reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.3s - “General Election” Defined.

8.3s “General election” defined.
Sec. 3s.
The words "general election" mean the election required by law to be held in the month of November but do not include any primary election.
History:
Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.3t - “Firearm” Defined.

8.3t “Firearm” defined.
Sec. 3t.
The word "firearm", except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive.
History:
Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 22, Eff. July 1, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.3u - Re-Enactments.

8.3u Re-enactments.
Sec. 3u.
The provisions of any law or statute which is re-enacted, amended or revised, so far as they are the same as those of prior laws, shall be construed as a continuation of such laws and not as new enactments. If any provision of a law is repealed and in substance re-enacted, a reference in any other law to the repealed provision shall be deemed a reference to the re-enacted provision.
History:
Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.3v - Population.

8.3v Population.
Sec. 3v.
The population of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be determined, unless otherwise specifically provided, on the basis of the latest federal decennial census preceding the time as of which the population is to be determined.
History:
Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.3w - Section Numbers.

8.3w Section numbers.
Sec. 3w.
Wherever in the statute laws of this state a reference is made to several sections and the section numbers are connected by the word "to", the reference includes both sections whose numbers are given and all intervening sections.
History:
Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.4 - Effect of Repeal of Repealing Statute.

8.4 Effect of repeal of repealing statute.
Sec. 4.
Whenever a statute, or any part thereof shall be repealed by a subsequent statute, such statute, or any part thereof, so repealed, shall not be revived by the repeal of such subsequent repealing statute.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 1 ;-- CL 1857, 3 ;-- CL 1871, 3 ;-- How. 3 ;-- CL 1897, 51 ;-- CL 1915, 65 ;-- CL 1929, 77 ;-- CL 1948, 8.4
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.4a - Effect of Repeal.

8.4a Effect of repeal.
Sec. 4-a.
The repeal of any statute or part thereof shall not have the effect to release or relinquish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute or any part thereof, unless the repealing act shall so expressly provide, and such statute and part thereof shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of instituting or sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture or liability.
History:
Add. 1931, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 8.4a
Compiler's Notes:
Section 3 of Act 510 of 1978 provides: “Section 4a of chapter 1 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 8.4a of the Michigan Compiled Laws applies to violations of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding thereto, which occurred before the effective date of this amendatory act and which would otherwise be designated as civil infractions upon the effective date of this amendatory act.”
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.4b - Catchline Not Part of Section.

8.4b Catchline not part of section.
Sec. 4-b.
The catch line heading of any section of the statutes that follows the act section number shall in no way be deemed to be a part of the section or the statute, or be used to construe the section more broadly or narrowly than the text of the section would indicate, but shall be deemed to be inserted for purposes of convenience to persons using publications of the statutes.
History:
Add. 1931, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 8.4b
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.4c - “Shall Not Apply” Defined.

8.4c “Shall not apply” defined.
Sec. 4c.
As used in the statutes of this state, "shall not apply" means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. Use of the phrase "shall not apply" does not result in the repeal, expiration, termination, or otherwise legislating out of existence of that portion of a statute to which the phrase pertains, but only relates to the operational effect of the provision.
History:
Add. 1986, Act 317, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1986
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.5 - Severability.

8.5 Severability.
Sec. 5.
In the construction of the statutes of this state the following rules shall be observed, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the legislature, that is to say:
If any portion of an act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, provided such remaining portions are not determined by the court to be inoperable, and to this end acts are declared to be severable.
History:
Add. 1945, Act 119, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 8.5
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.6 - Statutes and Rules; Time; Computation.

8.6 Statutes and rules; time; computation.
Sec. 6.
This section applies to the statutes and administrative rules. In computing a period of days, the first day is excluded and the last day is included. If the last day of any period or a fixed or final day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the period or day is extended to include the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
History:
Add. 1966, Act 129, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 141, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.6a - Auditor General; Access to Records.

8.6a Auditor general; access to records.
Sec. 6a.
Any statutory provision that explicitly allows the auditor general to access records must not be used to interpret any other statute without that explicit allowance as preventing the auditor general from accessing records.
History:
Add. 2019, Act 155, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2019
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.7 - Department of Natural Resources; References.

8.7 Department of natural resources; references.
Sec. 7.
Whenever reference is made to the department of conservation or the conservation commission it shall mean the department of natural resources or the natural resources commission.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 208, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (8.1 - 8.9) › R-S-1846-8-1-1 - Chapter 1 Chapter 1. of the Statutes. (8.1...8.9) › Section 8.8 - “Law” Defined; Reference to “Michigan Compiled Laws”; Reference to Statute as Including Latest Amendments; Use of “As Amended”; Reference in Title or Enacting Section to Law Adding or Amending Section Subsequent to Most Recent Published Compilation.

8.8 “Law” defined; reference to “Michigan Compiled Laws”; reference to statute as including latest amendments; use of “as amended”; reference in title or enacting section to law adding or amending section subsequent to most recent published compilation.
Sec. 8.
(1) As used in this section, "law" means any of the following:
(a) A public act of the legislature.
(b) An initiated law adopted by the people.
(c) An executive order of the governor submitted to the legislature pursuant to section 2 of article 5 of the state constitution of 1963 and having the force of law.
(2) A reference to "Michigan Compiled Laws" shall include all sections of law, as last amended, which are assigned a compilation number by the legislative service bureau and are not subsequently repealed.
(3) Unless otherwise specifically provided, a reference to all or part of a statute, regardless of whether the words "as amended" are used in the reference, shall include the latest amendments to the statute or part.
(4) With respect to a section of the Michigan Compiled Laws which is added to a statute or amended subsequent to the most recent published compilation of the laws of this state in force, as certified by the legislative council, a reference within the title or an enacting section of a statute to the law which added or amended the section is not required, but a statute may include within the title or enacting section, or both, of the statute, a reference to the law which added or most recently amended the section subsequent to the most recent published compilation.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 183, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 147 of 1956 - Certified Mail in Lieu of Registered Mail (8.11 - 8.11) › Section 8.11 - Statutes; Definition: Registered Mail.

8.11 Statutes; definition: registered mail.
Sec. 1.
Wherever there is contained in the statutes of this state the term or terms, or direction for the use of, "registered mail" or "registered mail, return receipt requested," such term or terms shall be deemed to include the term or terms "certified mail" or "certified mail, return receipt requested," and in the case of certified mail the receipt of mailing shall be postmarked.
History:
1956, Act 147, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 46 of 1847 - Preservation of Laws (8.21 - 8.23) › Section 8.21 - Acts and Joint Resolutions; Binding.

8.21 Acts and joint resolutions; binding.
Sec. 1.
That the secretary of state be, and he is hereby required, to cause to be arranged and bound in a substantial manner, all acts and joint resolutions of the several legislatures of this state, which become laws under the constitution, so far as the same may be on file in his office.
History:
1847, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 1847 ;-- CL 1857, 11 ;-- CL 1871, 11 ;-- How. 4 ;-- CL 1897, 52 ;-- CL 1915, 66 ;-- CL 1929, 78 ;-- CL 1948, 8.21
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 46 of 1847 - Preservation of Laws (8.21 - 8.23) › Section 8.22 - Acts and Joint Resolutions; Binding After Enrollment, Certificate, Signatures.

8.22 Acts and joint resolutions; binding after enrollment, certificate, signatures.
Sec. 2.
Hereafter, at the close of each session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall cause to be bound in like manner the enrolled acts and joint resolutions of the legislature, which shall become laws under the constitution of this state, and shall certify, under his hand and the seal of the state, on the frontispiece of the volume, that said volume contains the whole of the original acts and joint resolutions, as enrolled by the clerks, signed by the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives, and approved by the governor, or which may have become laws under the constitution of this state, without his signature or approval.
History:
1847, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 1847 ;-- CL 1857, 12 ;-- CL 1871, 12 ;-- How. 5 ;-- CL 1897, 53 ;-- CL 1915, 67 ;-- CL 1929, 79 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 19, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 8.22
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 46 of 1847 - Preservation of Laws (8.21 - 8.23) › Section 8.23 - Acts and Joint Resolutions; Bound Volumes as Records, Expenses.

8.23 Acts and joint resolutions; bound volumes as records, expenses.
Sec. 3.
The acts and joint resolutions, when bound and certified, as specified in this act, shall be kept in the office of the secretary of state, and no further record thereof shall be required to be kept. The expenses of arranging and binding the laws, as specified in the preceding sections of this act, shall be paid by the treasurer of the state out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, on the certificate of the secretary of state.
History:
1847, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Mar. 15, 1847 ;-- CL 1857, 13 ;-- CL 1871, 13 ;-- How. 6 ;-- CL 1897, 54 ;-- CL 1915, 68 ;-- CL 1929, 80 ;-- CL 1948, 8.23
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Repealed - Act 242 of 1943 - Compilation of Laws (8.31 - 8.39)

COMPILATION OF LAWS
Act 242 of 1943
8.31-8.39 Repealed. 1955, Act 230, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955;—1958, Act 2, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.41 - Compilations of Laws and Compilation of Rules; Legislative Council; Office of Performance and Transformation; Duties.

8.41 Compilations of laws and compilation of rules; legislative council; office of performance and transformation; duties.
Sec. 1.
(1) The legislative council shall provide for the compilation of all general laws in force and shall make this compilation available to the general public.
(2) The office of performance and transformation shall provide for the compilation of administrative rules promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and shall make this compilation available to the general public.
(3) The legislative council shall do all of the following in a compilation under subsection (1):
(a) Arrange the general laws without alteration.
(b) Provide appropriate headings and titles.
(c) Provide for an index or means of searching the compilation.
(d) Include any notes, references, and other materials the council considers necessary or appropriate.
(e) Include the date that the compilation was last designated as official under section 7.
(f) Identify the most recent public act included in the compilation.
(4) The office of performance and transformation shall do all of the following in a compilation under subsection (2):
(a) Arrange the administrative rules without alteration.
(b) Provide appropriate headings and titles.
(c) Provide for an index or a means of searching the compilation.
(d) Include any notes, references, and other materials the office of performance and transformation considers necessary or appropriate.
(5) The legislative council shall determine all matters concerning the format and content of the compilation under subsection (1) and the manner in which the compilation is made available to the general public.
(6) The office of performance and transformation shall determine all matters concerning the format and content of the compilation under subsection (2) and the manner in which the compilation is made available to the general public.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 655, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of powers and duties of the office of performance and transformation under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, to the Michigan office of administrative hearings and rules, and abolishment of the Michigan administrative hearings system, office of regulatory reinvention, and office of performance and transformation, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at 324.99923.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.42 - Administrative Code; Revision, Procedure.

8.42 Administrative code; revision, procedure.
Sec. 2.
(1) The office of regulatory reform shall provide for an orderly revision of the Michigan administrative code.
(2) Personnel working on the revision and the agency whose rules are being revised shall cooperate in the revision, but the decision of the revisers shall govern subject to review by the office of regulatory reform when requested by the agency.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.43 - Administrative Code; Revision; Purpose.

8.43 Administrative code; revision; purpose.
Sec. 3.
The revision of the Michigan administrative code shall clarify, simplify, and shorten rules while retaining their substance, sense, and meaning. The revision may include the following:
(a) Adopt a uniform system of style, printing, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and wording; eliminate obsolete and redundant words; eliminate duplications and rules rescinded indirectly or by implication; and clarify rules.
(b) Change headings, subheadings, authority paragraphs, and catchlines, rearrange rules, change reference numbers or words to correct the references, substitute figures for written words, and correct obvious clerical, typographical, and grammatical errors, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and omissions.
(c) Renumber rules and parts of rules, transfer rules, and divide or combine rules so as to give to distinct subject matters a separate rule number.
(d) Substitute the name of an officer, agency, or instrumentality, in which functions are currently vested, for the name of any other officer, agency, or instrumentality formerly vested with the same or similar functions.
(e) Omit temporary, emergency, and rescinding rules if a note indicates the nature and latest location in the Michigan administrative code of the omitted material.
(f) Modernize language to correspond to current drafting style for administrative rules.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.44 - Revised Rules; Publication; Certificate.

8.44 Revised rules; publication; certificate.
Sec. 4.
A revised rule is not subject to the requirements of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, pertaining to the processing and filing of a rule. It shall be published in the next interim or annual supplement to the Michigan administrative code, or both, or republication of the Michigan administrative code with a certificate of the office of regulatory reform, which may cover all of the revisions in the particular publication. The certificate shall indicate that the revised rules are a revision, without change in substance, of certain identified administrative rules and that the revision has been made in accordance with applicable law. The rule when so printed shall constitute a part of the Michigan administrative code in place of the text which was revised.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.45 - Contracts; Supervision.

8.45 Contracts; supervision.
Sec. 5.
(1) The council, in the case of the compiled laws, and the office of regulatory reform, in the case of rules, may enter into 1 or more contracts or provide for editorial work, printing, binding, indexing, and other work that it considers necessary and may provide that the compilations be privately printed and published and sold and distributed by the publishers on terms as the council and office of regulatory reform may prescribe.
(2) The work of preparing, editing, indexing, and publishing the compiled laws shall be under the direction and supervision of the council and the work of preparing, editing, indexing, and publishing the Michigan administrative code shall be under the supervision of the office of regulatory reform.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.46 - Republications; Supplements.

8.46 Republications; supplements.
Sec. 6.
The council, in the case of the compiled laws, and the office of regulatory reform, in the case of the Michigan administrative code, may enter into 1 or more contracts or provide for the preparation and publication of subsequent editions and cumulative or other supplements. The contracts as to supplements may be awarded for a period of not more than 10 years under such terms as prescribed by the council, in the case of the compiled laws, and as prescribed by the office of regulatory reform, in the case of the Michigan administrative code.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.47 - Electronic Compilation of Compiled Laws and Rules; Designate as Official; Contesting Accuracy.

8.47 Electronic compilation of compiled laws and rules; designate as official; contesting accuracy.
Sec. 7.
(1) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of the 2018 amendatory act that amended this section, the legislative council shall examine the electronic compilation of the Michigan Compiled Laws and, if in compliance with this act, the legislative council shall designate the electronic compilation as official pursuant to chapter 1A of the legislative council act, 1986 PA 268, MCL 4.1121 to 4.1131. In addition, after the final adjournment of a regular session held in an even-numbered year, the legislative council shall authenticate that the compilation of the Michigan Compiled Laws is an accurate copy of the general laws in force through the end of that regular session.
(2) Before the compilation of the Michigan Administrative Code is made available to the general public, the office of performance and transformation shall examine the Michigan Administrative Code and, if in compliance with this act, the office of performance and transformation shall designate the electronic compilation as official pursuant to chapter 1A of the legislative council act, 1986 PA 286, MCL 4.1121 to 4.1131.
(3) After the designation as official under subsection (1) or (2), the Michigan Compiled Laws and the Michigan Administrative Code, as appropriate, are considered to be the official statutes and administrative rules of this state and evidence in all courts having jurisdiction. An individual contesting the accuracy of a compilation of the Michigan Compiled Laws or the Michigan Administrative Code designated as official under this section has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the compilation is not accurate.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 655, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
For the transfer of powers and duties of the office of performance and transformation under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, to the Michigan office of administrative hearings and rules, and abolishment of the Michigan administrative hearings system, office of regulatory reinvention, and office of performance and transformation, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at 324.99923.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 8 - Statutes › Act 193 of 1970 - Compilation of Laws and Rules (8.41 - 8.48) › Section 8.48 - Compiled Laws and Administrative Code; Purchase; Distribution.

8.48 Compiled laws and administrative code; purchase; distribution.
Sec. 8.
The council shall purchase a sufficient number of sets of the compiled laws and the office of regulatory reform shall purchase a sufficient number of sets of the Michigan administrative code to be distributed in the manner provided by law.
History:
1970, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1970 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 263, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (10.2 - 10.3) › R-S-1846-10-2-12 - Chapter 12 Chapter 12. of Certain State Officers. (10.2...10.3) › R-S-1846-10-2-12-THE-GOVERNOR. - The Governor. (10.2...10.3) › Section 10.2 - Governor, Governor-Elect; Order of Succession, Salary.

10.2 Governor, governor-elect; order of succession, salary.
Sec. 2.
In case of the conviction of the governor on impeachment, his removal from office, his resignation or his death, the lieutenant governor, the elected secretary of state, the elected attorney general, the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall in that order be governor for the remainder of the governor's term. In case of the death of the governor-elect, the lieutenant governor-elect, the secretary of state-elect, the attorney general-elect, shall become governor in that order at the commencement of the governor-elect's term. If the governor or the person in line of succession to serve as governor is absent from the state, or suffering under an inability, the powers and duties of the office of governor shall devolve in such order of precedence until the absence or inability giving rise to the devolution of powers and duties ceases. The salary of any state officer while acting as governor due to the inability of his predecessor to discharge his powers and duties as governor shall be increased by an amount so that his total state salary is equal to that of governor.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 12 ;-- CL 1857, 141 ;-- CL 1871, 204 ;-- How. 260 ;-- CL 1897, 63 ;-- CL 1915, 85 ;-- CL 1929, 122 ;-- CL 1948, 10.2 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 20, Imd. Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (10.2 - 10.3) › R-S-1846-10-2-12 - Chapter 12 Chapter 12. of Certain State Officers. (10.2...10.3) › R-S-1846-10-2-12-THE-GOVERNOR. - The Governor. (10.2...10.3) › Section 10.3 - Repealed. 2000, Act 198, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2000.

10.3 Repealed. 2000, Act 198, Imd. Eff. June 22, 2000.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to appointment of private secretary and executive clerk.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 6 of 1901 - Clerks and Assistants (10.11 - 10.11) › Section 10.11 - Additional Clerks and Assistants; Employment; Compensation.

10.11 Additional clerks and assistants; employment; compensation.
Sec. 1.
The governor may from time to time employ clerks and assistants in addition to those already provided for by law, for service in his or her department, as the governor may consider necessary, the compensation of those clerks and assistants to be determined by the governor and to be paid from the general fund on the warrant of the state treasurer, in like manner as the salaries of state officers are paid.
History:
1901, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 5, 1901 ;-- CL 1915, 87 ;-- CL 1929, 124 ;-- CL 1948, 10.11 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 379, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Repealed - Act 343 of 1939 - Vacancy in Office of Governor (10.21 - 10.21)

VACANCY IN OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
Act 343 of 1939
10.21 Repealed. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 20, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Repealed - Act 302 of 1945 - Emergency Powers of Governor (10.31 - 10.33)

EMERGENCY POWERS OF GOVERNOR
Act 302 of 1945
10.31-10.33 Repealed. 2021, Act 77, Eff. Mar. 30, 2022.
Compiler's Notes:
Public Act 77 of 2021 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const 1963, art 2, § 9. On July 15, 2021, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Senators elect of the Senate and filed with the Secretary of State. On July 21, 2021, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Members elect of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on July 15, 2021. The Legislature did not vote pursuant to Const 1963, art 4, § 27, to give immediate effect to this enactment.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Repealed - Act 38 of 1979 - Energy Emergency (10.41 - 10.48)

ENERGY EMERGENCY
Act 38 of 1979
10.41-10.48 Expired. 1981, Act 53, Eff. June 1, 1982.
Compiler's Notes:
Subsequent to the expiration of MCL 10.41 to 10.48, the expired sections were repealed by Act 191 of 1982.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.51 - Special Study Commissions; Creation, Name, Dissolution.

10.51 Special study commissions; creation, name, dissolution.
Sec. 1.
The governor is hereby authorized and empowered, at such times and for such purposes as he may deem necessary or advisable, to create special commissions consisting of as many members as he may deem appropriate, with the powers and duties as hereinafter prescribed. Each of such commissions shall be designated and known by some suitable name. Whenever in the judgment of the governor, any special commission created under this act has fully completed the work assigned to it or fulfilled the purposes for which it was created, or the need for such a commission for any reason no longer exists, the governor may, by executive order declare such commission dissolved and the members thereof shall thenceforth be relieved of all official duties as such.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.51
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.52 - Special Commissions; Members; Compensation and Expenses.

10.52 Special commissions; members; compensation and expenses.
Sec. 2.
The members of each of the commissions thus created shall be appointed by the governor from among resident citizens of this state and shall hold the office to which appointed from the date of such appointment until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Vacancies in any of such offices shall likewise be filled by the governor. Each member shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office. The members of such commissions shall serve without compensation. Actual and necessary traveling expenses and other expenses necessarily incurred by members while on the business of their respective commissions shall be paid from the appropriations for the expenses of the respective commissions upon proper voucher therefor, signed by the chairman of the proper commission.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.52
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.53 - Special Commissions; Organization, Officers, Sub-Commissions, Rules of Procedure.

10.53 Special commissions; organization, officers, sub-commissions, rules of procedure.
Sec. 3.
As soon as practicable after creation of a commission and the appointment and qualification of its members, they shall meet at the direction of the governor for purposes of organization. Each commission shall thereupon elect a chairman, as many vice-chairmen as may be advisable, and a secretary, and may appoint such sub-commission as it may deem necessary or advisable. Each commission may adopt its own rules of procedure.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.53
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.54 - Special Commissions; Discharge of Duties.

10.54 Special commissions; discharge of duties.
Sec. 4.
Each commission shall, with all reasonable dispatch after formal organization, enter upon the discharge of the duties imposed upon it and shall hold such meetings and make such study and examination as may from time to time be necessary in the fulfillment of the purposes for which it was created.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.54
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.55 - Special Commissions; Examination, Study, Inquiry, Reports.

10.55 Special commissions; examination, study, inquiry, reports.
Sec. 5.
Each commission shall examine, study and inquire into all matters and things in relation to the purpose for which the commission was created; and shall report to the legislature in writing upon the beginning of its biennial session, and at such other times as the legislature or the governor shall direct, its findings and recommendations together with drafts of bills covering such proposed legislation as it may recommend.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.55
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.56 - Special Commissions; Assistance From Public Officials, Access to Records.

10.56 Special commissions; assistance from public officials, access to records.
Sec. 6.
All departments, boards, commissions, or officers of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, shall give to every such commission, or to any member or representative thereof, any necessary assistance required by such commission or any member or representative thereof in the performance of the duties of such commission so far as is compatible with its or his other duties; free access shall also be given to any books, records or documents in his or its custody, relating to matters within the scope of the study or investigation of such commission.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.56
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 195 of 1931 - Special Commissions (10.51 - 10.57) › Section 10.57 - Special Commissions; General Fund Appropriation, Apportionment by Administrative Board.

10.57 Special commissions; general fund appropriation, apportionment by administrative board.
Sec. 7.
For the purposes of this act there is hereby appropriated out of the general fund of this state such amount as shall be contained in the biennial budget therefor. The state administrative board shall, out of such appropriations, assign a definite portion thereof as a specific appropriation for the expenses of each commission when, as and if created.
History:
1931, Act 195, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 10.57
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 146 of 1877 - Term of Appointive Offices (10.61 - 10.61) › Section 10.61 - Terms of Appointive Offices.

10.61 Terms of appointive offices.
Sec. 1.
That the term of office of officers and commissioners appointed by the governor, in cases not otherwise provided, or where no term is specified in the act creating such office or commission, shall expire 2 years from the first day of January of the year when the appointment is made, unless the appointment shall be by the commission limited to a shorter term, in which case it shall cease as limited, or unless the appointment be to fill a vacancy, in which case it shall continue for the remainder of the term: Provided, That in cases where by law the office does not expire with the term, such officers shall hold the office and continue to act until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
History:
1877, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 338 ;-- CL 1897, 168 ;-- CL 1915, 212 ;-- CL 1929, 402 ;-- CL 1948, 10.61
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.71 - Michigan Women's Commission; Establishment, Ex-Officio Membership; Unit in Executive Office of the Governor.

10.71 Michigan women's commission; establishment, ex-officio membership; unit in executive office of the governor.
Sec. 1.
The Michigan women's commission is established and consists of 15 members broadly representative of all fields of interest to women. The heads of the following departments or their representatives are ex officio members of the commission: civil service, education, labor and social services. The commission is an independent unit in the executive office of the governor, except for budgeting, procurement and related management functions.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the Michigan Women's Commission from the Department of Management and Budget to the Director of the Department of Civil Rights as head of the department, see E.R.O. No. 1991-20 compiled at MCL 37.111 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of the Michigan women's commission from the department of civil rights to the department of labor and economic opportunity and some membership revisions, see E.R.O. No. 2020-3, compiled at MCL 37.113.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.72 - Members; Appointment, Term, Vacancies, Officers, Expenses.

10.72 Members; appointment, term, vacancies, officers, expenses.
Sec. 2.
The governor shall appoint by and with the advice and consent of the senate the members of the commission for terms of 3 years, except that of the members first appointed, 5 each shall be appointed for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the balance of the unexpired term. The governor shall designate a chairman and a vice-chairman from the members of the commission. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the commission. The commission may appoint such other officers as it deems necessary. The members of the commission shall be reimbursed only for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.72a - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public.

10.72a Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
Sec. 2a.
(1) The business which the women's commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with 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 women's commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 187, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.73 - Powers and Duties.

10.73 Powers and duties.
Sec. 3.
The commission shall:
(a) Stimulate and encourage throughout the state study and review of the status of women in this state.
(b) Strengthen home life by directing attention to critical problems confronting women as wives, mothers, homemakers and workers.
(c) Recommend methods of overcoming discrimination against women in public and private employment and civil and political rights.
(d) Promote more effective methods for enabling women to develop their skills, continue their education, and to be retrained.
(e) Make surveys and appoint advisory committees in the fields of, but not limited to, education, social services, labor laws and employment policies, law enforcement, health, new and expanded services, legal rights, family relations and volunteer services.
(f) Secure appropriate recognition of women's accomplishments and contributions to this state.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.74 - Acceptance of Federal Funds, Private Gifts and Donations.

10.74 Acceptance of federal funds, private gifts and donations.
Sec. 4.
The commission may accept federal funds granted by congress or executive order for all or any of the purposes of this act as well as private gifts and donations from individuals, private organizations or foundations: Provided, That the acceptance and use of federal funds commits no state funds and places no obligation upon the legislature to continue the purposes for which the funds are made available.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.75 - Cooperation of State Agencies.

10.75 Cooperation of state agencies.
Sec. 5.
The commission shall have the full cooperation of all executive departments and agencies of the state in the performance of its duties.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.76 - Annual Report to Governor.

10.76 Annual report to governor.
Sec. 6.
The commission shall submit an annual report to the governor including recommendations based on its studies.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 1 of 1968 - Michigan Women's Commission (10.71 - 10.77) › Section 10.77 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

10.77 Promulgation of rules and regulations.
Sec. 7.
The commission shall have no authority to promulgate rules and regulations.
History:
1968, Act 1, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 191 of 1982 - Declaration of State of Energy Emergency (10.81 - 10.89) › Section 10.81 - Definitions.

10.81 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Energy advisory committee" means the committee created under section 2.
(b) "Energy emergency" means a condition of danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of this state due to an impending or present energy shortage.
(c) "Energy resource" means electricity, natural gas, synthetic gas, a petroleum product including a liquefied petroleum gas, coal, wood fuel, geothermal source, hydropower, nuclear material, or other source producing power or heat.
(d) "Energy resource supplier" means a person who furnishes an energy resource for the public at the wholesale or retail level.
(e) "Energy shortage" means lack of adequate available energy resources in the state, or any part of the state, as determined by the energy advisory committee or the governor.
(f) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, organization, or association of any kind.
History:
1982, Act 191, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1982 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 229, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1990
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of functions relating to energy policy from the Energy Administration, Department of Commerce, to the Public Service Commission, Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1986-4, compiled at MCL 460.901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For the transfer of powers and duties of the energy security section of the Michigan agency for energy and of the powers and duties of the executive director to the Michigan public service commission and chairperson of the Michigan public service commission, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at MCL 324.99923.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 10 - Governor › Act 191 of 1982 - Declaration of State of Energy Emergency (10.81 - 10.89) › Section 10.82 - Energy Advisory Committee; Creation; Membership; Chairperson; Notifying Governor of Impending Energy Emergency; Determination.

10.82 Energy advisory committee; creation; membership; chairperson; notifying governor of impending energy emergency; determination.
Sec. 2.
(1) An energy advisory committee is created. The committee shall consist of the director of commerce, the director of the department of agriculture, the chairperson of the Michigan public service commission, the director of public health, the director of transportation, and the director of the department of state police. The governor shall designate 1 of the 6 members of the energy advisory committee as chairperson of the committee.
(2) The energy advisory committee shall notify the governor of an impending energy emergency. The energy advisory committee shall determine whether an energy emergency is imminent on the basis of information available to the energy advisory committee from the Michigan public service commission, other state agencies, federal agencies, and other sources of information including computer information systems.
History:
1982, Act 191, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1982 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 229, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 1990
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers of the Director of the Energy Administration associated with the Director's designation as a member of the Energy Advisory Committee to the chairperson of Public Service Commission, see E.R.O. No. 1986-4, compiled at MCL 460.901 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For transfer of energy advisory committee, and its abolishment, see E.R.O. No. 2008-4, compiled at MCL 445.2025.For transfer of powers and duties of director of licensing and regulatory affairs created under MCL 10.82 to executive director of Michigan agency for energy, see E.R.O. No. 2015-3, compiled at MCL 460.21.For the transfer of powers and duties of the energy security section of the Michigan agency for energy and of the powers and duties of the executive director to the Michigan public service commission and chairperson of the Michigan public service commission, see E.R.O. 2019-1, compiled at MCL 324.99923.