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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article XII - Amendment and Revision (Article XII § 1...§ 4) › Article XII § 2 Amendment by Petition and Vote of Electors.

§ 2 Amendment by petition and vote of electors.
Sec. 2.
Amendments may be proposed to this constitution by petition of the registered electors of this state. Every petition shall include the full text of the proposed amendment, and be signed by registered electors of the state equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor at the last preceding general election at which a governor was elected. Such petitions shall be filed with the person authorized by law to receive the same at least 120 days before the election at which the proposed amendment is to be voted upon. Any such petition shall be in the form, and shall be signed and circulated in such manner, as prescribed by law. The person authorized by law to receive such petition shall upon its receipt determine, as provided by law, the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition, and make an official announcement thereof at least 60 days prior to the election at which the proposed amendment is to be voted upon.
Any amendment proposed by such petition shall be submitted, not less than 120 days after it was filed, to the electors at the next general election. Such proposed amendment, existing provisions of the constitution which would be altered or abrogated thereby, and the question as it shall appear on the ballot shall be published in full as provided by law. Copies of such publication shall be posted in each polling place and furnished to news media as provided by law.
The ballot to be used in such election shall contain a statement of the purpose of the proposed amendment, expressed in not more than 100 words, exclusive of caption. Such statement of purpose and caption shall be prepared by the person authorized by law, and shall consist of a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the amendment in such language as shall create no prejudice for or against the proposed amendment.
If the proposed amendment is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question, it shall become part of the constitution, and shall abrogate or amend existing provisions of the constitution at the end of 45 days after the date of the election at which it was approved. If two or more amendments approved by the electors at the same election conflict, that amendment receiving the highest affirmative vote shall prevail.
History:
Const. 1963, Art. XII, § 2, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Art. XVII, §§ 2, 3.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article XII - Amendment and Revision (Article XII § 1...§ 4) › Article XII § 3 General Revision of Constitution; Submission of Question, Convention Delegates and Meeting.

§ 3 General revision of constitution; submission of question, convention delegates and meeting.
Sec. 3.
At the general election to be held in the year 1978, and in each 16th year thereafter and at such times as may be provided by law, the question of a general revision of the constitution shall be submitted to the electors of the state. If a majority of the electors voting on the question decide in favor of a convention for such purpose, at an election to be held not later than six months after the proposal was certified as approved, the electors of each representative district as then organized shall elect one delegate and the electors of each senatorial district as then organized shall elect one delegate at a partisan election. The delegates so elected shall convene at the seat of government on the first Tuesday in October next succeeding such election or at an earlier date if provided by law.
The convention shall choose its own officers, determine the rules of its proceedings and judge the qualifications, elections and returns of its members. To fill a vacancy in the office of any delegate, the governor shall appoint a qualified resident of the same district who shall be a member of the same party as the delegate vacating the office. The convention shall have power to appoint such officers, employees and assistants as it deems necessary and to fix their compensation; to provide for the printing and distribution of its documents, journals and proceedings; to explain and disseminate information about the proposed constitution and to complete the business of the convention in an orderly manner. Each delegate shall receive for his services compensation provided by law.
No proposed constitution or amendment adopted by such convention shall be submitted to the electors for approval as hereinafter provided unless by the assent of a majority of all the delegates elected to and serving in the convention, with the names and vote of those voting entered in the journal. Any proposed constitution or amendments adopted by such convention shall be submitted to the qualified electors in the manner and at the time provided by such convention not less than 90 days after final adjournment of the convention. Upon the approval of such constitution or amendments by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon the constitution or amendments shall take effect as provided by the convention.
History:
Const. 1963, Art. XII, § 3, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Art. XVII, § 4.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article XII - Amendment and Revision (Article XII § 1...§ 4) › Article XII § 4 Severability.

§ 4 Severability.
Sec. 4.
If any section, subsection or part of Article 2, Section 10, Article 4, Section 54 or Article 5, Section 30 is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining sections, subsections or parts of those sections shall not be affected but will remain in full force and effect.
History:
Add. Init., approved Nov. 3, 1992, Eff. Dec. 19, 1992
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 1 Recommendations by Attorney General for Changes in Laws.

§ 1 Recommendations by attorney general for changes in laws.
Sec. 1.
The attorney general shall recommend to the legislature as soon as practicable such changes as may be necessary to adapt existing laws to this constitution.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 1, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 8.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 2 Existing Public and Private Rights, Continuance.

§ 2 Existing public and private rights, continuance.
Sec. 2.
All writs, actions, suits, proceedings, civil or criminal liabilities, prosecutions, judgments, sentences, orders, decrees, appeals, causes of action, contracts, claims, demands, titles and rights existing on the effective date of this constitution shall continue unaffected except as modified in accordance with the provisions of this constitution.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 2, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 2.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 3 Officers, Continuance in Office.

§ 3 Officers, continuance in office.
Sec. 3.
Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, all officers filling any office by election or appointment shall continue to exercise their powers and duties until their offices shall have been abolished or their successors selected and qualified in accordance with this constitution or the laws enacted pursuant thereto.
No provision of this constitution, or of law or of executive order authorized by this constitution shall shorten the term of any person elected to state office at a statewide election on or prior to the date on which this constitution is submitted to a vote. In the event the duties of any such officers shall not have been abolished or incorporated into one or more of the principal departments at the expiration of his term, such officer shall continue to serve until his duties are so incorporated or abolished.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 3, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 5.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 4 Officers Elected in Spring of 1963, Term.

§ 4 Officers elected in spring of 1963, term.
Sec. 4.
All officers elected at the same election that this constitution is submitted to the people for adoption shall take office and complete the term to which they were elected under the 1908 constitution and existing laws and continue to serve until their successors are elected and qualified pursuant to this constitution or law.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 4, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 6.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 5 State Elective Executive Officers and Senators, 2 and 4 Year Terms.

§ 5 State elective executive officers and senators, 2 and 4 year terms.
Sec. 5.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this constitution, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the attorney general and state senators shall be elected at the general election in 1964 to serve for two-year terms beginning on the first day of January next succeeding their election. The first election of such officers for four-year terms under this constitution shall be held at the general election in 1966.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 5, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 6 Supreme Court, Reduction to 7 Justices.

§ 6 Supreme court, reduction to 7 justices.
Sec. 6.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this constitution that the supreme court shall consist of seven justices it shall consist of eight justices until the time that a vacancy occurs as a result of death, retirement or resignation of a justice. The first such vacancy shall not be filled.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 6, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 7 Judges of Probate, Eligibility for Re-Election.

§ 7 Judges of probate, eligibility for re-election.
Sec. 7.
Any judge of probate serving on the effective date of this constitution may serve the remainder of the term and be eligible to succeed himself for election regardless of other provisions in this constitution requiring him to be licensed to practice law in this state.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 8 Judicial Officers, Staggered Terms.

§ 8 Judicial officers, staggered terms.
Sec. 8.
The provisions of Article VI providing that terms of judicial offices shall not all expire at the same time, shall be implemented by law providing that at the next election for such offices judges shall be elected for terms of varying length, none of which shall be shorter than the regular term provided for the office.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 8, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 9 State Board of Education; First Election, Terms.

§ 9 State board of education; first election, terms.
Sec. 9.
The members of the state board of education provided for in Section 3 of Article VIII of this constitution shall first be elected at the first general election after the effective date of this constitution for the following terms: two shall be elected for two years, two for four years, two for six years, and two for eight years as prescribed by law.
The state board of education provided for in the constitution of 1908 is abolished at twelve o'clock noon January 1 of the year following the first general election under this constitution and the terms of members thereof shall then expire.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 9, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 10 Boards Controlling Higher Education Institutions and State Board of Public Community and Junior Colleges, Terms.

§ 10 Boards controlling higher education institutions and state board of public community and junior colleges, terms.
Sec. 10.
The provisions of this constitution providing for members of boards of control of institutions of higher education and the state board of public community and junior colleges shall be implemented by law. The law may provide that the term of each member in office on the date of the vote on this constitution may be extended, and may further provide that the initial terms of office of members may be less than eight years.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 10, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 11 Michigan State University Trustees and Wayne State University Governors, Terms.

§ 11 Michigan State University trustees and Wayne State University governors, terms.
Sec. 11.
The provisions of this constitution increasing the number of members of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University and the Board of Governors of Wayne State University to eight, and of their term of office to eight years, shall be implemented by law. The law may provide that the term of each member in office on the date of the vote on this constitution may be extended one year, and may further provide that the initial terms of office of the additional members may be less than eight years.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 11, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 12 Initial Allocation of Departments by Law or Executive Order.

§ 12 Initial allocation of departments by law or executive order.
Sec. 12.
The initial allocation of departments by law pursuant to Section 2 of Article V of this constitution, shall be completed within two years after the effective date of this constitution. If such allocation shall not have been completed within such period, the governor, within one year thereafter, by executive order, shall make the initial allocation.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 12, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 13 State Contracts, Continuance.

§ 13 State contracts, continuance.
Sec. 13.
Contractual obligations of the state incurred pursuant to the constitution of 1908 shall continue to be obligations of the state.
For the retirement of notes and bonds issued under Section 26 of Article X of the 1908 constitution, there is hereby appropriated from the general fund each year during their life a sum equal to the amount of principal and interest payments due and payable in each year.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 13, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 14 Mackinac Bridge Authority; Refunding of Bonds, Transfer of Functions to Highway Department.

§ 14 Mackinac Bridge Authority; refunding of bonds, transfer of functions to highway department.
Sec. 14.
The legislature by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to and serving in each house may provide that the state may borrow money and may pledge its full faith and credit for refunding any bonds issued by the Mackinac Bridge Authority and at the time of refunding the Mackinac Bridge Authority shall be abolished and the operation of the bridge shall be assumed by the state highway department. The legislature may implement this section by law.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 14, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 15 Submission of Constitution; Time, Notice.

§ 15 Submission of constitution; time, notice.
Sec. 15.
This constitution shall be submitted to the people for their adoption or rejection at the general election to be held on the first Monday in April, 1963. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state forthwith to give notice of such submission to all other officers required to give or publish any notice in regard to a general election. He shall give notice that this constitution will be duly submitted to the electors at such election. The notice shall be given in the manner required for the election of governor.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 15, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 10.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule § 16 Voters, Ballots, Effective Date.

§ 16 Voters, ballots, effective date.
Sec. 16.
Every registered elector may vote on the adoption of the constitution. The board of election commissioners in each county shall cause to be printed on a ballot separate from the ballot containing the names of the nominees for office, the words: Shall the revised constitution be adopted? ( ) Yes. ( ) No. All votes cast at the election shall be taken, counted, canvassed and returned as provided by law for the election of state officers. If the revised constitution so submitted receives more votes in its favor than were cast against it, it shall be the supreme law of the state on and after the first day of January of the year following its adoption.
History:
Const. 1963, Schedule, § 16, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
Former Constitution:
See Const. 1908, Schedule, § 11.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 1 - Constitution of The State of Michigan of 1963 › CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 - State Constitution (Article I § 1 - § 0) › Article SCHEDULE › Schedule SigBlock Vote Record.

§ 0 Vote Record.
Sec. 0.
Adopted by the Constitutional Convention of nineteen hundred sixty-one at Constitution Hall in Lansing on the first day of August, nineteen hundred sixty-two.
Stephen S. Nisbet, President
Fred I. Chase, Secretary
The vote on the constitution of 1963, as certified by the Board of State Canvassers on June 20, 1963, was 810,860 to 803,436 in favor of adoption.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 78 of 1945 - State Area (2.1 - 2.2) › Section 2.1 - Area of State; Basis.

2.1 Area of state; basis.
Sec. 1.
The total area of the state of Michigan is hereby declared to be 96,720 square miles consisting of 57,022 square miles of land and 39,698 square miles of inland water as based upon the boundaries of the state of Michigan according to article I, section 1 of the constitution of the state of Michigan of 1909, and United States statutes at large, volume 5, page 49, chapter 99, approved June 15, 1836.
History:
1945, Act 78, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 2.1
Compiler's Notes:
In this section, “article I, section 1 of the constitution of the state of Michigan of 1909” evidently refers to the Constitution of 1908. There is no comparable provision in the Constitution of 1963.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 78 of 1945 - State Area (2.1 - 2.2) › Section 2.2 - Area of State; Figures for Official State Publications.

2.2 Area of state; figures for official state publications.
Sec. 2.
All official publications of the state of Michigan issued after the passage of this act, in which the total area, total land area or total water area of Michigan are stated shall use the figures set forth in section 1.
History:
1945, Act 78, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 2.2
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › J.R. 10 of 1897 - State Flower (2.11 - 2.11) › Section 2.11 - State Flower.

2.11 State flower.
WHEREAS, A refined sentiment seems to call for the adoption of a state flower; and
WHEREAS, Our blossoming apple trees add much to the beauty of our landscape, and Michigan apples have gained a worldwide reputation; and
WHEREAS, At least one of the most fragrant and beautiful flowered species of apple, the pyrus coronaria, is native to our state; therefore
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, That the apple blossom be and the same hereby is designated and adopted as the state flower of the state of Michigan.
History:
1897, J.R. 10, Imd. Eff. Apr. 28, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 1755 ;-- CL 1915, 1096 ;-- CL 1929, 133 ;-- CL 1948, 2.11
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 281 of 1995 - State Reptile (2.14 - 2.14) › Section 2.14 - State Reptile.

2.14 State reptile.
Sec. 1.
The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is designated as the official reptile of this state.
History:
1995, Act 281, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 58 of 1965 - State Fish (2.15 - 2.15) › Section 2.15 - Brook Trout as State Fish; Use of Materials Containing Reference to Trout.

2.15 Brook trout as state fish; use of materials containing reference to trout.
Sec. 1.
(1) The brook trout is designated as the official fish of the state of Michigan.
(2) The state shall make use of all materials previously prepared that contain a reference to the trout as the official fish of the state before it prepares or has prepared new materials that contain a reference to the brook trout as the official fish of the state.
History:
1965, Act 58, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 5, Imd. Eff. Feb. 5, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 89 of 1965 - State Stone (2.16 - 2.16) › Section 2.16 - State Stone.

2.16 State stone.
Sec. 1.
The Petoskey stone is hereby adopted as the official stone of the state of Michigan.
History:
1965, Act 89, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 56 of 1972 - State Gem (2.17 - 2.17) › Section 2.17 - State Gem.

2.17 State gem.
Sec. 1.
Chlorastrolite, commonly known as greenstone, is adopted as the official gem of this state.
History:
1972, Act 56, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 78 of 2004 - State Symbol for Clean Water (2.18 - 2.18) › Section 2.18 - State Symbol for Clean Water.

2.18 State symbol for clean water.
Sec. 1.
The American lotus blossom (Nelumbo lutea) is designated as the official state symbol for clean water in this state.
History:
2004, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Apr. 21, 2004
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 247 of 2023 - State Native Grain (2.19 - 2.19) › Section 2.19 - State Native Grain.

***** 2.19.new THIS NEW SECTION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2024 *****
2.19 State native grain.
Sec. 1.
Manoomin (Zizania palustris and Zizania aquatica), also known as Michigan wild rice, is designated as the official native grain of this state. Let it be known that manoomin is a sacred and important component to many wetlands and has a cultural significance to indigenous people of this state.
History:
2023, Act 247, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.21 - State Coat-of-Arms; Adoption.

2.21 State coat-of-arms; adoption.
Sec. 1.
The device and inscriptions of the great seal of the state of Michigan, Anno Domini 1835, presented by Lewis Cass to the forthcoming state, through the constitutional convention and adopted June 2, 1835, and filed with the secretary of the territory, June 24, 1835, and illustrated by a seal with said device and inscriptions attached to a state document, bearing date 1838, and to the constitution of 1850 received and filed in the office of the secretary of state, August 15, 1850, and now on file in said office, omitting the legend "The great seal of the state of Michigan, Anno Domini 1835," is hereby adopted as the coat-of-arms of the state.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1098 ;-- CL 1929, 134 ;-- CL 1948, 2.21
Compiler's Notes:
For constitutional provision as to great seal of the state of Michigan referred to in this section, see now Const. 1963, Art. III, § 3.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.22 - State Coat-of-Arms; Emblazonment.

2.22 State coat-of-arms; emblazonment.
Sec. 2.
The coat-of-arms shall be blazoned as follows:
Chief, Azure, motto argent Tuebor;
Charge, Azure, sun-rayed rising sinister proper, lake wavey proper, peninsula dexter grassy proper, man dexter on peninsula, rustic, habited, dexter arm-raised, dexter turned, sinister arm with gun stock resting, all proper;
Crest, On a wreath azure and or, an American eagle rising to the dexter, tips of wings partly lowered to base, all proper, dexter talon holding an olive branch with 13 fruit, sinister talon holding a sheaf of 3 arrows, all proper. Over his head a sky azure environed with a scroll gules with the motto "E Pluribus Unum" argent;
Supporters;
Dexter, An elk rampant, proper;
Sinister, A moose rampant, proper;
Mottoes, On the scroll unending superior narrow argent, in sable, the motto, "Si quaeris peninsulam, amoenam."
On the scroll unending inferior, broader argent in sable the motto "circumspice."
Observations:
Scroll support and conventional leaf design between shield and scroll superior or;
Escutcheon supporters rest on the scroll supports and leaf design.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1099 ;-- CL 1929, 135 ;-- CL 1948, 2.22
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.22a - Purchase of United States or State Flag; Manufacture; Applicability to Local Units of Government.

2.22a Purchase of United States or state flag; manufacture; applicability to local units of government.
Sec. 2a.
(1) This state, including all branches, departments, offices, boards, commissions, authorities, or other agencies of this state, shall not purchase a flag of the United States or a state flag of Michigan for display upon a building or property owned, or entirely leased, or operated by this state, including all branches, departments, offices, boards, commissions, authorities, or other agencies of this state, unless the flag was manufactured in the United States or a territory of the United States.
(2) This state, including all branches, departments, offices, boards, commissions, authorities, or other agencies of this state, shall not purchase a flag of the United States or state flag of Michigan for resale unless the flag was manufactured in the United States or a territory of the United States.
(3) This section does not apply to local units of government.
History:
Add. 2012, Act 167, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.23 - State Flag.

2.23 State flag.
Sec. 3.
The state flag shall be blue charged with the arms of the state.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1100 ;-- CL 1929, 136 ;-- CL 1948, 2.23
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.24 - Governor's Flag.

2.24 Governor's flag.
Sec. 4.
The governor's flag shall be white charged with the arms of the state.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1101 ;-- CL 1929, 137 ;-- CL 1948, 2.24
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.25 - State Coat-of-Arms; Where Hung.

2.25 State coat-of-arms; where hung.
Sec. 5.
The device of the arms of the state corresponding to the blazon hereinbefore given shall be painted on some suitable background and hung upon the walls of the executive chamber, the office of the secretary of state, the supreme court room, the senate chamber and hall of the house of representatives.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1102 ;-- CL 1929, 138 ;-- CL 1948, 2.25
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.26 - State Coat-of-Arms; Use on Official Letterheads and Documents.

2.26 State coat-of-arms; use on official letterheads and documents.
Sec. 6.
No pictorial device other than the arms of the state shall be used in the public offices at the capitol for letter headings and envelopes used for official business. Persons printing and circulating public documents under the authority of the state, when they use a vignette, shall place upon the title pages of the documents the device of the state arms herein prescribed without alterations or additions.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1103 ;-- CL 1929, 139 ;-- CL 1948, 2.26
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 209 of 1911 - Coat-of-Arms and Flag (2.21 - 2.27) › Section 2.27 - United States Flag, State Flag; Display, Expense Payment.

2.27 United States flag, state flag; display, expense payment.
Sec. 7.
The flag of the United States and the state flag bearing the arms of the state, shall be displayed upon the capitol building during the daily sessions of the legislature and of the supreme court, and on public occasions. The board of state auditors shall see that the flags are so displayed and that the necessary flag staffs shall be placed and flags supplied. The expense thereof shall be allowed by them and paid by the state treasurer upon proper warrant.
History:
1911, Act 209, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 1104 ;-- CL 1929, 140 ;-- CL 1948, 2.27
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 165 of 1972 - Pledge to State Flag (2.29 - 2.29) › Section 2.29 - Pledge to State Flag.

2.29 Pledge to state flag.
Sec. 1.
The following pledge of allegiance to the state flag, written by Harold G. Coburn, shall be the official pledge of allegiance to the state flag:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of Michigan, and to the state for which it stands, 2 beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel, where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal.".
History:
1972, Act 165, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1972
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 7 of 1955 - State Tree (2.31 - 2.31) › Section 2.31 - State Tree.

2.31 State tree.
Sec. 1.
The white pine (Pinus strobus, L.) is hereby adopted as the official state tree for the state of Michigan.
History:
1955, Act 7, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.41 - Great Seal; as Official Seal.

2.41 Great seal; as official seal.
Sec. 1.
The state of Michigan shall have a great seal which shall be the official seal of the state.
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.42 - Great Seal; Description.

2.42 Great seal; description.
Sec. 2.
The great seal shall be comprised of the coat of arms of the state around which shall appear the words "great seal of the state of Michigan, A.D. MDCCCXXXV".
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.43 - Great Seal; Official Dies.

2.43 Great seal; official dies.
Sec. 3.
The official dies of the great seal shall not be transported outside the state but shall remain at the seat of government at the office of the secretary of state.
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.44 - Great Seal; Impression on Certain Documents.

2.44 Great seal; impression on certain documents.
Sec. 4.
An impression of the great seal shall be placed on the following documents but no others:
(a) Extraditions.
(b) Warrants issued under extradition proceedings.
(c) Pardons.
(d) Commutations of sentences.
(e) Appointments by the governor to public office.
(f) Railroad police commissions.
(g) Notary public commissions.
(h) Governor's proclamations including those calling extraordinary sessions of the legislature.
(i) Land patents.
(j) Farm centennial certificates issued where land has been in the family for 100 years or more.
(k) Military commissions issued under authority of the adjutant general.
(l) Certifications of the holding of office by the administrative board members, county clerks and notaries public.
(m) Certifications of the qualifications of elected and appointed officials.
(n) Trademark registration certificates.
(o) Copies of records and documents required by law to be filed with or maintained by the secretary of state for the purpose of authenticating their genuineness.
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.45 - Great Seal; Facsimiles and Reproductions.

2.45 Great seal; facsimiles and reproductions.
Sec. 5.
No facsimile or reproduction of the great seal shall be used in a manner unconnected with official functions of the state.
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.46 - Great Seal Violations; Penalty.

2.46 Great seal violations; penalty.
Sec. 6.
Any person who violates any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 19 of 1963 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - Great Seal (2.41 - 2.47) › Section 2.47 - Great Seal Act; Effective Date.

2.47 Great seal act; effective date.
Sec. 7.
This act shall take effect on January 1, 1964.
History:
1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 19, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 204 of 1958 - Compensation of Constitutional Convention Delegates (2.51 - 2.54) › Section 2.51 - Constitutional Convention Delegates; Compensation for Services.

2.51 Constitutional convention delegates; compensation for services.
Sec. 1.
Each seated delegate to a convention for revising the constitution of Michigan shall receive for his services the sum of $500.00 semi-monthly, commencing on the day the delegate is seated and continuing to the final adjournment of the convention or until a vacancy in his seat if a vacancy should sooner occur. No delegate shall receive more than $7,500.00, and each seated delegate shall be entitled to at least $1,000.00 as the constitution provides.
History:
1958, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 204 of 1958 - Compensation of Constitutional Convention Delegates (2.51 - 2.54) › Section 2.52 - Constitutional Convention Delegates; Mileage Allowance.

2.52 Constitutional convention delegates; mileage allowance.
Sec. 2.
Each seated delegate shall receive 10 cents per mile and no more for 1 round trip per month between his place of residence and the state capitol each month during which the constitutional convention is in session.
History:
1958, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 204 of 1958 - Compensation of Constitutional Convention Delegates (2.51 - 2.54) › Section 2.53 - Constitutional Convention Delegates; Payment of Compensation and Mileage.

2.53 Constitutional convention delegates; payment of compensation and mileage.
Sec. 3.
The compensation for services shall be paid semi-monthly, and the mileage shall be paid monthly, by the state treasurer prepared from vouchers submitted by the secretary of the convention, out of appropriations made for the expenses of the convention, in accordance with the accounting laws of this state.
History:
1958, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 363, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 204 of 1958 - Compensation of Constitutional Convention Delegates (2.51 - 2.54) › Section 2.54 - Constitutional Convention Delegates; Compensation and Mileage Allowance for President.

2.54 Constitutional convention delegates; compensation and mileage allowance for president.
Sec. 4.
The president of the convention shall receive the same compensation and mileage as is paid to other delegates, and no more.
History:
1958, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 302 of 1990 - State Soil (2.61 - 2.61) › Section 2.61 - State Soil.

2.61 State soil.
Sec. 1.
The Kalkaska soil series is adopted as the official soil of this state.
History:
1990, Act 302, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 15 of 1997 - State Game Mammal (2.71 - 2.71) › Section 2.71 - State Game Mammal.

2.71 State game mammal.
Sec. 1.
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is designated as the official game mammal of this state.
History:
1997, Act 15, Imd. Eff. June 11, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 454 of 1998 - State Wildflower (2.81 - 2.81) › Section 2.81 - State Wildflower.

2.81 State wildflower.
Sec. 1.
The dwarf lake iris (Iris lacustris) is designated as an official wildflower of this state.
History:
1998, Act 454, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 460 of 1998 - Flag Month (2.91 - 2.91) › Section 2.91 - Designation of Official Flag Month; Handling and Displaying Flag.

2.91 Designation of official flag month; handling and displaying flag.
Sec. 1.
(1) June 14 through July 14 each year is designated as the official flag month of this state.
(2) Handling and displaying the flag of the United States is encouraged according to the following guidelines:
(a) The flag of the United States should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.
(b) When flags of states, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the flag of the United States should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No other flag or pennant should be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right.
(c) When flags of 2 or more nations are displayed, they should be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. A flag of 1 nation should not be placed above the flag of another nation in time of peace.
(d) When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the windowsill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff. The flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.
(e) When the flag of the United States is displayed either horizontally or vertically, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right and should be to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag of the United States should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.
(f) When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west street and to the east in a north and south street.
(g) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker.
(h) When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States should be at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he or she faces the audience. Any other flag displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.
(i) The flag of the United States should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a public statue or monument, but the flag should not be used as the covering for the public statue or monument.
(j) The flag of the United States, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.
History:
1998, Act 460, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 106 of 1945 - Michigan Tourism Policy Act (2.101 - 2.108) › Section 2.102a - Travel Bureau; Creation; Duties.

2.102a Travel bureau; creation; duties.
Sec. 2a.
The travel bureau is created within the department of commerce and shall do all of the following:
(a) Implement programs to market this state as a desirable travel destination.
(b) Before funding a promotional effort, identify and document those benefits to the state that the travel bureau determines likely to result from the promotional effort.
(c) Withhold funds for any proposed promotional effort that in the travel bureau's determination will not likely benefit the travel industry in the state or conform with the goals of the master plan described in section 2c.
(d) If the travel bureau expends funds for a promotional effort, identify and document the actual benefits, if any, conferred upon the state by that promotional effort.
(e) Use reasonable means to identify, review, and comment upon the policies and programs of state agencies which directly affect the achievement of the duties and responsibilities of the travel bureau.
(f) Facilitate travel to and within this state to the maximum extent feasible.
(g) From time to time, convene interagency committees, consisting of representatives of units of state government that may be required to devise recommendations to identify and solve tourism problems.
(h) Provide informational assistance and guidance to regional, county, and city tourism development organizations and similar private organizations in planning programs to attract visitors.
History:
Add. 1975, Act 145, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1975 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of powers and duties of Michigan travel bureau from the department of commerce to the Michigan jobs commission, see E.R.O. No. 1994-10, compiled at MCL 408.48 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Admin Rule:
R 2.101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 106 of 1945 - Michigan Tourism Policy Act (2.101 - 2.108) › Section 2.102b - Employee Acceptance of Free Meals or Lodging; Policy.

2.102b Employee acceptance of free meals or lodging; policy.
Sec. 2b.
The travel bureau shall develop with the department of commerce a formal, written policy governing travel bureau employee acceptance of free meals or lodging, and implement that policy within 1 year of the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 106 of 1945 - Michigan Tourism Policy Act (2.101 - 2.108) › Section 2.102c - Master Plan.

2.102c Master plan.
Sec. 2c.
(1) In consultation with the appropriate divisions of the Michigan department of commerce, the travel bureau and Michigan travel commission shall develop a comprehensive, long-range master plan for a period of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years that identifies each of the following:
(a) Tourism development and management goals.
(b) Programs proposed to be implemented during the term of the master plan.
(2) The master plan shall be updated as the travel bureau, Michigan travel commission, and the appropriate divisions of the department of commerce determine necessary.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 106 of 1945 - Michigan Tourism Policy Act (2.101 - 2.108) › Section 2.102d - Annual Report.

2.102d Annual report.
Sec. 2d.
Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the travel bureau shall submit to the travel commission, the governor, and the legislature an annual report containing all of the following:
(a) A statement identifying and analyzing expenditures authorized by the travel bureau during the preceding 12 months, and a summary of the results of those expenditures.
(b) A tourism marketing plan for the next fiscal year.
History:
Add. 1993, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 2 - State › Act 106 of 1945 - Michigan Tourism Policy Act (2.101 - 2.108) › Section 2.103 - Michigan Travel Commission; Duties.

2.103 Michigan travel commission; duties.
Sec. 3.
(1) The Michigan travel commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Assist the Michigan travel bureau with the development of a comprehensive long-range master plan.
(b) Annually assess the activities and accomplishments of the Michigan travel bureau, and convey each assessment in writing to the director of the department of commerce.
(c) Work to the maximum extent practicable with those private associations, nonprofit corporations, organizations, or other private entities which promote tourism in this state.
(d) Promulgate rules for the implementation of this act pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(e) Conduct public hearings to obtain input concerning policy development from a broad cross section of travel interests.
(f) Withhold expenditure of state funds otherwise authorized under this act if the Michigan travel bureau determines that the proposed expenditure is for an activity that does not conform with the goals of the master plan described in section 2c or does not benefit the travel industry in the state.
(2) The commission shall authorize the expenditure of funds necessary to carry out this act, and shall be authorized to incur necessary expenses, in accordance with the accounting laws of the state.
(3) The commission, in cooperation with the Michigan travel bureau, may convene committees consisting of qualified professionals and experts in various segments of the tourism industry that may be required to aid in the preparation of, or revision of, all or part of a marketing plan.
History:
1945, Act 106, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 2.103 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 94, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 145, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1975 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 109, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1993
Compiler's Notes:
For transfer of the Michigan travel commission from the department of commerce to the Michigan jobs commission, see E.R.O. No. 1994-10, compiled at MCL 408.48 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.