act, shall perform the marriage ceremony. If the applicant or either of the parties to the marriage desires to have the marriage ceremony performed by some person competent to perform the marriage ceremony other than the judge of probate, the judge of probate shall issue a written permit to the person designated by the applicant or contracting party directing that person to perform the marriage ceremony. The party so designated, if competent to perform the marriage ceremony under the laws of this state, may perform the marriage ceremony, but a record shall not be made of the marriage, except the record made by the judge of probate under this act. Upon the performance of the marriage ceremony, the party performing it shall return the marriage certificate to the judge of probate, who shall attach the license and certificate to the application. The papers described in this section shall be executed in duplicate, and the person performing the marriage ceremony shall deliver a certificate of the marriage to the parties.
History:
1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8613 ;-- Am. 1899, Act 232, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 312, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1911, Act 224, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11388 ;-- CL 1929, 12718 ;-- CL 1948, 551.202 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 180 of 1897 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204) › Section 551.204 - Privileged Communications; Violation of Confidence as Misdemeanor; Publicity as Misdemeanor; Penalties; Libel Action; Neglecting to Make Proper Return; Section Inapplicable to License Unsealed Under Section 3(2) or (3).

551.204 Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel action; neglecting to make proper return; section inapplicable to license unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).
Sec. 4.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all knowledge of facts that come to the judge of probate, state registrar or an agent or employee of the state registrar, the physician endorsing the application, or a witness to the marriage under the license issued under this act is privileged communications. A violation of confidence by the judge of probate, state registrar or an agent or employee of the state registrar, the physician, or a witness is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00, nor more than $100.00, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment, imprisonment for not more than 3 months. An editor, publisher, or proprietor of a newspaper or publication within this state giving publicity to a license or marriage performed under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00, nor more than $100.00, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment, imprisonment for not more than 30 days. In addition, the editor, publisher, or proprietor is liable in an action of libel to the parties married under the license. If the judge of probate performing the marriage ceremony under a license issued under this act neglects to make proper return, the judge shall be fined, in addition to penalties prescribed by the laws of this state, not more than $50.00.
(2) This section does not apply to a license that is unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).
History:
1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8615 ;-- CL 1915, 11390 ;-- CL 1929, 12720 ;-- CL 1948, 551.204 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 200, Eff. Mar. 15, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 160 of 1919 - Legal Status of Married Minors (551.251 - 551.251) › Section 551.251 - Legal Marriage of Minor; Parental and Marital Rights and Duties; Guardian Ad Litem.

551.251 Legal marriage of minor; parental and marital rights and duties; guardian ad litem.
Sec. 1.
(1) For a marriage entered into in this state before the effective date of the amendatory act that added subsection (2), the legal marriage of a minor releases that minor from parental control. The husband or wife of a minor, so released, is entitled to the same rights, benefits, and privileges, and the minor is subject to the same duties, liabilities, and responsibilities, as the husband or wife, as if the minor husband or wife were of legal age at the time of the marriage.
(2) It is unnecessary in any divorce action commenced by or against a legally married minor to have a next friend or guardian ad litem appointed for that minor unless the judge requires it. A minor is entitled to prosecute or defend the action in the same manner and with the same effect as if he or she were of legal age.
History:
1919, Act 160, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 12722 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 215, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 551.251 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 123, Imd. Eff. Sept. 19, 2023
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 168 of 1939 - Foreign Marriages (551.271 - 551.272) › Section 551.271 - Marriages Solemnized in Another State Validated.

551.271 Marriages solemnized in another state validated.
Sec. 1.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a marriage contracted between a man and a woman who are residents of this state and who were, at the time of the marriage, legally competent to contract marriage according to the laws of this state, which marriage is solemnized in another state within the United States by a clergyman, magistrate, or other person legally authorized to solemnize marriages within that state, is a valid and binding marriage under the laws of this state to the same effect and extent as if solemnized within this state and according to its laws.
(2) This section does not apply to a marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex, which marriage is invalid in this state under section 1 of chapter 83 of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1939, Act 168, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 551.271 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 334, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 168 of 1939 - Foreign Marriages (551.271 - 551.272) › Section 551.272 - Marriage Not Between Man and Woman Invalidated.

551.272 Marriage not between man and woman invalidated.
Sec. 2.
This state recognizes marriage as inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman, as prescribed by section 1 of chapter 83 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and therefore a marriage that is not between a man and a woman is invalid in this state regardless of whether the marriage is contracted according to the laws of another jurisdiction.
History:
Add. 1996, Act 334, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Repealed - Act 265 of 1931 - Separate Residence of Married Women for Political Purposes (551.291 - 551.292)

SEPARATE RESIDENCE OF MARRIED WOMEN FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
Act 265 of 1931
551.291,551.292 Repealed. 1954, Act 116, Eff. June 1, 1955.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Repealed - Act 127 of 1935 - Alienation of Affections (551.301 - 551.311)

ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS
Act 127 of 1935
551.301-551.311 Repealed. 1980, Act 180, Imd. Eff. July 2, 1980.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344) › Section 551.331 - Short Title.

551.331 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "circuit court family counseling services act".
History:
1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344) › Section 551.332 - Family Counseling Services; Creation; Purpose; Establishment in Judicial Circuits; Appropriations; Participation in Funding; Agreement; Limitation.

551.332 Family counseling services; creation; purpose; establishment in judicial circuits; appropriations; participation in funding; agreement; limitation.
Sec. 2.
(1) For the purpose of preserving and improving family life through competent family counseling, family counseling services which shall include domestic violence and child abuse, are created as provided in this section. In each judicial circuit, the circuit court may establish family counseling services. The county board of commissioners shall appropriate $15.00 of each marriage license fee and all income derived from fees charged for family counseling services. If the circuit has established a family counseling service, each county board of commissioners may participate in the funding of the services and may make additional appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of the family counseling services. In multiple-county circuits, the boards of commissioners may agree as to the participation of each in the funding, and as to the appropriation which each may make. The agreement may provide for varying rather than equal contributions from each county.
(2) The circuit court shall not enter into a contract, employ personnel or expend funds which shall exceed the appropriations of funds from the county board of commissioners.
History:
1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344) › Section 551.333 - Family Counseling Service as Arm of Circuit Court; Merger With Other Court Services; Contracts; Purchase of Services; Direct Service Delivery.

551.333 Family counseling service as arm of circuit court; merger with other court services; contracts; purchase of services; direct service delivery.
Sec. 3.
The circuit court family counseling service is an arm of the circuit court. It may be merged with other court services or maintained separately, as the court determines. The circuit court may enter into contracts with the state or private agencies for all or part of the family counseling services to be provided in the judicial circuit. The court shall give preference to the purchase of services, but may provide direct service delivery if any of the following applies:
(a) Quality services are not available from a private source or government agency;
(b) The provision of direct service delivery is cost beneficial as determined by an independent audit;
(c) The court has a program of direct services on the effective date of this act.
History:
1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344) › Section 551.334 - Director; Qualifications; Employment, Term, and Compensation; Compensation of Staff.

551.334 Director; qualifications; employment, term, and compensation; compensation of staff.
Sec. 4.
The chief executive officer of the circuit court family counseling service is the director. The director shall be qualified by training and experience to render family counseling service and shall be employed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the circuit court. The compensation of the director and the director's staff shall be fixed by the circuit court and paid from the general fund of the county.
History:
1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344) › Section 551.335 - Hiring of Professional and Clerical Staff.

551.335 Hiring of professional and clerical staff.
Sec. 5.
The director of a circuit court family counseling service may hire professional and clerical staff with the approval of the circuit court.
History:
1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 551 - Marriage › Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344) › Section 551.336 - Rules and Standards of Eligibility for Counseling; Priority; Residential Requirements.

551.336 Rules and standards of eligibility for counseling; priority; residential requirements.
Sec. 6.
The circuit court shall prescribe rules and standards of eligibility for counseling. First priority for service shall be given to domestic relations actions in which a complaint or motion has been filed in the circuit court. A family is eligible for counseling by the family counseling service if at least 1 of the spouses has the residential requirements to file a complaint or a motion in a domestic relations action in the court.
History:
1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980